Longevity begins with alchemy

Chapter 42 Preliminary Explanation of Artifact Refining
"I want to learn some basic knowledge of weapon refining from you, and I hope that Brother Shen will not hesitate to teach me. In exchange, Brother Shen can put forward any conditions needed, and I will do my best to achieve it."

After saying that, Su Yi bowed to Shen Mo Shen solemnly.

It is said that Su Yi suddenly said such words, which was a bit rash. After all, it was someone else's cooking skills, how could he pass it on lightly.

But people can't completely change their already formed characters. Take Su Yi for example. Although he didn't steal or rob when he was a child, he still had to be thick-skinned. Otherwise, he might have starved to death or froze to death on the streets.

It was precisely because of his "natural" thick-skin that Su Yi had the temerity to speak out. Do you think he didn't know that this was a taboo?Actually, that's not necessarily the case, but he won't give up until he tries.

Fortunately, Shen Mo has always acted calmly and did not fall out this time. He just asked lightly: "Oh, Su Yi, why did you suddenly think of learning to refine weapons?"

Su Yi had already anticipated Shen Mo's question. He had already drafted it in his mind before coming, so he said it directly at this moment.

"I have been stagnant in alchemy recently. I have heard people say that 'by analogy'. I think both alchemy and weapon refining have the same word 'refining', so I thought of learning some weapon refining knowledge from Brother Shen to see if I can Alchemy has inspired me.”

In fact, this doesn't make much sense. It's just like "every line is separated by a mountain", and there are not so many parallels. Of course, if you insist on explaining it, it can make sense. After all, both alchemy and weapon refining are "playing with fire".

Shen Mo nodded after hearing this, "So that's it."

Seeing that although the other party did not agree directly, he did not refuse immediately, Su Yi felt that there was a way to do this.

So he immediately added: "Of course I just need to learn some superficial introductory knowledge. I don't dare to privately pry into Brother Shen's insights on the art of weapon refining."

As the saying goes, "Tao should not be taught lightly!"

If you really want to learn from a master, not to mention how much you have to pay, the key is that you have to pass the qualifications and your character must be recognized by the master.

Su Yi emphasized that he only wanted to learn some "rough introductory knowledge" in order to reduce the difficulty of this conversation as much as possible.

Shen Mo looked into Su Yi's eyes, pondered for a long time, and then said: "Your idea does make some sense, but there are different ways of cultivating the various arts. If you want to get started in any of them, it will cost a lot of money and effort."

"Another point is that each of the various arts of cultivation has its own attractions. You are talented in alchemy and can refine top-quality elixirs at a young age. This shows that you are a smart person."

"You are not bad in terms of financial resources, and you are very smart, so I am not afraid that you will not be able to get into the art of weapon refining, but I am afraid that you will be attracted by the art of weapon refining after you get started."

"In this way, you can do two things at once. Although the lifespan of our monks is long, human energy is limited. Aren't you afraid that you will be distracted and end up failing in both elixirs and weapons?"

When Su Yi heard that this was what the other party was worried about, he suddenly felt that what he wanted was already clear, so he replied: "Brother Shen, please rest assured about this. I have always known that the way of alchemy is the foundation of my life. You will definitely not do things that are worthless."

Since gaining the memory of the original person, Su Yi's writing skills have obviously improved, and he can speak five, six, seven or eight idioms.

"Brother Shen, please don't worry about the relationship between the two of us on a daily basis. Just state the conditions. It's still the same sentence. I will try my best to complete it."

Shen Mo rinsed the tea set with boiling hot water and said while rinsing: "Since you know what you are doing and are determined to learn, there is no need to say anything about conditions."

"You and I have known each other for a long time. I see a bit of my youthful self in you. Besides, you take care of my business and I make a lot of money."

"Well, I have a book called "The Preliminary Interpretation of Weapon Refining", which is the book I read when I first learned to make weapons. After that, there are some annotations I made and some of my insights about weapon refining."

"You take it back to meditate first. When can you get started? Let's talk about other things. What do you think?" Su Yi was immediately happy after hearing this, but he had the nerve to take advantage of others for nothing, so he said: "Why? So that Brother Shen will suffer too much!"

Shen Mo waved his hand and poured the brewed tea for Su Yi, "It doesn't have to be like this. Since you and I are brothers, why should we care about these details."

Speaking of which, Shen Mo took out a scroll book made of animal skin and placed it on the table in front of Su Yi, "Just put this away and study it again when you get back!"

Su Yi naturally understood what the other party meant, put the animal skin scroll away, and solemnly said: "I hereby swear an oath to heaven, and I will never spread the content recorded in the scroll."

Judging from Shen Mo's expression, he didn't seem to care about this, but it didn't stop Su Yi from taking the oath of heaven.

Afterwards, the two of them sat drinking tea and chatting...

It's late at night, in the backyard of the Su family.

On the couch in the bedroom, Su Yi and Shao Juan were fighting fiercely.

Afterwards, Su Yi got dressed alone and came to the quiet room. A night pearl the size of a goose egg illuminated the entire room.

In fact, after practice, a cultivator's eyes can be like cat's eyes, with extremely strong night vision ability, and they can see objects without night pearls, but the sense of ritual is still very important.

With the clear light of the night pearl, Su Yi took out the "Initial Interpretation of Weapon Refining" that he got from Shen Mona during the day and read it.

It’s unknown what kind of animal skin this scroll is made of, giving it a simple and lively feel.

In fact, since jade slips were invented by cultivators, other ways of describing things have become rare.

That Shen Mo still uses such an "old-school" narrative method, which is also in line with his usual style of doing things.

When you open the scroll, you will first see a picture and text of the scene when the world first opened.

I saw between the vast mist, light and dark, violent wind and rain, lightning and thunder.

There was a man with long hair and a body, bare back and his feet covered only with leaves. He held a long-handled weapon in both hands and stood in the wind with his head held high.

The weapon looks like a spear with an edge, like an ax with two heads, surrounded by dragons and phoenixes, with lightning and thunder on the left and right...

There is a vertical text on the side next to it: the innate great weapon and the holy spirit treasure - the sky-opening ax.

Although it was just a picture, Su Yi was fascinated by it. He felt the aura of a warrior and an iron horse rushing towards his face, and before he knew it, his clothes were soaked with cold sweat.

It wasn't until a long time later that Su Yi slowly woke up, wondering in his heart what kind of picture was this that could make people lose consciousness?

After forcing himself to calm down and adjust his breathing, Su Yi unfolded the scroll a little more.

I saw only a line of simple text:
The way of utensils refers to the creation of heaven and earth, takes the essence of the five elements, and melts them into one furnace. It is also a thing that screams heaven!
ps: Brothers and sisters, please give me a chance to test the waters, please!

(End of this chapter)