Chapter 16: The Ghost Town of Qingshan
I have reservations about the second uncle's claim that he is an all-rounder. After all, he has lived with his second uncle for ten years, and he has never been seen refining a single pill. In addition to striking iron all day, it is still striking iron, but what is the connection between this striking iron and alchemy?
Well...... Not to mention, there is still some connection, that is, they all use fire, but this does not prove that he can really do alchemy.
"If you say that you are an iron-striker, I still believe it, as for alchemy, forget it. “
Seeing that I still didn't believe it, the second uncle scolded at the moment: "Stinky boy dares to say this about your second uncle, is it worth beating again." “
The boss saw me arguing with my second uncle in front of his stall, so he stepped forward and asked, "Do you want to buy a Dan furnace?"
The second uncle said, "Ah, yes, how do you sell this Dan furnace?"
The stall owner smiled and said, "Oh, it depends on what you buy." You see, ordinary materials like bronze and dark iron are ten taels of silver, and some of the better, such as purple sand are twenty taels of silver, and even better ones are this cold jade, which costs one hundred taels of silver. “
"One hundred taels?" I was surprised, "Isn't this just ordinary white jade, why is it so much more expensive than the previous ones?"
"Little brother, this is not white jade, this is cold jade, it is a jade formed under the 10,000-year-old glacier, and its own cold properties can greatly improve the fire resistance of the furnace body. We all know that there are a total of nine orders of true fire used in the alchemy of this Dan master, and as the number of orders increases, the flame temperature will become higher and higher, like these first three materials of the Dan furnace can only withstand the true fire below the fourth order, but this cold jade Dan furnace, I dare to guarantee that it can withstand the true fire below the sixth order. “
I know a little bit about alchemists, alchemists are divided into nine grades according to the true fire level they use, and the alchemists who can use the sixth-order true fire are sixth-rank alchemists, and the cultivation realm of the sixth-order alchemist is the realm of transforming gods, so you can imagine how powerful this sixth-order true fire should be. Being able to withstand the scorching of the sixth-order true fire, this cold jade pill furnace is really good, but, even so, I don't need to buy it, now I don't want to say that it is a sixth-order true fire, and I can't use it at the first order.
Seeing that my second uncle and I didn't react, the boss hurriedly added, "Today I will be a repeat customer, buy one get one free, if you buy this cold jade pill furnace, I will give you a small gourd." “
With that, the boss took out a very small gourd from a small wooden box, only the size of a thumb, and from its pale yellow skin it did not look special, but it looked much smaller than ordinary gourds.
I smiled and said, "Boss, your gift is too stingy, isn't this just an ordinary gourd?"
"Hehe...... "The boss smiled mysteriously, "This is indeed an ordinary gourd, but there is a hidden mystery in this gourd, it can absorb and spit out items according to people's minds, it is useless to say more, presumably the two of you are also cultivators, as long as you try what I say, you will know that I am right." “
The second uncle asked, "How to try?"
The boss handed the gourd to the second uncle and said, "You first pull out the stopper, aim the mouth of the gourd at this cold jade pill furnace, and then you only need to inject your mind into this small gourd through spiritual power." “
The second uncle did what the boss said, and with the injection of a trace of spiritual power, he saw that the mouth of the gourd suddenly began to flash with a faint golden light, and then, the cold jade pill furnace opposite the mouth of the gourd was put into the gourd. My second uncle and I sighed together, "What a good thing." “
The boss was full of praise for this little gourd when he saw us at this time, and he was quite proud, "That's right, how can I fool you with those useless things." “
The second uncle said, "Why don't you keep such a good thing for yourself, or sell it for a good price?"
"Oops...... I must hide it, I was born with a crippled spiritual vein, and I can't even use a trace of spiritual power, this thing is an ordinary gourd in my hands, and it is fate to meet you two today, this gourd plus the cold jade pill furnace inside, one hundred taels of silver, you take it all away, just make a friend, and you will have the opportunity to take care of my business more in the future. “
After paying the money, I put the little gourd in my clothes and followed the second uncle out of the stall. As I walked, I asked the second uncle, "Second uncle, why does the little gourd suck things in as soon as it sticks to the spiritual power." “
The second uncle told me, "The inside of the gourd must have been carved by a master with a mysterious magic circle, as long as the spiritual power is injected, the magic circle will be activated to swallow things." “
I groaned.
After that, we went around and bought a lot of things necessary to enter the Demon Beast Forest, but fortunately, now that we have that little gourd, no matter what items we put in it, it is also convenient.
The second uncle bought the most materials of various medicinal materials, and he said that these medicinal materials were used to refine the Rejuvenation Pill.
The so-called rejuvenating elixir is an elixir that can enable the user to quickly restore the spiritual power in the body.
The vast demon beast forest stretches for thousands of miles, and the number of demon beasts in it is immeasurable, and human beings are facing the danger of being attacked by demon beasts when they enter the demon beast forest, and they are often exhausted after a few battles, and at this time the spirit pill is particularly important. And this reincarnation pill happens to be a first-grade elixir, which belongs to the lowest grade of the elixir, and I want to practice alchemy just by refining the reincarnation pill.
After my second uncle and I finished purchasing the necessary items, we left the underground market, rented a carriage at the post station, and then went to the Demon Beast Forest non-stop.
There is about a four-day journey from Fengxiang City to the Demon Beast Forest, and the first three days you can take a carriage to reach a border town in the easternmost part of the Fufeng Empire, Qingshan Town, which is the closest town to the Demon Beast Forest in human society, and it is also the base camp of the major demon hunting groups, and the wolf tooth demon hunting group led by the second uncle was here. Then walk east from Qingshan Town for a day to enter the vast Demon Beast Forest.
After nothing to say all the way, my second uncle and I finally arrived at Qingshan Town at nightfall on the third day, and when we entered the town, we were already sleepy. All I wanted was to get to the inn and get a good night's sleep. In the past few days, I have been sleeping in the open air, which makes me look a little depressed, and I have begun to miss the days in Liuyun City, how could I have suffered so much at that time.
The second uncle led the carriage, and when he saw me beside me, he looked tired, and scolded: "I have just experienced this little hardship, just like this bear, what can I do in the future? When I was as old as you, I would have followed your grandfather into the demon beast forest to hunt demons, and it seems that I have to hone you well. “
After training me, the second uncle looked around again and said softly: "Huh...... How do I feel that something is wrong with this town?"
I asked the second uncle, "What's wrong, what's wrong?"
"Shhh...... Don't you notice that it's so quiet? There was no one on the street, and it was just getting dark, and it was impossible for everyone to sleep. “
Hearing the second uncle say this, I also think that this town is indeed a bit weird. The whole Qingshan Town was as silent as death, let alone a person, and I didn't see a single mouse. And not only is there no one on the street, but even the houses on the street are pitch black, without the slightest light, giving people the feeling that this is a ghost town. I even felt as if there were countless eyes staring at our two intruders around me, and I couldn't help but shudder, and hurriedly said to the second uncle: "Second uncle, won't all the people here have died, this is a ghost town." “
The second uncle kicked me in the ass and said, "Don't talk nonsense, you go ahead and see what the situation is." “
I was extremely reluctant, but the second uncle glared, and he didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, so he hurriedly ran forward.
After running through several intersections in succession, I found that the situation was the same, there was still no one on the street, the doors of the houses were closed, and there was not a single light in the houses.
I walked forward for a while, and suddenly found a house with a light not far ahead, and hurriedly ran forward, came to the door, and knocked lightly on it twice, but what I didn't expect was that the light in the house suddenly went out. After that, I found several houses with lights on, but the lights went out as soon as I heard a knock on the door.
I had no choice but to go back the way I came, and described the situation I encountered in front to the second uncle, who was also confused, so he had to take me to the post station first.
After walking for about ten minutes, I saw the lights appear again in front of me, and then a huge plaque gradually came into view, and in the dim light, I could vaguely distinguish the two big characters of "post station" on it. I'm happy in my heart, but fortunately the post house is lit up, which means that there are people inside, and we don't have to sleep on the streets tonight.
I walked a few steps briskly, trying to go up and knock on the door, but suddenly I saw a man leading a horse out of another junction, and we were one step ahead of the inn. Due to the dim light, it was impossible to see the appearance of this person, and it could only be seen that this person was fat and strong, and he was a big fat man.
I saw that after he knocked on the door of the post station several times, the lights in the post station were immediately extinguished again. The angry fat man scolded in front of the door: "Damn, a group of Diao people, when I go in, I have to pick your skin, and I don't want to open the door for your fat master quickly." After scolding, he felt that he was still not relieved enough, so he smashed and kicked at the gate of the post station.
I looked at the fat man in front of me who was so angry that I thought it was very funny, and I said in my heart that you are shouting that you are going to pick off other people's skins, who would dare to open the door for you.
After the fat man vented in front of the door, he found that there was still no movement in the post station, and most of the anger in his heart had disappeared at this time, so he scolded and wanted to lead the horse away.
As soon as he turned around, he found us standing behind him, and he couldn't help but be stunned, and then scolded: "Oh, it's rare, I fucking thought that everyone in this town was dead, why are the two of you also here to stay in the hotel?"
At this time, we also saw the face of this person clearly and found that he was very young, not more than twenty years old. The second uncle saw that he was a little kid, so he didn't even look at him, so he walked straight past him. Unexpectedly, this fat man was extremely fierce, and when he saw that no one was paying attention to him, he was immediately furious, ", it's cold, the fat man is talking to you, are you sticking chicken feathers in your ears?" What strength the second uncle is, how could he be caught by him so easily. Just when the fat man's hand just touched the back of the second uncle, he only saw a flash of white light, and the fat man's hand was bounced back, and even his entire body took a few steps back.
The fat man didn't expect the second uncle's strength to be so strong, and when he saw that he was deflated, he felt that his face was a little unbearable, and he shook the fat all over his body, and wanted to pounce on the second uncle again.
However, at this time, there was a "creak", and the door of the post station was opened, and half of the head poked out of it, and all three of us were attracted to the past, only to see a person behind the gate looking out sneakily. The fat man was annoyed by this post station, and then he was swept away by the second uncle, and he was worried that he had nowhere to vent his anger, when he saw a person suddenly appear in the post station, he immediately rushed over and pulled the person out from behind the door.