Chapter Seventy-Six: The Bottleneck
The raging flames continued to devour the medicinal herbs, and they were constantly refining into a mass of pure medicinal liquid. The temperature of the room is also rising, and the rich aroma of various medicines fills the room.
Si Li narrowed his eyes, his original smile had disappeared, although he didn't know how to refine medicine, he still knew the profession of an alchemist. Mu Shi's purification speed was much faster than that of ordinary human-level alchemists, and it was very relaxed, without any fatigue.
This shows that Mu Shi's soul power is very strong, so he can be so comfortable and long-lasting.
"That's interesting...... Woman" Si Li's eyes flashed with a hint of red, and he chuckled lowly, and the last two words were no longer audible. If Mu Shi knew, I am afraid that his face would change dramatically in shock. In addition to Beiye and Shen Tan, there are still people who can see through their true bodies.
After another half an hour, Mu Shi finished purifying all the medicinal materials, and exhaled gently, purification is only the most basic step in alchemy, and the next fusion is the most laborious, not only requires extremely high requirements for soul perception, but also strict patience with oneself.
Fingers danced rapidly, and clumps of liquid medicine were projected from the flames, colliding together, and quickly condensed into a ball of colorful medicine. Seeing this, Mu Shi immediately raised the flames, and while sensing the fusion points of various medicinal powers, he forced them to fuse with fierce fire.
Soon, a black elixir was faintly formed.
"Are you going to make it?" Si Li held his chin and looked at Mu Shi, who was sweating profusely, and frowned slightly, "Huh? Something seems wrong? ”
"Buzz!" The Dan furnace suddenly shook violently, and then there was a muffled sound, and the flame was extinguished.
"Failed." Si Li muttered to himself, a little relieved in his heart, this brand pill belongs to the prefecture-level first-grade pill, with Mu Shi's strength, it should not be able to refine it now.
"It's okay, why don't I find an alchemist to help? After all, this is a ground-level elixir, and you are still too reluctant to refine it now. Si Li walked up to Mu Shi and pressed Mu Shi's shoulder to comfort him.
Mu Shi frowned and stared at his hands tightly, his eyes a little confused.
Failed? How could it fail? According to the rhythm just now, there will be no failure at all, what is wrong!?
Si Li didn't say a word when he saw Mu Shi, thinking that he had been hit, so he quickly shook Mu Shi's shoulder and said softly, "It's okay Shibei, it's normal for an alchemist to fail, not to mention that you are refining this niche pill for the first time, and I feel unbelievable when you succeed once~"
Mu Shi raised his head in a trance, and looked at Si Li with a somewhat confused look, "How could it fail?" ”
"Mu Shi, cheer up, failure is nothing." Si Li was a little puzzled when he saw it, according to Mu Shi's temperament, it was impossible for him to be so depressed because of a failed medicine refining. As he spoke, he used the power of the elements and infused it into Mu Shi's body.
"Huh? What the? Mu Shi was stimulated by an external force and woke up, Si Li's worried eyes came into view, and he smiled awkwardly, "It's okay, I'm fine, it's just a little strange." ”
"It's okay, don't force yourself." Si Li breathed a sigh of relief and reminded.
"Well, I'll try again, if I fail again, I'll trouble you to ask the alchemist for help." Mu Shi rubbed his forehead and took a deep breath.
"Good. You can pranayama first and then come back. Si Li stood up and did not leave, but took two steps back to protect Mu Shi.
"Whew, thank you." Mu Shi nodded, closed his eyes and breathed while recalling the strangeness of refining the medicine just now. The time of the two sticks of incense passed, Mu Shi opened his eyes, his eyes flickered, he touched the ring, and a snow-white light flashed, and the ingenious snow-white pill furnace appeared in his hand.
"Huh? Danxue Jingding? Can you already use it!? Si Li let out a little surprised.
Mu Shi nodded, and the elemental power poured into the small Dan furnace, and the Dan furnace flashed with a burst of white light, soared to one meter and laughed, and fell to the ground with a thud.
"Sure enough, it's a fetish." Si Li looked at the majestic Dan furnace and exclaimed.
"Hmm. I'm going to get started. Mu Shi took a deep breath, and a flame summoned and threw it directly into the Dan furnace, which exploded in an instant.
"This time with Danxue Jingding, there should be no problem." Mu Shi said secretly while throwing medicinal herbs.
"Well, if you use Danxue Jingding, then the chance of refining a ground-level first-grade pill is much higher." Si Li nodded, his expression relaxed.
This time, it only took a stick of incense to purify the required medicinal materials in Mushi. Glancing at the clumps of medicinal liquid that were all over the waste in the Dan furnace, Mu Shi rubbed his face, recalled the feeling just now, frowned and hesitated.
"It seems that the flames that have passed through Danxue Jingding are stronger than ordinary flames." Si Li watched Mu Shi's purification speed, thoughtful.
"Forget it, how can you know if you don't try!" Mu Shi stared at the Dan Furnace fiercely, his hand shook fiercely, and his soul power controlled the clumps of medicinal liquid inside with the help of the Dan Furnace to collide with each other and quickly fuse.
"Come on." Si Li looked at Mu Shi and began to sweat again, and he couldn't help but sweat for her.
"Give me Ning!" Mu Shi snorted coldly, and the fierce hot wind blew her black hair into chaos, and the invisible soul power leaked out from the center of her eyebrows, and slammed into the pitted round young Dan in the Dan furnace.
"Hum-" The Snow White Pill Furnace trembled slightly, and Si Li and Mu Shi's hearts couldn't help but rise.
"Is it going to fail again?" Si Li frowned slightly, but he didn't expect that Mu Shi would not be able to succeed even with the help of Danxue Jingding.
"Damn, what's wrong!" Mu Shi scolded secretly, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead desperately suppressing the restless Hindan. The two began an arduous tug-of-war.
"Mu Shi, don't force yourself!" Si Li couldn't help but remind worriedly.
"I don't believe it!" Mu Shi bit the tip of his tongue, and his red eyes increased his soul power again.
"Bang!" There was a loud bang, and the lid of the Dan furnace was blown off.
"Be careful!" Si Li exclaimed in surprise, and the figure swept in front of Mu Shi in a flash, and the elemental power came out through his body, protecting him in front of Mu Shi, blocking the impact of the explosion.
"What's going on! Young master, are you alright? The door slammed open, and the steward entered vigilantly and looked around.
"Ahem." Si Li swept the black smoke and walked out embarrassedly, waving his hand, "It's okay, it's just a little bit of a discussion with a friend." ”
"This ......" The manager stared blankly at the messy private room, a little at a loss.
"You get some people to clean up this place." Si Li smiled faintly and commanded.
"It's the young master!" The chief manager nodded, and was just about to turn around to do it when he was stopped by Si Li, "Find me a better ground-level alchemist, I need to refine a rare pill of the first grade of the ground-level." ”
"Yes." Although the chief manager was puzzled, he naturally didn't dare to ask more about his master's words, so he bowed and withdrew.
"Mu Shi, you don't have to worry, this is a ground-level pill after all, and you still have some difficulty refining it." Si Li walked back, looked at Mu Shi who was sitting on the ground in a daze, sighed and comforted.
Mu Shi raised his head when he heard this, and looked at Si Li with some empty eyes, "Why did I fail?" ”
"Failure is cognitive common sense." Si Li squatted down and looked at Mu Shi gently and replied.
"But it shouldn't!" Mu Shi looked at his blackened hands, and a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes, "Obviously I think it will be successful!" You can't be wrong with that. ”
"I've heard that there is a world of difference between the three levels of alchemy, perhaps, you just hit a bottleneck." Si Li comforted softly.
"Bottleneck ......" Mu Shi muttered and repeated, and suddenly there was a trace of clarity in his heart, and he directly closed his eyes and cultivated.
"Does this make sense? What an enviable mind. Si Li smiled helplessly, straightened up and prepared to continue to stand by the window to act as a Dharma protector.
"Young master......" A few beautiful maids walked in with cleaning tools, and when they saw that some people were stunned, they hurriedly saluted.
"Come back later, my friend is cultivating." Si Li helplessly pointed to Mu Shidao in the middle.
"Yes."
"Well, I hope it doesn't make her a shadow." Si Li saw the maid leave, sat down and looked at Mu Shi and muttered to himself.
In the end, Mu Shi left the Blue Maple Auction with a heavy heart and returned to Mu's house with the branding pill that Si Li had invited someone to refine.
The sky was already dark, and after Mu Shi handed over the branding pill to Mu Ziqing for instructions, he returned to the small courtyard to prepare for cultivation. This is the first time she has touched the so-called bottleneck, although it is not in cultivation, but it still makes Mu Shi, who has always been smooth, a little uncomfortable.
"It would be nice if the North Night was here, you should know what the problem is......" Mu Shi couldn't help but think of the guy who was sleeping in his spiritual consciousness, he still knew too little, if it weren't for the North Night, he wouldn't have been able to have his current achievements.
The northern night seems to have a great impact on himself......
Mu Shi rubbed his face, drove the idea out, and stepped into the house.
"Meow!" With a soft cat meow, a snow-white shadow pounced, Mu Shi subconsciously caught it, and looked at the white ball with some surprise, "Are you awake?!" ”
"Hmm." Shen Tan took a comfortable position in Mu Shi's arms, squinting his eyes and his voice was milky and cold, full of contrasts and cuteness, "Thank you." ”
"You're welcome." Mu Shi rubbed Shen Tan's soft hair, and sighed softly, "I will participate in the trial day the day after tomorrow, if you don't want to follow me, just leave." Don't get caught anymore. After speaking, Mu Shi put Shen Tan down, reluctantly rubbed its little head, and walked into the room.
Shen Tan's eyes flashed, tilted his head and hesitated, and walked in with cat steps.
"I don't want to go." Shen Tan jumped in front of Mu Shi, stared at Mu Shi's eyes and licked his pink lips, "It's hard to find such a good breeder." ”
"You're just here to eat." Mu Shi was a little crying and laughing, "Then you can stay here and wait for me to come back." ”
"No, I'm going with you." Shen Tan raised his paw and pressed it on Mu Shi's chest, and said with a milky voice.
"Uh...... However, on the day of the trial, it is not allowed to bring non-contract beasts and demon beasts into it. Mu Shi helplessly picked up Shen Tan and explained.
Shen Tan whimpered, flicked his tail, and said indifferently, "Then sign the contract." ”
"Huh?!"