Chapter 20: The Demon's Talent for Alchemy
At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Luo Yunchen got up early as he had been in the past, and meditated on the bluestone pier by the green bamboo. Time passed minute by minute, but Luo Yunchen was like an old monk, motionless, but if he looked closely, he could find that the strong true qi with the thickness of a little finger kept swimming under the cyan clothes like a snake.
The true qi movement route is exactly what is described in the mental formula of the Cloud Turning Knife Method. I don't know how long it took for Luo Yunchen to slowly open his eyes, and I don't know when, there was already an extra girl next to the green bamboo forest.
The black coarse cloth clothes could not hide the girl's bumpy and graceful figure, and the black gauze scarf covered most of the face, revealing only a pair of bright and clear eyes, but under these beautiful eyes, there was a faint trace of pity and resentment.
"Who are you, what are you doing in my residence?" Luo Yunchen stared at the girl and asked slowly.
"My name is Zhu Qian, and I am a new student who has just arrived. Jingya's apartment was full, and the college arranged for me to live here. I want to say hello to you first!" Zhu Qian's voice was very low, but it was as pleasant as a lark.
Luo Yunchen frowned slightly, and said secretly: "Jiujiang Academy is really a good means, obviously it is a courtyard and a year of living alone, but at this time, it arranges for people to come in." ”
"Don't worry, I'm a very responsible person, and I won't disturb your cultivation. Zhu Qian seemed to realize that Luo Yunchen was very mindful of coming to live, and hurriedly added.
"There are two more rooms available, you can choose one. Luo Yunchen has a lot of secrets, so he naturally doesn't want to live with a stranger, but the other party is arranged by the academy, does he have any other way.
"Thank you!" Zhu Qian said softly, then turned around and walked out of the courtyard.
The students of Jiujiang University are one of the four major colleges in Xuandong, and the professors are quite knowledgeable, and they have everything in medicine refining, weapon making, martial arts, secret weapons, and formations. Luo Yunchen chose to join the Department of Alchemy, I don't know if it was because of the half of the "Book of Herbal Medicine" given by Tian Lei, or because he originally liked to refine medicine, he showed extraordinary talent in refining medicine.
In the main hall of alchemy, there are rooms of different sizes, and in one of the rooms, a young man with a yellow face concentrates on the situation of the furnace, and from time to time he throws medicinal herbs into the furnace.
The investment in alchemy is very large, and even with the strength of Jiujiang Academy, it is completely unaffordable. The academy only provides the medicinal materials for the cultivation of each elixir once, and these medicinal materials are still extremely ordinary and cheap, such as the detoxification pill, only some auxiliary medicinal materials are provided, and as for the more advanced elixirs, the medicinal materials required for practice are completely provided by the students themselves.
Because of this, as huge as Jiujiang Academy, the number of members of the alchemy department is only more than a hundred. Most of these people have considerable backgrounds and are rich in financial resources.
The furnace flame was still burning, and all the medicinal materials for refining the Qingmu Pill had been put in, and Luo Yunchen pressed the furnace control button from time to time to control the temperature of the flame.
An hour later, Luo Yunchen quickly pressed the extinguishing button, and the flame slowly extinguished, until it had completely cooled down for a quarter of an hour, and he pressed the furnace lid open button.
Eight pale white pills the size of thumbs appeared in the medicine furnace, the pills did not have the slightest aroma, but there was a trace of crystal luster, Luo Yunchen held it in his hand, feeling cool and smooth.
"Succeeded! It succeeded!" Luo Yunchen never dreamed that he would be able to succeed in refining medicine for the first time, you must know that this is something that some genius alchemists can't do.
In the center of the alchemy hall, in a large attic, a woman, two men and three people were sitting together, chatting about the affairs of the alchemy department.
The woman is a middle-aged woman with a petite build and good looks. The man is tall, with a horse face and a high nose, with a bit of fortitude in his roughness. The other person, dressed in gray, of medium height, with an ordinary appearance and a pair of slender eyes, looked a little strange.
"Our alchemy department is not as good as a year after year, a few years ago, we were able to produce a few sixth-grade pill masters, but now? there are even a few fifth-grade pill masters, and if this continues, the status of the alchemy department in the academy will be lower and lower. The look on the petite woman's face was a little downcast, and there was a hint of impatience in her words.
"It's really true in the academy! I want the alchemy department to train excellent alchemists, but I refuse to invest. I don't know what those old guys think. The horse-faced man said indignantly.
"Mentor Mei, Mentor Cen, it's not a way for you two to complain like this, refining medicine is not as good as practicing martial arts, it requires extraordinary talent, and it also needs huge financial and material support. What we need to do now is to discover what can be created and cultivate it at all costs. Even if one student can reach the seventh grade pharmacist, it is enough to make my alchemy department raise my eyebrows. ”
At this moment, a golden light shot out from a brass mirror in the main hall, and the golden light spread out on the mirror surface, condensing into four eye-catching characters.
"Forty-one!"
When the man in gray saw these four words, a flash of light flashed in his narrow eyes, and Tutor Mei and Mentor Cen also changed their previous expressions and were full of joy.
"Dizi No. 41 Refining Pharmacy, there are new students who have succeeded in refining medicine, I want to go and take a look. Which new student has such an amazing talent? Mentor Mei Huo Di stood up and walked quickly towards the attic, and Cen Wanen and Yu Ziheng also hurriedly followed.
New students, with their knowledge of crude alchemy, can succeed at one time, which is unique in the history of Jiujiang Academy.
Even on the first day since the establishment of Jiujiang Academy, Chai Hongyi couldn't do it, so it was no wonder that the three tutors of the Alchemy Department looked like this.
With a squeak, the door of the No. 41 alchemy room was opened, and Mei Sangu, Cen Wanen, and Yu Ziheng entered.
Without waiting for Luo Yunchen to speak, Mei Sangu preemptively asked, "Where is the elixir you refined, is it in this porcelain bottle?"
While speaking, Mei Sangu grabbed a porcelain bottle on the table, pulled out the stopper, and saw eight pale white pills the size of her thumb lying quietly in the bottle.
"Eight Qingmu pills, two of which have reached the second grade. Mei Sangu exclaimed regardless of the image, and at the same time took out two pills and handed them to Cen Wanen and Yu Ziheng, and after the two confirmed, their faces showed ecstasy.
"Okay!Okay!Okay!What's your name?How old are you?" Cen Wanenkai asked in harmony as if he were staring at a treasure.
"Back to Tutor Cen's words, the student's name is Chen Yun, and he is fourteen this year. ”
"At your young age, you can successfully refine the Qingmu Pill in one go. It can be seen that you have an incomparable talent in refining medicine, and from now on, all the medicinal materials you need to refine the pill will be provided to you by the medicine refining department. In addition, if you can have a success rate of no less than fifty percent before reaching the Fifth Rank Alchemist, you can also get one-third of the finished elixir as a reward!"
"Thank you, Mentor Cen!" Luo Yunchen was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly thanked him.
"No need to say thank you! Just refine the medicine well! Our alchemy department hasn't had a seventh-grade alchemist for decades. ”
"Yes, Chen Yun, you have to make good use of your talent in alchemy. The Department of Alchemy will do whatever it takes to cultivate you. Yu Ziheng stretched out his hand and patted Luo Yunchen's shoulder, and promised with a serious expression.
Somehow, Luo Yunchen always felt that when Yu Ziheng patted himself on the shoulder, there seemed to be a trace of inexplicable power, which quietly entered his body from the palm of the other party's hand.
Although Luo Yunchen did not move on the surface, he was secretly a little more wary of Yu Ziheng.
For a long time in the future, in addition to practicing, Luo Yunchen was learning to refine medicine, and in just one month, he had become a second-grade alchemist. During this period, Luo Yunchen had refined more than ten kinds of first-grade pills, and the success rate was almost 100 percent, and some of the disciples of the Great De Sect who came to find trouble, not only did not get the slightest bargain, but were severely taught a lesson by several instructors of the alchemy department and driven away.
Such a demonic alchemy qualification made Luo Yunchen famous, attracting the attention of some high-level leaders of Jiujiang Academy, and cultivating him with all his might.
One morning a month later, Luo Yunchen, as usual, meditated on the bluestone platform in the courtyard! After such a long period of hard practice, Luo Yunchen vaguely touched the realm of a six-star martial artist, but no matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't take a step.
A faint fragrance of food wafted from the air, Luo Yunchen opened his eyes, and saw Zhu Qian walking in from outside with a rice basket.
"Brother Chen, I'll bring back the food you want! You clean up and eat it quickly! Don't get cold. Also, a beautiful sister, let me bring you a letter to put with your portion of the meal. Zhu Qian stopped in front of the bluestone pier, greeted Luo Yunchen, and then slowly walked into the house.
After Zhu Qian put down Luo Yunchen's food, she picked up one of them and walked into her room. Luo Yunchen picked up the letterhead, unfolded it, and his expression suddenly became strange: "Song Manni, one of the three delicate flowers of the Red Fragrance Society, wants to see me, and the location is also in Manxiang Building, which is really interesting." ”