At night, in the thatched house bedroom.

By the dim light of the oil lamp, Chenfeng sat at the table and fiddled with the herbs collected today, reading "Ups and Downs" from time to time, combined with Lian Chengyu's teachings, and constantly confirmed it repeatedly.

He forgot all the news about the thatched hut and his parents.

"The first step for an alchemist to get started is to read thousands of books in the world, travel thousands of miles in the world, and taste all kinds of herbs. After cleaning up the herbs collected during the day, Chenfeng sat at the table and seriously recalled what Lian Chengyu had said about the cultivation of the alchemist.

Morrowind said to himself: "At this stage, there is this book given by Uncle Lian, and if you have time to go out to the outside world with Uncle Lian to see, it seems that you will have to work hard to taste the herbs next." ”

Staring out the window at the deep dark night, Morning Breeze thought about what he had seen and heard outside the thatched hut this afternoon, even if there was still no one everywhere he went, but it was enough, and every grass and tree outside made him fascinated.

Lian Chengyu hasn't come back yet, and Chenfeng is not worried about the safety of this old man, but just thinking about not delaying his class tomorrow.

In this way, in the infinite yearning for the future, Morrowind hugged the little black dog and fell asleep.

In the early morning of the next day, Chenfeng got up early to practice boxing and tuning as usual, and then went to prepare breakfast, but Lian Chengyu was still nowhere to be seen in the process.

"Uncle Lian, it's time to eat!"

Breakfast was served, after Chenfeng fed the Chiyun Eagle, seeing that the little black dog was already in place on time, looking at himself with a blank eye, Chenfeng called out to Lian Chengyu's bedroom.

"What a body to shout and shout!" Lian Chengyu yawned and walked out of the house, looking as if he had been waiting for the call of the morning breeze, rather than just being woken up by the morning breeze.

Chenfeng smiled, as if he had once again seen through Lian Chengyu's clumsy acting skills, but he didn't say anything about it, after all, there was something wrong with him last night.

After the two finished eating in silence, Lian Chengyu took out a bunch of herbs and medicinal herbs by trick, and piled them up in front of the stone table to form a small mountain, the number of which was not at all the same order of magnitude as the ones that Chenfeng went out to collect yesterday afternoon.

Looking at Chenfeng's stunned expression, Lian Chengyu seemed to enjoy it very much, pointed to the red cloud carving in the corner of the courtyard, cleared his throat, and said lightly: "These are some low-grade medicinal materials that the old man accidentally encountered when he went out last night, which happened to be useful to you, so I picked them all, and from today on, you will start to learn to distinguish the herbs, try to mix the medicine, and use that little bird to practice your hands." ”

Chenfeng stared at the herbs all over the ground and nodded subconsciously, and squatted down to pick up a medicinal herb and began to look at it carefully, forgetting to even say the superficial flattery.

"This is the golden silk grass, the medicinal age is more than twenty years, right?" Chenfeng looked at a slender, green herb in his hand and said: "The golden silk grass is born in a damp place, grows in flowing water, has many leaves, and only gives birth to one leaf every ten years. Golden silk grass leaves have the effect of replenishing qi and nourishing yuan, and are the main material of Bigu Dan. ”

Lian Chengyu was still a little displeased, but when he heard what Chenfeng said, he nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "The value of the golden silk grass is closely related to its medicinal age, and the ten-year-old and twenty-year-old golden silk grass can be said to be worthless, but the hundred-year-old ten-leaf golden silk grass is a priceless treasure, especially for some martial artists with water attribute physique, it is a priceless treasure." ”

Morrowind nodded as if he didn't understand, at this stage he could only memorize by rote, he couldn't even think about the flexible use of herbs, after all, the accumulation was limited.

Seeing that Lian Chengyu was gone, he turned around and quickly went to the kitchen to bring a basin of water, and gently put the golden silk grass into the water to soak.

The golden grass soaked in the water became more and more green on the branches, and fine air foam began to appear on the surface of the two heart-shaped leaves. Morrowind stared at the golden grass in the basin with a focused expression. In this way, wait until there are no more bubbles on the leaf surface before carefully removing the golden silk grass from the water.

Holding the emerald green golden silk grass in his hand, Chenfeng couldn't help but look between the golden grass and Lian Chengyu, and finally saw that Lian Chengyu didn't speak, and directly took a leaf of the golden silk grass into his mouth.

The morning breeze stood in the courtyard like a stake, with the blades of golden silk grass in his mouth, and his eyes closed and silent. This is the necessary step to become an alchemist—to taste the herbs.

After a while, the morning breeze opened his eyes and said leisurely: "It is almost tasteless, and it is cool in the mouth, as if it can improve the sensitivity of taste and smell." ”

After listening to Chenfeng's feelings, Lian Chengyu added seriously: "Well, that's good. In addition to refining pills such as Bigu Dan, the most direct effect of Golden Silk Grass is to clear the eyes and clear the taste. Because it grows in water, the leaves contain a large number of aquatic elements and energy, which have an indispensable and unique effect on improving physical fitness. ”

"Oh!" Chenfeng also nodded seriously, taking what Lian Chengyu said to heart.

Next, under the guidance of Lian Chengyu, Chenfeng tried nearly 20 kinds of herbs such as lobelia, void flower, ghost mushroom, and big forest tree.

Without exception, Chenfeng can only say some well-known things, and the deep ones can only be supplemented by Lian Chengyu, which can see the importance of practicing a master, whether it is refining medicine or practicing qi, or others, the importance of leading the way is self-evident.

After trying more than 20 kinds of herbs, Chenfeng couldn't help but shake his head, only to feel that his head was heavy, but the different effects of various herbs made his nerves a little paralyzed, his sense of smell was confused, and it was even more complicated to say that it was not easy to remember.

The complicated and interesting knowledge of alchemy that he came into contact with today aroused Chenfeng's infinite curiosity, and at the same time, he also sighed that this world was really wonderful, which also strengthened his idea of stepping out of the thatched hut to take a look outside.

After a while, seeing that the morning breeze seemed to have digested all the herbs, Lian Chengyu stretched his waist on the side and said scoundrelly: "Hey, you kid take care of yourself, old man, I want to put my chest against my back again." ”

Chenfeng looked up at the sky and found that the sun was already in the west, and after a busy morning, he forgot the passage of time and missed the time for lunch!

Obviously he started tasting all kinds of herbs after breakfast, why was it noon in the blink of an eye? Chenfeng wondered in his heart, how could time pass so quickly when it came to spiritual practice?

But thinking like this in his heart, on the surface, Chenfeng said to Lian Chengyu half-flattering and half-jokingly: "Haha, I'm going to practice your supreme law in the world!"

Seeing that Chenfeng also made a joke, even Chengyu smiled heartily and didn't say anything more. So the morning breeze and the little black dog disappeared into the room, and after a while, the sound of pots and pans clanging came from the room.

Listening to the sound coming from the room, Lian Chengyu lay on the chair, slammed two sips of wine, and then squinted his eyes and stopped paying attention to anything around him, concentrating on planning.

That is, from this day on, under the careful teaching of Lian Chengyu, Chenfeng truly stepped into the path of an alchemist. The boundless forest outside the thatched house is an endless treasure trove, all-encompassing, all kinds of rare medicinal materials are countless, Chenfeng and Lian Chengyu go out of the thatched house every other day to collect all kinds of medicinal herbs to practice.

During the day, Chenfeng was familiar with the principles and usage of various medicinal materials under the teaching of Lian Chengyu, and at night he was alone in the house with reference to the narration in "Ups and Downs", constantly confirming what he had learned that day, and the days were also full.

Time flies, and Morrowind's progress is also a rapid progress.

When the cold winter passed, and when summer came, the morning breeze had mastered the habits and principles of thousands of medicinal herbs. According to Lian Chengyu, "These are almost enough, and the so-called alchemy masters outside may not know as much as Chenfeng."

After dinner this day, Chenfeng had a rare moment to spare, and lay side by side on the recliner in the courtyard with Lian Chengyu, looking at the red cloud sculpture in the corner and asked tentatively: "Uncle Lian, the red cloud eagle is already well?"

Lian Chengyu nodded lightly and said with a smile: "Well, it's almost recovered, and the skin bag is regrown." It has to be your clever hand to rejuvenate, and change the method to give it all kinds of big supplements. ”

"Hehe, it's my first patient, and it's helped me validate a lot of things during this time. Chenfeng sat up and looked at the red cloud sculpture in the yard that had recovered as before, and also sighed sincerely.

"Hey, little bird, come here. Lian Chengyu didn't get up, just turned his head and shouted at Chiyun Diao.

Chenfeng couldn't help but roll his eyes at Lian Chengyu again, how can such a big eagle become a small bird, as if you are how old.

But unexpectedly, Chiyun Diao didn't seem to have a trace of dissatisfaction, and seemed to be able to understand Lian Chengyu's words. After Lian Chengyu finished speaking, he put away his huge wings and staggered towards Liang Chengyu step by step, he was used to flying on weekdays, and he walked quite awkwardly.

Lian Chengyu still didn't get up, stared at the red cloud eagle, and said lazily: "The external injury is fine, and the power of qi and blood has also been replenished a lot." As for the accumulation of demon qi inside, the dredging of demon veins, and the condensation of demon yuan, it takes time to take it slowly, and it is not in a hurry. ”

Chiyun Diao nodded slightly, and with the nod, his whole body shook violently again, and it seemed that he was about to fall to the ground in the next moment.

Chenfeng stared, looked at Lian Chengyu and then at Chiyun Diao, his face was incredible.

"Can it understand human speech?"

Lian Chengyu pretended to be profound, and said disdainfully: "What a fuss!"

Under the gaze of Chenfeng's incredible gaze, Chiyun Diao looked at Lian Chengyu, then looked at Chenfeng and nodded slowly again, and suddenly spread his wings.

Chenfeng only felt that the pair of wings more than ten meters long suddenly obscured the sky.

"Let's go, remember to accumulate demon qi, dredge demon veins, and condense demon yuan. Don't mess around!" Lian Chengyu waved his hand impatiently.

Chenfeng was about to ask something, but he heard a soft groan, and looked back to see that the red cloud eagle had already waved its huge wings, getting farther and farther away from the thatched hut in the sky, and finally turned into a black dot and disappeared.

"Uncle Lian..."Chenfeng looked like he wanted to speak and stopped.

"It's okay, don't worry. It will work. Lian Chengyu looked at the direction where the red cloud eagle was gone, and said in a deep voice.

Chenfeng was even more anxious, and hurriedly shook his head, blushing and said, "I didn't mean this, how did the red cloud eagle fly away from the air above the thatched house?"

Chenfeng clearly remembers that Lian Chengyu once said that the reason why the thatched house is hidden in the rubble like the mustard seed space is to prevent others from prying eyes, and even if it is discovered, it is not easy to break the barrier of the mustard seed space.

In short, it is a special method to enter and exit the thatched house, and it is no wonder that Chenfeng will be surprised to see the red cloud sculpture flying away.

"Oh, you mean that. Lian Chengyu realized it later, without the slightest surprise, and explained lightly: "It's just a mustard seed space, since it can be hidden, it can naturally be released, what's strange." ”

"Let it out?" Morawind was even more puzzled, for such a method, Morrowind still couldn't think of it.

Lian Chengyu nodded and continued: "Well, just let it out, when you go out now and look outside, there is no longer that pile of stones, but the entire thatched house." ”

Chenfeng nodded slowly, suppressing the shock in his heart, yearning for Lian Chengyu's methods.

After a long time, seeing that Chenfeng was speechless, Lian Chengyu said bitterly: "Feng'er, all the things in the first stage of the alchemist have been taught to you, and the next time can only be deepened and mastered by you." The foundation of this stage is important for an alchemist. ”

Chenfeng nodded silently, understanding that the reason why Lian Chengyu nagged about this matter repeatedly was that he was afraid that he would be too ambitious and his foundation would not be solid.

"Starting tomorrow, you will go outside to find medicinal herbs by yourself, which can be regarded as the first experience in your life. Chenfeng was about to speak, but Lian Chengyu continued.