The name of Wuling City is not because it is located between five mountain peaks. On the contrary, there is not even a mountain around the city, but on a plain that is rare in the country of Shimogaoka.

The nearest mountain is also hundreds of miles away, and if the weather is bad, people can't even see the mountains hidden in the fog.

The reason why Wuling Castle got its name is because the founder of the city, Liu Wuling, was a samurai of the Xiaqiu Kingdom, who once made great achievements with the king in battle, and was a nobleman who was divided here.

In recognition of Liu Wuling's exploits, the city was named after him.

Wuling City is located on the main thoroughfare, and all kinds of merchants in Xiaqiu Kingdom will pass through here if they want to go to the capital or to other countries. Therefore, the business here is very developed, and it can be said that the Liu family occupies the city, which is sitting on a huge treasure trove.

Xuanwutang is a small sect that has only come to Wuling City in recent decades, and it is mainly engaged in refining medicine.

But in the years that followed, the Xuanwu Hall showed their great potential in refining medicine like a volcanic eruption. A number of precious pills have been continuously refined, many of which are peerless pills that have a great effect on the cultivation of cultivators.

For a while, the name of Xuanwu Hall began to spread in the Xiaqiu Kingdom, and even spread in the Dragon Soul Continent, and there was an endless stream of people who came to Wuling City, and they all came to ask for medicine, and their reputation had a tendency to overshadow the City Lord's Mansion.

It was only at this time that the Liu family of Wuling City realized that there was such a terrible competitor at their feet. If Xuanwu Hall was allowed to continue to develop, it would inevitably endanger the Liu family's supremacy in Wuling City.

You must know that the elixir that can refine and improve people's cultivation is something that cultivators dream of. If Xuanwutang was unhappy one day, they would throw a few pills to attract a large number of cultivators, and their request was to destroy the City Lord's Mansion if they wanted to obtain the pills.

I'm afraid that when the time comes, the cultivation of the entire Dragon Soul Continent will rush to destroy the City Lord's Mansion, and it will only be a matter of blink of an eye.

Therefore, the City Lord's Mansion completely controlled all the actions of Xuanwu Hall, and for decades, Xuanwu Hall was suppressed from a prominent reputation to the point where he couldn't even eat, so he secretly came out to sell medicine.

Ling Yun and Long Yunzhou followed behind Duan Xing and came to the door of the Xuanwu Hall located in an alley. Along the way, Duan Xing successively talked about the grievances between the Xuanwu Hall and the City Lord's Mansion, and his words were full of resentment towards fate.

The gate of Xuanwu Hall looks very dilapidated, the porch that was originally glorious is now mottled, and the big stone lion at the door has even lost half of its head, which can be seen how ruthlessly the City Lord's Mansion suppressed Xuanwu Hall.

"Come in, you two, we haven't been here for a long time, and you're already a distinguished guest. Along the way, Duan Xing was already familiar with Ling Yun and them, and he no longer seemed so restrained at the moment.

Following Duan Xing into the dilapidated gate, the courtyard overgrown with wild grass immediately jumped into view. The grass in the ground seems to have not been repaired for decades, and it is almost a man's height.

The plaque of the main hall has been covered by dust, and the three big characters of Xuanwu Hall can be vaguely seen. The dark gold didn't even shine in the sunlight, and the thick dust completely obscured the original splendor of the place.

Duan Xing smiled awkwardly: "I'm disappointed to the two, this is no longer a holy place for refining medicine, at most it's better than a place for Hanako to live." It's not bad that those people on the street scolded us for selling fake medicines, but if we were selling real medicines, how could we live in such a place?"

Duan Xing looked very depressed, and there was a deep inferiority complex between his eyebrows. This once glorious alchemy family is like the wild grass growing wildly in the courtyard, no one cares, no one asks, and everyone even has to step on it when they see it.

The sound of hurried footsteps came, and Ling Yun and Long Yunzhou frowned at the same time, their cultivation was enough to hear all the sounds within this radius of twenty zhang.

Turning around, I saw a few young men with a slightly hungry face coming from the inner hall, and they were stunned on the spot when they saw Duan Xing and Ling Yun.

Just stunned, one of the slightly older people stood up and scolded: "Duan Xing, who are you bringing back? Don't you know the rules of the house?" At the same time, his eyes glared fiercely at Ling Yun and Long Yunzhou, as vicious as a man-eating tiger!

Another person stood up and said, "Look at the burden he is carrying, he must have gone out to sell medicine again." You and your damn dad always make trouble for us Xuanwutang, I really don't know if I owe you in my last life or what, but I am unlucky to be under the same roof with you. ”

The older man said in a deep voice: "If it weren't for the sect master's orders, everyone must not be separated, I'm afraid everyone would have driven you out long ago." It was you two broom stars who made the family what it is now, but you are still obsessed and unwilling to forge ahead. It's not good to find a job, but I still make trouble for my family every day. ”

Several people took turns to shout at Duan Xing, the language became worse and worse, and even in the end, the insults continued, and gradually the spearhead was drawn to Long Yunzhou and Ling Yun. But Duan Xing just lowered his head silently and didn't say a word.

His fists were clenched together, and his nails were digging deep into his flesh. A trail of blood swirled across his bronzed skin, slowly converging into a small whirlpool.

Long Yunzhou looked at this young man who was younger than himself with pity, how much he looked like his former self. At that time, he also lowered his head in the midst of everyone's insults, not that he didn't dare to reply, but that he might get more insults after scolding.

He understood that this was Duan Xing suffering and insulting himself, in fact, in his heart, there might have been a volcano erupting.

"Don't make any noise, you guys are something. ”

Everyone stopped scolding, they looked up in shock, it was not Duan Xing who said what he said just now, nor was it Long Yunzhou, who was indignant on the side, it was actually Ling Yun, who had always been indifferent to all this.

Ling Yun took out another piece of silver from his arms, which looked like it was as much as twenty taels. He slapped Duan Xing's hand heavily and said meaningfully, "Boy, I like you." Not only have I bought all your medicines, but I also want you to make me another pack of medicines now, uncle, I like the taste you make, and it tastes delicious. ”

After speaking, he winked at Long Yunzhou, with a wicked smile on his face.

Long Yunzhou felt a burst of gratitude in his heart, he knew that it was Ling Yun who saw what was on his mind, so he deliberately helped Duan Xing. This couldn't help but move him very much, and he was sad for Duan Xing. There are always all kinds of people to help him, but this young man, what does he have? It's just some insignificant charity that Ling Yun sees in his face.

Those men who were still talking about Duan Xing just now opened their mouths wide at the moment, as if they didn't believe what was happening in front of them.

After the City Lord's Mansion tried its best to suppress the Xuanwu Hall, the next generation of the Xuanwu Hall basically gave up continuing to refine the medicine. They have found a job to support their families again, and in the entire Xuanwu Hall, including the elders, I am afraid that only Duan Xing's father and son are still refining medicine.

"Duan Xing, do you know that you have violated the family rules? You actually sold medicine without permission, and you were going to be kicked out of the house. The older man looked jealous and ecstatic.

He was jealous that Duan Xing could actually make so much money with pills, but Duan Xing violated the family rules and sold medicine privately, which was a fact that everyone saw. He was also glad that the father and son might be about to be kicked out of the Xuanwu Hall.

As long as these two banes leave the Xuanwu Hall, maybe in a few years, the city lord will be merciful and let them continue refining medicine. Then the good days of Xuanwu Hall are here again, and they can live their glorious years again.

Several young men hurried towards the inner hall, gloating and cheering, taking the incident as an opportunity.

Duan Xing, on the other hand, looked at the backs of those people with disdain, and snorted fiercely: "It's really insulting the prestige of Xuanwu Hall, and you are also worthy of being born in the family of the alchemist." ”

"Alchemist?" Long Yunzhou heard these three words for the first time, and looked at Duan Xing curiously.

"What's all the fuss, alchemists are a profession, and they practice medicine refining, which is the same as our qi cultivation. Ling Yun looked at Long Yunzhou mockingly.

"Then you are an alchemist, does it sound amazing!" Long Yunzhou looked at Duan Xing, thinking about why he wanted him to practice some magic medicine for himself.

"I'm not, I'm not up to that level. Duan Xing hurriedly shook his hand and said ashamedly: "In Xuanwu Hall, the only people who can be called alchemists are my grandfather and my father, who are the sect masters, and the others are at most medicine refiners. ”

"Is there a difference?". Long Yunzhou tilted his head, unable to understand the twists and turns in between.

"Of course there's a difference. Ling Yun looked at his apprentice with a look of hatred for iron and steel: "Medicine refining has the same level as our cultivation, the lowest level is called the medicine boy, followed by the medicine master, the medicine refiner, the medicine refiner, and the medicine refining vener." There are five levels. Their alchemists are equivalent to the level of the phantom gods in our cultivation, and they belong to very good characters. ”

Long Yunzhou touched his head and suddenly said: "I see, I didn't expect that there are so many grades of medicine refining, I thought you would just hold the incense burner and pound the medicinal materials all day long." ”

Duan Xing also followed with a smirk: "This master really knows a lot, our identity as a medicine refiner is humble, and it is not at the same level as the cultivation of qi-based cultivation at all." In addition, it may take a lifetime to develop a powerful elixir, so our refining line is unknown. ”

Ling Yun looked up proudly, and he said in his heart Lao Tzu, I know a lot of people, and there are many peak figures in the industry of alchemy, and it is also appropriate to know some secrets.

"Everyone, please go this way, the alchemist you want to find is over there. Duan Xing pointed to a path next to the main hall and took the lead.

Before Ling Yun came, he said that he wanted to meet the most powerful people here and look for some rare elixirs. That's why Duan Xing took the two of them to the path as soon as he got in.

Smelling the fragrant breath from afar, even a master like Ling Yun couldn't help but take two more sips.

A small thatched hut in front of it is hidden in a peach grove, and the quiet path leads to the thatched hut!