Chapter 127: The Scripture Pavilion and Old Zhou
Lin Quan originally thought that he would retreat in peace for several months until he had refined enough Qi Condensing Pill for him to take. However, the plan could never catch up with the change, and a month and a half later, Lin Quan ended his retreat, and suddenly Edgeworth left Qingfeng Valley.
At this time, his face turned pale, and he had to end the retreat early. Because in the past month and a half, he had refined the "Qi Condensing Pill" nearly eighty times in a row, but in the end, he only succeeded five times. After suffering such a miserable defeat, he had to temporarily stop this senseless waste.
The destination of his trip was the "Tibetan Yuan Peak", which was thousands of miles away. The "Tibetan Scripture Pavilion" of the Purple Void Gate is located in a hidden valley on this peak.
As a second-level disciple, Lin Quan already had the authority to enter the "Tibetan Scripture Pavilion" to consult the classics. He didn't want to waste a precious free opportunity so early. However, this time the refining of the "Qi Condensing Pill" failed so badly that Lin Quan began to wonder if there was something wrong with the "Qingdan Fang" book given to him by the "Qingdan Fang".
In fact, it is no wonder that Lin Quan spends the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. After all, this "Qingdan Fangyao" was just an addition to the free gift he spent 180 spirit stones to buy the "Nine Peaks Ding". It only takes the writer to miss a few crucial things.
Moreover, as early as when Lin Quan first began refining the lowest-level "Secluded Valley Pill", he always felt that the success rate was particularly low. However, at that time, he only thought that it was due to his beginner and limited level. Anyway, relying on the "Yin Yang Tower" anti-heaven ripening ability as a backing, Lin Quan didn't care too much even if he had some doubts, and he just wasted some ordinary materials and time.
But now the situation is different. "Qi Condensing Pill" is an elixir suitable for Qi Condensing Dzogchen monks to enhance their spiritual cultivation, and its main medicine "Golden Pulp Grass" requires at least eighty years of medicinal properties to be sufficient. Even if he had the Yin Yin Tower, it would take eight months to ripen the "Golden Pulp Grass" from seed to a sufficient year. The spirit grass that he had worked so hard to cultivate was thrown down, but in the end, it was so miserable that the success rate was only about half of it, which was completely intolerable to Lin Quan.
After thinking about it, I can only go to the "Tibetan Scripture Pavilion" to find a solution alone. He had already secretly made up his mind that even if he spent some more spirit stones this time, he would copy a few more reliable alchemy classics. In addition, it would be better if you could find some alchemy tips left by your predecessors.
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After hurrying all the way to find the "Zangyuan Peak Ning Cui Valley", Lin Quan immediately put away the Qingyun Sword and began to hurry on foot. It is clearly stated in the door rules that all sect important places are equipped with powerful forbidden air prohibition and defensive formations. All disciples of this sect must carry their identity jade talisman and walk on foot before entering the forbidden range, otherwise they will be ruthlessly wiped out as enemies.
"Ningcui Valley" deserves the name of Ningcui. As soon as you enter the valley, Lin Quan feels surrounded by lush greenery. There is no trace of cold and wind that can penetrate this paradise.
After walking briskly along the tree-lined path for two teas, Lin Quan saw a quaint attic hidden in the green trees in the distance. This attic covers an area of several acres, about ten zhang high, roughly divided into three floors. The entire body was covered in a giant mask prohibition that resembled an upside-down bowl.
There was no one guarding the entire Ningcui Valley and the Scripture Pavilion. Lin Quan just raised the identity jade talisman in his hand and passed through the light shield smoothly, and then he lightly printed the jade talisman somewhere, and the closed door quietly opened.
The hall on the first floor is very simple, with rows of tall bookshelves on the left and right. Each bookshelf is full of jade slips or classics in varying quantities, and at a glance, there are no more than thirty such bookshelves. In the middle of the hall was a huge jade table, and an old man with a white beard was sitting on the Taishi chair behind the table, snoring and falling asleep. Not far behind the old man was a staircase, and the sharp-eyed Lin Quan had already noticed that the entrance to that staircase was completely shrouded by a powerful layer of prohibition.
At this time, the entire scripture pavilion was empty except for the old man who was sleeping soundly. Lin Quan secretly used his spiritual sense to sense the old man in front of him, who was not amazing, and he suddenly found that this old man's spiritual power was as deep as the sea, and with his ability, he couldn't see the depth at all. Such a result undoubtedly shows that this old man is a condensation stage monk, and at least a condensate stage cultivator.
"The junior Lin Quan has seen Uncle Shi. Lin Quan bowed respectfully.
The white-haired old man was still asleep soundly, as if he hadn't heard it at all.
"The younger generation came here to check the classics, and asked the master to approve it. In desperation, Lin Quan had no choice but to speak again, and at the same time held up his identity jade talisman with both hands and presented it to the jade table in front of the old man.
"Oh! If you want to read a book, you have to read it yourself, and you have to wake up my old man. Really, you can't even sleep peacefully......" After rubbing his sleepy eyes, the old man first complained. After taking the jade talisman in Lin Quan's hand and putting it on the table, the old man said in a little surprise: "Hmm, originally your kid is just a newcomer who has just started. ”
"Yes, Lin Quan, a junior new second-grade disciple. Because of his shallow knowledge, he came to the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion to read some classics, and asked his uncle for advice. ”
"Okay, leave your jade talisman and go. You can look at all the classics in the entire floor, but these classics only introduce a general summary of the contents, and if you want to complete the classics, you must copy them from the old man with another spirit stone. In addition, the free time for B-level disciples is only one hour. If it is exceeded, it will cost two spirit stones per hour. The old man squinted his eyes slightly and waved his hand impatiently.
"Uncle Xie pointed out, and the younger generation remembered. ”
Lin Quan was still full of joy when he first heard the first half of the old man's words, but when he heard the whole sentence, he couldn't help but feel a little depressed in his heart.
But no matter how depressed you are, it's useless, who let this old man be the steward of the Hidden Scripture Pavilion? Now that the people have already set the rules, of course, this little disciple in the condensation stage can only obediently obey the order.
"Well, you just remember. You are not allowed to disturb my old man for the next hour, and I need to get some rest. Alas, once this person is old, his spirit will not be good. After the old man finished speaking, he stretched his waist again and lay down on the master's chair.
However, the old man suddenly remembered something after lying down just now, and said casually: "Ah, that's right. What the old man doesn't like the most is the senseless courtesy. Therefore, all the juniors who know the old man in this door are used to calling me Old Zhou, and you can also call me that. ”
"Yes, teacher...... Well, Old Zhou, the juniors have written it down. Lin Quan was a little stunned, but he agreed without asking anything. The rules of the immortal cultivation world have always been decided by the strong, and since this condensation period master has specially taken care of this matter, then of course he can't afford to doubt it.
After agreeing, Lin Quan couldn't care about chatting with the old man anymore, and turned around and threw himself directly towards the first row of large bookshelves on the left. Time is very precious, well, as for the price of two spirit stones in one hour, it is indeed true for a small Qi Condensation Stage disciple.
"Alchemy classics, the experience of the Dan master ......"
Coming to the first bookshelf, Lin Quan quickly glanced at the books he needed while silently reciting the books he needed. However, when he scanned all the books on the bookshelf in front of him twice, he was suddenly dumbfounded.
I saw that this bookshelf is about five zhang long, and it is divided into three layers. Each floor is very messy with a large number of books or jade slips, and it is roughly estimated that there will be no less than 300 classics on this shelf. What left him speechless the most was that there was no table of contents or hints on the shelves where the books were placed.
"What do people think of this? Is it possible to find it one by one?" Lin Quan was very dissatisfied in his heart. Then he looked at all the bookshelves in the hall without giving up, and finally he had to sigh and return to the first one. It turned out that the situation of the thirty-six large bookshelves was all the same.
"Thinking about it, Zhou Lao deliberately used this method to trap the low-level disciple Lingshi, no wonder such an important Tibetan Scripture Pavilion was the only one who came. Lin Quan was very angry in his heart, but for the sake of his alchemy, he could only pinch his nose and admit it. At most, it's just a waste of time and more spirit stones.