Chapter 27: Dan Changlao

  Zhan Light Crazy has added another brilliant stroke to her legendary history, just like now, as long as she walks in the academy, students look at her with fervent eyes of worship, when she approaches, they all make a sound of unknown, starry eyes scanning her, but when she walks far away, they chatter and talk non-stop.

  These days, Zhan Lightcrazy was annoyed by everyone's gaze. On this day, she hid in the Dan room with an icy face. Xiao Piao also knew that her master was not in a good mood now and would inevitably affect it, so it deducted its snacks and ran away early without a trace.

  The large alchemy pavilion, as if the fragrance of medicinal herbs can still be smelled. However, why is there not a single person here? Walking around and taking a look, the medicinal herbs in the courtyard are neatly dried, and the dan rooms, as well as the alchemy furnace. Her ears perked up, she walked towards the dan room where the sound was coming from, and gently pushed open the door to enter. It turned out to be Dan Lao, who was busy with alchemy, while Warlight stood obediently by his side watching.

  Only to see the person in front of him quickly putting various herbs into the alchemy furnace, one hand controlling the fire, and the other hand adding herbs at any time. Listening to the crackling sound inside the alchemy furnace, then disappearing, finally smelling the sweet fragrance of the elixir. With the opening of the alchemy furnace, a white and smooth elixir lay in the palm of Dan Lao's hand. It turned out that this was how the elixir was refined.

  When Dan Changlao turned around, Zhan Qingcang composed himself and bowed respectfully, "Elder Dan."

  "Little guy, it's you!" Dan Changlao had known someone was coming in all along, but since the person didn't seem to be disturbing him, he just continued to refine the medicine in his hand. After all, wasting herbs wasn't right. Turning around to take a look, it turned out to be the stormy figure of the academy!

  "How did you end up here?" Dan Lao asked casually while putting away things.

  "Hide from people." Thinking of those people, Zhan Liang's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

  "Heh heh, it's you, isn't it? If it were someone else, who knows, they might have become a celestial beauty." Elder Dan joked.

  "How annoying." She said casually while sizing up the room with rows of cabinets and jars.

  "What's up, interested?"

  "It looks quite simple." Picked up a few herbs, nothing special.

  Upon hearing this, Elder Dan's eyes flashed with a sharp light, "Youngster, isn't that a bit too arrogant? Cultivating the elixir is not something that can be accomplished overnight."

  "What pill were you just refining?" Some things don't need much explanation; the truth is more powerful than eloquence. She didn't mind verifying it personally.

  "Three Product Concentration Pill. Assists spiritual cultivators in focusing their minds, allowing them to achieve twice the results with half the effort when cultivating spiritual power."

  "Three dishes? I'll give it a try."

  "Can you really do it? This is a third-grade elixir, if not for a great pharmacist, it can't be successful at all. You're not even a pharmacy apprentice now, can you really do it?" It's no wonder that Dan Lao didn't trust her, after all, being an alchemist isn't that easy. If she could really succeed, then this girl would be defying the heavens!

  Zhan Qingcang ignored his doubts and walked to the medicine stove where Dan Changlao had been refining pills earlier. He replayed his actions in his mind, and soon he began to move his hands. First, he put the Buddha's grass and bamboo lychee into the stove, carefully controlling the temperature of the fire with his left hand. Then, he gradually added copper bells, snow jade fruit, and other medicinal materials. Soon, the medicine stove was crackling loudly. She was so focused that she didn't see Dan Changlao's face behind her, flushed with excitement, his hands trembling. This is... a genius! A genius! The steps are exactly the same as mine, and yet they're done with such ease. If this pill succeeds... then...

  At the same time that Dan Changlao was struggling psychologically, Zhan Qingcang added more herbs to the mixture, and soon a faint fragrance wafted out of the medicine cauldron. Dan Changlao couldn't help himself, walking over to her side and staring intently at the cauldron.

  With a "boom", the medicine furnace opened, and the fragrance spread. A white dan medicine lay in Zhan Qingcang's hand, which Dan Lao snatched away and examined carefully.

  "My goodness! The same, the same, I really can't believe it, this...this..."

  Zhan Qingkong gave him a puzzled look, what's wrong with the same elixir? He lowered his head to gather the herbs he had just used.

  "You, you, tell me the truth, have you ever refined elixirs before?" Dan Lao asked her nervously, swallowing a mouthful of saliva.

  "No, for the first time today."

  "I don't believe it, this is impossible, this is unrealistic. An ordinary person suddenly becomes a great pharmacist? Even I had to study for a whole year before succeeding back then." Old Master Dan said with disbelief on his mouth, but in his heart he had already acknowledged it.

  "You can't do it, doesn't mean others can't do it either." There's nothing in this world that she, Xia Qingwei, can't do.

  "But how did you use those herbs? No, how did you even know about those herbs?" The eager Dan Lao grabbed her arm.

  "I've read all the books in the academy's library on medicinal herbs." She carefully extricated herself from Dan Lao's grasp, unaccustomed to being touched by others.

  "Look, look, look, you've finished reading so many books! You've only been here for a short while! Genius! Genius! Haha, I really didn't expect that at my age, I'd meet someone like you, a little monster. How about it? Do you want to learn alchemy from me? I'll teach you everything I know." The Alchemist Elder was in high spirits as he laughed loudly.

  Refine the elixir? Hmm, looking at Dan Lao's appearance, she hesitated, wouldn't it turn out to be his look-alike?!

  "What's wrong? You're staring at me like I'm doing something. Are you going to answer or not? Hurry up and speak!" Dan Chang Lao was made somewhat nervous by her gaze.

  "It's better not to. Every woman loves beauty, and she still cherishes this face of hers. If it becomes half bald, with half a head exposed, and the few remaining strands of hair all turned white, then she'd rather not."

  Dan Changlao was almost jumped by her disdainful gaze, and after adjusting himself for a moment, he said: "What are you thinking? Although alchemy has some danger, the higher the strength of the alchemist, the lower the risk will be. As for me, I wasn't like this from the beginning." Unknowingly thinking of something, Dan Changlao smiled bitterly.

  She sat down in a place, waiting to hear the story. Dan Lao, who was lost in thought, said slowly: "It's all about being young, I was also a very talented alchemist at that time, and I couldn't help but be proud of myself, so I made a bet with someone to refine the elixir, the loser would eat their own elixir. Originally, I was very confident, but reality gave me a bloody lesson. The herbs I prepared were tampered with, and naturally, I lost. On the third day after eating that elixir, my whole body ached endlessly. It turned out they not only wanted me to lose the bet but also wanted my life. In the end, I was saved by the principal, and the poison in my body was suppressed, but I became what I am today. After all, I was injured. Later, I also let go of it, what's the use of fighting for fame and fortune? It's better to just refine the elixir in this corner, teach students, and live a good life."

  After listening to this story, Zhan Lightcrazy couldn't help but sigh, it was the majestic years of the older generation, all the glory, light, pain and humiliation could only be savored by oneself.

  "Alright, I'll learn!" Zhan Qing's eyes were fixed firmly on Dan Changlao, after all, being an alchemist was also a noble profession, and having many skills wouldn't be a burden.