Chapter 82: The Fairy Sister Teaches Alchemy

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  At this thought, he quietly closed his eyes, and the scenes of destruction that ravaged the heavens and earth flashed through his mind. He stood still in his original position, without any aura emanating from him, without any breath escaping, as if he didn't exist at all.

  However, just as Tuoba Mu was about to strike, the blade of his sword was about to chop onto Chen Mo's forehead.

  Chen Mo's eyes suddenly opened, and a strange bright light flashed through the black pupils. The corners of his mouth slightly curled up, drawing a perfect smile.

  The knife tip in front of him grew larger and larger, but Chen Mo remained calm and unhurried, subtly shifting half a step to the side. Not too much or too little, the blade grazed past his cheek with a whoosh, narrowly avoiding disaster.

  The fist intent in his mind became increasingly clear, like water accumulating momentum reaching a critical point.

  With both hands rubbing against each other, pull back to the lower ribs, like drawing a bow. Two fists entwined like a dragon, straight and powerful, bursting out, the surrounding air seems to solidify. From the position of the fist tip, burst open, spreading in all directions, getting bigger and bigger, one after another, white marks appear in mid-air, as if they are going to shatter the surrounding void.

  Rumbling thunder.

  "Thunder Cannon!"

  With a loud "thud", accompanied by a mournful howl, Tuoba Mu flew slantingly four zhang away and fell heavily to the ground, unable to move.

  One punch was thrown, still not satisfied, Chen stood silently on the spot, motionless, carefully experiencing the previous punch, his eyebrows sometimes frowning and sometimes relaxing, the whole thing sinking into the infinite changes of this shocking thunderbolt.

  Tuoba Mu felt a sharp pain in his chest, spat out a mouthful of blood, and the sternum transmitted a cracking impact sound. Several bones in his entire chest were suddenly broken, and the whole thing sank down a bit.

  His face was terrified, and he suddenly had the urge to escape, but his limbs were weak, and he didn't even have the strength to stand up, so he could only stare blankly at Chen Mo.

  Chen Mo's body trembled slightly, like a great bell, emitting a wonderful heavenly thunder sound. Then his front foot stepped out, and his fist came from his waist, like an iron ox plowing the earth, with a sense of something pulling him back, extremely heavy.

  A few punches were thrown, but it seemed like an eternity had passed. The heavy fist's momentum gave people a profound and mysterious feeling. Before one could fully appreciate it, Chen Mo's fists flew faster and faster. Sometimes he punched, sometimes he used his elbow, and sometimes he used his shoulder to strike. His feet also moved swiftly, flying in a continuous motion. A large cauldron that blocked his path was kicked away, exploding violently in mid-air.

  Tuoba Mu looked at the young man in front of him with a frightened gaze, and he couldn't muster up even half a heart to resist. It turned out that his opponent had been hiding his true strength all along. If that kick just now had landed on himself, it would have been a fate of being crushed to powder and shattered bones.

  After a long time, Chen Mo's movements in his hand gradually slowed down, and with a mouthful of air like a sharp sword, the muscles all over his body suddenly relaxed, and sweat poured out like a spring, soaking his entire body from head to toe.

  "Get out of here and tell your master behind you a message. I, Chen Mo, don't care about having many enemies, as long as he has enough courage to bear my wrath."

  Chen Mo lost interest in looking at him, scanned his mind, picked a slightly intact, good-quality but footless Dan Ding furnace, stored it in the storage ring, and headed back to the original road.

  Xiao Ba also glared at Tuoba Mu with a fierce gaze, letting out a loud growl, as if responding to Chen Mo's previous words. Chen Mo felt a chill in his heart and exclaimed: What a terrifying young man, even the pet by his side is so frightening.

  He quickly rolled and crawled away.

  Chen Mo returned from Dingzhu, and as soon as he stepped into the Suspended Pavilion, he heard the pleasant sound of the guqin, like a mountain stream that lingered in his ears, light and ethereal. He quietly entered inside, leaning against the cave wall, patiently waiting for Mu Lingwei to teach him how to refine the elixir.

  Mulingwei finished playing a song and stood up with a smile: "Is everyone ready?"

  Chen Mo first took out the materials for the Small Gathering Spirit Pill, then took out the two-footed residual tripod. The tripod was tilted to one side, and he could only use his own body to prop it up.

  He then kicked the still-drunk Xiao Ba over, who was now on all fours. Xiao Ba struggled to get up and escape, but Chen Mo pinned him down with one foot and smiled wryly, trying to hide his embarrassment. He glared at Xiao Ba, as if saying, "If I fail this trial, we two brothers will have to pack our bags and leave. You don't want to eat the top-grade spiritual elixir anymore?"

  Xiao Ba changed his mind, his turtle eyes narrowed, and he pouted, helplessly becoming a tripod. For the sake of delicious elixirs, anything goes.

  Mulingwei saw this and was also slightly shocked. What kind of bloodline is this little turtle, a turtle demon beast? It's quite spirited too.

  After taking a glance at the tripod, he nodded in satisfaction and rarely revealed a hint of a smile.

  Chen Mo did not use his powerful jade tablet to directly obtain a good tripod, but instead followed his own arrangement to the Tripod Tomb, picked up a somewhat passable broken tripod, and it was clear that he was not a superficial person, knowing what it means to be down-to-earth.

  The cauldron is generally a low-level ordinary cauldron, which does not require too complicated talismans. However, there are several simple characters inside the belly of this cauldron that form a small talisman, which helps to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Unfortunately, it lacks one leg, so the stability of the cauldron is poor, which affects the control of fire.

  Such a tripod, a skilled alchemist with proficient hands, can refine a first-class elixir if used well.

  Of course, Chen Mo's trial of the small gathering spirit pill was more than enough for this cauldron.

  "Chen Mo, listen carefully." Mu Lingwei first put the herbs into the cauldron: "Refining the essence of the herbs is the first step. Activate your Xuan Qi, grab the handle of the cauldron, and let your Xuan Qi enter the cauldron to attract a wisp of spiritual energy from between heaven and earth, and ignite the flames."

  Chen Mo's hands grasped the handles of the tripod, stirring up the bright and mysterious energy, pouring it into his arms, and then from the center of his palms, slowly injecting the mysterious energy.

  The bright and mysterious energy entered the cauldron, a low hum sounded, and the ancient words on the inner wall of the cauldron's belly seemed to fall off, twisting and deforming, swirling into a small whirlpool, carrying the faint light of the bright and mysterious energy, absorbing the spiritual energy in the cave.

  "Light the flame, use spiritual thoughts to refine the herbs, and pay attention to the fire temperature which must be warm and moderate. If the herbs are too large, they will turn into ashes; if they are too small, they will have no effect. After a long time, the essence of the herbs will be destroyed." Mu Lingwei stared intently at the medicine cauldron, explaining the key points to Chen Mo in a gentle tone.

  Having a hint of divine thought is a prerequisite for learning alchemy and medicine.

  In Mu Lingwei's view, Chen Mo's divine sense seemed very pure. If cultivated well, it would be a good seedling. It was precisely because of this that Mu Lingwei gave him the opportunity to try out.

  Otherwise, if he is a mediocre talent, even if he says it will break the sky, kneeling under the Xuan Kong Pavilion for ten days and nights, Mu Lingwei will not loosen his mouth.

  Chen Mo increased the amount of Luminous Mystical Qi in his body, and suddenly a scorching flame burst forth.

  The moment it ignited, "whoosh" a sound, that medicinal herb had not yet extracted the essence, was burned into ashes by the fierce flames. Those ashes directly leaked out from the bottom of the cauldron, a black patch.

  First attempt, direct failure.

  Xuān guī xiǎo bā dāng zhe dǐng zú, yáo zhe nǎo dài, àn àn niàn dàng, zhǔ rén xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu, chén zhù qì, shāo ān wù zào, bà gē yǐ hòu shì fǒu néng chī xiāng de, hē là de jiù quán kào nǐ le.

  Victory belongs to Cao and defeat belongs to Cao.

  Mulingwei knew the incantation of this tripod, and when she ignited the flame for Chen Mo, she added difficulty. The spiritual energy was too strong, and if one wasn't careful, the flames would be too big, burning the herbs to ashes. Once mastering the technique of igniting the fire, future alchemy would be twice as effective with half the effort.

  "Depending on the size of the vortex formed by the talisman, when igniting, you must control your Xuan Qi to enter." Mu Lingwei was not in a hurry, very patiently instructing Chen Mo. Even a genius alchemist needs to rely on step-by-step practice and growth.

  Chen Mo took a deep breath, steadied his mind, grasped the handles of the tripod tightly with both hands, and began his second trial.

  The previous steps went smoothly, and when the small whirlpool absorbed the spiritual energy, Chen Mo carefully suppressed the bright mysterious energy for a moment, cautiously testing whether the spiritual energy was abundant. Then, a small amount of mysterious energy entered, and in an instant, a cluster of flames ignited, with the red flame core flickering on and off, as if it might go out at any moment.

  Chen Mo suppressed the bright Xuan Qi, turning it into a fixed amount of Xuan Qi that was poured back into the cauldron. The flames finally stabilized, like a nimble little tongue, playfully licking the herbs.

  Muling Wei's first attempt was a success, unexpectedly Chen Mo grasped it with just one try. Although the operating method wasn't very familiar to him, he had a good grasp of the fire timing, being able to control the size of the flame is an essential skill for any pharmacist.

  "The flames gradually grew larger, refining the essence of the medicinal herb."

  Chen Mo's tense brow was covered in a thin layer of sweat, and the joints of his fingers gripping the tripod had turned white. His attention was fully focused on the changes in the medicinal herbs inside the tripod, as each herb was refined by the flames, a strand of green vapor separated from it, floating in the whirlpool of fire before gradually sinking to the bottom. The remaining residue was directly incinerated by the flames.

  The process of leaving the essence and removing the dross has come to an end.

  "The final step of condensing the elixir is also the most difficult. First, combine the refined and condensed essence into a fetal dan, then further temper it into a solid dan. If you can remove impurities again during this process, the quality of the dan medicine will be improved. However, this is very difficult, and I can only slightly control some techniques to remove impurities and preserve the essence. As for you, just condense it into a solid dan."

  Mulingwei said as she lifted a jade-like hand and pressed it against the lid of the cauldron, observing the situation inside.

  Chen Mo pursed his lips, cleared his mind of distractions, and focused on channeling a large amount of pure spiritual energy into the cauldron. The flames grew larger as they swirled around the talisman, igniting a fierce blaze that continuously scorched the bottom of the cauldron. The ** rose again, churning and surging in the center of the vortex.

  As the Xuan Qi surged in, the cauldron also violently shook, and the flames wildly danced about, colliding with the cauldron walls and producing crackling explosive sounds, at any moment there was a risk of the cauldron exploding.

  Xuān guī xiǎo bā suī yī liǎn jǐn zhāng, sì zhī wěn wěn de tà zhe, wén sī bù dòng, dǐng zú dàng de hěn chèn zhí. Tā guān zhù zuì hòu dān yào de níng chéng jié guǒ, yīn wèi zhè gè kě guān xì zhe tā yǐ hòu jīng pǐn guī liáng de gōng jǐ.

  Silently praying in my heart, I hope the master will pass, if he passes, we can still stay in Changchun Valley, and I'm still thinking about the elixir in the jade box of the fairy sister, Big Brother.

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