CH 13
“Ah, forget it. Even if I explain it to you, you wouldn’t understand. It’s quite complex and subtle. Just follow Master and learn well.”
“Oh, I see,” Li Huowang feigned thoughtfulness while thinking of something else.
Dan Yang Tzu’s pills was obviously effective, indicating that the laws of this world were completely different from his own.
To deal with Dan Yang Tzu, Li Huowang needed to learn more about this unfamiliar world.
“Like the cultivators in novels? Doesn’t seem like it. Where are the cultivators who use people to refine pills or enslave mortals to help them ascend?
“And according to convention, shouldn’t he have given me a basic cultivation method? Why hasn’t he done so?”
As Li Huowang learned more about the place, he felt that the Taoist temple was even more strange, completely different from what he had in mind for cultivators.
“By the way, Junior Brother Xuan Yang, let me teach you a trick. You should make sure everything is ready before Master issues orders.
“For example, yesterday’s pills,You missed the timing due to your hysterics. But if you send the medicinal herbs ahead of time before the midnight of the day after tomorrow, it would be like apologizing to Master in advance.
Although the master may seem capricious, as long as you can make him happy, there will naturally be benefits for you.”
“Yesterday’s medicinal herbs?” Li Huowang was a little stunned.
“Yes.Did you forget what did the master ask you to deliver yesterday?”
“Bai… Bai Lingmiao?” Li Huowang’s pupils suddenly contracted to the smallest size. So many things had happened before, but this matter was not over yet.
If he didn’t come up with a solution by the day after tomorrow, that girl with albinism would end up like all the medicinal herbs before, smashed into mush!
Li Huowang returned to his own residence and lay on his stone bed. The golden foot ring wrapped in red thread pressed against his chest like a hot iron, urging him to come up with a solution.
However, Dan Yang Tzu’s strength was vastly superior to Li Huowang’s, and everyone in the Taoist temple was on his side.
The deaths of previous fellow disciples served as a warning, indicating that blind escape was useless. As he tossed and turned, the whole night passed.
On the eve of morning class, Li Huowang put on his clothes and walked towards the cave. He wanted to go to the alchemy room to see if there were any other methods.
As he held up the oil lamp and stepped out, a sharp-faced monkey-like figure emerged from the darkness, startling Li Huowang. It was Doggie’s face.
“Hey hey hey, Senior Brother Li, there’s nothing wrong. I just came to check on you because I was a little worried that you didn’t come to the material room yesterday.”
“Is Junior Sister Bai okay?” Li Huowang asked, stepping back.
“She’s fine, she’s fine. You personally asked her to manage the material room. Who would dare not listen? Hehehe, Senior Li is really formidable. Look, no one has died since you took charge of the material room.”
Upon hearing Doggie’s words, Li Huowang felt very irritated. He pushed him aside with the oil lamp and walked out in large strides.
When he arrived at the alchemy room, he found that some early rising Taoist children had already begun wiping down the alchemy furnace and the floor.
As a disciple of Dan Yang Tzu, he naturally didn’t encounter any objections when he entered the alchemy room.
Li Huowang pretended to stroll casually, and began to carefully observe his surroundings.
The entire alchemy room was very simple, except for the huge black alchemy furnace that took up one-third of the space, there was only a stone urn and a stone club that Dan Yang Tzu used to hit people.
There were no books on alchemy, and not even a single painting or calligraphy hung on the walls. Moreover, the whole room was very spacious with no cover whatsoever.
“What are you looking at?” A familiar yet creepy voice suddenly sounded behind him. Li Huowang turned around and quickly bowed with both hands, “Master.”
“I asked what you were looking at?”
Li Huowang quickly thought for a second and came up with a reason. “I was admiring Master’s alchemy skills, and I was thinking about when I could reach that level.”
Dan Yang Tzu was very satisfied with Li Huowang’s change of attitude. It seems that this little guy has completely figured it out.
He put his hands behind his back and walked around the black alchemy furnace.
“It’s good to have ambition, but it’s not that I won’t teach you. The path of alchemy is not that simple.
“Ordinary elixirs are relatively easy, but if you want to become immortal through alchemy, you must refine both the outer and inner elixirs together. I am about to ascend to a higher realm, but it took me a full twenty years to get here.”
（Note:I need to correct an error here,丹dan药yao,It doesn’t only mean ordinary pills,It has many types, including in this novel. Sometimes it refers to ordinary pills, and sometimes it also refers to some pills that can treat diseases or make people stronger. Sometimes it also refers to the elixir that can make people immortal.）
A hint of satisfaction and excitement appeared on Dan Yang Tzu’s face, as if he was enjoying the good life after becoming an immortal. “Master… are you about to become an immortal soon?”
When Li Huowang asked this, Dan Yang Tzu’s smile vanished. “Becoming immortal is not that simple. The road is long, but I am sure I can become immortal. Do you know why?”
“I don’t know.”
Dan Yang Tzu became somewhat excited. “Because the way to become immortal is written in Lao Jun‘s celestial book, and it was personally delivered to me by Lao Jun himself! Who else in the world can become an immortal except for me? He said that I can become an immortal. Hmph, I am sure I can become an immortal!”
“Lao Jun? Who is that? One of the three god statues?” Li Huowang didn’t quite understand this mythical description.
（Note:太tai上shang老lao君jun,He is a mythological deity that has appeared in many novels and legends, and his character prototype is the ancient Li Er, also known as Laozi/Lao Zi/Lao-Tzu,But Lao Jun doesn’t mean Laozi here）
Although he didn’t understand, Li Huowang still flattered Dan Yang Tzu, “Master’s words are absolutely right. You will definitely become an immortal and live as long as the heavens and earth!”
Dan Yang Tzu clearly enjoyed hearing this and a smile blossomed on his ugly face. “Hahaha, alright then. Since you want to learn alchemy, let me teach you a simple formula for the Nourishing Blood Pill. Remember it well. 600 grams of Human Pill, 500 grams of Cyperus rotundus, 105 grams of Actinolite…”
Although he unexpectedly had a gain, Li Huowang certainly wouldn’t refuse it.
He hurriedly looked for a brush and ink to record it, but when he looked around, there was no ink or brush in the alchemy room.
In his desperation, he found a charcoal stick under the alchemy furnace, and simply used his own Taoist robe to record the formula.
“……Start refining the pill at the third quarter of the Chou hour……use low heat to nourish it slowly. Open the furnace at the fourth quarter of the Mao hour.”
“Take this formula and practice it slowly first, let me see how talented you are.”
Li Huowang threw away the charcoal stick in his hand and held up his Taoist robe with both hands, presenting it to Dan Yang Tzu.
“Master, do you see any mistakes in what I wrote down?”
However, when Dan Yang Tzu saw the Taoist robe full of words presented in front of him, his face instantly darkened.
He lifted his right foot and kicked Li Huowang out. Li Huowang hit the alchemy furnace with a buzzing sound, and then fell heavily to the ground.
Dan Yang Tzu’s cursed and left with his hands behind his back, leaving Li Huowang behind in place.
As the emotional anger in his heart gradually dissipated, Li Huowang felt that something was very suspicious about this incident. He didn’t do anything wrong, so why did Dan Yang Tzu suddenly act this way?
Li Huowang lowered his head and looked at the formula in his hand, pondering. Although his handwriting was ugly, it was still recognizable.
Suddenly, Li Huowang thought of something. He looked around the alchemy room, which had no decorations, and then remembered that during morning class, there were no scriptures in front of anyone.
An unexpected thought popped into Li Huowang’s mind, “Could it be that Dan Yang Tzu is illiterate and he can’t read?”
“Oh, I see,” Li Huowang feigned thoughtfulness while thinking of something else.
Dan Yang Tzu’s pills was obviously effective, indicating that the laws of this world were completely different from his own.
To deal with Dan Yang Tzu, Li Huowang needed to learn more about this unfamiliar world.
“Like the cultivators in novels? Doesn’t seem like it. Where are the cultivators who use people to refine pills or enslave mortals to help them ascend?
“And according to convention, shouldn’t he have given me a basic cultivation method? Why hasn’t he done so?”
As Li Huowang learned more about the place, he felt that the Taoist temple was even more strange, completely different from what he had in mind for cultivators.
“By the way, Junior Brother Xuan Yang, let me teach you a trick. You should make sure everything is ready before Master issues orders.
“For example, yesterday’s pills,You missed the timing due to your hysterics. But if you send the medicinal herbs ahead of time before the midnight of the day after tomorrow, it would be like apologizing to Master in advance.
Although the master may seem capricious, as long as you can make him happy, there will naturally be benefits for you.”
“Yesterday’s medicinal herbs?” Li Huowang was a little stunned.
“Yes.Did you forget what did the master ask you to deliver yesterday?”
“Bai… Bai Lingmiao?” Li Huowang’s pupils suddenly contracted to the smallest size. So many things had happened before, but this matter was not over yet.
If he didn’t come up with a solution by the day after tomorrow, that girl with albinism would end up like all the medicinal herbs before, smashed into mush!
Li Huowang returned to his own residence and lay on his stone bed. The golden foot ring wrapped in red thread pressed against his chest like a hot iron, urging him to come up with a solution.
However, Dan Yang Tzu’s strength was vastly superior to Li Huowang’s, and everyone in the Taoist temple was on his side.
The deaths of previous fellow disciples served as a warning, indicating that blind escape was useless. As he tossed and turned, the whole night passed.
On the eve of morning class, Li Huowang put on his clothes and walked towards the cave. He wanted to go to the alchemy room to see if there were any other methods.
As he held up the oil lamp and stepped out, a sharp-faced monkey-like figure emerged from the darkness, startling Li Huowang. It was Doggie’s face.
“Hey hey hey, Senior Brother Li, there’s nothing wrong. I just came to check on you because I was a little worried that you didn’t come to the material room yesterday.”
“Is Junior Sister Bai okay?” Li Huowang asked, stepping back.
“She’s fine, she’s fine. You personally asked her to manage the material room. Who would dare not listen? Hehehe, Senior Li is really formidable. Look, no one has died since you took charge of the material room.”
Upon hearing Doggie’s words, Li Huowang felt very irritated. He pushed him aside with the oil lamp and walked out in large strides.
When he arrived at the alchemy room, he found that some early rising Taoist children had already begun wiping down the alchemy furnace and the floor.
As a disciple of Dan Yang Tzu, he naturally didn’t encounter any objections when he entered the alchemy room.
Li Huowang pretended to stroll casually, and began to carefully observe his surroundings.
The entire alchemy room was very simple, except for the huge black alchemy furnace that took up one-third of the space, there was only a stone urn and a stone club that Dan Yang Tzu used to hit people.
There were no books on alchemy, and not even a single painting or calligraphy hung on the walls. Moreover, the whole room was very spacious with no cover whatsoever.
“What are you looking at?” A familiar yet creepy voice suddenly sounded behind him. Li Huowang turned around and quickly bowed with both hands, “Master.”
“I asked what you were looking at?”
Li Huowang quickly thought for a second and came up with a reason. “I was admiring Master’s alchemy skills, and I was thinking about when I could reach that level.”
Dan Yang Tzu was very satisfied with Li Huowang’s change of attitude. It seems that this little guy has completely figured it out.
He put his hands behind his back and walked around the black alchemy furnace.
“It’s good to have ambition, but it’s not that I won’t teach you. The path of alchemy is not that simple.
“Ordinary elixirs are relatively easy, but if you want to become immortal through alchemy, you must refine both the outer and inner elixirs together. I am about to ascend to a higher realm, but it took me a full twenty years to get here.”
（Note:I need to correct an error here,丹dan药yao,It doesn’t only mean ordinary pills,It has many types, including in this novel. Sometimes it refers to ordinary pills, and sometimes it also refers to some pills that can treat diseases or make people stronger. Sometimes it also refers to the elixir that can make people immortal.）
A hint of satisfaction and excitement appeared on Dan Yang Tzu’s face, as if he was enjoying the good life after becoming an immortal. “Master… are you about to become an immortal soon?”
When Li Huowang asked this, Dan Yang Tzu’s smile vanished. “Becoming immortal is not that simple. The road is long, but I am sure I can become immortal. Do you know why?”
“I don’t know.”
Dan Yang Tzu became somewhat excited. “Because the way to become immortal is written in Lao Jun‘s celestial book, and it was personally delivered to me by Lao Jun himself! Who else in the world can become an immortal except for me? He said that I can become an immortal. Hmph, I am sure I can become an immortal!”
“Lao Jun? Who is that? One of the three god statues?” Li Huowang didn’t quite understand this mythical description.
（Note:太tai上shang老lao君jun,He is a mythological deity that has appeared in many novels and legends, and his character prototype is the ancient Li Er, also known as Laozi/Lao Zi/Lao-Tzu,But Lao Jun doesn’t mean Laozi here）
Although he didn’t understand, Li Huowang still flattered Dan Yang Tzu, “Master’s words are absolutely right. You will definitely become an immortal and live as long as the heavens and earth!”
Dan Yang Tzu clearly enjoyed hearing this and a smile blossomed on his ugly face. “Hahaha, alright then. Since you want to learn alchemy, let me teach you a simple formula for the Nourishing Blood Pill. Remember it well. 600 grams of Human Pill, 500 grams of Cyperus rotundus, 105 grams of Actinolite…”
Although he unexpectedly had a gain, Li Huowang certainly wouldn’t refuse it.
He hurriedly looked for a brush and ink to record it, but when he looked around, there was no ink or brush in the alchemy room.
In his desperation, he found a charcoal stick under the alchemy furnace, and simply used his own Taoist robe to record the formula.
“……Start refining the pill at the third quarter of the Chou hour……use low heat to nourish it slowly. Open the furnace at the fourth quarter of the Mao hour.”
“Take this formula and practice it slowly first, let me see how talented you are.”
Li Huowang threw away the charcoal stick in his hand and held up his Taoist robe with both hands, presenting it to Dan Yang Tzu.
“Master, do you see any mistakes in what I wrote down?”
However, when Dan Yang Tzu saw the Taoist robe full of words presented in front of him, his face instantly darkened.
He lifted his right foot and kicked Li Huowang out. Li Huowang hit the alchemy furnace with a buzzing sound, and then fell heavily to the ground.
Dan Yang Tzu’s cursed and left with his hands behind his back, leaving Li Huowang behind in place.
As the emotional anger in his heart gradually dissipated, Li Huowang felt that something was very suspicious about this incident. He didn’t do anything wrong, so why did Dan Yang Tzu suddenly act this way?
Li Huowang lowered his head and looked at the formula in his hand, pondering. Although his handwriting was ugly, it was still recognizable.
Suddenly, Li Huowang thought of something. He looked around the alchemy room, which had no decorations, and then remembered that during morning class, there were no scriptures in front of anyone.
An unexpected thought popped into Li Huowang’s mind, “Could it be that Dan Yang Tzu is illiterate and he can’t read?”
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