"Mr. Zhang, please stay."
Zhang Xiaozu and Ye Mingyue came out of the long street entering the examination room and were about to turn towards the Jinshiyuan Inn when suddenly a shout came from the north street entrance.
The two stopped when they heard the sound, turned around and looked north.
I saw a carriage from the Paradise Pavilion speeding towards me from the north.
The carriage stopped three feet away in front of Zhang Xiaopou, and Zhao Dongqing, the chief alchemist of Ji Le De De, stepped out of the carriage.
Zhang Xiaozu conditionally thought that Liu Zhihuan would follow him out of the carriage, but found that he was not in the carriage, only Zhao Dongqing came in the carriage.
"Senior asked me to stay here, is there something wrong?"
Zhang Xiaopou stepped forward to greet him and asked as a courtesy.
"There is indeed one thing." Zhao Dongqing nodded and replied, "I wonder if the other Star Chasing Pill Mr. Zhang refined the day before yesterday is still there?"
"Here." Zhang Xiaozu immediately understood the purpose of Zhao Dongqing's visit. He came to ask for the second Star Chasing Pill and wanted to take it back for research.
He couldn't help but smile to himself, knowing that they probably couldn't get any results from the Star Chasing Pill they took away, so they came to him to ask for the second Star Chasing Pill.
This was actually something he expected.
"Master Zhang is a smart man. He must have already guessed in his heart why the old man came to ask for the second star-chasing pill. The old man stopped beating around the bush and asked the young master to give me a price.
Right." Zhao Dongqing said bluntly.
Zhang Xiaozu said with a smile: "This Star Chasing Pill was originally given to me by Young Master Liu. If you want it, senior, just take it."
As he spoke, he took out the Star Chasing Pill from the void space and handed it to Zhao Dongqing.
Zhao Dongqing frowned slightly and did not immediately reach out to pick it up.
In fact, he wanted Zhang Xiaozu to bid, and then he bought the Star Chasing Pill as a simple transaction. After the transaction, neither party owed anything.
But Zhang Xiaozu didn't want the money and gave it to him for free. Although the Star Chasing Pill was indeed made from the elixir provided by their Paradise Dan Pavilion, Liu Zhihuan had made it clear the day before yesterday that he would give this pill to Zhang Xiaozu. If he reached out to take it back at this time,
, it seems that they are getting back something that originally belonged to their Paradise Dan Pavilion, but in fact, they owe Zhang Xiaopou a big favor.
He didn't want to owe this favor, so he insisted: "Please ask Mr. Zhang to give me a price."
"Since senior insists, let's just give him some." Zhang Xiaozu said.
Zhao Dongqing's eyes twitched slightly when he heard this. He felt that Zhang Xiaozu was really shrewd. He seemed not to take the Star Chasing Pill seriously, but in fact he was full of calculations.
Zhang Xiaozu asked him to bid. If he paid less, he would still owe Zhang Xiaozu a favor.
If he didn't want to owe this favor, he would have to pay a high price, and then Zhang Xiaopou would be able to earn a lot.
So in his opinion, Zhang Xiaopou said he didn't want anything, but actually wanted a lot.
Zhao Dongqing frowned and thought, because the value of this star-chasing pill is really hard to measure.
If you can take it back and study Zhang Xiaozu's alchemy method, it will definitely be a priceless treasure.
If nothing can be found through research, then it is just a mid-grade Star Chasing Pill.
Judging from Zhang Xiaozu's calm expression, he felt that if he took the Star Chasing Pill back, he would probably not get any results.
But knowing this, I still have to give it a try.
"I gave Young Master Zhang a high-quality Star Chasing Pill..." Zhao Dongqing pondered for a moment and then looked at Zhang Xiaopou and said.
He paused intentionally.
He thought that if Zhang Xiaopou nodded and agreed immediately, then he would give him two hundred more Tongxuan Pills. This would highlight his generosity and allow Zhang Xiaopou to earn two hundred more Tongxuan Pills, so that the two would not owe each other anything.
But Zhang Xiaozhu gave him a noncommittal and ambiguous smile, as if he agreed, but also seemed not to agree, and kept silent.
"Plus one hundred... Baiwu Dan." Zhao Dongqing secretly gritted his teeth and gave a high price.
Zhang Xiaopou smiled and waved his hand, saying: "Senior exchanged one high-grade elixir for the next middle-grade elixir, and the junior has already made a lot of money. How dare you ask for another hundred Hundred Enlightenment elixirs from your senior? If it spreads, won't it mean that you will be criticized?"
Friends in the world are laughing and greedy?"
The corners of Zhao Dongqing's eyes twitched involuntarily again, and she couldn't help but want to curse her.
Zhang Xiaozu waited until he finished bidding and then said that he could exchange one for another. It was obvious that he deliberately gave up the price to make him owe a favor.
So he immediately shook his head and said: "Master Zhang's Star Chasing Pill is different and worth the price. If it spreads, people will only say that the old man has taken advantage of it, and there is no reason to laugh at Master Zhang."
"Absolutely not." Zhang Xiaopou waved his hands repeatedly, "If the senior insists on doing this, the junior will put away the Star Chasing Pill and not sell it."
"That...can't be done." Zhao Dongqing suddenly took action and snatched the Star Chasing Pill from Zhang Xiaopou with lightning speed. He then took out a jade box and forced it into Zhang Xiaopou's hand, and then handed it to Zhang Xiaopou.
He smiled and said, "Thank you so much, Mr. Zhang."
After saying this, he turned around and left without giving Zhang Xiaopou a chance to speak.
Zhang Xiaopou had a look of astonishment on his face. He watched Zhao Dongqing get into the carriage as if he was running away, and then sped away. He couldn't help but shake his head.
He opened the jade box and saw that it was full of Baiwu Pills. On top of the Baiwu Pills was a top-grade Star Chasing Pill.
Obviously, Zhao Dongqing had already thought about the price and even prepared the elixir.
"Why are you two pushing and pushing?" Ye Mingyue didn't quite understand why Zhang Xiaozu and Zhao Dongqing were so polite to each other.
Zhang Xiaozhu said with a smile: "This old man is really shrewd. I want him to owe me a favor so that when we open the alchemy pavilion in the future, I can let him take care of me, but he just refuses to owe me this favor. It's really
It’s frustrating.”
In the carriage going away, Zhao Dongqing withdrew his consciousness and raised the corner of his mouth with a proud smile.
He heard Zhang Xiaozu's words and felt that he had won.
Although Zhang Xiaozu was a little disappointed because he could not make Zhao Dongqing owe him a favor, he was still very satisfied with the price Zhao Dongqing gave him.
A medium-grade Star Chasing Pill was exchanged for a high-grade Star Chasing Pill, plus a hundred Baiwu Pills, which was equivalent to more than twice the price.
He even wanted to catch up with Zhao Dongqing and tell him: "If you can't get any results from the research on one, you are welcome to come to me again and I can refine a few more for you."
Little did he know that the reason why Zhao Dongqing was so generous was because someone ordered him to buy Zhang Xiaozu's elixir, and this person's noble status prevented him from making any mistakes in what he ordered.
In fact, even if Zhang Xiaozu opened his mouth and raised the price two or three times, Zhao Dongqing would still agree.
Of course, if you hear Zhang Xiaozu's inner voice, he will be very depressed no matter how high or low the bid is, because he will feel like he has been cheated.
Furthermore, the fact that Zhang Xiaozhu dared to say this shows that he was sure that others would not be able to learn the secret of his refining the pill from the Star Chasing Pill he refined.
An hour later, the Star Chasing Pill was placed on a table in the Liujiabao alchemy room.
Next to this Star Chasing Pill was another one, which was the one taken away by Liu Zhihuan the day before yesterday.
"Senior Yan, please!"
"Master Shang, please!"
There was a person standing on each side of the table, making an invitation gesture to each other towards the two Star Chasing Pills on the table.
Standing on the left side of the table was an old woman wearing a purple shirt named Shang Susu. It was she who ordered Zhao Dongqing to buy Zhang Xiaozu's Star Chasing Pill.
She is the great alchemy master enshrined in Liujiabao, and has a transcendent status in Liujiabao.
Liu Zhihuan is her direct disciple.
Standing on the right side of the table, the old man wearing a navy blue long gown is named Yan Mingchao.
This person is the great alchemy master of Linlang Pavilion.
He is also a great master of weapon refining.
He is the greatest disciple of Duobao Tianzun.
This time, Linlang Pavilion is solely responsible for choosing the right speaker in Zhongyue.
Yesterday morning, Zhao Dongqing entered Liujiabao with the Star Chasing Pill and reported to Shang Susu that Zhang Xiaozu had refined two Star Chasing Pills in one furnace.
Shang Susu was shocked after hearing this.
She first did some research on her own based on Zhao Dongqing's detailed report. After she couldn't figure it out, she invited Yan Mingchao, who lived in Liujiabao, to come over and study together.
The two of them have been studying from yesterday to today, each refining several furnaces of Star Chasing Pills, but without exception, all the furnaces exploded.
Zhao Dongqing, who was fortunate enough to be allowed to watch from the sidelines, saw the two great masters exploding the furnaces, and his heart was instantly healed from the shock.
Shang Susu and Yan Mingchao couldn't make any progress in their research, so they finally turned their attention to Chasing Star Pill, hoping to taste the pill and identify the medicine, and deduce the method of refining the pill.
With their profound knowledge in alchemy, they can accurately identify the ingredients of many elixirs just by tasting them once. Then, based on the efficacy of the elixirs and the identified ingredients, they can deduce the process of refining the elixirs.
But there is only one elixir, unlike melons, pears and dates, which can be cut in half and each person can eat half.
If the elixir is cut into two halves, it is impossible to accurately distinguish all the ingredients of the elixir, because some ingredients may be present in one half of the elixir, but not in the other half.
There is none in the elixir.
It is even more impossible to accurately grasp the efficacy of this elixir.
So Shang Susu asked Zhao Dongqing to buy the Star Chasing Pill from Zhang Xiaopou's hand, so that she and Yan Mingchao could each have one.
The two of them picked up a Star Chasing Pill at the same time, put it in their mouths, closed their eyes and tasted it carefully.
After about a while of burning incense, the two of them opened their eyes one after another, their brows furrowed.
Zhao Dongqing couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart when he saw the frowns on the two masters' faces, guessing that the result of the pill product was probably not optimistic.
It's not that he feels sorry for the two Star Chasing Pills, but he is shocked that Zhang Xiaozu's pill skills can't even be understood by the two great masters.
"I am ashamed to say that except for the two medicinal materials that we have expected, Jiuxiang and Leifei, we have not been able to taste any other elixirs or ingredients that are not included in the Star Chasing Pill prescription." Shang Susu shook her head in shame.
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The two medicinal herbs Jiuxiang and Leifei were already in their expectation.
Because Zhang Xiaozu was able to make pills so quickly, and he made two pills at once, he must have stimulated and refined all the medicinal power of all the elixirs and spiritual materials in a short period of time, so that not a single bit of medicinal power was wasted, and all of them were integrated into the pills.
medicine, otherwise it would be impossible to succeed.
So if you want to stimulate the full power of the elixir in such a short period of time, Jiuxiang and Leifei are undoubtedly the best choices.
Therefore, they had already determined that Zhang Xiaozu must have added these two elixirs when refining the Star Chasing Pill.
In other words, Shang Susu tasted almost nothing except being more certain that Zhang Xiaozhu used Jiuxiang and Thunder Fei.
As for deducing the method of alchemy, she found that what she deduced was not as detailed as Zhao Dongqing's report.
Yan Mingchao also shook his head and said: "I have found nothing. But I can be sure that there must be a medicine in it that we have not discovered, and the effect of this medicine is also very obvious, which is to accelerate the fusion of medicinal power."
Shang Susu's expression suddenly became serious and said: "If there is such a medicine in the world, then the way of alchemy will usher in an unprecedented and huge change."
Yan Mingchao lightly stroked his long beard and said with a smile: "This young man is quite interesting. I want to watch him make alchemy live."
"Grand Master, this person has signed up for the preliminary round of the Alchemy Competition, and tomorrow is the last preliminary round. The test is about alchemy. Grand Master, if you are interested, you can go and watch." Zhao Dongqing reported.
Hearing this, Yan Mingchao smiled and said, "Then I have to go and take a look."
Shang Susu told Zhao Dongqing: "Please make arrangements."
This chapter has been completed!