Zhang Heng stood aside with his hands behind his back, looking at the elder who suddenly came to the door.
"You don't have to be afraid."
"My name is Cui Zhu, I am the elder of the Alchemy Pavilion and Cui Min's fourth uncle."
Cui Zhu held a bottle of elixir in his hand: "Cui Min told me that the top-quality spiritual elixir you sold to him was all practiced by you yourself. I couldn't believe it, so I came here to take a look."
Speaking of this, Cui Zhu said again: "You still have medicinal materials here, can you practice it again in front of me?"
Zhang Heng explained: "I don't have an alchemy furnace here. I use the alchemy room provided by Xianmen."
"Don't be afraid, I have it."
Cui Zhu flipped his right hand, and a pill furnace half as tall as a man appeared on the ground.
Then he was worried that Zhang Heng did not recognize the treasure, so he explained: "My alchemy furnace is called Zhengyang furnace. There is no need to start a fire or add firewood. When using it, just put it under the Zhengyang to dry for three days, and the alchemy furnace will absorb the sunlight and transform
It’s really hot, very strange.”
Zhang Heng did not hesitate.
I stepped forward to check it and found that the alchemy furnace was of a very high grade. Although it was not of immortal quality, it was still a top-grade spiritual weapon in the mortal world. I don't know how much higher it was than the alchemy furnace rented to disciples in the Immortal Sect.
"Elder, please look..."
Activate the alchemy furnace and put in the medicinal materials.
Zhang Heng began to refine the elixir under the watchful eye of Cui Zhu.
Since it is a low-level elixir, it does not take long to refine.
An hour later, the alchemy furnace was turned off and the fragrance of the elixirs dispersed. This furnace of elixirs was considered complete.
"Elder, please."
Zhang Heng did not open the furnace himself, but signaled Cui Zhu to check it.
Cui Zhu waved his sleeves and the lid of the alchemy furnace instantly took off.
Enter the eyes.
Accompanied by green smoke and white mist, nine crystal-clear and top-quality spiritual elixirs covered with cloud patterns lay inside the alchemy furnace.
"They are all top-quality elixirs!"
Cui Zhu just glanced at Zhang Heng, and his eyes became hot when he looked back at Zhang Heng.
Refining alchemy is difficult to say, but easy to say.
Even among the outer sects, there are many disciples with family backgrounds who know how to refine elixirs.
The difficult part is the grade and the rate of elixir formation.
A furnace of nine elixirs, all of which are of the highest quality, shows that even a master of alchemy would not be able to do better than Zhang Heng in terms of elixirs alone.
"genius!"
"Alchemy genius!"
Cui Zhu's eyes became more kind: "Are there any elders in your family who are good at alchemy, or have they been helping in the alchemy room before coming to the Immortal Sect?"
Zhang Heng shook his head: "I have a special situation. I was born a slave. Thirteen generations of my ancestors have been slaves of the Zhang family. By my generation, the Zhang family has really declined. There is only one old grandmother and one young lady.
."
"Young lady is getting older, it's time to join the Immortal Sect and learn Dharma."
"My grandmother was worried, so she used some money and connections to upgrade me from a slave to a monk, and asked me to accompany the young lady to school."
There was a slight pause in his tone: "Elder, I wonder if Cui Min has mentioned that I have a sister in the Immortal Sect? Actually, she is not my sister, but my young lady. We are not related by blood."
"Know a little bit, but not much."
Elder Cui knew it when he heard this.
Before Zhang Heng joined the Immortal Sect, it was basically impossible for him to have come into contact with the art of alchemy.
This is a talented alchemist who has been self-taught for half a year.
If he were given more time and guidance from famous teachers, he would not be able to fly to the sky.
Think of famous teachers.
Cui Zhu stroked the beard on his chin and had an idea in his mind: "Zhang Heng, are you willing to become your teacher and learn alchemy from me?"
There was a slight pause in his tone: "Although my cultivation level is not high and I am only in the state of transforming into gods, my alchemy skills are also top-notch among the immortal sects. I have also practiced elixirs, and I have never accepted a disciple. You can do whatever you want.
He is the first disciple and enjoys the treatment of a direct disciple."
Outer door, inner door.
Personal inheritance, core.
Daozi.
These are the five levels of disciples in Yaochi Immortal Mansion.
When you reach the level of a direct disciple, you can be regarded as a reserve elder of the Immortal Sect.
As long as they don't die midway, these direct disciples will not be able to inherit the master's mantle and become elders, but they will also be able to stay in the Immortal Sect forever as deacons.
Therefore, there is a saying in Yaochi: The elders choose personal successors, and the immortal sect chooses the core.
This means that all direct disciples have immortal sect elders as their backers.
The core disciples are the outstanding ones selected by the Immortal Sect collectively among the direct disciples.
As for Daozi.
This position is not permanent.
Unless the Son of Destiny appears, neither the Immortal Sect nor the Holy Land will casually take out the positions of the Dao Son and the Holy Son.
"Personal disciple!"
Zhang Heng was a little surprised.
Originally, in his mind, selling Cui Min's elixirs was just for profit. After all, those who grow elixirs are not as good as those who sell them. After working on half an acre of elixirs for a month, it is better to just practice a furnace of elixirs casually.
Unexpectedly, Cui Min had quite a business mind, so she took the elixir and turned around to find her elders.
That's fine too.
Zhang Heng is not aggressive, so the alchemy route is indeed more suitable for him than the monk route of fighting and killing.
I would imagine that once the alchemist's name is known, no one will be able to compete with him or compete with him in a life-or-death battle.
"The Yaochi Immortal Sutra, as well as those immortal spells, can only be initially accessed by true disciples."
"I used to think about starting from the outer door slowly and working my way up step by step."
"Now it seems that there is no need. I will become a disciple of Elder Cui Zhu and learn the method of alchemy. I will be my direct disciple from the beginning."
"In the future, if you practice a few more furnaces of pills and show some talent in alchemy, how far can you go as a true disciple?"
Zhang Heng had also inquired about it before.
Because of the continuous wars, the alchemist's status is very high in Yaochi Immortal Mansion.
Especially some powerful alchemists, even if their cultivation level is slightly lower, can still be friends with their peers as true immortals.
I think Cui Zhu is one of them.
He kept saying that he had practiced elixirs, and his status should be quite good among the Yaochi Immortal Sect.
in addition.
There is another benefit to being an alchemist.
Become an alchemist and join the Alchemy Pavilion, and you will no longer need to do Immortal Sect quests in the future.
Yaochi Immortal Mansion is not peaceful.
The outer door is okay, not that much trouble.
But once you reach the inner gate, there will be many battle missions.
For example, seizing the mining areas and spiritual fields of Maitreya Holy Land, or destroying a certain factory.
Most of the ancestors of the Zhang family perished due to these tasks.
Alchemists do not need to do these dangerous tasks.
You only need to stay in the Immortal Sect to refine the elixir and complete a certain share.
Zhang Heng doesn't like fighting.
The alchemist's route is undoubtedly very suitable for him.
"Master is here."
"Please accept my disciple's bow."
Zhang Heng held the disciple ceremony and bowed to Cui Zhu.
As for why it is a master, not a master.
There is still a difference here. Master means like master and father. Although master sounds the same as the former, it does not have such a big causal relationship.
For example, Cui Zhu wanted to accept him as his disciple.
Not only did he want to teach him because of his talent, but he also wanted to accumulate strength for the family.
Although he didn't say it, Zhang Heng understood the truth.
without any exaggeration.
With this bow, he will become half of the Cui family from now on.
"I have a magical elixir, please take it."
"There are dozens of medium and low-level elixir recipes from my Cui family, some of which were invented by me."
"You can learn whatever you want. At the beginning of every month, if you have anything you don't understand, come to the Alchemy Pavilion and ask me."
Cui Zhu handed Zhang Heng a brochure and an identity token.
After saying that, he added: "From now on, your name will be written into the Alchemy Pavilion, and you will receive a salary from the Alchemy Pavilion. In addition, you can tell me what medicinal materials you need. If they are difficult to buy on the market, the Cui family will help you."
You provide.”
Zhang Heng bowed down again: "Master, is there anything you need me to do?"
See Zhang Heng is so discerning.
Cui Zhu showed a teachable expression, stroking his beard and said: "From now on, except for personal use and some for relatives and friends, the elixirs you refine will be handed over to my master. Don't worry, I won't treat you badly in terms of price.
In addition, if I need any elixirs, if you know how to do it, you will have to contribute when the time comes."
Zhang Heng understood instantly.
Once you become a master, you will have an affiliation. From now on, you cannot just make elixirs for others, or sell the elixirs.
This is normal.
Take the best-quality spiritual elixir, for example, which is extremely attractive to Qi-training monks.
Zhang Heng practices hundreds of top-quality elixirs every month. These elixirs can be used as the signature of the Cui Family Medicine Pavilion. Some of them are sold, and some are distributed to outstanding clan members like Cui Min to enhance the family heritage.
As far as Zhang Heng knows.
Although Cui Min is a direct descendant of the Cui family, even he does not receive many top-grade spiritual pills every month.
Most of the time, I only eat middle-grade or top-grade elixirs.
This is not because no one in the Cui family can refine the highest quality spiritual elixir, but the alchemists who can refine the highest quality spiritual elixir are all high-level alchemy masters.
They have their own tasks.
Above Qi training is the foundation, above the foundation is the golden elixir, and above the golden elixir is the Nascent Soul.
On the Yuanying, there are also transformation, integration, and tribulation.
Monks at each stage have their own Qi-tonifying elixirs.
Among those alchemy masters, it was too late to refine these high-grade elixirs, and a few of them were able to squeeze out time to refine the spiritual elixirs.
At most, it can only be guaranteed that if some low-level alchemists produce high-quality elixirs when refining spiritual elixirs, they will be sent to Cui Min first.
After all, even if Cui Min is a direct descendant of the Cui family, he is not enough to command an alchemy master like Cui Zhu.
Not to mention that Cui Zhu's surname is Cui, he is also a direct descendant of the Cui family.
Even if he is not an alchemy master, he can still occupy a place in the Cui family, drinking tea and chanting sutras with those true immortal ancestors.
"Huh!"
Wait until Cui Zhu leaves.
Zhang Heng suddenly realized that after chatting for a long time, his cheap master had not even asked him about his cultivation level.
It seems that the master and the master are really different.
I'm afraid in Cui Zhu's eyes, he is also a tool man.
If he succeeds in the future, he will be introduced to the Cui family as an elder with a foreign surname and married to a concubine.
Ineffective.
It wouldn't be a pity to destroy it.
Anyway, I picked it up from the outer door.
"That's fine."
Zhang Heng quite enjoyed this relationship.
If he were really just a half-disciple, Zhang Heng would find it difficult.
That's fine now.
If he is ruined, the Cui family will not shed tears.
He doesn't care what happens to the Cui family.
Everyone is a tool person, no one can say who has gained and who has lost.