The moment the explosion sounded, a fiery breath shot up into the sky, causing the entire hall to tremble.
Immediately afterwards, a strong burning smell rushed into the nostrils.
Ye Qiu was about to retreat, but Elder Yang held his shoulder down.
"Brother Ye, don't be afraid."
Elder Sheep said with a smile: "The explosion just now was caused by Elder Monkey."
"Elder Monkey often blows up the furnace when making elixirs."
"I don't know if you've noticed, but there are no guards around this palace. It's just because the furnaces are constantly blowing up, so the guards were scared away."
"There are also those little monsters from the Monkey Clan who usually don't dare to come near this place."
I see.
Ye Qiudao: "I heard from the little white fox that Elder Monkey is the only heaven-level alchemist in the demon clan. It stands to reason that he has very high attainments in alchemy. How come he keeps blowing up furnaces?"
Elder Yang smiled and said: "Alchemy is more difficult than practicing. If you want to become a high-level alchemist, in addition to the requirements for the alchemist's own cultivation and talent, you must also collect elixirs, master the elixir recipe, and be proficient in fire control.
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"In addition, it has to go through countless tests."
"The vast majority of monks are unwilling to take the path of alchemy masters because it is a waste of time and energy."
"This is also the reason why there are so few alchemists in the world of cultivation."
"Although Elder Monkey is a heaven-level alchemy master, he can't refine heaven-level elixirs every time. It's good if he can succeed once in a thousand trials, so he often blows up the furnace."
When Elder Yang said this, a flattering smile appeared on his face.
"Brother Ye, we have known each other for a while. We hit it off immediately. Can you do me a little favor?"
Ye Qiu asked: "What are the instructions from Elder Sheep?"
Elder Yang lowered his voice and said: "Brother Ye, when you become a heaven-level alchemist, can you help me refine a pill?"
"What elixir do you want?" Ye Qiu asked.
Elder Yang looked a little embarrassed and said: "I told you I'm not afraid of your jokes. I have been a boy for thousands of years. I lost my virginity recently. I don't know if it was because I was too excited or for other reasons. In short, the time was relatively short."
"I want a pill that can help me delay."
"No problem." Ye Qiu agreed and asked, "How long does it need to be delayed?"
Elder Sheep said: "It doesn't take long, just a few days without leaking will be enough."
"How many days? Are you sure you are not mistaken?" Ye Qiu said: "Elder Yang, I would like to ask, you said that your time is relatively short now. I want to know, how long can you last each time?"
Elder Yang said: "If you are in poor condition, you can only last for two hours."
One hour is two hours, two hours is four hours.
Ye Qiu's mouth twitched. Is this also called time short?
How can you save the face of those three-second fast men?
"What about when the situation is good?" Ye Qiu couldn't help but ask.
Elder Yang replied: "When I am in good condition, I can barely hold on for three or four hours."
Nima, is this still a human being?
Oh, I almost forgot, you are not a human in the first place.
"Did this dead sheep have some misunderstanding of time, or did it deliberately hit me?" Ye Qiu suddenly thought that if a sheep has such a strong combat power, what about the nine-tailed fox...
Thinking of this, Ye Qiu was frightened for a while, his feet became weak and he almost lost his balance.
Elder Yang quickly supported Ye Qiu and asked with concern: "Brother Ye, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay." Ye Qiu took a deep breath, pretending to be inscrutable, and said, "Elder Sheep, your time is indeed relatively short."
"Although my cultivation is not as good as yours, I am not bragging. I can now be invulnerable for twelve hours."
"You are much worse than me."
Just kidding, which man would admit that he is short of time.
Elder Yang looked impressed and said: "I asked you why the king likes you. It turns out you are so powerful."
"Brother Ye, tell me quickly."
"How did you hold on for so long?"
Ye Qiu looked proud: "Born."
"Born? I admire you." Elder Yang said: "Brother Ye, about the elixir..."
Ye Qiu said: "Don't worry, when I become a heaven-level alchemist, I will refine the elixir for you, and I guarantee that you will have three autumns in one day."
Elder Yang smiled happily, held Ye Qiu's hand and said, "Brother Ye, thank you so much. From now on, you are my brother, Old Yang."
Damn you, I don’t want to be brothers with a sheep.
At this moment, the palace door opened, and a thin old man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks walked out.
I saw the old man's hair was disheveled, his face was gray, he looked very embarrassed, and he kept coughing.
Ye Qiu said in surprise: "Could this be..."
"That's right, he is Elder Monkey." Elder Sheep said with a smile: "Old Monkey, I have blown up the furnace so many times, but I still haven't killed you. I have to say, you are really tough!"
"Can you say something nice when you step on the horse?" Elder Monkey glared at Elder Sheep, then his eyes fell on Ye Qiu, and asked lightly: "Ye Changsheng?"
"Yes, he is Ye Changsheng." Elder Yang said, "The king ordered me to bring him over to learn alchemy from you."
Ye Qiu saluted in a neither humble nor overbearing manner: "Junior Ye Changsheng, I have met Elder Monkey."
"You are the king's friend, you're welcome." Elder Monkey said, "Come in!"
After saying that, he turned around and returned to the palace.
Ye Qiu and Elder Yang followed in.
There was another pungent smell, and the originally spacious and exquisite courtyard was filled with broken pieces of the alchemy furnace. A lot of liquid medicine was splashed everywhere, making it a mess.
Then, they followed a bluestone path and came to a side hall.
Ye Qiu noticed that the interior of the side hall was in a disorderly manner, and there was a thick layer of dust on the tables and chairs, which showed that no one had cleaned it for a long time.
Elder Monkey walked through the hall, came to the door of a room, and stopped.
"Ye Changsheng, if people don't speak secretly, I don't have a good impression of the human race."
Elder Monkey's voice changed: "However, I have to obey the king's order."
"How much you can learn from me depends entirely on your destiny."
After Elder Monkey finished speaking, he formed a seal with his hands and pressed one palm on the door.
"Bang!"
The door opens.
Ye Qiu looked up and saw that this room was huge, spotless and unusually clean.
Rows of wooden racks are placed in it, and there are wooden boxes on top of the racks, some large and some small, and you can't see them all at a glance.
Elder Monkey said: "If you want to make elixirs, you must know medicine."
"This room is my medicine storage, and each box contains an elixir."
"Ye Changsheng, the first thing you have to do is to identify these elixirs, and you need to remember the properties and functions of the elixirs."
"When you remember everything, come see me again."
After speaking, Elder Monkey turned around to leave, but suddenly stopped and reminded: "I forgot to tell you, there are a total of 34,000 wooden boxes here."
"I have set restrictions on each wooden box. With your cultivation level, you cannot open the wooden box."
"Therefore, you can only sense what elixir is inside the wooden box through your sense of smell."
"This step is called smelling the fragrance and recognizing the medicine!"
