Just looking at Shi Jiamu who fell from the sky, Jiang Beiran continued to open the door and returned to the house.
Shi Jiamu seemed to have been used to this for a long time, and followed Jiang Beiran's footsteps into the hut.
Walking to the tea table, Jiang Beiran was just thinking about what tea to make today when he saw Shi Jiamu taking out a round grass covered with frost from the Qiankun Ring.
"Here, this is the reward from the leader this time, the eight aniseed black ice grass."
Before that, Jiang Beiran originally thought that Shi Jiamu would not change his request and just ask for the Feiyan Xuanzhu that Shi Weiyi had promised him.
But humans can never escape the essence of "really fragrant".
The moment he saw the Octagonal Black Ice Grass, Jiang Beiran forgot about the Feiyan Black Pearl.
Because at this time, it was the ultimate treasure that countless pharmacists dreamed of.
Xuanbingcao itself is a very common herb on Xuanlong Continent. It is used as an auxiliary medicine to neutralize the effects of various powerful herbs.
However, any herbal medicine will have different medicinal effects due to differences in quality and year, and this is particularly obvious with black ice grass.
With each additional corner of the black ice grass, the difference in medicinal effect will be greatly increased, and a qualitative change will occur when the fifth corner appears. The next seven corners are already top-quality medicinal materials. As for the eight-cornered black ice grass
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Even Jiang Beiran had really only heard of it in rumors.
Rumor has it that the octagonal ice grass will not be refined because its purpose is not to make elixirs, but to prevent the furnace from exploding.
The so-called alchemist who is afraid of exploding the furnace is not a good alchemist.
If an alchemist has never even exploded an alchemy furnace, he will be embarrassed to say hello to others when he goes out.
As for why the furnace explodes, the reason is also very simple.
The older the elixir is, the richer the medicinal spirit it contains, and the more reasonable and stable the structure of the elixir material is.
The upper limit of the medicinal spiritual energy that can be tolerated is higher.
But for alchemists, the high upper limit of medicinal spiritual energy is a double-edged sword. If you don't control it well, you will seriously hurt yourself.
Although it is true that the material of the medicinal material determines the upper limit of the medicinal spiritual energy it can carry, the potential value of this upper limit is impossible to estimate, which is even more absolute than the jade refiner's inability to predict the potential of jade.
Because the true potential value of medicinal materials can only be known when they are thrown into the alchemy furnace and turned on for refining, and some may even fluctuate during the refining process.
Therefore, the alchemist can only guess based on his own experience and vision, and estimate an approximate value before refining.
Once the alchemy master misestimates the upper limit, if he underestimates it, the effect of the elixir will be greatly reduced, but he can still make it. But if he estimates too much, the upper limit will be exceeded during the spiritual transformation.
The aura will cause the medicine to explode!
This kind of explosion may at least knock off the lid of the alchemy furnace, or at worst, directly blow the entire alchemy furnace into pieces, posing a fatal threat to alchemists with low cultivation level.
Therefore, for Jiang Beiran, who is sitting on one of the legendary Nine Cauldrons, exploding the furnace is something he cannot accept.
You must know that when refining high-grade elixirs, the spiritual energy of those medicinal materials is so high that once an explosion occurs, even a divine cauldron like the Golden Crow Cauldron may not be able to withstand it.
Jiang Beiran found such a divine cauldron with great difficulty, and he would definitely not let this happen, but then the situation would become complicated.
Because if he underestimates the upper limit of medicinal materials when refining high-quality elixirs, the efficacy of the elixirs produced will most likely be vastly inferior. The higher the quality, the more so.
As for the medicinal materials Jiang Beiran obtained on Jinding Island this time, each one was full of medicinal spiritual energy. Wouldn't it be fun to just throw a few in and blow up a furnace? At the same time, Jiang Beiran couldn't accept that he was using such high-quality medicines.
The medicinal materials produced defective products, so I was still debating whether to start the furnace two days ago.
Unexpectedly, this time I encountered the pillow as soon as I fell asleep.
He was worried about this matter when the Shi family actually gave him such a big gift.
As long as you add octagonal ice grass to the medicinal cauldron, once the medicinal liquid explodes, it will be instantly cooled by it without destroying its own material.
It is equivalent to the fact that the aniseed ice grass can not only prevent the furnace from exploding, but also provides the opportunity for constant trial and error. It is completely one of the treasures of the alchemist.
'You really treat me as one of your own, spending so much money...'
Just as Jiang Beiran thought before, the top management of the Shi family knew that Shi Jiamu would definitely give it to him after receiving the reward from the leader, so the prize given to Shi Jiamu was equivalent to being given to him.
Under such premise, they still took out a treasure such as the Star Aniseed Ice Grass as a reward, which moved Jiang Beiran quite a bit.
Taking the Octagonal Black Ice Grass, Jiang Beiran nodded and said, "I'm interested."
Shi Jiamu, who rarely saw his uncle's gentle expression, smiled, sat across from the tea table and said, "I want to drink Iron Arhat!"
"Okay, here's the tea. You can make it yourself. I have to go out."
Jiang Beiran took out Tie Luohan's tea from the Qiankun Ring and placed it on the tea table before leaving the hut.
"Eh!?"
Sitting at the tea table, Shi Jiamu was stunned. At that moment, she thought that her uncle had really changed her gender, but it turned out that she was still too naive.
Jiang Beiran left the hut and walked straight towards the inner city. After receiving such a big gift this time, he still had to go and thank him. By the way, he also visited all the people Shi Fenglan said had come to see him in recent days.
At the first stop, Jiang Beiran came to Shengxian Mansion first. Since Shi Weiyi was in charge of the affairs of the Bixiao Society, he must have the final say on the rewards, so he was naturally the first one to thank.
After the notification, Jiang Beiran met Shi Weiyi soon.
"Meet the sage." Jiang Beiran said with cupped hands after entering the room.
Shi Weiyi, who was looking at a map, turned around and replied with a signature smile: "You're back, did our ancestors leave you on the island together?"
"Sages and wise men."
"My ancestors really value you more and more." After speaking, Shi Weiyi made an invitation gesture and said, "Sit down."
After sitting down, Shi Weiyi took out a talisman and threw it to Jiang Beiran and said: "I helped you choose a mansion in Nanyuan. You go over and take a look. If you are satisfied, you can live there. If you are not satisfied, I will find someone to help you change it."
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Reaching out to take the talisman, Jiang Beiran said unexpectedly: "Mansion?"
"Of course, you are a virtuous person appointed by our ancestors. It is the most basic thing to run a government. Besides, you have to give others a place to visit you, right?"
After listening, Jiang Beiran put the talisman aside, raised his hand towards Shi Weiyi and said, "Thank you sage for your kindness. It's just that I'm used to living in the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers and I don't want to change places for the time being."
Jiang Beiran didn't like to show his face in public, and things like opening a mansion had nothing to do with him.
This is simply like forcing a sociophobic patient to become a diplomat.
Isn't this nonsense?
Seemingly anticipating Jiang Beiran's answer, Shi Weiyi said with a smile: "Okay, it's just a routine thing for me. Whether you go or not is your own business. Anyway, I've informed you." After speaking, Shi Weiyi raised his right hand and exerted force.
, and sucked the talisman that Jiang Beiran placed on the table.
"Thank you, sage, for your understanding."
Putting away the talisman, Shi Weiyi knocked on the table and said with a smile: "Let me guess, you came here for the eight-anise ice grass?"
Seeing that Shi Weiyi was so direct, Jiang Beiran had nothing to hide, so he nodded directly and said: "Yes, this star anise ice grass has helped me a lot, so I wanted to come and thank you as soon as I received it.
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"Hahaha, I didn't give this octagonal black ice grass for nothing. My father is going to retreat recently. I want to give him a Seven-Life Xuanmen Pill to express my filial piety. I wonder if Bei Ran can help me refine one?
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[Option 1: "The younger generation has low abilities and may not be able to help the sages.". Completion reward: Golden Light Charm Code (prefecture-level low-grade)]
[Option 2: "Please rest assured, sage, this matter is taken care of by me." Completion reward: random basic attribute point +1]
'Um?'
Jiang Beiran was a little surprised when he saw the system options that suddenly popped up.
'Is there really no need to hide it?'
Currently, there are two types of mysterious arts that Jiang Beiran is displaying in Linglongfang, one is jade refining, and the other is formation.
As for alchemy... Jiang Beiran has always said that he only has a superficial understanding of it.
When Shi Weiyi spoke, Jiang Beiran was thinking about how to deal with his temptation, and the system options popped up.
'Could it be that Shi Weiyi has discovered that I am very good at refining alchemy?'
'It's not impossible...'
Because before going to Jinding Island this time, Jiang Beiran brought a lot of medicinal materials. Although they are not of the highest quality, we can still guess that he can make elixirs. Otherwise, what would he do with these medicinal materials? Do you want to eat them dry?'
In addition, Shi Jiamu's request when he went to ask for the leader's reward was for high-quality medicinal materials...
'Why does this make it seem like I'm hinting to Shi Weiyi that I'm good at alchemy? It's a misunderstanding! It's a misunderstanding!'
But judging from the options in the system, it is obvious that this misunderstanding cannot be resolved. Shi Weiyi now clearly feels that he is showing favor to him and the Shi family, and has taken the initiative to expose some of his abilities, with the intention of continuing to deepen cooperation.
If he suddenly turned against him at this time, it would be a slap in Shi Weiyi's face.
‘…’
'Misunderstanding! It's really a misunderstanding!'
However, since the misunderstanding had already occurred, and the system also indicated that the misunderstanding was not a big problem, Jiang Beiran handed over his hand after choosing the second queen and said: "Please rest assured, sage, this matter will be taken care of by this junior."
Shi Weiyi was really happy after hearing this. After all, he had just guessed that Jiang Beiran seemed to be hinting that he was good at alchemy, but it was just a guess.
But this time Jiang Beiran agreed to help him refine the Seven-Life Xuanmen Pill, which was regarded as a full admission.
You must know that the Seven Life Xuanmen Pill is a middle-grade Xuan-level elixir. Since Jiang Beiran made it clear that he can even practice elixirs of this level, it naturally means that he also has high attainments in alchemy.
'It's really an inexhaustible treasure...'
Seeing the expression on Shi Weiyi's face, Jiang Beiran knew that his guess was correct.
'Alas, the relationship with the Shi family is getting closer now.'
Just like the ratings of spiritual stones in Sheng Kingdom are completely different from those in the Six Kingdoms, the ratings of spiritual elixirs are also different.
The ninth-grade elixir that ranks at the top in Shengguo is at most a low-grade yellow pill in the Six Kingdoms.
It can be considered that it has barely entered the realm of high-quality elixirs.
But if you want to become an eighth-level alchemy master respected by everyone in the six countries, being able to refine Xuan-level elixirs is the most basic ability.
Therefore, Jiang Beiran's agreement this time is tantamount to directly admitting that his level of alchemy is that of an eighth-grade alchemist.
This is a whole rank higher than the Pavilion Master of Yunling Pavilion in Linglongfang.
So even the Shi family can only recruit seventh-grade alchemists to take charge, which is enough to show how scarce high-grade alchemists are in the six countries.
'The Shi family chose to cooperate with me instead of being forceful. It seems that they were really intimidated by me...'
Setting up formations, refining jade, and refining elixirs.
As long as one of these three mysterious arts reaches Jiang Beiran's level, it is enough for the Shi family to use various means to forcefully recruit him, and then use both soft and hard tactics to completely control him.
It can be seen that the reason why the Shi family did not go hard on Jiang Beiran was because they believed that his master was a peerless master, or that there was a hidden sect behind him.
Of course, it is not that easy to fool a Xuansheng.
Jiang Beiran believes that the reason why he can achieve this is due to two things.
One is his calmness when facing Xuansheng, and the other is that his ability is indeed beyond Shi Hongyun's understanding.
Even with Shi Hongyun's knowledge, it was unheard of for a young man like Jiang Beiran to reach the peak of two extremely difficult mystical arts. This made him have to believe that Jiang Beiran came from some hidden sect.
Otherwise there is no way to explain it.
"Hoo ho ho, Bei Ran is really happy, so I'll thank you first on behalf of my father. Of course, I will provide all the materials needed to refine the Seven Lives Xuanmen Pill." After saying this, Shi Weiyi took out a piece of silver.
He used Xuan Qi to cross the waist tag to Jiang Beiran and said, "Just take this waist tag to the warehouse and get it."
Taking the token, Jiang Beiran nodded and said: "It will take a lot of time to refine the Seven Lives Xuanmen Pill, so I will start the furnace to refine the pill now. I ask the sage to wait patiently."
"Okay, I'll just wait here for good news."
"Farewell." After Jiang Beiran said this, he put away his badge and left Shi Weiyi's room.
As the door closed, Shi Weiyi touched a Qiankun ring on his ring finger.
'What a scary boy... He is good at formations and alchemy, but he has no cultivation skills. What kind of place can cultivate such a weirdo...'
It can be said that Shi Weiyi's curiosity about Jiang Beiran is getting more and more intense, but his ancestor has ordered him not to continue to test and investigate Jiang Beiran a few days ago, so he can only suppress his curiosity first.
Looking at the map hanging on the wall again, Shi Weiyi couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"The appearance of such weirdos...does it herald some major changes in the Xuanlong Continent..."
After leaving the Sage's Mansion, Jiang Beiran went to visit several other people that Shi Fenglan said had come to see him. After talking with him, he found that these people had nothing to do with him, they just wanted to say hello to him and make him look familiar.
Jiang Beiran understood after a moment's thought that he had not only integrated into the Shi family now, but could also be regarded as a "red man" in front of their clan saints. It was definitely necessary to get acquainted with him.
'After keeping a low profile for so long, I actually became a celebrity in the Shi family...'