187 Test on (Xie Mu Jiao Mu and Mu alliance leader)
The next day.
Tianbao Palace Alchemy Hall.
Inside the Dantang Fire Room, which is busy and filled with the smell of fireworks.
Zhang Qingzhi took some food gifts he had bought with his own money and gently knocked on a heavy iron-clad wooden door in the corner of the studio.
The fire room is one of several large departments subdivided into Dantang, and it is also one of the most important departments.
Zhang Qingzhi carried his things and slowly walked into the room.
The room is not big, and there are all kinds of stones, wood and other things stacked on shelves everywhere.
There are also boxes of various fuels neatly stacked in the corner.
In the center of the room, beside a simple table and chairs, a strong man with a beard is lying.
This man's Taoist robe was smoky, with patches of black smoke everywhere. His hair and beard seemed to have not been taken care of for a long time, and were messy and gray.
"Senior Brother Yuan?" Zhang Qingzhi called out twice in a low voice. He knew that if he really ignored the other person and let him sleep, he might not be able to wake up until the afternoon.
So I had to wake up loudly.
After waiting for a short while, the man squirmed a few times, slowly raised his head, and looked at him with hazy eyes.
"Xiao Zhi? Why is it you again?"
He looked a little helpless.
"Brother, this time...I..." Zhang Qingzhi was interrupted before he could finish his words.
"Okay, okay, okay, I know what you mean. It's okay for me to have more people here. It's just that you are doing it again and again... alas..." Senior Brother Yuan looked at him helplessly, really not knowing what to say.
good.
In Tianbao Palace, the Junior Brother Zhang in front of me is famous for being easy to talk to. This alone is fine. The problem is, his childhood sweetheart...the daughter of Palace Master Lin...
Of course, if he wanted to go back and think about it, he would be too embarrassed to refuse if Zhang Qingzhi really asked him for it.
"Okay, okay, I know it's not good for you to come to me. Give it to me, who is it this time?" Senior Brother Yuan stretched out his hand and said impatiently.
"I'm troubling senior brother." Zhang Qingzhi didn't know that he was always troubling senior brother, but the money he originally planned to pay back was borrowed by Xiao He.
Five thousand taels... This amount is larger than the previous times. If it was just an ordinary job, it would not be fair to senior brother Zhang Ying.
He handed over Zhang Ying's Taoist record book, and then also handed over the things he was carrying.
Senior Brother Yuan did not refuse. He knew that this junior brother was poor and could not buy anything good even if he wanted to buy something.
He simply picked up the book and read it. At the same time, he put aside the food bag and took out some food.
"Let me say it first, even if I step in, I can only go to an ordinary alchemy master to practice. It is impossible to eat and drink well as soon as I come."
"Of course." Zhang Qingzhi nodded clearly.
"It's good that you know, so, I... um? What is this thing!?"
Senior Brother Yuan was suddenly stunned and picked up a pill box in the bag. His expression changed.
The elixir box is light red in color, with eight trigrams hollow patterns on the surface, and a circle of thin silver lines inlaid around it.
It looks simple and beautiful.
"This is... the top-grade Qianqing Pill!?" Senior Brother Yuan opened his eyes wide, with a hint of shock on his face.
Top quality elixir...!
In the entire alchemy hall, only the alchemy master and a few of the owners can refine high-grade elixirs.
Moreover, its cost is also extremely high, its success rate is low, and its recovery rate is very low.
In one year, Tianbao Palace's alchemy hall can produce at most double digits of high-grade elixirs.
These are all that need to be taken, and they must be divided among the royal family, spiritual people, and nobles first, and then the remaining few can be distributed to the top elites in the sect.
Just such a high-quality Qianqing Pill can save your life at a critical moment!
No one would be willing to sell this kind of elixir in their hands!
"Xiao Zhi... what are you...!?" Senior Brother Yuan felt his mouth was dry for a moment. He looked up at Zhang Qingzhi.
"Did you know that this is top quality?!" he asked in a deep voice.
"It's okay, I still have more here. It's not good to bother Senior Brother Yuan all the time." Zhang Qingzhi smiled and said seriously.
"You..." Senior Brother Yuan probably understood what the other party meant.
Looking at the names in the Taoist book in his hand, he sighed.
"Okay, you want him to enter the inner hall, right?"
The quota in the inner hall is very precious. Since Zhang Qingzhi has taken out a high-grade elixir, he has to give it face after all.
"Exactly, please trouble me, Senior Brother Yuan." Zhang Qingzhi cupped his fists and handed over his hands.
"Alas..." Senior Brother Yuan nodded and waved his hand, indicating that he could leave.
Although the quota in the inner hall is precious, as the second-in-command of the Alchemy Hall Fire Room, he still has this power.
It's just... Zhang Qingzhi probably had to exchange his treasures because Miss Lin Qianhe was short of money...
This kind of thing...
It was not that others had not tried to persuade Zhang Qingzhi, but he...
With a sigh, Senior Brother Yuan no longer cares about such nonsense. These days, it would be good if everyone can only seek happiness for themselves.
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Zhang Rongfang stayed in the residential area for another five days.
Finally, he received a summons from the Alchemy Hall Fire Room. He was asked to go to the Fire Room early tomorrow morning to report to the alchemist Taoist Qingyou.
After receiving the news from the Taoist servant, he immediately understood that the five thousand taels before had worked.
Although Zhang Qingzhi doesn't seem to care about money.
But, no matter what, it was done.
Zhang Rongfang also breathed a sigh of relief.
I packed some things and clothes in the room.
The next day, early in the morning, he got up early and practiced Qigong with other Taoists in the small courtyard in front of his house.
He practiced the Spirit Picking Talisman, just looking at the moves, and he gradually became good at it.
After all, he is a super-level master who has broken through the other six-level talismans. Once he gets started, he can master it much faster than ordinary people.
The event ended at nine o'clock in the morning. Zhang Rongfang finished packing and arrived at the Tianbao Palace Alchemy Hall on time.
The entire Alchemy Hall is located on the far left side of Tianbao Palace, on a high slope.
It is a group of buildings that is isolated from other Taoist palaces. In addition, it is on a high ground and is upwind.
All the smoke and other things will float away and will not affect the surrounding palace residence area.
In the morning, Zhang Rongfang followed several Taoist servants carrying buckets and came to the gate of the Alchemy Hall.
At the gate, I told the gatekeeper his name and the person he was looking for.
The Taoist servant naturally took him to the very back, into a huge earthen building that looked like a crater.
"This is the brazier, the most important place in the entire alchemy hall. All alchemists who need to refine elixirs will come here to make fire and boil it.
There are even alchemists from the Zhenyi Sect who want to make elixirs, and sometimes they come here to borrow fire."
The Taoist servant introduced briefly.
"Senior brother, the Qingyou Taoist you are looking for is the alchemist who is stationed in Fire Cave No. 134. You just need to follow the metal number outside the door and look for him one by one."
Zhang Rongfang nodded understandingly.
"Thank you, junior brother." He casually stuffed the other person with a broken piece of silver.
The expression on the latter's face suddenly softened a lot.
"Senior brother, please also note that if the alchemists are refining elixirs and outsiders suddenly disturb them, they will be furious.
And if the nameplate hanging outside the fire cave is turned over, it means that the alchemy is being made. Please wait carefully."
You really get what you pay for.
I didn't say anything when I didn't give the money before. Zhang Rongfang smiled and nodded in understanding.
"Thank you!"
The Taoist servant took the money, turned around and left in a happy mood.
In fact, who can enter an alchemy hall but lacks such money? The key is attitude.
Giving money can represent the other person's attitude of gratitude.
After waiting for the Taoist servant to leave, Zhang Rongfang observed for a while in front of the brazier door.
Taoists in black robes walked in a hurry, leading Taoist boys and Taoist servants in and out.
These Taoists all have silver plaques with the word "Dan" engraved on them.
He himself also got a sign from the Taoist servant just now, which is black.
Engraved with the word "child" on it.
This is the Taoist ID card.
After watching for a while, Zhang Rongfang followed the flow of people and entered the brazier.
Following the spiral stone staircase, he quickly descended to the second floor.
The brazier, when viewed from above, is just a huge pit.
The edges of the pit were neatly trimmed, and alchemy caves of different sizes were built.
From a distance, it looks like a huge hollow ring, and each hollow is a stone cave.
In front of one of the cave doors, Zhang Rongfang stopped and looked down at the number plate hanging outside the door.
It has white letters on a black background, number 134, and has not been turned over.
It means he is not refining elixirs.
'fine.'
Looking at the wooden door in front of him, Zhang Rongfang stretched out his hand and knocked lightly.
Boom, boom, boom.
No one responded.
He waited for a moment, then reached out and knocked again.
This time someone came back.
"The door is not closed, come in."
Zhang Rongfang gently pushed open the wooden door.
Unexpectedly, the wooden door looked heavy, but there was no sound when it was pushed open. It was obviously well-made and well-maintained.
Inside the cave, a wave of heat rushed in as the door was pushed open.
Inside, a Taoist with a long black beard, wearing a bun and a black robe, was looking attentively at the burning alchemy furnace in front of him.
The alchemy furnace is dark red in color, and its surface is engraved with random patterns of pine patterns, cranes, and characters.
But many patterns are blackened and cannot be seen clearly.
At the top of the alchemy furnace, there are two long ears, one ear is connected to the flue on the wall, and the other ear is covered with a lid, which seems to be used for adding ingredients.
In the cave, in addition to the Taoist, there was a red-haired woman with blue eyes and fair skin, wearing the pure blue Taoist robe of a Taoist boy, who was concentrating on smashing medicine with a medicine pestle.
"May I ask if this is Taoist Priest Qingyou?" Zhang Rongfang clasped his fists and saluted. "Disciple Zhang Ying, come to the Alchemy Hall to report."
"Are you in the golden elixir stage now?" The only Taoist wearing the alchemy robe was naturally Qingyou. He asked casually without looking back.
"Yes, I have been in Jindan for more than a month." Zhang Rongfang answered seriously.
"Well, now that you're here, let's go in, look more, ask less, and when it's over, you can study with Chuixi.
As a Taoist boy in the alchemy hall, especially a Taoist boy in the inner hall, what he needs is not something that just anyone can do."
Taoist Qingyou turned around and looked at Zhang Rongfang.
"..."
Then, he looked at Zhang Rongfang, who was 1.95 meters tall, and was stunned.
The opponent's huge shadow was cast on him by the firelight, and his face appeared to be shaking and distorted.
"Taoist Priest? Is there any problem?" Zhang Rongfang didn't know why and flexed his biceps.
"..." What I really want is a Taoist boy!
Taoist boy!!
Taoist Qingyou was speechless, looking at Zhang Rongfang with a weathered face and his height, which was at least one head taller than him.
And those big muscles...
Taoist boys have to wear a boy bun!!
Looking at Zhang Rongfang in front of him, his mind automatically gave him a boy bun hairstyle...
A chill suddenly came over my heart.
Qingyou suddenly felt discouraged.
Although I have known for a long time that the position of the Taoist boys around the alchemist cannot be decided by the alchemist himself. All the major connections are brought in to learn gold plating.
But now...
Such a Taoist boy can be stuffed in...
Is there something wrong with the minds of the two homeowners, or is there something wrong with their common sense?
As an above-average alchemist in the alchemy hall, he would actually encounter such exaggerated things.