In a dense forest several thousand kilometers away from Erythrina.
The night was dark, and the full moon slowly emerged from the blue-black clouds.
Below is a dense dark forest.
In a cemetery in the forest, rows of tombstones stand crookedly. They have withstood a lot of wind, sun and rain, and many of them have shown signs of cracking.
Hiss.
A thick, slightly black hand held a bouquet of pure white flowers and placed it gently in front of a copper-colored tombstone.
The bouquet was blown by the cool breeze in the forest, the petals were slightly open, and dewdrops were faintly dripping.
The person delivering the flowers was a tall figure wrapped in a wide black cloak.
Judging from the silhouette, he is obviously male.
But because of the hood he was wearing and his face, his face could not be seen at all.
Only a pair of dark blue eyes stared deeply at the name on the tombstone.
"Old friend... the world is indeed getting worse and worse as you predicted." The man said in a low voice to the tombstone.
"Lingting... Dao Sect, Zhenyi Sect... Hehe... Back then one was forcibly divided and the other was forcibly weakened. Now we finally have the opportunity. Buddhism is weak, so it's the right time."
He gently pulled down his face, revealing an ugly face that was completely burned.
"Don't worry, our shared vision may not be long before we can realize it."
Countless memories flashed through his eyes, and his pupils softened slightly.
After the tragic battle that year, hatred is now the only source that keeps him from falling.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a figure quickly emerged from the shadows in the forest, rushed behind him, and knelt down on one knee.
"Reporting to the leader, there is a letter from Feiwu, Citong's informant."
The man stretched out his hand and took a small bamboo tube sealed with wax.
Crushing the sealing wax, pouring out the paper roll inside, he unfolded it gently.
The content on the paper made him frown slightly.
"It hasn't succeeded yet? What are these people doing!? Blood Road Sect, Quan Di Tan, two branches attack together, but they still fail?
What on earth is this guy Wang Xichi doing!?"
The man crushed the paper into pieces with a gloomy look in his eyes.
"A mere Taoist, even if he is protected by the inner magic spirit network, wouldn't you try to distract him first and then attack?"
The subordinates remained silent behind them, for fear of provoking the leader, nicknamed the Demon Eagle, to vent his anger on him.
Demon Eagle Xia Long is one of the masters who truly stands at the top of the Qian Sect Alliance.
It is the spiritual network of attainment by worshiping God after becoming a master.
Except for the only spiritual general in the alliance, they are the group with the highest spiritual strength.
After thinking for a moment, Xia Long slowly spoke.
"Go and inform Xiang Ying and tell her to go to Citong immediately to investigate and determine the details of that Taoist sect.
I suspect that because Yue Dewen values this person so much, there must be some hidden secret."
"yes!"
The subordinates behind him stood up, backed away, then quickly got into the forest and disappeared.
Modu Xialong sighed.
If something goes wrong with the arrangements on the Taoist Sect's side, all subsequent plans will have to be adjusted.
Maybe if that doesn't work, you can change the target to another one?
He closed his eyes and began to think about the feasibility.
★
The next day.
In the courtyard of Citonggang·Banshan Mountain.
A bright red coal fire rose under the copper-colored alchemy furnace, and the thick coal smoke was discharged from the side of the alchemy furnace along the special flue, turning into light blue smoke and flying into the sky.
In the middle of the courtyard.
Zhang Rongfang, wearing a Taoist robe, sat cross-legged in front of him quietly, holding in his hand the black iron shovel used to stir the ingredients of the alchemy furnace.
The material of this shovel also has requirements. With a suitable alchemy configuration, at least five types of mixing shovels are needed.
The alchemy furnace is small in size, only half a person tall, delicate and compact, and its surface is decorated with cracks that look like tortoise shells.
On the side facing Zhang Rongfang, there is also a black and white Tai Chi symbol.
"Dare I ask, Master, are you refining elixirs?" Chen Han in the courtyard finally couldn't help asking when he saw that Zhang Rongfang had been sitting like this for two hours.
"Yes...a very important elixir." Zhang Rongfang nodded and replied.
According to his current test.
When practicing martial arts, the medicine used must leave a memory mark on the body. Then it can use attribute points to move forward in the direction of this mark.
And the reason why Jin Zeng Gong cannot be like super-grade foreign medicine, which is constantly adding points to improve it.
It should also be because each level of Golden Toad Gong requires completely different medicines.
"I hope I can succeed this time, otherwise the materials are really expensive." He sighed.
He personally thinks that his alchemy skills are fine, but for some reason, the properties of the medicine always make him feel unbalanced.
But considering that Jin Dan Gong is a top-notch martial art, it is normal to have some unique features.
He strictly followed the secret book records.
Every step was done to perfection.
now…
puff!
Suddenly a thin sound came from the alchemy furnace.
Zhang Rongfang's heart skipped a beat and his thoughts were interrupted. He quickly picked up the iron pliers and opened the lid of the alchemy furnace.
The moment the lid was opened, thick black smoke floated out, accompanied by some unpleasant smell of burnt lake.
"Failed." Zhang Rongfang sighed.
Fortunately, he had ordered four hundred-year-old red Ganoderma lucidum in advance, but he didn’t believe he wouldn’t succeed if he tried a few more times.
Immediately, he used a shovel to take out the medicinal dregs from the alchemy furnace, cleaned the copper pot inside, and then rearranged the washed and chopped medicinal materials.
After re-heating, Zhang Rongfang returned to the alchemy furnace and continued to control the fire.
This is a rather tedious process, but it has to be done.
Because there is no Taoist helper around me regarding acne.
Time passes slowly.
More than two hours passed in the blink of an eye,
The sky gradually became darker.
puff!
There was another soft sound.
Zhang Rongfang frowned.
He strictly followed the key points in the basics of alchemy and chose the right amount for the middle portion. How...
He quickly isolated the fire and used large pliers to open the lid of the alchemy furnace.
Sure enough, in the copper pot inside, there was only a dark, sticky substance of unknown content.
Apparently it failed again.
No...something's wrong.
Zhang Rongfang frowned, carefully took out the medicine residue, and inspected it carefully.
All the medicinal materials in this medicine residue showed no signs of fusion in the oil and water.
This means that the medicinal properties are incomplete and have nothing to do with his fire control.
Generally, no matter how poor the fire control is, a very small amount of medicinal materials will be incorporated.
But there was nothing in this ball of medicine dregs.
After extinguishing the fire, Zhang Rongfang did not try again.
He felt that even if he continued to try, he would be in vain.
Because now, he has not even seen the butt of success, let alone close success or complete success.
But when he got to the room, he took out the previous engraved secret book again and studied it carefully.
Under the light, he compared it word by word to make sure that there was nothing wrong with him.
"So, is it possible that there are requirements on the flame temperature?"
Zhang Rongfang decided to adjust the flame and try again.
Maybe the elixir lake fell because the fire temperature was too high.
It might be possible to lower it a bit.
Immediately, he asked Ah Er to buy a lot of coal and firewood, and slowly began to adjust the flame temperature.
After all, the prescription did not mention what temperature of flame should be used to make the elixir.
However, a few days later, after four consecutive attempts, the alchemy failed again.
Even if he divides the hundred-year-old red Ganoderma lucidum he purchased into ten parts, and tries to refine each part separately.
Now I have finally used them all.
Not once was successful.
This made Zhang Rongfang fall into deep thinking.
“What exactly is the problem?”
In the study room, he looked at the secret book of Jin Chan Gong on the table and felt irritated and depressed.
"I have tested the heat several times, and there is no trace of fusion of the medicinal properties. In other words, maybe it is not a problem with the heat?"
"Is it possible?"
Suddenly his mind moved, as if he thought of something.
Standing up, Zhang Rongfang walked back and forth in the room several times, recalling the time in Tianbao Palace and the comparison with now.
"Maybe...this is really the problem!"
He walked quickly to the courtyard, where Chen Han was standing in front of the courtyard door talking to Ah Xiaoxiao.
Seeing him coming out, the two of them bowed to him from a distance, but Zhang Rongfang had no time to talk to them at this time.
He waved his hand as a response and quickly came to the alchemy furnace.
"It seems that there is only one real reason!"
He took a breath.
"affim."
"There must be something wrong with this alchemy furnace! As a result, my failure rate greatly increases every time I make alchemy!"
Immediately, he lit the fire again and began to use the remaining medicinal materials to prepare a simple Qi-tonifying prescription and refine the elixir.
Add water, add oil, and add material powder.
Then cook and stir.
Soon, in less than an hour, a small pot of Qi-tonifying medicine was ready.
Zhang Rongfang scooped up a little, looked at it carefully, then dipped a little in it, blew it to cool down and put it in his mouth to taste.
"The medicinal properties are blended perfectly..." The smile on his face froze instantly...
This clearly proves that there is nothing wrong with the alchemy furnace.
"So, which link is the problem?" He lifted the alchemy furnace cauldron, placed it on a high place to cool down, and waited for the next step to rub the elixir with his hands.
While repeatedly replaying his previous alchemy steps.
"Could it be medicinal materials?"
His eyes suddenly flashed.
"Is there something wrong with the proportion of medicinal materials?"
He quickly took out the secret book and checked it again.
But the secret book records the ratio of medicinal materials very clearly. How many medicinal materials, how much ore, how much oil, etc. must be contained in a pill.
"There's nothing wrong with the proportion... then..."
Zhang Rongfang frowned.
"Could it be that the medicinal materials... I bought fake ones!?" He narrowed his eyes, immediately picked up the last bit of medicinal materials and walked out.
"Ah Er, you are here to look after the house. Brother Chen Han, please accompany me to the drug store."
"yes!"
Chen Han nodded. Although he didn't know why Daozi looked ugly, and he didn't know what elixir Daozi had been refining these days, but as a guard, it was right to follow him.
The two of them quickly disappeared into the night and headed down the mountain.
But very quickly, an hour later, the two returned to the courtyard.
Zhang Rongfang's face obviously lost the previous anger.
The medicinal materials have been checked and there is absolutely no problem.
Because the quantity of the elixir he made was too small, he couldn't distinguish the authenticity of the medicinal materials, but he went to several pharmacists in the stores and they all confirmed that the medicinal materials in the medicine dregs were absolutely genuine and there was no problem.
For a time, Zhang Rongfang fell into a dead end.
He sat cross-legged in front of the alchemy furnace in the courtyard, opening the attribute bar and looking at the skills above.
These days, he has been using ordinary alchemy skills to make alchemy.
But Jin Zeng Gong is a top-notch secondary skill, and the required elixir may require extremely high levels of alchemy and Taoism to achieve it?
"Perhaps I should add the alchemy skill first?·
Zhang Rongfang felt a little hesitant.
Originally, he planned to keep the attribute points and add the level of external medicine.