I have a proficiency panel for alchemy and immortality

Chapter 115: Time Passes, Stars Rotate

As soon as he entered the store, Song Jie saw a young man standing in front of the counter selling pills, looking at the various pills on the counter.

The boy was about 1.75 meters tall. Being in adolescence, he looked a little thin.

His black hair was smooth and shiny, and he casually tied it behind his head, leaving a strand of hair fluttering in the wind.

His clothes were simple and neat, a blue robe, a white ribbon around his waist, and a pair of blue cloth shoes on his feet.

The boy heard someone entering the store behind him and quickly turned around to look.

There was a glimmer of expectation in those bright eyes.

"Senior, are you Master Song Dan?"

The young man bowed to Song Jie.

Song Jie took a look at the other person and found him to be a polite and handsome young man.

He has a pretty face, fair skin, a straight nose, thin lips, and a look of stubbornness and indomitable spirit between his brows.

Although the other party hasn't said anything yet, Song Jie has already guessed that this person is probably today's applicant.

He immediately smiled and said, "That's right, Daoist friend, are you here to buy elixirs? Or are you here to apply for an alchemy apprenticeship?"

Upon hearing this, the young man quickly bowed to Song Jie again and said, "Junior Liu Zhicheng greets Master Song Dan.

"I am here to apply for the position of alchemy apprentice."

Song Jie nodded slightly and said, "Then come with me..."

As he spoke, Song Jie took the young man named Liu Zhicheng to a small tea room in the back hall.

After they both sat down, Song Jie asked, "How did you know that I am Master Song Dan?"

"Senior Li just told me when Master Song would come to the store.

“Plus, the first thing Master Song did when he entered the store was not to look at the pills, weapons, and other items on the shelves.

“Instead, they are sizing up the younger generation, which is different from the behavior of customers who come into the store to make purchases.

"Therefore, I dare to guess that you are Master Song Dan."

Song Jie nodded and smiled: "You are quite smart. Please give a brief introduction of yourself."

"Ok."

Liu Zhicheng adjusted his sitting posture to make himself look more upright and energetic.

After a brief pause, he said, "I am Liu Zhiqiang, from Qinghefang City, and I am nineteen years old.

“I have been studying alchemy since I was young and am familiar with all kinds of plants, monsters and beasts.

"A few days ago, I heard from a good friend that Master Song was recruiting alchemy apprentices, so I came here to seek the position of an alchemy apprentice.

“My good friend should have told Master Song Dan that although I have a single spiritual root of fire attribute, I have no meridians in my body.

“Even if there is a way to practice cultivation, I am still unable to practice it and I am still an ordinary person.

“If Master Song Dan does not despise me and is willing to take me in, I will be grateful and learn from him with an open mind.

"If I achieve anything in the future, I will repay Master Song Dan tenfold or a hundredfold."

At the end of his speech, Liu Zhicheng stood up and bowed deeply to Song Jie.

Looking at the other party's sincerity, Song Jie could feel that the other party really wanted this opportunity.

Looking at Liu Zhicheng, Song Jie seemed to see his former self.

Of course, this self refers to the original owner, not himself before he traveled through time.

From the original owner's memory, Song Jie also saw a similar scene.

Back then, when the original owner first arrived at Xinyue Market and went to Baodan Building to apply for a job, he was just like Liu Zhicheng and was eager to have a position as an alchemy apprentice.

On the surface, this is just an ordinary alchemy apprentice job, but for ordinary people like the original owner and Liu Zhicheng, it is an opportunity to seek immortality.

When Song Jie thought about this, he couldn't help but feel touched.

Of course, despite his feelings, he would not take Liu Zhicheng in just because he felt sorry for him.

After a brief thought, Song Jie asked again: "Qinghefang City is not very close to here. You have no cultivation at all. You must have suffered a lot along the way."

"We did encounter some setbacks along the way, but luckily I had good friends by my side, so I was able to arrive at New Moon Market safely."

"Is it the friend who came to my shop last time?"

Liu Zhicheng blushed and said, "That's right, we are childhood sweethearts and grew up together."

"Then you must cherish that girl and don't let her down."

Song Jie could tell from Liu Zhicheng's behavior that their relationship was probably not as simple as that of ordinary childhood sweethearts.

Song Jie still had some impression of the woman from last time. Although she didn't have a stunning appearance, she was also pretty.

It is indeed not easy for these two people, one a monk and the other a mortal, to still maintain their childhood friendship.

When Liu Zhicheng heard the words "cherish" and "let down", a trace of loneliness flashed across his eyes, but he quickly returned to normal.

"Thank you, Master Song Dan, for your advice."

Song Jie nodded and said, "I will test you on some pharmacology knowledge. If you can answer them, you can stay here to make pills."

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhicheng's eyes lit up immediately, and he said excitedly, "Master Song Dan, please give us some questions."

“Very confident, not bad.

"Listen carefully, the first question is..."

In this way, Song Jie asked several questions related to pharmacology, and Liu Zhicheng gave correct answers to all of them.

Although Song Jiechu's questions were all common pharmacology knowledge and did not involve first-grade elixirs.

But it also requires a certain amount of learning and accumulation before you can answer it.

The fact that Liu Zhicheng was able to give answers one by one is enough to show that he really likes alchemy and spends time studying it.

Song Jie was quite satisfied with this.

In addition, Liu Zhicheng's sincere attitude also meets Song Jie's requirements for alchemy apprentices.

So, after asking a few questions, Song Jie gave an answer on the spot.

“I have to say that among all the candidates I have interviewed recently, you have the most complete knowledge of pharmacology.

“It can be seen that you do have a strong interest in alchemy.

"But you only have spiritual roots but no meridians. I feel a little regretful."

When Liu Zhicheng heard Song Jie's words, his eyes, which were originally full of light, dimmed in an instant.

My heart seemed to sink into the sea.

Did you come here with high hopes, only to leave with regrets?
Liu Zhicheng sighed in his heart.

Then I immediately felt relieved.

This is not the first time he has experienced this situation.

The countless experiences of failure have already honed him to have an indomitable heart to pursue the truth.

Just when he was about to thank Song Jie and say goodbye.

Song Jie continued, "However, I believe that there are thousands of cultivation methods in this world, and there will always be a cultivation method that suits you.

"So I sincerely invite you to join the Danqi Pavilion. I wonder if Brother Liu is willing?"

Although Liu Zhicheng was still an ordinary person, his firm determination to pursue the truth won Song Jie's recognition.

Song Jie is willing to call him fellow Taoist.

Liu Zhicheng, who was originally planning to say goodbye and leave, immediately had tears in his eyes when he heard Song Jie's words.

But he still tried hard not to let the tears fall.

"Thank you, Master Song. I am willing to join the Danqi Pavilion."

Liu Zhicheng's mood at this moment was difficult to describe in words. Feeling at a loss for a moment, he could only bow deeply to Song Jie again.

At the same time, he kept thanking Song Jie for giving him this opportunity.

In this way, Song Jie successfully recruited his first employee.

A "genius" employee with a single spiritual root of fire attribute.

Song Jie was not sure whether Liu Zhicheng would be able to find a method of cultivation that suited him in the future, and he did not have too many expectations.

But he felt that talents like Liu Zhicheng should be given a chance and a stage to pursue his dreams.

Anyway, for Song Jie, it was just taking on one more alchemy apprentice, which was hardly a burden.

Moreover, with Liu Zhicheng's mastery of pharmacological knowledge, refining those ordinary pills should not be a problem. It will surely not take long before they can bring benefits to Song Jie.

After confirming that Liu Zhicheng would join Danqi Pavilion, Song Jie discussed the issue of salary and benefits with him.

Because Liu Zhicheng is still just a mortal at present, Song Jie can only pay him five spirit stones per month.

Of course, if Liu Zhicheng can bring certain profits to Danqi Pavilion in the future, Song Jie will also give him a salary increase.

Liu Zhicheng agreed to this treatment without any hesitation.

He was already extremely grateful to be able to get the job of an alchemy apprentice, so naturally he wouldn't have too many requests.

Moreover, the salary offered by Song Jie was relatively fair and in line with the market price.

Even in the Baodan Building, a newly entered alchemy apprentice only received five spirit stones as wages per month.

After everything was settled, Liu Zhicheng respectfully said goodbye and left.

He is currently in Xinyuefang City and does not have a fixed residence.

I need to find a place to live as soon as possible and settle down here.

As for his residence in Qinghefang City, he had already vacated the lease before coming to Xinyuefang City.

This time he came to Xinyue Market with the idea of ​​settling down in Xinyue Market regardless of success or failure. So he brought all kinds of useful belongings with him.

For an ordinary person like Liu Zhicheng who is even lower than the lower-level cultivators, it makes no difference which market he lives in.

As long as I can get something to eat, it's enough.

After watching Liu Zhicheng walk out of the store, Song Jie chatted with Li Caiwei for a few more words.

He also told Li Caiwei about his recruitment of Liu Zhicheng as his alchemy apprentice.

Without staying in the store for too long, Song Jie quickly took Jinjiao back home.

Now that he has recruited an apprentice alchemist, he also needs to make some plans to move to the back hall of the Alchemy Pavilion to make alchemy.

It just so happened that Shi Lei was gradually moving the weapon refining room to the back hall of the Danqi Pavilion.

After everyone moves there, the Danqi Pavilion will slowly become lively.

In addition, Song Jie also needs to draw up a training plan for alchemy apprentices.

One purpose of recruiting alchemy apprentices is to increase the production of elixirs.

On the other hand, one naturally still needs to increase one's income from spirit stones.

In order to achieve the above two points, it is necessary to train the alchemy apprentices well, let them grow up quickly, and help you earn spirit stones as soon as possible.

……

Under Song Jie's planning, everything that followed was proceeding in an orderly manner.

In just two days, Song Jie moved to the back hall of the Danqi Pavilion to make elixirs.

From then on, I lived a life of going back and forth between two points.

He made elixirs in the Danqi Pavilion during the day and went home to practice at night.

Under Song Jie's guidance, Liu Zhicheng also began to refine the Bigu Pill.

Although the refining of the Bigu Pill is relatively simple, Liu Zhicheng had already mastered the refining of the Bigu Pill before.

When he was in Qinghe Market, he made a living by refining fasting pills.

Therefore, Liu Zhicheng himself has certain confidence and experience in refining the Bigu Pill.

But when Song Jie taught him how to refine the Bigu Pill, he still followed and learned very seriously.

After several days of guidance, Liu Zhicheng discovered that he could refine the Bigu Pill according to the method taught by Song Jie.

The refined fasting pills not only taste better, but are also more effective in resisting hunger.

It is countless times better than the fasting pill he had invented before.

Therefore, every time Song Jie took the time to teach him the art of alchemy, Liu Zhicheng studied very hard.

……

In about a week, the fasting pills made by Liu Zhicheng were approved by Song Jie and were allowed to be put on the shelves for sale.

I have to say that Liu Zhicheng's comprehension ability in alchemy is indeed very strong.

On the one hand, this is related to his own talent in alchemy, and on the other hand, it is also related to the pharmacological knowledge he has accumulated.

For the fasting pills made by Liu Zhicheng, Song Jie also marked Liu Zhicheng's name on the pill bottles.

As for the first-grade elixirs that he refined himself, they were marked with Song Jie's name.

This can be considered as some preparation he made in advance for the future.

When there are more alchemists in my Danqi Pavilion in the future, the quality of the pills made by different alchemists will definitely be different.

Marking the alchemist's name on the pill bottle allows customers to choose pills made by their favorite alchemist when purchasing pills.

In addition, Song Jie can also set up some reward mechanisms according to the sales volume of pills of different alchemists.

A ranking is made every month based on sales volume, and the one with the highest sales volume will be rewarded with a certain amount of spirit stones.

This can also motivate them to work hard on refining pills and earn more spirit stones for themselves.

Of course, these are just Song Jie's plans for the future.

Currently he only has one alchemy apprentice, so naturally there is no need to come up with any reward mechanism.

And the second alchemy apprentice he originally planned to recruit was found to be a suitable candidate two weeks later.

The second alchemy apprentice was named Wang Ping. He was a native cultivator from Xinyuefang City. He was seventeen years old, two years younger than Liu Zhicheng.

He is a young man who has just entered the ranks of monks.

Song Jie accepted the other party not because of Wang Ping's good aptitude for cultivating immortals.

Under normal circumstances, a small shop like his cannot recruit cultivators with good aptitude for cultivation.

Wang Ping is just an ordinary cultivator with four spiritual roots, and his spiritual root attributes are wood, fire, earth and gold.

In terms of appearance, he is also ordinary and not as handsome as Liu Zhicheng.

Song Jie is willing to recruit the other party as long as he is impressed by the young man's character.

After recruiting two alchemy apprentices, Song Jie immediately tore off the recruitment notice posted at the door of the Alchemy Pavilion.

With his current energy, he can only train two alchemy apprentices.

If he recruits one more person, it will affect his own alchemy.

For this second alchemy apprentice, Song Jie also asked him to learn how to refine the Bigu Pill first.

Compared with other inferior elixirs, the Bigu Pill can be said to be the simplest and most marketable elixir.

Almost every alchemy apprentice starts with the Bigu Pill.

It’s a pity that Wang Ping did not show any extraordinary talent in alchemy.

Just like the word "Ping" in his name, everything about him reveals his ordinariness.

Song Jie did not have any prejudice against Wang Ping because of his ordinariness.

When instructing on alchemy techniques, everyone is treated equally.

After getting the two alchemy apprentices on the right track, the demand for elixirs increased greatly because three people were making elixirs at the same time.

So Song Jie also went to Lingyaozhai, found the owner of Lingyaozhai, and signed a long-term supply agreement.

From now on, Song Jie will no longer need to go to Lingyaozhai specifically to buy medicinal materials. Lingyaozhai will arrange people to deliver medicinal materials to Danqi Pavilion on a regular basis to meet the alchemy needs of Danqi Pavilion.

This was the treatment that Song Jie could not enjoy when he was still a self-employed person.

As the store's business gradually got on track, the fasting pills made by Wang Ping were also put on the shelves for sale.

As for Liu Zhicheng, in the next two months, he mastered the methods of refining the Unbreakable Pills and the Vajra Dragon and Tiger Pills.

Before long, the quality of the Budao Pills and Vajra Dragon and Tiger Pills he refined were all recognized by Song Jie and were put on the shelves for sale.

This, to a certain extent, alleviated Song Jie's pressure on pill production.

Therefore, while ensuring the supply of Xuanyin Pills from Tianxiang Tower, Song Jie also took the time to refine an extra batch of Xuanyin Pills, which promoted the official launch of Xuanyin Pills.

The launch of Xuanyin Pill unsurprisingly created a sensation and was loved by many female cultivators.

This made Song Jie popular again for a while, and the turnover of Danqi Pavilion also increased a lot during this period.

With the help of Xuanyin Pill, Song Jie gained the support of many female cultivators and became the first first-class alchemist in Xinyuefang City who was popular with both men and women.

When everything was going well, Li Caiwei successfully gave birth to twins.

They are two big fat boys.

Shi Lei and his wife gave the two children two related names.

The eldest was named Shi An and the second was named Shi Ning.

The word "An" means peace and stability. I hope my children will have peace and smooth life.

The word "Ning" means tranquility and peace, implying that the child has a gentle personality and can bring tranquility and comfort to the people around him.

These two words together mean peace.

Song Jie didn't expect that he would have two godsons all of a sudden.

As time passed, Shi An and Shi Ning grew up day by day.

The personalities of these two twins are just like their names.

Shi An's character is resolute and steady, while Shi Ning's character is quiet and gentle.

The two brothers have completely different interests and hobbies.

Shi An was interested in refining equipment, so he followed Shi Lei to learn how to do it.

Shi Ning was keen on alchemy, so he naturally learned it from his godfather, Song Jie.

In addition, Jinjiao also grew a little bit, but only a little.

Compared to ordinary monsters, the Golden Horn grows much slower.

In this regard, Song Jie could only explain this situation by saying that the beast of fortune was rather special.

Although it grows slowly, Golden Horn is still as healthy, lively and cute as ever.

Especially after Shi An and Shi Ning were able to run, Jin Jiao seemed to have found his playmates.

As long as Song Jie is not making medicine, it will take time to run to Shi An and Shi Ning to play.

Shi An and Shi Ning also like Golden Horn very much. Basically, no child can resist a cute little beast.

……

Time passes slowly and the stars rotate.

In a trance, Song Jie traveled to the world of immortal cultivation and it had been more than sixteen years.

(End of this chapter)