fairy family

Chapter 26: The Household God Falls into the Water

"Shugui Chuandao, when you pass the test later, there won't be another mountain on your head, and you won't be exploited."

The yellow-faced middle-aged man chatted with Yu Que: "I don't know how many people passed the test, but it was a disaster rather than a blessing. They spent every day training, but ended up ruining their lives."

Yu Que remained silent, but seeing that the other party had a good character, he smiled and said:
"How did Senior Huang know that I could pass the test this time?"

The yellow-faced man tutted, glanced at Yu Que and his left and right with disgust, pinching his nose and said:
"The aura of the lucky ghost in you is already overflowing. The boy just now couldn't see it, but I can see it."

After a pause, the other party continued, "And it seems that the medicinal properties of this ghost are not strong. It must have been refined by someone, not matured. You have no master or elders, but you have this ghost. No matter how you got it, I think you are sure to win today."

When Yu Que heard this, he had even more respect for this man in his heart, thinking to himself: "The Alchemist Guild is really full of capable people. They can actually see through the clues of the lucky ghost at a glance!"

Before he could think about it, the yellow-faced man said, "Okay, tell me the fire and water techniques you are good at."

Yu Que replied as he said: "My dear senior, the fire method is frying, the water method is roasting."

"Okay." The yellow-faced man pondered it.

He walked to a frying pan that was big enough to swallow an elephant, stepped forward and tested the temperature with his hand, then leaned over, scooped up a handful of water from a green pool, licked it, and said:

"This oil pan is hot, and this pool is cool, so you can perform your skills here. When you are ready, call me at any time."

Yu Que walked forward, looked at the oil pan, the wine pool, and the people passing by, with a dazed look on his face.

He originally thought that the assessment for refining degree would involve three trials and three questions, with a clear process and strict steps. Even if not, the assessment would at least be conducted in a separate room. Unexpectedly, the other party simply ordered an oil pan and a pool and asked him to perform in public.

As for body searches and drug checks, none of them were done, which was a bit too casual.

The yellow-faced man saw Yu Que's hesitation and sneered, "Why, you are not used to it? Do I have to arrange a meditation room for you, find a boy to sweep the floor for you, and burn incense and take a bath for you?"

The other party laughed and scolded: "You are just taking an entrance examination, why do you ask for so much? After you finish the test, I still have to catch up on my sleep. If you have real skills, this place is enough for you to display them."

Yu Que took a deep breath.

Although this place is simple, it does have everything it needs. Perhaps this is also one of the tests of the Alchemist Guild.

So he did not hesitate any longer, bowed to the other party, and then went forward to check the oil pot and the wine pool.

After checking again and again, Yu Que thought he was familiar with the temperature of the oil pan and the depth of the wine pool, so he nodded to the yellow-faced man in a serious tone:

"Senior, you can start."

The yellow-faced man rummaged in his sleeve pocket and suddenly grabbed a ball of gray gas. In the gray gas there was a little man with a big head, a big belly and a swollen face.

"This is a drowned ghost, of the ninth rank. If you can eliminate its evil nature and transform it into a ninth rank household god before the sun sets, you will pass today's assessment."

The other person's face straightened slightly, and he made a gesture with his fingers. An object that looked like an eye flew out from nowhere and hovered above the two men's heads.

Its head was as big as Yu Que's, covered with red threads, and it was staring at Yu Que intently.

The yellow-faced man held the drowned ghost and asked again, "Are you sure you want to start the test? Do you agree that if your life is in danger, I can intervene in the test and stop the training?"

Yu Que was slightly stunned by the other party's words. Was this person willing to save him when he failed in his cultivation?
This guy is pretty nice and willing to help.

It should be noted that the Alchemy Assessment is different from alchemy, refining equipment and drawing talismans. There are considerable risks involved and there is also a death indicator. The Alchemist Guild has not promised to ensure the safety of the examinees, and it all depends on the examinees themselves.

Yu Que nodded seriously to the yellow-faced man: "Yes, thank you, Senior Huang."

Oh oh oh!
The other party stopped talking nonsense. He loosened his fingers and the gray air in his hands gushed out, turning into a fierce ghost, and pounced on Yu Que head on.

After Yu Que hurriedly dodged, the gray gas suddenly rushed towards the wine pool again. Yu Que was so anxious that white hair immediately appeared on his face. The corpse gas emerged in his hands, and he rushed forward and held the thing tightly.

Drowned Ghost Drowned Ghost, this creature is a ghost in the water and is good at moving in the water. If it is allowed to escape into the wine pool without being refined by fire, most of the remaining assessment will be wasted.

After arresting the drowning ghost, a chill struck Yu Que's heart, and strands of long hair like water plants wrapped around his body.

Yu Que did not hesitate. His pupils shrank and he jumped suddenly, like a big cat, directly into the sizzling oil pan.

This action of his made the yellow-faced man who was supervising the assessment's eyelids twitch and his teeth smacked.

呲呲呲!
Suddenly, there was a sound of boiling ghost energy and frying flesh.

Yu Que fell into the oil pan and felt a tingling sensation all over his body. He put down the drowned ghost and quickly climbed out of the oil pan.

Just now, he threw the ghost into the oil pan just to save time. He would not be so stupid as to stir the oil pan with his body like he did in the ghost shop. It should be known that the complete refining of a ghost is a strenuous job, and he must learn to save his physical strength.

Yu Que lay under the oil pan, constantly adding firewood, and from time to time he reached out his hand to pull out half of the head of the drowned ghost in the oil pan to check the heat.

This step requires a technical job. If you are not careful, the ghost may be injured or destroyed by the explosion, and its "ninth grade" will be directly degraded to a second-rate level, so the assessment will naturally fail.

However, if it is fried too shallowly, then when it is nourished by the water method, it may have excess energy to rise up suddenly, destroying the refining degree, or even threatening Yu Que's life.

Fortunately, Yu Que had been honing his frying skills for many days and had fried drowned ghosts before. He knew that they contained a lot of "water" and would take 150% longer than ordinary ghosts.

And every time you take it out of the pot, you have to first lower the temperature over low heat, then keep it at a constant temperature without heat, and then you can take it out.

After a full hour, Yu Que fished out and fried the ghost again and again, until the originally disheveled ghost became crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, like a ball of pus-filled oil residue, sticky and terrifying. He finally took the thing out completely and carefully put it into the wine pool beside him.

Zizizi!
The aroma of wine suddenly emerged from the pool, and the sharp ghost howls were louder than before, attracting the attention of many people.

Many apprentices or refiners pointed fingers at Yu Que and made comments.

The fried drowned ghost fell into the wine pool, and suddenly something unexpected happened. Its body swelled up rapidly and bounced up.

Roar!
Yu Que's face tensed. He immediately bit his fingertip, quickly took a ladle of hot oil from the wok, dripped his finger blood into it, and suddenly poured it into the pool of boiling wine.

With a bang, the oil and wine mixed, and with his finger blood as a medicine inducer, a large handful of flames appeared on the wine pool.

The drowned ghost who had just bounced up was suddenly imprisoned in the flames and was continuously dragged into the pool, unable to jump out.

When the smell of alcohol and flames that interfered with his vision disappeared, an ugly ghost face was sealed under the oil splashes on the water surface. It could only move and stare at Yu Que fiercely.

Yu Que stretched out his hand and tapped the oil, and a few wisps of ghostly air entangled with it.

He withdrew his finger, tasted it in his mouth, and muttered, "Fried it for three points, and soaked it for four points to absorb more alcohol."

So he exhaled, sat cross-legged beside the wine pool, and silently waited for the water ghost in the pool to brew, only continuing to mutter:
"Water and fire are invisible, gods and ghosts are traceless. The heaven and earth have spirits, the sun and the moon have essences. Restore the soul and nourish the spirit, receive the power from the gods... practice and practice, quickly become a family god!"

While Yu Que was refining the spirits and gods, the yellow-faced man stood by and watched.

At first, this person was staring intently, but when he saw that Yu Que had great skills and could not only control the timing but also the ferocity of ghosts and gods, this person squatted aside, his eyes drooping and gradually squinting, leaving only his ears moving slightly.

As the training progressed, the sun moved slowly, getting closer and closer to setting the mountain.

In the backyard of the Alchemist Guild, Yu Que repeatedly fried and roasted the drowned ghost with wine. After frying it nine times and roasting it seven times, his face became paler, but his spirit became more excited.

Thanks to the lucky ghost, he didn't make any mistakes today and never lost focus. He was always energetic and in excellent condition.

Finally, Yu Que sat cross-legged between the oil pan and the wine pool and suddenly opened his eyes:

"coming!"

Wow!

He opened his mouth and out came a gray, squirming little figure that looked like a baby.

The little man had a fish tail and his body was wet, as if it was all made of his saliva.

To refine ghosts and gods, it is not simply a matter of borrowing external objects, but the refiner needs to use his own true fire and true water to refine them.

Yu Que had just used his own essence and spirit to swallow the ghost into his stomach, refine it with the fire of his heart and nourish it with the water of his stomach, in order to allow the ghost to be infected by human energy and transform into a god!
He looked intently at the baby curled up in his hands, his eyes filled with anticipation.

Suddenly, a sound like the cry of a giant salamander, sharp and shrill, rang out at the scene!

"Wow!"

Yu Que was delighted, and his face was filled with kindness, as if he was relieved that the baby was born successfully after ten months of pregnancy.

Before he could say anything, a voice came from in front of him:
"Okay, the ninth-grade family god, the drowned child, is done!"

It was the middle-aged man. He had stood up at some point and stood in front of Yu Que, looking at him with admiration.

Yu Que's ninth-grade refining degree assessment was completed, and the drowning baby's family god was successfully delivered, and the assessment was passed!

(End of this chapter)