Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 45 Top Grade Alchemist
The next day.

On the cliff of Crossing the Sea, in the Pavilion of Listening to the Sea.

Chen Mu adjusted his breathing, then stood up and walked to the wooden window. He did not move for a long time, as if he was looking at the sea in the distance.

But from his dazed and distracted pupils, it could be seen that his mind had already wandered.

"Wei Xingyou, a first-class, top-grade alchemist, is easy to talk to, but he loves money more than he loves alchemy..."

Chen Mu thought about the candidate Han Jing recommended to him yesterday and fell into deep thought.

According to Han Jing, Wei Xingyou was also a remarkable man. He entered the mountain sect at the age of seventeen.

Normally speaking, his age has exceeded the age limit for outer disciples stipulated by the sect rules, but he just happened to help the current sect leader in the mortal world and accomplished something... As for what it was, none of the disciples knew.

From then on, with the special permission of the headmaster, he entered the outer sect to practice. Who would have thought that after several years, he was noticed by Master Chu Dan, who had just been invited to the mountain gate as a worshiper, and was asked to be a menial disciple... At that time, he was only at the second level of Qi Condensation, which showed that his talent for practice was extremely poor.

In the blink of an eye, thirty years had passed. The errand disciple at the second level of Qi Condensation had transformed himself into a renowned first-class alchemist in Shuiyunjian. Even his cultivation, boosted by the medicinal pills, had reached the eighth level of Qi Condensation...

Even Master Chu had commented on his talent for alchemy in public, saying that if he hadn't focused too much on making money and had only made a few different kinds of pills over and over again, he might have been able to shine in the art of alchemy and become a second-level alchemist.

As soon as these words were spoken, many Shuiyunjian cultivators sighed. This was a second-level alchemist. Once he succeeded, his status in Shuiyunjian would be no less than that of a foundation-building cultivator... What's more, he was already over fifty years old, and his hope of building a foundation was greatly reduced.

However, Wei Xingyou was extremely content with the status quo, and no one had ever heard him express regret...

After pondering for a moment, Chen Mu shook his head, regained his composure, and pushed the door open to walk out.

He planned to visit this strange man.

Half an hour later, Chen Mu walked steadily along the road, gazing ahead. He could vaguely see caves. Next to it was a crack in the ground that was several miles long, reflecting some red light from time to time. It was even very beautiful when viewed from afar.

This is the Danhen land specially opened up by Shuiyunjian, which can draw on the earth fire to assist alchemists in refining pills.

As the distance got closer, Chen Mu, despite having magic power to protect him, still felt waves of heat. The red light he saw from afar turned out to be tongues of fire gushing out upon closer inspection.

Chen Mu stopped to watch for a while. A errand disciple who happened to be walking out of the cave noticed him and walked over to him, bowed and asked, "Senior Brother, is there anything I can help you with?"

Chen Mu smiled and replied, "I'm looking for Master Wei. I wonder if he can make the elixir in there right now?"

The errand disciple suddenly realized what was going on and replied, "Brother, Master Wei Dan did not come to refine the elixir today. He must be resting in the cave."

"Oh?" Chen Mu asked doubtfully, "Then please tell me where Master Wei Dan's cave is..."

This was his negligence, as he did not find out where Wei Xingyou lived in advance.

Because I heard from Han Jing that Wei Xingyou is keen on earning spirit stones and spends most of his time here refining pills... Who knows what will happen today.

Following the path pointed out by the errand disciple, they bypassed the Danhen area and walked for a quarter of an hour. Then they climbed an unnamed mountain and arrived in front of a mountain pavilion.

After Chen Mu stood still, he bowed and said, "I am Chen Mu, a disciple of Tianhu Peak, and I have come to pay my respects to Master Wei Dan."

A moment after the words were spoken, a child dressed as a Taoist child came running out unsteadily. He also imitated Chen Mu's way of bowing and said, "Master is drinking tea in the inner room. He sent me to show you the way. Please come this way..."

Chen Mu smiled at his childish tone and followed him.

A moment later, Chen Mu entered the room and immediately spotted Wei Xingyou, who was sitting sipping tea. Over fifty years had passed, and not much had changed in him. His eyes were bright and his spirit was strong. He wore a white Danding Taoist robe, giving him a carefree aura. He looked at Chen Mu with a smile.

Chen Mu didn't say anything at first. He turned around and looked at the layout of the room. He found that the style of this place did not quite match Wei Xingyou's legendary personality.

A green screen, a set of purple wood tables and chairs, and several ink paintings hanging on the wall nearby, it was extremely elegant...

It is completely a residence for literati and scholars.

After viewing for a while, Chen Mu slowly said, "Everyone says that Master Wei Dan loves money and indulges in luxury, but after seeing these calligraphy and paintings, I feel that Master Wei Dan is truly an elegant and refined layman."

Wei Xingyou put down his teacup, stood up, and said with a smile: "This junior brother really understands me..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a child beside him, saying seriously, "Master said these are cheap and can save a lot of money..."

"Ting'er!... You go down first." Wei Xingyou's expression remained unchanged. He quickly interrupted Zhitong's fairy tale and waved his hand.

Chen Mu laughed inwardly when he heard this, and quickly talked about the main purpose of his visit.

"Master Wei Dan, I came here this time under the guidance of Senior Sister Han Jing. I am sorry for disturbing you and asking for the elixir. I hope Master Wei Dan will not blame me."

"Hey! What are you talking about, Junior Brother? Since you are under the guidance of Junior Sister Han Jing, then you are one of us... But what kind of elixir do you need? Tell me so I can think about it."

"Yiyang Pill."

Wei Xingyou unconsciously uttered "oh" when he heard this, and after thinking for a moment, he said softly, "If it's the Yiyang Pill... I'm afraid Junior Brother will have to spend more spirit stones."

Chen Mu replied: "I wonder how much it will take?"

"The spiritual materials needed to refine Yiyang Pills are already in the sect, so there's no need to go out and buy them. Refining one furnace of Yiyang Pills requires one hundred spiritual stones. If I were to refine them, I could get four or five Yiyang Pills in one furnace if I'm lucky. If I'm unlucky, I might not get any..."

"I wonder...how many furnaces do you prefer?"

Chen Mu fell into deep thought after hearing this. Although one hundred spirit stones for a furnace of spiritual materials may seem expensive, it is actually very worthwhile, because a Yiyang Pill is worth fifty spirit stones. He can't have the pills ruined and the furnace exploded every time, right?

After a moment he said, "I wonder how much Master Wei Dan wants?"

Wei Xingyou smiled slightly and said, "Junior Brother, you were brought here by Junior Sister Han Jing, so you can't be treated like ordinary disciples... How about this? No matter how many pills are completed, I only want 30% of them. How do you think?"

Chen Mu was delighted and nodded in agreement: "Then let's do as Master Wei Dan said... refine three furnaces."

He hadn't expected Senior Sister Han Jing's reputation to be so useful. For ordinary disciples seeking out a first-rank, top-grade alchemist like Wei Xingyou, they would definitely have to provide their own materials, and the finished pills would often be split 50-50, or even 40-60...

"Then please wait for a while. I will start refining the pills for other brothers in two days, and then I will start refining the pills for you. Half a month later, you can come and get it with the spirit stones." Wei Xingyou said with a smile, clapping his hands.

Chen Mu bowed and said goodbye.

After everyone left and the tea cooled, Wei Xingyou muttered to himself, "You wasted a day of my time. I'm going to lose a lot of spirit stones..."

"How strange! It's been nearly ten years... and no memories of alchemy techniques have suddenly appeared in my mind. Why did it appear today..."

(End of this chapter)