Hearing this, Park Geun-suk had an expression of “you’ve found the right person” on his face, and immediately patted his chest loudly:
“Don’t worry, brother Qi, we are friends, and I will take care of your matter.”
“To be honest, I have a close relationship with Senior Ancestor’s closed disciple. I will take you to see him personally, and he will definitely not refuse.”
Qi Yuan was overjoyed when he heard this. He didn’t expect that he actually got in touch with him by accident, and hurriedly said:
“In that case, I’ll trouble you, Brother Park.”
“Haha, it’s a piece of cake.” Park Geun-suk smiled heartily, and pulled Qi Yuan to the outside of the Immortal Pavilion, “Let’s go, Junior Brother Liu’s alchemy place is in Yemu Valley to the east of the Immortal Pavilion. Let’s go and ask him for help now.
“Yemu Valley? ”
Qi Yuan was stunned and asked in confusion, “Brother Park, why wasn’t the alchemy room of the ancestor’s closed disciple built in Dansheng Sect, but instead had to go to that remote place in the suburbs?”
Hearing the question, Park Geun-suk’s expression froze slightly, and he said in a strange tone:
“Brother Qi, you don’t know, my good friend is naturally obsessed with alchemy and is not very good at dealing with people.”
“In addition, his alchemy philosophy is not recognized by the alchemists in the sect, so he simply moved out to get some quiet time.”
“I see. ”
Qi Yuan nodded in a daze.
Somehow, he couldn’t help but have a feeling that it was not very reliable, but seeing Park Geun Suk’s confident look, he could only suppress the idea temporarily.
After a while, the two came to a remote valley.
Qi Yuan looked around and found that the place was lush and green with flourishing vegetation. The scenery was nice, but there was no living thing to be seen, even the snakes, insects, rats and ants with amazing vitality were nowhere to be seen.
The air was faintly filled with a strange smell of smoke and fire, which made him frown.
After entering the valley, Park Geun Suk’s expression suddenly became solemn. He swallowed nervously, stopped and warned Qi Yuan:
“Brother Qi, if Junior Brother Liu asks you to try the elixir later, you must not agree easily, remember. Remember, remember.”
“Why is that? ”
Qi Yuan was puzzled, “As the last disciple of the ancestor, is your ability to refine pills so bad?”
Boom!
Before Park Keun Suk could answer, there was a loud noise in the distance, and a beam of fire shot up into the sky, and then countless colorful spots of light floated down from the smoke…
What the hell!
Looking at this strange scene in front of him, Qi Yuan was stunned.
Park Keun Suk also stared at the direction of the mushroom cloud with a dull face, and the whole person froze in place. After a long time, he reacted and explained:
“Don’t panic, it seems that Junior Brother Liu is refining the pill, we can just go to him directly. “You call this alchemy? Are you sure you’re not making bombs? Qi Yuan’s mouth twitched fiercely, and he began to doubt whether he was out of his mind, and actually believed Park Geun Suk’s nonsense. Although he was in a very confused mood at the moment, he had to find out what was going on since he was here. So Qi Yuan gritted his teeth and silently followed Park Geun Suk to the place where the explosion sounded. As soon as they approached, a burnt smell mixed with sulfur hit their faces, and they both covered their noses at the same time. Looking up, there was a vast open space in front of them. , the open space was in a mess, with scorched earth everywhere, and all the flowers, plants and trees were turned into carbonized ashes.
In the center of the open space, a huge alchemy furnace several feet long and wide was upside down on the ground, and the lid of the alchemy furnace was deeply embedded in the rock thousands of feet away.
Next to the alchemy furnace, a dark figure was sitting cross-legged on the ground, thinking hard, and muttering to himself:
“That’s not right, I clearly eliminated the dryness of the fire vine, why did the alchemy furnace still explode… Is it the wrong sequence, or is there something wrong with my technique…”
“Junior brother Liu Qi, I came to see you, and I brought a fellow practitioner with me.”
After discovering the figure, Park Geun-suk’s eyes lit up, and he quickly stepped forward to say hello.
Hearing this, the dark figure finally turned around. His face was dark from the smoke and he couldn’t see clearly.His specific appearance and the tattered clothes on his body were obviously badly damaged by the explosion.
“Brother Park, how come you have time to come to my place today?”
The shadow named Liu Qi was immediately refreshed when he saw the two of them, and hurriedly stood up to greet them:
“Have you thought it through and are ready to come and help me test the pills? I have told you a long time ago that my pills have been strictly checked and there will be absolutely no problems after taking them.”
“Brother Liu, please forgive me.” Park Geun-suk shook his head like a rattle and waved his hand. “Your elixir has a strong aftereffect. It almost killed me last time. I’m afraid of you.”
Hearing this, Liu Qi showed disappointment on his face and said, “Brother Park, this is not nice enough. As the saying goes, elixirs are three parts poison. As long as the effect of the elixir is good, it is normal to have a little side effect.”
“You have to believe me, I promise that this elixir will be more powerful than the last one…”
Before he could finish, Park Geun-suk calmly changed the subject:
“Um…Junior Brother Liu , where is your alchemy room?”
Faced with this question, Liu Qi scratched his head a little embarrassedly and said with a wry smile:
“I didn’t control the temperature well when I was refining the alchemy the day before yesterday, and the alchemy room was blown up. I was worrying about how to build a new one…”
At this time, Liu Qi noticed Qi Yuan on the side, and asked curiously:
“Brother Park, who is this gentleman?”
While speaking, he casually cast a spell, condensed a ball of clear water out of thin air, and washed his face and hands clean.
“I forgot to introduce you.” Park Geun-suk said while pulling Qi Yuan, “This is my good friend, named Qi Yuan, the new Taoist of Taixuan Holy Land. He has come to visit Junior Brother Liu today.”
Liu Qi did not seem to be too interested in the Taoist identity of Taixuan. He just looked Qi Yuan up and down, and said calmly, “So you are the Taoist of Taixuan. Nice to meet you.”
Qi Yuan also returned the greeting with a warm expression, and was very polite:
“You are too polite, brother Liu.”
Park Geun-suk interrupted at the right time:
“Junior brother Liu, this brother Qi wants to ask your master to refine a furnace of pills. The recipe and materials are ready, but you also know that it is not easy to ask your master to help, so I come to ask for your help.”
Liu Qi showed an understanding look:
“Indeed, since there are too many people asking my master to refine pills, my master has made a rule to only help people refine three furnaces of pills a year.”
“Even if you are a Taixuan Taoist, if you want my master to help you, you must first make an appointment at Baodan Building. By then, you will most likely be scheduled for five hundred years later, or even longer.”
Five hundred years later?
Hearing this, Qi Yuan’s face turned green, and he quickly asked:
“My needs are more urgent. I wonder if Brother Liu has any way to let me join the team in advance. Spiritual stones are not a problem.”
Liu Qi’s expression was a little embarrassed. After hesitating for a moment, he said awkwardly:
“You are a good friend of Brother Park. It is reasonable for me to fight for you. But to be honest, I was kicked out by my master and was almost expelled from the sect.”
“If I ask my master, it may have a counterproductive effect…”
“Ah?”
Qi Yuan was stunned. He never thought that Liu Qi was actually an abandoned disciple who was kicked out of the sect by Zu Chengzhi.
What should I do?
Just then, Liu Qi seemed to be stimulated by something, and said excitedly:
“Although Master is the person I, Liu Qi, admire most in my life, I do not agree with his ideas.”
“I believe that as an alchemist, one cannot be limited to the various experiences of predecessors. One must have an innovative spirit. Only by continuous exploration and innovation can the way of alchemy go further.”
“At present, the alchemists of the Dansheng Sect only know to regard the alchemy recipes left by their predecessors as the criterion, and they do not even have the courage to change. If they continue to work behind closed doors like this, the road ahead will become narrower and narrower.”
As he spoke, Liu Qi’s expression became more and more sacred, and his eyes flashed with a different kind of brilliance:
“In order to prevent the way of alchemy from decaying, I have put forward my ideas to Master many times. I did not expect that Master did not approve of them, but drove me out of the sect and letI will reflect on it carefully.”
“Master said that he would consider accepting me back when I wake up, but this is impossible. I, Liu Qi, firmly believe that my path is correct and there is nothing worth reflecting on.”
“The ones who really need to reflect are the group of self-satisfied and stubborn alchemists in the Dan Sheng Sect!”
Hearing these impassioned remarks, Qi Yuan could not help but be in awe.
This guy is quite spirited, but I don’t know how good his alchemy skills are.
