sbdcsierra Chapter 341 Alchemy in Progress
Chapter 341 Alchemy in Progress
Li Muyang remained silent; it seemed that the two were simply destined to be apart in this life.
What else could Xiao Yan do? He had to put up with it! The other person's disciple was practically clinging to him! If he wanted to refuse, he wouldn't be able to explain it to his father, Xiao Zhan, who genuinely preferred Nalan Yanran as his daughter-in-law!
"The bliss of having multiple wives isn't something you can enjoy so easily," Li Muyang sighed meaningfully. "Junior brother! Take my advice, you should work harder. Otherwise, you don't want to be labeled a gigolo for the rest of your life, do you?"
"Eating a woman's rice bowl? What does that mean?" Yun Yun asked with a curious expression.
Xiao Yan explained leisurely, "It means that men rely on women to survive... Hmm?!"
As they were talking, Xiao Yan realized something was wrong!
Yun Yun didn't know the meaning of this word, so how could Li Muyang know it?
Li Muyang grinned mischievously: "Guess?"
"Palace Yuye Liquor?"
"One hundred and eighty cups!"
"A sledgehammer?"
"eighty!"
"Little Hammer?"
"forty!"
"Hoeing the fields at midday!"
"Qingming * Hetu!"
"Fellow villager!" Xiao Yan excitedly grabbed Li Muyang's hand.
Li Muyang remained unmoved, shaking Xiao Yan away, and complained, "Can't you even look at the situation! Can't you see your senior brother is busy? You dare touch my hand? Aren't you afraid of disturbing the teacher?"
Xiao Yan, who had been thrown back by the blast, got up, scratched his head with an embarrassed smile, and didn't dare to disturb him any longer, so he sat quietly to the side.
"And these codes of yours are all a bit outdated! What are the new ones... 'Spring sleep is unaware of dawn, mosquitoes bite everywhere, a big bear comes at night, no one can escape'..." Li Muyang lectured in a serious tone.
Xiao Yan's lips twitched violently. Ever since their relationship... their master-disciple relationship was confirmed, his senior brother's abnormal side had been quickly exposed! He simply didn't bother to hide it at all!
Pretending for five minutes can lead to a lifetime of happiness.
After replenishing Yao Chen's soul power by more than half, Yao Chen's soul has recovered to the Dou Zun level, and Yao Lao's soul body has also become much more solid, and his condition is obviously much better.
Looking at Li Muyang with complicated eyes, Yao Lao originally didn't have much affection for Li Muyang, who had come to him for help. But now, with Li Muyang's repeated efforts, Yao Lao felt embarrassed to stop treating him as a disciple.
At the very least, they are prepared to share everything they know without reservation!
Li Muyang then looked at Yun Yun, who had come to say goodbye, and flicked a golden light from his finger, which fell into Yun Yun's hand: "Sect Master Yun, if Yunlan Sect wants to stay out of this and completely sever ties with the Soul Palace, your own strength is definitely not enough. I'll lend you this kid for now. If there are any enemies you can't deal with, you can let him take action."
Looking at the little golden cicada in her palm, Yun Yun was momentarily incredulous. This little insect? Could it possibly deal with the Soul Palace?
Li Muyang noticed Yun Yun's thoughts, chuckled, and said to Jin Chan, "If you see anyone from the Soul Palace causing trouble, you can kill them without mercy."
"Understood!" the golden cicada shouted happily, flapping its six wings and taking flight, releasing a powerful aura.
"Hiss..." Yao Chen, Xiao Yan, and Yun Yun all gasped! This seemingly small and exquisite insect had an aura that was completely undetectable!
(It has the aura of at least a ninth-tier magical beast!) Yao Chen was shocked! Just who is this cheap disciple of his?!
Even a random insect possesses the aura of at least a ninth-tier magical beast!
"Senior brother, what is this...?" Xiao Yan asked curiously.
Li Muyang smiled calmly and explained, "The six-winged golden cicada is the leader of the five fierce beasts and ten great demonic insects of the primordial world!"
"Oh, it's the Golden Cicada, the true form of Tang Sanzang. Although the one in my hand is still a larva and far from being able to unleash the true power of the Six-Winged Golden Cicada, it is still a divine beast."
Xiao Yan's jaw almost dropped to the ground!
"Wow... Senior Brother, who exactly are you?" Xiao Yan asked incredulously. He was genuinely curious about Li Muyang's background, given that he possessed something like this! This didn't seem like an ordinary fellow villager at all!
Li Muyang stroked his chin and said, "Don't think about it. We're definitely not from the same planet. In my country, China, everyone cultivates immortality. Across the sea, there's the United States and DC. I'll take you there sometime."
"As for my origins... hehe, I'm ashamed to say, my father must be the reincarnation of the Yellow Emperor from that world."
"Big boss, carry me!" Xiao Yan shamelessly pounced on Li Muyang, clinging to his leg and refusing to let go, even shedding tears and snot, putting on a spectacular performance!
Li Muyang ruthlessly shook him off: "Don't give me that! I've already had my fun!"
Seeing his two fellow disciples joking around, Yao Chen suddenly felt that he, as their teacher, was a bit out of place!
And what about the Yellow Emperor... a Dou Di-level existence?
Uh... forgive my limited imagination.
Yun Yun then communicated with Jin Chan and, after getting to know him, took her leave. She had to nip the Soul Palace in the bud before her teacher, Yun Shan, did anything unforgivable. Otherwise, if Li Muyang took action personally, the Yunlan Sect would certainly not have a good ending!
After all, even Nalan Yanran didn't want to go back! She disliked the fact that the Yunlan Sect had members of the Soul Hall! She was afraid they would be led astray!
With no one to disturb him, Yao Chen coughed lightly and said, "Little Yanzi, have you received the materials I asked you to buy?"
With Li Muyang sitting beneath him, Xiao Yan struggled to take out the ring in his hand and said, "Everything's ready, Teacher!"
Well, I'm going to refine a Foundation Building Elixir to help Xiao Yan build a foundation, and also take this opportunity to test Li Muyang's basic alchemy skills.
This thing is of no value to Nalan Yanran and Gu Xun'er. They have already passed this stage, so the two women did not join in the fun, leaving the space to the three of them, who have only known each other for a short time, to get to know each other better before discussing anything else!
The alchemist had already taught Li Muyang how to refine the ingredients, so once he had the materials, Li Muyang immediately began refining them.
Li Muyang summoned a ball of Samadhi True Fire from his palm and threw all the medicinal herbs into it.
Yao Chen's eyes widened instantly upon seeing this, and he roared, "Stop! What are you doing, brat?!"
Li Muyang was taken aback, but his hands didn't stop. He continued refining the medicine while saying, "Refining medicine!"
Yao Chen asked incredulously, "Who told you to throw different kinds of medicine together all at once when you were making medicine! Mixing them directly together?! Who's the one who's misleading people like this?!"
Li Muyang's lips twitched: "Teacher, you can't say that! I followed Laozi's steps for refining pills! I saw this person refine them just like that! The only difference is that I didn't use a furnace!"
Upon hearing the name Laozi, Xiao Yan also sided with Li Muyang and asked righteously, "Teacher, could it be that you are really wrong?"
"Pfft! You two rebellious disciples, are you trying to anger your master to death?" Yao Lao couldn't help but curse, but when he turned his head, he saw that Li Muyang had a few drops of crystal clear dark green spiritual liquid in his hand, and he fell into shock and silence for a moment.
This looks like it's even better quality than what he refined!
Was I really wrong?!
The old doctor is completely bewildered...
After pondering for a long time, the old apothecary slowly said, "...Where exactly did you learn alchemy?"
Li Muyang respectfully presented several jade discs, indicating that he had learned everything from them on his own.
The old Taoist priest used his spiritual power to probe the contents of the jade disc. He saw an old Taoist priest, seemingly ethereal and with white hair and a youthful face, sitting before a Bagua furnace, refining elixirs. Even though the old priest remained silent, a voice could be heard emanating from him:
"The medicinal herb is added to the fire."
"Make it bigger."
"Too much, deduct three points."
“Spiritual energy is coming.”
Although he appeared completely still, with only the medicine circulating and refining itself, it seemed to contain a profound and boundless path. For a time, the old medicine master was so engrossed in it that he could not extricate himself and could not calm down for a long time...
Seeing that Yao Lao was completely absorbed in his work, Xiao Yan quietly asked Li Muyang, "What's wrong, Teacher?"
Li Muyang shrugged: "How would I know? He's probably just addicted to the internet."
"Huh? Internet addiction?" Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment. He really didn't expect to hear this in his life!
The two fellow disciples did not disturb Elder Yao. Li Muyang refined several more bottles of Foundation Establishment Elixir in one go. Although there were occasional mistakes... referring to one time when the quality was slightly inferior, it was still not a big deal.
The old alchemist also swayed and woke up from the jade disc, looking at Li Muyang with a complicated expression. At the same time, he understood why Li Muyang always felt that he was a little awkward when he was refining pills.
As for his claim that the success rate is a bit low... just take it as a joke! Anyone who takes it seriously is a fool!
There's no such thing as a 100% success rate in alchemy!
"...You little rascal!" Yao Chen teased, as if sighing, "I thought you lacked basic skills, but it seems you've taken too big a step! You haven't even learned to crawl yet, and you've already learned to fly! Now you're coming back and still can't walk... This talent is truly terrifying!"
"The senior in this jade disc... is divine! His alchemy techniques are like the Dao that reaches the heavens! Far beyond what we mortals can easily comprehend. Yet you, brat, actually learned alchemy by observing his alchemy process..."
At this point, Yao Chen looked at Li Muyang with a mixture of envy and melancholy. This talent was already monstrous! This cheap disciple was anything but cheap!
From now on, whoever dares to try and take this disciple from him! Yao Chen declared he'd fight them to the death!
Li Muyang was also taken aback. He had guessed this possibility before, so he honestly asked, "I will do whatever you say, teacher! I will do whatever you say!"
“Alright! Then listen to me! Let’s start from the beginning! For now, you can’t use any of the alchemy techniques you’re currently using!” Yao Chen nodded and said very seriously.
Li Muyang didn't waste any words. Since he had chosen to become Yao Chen's disciple, he naturally had to listen to Yao Chen! Given Yao Chen's character, once he had accepted a disciple, there was no possibility that he would be irresponsible or deceive him.
However, Yao Chen looked a little embarrassed and hesitated to speak. Li Muyang smiled knowingly and handed over all the secret manuals about alchemy that he had to Yao Chen.
In fact, most of them were drawn from the Administration Bureau, and they were mostly pill formulas. There were not many pill-refining fragments from Laozi, and the fragments were incomplete and rarely connected.