My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 313 Try

Chapter 313 Try
"Junior brother, don't think we're working for free," Bai Xiuwen said, as if he had read Chen Mu's mind.

"In the mortal world, whether you study medicine or blacksmithing, don't you have to work as a laborer for your master for several years?"

"Think about the treatment you'll receive once you become an alchemist."

"This little bit of effort is nothing to mention!" Bai Xiuwen earnestly comforted him.

Makes sense!
Chen Mu looked enlightened and asked hopefully, "I wonder, how many alchemists did that Senior Brother Qi teach?"

Bai Xiuwen froze for a moment, then quickly recovered: "Alchemy is not something that is easy to learn."

Chen Mu smiled and looked at Bai Xiuwen without saying a word.

“It seems that Junior Brother has misunderstood Senior Brother Qi.” Bai Xiuwen regained his composure and said meaningfully, “After a while, you will know Senior Brother Qi’s methods.”

What? You're trying to coerce me after persuasion fails?
Chen Mu immediately narrowed his eyes.

Bai Xiuwen, however, remained calm and composed: "I have arranged to meet Senior Brother Qi tonight. Would you like to come with me to meet him, Junior Brother?"

"Once you see Senior Brother Qi's heroic figure, Junior Brother will surely change his mind."

it's a pity.

Chen Mu sighed and dispelled the Five Ghosts Possession Technique that he had prepared.

I really want to kill this guy.

We can't let this guy keep causing trouble.

Chen Mu's eyes darted around, and a hesitant look appeared on his face.

"Senior Brother Qi really knows how to teach people alchemy?"

Bai Xiuwen's spirits lifted; this meant he had given in!

"Of course!"

"As long as you can extract a certain amount of the essence of the five grains, I can sell you the method for refining the Bigu Pill without even needing Taoist cultivation!"

A certain quantity?
No need for Taoist practices?

What a fool.

The essence of the five grains can be exchanged for Taoist merit.

This Senior Brother Qi is just collecting it in a different way!

Chen Mu feigned enthusiasm and asked, "How about one hundred catties of the essence of five grains per month?"

One hundred pounds?

You're kidding me!
Bai Xiuwen frowned slightly.

Chen Mu looked embarrassed: "I know the quantity is a bit small."

"But I don't need my senior brother to teach me alchemy."

"I would be extremely grateful if you could teach me how to absorb the essence of grains."

What do you mean?
Bai Xiuwen was a little confused.

Chen Mu smiled wryly: "To tell you the truth, senior brother, my identity as an alchemy apprentice is nominal."

"Master Zhu is very generous and has allowed me to practice at my own pace."

"But alchemy is really difficult to learn without someone to teach you."

"Master Zhu is so busy, it's not appropriate to disturb him rashly."

"Senior Brother Qi appeared at just the right time!" Chen Mu exclaimed excitedly.

"You don't know the Five Elements Qi Absorption Technique?" Bai Xiuwen asked incredulously.

How did you become an alchemy apprentice?
Master Zhu knows you are ignorant and incompetent, yet he still tolerates you.

This……

Bai Xiuwen's face twitched involuntarily.

Meeting Chen Mu's ambiguous smile, I immediately felt a chill run down my spine.

Mistake! Mistake!

This guy actually has connections!
"excuse me!"

Bai Xiuwen immediately slunk away.

Chen Mu stood at the entrance of the cave, smiling as he watched Bai Xiuwen leave.

Hey!
Liang Yi's tiger skin is still quite useful.

……

Half a month later, in Chen Mu's cave dwelling, inside the alchemy room.

Chen Mu sat on the soft couch, his eyes slightly narrowed.

The Primordial Five Qi Refining Furnace sat steadily on the low table in front of him.

"open!"

Chen Mu gave a low shout.

bass!
A bright light flashed around the circular dome.

laugh!
A plume of white smoke billowed out from the gap in the top cover.

Chen Mu took a deep breath.

“Smells good! It smells really good!”

"It really is a great stove for stewing meat!"

Chen Mu couldn't wait to open the furnace lid. He used bamboo chopsticks, about the length of his forearm, to reach into the alchemy furnace and quickly pick out a small, square piece of meat, about the size of a walnut, with its skin still on.

No chewing is required; just push your tongue against the roof of your mouth, and the skin and flesh will melt and fall apart.

Chen Mu couldn't help but squint.

In the past, even with secret medicine to soften meat, the meat of strange beasts was still quite chewy when he cooked. This was the first time he had ever eaten such tender and flavorful meat from a strange beast.

"We're in for a treat!"

Chen Mu carried the alchemy furnace to the restaurant, where he ate two bowls of yellow rice along with two halves of leafy greens that had been prepared beforehand.

After the meal, the five ghosts and black smoke surged into the alchemy furnace and circled around once.

The oil stains and grime hanging on the inner wall of the alchemy furnace disappeared instantly.

The Hunyuan Furnace has transformed back into a clean and refreshing alchemy furnace with a matte black finish.

……

After the meal, in the alchemy room.

Wind and Fire Cardinal Spell: Limit;

"I've mastered another skill to its limit!" Chen Mu chuckled as he looked at the gray wall.

With each newfound level of proficiency, Chen Mu gained a thorough understanding of the black furnace before him.

Three hundred and sixty-five periods of cold and heat, eighty-one periods of qi restriction, and seventy-two periods of thunderous sound.

With just a thought, one can immediately adjust different combinations and create different environments.

"I have mastered all five types of magic symbols."

"Even the worst Hunyuan Technique has more than 2,500 experience points at the second level."

"We can begin to try alchemy."

……

He took out the essence of the five grains that he had previously refined, activated the Qi Restriction for a hundred miles, and a fist-sized ball of white powder flew into the Hunyuan Furnace.

Chen Mu hooked his left thumb around the left ear of the alchemy furnace and pressed his palm against the side of the furnace.

The Wind and Fire Cardinal Mantra was activated, the top cover rotated slightly, and a faint light flashed. Instantly, it isolated the inside from the outside, making it airtight.

"One hundred and eighty-three to two hundred and twenty-one quarters of cold and heat, thirty-five to forty-two quarters of air restriction."

"If the scope is too broad and difficult to grasp, then let's start with the middle."

The talisman trembled slightly, and the alchemy furnace immediately radiated high temperatures outward.

"The alchemy furnace is ready; the next step is to condense the elixir into a pill."

He hooked his right thumb around the right ear of the alchemy furnace, and pressed his palm against the surface of the furnace.

At the same time, within the jade, a spindle-shaped gold bead talisman drilled into the center of a vortex-shaped Five Elements Primordial Talisman.

A surge of strange power suddenly shot into the alchemy furnace from the palm of his right hand.

The thin layer of grain essence spread at the bottom of the alchemy furnace instantly split into ten portions, flew into the air, and clumped together.

With the intervention of the primordial force, the small ball of grain essence began to rotate on its own.

As it rotates, its volume decreases and it gradually solidifies from a clump of loose sand into a ball.

……

A quarter of an hour later.

Chen Mu opened the top cover.

A pill the size of ten longans flew out.

"It failed." Chen Mu shrugged.

The surface of the pill was pitted and uneven, and in some places there were charred residues.

It looked like a lump of melted white plastic, smelling bad and looking ugly.

Fortunately, he had anticipated this.

If one succeeds on the first try, becoming an alchemist would be far too easy.

……