Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 41 Old Friends of Huilongguan

"In that case, it's a good thing."

At least if this technique is used in front of Yan Lin, the other party won't be able to tell. In Gu Qing's eyes, the Devouring Divine Power, which only has the ability to digest, is more suitable as a divine power to assist in cultivation.

Rather than a combat technique...

Because of its strong medicinal properties and difficulty in digestion, only one pill can be taken every ten days.

If he had obtained this technique sooner, he could have eaten the Fetal Breathing Pill like candy.

The ability to perfectly digest medicine without affecting its potency is simply divine when used to refine pills!
As for the issue of drug resistance, Gu Qing didn't know if it would have any impact. As for the Fetal Breathing Pill, it had always been fully effective.

This technique is worth studying in depth, and it is unknown whether the panel's lifespan calculation function can complete this great supernatural power.

Unfortunately, he couldn't try.

After adding it to the panel, no "+" sign appeared, which means that his current lifespan is insufficient, so he has to give up.

Judging by the time, the weekly lectures by the esteemed teachers will soon begin again.

After tidying up, Gu Qing prepared to go to class.

He still has 12 contribution points left, which, if possible, can be used to consult his mentor and resolve his recent doubts about cultivation.

It was still the beginning of the Wei hour.

In the main hall of the Xiantian Academy, Liu Ziyi was not present this time, but other customers greeted him warmly, seemingly asking if he had any new Buddhist artifacts for sale.

Gu Qing smiled and declined, saying that it was still in the research and development stage, and he would definitely share the results with his colleagues as soon as possible.

In recent times, he has become a new darling of the aristocratic circles.

The reputation of a certain weapon refiner surnamed Gu is quite renowned in private.

"Look, Junior Brother Zhang is here. How have you been lately?"

They were talking.

A young man dressed as a Taoist priest, a rare sight, entered from outside the hall. His aura was incredibly profound, showing signs of a spiritual body already formed. A delicate fragrance wafted from him as he walked.

It is not influenced by external factors, but by the pure energy inherent in the body itself.

He is a man of exceptional talent!
Furthermore, the aura of the Fetal Breathing Pill on this Junior Brother Zhang was incredibly strong, as if he were soaking in water in which the Fetal Breathing Pill had dissolved.

Gu Qing also thought that this was another person with a huge fortune.

But looking at that face, there was a sense of familiarity.

In this life, he was born with innate wisdom and had a very early memory, so there weren't many faces that he could recognize.

"This humble Taoist greets all my fellow disciples. It's been a long time. Is there something we can discuss?"

"Junior Brother Zhang, you're too kind. What could they possibly want? They're just concerned about the Fetal Breathing Pills you refined. Everyone knows that the Pill Hall has a genius like you who can refine pills."

"Yes, yes, Junior Brother Zhang's Fetal Breathing Pills are extremely effective and produce a large quantity of pills. I wonder if you have any in stock? Junior Brother, please feel free to tell me what spiritual materials and precious medicines you need."

"In that case, I won't stand on ceremony."

"Upon emerging from seclusion this time, I have refined a total of one hundred and sixty-nine Fetal Breathing Pills. I wonder if any of you possess any spiritual elixirs like the Hundred Herbs Pill?"

"What is this?"

Some people do not understand his meaning.

A disciple surnamed Chen then explained.

"The Hundred Herbs Pill is a secret recipe of Qiu Qi, a master alchemist, and is made by the royal family of Yan. It is made by extracting the essence of a hundred kinds of spiritual herbs, melting and combining them, and only one pill is produced from each batch."

"It is said that taking it during body forging can enhance a cultivator's perception of herbs and spiritual medicines, and can also improve their talent in alchemy."

"But that's just a rumor. The main function of the Hundred Herbs Pill is to heal wounds, remove the aura of war, and save people from danger. It is a life-saving elixir."

With this explanation, everyone understood.

"Junior Brother Zhang wants to improve his talent in alchemy?"

"That's it."

"We can't help you with that. You should ask Yan Di; he's a direct descendant of the royal family."

"Alright, I'll ask after class."

The Taoist priest surnamed Zhang sat down regretfully, but Gu Qing leaned over from the outside and asked uncertainly.

"This... junior brother, is he Zhang Yuan?"

"That's right, who are you?" Gu Qing seemed to realize something, as if he had returned to the days of more than ten years ago.

At that time, he was born weak and was abandoned by his biological parents when he was only three months old.

Fortunately, he was discovered by an old Taoist priest at Huilongguan and taken back to the temple to recuperate. It took him three whole years to recover from his illness and he no longer gets feverish from a gust of cold wind.

At that time, he wasn't the only child in Huilongguan.

Several other abandoned children were made into Taoist disciples.

Zhang Yuan was one of them, only three days younger than him. This child was also born with defects, being deaf and unable to see clearly, and was also abandoned by his parents.

Later, with proper treatment from the old Taoist priest, his eyesight gradually recovered, and he was able to hear some sounds.

Both of them were sickly, so Zhang Yuan often followed behind him and called him "brother".

When he was six years old, the old Taoist priest passed away peacefully.

His lineage was in charge of the pharmacy at Huilongguan, and since the old Taoist priest had no disciples, these two young Taoists were the only ones to carry on the tradition.

However, he was still young at the time and was still in the stage of learning to read and write.

Before they could even learn the old master's medical skills, the abbot's faction had already set their sights on seizing them, using both kindness and coercion to persuade them to leave and stay.

At the time, Gu Qing didn't think there was anything worth taking from a medical book.

What's given is given; life is more important.

Unfortunately, he was falsely accused of damaging the Taoist canon, and being young, he couldn't defend himself and was thus expelled from Huilong Temple.

Now, I see Zhang Yuan again at the Sword Casting Manor.

Everything became clear.

It turns out that Huilongguan also came into contact with a top-level force that was secretly cultivating. There must be some secrets behind the cunning and forceful seizure back then, and that inheritance might be quite extraordinary.

After all, the old doctor's skills were truly miraculous.

He can cure people with congenital vision defects, deafness, and frail health, making him a true miracle doctor.

Gu Qing gradually awoke from her reverie.

He asked with a smile.

"Look at me, how familiar do I seem?"

"This……"

Zhang Yuan was stunned for a moment, frowned and stared for a long time before he could see the clue in the marks between his eyebrows, and said with delight.

"Brother Qing! Is it really you?"

"You've changed so much over the years, you've become so much more handsome."

"You're still as good at flattery as ever."

Gu Qing liked Zhang Yuan because he was sweet-talking and always knew how to please her, so she took care of him a little.

"I never expected that Brother Qing would come to the Sword Forging Manor."

"This is fate."

"Ha ha ha ha."

After their initial joy, the two were filled with sighs. Zhang Yuan, who had been oblivious to the situation back then, now understood the intricacies of it all and began to recount the past.

"The medical skills that my master left behind were actually the lifelong legacy of an alchemist, originating from the Yan Kingdom and beyond the Baiyue Mountains."

"It is a cultivation force that has been exiled from a place called Medicine King Valley."

"This was a stroke of luck for the master himself, not something that belonged to the temple. The abbot had the intention to seize it, which led to the events that followed."

Zhang Yuan sighed and explained the truth to Gu Qing.

"Later, you were falsely accused and expelled from the Taoist temple, while I was taken in as a personal disciple by the abbot."

"The legacy left by my master was copied by the abbot and then passed on to me, which is why I, Zhang Yuan, am who I am today."

This development was far beyond Gu Qing's expectations.

He had assumed that Zhang Yuan's life hadn't been easy either, and that his entry into the Sword Forging Manor must have been the result of overcoming setbacks, but from his words, it sounded like everything had gone smoothly.

This is worlds apart from his life of wandering until adulthood.

(End of this chapter)