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Chapter 803 Testing the Pharmacist
There is also a group of pharmacists in Dijing, but both in number and level, they far exceed the Medicine King Sect that monopolizes the North.

However, neither the Left Palace nor the Right Palace had formed a sect like the Medicine King Sect.

The group of pharmacists in Dijing is large and loose. If we have to divide the organization, it should be the pharmacist guild that respects the "Ancestor of Medicine".

This ancestor of medicine was a legendary figure. According to legend, he attained enlightenment in front of the Nine Cauldrons and had the wild idea of ​​adding a lid to the cauldrons, thus inventing the medicine furnace that has been passed down to this day. Since then, the pharmacist industry has used a cauldron and a furnace as medicine refining vessels that have been passed down to this day.

The cauldron and the furnace are the most sacred objects for pharmacists.

The guild is divided into secret pharmacists, great pharmacists and spiritual pharmacists, corresponding to the three stages of herbs, ganoderma lucidum and elixirs respectively.

The guild does not impose much constraints on pharmacists; at best it provides a place for gathering and communication.

Among the famous pharmacists, some accepted donations from noble families to make medicine on their behalf, while others operated their own medicine houses and were responsible for their own profits and losses.

The mainstream internal inheritance is the master-apprentice system.

The most powerful pharmacist in Dijing is Lord Feng’s personal pharmacist… Pharmacist Sanwei.

It is said that most of the elixirs bestowed by feudal lords were made by Sanwei Pharmacist, and their quality was recognized by countless masters.

Sanwei Pharmacist's fellow apprentice, Wuwei Pharmacist, is also the president of the Pharmacist Guild.

Well, it is worth mentioning that the Zhou family, the Lian family and several other top families jointly worship the Five Flavors Pharmacist.

This is the most common way. The offering is just a figurehead. Wuwei Pharmacist is a spiritual pharmacist. It is impossible for him to run around various major families and condescend to make medicine for everyone. In fact, it is Wuwei Pharmacist's disciples who are responsible for the work.

Zhou You had seen the pharmacist assigned to the Zhou family before. He was one of the disciples of Wuwei Pharmacist and a first-class pharmacist.

As mentioned before, the Great Pharmacists are divided into the first to ninth grades, corresponding to the ninth level of the powerful martial arts realm.

The first-grade great pharmacist is of the lowest level, but the first-grade great medicine he refines can be used in the first to ninth heavens and has the widest applicability.

Going further up, a second-grade pharmacist can refine first- and second-grade medicines, but the refined second-grade medicine can only be taken by strong warriors from the second to ninth levels. The first level is equivalent to poison, and taking it will surely lead to death.

By analogy, the ninth-grade pharmacist encompasses all the medicines from the first to the ninth grade. The highest skill level can refine the ninth-grade medicine, which can only be taken by the ninth-level strong warriors. It is a targeted medicine and has the best effect.

The first-grade pharmacist worshipped by the Zhou family can only refine first-grade medicines, but the medicines he refines can be taken by all powerful warriors, but the effects decrease gradually from the first level upwards.

Even so, this great pharmacist has an extremely transcendent status in the Zhou family, and even a mid-stage strong warrior has to be polite when meeting him.

Alas, this kind of technical and unpopular profession is a rare resource everywhere and must be pampered.

There is a great pharmacist among Zhou You’s personal guards. This matter is a family secret and only a handful of people know about it.

If Lian Feihong was not the prince, and was arranged by his grandfather, the master, to be on good terms with Zhou You, he would not have known this secret.

He was also skeptical, and then took the opportunity to invite Zhou You to a banquet to make a request.

Zhou You knew his real intention very well. Refining medicine was just a cover, and he actually wanted to verify the identity of the great pharmacist of "Ku Tang".

As far as he knew, the Zhou family's Western Sect had a first-grade great pharmacist resident, but the Lian family had a higher-level third-grade pharmacist.

This third-grade pharmacist can produce top-level medicines that satisfy the needs of the third heaven, and Lian Feihong's realm is exactly at the third heaven of powerful martial arts. If he wants to use it himself, why would he need to ask for external assistance?

"That depends on what kind of medicine the prince wants to refine. The ability of the bitter soup pharmacist is limited, and he may not be able to take it on!"

Zhou You's words were very tactful. Lian Feihong named several pills, "Biluo Dan is the best. If that doesn't work, Bu Hua Dan or Liu Xin Dan will also work."

Good guy!
Biluodan is a fourth-grade medicine, which is fine. Buhuadan is a third-grade healing medicine, and Liuxindan is a second-grade medicine.

The three kinds of elixirs are not only of different grades, but also of different types, including those for practicing martial arts, healing wounds, and detoxification.

This is not to make elixir, but to find out the true quality of the "bitter soup".

Zhou You thought it was a coincidence, as he was just about to break through to become a third-grade pharmacist and needed to refine three third-grade medicines for practicing martial arts, healing wounds and detoxification.

The exercises and detoxification were both successful, except for the formula for the healing medicine.

The Buhuadan proposed by Lian Feihong was really like a pillow sent to one when one is sleepy, or like timely rain!

"Please rest assured, I know the rules. I will provide the prescription, medicine furnace, natural treasures, and all consumables, and even the venue. All you need is a nod from the bitter soup pharmacist."

Lian Feihong looked at Zhou You with hope in his eyes, and said with a cupped hand, "Brother Daqian, please help me with this. You can pick any dancer you like. Just leave a few for me, or I can take them away!"

"Ahem, that's too much. I've never been interested in women!"

Zhou You explained awkwardly, "The grade of the Biluo Pill is too high, so the bitter soup pharmacist will definitely not be able to make it."

Hearing this, Lian Feihong was certain that the quality of the bitter soup was below the third grade. The question was, was it the first, second or third grade?
"As for Bu Hua Dan and Liu Xin Dan, you can give them a try, but there is no guarantee of success!"

Well, it’s not just the first grade, is it the second grade or the third grade?
Lian Feihong captured two important pieces of information. He thought that Zhou You had such a great pharmacist at his disposal and the resources he controlled were so abundant that even he was a little jealous.

Although he wanted to continue investigating, he knew not to be impatient.

Each pharmacist of each grade must be able to refine three categories of elixirs of the same grade at the same time, so theoretically, a pharmacist of the second or third grade may have the ability to refine these two types of elixirs.

"As long as the bitter soup pharmacist nods, I can supply 10 portions of raw materials, and there is no limit on the other substances."

Lian Feihong waved his hand with great heroism.

Zhou You thought to himself, thank you very much. 10 portions are enough to successfully refine the Bu Hua Dan and become a third-grade great pharmacist.

This is a good thing of borrowing chickens to lay eggs!

Lian Feihong used this incident to test the waters, and he really invested a lot of money. It is hard to say who is behind him pushing him. It was the Grandmaster Lian Kaiming.
Or is he the great pharmacist worshipped by the Lian family, or even the president of the Pharmacist Guild, Pharmacist Wuwei?
Even in the capital, the sudden appearance of a great pharmacist is no small matter and is bound to attract attention from all parties.

Lian Feihong's test was only the first one, and there would surely be more open and covert tests to follow.

It just so happens that Zhou You travels around under the alias of Ku Tang, trying his best to collect medicinal prescription materials to improve his alchemy level. In time, he will surely become a spiritual pharmacist and match his future with the mark of a grandmaster.

"Pick a few more!"

Before leaving, Lian Feihong was very enthusiastic and even felt that the few dancers Zhou You had chosen were too few and insisted on giving him more.

Zhou You declined repeatedly, not because his body couldn't take it, but because this kind of thing would become tiresome if done too often, and it was okay to spice up life occasionally.

He reluctantly accepted a few more, and when he brought them home he discovered that there were eleven of them, all young and beautiful dancers.

(End of this chapter)