Deduct 1 for merit. I am really not a child of luck.

Chapter 132: Star-Pointing Talisman! A suitable disciple for Lin Mo! (Subscribe)

After Lin Mo stepped out of the sword-discussing arena, he went straight to Lingdan Peak.

I was originally planning to go to the Sutra Repository first, but Senior Sister Zhuang suddenly informed me that the Bald Senior Brother happened to be free today.

Who knew that the other party would hand over a half-foot thick illustrated book right away...

"So many? Do we really need to collect them all?"

Lin Mo asked again in a very unwilling tone.

The bald senior brother also nodded with certainty and said:
"Yes, the 1,080 species are actually just the most basic and common spiritual plants, and collecting them is only the first step."

"In addition to collecting them, you also need to refine them into medicinal liquids one by one."

One thousand and eighty kinds, not only must they be collected completely, but they must also be refined completely! ?
Lin Mo's eyelids twitched again.

Zhuang Weiwan next to him immediately explained considerately:

"Junior Brother Lin, in fact, these steps are all to help the alchemist get started. Collecting spiritual plants, collecting illustrations, refining medicinal liquids... the last step of refining pills is basically a necessary process for a novice alchemist."

That's true...

He finally asked, "How long will it take to complete all of this?"

Zhuang Weiwan answered patiently:

"It took me about half a year to complete it, but Junior Brother Lin has the Heaven-level Strange Fire, so I'm sure he can save a lot of time on the refining process."

"According to my estimation, I will be able to complete my apprenticeship mission and officially enter the sect in April or May."

Four to six months to get started?
Lin Mo took a deep breath and felt that there was a huge difference between Dan Xiu and other cultivators he knew.

Just like Chu Wange, Chen Xuanzhi, Feng Ji and others whom he already knew, all of them completed their apprenticeship tasks in less than a week and officially obtained the title of monk.

But even someone like Zhuang Weiwan, who is also a genius on the Immortal List and has a natural fire spiritual root, was still stuck at this stage for half a year.

What about those alchemists whose talents are slightly more ordinary?
Wouldn't it take a year or even two years?

Moreover, the task of succeeding a disciple is already so competitive, one can imagine how serious the competition will be in the Alchemy Academy after entering!
The bald senior brother seemed to see Lin Mo's doubts, so he explained:
"Junior Brother Lin, there are many branches in the path of alchemy, such as medical cultivation, poison cultivation, or simple medicine cultivation..."

"But no matter which one, it is inseparable from basic pharmacological knowledge and practice."

"This link requires a lot of time and experience to accumulate. Even if you are extremely talented, you can't avoid it."

Got it. It takes seven years to "study medicine"... Lin Mo nodded, and understood that these high thresholds set in advance by Dan Xiu were actually to screen out those who truly loved Dan Xiu.

In other words, the disciples who are immersed in the Dao of Alchemy are not simply involuted, but are instead involuted for the path they love.

The bald senior brother smiled and said:

"Junior Brother Lin, you can complete the mission while getting to know us alchemists."

"Many disciples gradually fell in love with the Dao of Alchemy during the process of learning from their teachers. Look at Junior Sister Zhuang and the disciples outside who spend their days and energy on preparing medicinal liquids for spiritual plants. They all came through this way!"

"You are still young and strong. You have plenty of time to choose."

Don't talk like you are an old man!

Lin Mo took a look at the top of his head where only two strands of hair were left, and complained in his heart.

According to his speculation, as the eldest senior brother of the Alchemy Academy, the other party should be at least in the late Golden Core stage?
Considering his lifespan, he is at least a thousand years old. His face shouldn't look so old.

The only possibility is that staying up late for a long time has shortened your lifespan.

Moreover, in such a time-consuming and labor-intensive professional training of alchemy, he became the eldest senior brother in the Alchemy Academy after only entering the school for more than ten years. Such a speed of promotion can be said to be exchanged for "life".

I heard that apart from handling chores for four hours every day, the bald senior brother also has to devote the rest of his time to pharmacology research, various alchemy practice activities, the alchemy competition of the alchemy academy, and the competition for the alchemy ranking...

Moreover, he would publish two to three research papers in the most cutting-edge alchemy journals in the Lingxu world basically every month.

If his level of involution is ranked second among the disciples of the Alchemy Academy, no one dares to claim to be first.

Sure enough, after the eldest senior brother took time out of his busy schedule to answer Lin Mo's questions, the chores on the desk soon piled up again.

He smiled at Lin Mo and said, "Junior Brother Lin, Junior Sister Zhuang will take you to the main hall to take over the mission. If you have any questions, you can ask her. I have something else to do right now, so I won't accompany you."

Lin Mo looked at the documents that were continuously sent to him by his disciples, which had gradually piled up into a small mountain on the oversized wooden table, and he couldn't help but tremble in his heart.

Then, he heard the bald senior brother finally sighed and said:

"When you and Junior Sister Zhuang, who are the pride of heaven, grow up, the burden on my chair will be lightened a little."

Having said that, he looked at Lin Mo seriously:

"Junior Brother Lin Mo, you who possess the Heavenly Grade Strange Fire, your future achievements will not be worse than Junior Sister Zhuang. If you are willing to work harder, you may be the next successor to the Senior Brother of the Alchemy Academy!"

Hearing this, Lin Mo suddenly had a vision of himself sitting on that uncomfortable-looking chair with a pale face, his whole body buried in a pile of documents, revealing a bald head, with perhaps a few strands of hair left...

He shuddered, quickly raised his hand to bow and say goodbye, and left the office with Senior Sister Zhuang.

Not long after Lin Mo and Zhuang Weiwan walked out of the office area, a voice suddenly rang out:
"The emergency department is here! Get out of the way, everyone!"

Following a shout, an alchemist with a pale face and barely able to breathe was carried out of the alchemy room and rushed towards the outside of the hall.

Lin Mo asked in confusion: "What happened?"

Zhuang Weiwan waved his hand and said, "It's okay. I just stayed up too late and had a heart attack."

"Still alive?"

Lin Mo swallowed and said, the person on the stretcher looked like he had sensed something, even the spiritual energy around him had dissipated a lot, it didn't look like a simple heart attack.

"It's a small matter. Just take a few Heart Protecting Pills and regulate your breathing." Zhuang Weiwan looked calm and even said:
"According to the regulations of the Alchemy Academy, he is not allowed to enter the alchemy room for at least a week. I guess he won't be able to make it to the season leaderboard."

That's better than death!
Lin Mo said without hesitation: "Well, Senior Sister Zhuang, I'll go first."

"Hey, Junior Brother Lin, you haven't gone to the main hall to accept the task of apprenticeship yet!"

"I'll think about this again."

"why?"

Zhuang Weiwan was obviously a little surprised.

Lin Mo said with a very serious expression:
"I thought about it, and studying medicine still can't save Qingshan Sect."

Zhuang Weiwan was stunned for a moment: "Ah?"

……

……

Lin Mo walked all the way from the main hall of Lingdan Peak to the ferry teleportation point on the mountainside, feeling conflicted.

If he completely gave up the inheritance of the Alchemy Academy, then his range of choices would be even smaller. He could forget about the five major schools of the Qingshan Sect.

In addition, there are some "smaller" master inheritances compared to these main academies.

It’s not that there are no good ones among these inheritances. In fact, if you pick them carefully, you can find some good ones.

But relatively speaking, the threshold for apprenticeship will also be raised, and the requirements are extremely high, and some are even higher than those of other main academies.

To be honest, with Lin Mo's five elements spiritual roots, it is very difficult to choose a suitable master's inheritance.

"But if I want to enter the path of alchemy..."

Lin Mo frowned slightly. It wasn't that he was unwilling to work on the medicine. The pharmacology of the medicine...

In the context of spiritual practice in this great era, who among the students who have completed twelve years of compulsory spiritual practice education would be afraid of being at a disadvantage or of internal competition?

Of course, this also includes Lin Mo.

Even after he obtained the [Merit Wooden Fish], his rest time each day never exceeded three hours, and most of the time it was only two hours.

This has not changed since I ascended.

His fingers slightly bent and straightened -

【merit +1】

Nowadays, deducting 1 to increase merit has almost become an action like muscle memory.

It is worth mentioning that because he is constantly accumulating merit, and the probability of merit critical strike increases after the luck value exceeds 100.

The merit accumulated every day slowly exceeded 1500 points, and now the merit value on the panel has exceeded .

"I have so many merit points, I don't know how to spend them..."

Lin Mo stroked his chin and pondered.

I had originally wanted to save the three basic spells that I would be receiving from the Sutra Library, but if I did not consider the path of alchemy in the future, then these three basic spells naturally could not be chosen as before.

According to the "Novice Strategy Post" on the sect forum, the selection of the three basic spells is particularly important in the early stages of building the foundation.

One reason is that the contribution value of novices is limited, so the three free general spells are naturally particularly precious.

The second reason is that the energy of a novice is limited. If the practiced techniques are not in line with one's own path, the progress in the early stages of foundation building will be affected.

Although Lin Mo's daily income is pretty good now, he still owes Senior Sister Zhuang a large loan due to the construction of the cave.

If you insist, we are still in debt.

Moreover, although the merit points deducted every day increased by about 20%, if you successfully change your job, more merit points will be required, so this aspect must be carefully calculated.

But now he was confused again. It was very awkward to put more than 10,000 merit points on the panel.

Directly improving the cultivation level is not enough to advance to the second level of foundation building.

As for the other spells on the panel, they are also in perfect condition.

If the master cannot be confirmed, this merit value can only continue to be accumulated and cannot be used for the time being.

Just as he was hesitating and struggling, a familiar voice came from behind him:

"Junior Brother Lin, wait a moment!"

He turned around and saw Zhuang Weiwan flying towards him quickly from the mountain path.

With his sleeves fluttering in the wind, he was already in front of me.

Zhuang Weiwan's pale face showed a trace of panting, and waves surged in his chest. He took out a talisman from his storage ring:
"Junior Brother Lin, this is for you!"

Lin Mo looked away, noticed the talisman with some strange carvings, and asked:
"what is this?"

Zhuang Weiwan adjusted his breathing slightly and said, "This is a talisman produced by Jiugong Pavilion. It is called the 'Star Pointing Talisman'. You can use it to light up your own horoscope."

At this point, a trace of apology appeared on Zhuang Weiwan's face:
"I didn't consider your thoughts. Although the path of Dan Xiu is good, not everyone likes it."

"I heard that Junior Brother has been performing very well in the sword arena recently. I guess he is more inclined to the main attack route of the cultivator profession, right?"

That's not true...

In fact, Lin Mo has no obvious preference towards alchemy or other cultivator inheritances.

The original intention of embarking on the path of spiritual practice is very simple and plain, just eight words:
Become an immortal and achieve eternal life.

Zhuang Weiwan continued, "This star-pointing talisman can help you find the inheritance that best suits you."

Senior sister, you are such a good person!
Lin Mo was suddenly a little touched, and then he heard Zhuang Weiwan say:

"Of course, after searching around, maybe you find that Danyuan is more suitable for you. Lingdan Peak is always open to you and welcomes you to join us!"

"Moreover, I personally hope that Junior Brother Lin can join the Alchemy Academy. Then we can discuss pharmacology and refine elixirs day and night to seek the truth..."

At the end of her speech, a blush appeared on her pale face, not because of shyness, but because she was a little excited when talking about pharmacology and alchemy.

That’s not necessary…

Lin Mo declined in his heart, then picked up the [Star Pointing Talisman] and asked curiously: "How do I use this thing?"

"Just activate it directly."

Zhuang Weiwan said so,
"Since you have completed the novice mission, now is the best time to activate it. After activating it, you will be able to see all the inheritances in the sect that are suitable for you."

Lin Mo nodded, and immediately input spiritual energy into the [Star-Pointing Talisman] to activate the talisman.

Suddenly, a warm current flowed through his dantian, and his whole body seemed to be ignited by something. His Five Spirits Dao Body started to move on its own without any warning.

Streams of spiritual energy continuously gushed out from his body, creating gusts of wind around him that even blew his hair and clothes.

In the strong wind, he slowly opened his eyes, and heard Zhuang Weiwan's reminder:
"Junior Brother Lin, take this opportunity to take a look at the Qingshan Sect map on the system interface. Any mountaintop that is lit up is the place where your sect's inheritance is suitable."

“The higher the color grade, the better the match.”

Lin Mo followed his instructions and unfolded the Qingshan Sect map, which had been mostly unlocked on the system. As expected, there were at least seven or eight mountain peaks glowing with different colors.

White, green, blue, purple...

There is also an orange color that looks like the immortal skills.

Lin Mo looked towards the mountaintop emitting orange light, and muttered:
"Falling Star Peak...what is this place?"

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