The sacred tree is about to pass, and the cannon fodder's wish countdown is coming

Only those who possess spiritual roots can feel and utilize spiritual energy. This is just a threshold to alchemy.

In the world of cultivation, only those with wood spiritual roots and fire spiritual roots are the best alchemists.

But this world is different. They only need to refine pills with some effect, rather than the resurrection pills that kill people and turn bones into flesh in the world of immortal cultivation.

Therefore, with the alchemy method he developed, it was no problem for those people to make elixirs.

But people without spiritual roots cannot feel spiritual energy or refine elixirs no matter what.

The villagers knew nothing about this, so Lu Shi was well prepared.

These fifteen people have not received any training and can only sense a trace of spiritual energy with their spiritual roots but cannot use it. However, this is enough for now.

"As we all know, studying requires talent, and the same goes for refining pills. The effects of pills made by those with and without talent are different, so it's easy to tell whether someone has talent or not."

He took out the backpack he had prepared early in the morning, which contained hundreds of weeds and herbs.

"To refine pills, you definitely need to be familiar with herbs. There are hundreds of weeds and herbs here, and only twenty of them have the best medicinal effects."

Lu Shi turned around and whispered a few words to the village chief, then turned back to speak to the villagers.

"I've marked those twenty herbs. If anyone wants to take on this job, they can come forward and try. They just need to pick out the marked herbs."

After saying that, he handed the backpack to the village chief and asked him to be the leader of this test.

Under the instructions of the village chief, the fifteen selected people and the villagers who wanted to win over formed a long line, and nearly fifty people came forward to select herbs.

There are mostly weeds in the backpack, and only a few herbs. Not to mention finding the marked one among the few herbs, which is extremely difficult.

Everyone picked very carefully, and Lu Shi only spoke after the last person picked out the herbs.

"There's a circular scratch on the root of the herb. You can take a look."

Everyone looked at the herbs in their hands, some were happy and some were sad.

When the fifteen people lined up, Lu Shi had secretly opened up their spiritual roots, allowing them to easily feel the herbs that he had infused with spiritual energy in advance, so they could directly choose the marked one based on their intuition.

In this way, people won't notice that he has done something wrong, but will only think that those people are gifted.

But probability theory does have some truth to it. A probability of a few hundredths, while small, is not impossible.

Out of twenty herbs, sixteen were selected.

There was only one person who was not within his prediction range - Tian Quan.

He was actually chosen.

"I told you my son is pretty good. It seems like God approves of him." Aunt Tian became more and more proud. Her son finally made it into the group of talented players.

As for the only variable in the test, Tian Quan felt a little unbelievable about the result. He was surprised but also a little nervous.

When people are nervous, they tend to make small movements. Tian Quan twisted the corners of his clothes with his hands like a little girl.

"Xiao...Xiao, can I...can I?"

Although he passed the test, he was still afraid of putting Lu Shi in a difficult position.

Before this, Lu Shi had imagined many possible outcomes, and this was certainly one of them, so he was not panicked at all.

If someone without spiritual roots wins the medicinal herbs, it is considered extremely lucky. A probability of a few hundred percent to win is considered God's will.

He has his own way.

Although he has no spiritual roots and cannot use spiritual energy to refine pills, he has spiritual weapons that can perfectly solve these problems.

You can also refine pills by using spiritual tools to gather spiritual energy and utilize it.

Since Tian Quan has this opportunity, he certainly won't refuse it.

"The test results are valid. Sixteen people from this village have been selected as alchemists. I will teach you how to make medicine in the coming days. Everyone, study hard, otherwise you will be kicked out of this job."

We are all very happy to be assigned this job, and we will certainly cherish it.

Lu Shi chuckled in satisfaction at everyone's positive response.

"So that's the case. Tomorrow everyone should bring their tools and go to the back mountain to open up new land."

As for meals, the village chief planned to have a large pot of rice. Each woman would bring some food to cook together. The village chief would take care of everything, so Lu Shi didn't have to worry about it.

When everyone dispersed, Lu Shi glanced at the back of the crowd. Just a glance was enough to make people's hearts beat faster.

A figure blended into the crowd and disappeared quickly after Lu Shi's gaze shifted away.

When Lu Shi returned home, he found the scene somewhat familiar.

Someone was sewing by a lighted candle.

Can’t do it during the day?

After bumping into him twice in a row, this time Lu Shi sat next to Qi Jin seriously, watching his slightly skilled sewing skills without saying a word.

As Lu Shi's gaze focused, Qi Jin's hands began to tremble uncontrollably, and his heart slowly rose to its peak.

Damn it, I didn’t have this feeling even when I was under the oppression of those old guys, but I couldn’t help but panic when it came to Lu Shi.

Lu Shi's eyes were bright and penetrating, as if he could see through fire. Just one look at him and it seemed as if all the secrets in one's heart were exposed.

"Are you sick? You're shaking so badly."

"Ahem, no." Qi Jin raised his hand and covered his mouth with his fist, pretending to cough to relax his mind. He lowered his head and his eyes rolled around. After a while, his hands finally stopped shaking and his needlework became more steady.

Lu Shi seemed to be asking casually and didn't care much about the answer, but the way someone seemed to be doing eight fake moves in one second still made him laugh.

"Next time you want to watch it, just watch it openly. There's no need to be sneaky. It's not a secret."

Qi Jin's heart, which had just relaxed, suddenly began to lift again.

Was he discovered? He was hiding so well!

After dinner today, he noticed Lu Shi went out again for no reason. Out of curiosity, he secretly followed him, hiding in the crowd.

He heard all their plans in the crowd and gained a new understanding of Lu Shi and Changping Village.

Although it is a poor village, it has immense courage, decisive execution and united mutual trust, all of which are indispensable.

Lu Shi, the backbone, was even more crucial. Although his status as a juren was not high enough for him, it held a special status in this impoverished little place.

Even so, it was not easy to collect the more than 400 taels of silver that the villagers said they wanted to buy the back mountain.

Lu Shi’s value became more important in his heart.

But he still refused to accept it. He had obviously hidden himself so well, blending in perfectly among the villagers. He even deliberately concealed his aura, so that even the villagers standing next to him didn't notice him.

He did hide well, but the other party was Lu Shi, who could escape his eyes!

Lu Shi was not afraid that they would discover anything. He had no intention of hiding anything from the beginning to the end. After all, the core formula of the elixir was in his hands, and nothing else mattered.

What's more, his elixir still needs the promotion of dignitaries like Qi Jin.

If he becomes bigger and stronger in the future and is targeted by someone with ulterior motives, he will not be able to protect the entire village with his current status, so he will need a noble person to support him.

Although Qi Qi announced to the outside world that he had fled from another village, he did not hide it from Lu Shi's family.

Although we don't know the specific identities of people like Qi Jin, we can tell that they have a high status by looking at their extraordinary demeanor, the powerful subordinates around them, and their generous wealth.

There is also the jade pendant on Qi Jin's body with a unique seal engraved on it. It is engraved with a royal seal!

This was discovered by the Monkey System. After all, this type of seal had never appeared in the original owner's memory, and Lu Shi had no way of knowing it.

And the person at the top now also has the surname Qi.