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You can't let me make the elixir for you.
"You don't even have an alchemy furnace, how can you make any pills!" Song Wuji glanced at Chen Mu.
Chen Mu had a shy expression on his face, but his heart couldn't help but be moved.
Alchemy furnace?
It seems, as if, I really have it!
"Even if I can't make the elixir, it's still possible to master the Five Elements Breathing Technique."
"When the time comes, you have to help me refine the yellow sprout rice in the lower courtyard into the essence of grains." Song Wuji said frankly.
Chen Mu immediately pretended to be relieved.
Then he said with embarrassment: "But this is not easy to practice."
"If you can't practice it, then don't even think about exchanging the secret method of Ningqiao from me." Song Wuji looked amused.
Chen Mu suddenly felt a headache.
"Aren't you afraid that I will run away with the secret method of alchemy?" Chen Mu glared at Song Wuji.
"Are you willing to give up the secret method of Ningqiao?" Song Wuji chuckled.
Chen Mu's face fell: "I can't bear to do that."
Why did he follow from the lower courtyard of Tongtian River to Pengyue Mountain, and then from Pengyue Mountain to Tianhe Water Palace? Wasn't it all for the secret method of Ningqiao?
As for obtaining it from outside, Chen Mu had thought about it.
It is also said that the Tianhe Water Palace once auctioned the secret method of Ningqiao.
But the price, haha...
"Don't look so sad either."
"Give me ten years of practice to make pills that can calculate Dao Gong."
"When the time comes, as long as you have enough white jade money, you can come to me to exchange it for the secret method of Ningqiao." Song Wuji waved his hand generously.
"Really?" Chen Mu stared at him suspiciously.
"I've given you all the high-interest loans with 90% of the money going out and 13% returning. Is my credit rating that low?!"
"Believe it or not, just get out of here!" Song Wuji rolled his eyes and immediately started to drive people away.
Chen Mu immediately walked back with a smile.
……
In the corridor, Chen Mu had a happy smile on his face, but his mind was full of thoughts.
No one can predict what the situation will be like in ten years.
What if Song Wuji died? What if I died too... Bah, bah, bah, I won't die.
What if the other party doesn’t admit it?
Chen Mu sighed.
The secret method of alchemy has to be practiced.
Although this may just be empty talk, this promise is so delicious!
"And if you learn the art of alchemy, you can also make money by refining pills."
"If Song Wuji fails, I can try to buy it from somewhere else with the white jade money I saved."
……
"Master, are you sure he can learn to make pills?" Liang Yi asked doubtfully.
"At least the Five Elements Breathing Technique is fine." Song Wuji said, "Many of the people I brought here can detect the Qingliu Illusion."
"But you three are the only ones who are not affected by it and are even able to escape."
"You have a special secret method, and your body and soul are one."
"Chen Mu and Mo Wuzhou are born with sharp spiritual awareness."
"This kind of person can detect subtle changes in magic symbols and is especially suitable for refining pills and weapons."
Liang Yi suddenly realized.
"It took him three years to master the art of breaking delusion. His talent is not low." Liang Yi thought for a moment and then hesitated.
"Are you afraid that there is something wrong with him?" Song Wuji asked.
"Xiao Mo said it before. This person's secret method is eerie and his actions are secretive..." Liang Yi narrowed his eyes and said.
"Of course he is not a good person." Song Wuji smiled: "What kind of things can a good person do that are likely to end in disaster?"
"Besides, this person came from a remote foreign land. How many good people can emerge from there?"
Liang Yi nodded in agreement.
"As long as he can learn the method of breathing, he can be regarded as a talented disciple." Song Wuji didn't care.
“The new House of Commons needs this kind of talent.”
A new House of Commons?
"Is there any news about Taoist Master Dongli?" Liang Yi was delighted.
"I only know that he is still alive, and I don't know anything else." Song Wuji shook his head.
"But there is news about the group heading east."
"Is it Uncle Liu Ling who is going to Dongling of Yunzhou?" Liang Yi was overjoyed.
"Not bad!" Song Wuji said with a smile.
"She found a new spiritual spring of earth veins."
"A spiritual spring with a better earth vein than Mount Pengyue."
"But the crisis in Chongshan Road has not been resolved yet. If they also have any ideas..." Liang Yi said worriedly.
"So we have to wait here for a while." Song Wuji sighed.
“Without a master in charge, even if we find the spiritual spring, we won’t be able to operate the business for long.”
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 298 Getting Started
The lobby on the first floor of the inn.
Chen Mu sat in the corner and drank tea leisurely.
His ears were pricked up high, and he listened attentively, collecting all kinds of gossip.
Sitting next to him were Mr. Hao, who was frowning and smoking, and Shang Huan, who was getting fatter.
"Four white jade coins per month, and that's just for accommodation. With food and training, it's at least nine white jade coins a month." Old Hao complained with a bitter face.
“The cost is just too high!”
Chen Mu sighed on the surface and nodded with a bitter face, but he didn't care much in his heart.
Back when he was in the lower courtyard of Tongtian River, the cost of his monthly training with the exquisite jade plate was as high as ninety white jades.
Now that the jade seed is full of magic power, as long as the consumption is not too great, the exquisite jade plate will basically not be used, and the cost will be reduced immediately.
The expenses for accommodation and food are less than one-tenth of what they were originally.
"Although I made some money from the reclamation of Pengyue Mountain, I can't afford to spend it like this."
"I heard that there are many boats in this Gengzi District that are looking for people to unload cargo and hunt strange beasts on board."
"Let's go take a look together?" Mr. Hao looked at Chen Mu while smoking.
Unloading fishing?
Forget it. If I had that much time, I might as well study the secret art of alchemy.
"Come on."
Without waiting for Chen Mu to refuse, Shang Huan opened his mouth to refute.
"I only give you three or five white jade coins a month. What can you do with them?" Shang Huan pinched a roasted pine nut and threw it into his mouth.
"At least we can make up some of the losses and hold on for a while longer." Mr. Hao sighed.
"There are several old friends who plan to leave the inn after the one-month lease is over."
Shang Huan was stunned: "Where to go? Become a wild cultivator?"
"Not really." Mr. Hao shook his head.
"Go find a cheap place to live outside and wait for a while. Come back every now and then to check on them. If Supervisor Song takes people away, then follow him."
Shang Huan shook his head: "It's easy to leave, but it's hard to come back. If you leave and come back, Supervisor Song may not recognize you. Besides, what if you miss the opportunity?"
"Isn't there nothing we can do about it?" Mr. Hao spread his hands.
"You're not planning to do that too, are you?" Chen Mu couldn't help but ask.
"I don't know how long I'll have to stay here, and the cost..." Mr. Hao said with an embarrassed look on his face, and shook his head without finishing his words.
Chen Mu suddenly realized.
This embarrassing state is probably the normal state for the disciples in the lower house.
Of the nearly three hundred people who escaped this time, most were ordinary lower-court disciples.
Their final outcome will most likely be as Mr. Hao said.
Chen Mu couldn't help but think of the secret method of alchemy that Song Wuji had arranged for him.
The other side seemed certain that it could rebuild the House of Commons.
But Chen Mu couldn't guarantee how long he would have to wait here.
After thinking for a while, he finally gave a subtle reminder: "Although Supervisor Song only paid us one month's rent."