Jiang Donghua These words come from the bottom of my heart.
Of course, alchemy requires talent, but for someone like Mu Chen to be able to combine pharmacology and cooking to such an extent, the hard work and understanding behind it are absolutely extraordinary.
However, before he could finish his words, Lei Lie next to him couldn't wait to interrupt. He patted Jiang Donghua on the shoulder and shouted to Mu Chen.
"Old Mu! Don't underestimate Brother Jiang! He praises you and praises you, but he himself is a serious Fourth-grade Alchemy Master!"
Lei Lie's voice was loud and full of pride.
"I saw this with my own eyes. He was already like this when I was training outside last year!"
"It's been a year. With Brother Jiang's demonic talent, I guess he's probably reached the threshold of Fifth-grade Alchemist now, right?"
Lei Lie said this out of good intentions. He wanted to elevate Jiang Donghua's status and let Mu Chen know that his praise was very meaningful.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Mu Chen, who had a gentle smile on his face and was quietly listening to Jiang Donghua's praise, suddenly froze.
His fingers holding the tray tightened slightly.
His eyes, which were always a little tired and dull, suddenly raised their eyes and focused on Jiang Donghua as if they were real. There seemed to be some extremely complex emotions surging violently in the depths of his pupils.
There is surprise, scrutiny, disbelief, and even an extremely obscure, almost imperceptible sharp light and some kind of deep expectation?
The weak aura around him froze for a moment.
The atmosphere in the entire private room suddenly became subtle and quiet because of Lei Lie's unintentional words.
Mu Chen did not speak immediately. He just looked at Jiang Donghua up and down with a new, extremely serious look, as if he wanted to see him thoroughly from the inside out.
Jiang Donghua was so keen that he naturally immediately captured the dramatic changes and deep complex emotions in Mu Chen's eyes.
It was definitely not just a surprise for a Fourth-grade Alchemist, it was more like the instinctive reaction of a person who was trekking in endless darkness and suddenly saw a glimmer of light, with incredible scrutiny and a trace of hope that he did not dare to touch easily.
Jiang Donghua understood in his heart, but his face remained calm. He just faced Mu Chen's sharp and probing eyes, shook his head slightly, and said in a calm tone.
"Brother Lei Lie is serious. The threshold for Fifth-grade Alchemist is so high. I am still far away from that step."
What he said was both modest and true. The promotion of each level of alchemist is extremely difficult and requires a qualitative leap in Soul Force, flame control and medicinal fusion.
But he immediately changed the subject and looked at Mu Chen sincerely, his tone carrying a convincing calmness and confidence.
"It's just that if you don't mind, senior, if you can explain to me the problem in detail, with my current knowledge of alchemy, I might be able to try to solve it."
He paused slightly, as if considering his words.
He didn't finish what he said, but his calmness and determination were more powerful than any boast.
Then, a slightly sly smile appeared on his face, and he was talking about an easy deal.
"Of course, in exchange, I hope that when I come to my senior's Medicine Spirit Pavilion for dinner in the future, senior can make it easier for me and not take my Fire Energy. How about that?"
When Mu Chen heard the words in front of Jiang Donghua, the sharp light in his eyes gradually converged and turned into a kind of deep thinking and weighing.
When he heard the last almost rogue condition, his pale face finally couldn't help but reveal a real, helpless smile.
He nodded slightly, and his tone returned to its previous gentleness, but became more solemn.
"Senior Jiang is joking. If you can really distinguish between meals, why bother?"
Lei Lie on the side looked at the riddle-like conversation between the two. He looked at Jiang Donghua for a while, and then at Mu Chen for a while. He felt that the atmosphere was a bit unpredictable, and he couldn't get in at all, like a superfluous outsider.
He looked left and right, and in the end he could only scratch his head in embarrassment and said in a low voice.
"I, Lao Lei, am a rough guy and I don't understand your meanderings. How about I leave first? You guys can chat slowly?"
However, Mu Chen raised his hand and pressed it lightly to stop him.
Mu Chen's eyes still fell on Jiang Donghua, he made some determination, took a deep breath, and although his voice still had a hint of weakness, he spoke with unusual clarity.
"This is not the place for detailed discussions. Brother Lei does not need to leave, just stay here for a while."
He turned to Jiang Donghua and made an invitation gesture with a solemn expression.
"Brother Jiang, if you don't mind, please come and follow me to the secret room. Let's have a chat."
As Mu Chen led the way, Jiang Donghua followed closely behind, passing through several corridors, and walking deeper into the Medicine Spirit Pavilion, the medicinal fragrance in the air became richer and more pure, even taking on a hint of ancient and strange atmosphere.
Plants planted or placed on both sides of the road and even in special grooves carved into the walls have become increasingly rare.
Jiang Donghua's eyes swept over it, and he couldn't help but feel waves in his heart. He saw a Jade Marrow Ganoderma whose body was like jasper, and whose leaves were condensed with dewdrop-like spiritual liquid.
A Crimson Dragon Ginseng that winds like a dragon and exudes a fiery breath.
In an area shrouded in faint light, I saw a budding Star Spirit Flower with starry spots shining on its petals...
These exotic flowers and herbs are all top-grade Auxiliary Medicine or main medicines that are extremely difficult to find when refining fourth-grade, even Fifth-grade Pill!
Its value is priceless, enough to make any alchemist go crazy for it.
Even Jiang Donghua, who is Fourth-grade Alchemist, can't help but feel salivated when seeing these treasures.
Mu Chen, who was walking in front, seemed to feel the gaze of Jiang Donghua, and explained softly without looking back, with a hint of imperceptible bitterness in his tone.
"Senior Jiang, don't be surprised. These are not owned by me personally, but by several elders in the inner courtyard, especially the great elder, who specially arranged the medicine garden here in order to facilitate the study of my injuries."
"They hope that with the rich vitality and medicinal power of this place, they can slow down the erosion of that thing in my body."
He paused and his voice became deeper.
"To tell you the truth, Great Elder Ye Tianxing has personally visited this curse in my body several times."
Jiang Donghua heard this, and his heart moved.
Even the great elder is helpless?
Mu Chen smiled bitterly, the laughter was full of helplessness and a hint of despair.
"Great Elder, after seeing it, he could only shake his head and smile bitterly."
"He once said that this thing in my body is extremely weird and sinister. It is no longer an ordinary injury or Mysterious Poison, but more like a kind of Curse Power! It is rooted in the origin of my bloodline and is even entangled in my soul."
"Curse Power?!"
Jiang Donghua When he heard these four words, his pupils suddenly shrank!
Countless records about various strange curses that he had read in ancient books flashed through his mind like lightning!
"There are so many kinds of curses."
Jiang Donghua's heart instantly stirred up a storm.
Each curse is extremely troublesome, and the methods to break it are also different, and most of them have been lost for a long time, or require extremely harsh conditions and elixirs.
Mu Chen's voice brought him back to reality from his racing thoughts. The voice contained the pain of five years of suffering.
"For things like this curse, the Great Elder said that perhaps only the legendary, extremely high-grade and extremely rare pills can completely eradicate it."
His tone became choked and desperate.
"I stayed here Inner Academy and struggled for five years!"
"I have exhausted all the methods I can think of, and I can only rely on these medicinal materials and medicinal diet to barely suppress this terrifying curse and prevent it from completely swallowing me up. Watching my cultivation level decline year by year, feeling the loss of vitality little by little, this feeling..."
He didn't say any more, but the deep despair and helplessness filled the air.
Finally, the two stopped in front of a wooden door that looked ordinary but had faint energy fluctuations.
Mu Chen took a deep breath and opened the door.
"Here we are, Senior Jiang, please come in. This is my secret room."