Back in the cave.
Chui Xi had already left, Zhang Rongfang closed the door alone, looking at the various furnishings inside the cave.
The enormous Pill Furnace still retained the residual heat from the alchemy demonstration.
A faint, pungent smell of alchemy lingered in the air.
He placed the herbal medicine packet under the wooden shelf and took out the prescription he had just copied.
I recalled what I had just heard.
'Cloud Mist Mountain Manor. The Eastern Sect is finally fading into the sunset.'
In fact, when he first witnessed the Heavenly Maiden leading him to rampage through Tanyang City, he felt that such domineering behavior would not last.
But I never expected that everything would change so quickly.
Outside the cave entrance, one could hear the sounds of Daoist priests leading their young disciples passing by from time to time.
The sound of footsteps and the clatter of heavy ore being moved startled him from his reverie.
Zhang Rongfang sighed as he looked at the prescription in his hand.
'Never mind, let's refine the pills first. It seems the future can only be approached step by step.'
He quickly took out the medicinal herbs and sorted and processed them one by one.
Many medicinal herbs cannot be used immediately and need to be processed first.
After a flurry of activity, it was getting late outside.
It was almost 10 p. m. when Zhang Rongfang finished processing all the medicinal herbs.
This is because some of these medicinal herbs were already prepared in advance.
For example, there is a kind of medicine called Yu Mountain Herb, which needs to be washed, dried, and then air-dried for a month.
If it weren't for the advance measures, he wouldn't have been able to use it so quickly.
These all need to be handled by the staff at the pharmacy first.
Zhang Rongfang looked at the two pill formulas in his hand: one One Consistent Powder, and the other Closing Yang Pill.
He first chose One Consistent Powder, a powdered medicine that is generally easier to absorb. Furthermore, its preparation method is much simpler.
'But before that'
After pausing, Zhang Rongfang closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and silently opened the Attribute Panel.
Zhang Rongfang – Life 48-48.
Martial arts:
Returning Spring Purifying Time Talisman Classic - Sixth Grade.
Leg technique - Third Grade.
Fist Palm Claw: First Grade.
Breaking Limit Skill: Shrink Step, Heavy Mountain, Pine Cloud.
Limit State: Critical State.
Civilian Skill:
Supreme Bright Void Skill (Fifth Realm - Nascent Soul Middle Stage).
Alchemy (basics).
Available Attributes: 1.
Let's begin.
Without hesitation, he immediately added the newly acquired Attribute Points to alchemy.
Hiss.
The line about alchemy quickly blurred and disappeared, while the words within the brackets flickered and then reappeared as new characters.
'Alchemy (Mastery)'.
In an instant, countless common knowledge, general experience, and standard alchemy techniques flooded into Zhang Rongfang's mind.
All the knowledge he had learned about alchemy began to flow rapidly into his mind, and he quickly mastered it.
In my memory, I also saw the image of him working tirelessly day and night to refine elixirs for three years.
In that instant, he mastered all the basics that ordinary Pill Master need to know, such as formulas, techniques, pill-collecting methods, and fire-controlling methods, going from being unfamiliar with them to becoming proficient and completely proficient.
Several minutes later.
Zhang Rongfang slowly opened his eyes and sighed.
'As expected. The essence of this Attribute Panel is actually more of a short-term experience gain.'
'Its essence is still based on all the memories in my own mind.'
Only when I know how things will go in the future and have a general direction will I directly improve the simulation.
Before that, if the future route is incorrect or completely impassable, it may result in the inability to allocate skill points.
He gradually began to understand the role of attributes.
'Never mind, let's get started!'
He immediately started a fire and threw the various ores into the Pill Furnace.
There is a specific order and timing for adding medicinal herbs.
Even a slight mistake could lead to failure in alchemy.
Some medicinal herbs need to be purified, some need to be crushed into powder, and some need to be boiled into a soup. All of these steps need to be completed one by one.
Therefore, it takes quite a while to produce a batch of genuine elixirs.
"Fortunately, there aren't too many complicated processing steps in the One Consistent Powder. The only thing that needs some effort and time is crushing it into fine powder."
Zhang Rongfang put several medicinal herbs that needed to be crushed into the medicine pot and picked up the hard pestle.
"But it's alright, I can't speed up the others, only this one."
Since his master Chongxuan, already knew his true strength, he no longer bothered to hide it.
Immediately.
Bang bang bang bang!! In an instant, Zhang Rongfang's arm trembled, like a grinder, with a speed exceeding the Ninth Grade, almost leaving afterimages.
Under the continuous and steady crushing, the medicinal herbs in the medicine pot quickly turned into fine powder.
A minute later, Zhang Rongfang stopped what he was doing and looked with satisfaction at the evenly powdered medicinal materials inside.
Then they started to intensify the fire and added a large amount of coal.
***Outside of the Great Capital, within a range of mountain ranges.
No one knew that the main building of the Golden Wing Tower was located deep within this unknown mountain range.
It's not on the mountaintop, nor underground, but inside the mountain.
In the dead of night, figures in white robes moved swiftly and lightly through the mountains.
Before long, the group arrived at the entrance of a dark cave and stopped.
The leader was a woman with a slender figure, long hair reaching her waist, and holding a black weapon resembling a three-pronged spike.
"You wait here, I'll go back first and be back soon."
She turned to her many subordinates behind her and said.
"Yes."
The other men in white responded in unison.
The woman raised her head, revealing her beautiful and gentle fair face.
Under the moonlight, the black coral Antler ornament on her head reflected a clear and bright luster.
This person was Chong Ming, who had just left the city and returned here.
She looked at the black cave in front of her.
The cave entrance is more than ten meters high, and you can feel the chilly breeze blowing out from inside.
With a light touch of her toes, she floated down into the cave like a bird.
In the darkness, large patches of pale blue fluorescent moss on both sides of the cave served as the only source of light.
After going deeper for several minutes, Chong Ming slowly slowed down and came to a rock wall, where he reached out and took a series of photos.
With a slight hum, the rock wall shifted to the left, revealing a bright Stone Hall with a brazier burning inside.
Without hesitation, she stepped inside, and the rock wall behind her moved back automatically.
The Stone Hall was unusually simple. Apart from a few braziers, a few sets of tables and chairs, there were large quantities of grain, oil, firewood, and coal piled up in the corner.
The entire Stone Hall is square in shape and quite large in area.
As soon as Chong Ming entered, he saw that there were already people inside.
The man stood in a dark corner where the firelight was dim, preventing the light from illuminating his body.
"You arrived first?" Chong Ming asked softly.
"Yes, I was late regarding the Cloud Mist Mountain Manor matter," the man replied in a deep voice from the shadows.
"Actually, even if we go, it won't change anything," Chong Ming said after a moment of silence.
"There are too many good places to go."
"Next, we should also make preparations. The Great Bright Light Temple has already quietly dispersed its high-ranking officials and sent them out of Great Capital."
"The situation is now settled, and all hope is lost," the figure in the shadows sighed.
"Prepare. In this world, even if we leave, where can we go?" Chong Ming sighed.
"There are still many people who are completely unaware of this, and I cannot abandon them."
"You're going to arrange for them to travel together?"
"Yes. The Death Warrior Unit was almost completely wiped out at the Cloud Mist Mountain Manor. If the Spirit Envoy is also killed, they may not even have a chance to make a comeback in the future," Chong Ming replied.
Her eyes were lowered, and for a moment she seemed to remember something.
"Fine, so you called me here just for this? What are your plans?"
"My plan." The man slowly emerged from the shadows, revealing his imposing, square face.
It was none other than Cheng Hui, the Chief Master the Golden Wing Tower, also known as the Golden Wing Roc! "I plan to go find Five Hearts Zen Master. No matter how heartless His Majesty is, he wouldn't go so far as to completely harm even his own teacher."
Ultimately, a semblance of dignity will be preserved. Therefore, the Great Bright Light Temple will not undergo any major changes,"Cheng Hui said earnestly.
"Looking back, the entire Great Capital was designed and built by the sect leader himself. Now, perhaps even the sect leader would never have imagined that the Great Capital become our tomb."
Cheng Hui looked somber, took a letter from his sleeve, and tossed it forward.
"What's this?" Chong Ming reached out and took the Letter Paper, asking in confusion.
"The letter the Princess left for us," Cheng Hui said.
Chong Ming, tore open the envelope, and pulled out the Letter Paper inside.
To her surprise, the Letter Paper was completely blank, without a single word.
"Why isn't there a single word?" In her daze, she seemed to smell a faint fragrance.
"No! This is the Thousand Pines Spirit Confusion!!? You!!" Chong Ming held his breath, but it was too late.
She never dreamed that she would be ambushed by the deadly poison within the main building of the Golden Wing Tower.
"What's going on, Chong Ming?" Cheng Hui was also taken aback, seemingly unaware of what had happened.
He saw Chong Ming's body go limp, swaying and almost unable to stand.
He immediately rushed forward and reached out to help her.
"Don't come any closer, this letter is here."
Chong Ming hurriedly called out a reminder, but...!
In an instant, a sharp, piercing sound, like the cry of an eagle, rang out.
A hard, iron claw gripped her fair neck tightly.
Click!
Cheng Hui lowered his head, avoiding looking at the other person's face.
He exerted force with his five fingers, using the power of the Golden Roc Secret Record and the Mystic Shadow Iron Hand Skill, instantly unleashing a terrifying kneading force.
"Sorry"
Cheng Hui said in a low voice.
"I didn't want to either, but that's just how the world is."
He could feel a large amount of blood, thick and warm, gushing out from between his fingers and sliding down the edge of his palm.
The stench of blood mixed with the incense on Chong Ming's body, creating a strange and peculiar smell.
Two soft hands gripped his, struggling to break free from the piercing fingers.
But it was to no avail.
The difference between the deadly poison and the difference in strength left Chong Ming but to look at Cheng Hui with difficulty and despair.
Laugh!!
In an instant, Cheng Hui his grip, and the curved blade flashed.
The firelight flickered in the Stone Hall, and from the shadows of the stone walls, a blurry object rose into the air and then tumbled to the ground.
Chong Ming's remaining body collapsed to the ground, lifeless, and fell silent.
I didn't sleep a wink all night.
Zhang Rongfang sat upright in front of the Pill Furnace, his sweat drying several times over, and salt crystals had already formed on his body.
But his eyes showed immense satisfaction.
"Finally, it's done!"
Having mastered the alchemy skill, he successfully refined Yi One Consistent Powder at a speed beyond his expectations.
Looking at the large bag of gray powder that had just come out of the oven.
These are what are called "One Consistent Powder".
He stretched out his finger, dipped it in the water, and put it in his mouth to taste it.
A sour and bitter taste entered my mouth.
"It's exactly as recorded in the prescription! The color, smell, taste, and texture are all the same! It seems to be a success!"
Without hesitation, he followed the instructions of One Consistent Powder traditional prescription, took a single dose with a wooden spoon, and swallowed it with water.
"Take it three times a day, each time a portion the size of an egg. Take it for a month, then stop for a week. This should be enough for a month."
He calculated the amount and carefully put the One Consistent Powder away.
Next came cleaning up the Pill Furnace cave.
Although he hadn't slept all night, his current physical condition meant this was nothing. He was still full of energy.