Although Mo Wuji could tell that Master Shi Dan had not extracted the medicine cleanly, he himself did not even know how to purify it. Purifying spirit medicine was a tedious and complicated process, Mo Wuji was still learning about the various properties and compatibility of spirit medicine at this stage, it was not yet time to purify it.
Moreover, purifying spirit medicines required a large amount of spirit medicines to practise with, and with his current stature, he simply didn’t have the strength to learn this.
Another hour passed and Mo Wuji gradually smelled the fragrance of the dan. The look of excitement on Shi Dan Shi’s face was also getting stronger, as he vaguely sensed that his hand in alchemy today was indeed better than before.
At this time, Shi Dan Shi finally dropped the shovel in his hand, and the flame in the Dan furnace was also diminished by him. His hands even kept on falsely slapping on the exterior of the Dan Furnace, and Mo Wuji seemed to see several pills rolling in the Dan Furnace.
With a “click” sound, Mo Wuji saw Dan Master Shi reach out and push up the handle beside the Dan Furnace as he slapped the exterior of the Dan Furnace with his hands. Six greenish-reddish pills landed in the jade bottle next to it.
“Hahahahaha ……” Seeing these six pills fly out, Shi Dan Shi was laughing out loud, the expression of smugness and excitement in his eyes could not be concealed at all.
Mo Wuji was a little disappointed in his heart, to be honest. Although what Shi Dan Shi had just done was something he couldn’t do right now, he really couldn’t admire Shi Dan Shi’s alchemy techniques and process. It could be said that apart from the very beginning of Shi Dan Shi’s action of removing the residue from the dan furnace which he felt was somewhat handsome, there was not a single other process that he could admire.
He didn’t see any of the legendary hand techniques or dan techniques needed for alchemy, all he saw was a spatula. The legendary Dan fire he also did not see, what he saw was the ground fire. The legendary collection of dan he likewise did not see, all he saw was a slap to slap out the dan in the furnace.
“Third Grade Spirit Pill, I’ve finally refined a Third Grade Spirit Pill, it’s still a Condensation Locus Pill. I, Shi Jun, am now also a Third Grade Human Dan Master, Master, you said that I had limited qualifications for life and would not be able to cross over into the ranks of a Third Grade Human Dan Master, but today I have done it ……” Shi Dan Master seemed to be getting more and more excited as he grabbed the jade bottle.
Mo Wuji sighed, is this even Fan Jin Zhongjie?
This guy’s master wasn’t wrong, with this kind of alchemy techniques and qualifications, it was indeed difficult for him to cross over into the ranks of Third Grade Human Dan Masters. Even if Mo Wuji had yet to become a true alchemist, he could tell that this Shi Dan Master’s alchemy qualifications were indeed limited.
Acquired diligence was able to make up for many innate deficiencies. However, there were some professions where even if one was diligent in the afterlife, it would be difficult to succeed with a lack of natural talent. Plant researchers on Earth were such an industry, something that sometimes relied on an innate sense.
“You’re right, you really are the lucky star. For the sake of this Condensing Luminescence Dan, I have failed in refining eleven furnaces. It was indeed right to call you to the Dan Room today, I really did succeed in refining it and became a true Third Grade Human Dan Master.” Shi Jun’s tone was still tinged with excitement, using three fruits in a row.
Mo Wuji secretly said in his heart, looking at your looks, not only did you name yourself without foresight, you also don’t have foresight on your own alchemy level, I don’t believe that without me next time, you will still be able to refine the same furnace of Condensation Luo Dan. It’s better to honestly go and work as a second grade Human Pill Master. Third Grade Human Pill Master? You really think too much.
Previously, he thought that this Shi Dan Master had failed seven times, but he didn’t realise that this guy had already failed eleven times. If he hadn’t helped him out, this twelfth time would have failed just the same.
“Congratulations Shi Dan Master, disciple will take my leave.” Mo Wuji was not interested in staying here to listen to this guy bragging.
Shi Jun suddenly said, “There’s no need to rush off, what’s your name?”
“Disciple Mo Wuji.” Mo Wuji hurriedly replied, although he felt that this Shi Jun didn’t have much of a future. In his heart, however, he knew very well that in the sect, the difference between this Shi Dan Master and him was the same as the difference between the white moon in the sky and a firefly talent. He could not afford to offend this kind of person.
Shi Jun nodded with satisfaction, “You are very good, follow me in the future and help me distribute medicinal materials.”
Mo Wuji was shocked in his heart, wasn’t this asking him to seek death? With this Shi Dan Master’s alchemy skills, it was estimated that eleven out of ten times of refining a third grade spirit pill would fail. The extra one was because for ten alchemies, he would need at least eleven medicinal ingredients.
“Senior, senior has been an odd-job disciple of the 19th dispensing room, it’s not convenient to follow senior, please understand.” Mo Wuji refused without hesitation.
Shi Jun looked at this Mo Wuji in complete disbelief, what a great opportunity? If it was any other handyman disciple, I’m afraid that at this moment, he would have already knelt on the ground and thanked him profusely. Where was Mo Wuji like this, not only did he not thank him, but he also didn’t want to follow him.
“Did I hear you correctly? Do you know what you were just saying? Do you know what you’ll miss out on once you refuse?” Shi Jun finally slowed down and asked even more incomprehensibly.
Mo Wuji said in his heart, “I know too well. It would be strange to have a future when following a mediocre pill master like you. I’d rather dispense pills here and learn some other alchemist’s alchemy techniques. Going with you to learn how to stir-fry? I’m not really interested.
Confirming that Mo Wuji was genuinely unwilling to follow him as an odd-job man specialising in dispensing medicinal herbs for him, Shi Jun snorted coldly and threw out a jade bottle to Mo Wuji before turning around and leaving. A handyman disciple also dared to refuse such a good thing, making him extremely angry. However, he had said that he would give Mo Wuji some favours after the dan had been completed, so he still wouldn’t break his trust to a handyman disciple like Mo Wuji.
For Shi Jun’s reward Mo Wuji naturally wouldn’t reject it, it was originally what he deserved. His Water Velvet Vine was also bought at a cost, if he hadn’t added the Water Velvet Vine, Shi Jun’s furnace of Condensation Dan would definitely still fail.
Looking at the bottle in his hand, Mo Wuji thought to himself, even if the pills inside weren’t worth anything, this jade bottle could still be worth something. He couldn’t afford to use jade bottles for his Vein Opening Potion, they were all pinky-sized glass bottles.
The jade bottle given by Shi Jun had Qi Condensation Pill written on the outside, this kind of pill was suitable for early stage Pulse Opening cultivators to use, it could enhance the cultivator’s cultivation speed. However, Mo Wuji felt that this kind of pill would not be of much use to him, it was enough for him to absorb the heaven and earth’s spiritual qi, there was no need for this kind of Qi Condensation Pill.
Putting the pill away, Mo Wuji was indifferent to Shi Jun’s anger as he returned to his residence to continue studying the wordless Dan book.
Even though Shi Jun’s alchemy techniques were poor in Mo Wuji’s eyes, he still learnt a lot from Shi Jun. In the next stage, he would start learning about medicinal herb purification. Pill purification was different from the principle of spirit medicine properties, it was something that had to be done with his hands. He had to purchase some low-grade spirit medicines and come back, learning and doing it at the same time.
It was just that he didn’t have many gold coins on him, and spirit medicines, even the cheapest ones, would cost more than a few dozen gold coins. A slightly better spirit medicine could easily be tens or even hundreds of thousands of gold coins. For even better spirit medicines, I heard that gold coins could not be purchased, and one had to use spirit stones.
Regarding spirit stones as a unit of currency, Mo Wuji had only heard about it but had never seen it, let alone used it. It was heard that spirit stones could not only be used as currency, but could also be used as a resource for cultivation. The spirit qi contained within it was countless times denser than the outside world’s spirit qi, and it was also easy to absorb and transform into yuan qi.
To purify herbs, apart from spirit medicine practice, one would also need a high grade furnace. Mo Wuji couldn’t even afford to purchase spiritual pills, so naturally, the Dan Furnace was even more unaffordable.
After looking at Smokey who was already sleeping peacefully, Mo Wuji decided to go and look for Wu Kai to help. He needed someone to take care of Smokey and then go out to look for some spirit herbs himself instead of spending money to purchase them.
