Even though Mo Wuji could tell that Pill Master Shi had not completely extracted the herbs, he did not even know how to purify them. Purifying spiritual herbs was a tedious and complicated process. Currently, Mo Wuji was still learning about the various characteristics and compatibility of spiritual herbs, so it was not time for him to purify them.
Moreover, purifying spiritual herbs required a large amount of practice, and with his current wealth, he did not have the ability to do so.
Another hour passed, and Mo Wuji could gradually smell the pill fragrance. The excitement on Pill Master Shi's face became more and more intense. He could faintly feel that his luck today was indeed better than before.
At this moment, Pill Master Shi finally threw away the spatula in his hand, and the flame within the pill furnace was also reduced. His hands continuously slapped the surface of the pill furnace, and Mo Wuji could almost see a few pills rolling within the pill furnace.
"Kacha!" Mo Wuji saw Pill Master Shi push the handle of the pill furnace upwards, and pat the surface of the pill furnace. Six green pills with a tinge of red fell into the jade vase at the side.
"Hahahaha …" Seeing the six pills fly out, Pill Master Shi laughed heartily, and the excitement in his eyes could not be concealed at all.
Mo Wuji was slightly disappointed in his heart. Even though he could not do what Pill Master Shi did just now, he could not bring himself to admire Pill Master Shi's pill concoction techniques and process. It could be said that other than the way Pill Master Shi cleaned the pill furnace at the start, which made Mo Wuji feel that it was rather cool, nothing else about Pill Master Shi's process could make Mo Wuji admire him.
He did not see the legendary hand and pill techniques required for pill concoction, all he saw was a spatula. He did not see the legendary pill fire, all he saw was the earth fire. Similarly, he did not see the legendary pill collection, all he saw was a palm slapping the pills out of the pill furnace.
"Tier 3 spiritual pill, I've finally concocted a Tier 3 spiritual pill, and it's even the Channel Solidifying Pill. I, Shi Jun, am now a Tier 3 Mortal Pill Refiner. Master, you said that my talent is limited, and I will never be able to step into the ranks of a Tier 3 Mortal Pill Refiner, but today, I did it … "Pill Master Shi grabbed the jade vase, and seemed to become more and more excited.
Mo Wuji sighed. Was this considered as Fan Jin passing the Imperial Examinations?
This fella's master was right. With his pill refining skills and talent, it would indeed be difficult for him to become a Tier 3 Mortal Pill Refiner. Even though Mo Wuji had yet to become a true pill refiner, he could tell that this Pill Master Shi's talent was indeed limited.
Hard work can make up for many congenital deficiencies. However, in some industries, no matter how diligent one was, it would be difficult to succeed if one lacked talent. Botanists on Earth were in such a profession. Sometimes, they relied on a kind of innate intuition.
"You're right. You really are a lucky star. For this Meridian Solidifying Pill, I failed 11 times. It was indeed the right decision to call you over to the pill lab today. I have indeed succeeded and become a true Tier 3 Mortal Pill Refiner. "Shi Jun's voice was still filled with excitement as he repeated the word 'indeed' three times.
Mo Wuji thought to himself: Looking at your appearance, not only did you not have any foresight in your name, you also did not have any foresight in your own pill concoction. I don't believe that without me, you would be able to concoct the same batch of Channel Solidifying Pills again. Go back to being a Tier 2 Mortal Pill Refiner. Tier 3 pill refiner? You're really thinking too much.
Previously, Mo Wuji thought that this Pill Master Shi had failed 7 times. Who knew that this fella had already failed 11 times. If not for Mo Wuji's help, this 12th time would also have failed.
"Congratulations Pill Master Shi. Disciple will take his leave now." Mo Wuji was not interested in listening to this fella's bragging.
Shi Jun suddenly said, "Don't be in such a hurry to leave. What's your name?"
"Disciple is Mo Wuji," Mo Wuji hurried to answer even though he felt that Shi Jun did not have much of a future. Even though he felt that this Shi Jun did not have much of a future, he was very clear that in the sect, this Pill Master Shi was like the bright moon in the sky compared to a firefly. This was a person that he could not afford to offend.
Shi Jun nodded his head in satisfaction, "You're not bad. From now on, follow me and help me distribute the ingredients."
Mo Wuji was shocked. Wasn't this asking for his death? Based on this Pill Master Shi's pill concoction skills, he would probably fail 11 times out of 10 times to concoct a Tier 3 pill. The extra time was because he would need at least 11 sets of ingredients for every 10 attempts.
"Senior, junior has always been a service disciple at Pharmacy 19. It's not convenient for me to follow senior. I hope senior can understand." Mo Wuji rejected without hesitation.
Shi Jun stared at Mo Wuji in disbelief. What a great opportunity this was! If it was any other service disciple, they would have already knelt on the ground and thanked him profusely. Who would be like Mo Wuji? Not only did he not thank him, he did not even want to follow him.
"Did I hear wrongly? Do you know what you just said? Do you know what you'll miss out on if you reject me? "Shi Jun finally regained his composure and asked in confusion.
Mo Wuji said in his heart, I know all too well. It would be weird if I had a future if I followed a mediocre pill refiner like you. I'd rather stay here to concoct ingredients and learn the techniques of other pill refiners. Follow you to learn how to stir-fry? I'm really not interested.
After confirming that Mo Wuji really did not want to follow him and be a service disciple, Shi Jun snorted coldly. He threw a jade bottle to Mo Wuji and turned to leave. A service disciple actually dared to reject such a good opportunity. This made him extremely angry. However, he did say that he would give Mo Wuji some benefits after the pill was completed. He would not break his promise to a service disciple like Mo Wuji.
As for Shi Jun's reward, Mo Wuji naturally would not reject it. This was what he deserved. His Water Velvet Vine was bought with money. If not for the Water Velvet Vine, Shi Jun's batch of Channel Solidifying Pills would definitely have failed.
Looking at the bottle in his hand, Mo Wuji thought to himself: Even if the pills inside were not worth much, this jade bottle would still be worth some money. His channel opening solution could not be used in jade bottles. Those were all glass bottles the size of a pinky finger.
The jade bottle that Shi Jun gave him had the words' Energy Condensing Pill 'written on it. This pill was suitable for cultivators in the early Channel Opening Stage to increase their cultivation speed. However, Mo Wuji felt that this pill was not very useful to him. He only needed to absorb the spiritual energy from heaven and earth. There was no need for this Energy Condensing Pill.
Keeping the pill, Mo Wuji did not care about Shi Jun's anger. He returned to his living quarters and continued to study the wordless pill manual.
Even though Shi Jun's pill refining skills were very poor in Mo Wuji's eyes, he still learnt a lot from Shi Jun. The next stage was to learn how to purify medicinal ingredients. Purifying medicinal ingredients was different from the principles of spiritual herbs. He had to work on it. He needed to buy some low grade spiritual herbs to learn while working on it.
However, he did not have many gold coins on him. Even the cheapest spiritual herb would cost at least tens of gold coins. Slightly better spiritual herbs could easily cost tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of gold coins. Even better spiritual herbs could not be bought with gold coins. One had to use spirit stones.
As for the currency known as spirit stones, Mo Wuji had only heard of it. He had never seen it before, much less used it. He heard that spirit stones could not only be used as currency, but also as resources for cultivation. The spiritual energy contained within was many times denser than the spiritual energy in the outside world. It was also easier to absorb and convert elemental energy.
To purify medicinal ingredients, other than using spiritual herbs to practice, one would need a high grade pill furnace. Mo Wuji could not even afford spiritual herbs, much less a pill furnace.
Looking at Yan 'Er, who had fallen asleep peacefully, Mo Wuji decided to look for Wu Kai for help. He needed someone to take care of Yan 'Er. Then, he could go out and find some spiritual herbs. He did not need to spend money to buy them.
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