"You can't grow it in the Spirit Medicine Nursery?" Chu Li asked.
"It can't." Ni Hong shook his head.
Zhou Huang said, "It can't."
Chu Li asked, "Do you have pictures of Wind Speed Grass and Titanium Grass?"
"You're looking for them?" Ni Hong gave him a sidelong glance.
Chu Li nodded. "I might be able to find them."
"Wishful thinking!" Ni Hong sneered. "If you can find them, why can't the Holy Church?"
"I've always been lucky." Chu Li said, "I didn't die even after being pushed off a cliff. I even had a fortuitous encounter and was chosen by the Saint to become an inner mountain disciple. I was originally a disciple of a small association in town. If something like this can happen, what else is impossible?"
"Haha!" Ni Hong laughed.
Chu Li smiled. "Elder Ni, you don't believe me?"
"Alright, you're indeed lucky." Ni Hong shook his head. "Someone!"
His hoarse voice traveled far. Soon, a disciple in green walked out of the cave and bowed with a fist salute. "Elder Ni."
"Bring me the Thousand Herb Scripture," Ni Hong ordered.
"Yes." The disciple in green bowed and entered the cave. He turned a corner and disappeared.
Chu Li's Omniscient Mirror saw him walking inside swiftly. After a hundred meters, he arrived at a circular stone room with all kinds of furniture. The four walls were lined with bookshelves, and there were luminous pearls embedded in the stone walls, which illuminated the room gently.
The disciple in green took out a thick silk book from the bookshelf. It looked like a dictionary from the future. He then turned around and used his light-body technique to quickly reach them.
"Elder Ni, the Thousand Herb Scripture." He handed it over with both hands.
Ni Hong pointed at Chu Li. "Show him."
The disciple in green handed the thick Thousand Herb Scripture to Chu Li.
Of course, he recognized Chu Li. He was arrogant, but his cultivation level was unparalleled. He was a genius that could only be looked up to.
He sighed to himself. He was also a genius in cultivation, but he was afraid of being compared to others. Compared to Zhao Dahe, he was mediocre. This was what all the new disciples lamented. Fortunately, everyone thought the same.
Chu Li accepted the Thousand Herb Scripture with a smile. "Thank you, Senior Brother Zhu."
He recognized this Senior Brother Zhu, Zhu Suifeng. His appearance was above average, and he was a man of few words. However, his cultivation was very profound, and he could be ranked in the top five among the disciples. His focus and diligence far exceeded that of ordinary people.
Zhu Suifeng retreated with a smile.
Ni Hong scoffed. "This Hundred Herb Scripture was passed down from ancient times, but unfortunately, most of the spiritual herbs in it can't be found anymore. Only a few of them exist in this world, and everyone reads it as a legend."
Chu Li said, "Elder Ni, how about giving this Thousand Herb Scripture to me?"
"You're not polite at all!" Ni Hong responded snappily, "This would've been a secret art in ancient times, but it's not very useful now. It's fine for you to take it, but don't even think about finding the spiritual herb on it. You'll be lucky if you can recognize it."
Chu Li nodded.
He was able to enter Hundred-Thousand Hills, and Spirit Cranes Peak was filled with spiritual herbs, just like how the peak was filled with herbs now. However, he could not recognize most of the spiritual herbs, and it was a treasure to him. This Thousand Herb Scripture might be of little value to others, but it was a treasure to him.
"You're fast at planting spiritual herbs, so it's fine to waste some. Refine the Muscle Growing Pill first. It's the simplest spirit pill, and it helps to heal wounds." Ni Hong said, "Someone!"
Zhu Suifeng appeared again.
"Get him a few portions of the spiritual herbs for the Muscle Growing Pill," Ni Hong said, "and send them to the Mystery Room."
"Yes," Zhu Suifeng responded and left again.
Chu Li asked, "Elder Ni, don't you have any prescriptions?"
"What prescriptions do you want to see?"
"Wind Speed Pill, Giant Spirit Pill, and this Muscle Growing Pill. Why don't you take a look at the other prescriptions too? Like the Thousand Herb Scripture, "Chu Li said.
"Yes, I do." Ni Hong nodded.
Chu Li smiled. "I can refine pills on my own in the future, so I won't have to trouble you anymore."
Ni Hong sneered. "You're dreaming! … Young Zhu, bring me the Treasured Pill Scripture! "
"Yes." Zhu Suifeng's voice came from afar.
"Follow me!" Ni Hong brought him to another stone room.
This stone room was much smaller than the one they saw earlier. It was about twenty square meters in size, and there was an alchemy furnace in the center. It was about the same size as the previous one, but the veins were not as exquisite. It was dark and seemed to have been through the vicissitudes of time.
There was a spring on one side of the stone room, and it was so clear that the bottom could be seen. There were a few small fishes swimming in it. On the other side, there was a pile of firewood and hard black rocks that looked like coal or coke.
"Start the fire first." Ni Hong pointed at the pile of firewood.
He burned the firewood and placed the black block on top of it. Soon, a scorching aura gushed out, and thick smoke billowed up to the top of the stone room. This place was cleverly designed to suck away the smoke.
At this moment, Zhu Suifeng brought a bamboo basket with some spiritual herbs. Chu Li recognized the Golden Glow Grass, and there was also a thick silk book that looked like the Thousand Herb Scripture. He handed it to Chu Li. "Junior Brother Zhao."
Chu Li took it and flipped through the Treasured Pill Scripture. He found the Muscle Growing Pill, and the alchemy method was written on it.
"Just follow the instructions," Ni Hong said. "This is the easiest pill to refine. The key is the control of the fire, which depends on your intuition. You can't open the alchemy furnace to take a look, and even if you do, you won't be able to tell anything."
Chu Li nodded.
"Let's begin," Ni Hong said.
Chu Li opened the heavy lid of the furnace first, and a faint smell of medicine wafted out. He scooped four ladles of water from the spring beside him and poured it into the furnace. Then, he threw four different kinds of spiritual herbs into the furnace. One, two, three, and four different kinds of spiritual herbs into the furnace.
Then, he closed the lid and sat in front of the alchemy furnace.
"This Muscle Growing Pill will take about two hours to refine," Ni Hong said. "However, it's not the same whether the fire is strong or not. Two flint stones and four flint stones are different. You're not good at lighting a fire, so you might need more time, but it won't take more than three hours. You'll have to feel when the pill is formed. There'll be a strong fragrance when the pill is formed, but it'll be too late to stop the fire when you smell the fragrance. It'll be most effective if you stop the fire right before the fragrance is released. Otherwise, it'll be useless once the fire is over," Ni Hong said.
Chu Li nodded.
"Alright, you'll have to feel it yourself. The key is feeling!" Ni Hong said. "A Pill-refining Master's innate talent is this feeling. Let's see if you have it."
As he spoke, he walked out with Zhou Huang.
Chu Li sat on the cattail hassock in front of the alchemy furnace and took out the Thousand Herb Scripture. He quickly flipped through it and imprinted it into his mind.
As he flipped through it, he recalled the Spirit Cranes Peak and the situation there to see if there were any spiritual herbs that matched his description.
The thick silk book had a total of one thousand and two pages. When he was finally done flipping through the Thousand Herb Scripture, he realized that there were thirty types of spiritual herbs on the Spirit Cranes Peak. Unfortunately, there was only Titanium Grass and no Wind Speed Grass. However, he did not mind as there were none on the Spirit Cranes Peak, so he could ask the Spirit Cranes for help.
The Spirit Cranes were as intelligent as a man in his prime, and the two old cranes were even smarter than humans. They would be able to tell from a simple drawing. Based on their friendship, it should not be difficult for them to find a few Wind Speed Grass for him.
As he flipped through the book, he looked forward to consuming a few Wind Speed Pills and the Giant Spirit Pills. His strength would improve to the next level!
He then took out the Treasured Pill Scripture. There were a total of three hundred and six pages and three hundred and sixty pill recipes.
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