Because Guan Ao's prestige among these tribes was so high, the people in these tribes naturally did not dare to delay. In one day and night, their things were packed up, and a few women who were nostalgic for their homeland were waiting for something to do. , was slapped by the old priest in the tribe so that they did not dare to cry out in mourning. The large group of people carried children with baskets on their backs, called their mothers and children, pushed carts and carried burdens, and set out on the road in a mighty manner.
Although it is not easy for ordinary people to drive in the deep mountains, snakes, insects, beasts, thorns and poisonous ivy are all problems, but with the help of practitioners, it is different. Wherever the beasts make their way, they dare not block the way and hurt people.
Guan Ao, on the other hand, was holding a big knife, splitting trees and mountains, and with evil flames billowing, he forcibly carved out a wide road in the deep mountains.
Fang Yuan did not get involved in these matters. He took the white cat and boarded the Zixiao Cave Master's carriage.
It has to be said that the Zixiao Cave Master knows how to be pampered and carefree. This carriage looks from the outside to be more than three times larger than an ordinary carriage in the world, but the space inside is even more spacious, with enough space. It is seven or eight feet in diameter, exquisite and elegant, with screens separating several spaces. It contains alchemy furnaces, bookshelves, and even some cellars of fine wine. It is like a small palace.
Fang Yuan just estimated it secretly and knew that such a carriage would be impossible to capture without thirty thousand elves.
Zixiao Cave Master rushed to Daoshan Mountain in Zhongzhou, but he was promised by the Immortal Alliance to help take care of the alchemy matters for the Six Paths Examination. The official start of the Six Paths Examination will still be three or four months later, so he will not Dare to take the time, in order to escort these people smoothly through the most dangerous place in the mountains, they decided to travel slowly in the early stage. Fang Yuan was extremely satisfied after sitting on such a comfortable carriage, and thought that he could ask this purple man for advice at any time. Xiao Cave Master’s Alchemy Method, and there are so many books to borrow in the car, which makes me feel even better.
"Haha, you don't have to be polite, little friend Fang. These alchemy scriptures are all collected and compiled by me when I have nothing to do. If you want to read them, just read them, but if you don't understand anything, you can ask me. We met by fate, I won’t hide my secrets!”
The master of Zixiao Cave saw Fang Yuan staring at the books on the bookshelf as soon as he got on the carriage, he laughed and said generously.
"It is better to obey orders than to be respectful!"
Fang Yuan answered with a smile, and asked Zixiao Cave Master's boy to fetch a basin of water, washed his hands, and then went to fetch the book and look through it.
Seeing that he loved and respected books, the master of Zixiao Cave felt even more at ease.
Now the more I look at him, the more I feel that although this junior Zadan is not very accomplished, he has a likable personality.
This Longmian Mountain Range is extremely vast. It would take more than half a month for cultivators to travel through this mountain. And for the people in these tribes, it would even take several years to cross this mountain. It took a long time, but fortunately, they didn't need to completely cross this mountain range. They only needed to move forward and stop when they reached a place where more and more people were practicing and people gathered.
There is only a mountain between them, but Zhongzhou and Huangzhou have very different attitudes towards ordinary people. Zhongzhou is the hometown of Taoism. Immortalism is prosperous and has a long inheritance. Mortals have always been treated as fish and water. The most taboo is for practitioners to take advantage of mortal lives. Just like ants, it is said that a long time ago, there was an old incident where a cultivator killed a mortal because of a quarrel and paid for it with his life.
Nowadays, such things are naturally not common, but cultivators and ordinary people mostly respect each other. It is not that there are strict laws and regulations, but this is the general trend in Zhongzhou, but there are cultivators who are more respectful than ordinary people. Showing off your power and your magical powers in front of others is not only shameless, but will also be ridiculed by other practitioners, who think it is a sign of lack of foundation.
Therefore, as long as the people of these tribes clearly entered the boundaries of Zhongzhou, the people from the Huangzhou Plague Tribe would not dare to act recklessly.
Coupled with the help of Aosuan Ni, these tribes traveled much faster. It would take more than a month at most to escort them to the boundary. Then they could go their separate ways, and this journey was exactly what Fang Yuan used to take advantage of. Time to study alchemy.
In the past few days, the master of Zixiao Cave seemed to be smiling, but in fact he had been very vigilant. Fang Yuan knew that he was worried that people from the Nine Heavenly Plague Tribe would catch up and cause trouble, and he felt funny in his heart, but he never said it clearly. Let him worry...
As a result, after more than seven or eight days, the Zixiao Cave Master gradually relaxed and felt quite proud.
"It seems that I am still somewhat majestic. With one strike of my sword, I was able to frighten the men of the Nine-Layer Heavenly Plague Tribe. It's a revelation!"
After all the worries in his heart disappeared, he paid attention to Fang Yuan again. He felt more and more that this young Zadan monk whom he accidentally bumped into in the mountains was quite interesting. He got on his carriage and read books all day long. As if he was not worried that the Nine Heavenly Plague Tribe would come looking for trouble, he smiled in his heart: "He is a studious idiot, but he is too vigilant, how can he travel around the world..."
On a whim, he ordered the children to gather at the chessboard and called Fang Yuan: "I'm feeling bored after studying all day long, so come and play a game with me!"
Fang Yuan put down the book and said with a smile, "Okay!"
An hour later, Zixiao Cave Master wiped the sweat from his forehead and said: "Little friend Fang, please read the Alchemy Sutra and let me think about it..."
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The Master of Zixiao Cave is also well-known in the East China Sea. He has always been known as "the first good pill, the second good wine, and the third good chess", but now he is thinking about whether to change his third best, because the chess skills, It's so unreasonable...
How could a young man who kept saying that he only had a "little understanding" of chess manage to win ten games in a row against himself
The more he lost, the more he wanted to win. Three hours later, he thought he had a great idea and asked Fang Yuan to talk again.
Then he waved his hand and asked Fang Yuan to read.
After three days of going back and forth like this, he put the chess scale away.
"Young people, you should still put your true career first!"
Zixiao Cave Master said with a serious face: "How do you read the Alchemy Sutra now?"
"Senior taught you a lesson!"
Fang Yuan answered with a smile, "This junior has read most of the alchemy scriptures that senior has saved!"
"Read most of it?"
Zixiao Cave Master looked a little surprised. He glanced at his row of full and thick loans, then put on the airs of an elder and said: "The most taboo thing about reading is greed. You have already passed the point and don't ask for a thorough explanation." You have to understand your age. These scriptures I have collected contain some profound principles of alchemy. You can’t just swallow them all, but it won’t work... "
Fang Yuan smiled and replied: "This junior also seeks to understand as much as possible before considering the next step!"
"oh?"
The master of Zixiao Cave said: "Then why don't you come and ask me to help me solve my problems?"
Fang Yuan smiled and said: "In the first few days, I saw senior was restless, so I didn't bother him. In the next few days, after senior played chess, he was always in a bad mood, so he didn't dare to ask. Now he has accumulated a lot of questions. , I thought I’d ask senior for advice when he’s free!”
Zixiao Cave Master blushed a little when he said this, and said: "How can there be so much exquisiteness? Just tell me!"
Fang Yuan smiled and asked about some of the doubts in his heart: "Senior, according to the Alchemy Sutra, to refine the three-turn treasure elixir, you need to turn the fire nine times. For fear of damaging the medicine, you cannot use martial fire. , but the impurities in the elixir are difficult to remove and require martial fire to temper, so..."
"Have you seen the Three-turn Treasure Pill Scroll?"
Zixiao Cave Master was a little surprised when he heard this, but he still cleared his throat and explained with all his heart.
After going back and forth, he explained in detail the differences and uses of civil and military fire, yin and yang fire, samadhi fire, etc. Fang Yuan, who was speaking directly, was in awe and respectfully refilled his tea and water. Only then did he find his confidence. He came back and sighed with satisfaction.
"You still have a lot to learn, so go ahead!"
Finally, he waved his hand and asked Fang Yuan to continue reading. He took a bird feather to tease the sleeping white cat to relieve his boredom.
Fang Yuan glanced at him worriedly, trying to persuade him, but finally gave up.
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The journey was long, and each day passed so peacefully. Fang Yuan was now focused on delving into the alchemy path. After these few days of research, he gradually understood that the alchemy path was far more profound than he imagined. , from the casting and adjustment of the elixir furnace, to the changes of different fire types, to the influence of time, weather, feng shui and other factors on the elixir, there is a lot of knowledge in every aspect...
And this does not include the final identification and utilization of the medicinal properties of various elixirs and precious medicines. That is an indescribably huge knowledge. Without hundreds of years of accumulation, I dare not say that I can learn the method of elixirs.
It is no wonder that the master of Zixiao Cave can become the overlord of a party with only a white elixir, and he has many contacts with powerful figures from various sects.
Because to a certain extent, his attainments in alchemy are not inferior to those who practice hard in their pursuit of immortality...
"There are three thousand avenues in the world, and they all have their own merits..."
From then on, whenever he encountered a problem, he would sincerely ask Zixiao Cave Master for advice. From the beginning, Zixiao Cave Master casually answered questions and cleared up doubts. Later, some of the issues he was concerned about were solved. Even the Master of Zixiao Cave couldn't explain it directly. Sometimes he hesitated for a long time before telling Fang Yuan, but after he said it, he couldn't help but sigh...
"I originally just thought that on this road, I would give him some alchemy skills casually, so that he could become an alchemist and settle down in this world of practice. I didn't expect that this kid would actually be so good in alchemy. Because of his talent, he learned too quickly, and some of the questions he asked became more and more sophisticated. Before I knew it, I had actually told him many of my secrets that I had not told him... "
Zixiao Cave Master also felt a little helpless. These untold secrets are not found in various scriptures. They are the unique skills he has accumulated as a great alchemist. Let’s talk about it. I feel sorry for him. Don’t talk about it. Well, I can’t bear to dampen Fang Yuan’s desire to learn!
And Fang Yuan also saw the thoughts of Zixiao Cave Master, and felt sorry for him, so he occasionally started a conversation, wanting to talk to Zixiao Cave Master about magic arts, martial arts, sword scriptures, etc., so that he could share what he had learned. , taught some to Zixiao Cave Master, but unexpectedly, as soon as Zixiao Cave Master encountered these problems, he immediately became angry and calmly spoke, and actually never gave him the opportunity to talk about it.
This happened several times, and he felt a little helpless.
But I don’t know what Zixiao Cave Master is thinking: “It’s enough to learn elixirs, but this kid actually wants to learn my magical powers?”
"… no way!"
I haven’t asked for votes for a long time…
(End of chapter)