Hearing this, Xu Shangao immediately said angrily: "Senior Brother Hao, I make elixirs for you, so of course I need to be rewarded. Could it be that Senior Brother Hao wants to bully others?"
Hao Rulong's face turned red, and he said angrily: "I already told you that I forgot it today, and I will make it up for you tomorrow."
Xu Shangao blocked Hao Rulong directly and refused to let him out of his yard.
"Senior Brother Hao, we Alchemy Sect disciples have always taken what we need when refining elixirs for you Wuzong disciples. Today, Senior Brother Hao's behavior may break the rules. I, Xu Shangao, will not agree to it, and I am afraid that I, the Dan Sect disciple, will not agree. Xu Shangao stared at Hao Rulong and said coldly.
Hao Rulong was angry. If Xu Shangao dared to talk to him like this under normal circumstances, he would have slapped him with a slap in the face.
But now it was Hao Rulong who was in the wrong. He took someone else's refined elixir without paying him, which was against the rules. If he hit Xu Shangao again, things would really get into trouble.
The rule that the two sects each take what they need has been preserved for a long time and has become a consensus. No disciple of the Wuzong will take the elixir refined by the disciples of the Dan sect without paying it. If he really does this, he will He was blacklisted by all the Alchemy Sect disciples, and no one would ever make elixirs for him again.
Hao Rulong didn't dare to be the first person in history. If things really got serious, he would never ask other Alchemy Sect disciples to make alchemy in the future.
Facing the recalcitrant Xu Shangao, Hao Rulong really felt a headache, and immediately said: "Then what do you want? Otherwise, I won't give up this pill."
When Xu Shangao heard this, he became even more angry and said, "Brother Hao, are you kidding me? I worked hard to make elixirs for my senior brother, and I didn't sleep for three days. Why don't you just say a word? Let's go and talk to the elders." .”
With that said, he pulled Hao Rulong out.
Hao Rulong was really afraid of him, so he quickly shook Xu Shangao's hand away, glared at Xu Shangao fiercely, and said, "What do you want?"
Xu Shangao frowned and said: "Let's do this, you take the pill, but you have to write an IOU. If the reward is not delivered tomorrow, I will take the IOU to the elders, and then come to your Wuzong to ask for justice. .”
Hao Rulong was so angry with Xu Shangao that he wanted to punch Xu Shangao several times.
"Senior brother, what are you going to do? Are you going to hit me? I can tell you, if you hit me, I will go find the elder." Seeing Hao Rulong's livid face, Xu Shangao took a few steps back and said nervously.
Hao Rulong had nowhere to vent his anger. The more he looked at Xu Shangao, the more disgusting he felt. He immediately shouted: "Just write, bring a pen and paper."
Xu Shangao did not move, but stared at Hao Rulong and said, "I'm afraid you'll run away as soon as I turn around, so come in with me."
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Hao Rulong had no choice but to follow Xu Shangao into the house and wrote an IOU.
"The IOU is written, I'm leaving." Hao Rulong didn't want to stay here for a moment, so he quickly left Xu Shangao's yard with the elixir.
Xu Shangao didn't stop him anymore and happily put the IOU away.
The next day, Hao Rulong came as expected, and brought an exquisite turquoise dagger as a reward for the Qi Nourishing Pill.
Xu Shangao played with the green dagger, and he couldn't tell whether he was satisfied or dissatisfied.
Hao Rulong became impatient and said, "This is a dagger polished with blue water gold. It is enough to exchange for a bottle of Qi Nourishing Pill for you."
When he heard that it was a dagger polished with blue water gold, Xu Shangao suddenly showed a look of surprise and happily put the dagger into his arms.
"Give me the IOU." Hao Rulong stretched out his hand and said.
Xu Shangao followed his words and gave the IOU to Hao Rulong. Hao Rulong tore it into pieces on the spot, then turned and left.
"Xu, my dagger is not that easy to hold." When he was about to leave the yard, Hao Rulong turned around and said, with a hint of coldness in his words.
Xu Shangao's heart tightened, knowing that Hao Rulong would definitely not give up and would probably come to trouble him.
After Hao Rulong left, Xu Shangao took out the blue water gold dagger and looked at it. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it.
Although the alchemist does not have much demand for this kind of weapon, this blue water gold dagger is valuable and very sharp. It will not cause pain when piercing the human body for a while, but then it will bleed profusely. , it is difficult to stop bleeding by ordinary means.
Xu Shangao carefully wrapped the dagger with Baibu, then placed it on his waist, then went into the alchemy room to study the ancient books and jade slips given to him by Fang Lin.
For seven days in a row, Fang Lin did not take a step out of the door. Xu Shangao was a little worried at first and wanted to go in for a look, but he was afraid of disturbing Fang Lin when he went in suddenly, so he never dared to act rashly.
It was not until the evening of Fang Lin's tenth day of retreat that Fang Lin's door opened, and Fang Lin walked out energetically, with a rosy complexion and long breathing.
"Junior Brother Fang, you finally came out!" Xu Shangao heard the noise and ran out of the alchemy room. When he saw Fang Lin, he said happily.
Fang Lin nodded, with a smile on his face, and said, "You're lucky, I broke through to the third level of Human Yuan."
Xu Shangao looked Fang Lin up and down. Although he had only broken through a small realm, he felt that Fang Lin was much more energetic.
"Congratulations to Junior Brother Fang." Xu Shangao said with a smile.
Fang Lin waved his hand and said: "It's just the third level of Human Yuan. Among the Dantong disciples, it's not even in the middle."
Xu Shangao said sternly: "You can't say that. After all, Junior Brother Fang has only been introduced for a short time, but he has already made breakthroughs. This is a good start. Besides, with Junior Brother Fang's alchemy attainments, it will only be a matter of time before his level is improved."
The two chatted briefly, and then Fang Lin and Xu Shangao entered the alchemy room together and gave Xu Shangao instructions on how to make alchemy.
Xu Shangao's alchemy talent was average. Of course, this was Xu Shangao's own opinion, but in Fang Lin's eyes, Xu Shangao was not even average.
To put it bluntly, Xu Shangao's talent is simply a mess. If it were placed in Fang Lin's previous life in the Alchemy Palace, even the disciples watching the gate would be stronger than Xu Shan.
In the process of giving Xu Shangao guidance, Fang Lin almost resisted the urge to curse. He had seen stupid people, but never such stupid people.
Fortunately, Fang Lin also understood that he was once an alchemist after all. What he usually saw was either alchemy grass or alchemy masters. Naturally, Xu Shangao could not stand his eyes.
"Looking at the fire, the temperature of the alchemy is the most important, every detail must be correct!"
"Don't mix up the order of the medicinal materials. If you get the order wrong, all the medicinal materials will be wasted."
"Can you take a closer look at the recipe? Is this the ratio of the medicinal ingredients?"
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For a month in a row, Fang Lin spared no effort to give Xu Shangao guidance. At first, Xu Shangao was scolded by Fang Lin, but a month later, it also had results. In the past, it was not easy for Xu Shangao to successfully refine elixirs. The success rate is now close to 90%.
Under Fang Lin's guidance, Xu Shangao also began to try to refine the Qi Nourishing Pill, but the success rate was too low. He refined it ten times, and only one success was achieved if he was lucky. The quality was very poor, barely reaching the inferior quality.
However, for Xu Shangao, he was very excited to be able to refine the Qi Nourishing Pill. After all, this was a pill that even many middle-level disciples could not refine.
According to Fang Lin, the Qi-nourishing Pill refined by Xu Shangao cannot be called a pill at all, it can only be regarded as a round medicine residue.
While Fang Lin was guiding Xu Shangao in alchemy, Wuzong disciples often came to Xu Shangao to refine alchemy.
If it were in the past, Xu Shangao would definitely feel strange. After all, he was just a low-level disciple. Those Wuzong disciples who wanted to find someone to make elixirs would not come to him.
But Xu Shangao already knew that these people were probably found by Lin Xu and Hao Rulong. They wanted to deliberately make things difficult for him. As long as he couldn't refine the elixir they needed, they would publicize it and reduce themselves to The laughing stock of Danzong.
If it were in the past, Xu Shangao would definitely not be able to resolve it, but now with Fang Lin's help, Xu Shangao can be said to be able to cover up the water and earth, and will not reject anyone who comes.
In just a few months, Xu Shangao completed many alchemy commissions from Wuzong disciples, and his reputation became quite famous. Many Wuzong disciples knew that there was a low-level formal disciple in Dan Zong who could refine many elixirs, and the quality was very high. good.
Lin Xu and Hao Rulong never expected that they originally wanted to make things difficult for Xu Shangao, but unexpectedly, Xu Shangao became famous. Some Wuzong disciples came to Xu Shangao to refine elixirs.