You don't need to ask Fang Lin to know that Xu Shangao must have failed in his alchemy and exploded.
When Fang Lin first came into contact with alchemy in his previous life, he would often blow up the furnace, but he soon mastered knocking on the door and never blew up the furnace again.
Xu Shangao walked into the courtyard with a dark face, not caring that Fang Lin was laughing there, with a look of depression and annoyance on his face.
"Senior Brother Xu, you'd better wash your face first." Fang Lin said to him after smiling.
Xu Shangao sighed, washed his face, and prepared to return to the alchemy room.
This time Fang Lin followed him in, and Xu Shangao didn't stop him. Just come in. Anyway, there are no secrets in the alchemy room.
"Senior Brother Xu, why is your alchemy furnace so bad?" Fang Lin glanced at the dark alchemy furnace in the room and curled his lips.
Xu Shangao glanced at Fang Lin in astonishment and said, "Do you still know the quality of the alchemy furnace? Although my alchemy furnace is average, it is at least durable and has not been damaged after several explosions."
Fang Lin was speechless. From his perspective, this black pill furnace was very inferior. Apart from being durable, it had no other features.
But it's no wonder, Xu Shangao is just a low-level disciple, and the pill furnace he can use is naturally not much better.
A trace of black smoke was still rising from the alchemy furnace, and the smell of burnt herbs filled the alchemy room, which was a bit pungent.
Fang Lin moved his nose slightly, and he could tell from the burnt smell how many herbs were in it, and also knew what elixir Xu Shangao was refining just now.
With a sad look on his face, Xu Shangao cleaned out the residue from the alchemy furnace, sat on the ground and sighed.
"Senior Brother Xu, why are you so depressed? Isn't it just a failure in alchemy? At worst, it will be fine if you try again." Fang Lin couldn't stand it anymore and started to persuade.
Xu Shangao shook his head and said in a bitter voice: "But I have failed several times. I can't refine this Qingxin Pill at all."
Fang Lin said with a smile: "Isn't it just a Qingxin Dan? If you can't refine it, you won't refine it."
Xu Shangao sighed and said, "You don't know, we formal disciples have to conduct an evaluation every month, and this month's topic is to refine the Qingxin Pill. If I can't refine it, I will fail the evaluation. "
Fang Lin was puzzled and said, "What will happen if I fail?"
Xu Shangao said with a grimace: "Unqualified? If I fail, my time to study in Danlin Academy next month will be reduced, and the gap with other disciples will become wider and wider."
Fang Lin asked again: "Where is Danlin Courtyard?"
Xu Shangao wanted to cry. He was so depressed, but Fang Lin kept asking questions and seemed to have gone astray. Shouldn't he be comforted and persuaded at this time
Fang Lin also realized that he had asked too many questions. He patted Xu Shangao on the shoulder and said seriously: "Senior Brother Xu, you must be self-aware. Even if you go to Danlin Garden, there will still be a gap between you and other formal disciples. of."
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Xu Shangao regretted it. He felt that he should not choose Fang Lin to be his Dantong. This was just to hurt him, okay
Seeing Xu Shangao's angry and depressed expression, Fang Lin stopped joking and said, "It's not the end of the month yet. Maybe you will succeed next time."
Xu Shangao shook his head repeatedly and said: "It's easy to say, I have practiced this Qingxin Pill five times, and every time I failed at this step, I don't even know what went wrong."
"Then senior brother, why don't you ask others?" Fang Lin said.
Xu Shangao smiled bitterly and said, "Most formal disciples are in a competitive relationship. Who would tell you?"
Fang Lin nodded, that was true.
"Forget it, it's useless to tell you this. Please help me get these medicinal materials. If there is anyone you don't know, come and ask me." Xu Shangao said, handing a prescription to Fang Lin.
Fang Lin took the pill prescription and glanced at it. The medicinal materials on it were available in the yard outside. They were the several herbs needed to refine the Qingxin Pill.
After a while, Fang Lin prepared all the herbs and brought them in.
Xu Shangao was a little surprised to see Fang Lin's hands and feet so neatly, but he didn't think much about it.
"You should stay here and take a look. Anyway, I will be refining elixirs in the future." Xu Shangao did not let Fang Lin go out, but asked him to stay in the alchemy room and watch him refining elixirs.
Fang Lin directly sat down on the stool in the corner, and the old god watched Xu Shangao refining the pill.
I saw Xu Shangao calmed down, the depressed look on his face subsided, and then he patted the alchemy furnace, and flames suddenly rose in the alchemy furnace.
Ordinary alchemy requires fire. An alchemist of Xu Shangao's level uses ordinary flames, but the temperature is higher than ordinary flames.
The alchemy furnace gradually gained temperature, and the entire alchemy room became hot.
Fang Lin looked at Xu Shangao's solemn expression and found it funny. It didn't feel like he was refining elixirs, but rather like he was willing to die generously.
When the alchemy furnace is hot, the next step is to put various medicinal materials into the alchemy furnace.
I saw Xu Shangao putting the herbs into the alchemy furnace bit by bit. Suddenly, Fang Lin's eyes narrowed, and then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"I see." Fang Lin said secretly, already knowing the reason for Xu Shangao's repeated refining failures.
Fang Lin knew that Xu Shangao would fail this time, but he didn't point it out and continued to watch silently.
Sure enough, shortly after all the medicinal materials were thrown into the alchemy furnace, there was a dull sound in the alchemy furnace.
Hearing this sound, Xu Shangao's eyes suddenly showed a look of disappointment, and then with a bang, the flame in the alchemy furnace was immediately extinguished, and a large column of black smoke spurted out, turning Xu Shangao's face like black coal.
Fang Lin wanted to laugh again, but considering Xu Shangao's mood at the moment, he held it back.
Xu Shangao was indeed extremely depressed, but he had already expected that he would fail, so he seemed a little calmer.
Without saying a word, Xu Shangao silently collected the residue in the alchemy furnace.
Fang Lin didn't speak, walked out of the alchemy room silently, prepared the medicinal materials for refining the Qingxin Pill again, and walked into the alchemy room again.
Xu Shangao was sitting in the corner with a frown on his face. Fang Lin put the medicinal materials aside and said, "Senior Brother Xu, try again. Maybe you will succeed this time."
Xu Shangao shook his head and said, "I won't try it anymore. Trying again is just a waste of medicinal herbs."
Fang Lin said with a smile: "Senior Brother Xu, as an alchemist, how can you give up so easily? If you fail only a few times, you will be dejected. So many alchemists will throw themselves into the river after failing hundreds or thousands of times?"
When Xu Shangao heard this, he looked dazed for a moment.
Fang Lin added: "Alchemy will continue to fail, but as long as you succeed once, all your previous failures will be worth it. Doesn't Senior Brother Xu not want other formal disciples to look at him with admiration?"
When he said these words, Fang Lin's thoughts couldn't help but go back to the scene when he was in the Alchemy Palace, and he felt a sigh of relief in his heart.
After hearing Fang Lin's words, Xu Shangao's frustration and dejection gradually dissipated and he stood up again.
"Junior brother Fang, I didn't expect that even though you are just an alchemy boy, you make me, an official disciple, feel inferior to you. You are right. We alchemists should not be afraid of failure. I still have a chance. I want to make those who look down on me People look at me differently!" Xu Shangao said loudly.
Fang Lin looked at him with satisfaction. Although Xu Shangao's qualifications, appearance, and bones were a little worse, at least his spirit as an alchemist was worthy of encouragement.
Xu Shangao cheered up and came to the alchemy furnace again, taking a deep breath to calm down his heart completely.
"Junior Brother Fang, do you think I can succeed?" Xu Shangao suddenly asked.
Fang Lin smiled and said, "It must be possible."
Xu Shangao also smiled: "I'd like to lend you some good words."
When he started refining alchemy again, Xu Shangao looked extremely serious and stared at the alchemy furnace without blinking.
When he started to put in the herbs, Fang Lin said, "Senior Brother Xu, maybe put in the green grass first and then the macaroni flower last. Maybe the effect will be better."
Xu Shangao was startled, frowned and looked at Fang Lin, hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and followed Fang Lin's suggestion.
First, put the green grass in, then put the other herbs into the alchemy furnace, and finally the pink macaroni.
After closing the alchemy furnace, Xu Shangao looked nervous, fearing that the alchemy would fail again this time.
Fang Lin remained calm for a while, thinking that if this failed, then he, the Alchemist, would not have to live anymore and could just end it on his own.
One hour, two hours, three hours...
Xu Shangao looked at the alchemy furnace blankly. There was no sign of explosion. Everything in the alchemy furnace was normal, and the Qingxin Pill was gradually condensing and taking shape.
Xu Shangao looked ecstatic and almost jumped with excitement.
"Succeeded! I succeeded! I made the Qingxin Pill!" Xu Shangao shouted excitedly.
Fang Lin said helplessly: "Senior Brother Xu, it's just a pure heart pill. It's better to keep a low profile. You can't be so devoid of pursuits."
Xu Shangao suddenly looked at Fang Lin and said doubtfully: "How do you know you should put the macaroni in last?"
Fang Lin said proudly: "Because I am a genius."
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Xu Shangao took a deep look at Fang Lin and said, "Junior Brother Fang, can you also make elixirs?"
Fang Lin nodded and said very seriously: "That's natural. I'm a genius. As long as it's alchemy, there's nothing I can't do."
Hearing this, Xu Shangao suddenly curled up his lips and said, "Just brag."
Fang Lin is helpless, if you don't believe it, he will pull him down.
After a pause, Xu Shangao said: "But I still have to thank you. Without your reminder, I might have been stuck in the corner."
After saying this, Xu Shangao bowed deeply to Fang Lin.
Fang Lin smiled and patted Xu Shangao's shoulder and said, "Senior Brother Xu didn't let me embarrass myself in front of everyone before, so naturally I want to help him."
Hearing this, Xu Shangao was also quite emotional. He kindly chose Fang Lin to be his elixir boy. In the blink of an eye, Fang Lin helped him refine the Qingxin Dan. It was really amazing to drink and peck at it.
"Senior Brother Xu, I have something to discuss with you." Fang Lin said with a smile.