C17 Chen Yongwen's Request

The shopkeeper brought Lin Cheng to a courtyard in the back hall. There were fake mountains and flowing water in the courtyard, flowers and birds chirping. There was a stone table in the courtyard, and Chen Yongwen was sitting on a stone bench in front of the stone table. He was fiddling with some porcelain bottles on the stone table.

Lin Cheng recognized them with a glance. These porcelain bottles should be the ones he used to store the Three-treasure Pill.

"Master Chen!"

Lin Cheng walked forward and cupped his fists. "I wonder what instructions Master Chen has for calling Lin Cheng over?"

Chen Yongwen had a faint smile on his face. He stretched out his hand and said, "Lin Cheng, sit!"

Lin Cheng obeyed and sat down. Although he was puzzled, he did not ask any more questions. Instead, he quietly waited for Chen Yongwen to speak.

In fact, in the past ten days, the doubts in Lin Cheng's heart had become stronger and stronger.

It had been thirteen days since Chen Yongwen promised to concoct pills in Unification Hall. However, he had never seen Chen Yongwen again in these thirteen days.

However, the strange thing was that every time he concocted pills, the feeling of being spied on would appear, and when he finished concocting the pills, the strange feeling would disappear.

Through observation, Lin Cheng discovered that the two servants in charge of assisting him had actually been secretly teaching him, as if they wanted to learn the technique of Three-treasure Pill refining from him.

Lin Cheng was not surprised by this. In his previous life, he had also stolen a Cultivation Level more than once. If not, how could he become the Pill King of the generation without even a single Cultivation Level?

However, Lin Cheng noticed that when the two servants were stealing the technique, the strange feeling of being spied on sometimes didn't appear, but when the feeling of being watched appeared. He had deliberately sent the two servants out, but the feeling of being spied on did not disappear.

Lin Cheng immediately understood that the feeling of being spied on had nothing to do with the two servants.

The vigilance in his heart immediately increased by quite a bit. Therefore, in the past ten days, apart from cultivating, he had also refined pills. Furthermore, he had refined Three-treasure Pill, a type of pill, and all of them were below the Third Cycle.

"Lin Cheng, the Three-treasure Pill you refined has shaken the entire Dongluo City. The name of this alchemist of yours has also shaken the entire city!" Chen Yongwen said.

"It's just that my luck is slightly better. I accidentally obtained the Three-treasure Pill's Three-treasure Pill formula. I never thought that I would save a person's life." Lin Cheng said humbly, "Compared to Master Chen, I am still far from being able to compare."

"The ___ formula is dead, and the person is alive." Chen Yongwen slowly shook his head and said, "There is only the pill formula. If there was no extraordinary pill refining technique, it would be impossible to refine a mere three revolution Three-treasure Pill to have such an astonishing effect."

When Lin Cheng heard him mention the pill refinement technique, he immediately became alert in his heart. However, he did not show any unusual expression on his face, "Master Chen is flattering me. My technique is comparable to a great alchemist like Great Master Lin. It's not worth mentioning."

Chen Yongwen shook his head and said, "That's not the case. Lin Cheng, you don't have to be modest. To tell you the truth, I... I used to follow the recipe you told me... Merging Poison Rattan, Star Orchid Grass, and Treasure Ginseng in the same order... It was also a third revolution pill that could be refined. The effect is far inferior to the Three-treasure Pill you refined!"

Lin Cheng was slightly startled. However, he understood in his heart.

When he refined the Three-treasure Pill, he habitually used his own refining technique. Especially the finger technique when refining the Three-treasure Pill, it was even more so after decades of experimentation in his previous life that he came to a conclusion.

Although his current strength was not enough, so he only used the simplest finger technique, Chen Yongwen naturally did not know this finger technique. The effect of the pill refined would naturally not be the same.

"Lin Cheng, I will get straight to the point. Today, I have come to find you. On behalf of the Unification Hall in Dongluo City, I have formally invited you. I hope that you can join the Unification Hall and become a guest elder of the Unification Hall."

Chen Yongwen said, "What do you think?"

Lin Cheng was stunned again. Chen Yongwen had invited him to be a guest elder of the Unification Hall. He was not surprised. When he first came to the Unification Hall, ... Chen Yongwen had invited him before, but was rejected by him. His goal wasn't just to become an alchemist, he also wanted to enter the Cultivation Realm. In the end, he wanted to become an almighty expert of the Immortal Dao!

And now, not only did Chen Yongwen invite him to be a guest elder, he also wanted him to join the Unification Hall. This had surprised him.

With a thought, Lin Cheng cupped his fists and said." Thank you for your appreciation, Master Chen. I'm flattered. However, I still have some self-awareness. I only know a few types of pills refining methods. My strength is low, and my level is not high either..."

"Don't be in a hurry to reject first!"

When Chen Yongwen heard that Lin Cheng wanted to reject, he immediately interrupted him and said, "With your skill in alchemy, if you were to be a guest elder in other large cities or in the main hall of Star Luo City, you would naturally be lacking.

However, the Dongluo City is only a small border city in the Stellar Country. If it wasn't for the fact that this is the closest city to the Daluo Mountain Range, there would be a lot of Adventurer here. Sometimes, there would even be cultivator appearing. My Unification Hall doesn't even plan to set up a branch here... "

"Therefore, the main reason why I'm here as a guest elder is to deal with those Adventurer. With your skill in alchemy, this is enough."

Lin Cheng thought for a moment and finally shook his head and said, "I'm very sorry, Master Chen. I can only disappoint your good intentions. Being an alchemist is just a choice that I have no choice but to make. In the future, I still hope to break through to the Core Sea Stage. Entering the Cultivation Realm and becoming a cultivator... So..."

"Breaking through to the Core Sea Stage and entering the Cultivation Realm?"

Chen Yongwen was shocked. He glanced at Lin Cheng and a look of disdain flashed across his eyes. After that, he smiled and said, "This is indeed a young man's ambition. However... You're still at the Body-refining Stage, and you're still far away from the Core Sea Stage. Besides, joining the Unification Hall will only bring you benefits. There are no disadvantages. "

"I understand what Master Chen said, but I still insist on what I think. I hope Master Chen can understand it."

The look of disdain in Chen Yongwen's eyes didn't escape Lin Cheng's eyes, but Lin Cheng pretended not to see it and said nothing.

He could totally understand Chen Yongwen's thoughts. There were as many Cultivating Warriors in Nine-prefecture Continent as the hairs on a cow's head. It could be said that everyone was a Cultivating Warrior, but most of them wouldn't be able to break through to the Core Sea Stage in their lifetime. Not to mention entering the Cultivation Realm and becoming a cultivator.

However, this was Lin Cheng's goal, he would never give up!

Furthermore, Lin Cheng knew very well that joining the Unification Hall would only bring him benefits and no disadvantages. But in fact, once he joined the Unification Hall, it would be very difficult for him to quit.

Most importantly, if he broke through to the Core Sea Stage in the future, he would have to join the Unification Sect if he wanted to join the Immortal Sect. Otherwise, he would be a traitor of the Unification Hall, and his outcome would be obvious.

Although the Unification Sect was a sect that people could only look up to, Lin Cheng wasn't sure if the Unification Sect would be suitable for him once he broke through to the ___.

Besides, he had never bowed his head to anyone in his previous life, and he didn't want to be restrained by anyone in this life.

"Is this your decision?" When Chen Yongwen saw that Lin Cheng still refused, his expression turned ugly. A gloomy look flashed across his eyes.

"Yes, I think that our current method of cooperation will be beneficial to both of us." Lin Cheng nodded and said.

Chen Yongwen's face gradually turned cold. He said, "Lin Cheng, I heard that Tan Yulan, the wife of Lin Family, views you as a thorn in her side. A thorn in the flesh, always wanting to get rid of it quickly. You can still be safe and sound after being expelled from the family. Furthermore, your reputation will rise. This is because you are under the protection of the Unification Hall. Otherwise, I'm afraid that you would already be a corpse by now! "

Lin Cheng frowned slightly, then nodded and said, "Master Chen is right. It's all thanks to the protection of the Unification Hall. That's why I can refine pills and cultivate in peace. However, in return, I have also helped the Unification Hall refine hundreds of Three-treasure Pills. Furthermore... I have also told you the Three-treasure Pill's formula, including the pill refining technique. At the same time, I've also taught those two servant apprentices. "

"This should be enough to repay the Unification Hall for their protection, right?" Lin Cheng asked indifferently.

"Do you think this is enough?"

Chen Yongwen coldly snorted and his face darkened. "Lin Cheng, the Three-treasure Pill's formula is so simple. There are only three ingredients. Any alchemist who obtains the pill will be able to analyze it. This ___'s formula has no value at all! As for the forging technique you mentioned, and how you were going to teach your apprentice... Which one of these is more important than your life? "

Lin Cheng frowned and asked," Then, what does Master Chen mean? "

"Finger technique!"

Chen Yongwen said slowly, "Tell me your finger technique for concocting pills. Only then can it offset the protection of the Unification Hall!"

Lin Cheng's face darkened. This Chen Yongwen really had a big appetite. He actually wanted his finger technique!

There were many skills in alchemy.

Alchemy techniques usually referred to the processing method of herbs when concocting pills, the order of inserting the herbs, and so on. These were the most basic techniques.

But in pill refinement, other than the pill formula, the most important core was - finger technique!

One had to know that pill refinement finger technique was actually stimulating essence energy. Using one's thoughts to guide essence energy to attach onto the ten fingers of both hands. And then use essence energy to precisely control the speed at which the medicinal ingredients were being refined in the furnace. The order, as well as the combination of each type of medicinal ingredients, etc.

Even the final removal of impurities depended on a special finger technique. At this time, the level of the pill refinement finger technique would determine exactly how many revolutions the pills would undergo.

In other words, under the same conditions, the finger technique would determine whether the pill that was refined would be an ordinary pill, a high-grade pill, or... a supreme-grade pill!

What Lin Cheng used to refine the Three-treasure Pill was one of the finger techniques that he had summarized. The simplest type was naturally the pill that could not be refined into a supreme-grade pill. However, if an alchemist had a high enough grade of Cultivation Level... To refine a top grade pill, or even a sixth or seventh revolution pill... However, it was not a very difficult matter!

A mere third revolution Three-treasure Pill already had the effect of reviving the dead to the Cultivating Warrior. One could imagine how shocking the effects would be if it was a high-grade sixth revolution pill or above!

Hence, to any alchemist, the pill formula and finger technique were virtually secrets that would not be passed down!

And now, Chen Yongwen actually wanted his pill refinement finger technique. This request was really too excessive!