"I promise."

Xiao Zining looked directly at Old Man Hong and answered neatly and without any hesitation.

Old Man Hong raised his eyebrows. He agreed before he said anything?

Seeing the firmness and determination in Xiao Zining's eyes, a light seemed to flash in his eyes.

"Exciting! Then, starting from tomorrow, come to my place and be a drug boy for a month, and I will tell you."

Old man Hong slowly walked to the furnace, flicked his finger, and with a bang, the lid of the furnace popped open, and thick white smoke instantly filled the room.

I saw pills emitting red light flying out of the furnace one after another. There were twenty pills emitting red light flying into the porcelain bottle in Old Man Hong's hand.

Old Man Hong took a look, put it on the ground with some disappointment, and then waved his hand.

"Let's go, let's go, I don't have dinner for you here."

Ouyang Wanyu's eyes were stunned. What else did she want to say, "Master, this..."

"Xiaowan, respect your child's choice."

Ouyang Wanyu's unspoken words were stuck in her throat.

The two of them were kicked out by Old Man Hong. Along the way, Ouyang Wanyu hesitated to speak.

But Ouyang Wanyu didn't say anything until she returned to their courtyard.

When the two came back, Xiao Chuan had also returned. After learning what happened to Xiao Zining, Xiao Chuan's joyful mood also sank.

He sighed.

"Now that you have made a decision, go ahead and do it. Your mother and I will always support you, no matter how far you go."

"However, you still have to be mentally prepared. Being a medicine boy for Old Man Hong... is not a good job."

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Soon, Xiao Zining understood why Ouyang Wanyu hesitated to speak, and Xiao Chuan asked him to be mentally prepared.

Because he not only has to be Old Man Hong's medicine boy, but also has to serve him, wash his face, hair and feet, buy him wine, cook for him, and maintain the hygiene of Danhong Garden, including taking care of the herb garden in front of the door.

Everything fell on Xiao Zining.

In addition, Old Man Hong had to test the medicine. Within one day, Xiao Zining had already fainted twice due to the strong potency of the medicine. Thanks to Xiao Zining, his body was resistant and there was no major problem. If it were an ordinary person, he would have died early.

Several times.

Being a medicine boy for Mr. Hong is not only tiring but also life-threatening!

At the end of the day, by the time Xiao Zining completed Old Man Hong's mission, he was already at the end of the month.

Ouyang Wan'er came here several times secretly, and was relieved after seeing that Xiao Zining was fine.

Old Man Hong looked at the serious and uncomplaining Xiao Zining in front of him, narrowed his eyes slightly, cleared his throat and said.

"Take this book back. You have to memorize the contents in it. I will do a spot check tomorrow."

He waved his hand and a book flew into Xiao Zining's hand. Xiao Zining lowered his head and looked at it.

"Basics of Elixir Refining"

"this……?"

Elder Hong glanced at him and said, "How can you be an old medicine boy and don't know anything about it?"

Xiao Zining thought for a while and figured out why, but asking him to memorize the entire book in one night was a bit too difficult for him?!

But Xiao Zining didn't dare to say anything. He knew this old man clearly. He really did whatever he wanted. He could say whatever he liked. If he wasn't happy, he could just wait to suffer.

Xiao Zining suddenly felt a burning gaze falling on him. He looked up and found that it was Old Man Hong.

"Master, do you have anything else to do?"

Xiao Zining asked uncertainly.

Elder Hong's old eyes just stared at him motionlessly, without speaking, just staring at him quietly.

Suddenly, Xiao Zining seemed to remember something.

"Chi Xiaozui, I have asked my mother to buy it. In a few days, it will be delivered to Danhong Garden."

Elder Hong raised his eyebrows, then waved his hand to let him leave.

Returning to Xiaoyuyuan, Xiao Zining lay on the bed and took out the book on the basics of elixir refining.

Turn to the first page.

Pills can play important roles in treating injuries, replenishing spiritual power, breaking through barriers, etc. for warriors.

The four most important points for refining elixirs.

"Raw materials, furnace fire control, elixir refining steps and the final opening of the furnace to extract the elixir."

"The selection of materials is extremely critical. It is the first step in alchemy. The higher the quality of raw materials, the higher the chance of refining better quality elixirs..."

"The raw materials are mixed together using spiritual power to control the furnace fire. After a period of refining, the impurities in the raw materials are burned away, and the remaining essence gradually forms the shape of the elixir..."

"The steps for refining each elixir are different, but they all have the same purpose. Carefulness and patience are the keys to elixir refining."

"The time of opening the furnace to extract the elixir must be accurately controlled. Too early or too late will directly affect the quality of the elixir..."

The first two pages introduce the basics of refining elixirs, and the following pages introduce various elixirs. Each page introduces a type of elixir, the medicinal materials required for refining elixirs, and each step of refining elixirs.

One step.

Xiao Zining's mind replayed the scene where he saw Old Man Hong refining the elixir during the day, and he went through the things in the book in his mind.

An alchemy furnace seemed to appear in his mind. He was putting the raw materials into it step by step, and then used his spiritual power to control the fire of the alchemy furnace.

Unknowingly, Xiao Zining was fascinated by what he saw. He turned over page after page. The methods of making the elixirs and their raw materials were all deeply imprinted in Xiao Zining's mind.

It wasn't until he finished flipping through the book that Xiao Zining put it away without finishing it.

"Unexpectedly, alchemy seems to be quite interesting."

He had never been exposed to alchemy before, but now that he has been exposed to it, it seems quite interesting.

The refining steps repeatedly appeared in Xiao Zining's mind, and he suddenly remembered the scene when Old Man Hong was refining them during the day.

"The ones that emit green light are low-grade elixirs, those that emit yellow light are mid-grade elixirs, those that emit red light are high-grade elixirs, and those that emit purple light are top-grade elixirs!"

Xiao Zining thought of what he saw today. The elixirs refined by Old Man Hong were almost all top-grade elixirs!

Xiao Zining took a breath, alchemists also have levels.

A first-level alchemist can only be regarded as an assistant to the alchemist, and cannot refine it alone. If he refines it alone, there is a high probability that it will fail or be refined into a low-grade elixir.

A second-level alchemist needs to have a success rate of 90% in refining low-grade elixirs, and must successfully refine at least nine out of ten elixirs in one batch.

A third-level alchemist can try to refine mid-grade elixirs, but the success ratio for mid-grade elixirs and low-grade elixirs is half and half.

Level 4 alchemists have a certain success rate with high-grade elixirs, but they are not stable enough. Refining high-grade elixirs is much more difficult than mid-grade elixirs, and the failure rate is also much higher.

Level five alchemists are relatively rare in Ning Zhiguo and even Dongling Continent, and their success rate in refining top-grade elixirs reaches 90%.

Alchemists below the third level are relatively common in Ning Zhiguo. Alchemists above the third level are usually recruited by some forces. Alchemists at the fifth level are generally very respected alchemists or hermit masters.

After Xiao Zining realized this, his scalp felt numb. Is that old man a fifth-level alchemist?!!!

This small Liuren sect actually houses a fifth-level alchemist!!

Xiao Zining instantly understood why his parents had taken the position of elders within a few years of coming to the Liuren Sect, and no one had any objections.
Chapter completed!