Zhang Xiaozu was greatly surprised to learn that Master Ziwu was actually his senior brother.
Then he thought about what he had heard about Master Ziwu, and couldn't help but look embarrassed, and responded in a humming voice: "I've heard a little bit about it."
He only knew that Master Ziwu was a very powerful master of alchemy in Linlang Pavilion, but he was killed by an explosion while refining alchemy.
Although he often used this incident to remind himself when the alchemy furnace was exploding, in his heart he regarded it more as a funny thing and lacked respect.
Therefore, after learning that Master Ziwu was his senior brother, he couldn't help but feel ashamed for his previous disrespectful thoughts.
Yan Mingchao roughly guessed why Zhang Xiaozhu looked embarrassed, but he was not angry because it was understandable.
The great master of alchemy was killed by his own explosion while refining alchemy. Anyone who listens to it without understanding the detailed explanation will not be able to help but find it ridiculous.
"Hey..." Yan Mingchao sighed softly and said: "The reason why your senior brother died in the furnace explosion was because his prescription went against the path of alchemy and forcibly released many elixirs that could not be refined together.
When we get together, just like the last game of your dance, misfortune happens as expected in the end."
"The price is too high." Zhang Xiaozu sighed.
"If he could have waited another thousand years for you to show up, maybe the accident would not have happened." Yan Mingchao imagined, but then he shook his head and sighed: "This is fate, no one can escape."
"Disciple is willing to help senior brother fulfill his unfinished wish." Zhang Xiaozu volunteered.
However, thinking that the elixir refined by Senior Brother Ziwu might be a top secret of Linlang Pavilion that should not be told outside, by saying this, he would inevitably be suspected of prying into the secrets of Linlang Pavilion, so he hurriedly
Added: "If it is convenient."
Yan Mingchao shook his head and replied: "I don't know what kind of elixir your senior brother is practicing, because after he unfortunately died, Tianzun took away the prescription he studied, saying that the prescription was too dangerous and we were not allowed to study it.
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"There are rumors that Senior Brother was refining the magical elixir to lift the ancient curse. He went against the will of heaven and incurred divine punishment." Zhang Xiaozu said.
"They are all rumors." Yan Mingchao shook his head and denied, "If there is such a prescription, Tianzun will not put the prescription away, but will let us develop it at all costs to benefit the people."
Zhang Xiaozu nodded, feeling that what Yan Mingchao said made sense.
Yes, if there is really a formula to lift the ancient curse, once it is developed by Linlang Pavilion, the benefits it will bring to Linlang Pavilion will be unimaginable.
It is no exaggeration to say that Linlang Pavilion can even dominate the world with this elixir.
So it shouldn't be.
"Do you have a vessel to store power?" Zhang Xiaozu asked.
Yan Mingchao heard this and took out a reddish-brown conch shell. Knowing that Zhang Xiaopou was going to store the power of Taichu Yuanshi in it for him to use, he said: "Don't use too much, as long as it doesn't affect your own use."
Zhang Xiaozu nodded.
He originally wanted to fill the conch, but who knew that the small conch was like a bottomless pit, and even after absorbing half of his momentum, it was still not full, so he had to give up in frustration.
However, as long as the power of this momentum is not wasted, it will be enough for a long time.
"Master, please keep this disciple's secret secret." Zhang Xiaozhu asked while returning the conch to Yan Mingchao.
"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone." Yan Mingchao nodded and took the conch, then felt the power of the beginning of time in the conch, and couldn't help but feel excited, and said: "You helped open a new door for me.
, It has added new fun to my boring life. I would like to thank you very much. Tell me, what reward do you want?"
"Then I have to think about it carefully. I will ask for it from you after I have thought about it carefully. You will have to admit it when the time comes." Zhang Xiaozu said with a smile.
"Haha, I will never default on my debt." Yan Mingchao laughed.
Zhang Xiaozu's eyes fell on the jade pendant in Yan Mingchao's hand and asked: "Master, what do you think is the appropriate price for this jade pendant if it is sold?"
Yan Mingchao has two jade pendants in his hand.
One piece was given to him as a apprenticeship gift by Zhang Xiaopou, and it has top-notch effects.
One piece was temporarily blessed by Zhang Xiaozu, and it only has three functions.
He placed two jade pendants on the chair handle and asked, "Isn't the effect of these two jade pendants time-limited?"
Zhang Xiaozu nodded and said: "You have a keen eye and can see through it at a glance. After the power of the spells on the jade pendant dissipates, their effects will also dissipate. However, the stronger the effect, the longer the duration, like yours."
, it should last for at least ten years. On the other hand, it won’t be a problem for it to last for three or four years.”
Yan Mingchao said: "If it is permanently effective, the value will be very high, but if it can last for ten years, it should be able to sell for a good price."
He twirled his beard and thought for a while, then said: "The efficacy of this pill is too low, and the duration is too short, so it is worthless. I can only sell it for one Tongxuan Pill.
This part is a bit embarrassing.
Logically speaking, it is worth ten Holy King Pills, but not many people are willing and able to spend ten Holy King Pills to buy it.
If you want small profits but quick turnover, then price five Holy King Pills."
"What if it is valid permanently?" Zhang Xiaozu asked.
The reason why his jade pieces with nine levels of efficacy can sell for a high price of five hundred Tongxuan Pills is precisely because they are under the guise of being permanently effective, otherwise they would not be able to sell for such a high price.
Hearing this, Yan Mingchao had an expression that seemed to be a smile but not a smile.
Zhang Xiaozhu smiled awkwardly, knowing that Yan Mingchao had discovered his bad intentions.
Yan Mingchao did not point it out. He stroked his beard lightly and thought for a moment before saying: "If it is permanently effective, it is an extraordinary treasure. It shouldn't be a problem to increase the price a hundred times."
"Five...five hundred?" Zhang Xiaozhu's breathing was stagnant.
He knew that jade pieces with top attributes were priceless, but he didn't dare to think of such a high price.
Yan Mingchao shook his head and said, "No, it's a thousand."
Zhang Xiaozu was so shocked that he opened his mouth wide. It took him a while to calm down his excitement, and he frowned and asked, "Will it be difficult to sell?"
Yan Mingchao nodded and said: "That's for sure, because there are not many people who can get a thousand Holy King Pills."
"Oh" Zhang Xiaozhu was a little disappointed and felt that the price should be lowered. After all, his purpose was to make money.
Yan Mingchao picked up the jade pendant and said, "If you want to sell it, it won't work like this because it looks too inferior and doesn't look like a treasure left over from ancient times."
"Yes." Zhang Xiaozu scratched his head.
Yan Mingchao dug out a maroon ring from the void space, handed it to Zhang Xiaozu, and said: "At least it must be of this quality."
Zhang Xiaozu took the jade ring and found that its workmanship was not exquisite, but it had an ancient charm that carried a long history from the inside out, making people feel that it was extraordinary just by looking at it.
"In addition..." Yan Mingchao suddenly frowned, "Although the charm you blessed on the jade piece is hidden, if you look closely, it is not difficult to detect the hidden mystery. I am afraid it will not be able to deceive the eyes of a powerful person in the extraordinary realm."
Zhang Xiaozhu looked startled when he heard this, then shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Then there is no way to confuse the fake with the real."
"There is a very simple solution." Yan Mingchao stroked his beard and smiled.
"Master, please give me some advice." Zhang Xiaozhu's eyes lit up.
"The reason why a treasure is a treasure must be because it has special value, either collection value or practical value.
A treasure like this has practical value.
Treasures with practical value are generally divided into three categories.
One type is material-type treasures.
For example, indestructible weapons rely on the hard material of the treasure itself.
One type is formation type treasures.
For example, this free ball relies on the formation in its body.
There is also a category of natural treasures.
As the name suggests, it is a treasure born naturally.
Which category do you think your jade pendant belongs to?"
Yan Mingchao asked.
"A formation-type treasure." Zhang Xiaozu replied, and after thinking for a while, he added: "It should be said that it is a relatively simple formation-type treasure."
Yan Mingchao nodded and said: "Yes, it is so simple that it can be easily seen through by others, so we just need to find a way to make it more complicated so that people cannot see through it."
"How to do?"
"It's easy." Yan Ming waved to Zhang Xiaopou and motioned for Zhang Xiaopou to point the jade wrench to him.
Taking the jade ring finger from Zhang Xiaozu, he took out a delicate carving knife more than two inches long, and then started carving on the jade finger ring.
What he carved was not a pattern, but a magic circle.
As the formation patterns are carved out, the simple and ancient jade ring finger looks even more extraordinary.
It's just that the pattern is newly carved, and it doesn't match the ancient charm of the jade ring finger.
It makes people suspicious after watching it.
It took Yan Mingchao more than a stick of incense to complete the carving of an extremely complex magic circle.
Zhang Xiaozu noticed that this magic circle consisted of a total of 205 lines.
Among them, one hundred and seventy-six lines are clear lines, and 29 lines are dark lines.
The dark patterns are covered under the light patterns, making them extremely secretive.
For those who don’t understand this formation, it is impossible to decipher it from the surface texture.
Zhang Xiaozu thought that he was quite accomplished in formations, but he couldn't understand the formation carved by Yan Mingchao at all. He could only feel that it was an ancient formation.
Yan Mingchao raised the jade finger in front of his eyes, blew off the debris on it, observed it, then nodded with satisfaction, looked at Zhang Xiaozu and asked, "Do you understand?"
Zhang Xiaozu shook his head and said, "I don't understand."
Yan Mingchao nodded and smiled: "Well, you can't understand it, because it is a dead formation that has no effect. I made it by myself based on some ancient magic formations. It has a total of 205 lines, but in fact
There are only thirty-two lines on it that are useful, and the other lines are useless."
After saying that, he injected a force into the magic circle, and the magic circle immediately began to operate.
The power flowed and covered every line. Zhang Xiaozu couldn't tell which lines were useful and which were useless.
"After it is activated, it can absorb the spiritual energy in the air on its own and keep running forever, unless there is no spiritual energy around it. When it operates, it will not have any impact on other formations around it."
"???????????????In the world of weapon refining, this kind of death formation has a general name, called Zangzhen Formation."
"Item refiners engraved it on their works to hide the truly effective magic circle, thereby protecting their skills from being stolen."
Yan Mingchao explained.
"Ah, that's it."
Zhang Xiaozu suddenly slapped his thigh and asked: "Master, can this Zhenzhen Formation also be used in formation restriction?"
"Of course, you can use this Zhenzhen Formation as your master. There are 205 lines, only 32 lines are useful. The other 173 lines are the Zhenzhen Formation." Yan Mingchao nodded.
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"No wonder."
"What's the wonder?"
"My disciple once encountered an ancient formation. After studying it for more than a year, he still couldn't understand it. Now that I think about it, it must have used a method like the Zhenzhen Formation."
Zhang Xiaozu is talking about the forbidden formation on the ancient battlefield.
"That should be the case." Yan Mingchao nodded, "All powerful formation masters are good at using the Zhenzhen Formation. The reason why ancient formations are difficult to crack is precisely because of the existence of the Zhenzhen Formation. Some ancient formations have even experienced thousands of years of deposition.
After that, it slowly merged with the Zangzhen Formation, making it even more impossible to crack."
As he spoke, he took out objects from the void space.
There is an unknown liquid with a fishy smell, a pot stove, and sand...
Zhang Xiaozhu looked confused and didn't know why.
Yan Mingchao put the jade ring in a bowl-sized container, then poured an unknown liquid into it, looked at Zhang Xiaozu and smiled: "Make it old."
Zhang Xiaozu suddenly understood, gave Yan Mingchao a thumbs up and praised: "You are so awesome, you can do everything."
Yan Mingchao smiled and said: "This is the advantage of living a long life. You can learn many interesting skills."
"Then I have to learn from you and try to learn all your skills."
"If you like to learn, I will teach you everything." Yan Ming said, "I have completed my mission to Zhongyue. I will visit some old friends next, and then I should go back to Beiqiong. Do you want to follow me to Beiqiong?"
Zhang Xiaozu looked troubled.
"Don't force it." Yan Mingchao said.
"Disciple has some urgent things to do. He will leave Paradise City in a few days. I guess I will have to wait until I am done before I can concentrate on learning skills from you. Please don't blame me." Zhang Xiaozhu apologized.
"So urgent?" Yan Mingchao asked in surprise.
"Well, it's more urgent."
"Do you need my help?"
"Disciple can handle it."
"I also planned to take you to visit old friends. I can teach you some alchemy skills on the way. Now it seems that I have to change my plan. When will you leave?"
"Three to five days."
Yan Mingchao couldn't help but frown, "Time is a bit tight, but I should be able to make it in time."
"What are you rushing for?"
"Don't you want to see how much this treasure can be sold for? There are many wealthy locals in Paradise City."
