"Thank you very much, Mr. Xu, for your help tonight!"
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Ji Yuan thanked him first, then raised his head and drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp.
The strong alcohol went into his throat. Although he didn't cough and turned red like before, it was actually not much better. He burped a few wine burps and his whole body was in a trance.
Zhao Yuansong also raised the wine bowl and drank it without saying anything.
Seeing this, Xu Liuqing shook his head helplessly, saying that this guy was cheating him out of drinking, but after all, he raised his wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
Only the scholar Shen Lang looked as if the matter had nothing to do with him. Even though he had finished eating the fragrant meat in the casserole, he still ate some of the side dishes with relish.
"Since I have done you a big favor, do you have to express my gratitude as well?"
After the three of them put down their wine bowls, Xu Liuqing tapped her fingers on the table and took a deep look at the little Taoist priest sitting in front of her.
Hearing this, Ji Yuan sighed secretly. He was already prepared in his heart and knew that the other party would not help him just because of a casual relationship, even if it was just a trivial matter for him.
However, this is fine, as the exchange of favors will be cleared up, and only a little bit of incense will be left, which will be beneficial to everyone in the future.
So he straightened his back and waited for the other person's next words.
On the other side, after pondering for a moment, Xu Liuqing said: "Actually, the matter is very simple. I have sent people to you many times before, hoping that you can help refine a pill."
He paused, and when he saw that Ji Yuan was about to speak, he continued: "I'm not hiding anything from you. In the early years, in order to break through the realm, I used some heresy, and as a result, my body was exposed to hidden dangers. Only this pill can
It can help me get out of my current predicament."
Xu Liuqing bluntly said that although his martial arts is still at its peak now, he has no hope of going any further in this life because of the heresy he has used.
Not only that, that kind of heresy also made him physically weak, with a serious loss of yang energy and blood, and he had to swallow a lot of tonic every day.
But even if I take all the supplements and medicinal foods every day, plus the supplements of meat and liquor, I still have to endure the bone-piercing pain every now and then.
"Pindao already knows about Mr. Xu's situation, but..."
Ji Yuan sighed, thought for a while and simply said: "This elixir is really too important to Mr. Xu, and the required medicinal materials are very scarce. The people you sent here a few times also said that it will take several years."
A lot of money was spent on just four pieces of materials."
Although he didn't know how to refine this elixir, the other party had a detailed elixir recipe in his hand. However, he took a brief look at it and understood how difficult it would be to refine this elixir.
As for an elixir that had never been refined before, and it was extremely difficult in itself, with only four ingredients, Ji Yuan could not guarantee that it could be successfully refined.
The probability is even more than 70%, and these materials will only be wasted.
Xu Liuqing's expression darkened, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I have asked many other alchemists in the city, and even alchemists from other places, over the years, but no one has been able to refine it."
Even one of them, an old alchemist with decades of experience in alchemy, once made it clear that with only four materials, he could only guarantee a 30% chance of making the elixir. If he could get a few more copies, he would be able to improve his success.
Rate.
Just these four pieces of materials alone have used up almost all his resources. For this reason, he still owes a lot of debts, and it is really difficult to scrape together even one more piece.
And if he fails to take this elixir within the past few years, even if he continues to take powerful tonics every day, he will lose all his yang energy and blood, not to mention his own martial arts realm, and even his life will be at risk.
Worrying.
"Just tell me how sure you are."
Xu Liuqing gritted her teeth and looked expectantly at the little Taoist priest in front of her.
Hearing this, Ji Yuan suddenly looked confused. He pondered for a long time before hesitatingly said a number.
"About... about 50% sure."
He held back a little, worried that he had said too much.
In fact, if he had three materials for practice, he would be sure to control the elixir success rate to 60-70% when he refined the elixir for the fourth time.
It's just that this pill is used by Xu Liuqing to save lives. If he is not 90% sure, he will never accept this matter based on his temperament. After all, it is a good thing if it succeeds. If it does not succeed, it is equivalent to cutting off the other party's life.
.
"What the hell? Fifty percent?"
However, after Xu Liuqing heard the sound, he jumped up from the stone bench and repeated with wide eyes: "You said 50%?!"
Even Zhao Yuansong, who was standing next to him, had a look of astonishment on his face, gaping at the little Taoist priest next to him.
For a moment, he even thought that he had drunk too much and had an auditory hallucination inadvertently. However, listening to Xu Liuqing's constant repetition, he finally resisted the urge to hold the wine bowl in his hand against the man's face.
.
This person really doesn’t know what it means to be 50% sure of becoming a pill?
"Is this... exaggerated?"
Ji Yuan frowned slightly, wondering why these two people looked so excited.
There is a half chance of failure, which is already a huge risk for him, and he will never choose to open an alchemy furnace easily.
Generally speaking, only when Cheng Dan is 70 to 80% sure, he will decide to take a "risk". Otherwise, the price of failure will be too high, enough to make him heartbroken for a long time.
"Did you know that for an alchemist, if he can guarantee a 30% success rate for an elixir that has never been refined before within ten times, he can be regarded as 'experienced'
Already?"
Zhao Yuansong couldn't help but explain: "Even some alchemists can guarantee the elixir that has been refined for many years, but the probability of success is only about 50% to 60%, and this is enough to be regarded as a guest by many sects."
In the Jiuxuan Sect, most of those alchemy masters with high eyesight can only guarantee that the elixirs they are familiar with have a 40 to 50% chance of success. In this way, they can already be regarded as guests in the sect.
An elixir that has never been refined can guarantee a 50% elixir success rate. This is already close to the achievement of a great alchemist. Without tens or hundreds of years of research, it is almost impossible to achieve it.
But is this guy in front of me fifteen years old this year?
Even if you start studying alchemy from your mother's womb, it will be almost impossible to reach this level in more than ten years.
And as far as Zhao Yuansong knew, the young man in front of him had only been practicing cultivation for less than two years!
"The other three alchemists in our city, the one with the highest attainments in alchemy, can only guarantee a 15% chance of the elixir I want to refine."
Xu Liuqing also said: "According to what I know, the success rate of the elixir they are best at should not exceed about 30%!"
He almost said the last sentence through gritted teeth, looking at Ji Yuan with eyes that seemed to be able to eat people.
After listening to the words of the two people, the little Taoist priest realized for the first time that his alchemy attainments seemed to be... quite high?
"Please also ask the Taoist priest to help Xu make elixir!"
Xu Liuqing took two steps back. He always disliked red tape. At this time, he clasped his hands and bowed heavily.
Seeing this scene, Ji Yuan quickly got up and avoided it, instead of accepting the gift.
But after thinking for a moment, he finally sighed heavily and nodded slightly, thus agreeing to refine this furnace of elixir for the other party.
"When Mr. Xu turns around, he can send someone to send the medicinal materials and elixir formula to Xuantian Temple. After Pindao becomes familiar with the formula, he will try to refine it. However, Pindao cannot guarantee whether the elixir will eventually become a pill."
Ji Yuan shook his head, looking very helpless.
This can be regarded as a way of chasing a duck, but after all, he owes the other party a favor, and he happens to be the one with the highest alchemy attainments among the alchemists Xu Liuqing has encountered.
In addition, the atmosphere has been heightened to this point, so he can only nod and agree, otherwise he really doubts whether he can make it out of this place tonight.
After seeing his promise, Xu Liuqing was in a good mood. She swept away the gloom in her heart for several years. With a wave of her hand, she asked Weng Yang to fetch the fine wine from his collection, saying that he would not return until he was drunk with everyone present.
Although Ji Yuan was a little uncomfortable with this kind of scene, he still had the courage to sit down. What surprised him was that in addition to several bottles of good wine on the table, the old man actually served a pot full of
Fragrant meat.
This made him, who didn't know how to drink, really feel full after eating.
Until he walked out of the Three Swords Club, Ji Yuan couldn't stop burping. As for Zhao Yuansong beside him, he also had a recipe for the seasoning of the fragrant pot and what he needed to pay attention to when cooking.
"The newly appointed leader of the Three Councils is a very heroic person."
When the residence of the Three Swordsman Association was no longer visible behind him, Zhao Yuansong swept away the drunkenness on his face and made a comment with flashing eyes.
Although the physique of a monk is often not as good as that of a martial artist in the same realm, he is still a master at the late stage of enlightenment. Coupled with some secrets of the immortal family, it is naturally impossible for him to be really drunk.
Ji Yuan nodded and said thoughtfully: "Most of the comments in the city about this leader of the Three Associations are chivalrous, courageous, or a true man."
This Xu Liuqing is not a local. It is said that his family was once a wealthy family in the county, but in the end his family fell into decline and he had to take his old servant Weng Yang to travel around the world.
In the end, I don't know what happened, so I chose to settle in Qianyu City. Finally, by chance, I joined the Three Swordsmen Association. In just a few years, I managed to become the new leader of the Three Associations.
And in the city, everyone who had interacted with him was full of praise for him. Even people from hostile forces couldn't help but exclaim, "True hero" when mentioning Xu Liuqing of the Three Sword Society.
"Tell me about you, why did you get into a conflict with the Three Swordsmen Association, and why did you act so ill-measured? You really didn't spare any of the best dignity among people in the world!"
When the conversation changed, Ji Yuan turned to look at the scholar beside him and asked with a slight frown.
In his impression, although this guy was a little arrogant and behaved a little strangely, he was not an ignorant person.
On the contrary, he has learned some principles of life from each other during these years. Otherwise, he might not be much different from the wise mind of yesterday.
Hearing this, Shen Lang tied up his loose long hair again, looked ahead with a dull look, and casually replied: "There is a powerful ghost hidden in Baihua Tower." This chapter has been completed!
