Chapter 142 Dilemma
A ball of milky white flame burned quietly at the bottom of the furnace, and a burst of medicinal fragrance overflowed from the furnace, which made people feel refreshed.
The bronze furnace was steaming out, and Shitou stood aside and watched, with a smile on his face.
Lin Mu slapped the furnace lid, and three light blue pills flew out of the furnace.
Lin Mu calmly took out a small white bottle from the storage bag and gently opened the cork. Three pills fell just right on the mouth of the bottle and lined up in a row and got into the bottle.
Snapped!
Lin Mu capped the bottle, threw it aside, and asked without looking back, "Which bottle is this?"
Shitou hurriedly caught the white vial with a happy face: "It's already the six hundred and twentieth bottle."
"Well, not bad." A faint smile appeared on Lin Mu's face: "The task is difficult, and we need to continue to work hard."
After saying that, he threw another material into the bronze furnace, covered the furnace lid, pinched the technique with his hands, and performed the "Red Fire Technique", and a ball of pale white flame emerged from the bottom of the furnace.
Six hundred and twenty bottles of Gui Ling Dan!
This is the result of Lin Mu's efforts in the past two months.
Since the harvest of spiritual grass, Father Lin has planted spiritual grass in the spiritual field again.
Lin Mu started refining the spirit-returning elixir. It took two months and he was able to refine more than 600 bottles.
The Gui Ling Pill is a second-grade elixir, and the refining process is more complicated. With Lin Mu's current foundation-building level, it will also take a lot of time.
At the beginning, it took Lin Mu five hours to refine a batch of Spiritual Restoration Pill, and the success rate was also unsatisfactory, only about 40 to 50%.
A month later, Lin Mu became more familiar with the refining of Gui Ling Dan. Lin Mu's speed improved a lot. It took him basically three hours to refine a batch. The success rate also improved by leaps and bounds, reaching 65%!
Now two months have passed, Lin Mu's alchemy level has improved again, his techniques have become more proficient, and his fire control skills have also improved to a certain extent. Now, it only takes a little over two hours to refine a pot of Gui Ling Dan, with a success rate of 70%. above.
For the past two months, Shitou has been by his side, watching Lin Mu make elixirs.
He wanted to learn how to make alchemy. Seeing how hard it was for Lin Mu to make alchemy alone, he also wanted to help Lin Mu share some of the pressure.
Lin Mu had always prepared everything for him, whether it was elixirs or magic weapons, he didn't need to worry about anything. In the past, he could be said to be powerless and unable to give Lin Mu much help. Now that he is almost an adult, his mind is more sensitive. He always relies on Lin Mu for everything, and he feels very sorry.
This time he took the initiative to mention to Lin Mu that he wanted to learn alchemy, and his attitude was very determined.
Lin Mu tried to persuade him, but to no avail, so he could only agree with a wry smile.
It is difficult to understand the hard work and expense of alchemy unless you have experienced it yourself.
Every time a furnace of elixir is refined, the spiritual power in the body must be continuously outputted, and the spiritual consciousness must always pay attention to the changes in the furnace. Often after refining a furnace of elixirs, one is physically and mentally exhausted.
But Lin Mu never mentioned these hardships, he was already used to them.
Shitou may just be interested in it for a while, and will naturally give up the idea after experiencing the pain and suffering involved.
Lin Mu didn't take this too seriously and casually threw a few alchemy-related jade slips to Shitou, including "Primary Essentials of Alchemy", and asked him to learn on his own.
Who would have thought that after two months, Shi Shi would persevere. Not only did I not give up, I became even more interested in learning.
Shitou had never been tired. He stood outside like Lin Mu every day. Lin Mu worked hard to refine the elixir, so he would read the jade slips and help Lin Mu collect the refined elixir.
His mind was extremely strong, and Lin Mu couldn't help but admire him secretly.
After two months, Shitou already had a preliminary understanding of alchemy. He had all the basic knowledge of alchemy in his mind. What he lacked was some practice.
But this is destined to become a regret. In a short period of time, Lin Mu will not be able to fulfill Shitou's wish.
After all, the materials for alchemy this time were limited, and Lin Mu could not afford the luxury of using precious materials to practice with stones.
The cultivation of an alchemist depends entirely on the accumulation of materials.
Lin Mu only had 1,800 materials on hand, which was not enough. If more stones were wasted, he would be even more strapped.
The only solution now is to let Shitou continue to learn the knowledge of alchemy, and I'm afraid it will take some time before he can practice his skills.
Father Lin and Mother Lin were not idle either. After Lin Mu's persuasion, each of them took two hundred bottles of Gui Ling Pill and were practicing hard in the hut.
Both of them are mortals with no spiritual roots, no elixirs, and their cultivation progress is extremely slow.
Now that the supply of elixirs is sufficient, the two of them can practice much faster. After two months of hard training, their cultivation has reached the level of Lin Mu, even surpassing Shitou.
The cost of growing in cultivation is the consumption of a large amount of elixirs. Although the two of them have just established the foundation, they still need to take two bottles of Guiling elixir every day. After two months, the two of them have used a total of 240 bottles.
This speed made Lin Mu feel a burst of pressure.
As the cultivation level gets higher and higher in the future, the consumption rate will increase. If four people practice together, these pills will not be enough at all, far from enough.
Without sufficient elixirs, it is unknown whether the four of them, let alone being enemies of the Yuling Sect, can break through to the Spiritual Silence Stage before the deadline.
Perhaps no one else needs to take action, the four of them will be washed away by time in the long river of time, just like other cultivators, with reluctance and nostalgia, without leaving any traces.
Lin Mu didn't dare to imagine what the future would be like, he could only try his best to do the things right now.
With a slap on the furnace lid, three more elixirs flew out of the furnace. Lin Mu took out a white vial, caught the elixirs firmly, and threw them to the stone.
Then he took out another batch of materials, threw them into the furnace, and started refining.
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Lin Mu looked tired as he refined the last batch of elixir, put it in a small white bottle, and threw it to Shi Shi.
Putting away the bronze furnace, he sat down on the ground.
For four consecutive months, Lin Mu did nothing and was busy refining elixirs all day long.
More than 1,800 materials were all refined by him. It is difficult to understand the hard work of this process unless you have experienced it personally.
Maybe Shitou would have some insights. In the past four months, he often had sore legs from standing, but Lin Mu was still meticulous, paying full attention to refining the elixir carefully. This made him, who was feeling a little slack, immediately cheer up and stand with Lin Mu.
The master's hard work is several times greater than his own, but he can persevere, so why should he have the dignity to sit down? This is what Stone really thinks.
Lin Mu adjusted his breath for a moment, and most of his spiritual power was restored. His energy was much better, and his fatigue was reduced by most. Looking at the stone that was happily counting the number of soul-returning pills, Lin Mu asked: "How many?"
Shitou counted all the spirit-returning pills and said with a smile: "There are still seven hundred bottles."
A smile appeared on Lin Mu's face: "Not bad, the success rate has exceeded 70%."
In April, Father Lin and Mother Lin used 480 bottles in total, and now there are still 700 bottles left, which adds up to almost 1,200 bottles.
Twelve hundred bottles!
This is the result of Lin Mu's four months of hard work.
Lin Mu stood up and took the cloth bag handed over by Shi Shi, took out three hundred bottles and handed it to Shi Shi, smiling: "In these four months, although you haven't started to refine it, you have been watching from the sidelines, and my alchemy skills have also been fully utilized." The bag will be given to you, and you will be able to try to refine it once the spiritual grass is harvested again."
Shitou put the three hundred bottles of Spirit Gathering Pills into his storage bag and said with a smile, "Thank you, Master, for making it possible."
Lin Mu smiled and nodded. Lin Mu could guess a thing or two about Shitou's original intention of learning alchemy, but he did not point it out clearly. He did need someone to share his worries.
If stones could also make elixirs, Lin Mu would never be so exhausted this time, and the refining time would not last as long as four months.
Lin Mu walked towards the hut. Before he could enter, his parents walked out of the house.
The two of them had been practicing hard for four months, and their cultivation was now on par with Lin Mu's, and they could easily detect Lin Mu's arrival.
Lin Mu smiled and said: "During these four months of hard training, my parents have made great progress in their cultivation."
Mother Lin smiled and said: "Taking pills to practice will make you enter the realm faster. It is much better than practicing hard on our own."
Father Lin also smiled and nodded, and asked: "How many bottles were refined this time?"
Lin Mu smiled and said: "The harvest this time is not bad. The success rate has exceeded 70%. A total of about 1,200 bottles have been refined, which is enough for us to practice for several months."
Father Lin muttered: "One thousand two hundred bottles, your mother and I have used 500 bottles, and there are still 700 bottles left. If these 700 bottles are used by four people for cultivation, they will be consumed in more than two months at most." Empty.”
Lin Mu's heart tightened, and his parents were not stupid either. They also saw how nervous the pill was.
Lin Mu smiled and comforted: "Don't worry so much. Shitou and I are people with spiritual roots. Even if we don't take the pills, the speed will not be much slower. Just take these pills and repair them first." Let’s talk about the promotion.” After that, he took out four hundred bottles of Guilin Pill from the storage bag, two hundred bottles for each person.
Father Lin and Mother Lin stood there, but they did not reach out to take it. Father Lin and Mother Lin looked at each other, and Mother Lin's eyes turned red and said: "If your father and I no longer take pills to practice, these twelve The spiritual field is enough for you and Shitou to reach the stage of spiritual silence. We don’t have spiritual roots, but we can build the foundation. Our lifespan is more than a hundred years longer. Compared with ordinary mortals, we are already a great blessing. Your father and I are satisfied. From now on, you and Shitou will take this medicine. We don’t want to be a burden to you anymore.”
Lin Mu felt sour in his heart and hurriedly tried to persuade him: "Why do you say this? There is a bit of a shortage of pills now, but the situation is far from as bad as you think. You can just practice with peace of mind. Who dares to say that you are a burden?"
"Our cultivation is not weak now. I will go out to look for a place tomorrow." Lin Mu said with a smile: "This time we have enough time, we must find an uninhabited cave heaven paradise, and then casually cultivate dozens of acres of spiritual land there. The field is enough for the four of us to practice." Lin Mu comforted the two with a smile.
Father Lin said: "Dongtian Paradise is so rare. The slightly famous Dongtian Paradise is occupied by sects of all sizes. Where can we find the unoccupied Dongtian Paradise?"
Lin Mu smiled and said: "Where there is a will, things can happen. Don't worry, this matter will be taken care of by me. Within three months, I will definitely find an uninhabited cave paradise. You can practice with peace of mind now, don't worry so much "
Mother Lin said: "What if you still can't find it after three months?"
Lin Mu was stunned for a moment, then said firmly: "No, I will find a place! Otherwise, I will never give up!"
After saying that, without waiting for their parents to refuse, he handed over four hundred bottles of Guiling Pill into their hands.
Lin Mu immediately meditated in the house, and returned to full strength the next day. After greeting his parents, Lin Mu immediately exited the rotating moon space.
The outside was desolate and overgrown with weeds. Lin Mu glanced in the direction of the city and flew into the distance without looking back.
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