Tan Shi

  Refine the elixir! ?

  This bizarre scene made Du Fei react after a moment of astonishment, and he finally realized that the scene in his mind earlier was none other than the legendary alchemy technique.

  On the Xuanwu continent, there is a highly mysterious yet extremely revered profession, that is, the Dan Master!

  Alchemist, as its name suggests, is a person who can refine various medicinal materials and strange objects into alchemical pills.

  The various elixirs on the Xuanwu Continent all have their own extraordinary effects, and even this most ordinary Brain-Cleansing Elixir would be fought over by countless forces if it were to appear in the market!

  It's only natural that the emergence of alchemy would make this arduous path smoother, so why wouldn't people like it?

  However, the inheritance of Dan Shi's lineage is said to be extremely strange and unusual. The conditions for becoming a Dan Shi are extremely harsh.

  First and foremost, to become a Dan Master, one must have an extremely surprising talent in terms of martial arts cultivation. The art of alchemy also tests a person's character, so if one cannot even cultivate their martial skills, what qualifications do they have to become a Dan Master?

  Secondly, compared to physical conditions, a Dan Master's most important aspect is the strength of one's soul power. The concept of soul power is originally vague and elusive, with many people even doubting its existence. However, to become a Dan Master, soul power is extremely crucial because if one's soul power is too weak, how can they possibly refine the already incredibly subtle elixir?

  However, apart from these two points, the most important point of alchemy is inheritance!

  No matter how great your talent is! No matter how strong the power of your soul is! However, without a famous teacher's guidance and inheritance, absolutely no one can become an alchemist on their own.

  Because in the art of alchemy, even the most ordinary dan formula is a collection of countless wisdom from predecessors; not to mention the control of medicinal materials and fire during the alchemy process...

  Due to these various restrictions, the alchemists on the Xuanwu Continent can be said to be as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns. Occasionally, when a ninth-grade alchemist appears in a certain place, even if it's just a low-level one, they will be treated with utmost respect and hospitality. After all, any power or strong individual would absolutely not want to offend such a person!

  Du Fei was also aware of the various rumors about Dan Shifu, so when he saw the alchemy process in the system, he was shocked and suddenly felt an overwhelming joy!

  Although I don't know why this unreliable system can even practice alchemy, but with this unreliable system, doesn't that mean I also have a chance to become an alchemist!?

  Although the probability is not high, I can try to see it for myself. After all, there are probably very few people who know as much about the refining method of that washing marrow pill as I do. Moreover, if I can successfully refine the pill, it will be extremely beneficial for my own cultivation!

  Thinking of this, Du Fei couldn't help but nod slightly, but a moment later, he suddenly let out a bitter laugh.

  Wisteria leaves, tiger bone flowers, orchid stem and leaves, stone heart marrow...

  If I remember correctly, these things seem to be quite expensive medicinal materials!

  If it were in the past, it wouldn't be difficult to get these things, but at this moment, I'm relying on others for a living. Even with the identity of an insider's child, I estimate that getting these things would still require spending a lot of money.

  But gold coins seem to be what I'm lacking most right now?

  Thinking of this, Du Fei couldn't help but rub his brow with a bitter smile, must he personally go find these medicinal herbs?

  After a moment's thought, Du Fei shook his head. He was also clear that going to look for such behavior was extremely unreliable. The best way now was to go home and see if the little rich woman still had any money left.

  "Hmm..."

  The door was gently pushed open, and the girl who had been sitting in the room staring blankly suddenly looked delighted, stood up, and softly said: "Young master... you're back?"

  "Hmm." Du Fei nodded slightly and walked into the room, clearing his throat. "Xiao Ai, a few days ago, the master said that my current identity is an inner sect disciple. I wonder if there are any cultivation resources available?"

  "This?" Little Ai thought for a moment before saying, "The family just said that this courtyard will be given to you, Young Master, to live in from now on. Also, every month, an allowance of 100 gold coins will be allocated. Furthermore, the first two floors of the family's Martial Arts Pavilion can also be entered by Young Master... However, Little Ai's suggestion is to wait until Young Master has advanced to the seventh level of Body Tempering before going to the Martial Arts Pavilion, it won't be too late."

  "Hmm..." Du Fei nodded and muttered, "A hundred gold coins, I'm afraid it's not even enough for the down payment?"

  The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and after a moment, Du Fei said in a low voice: "Xiao Ai, apart from this hundred gold coins, how much money do we have?"

  "Money?" Little Ai blinked her eyes, stunned for a moment. "Young master, you've never been one to care about money, so why today..."

  "Uh, I wanted to buy some things, but it's not like before, I have to ask... " Du Fei said with some embarrassment.

  "Ah..." Little Ai nodded slightly, quickly walked into the inner room, and came out with a small package after a moment. She then opened it on the table in the room and picked out the gold coins one by one.

  "We probably have only about three hundred gold coins, young master, is it enough?" Little Ai said softly after counting the gold coins.

  "Three hundred...!" Du Fei thought for a moment, then let out a bitter laugh. These three hundred gold coins would probably only be enough to buy one of the four medicinal materials!

  It seems that the art of alchemy is not something ordinary people can prepare for, just looking at these medicinal materials!

  "Isn't it enough?" Seeing Du Fei's expression, Xiao Ai seemed to understand something, and after a moment, she gritted her teeth and gently pulled out the hairpin from her head, then handed it to Du Fei. "Young master, if it's not enough, you can pawn this thing, I think it's worth some money."

  The emerald hairpin felt cool to the touch, but Du Fei hesitated for a moment and said, "Xiao Ai, isn't this hairpin the only clue to your past life? If it's true...".

  Xiao Ai smiled lightly, with an indescribable gentleness: "No matter how Xiao Ai was born, it's not important anymore... Xiao Ai is naturally the young master's Xiao Ai. If the young master needs her, even if he wants Xiao Ai... Besides, what's just a single hairpin?"

  Upon hearing this, Du Fei couldn't help but reach out and pinch Xiao Ai's cheek. After a moment, he took a deep breath and said: "Since you've said so, I won't be coy either. Consider this thing borrowed from me for now! In the future, I'll definitely help you find it again."

  "It's nothing..." Xia Ai slightly pouted and immediately lowered her head, softly saying "Wooden head!"

  The voice was low and faint, seemingly audible only to herself.

  "Xiao Ai, come out with me today, just this once. We won't go far from the city, we should take a good stroll!"

  The next day, Du Fei didn't go to the back mountain to cultivate as usual. After washing and dressing, he suddenly smiled and said faintly.

  "It's good, but if we leave the Du family now, won't it be a bit too dangerous?" Little Ai said with slight concern.

  Du Fei furrowed his brow, and after a moment, he said in a low voice: "That Long Ao Tian, probably wouldn't dare to appear easily either. And I think, not leaving the city is also within the Du family's sphere of influence, it's unlikely that anything would happen..."

  "It should be okay." Xia Ai thought for a moment before saying in a low voice, "Then I'll bring my weapon along?"

  "Thinking of Xiao Ai's weapon that was taller than a person, Du Fei couldn't help but feel a wave of headache. He shook his head slightly and sighed: "Forget it, your weapon... if there's time, I'll find you a smaller one, this one is indeed..."

  As he spoke, Du Fei shook his head again.

  Upon hearing this, Xiao Ai stomped her foot in a huff and said, "I knew you'd always been dissatisfied with my strength."

  "What does this have to do with strength?" Du Fei was astonished, "It's just that the thing you're doing is too showy. Now isn't like before, can't you be more low-key for once?"

  "Alright, let's stop all this nonsense and get going already!"

  Having said that, Du Fei stretched out his hand and patted Xiao Ai's head, then pulled her along as they walked slowly towards the door.

  All the way out of the Du family, they actually met many members of the Du family.

  Because of the clan gathering that day, many people got to know Du Fei and Xiao Ai, so when they saw the two, they all greeted them warmly.

  For these tribesmen, Du Fei also responded with a smile and asked a servant about the basic situation of not leaving the city before the two left the gate of the Du family.

  Bu Yue City was a large city in the southern part of the Great An Dynasty, with a thriving atmosphere and numerous merchants and mercenaries.

  However, since there were already three major forces stationed in the city, few people dared to make trouble.

  Du Fei and Xiao Ai wore the unique attire of the Du family, so although some people were attracted to Xiao Ai's beauty along the way, after seeing their clothes clearly, no one dared to provoke them. As a result, the two walked extremely leisurely all the way.

  In this way, after circling around the city without leaving it, the two finally arrived at a bustling marketplace.

  This market is generally operated by the major forces in the city, but because he didn't want to let the Du family know his whereabouts, Du Fei specially chose this market, which was a rather strange one.

  Because of the good geographical location and large flow of people, although the three major forces in the city were all enthusiastic about this place, after a struggle, no one got any benefits, so they finally defaulted to jointly managing it. In other words, none of the three forces could penetrate too deeply into this market, allowing it to maintain a certain degree of autonomy.

  In the market, Du Fei casually strolled around and found that there were all sorts of strange things for sale, including what was known as martial skills.

  Martial skills are also like martial artists, divided into nine levels from ninth to first. The martial skills that appear in this market are basically all ninth-grade continental goods.

  However, for these goods, Du Fei didn't care much, what he cared about was having more medicinal materials.

  But after going around in circles, Du Fei was somewhat depressed to find that the medicinal materials he wanted were indeed extremely rare goods. Wanting to strike it rich among these small stalls wasn't that easy.

  As if resigned to their fate, after hesitating for a moment, Du Fei led Xiao Ai and the two of them walked towards the shops lined up on both sides of the market, finally entering a shop with a somewhat rustic style.