“Alas, you are really used to spending lavishly. The Yuanjing Pill Furnace is said to be a good item, but in fact it can only be used to the peak of the True Realm. Once you reach the God Cultivation Realm, the ingredients used by the alchemists will be more powerful and violent.
At that time, you will have to change to a better furnace to eliminate impurities and continue refining the elixir.
You may listen to Hongyan's exaggerated words, but in reality, even if it is a top-grade Yuanjing Danlu, it is worth only about 20,000 fairy coins at most. However, you did not bargain and bought it immediately.
It’s a complete waste.”
In Ma Tishu's room, San Quezi took the communication stone and kept complaining that Jiang Xia didn't know how to manage the household, but Old Jiang looked indifferent, holding the spiritual tea in his hand and drinking it sip by sip.
After Ma Tishu finished talking, Jiang Xia spoke:
“Fellow Daoist Ma underestimated me. After all, I have chatted and laughed with alchemy masters like Elder Sanbao, and I have also heard about the effectiveness of this Yuanjing Alchemy Furnace .
I want to ask you one thing, fellow Taoist. After I gave you the recipe for Huitianbao Medicine, how many furnaces have exploded while you were refining the medicine in the past few months? "
Hearing Jiang Xia's meaningful question , Sanquezi suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
He coughed a few times, waved his whisk, and twirled his beard, saying:
“The Tianbao medicine is complicated to refine. It uses too many ingredients and contains the five elements. Just adjusting the balance of the five elements’ medicinal power is a headache for me. I am not afraid of being laughed at by fellow Taoists. I have already blown up eight alchemy furnaces in the past few days.
I almost burned down my Sanqueshan alchemy furnace."
"That's it."
Jiang Xia laughed, looked around, and said in a low voice:
"This is not your problem, Fellow Daoist. The fact that you can produce poison spirits has proven that your alchemy skills are close to those of a master. The reason why you can't produce the elixir of life is because you are unlucky and your hands are not so good.
The biggest reason is that you are not using the right alchemy furnace.
This was told to me personally by Elder Sanbao. Although the Tianbao medicine has the lowest threshold among the immortal medicines, it is very picky about the alchemy furnace.
Only a high-quality Yuanjing Danlu that is strong enough and can automatically purify the medicinal properties of each part can refine the elixir of life.
Ordinary alchemy practitioners don’t know this little trick.
According to Elder Sanbao's experience, the more advanced the alchemy method is, the more stringent the requirements for the alchemy furnace will be. I have asked Elder Sanbao to buy several of the fine alchemy furnaces that he has used.
When Fellow Daoist Ma reaches the realm of spiritual cultivation, I will have a great gift for you."
Old Jiang held up his teacup and said to the three sparrows in front of him:
“Besides, I am counting on the next market to have Daoist Fellow Daoist Ma’s medicine to help our Fengshan Association to maintain its presence, so this top-grade Yuanjing furnace can be regarded as an investment from me to Daoist Fellow Daoist.
If you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your tools. Don’t refuse.”
"Um."
Seeing Jiang Xia talking about such secrets, Ma Tishu was silent for a few breaths and then nodded.
As an alchemist, he really couldn't resist the "temptation" deliberately given by Lao Jiang. If he were to purchase a high-quality alchemy furnace used by a master alchemist in the Hongyan Club, the price would naturally be very high.
Seeing that the conversation had heated up enough, Lao Jiang put down his teacup, and the Magic Cube of the Universe floated up from his arms, turning left and right several times, and ink talismans began to flow, setting up a spiritual formation that could block the prying eyes of divine thoughts.
After everything around him was quiet, Boss Jiang took out a cigarette, put it under his nose and sniffed it. He looked at Marty and said:
"Did you receive the news about the Immortal Alliance's reward for eliminating the evil cultivators in Sanque Mountain?"
"Um."
When Sanquezi mentioned this, he immediately smiled. He twisted his beard and said leisurely:
"I contacted a few old friends who work in the Immortal Alliance and got some information from them. They said that in a few months, the documents from the Immortal Alliance will be delivered to our mountain gate.
My Sanque Mountain will also become an official sect recognized by the Immortal Alliance. Although it is not as high as Mo Shuang Mountain which ranks among the thirty-three sects, for me, it can be regarded as the fulfillment of my lifelong dream.
Back then, my master was just a casual cultivator. When he died, he still instructed me to carry forward the Three Birds tradition.
After wasting so many decades, today I can finally fulfill my master's last wish."
As he spoke, there was a hint of relaxation and relief in his tone.
Ma Tishu was a casual cultivator.
His master was also a casual cultivator at the level of Cunzhen. It took the master and his disciple two generations and nearly seventy years to build a small sect in Sanque Mountain and recruit disciples just for the sake of the official recognition of the title today.
Only independent cultivators can understand the hardships they suffer. They are said to be free and unrestrained, but except for a few geniuses, how can they have the blessing of having a big tree to lean on for shade?
"To be honest, I came here today just for this matter."
Jiang Xia breathed a sigh of relief and said to Ma Tishu:
“Sanque Mountain’s formal entry into the Immortal Alliance is a great thing and is indeed worth celebrating, but have you ever thought that this entry into the Immortal Alliance means you have officially entered the mainstream of cultivation?
There are hundreds of official sects in this Immortal Alliance. Except for the thirty-three sects, most of them are lost in the crowd and only have some influence in their respective regions. But I think that with Fellow Daoist Ma's intelligence, he will definitely not be satisfied with being a local tyrant.
Joining the Immortal Alliance is just the beginning for Sanque Mountain.
Cultivation is always like rowing against the current. If you don't move forward, you will fall behind. The same goes for the development of a sect. If you don't decide on the future development path now, the influence of Sanque Mountain will sooner or later be limited to Fengming Country.
I came here today to ask fellow Taoists if they have any thoughts on this matter. "
Hearing this question, Ma Tishu nodded, swung the whisk in his arms, and said:
“I have indeed thought about this. With the scroll of the Spirit Bird Dancing with Fire from Sanque Mountain, the peak of the cultivation is already the limit. If the sect wants to develop in the future, it must first find a better alternative.
This is one of them.
Secondly, the fire-based alchemy technique inherited from my master is also the second foundation of my Sanque Mountain. Over the years, when I accepted disciples, in addition to looking for fire spiritual roots, I also had to test the disciples' alchemy talent.
Therefore, once you join the Immortal Alliance, you must promote the method of fire-based alchemy.
Third.
My Sanque Mountain Sect is a small cave paradise that I found along the earth veins. It is full of spiritual energy, but it is only enough for true cultivation. If we want to carry forward the sect, we need to find another blessed cave paradise, which is also something we should start doing now. "
After hearing what Ma Tishu said, Lao Jiang immediately shook his head.
He stretched out three fingers, placed them in front of Marty's eyes, and refuted one sentence at a time:
“Let’s talk about the skills first. No matter how many people there are in the thirty-three sects of the Immortal Alliance or where their sects are located, their skills are at least able to lead them directly into the Sea of ​​Bitterness.
Let's take my Mo Shuang Mountain as an example. It has the Mo Sutra as the main book, and has no less than seven branches including the Five Elements, illusion, weapon making, martial arts, and spiritual skills, which cover everything.
It would be extremely difficult for a fellow Taoist to find such a top-notch martial art. Even the powerful Hongyan Society, has it ever found such a martial art in these years?
Let's lower the standard and let the sect's inherited skills be thrown into the realm of seeking the Tao.
Fellow Daoist, do you know how much money was finally sold for when the Secret Scroll of Seeking the Dao was auctioned at the last Hongyan Club?
Moreover, Daoist friend Sanque Mountain already has a legacy. Even if you find a suitable method, you still have to consider the issue of spiritual power conversion and inheritance."
Marty's face fell.
Lao Jiang said it bluntly, but it was the truth. The higher the realm, the rarer the martial arts. The Hongyan Society was not doing charity, so it was not going to buy a copy of the Fire Element Kung Fu for the Xundao Realm.
If you think about it with your butt, it's a terrifying astronomical figure.
"Secondly, let's talk about Dan Xiu."
Jiang Xia shrugged and said:
“We have alchemy masters like Elder Sanbao in Mo Shuang Mountain, but we don’t have any special alchemy methods. This is because the high-end elixir refining in our Ku Mu Realm has been monopolized by the Nanhuang Dan Ding Sect hundreds of years ago.
If you want to keep getting stuck in this circle of low-level elixirs, just ignore what I said.
But as long as you are willing to try high-end elixirs, then Danding Sect will be a problem you can't avoid. At least 70% of the high-end elixir recipes in the world are secrets of Danding Sect...
If Daoyou's Sanque Mountain wants to practice the alchemy method, it can only move to the Southern Wilderness, willingly hand over the leadership of the sect, and become a vassal of the Danding Sect."
Marty's expression became even more painful.
Lao Jiang brought up the example of Elder Sanbao, leaving him unable to refute.
"Finally, let's talk about the blessed land."
Jiang Xia slowly withdrew his third finger and said:
“My previous understanding of blessed lands came from you, Daoist Fellow Ma. I still remember you telling me that all the good places in the world that are conducive to cultivation have owners.
If you want to find a better paradise, you have to either snatch it from the evil spirits, monsters, and evil cultivators! Or you have to snatch it from other sects! But with the current strength of Sanque Mountain, which official sect of the Immortal Alliance can snatch it?"
Marty's expression had turned into a true mask of pain.
The room was dead silent.
After several breaths, Master Matthew sighed helplessly and said:
"Alas, after hearing what you said, I finally understood that I was trapped in the idea of ​​a small sect and thought that the development of this sect was too simple."
Then, he turned his eyes, and this monk with a good appearance and a sage-like demeanor coughed a few times and said to Jiang Xia:
"But I also know that you are not the type who only talks big. Since you have pointed out the shortcomings of Sanque Mountain, I think you must have a solution in mind."
Having said this, Ma Tishu stood up, straightened his clothes, bowed to Jiang Xia very seriously, and said:
"I have always known that Brother Jiang is a man of good strategy. Today, I would like to ask Brother Jiang to help me solve the puzzles of Sanque Mountain and eliminate the development problems."
"You're welcome, Fellow Daoist Ma."
Jiang Xia stood up and helped Master Ma to sit up. He was not polite and took out a map from his ring and unfolded it in front of Master Ma. Master Ma took a look.
I found that there were four places marked with red Xs on the map.
They are the current location of his sect in Sanque Mountain, Luojiaojian in Huaidong Prefecture, and Yunhuo Cave. The last one, No. X, is deep in the edge of the Nanhuang Great Forest, in Xinggu.
"As for the way of alchemy, there is no chance of winning if we confront the Danding Sect head-on, so I advise you to change your mindset. Look at the 33 sects of the Immortal Alliance, each of them has its own unique secret technique.
Only in this way can it gain a firm foothold in the Immortal Alliance. If Sanque Mountain wants to make a splash, it must find a field that others have not yet entered, monopolize it, and build a reputation.
Once it is accomplished, you will naturally have a place in the Sanque Mountain among the thirty-three sects."
Jiang Xia pointed to the red X on the map and said to Ma Tishu:
"So, Fellow Daoist Ma, please listen to my advice."
"Let's switch to real estate business."