Chapter 2028 — One More Question
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"These things... are they street-stall goods? Are they not something you summarized yourself?" Wei Zhao did not know what to say to Bai Lingtou's explanation.
"I did not summarize these. As I said, before my master died, he did not pass the elixir-fire condensing method to me. What he gave me was only some insights on alchemy, and even those were incomplete." Bai Lingtou said. "What you have there could indeed be called street-stall goods... and even if not, it would not be kept secret."
"You can't be serious..." Wei Zhao looked at the alchemist's auxiliary core method and the elixir-fire condensing method in his hands. He had been excited for quite a while for nothing — so these things were this ordinary?
"Actually, the You family's condensing method was also improved on the basis of this one, and should be much better than this. The auxiliary method and the elixir-fire condensing method that You Panhu practices are unique to the You family," Bai Lingtou said.
"Then why does You Panhu still come to you?" Wei Zhao asked in puzzlement.
"He comes here not to learn these, but the methods I have summarized for refining various pills, some techniques for manipulating elixir fire, and some knowledge of medicinal properties and pharmacology," Bai Lingtou said.
"Does that not mean that what You Panhu disdains to learn... you are having me learn?" Wei Zhao looked at the materials in his hands with a bitter smile. "Do you not have any better manuals?"
"No..." Bai Lingtou sighed. "Actually, these methods are all the same once you have mastered them — it is merely a matter of personal habit. The ultimate goal is to use a passage of method and mnemonic verse to transform one's own true qi into elixir fire. The purpose is the same. So once I had become proficient in this elixir-fire condensing method, I disdained to learn any other."
"Then have you never thought to consider your disciples?" Wei Zhao asked, somewhat speechless.
"So that is how it is..." Wei Zhao nodded, looking at the materials in his hands, his heart cold as ice, on the verge of tears but unable to cry! If this alchemist's auxiliary method and elixir-fire condensing mnemonic were all the most basic street-stall goods, then they were probably inferior to the set he had obtained from Zhang Lifeng's tomb!
The one from Zhang Lifeng's tomb had already made Wei Zhao shrink back in the face of difficulty; this one was probably no better, was it?
At these thoughts, Wei Zhao suddenly felt somewhat discouraged...
"All right, go back and try the elixir-fire condensing method and mnemonic on this. Come find me anytime if you run into problems!" Bai Lingtou said. "I have not eaten lunch yet — go eat quickly, and I need to get some sleep!"
"Uh... I have one more question..." Wei Zhao hesitated for a moment, then said.