120: Alchemist

“Uh!” Wei Xun didn’t know how to address him after hearing the voice.

“Don’t let my youthful appearance fool you! If you count it, I’m probably over three thousand years old,” the Medicine Boy said with a cold smile, his expression looking very seasoned, completely unlike what a young person would normally display.

“Then I should address you as Old Man!” Wei Xun immediately bowed politely.

“Alright!” The Medicine Boy waved his hand, indicating it was fine, then continued, “This Old Man doesn’t like these formalities. Just state your purpose!”

“Do you want to challenge me for a reward, or do you want to exchange something for Spiritual Plant or Spiritual Root?”

“What kind of challenge is there, Old Man?” Wei Xun asked.

“The challenge here is a bit difficult!” The Medicine Boy slowly explained, “To win a Medicinal Pill from me, you need to identify the Medicine by its scent!”

“Specifically?” Wei Xun asked in detail.

“I’ll randomly give you a Medicinal Pill, and you’ll smell it with your nose!” The Medicine Boy said, “After you smell this Medicinal Pill, you need to identify all the Medicinal Materials that make up its ingredients from the Medicine Rack!”

“If there are no mistakes, then the challenge is successful, and you can get this Medicinal Pill.”

After hearing the rules explained by the Medicine Boy, Wei Xun became somewhat interested.

Although as a Soul Body he couldn't circulate Spiritual Qi, he could use Cultivation Techniques like Auspicious Wind and Ten Mile Tracking, which didn't consume much Spiritual Qi.

However, using these Cultivation Techniques would greatly shorten the duration of his Dream Soul Travel Technique.

“In that case! Let’s begin!” The Medicine Boy flipped his palm and produced a dark Medicinal Pill.

Upon seeing the Medicinal Pill, Wei Xun immediately took it, placed it to his nose, and simultaneously used the Ten Mile Tracking Cultivation Technique.

Instantly, various distinct scents from the Medicinal Pill rushed into his brain.

After smelling for a moment, Wei Xun returned the Medicinal Pill to the Medicine Boy.

“You’re done so quickly?” The Medicine Boy was somewhat disbelieving.

“Before I forget, I need to distinguish them quickly!” Wei Xun walked to the shelf behind the Medicine Boy, which was filled with various Spiritual Plants and Medicinal Herbs, and continued to use Ten Mile Tracking to distinguish the scents on them.

After a few short minutes of identification, Wei Xun took out about ten types of Alchemy Materials from the shelf and placed them all on a copper tray.

“I’m finished!” Wei Xun handed the copper tray filled with Medicines to the Medicine Boy.

The Medicine Boy slightly frowned as he looked at the various Materials on the copper tray, his eyes filled with shock.

“Are you an Alchemist?” The Medicine Boy looked up at Wei Xun, somewhat incredulously.

“I’m not!” Wei Xun shook his head.

“If you’re not an Alchemist, how could you distinguish them so quickly and without any mistakes?” The Medicine Boy found it somewhat incredible.

“Perhaps my talent is simply outstanding!” Wei Xun smiled slightly, then pointed to the Medicinal Pill in the Medicine Boy’s hand: “Shouldn’t this Medicinal Pill be given to me as per the rules?”

The Medicine Boy did not hesitate after hearing this and directly placed the Medicinal Pill into Wei Xun’s outstretched hand.

“If you truly haven’t had any contact with Alchemy and possess such ability!” The Medicine Boy continued, “Then you are truly a one-in-a-million Alchemy prodigy!”

“Is that so?” Wei Xun held the obtained Medicinal Pill in his hand, looked at it, and then asked, “Can you first tell me what the effects of this Medicinal Pill are?”

“This Medicinal Pill is called the Thunder Communication Pill!” The Medicine Boy slowly introduced, “After consuming it, it can greatly enhance one’s ability to control thunder.”

“Oh?” Wei Xun looked at the Medicine Boy with some confusion after hearing this. Did this guy know he practiced a Cultivation Technique that controlled thunder?

“Mm!” The Medicine Boy nodded, then said, “I wonder if you have any interest in learning Alchemy.”

“Alchemy?” Wei Xun became somewhat interested upon hearing the Medicine Boy’s words.

Because he still had many Medicinal Pills stolen from the Immortal Mountain, most of whose effects he didn’t know.

If he learned the art of Alchemy, then he should be able to figure out the effects of these Medicinal Pills.

“If you want to learn Alchemy!” The Medicine Boy continued, “I can take you as my Disciple!”

“Is that so?” Although Wei Xun wanted to learn, he didn't rush to agree.

“What?” The Medicine Boy saw Wei Xun seemed hesitant, so he asked, “Are you perhaps looking down on this Old Man?”

“This Junior wouldn’t dare!” Wei Xun gave an awkward smile.

“Before this Old Man entered the pagoda, I was a renowned Great Master Alchemist in these Ten Continents!” The Medicine Boy said, “If I hadn’t provoked an enemy and been killed, how could I be trapped in the pagoda?”

“Senior is willing to accept me as a Disciple, this Junior is honored!” Wei Xun slowly said, “It’s just that this Junior is a demon, and I have never had any Alchemy experience, so I don’t know if I can do it.”

“What if you’re a demon!” The Medicine Boy laughed, “In my eyes, there is no difference between humans and demons.”

Wei Xun looked at the Medicine Boy’s serious and earnest expression, knowing that the other party was not joking.

Although he looked only about ten years old, his every movement carried an air of old age.

“May I ask Senior’s esteemed name?” Wei Xun cupped his hands and inquired.

“Names don’t matter!” The Medicine Boy smiled and shook his head, “They used to call me Ming Mountain Daoist.”

“If Senior doesn’t mind, this Junior is willing to take Senior as my Master!” Wei Xun decided to seize this opportunity after some thought.

He had previously encountered Medicinal Pills and deeply understood their mysteries.

Among the known Medicinal Pills, some could enhance combat power, some increased Cultivation, some healed injuries, and some provided special ability enhancements.

In short, there were many Medicinal Pills with different effects.

If he learned them, it would certainly be beneficial.

“You are an Alchemy prodigy! If you can fully inherit my Alchemy, it would be my good fortune,” Ming Mountain Daoist said with a smile upon seeing Wei Xun willing to become his Disciple.

“But there’s no tea here, do we need to have some kind of master-Disciple ceremony?” Wei Xun asked curiously.

“No need!”

Ming Mountain Daoist shook his head, “This Old Man doesn’t like these formalities. It’s not like when I was alive before, so none of this is necessary. As long as you have time, you can come in and learn Alchemy. This Old Man will certainly teach you everything.”

“Thank you, Master!” Wei Xun changed his address.

“It seems your Soul has been out of your body for some time now, hurry back!” Ming Mountain Daoist slowly said, “Once you’ve recovered, you can come in again when you have time.”

After receiving Ming Mountain Daoist’s reminder, Wei Xun also felt that the duration of this use of Dream Soul Travel Technique was almost at its end.

So, after a simple farewell, Wei Xun went downstairs and finally left the pagoda.

Upon opening his eyes in the Forest, Wei Xun immediately used Auspicious Wind to listen to the surrounding movements.

Although Si Niang always guarded him nearby whenever his Soul left his body, Si Niang currently only had the strength of Forging Body Second Layer.

If real danger arose, it would be difficult to deal with.

After confirming there was no danger around, Wei Xun then called Si Niang, who was keeping watch nearby, back.

“Big Brother, you’re awake!” Si Niang walked over, her expression looking slightly flustered.

“What happened?” Wei Xun asked after noticing the abnormality.

“There’s something going on in the Forest ahead!”