The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 88 Secret
When they arrived at Fengming Pavilion, Zhu Yuling saw that Lin Bai looked pale, so she quickly invited him upstairs.

This time, he changed to a better tea, which was full of spiritual energy and slightly hot. After Lin Bai drank a few sips, he felt warm all over and felt much more comfortable.

Seeing Zhu Yuling's concerned expression, Lin Bai explained, "I was afraid of delaying too long, so I even opened several furnaces and refined all the Qi-nourishing Pills."

Zhu Yuling laughed when she heard that and said, "You don't have to be so anxious. You are only at the fifth level of Qi training and don't have much spiritual power. You should take a break after refining two furnaces. Don't do this. Besides, Qi-nourishing Pills are ordinary things, so you don't have to rush to deliver them."

When she said this, she seemed to understand something and said with a smile, "Daoist Yun, are you short of spiritual stones?"

"It's not easy to be a casual cultivator. I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself." Lin Bai said sweetly, following her words.

Zhu Yuling nodded and changed the topic to chat.

Lin Bai loved chatting with people the most. He didn't mention that he wanted to learn other recipes for elixirs. He just brought up the topic and let Zhu Yuling talk. Then he agreed with her in various ways and occasionally mentioned that his life was not easy.

As for women, just stroke them in the right direction. Lin Bai can even serve a jerk like Jiang Xiaobai, not to mention Zhu Yuling.

After chatting for a while, seeing that it was almost done, Lin Bai handed in the Qi-nourishing Pills he had refined. Fifty portions of Qi-nourishing Pill materials yielded about 900 pills, with a success rate of over 90%.

This Qi-nourishing Pill is extremely easy to refine. Once a novice becomes proficient in it, the success rate can easily reach 60%. However, Lin Bai's result is already very good.

"Senior Zhu hasn't returned yet? I wanted to thank you in person for your support." Lin Bai said with a smile.

"I'll be back in two days." Zhu Yuling handed over another fifty portions of spiritual materials for the Qi-nourishing Pill to Lin Bai, and said with a smile, "The Qi-nourishing Pill is the easiest to refine, but the profit is also small. I know it's not easy for you, so maybe you can learn something else when your uncle comes back."

Lin Bai's purpose was to do just that. He immediately bowed and said, "Thank you so much, Sister Yuling."

Zhu Yuling smiled and warned: "Refine the elixir is very laborious, don't force yourself."

"Thank you for your concern, sister." Lin Bai bowed again and continued, "But I have the recommendation of Brother Yumao, and the support of Senior Zhu and sister, so how dare I not try my best?"

When Zhu Yuling saw Lin Bai mentioned herself and Zhu Jianyang, and even remembered Zhu Yumao's introduction, she felt relieved.

Then he gave Lin Bai a few more instructions before letting him leave.

After returning to the cave, Lin Bai spent three days refining all the Qi-nourishing pills, and then devoted himself to practicing.

However, he would go out of the cave from time to time. His body, which was practicing Qi, was indeed a little weak, and it was not possible to practice all the time. It was quite interesting to attend a Taoist meeting occasionally.

However, Jiang Xiaobai seemed to have changed his temperament. When they met occasionally, he would still harass Lin Bai, but he no longer said dirty words. Instead, he was determined to introduce a Taoist partner to Lin Bai.

Lin Bai was a man of integrity and never approached women, so how could he agree? Therefore, he sternly rejected them every time.

Jiang Xiaobai tried several times and saw that it was completely futile, so he stopped pimping. However, every time he looked at Lin Bai, his eyes were strange, and his gaze was lowered by three points, and there was even a look of pity on his face.

Ten days passed in a blink of an eye. Lin Bai put away the Qi-nourishing Pill and opened the door of the cave.

There is a slight feeling in the heart, which is auspicious.

Not long after walking, I ran into the little girl Jiang.

Lin Bai turned her head away and pretended not to see it. Ji must not be her!

"Hey, hey, hey!" The girl didn't let go, "What are you doing?"

"I will go and do what I need to do." Lin Bai stopped and asked, "Why haven't I seen Brother Daoist Yang these days? Has he given up his cave?"

During these ten days, Lin Bai had not seen his good neighbor Yang Xiang, not even at the Taoist meeting. Lin Bai suspected that he had left Xinyifang and died outside.

This is a proper destination for casual cultivators.

"Not really." Jiang Xiaobai chuckled, "I just found a good job and won't be back for the time being."

Having said that, she seemed to remember something and threw a bottle of pills to Lin Bai.

"What is it?" Lin Bai took it curiously.

Now that he has refined many Qi-nourishing Pills, Lin Bai is no longer a novice. When he smelled it, he felt it was spicy and pungent, and for a moment he could not tell the medicinal properties.

"This is Tiger Wolf Pill." Jiang Xiaobai came closer and lowered his voice, "Although the body of a cultivator is strong, it also has its shortcomings. This can make up for your shortcomings and make you vigorous..."

Lin Bai didn't understand, but when he saw her eyes move down, he immediately understood.

He immediately threw the Tiger and Wolf Pill back and sneered, "I am gifted and can have sex with twelve women at night without feeling tired. How can I use this thing?"

After that, he strode away.

"You are so stubborn, you should refine it into a flying sword." The girl stuck out her tongue at Lin Bai's back.

Lin Bai ignored him, walked onto the street and came to Fengming Pavilion.

After entering the door, he greeted Zhu Yuling.

Zhu Yuling bowed in return and said, "My uncle has returned and is upstairs. Please follow me."

As she spoke, she waved over a waiter and asked him to watch the counter while she led Lin Bai upstairs.

It was still the same room. Zhu Jianyang was sitting on a chair, holding a book in his hand, with a smile on his face, gently stroking his goat beard.

Lin Bai stepped forward and saluted.

"Please sit down." Zhu Jianyang was very easygoing. "I heard from Yuling that you have quite a talent in alchemy, which is rare." "Thanks to the support of the senior." Lin Bai smiled, took out the Qi-nourishing Pill, handed it to Zhu Yuling, and said, "Fifty portions of materials, a total of 1,050 Qi-nourishing Pills."

Zhu Yuling took it with a smile, glanced at it, and put it into the storage ring. She smiled and said, "So, a total of 21 pills were produced in one furnace. Fellow Daoist Yun is making great progress, which is cause for celebration."

In fact, a furnace produced 23 pills, and Lin Bai took 100 pills. It was not that he intended to take advantage, but Lin Bai knew that he had to show off a little bit of his skills today, but not too much.

However, the Qi-nourishing Pill is a simple and easy thing to refine after all, so it is not too surprising.

"It was just luck." Lin Bai bowed and smiled.

"It's really good. My disciples usually have to try more than ten furnaces before they can produce steadily." Zhu Jianyang stroked his beard and smiled, looking at Lin Bai and asked, "You have been refining pills for more than a month. Do you have any experience? Tell me."

Lin Bai understood it, and told Zhu Jianguang the problems he encountered in refining the elixir one by one, and compared them with Zhu Jianguang's notes.

After saying this, we chatted for a while.

Seeing that Zhu Jianyang was indeed easygoing and not at all arrogant, Lin Bai asked curiously, "Senior, I have a good friend who entered the Tianchi Sect, but it has been more than a month and he has not come down. I went to the Tianchi Sect to ask, but they wouldn't even let me in, let alone pass on a message."

"You don't have to worry." Zhu Jianyang stroked his beard and smiled, "The Tianchi Sect is quite upright. New disciples have a lot to learn and are strictly managed. Sometimes they can't leave the mountain for a while."

"I see." Lin Bai felt relieved and asked again, "Senior, I heard from someone in Xinyifang that the four major Jindan sects rarely recruit new members from independent cultivators. How come they recruited so many at once this time? Is there any deep meaning behind this?"

Now that more than a month has passed since the four major sects began recruiting new disciples, a lot of news has come out. For example, the Tianchi Sect has accepted more than 300 new disciples, and the Huaqing Sect has accepted more than 500.

This kind of thing has never happened in the past fifty years.

"It's really unusual." Zhu Jianyang sighed, "If the ancestor was still alive, I could find out a little. But now that the ancestor has passed away..."

When he said this, he just shook his head and said no more.

Zhu Yuling also sighed, feeling quite desolate.

The two of them had lost interest in talking, and Lin Bai didn't want to keep them any longer.

After a few more polite words, Lin Bai stood up and said goodbye.

"Wait a minute." Zhu Jianyang waved his hand and took out a booklet. "This is the handwriting of my brother Zhu Jianguang. What you were reading before was the upper volume, and this is the lower volume. It contains the recipe for the Qi Condensation Pill. You should go back and think about it carefully." Having said that, he looked at Zhu Yuling again.

Zhu Yuling took out a wooden box from her storage ring, handed it to Lin Bai, and said, "This is the material for twenty Qi Condensation Pills."

Lin Bai did not hesitate and took it directly, then bowed to express his gratitude.

"Qi Condensation Pills are a little more difficult and consume more spiritual energy. You don't have to rush to deliver them. Just treat it as a practice." Zhu Jianyang stroked his beard and encouraged, "Don't worry about the materials. Gaining more experience is the key. If you fail three times in a row, take a break and study Zhu Jianguang's handwriting more."

"Yes." Lin Bai bowed and asked curiously, "Senior, when I read the first volume of this handwritten book, I felt that this Senior Zhu Jianguang was extremely talented in the way of alchemy, and he always said something unconventional..."

Before he finished praising her, Lin Bai saw Zhu Yuling lowering her head and sighing.

"Dead. He went out with the ancestor and never came back." Zhu Jianyang shook his head and said sadly, "He was the one with the greatest hope of forming a golden elixir among the people of the 'Jian' generation." After saying that, he waved his hand and signaled the meeting to adjourn.

Lin Baiqing knew that he had said the wrong thing again, so he bowed and followed Zhu Yuling downstairs.

After leaving Fengming Pavilion, on the way back, Lin Bai was a little confused: Why did the Zhu family's ancestor go out with the good seedlings of the family? What on earth was he going to do?

This is probably the Zhu family's secret, and even only the head of the Zhu family knows it.

Lin Bai felt that he was closely involved with the Zhu family, and was afraid that there would be consequences in the future.

But it’s too early to think about these things now. I’m just practicing Qi, so I can’t do much to help even if I want to.

When I returned to the Jiang family business, I saw Jiang Xiaobai talking to a female cultivator. I guess he was trying to cheat people again.

Lin Bai did not hide this time. Instead, he waited until she had finished fooling the female cultivator, then took the initiative to walk up to her, bowed, and said, "Friend Jiang."

"What's the matter?" Jiang Xiaobai put one hand on his waist, looking serious.

"Young Daoist Jiang, do you know why the four major sects suddenly accepted so many independent cultivators?" Lin Bai asked curiously.

Lin Bai didn't think too deeply about it before, after all, he had just arrived here and hadn't integrated yet. But now, he felt that something was wrong.

Could it be that the four major sects have changed their nature?

After hearing Zhu Jianyang say today that this matter was indeed unusual, Lin Bai became wary.

"How should I know?" Jiang Xiaobai shook his head. "But it is indeed a bit strange. They have never confiscated so many independent cultivators before."

Lin Bai: “You don’t know?”

Jiang Xiaobai: “Yes!”

"Young Daoist Fellow Jiang, I thought you were a descendant of the Jindan family, and you knew everything about Guanqiao Mountain like reading the lines on the palm of your hand. I never thought that I overestimated you. Well, I'll go find someone else to ask." Lin Bai immediately laughed.

"Haha." Jiang Xiaobai was not angry at all, "Are you trying to provoke me? Don't you even consider your own weight?"

She patted Lin Bai's arm with a grin and said proudly, "These are all leftovers from my childhood!"

Lin Bai was speechless.

(End of this chapter)