The abandoned cannon fodder girl's path to immortality

Chapter 5: Alchemy and Alchemy Furnace
"Elder! Where can I find a cultivation technique that can be exchanged?"

Chen Jinshu bowed and asked the family elder who was lying in the rocking chair.

She searched for a long time on the first floor, and read almost all the magic books on the first floor, as well as the skills on the second floor.

However, no trace of skill inheritance has been found.

Finally, he had no choice but to come and ask the elder who was lying leisurely on the first floor.

"You little kid, you're only at the second level of Qi training, and you're already thinking about inheriting your cultivation skills?" After hearing what Chen Jinshu said, the man slightly opened his eyelids and glanced at her, saying with a faint smile, feeling a little bit unbelievable.

"Junior wants to give it a try."

Chen Jinshu did not feel the disdain in the other party's tone, but was a little curious.

"Well! Family skills are generally not leaked! If you want to, you must swear a heavenly oath not to tell anyone what you know or learn!"

"Junior knows!"

"Although the Chen family is a foundation-building family, it has only been established for over four hundred years. We have only a few skills passed down, and we can only practice a dozen or so arts! I wonder which one you would like?"

"Junior wants to learn alchemy!"

Chen Jinshu didn't think much about it and immediately confirmed this cultivation technique.

She has fire and wood spiritual roots, which makes her most suitable for alchemy.

Moreover, her trip to Lingjiu Mountain to manage the spiritual fields was precisely to develop into a spiritual planter.

Spiritual plant master is the foundation for becoming an alchemist.

"Oh? Alchemy?" The white-haired old man was surprised when he heard her affirmative words and woke up.

"Among the four great arts of cultivation, alchemy ranks second in difficulty, second only to formations! How dare you, a little kid, be so courageous? Well, I'll let you give it a try."

The old man pondered for a moment, and finally nodded in agreement, taking out the jade slip of alchemy inheritance from his storage bag.

"The Chen family currently only has one top-grade, first-rank alchemist. We don't have a dedicated second-rank alchemist inheritance. According to the family rules, since you haven't reached the middle stage of Qi training, I can only give you a first-rank, low-rank alchemist inheritance!"

"I wonder how many contribution points are needed?" Chen Jinshu thought of the 55 contribution points left in his pocket, and felt that it might not be enough, so he asked a little nervously.

"Inheriting skills is not cheap. But since I like you, you can pay me fifty contribution points!"

"Thank you, elder!" Upon hearing this, Chen Jinshu took the first-grade low-grade alchemy jade slip with surprise and couldn't let it go.

He immediately swore not to reveal the family's alchemy skills.

Although this method is only of the lower grade, it is like a treasure to her.

Once she has mastered the art of alchemy, she will be able to produce and sell her own resources for future practice, and can also use them to cultivate the lotus petal birthmark on her forehead.

"However, since you have inherited the alchemy inheritance, I would like to ask you for a favor!" The white-haired elder looked at her deeply and said.

The white-haired elder had already seen what was inside through Chen Jinshu's curtain and knew her identity.

I have also heard about the current family tradition.

Although he hated what the current patriarch had done, he could do nothing about it. After all, the Chen family was weak now. If they did not marry into other families, they would most likely be strangled by these families.

Upon hearing this, Chen Jinshu knew that the elders must know her identity, so she nodded.

"If the Chen family is in trouble in the future, please help me once."

The white-haired elder spoke sincerely, and after saying this, he looked a little older.

"Why do you think a mere child at the second level of Qi training can save the Chen family from this disaster?" Chen Jinshu felt no emotion at all when she heard this. She didn't know if she had given up on this family since they arranged her marriage to a man with a broken arm, or if it was because she took the Huanyan Pill and no one tried to stop her...

"I'm not asking for your help in vain! This is the Yunchan Furnace, a low-grade, first-grade alchemy furnace I used for practice in my early years. Although it's a bit broken, it's still good enough for practice. It can stabilize the medicinal properties at critical moments, hence the name Yunchan!"

"Don't be so quick to refuse. These days, an alchemy furnace isn't cheap. The lowest-grade one costs at least a hundred spirit stones. You can get a better one later when you've achieved success in your cultivation."

As the clan elder spoke, he took out a jade alchemy furnace from his storage bag. There were faint gold threads wrapped around the surface, emitting a faint fluorescence.

When Chen Jinshu saw the jade Yunchan furnace, his originally cold eyes finally became more lively.

How could she not know that the clan elders wanted to invest in her in advance so that she could save this already corrupt family.

But there is no such wonderful thing in this world. Once she takes over the alchemy furnace today, she will probably be tied more and more closely to the Chen family from then on.

Chen Jinshu thought for a moment, but didn't take the alchemy furnace. Instead, he said, "I understand the elder's intention. However, if I accept the elder's favor today, I'm afraid I'll be implicated in difficult consequences in the future."

"Besides, the Chen family is also where I was born. If a crisis really comes, I will save those who are close to me because of our blood relationship. As for those who have bullied me, I will never forget them!"

"I, Chen Jinshu, always repay kindness with kindness and repay grievances with grievances!"

After Chen Jinshu finished speaking, he did not take the alchemy furnace, but walked directly to the counter and asked the stationed tribesmen to help brand it and deduct contribution points.

The clan elder was dumbfounded when he saw this scene. He had clearly seen the excitement in Chen Jinshu's eyes, so why didn't he take it?
Chen Jinshu finally used his remaining five contribution points to exchange for a rejuvenation technique, which was effective in slightly recovering from injuries.

These contribution points were earned by my father at the cost of his life, and the original body's contribution points were also earned at the cost of half his life. Compared to the alchemy furnace entrusted by the clan elder, the cause and effect have already been clearly established.

The white-haired elder sat on a recliner and watched Chen Jinshu leave the library. A hint of loss flashed in his eyes, and he withdrew the alchemy furnace with slightly trembling hands.

"I'm afraid the Chen family is about to come to an end..." The elder closed his eyes, his body becoming more hunched.

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After leaving the library, Chen Jinshu came to the affairs hall and wanted to buy an alchemy furnace. However, the price was so expensive that she couldn't imagine it. The worst one cost 150 contribution points.

When asked about the reason, it turned out that the alchemy furnace was extremely difficult to refine, and it was necessary to take into account multiple functions at the same time to maintain the refining of the pills, so the price was often inflated.

However, her second uncle Chen Huaiyuan gave her a suggestion, asking her to go to the family market to look for it, as maybe someone would be selling a second-hand or even third-hand alchemy furnace.

A moment later, Chen Jinshu, who seldom came to the family market, finally arrived at the market stall based on his vague impression.

At a glance, all you see are members of the Chen family setting up stalls to sell various things.

He began to look quickly around the stalls.

Finally, she really saw a pitch-black alchemy furnace placed on a stall, surrounded by bottles of elixirs.

She pretended to sort through things first, then picked up the furnace and asked, "This furnace is already in this state. Can we still refine it?"

"My sister, you don't know! I bought this furnace from a casual cultivator's stall. I don't know its grade, but it can be used to refine pills. Unfortunately, I already have a better furnace, so I decided to sell it."

This man, fearing that Chen Jinshu wouldn't buy it, said, "If my cousin uses this to practice, it would be perfect. The alchemy furnaces in the office hall cost at least a hundred yuan. This one will only cost you sixty! It's worth buying it."

After hearing this, Chen Jinshu liked the furnace more and more, but the price was beyond her limit.

"Even if this furnace can refine pills, I'm afraid it won't be able to refine pills many times. Look at how many cracks there are on it? Thirty at most!" Chen Jinshu picked up the furnace, took a look at it, and then put it down with some disgust.

"Thirty is thirty! The furnace is yours!" Upon hearing this, the stall owner immediately thrust the dark furnace into her arms, fearing she might regret it. You know, the furnace has been on display for three months, and this is the first time it's had a buyer.

Chen Jinshu was a little dumbfounded when he saw this. It was the first time he saw someone handing a furnace into someone else's arms.

(End of this chapter)