Decaying World

Chapter 84 Test 084

'Alchemy: You are skilled at successfully refining elixirs according to prescriptions. Special Effect - Harmony: Your success rate in alchemy will increase by 30%.'

This ability has no further evolutionary branches, but the special effect that was directly obtained made Lin Hui feel that the two Spirit Mushrooms were well spent.

The moment he activated the skill, a flood of memories of his pill-refining techniques immediately came to mind.

Countless details, tips, precautions, and precise requirements about alchemy took root, sprouted, and rapidly expanded in his mind, becoming more and more refined.

Although he didn't know what kind of pills he had refined, Lin Hui felt at this moment that he could try making any kind of pill and had a chance of success.

He pushed open the door, in high spirits, and watched as Wang Hongshi approached with a tray of food.

"Why are you bringing breakfast today?"

"Master, you've finally emerged from seclusion. Here's what happened: a woman named Lin Hongyu has been waiting for you in the reception room. She arrived the day before yesterday, but because you sent word that you were going into seclusion, we didn't dare disturb you. She's been waiting ever since," Wang Hongshi said in a deep voice, placing the tray on a low wooden table to the right of the doorway.

"You've been waiting all this time?"

Lin Hongyu?
Lin Hui wasn't familiar with this cousin from the same prominent family, let alone the person who had taken his place in the Chen family—this Lin Hongyu.

What's she doing here? Why wait a few more days?

He thought about it.

"I know, I'll go take a look."

The other party should be well aware of the conflict between them.

It is said that Lin Hongyu has already entered the Chen family's main branch. We can try to get some information out of her to find out what the situation is there.

As one of the three major powers in the inner city, the Chen family has always been quite mysterious in Lin Hui's mind.

Even the Wang family of Wang Yueheng and the Liu family of Erniang are like ants compared to an elephant when compared to the Chen family.

As Lin Hui was guessing what was going on, he turned to go to the reception room, but suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"By the way, I recently had a sudden enlightenment and greatly improved the original Nine-Section Quick Sword of Qingfeng Temple. Now the power of this sword technique has increased significantly, which is something to celebrate."

"What does the Abbot mean?" Wang Hongshi felt a little confused.

"My Qingfeng Temple has united its three branches, and now its foundation has greatly increased. Shouldn't you all congratulate me?" Lin Hui said earnestly.

Wang Hongshi had always felt that his abbot had some mental issues, but these days, who doesn't have a few side effects from practicing martial arts? Wasn't Song Zhanlong also a womanizer and had a bad temper?

"Still don't understand?" Lin Hui said helplessly. "Hold a celebration, you know? I like a lively atmosphere. As for whether or not to give gifts, that's secondary. It's enough that everyone gets together happily."

"Yes, disciple understands. I will go and give the instructions immediately." Wang Hongshi immediately understood.

Since the focus here is on gift-giving, we must take it seriously and determine what the abbot likes.

Seeing that he finally understood, Lin Hui turned and left with satisfaction, heading towards the reception room.

"By the way, Abbot, there's something else. It seems our pharmacy in Fu'an Town was vandalized with counterfeit medicine. The Body Tempering disciples who were there on a garrison mission were also seriously injured. What do you think we should do?" Wang Hongshi quickly asked.

"Send this to everyone and see who is willing to go and resolve this matter. They will receive a reward of 200,000 coins," Lin Hui said casually.

A business trip costs 200,000 yuan; it all depends on which of these disciples is short of money.

Qingfeng Temple may lack many things, but it certainly doesn't lack money.

The allocated body-tempering medicine can also be used now. The prescription given by Wang Yueheng is a formula called Yunshui Dan.

Lin Hui planned to try it out in a little while and see if he could figure it out himself.

We quickly passed through the corridor and arrived at the reception room.

Through the disciples guarding the gate, he saw a young woman pacing anxiously back and forth inside.

The woman was dressed in black gauze, which covered her entire body, and she also wore a black mask. She had a good figure, with a curvaceous figure, and her eyes were curved and watery. It was as if she had entered the inner city and learned to dress up and put on makeup, and she was much prettier than before.

At this moment, Lin Hongyu also saw Lin Hui slowly approaching.

She had gone to the Lin residence before, but was turned away at the door. Lin Shunhe was too busy to be home at all.

Unable to find anyone, she had no choice but to inquire about Lin Hui's address.

Upon learning that Lin Hui, whom she had previously looked down upon, had actually risen to the position of sect leader, Lin Hongyu felt an overwhelming sense of loss.

She went into the inner city, but her life became precarious, and she would soon have to risk her life in the foggy area again.

And Lin Hui.
At this moment, Lin Hongyu looked at the person who was approaching.

He is tall, with a well-proportioned and powerful physique, and his back has clearly defined, prominent inverted triangle muscle lines.

You can tell at a glance that this person takes good care of themselves and maintains their figure.

Looking at Lin Hui's white robe and jade belt, his eyes were clear and bright. Although his appearance was ordinary, his gaze had a captivating air about him.

This doesn't look like a young person who's almost twenty at all.

On the contrary, he is not much different from those veteran martial arts school owners.

"Why should I?!" Lin Hongyu looked at Lin Hui, who was beaming with pride, and inexplicably felt a comparison between herself and him.

Look at my own disheveled state, and then look at the other person's current demeanor.
'Why am I in this state even though I clearly entered the inner city?! Could it be that this quota for entering the city wasn't an opportunity, but a trap?!'

'This was originally supposed to be Lin Hui's mess, and he should have taken the blame, but now I'm the one taking the fall for him.'

The thought of leaving the city to gamble her life filled Lin Hongyu with suppressed emotions and resentment, which seemed to find an outlet, all of which was now focused on Lin Hui.

'If...if I hadn't joined the Chen family and had stayed in the outer city to make my way in the world, with my abilities and talent, I'd be so much better off than Lin Hui, and definitely doing much better than him now!'

'If it weren't for the past, how could things have come to this?! How could things have come to this?!'

Lin Hongyu's resentment grew stronger.

Fortunately, she at least remembered why she had come. Forcibly suppressing her emotions, Lin Hongyu stepped forward to greet her.

"Cousin, it's been a long time. It's me, Xiaoyu."

Lin Hui entered the room and was momentarily stunned by the opening remarks.

He looked down at Lin Hongyu, who was slightly shorter than him.

"We're not that close, are we?"

"We're all family, we grew up together, why is Brother Hui so petty?" Lin Hongyu forced a sweet smile, removed her mask, and looked at Lin Hui with a pitiful expression.

"Xiaoyu came here this time to ask you to help her speak to Fourth Uncle and ask him to put in a good word for her in the inner city. I really can't take it anymore in the Chen family. Everyone is targeting me and treating me badly. They all want to bully me."

Lin Hongyu's eyes immediately reddened when she started talking about the Chen family.

"If you're looking for my dad, go talk to him yourself." Lin Hui was puzzled. "Why are you looking for me?"

“But didn’t Fourth Uncle go out to discuss business? I couldn’t find him, so I had to come to you,” Lin Hongyu said helplessly.

“But I don’t know you well.” Lin Hui frowned.

"But you're my brother! Fourth brother! I'm going to die, you can't just stand by and watch me die! Even if we had disagreements before, when it comes to life and death, let those little disagreements and conflicts go. Why should family members be so petty?!" Lin Hongyu's eyes were almost brimming with tears.

"Me, being petty?" Lin Hui laughed in exasperation. "Are you out of your mind? Should I fix it for you?"

"Fourth Brother! You just hate me for taking your spot back then, right? That's all in the past, so much time has passed, and you're still holding a grudge! What do you want from me to help me?!" Lin Hongyu cried in anger.

"You're doing so well now, living a glamorous and respectable life, why are you still making things difficult for me, a dying man, over that little thing from back then?! Do you have any conscience at all?!"

Bang! !

A slap as swift as lightning.

Lin Hui slapped Lin Hongyu across the side of her face with one hand, sending her flying and crashing onto the school ground tiles outside the reception room, leaving a long trail in her wake.

The person fell silent, having drifted into a deep, baby-like sleep.

"Arrange for someone to drag her away and throw her back into the Lin family's territory." Lin Hui withdrew his hand, pulled out a silk handkerchief, and wiped away the tears and snot that had gotten on it. Then he simply threw the silk handkerchief away; it was covered in excrement, and he didn't want it anymore.

"Throw this away too," he ordered.

"Yes."

The two servants who entered quickly responded.

One person stepped forward to pick up the silk handkerchief, while another went to move the unconscious Lin Hongyu.

The dirt disappeared in a short while.

Lin Hui felt a little better and left the reception room, heading straight for the pharmacy.

He quickly asked Chen Meng to pack some raw materials for the Cloud Water Pill. He was ready to try it out himself.

Qingfeng Temple originally had body-tempering medicine, as did Black Dragon Gate, and Yi Dao Sect naturally had even more.

However, these are all highly specialized medicinal powders, which cannot be used by all three meridians, making the preparation of the prescriptions relatively more complicated.

Chen Meng therefore applied to hire two additional assistants, specifically to prepare the three types of medicinal powders.

Those three kinds of medicinal powders are quite potent and easy to prepare, but they are not cheap and are only available to disciples within the sect.

Therefore, the disciples need to constantly complete tasks to earn money in order to purchase body-tempering medicine.

The reason why Lin Hui attaches such importance to Yunshui Pill is mainly because its medicinal properties do not conflict with the other three body-tempering pills, and its effects can even be superimposed!

This is an exaggeration.

Next, he found a courtyard in the back of the mansion and had someone buy a pill furnace and have it delivered and set up.

Following the prescription, they bought firewood, coal, and kindling. Then they neatly arranged the prepared medicinal herbs in individual bowls.

Finally, they asked Chen Meng to help keep an eye on things.

After an hour of fiddling around, the furnace was turned on, the pot was placed in, water was added, and the initial medicinal powder was thrown in.

Boil and stir.

Towards the end,

Finally, a pot of thick, yellowish-brown ointment was prepared.

"This isn't a pill?" Lin Hui frowned.

"It's a great success! Why not?" Chen Meng asked in surprise. The abbot had actually succeeded on his first attempt!
Simply incredible.

Could it be that the abbot had some prior experience in alchemy?

"I heard that pills are all round, but I made them following the steps, and this doesn't seem right," Lin Hui said, puzzled.

“Yes, yes.” Chen Meng stepped forward, scooped out a spoonful of ointment, rubbed it between her hands, and quickly shaped it into a circle.

"Isn't this round?"

She handed it to Lin Hui with a smile.

"Could it be that all those pills are...?" Lin Hui was speechless.

“Most of them do, some even wash their hands halfway through using the toilet and don’t wash them afterward,” Chen Meng laughed.

Looking at the pills in the large pot, Lin Hui was speechless once again.

But regardless of its appearance, at least it seems to be a success.
Next, try it out once or twice. Once you're sure there are no problems, you can try configuring the prescription you got from the Hundred Flowers Sect.

(End of this chapter)