Hermit in the Mountains

Seeing Gu Changsheng stop what he was doing, Mu Lingjin gently stroked the fabric with her slender hand to make sure there was nothing wrong before asking, "Sir, is there something wrong with the fabric?"

Hearing this, Gu Changsheng snapped out of his reverie, his expression calm. "No problem, I was just thinking about something."

He can't possibly say that the silk in your fabrics contains a spiritual aura.

If it weren't for his divine sense's sensitivity to spiritual energy, he wouldn't have been able to detect the residual spiritual energy in the fabric.

Unfortunately, the spiritual energy in the fabric was negligible. It was probably accidentally contaminated with spiritual energy, or perhaps the silkworms they raised had a compatibility with spiritual energy, and the silk they produced contained a faint spiritual energy.

The spiritual energy was so faint as to be negligible that it had no effect on Gu Changsheng, but this discovery inspired him.

He can cultivate spirit silkworms to produce spirit silk, which can be used to refine magic robes.

Ordinary cloth is definitely unsuitable for making magic robes; spirit silk is an essential material for making magic robes.

Thinking that his own path of cultivation was rather special, he did not necessarily have to use spiritual silk to make robes. Just like the "Withering and Flourishing Alchemy Method," he abandoned the traditional "Water and Fire Alchemy Method" and adopted the "Withering and Flourishing Alchemy Method."

I saw a video on TikTok of a research team developing a technology for "fungus-cultured clothing".

This biotechnology is similar to the growth force in his "Power of Glory," so it's not impossible for him to try to cultivate "Extraordinary Robes" with "Power of Glory."

Suddenly, a gap opened in Gu Changsheng's habitual thinking, and a thought popped into his mind.

Why is he so fixated on the experiences and methods found in vernacular novels and ancient historical texts?

The path he cultivates is a special one called "Path Seed Proving Method," which focuses on the "Path of Withering and Flourishing." Whether it's magic, refining techniques, cultivation methods, or secret arts, if he deduces and comprehends them with "Withering and Flourishing" as the core, he will never be wrong or deviate from his path.

He wasn't in a hurry to try weapon crafting. Alchemy, talisman making, and array formation were all simpler than weapon crafting. He would first deduce and comprehend the simpler techniques and leave weapon crafting for last.

Seeing Gu Changsheng lost in thought again, Mu Lingjin noticed how strange he was and a hint of wariness flashed in her eyes.

"Sir, do you have any other questions?"

"It's rare to find such good fabric. I'm thinking of making a few clothes." Gu Changsheng said with a forced smile, withdrawing his right hand and tucking both hands into his wide sleeves.

After chatting for a few minutes, Mu Lingjin began measuring Gu Changsheng's clothes, noting down his measurements in a notebook as she did so.

A few minutes later, Mu Lingjin put away the measuring tape, looked up at Gu Changsheng, and asked, "Mr. Gu, what are the requirements for color, style, and quantity?"

Gu Changsheng blurted out, "The style includes a top, trousers, belt, long inner lining, and long coat;"

He pointed to a similar ancient-style robe in the shop, "It's almost the same as that one."

"Two light blue pieces;"

"Two pieces, one white underneath and one black on top;"

"Order four pieces first. Just embroider some tree branches and leaves on the clothes, no other patterns."

Mu Lingjin wrote down all of Gu Changsheng's requests in her notebook and made the fees clear in advance: "Mr. Gu, I will first draw a clothing catalog for you to review, but the price will be slightly higher than the regular styles."

"Okay." Gu Changsheng decisively left a deposit of 30,000 yuan.

With the clothing issue resolved, Gu Changsheng received another call from Zhang Yuanfu. He added Mu Lingjin's contact information and then left Lingjin Pavilion.

Gu Changsheng returned to Fushou Hall and saw Zhang Dafu waiting at the entrance as soon as he got near it.

His gaze swept quickly over Zhang Dafu, whose face was ruddy and who had changed his clothes.

"Brother Zhang, how are you feeling? Do you feel any better?"

When Zhang Dafu saw Gu Changsheng again, he was no longer as casual as before. He cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Greetings, Master Gu. The pills you refine are unique and have excellent effects."

"Our family has been making pills for a hundred years, and we have never seen such an effective elixir."

"You named it Little Elixir, but I think it would be more appropriate to remove the 'Little' from it."

When Gu Changsheng saw Zhang Dafu being so respectful and serious, he was momentarily taken aback, but quickly realized why the other party's attitude had changed so drastically.

"It's not as miraculous as you say. The effect is only so obvious the first time you take it. The effect isn't as noticeable the second time."

"Master Gu, please come in!" Zhang Dafu said with a smile, gesturing for him to enter.

Gu Changsheng accepted Zhang Dafu's bow with a clear conscience; he felt he had the right to do so. He raised his hand to signal the other man to join him.

Hearing the commotion at the door, Zhang Yuanfu quickly came out from the back room to greet Gu Changsheng. He respectfully cupped his hands in greeting, "This old man greets Master Gu. I never expected you to be so shrewd. My father and I were blind to your greatness before, and we were very rude!"

Why did Zhang Yuanfu undergo such a dramatic change? He took his son's pulse and found that his heart pulse was strong and his blood and qi were abundant. His body functions had undergone a tremendous transformation in just two hours.

He also heard his son say that he felt a warm current flowing through his body, which eventually disappeared.

He knew exactly what his son meant by the warm feeling flowing in his body. He had been practicing Qigong for over sixty years, and in the last six months, he would occasionally feel the warm feeling flowing in his body, which meant that his Qigong practice had been successful.

Unfortunately, the warm current that appeared in his body each time lasted too short a time, and he couldn't catch it no matter how hard he tried.

The father knows best the amount of time his son spends on health exercises. He only practices once or twice every ten days or so. He says every day, "What's the use of health exercises? Getting up early every day to practice and maintaining a healthy diet for years is too tiring."

Zhang Fuyuan didn't know what ingredients were in the pills that Gu Changsheng had refined, but he knew that the pills his son was taking should strengthen the internal heat in his body, or at least prolong its duration.

This showed him the possibility of taking health preservation techniques to the next level.

Gu Changsheng's ability to refine such potent pills suggests that he is, like the reclusive Taoist masters, a hidden master of alchemy.

"You're too kind, Elder Zhang!" Gu Changsheng said calmly, but inwardly he was also thinking to himself.

"A single, half-finished pill shouldn't have caused such a drastic change in Zhang Yuanfu and his son. Could my identity have been exposed? That's impossible!"

"A master is a teacher, and Master Gu deserves this title." Zhang Yuanfu would not forget etiquette just because Gu Changsheng was being polite.

Just as a boss can treat you like a brother and be very polite, you can't forget your place in the business.

Zhang Yuanfu had lived most of his life and had seen all sorts of people. He had met many fake Taoist priests, high monks, and hermits, but few of them had real skills; they were all just charlatans.

He made at least several thousand doses of Peiyuan Pills, but none of them were as effective as a single elixir refined by Gu Changsheng.

He sensed that Gu Changsheng was no ordinary person the last time he met him, and upon meeting him again, he confirmed that he was indeed a master, a great expert in alchemy.

The riddle Gu Changsheng left behind when he left last time should be "elixir".

Gu Changsheng didn't explain much and simply enjoyed the treatment of a master. No matter how the Zhang family father and son imagined it, he really was a master.

He casually sat down on a wooden chair. Seeing that Zhang Yuanfu and his son were standing still, he pointed to the wooden chair next to him and said, "Old Zhang, sit down and let's chat."

Zhang Yuanfu saw that Gu Changsheng accepted the title of "Alchemist" very naturally without any objection.

In his mind, Gu Changsheng was more in line with the demeanor of a reclusive sage.

Upon hearing Gu Changsheng's words, he obeyed, "Yes, senior!"

Seeing Zhang Yuanfu sit down, Gu Changsheng casually reached into his left sleeve and grabbed three handfuls in a row, taking out the seventeen sealed wooden shells and placing them on the tea tray on the table.

"Da da da......."

Zhang Yuanfu and his son watched as Gu Changsheng casually pulled out handfuls of elixirs. Their faces were filled with shock, and they stared at the tea tray, speechless.