Chapter 107 Find a new way
When Lin Shan heard that the big boss Zuo Zhenren wanted to receive him, he naturally did not dare to neglect and quickly followed the maid up to the fifth floor.
Sandalwood curled up, and in the antique living room, an eyebrowless old man was playing with an iron egg in his hand. He was leaning on a chair with his eyes closed to relax. The tea on the table next to him was still steaming.
"Junior Lin Shan has met Zuo Zhenren."
"Sit!"
Lin Shan sat down at the lower end according to his words, and saw Zuo Zhenren still playing ball with his eyes closed, but he was talking about the auction.
"This year's Yichuan auction is about to be held, and it's just the right time for you to leave customs."
"In the past, the former chief appraiser Mr. Zhang presided over the auctions. Now that you have taken over his position, it stands to reason that you should preside over the auction in two days' time."
Lin Shan listened quietly to what was going on. He believed that Zuo Zhenren would not be unintentional.
"But since your cultivation has not yet reached the foundation-building stage, I'm afraid I won't be able to control the situation. Under the eyes of many monks, I may not be able to withstand the pressure from all parties, so I handed over the hosting job to others."
"What do you think?"
Zuo Zhenren's tone was calm, but there was no discussion at all. He was just stating a fact.
“It all depends on the real person!”
Of course, Lin Shan understood what the leader meant. Originally, he had no intention of being a host. With his own level of cultivation, he could not withstand the pressure from all parties. At that time, if the two bidding parties quarrel, I will not be a human being inside and outside, and no one will give me face.
Zuo Zhenren also considered the stability of the auction, which is understandable.
The two chatted for a while. Although Lin Shan's cultivation was low, his appraisal skills were real. Since he came to the auction house, he has indeed made no mistakes. As a professional, Zuo Zhenren still encouraged him.
Here, Lin Shan found that Zhenren Zuo seemed to just briefly talk to him about work matters, and there was no other important matter. He felt slightly relieved, but another thing in his mind was a little bit ready to happen.
Zuo Zhenren is an old monster in the golden elixir stage and has lived for hundreds of years. How could he not detect his little thoughts?
"I see that you have reached the ninth level of Qi training. Is it time to prepare to build the foundation?"
"A real person has a sharp eye!"
Lin Shan was a little excited. If Zuo Zhenren, the big owner of the auction house, was willing to open a back door for him, there might be a way to get the Foundation Establishment Pill!
After all, I can be considered a professional at the auction house, maybe
But before he had time to think too much, reality poured cold water on him.
"The Foundation Establishment Pills in this year's auction have already been reserved by major aristocratic families and sects. I'm afraid there is no spare share. Even if I want to help you, I can't do anything."
Although Zuo Zhenren had no eyebrows, he made a frowning movement, which looked extremely weird, but Lin Shan didn't have this in mind at all.
He has already confirmed it through these words. Even the big boss of the auction house said there is nothing he can do, so it seems that there is really no chance.
Foundation Establishment Pills usually have a price but no market, and the only place where casual cultivators can hope to get them out is the auction house.
If it doesn’t work here, it won’t work anywhere else!
Right now, the Black Lotus Sect's agreement only lasts for one year. Could it be that he could only forcefully build the foundation and leave it to fate?
It is not impossible to forcibly build a foundation, but the success rate is extremely low. Especially for newcomers who are trying the "combination of Qi and Shen" for the first time, there is basically a high probability that they will fall into the street and add a "dao mark".
Among the casual cultivators in the foundation-building stage in the world of cultivation, there are even fewer people who can successfully build a foundation within three times. And if there are too many Dao marks, it will be more difficult to break through, so the risk of forcibly building a foundation is too great.
Lin Shan's heart was cold, but Zuo Zhenren, who was sitting in the upper position, naturally would not let his subordinates feel cold, so he changed the subject.
"Yichuan Auction House holds a small auction every year and a large auction every five years. Foundation Establishment Pills only have excess casual cultivator shares at large auctions. The next large auction will be four years later!"
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"When the time comes, as I am my friend, I will naturally order one for you, no need to worry about it."
With Zuo Zhenren's identity and status, it is obviously true that he can make such a promise. What's more, in his opinion, everyone should be overjoyed to have a foundation-building pill that is guaranteed to be available after four years.
The former appraisal master, Mr. Zhang, was all thanks to the Foundation Building Pill that Zuo Zhenren secured for him.
But Lin Shan looked troubled at the side.
Four years!
Still have to wait four years!
It only took him four years from the time he started cultivating immortality to the time he reached the point where he has perfected his qi!
All of a sudden, he stopped making progress, not making any progress for the past four years. He had made no progress at all, and wasted a lot of good time. By then, the three demon sects estimated that their troops, numbering 100,000, had already invaded the interior of the Song Dynasty.
Nowadays, we are in a sign of troubled times. Four years will definitely bring about earth-shaking changes. By then, who knows if there will be foundation-building pills leaking out of the big sects.
If he didn't have the Foundation Establishment Pill by then, would he just keep waiting in vain?
And if he had not followed the proprietress of Yanchun Tower into the Black Lotus Sect before the showdown between the good and evil spirits in the Great Song Dynasty. Even if I get the Foundation Establishment Pill four years later and enter the Foundation Establishment stage by luck, it will probably be even more difficult to enter again.
After all, there are two different things between someone taking it and no one taking it!
It is certainly much more reliable to have a real Jindan Demon Dao person as a guarantee than to sneak in alone when the time comes.
However, Lin Shan could still understand Zuo Zhenren's sincerity, and it was already very interesting for him to be able to help him.
Immediately, he quickly bowed and thanked: "Thank you so much for your kindness!"
Zuo Zhenren didn't take it seriously either. He probably thought that Lin Shan had cultivated Qi to perfection at such a young age, so naturally his heart was as high as the sky and he didn't want to waste four years.
But this is the case in the world of cultivation, where the weak are strong and the resources themselves are controlled by the upper levels. The opportunity he will have four years later is already more than countless others, but he just doesn't know how lucky he is in the midst of blessings.
Lin Shan then resigned, and he had no intention of attending the auction two days later. After all, the Foundation Establishment Pill has been pre-ordered a long time ago, and I am not rich at all. When the time comes, I will just sit there and do nothing but covet.
However, he could not obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill through external force, which he had vaguely expected. For monks in the Qi training period, this kind of elixir can be said to be a life-changing elixir. It is normal for casual cultivators to obtain it as hard as climbing to the sky.
But is he a normal person?
Now that there are so many ancient charms for strengthening the panels, it’s time to put them to use!
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"There are two roads before us."
Lin Shan began to come up with a long-established plan.
"First, the recipe for the Foundation Establishment Pill is not a secret. What is scarce are the main ingredients that are five hundred years old. I only need to find some main ingredients that are relatively young and strengthen them to be old enough, and then I can prepare to refine the elixir. ”
"But Foundation Establishment Pill is not an ordinary pill. If you don't have superb alchemy skills, you can only borrow it from others and hire another alchemist."
"Asking the alchemist to refine the elixir for me, not only is there no guarantee of the success rate of the elixir, but also if the alchemist gets rich by then, I have nothing to do."
Lin Shan didn't mind speculating others with malicious intent at all. After all, this was a world of cultivation based on the laws of the jungle, and everyone was aligned with interests.
I dare to ask which alchemist would not line his own pockets? I'm afraid there aren't any.
The materials of a furnace of foundation-building pills are worth tens of thousands of spirit stones. Once refined, depending on the skill of the alchemist, one to a dozen pills can be made.
If he is unlucky and fails to break through with one Foundation Establishment Pill, he will naturally need another one, or even the next one.
It's nothing to enrich their own pockets. I'm just afraid that they will waste their enhanced medicinal materials before they can successfully refine them.
There is no room for reasoning here. Aren’t all the ancient charms of mine gone to waste?
So instead of refining the elixir yourself? It’s not impossible.
But the question is, can my alchemy skills reach this level in one year?
The enhancement panel enhances specific magical powers, rather than a hodgepodge of skills. It is impossible to directly enhance alchemy, one of the six arts of cultivation, from a rookie to an alchemy master easily. There is no such good thing.
You must know the six arts of cultivation, alchemy, weapon refining, beast control, formations, puppets, and talismans.
Each door is broad and profound, containing a vast amount of knowledge. What is needed is a combination of countless theories and practices. There is no such thing as a simple "skills book" for yourself to learn.
Now all the alchemy apprentices in the cultivation world, whether they are passed down word of mouth from their elders or from the alchemy books bought in the store, at most they only have some pharmacological knowledge, material identification, experience on fire conditions, fire control techniques and the like.
Every alchemy master or even master can slowly master the success rate of alchemy through fragmentary knowledge and countless years of experience.
Moreover, each elixir and each elixir recipe has a different elixir-formation rate and requires its own proficiency.
Therefore, most sect disciples usually wait until they are in the foundation building stage and have sufficient longevity before they consider minoring in one of the six arts.
At the same time, as the level of a monk increases, the magic power becomes deeper and deeper. From a high place, one can naturally learn faster and more profoundly than low-level monks.
Lin Shan is now learning alchemy. After he succeeds, he may be able to refine some low- and intermediate-level elixirs, but for high-level elixirs like the "Foundation Establishment Pill", a third-level magic elixir, the success may be minimal.
There is no deep spiritual power in the foundation building stage, and there is no divine consciousness to control fire accurately. If you want to refine elixirs beyond the next level, you will most likely be wasting all the medicinal materials that are hundreds of years old!
Then this method is too risky, so you can only choose the second option.
"Strengthening the elixir!"
The Foundation Establishment Pill is different from the bottleneck pills during the Qi training period. Its preciousness lies in improving the success rate of the combination of Qi and Shen, and the heaven-defying effect of eliminating "Tao Marks".
Strengthening elixirs also need to follow pharmacological rules.
If the enhanced elixir does not have the two effects he expected, then it is completely up to chance what new functions the enhanced elixir will have, just like opening a blind box.
Lin Shan's goal was to build the foundation, so naturally he wouldn't gamble on other messy effects.
He only needs to assist the two effects of "integration of Qi and Shen" and elimination of "Dao marks"!
But after searching all the low- and mid-level elixirs in the Qi training period, no elixir has these two effects at the same time.
In other words, there is no ready-made elixir that can be used to strengthen him into an elixir that has exactly the same effect as the Foundation Establishment Pill.
However, there is always a road ahead, and some things can be completely changed.
Having owned the golden finger of the reinforced panel for four years, Lin Shan, as the owner, naturally understood that the functions of this heaven-defying panel were far more than that.
Therefore, since there is no ready-made elixir to strengthen himself, he has another way to make a fool of himself.
That is.
According to the prescription and pharmacology of the elixir, first create a "low-end version" of the foundation-building elixir.
(End of chapter)