Chapter Fifteen Ice Plate Water

  "Tribe mark!"

  "Register!"

  "Choose your medicine!"

  Perhaps because it had just opened, the Lingyao Hall was quiet. The bald old man sat in the dark shadow by the door, and unlike yesterday, he was spirited and alert today, sizing up Nie Kong from head to toe, his two narrow eyes gleaming with a strange light, as if he had taken an overdose of something.

  Nie Kong was given a rather creepy look by the bald old man, and after registering his name, he slipped away to the rows of medicine shelves, quickly searching.

  White Star Powder, Fragrant Sutra Root, Spiritual Dream Grass, Dragon Bud Moss, Ice Plate Water... If Nie Kong's memory serves him correctly, these are the five herbs used to refine the "Rejuvenating Dew".

  Nie Kong's figure kept flashing in front of the medicine shelves. As a large family, Nie's Lingyun Hall indeed had very complete medicines, Xiangsi Liuli Gen, Longya Mo, Lingmeng Cao and Baixing Fen were found one after another by Nie Kong, but until he finished looking at the last row of medicine shelves, Bingpan Shui was still nowhere to be seen.

  How can there be none?

  In the five medicines including Xiang Si Liu Li Gen, Nie Kong's deepest impression was Bing Pan Shui. This is mainly because Ji Cheng City has one of its producing areas, which is the "Bing Yan Dong" in the back mountain of the Nie family. For Nie Jia Ling Yao Tang, Bing Pan Shui should be readily available.

  "How much longer?"

  "Oh dear." Eleven minutes.

  “……”

  As long as it can be found, it should still be in time. Nie Kong didn't give up and searched row by row again. Returning to the front of the first row of medicine shelves, Nie Kong was a bit dazed, but still couldn't find it.

  "Little guy, looking for ice disc water?" The strange laughter came, and the speaker was that bald old man. Now, his voice wasn't stuttering anymore.

  "How did you know?" Nie Kong asked suddenly.

  "Come over."

  The bald old man smiled and beckoned, with a benevolent appearance. Nie Kong walked up to him in confusion, but the old man rolled his eyes: "You're really stupid, you've already taken Xiang Si Liu Li Gen, Long Ya Mo, Ling Meng Cao, and Bai Xing Fen, even an idiot can see what's still missing."

  Nie Kong was astonished, yesterday he picked up the medicine package and only used his nose to smell it, then he knew the name and weight of the medicine, it can be seen that he is very familiar with the medicine, which is not surprising.

  "What's this? Want to refine 'Returning Spring Dew'?" The old man was delighted.

  "That's right."

  Nie Kong nodded, he hadn't thought he could deceive this old man.

  The old man's eyes were full of sympathy, and he said, "Little guy, the 'Ice Plate Water' is all on the second floor. You're running around on this floor, even if you run until nightfall, you won't be able to find it."

  "Huh?"

  His mind went blank.

  Second floor, that requires a spiritual master above Tongling to go up, he has no half friends in Nie's family, can't even find someone to help, is it possible that before reaching the cultivation of Tongling first grade, really have nothing to do with refining "Huishenlu"?

  Just as Nie Kong was about to give up in despair, the old man suddenly changed his tone and chuckled twice: "However, little guy, you're very lucky today, and I'm also in a good mood. Here's half of the 'Ice Plate Water' gourd, which is what I had left over from last night. Take it home and play with it! Next!"

  As he spoke, the old man fished out a red gourd from under the table and casually tossed it into Nie Kong's arms.

  Nie Kong was a bit flustered as he held it, the red gourd at the bottom was about the size of a rice bowl, and when he held it in his hand, it felt quite heavy, estimated to be over a kilogram. It was truly a blessing from heaven, a life-saving encounter, Nie Kong found it hard to believe, and tentatively asked: "Old sir, why did you help me?"

  "I think highly of you."

  The old man twirled the few sparse whiskers on his chin, grinning like a cunning old fox.

  This nonsense can only deceive little kids, Nie Kong secretly scorned in his heart, he didn't believe that he would encounter such a good thing like manna from heaven. As soon as his mind turned, Nie Kong somewhat understood, yesterday he had just arrived here to take Tianxinzi and Xuxiuhuacao and other four medicines, today his cultivation increased by two grades, his body greatly strengthened, this old man must have seen through the clues, so he generously gave out Bingpan water, wanting to see if he could really refine "Huichunlu".

  "Thank you, sir."

  Nie Kong thanked him and rushed out of the Spiritual Medicine Hall with the medicine and the token, only hastily greeting Nie Qingfeng before running off into the distance.

  Only six minutes were left, and it was too late to go home. Nie Kong hastily rushed towards the small grove not far from the Lingyao Pavilion. In the gaps between the trees, several young men could be seen, either sitting in meditation to cultivate their spiritual techniques or repeatedly practicing their spiritual arts. Almost no one paid attention to Nie Kong's sudden arrival.

  This was also in line with Nie Kong's intentions, and he quickly found a secluded spot, sitting down at the base of a tree.

  Xiangsi Liuli root 5 qian, Longya Mo 5 qian, Lingmeng Cao 3 qian, Bai Xing Fen 2 qian...

  Four medicines were put into Nie Kong's mouth one after another, and he chewed hard for nearly a minute before pulling out the small stopper of the gourd and pouring the icy water from the plate into his mouth.

  Hiss!

  Nie Kong shuddered, a chill spreading through his entire body. In an instant, Nie Kong's whole body was numb, and his mouth was even more numb, without any sensation.

  Ice-cold water, it's really damn cool!

  Nie Kong hastily operated the "Five Star Shift Technique", his spiritual orifices trembling as a portion of his spiritual power dispersed to drive away the chill from his body, while another portion wrapped around the medicine he had just swallowed, extracting its potency like silk threads and channeling it towards his spiritual orifices.

  "Oh no."

  The little guy let out a cheer, and the delicate lid of the cauldron opened, drawing the medicinal power into the cauldron.

  Feeling the intense excitement of Xiang Xiang, Nie Kong suddenly became a bit worried, would this little guy secretly keep all the medicinal power for himself?

  It took almost three minutes for the medicinal properties of Xiangsiluliren and four other herbs to be fully extracted. For Nie Kong, this speed was unbearably slow; if he were to use the "Nine Revolutions Golden Needle" technique, it would take no more than a minute to gather all the medicinal properties together.

  There's only a little over one minute left. Having lingered too long at the Lingyao Hall, time is too tight, Nie Kong had a bad premonition that this attempt would end in failure with a 90% probability.

  "Bang!"

  The lid of the cauldron finally closed.

  Ling Shen's three orifices violently shook, Nie Kong mobilized all his spiritual power and poured it into the small medicine cauldron. A humming sound was heard, and the motionless cauldron suddenly started spinning rapidly. The speed was so fast that Nie Kong only felt a blurry green shadow, and he couldn't even distinguish the body and legs of the cauldron.

  "Oh no!" The little guy cried out in alarm.

  Nie Kong hadn't even had time to figure out the meaning behind Xiang Xiang's cries before...

  Bang!

  A loud explosion occurred inside the medicine cauldron.

  Then the lid of the cauldron was lifted, and there were only a few dregs left inside.

  "Failed?" Nie Kong was slightly taken aback.

  "Ah......oh dear......"

  Like a spoiled child who had his toy broken, the little guy was furious and yelling, Nie Kong felt that the small medicine cauldron seemed to be slightly distorted.

  "Xiao Xiang Xiang."

  Nie Kong comforted him with a good attitude, but he was a bit guilty, this failure was entirely his responsibility.

  He realized that he was too impatient, although this alchemy method did not require a real fire, but his spiritual power played the role of fire, and when brewing medicine, he needed to control the fire, and using the Medicine Cauldron Avatar to refine medicine should also have this subtlety. Indeed, impatience can't swallow hot tofu!

  "Oh no."

  Thirty minutes later, the medicine tripod transformed and dissipated, and the fragrance returned to a small tender sprout, floating on the dark green blood in the Jade Pool Hole, with its roots attached to the three spiritual orifices.

  At this time, Nie Kong suddenly discovered that there was still a bit of medicinal power left in the aperture, which belonged to Xiangsi Liuli Gen. It seemed that when refining "Huichun Lu", Xiangsi Liuli Gen only needed four coins.

  An idea flashed through his mind, and Nie Kong was suddenly delighted. He didn't expect the little guy to have this ability, and it could even automatically adjust the most suitable ratio of medicine. Nie Kong's disappointment disappeared, and having this gain made him feel that even if he failed once or twice, it would be completely worth it.

  Nie Kong smiled and watched the little guy, only to see its roots tremble slightly, and without any politeness, it absorbed the remaining medicinal power cleanly...

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