lcionline Chapter 500: Is it your master who's spending money or you?
Chapter 500: Is it your master who's spending money or you?
After a long while, Master Huida's expression softened as he asked, "Who refined this elixir?"
"Senior, is there...is there a problem?" Wenwen asked, mustering her courage and straightening her back.
Master Huida ignored him, stood up, strolled around the courtyard twice, and then said, "Your family not only has alchemists, but also talisman makers, isn't that right?"
The siblings looked at each other, knowing their own limitations. Hiding anything from their elders would be tantamount to throwing eggs against rocks. Besides, if Master Huida had any intention of harming them, they would have been dead long ago. How could they be enjoying the privilege of sitting in the courtyard drinking water and eating fruit?
"Yes, there is, but..." Wenwen carefully chose her words, "...the level isn't high!"
"Ah, don't underestimate yourself." Master Huida laughed. "As for levels, they can be improved gradually. As your cultivation level increases, your level will naturally follow."
After a pause, Master Huida pointed to the Spirit-Replenishing Pill and said, "Why don't you take this pill now and see how it works?"
"Now?" Wen Chengjian and his brother asked in unison.
"Hmm." Master Huida handed the pills back to them. "Eat them now."
Wenwen and her two brothers exchanged a glance, and Wen Chengjian spoke first, "Sister, second brother, I'll eat first."
After saying that, Wen Chengjian opened his mouth, threw the pill into it, and then swallowed it forcefully.
The pill, the size of a longan, slid down his throat. When he felt a slight discomfort in his body, Wen Chengjian sat down cross-legged and quickly began to circulate his internal energy.
From Wenwen and Wenchengbin's perspective, they only saw their eldest brother quietly entering a meditative state, seemingly no different from ordinary meditation.
Wenwen has not yet taken this pill herself, so she has no way of knowing what it would feel like.
Therefore, at this point, all they could do was wait for Wen Chengjian to wake up so they could get firsthand information from him.
After taking the pill, Wen Chengjian quickly felt a warm current rising from his chest. This warm current slowly flowed out to his limbs and bones, and in the next instant, he was enveloped by this warm current, as if he were immersed in a bathtub with a comfortable water temperature.
The spiritual energy within the body involuntarily began to circulate, seemingly trying to gather the scattered and chaotic heat into one place, or perhaps trying to expel it from the body; in short, it was a feeling of both fusion and resistance.
Gradually, Wen Chengjian's consciousness began to blur, but he struggled to control it and prevent himself from losing consciousness.
Half an hour later, his consciousness gradually returned to normal, and his body showed no abnormalities.
Wen Chengjian opened his eyes.
"Big brother, how are you feeling?" Wenwen and Wen Chengbin asked.
"Don't rush, don't get up yet," Master Huida said. "Young man, circulate it yourself and feel it properly."
Following his senior's teachings, Wen Chengjian immediately entered cultivation mode. After completing one cycle, he clearly felt that the flow of spiritual energy was smoother than usual, with much less stagnation.
After finishing his practice, he shared his feelings, which prompted Wen Chengbin to exclaim, "Brother, did you... succeed?"
Wenwen stroked her chin without speaking. She looked up at Master Huida and asked, "Senior, what do you think?"
At that moment, Wenwen recalled a classic line from a modern fantasy drama: "Yuanfang, what do you think?"
"Heh~" Master Huida laughed, "How do I see? I see with my eyes, of course."
The master turned to Wen Chengjian and said, "Kid, hurry up and do the test. I can see your younger siblings are getting impatient. Hurry up and get started!"
Upon hearing his words, Wenwen couldn't help but think to herself, "Who's really impatient? That's how big shots are; they can just throw labels at people because of their high cultivation level."
Wen Chengjian stood up, walked to the stone table, and placed his palm directly on the spirit-testing plate, circulating his spiritual energy.
The next instant, the spirit-testing disc lit up with beams of light in four colors.
The light pillar of the Earth Spirit Root, which was previously the worst, has now become equal to the light pillars of the other three Spirit Roots, with the same brightness and purity.
Master Huida, with a broad smile, stroked his beard and laughed heartily.
"Wow, a spiritual root with the four elements of metal, water, fire, and earth, and a purity of around 90%! Wow, tsk tsk tsk, the effect is not bad, not bad at all!"
Listen.
The tone sounded somewhat proud.
If Wenwen and her siblings hadn't known the truth, they would have thought Master Huida was their relative!
Before the siblings could react, Master Huida looked at Wenwen and Wenchengbin and said, "What are you two idiots waiting for? Eat!"
"Oh." Wen Chengbin grinned, popped the pill into his mouth, and sat down cross-legged.
Master Huida, seeing that Wenwen hadn't made any move, looked puzzled. "You silly girl, why aren't you eating? What are you thinking about?"
"Senior," Wenwen hesitated for a moment before asking, "Do you think one pill is enough for me? After all, my aptitude isn't very good. Should I take two more?"
"..." Master Huida squinted, scanning Wenwen back and forth. "Do you think pills are candy? Is it your master who's wasting money, or are you? Do you think they'll give you handfuls of Spirit-Replenishing Pills? Or..."
At this point, Master Huida fell silent. His wise eyes, like laser eyes, swept over Wenwen from every angle, and his mouth slowly opened, "Unless, you are, an, alchemist!"
The old man spoke slowly and deliberately. With his experience, he discerned the secret, which was not exactly a secret, from the subtle expressions of the three siblings.
"I told you so, hahaha."
Now that things have come to this, there's no point in hiding it any longer. Wenwen chuckled and said bluntly, "As expected, I couldn't hide it from you, senior. Your discerning eyes are truly amazing..."
She showered him with compliments as if they were free, one after another.
"Alright, stop being so glib!" Master Huida said with a smile, "Hurry up, if one pill isn't enough, you can take another one. It depends on your individual tolerance. You decide for yourself."
"Okay, I understand," Wenwen said knowingly.
It's no wonder she had this idea. She was still shaken by what happened when she took the fake Foundation Establishment Pill, so it's always better to have a backup plan.
Without saying a word, Wenwen swallowed a Spirit-Replenishing Pill and began to cultivate cross-legged.
Time passed slowly, and night deepened. Wen Chengbin had already woken up, but Wenwen still didn't move.
Master Huida gestured to Wen Chengbin, who waved his hand and said, "Senior, I will not test myself for now, I will wait until my sister wakes up."
Another hour passed before Wenwen finally made a move, but her only action was to put another Spirit-Replenishing Pill into her mouth.
Master Huida frowned deeply; no one knew what he was thinking at that moment.
After swallowing the second pill, Wenwen finally managed to stabilize the chaotic and escaping unfamiliar power within her body. She frantically circulated her spiritual energy, guiding this unfamiliar power to melt into every cell of her body again and again.