Chapter 11: Stone God Festival
Although Lin Feng was young.
But in this world, there was no shortage of people who were young and could be considered extraordinary.
And the middle-aged alchemist categorized Lin Feng as such a person.
He quickly stood up, saluted Lin Feng, and said, "May I ask for your name, sir?".
Lin Feng waved his hand and then said, "We meet by chance, no need to ask about origins."
The middle-aged alchemist hurriedly said, "I was too abrupt, please forgive me, sir."
"It's not a big mistake, no need for punishment."
Lin Feng said calmly, then continued, "The refining of the Soul Returning Pill does not involve adding the three main ingredients at the end,
but rather adding them in three stages."
The middle-aged alchemist's expression suddenly changed in shock.
Obviously, this "sir" intended to give him some guidance.
How could he have such an opportunity?
He listened carefully, not daring to miss a single word.
"When blending these three hundred and seventy-five spiritual medicines, did you use the liquid of the Refining Heart Grass for the hundred and seventy-second one?".
Lin Feng asked.
The middle-aged alchemist quickly nodded and said, "That's right, it was the Refining Heart Grass."
Lin Feng said calmly, "I suspect there might be a problem with your recipe; the hundred and seventy-second spiritual medicine should blend with the liquid of the Soul Returning Grass."
"Soul Returning Grass? Isn't this the main ingredient? Isn't it supposed to be added only at the last moment?".
the middle-aged alchemist said in confusion.
Lin Feng snorted coldly and said, "Pedantic! Who says the main ingredient cannot be added midway? Many pharmaceutical classics handed down from
the Alchemist Holy Temple were compiled by those so-called old scholars in the temple based on some incomplete ancient books;
they fabricate, and in many places, they are too rigid and inflexible, which leads to a low success rate in elixir refining."
The middle-aged alchemist could only smile bitterly but humbly listened.
Lin Feng continued, "The effect of Soul Returning Grass is to gather the medicinal power of the previous hundred and seventy-one spiritual medicines
so that the medicinal power does not dissipate, while the effect of Refining Heart Grass is to melt. If the hundred and seventy-second spiritual medicine
is combined with the liquid of the Refining Heart Grass, the medicinal power of the previous spiritual medicines will quickly be dissolved and
dissipated by the melting power of the Refining Heart Grass. However, first, adding the Soul Returning Grass gathers the medicinal power, and then
adding the Refining Heart Grass, at this point, the Refining Heart Grass will not dissipate the gathered medicinal power,
but will gradually dissolve the impurities within that medicinal power."
The more the middle-aged alchemist listened, the brighter his eyes became.
Lin Feng continued, "The medicinal liquid of the second main ingredient, the Nourishing God Flower, replaces the originally two-hundred-ninety-eighth
Ice Fruit Spiritual Liquid. The Ice Fruit Spiritual Liquid has a Cold Ice Attribute, and adding it too early causes the spiritual liquid to shrink quickly,
prematurely solidifying into a pill, while there are dozens of spiritual liquids yet to be added. Premature solidification prevents these subsequent
medicinal liquids from perfectly blending with the previous ones."
"No wonder, no wonder…".
The middle-aged alchemist thought of the premature solidification he encountered when refining the Soul Returning Pill, which had troubled him greatly,
and realized this was the root cause.
"The medicinal liquid of the Nourishing God Flower acts as a catalyst, accelerating the fusion speed of those previous medicinal liquids when added in the
later stages, causing those medicinal liquids to react quickly."
"And the third main ingredient, the Soul Firming Vine, can speed up the fusion of the medicinal liquids into an elixir. By adding the Soul Firming Vine
liquid before adding the Ice Fruit Medicine Liquid, a process of accelerated solidification is instantly triggered.
Now follow my method and give it a try."
With these words, Lin Feng rose and disappeared from the courtyard.
"Farewell, sir; your great kindness will never be forgotten,"
The middle-aged alchemist cupped his fists to show respect.
Then he hurriedly rushed into the room and began refining the Soul Returning Pill for the fifth time.
…
Of course, instructing that middle-aged alchemist was just something Lin Feng did casually out of boredom.
Returning to his residence, Lin Feng found that Shi Ningmeng had come to see him.
"Why are you still not asleep so late?".
Lin Feng asked.
Shi Ningmeng had apparently dressed up deliberately, with her proud figure and the slight coquetry on her stunning face, she was truly enticing.
She said, "In three days, the Stone God Festival will take place; we should go to worship the Stone God together then,
and the Stone God will bestow blessings."
"Stone God Festival? What kind of festival is this?".
Lin Feng was surprised; the Heavenly Martial Continent naturally had some festivals, but he had never heard of the Stone God Festival.
"Our Stone City is built by the mountains. When the Heavenly Demon invaded the Heavenly Martial Continent back then,
Stone City was nearly destroyed by a Heavenly Demon. At that time, a Stone God descended from the sky with a giant axe,
battled the Heavenly Demon for three days and nights, and killed the Heavenly Demon. As a result, Stone City erected a stone statue of that Stone God,
praying and worshiping daily. Since then, the Stone God has been the Guardian God of Stone City. Every year during the Stone God Festival,
the Stone God manifests and bestows blessings. Some lucky people can even communicate with the Stone God's will and learn extraordinary Divine Skills from him,"
Shi Ningmeng said.
"Such an astonishing thing." Lin Feng was astonished.
"Of course. Every Stone God Festival, not only do people from Stone City go to worship the Stone God,
but some strong individuals from other ancient cities in East County Divine Land,
and even from other states, come attracted by the fame,"
Shi Ningmeng said.
"Alright, I will go with you then." Lin Feng nodded.
Seeing that Shi Ningmeng, after saying her piece, showed no intention of leaving, Lin Feng pondered secretly; could Shi Ningmeng be interested in him?
So she's dressed up and comes running here in the middle of the night?
On the surface, she's talking about the Stone God Festival, but in reality, she wants to see him?
"Shall we chat a bit longer before you leave?". Lin Feng's eyes glanced over Shi Ningmeng's proud figure, and he couldn't help but think she was a rare beauty.
Shi Ningmeng blushed and said, "Since you so sincerely invite me, I'll stay and accompany you for a while."
After speaking, with a flushed face, she walked towards Lin Feng's room with her long and straight beautiful legs.
…
Three days later, the Stone God Festival sacrifice began.
Stone City became bustling because of the Stone God Festival.
Many people went to the Stone God Square to worship the Stone God.
Lin Feng and Shi Ningmeng also arrived at the Stone God Square.
Shi Ningmeng said, "Let's go to the Stone Tower; it's less crowded there, and only people from top-level forces are qualified to go to the Stone Tower,
where sacrifices can also take place."
Lin Feng nodded and walked with Shi Ningmeng toward the Stone Tower.
When they reached the Stone Tower, a surprised voice came.
"Ningmeng, you're back. When did you return? Why didn't you send someone to inform me?".
…
Following the voice, a dozen young men and women gathered;
the speaker was a young man dressed in green.
These people were clearly noble family offspring from Stone City.
The young man in green was quite handsome and appeared to be a suitor of Shi Ningmeng.
When the young man saw Shi Ningmeng and Lin Feng standing so close together,
seemingly with a rather intimate relationship.
His face suddenly darkened, and he looked at Lin Feng with eyes full of jealousy. But he was good at hiding his emotions,
gathering the jealous look in his eyes,
and looking at Lin Feng with a fake smile, he said, "Ningmeng, who is this brother?
I don't think I've seen him before, have I?".
"This is a friend of mine." Shi Ningmeng said calmly.
"A friend? Which aristocratic family is this young brother from?". the young man in green asked.
"The Lin Family."
…
Lin Feng replied coolly.
"The Lin Family? Has anyone heard of the Lin Family?".
"As far as I know, no big family in the Three Thousand States of the Heavenly Martial Continent is surnamed Lin, right?".
"According to my knowledge, it should be a small, insignificant family."
"Haha, Brother Lin, don't get me wrong, everyone means no disrespect to you, we're just curious,
and that's the way they're speaking," the young man in green said in a tone of apology,
but as he looked at Lin Feng, he held an arrogant expression, showing a complete lack of sincerity in his apology.
In the eyes of the young man in green, a young master from an insignificant family would hardly be qualified to speak with him under normal circumstances.
Evidently, after knowing Lin Feng was a young master from an insignificant family.
Lin Feng replied calmly.
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