Chapter 18 Chapter Eighteen: The Essence of Plum Blossoms

As soon as Wang Ziniu finished speaking, the sword-horned deer raised the sword horns on its head and rushed towards it. It stepped on the ground with its four huge feet, and even the ground trembled. It sounded like a drumbeat in my heart.With such an aura, it is worthy of being a fifth-level low-rank pet beast, and I secretly praise it in my heart. Wang Ziniu hid aside in fright, and Feng Rou flexibly dodged the attack of the sword-horned deer. All three of us have changed our alchemy, and our original strength is rapidly fading, especially me, almost all of the dark energy that was born All were condensed together and transformed into Dan Qi.

While Fengrou dodged to dodge, she lightly landed on the sword-horned deer with a fluttering palm.Although it looked like a light palm, I knew the strength of this palm was not small.Unexpectedly, the sword-horned deer didn't even react at all after being hit in the palm, it turned its head and rushed towards Fengrou. Even in Fengrou's heyday, it was still powerless to deal with a low-level beast of the fifth level. Now that the dark energy has receded, it is even more difficult to deal with the sword-horned deer. Wang Ziniu rushed over to help when he saw this, I grabbed him, and at the same time closed my eyes to feel Danxin's power application law in my heart.The moment I opened my eyes, I shouted: "Fengrou get out of the way!"

Fengrou didn't even have time to look at me, but instinctively dodged aside when she heard my shout.I shouted loudly, and the Dan Qi in my body rushed out, and the moment it was exposed to the air, it turned into an extremely sharp and cold blade. The blade swept over at an extremely fast speed, just hitting the huge horn of the knife-horned deer. With a crisp "clang", the blade was knocked away by the horns of the sword-horned deer, and its horns were not damaged at all, but its heavy body was shocked by the blade and retreated a bit. The sword-horned deer made a "Yo Yo" sound, turned its head and rushed towards me in a daze.

Apparently my sneak attack made it very unhappy!The sword-horned deer rushed to me in almost no time, and I thought to myself, the blade is the primary function of the loyalty power I have mastered, and at my current level, I can only send out two to three blades a day. I didn't have time to think about it, I closed my eyes to sense Danxin's law of using power, and sent out the remaining two blades.Both blades hit it successfully, making a "pop" sound, and then two bloodstains appeared on the sword-horned deer.The knife-horned deer was also shocked to stop its forward momentum, and sat down on the ground, but this was just a minor injury to it.

I was horrified, this guy is too resistant to fighting.After hitting two blades, I felt dizzy for a while. Although I only fired three blades in total, this was my limit, and each blade was formed by a large amount of pill energy. Although it was powerful, it was also extremely powerful. Consume Dan Qi and stamina. I yelled, "Let's go!" The sword-horned deer stared at me angrily, then stood up suddenly, ready to take revenge on me. At this critical juncture, the mother-in-law suddenly appeared, and her voice was as calm as ever: "Don't run away, this sword-horned deer is my old friend."

After hearing the voice of the mother-in-law, the extremely irritable saber-horned deer walked up to the mother-in-law like a tame puppy, stuck out its tongue and licked the mother-in-law, leaving us dumbfounded. The mother-in-law looked at it like a friend and said, "Old friend, how are you doing?" The sword-horned deer yelled "Yo Yo", but it was much gentler than before. The mother-in-law said to the three of us: "I knew it when I was learning alchemy here. It is my friend in the forest. I didn't expect to have a chance to meet it after decades. Don't worry, After it knows that you are my disciples, it won't hurt you anymore."

One person and one beast are communicating in their unique ways, and the gentleness shown by the knife-horned deer pet makes us believe that they are indeed old friends. The mother-in-law said: "What it wants is 'Plum Blossom Pill'." Wang Ziniu hurriedly said: "We don't have 'Plum Blossom Pill'." The mother-in-law looked reminiscent and said: "'Plum Blossom Pill' is the first three-turn pill I learned to refine. It took me five months to refine 'Plum Blossom Pill'. The initial stage of 'Plum Blossom Pill' The function is to make wine. A grain of 'Plum Blossom Pill' can brew a jar of fine wine. Cold, no matter how cold it is, as long as you eat a grain of 'Plum Blossom Pill', you will immediately feel warm like spring. The third function is that it can cure diseases. The skin of the sword-horned deer is rough and thick, but when the sword-horned deer is young, it will give birth to a kind of Skin disease, this disease is caused by a small bug and cannot be prevented. Once infected, the skin will fester and will not gradually recover until the summer is extremely hot. However, as long as you smear it with the wine soaked in 'Plum Blossom Dan' The skin of the saberhorn heals quickly."

The three of us focused our eyes on the sword-horned deer in front of us in unison. This guy was hit by my two blades, but he seemed to be fine. It really didn't look like he was suffering from a skin disease. The mother-in-law showed a hint of worry in her eyes and said: "I think it may be its child, maybe its child has a skin disease, otherwise it would not have worked so hard to find the 'Plum Blossom Essence' and bring it to us." "The essence of plum blossom?" I repeated in my heart. The mother-in-law shook her hand, and we realized that she was holding a plum blossom branch in her hand, with only one plum blossom blooming on it, but only this plum blossom gave people a strange feeling, as if the vitality of the whole plum blossom tree was gone. Concentrate on this plum blossom.

The color is fresh and the petals are thick. Although it is only a flower, I feel that it is releasing a dazzling light that no other flower can match. I subconsciously glanced at the flower field not far away. There are also many rare and exotic flowers planted in the flower field, but none of them can compare with this plum blossom. "It's so beautiful." Fengrou softly exclaimed sincerely. The mother-in-law said with a faint smile: "Only plum blossoms that have grown continuously for more than ten years and have never withered can be called the 'essence of plum blossoms'. Plum blossoms can only bloom once a year. If they do not bloom all year round, it is against the law of nature, so it is difficult to have plum blossoms." It can not thank you all year round, so the 'essence of plum blossom' is very rare."

Feng Judao: "With the 'Plum Blossom Essence', it should be easy to refine the 'Plum Blossom Pill'. Grandma, please quickly refine the 'Plum Blossom Pill', it must be very pitiful for the little sword-horned deer to get that disease." The mother-in-law smiled and said: "The sword-horned deer pet sent the rare 'Plum Blossom Essence' when Lan Hu was distressed to break through the three-turn pill. This is Lan Hu's chance, and the 'Plum Blossom Pill' should be refined by Lan Hu. " In this way, I began to prepare for the refining of "Plum Blossom Pill". The most important medicinal material required for "Plum Blossom Pill" is "Plum Blossom Essence". "The medicinal properties.There are thirty-six kinds of other fragmentary medicinal materials that play an auxiliary role.

Fortunately, our family has a strong family background. Over the past few months, we have accumulated quite a lot of precious medicinal materials through trading with pet animals, and after continuous development of flower fields, hundreds of commonly used medicinal herbs have also been planted. Therefore, it only took us five days to prepare the materials for refining "Plum Blossom Pill".In order to increase the success rate of the "Plum Blossom Pill", all the medicinal materials are the best, with abundant aura. Of course, there is another indispensable thing is the elixir. The best medicinal materials are used, and the elixir is of course not bad. Only rootless toilet water is the best elixir for alchemy without a trace of impurities. But this is winter, and there is no way to collect rootless toilet water. My mother-in-law decided to use the steam from the spiritual spring every morning when the sun just came out to replace the rootless toilet water.This required a lot of patience, so I left it to Feng Rou to complete it. The steam from Lingquan can only be collected a little every day, so it takes at least ten days to collect it for alchemy.On the seventh day, the sword-horned deer appeared in front of our hut with a very young sword-horned deer, and the two sword-horned deer have lived here since then. The small sword-horned deer has a handsome face, fragile bones, and a thin body. It is impossible to see that it will grow into a huge high-level pet animal like the big sword-horned deer in the future. According to my mother-in-law's experience, this small sword-horned deer is only two or three months old, and it is very rare to suffer from skin diseases at such a young age. Perhaps that is why the big sword-horned deer has such a violent temper. Under the eyes of everyone, the small sword-horned deer timidly hides under the hind legs of the big sword-horned deer. Its big and pure eyes show a look of horror. It makes a "chirp" sound, just like a newborn baby bird, revealing the fragility of life. This cute little guy is suffering from a skin disease, and the saber-horned deer licks its body from time to time, but it can't alleviate its pain.The small sword-horned deer often use its newly grown white teeth to bite the skin on its legs and body, and sometimes rub on the ground and trees. "It must be very itchy." There seemed to be tears in Fengrou's faint expression. The mother-in-law sighed and said, "Every sword-horned deer has to pass this test, but I didn't expect it to be born with this disease. If it can't make the 'Plum Blossom Pill', it will be very difficult for it to survive this winter." There was a twitch in my heart. After hearing what my mother-in-law said, Prince Niu couldn't help but look at me. I knew that I had a great responsibility.The mother-in-law paused and said, "Before the 'Plum Blossom Pill' is refined, there is a way to relieve its pain." We all waited quietly for my mother-in-law to continue. The mother-in-law said: "Scrubbing its body with hot spring water near the volcano every day can inhibit the regeneration of bacteria on its body, but this is only temporary. Alcohol can cure its disease." Feng Rou's bright and pretty face looked at the little sword-horned deer with a gentle expression, and said: "Grandma, let me take it to soak in the hot spring every day." Wang Ziniu said: "What about the spirits? Even if Lanhu can make pills, we still need some spirits. Why don't I sneak into Huangtu Town to get some spirits?" "Huangtu Town can't go anymore, with the style of the new alliance, knowing that Lanhu is here, and Huangtu Town is the only way to the Michen Forest, there will definitely be a lot of experts left in the town waiting for us to fly to the flames , or waiting to come to our friends and family members to fall into the trap." The mother-in-law analyzed calmly. Feng Rou pointed to the little golden monkey pet sitting on her shoulder, and said with a slight smile: "There is some 'monkey wine' in a monkey cave occupied by this little monkey head a few days ago, I don't know if 'monkey wine' is okay? " The mother-in-law pondered for a while and said: "'Monkey wine' is sweet and fragrant, but not strong enough. After all, it is fruit wine. If you use 'monkey wine' to brew 'Plum Blossom Pill', I am afraid it is not a good choice." Fengrou said distressedly: "Then what should we do? Even if we have 'Plum Blossom Pill', we can't do without wine." Wang Ziniu said: "Mother-in-law, let me go to Huangtu Town." The mother-in-law said: "You don't need to argue, Fengrou is in charge of taking the deer with sword horns to soak in the hot springs every day, Wang Ziniu, besides receiving those beasts that come to exchange pills every day, there are also several medicinal materials for the 'Plum Blossom Pill' that you need to pick up." Lan Hu is in charge of alchemy, let me take care of the spirits." A few days later, the mother-in-law really brought a pot of sweet and fragrant spirits, and Wang Ziniu also picked the remaining few herbs. The skin disease of the small sword-horned deer was temporarily suppressed, and the intelligence, quick-wittedness, and liveliness of a normal small animal have returned to normal, without the strangeness and fear when it first came, and it is very good with everyone.The expression of the big-sword-horned deer is also much gentler, and it is no longer irritable before. It makes me feel sorry for the parents of the world. Even if it is a pet animal, the greatness of motherhood has not changed at all. The big sword-horned deer often goes out and will come back after a few days. The mother-in-law said that there is a herd of sword-horned deer in the Michen forest, and the big sword-horned deer is the leader of the herd, so it is impossible for it to stay here for a long time. "Daodao, come here." Fengrou waved a plum blossom to attract the little sword-horned deer. A cheerful look flashed in the eyes of the little sword-horned deer, and he stumbled towards Fengrou. For so many days, Fengrou has become the human mother of the little sword-horned deer, and the little knife-horned deer is very affectionate with her, so Fengrou named it Daodao, which is quite nice.However, the knife corner on its head is just a slight bump, which can't be seen if you don't pay attention. Daodao likes to eat plum blossoms the most. The little golden monkey pet led the monkey group to get a lot of plum blossoms these days. In the sun, I watched one person and one deer having fun. The voice of my mother-in-law suddenly rang in my ears: "Three-turn alchemy is a hurdle. Only after refining three-turn pills can one truly enter the threshold of alchemy. One-turn and two-turn pills cannot be compared with three-turn pills. " I nodded. My mother-in-law has said these words to me more than once. The mother-in-law said calmly, "Are you ready?" I didn't say anything, if the purpose of alchemy was not to save lives, but to break through the current level, I would definitely not have the slightest hesitation, if I fail, I can try again.But the amount of "Plum Blossom Essence" is not enough to give me a second chance. The mother-in-law showed a kind smile in her eyes, and said: "Integrate your love and compassion for Dao Dao into the pill, and you will surely succeed." "Sisi, you're bullying Daedao again!" I looked in amazement, and my Fengrouxiu eyes were wide open, staring at the little golden monkey pet who was hurriedly climbing up the tree in panic.The little golden snub-nosed monkey stood on the top of the tree and looked down, squeaked twice, and waved its fist threateningly at the knife. "Daodao, come here." Fengrou said lovingly. The little sword-horned deer shook its head, and shook off the rotten leaves that the little golden monkey pet put on its head, looked up at Sisi, and called out "chirp", calling for her to come down to play. Fengrou's love for the little sword-horned deer these days has already made Sisi feel jealous, so she always likes to tease it in normal times, but the little knife-horned deer thinks that the other party is playing with her, so she is not angry, and her innocent eyes are full of jealousy. happy. My mother-in-law also saw the scene in front of me like me, and suddenly said: "This little sword-horned deer has this disease at such a young age, I'm afraid it has already been rejected by the deer herd, because it will infect other young deer, not to mention that its body is too big. Weak and unsuitable for wild life. Even if we get rid of his disease, it is unlikely that he will be reaccepted by the herd." "Then it's too pitiful." I frowned, turned to look at my mother-in-law and said. A smile suddenly appeared on the mother-in-law's face and she said: "This may not be a good thing. Daodao is not an ordinary sword-horned deer. It has evolved into a pet animal. It may be difficult to survive in the wild, but there are many elixir here to help it stabilize. Ben Peiyuan even made it possible to evolve into a more advanced pet beast. You have experienced the strength of the sword-horned deer pet, and it is simply not comparable to ordinary pet warriors." "Oh." I kind of understood what my mother-in-law meant.The mother-in-law continued: "From now on, this little sword-horned deer will be Feng Rou's pet animal, and it will not return to the herd again." I said: "But it has already passed the age of recognizing its owner, and it can no longer be reunited with its owner." The mother-in-law said leisurely: "Even as a mount, it is also a very powerful helper, not to mention, it is not impossible to solve." I wondered, "Is there any other way to make it recognize its master again?" The mother-in-law said: "Didn't you see Qiqi summoning the spirit tripod when you strayed into the Taohuayuan last time?" "Yes, but what does that matter?" The mother-in-law said: "The spirit cauldron is a very strange thing. People in Taohuayuan always think that it is a gift from the gods. The spirit cauldron is not only a good thing for alchemy, but also can seal powerful beasts in the cauldron. Of course, according to the spirit The beasts that can be sealed at the level of the cauldron are also limited. After being summoned by the owner of the cauldron, these beasts sealed in the cauldron can be combined with the cauldron in a way similar to that of new humans to stimulate stronger strength." "Ah, I understand. You mean, as long as Feng Rou can get the spirit cauldron, then she can seal the sword into the cauldron, and that's equivalent to being able to fit together." I said excitedly. The mother-in-law nodded slightly. Under the sun, on a snowy field, Fengrou and I stood aside, watching Daodao and Sisi running in the snow, the powdery snow powder covering the whole body of the two little guys. The little dog wolf stood beside me and watched motionlessly, with a solemn expression, like a patron saint.Most of the beasts in the Michen Forest probably know by now that there is a Beastmaster in the forest. Although he is not yet an adult, his strength is already very strong. With a motherly smile on Feng Rou's face, I sighed and said, "My mother-in-law told me that the state of mind is very important in alchemy, but I still can't grasp it. When I used to make alchemy, I always let myself not think about anything. I go to alchemy without any distractions, and I can succeed almost every time. But I have practiced three-revolution alchemy seven times, and accidents will happen every time, which really makes me a little scared." Feng Rou suddenly stuck out her tongue and smiled sweetly at me: "Grandma won't let me tell you, but that branch of 'plum blossom essence' is enough to be refined twice. The reason why grandma didn't say it is because she wants to put you under pressure. Fortunately, I successfully passed the review in the sacrificial ceremony and obtained a higher-level spirit cauldron. I heard from my mother-in-law that anyone outside of Taohuayuan has only one chance to obtain the spirit cauldron. In the future, even if the level of alchemy improves, they are not allowed to participate again. It's time for the sacrificial ceremony." I suddenly realized that I didn't expect my mother-in-law to be so well-intentioned.I smiled wryly and said, "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint my mother-in-law. Now I really don't have any confidence in refining 'Plum Blossom Pill'." Feng Rou tilted her head and thought for a while, "Grandma is a very steady person, she must have seen that you already have the strength to make three-turn pills, otherwise she wouldn't let you make three-turn pills rashly, and acting rashly will only hurt you." Your confidence. It should be about your state of mind." I sighed: "My mother-in-law only said that I can succeed by pouring my love and compassion for Dao Dao into Dan, but how can this be connected with Dan?" Feng Judao: "When I'm in a happy mood, I like to eat, and I can feel the deliciousness of the food; when I'm in a bad mood, I also like to eat, it's just to vent the anger in my heart. It also loses its original taste when it is eaten in the mouth. Maybe this is the relationship between the state of mind." I frowned and said, "Do you go to alchemy with a happy mood?" Fengrou looked at me playfully and said, "We shouldn't treat Dan as a dead object, should we? Just like many great artists, when they put their focus and emotion into their works, the works come alive. As if they have life, blooming their own light of life, these excellent works are successful works." I was dumbfounded listening to Fengrou's artistic manifesto.Feng Rou continued: "Maybe if you try to pour your emotions into Dan, maybe you can touch the life that belongs to Dan." "Happy..." I watched Daodao being thrown down in the snow by the little monkey again and again, and got up again and again, and I really felt happy about life because of this.Maybe I should really practice "Plum Blossom Pill" with a happy heart. A smile gradually expanded at the corner of the mouth, and the long-lost confidence suddenly returned, and I thought I was ready.