Dragon's Origin

While they were talking, many young people came out of the Heavenly Crafts Workshop. The sound of the collapsing mud brick wall had alarmed many, and they all came out to see what was happening. Seeing so many grandmasters, no one dared to make a loud noise. Knowing that the collapse of the wall was related to the grandmasters, everyone stopped worrying and went back to their own affairs.

Without the courtyard wall, the place was no longer private. Master Lu thought for a moment and pulled everyone to the courtyard where he lived. However, Shopkeeper Chen was not so lucky this time and was not able to listen in; he was sent back to rest, as he had to take care of business tomorrow.

Although it was already late at night, everyone was still in a state of excitement. After experiencing so much, everyone began to seriously consider Wang Sheng's suggestion on the way. When they arrived at Master Lu's courtyard, Master Lu invited everyone to sit down, brewed tea, and then continued the previous topic.

"Little Killer, you didn't come all the way here just to see the advancement exam, did you?" Master Lu, as the host, spoke first.

"It was a coincidence," Wang Sheng replied with a smile. "Originally, I wanted to visit all the seniors and ask them for a favor, to have the experts from the Exquisite Pavilion help me forge a few items. It just so happened that I arrived during Master Wu's advancement, truly an eye-opening experience!"

"Forging items? That's simple." Upon hearing that this was the only request, Master Lu felt greatly relieved. If Wang Sheng insisted on taking on all the old fellows' work, that would be troublesome. But just forging some items was simple. This was the Heavenly Crafts Workshop, also the Exquisite Pavilion; what was forging a few items?

"Also, this Taoist Priest Qing Ling has always admired Grandmaster Li Ziyun and wants to see if he has the opportunity to meet him." Wang Sheng knew things would be easy when he heard Master Lu say it was simple. Since his matter was settled, he might as well fulfill Taoist Priest Qing Ling's wish. "Taoist Priest Qing Ling is a high-ranking Taoist from the Old Lord Temple, extremely skilled in identifying and processing medicinal herbs."

"Taoist Priest Qing Ling?" Wang Sheng thought this might be a bit difficult, as it involved dealing with another grandmaster, and Master Lu might have to use some favors. However, to his surprise, everyone present stood up upon hearing the name of Taoist Priest Qing Ling. Master Lu even asked in disbelief, "May I ask if you are Taoist Priest Qing Ling of the Qing generation from the Old Lord Temple?"

Wang Sheng thought, he had already said he was a high-ranking Taoist from the Old Lord Temple; could Taoist Priest Qing Ling be of the Ling generation? Just as he was about to look down on them, he suddenly remembered that Old Taoist Ling Xu didn't seem to be of the Ling generation but the Xu generation. It was normal for them to ask for clarification.

"This old Taoist is indeed he." Before Wang Sheng could speak, Taoist Priest Qing Ling had already stood up and bowed. Previously, the old Taoist's presence had been very low. Everyone only saw an old Taoist with white hair and a white beard. Wang Sheng hadn't introduced him, assuming he was related to Mei'er, but he didn't expect him to be so important.

"Taoist Priest Qing Ling's presence brings honor to our humble abode!" Master Lu had a look of great honor on his face, smiling so much that his face was about to bloom. As the host, he was truly overjoyed. Looking around and seeing no one to order around, he directly pushed Master Wu, who had just advanced to grandmaster, "Quick, go invite Old Li over. Tell him the distinguished guest he's always been talking about has arrived."

Master Wu was the youngest and lowest in status among everyone present besides Wang Sheng and Mei'er. Wang Sheng and Mei'er were obviously unfamiliar with the situation inside the Heavenly Crafts Workshop, so Master Wu, this "junior," had to run the errand.

Watching Master Wu rush off to call for someone, Wang Sheng couldn't help but re-evaluate Taoist Priest Qing Ling's reputation. He used to think that Taoist Priest Qing Ling was just a Taoist who prepared medicine in the Old Lord Temple, but he didn't expect him to have such a great reputation outside.

"Little Killer, you're not being very considerate. Taoist Priest Qing Ling is such a distinguished person, and you didn't even introduce him." After bowing solemnly to Taoist Priest Qing Ling again, Master Lu began to complain to Wang Sheng. Not only Master Lu, but even Old Tie and the others were complaining as well.

Wang Sheng was also wronged; he never knew that Taoist Priest Qing Ling would be so highly regarded. Even Mei'er didn't know, so Wang Sheng couldn't be blamed. Fortunately, Master Lu knew that Wang Sheng came from Worry-Free City and probably didn't know many people in various industries, so he didn't blame him too much but gave them both a lesson.

Speaking of which, Taoist Priest Qing Ling was also a top figure in the medical world. Just as Wang Sheng said, he was absolutely amazing at processing medicinal herbs. Medicinal herbs processed by Taoist Priest Qing Ling were at least 30% more effective than those processed by some very skilled alchemists themselves. Using medicinal herbs processed by Taoist Priest Qing Ling to make pills increased the success rate by an average of 50% compared to others.

Taoist Priest Qing Ling became famous decades ago, before Wang Sheng was even born. Several alchemy masters, seeking a quiet place to make pills, eventually found their way to the Old Lord Temple. The medicinal herbs processed by Taoist Priest Qing Ling allowed the alchemy masters to successfully refine two furnaces of Heaven Stealing Pills, making him famous in the alchemy world.

However, this was only within the medical world; outsiders rarely knew. It was only because Master Lu and the others associated with top figures in the industry that they knew. The Grandmaster Li Ziyun whom Taoist Priest Qing Ling wanted to meet was an alchemy master in the Exquisite Pavilion. His usual catchphrase was, "If these medicinal herbs were processed by Taoist Priest Qing Ling, they would have been refined successfully long ago." He always praised Taoist Priest Qing Ling, but he didn't expect Taoist Priest Qing Ling to admire him in return.

Watching Master Lu and the others suddenly turn from being pursued idols to star-struck fans, Wang Sheng and Mei'er were simply dumbfounded. Only then did they realize the status of the seemingly unremarkable Taoist Priest Qing Ling, who had lived in their home for half a month, in the alchemy and medicine world.

Truly, a great person doesn't show their appearance! Wang Sheng was completely convinced. At the same time, he secretly admired the Old Lord Temple, a religious group that seemed unremarkable but could produce industry giants at any time.

Master Wu didn't take too long, and Grandmaster Li Ziyun quickly arrived on the scene. He looked like he had been woken up from a dream, and he was even wearing the wrong shoes. Upon seeing Taoist Priest Qing Ling, they exchanged admiration, and then once they started talking, there was basically nothing for the others to do. They were talking about things related to alchemy and medicinal herbs, which the others couldn't understand at all.

"Forget it, let's talk about your matter!" Master Lu knew that this exchange would probably last a long time, so he stopped paying attention and turned to Wang Sheng, asking, "What do you plan to customize?"

"The items are simple, but I don't know if they will meet my requirements." Wang Sheng immediately became unceremonious at this time. He casually took out the three pens that the old Taoist had helped him customize from his storage ring, placed them on the table, and said to the grandmasters, "Masters, please take a look at these pens. What do you think of them?"