The Romance of the Immortal Cauldron

After pushing the door open and entering, Matthew saw Zhu Que sitting on a chair.

His face looked a little haggard, as if he had suddenly aged more than ten years.

"Master, what are you doing?" Matthew asked worriedly.

This cheap master was really nice to him on weekdays, and he was also very considerate of Matthew. Whenever he had something he didn't understand, he would patiently explain it to him.

Occasionally, Matthew would be rewarded with something to encourage him.

"My master is already one hundred and fifty-five years old this year, but my cultivation has been stuck in the Great Perfection state of the later stage of foundation building. A few days ago, I went out to search for a spiritual medicine and refined a batch of elixirs. I wanted to take this opportunity to make an impact. The bottleneck, but I still failed. This failure greatly damaged my vitality, and I am afraid that I will never be able to touch the pill formation again." At the end of the sentence, Zhu Que's eyes were full of decline, and his words revealed a deep feeling of sadness. have no choice.

After listening to Zhu Que's words, Matthew didn't know how to comfort him for a while.

Zhu Que would also tell him some of his past events in his spare time. For example, when he was young, he accidentally saved an elder from Qingyu Valley and was able to join the sect.

After the elder discovered that he had extraordinary talent in alchemy, he entrusted him to an alchemist in his sect.

Zhu Que's talent is not very good, but his three spiritual root qualifications are many times better than Matthew's.

When he was young, Zhu Que was very high-spirited and devoted himself to studying alchemy, thus delaying his cultivation.

By the time he reacted, he was already a hundred years old.

With the help of the elixir in his hand, Zhu Que forcibly raised his cultivation level to the Great Perfection state in the later stage of foundation building.

But he still couldn't break through this bottleneck. To this end, he had to do everything he could.

This failure was a huge blow to Zhu Que, and he looked lifeless.

"Have you reached the eighth level of Qi Refining?" Suddenly, Zhu Que looked at Matthew and asked.

"Back to Master, I just made a breakthrough a few days ago." Matthew bowed slightly and said.

"You are better than me. You know how to spend more time practicing, unlike when I was young." Then Zhu Que sighed again.

"Master, I came here this time to ask for a prescription for the Qi Condensation Pill." Matthew really didn't know how to comfort Zhu Que, so he had no choice but to speak out his request.

Zhu Que nodded when he heard this, took out a piece of animal skin paper from his storage bag and threw it to Matthew.

After reaching out to catch the animal skin paper, Matthew felt slightly happy.

When Matthew was checking the recipe, Zhu Que rolled his eyes and suddenly smiled: "Matthew, are you willing to do the master a favor?"

"Master, please tell me, I will never refuse as long as it is within my ability." Matthew said quickly after hearing this and putting away the pill recipe.

"In one and a half years, a sect competition will be held within the sect. This competition is held every ten years, and the top fifty will receive corresponding rewards."

Zhu Que spoke slowly, and Matthew listened silently.

"In this competition, the sect has given out extremely generous rewards. The top ten will be rewarded with a Jade Pure Pill. This pill can repair the injuries in the master's body and allow me to hit the bottleneck again." Zhu Que continued.

"Of course, the richer the reward, the more people will participate. The eighth level of Qi Refining is just enough to qualify for participation. I want you to try it. If you are lucky enough to enter the top ten, it will be the best. If It doesn’t matter if you fail, it’s just an experience to get familiar with the fighting skills between monks.” After Zhu Que finished speaking, he looked at Matthew quietly.

"Master, I rarely fight with others, and since my cultivation level is so low, I'm afraid I will lose face to you." Matthew scratched his head and said.

To be honest, he really didn't want to participate in any sect competition. He just wanted to practice quietly and seek revenge from Liu Xingjian after improving his cultivation level.

But he couldn't say these words. The person opposite was his mentor.

"It doesn't matter, it's okay to be embarrassed. I haven't been laughed at secretly enough." Zhu Que waved his hand and said.

It seemed that he was determined to get Matthew to participate.

"Okay, I'm going to participate in the sect competition." Since Zhu Que's attitude was like this, Matthew couldn't say anything more.

He has already thought about it. When the time comes, as long as he encounters an opponent with a higher level of cultivation than himself, he can just fool him a few times and admit defeat.

Zhu Que is not afraid of embarrassment, so what should his disciple be afraid of?

"There are still one and a half years left. In the next time, you should stop refining alchemy. The master will arrange a series of special training for you!" Zhu Que nodded with satisfaction and said.

"If you don't refine the elixir, what will happen to the sect's tasks?" Matthew asked with some confusion.

"The sect has more than just a few alchemists like us. If we don't refine alchemy, there will naturally be someone else who does. Why are we worried about this?" Zhu Que said with a smile with an indifferent attitude.

In the following time, Zhu Que got to know Matthew's situation seriously for the first time.

Regarding the exercises that Matthew practiced and the condition of his magical weapons.

"It's impossible to hit the rankings just by relying on the magic weapon you have. In addition, your method is too simple, and you have little experience in fighting with others. Give me three days, and I will make a good plan for you. "After learning about Matthew's situation, Zhu Que frowned and said.

Although Matthew's situation was within his expectations, the preparation time, which was not too long, still made Zhu Que feel a little stressed.

"Master, can't you just use your contribution points to exchange the Jade Pure Pill with the sect?" Matthew asked curiously.

"The Jade Pure Pill is unique to our sect. Only the Dan-jie monks have the ability to refine it. Moreover, the elixir required for refining is very rare. Even if you contribute points, you can't get it. Basically, people who get this pill will I take it myself, and it is rare for anyone to exchange it with others." Zhu Que shook his head.

After coming out of Zhu Que's residence, Matthew smiled bitterly.

He didn't even know whether he was right or wrong to come here this time.

Seeing how concerned Zhu Que is, I'm afraid he won't be able to fool him casually when the time comes.

However, Matthew quickly adjusted his mentality.

This matter, no matter how you look at it, it will be more beneficial to yourself.

If I can help Zhu Que get a Jade Pure Pill, then my position in Zhu Que's heart will definitely be stronger.

Matthew still thought about inheriting Zhu Que's mantle. After all, the mantle of a genius alchemist is not something you can encounter everywhere.

Regarding what Zhu Que said before, Matthew thought about it carefully and felt that it made sense.

I am extremely inexperienced in fighting monks, and the magical weapons on my body are not good either. It would be a good thing if I could take this opportunity to improve my strength.

After calming down, Matthew returned to his residence and waited for Zhu Que's call with peace of mind.

Of course, Zhu Que said there was no need to make alchemy, but Matthew would not just forget about it.

The newly obtained Qi Condensing Pill needs to be studied carefully, and then go to Bai Yuan Peak to collect materials and try to refine it.