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Under the guidance of the shopkeeper, Lin City arrived at the meeting.

However, the treatment he received this time was completely different from the previous time. The shopkeeper smiled as he addressed Lin Cheng as' master ', afraid that there would be a place where he had not done his best to anger Lin Cheng.

He showed great respect to the shopkeeper.

Lin Cheng didn't care about it at all. If it was before his rebirth, he wouldn't have cared at all about people like the shopkeeper. But now, he was no longer Pill King Lin City, but rather the impoverished young master of the Lin Clan. He only had a pitiful amount of cultivation resources at his disposal, and he couldn't even obtain the family's quota.

Thus, he let the shopkeeper go.

Upon arriving, Lin City immediately saw a middle-aged man wearing a long robe sitting on a chair in the main hall. He was holding a porcelain bottle, seemingly deep in thought with a frown on his face.

Lin Cheng could immediately tell that the bottle in the middle-aged man's hand was the one he left behind previously.

"Master, this is the Great Master Chen that we, together, are in charge of." The shopkeeper hurriedly introduced.

"Junior Lin Yu greets Master Chen!" Lin Cheng clasped his hands and said.

He knew that the first group was composed of apothecaries, and in the capital city, there were two of them. When he came to the Star Luo Country to gather herbs, he had talked with those two apothecaries and they could be considered as friends.

Master Chen also noticed Lin Cheng, and looked him up and down. Seeing Lin Cheng's neither humble nor arrogant expression, he could not help but slightly nod his head, praising: "He is indeed a young genius! My name is Chen Yongwen, you can call me Apothecary Chen. As for the title of Grandmaster, it's not something you can simply call me. "

Lin Cheng nodded his head.

Chen Yongwen then asked, "Lin Yu, did you refine the medicinal liquid in this porcelain bottle?"

Lin Cheng nodded his head, "That's right. This junior stumbled upon a few pill forging techniques, but they are rather crude ones. Apothecary Chen, please excuse them."

"This skill of yours is absolutely not crude!"

Chen Yongwen shook his head and said, "Although I don't know what kind of medicinal pill you're refining, but judging from the residual medicinal effect of this medicinal liquid, the medicinal pill you're refining must be quite outstanding. Especially the idea of using poison to fight poison, it makes my eyes light up."

Lin Cheng humbly replied, "This was just a reckless attempt on my part. Fortunately, my luck wasn't bad and I unexpectedly succeeded."

Naturally, Chen Yongwen didn't believe in his modesty. Being able to come up with the idea of using poison against poison, perhaps it could be explained with luck. However, the strong medicinal effects contained within this porcelain bottle were absolutely not something that could be explained with the word 'luck'.

An outstanding apothecary was capable of forging an extremely ordinary medicinal herb through special means. He was also able to preserve the medicinal properties of the herbs and display the characteristics of each of them, resulting in a multiplier effect.

Even if a person with mediocre luck was able to concoct a pill, it would definitely damage the medicinal properties of the medicinal plant. Furthermore, the amount of pills formed was pitifully low. The effects would be greatly reduced as well.

But this young man called Lin Yu was clearly not one of them. From this medicinal liquid, it could be seen that he was an outstanding alchemist.

However, Lin City's attitude made Chen Yongwen very satisfied. Lin City had probably just reached adulthood, and already had a certain level of skill in alchemy. If it were anyone else, Lin City would have long floated in the sky.

"The shopkeeper said that you want to concoct pills for us?" Chen Yongwen asked.

"Yes, I don't have any medicinal herbs, but I need medicinal pills for cultivation, so I hope that I can concoct pills in your shop. I only need to keep a small portion for my own use, the rest are yours." Lin Cheng said sincerely, "Apothecary Chen, please grant me your wish!"

"So it's like that …"

Chen Yongwen didn't immediately agree. Instead, he pondered for a moment and then said, "To be honest, I do not lack alchemists. If I ask an external alchemist for help, it might affect my reputation. "Furthermore, Dongluo City is only a small city. The sales of elixirs per month is not that big, so it won't require much …"

Lin Cheng was slightly disappointed when he heard this, but he was not surprised. Being together in the Eastern Region, there was a huge power and there was also a huge power supporting them. Naturally, there was no lack of alchemists.

The reason he came here today was because the scale of this place was quite large. Medicinal pills and various medicinal herbs, including armors and weapons, were all sold at the highest volume in the entire Dongluo City. Naturally, the opportunities here were greater than in the other medicine stores.

But now, it seemed that he was indulging in a wild fantasy.

Lin Cheng clasped his hands together, "Junior understands. Since that's the case, Junior shall take his leave now."

"Wait!"

Chen Yongwen suddenly raised his voice, and hurriedly called out to him, "Don't be hasty, I haven't finished speaking!"

Lin Cheng asked, "Then Apothecary Chen, what do you mean …?"

Chen Yongwen replied, "Actually, if you really need medicinal pills, it's not like there's no solution."

Lin Cheng was stunned for a moment before clasping his hands together, "Apothecary Chen, please enlighten me."

His attitude made a satisfied smile appear on Chen Yongwen's face. He nodded slightly and said, "Actually, the method is very simple, you only need to join me and become my alchemist. That way, not only can you obtain the required elixirs, but you will also receive a generous reward."

"Join the fray?"

Lin City couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard this. This thought, he had never had before. Now that Chen Yongwen had brought it up, it made his heart beat faster.

There were many halls in the Eastern Region and all of them belonged to a sect. It was said that the main hall was guarded by cultivators, and there were even alchemists amongst the cultivators.

If he could get together, it would be extremely convenient, and the rewards would also be very generous. This was true without a doubt.

However, after the slight agitation, Lin City quickly calmed down.

Even though he had gained a lot after joining the sect, the price he had to pay was similarly not small. It was easy to join, but if he wanted to leave, it wouldn't be that easy.

Otherwise, if he had been invited by so many countries and powers back then, he would have joined them long ago if he had wanted to. How would he have suffered so much for the sake of making the Bone Ablutionary Dan Bead, only to be sold to death by Zuo Mu in the end?

More importantly, Lin City's goal in this life wasn't just to be an alchemist. He wanted to step into the path of cultivation, to enter the world of cultivation, and even... He wanted to become an almighty cultivator of the Immortal Dao that could sweep through the world!

This was something that he could not obtain by returning to the same place.

"I'm sorry, Apothecary Chen. I just happened to learn some pill concocting methods. However, my knowledge is limited, and I'm afraid I don't have the qualifications to join your group."

In the end, Lin Cheng chose to reject the offer.

Chen Yongwen's brows slightly creased. "Really?"

Lin Cheng nodded his head, "What I said is the truth. What I know, there are only a few kinds of pills. The customers that come together all have very high requirements, I'm afraid I can't do that."

A doubtful expression was revealed on Chen Yongwen's face as he said, "Shopkeeper, tell me, are you a Grade Four Alchemist?"

Lin Cheng explained, "I can only refine a few Tier 4 pills, but I don't know many pill formulas. Most of them were purchased from medicine stores."

The medicine store didn't just sell medicinal herbs and pills, it also sold pill formulas. However, the pill formulas that could be bought in this kind of ordinary medicine store were all pills of a very low grade or even a plethora in the World of the Nine Continents.

What Lin Cheng said made sense.

"So that's how it is."

Chen Yongwen slowly nodded and then pondered for a moment. After a moment, he said, "Since you are unwilling to join me, then I won't force you. I can also agree to let you join us. But, I have a condition."

Lin Cheng immediately asked, "What conditions?"

Chen Yongwen said, "Besides the alchemists, there are also a lot of apprentice alchemists. I hope that during your free time, you can spare some time and give some pointers to these apprentices, right?"

"Guidance to an apprentice?"

Lin Cheng was stunned again.

Of course he knew that there were apprentices in this group. Not only alchemists had apprentices, but even alchemists had apprentices. This was a good livelihood for the commoners in the mortal world.

However, Chen Yongwen's request for him to teach those apprentices was somewhat out of his expectations.

Chen Yongwen nodded and said, "That's right!" If you are willing to guide my apprentices and if you are successful, not only will you be allowed to refine pills here, but you will also be given the identity of a guest official. Of course, this guest official's identity is only useful in Dongluo City. "

Lin Cheng's mind raced, he thought about the purpose behind Chen Yongwen's condition, and said, "Of course there's no problem with teaching an apprentice, but, I'm worried that my own skill is not good enough, if I recklessly give out some pointers, it might be possible to mislead a child!"

Chen Yongwen replied, "You don't have to worry about that. From the look of the medicinal liquid you refined, your alchemy standard is naturally not that bad. I believe in you!"

Lin Cheng was even more confused. He was just a fourth level Mighty Body Cultivator. It was impossible for Chen Yongwen to not see this, but he still wanted him to point out the apprentices that came together. Did he just want to be lazy? Or did he not care at all whether he would mislead others' children?

"In that case, I'll have to thank Apothecary Chen then!" Lin Cheng nodded his head in agreement. It was too easy for him to guide those apprentices. As long as he was able to obtain a pill, it wouldn't be a problem for him to guide those apprentices.

"Very good!"

A smile also appeared on Chen Yongwen's face as he said, "Then, from now on, you will be my guest, and we will arrange a separate pill refining room for you."

Lin Cheng immediately clasped his hands and said, "Thank you, Apothecary Chen."

Although he had some doubts in his heart, Lin Cheng really needed this opportunity. Thus, he decided to agree to it. As for Chen Yongwen's purpose, sooner or later, he would find out.