Chapter 761 The Old Man in White
What's more, Bailibo is also fascinated by the inheritance of the Alchemy King and is unwilling to see it taken away by outsiders. Since the Alchemy King's Cave is full of insiders from the five major families, Lu Yuan and Xia Meng will not spread the word casually. , at most it's just a matter of sharing some benefits with them.
Thinking of this, Bailibo nodded and said: "Okay, let's do it according to the wishes of City Lord Ximen, but we have to discuss how to distribute the inheritance of the Alchemy King in advance..."
The Wuchengdao monks were discussing how to deal with Qingyang outside, but inside the Alchemy King Palace was a different situation. After Xia Meng was kicked out, Qingyang was the only one left in the entire hall, and the light mask, platform, and alchemy furnace were all alone. It had long since disappeared, and then the light in the hall dimmed.
Soon, a dark grid appeared on the opposite wall. Inside the dark grid was a one-foot-square stone. The side of the stone was very flat and smooth, like a mirror.
Qingyang was waiting for the inheritance of King Dan. Unexpectedly, an unknown stone appeared. Could this stone be some kind of treasure? Before Qingyang could see the origin of the stone, the entire hidden grid suddenly lit up, and a figure suddenly appeared on the stone surface. The stone is not big, but the figure is very clear. He has white beard, white hair, white eyebrows and white clothes. His face is old and his body is thin, as if he is dying. However, he has a vague majesty and temperament that cannot be violated, which makes people dare not look down on him. .
There is a faint aura of a remnant soul on the stone, which is somewhat similar to the one-horned ghost king that Qingyang saw back then. However, this remnant soul has almost no soul power and is completely replenished by the energy in the stone. Only then could he barely keep his figure from collapsing.
Qingyang observed it for a long time before roughly guessing that this should be the legendary soul-retaining stone. The soul-retaining stone has no other function. Its only function is to preserve the monk's remnant soul for a long time.
The original One-Horned Ghost King himself was a ghost monk, so the residual soul could reside on other ghost magic weapons. Once the opportunity was right, he could regain his strength by absorbing ghost energy. However, the figure in the soul-retaining stone was different. , the residual soul energy will only become less and less as time goes by, until the energy is finally exhausted and dissipated. The soul-retaining stone can only extend this time as much as possible.
The old man on the photo stone seemed to have seen Qingyang, and he couldn't help but have a faint smile on his face, saying: "Young man, you are finally here."
"Are you Thousand Hands Pill King?" Qingyang asked hesitantly.
The old man nodded and said: "It's me, I've been waiting here for hundreds of years, and the energy in my residual soul has almost been exhausted. I thought I would never see hope again in this life, but I didn't expect that I would be bald in the end." You are a young man. Yes, you are really good. You have such alchemy skills at such a young age, and your talent should be rare. I have been waiting for you for so many years."
The Thousand Hands Pill King became more and more satisfied with Qingyang as he looked at him, making Qingyang feel a little embarrassed and asked: "I heard that the senior accepted five disciples at that time, why didn't you just find one among the five disciples?" A heir to the mantle, but he went to great lengths to set up this Alchemy King Meeting?”
Thousand-Hand Alchemy King shook his head and said: "These rumors are all false. I have never accepted any formal disciples. Those five people were just boys who collected medicine and made fires in front of me. I have been obsessed with alchemy all my life. , until his longevity was approaching, he was shocked to realize that he didn't even have a formal successor. He originally planned to accept one of the five of them as a disciple, but after some tests, he found that all of them had dull qualifications and would not be able to succeed in the future. The future is limited and no one can inherit my mantle, so I set up this Alchemy King Association out of desperation."
After listening to the words of the Thousand-Armed Pill King, Qingyang finally figured out the general story. The five major families said that their ancestors were disciples of the Thousand-Armed Pill King, but they were just trying to flatter their ancestors. The real situation is this The five of them are just boys working under the Thousand-hand Dan King, and their qualifications are limited. No wonder these people have been following masters like the Thousand-Hand Dan King for a lifetime, and their final achievement is to become a foundation-building alchemist, even the second level of the Dan King Association. Can't get through.
The Thousand-Hand Alchemy King is undoubtedly arrogant. He would rather the alchemy skills be lost than to find an apprentice. Therefore, he set up this Alchemy King Meeting and decided that no matter men, women, old or young, regardless of their strength, regardless of their closeness. Rules of distance and distance. It's a pity that the children of the five major families are not as good as the previous generation. Not only have there been no progress for hundreds of years, but fewer and fewer people have passed the first level. It was not until this time that outsiders participated in the Dan King Association, and they achieved unprecedented good results. .
Thousand Hands Alchemy King can tell that Qingyang is at least fifty years old. At such a young age, he has the cultivation level of the middle stage of Foundation Establishment and the level of a quasi-Golden Alchemy Master. This is extremely rare in the entire Zhongsha Region. In recent years, He was almost in despair waiting in the Alchemy King's Palace. He didn't expect that God would suddenly show mercy and send him such a talented person. The Thousand-Hands Alchemy King became more and more happy as he looked at it, and couldn't help but say: "Good disciple, why don't you give me a gift?" Why don't you kneel down and kowtow? After we worship the master and confirm our status as master and disciple, everything I leave behind will be yours."
Qingyang couldn't help but hesitate when he heard the other party mentioned that he wanted to become a master. In his mind, he only had one master in this life, and that was Songhe Laodao. Even if he was just a mortal or even passed away, no one else could replace Songhe Laodao in his life. position in mind.
Even in the Qingfeng Palace for so many years, with Qingyang's performance, it is impossible that no high-level sect has hinted at accepting him as a disciple. Qingyang has refused. Apart from the fact that he has too many secrets and is worried about being exposed, he is unwilling to let others follow him. The comparison with He Laodao is also a reason. Now that the Thousand Hands Pill King suddenly proposed that Qingyang become his disciple, how could he not hesitate?
The Thousand Hands Pill King thought that as long as he opened his mouth, the other party would definitely bow down, but he didn't expect this result. Seeing the boy's hesitation, he seemed very reluctant. The Thousand Hands Pill King couldn't help but get angry and said, "Why? Is it so difficult for you to become a disciple?"
Seeing the other party angry, Qingyang had to tell the truth and said, "Senior, I have become a disciple before."
Hearing the reason Qingyang said, the Thousand Hands Pill King felt better. He had become a disciple before, but now he was unwilling to become a disciple of another master casually. This showed that this boy had a good character and was grateful. He should not do anything to betray his master and ancestors in the future. This was a good thing.
Having said that, but thinking of himself, the Thousand Hands Pill King, a well-known figure in the entire Zhongsha area, taking the initiative to put down his status to accept a disciple, but the other party refused and was embarrassed. The Thousand Hands Pill King became more and more unhappy and said, "What's the matter with becoming a disciple? Can I, the Thousand Hands Pill King, humiliate you? It's really unreasonable."