Transmigrant Alchemist And His Magic Wagon

Mu Haocun's Secret

"Lian'er, here I bring," Han Tengfei said as he picked up the basket that Mu Lian was carrying.

"Senior Han's. No need, this basket is still empty so let me just take it," Mu Lian said.

But Han Tengfei still brought the basket. Ling Zizhou who was standing beside Mu Lian could not bear to see Han Tengfei's attitude and started to spout words to attack Han Tengfei.

"Senior! Didn't you go to the Eastern Ufuk Valley to meet with the master? Shouldn't you show devotion to the master instead of following us all day and trying to interfere in our affairs?" ling Zizhou said emphasizing our words.

"Ens. Of course I didn't forget my purpose here," Han Tengfei said.

"Already, already. We better leave soon, Xiaoxiao and the others must have been waiting for us," Mu Lian said.

It had been a week since the arrival of Han Tengfei, Chu Minishen and some of Chu Minishen's disciples to the Eastern Ufuk Valley.

Mu Lian remembered when the dinner was going on. The atmosphere was very lively and all who came to the event were in excitement.

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The disciples of Chu Minishen turned out to be three young men who saved Mu Lian when members of the cult attacked the Eastern Ufuk Valley a few months ago.

One more person was the girl Mu Lian had met also at the incident of the cult of the cult. The girl who brought Mu Lian and Han Tengfei before Chu Minishen in Mu Haocun's house.

Mu Lian became more relaxed as the people who came at the dinner were people she knew.

Master Zhengheng came with brother Che, brother Su and young man He. Mu Lian felt very strange when she saw them acting so formally in front of Han Tengfei's group.

But it did not hinder the course of the festive dinner. Aunt Wang smiled happily.

Mu Lian felt her decision was right to invite as well as Aunt Wang. That way the dinner preparation went well and Aunt Wang didn't go through that special night alone.

After dinner, the guests disperse and return to their respective places. Mu Haocun said that he deeply regrets having to stop the event early because tomorrow they have to start working on something very important.

Before going to bed, Mu Lian was summoned to Mu Haocun's room. When Mu Lian arrived, Master Yi was sitting on a chair while thinking of something.

It turned out that after considering many things, Mu Haocun and Master Yi decided not to involve the Dongshan family as well as Mu Haocun's four disciples.

Mu Haocun said that instead of him not believing in his four disciples but because of the traitorous matter within the Morning Dew, Mu Haocun could not leave this secret mission to his four disciples.

Mu Haocun was not afraid to take Mu Lian along because Mu Lian was not closely related to the Morning Dew.

Mu Haocun also did this to protect the Dongshan family and his four disciples.

Indeed, their research will be faster if the four students help. But the risk is not worth it.

After all Master Zhengheng said that he did not have much time. After Mu Lian promised not to say anything regarding this secret mission, Mu Lian returned to her room and slept.

The next day, Mu Lian was surprised to see Han Tengfei already sitting at the table and joined Mu Lian's breakfast.

Han Tengfei then followed Master Yi away on patrol but in the afternoon he returned and started following Mu Lian wherever Mu Lian went.

Ling Zizhou was angry with this senior of his then started attacking him with words but was ignored by Han Tengfei.

Seeing the crimson Xiaoxiao before Han Tengfei, Mu Lian reached out to Ling Zizhou's ear and took him to a hidden place to talk.

After knowing Mu Lian's intention to make Han Tengfei accustomed to Xiaoxiao's existence then making the young man glance at Xiaoxiao finally Ling Zizhou was willing to not be too aggressive towards Han Tengfei to make Mu Lian's plans flunked.

Within that week, Mu Lian was still spending time with her companions.

But the time Mu Lian spent with them was getting less and less because Mu Lian had to help Mu Haocun.

Mu Haocun led Han Tengfei's group into the forest where Changyi, Jiaojiao, Mutong and Liuzhi hid as a cult attacked the Morning Dew.

The conditions in the forest felt right to cultivate Siwang Mo-gu. Cold, dark and damp.

Not to mention winter makes the temperature in the forest drop to below zero degrees. With this temperature, decay in the carcass will be inhibited so that death energy can be collected.

Indeed, the fundamental problem is the rapid decay of the carcass. In the summer, decay will occur faster so that no time for death energy to collect, the carcass has already been destroyed.

Fortunately this time the East Ufuk Valley entered winter. Mu Haocun estimated the success of Siwang Mo-gu's growth to be one hundred percent.

Mu Haocun, Master Yi, Meng Zhi, Chu Minishen and Master Zhengheng monitored the condition of the forest and began planning the cultivation of Siwang Mo-gu.

The four Chu Minishen disciples as well as the three subordinates of Master Zhengheng were assigned to patrol around the Eastern Ufuk Valley.

While Master Yi, Meng Zhi, Meimei and Chu Minishen took turns to keep the location of Siwang Mo-gu cultivation sterile.

They are on guard so that no residents approach the location because it is very dangerous.

In the first two weeks, the accumulated death energy would give off bad miasma if inhaled by people with low cultivation.

After 30 days, the seeds of Siwang Mo-gu began to appear and the miasma became more concentrated. They still have to be vigilant because soon Preta will be created from the miasma.

Mu Haocun estimated that Siwang Mo-gu could be harvested roughly after two months. In those two months Mu Haocun advised to always perform the extermination of Preta.

Every day three people would help Mu Haocun or Master Zhengheng to eradicate Preta. Master Zhengheng provided the array as the guarantor of the safety of the three people who helped them.

So was Mu Haocun's plan. Because only a week had passed, the energy of death had not accumulated so much that there had been no signs of the emergence of Preta.

This utilized Mu Lian and Mu Haocun to gather the materials needed to extract chi.

Mu Lian took Xiaoxiao, Changyi, Jiaojiao, Mutong and Liuzhi to pick the herbs named Morning Dew.

Plants that only grow in winter. The shape is like grass in general but the color is blue toska and always appears only in the morning.

Mu Lian's teeth to tremble when picking the plant in the morning blind. The coldest weather is in the morning before sunrise and at night.

"Grandfather, how's it going in there?" said Mu Lian.

That night Mu Lian was in Mu Haocun's room like the nights before. But ever since Mu Lian entered the room, Mu Haocun looked even more agitated than usual.

Usually Mu Haocun called Mu Lian to discuss the process of extracting chi and preparing the extraction.

Mu Lian and Mu Haocun were forced to work at night because during winter, the day was shorter than night.

If they follow the natural clock, the time they have becomes very little. Mu Lian forced herself to remain conscious despite the drowsiness of the attack.

"Energies of death began to collect like the original plan, although the miasma was not so dangerous but grandfather had told that the patrolling ones tighten their guard" Mu Haocun said.

"Are you sure that after the extermination of Preta there won't be a single one left?" said Mu Lian.

The location of the piling up of corpses, sounded like a haunted place in Mu Lian's ears. Will there be no ghosts in the future?

"of course. Haha, grandfather's granddaughter is so timid," Mu Haocun said.

"Ahems. Okay if grandpa is sure. So what's bothering Grandpa's mind?" said Mu Lian.

"Lian'er, grandfather wants to ask you a favor" Mu Haocun said.

"What is grandpa? I'll do whatever it is!" said Mu Lian. Mu Lian had long wanted to repay all the kindness Mu Haocun had given her.

"Grandfather wants you to help grandfather while extracting chi," Mu Haocun continued

"I will ask Master Zhengheng for help to create an array that can help you transfer your spiritual energy,"

"Eh? Is it similar to the spiritual sense?"

"Hmm, the spiritual sense is more similar to the five senses, functioning to see and feel the situation around us. The only difference was the use of spiritual energy alone," Mu Haocun continued

"Where is your meditation?"

Mu Lian thought for a moment. If Mu Haocun brought up spiritual energy then what he asked was spiritual energy meditation.

Mu Lian recounted her experience as she dived into her sea of chi and found herself in a dark room.

Mu Haocun confirmed that the room was what he meant. Mu Lian also said that in the room has been created an arrangement of stars.

"Good! Remember, Lian'er, the arrangement of stars will then form a galaxy and then so on for each star created" Mu Haocun said.

"What is it, Grandpa?" said Mu Lian.

"It can be said to be the embodiment of our spiritual energy," Mu Haocun said briefly.

Had Master Zhengheng or Chu Minishen heard the brief explanation that came out of Mu Haocun's mouth, they would have wept over all the effort that had been put into their lives.

In fact, to make the existence of spiritual energy into a galaxy requires more effort than anything in this world.

It can be said that spiritual energy is a benchmark of one's talent. One can practice chi or what is often referred to as life energy so as to reach the highest level of cultivation.

But what determines whether or not the fast, easy or winding journey of one's cultivation is his spiritual energy.

"good. I'll follow grandfather's lead later," Mu Lian said.

"No. You will follow Master Zhengheng's lead. Grandfather will enter a trance state, where grandfather will not respond even if grandfather is attacked" Mu Haocun continued

"One more thing Grandpa wants to say, Grandpa wants you to conduct a chi extraction trial with existing materials. Grandfather must help you but grandfather must eradicate the Preta-Preta that appeared during the cultivation of Siwang Mo-gu,"

After discussing with Mu Lian, Mu Haocun was increasingly convinced that there were ways that could increase the effectiveness of the extraction.

Unfortunately, Mu Haocun's hand was already very full of the extermination of Preta and the preparation of chi extraction.

He had to keep his body in tip-top shape as the extraction progressed. Fortunately there was Mu Lian who had spiritual energy that was no less powerful than her.

Many did not know that Mu Lian actually possessed extremely powerful spiritual energy. Therefore Mu Haocun insisted on teaching Mu Lian Alchemy.

Even his best friend, Master Yi, had not been told anything about Mu Lian's spiritual energy. Mu Haocun planned to tell the truth after the matter of life seedlings was over.

As matters came in turn, Mu Haocun did not have time to tell his secret regarding Mu Lian's spiritual energy to Master Yi.

But maybe his best friend already knows the truth, considering that Master Yi is very sensitive to the events around him.

And also, Mu Haocun was sure whatever he planned it to be like Master Yi would find out in a short time.

"Grandfather will soon give you some Siwang Mo-gu that can already be harvested from you" Mu Haocun said.

"Ens. It's still two months away until the first Siwang Mo-gu can be harvested, right?" said Mu Lian.

"The duration takes an average of three months, but some also take two to three months" Mu Haocun said.

"Don't forget to take a break, Grandfather," Mu Lian said as she clasped Mu Haocun's hand.

During those two or three months Mu Haocun and Master Zhengheng had to eradicate Preta. Meng Zhi and Master Yi could actually perform an extermination but the spiritual energy of both were insufficient.

Feeling their work would not be effective eventually only Mu Haocun and Master Zhengheng got the task of exterminating Preta.

While Meng Zhi, Meimei, Master Yi and Chu Minishen would take turns helping Mu Haocun or Master Zhengheng eradicate Preta.

"of course. But do not forget to make grandfather herbal tea yes," said Mu Haocun. Mu Lian nodded.

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Day after day Mu Lian walked with busyness.

Without feeling Han Tengfei looked increasingly willing to open himself in front of Xiaoxiao.

Despite being busy, Mu Lian did not forget about her mission. The first was to get Xiaoxiao to continue studying the array under Master Zhengheng's guidance and the second was to bring Xiaoxiao closer to Han Tengfei.

"Oh, Xiaoxiao. How's your. Today it looks like we will accompany Lian'er again," Han Tengfei said.

Xiaoxiao who was standing in front of the gate looked shivering from the cold air but her face remained crimson.

"B-how are you, Senior. S-happy, I mean yes, today was good," Xiaoxiao said. Mu Lian pulled the tip of Xiaoxiao's clothes. What did the girl really say?

Ling Zizhou simply shook his head. It had been a week but still Xiaoxiao's tongue was muddied before Han Tengfei.

Ling Zizhou glanced at Mu Lian. Doubt flushed from his eyes. Ling Zizhou was not sure if Mu Lian's plan would work.

"Well, let's go to South Hill!" mu Lian said cheerfully. No matter how stammered Xiaoxiao was in front of Han Tengfei. With more definite effort Xiaoxiao could.