Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Tang Ning flipped through the file. It was clear at a glance how to learn elixirs, talismans, weapons, formation flag disciples' names and cultivation levels in various subjects. He closed the file.

"The sect decided to set aside thirty alchemy rooms and weapon refining rooms for disciples to learn skills."

"I will announce the specific arrangements below. Ten disciples from the Qingxuan Palace Division will go to the Alchemy Room No. 1."

"Ten disciples from the Palm Seal Department are going to the Alchemy Room No. 2."

"Ten disciples of the Zhidian Department are going to the alchemy room No. 3."

"Ten disciples from the Audit Department and the Transfer Department will go to the alchemy room No. 4."

"Ten disciples from the Xuande Palace Palm Seal Department are going to the alchemy room No. 5."

"Ten disciples from the Supervision Department are going to the alchemy room No. 6."

"Ten disciples from the Staff Department are going to the alchemy room No. 7."

"A total of ten disciples from the Prison Department and the Soothing Department are going to the alchemy room No. 8."

"Ten disciples from the Palm Seal Department of Yuan Yi Palace are going to the alchemy room No. 9."

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Tang Ning assigned 390 disciples to each alchemy room and weapon refining room one by one, and assigned them corresponding disciples to teach them the skills.

Finally, each steward led his disciples to the designated location, leaving only the supervisory team in the hall.

Tang Ning said: "Every disciple who teaches teaching skills in the Ministry of Internal Affairs must record in detail the progress of the disciples in other departments he is responsible for. Within a month, I will eliminate two hundred people who are not very talented and have no interest in this Tao." Interested disciple."

"Within two months, I will further eliminate a hundred disciples, leaving only a hundred talented disciples who are interested in this way and teach them carefully."

"So the progress of each disciple must be recorded in detail. Every ten days, I will personally watch the files you have recorded and interrogate the progress of the skills of the disciples in charge."

"Yuan Yidian must ensure that all disciples have sufficient raw materials for alchemy, weapon refining, talisman making, and array making. You must record in detail how many raw materials each group of disciples used."

"Report to me every ten days."

"Yes." Everyone responded.

"Go ahead! If you have any questions, please feel free to report to me."

"Farewell, disciple." Everyone filed out and left the hall.

Tangning also followed him out of the meeting hall, returned to the cave, and sat cross-legged to practice Qi.

As a sect's Jindan monk and in charge of Yuanyi Palace, of course he doesn't need to do everything personally. He only needs to grasp the general direction and leave all the remaining trivial matters to the people below to handle.

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At night, there was a knock on the door outside the house, and he opened his eyes: "Come in."

Mu Tiancheng pushed the door open and entered, bowed and said: "Master, Uncle Xu Qingwan of the Palm Seal Department would like to see you."

"Invite her in."

"Yes." Mu Tiancheng responded. Not long after, Xu Qingwan came in from the outside, followed by a tall man, Xu Qiyuan. The two bowed and took their seats.

Tang Ning said: "How is the situation today? Are the disciples being negligent? There must be a lot of complaints for them to spend so long learning alchemy and weapon refining!"

Xu Qingwan said: "I went to the alchemy and weapon refining rooms, including the talisman making and formation making rooms, and everything was going on in an orderly manner. It looked pretty good. Whether you really want to learn skills or you are forced to come here, At least they are following the instructions and learning in a decent way."

"That's good, there's a long way to go!" Tang Ning looked at Xu Qiyuan and said, "How do the disciples in the Intelligence Department react to this matter? You are the leader of the team. If there are disciples who are resentful and dissatisfied with this, please give them more advice."

Xu Qiyuan said: "The disciples of the Ministry of Education are very enthusiastic. Senior Brother Xu Wenze knows that this is a plan arranged and planned by your uncle, and he attaches great importance to this matter. He told me to ensure that the Ministry of Education can successfully complete the tasks assigned by the sect. Task."

"We are all your subordinates, and the Intelligence Department is your old department. We cannot hold you back at this critical moment. This disciple has taken the initiative to ask Senior Brother Xu to take full responsibility for this matter. From now on, the academic progress of all disciples in the Intelligence Department will be determined by The disciple is responsible alone.”

Tang Ning smiled and said, "It's good that you have such a responsibility and are willing to share the sect's worries. If all departments are like you and support this matter so much, I don't have to worry."

"It's just that refining alchemy, refining weapons, making talismans, and making formations are not things that can be accomplished overnight. They take decades of work. You are solely responsible for this, and I'm afraid it will delay your practice!"

Xu Qiyuan said: "To be honest, my disciple suffered the disaster of sighing as early as two years ago. He has not accomplished all these years. Instead of wasting his time, it is better to share some affairs for the sect and the department."

"In addition, I have always had a wish, hoping to learn alchemy and become an outstanding alchemist."

Tang Ning nodded and said, "When I encountered a bottleneck, I focused on alchemy. In fact, we monks may seem to have long lifespans, but most of our time is spent on Qi refining, and we don't actually have much time for ourselves. , and both alchemy and weapon refining require a lot of immersion, so there are very few high-level alchemists in the world. "

"It's good that you can think about learning a skill when you encounter a bottleneck without wasting your time. If you need any help from the sect, just tell me."

Xu Qiyuan did not answer, Xu Qingwan said: "That's right, Qiyuan hopes to have a famous teacher teach him how to make alchemy, so as not to take many detours. You are the most outstanding alchemy master in this sect, so I brought him here to ask you to teach him." The way of elixirs.”

Tang Ning muttered: "This method of alchemy is no more important than others. The most important thing is your own exploration and understanding. I think the alchemist who taught me the skill back then was only a sixth-level Qi refining monk. He was only capable of refining Qi Condensing Pills, and he only taught me the art." The most basic method of refining the Qi-nourishing Pill, I will slowly explore it in the future practice. "

"Each alchemist has his own unique method of refining alchemy, including the addition and subtraction of the amount of medicine, the balance point of the medicine's properties, the control of the fire, and the time point for melting the elixir."

"These are the alchemist's unique secret treasures, which can only be understood but cannot be explained in words."

"Based on my many years of experience, whether it is alchemy, qi refining, talisman making, or array making, these skills are all taught by a master and practiced individually. To improve skills, you need to spend a lot of time trying."

"Of course it's true that famous teachers can create great disciples, but I definitely don't have time to teach you personally. There are a lot of things waiting for me to deal with in Yuan Yidian."

"Besides, someone with a wild background like me is not a famous teacher. Since you are determined to learn this skill, that's great. Let's do this! I will find you a real famous teacher to teach you."

After Tangning finished speaking, she called out, "Tiancheng."

"What are your instructions, uncle?" Mu Tiancheng pushed open the door and walked in, bowing and asking.

Tang Ning said: "This is Xu Qiyuan from the Intelligence Department. He wants to learn alchemy skills and hopes to find a famous teacher to teach him. You take him to see your father, state your intention, and ask him to pay more attention."

"Yes." Mu Tiancheng responded.

Tang Ning said: "Qi Yuan, his father Mu Pingbo is the manager of the elixir department and has been a friend of mine for many years. He is not a dabbler like me from a wild background. Regardless of the alchemy skills or the theory and cultivation of elixirs, they are far away. Above me. Since you want to learn from a famous teacher, you can’t go wrong by following him.”

"Thank you, Uncle Tang." Xu Qiyuan responded.

"You guys go right now! You have to show up as if you are a disciple. Tiancheng, take him to your father's place!"

"Yes, Master Xu, please." Mu Tiancheng responded.

"Disciple, take your leave." Xu Qiyuan followed him out of the room.

"Is there anything else?" Tang Ning asked when she saw Xu Qingwan hadn't left.

Xu Qingwan said: "I have an unkind request, and I hope you can grant it."

"What's up?"

Xu Qingwan said: "I heard that the sect has recently further relaxed the conditions for recruiting disciples. I wonder if the child Zhirou can also join the sect?"

"There is no problem with this. She is originally a disciple of the intelligence station and works for the sect. She only needs to hand in a file to show her willingness to become a disciple of the sect. That's it."

Xu Qingwan said: "I would like to ask you to say something and let her be transferred back to the sect to serve and concentrate on building the foundation. With her cultivation level, if she reaches the front line of the Wancong Mountain camp, once there is a war, she will just be cannon fodder. Might as well stay at the intelligence station."

Tangning nodded and said, "Okay, I'll say hello to the Department of Ren. I guess it's not a big problem. How about just staying in the Intelligence Department?"

"Thank you, I'll take my leave then." Xu Qingwan stood up and left the room.

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A few days passed by in a flash. On this day, around noon, he opened his eyes from trance. Suddenly, he had an impulse to see the progress of everyone's skills, so he got up and left the cave. , came to the elixir room.

In the alchemy room No. 1, a group of ten people were neatly arranged in front of a huge desk. The cabinets on the left and right sides were filled with various medicinal herbs such as angelica, ginseng, licorice, lotus seeds, and polygonatum.

Everyone used weights to weigh, measure, grind the powder, and knead it into balls. The wooden box at their feet was full of discarded pills, and various irregular-shaped pills could be seen everywhere.

Tangning pushed the door open and walked in. The loud sound of the stone door turning shocked everyone. In an instant, everyone turned to look at him. Seeing him personally coming to inspect, everyone was shocked and bowed in salute.

The pale-faced man in charge of teaching and imparting skills in the Alchemy Department was leaning casually against the window, turning the pages of an unknown yellowed book in his hand. When he saw his arrival, he quickly stood up and saluted.

"Don't worry about me, you guys are busy with your business." Tangning smiled and casually leaned over to pick up a few discarded pills in the wooden box: "Who made these pills?"

"It's a disciple." A dark-faced man responded.

"Yes, I have reached this level in just a few days. After a few more days of practice, I will definitely be able to make a qualified pill, which will be much better than what I did back then."

"Master-uncle Miao Zan, I am not worthy of being a disciple."

"Have you made any qualified pills here?"

"Master, uncle, someone has made one." The disciple of the Alchemy Department responded.

"who is it?"

One person responded: "It's a disciple's luck."

"Okay, keep working hard."

Tang Ning gave a few words of encouragement, left the room, and went to visit the various alchemists. She secretly remembered a few talented disciples, said some words of encouragement, and then left.