While Mo Wuji could tell that Stone Pill Master hadn't extracted the medicine completely, he himself didn't even know how to purify it. Purifying spiritual herbs was a tedious and complex process, and Mo Wuji was still in the learning stage of various properties and compatibility of spiritual herbs, not yet at the point of purifying them.

Moreover, purifying spiritual herbs required a large number of spiritual herbs to practice with, and with his current wealth, he simply didn't have the ability to learn.

Another hour passed, and Mo Wuji gradually smelled the fragrance of pills. The excited look on Stone Pill Master's face became more and more intense, and he vaguely felt that his pill-making luck today was indeed better than before.

At this time, Stone Pill Master finally dropped the shovel in his hand, and the flames in the pill furnace were also reduced by him. His hands were constantly patting the outside of the pill furnace, and Mo Wuji seemed to see several pills rolling in the pill furnace.

With a "crack" sound, Mo Wuji saw Stone Pill Master reach out and push up the handle next to the pill furnace, and slapped the outside of the pill furnace with his hand. Six green and red pills fell into the jade bottle next to him.

"Hahahaha..." Seeing these six pills fly out, Stone Pill Master laughed heartily, and the smug and excited expression in his eyes couldn't be concealed at all.

Mo Wuji was a little disappointed in his heart. To be honest, although he couldn't do what Stone Pill Master had just done, he really couldn't admire Stone Pill Master's pill-making techniques and processes. It could be said that besides the action of clearing the residue in the pill furnace at the beginning that made him feel a bit handsome, nothing else made him admire.

He didn't see the legendary hand gestures and pill incantations needed for pill making, he saw a spatula. He didn't see the legendary pill fire, he saw ground fire. He didn't see the legendary pill collection, he only saw a slap that knocked the pills out of the pill furnace.

"Third-grade spiritual pill, I finally refined a third-grade spiritual pill, and it's still a Meridian Connecting Pill. I, Shi Jun, am now also a third-grade human pill master. Master, you said that my aptitude is limited and I will never be able to step into the ranks of a third-grade human pill master, but today I did it..." Stone Pill Master grasped the jade bottle and seemed to become more and more excited.

Mo Wuji sighed, was this like Fan Jin passing the imperial examination?

His master was right, with his pill-making methods and aptitude, it was indeed difficult to enter the ranks of a third-grade human pill master. Even if Mo Wuji hadn't become a real pill refiner yet, he could see that this Stone Pill Master's pill-making aptitude was indeed limited.

Hard work after birth can make up for many congenital deficiencies. But in some industries, even if you work hard after birth, it is difficult to succeed without talent. On Earth, plant research scientists are such an industry, and sometimes it relies on a kind of innate feeling.

"You're right, you are indeed a lucky star. For this Meridian Connecting Pill, I have refined eleven furnaces and all have failed. It was indeed right to call you to the pill room today, I really did refine it successfully and became a true third-grade human pill master." Shi Jun's tone was still excited, and he used three "indeed" in a row.

Mo Wuji thought to himself, looking at your appearance, not only did your name not have foresight, but you also don't have foresight about your own pill-making level. I don't believe that you can refine the same furnace of Meridian Connecting Pills next time without me. Just honestly be your second-grade human pill master. Third-grade human pill master? You really think too much.

Before, he thought that this Stone Pill Master had failed seven times, but he didn't expect that this guy had already failed eleven times. If he hadn't helped him, this twelfth time would have failed as well.

"Congratulations, Stone Pill Master, disciple takes his leave." Mo Wuji had no interest in staying here to listen to this guy bragging.

Shi Jun suddenly said, "Don't rush to leave, what's your name?"

"Disciple Mo Wuji." Mo Wuji quickly replied, although he felt that this Shi Jun didn't have much future. He knew very well in his heart that in the sect, this Stone Pill Master was like the bright moon in the sky compared to a firefly. He couldn't afford to offend this kind of person.

Shi Jun nodded with satisfaction, "You are very good, follow me from now on and help me distribute medicinal materials."

Mo Wuji was shocked in his heart, wouldn't this be asking him to die? With this Stone Pill Master's pill-making skills, refining third-grade spiritual pills, it is estimated that ten out of ten times will fail. The extra time is because for ten pill refinements, he needs at least eleven portions of medicinal materials.

"Senior, this junior has always been a handyman disciple in the No. 19 medicine dispensing room, it is inconvenient to follow senior, please forgive me." Mo Wuji refused without hesitation.

Shi Jun looked at Mo Wuji in disbelief, what a great opportunity this was! If it were any other handyman disciple, they would probably have already knelt on the ground and thanked him profusely. How could Mo Wuji be like this, not only not thanking him, but also not wanting to follow him.

"Did I hear wrong? Do you know what you just said? Do you know what you will miss if you refuse?" Shi Jun finally recovered, and asked even more puzzled.

Mo Wuji said in his heart, I know too well. Following a mediocre pill master like you, it would be strange to have a future. I would rather dispense medicine here and then learn some pill-making techniques from other pill refiners. Follow you to learn how to stir-fry dishes? I really don't have that interest.

Confirming that Mo Wuji really didn't want to follow him to be a handyman specializing in dispensing medicinal materials for him, Shi Jun snorted coldly, threw a jade bottle to Mo Wuji, and then turned and left. A handyman disciple dared to refuse such a good thing, which made him extremely angry. However, he had said that he would give Mo Wuji some benefits if the pill was successful, and he would not break his promise to a handyman disciple like Mo Wuji.

Mo Wuji naturally wouldn't refuse Shi Jun's reward, this was what he deserved. His Water Rong Vine was also bought with money. If he hadn't added the Water Rong Vine, Shi Jun's furnace of Meridian Connecting Pills would definitely have failed.

Looking at the bottle in his hand, Mo Wuji thought, even if the pills inside weren't worth much, this jade bottle would be worth some money. He couldn't afford jade bottles for his Meridian Opening Liquid, those were all small, finger-sized glass bottles.

The jade bottle given by Shi Jun had "Qi Condensation Pill" written on it. This kind of pill was suitable for cultivators in the early stage of Meridian Expansion to use, and could improve the cultivator's cultivation speed. However, Mo Wuji felt that this kind of pill was not very useful to him, it was enough for him to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and he didn't need this kind of Qi Condensation Pill at all.

Putting away the pills, Mo Wuji didn't care about Shi Jun's anger. He returned to his residence and continued to study the wordless pill book.

Although Shi Jun's pill-making techniques were very poor in Mo Wuji's eyes, he still learned a lot from Shi Jun. In the next stage, he would start learning medicinal material purification. The principle of medicinal material purification and spiritual herb properties was different, it required hands-on practice. He had to buy some low-level spiritual herbs to come back and practice while learning.

It's just that he didn't have much gold coins on him, and even the cheapest spiritual herbs cost dozens of gold coins or more. Slightly better spiritual herbs cost tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of gold coins. Better spiritual herbs, he heard, could not be bought with gold coins, but must be bought with spirit stones.

Regarding the currency unit of spirit stones, Mo Wuji had only heard of it, but had never seen it, let alone used it. He heard that spirit stones could not only be used as currency, but also as a resource for cultivation. The spiritual energy contained in them was countless times richer than the spiritual energy outside, and it was easier to absorb and transform into yuanqi.

To purify medicinal materials, in addition to practicing with spiritual herbs, he also needed a high-level pill furnace. Mo Wuji couldn't even afford spiritual herbs, so naturally he couldn't afford a pill furnace even more.

Looking at Yan'er, who was already sound asleep, Mo Wuji decided to find Wu Kai for help. He needed someone to take care of Yan'er, and then he could go out to find some spiritual herbs, instead of spending money to buy them.

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