A gathering treasure basin!
A treasure!
Wait a minute...
He Pingsheng took a deep breath, his eyes narrowing slightly.
He thought of something else: the spring water!
That's right!
Yesterday, those two women came and said that the mountain spring water had changed, it wasn't as clear and sweet as before.
Previously, He Pingsheng didn't know why, but now he roughly understood what was going on.
After water was put into this basin, it would turn green.
It seemed that the green water wasn't spoiled or moldy; it must have contained something that could make the spring water sweet and clear, and this basin had been lying at the bottom of that shallow pool before, producing green water daily, but it was diluted by the large pool.
So, on the surface, nothing could be seen, but in reality, it could affect the water quality.
Later, the basin was taken away by He Pingsheng, and this water-purifying function disappeared with it.
It was no wonder that the originally clear and sweet mountain spring turned into ordinary water.
Connecting several events, He Pingsheng finally confirmed that the basin in his hand was an unparalleled treasure.
"What a treasure!" He touched the basin with his hand, then decisively swallowed the Gold Bone Pill with four pill patterns in his hand.
Since this treasure can turn one item into two, what if I eat this Gold Bone Pill?
Put the remaining one in, and tomorrow I can get two again!
Boom...
The Medicinal Pill melted upon entering his mouth, and a surge of majestic Qi instantly coursed through He Pingsheng's body.
He felt a warmth spread throughout his body.
The injuries and bruises on his hands and arms were visibly fading.
His chest no longer hurt, and his head no longer ached.
The metallic taste of blood that occasionally appeared in his nasal cavity also vanished.
In the Time it took for a meal, He Pingsheng's body had recovered to its previous state, without a single trace of injury.
This...
Too powerful!
He Pingsheng once again felt a sense of unreality.
He continued to pinch his thigh hard.
After about half an hour, he finally calmed down completely from the excitement and joy he had just experienced.
Don't just be excited, you also need to think about what to do next.
It's Time to move!
However, He Pingsheng still faced considerable risks.
The gathering treasure basin was not a concern, because from the outside, it just looked like an ordinary broken basin.
The Medicinal Pills were also not a concern.
Because they were very small, they could easily be hidden in the corner of his clothes without revealing any clues.
But the key was, there was still a pile of Time rice.
What to do?
Take it with him when he moved, or throw it away?
After a few breaths of thought, He Pingsheng made his decision!
He placed his clothes and the rice into the basin, covering them tightly, and only when everyone in the courtyard had left did he tiptoe out of his room and go to the latrine.
There was a drain in the latrine!
He Pingsheng did not hesitate, pouring all the Time spiritual rice into the latrine opening with a whoosh.
The Time rice sank, disappearing into the sewage.
And this sewage would be flushed into the mountain gully with the water flow.
So, all traces were gone!
After doing all this, He Pingsheng took his basin, clothes, and the large iron bowl for eating, and walked all the way to the Pill Refining Room on Xiuzhu Peak.
Xiuzhu Peak is very large!
The mountain is ten thousand ren high, but some areas have been cleared to build pavilions and towers.
These buildings are located in relatively flat areas, but flat ground on the mountain is scarce and scattered, so the various places on Xiuzhu Peak are quite spread out.
Walking up from the Utility Disciple class, about three or four li of mountain road led to a building that looked like a temple from the outside.
He Pingsheng could read, and this was the Pill Refining Room.
Entering the courtyard gate, there were clumps of dense bamboo.
Between the bamboos, there was a large hall painted yellow, which was solemn and ancient, but its high walls were covered with cobwebs.
A young man, about twenty years old, saw He Pingsheng walking over and pointed at him from the high steps: "Wait a moment... Are you the new Utility Disciple for the Pill Refining Room?"
"Yes!" He Pingsheng placed the pottery basin on the ground and respectfully bowed to the man: "This Disciple is He Pingsheng!"
"Come here!"
The man beckoned.
He Pingsheng then went up, holding the pottery basin.
The man reached into the pottery basin and rummaged through it, finding nothing but He Pingsheng's clothes, a large iron bowl, a pair of chopsticks, and then the old pottery basin.
The young man's lips curled into a hint of mockery, saying, "You're really poor!"
He Pingsheng, however, felt a lingering fear: "It's a good thing I threw the Time spiritual rice into the latrine pit earlier, otherwise I really wouldn't have passed this test today."
"Alright!" The young man said: "Let me tell you, my surname is Hao, and I am the Immortal in charge of this Pill Refining Room!"
"From now on, you will be responsible for the miscellaneous tasks in this Pill Refining Room!"
"See... there's a house over there, that's where you'll live from now on. Go, put your things away first, then come find me!"
"I'll tell you your tasks!"
"Yes!" He Pingsheng bowed respectfully again: "Senior Brother!"
With that, he carried the pottery basin and walked into the nearby house.
This house was similar to the Utility Disciple's quarters he had lived in before, but it was larger and had a partition.
Inside the partition was the bedroom, with a bed and bedding.
Outside was a table and some miscellaneous items.
How to put it!
It was slightly better than the Utility Disciple's quarters!
He Pingsheng placed the pottery basin in the bedroom, locked the door, and returned to the entrance of the main hall where Senior Brother Hao was.
"Come in!"
Senior Brother Hao's voice came from inside.
He Pingsheng cautiously walked in.
The Pill Refining Room inside was clean!
It was spotless.
The hall was large and spacious, and in the very center of the hall was a huge Pill Furnace, spherical in shape, with three legs at the bottom.
Between the three legs were three openings for firewood!
Burning firewood was naturally for combustion; fire was an indispensable part of Alchemy.
Seeing this, He Pingsheng was a little surprised.
In his imagination, an Immortal performing Alchemy would just have a wisp of Immortal fire flying out to burn the Cauldron.
But here...
It really was using firewood to burn.
"Come here!" Senior Brother Hao waved his hand and said, "Let me tell you about your work!"
"First is the cleaning of this main hall!"
"Listen carefully... when Alchemy is performed, furnace ash flies everywhere, so the room is full of dust!"
"After Alchemy, you must not only clean the furnace ash from the tables, the floor, and the rafters, but also empty the furnace ash from the bottom of the Pill Furnace!"
"This is the most basic work!"
"Besides that, you also need to chop firewood!"
"Firewood is very important; many people have problems with it!"
"You need to remember, be careful, be careful!"
