The carriage flew over Mount Huaguo.
Old Lord Taishang parted the curtains and saw a lush forest beneath the wheels of the carriage. The wind that blew was fresh and sweet, making him feel at ease.
"This carriage is really stable."
Taishang Laojun praised.
Rakshasa's Daughter was a little happy. "This is our newest carriage."
She turned around and looked at Monkey King, hoping to receive his praise.
However, she saw Monkey King sitting on a soft cushion with one hand supporting his head. He seemed to be resting.
"His Majesty is daydreaming again."
Rakshasa's Daughter said. Ever since she started following Monkey King, she would occasionally see him daydreaming with his eyes closed.
"That's not daydreaming."
Taishang Laojun took a look and smiled. "He's not here at all."
Rakshasa's Daughter was confused.
'Isn't His Majesty here?'
Taishang Laojun didn't continue explaining and turned around to admire the scenery outside.
Ten minutes later, the carriage landed in front of a Daoist temple on Yongchun Island.
"This is the place to refine pills?"
Taishang Laojun got off the carriage and took a careful sniff. Sure enough, he could smell the fragrance of pills in the air.
"This Daoist temple seems to have only been built for a few years."
Taishang Laojun said.
Monkey King got off the carriage. "Yes, it's only been a few years."
He patted the fat Oxen who was pulling the carriage to express his gratitude. Then, he brought the two of them into the Daoist temple.
"I don't know much about alchemy. Mount Huaguo's alchemy was developed quite late."
Monkey King said to Taishang Laojun.
Taishang Laojun was surprised. "There are things you're not good at?"
"That's too many."
Monkey King smiled.
When he was learning in Three Stars Cave, other than martial arts and Daoist techniques, he didn't have a deep understanding of the four arts.
"His Majesty."
Zhang Liang brought a group of Daoists out of the alchemy room to welcome him.
After Liu Qi left, Zhang Liang came here to work.
Monkey King introduced to Taishang Laojun, "This is Zhang Liang, the person in charge of the temple."
Taishang Laojun looked at Zhang Liang and felt an inexplicable sense of closeness in his heart. With a quick calculation, he knew that he and Zhang Liang were fated to be master and disciple.
In the future, when Zhang Liang becomes an immortal, he can become one of his servants.
Since he was qualified to be his apprentice, Zhang Liang's alchemy skills naturally did not need to be questioned.
Zhang Liang showed Taishang Laojun the elixirs that they had refined. They were all elixirs used for cultivation and were usually used as rewards by Ao Luan to reward monsters.
"Not bad."
Taishang Laojun casually picked up a pill and put it into his mouth to eat.
"The plants of Mount Huaguo are indeed different."
The biggest difference between Mount Huaguo and the outside world was that they used some unique plants of Mount Huaguo, especially some hybrids.
Taishang Laojun was interested in the elixirs that he had never seen before, so he started to discuss with Zhang Liang.
Monkey King saw that they were chatting happily and was about to leave with Rakshasi.
"Don't go."
Taishang Laojun stopped him, "You listen from the side."
Monkey King and Rakshasi sat at the side and listened.
They listened for an entire day. Rakshasi was about to fall asleep while Monkey King frowned.
Taishang Laojun seemed to have the intention to guide him, but Monkey King was not interested in alchemy.
Other than knowledge, alchemy also required a lot of practical experience. It was not something that could be learned in a day.
Monkey King wanted to leave, but Taishang Laojun took out a pill furnace and asked Monkey King to try refining a type of pill.
"Why do you want me to refine it?"
Monkey King was curious, but he still grabbed some herbs and spent half the night refining a few pills.
Taishang Laojun picked up the pill, "As expected."
The pill had not taken shape yet, but its appearance surprised Zhang Liang and the other Daoists.
"King, how did you make such a pill?"
They asked.
Monkey King was curious, "Can't I make this pill?"
"Of course."
Taishang Laojun inspected the pill and said, "I taught you to refine it blindly, but you really succeeded."
His guidance towards Monkey King was very vague. He did not expect Monkey King to figure out a different way to refine it.
Taishang Laojun asked, "Why do you want to refine a pill that can cure illnesses?"
"Old Lord, I've written books on medicine before."
Monkey King replied. He had written books on medicine before, so he would naturally want to use pills to cure illnesses.
It was not strange for pills to cure illnesses, but even so, the pills refined by Monkey King were unique and could be easily popularized.
Taishang Laojun couldn't help but laugh, "I knew you were different from others."
Monkey King was knowledgeable, but he did not have much contact with alchemy. In Taishang Laojun's eyes, he was a rare treasure.
If he were to teach him non-traditional methods, he might come up with a brilliant idea.
Old Lord Taishang already knew that it was feasible from the pill concoction just now.
"Go to the library and learn some alchemy techniques."
Taishang Laojun said, "It's not suitable to learn too much, just read a few books. In the future, come and watch me refine pills and talk to me when you have time."
He told Monkey King the names of the two books.
Taishang Laojun did not want Monkey King to refine pills, but he was interested in his ideas.
"And this …"
The Grand Supreme Elder took out an immortal hammer from his sleeve and handed it to Sun Wukong, saying, "Return it to Immortal Zhen Yuan."
Monkey King felt that the hammer was familiar.
"Tell Zhen Yuan Daisen not to hit it."
Taishang Laojun said, "I don't know what he hit. Not only did it deform on the outside, but the inside was also shattered. It took me half a year to repair it."
"I understand."
Monkey King left with Rakshasa's Daughter.
He was going to Wu Zhuang Guan to return the hammer, while Rakshasa's Daughter took the initiative to go to the library to find the two books.
Monkey King used the Distance Shrinking Technique and arrived at Wu Zhuang Guan in the blink of an eye.
Zhen Yuan Daisen came out to greet him. He put away the hammer and looked at Monkey King with a smile.
"Great Deity." Monkey King said, "Old Lord told you to stop hitting."
Zhen Yuan Daisen was surprised, "Why?"
"I'm harder than a hammer."
Monkey King answered.
He then said goodbye to Zhen Yuan Daisen and returned to the Water Curtain Cave.
Not long after, Rakshasa's Daughter returned with the two books.
"King, I saw Goddess Chang 'e in the library."
She reported to Monkey King.
Monkey King was a bit curious, "What is she doing in the library in the middle of the night?"
"She seems to be reading a talisman book."
Rakshasa's Daughter answered, "And she's not very happy."
Monkey King was even more curious, "Why?"
"Maybe because she doesn't want to lose to Daji in singing."
Rakshasa's Daughter said, "I heard that Daji is also staying up late to practice dancing. She said that she wants to make Goddess Chang 'e admit defeat in the singing and dancing competition."
This surprised Monkey King.
The singing and dancing competition was held annually by Mount Huaguo. The champion every year was Daji, but this year, there was Goddess Chang 'e, so it was not necessarily the case.
However, Monkey King had never been able to guess a woman's mind. He thought that the two of them could get along.
The fact that the two of them did not get along was a bit of a headache for Monkey King.
But on second thought, it might be better for the two of them to compete with each other.