Chapter 48: Junior Sister Zheng
With the help of Elder Han, the thirteen materials for refining the Bigu Pill were prepared in a short while.
The dosage of each elixir is fixed. Li Yu only needs to add the spiritual liquid one portion at a time according to the order written on the elixir recipe, and then slowly refine it with the fire of mana.
It should be noted that when these spiritual medicines are mixed together, the spiritual power contained in them is extremely violent. You need to be extremely careful when refining them, otherwise the furnace will explode if you are not careful.
Han Tiancheng stayed beside Li Yu, ready to deal with any emergency at any time.
Of course, he also has his own little thoughts when he is so nice to Li Yu.
As an alchemist, who doesn't want to get a glimpse of the mysteries of the realm of heaven and man? He can watch Li Yu making the elixir with his own eyes. He can be said to be the first to see the moon because he is close to the water. Of course, he will not waste such an opportunity.
Li Yu added the spiritual liquid in order and then began to refine the elixir.
The biggest difference between refining first-grade elixirs and low-grade elixirs is that the elixir this time contains powerful energy and is not so easy to control. Fortunately, Li Yu has profound magical powers and has exceeded the ninth level of Qi Refining, so this difficulty is nothing to him.
After a full hour, Li Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief and withdrew the magic fire.
During this hour, Han Tiancheng stared at Li Yu without blinking, until his eyes were sore, but he still could not get a glimpse of the mystery of the realm of heaven and man.
He rubbed his eyes and asked, "How is it?"
Li Yu opened the alchemy furnace, and eight white pills with three elixir patterns appeared at the bottom of the furnace.
He shook his head and said, "As expected of a first-grade elixir, there isn't even one super-grade one, and the number is less than ten..."
This was not a competition, and there was no reward for Tongmai Dan, so Li Yu did not cheat. He thought he could produce at least ten pills, including one or two top-grade ones. It seems that he overestimated his strength.
Han Tiancheng pursed his lips and said nothing.
When he first refined a first-level pill, even the pill furnace exploded. He refined it ten times before he finally refined one, but it was still a low-quality pill with only one pill pattern, which was inedible. The comparison between the two was really speechless...
The dominance of the three spiritual veins in the way of alchemy is simply terrifying.
He forced a smile on his face and said, "Congratulations, Li Yu. This is your first time refining a first-grade pill. It's already very good to be able to do this. Some first-grade alchemists have been refining pills for a hundred years, but they can't make pills as good as you..."
Not long after, Li Yu returned to his courtyard carrying a pile of books.
It must be said that Elder Han was quite kind to him. These books were all advanced books on the Dao of Alchemy, and they also contained Elder Han’s own notes on alchemy. For Li Yu, who was going to take the first-level alchemist exam, it was a timely help...
In the world of immortal cultivation, alchemists also need to be certified.
From the alchemy apprentice, first-grade alchemist, second-grade alchemist, third-grade alchemist, to fourth-grade alchemist, each promotion has a standard process, which is basically the same in the major sects.
The alchemists of Kunlun Sect are the most recognized in the world of immortal cultivation. If one can't make it in Kunlun anymore, he will be treated with great courtesy if he goes to any other sect.
Li Yu is only an apprentice of alchemy now and needs to pass an assessment before he can be promoted to a first-class alchemist.
The first-grade alchemist assessment requires the alchemist to refine three first-grade elixirs, and the success rate cannot be too low, at least one out of three materials must be successful. Passing this assessment will officially make you a first-grade alchemist and enjoy the treatment of a villa and secretary provided by the sect...
For the sake of his villa and secretary, Li Yu spent the next few days studying these books on alchemy with the same enthusiasm he had when he took the college entrance examination.
There are many first-level elixirs, the most classic of which are the Bigu Pills and the Qi Rejuvenating Pills. These two types of pills require the least materials and have the mildest medicinal properties, making them suitable for apprentices of alchemy who want to advance.
In addition to these two types of elixirs, there is also an offensive elixir, such as the Flame Explosion Pill, Ice Pill, Wood Binding Pill, etc. This kind of elixir has a similar effect to the talisman. It is a one-time consumable. After it is thrown out, it will actively release spells of various types, saving your own mana and releasing it faster.
However, this type of offensive elixir is much more difficult to refine than the Qi-recovering elixir and the Bigu elixir. Not only the steps are also more complicated. It is one of the most difficult first-grade elixirs and is infinitely close to the second-grade elixir.
After careful consideration, Li Yu selected three first-grade elixirs as the assessment elixirs for his promotion to a first-grade alchemist.
The three types of elixirs are Huiqi Pill, Bigu Pill and Baoyuan Pill.
Huiqi Pills and Bigu Pills are the most classic first-grade elixirs. After being promoted to a first-grade alchemist, one needs to refine a certain amount for the sect every month. Baoyuan Pills are an advanced version of Liuwei Dihuang Pills. After taking them, they can warm the kidneys and strengthen the yang, replenish the blood and strengthen the body, and can also treat kidney essence deficiency.
Of course Li Yu didn't need this thing, but he asked Junior Sister Xu to do an investigation in exchange for a bottle of beauty pill . It turned out that the best-selling and most popular pill in Danxin Pavilion was not Huiqi Pill or Tongmai Pill, but Baoyuan Pill.
The body of a cultivator will become stronger as his cultivation level improves, but this strengthening is only external. If certain aspects are used too much, they will still become weak.
In addition, some of the sect's foundation-building elders are nearing the end of their lives. Looking back on their lives, they find that they have been practicing hard all their lives, but in the end they still have no chance to form a pill. Before they die, they want to experience a happiness that they have never had...
But at this time, their bodies have already become old and weak, no longer as strong as they once were, so they have a greater need for Baoyuan Dan.
There are also those male disciples who try to take shortcuts and get close to the female elders who are in the foundation-building stage. Their cultivation is not high, and their physical fitness is not much better than that of ordinary people. They need this kind of elixir even more, and they need it frequently and in large quantities.
After Li Yu became a first-class alchemist, he had to find a way to earn spirit coins to support himself and his secretary. Of course, he would refine whichever elixir sold best.
Li Yu wanted to try it now, but he didn't have an alchemy furnace for refining first-level pills, nor did he have the materials needed to refine those pills. This was the disadvantage of having no background. The genius alchemists in the sect all had high-level alchemist masters behind them, so they didn't have to worry about these things at all...
He planned to ask Wu Tong where he could get these herbs. This kid was well-informed. Li Yu remembered that he had obtained the materials for a Qi-restoring pill not long after he came to the sect.
He had just walked into the yard when there was a knock on the door.
Li Yu stopped and said, "Please come in."
The gate was slowly pushed open, and Li Yu saw a very unexpected person.
A few days ago, at the alchemy apprentice competition, the talented girl who was refining medicine next to him.
One of them was the champion and the other was the third. Except for a brief conversation between Li Yu and her in the first round, they never had any communication since then.
They had only met once, why did she come to see him?
The girl smiled at Li Yu and said, "Hello, Senior Brother Li."
Although he didn't know what her purpose was, she was very polite, so Li Yu also politely replied: "Hello, Junior Sister Zheng, may I ask what can I do for you?"
The girl smiled slightly and said, "If you have nothing to do, you can't come to see Senior Brother Li. We are all alchemists. We can discuss the way of alchemy when we have nothing to do. I also admire Senior Brother Li's attainments in the way of alchemy..."
She glanced at the books that Li Yu had placed on the stone table in the courtyard and asked, "Brother, are you preparing to take the first-grade alchemist exam?"
Li Yu nodded and said, "Yes."
Junior Sister Zheng said, "It just so happens that I have also been trying to refine a first-level elixir recently. We can exchange ideas."
Li Yu said embarrassedly: "I don't have the spiritual herbs and medicines to refine the first-level elixir, nor do I have an elixir furnace. I am still in the stage of reading books."
Junior Sister Zheng waved her hand gently, and a furnace and a pile of spiritual herbs appeared on the stone table in front of Li Yu. She smiled and said to Li Yu, "I have them. Senior Brother Li, you can try. If these materials are not enough, I will go back and get some more..."
At this time, Li Yu had to envy the disciples of these high-level alchemists.
Not only does everyone have a storage magic weapon, but the resources they enjoy are also incomparable to what he can compare to.
The growth of an alchemist requires a large amount of spiritual herbs and medicines to practice. Without huge resource support, it is difficult to train a high-level alchemist.
There is no such thing as a free lunch. There must be another reason why Junior Sister Zheng is so generous.
She is not Jiang Li, so she would not give Li Yu so many things for free.
Li Yu declined her generosity a few times, then accepted it frankly. After all, he needed a lot of materials to practice in order to take the first-grade alchemist assessment. He would rather accept the alchemy materials that were delivered to his doorstep.
She is the one who has the plan. I believe it won't be long before Li Yu finds out what she is up to.
