Chapter 729: Guidance, Elixir

Master Qiyun!

One of the four famous pharmacists in the Zhongzhou Alchemist Association.

It is said that this Master Qiyun is very skilled in alchemy.

But, his temperament is also quite strange.

As long as the person has a similar temperament to him, even if he is a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage, he can personally make pills for him without charging a penny.

If he doesn't agree with someone's temper, he won't make a move no matter how much the cultivator offers.

The most frustrating thing is that Master Qiyun, who has such a bad temper, has an extraordinary status in the Alchemist Association.

Moreover, he is the chief among the four great pharmacists.

Ordinary people don't have the courage to cause trouble for him.

The immortal cultivators who have the courage to cause trouble to Master Qiyun have something to ask of Master Qiyun, so naturally he will not offend him easily.

Chen Xuanzhen didn't expect that the immortal cultivator that Tianjizi brought him to see this time was actually Master Qiyun.

“Haha, you also know my reputation? Reputation is just empty talk. Alchemy is the real skill.”

"I don't care about these empty names. If you can grasp even one tenth of my experience in alchemy, it will be enough for you to make a name for yourself in the world of immortal cultivation in Zhongzhou."

Master Qiyun explained with a smile, then glanced at Chen Xuan and urged him again: "Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and make the elixir. If you can't make a top-grade elixir within one stick of incense, I will kick you out directly because I will not give Tianjizi face."

Chen Xuan was speechless when he heard this.

His eyes swept across Tianjizi's face.

Seeing this old guy looking at him with an awkward expression and smiling, Chen Xuan didn't know what to say.

After bowing to Master Qiyun, Chen Xuan said, "Please use my secret room for a while."

"Hehe, there is a vacant alchemy secret room here, you can use it at will. However, you only have one stick of incense to refine the alchemy now."

After Master Qiyun explained, he ignored Chen Xuan again.

He sat casually next to Tianjizi.

For some reason, Tianjizi was too lazy to explain.

He actually sat on the chair and closed his eyes to rest.

Chen Xuan ignored all this and found a secret alchemy room and walked in.

hum!

With a wave of his hand, the protective formation in the alchemy chamber was fully activated.

Chen Xuan thought for a moment and took out more than ten spiritual herbs.

There is only one hour to refine the elixir, so Chen Xuan does not dare to be careless.

With a thought, he directly activated the Soul-Cangling Cauldron.

Soon, he was doing two things at once: selecting elixirs while closely monitoring the temperature in the Soul Cauldron with his spiritual sense.

Just wait for the temperature in the Soul Cauldron to reach the optimal temperature for refining pills.

Chen Xuan did not stop and threw one spiritual medicine after another directly into the Soul Storage Cauldron.

boom!

Almost instantly, the temperature emitted by the essence of Lihuo suddenly increased.

In an instant, the temperature in the Soul Cauldron increased several times.

The elixir that Chen Xuan had just thrown into the Soul Storage Cauldron was burned to ashes in the blink of an eye.

Only the extremely pure essence of the spiritual medicine was retained at the bottom of the Soul Storage Cauldron, turning into a small drop of crystal clear liquid that kept spinning.

At this moment, Chen Xuan was concentrating on operating the Cangling Cauldron meticulously.

After just one hour, a strange medicinal fragrance emanated from the Cangling Ding that Chen Xuan was activating.

Soon, a colorful glow appeared rapidly.

The lid of the Zangling Ding, which had been tightly closed, was shaking violently at this moment.

And it was directly bounced away by the mysterious magic spell cast by Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan did not hesitate. He changed his spells and pointed at an empty jade bottle in the air.

He immediately put ten jade-white pills steadily into the jade bottle.

Chen Xuan's divine sense swept over the pills he had just refined. Seeing that each of these pills had four dan patterns, he immediately smiled with satisfaction.

“Although Master Qiyun is one of the four great pharmacists, I wonder what he would think if he saw the pills I made.”

Chen Xuan smiled secretly.

Soon, he gathered his things and left the alchemy secret room.

When he came out, he saw Tianjizi and Master Qiyun looking at each other, neither of them willing to give in to the other.

This made Chen Xuan look surprised.

"My two fellow Taoists, what are you doing?" Chen Xuan asked curiously.

"Haha, Master Xuan Chen, you don't know. This old guy actually questioned your alchemy skills. Haha..."

Tianjizi looked at Chen Xuan strangely and laughed.

Master Qiyun on the side looked at Chen Xuan with surprise.

"Can you really refine a top-grade elixir?"

Chen Xuan did not explain, but threw the pill he had just refined to Master Qiyun.

hum!

Master Qiyun snapped his fingers, and a gentle force lifted the jade bottle thrown by Chen Xuan and held it steadily in his hand.

At this moment, Master Qiyun did not rush to open the jade bottle to check the elixir. Instead, he took a sniff with great interest.

Soon, Master Qiyun looked up at Chen Xuan.

"Your alchemy skills are indeed quite good. Just based on the aroma emitted from these pills, it is enough to conclude that you are very good at purifying the essence of spiritual medicines."

At this moment, Chen Xuan clearly felt that Master Qiyun's gaze towards him was no longer as cold as before.

Chen Xuan was too lazy to explain.

Anyway, his alchemy level is there.

He doesn't care no matter what Master Qiyun says.

However, thinking about Tianjizi, who suddenly came to find him and brought him directly to Master Qiyun, Chen Xuan felt quite confused.

"Tianjizi is definitely not someone who does things without a purpose. He brought me here to see Master Qiyun, so I'm afraid there is another reason."

"But he never explained. What does that mean?"

Chen Xuan glanced at Tianjizi with curiosity.

Seeing Tianjizi smiling at him but not explaining, Chen Xuan became more and more confused.

At this moment, Master Qiyun on the side had already opened the jade bottle.

Just pour out all ten pills inside.

This time, Chen Xuan refined the Huiyuan Pill, which is used to improve the cultivation level of cultivators in the early Nascent Soul stage.

This kind of elixir is very common on the market, and the method of refining it is quite simple.

Chen Xuan had refined some for others before.

Not only is he very familiar with the steps of alchemy, but he also has some magical medicines in his hands, which can be used to refine Huiyuan Pills.

Otherwise, if Chen Xuan were to refine other elixirs, it probably wouldn't be so easy.

"It's true that all ten of them are top-grade pills. But..."

When Master Qiyun said this, he suddenly looked up and looked at Chen Xuan carefully.

After a long while, he pointed to the chair next to the table and said, "Fellow Daoist, I have a few questions. Can I talk to you about them?"

Chen Xuan didn't hesitate to sit down and said, "Master Qiyun, you are one of the four great pharmacists. For a senior like you, what problem can stump you?"

Master Qiyun smiled awkwardly.

The look in his eyes when he looked at Chen Xuan became unusually gentle.

"I am a lazy person. I usually don't see outsiders. If it weren't for that old fellow Tianjizi bringing you here, I would definitely not recognize me."

"However, today, seeing fellow Daoist making pills, I was deeply touched."

Having said this, Master Qiyun's eyes suddenly became solemn.

He took out a Huiyuan Pill and threw it to Chen Xuan: "Take a close look at the pill you made. When adding Huiyun Grass, you could have controlled the temperature better. But in order to gently blend the medicinal power of Huiyun Grass into the essence of the medicinal power, you actually chose to increase the flame temperature. This resulted in this pill, although it was refined into a top-grade pill, it was still far from the top-grade pill.

As an alchemist, Chen Xuan was the one who personally refined the Hui Yuan Dan. How could he not know what Master Qiyun said?

Although what Master Qiyun said was true, Chen Xuan did not make any comment.

After Master Qi Yun pointed out several problems that Chen Xuan had encountered in the alchemy process, Chen Xuan looked at Master Qi Yun with awe.

Just now, the last bit of dissatisfaction towards Master Qiyun completely disappeared.

"I've heard of Master Qiyun for a long time. After meeting him today, I realized that there are always people better than you."

"Master, you are right. During the process of refining Hui Yuan Dan, I did encounter the problems you mentioned."

"It's just that I think these problems are harmless. They won't prevent me from refining top-grade elixirs. But listening to what the master said has benefited me a lot."

Chen Xuan said sincerely with a smile.

Master Qiyun laughed, and then looked at Chen Xuan and said, "Master Xuan Chen is young, and he is studious and inquisitive. He is indeed a promising talent. However, in my opinion, although you have a good talent for alchemy, you are not following the orthodox path of alchemy."

“That’s why many small problems that could have been avoided have become the biggest obstacles that prevent fellow Taoists from improving their alchemy skills.”

When Master Qiyun said this, he looked deeply at Tianjizi.

Upon seeing this, Tianjizi coughed and said, "Master Xuanchen, I have the audacity to invite you to see this old man today. I did not tell you the purpose of this visit. Firstly, I was worried that you, Master Xuanchen, would not be able to pass this old man's test. Secondly, I was also worried that you, Master Xuanchen, were young and energetic and would not be willing to humbly accept the guidance of this old man Qiyun. Now it seems that these worries of mine are unnecessary."

"Then, next I think I can tell you, Master Xuan Chen, the real purpose of inviting you here."

Tianjizi smiled apologetically.

Without waiting for Chen Xuan to speak, he asked again: "Master Xuan Chen, do you know how many grades of elixirs there are now?"

As an alchemist, Chen Xuan knew the classification of elixirs.

Soon, Chen Xuan said without hesitation: "Pills are divided into four types: low-grade, high-grade, medium-grade, and top-grade."

Before Tianjizi could speak, Master Qiyun beside him asked with a smile, "What about above the best?"

"Above the best? Is there a elixir that is more advanced than the best?" Chen Xuan looked puzzled.

Master Qiyun nodded seriously.

"There are indeed several different qualities of elixirs above the best. In fact, to put it bluntly, these elixirs of different qualities also belong to the category of best elixirs."

"However, the quality of these pills varies greatly with each small difference in quality."

"In order to make it easier to distinguish, we usually divide the best elixirs into ten grades. Master Xuan Chen, have you ever heard of the tenth grade elixir?"