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On the Dou Qi Continent, there was a profession that stood above Dou Zhe, known as Alchemists! As the name implied, Alchemists could refine all kinds of miraculous pills that enhanced one's strength. Any Alchemist would be eagerly courted by every faction at any cost, their status and position exceptionally prestigious! Alchemists received such treatment naturally because of their rarity and usefulness. However, the requirements for becoming an Alchemist were extraordinarily harsh.

First, one's innate attribute had to be Fire Attribute. Second, that Fire Attribute had to contain a trace of Wood Attribute, which served as a catalyst in alchemy!

One had to know that on the Dou Qi Continent, a person's attributes were determined by their soul. A soul could only ever possess one attribute and could not contain any others. Therefore, it was essentially impossible for a single body to possess two attributes of differing strengths.

Of course, nothing was absolute. Among hundreds of millions of people, there would always be some with mutated souls. Those with mutated souls possessed the potential to become Alchemists!

However, merely possessing a soul with Fire and Wood Attributes was still not enough to become a true Alchemist, because another essential requirement was equally indispensable: Soul Perception, also known as Soul Shaping!

The three most important requirements for refining pills were materials, a flame source, and Soul Perception! Materials naturally referred to all kinds of rare herbs and treasures. Alchemists were not gods; without top-grade materials, even the cleverest housewife could not cook without rice. Thus, good materials were extremely important! The flame source was the flame required for alchemy. Ordinary fire could not be used to refine pills; one had to use Dou Flame catalyzed from Fire Attribute Dou Qi. Of course, the world was filled with Heavenly Flames, and some powerful Alchemists would obtain and use them. Using Heavenly Flames for alchemy not only greatly increased the success rate, but the pills produced were also far more potent than those refined with ordinary Dou Flame! Since alchemy took a long time, prolonged refinement consumed an enormous amount of Dou Qi. Therefore, every outstanding Alchemist was actually also a powerful Fire Attribute Dou Zhe! The final requirement was Soul Perception! When refining pills, control over the heat was of utmost importance. Sometimes, if the heat was even slightly too strong, an entire furnace of pills would turn to ash, wasting all previous effort. Thus, controlling the heat was something every Alchemist had to master. Yet to control it properly required powerful Soul Perception. Without it, no matter how well one fulfilled the first two requirements, it would all be useless! Under such harsh conditions, those qualified to become Alchemists were naturally exceedingly rare. And with so few Alchemists, those miraculous pills were naturally scarce as well. Things were precious because they were rare, which was why Alchemists possessed such an exalted, even somewhat abnormal, status.

A faint smile appeared on Gu He's lips.

Then, his gaze fell upon Yun Yun.

Gu He was not kind enough to teach someone else's disciple for free. He had only agreed because Ning Luo was Yun Yun's disciple.

After all, Gu He had secretly loved Yun Yun for a long time.

If he taught Yun Yun's disciple, how could he not make her owe him a favor?

Therefore, regardless of whether Ning Luo truly possessed talent for alchemy, he would make things difficult for him so that Yun Yun would have to ask him for help. Then, he could do her a favor, and Yun Yun would certainly be grateful to him.

By then, his relationship with Yun Yun could rise to the next level.

Ning Luo stood beside Yun Yun.

Slowly, he released his Dou Qi.

At that moment, a flame-like mass of Dou Qi appeared in Ning Luo's hand.

Seated in his chair, Gu He nodded like an accomplished master. "Not bad. Your Dou Qi contains Fire Attribute."

"Let me see whether you have Wood Attribute."

Ning Luo immediately changed the Dou Qi in his hand.

His Dou Qi instantly turned green, and a trace of Wood Attribute appeared in Ning Luo's hand.

At this moment, Gu He nodded, putting on the airs of a recluse. "Not bad. You possess both Fire Attribute and Wood Attribute, meeting the most basic requirements to become an Alchemist."

Just as Gu He spoke,

the Dou Qi in Ning Luo's hand changed again.

Next came Water Attribute.

Wind Attribute, Lightning Attribute, Earth Attribute. One attribute after another appeared in Ning Luo's hand.

Yun Yun was instantly shocked.

She had taught Ning Luo for so many years, yet she had never known that his Dou Qi contained so many attributes? The attributes of one's Dou Qi determined the cultivation techniques Ning Luo could practice. If one only possessed Fire Attribute, then one could only cultivate Fire Attribute techniques.

Previously, Ning Luo had been found to possess Fire Attribute and Wood Attribute, which was why Yun Yun had brought him here to have Gu He teach him.

But when had this boy awakened every single attribute?

At this moment, Gu He's face was also filled with shock.

He stared at Ning Luo in utter disbelief.

He had never expected this boy to be a genius with every attribute?

How was he supposed to make Yun Yun ask him for help now? How was he supposed to make Yun Yun owe him a favor? After thinking for a moment, he said, "Come here. Let me see how your Soul Perception is."

Ning Luo had lived through two lifetimes.

He knew that his Soul Perception should be extremely powerful.

Then, he slowly stepped forward.

Gu He grasped Ning Luo's hand and tested his Soul Perception.

Gu He was instantly astonished.

His eyes bulged wide, his mouth gaped open, his brows furrowed, and even his hair trembled.

He was utterly shaken.

This boy's Soul Perception is actually this terrifying?! This boy is a natural-born genius of alchemy! Gu He thought in shock.

However, no matter how gifted Ning Luo was in alchemy, he was still Yun Yun's disciple. To make Yun Yun grateful to him, Gu He was willing to use any means necessary.

He forced himself to remain calm and smiled. "Sect Leader Yun, although Ning Luo possesses Dou Qi with both Fire Attribute and Wood Attribute, his Soul Perception is somewhat lacking."