Thanks to Grandmaster Xiao for Your Guidance; I Am Deeply Grateful

Early the next morning.

Xiao Chen was waiting outside Elder Chen's small courtyard.

As a result, after waiting for about two hours, it was not until noon that I saw Elder Chen coming back with a hint of boredom.

"Hey, Xiao Chen, why are you free to come here today, but what difficulties have you encountered in cultivation?"

Generally speaking, a teacher preaches, receives knowledge, and resolves doubts.

For most disciples, although Li Fire Sect and Scripture Pavilion have replaced preaching, the latter two are inseparable from the teaching of a master.

And this point is very important. The level of the master and whether he teaches seriously will have a great impact.

However, Xiao Chen is the exception.

Originally, the characteristic of Yellow-grade Technique is that it is simple and easy to understand, and its main focus is to be easy to learn, so that even monks with insufficient qualifications and understanding can practice it relatively easily.

What's more, the Cultivation Method he practiced was still Spirit Nurturing Art.

The biggest feature of this Cultivation Method is that it replaces the monk's own practice process by cultivating Spirit Seed.

Therefore, Xiao Chen is almost self-taught and has never encountered any confusion or problem that required him to seek advice from his master.

Speaking of this, Elder Chen is also quite depressed.

Why doesn't he want to give more guidance and training to Xiao Chen in his growth process?

But my disciple, except for Spirit Root, is so good at understanding that it's scary.

Give me Secret Manual and you can practice it by yourself without any guidance at all, and Cultivation Speed is scary fast.

So seeing Xiao Chen waiting here, Elder Chen actually felt a little hopeful.

But he was going to be disappointed again.

Because Xiao Chen is not here to ask for advice this time, "Master, I am studying Pill Dao recently. Do you have Second-Order Pill Recipes here?"

"Second-Order Pill Recipes?"

Elder Chen asked in surprise, "Of course I have it. But, what do you want this for?"

Then, before Xiao Chen could speak, he seemed to suddenly realize something. "Wait a minute, have you already learned Second-Order Pill Recipes by yourself?"

Elder Chen looked at Xiao Chen with wide eyes, disbelief on his face.

To be honest, this is a bit unlikely.

If Yellow-grade Technique can still be completed by self-study, becoming a Alchemist is absolutely inseparable from a lot of practice and teaching.

Except for basic elixirs such as Qi Nourishing Pill and Grain Avoidance Pill, which have the simplest refining process, one can only rely on diligent study and practice to polish the basic skills.

For slightly more complex elixirs, due to the increase in the number of Spirit Herb involved, the complexity of the changes in medicinal properties increases sharply.

If you just rely on yourself to explore, it will be as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.

Most novice Alchemist must be led by an experienced master.

But then again, this is Xiao Chen!

Elder Chen's eyes changed several times, and finally he accepted the result without waiting for Xiao Chen's explanation.

Then he nodded slightly and sighed, "Well, since it's you, it's not surprising."

As he spoke, he pushed open the courtyard door and said, "Come with me. I have a notebook for alchemy. You can take it and take a look."

The two of them entered the house.

Elder Chen found a thick notebook from the desk drawer. "If there is anything you don't understand, um, if there is anything, you can always ask me."

"By the way, I have been working at the Pill Refining Hall recently to help improve Pill Formula."

"You can come directly to the Pill Refining Hall to find me, or you can go directly to the yard and sit there, instead of waiting at the door."

Xiao Chen I feel that the conversation process is a bit strange.

He didn't say anything. Elder Chen just asked and answered himself, as if he was thinking of something strange.

But now that the most important Alchemy Notes is in hand, these details are irrelevant.

He took the note and thanked him, "Okay, master, I understand, then I will leave first. If there is anything I don't understand, I will come back and ask you for advice."

Of course, this is just a polite statement.

With the blessing of [Alchemist's Heart], as long as Xiao Chen gets Pill Formula, there is no first-level and second-level elixir that he cannot refine.

It took me a whole day to read through Elder Chen's notes word for word.

Xiao Chen let out a long sigh of relief.

Elder Chen is quite kind. The notebook he gave not only recorded a lot of Pill Formula, but also wrote a lot of tips about alchemy and his own insights.

There are even some incomplete Pill Formula deductions and conjectures about ancient Pill Formula.

It can be seen that these are all real things and there is no secret at all.

The latest page records a mutilated Pill Formula.

Elder Chen put forward two different conjectures about this, but due to material and time constraints, there has not been time to verify it personally.

However, Xiao Chen just glanced at it and instantly confirmed with intuition that the second guess was correct.

He found a small piece of paper and left a message suggesting that if Elder Chen wanted to test it, it would be better to verify the second one first, and then tucked the note into his notes.

"Phew, it's done!"

"The next step is to go to the Pill Refining Hall and see if we can find any opportunities to make money."

Again, the overall efficiency will be higher if you stagger your practice time.

If conditions permit, Xiao Chen plans to spend half of his time practicing and the other half of his time refining elixirs, except sleeping every day.

By doing this, you can treat alchemy as a rest after practicing, and you can also earn some Spirit Stone to pay off your debts.

"Oh, spending money makes you happy for a while, but being in debt makes you cry."

Zhang Ruihao would raise the price even if he borrowed money. As a result, he now owes Liu Family not only 48,000 yuan Spirit Stone, but also owes Chen Family 50,000 yuan Spirit Stone.

After deducting the remaining 8,000 Spirit Stone on hand, there is still a huge debt of 90,000 Spirit Stone.

It's quite unaccustomed to suddenly have such a large amount of debt on my back.

So Xiao Chen came directly to the Pill Refining Hall to see if there were any pills that could make money quickly.

Pill Refining Hall is divided into five layers.

When he came, Chen Tianyuan was on the fifth floor of the Pill Hall and Elder Chen, thinking hard about how to improve the refining method of Bloodspike Pill.

Bloodspike Pill is Special Pill which is improved from the Divine Fire Sect.

It can temporarily stimulate the monk's potential, with an increase of Spell Power.

Spirit Origin Sect was delivered half a year ago. The first batch of materials and the temporary Pill Formula they cracked were ordered, and a large number of Bloodspike Pill were ordered to prepare for the war.

Since it was an emergency preparation, the price offered by the other party was very generous.

However, due to the problem that the Pill Formation rate is less than 50%, the profit from the Li Fire Sect is so small that it is almost non-existent.

Chen Family has been studying this problem for the past six months and tried every means to improve the Pill Formation rate.

Unfortunately, the results were always minimal, and the refining time was only stabilized in half a year.

Knowing that Xiao Chen wanted to take over the alchemy task, Chen Tianyuan casually called a disciple.

Let him take Xiao Chen to the second floor to choose his favorite tasks.

"Uncle Xiao, all the current tasks are here."

"The gray ones are the common elixirs that are currently lacking, and the green ones are the commissioned tasks copied from the Merit Hall."

"The red ones at the top are orders from other sects."

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Xiao Chen listened to the disciple's introduction and quickly browsed through all the tasks with Divine Sense.

Although there seems to be a wide variety, in fact, the profit margins of all the alchemy tasks posted here are quite limited.

After refining these elixirs and working hard for a month, I estimate that I can earn one or two hundred yuan Spirit Stone.

For the ordinary Foundation Establishment, it is already very good to have this benefit.

But for Xiao Chen, this little money is just a drop in the bucket.

If Liu Family and Chen Family had not stated that they would not calculate interest from him, it would probably not be enough to repay the interest.

Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He seemed to have overestimated the amount of Spirit Stone he could earn from alchemy.

Whether it is Foundation Establishment Dan or Longevity Pill, there is a serious shortage of Main Ingredient.

Now it seems that this is also one of the reasons for their high premium.

The rest of these elixirs, which have relatively sufficient raw materials, basically don't earn much Spirit Stone.

After picking and choosing, there is Bloodspike Pill among the red tasks at the top, which seems pretty good.

Xiao Chen directly chose the most expensive task and took the order off the wall. Then he registered at the counter and received Pill Formula and the raw materials.

He originally wanted to take a few more materials at once and bring them back to Emerald Valley to refine the elixir.

However, the disciple at the counter explained with embarrassment, "Uncle Xiao, Pill Hall has regulations. The Spirit Herb received from the mission is not allowed to be taken out. It can only be refined here."

There is a sign hanging on the wall behind him.

There is indeed a sentence written on it: it is strictly prohibited to keep Spirit Herb for reselling, and it is not allowed to take Spirit Herb out.

"That's it, okay then, this is it."

Xiao Chen didn't embarrass him, turned around and went directly to the small Alchemy Chamber on the third floor to refine it.

Although he came here this time, he did not bring his Pill Furnace.

And the public Pill Furnace here does have some slight flaws in quality.

But today is different from the past. For the current Xiao Chen, there is almost no difference between Low-Grade Pill Furnace and Mid-Grade Pill Furnace.

He plans to get today's two copies here first, and then bring tomorrow's two materials back to Emerald Valley.

Noon, Pill Refining Hall second floor.

Jiang Family Alchemist Jiang Shize held two jade bottles, each containing three freshly baked Bloodspike Pill.

A large group of the Pill Refining Hall disciples gathered in a circle, all amazed.

"Congratulations to Hall Master Jiang, for pushing the rate of Pill Formation to 60%."

"Hall Master Jiang is indeed better at this kind of strong elixir."

"It has reached 60% so quickly. It seems that we are not far from stable profitability."

"I heard that Spirit Origin Sect is in urgent need of a large number of Bloodspike Pill. It seems that Hall Master Jiang will make more money from Hall Master Jiang than Spirit Stone."

Jiang Shize stood in the center of the crowd with a smile, watching Chen Tianyuan and Elder Chen come down from the fifth floor, and greeted proudly, "Senior Brother Chen, I suddenly had an enlightenment today."

"We have figured out a way to increase the Pill Formation rate of Bloodspike Pill to 60%."

"I wonder if there is any new progress on Senior Brother Chen's side. Can we talk about it?"

That being said, in fact, he had inquired about it a long time ago, and there has been no progress on the Chen Family's side yet.

"Oh, really. Deputy Hall Master Jiang, you are indeed recognized by the sect as Alchemy Grandmaster."

Chen Tianyuan specifically pointed out the word "vice": "Congratulations to Deputy Hall Master Jiang."

Jiang Shize was not discouraged after hearing this, but his smile became even brighter.

Sure enough, Chen Family has made no progress, otherwise he wouldn't have had to use his identity to pressure him.

"Oh, I was thinking of asking Senior Brother Chen for advice on my experience. It seems I can only wait until the next opportunity to ask Senior Brother for advice."

After finishing the taunt, Jiang Shize looked at the counter. "Bring me all the existing Bloodspike Pill raw materials."

"I will do more work in the next month to complete this order."

However, the disciple at the counter was stunned for a moment. "The orders for Hall Master Jiang and Bloodspike Pill have been taken by Uncle Xiao."

"What? Already picked up?"

Jiang Shize asked in surprise, "Where did Master Xiao come from?"

Pill Refining Hall Except Zhang, Wang, Li and Zhao Guest Elder.

The rest are either Jiang Family or Chen Family. Where is the uncle named Xiao?

When he asked him this question, the disciple at the counter replied hesitantly, "That's right. It's Elder Chen's apprentice Xiao Chen."

"Xiao Chen?"

Jiang Shize was stunned at first, but then rebuked. "Nonsense! This is an order from the Spirit Origin Sect, how can you let him take it? Why didn't you stop him?"

The disciple at the counter felt a little aggrieved. "Senior Brother Chen brought him here, I thought..."

At that time, he saw Direct Disciple of Chen Tianyuan bringing Xiao Chen over. Although he was surprised, he didn't dare to stop him.

Jiang Shize, however, continued to scold him regardless, "So what? Xiao Chen has always been someone who doesn't understand the rules. Don't you also understand the rules?"

When Elder Chen heard this, he immediately quit. "Jiang Shize, what did you say?"

Jiang Shize immediately smiled hypocritically and said, "Senior Brother Tianyang, I know that Xiao Chen does have some talent in cultivation."

"But one thing is, he can practice so quickly because he spends all his time practicing every day."

"Then everyone says how can he have time to learn alchemy?"

"Now that he has taken away these Spirit Herb, it is a complete waste of things!"

Guest Elder, who was standing next to him, helped to refute. "You can't say that. After all, Xiao Chen is a disciple of Senior Brother Tianyang, and he should also have some alchemy skills."

Jiang Shize spread his hands. "So what?"

"None of the Alchemist here have any alchemy skills. But everyone should know how difficult it is to refine Bloodspike Pill."

As soon as he said this, Guest Elder also fell silent.

The other disciples who were watching also felt that what he said made sense.

Jiang Shize glanced at the ugly-looking Chen Tianyuan, and took advantage of the victory and said, "Originally, the quantity of Spirit Herb provided by the Spirit Origin Sect was not sufficient, how could it be wasted by Xiao Chen like this?"

"Where is he now? Take me there quickly to stop him."

"So as not to cause material shortages and delay the order deadline."

Elder Chen wanted to stop it, but he also felt a little unsure.

After all, Xiao Chen took Alchemy Notes to learn the second-level elixir from him just the day before yesterday.

In just one day, even though he was a genius, he still had no time to master new alchemy techniques.

Not to mention, Bloodspike Pill hasn't had time to write it down in the notes.

A group of people arrived on the third floor.

Jiang Shize walked to Alchemy Chamber and was about to raise his hand to knock on the door when he heard a "squeak".

The Alchemy Chamber door where Xiao Chen was located actually opened by itself.

Then he saw Xiao Chen walking out and looked curiously at the people in the corridor.

"Hey, why are everyone gathered here? Are they doing some kind of activity?"

Then, Xiao Chen also followed everyone's gaze and realized that everyone was looking at him. "No, why are you all looking at me like this?"

"Is there something wrong with my clothes today?"

He does dress casually on weekdays. Is this the reason?

"Junior Brother Xiao, since you came out on your own, that's just right."

Jiang Shize stretched out his hand and said, "The disciple at the counter is ignorant and asked you to take over the task of Bloodspike Pill. Seeing that you came out so quickly, you should have found that you can't handle it."

"Here, just take out the raw materials for refining Bloodspike Pill."

Xiao Chen turned around and looked him up and down. "Who are you?"

Jiang Shize smiled and said nothing.

Jiang Family Disciple was immediately introduced next to him, "This is Alchemy Grandmaster, Hall Master Jiang of the sect."

"Oh, it turns out to be Jiang Family."

Xiao Chen suddenly realized. "Why do you talk like a dog barking?"

"You!"

Jiang Shize pointed at Xiao Chen, then suddenly put his hand behind his back and sneered, "Humph, it's just a show of rhetoric."

He looked directly at Chen Tianyuan: "Senior Brother Chen, if Bloodspike Pill's materials are wasted, it will be difficult for the Spirit Origin Sect to account for it."

Chen Tianyuan replied lukewarmly, "Deputy Hall Master Jiang doesn't have to worry about this kind of thing."

Then he turned around and asked, "Nephew Xiao, did you receive Bloodspike Pill's mission this morning?"

Xiao Chen nodded. "That's right. After choosing it all, this task is simple and profitable. Of course I chose this one."

"And I saw it first. The disciple at the counter can testify."

"Ha, simple?" Jiang Shize seemed to have heard something incredible. "Sure enough, he is arrogant and ignorant, and he is not afraid of the wind blowing his tongue."

"This task has been posted on the second floor for half a year. If it's really easy, it's still your turn?"

"I heard that you started refining the elixir early in the morning. Since you said it is easy, have you refined a Pill Formation yet?"

However, the words did not fall.

Xiao Chen directly took out a small jade bottle and uncorked it. The freshly baked elixir had its own unique aroma.

In the past six months, everyone has become familiar with this taste.

"This is the smell of Bloodspike Pill!"

A Guest Elder steward came over curiously. "What? It's a whole bottle of Five Bloodspike Pills!"

After seeing the number of pills in the bottle, he immediately grabbed Xiao Chen's hand excitedly. "This, how on earth is this done?"

Except Elder Chen is thinking hard about Meditation.

For half a year, I have been thinking about this Guest Elder every day and every night, but I still can't figure it out.

Unexpectedly, today not only did I see Jiang Shize obtain a 60% Pill Formation rate, but I also saw a brand new bottle of Bloodspike Pill.

Listening to his exclamation, the others immediately realized what had happened.

There were exclamations one after another.

This is a problem that has troubled the entire Pill Refining Hall for half a year. Is it going to be solved today?

Elder Chen stepped forward, picked up Bloodspike Pill, poured out one, held it in front of his eyes and examined it carefully.

Then he looked at Xiao Chen and seemed to want to say something, but he didn't know how to say it.

"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"

Jiang Shize shouted, "Bloodspike Pill Formula is the remnant code that was reversely deciphered from Demon Pill. It is simply impossible to achieve the 100% Pill Formation rate."

"I understand, you want to delay time by cheating?"

He pointed at Chen Tianyuan: "You can't even achieve a 100% Pill Formation rate, but you pushed a disciple out to fool people. Who are you kidding?"

"And Xiao Chen didn't come early or late, but he came over to intercept me just when I was about to get the order."

"If I can't explain clearly today, I'll ask Bright Flame True Person to make the decision."

When he said this, several Guest Elder also cast doubtful glances at Xiao Chen.

That's right, if even the master Elder Chen can't do it, how can the apprentice Xiao Chen do it.

Moreover, Xiao Chen came two hours earlier than Jiang Shize and snatched the order.

This time is indeed intriguing.

One of them, Guest Elder, asked, "Junior Brother Xiao, is this Bloodspike Pill refined by you yourself?"

Xiao Chen nodded. "Of course, there is nothing suspicious about this, don't you believe it?"

The other party waved his hand. "No, no, no, Junior Brother Xiao, you should also understand. All of us here have been very curious about this question for the past six months."

"That's how to refine Bloodspike Pill to achieve a 100% Pill Formation rate."

"I am shamelessly asking my junior brother to help us answer this question in our minds so that we can sleep peacefully."

The other Guest Elder also spoke one after another.

Please Xiao Chen, out of everyone's concern, answer your questions.

This made Xiao Chen want to scratch his head a little bit. "Well, I don't have anything to say, I just go with my own feelings."

When everyone heard this, they all looked at each other.

What kind of answer is this?

Jiang Shize laughed loudly, "Haha, why are you relying on your feelings? I think it is fraud."

Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen actually turned around and walked back into Alchemy Chamber: "I really didn't understand, what is there to say about such a simple thing."

"If you don't believe it and want to understand the process, just come in and take a look."

Although to him, it doesn't matter how Jiang Shize jumps.

But Guest Elder still needs to take care of the rest of his thoughts.

Seeing this, Pill Refining Hall's digital Guest Elder, and two Qi Refining Realm old men who were both Second-Order Alchemist, all walked into Alchemy Chamber to watch.

The other disciples also gathered outside curiously and refused to disperse.

As the saying goes, an expert will know if something is there as soon as he makes a move.

Xiao Chen From the beginning of dissolving the liquid, to adding the medicine at the right time, to rotating the medicine together, the whole process is completed in one go.

The movements are elegant, the technique is skillful, and the timing is exquisite, just like a master who has been immersed in this art for hundreds of years.

Especially since everyone present is an expert.

On the contrary, it becomes clearer what kind of hard training it means to be so relaxed and freehand.

Especially Elder Chen, he directly imagined in his mind the process of Xiao Chen practicing alchemy over and over again in Azure Water Peak and Emerald Valley.

He suddenly felt a little ashamed. Before, he only thought that Xiao Chen was a genius in alchemy, thinking that he just had a "good understanding" and completely ignored his efforts.

Looking back, he told Xiao Chen - "Practice more until practice makes perfect."

Presumably after that, this young man must have put in unimaginable efforts and sweat.

Before the last step Pill Formation, everyone was already convinced.

In the end, it was natural to refine the finished product, Bloodspike Pill, with five pieces in one batch, achieving a perfect Pill Formation rate of 100%.

"This is how I practiced before, does anyone else have any questions?"

Xiao Chen looked around, no one said anything.

Even Jiang Shize, who was standing at the door, was completely speechless.

"If everyone has no problem, this Bloodspike Pill order will be mine?"

A Guest Elder suddenly handed over his hand. "Thank you Grandmaster Xiao for your guidance. I am very grateful."

After watching Xiao Chen's textbook-like demonstration, he felt something vaguely in his heart and seemed to see the way forward.

The other Guest Elder also bowed in admiration. "Thank you Grandmaster Xiao for your guidance!"

Even Chen Tianyuan raised his hand in greeting. Although he did not speak, his face was filled with excitement and he obviously understood something.

Afterwards, they all went to Alchemy Chamber next door to verify the insights they had just gained.

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