Seeing this, Tongtian snatched the Jade Slip away and pointed at the words on it.
"It clearly says what this is for. You didn't read the Jade Slip carefully and now you're making excuses. You don't even understand such basic knowledge, yet you still want to practice alchemy?"
On the lower right corner of the back of the Jade Slip was a line of tiny characters stating that pills above Eight Grades could not be refined with ordinary flames.
Looking at the note written on the back, Xian Junyu was instantly speechless.
Such an important matter had actually been written on the back of the Jade Slip. Whoever had written it had to be out of their mind!
No normal person would do something like this.
"It's written on the back, and the characters are so tiny. Who could possibly see them..." Xian Junyu muttered under his breath.
Although Xian Junyu had spoken very softly, with Saint Tongtian's hearing, every word still reached him clearly.
"You didn't see it, so who can you blame? Without a master guiding you, your alchemy is an absolute mess. You barely have any top-grade pills..."
Tongtian opened a jar of pills. Almost all of them were middle-grade pills, with only a small portion being top-grade pills—and even those were all low-level.
Tongtian wore an exasperated expression. This was what happened when one lacked a good master to guide them.
Still, the fact that Xian Junyu had taught himself to refine Seven Grades pills proved that his talent was quite impressive.
"Your Master has learned a bit about alchemy from your First Senior Uncle. Follow me and learn for now. Once you've learned enough, go to your First Senior Uncle and study with him!" Tongtian said indifferently.
Since Xian Junyu liked alchemy and had some talent for it, Tongtian did not mind helping him fulfill that ambition.
Xian Junyu did not refuse his Master's proposal.
He had planned to teach himself for a while anyway, then go to his First Senior Uncle Laozi to study once he had reached a certain level. Since his Master knew a bit about alchemy too, there was no harm in learning from him first.
"Mm, all right. Thank you for your guidance, Master!"
Thus, master and disciple stayed in the Alchemy Chamber. One taught while the other learned, and the Water-Fire Daoist Children constantly brought over Spiritual Materials.
It had to be said that after receiving guidance, Xian Junyu's success rate increased greatly, and he produced more and more top-grade spiritual pills.
Of course, this was also thanks to his Master Tongtian teaching him the Six Ding Divine Fire. This divine flame was no ordinary fire.
This study lasted a full ten years.
Xian Junyu went from only being able to refine Seven Grades pills at the beginning to being able to refine Fourth-grade Golden Elixirs now.
Ordinary pills were divided into First to Ninth Grade!
The more advanced Golden Cores were divided into First to Ninth Turn.
First to Ninth Grade pills were merely ordinary pills. The Golden Cores from First to Ninth Turn were the true divine pills.
In just over ten years, Xian Junyu could refine Fourth-turn Golden Cores. This showed that he truly possessed great talent for alchemy.
Compared with the several thousand years he had spent refining weapons, he had only spent a few hundred years on alchemy.
Sure enough, effort was truly insignificant before talent. Xian Junyu was confident that refining Ninth-turn Golden Cores would definitely not take him more than a thousand years.
"Yu'er, Fourth-turn Golden Cores are already the limit of what your Master can teach you. I can't guide you any further. Go find your First Senior Uncle!"
Tongtian spoke with some helplessness.
His disciple truly had a talent for alchemy. In a mere ten years, he had mastered Tongtian's alchemy techniques, leaving him with nothing more to teach.
Sometimes, having a disciple who was too outstanding could be quite troublesome.
"Yes! Thank you for your guidance all these years, Master!" Xian Junyu bowed to Tongtian.
"There's no need for that. You have talent in this area, and your Master merely helped you realize it. Make your preparations, then go find your First Senior Uncle..."
After saying this, Tongtian vanished from the Alchemy Chamber.
To be honest, when he had first seen his disciple studying both weapon refinement and alchemy, he had been rather worried.
After all, a person's energy was limited. It was incredibly difficult to handle so many things at once. But Xian Junyu's cultivation had not fallen behind, and he truly possessed talent in alchemy.
So Tongtian was completely reassured.
As for Xian Junyu, he did not leave immediately. First, he refined a Houtian Spiritual Treasure Alchemy Furnace and gathered a batch of Spiritual Materials.
After reorganizing his Master's Alchemy Chamber, he finally left and headed for the Daoist Sanctuary of his First Senior Uncle, Saint Taiqing Laozi.
At Saint Taiqing's Daoist Sanctuary.
"Disciple Xian Junyu requests an audience with First Senior Uncle!"
After Xian Junyu's voice fell, Xuandu opened the door and walked out.
"Greetings, Senior Brother! Congratulations on proving the Great Luo Dao!"
"Junior Brother, there's no need to be so formal. Breaking through to Great Luo was merely a coincidence!"
"Hahaha... Senior Brother, there's no need to be modest. Please, come in!"
The two walked inside, chatting and laughing.
One was the first disciple of Mount Kunlun, while the other was the second disciple. The relationship between the two was actually quite good.
Compared with Nan Ji, the third disciple, they always felt some distance between themselves and him. Unlike the two of them, he could not speak freely with them.
After serving Senior Brother Xian Junyu a cup of hot tea and bringing out some food, Xuandu asked about his purpose.
"Senior Brother, you never visit without a reason. May I ask why you've come to see Teacher this time? Is it something Junior Brother can know?"
Xuandu spoke rather tactfully.
He could listen to matters he was permitted to know. But for matters he was not supposed to know, he would never listen, no matter how curious he was. That was simply his nature.
"Of course you can know. It's nothing shameful!"
"The thing is, I've recently become interested in alchemy. I came this time to properly learn alchemy from First Senior Uncle..."
As he drank his tea, Xian Junyu explained calmly.
He had originally thought that coming here to learn alchemy from his First Senior Uncle might distract him and cause Xuandu to become displeased.
However, Xuandu's reaction completely exceeded his expectations.
"Learn alchemy? Wonderful! That's a good thing!"
When he heard that Senior Brother Xian Junyu had come to learn alchemy, Xuandu immediately broke into a smile and looked especially delighted.
The Saint's teacher had only one disciple under him—Xuandu himself. His teacher followed the path of Supreme Non-Action. Although Xuandu did not resist it, it inevitably became somewhat dull and monotonous.
He had been alone on the path of cultivation, while his teacher rarely showed any reaction. He was full of doubts about alchemy, unsure whether he was progressing too quickly or too slowly, or whether his teacher was satisfied.
Now that Senior Brother had come, he would no longer be alone on his path of study. They could even improve together. This was a wonderful thing!
"Uh... Xuandu, Junior Brother, are you all right? Why are you so excited?" Seeing how happy Xuandu was, Xian Junyu was completely bewildered.
What the hell is going on with Xuandu? Shouldn't he be on guard against me? Why is he so happy and excited?
Could cultivating here alone have driven him slightly insane?
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
His First Senior Uncle followed the path of Non-Action. No matter when, he was always extraordinarily calm, and no joy or anger could be seen on his face. Facing his First Senior Uncle alone in this empty place for so long, it was entirely normal for someone to become mentally unstable.
Poor Xuandu, Junior Brother!
"Hahaha... Of course I'm happy that Senior Brother can advance together with Junior Brother!"
"Come, Senior Brother. I'll take you to see Teacher right now!"
Xuandu stopped drinking his tea and pulled Xian Junyu along to meet his master.
Xian Junyu could only respond with an awkward, bitter smile.
He's this happy just because I'll keep him company? What a pitiful Junior Brother...
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