Under Zhao Yuansi's guidance, Li Xiuchang failed every single attempt at refining Essence Restoration Pills!
The two of them both experienced a huge psychological gap.
Zhao Yuansi discovered that Li Xiuchang was nothing like the alchemy genius he had imagined.
His talent in alchemy was merely passable, the aptitude of an average person.
A true alchemy genius, already skilled at refining Grain-Aversion Pills, should have made tremendous progress and come close to success after receiving his guidance, even if he still failed to refine Essence Restoration Pills.
But Li Xiuchang had made only slight progress.
Zhao Yuansi could not help wondering how Li Xiuchang had managed to make decent progress in alchemy while also keeping up with his cultivation.
He suddenly remembered Li Xiuchang's earlier words—"In alchemy cultivation, I dare not slack off for even a single day"—and immediately filled in the blanks himself.
"Looks like diligence can make up for a lack of talent."
In his view, Li Xiuchang must have put in extraordinary effort to master the refinement of Grain-Aversion Pills in just a few short months.
To him, this was a quality more precious than talent.
For a moment, even his gaze toward Li Xiuchang softened considerably.
With passable talent and a willingness to work hard, someone like this might well become successful in the future if given a little more attention and support.
Thinking this, the trace of impatience that had originally lingered in his heart dissipated, and he began teaching Li Xiuchang even more earnestly.
Little did he know that Li Xiuchang was currently questioning his teaching ability.
All of Li Xiuchang's previous guesses had been overturned!
They were both teaching alchemy. It was not that Zhao Yuansi taught poorly, but people feared comparison.
When Senior Brother Zhang Wanzhi had taught Li Xiuchang to refine