Unrivaled Way of Alchemy, Poison-Free Alchemy

Xu Luochen was getting serious.

While teaching and imparting knowledge was one thing, Xu Luochen hadn't forgotten what Grand Hua Daoist had instructed him to do.

He was supposed to act like a peerless expert in front of his Little Junior Brother.

For the past month, besides reviewing his alchemy knowledge, Xu Luochen had spent all his other time contemplating how to act cool.

Finally, after nearly a month of effort, it was time to put his plan into action.

With this thought, Xu Luochen looked at Ye Ping.

"The Great Dao has three thousand paths, none superior or inferior. However, the Way of Alchemy contains the mysteries of heaven and earth. Junior Brother Ye, in your eyes, what kind of existence is a powerful alchemist?"

A powerful alchemist? What kind of existence?

Ye Ping was taken aback.

This question sounded a bit familiar.

Hiss!

Could his Second Disciple Brother also be a hidden expert?

Ye Ping felt that the Qingyun Dao Sect was like a hidden sect, but he wasn't sure about the other disciples in the sect. He only knew that Su Changyu was a peerless expert.

But now, it seemed his Second Disciple Brother also had a bit of that hidden expert aura?

Still, Ye Ping answered seriously.

"Replying to Senior Brother Luochen, I believe that a powerful alchemist transcends everything. A single pill can drive countless powerful cultivators to madness. No matter how peerless your talent, no matter how you dominate the world, there will always be an end. But an alchemist can defy heaven and change destiny."

Ye Ping expressed his understanding.

In countless online novels, alchemists held extremely high status.

Think about it: medicinal ingredients worth a hundred spirit stones, after being refined by an alchemist, could instantly double in value, or even increase tenfold or a hundredfold.

A true alchemist could be considered a money tree. If one became that kind of true alchemist, even the strongest cultivator would have to show them respect. The cultivation world lacked the strongest cultivators the least, and it didn't lack them at all.

When your lifespan is nearing its end, no matter how strong you are, you can't defy the heavens. But a longevity pill could extend your life by a hundred or even a thousand years. In such a situation, who is stronger and who is weaker?

"That is not so."

However, in the next moment, Xu Luochen shook his head with a solemn expression. He looked at Ye Ping and said earnestly.

"Junior Brother Ye, the alchemists you describe are not true alchemists!"

"You are too superficial!"

Xu Luochen's expression was calm, appearing profound and unfathomable.

Superficial?

Ye Ping became curious and couldn't help but look at Xu Luochen.

"I hope Senior Brother will enlighten me."

Ye Ping was curious.

"The alchemy masters you speak of are, in the end, just alchemists. Senior Brother asks you, what ability do you think the most powerful pill in this world possesses?"

Xu Luochen asked, then added.

"Think boldly."

What ability does the most powerful pill possess?

Ye Ping fell silent, pondering how to best answer this question.

After a while, Ye Ping gave his answer.

"Replying to Senior Brother, the most powerful pill should be able to improve one's physique, turning someone with extremely poor talent into a cultivator with the best talent in the world. It could also enhance destiny, or even directly lead to ascension."

Ye Ping said seriously.

In most novels, the most precious pills were either those that directly led to ascension or those that changed a person's talent and roots, allowing them to defy fate.

However, Xu Luochen shook his head, his expression extremely serious.

He glanced at the sky.

Then he slowly spoke.

"Those who reach the pinnacle of the Way of Alchemy can transform all things into divine pills."

"However, this is just how ordinary people see alchemists. True alchemists do not refine pills; they refine heaven and earth. Every pill they refine is a world. This is the true alchemist."

"Do you understand?"

Xu Luochen spoke, describing the alchemist in extremely exaggerated terms.

Upon hearing these words, Ye Ping was completely stunned.

Refine heaven and earth?

Every pill is a world?

This, this, this!

Even after reading countless novels, Ye Ping never imagined that the limits of an alchemist could be so terrifying.

One pill, one world.

All things are pills.

Heaven and earth are pills.

The universe is pills.

Everything in the world is pills.

What a fearsome realm this is? What an invincible existence?

A casually refined pill is a world.

Hiss!

At this moment, Ye Ping finally understood why Xu Luochen said the Way of the Sword wasn't the only choice.

If the Way of Alchemy could truly be this powerful, it was indeed no weaker than the Way of the Sword.

Hiss!

The Second Disciple Brother is also a Peerless Expert?

The next moment, Ye Ping suddenly awoke.

The Senior Disciple Brother was a peerless Sword Dao expert, and the Second Disciple Brother was a peerless Alchemy expert!

How could someone who spoke such theories be an ordinary alchemist?

Ye Ping had initially thought the Second Disciple Brother would teach him some basic alchemy techniques, but after hearing this, Ye Ping was completely enlightened. Everyone in this sect was a peerless master!

Seeing Ye Ping's face full of shock.

Xu Luochen couldn't help but smile inwardly.

He had spent the past month racking his brain to come up with these words.

They sounded amazing, but in reality, they were complete nonsense.

There was a tiny bit of truth to them, but if he said this out loud, probably not a single person out of ten would believe him.

"Heaven and earth are pills."

Go on, refine one for me to see?

Xu Luochen wasn't worried about completely fooling Ye Ping. His main goal was to awe Ye Ping first, and then teach him some basic alchemy techniques, starting from the fundamentals.

If he didn't awe Ye Ping first, how could he showcase his own awesomeness?

With that thought, Xu Luochen continued speaking.

"Little Junior Brother, do you understand now?"

His voice rang out, bringing Ye Ping back to his senses.

"This junior brother understands."

Ye Ping nodded, but his eyes were still filled with shock. He had never imagined that the Way of Alchemy could be so terrifying.

"It's good that you understand. However, what Senior Brother just said is about the pinnacle of the Way of Alchemy. I don't know your aptitude yet, so I can only teach you the most basic alchemy techniques. We'll see what your aptitude is like first, understand?"

Xu Luochen continued speaking.

"This junior brother naturally understands. Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother."

Ye Ping nodded heavily.

He naturally understood this principle: one must eat one bite at a time, and walk one step at a time. One couldn't expect to reach the heavens in a single leap without considering their own aptitude.

"En, Junior Brother Ye, Senior Brother will now impart to you a unique alchemy technique. Listen carefully."

Xu Luochen suddenly said.

Ye Ping immediately became serious and focused.

"It is said that medicine has a thirty percent toxicity, and any pill in the world carries its own toxicity. Even the most skilled alchemist cannot completely remove the pill's toxicity."

"The fundamental reason for this is the problem with the medicinal ingredients."

"The alchemy method I will teach you today is Poison-Free Alchemy. As the name suggests, any pill refined using this method will have absolutely no toxicity and no side effects."

"Therefore, you must remember every word Senior Brother says next. You cannot miss a single word, do you understand?"

Xu Luochen said very seriously.

But these words were all complete nonsense from him.

The saying "medicine has a thirty percent toxicity" was true.

But Poison-Free Alchemy?

Only Xu Luochen would dare to brag about this to Ye Ping.

If he said this outside, those alchemists would probably come running to beat him up.

Because in this world, there's no such thing as "Poison-Free Alchemy."

Pill Toxin originates from the medicinal ingredients themselves. No matter how you refine them, the medicinal properties and toxicity of the herbs are inherently linked.

If the toxicity is gone, then the medicinal properties are gone too.

So, it was fortunate that Xu Luochen was just trying to fool Ye Ping. If any actual alchemist had heard that, they probably would have slapped him.

But Ye Ping listened intently.