Terrifying Talent, First Alchemy, Success!

Lin Yan possessed great comprehension, and Yao Lao's previous explanations had been extremely thorough.

Therefore, after pondering in place for a moment, Lin Yan finally posed a few questions to Yao Lao.

Yao Lao, naturally, answered everything for Lin Yan without reservation.

Afterward, through a process of summarization, Lin Yan had already gained a certain level of understanding regarding these basic alchemy principles.

"Alright, Senior Yao Lao, let us begin."

Lin Yan finally signaled his readiness to Yao Lao.

"Then let me teach you the first thing: identifying the medicine cauldron."

Yao Lao did not hesitate upon hearing this; he pointed to the medicine cauldron before them and spoke to Lin Yan.

"This type of medicine cauldron is called a Two-Mouth Cauldron. It is one I had left over from my cultivation long ago, but for a novice like you, it is perfectly suitable."

"Medicine cauldrons are divided by grade. The more fire vents a cauldron has, the higher its grade, and the greater its efficiency when refining pills."

"Of course, the higher the grade of the cauldron, the greater the difficulty in controlling it. Therefore, alchemists cannot blindly choose high-grade cauldrons; what is more important is suitability."

He first explained the principles of the medicine cauldron to Lin Yan, then instructed him to operate it himself.

"Familiarize yourself with the cauldron first. Place your hand on the fire vent, then channel the wood-attribute Yuan Power within your body into it."

Lin Yan immediately followed suit, placing his hand on the fire vent and searching for the wood-attribute Yuan Power within his body as Yao Lao had requested.

This was the profound nature of the cultivation methods on the Dou Qi Continent.

The cultivation techniques of the Dou Qi Continent could help practitioners better distinguish and sense the attributes of the Yuan Power within their bodies, allowing them to mobilize specific attributes when needed.

In contrast, most cultivation techniques in the Martial Movement World could only mobilize all of it at once, mixed together, making it impossible to isolate a single attribute of Yuan Power.

With eyes slightly closed, Lin Yan searched for a few seconds and quickly located the wood-attribute Yuan Power within him. He channeled it into the medicine cauldron, and instantly, a vigorous flame erupted from within!

"Good, good, good!"

"Little friend's soul perception ability is truly astonishing!"

"It seems little friend is truly a natural-born alchemy genius!"

Seeing this, Yao Lao could not help but clap and praise him.

He was genuinely shocked by the talent Lin Yan had displayed.

Even he had spent nearly half an hour when he first went through this step.

Yet, Lin Yan had finished it in mere seconds.

This truly caught Yao Lao off guard.

Suddenly, his expectations grew even higher. With such terrifying talent, if he were to truly teach Lin Yan alchemy, to what heights would he grow in the future?

The more Yao Lao thought about it, the more excited he became; it was the feeling of cherishing a talent.

However, he also knew how to control his emotions. After calming down, Yao Lao handed two pill formulas to Lin Yan.

"These are the formulas for the Cold-Dispelling Pill and the Healing Pill that I concocted myself."

"Take a look at them first, then get started."

"I will remind you of the flame temperature and the composition of the medicinal ingredients at any time."

Lin Yan nodded earnestly.

He then cast his gaze upon the pill formulas provided by Yao Lao.

"One stalk of Red Flame Grass, two Blood-Coagulating Flowers, two Three-Color Fruits."

He memorized them quickly.

Following this, he tossed a full set of ingredients required for one batch of pills directly into the medicine cauldron.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

A fierce flame rose up. Before Lin Yan could even control it, the few ingredients he had tossed in were burned to ash by the flames, completely ruined.

"When you are unfamiliar with it at the start, do it one by one."

"Also, the temperature was too high."

Yao Lao said to Lin Yan calmly.

Lin Yan nodded and continued to attempt it according to Yao Lao's instructions.

However, the temperature was still a bit too high this time, so before long, the second batch of ingredients was also successfully ruined.

Seeing this, Lin Yan felt a pang of heartache; after all, this behavior was no different from burning money.

Yet, Yao Lao remained very composed: "Continue."

Lin Yan could only grit his teeth and persist.

This process was extremely difficult. When watching Yao Lao refine pills earlier, the latter's effortless and calm demeanor had made it easy to mistakenly believe that this was an easy task.

But now that Lin Yan had started, he realized that even a simple task like refining medicinal ingredients was not so easily accomplished.

He practiced refining medicine with unremitting perseverance.

Finally, after more than a dozen attempts, he found the appropriate temperature.

Lin Yan didn't even dare to breathe deeply, his nerves taut throughout the entire process.

Under such focused refinement, all of his medicinal materials were successfully processed at last.

"Good! Good! Good!"

"Little friend, you are truly impressive!"

"Now, only the final step remains."

"That is to fuse all of their medicinal properties together and form the pill!"

Yao Lao showered Lin Yan with praise once again.

Following this, he instructed Lin Yan to cast all the refined essences into the medicine cauldron.

Lin Yan naturally complied quickly.

As the various essences entered the cauldron, they soon began to merge with one another.

However, this process was actually extremely difficult, as the alchemist needed to constantly maintain the flames within a suitable range through sensory perception and experience.

After all, different medicinal materials had varying heat resistances and occupied different positions. Thus, situations often arose where high heat was needed in one area while low heat was required in another.

Such back-and-forth multi-tasking naturally consumed a great deal of energy and internal strength, so it was not without reason that this was called the most difficult part of alchemy.

Fortunately, Lin Yan possessed great talent and astonishing soul perception, so after a period of intense, focused smelting, he miraculously succeeded in refining the pill.

Lin Yan couldn't wait to open the lid. With a wave of his hand, a jade-colored pill landed in his palm, and waves of medicinal fragrance wafted out, quickly permeating the entire room.

"Senior Yao Lao, look!"

Lin Yan immediately handed the pill to Yao Lao, wanting him to help appraise it.

Yao Lao naturally did not refuse. Taking the pill in one hand, he examined it carefully for a few moments, his eyes filled with deep admiration.

"Little friend, your talent is truly astonishing!"

"I rarely praise others, especially in the path of alchemy; those who can earn my praise are few and far between."

"But you have surprised me time and again, little friend. To not only successfully refine a pill on your first attempt but to achieve such quality! It is truly an eye-opener."

Yao Lao did not hold back his praise for Lin Yan.

"Little friend, I would never deceive you."

"With talent like yours, as long as you study diligently in the future, surpassing me in alchemy will be as easy as drinking water!"

Lin Yan was very happy to hear this.

However, he knew he couldn't appear too arrogant, so he said to Yao Lao:

"Many thanks for your praise, Senior Yao Lao."

"Regardless of what realm I may reach in alchemy in the future,"

"I will always keep in mind that it was you, Senior, who brought me into this path."

"Please allow me to offer you my sincere gratitude!"