Becoming a Ranked Alchemist! The First Time!

Becoming a Ranked Alchemist! The First Time!

"It looks like I need to obtain a soul cultivation technique as soon as possible. Otherwise, this cheat's efficiency won't be able to reach its full potential."

After thinking for a while, Wang Chen went to teach his class and attended lessons for the day.

Everyone in the class was extremely curious about Wang Chen, the new student with S-rank potential.

He had taken a full week off right at the start of term, which only made them even more curious.

However, Wang Chen had little interest in any of that.

His mind was completely focused on alchemy.

This was the key to whether he could rise rapidly.

After all, as long as he had enough cultivation resources, his cultivation speed would be absolutely terrifying.

It was only a lack of cultivation resources holding him back. Otherwise, Wang Chen would already be a Dou Ling-level expert.

Still, it was not a major problem. He had plenty of time and did not need to rush.

After casually sitting through half a day of lessons, Wang Chen left directly.

Canaan Academy's teaching system was unlike the education from Wang Chen's previous life.

There were only five days of classes each week, and lessons were held only in the mornings.

Students arranged the rest of their time for themselves.

After all, in a world where personal strength reigned supreme, one could only rely on oneself to become stronger.

Forced intervention from others was of little use.

Some things could only be understood through personal experience. A mentor's explanation alone was useless.

Of course, if there was something one truly did not understand and it was urgent, they could seek guidance from a mentor during break times.

After half a day of classes, Wang Chen found them basically useless.

They were all things he already knew completely.

So, he went to find Mentor Zhang San again.

"You want to cultivate on your own and reduce the time you spend attending classes?"

In Mentor Zhang San's office, Zhang San was not particularly surprised as he listened to Wang Chen's request.

After all, he had recruited Wang Chen himself and knew his talent fairly well.

These basic introductory courses truly did not have much use for him.

Going to class would only be a waste of Wang Chen's time.

"Alright."

After thinking briefly, Mentor Zhang San agreed directly.

Rather than wasting time, it would be better to give Wang Chen more time to cultivate.

For any cultivator, the early stages were extremely important.

That was even more so for someone exceptionally talented.

"However, you must come once every month so I can test whether you truly understand that knowledge. At the same time, it will allow me to learn about your cultivation progress.

"This has a great deal to do with securing resources for you."

Although Wang Chen's approach was somewhat against the rules, geniuses always received special treatment.

Besides, such things had happened at Canaan Academy before.

Canaan Academy's goal was to cultivate its students into capable individuals, not to teach merely for the sake of teaching.

Whatever benefited a student's growth was how things would be arranged.

It was simply that those with extraordinary talent were always few in number.

Therefore, there was no specific rule for it.

Still, everyone understood these customary arrangements and knew what to do.

After obtaining leave, Wang Chen headed straight to the Alchemy Department.

He was now preparing to begin refining pills.

Whether he could soar depended on this attempt.

Of course, he first needed the basic tools for pill refining.

That meant a pill formula and a pill cauldron, while medicinal ingredients were naturally indispensable as well.

Wang Chen did not have any of those yet.

Originally, he should have received them when he first joined the Alchemy Department.

However, at the time, his mind had been focused entirely on learning, so he had not prepared them right away.

In any case, he could obtain those things after joining the Alchemy Department, so there had been no need to rush.

Very soon, using his Alchemy Department credentials, Wang Chen received a basic apprentice pill formula and three portions of ingredients.

These were provided free by Canaan Academy as the most basic investment.

As for the pill cauldron, he had to buy that himself.

After all, compared to an apprentice pill formula and a few portions of ingredients, a pill cauldron was much more expensive.

Fortunately, Wang Chen had some money on hand, and with the Alchemy Department's discount, buying the most basic one-vent pill cauldron was not a problem.

Just as pills were ranked, pill cauldrons also had different grades.

Although they did not have as precise a ranking system as pills, there was still a rough distinction.

It depended on the number of vents in the pill cauldron—the fire channels.

The more fire channels it had, the higher its basic grade generally was.

That was because more fire channels provided greater benefits for pill refining.

Naturally, they also made it more difficult to use.

Thus, pill cauldrons were simply and directly categorized by their number of fire channels.

A pill cauldron with several fire channels was called a several-vent pill cauldron.

Pill cauldrons made from special materials or possessing special enhancements were counted separately.

Generally speaking, though, the more advanced and special the material, the more fire channels it had.

After all, using top-grade materials to forge a one-vent pill cauldron would be utterly wasteful.

Any wastrel who did that would definitely be beaten to death by alchemists.

Once everything was ready, Wang Chen began refining pills.

Inside a private room in the Alchemy Department, Wang Chen first laid out all the materials and carefully inspected them one by one.

There was actually nothing much to inspect. After all, this was merely an apprentice pill formula, so it was extremely simple.

With the knowledge currently in Wang Chen's mind, refining even third-rank pills would be enough.

This was only a psychological effect.

Since it was his first time, he could not help feeling a little nervous.

No matter how abundant his theoretical knowledge was, he would always feel some unease without practical experience.

Even Wang Chen, a transmigrator, could not avoid that.

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

After taking several deep breaths, Wang Chen adjusted himself to the proper state.

Clearing away all distracting thoughts, Wang Chen officially began refining.

Following the theoretical steps in his mind, Wang Chen proceeded one step at a time.

It had to be said that great strength and abundant experience were indeed extremely useful.

Even though it was his first time, Wang Chen performed very well.

In less than twenty-five minutes, Wang Chen's first attempt was finished.

Inside the pill cauldron, a plump medicinal pill lay quietly in the center.

After taking it out, Wang Chen held it in his hand and sniffed it. A rich medicinal fragrance rushed through his nose and straight into his mind.

"Not bad, not bad."

Wang Chen was quite satisfied.

His first attempt had been excellent. This pill could basically be considered high quality.

Although it was only the simplest apprentice pill, it was still a first-rank pill.

With this skill alone, no one would find it strange if he claimed to be a third-rank alchemist.

That was only because it was Wang Chen's first time, so his movements had not been very smooth.

After a few more attempts, the pill's quality might not improve much, but the refining time could definitely be cut by more than half.

Without wasting any time, Wang Chen began refining again.

After all, Canaan Academy had provided three portions of ingredients. There was no reason not to use them.