Chapter 167 Difficulty
As a true immortal, Feng Daozi is very familiar with the power of space. The cave is a different world from the others. It seems that there is only a small palace on the mountain.

But after entering, Wang Xuan discovered that the space inside was actually several miles in radius, and he didn't know what kind of space formation was arranged.

This true immortal has several disciples who are also alchemists who delve into the art of alchemy. Wang Xuan followed behind him and listened to Feng Daozi's explanations.

“Alchemists are very special among cultivators because they are very familiar with the principles of medicinal stones and the changes between them.

Take the essence of medicinal stones, seize the creation of heaven and earth, and refine a furnace of magical elixir. The effect of the elixir can perfectly bring out the effect of the raw materials, and even multiply the effect when combined. "

Feng Daozi has a kind of pride in the field of alchemists. Compared with immortals of the same realm, they have a higher status and are respected wherever they go.

Alchemists are divided into four major levels: spiritual, earthly, heavenly, and true. Each level is divided into nine grades, and the gap between each major level is still very large.

The pills refined by spiritual-level alchemists are used by immortal-level cultivators. Their pills are priceless, and as long as you master a pill formula, it is not difficult to make a fortune.

The Earth Rank corresponds to the Earth Immortal Realm. Alchemists at this level can be called masters. All major mountain gates will not reject them, and the more the better.

A Heavenly Grade Alchemist can be regarded as a master who can make all kinds of elixirs with ease. However, there are very few True Grade Alchemists. It takes them several years or even decades to refine a furnace of elixirs. They are truly taking advantage of the fortune of heaven and earth, and the elixirs they refine have all kinds of incredible powers.

As for immortal-level alchemists, it is still unknown whether there are any on their home planet. If there are, the materials they use to make elixirs every time are probably world-class treasures.

"Alchemists are so valuable, they must be very rich, right?" Wang Xuan asked.

Feng Daozi laughed and said, "More than rich, he is extremely rich. Among cultivators of the same realm, the alchemist is the most generous.

Of course, if you want to become an alchemist, the resources consumed on the road to failure are unimaginable. If you want to train an alchemist, the sect needs a lot of courage. "

In a word, this field burns resources. Disciples with good talents burn fewer resources, and their success rate becomes higher and higher. The quality of the pills they refine becomes higher and higher, and soon the consumption and benefits will be equal.

As for those who have no talent, it's like a road killer who drives a luxury car to practice driving every day. It would be strange if he doesn't lose everything.

"I don't know what my talent is like, but I hope it's not too bad." Wang Xuan said with a smile.

Feng Daozi threw out a jade token and said, "If you want to become an alchemist, be prepared to endure hardships.

There are tens of thousands of commonly used alchemy materials, and hundreds of thousands of uncommon ones. This jade tablet stores three million kinds of alchemy materials, including their names, appearances, origins, characteristics, medicinal effects, and other descriptions in pictures and texts, adding up to tens of billions of words.

For every material, especially the commonly used materials, you must not remember any key points incorrectly, otherwise it is easy to make big mistakes.

Among my several apprentices, the one who took the shortest time took eight months, and she is also my most proud disciple.

You can read it slowly, and when you finish reading it, you can start to process the materials. As for formal alchemy, well, I estimate it will take ten years."

Feng Daozi looked at Wang Xuan with a smile. He really wanted to see Wang Xuan's dejected expression. You know, even for a human immortal cultivator, whose spirit is far superior to that of an ordinary person, his memory and thinking are also very terrifying. But to memorize the content of these 10 billion words completely without making a single mistake and to be able to call upon it at any time, his brain would probably explode.

However, he did not see Wang Xuan's loss and frustration. The young man only had a slight frown on his face.

"I understand." Wang Xuan said calmly.

His spiritual cultivation and soul strength are much stronger than those of cultivators at the same level. It is not difficult to remember these. It just takes some time.

If you want to become a real alchemist, you have a long way to go. Some self-taught alchemists get a recipe and specialize in making that kind of elixir.

As for the functions of various materials, they simply don't remember them. They eat the same kind of elixir for their whole lives and refine it for hundreds of years. Although there is no room for promotion in this way, being able to become such a pseudo-alchemist is also the pursuit of many casual cultivators.

Since Wang Xuan was going to do it, he naturally had to do it to the best of his ability and lay a solid foundation. It was not his style to be cunning and skip the basics.

Feng Daozi's alchemy room was very large. In addition to a Bagua furnace that was ten feet high, there were also several alchemy furnaces that were several feet high. Several of his disciples were watching over the alchemy furnaces with blazing flames. Immortal pills were being refined in the furnaces.

After identifying the types of medicinal stones, you also need to learn how to process them. Different materials have different extraction methods to condense their essence and obtain pure materials. There are hundreds of extraction methods, and it is very difficult to master them one by one. Generally, alchemists only study the dozens of methods they often use.

After learning the method of refining, such apprentices can become assistants, helping the alchemist to process materials and gradually become proficient in practice. Then they will be taught the principles of alchemy, whether the medicinal stones of various properties are mutually reinforcing and restraining, the transformation of the five elements and yin and yang, and what changes will occur to various materials under various environments.

These principles of alchemy are summarized by alchemists after repeated failures, or deduced with wisdom. This process will be assisted by advanced intelligent recording and analysis, saving them the effort.

Having a good teacher is very important for an alchemist, and the process of learning the principles of alchemy is even more important, and is much more difficult than memorizing alchemy materials.

After passing the first three levels, you also need to learn how to grow spiritual medicine, how to control fire, how to refine, how to attract spirits, how to separate and fuse, how to remove the poison, how to condense the elixir, how to pull the elixir, etc.

After systematic study, ten years is really just a starting point. It will take decades to become a formal alchemist.

After going through this process, the child has grown into an adult. You can imagine how much energy has been consumed, and this is a very talented young man.

Even Wang Xuan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard it. This field is really not easy. Even with his talent, he still needs to put in a little bit of effort.

However, when Wang Xuan thought about the value of alchemists and their ability to make money, he was not surprised at all.

Several of Feng Daozi's disciples turned around and looked at Wang Xuan. They were all somewhat used to it, because Zhou Wu and Wan Futu had also been here. Several disciples were betting on which day Wang Xuan would give up.

The mountain master He Fang would probably be unhappy if the Seed of Cultivation spent his energy on the way of alchemy, and after Wang Xuan understood the difficulty of this field, he would probably give up.

Wang Xuan asked casually, "Senior, I heard that alchemists use Tianbao materials when refining pills. I wonder why?"

Feng Daozi smiled and said, "It is true that it will be used, because the material of Tianbao is a spiritual object in itself, and the probability of it being used to make pills is not small."

"Isn't it because they are special?" Wang Xuan was surprised. "I have always felt that they contain strange energy, so they can have various supernatural powers."

Feng Daozi's eyes lit up, and he nodded and said, "It does contain special high-level energy, but it is very difficult to extract it, and the benefits may not be worth the consumption.

If the cultivator himself can resonate with the heavenly treasure and the compatibility is perfect, he may be able to extract the high-level energy from the heavenly treasure, but this is something that only very few cultivators can do.

If the alchemy is used well and a trace of this energy can be incorporated, the quality of the elixir will have a leap forward. Of course, this is also a rare case. "

Afterwards, Feng Daozi took Wang Xuan to visit the storage room for Tianbao remnants. On dozens of shelves, thousands of Tianbao remnants were placed in different categories.

The first time he saw them, Wang Xuan made up his mind to become a real alchemist.

Although it might be hard and require a lot of energy, he still made this decision. After all, this is a good opportunity to collect source power.

On the day after he returned, Wang Xuan practiced the Magic Sutra of the Mind, transforming his mind into a holy state without desires or distractions, and his divine aura flourished.

In this state, his learning ability increased greatly, almost dozens of times that of normal state, and it was a piece of cake for him to remember everything he saw and read ten lines at a glance.

The jade token was placed between his eyebrows, and his spirit merged into the ocean of knowledge. Three-dimensional images of elixirs, one after another, and paragraphs of introductions, all flashed through his mind.

This mental reading method does not require the eyes to see, and is ten times faster than reading books or electronic devices. Of course, after the information in the jade tablet is projected into your mind, you also need to record it yourself.

If the soul of the earthly immortal is powerful, the information can be directly recorded in the form of a spiritual imprint, just like copying an electronic device.

After three days and three nights, Wang Xuan threw the jade tablet aside. He had written down everything that needed to be written down.

"I'm really a little tired."

He stood up, stretched, and recalled a little. Countless words and pictures flashed in his mind, as if they were recorded with a camera.

This information was firmly engraved in his mind. Not only would he not get the key points wrong, he would not even make a mistake with a single word.

(End of this chapter)