After taking a bath, Xiao Chen changed his clothes, lay on the bed and began to read the Compendium for Alchemists given by the Great Elder. The habit of reading while lying on the bed was developed in the original world, and it cannot be changed in this world. If someone saw this, they would definitely be surprised.
Alchemist is the most noble profession on the Tianwu Continent, whether it is the best elixirs for healing injuries, magical elixirs that change your physique, or elixirs that speed up your practice.
It has great appeal to warriors. The rarity of alchemists, coupled with the huge demand, naturally makes this profession far more noble than other professions.
Xiao Chen flipped through the pages page by page. This introductory compendium was not very thick. It was only dozens of thin pages. With Xiao Chen's speed of reading word for word, it didn't take long to finish reading it.
The introductory outline is just an introductory outline. There is basically no substantive content. It is just a rough introduction to alchemists. However, Xiao Chen still gained a little bit and gained a rough understanding of the alchemists in this world.
Alchemists on the Tianwu Continent are divided into seven levels, from one to seven, and from low to high. The level assessment of the alchemists must be conducted in a specialized alchemist association.
There are three conditions for becoming an alchemist. The first is to have a fire-attribute martial spirit, or a fire-attribute skill that can condense real fire. This is the most basic condition for an alchemist.
The second is the understanding of medicinal materials. This condition requires extremely solid basic skills and a thorough understanding of each medicinal herb, its functions and ingredients. This condition cannot be achieved by cheating and can only be achieved through a lot of reading.
The third condition is spiritual awareness. This is the most elusive and elusive condition. Spiritual awareness is similar to the warrior's perception, but it is not exactly the same.
Some people may have traveled very far on the road of warriors, but they have not been able to awaken their spiritual awareness. Some people may have awakened their spiritual awareness, and their spiritual awareness is extremely powerful, but they have not made any achievements on the road of warriors.
The so-called spiritual sense refers to the pharmacist's intuition, feel and spiritual connection with the medicinal materials. The last point is the most important. The faster, more stable and more detailed the spiritual connection established with the medicinal materials, the better this person will be in the future as a pharmacist. The further you can go.
Xiao Chen slowly compared these three points with himself. He had the Purple Thunder True Fire. The first condition was naturally passed. The second condition was the understanding of medicinal materials. The alchemy chapter in the Encyclopedia of Cultivation had extremely good records of medicinal materials. detailed.
He has read it by heart for three years and has memorized it by heart. Moreover, he discovered a long time ago that there is no discrepancy between the medicinal materials in this world and those recorded in the Encyclopedia of Cultivation.
This third condition was a bit strange. The alchemy chapter in the Encyclopedia of Cultivation did not have any records about spiritual awareness, but he was not very worried. After all, the alchemy recorded in the Encyclopedia of Cultivation was somewhat different from that in this world. Even if he has no spiritual awareness or insufficient spiritual awareness and cannot become an alchemist in this world, he still has the confidence to refine the elixir according to the methods in the Complete Collection of Cultivation.
Moreover, the elixirs recorded in the Encyclopedia of Cultivation are more magical and profound than the elixirs in this world. For example, the Bigu Pill that he will refine later can eliminate the need to eat or drink water for a month after taking it. In this I have never heard of it in the world.
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When it was getting dark, Bao'er finally returned to Xiao Chen's yard with a big bag of medicinal materials. Looking at Bao'er who was covered in sweat, Xiao Chen couldn't bear it. The little girl looked like she was only fourteen or fifteen years old. He looks like a flower. In his original world, when he was still in junior high school, he was the age of a flower.
I said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you, I'm not in a hurry, you don't have to rush."
Bao'er wiped his sweaty little hands and was stunned when he heard this. Did I hear it correctly? The notorious playboy of the Xiao family actually apologized to a little maid of his.
When Xiao Chen was still a loser, his reputation was very bad. After defeating Xiao Jian, although everyone knew that he was no longer a loser, their private evaluation of him still did not improve. Everyone said that he had become a villain and had become even more miserable than before. There were even rumors that he had taught a lesson to all those who had humiliated him in the past. Such rumors were often heard by Bao'er, a servant.
If Xiao Chen knew these things, he would definitely be extremely depressed. Seeing Bao'er's dazed expression, Xiao Chen was a little worried and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Bao'er came back to his senses and was a little unaccustomed to Xiao Chen's tone. His face turned slightly red and he whispered, "Bao'er is fine. Thank you, Master, for your concern."
Xiao Chen felt relieved and said: "You should go back first. There is nothing I need your help for now."
When Bao'er heard this, he looked at Xiao Chen in surprise and said anxiously: "Master, are you trying to drive me away? The elder said that I am already your exclusive maid, and I will live here from now on. If Bao'er goes out, the elder will definitely think that Bao'er has not served well and will punish me. "
In this situation, Xiao Chen did not expect that these servants and maids were all orphans and children of poor families. They all signed the deed of betrayal. Even if they were beaten to death if they made mistakes, they would not have any responsibility. Although the Xiao family was not so strict. family rules, but necessary punishments are still there.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He had never encountered such a situation before and didn't know what to do. Xiao Chen's courtyard is more than enough for one person, but he has too many secrets, and it is really uneasy to have a stranger next to him.
After thinking for a long time, Xiao Chen didn't think of a way to have both ends. He looked at the pitiful Bao'er and felt soft in his heart, "You can stay here now. There is a wing to the east. You can stay there tonight." ”
Bao'er smiled happily and said, "Bao'er, thank you, Second Young Master. I'm going to prepare a midnight snack for Second Young Master."
Looking at Bao'er's leaving figure helplessly, he shook his head. Xiao Chen focused on the medicinal materials she brought and checked them one by one.
Twenty saffron, fifty anise, twenty tiger palms, twenty spearmint...
Counting them one by one, it turned out that the herbs Xiao Chen requested were exactly the same. This little girl's ability to do things was still very good. Xiao Chen smiled in his heart and picked up a tiger palm grass to observe carefully.
Four purple-green leaves bloomed on the top of the one-foot-long rhizome. Looking at this tiger palm grass that was only ten years old, Xiao Chen thought with some doubts in his heart, what exactly is the so-called spiritual sense, and how can it be related to Does it create a spiritual connection
Holding the herb gently in his hand, Xiao Chen closed his eyes and calmed his mind. His mind slowly moved to his right hand along with the vitality. The vitality left the body and wrapped the herb softly, but his mind remained in the body. It was blocked by the flesh on the palm and could not break out of the body.
After several attempts, Xiao Chen's mind could not establish any connection with the tiger palm grass in his hand. There was finally some difference between his mind and his spiritual sense. Just when Xiao Chen was about to give up, his mind suddenly caught a strange green spiritual energy network on the surface of his palm.
A small energy line on the green energy network entered the body through the vitality, and was quickly connected to the mind. A green world suddenly appeared in front of Xiao Chen's mind.
In the green space, various intricate lines are intertwined like a maze. Spiritual energy flows around in the green space, tightly connected with Xiao Chen's mind. For a moment, Xiao Chen seems to be able to feel this tiger. The breathing and beating of the palm grass are a very strange feeling.
Xiao Chen was extremely pleasantly surprised. This is the so-called spiritual sense. With such a close spiritual connection, the medicinal herbs are like an organ in his body. In this state, the understanding and control of medicinal materials will definitely be improved. When refining elixirs, you will naturally get twice the result with half the effort. No wonder that to be a good alchemist, you must have spiritual awareness.
Withdrawing his mind, a light green energy returned from the palm of his hand to the meridians in his body, flowing through the large and small meridians on his arms, and finally rushed straight into Xiao Chen's mind. After a few rounds of light green energy, it formed a green dot with Xiao Chen. Chen's mind merged together.
He was a little confused as to what the green dot in his mind was, but this was not the time to think about it. With his rough understanding of alchemists in this world, he might not be able to figure it out for a while.
Putting aside the doubts in his heart, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and looked at the tiger palm grass in his hand again. This time he understood the tiger palm grass more thoroughly. Its roots also have quite a lot of medicinal properties, not just the leaves as mentioned in the book. Only then could it be useful. With this level of understanding, he became more confident in the elixir he would refine next.
Taking out the Qinglong Medicine Cauldron, Xiao Chen summoned the Purple Thunder True Fire and started his first medicine refining, refining Bigu Pill.
In the world of cultivation, elixir is an extremely low-level elixir. Only those cultivators who have not reached the realm of bigu need to take it. It is perfect for getting started.
Throwing the tiger palm grass into the Purple Thunder True Fire, Xiao Chen carefully calcined it, controlling the intensity of the Purple Thunder True Fire without daring to be careless.
The four green leaves quickly melted into four drops of clear green liquid. The green liquid kept rolling in the purple fire. Xiao Chen took a prepared porcelain bottle and filled the four drops of green liquid with a flick of his finger. Got in.
Then he focused on the unmelted roots. If it were before spiritual awareness appeared, Xiao Chen would definitely discard the roots. Knowing that the roots still had medicinal properties, Xiao Chen would naturally not waste it.
The roots are a little harder than the leaves, and the temperature of the flame should also rise a little. Xiao Chen slowly increased the control of the Purple Thunder Fire. This kind of subtle control of the flame seems simple, but in fact it is very nerve-wracking and extremely tests the alchemy's ability to control the flame.
If the strength is too small, the liquid will not be calcined. If the strength is too strong, the liquid will evaporate. Only when it reaches that point can the liquid be successfully taken out. Fortunately, the Encyclopedia of Cultivation has a detailed introduction to these, so be careful. It's not that hard to do.
After taking out five drops of green medicinal liquid from the roots, there was a little residue on the table again. Xiao Chen took out five more tiger palm grass for exercise. After that, he never had such good luck for the first time. Even if he knew Xiao Chen still damaged two tiger palm grasses when and how powerful the flames should be.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen had anticipated this situation and asked Bao'er to buy twice as many medicinal materials. A total of fifty drops of medicinal solution were calcined in tiger palm grass before Xiao Chen stopped.