The person who stood up to support Jin Hongze was Li Daoyou from Yan Xinghekou. His surname was Li Ziliang, he called himself Danlu Zhenren, and he was the head of the Baicao Sect, a third-rate sect. Although the Baicao Sect is a third-rate sect, because the status of the alchemist is different from that of ordinary practitioners, the influence of the sect is not inferior to that of ordinary second-rate sects.
Now that Li Ziliang has stood up, he will naturally continue to support Jin Hongze to the end. Therefore, after listening to the conversation between Jin Hongze and Ye Zan, he laughed beside him, with a bit of contempt on his face, and said to Yan Xinghe: "Fellow Daoist Yan, this friend of yours is too nonsense. How can you be so casual about Alchemy?" Just kidding. It’s not that I look down on the Foundation Establishment Realm, but you and I should know that it’s impossible to use the master’s methods with such a level of cultivation.”
Refining alchemy is not just about technique. No matter how much you know about herbal medicine or how many mysterious techniques you know, if you don't have enough cultivation, you won't be able to use it at all. It's like asking the best racing driver to drive a dilapidated classic car. No matter how good the technology is, it is impossible to drive a sports car.
Most alchemy masters are in the Yuanying realm. In fact, it is not because they have become alchemy masters that they can easily enter the Nascent Soul realm. On the contrary, it is because they have entered the Nascent Soul realm and have stronger cultivation that it is easier for them to perform the originally extremely difficult method of alchemy refining, and it is easier for them to become alchemy masters.
Therefore, what Li Ziliang said is not wrong. From ancient times to the present, even alchemy masters at the golden elixir realm have been rare, and alchemy masters at the foundation-building realm have never appeared.
"What Fellow Daoist Ye is talking about is this Fellow Daoist Liu, how can you two misinterpret it like this?" Yan Xinghe was so angry that he yelled.
Yan Xinghe said this because he did not think that Ye Zan would be at the level of an alchemy master. Of course, he didn't mean anything malicious, nor did he look down on Ye Zan, but from his own understanding, he thought Ye Zan must be talking about Liu Qian.
"Hey, Fellow Daoist Yan is the one who misinterpreted it! Even if my evil disciple managed to pass the Grandmaster examination by some unknown means, it is only because he is qualified to sit here. Could it be that you, Fellow Daoist Ye, are willing to use the courtesy of a disciple? , standing behind him?" Jin Hongze said unhurriedly, with a trace of pride on his face. Being able to make Yan Xinghe lose his composure meant that he had the upper hand to a certain extent.
At this moment, Ye Zan spoke again and interjected: "Hey, you are talking about me without asking me for my opinion. Is that okay?"
"You?" Jin Hongze looked Ye Zan up and down, smiled with great disdain, and said lightly: "It can be seen from your words that you know nothing about Alchemy. If you are really right If you are interested in alchemy, then take my advice and start as an apprentice first, so as not to keep talking nonsense that makes people laugh!"
"Haha," Ye Zan also laughed and said nonchalantly: "It's useless to talk so much. I'm really impatient to argue with people like you. It's better to see the truth in my hands."
"That's ridiculous, what qualifications do you have to say such a thing!" Li Ziliang scolded in a deep voice from the side.
"Then what qualifications do you have to think that I am not qualified?" Ye Zan asked.
"Okay, since you are so confident, I would like to see how you can prove that you have the qualifications to sit here with me." When Jin Hongze said this, he had already thought about it in his heart. Although the other party seemed to be quite confident, he still believed in his heart that it would be impossible for someone with a foundation-building level to become an alchemy master.
In fact, with Jin Hongze's caution, he would not be willing to take risks if there was even a slight possibility. Just like before, what he did to Liu Gan, whether he accepted Liu Gan as his disciple on the surface, or later smeared and hunted him down, was done after many considerations, for fear that a little lack of consideration would cause trouble.
To put it bluntly, this person has a suspicious and indecisive temperament. If it were another person who acted simply, Liu Gan would have been arrested and tortured. Of course, this cannot be said to be a shortcoming. After all, being cautious has its benefits. At least no one knew what happened back then for so long, and Jin Hongze's image was not damaged. This is also the result of caution.
"Don't get me wrong, I only came here at the invitation of Brother Yan. Don't think that I am willing to sit with you. You don't have that much respect." Ye Zan replied unceremoniously, then looked at Yan Xinghe, He said: "Brother Yan, let's talk about what you have to take for the Grandmaster exam, and how to be considered worthy of the title of Grandmaster."
"Fellow Daoist Ye, you..." Yan Xinghe wanted to persuade Ye Zan to prevent Ye Zan from making a fool of himself later, but before he could say anything, he was interrupted by Li Ziliang next to him.
With a sneer on his face, Li Ziliang said to Ye Zan: "Are all the people in the Yuqing Sect so ignorant? They don't even know these common sense, and they dare to talk about being promoted to Alchemy Grandmaster. It's really eye-opening. In this case, then Let me remind you that it is very easy to pass the Grandmaster exam. You only need to combine five herbs into one batch of elixirs. However, the quality of the elixir must be at least medium-grade, and the quantity cannot be less than the normal production of five herbs. "
Li Ziliang said it simply, but he played a little trick in it and set the quality of the elixir above the middle grade. You must know that the difficulty of combining these herbs lies in the combination itself. As long as the elixir can be refined in the end, even if it is only a low-grade elixir, it can be considered a success.
Therefore, upon hearing this, Yan Xinghe suddenly became anxious again. Only senior alchemy masters like them, with cultivation in the Nascent Soul Realm, can maintain the quality of the elixir above the middle grade during the herbal refining. And now, the other party actually uses this to ask for a person who is in the Foundation Establishment Realm. Isn't this deliberately trying to make the other party look embarrassed
However, Ye Zan raised his hand and stopped Yan Xinghe who was about to speak, and said: "Fellow Daoist Yan, please help me with the alchemy furnace and herbal medicine. I'll give it a try here to avoid any trouble later." I am blind and I am talking about what is there and what is not there.”
In fact, as long as Ye Zan, Liu Qian and others went down this building, even if it was because of the Grandmaster exam, Yan Xinghe would have lost this round. And Ye Zan also saw this, so he simply asked Yan Xinghe to bring the elixir furnace and herbs, and he was going to refine the elixir directly here.
Jin Hongze and Li Ziliang really wanted to drive Ye Zan and others downstairs, but Ye Zan's last words blocked their words. At this time, if you ask the other party to go downstairs to refine elixirs, then the other party can say: What are your intentions
Having reached this point, Yan Xinghe couldn't say anything more, so he turned to his disciple Xun Hongwen and said, "Go and get my alchemy furnace and the herbs for five Qi Refining Pills."
Yan Xinghe also wanted to play a trick, but anyway, the other party only mentioned the quality requirements of the elixir, but did not mention the type of elixir. Qi Refining Pill is also an elixir. Although it is the lowest elixir, no one can deny that it is a real elixir. Compared with other elixirs, the difficulty of refining the Qi Refining Pill is obviously much lower, and the corresponding difficulty of refining it will also be reduced a lot.
However, Ye Zan did not intend to take advantage of the other party's loopholes, and directly said to Xun Hongwen who was leaving: "Fellow Daoist Xun, you only need to help me find an ordinary pill furnace, and also bring five copies of the herbs for the body-tempering and spiritual-boosting pills. ”
This body-tempering spirit-replenishing elixir is half a level higher than the foundation-building elixir. It can be used to temper the physical body and supplement the qualifications. Therefore, the difficulty of refining it is naturally higher than that of the Foundation Establishment Pill, not to mention the combination of five herbs. I am afraid that even if these alchemy masters sitting here can successfully combine them, they cannot guarantee that all the elixirs will be of medium-grade or above quality.
Jin Hongze and Li Ziliang felt a little regretful when they heard Yan Xinghe talk about getting the herbs for the Qi Refining Pill, and wanted to add a few more words. But who would have imagined that Ye Zan wanted to die on his own and actually proposed to refine the more difficult body-tempering and spirit-replenishing elixir. The two of them breathed a sigh of relief.
But then, the two of them raised their concerns again. Is the other person really confident when he said this, or is he messing around because he doesn't understand
If you say that the other party is messing around, after all, the other party is not a child, and he also represents the Yuqing Sect outside. Even if you don't care about your own face, you must always consider the face of the sect.
However, it seems even more ridiculous to say that it is not just messing around, but really confident. With the opponent's cultivation level at the Foundation Establishment Realm, it is almost impossible to refine the Body Tempering Spirit Replenishing Pill together, or even to refine it alone.
Not only Jin Hongze and Li Ziliang, but also the other two alchemy masters and their respective disciples were actually filled with doubts at this time.
Yan Xinghe felt very tired, waved his hand to Xun Hongwen, and said: "Go, do as Taoist Ye said, go and come back quickly."
"Yes, disciple, I obey!" Xun Hongwen hurried downstairs and left.
Not long after, Xun Hongwen came back. After arriving upstairs, he took out an alchemy furnace from the Qiankun Ring, and then five packages of herbal medicines.
This alchemy furnace is not Yan Xinghe's Jiu Feng Yun Ling furnace, but the same as the alchemy furnace used by everyone below. There is a base at the bottom of the alchemy furnace for burning fire. After placing it upstairs, Xun Hongwen poured some fine red sand into it, and the flames immediately came out.
This red fine sand is the crystallization of earth fire. It can be reduced to earth fire under the stimulation of the magic circle in the base. This earth fire crystal is not that precious. It is commonly used by almost every alchemist in making alchemy. The alchemists below also use this thing.
After the alchemy furnace was prepared, Ye Zan came to the alchemy furnace, glanced at the five herbal medicines on the table next to him, and said to Jin Hongze and Li Ziliang: "You two, would you like to check this herbal medicine to avoid having to talk about it later? What a mess of excuses.”
"Humph!" Jin Hongze snorted coldly, but still walked over.
As expected, he was a cautious person. Even though he was very sure in his heart that Ye Zan could not have that kind of strength, Jin Hongze still didn't want to make any omissions. All five packages of herbal medicine were opened and spread out on the table. Jin Hongze looked around and saw that there was indeed nothing wrong with them, but the doubts in his heart were even greater. (To be continued.)