In the restaurant.
Yang Qi and the other two sat around a table. Ye Qiu recounted what had happened with a wry smile on his face. He had been very depressed during this period of time. Now that he had two people to talk to, he naturally no longer hid his thoughts.
"Brother Ye, according to what you said, as long as we explain it clearly to the Zhang family, it shouldn't be difficult to resolve, right?" Yang Qi frowned.
Ye Qiu had originally intended to help the Zhang family's genius cultivator quickly enter the martial arts realm by refining the Pozong Pill, but he didn't expect that the medicinal materials had been tampered with, and the Pozong Pill he refined became a poison instead. It destroyed the Qi Sea of the genius descendant of the Zhang family in one fell swoop. Although there were treasures that could restore the Qi Sea in the Zichen Continent, treasures of that level were simply not something the Zhang family could afford.
Such a huge responsibility naturally fell on Ye Qiu. Originally the chief alchemist of the Zhang family, he was directly expelled from the Zhang family.
"I have also tried to explain to the Zhang family, but it is not that simple. Geniuses seek envy, and not all members of the Zhang family want that genius to become a martial arts master." Ye Qiu said bitterly.
Hearing this, Yang Qi couldn't help but fall silent. It was obvious that the Zhang family was not an ironclad group. Someone was fanning the flames and ostracizing Ye Qiu from behind. There might even be the shadow of Liu Feibai behind this.
"What's there to explain? Just catch them and beat them up." Liu Fei on the side curled her lips. In her eyes, if something can be done with fists, there is absolutely no need to use the brain.
"Senior Sister, you should eat barbecue." Yang Qi said with embarrassment.
Ye Qiu smiled bitterly. If he had this ability, he would not have ended up like this.
"Brother Ye, the last time you bought a furnace in the Treasure Pavilion, was it to prepare for refining the Breaking Sect Pill?" Yang Qi looked at Ye Qiu and said.
Ye Qiu nodded slightly. When he mentioned alchemy, he immediately swept away his previous dejection and said with a smile, "The sect-breaking pill is different from ordinary pills. The more perfect the refining is, the better the effect. Under normal circumstances, the sect-breaking pill can increase the chance of breakthrough by about 10% at most. And the sect-breaking pill refined by our lineage, if refined perfectly, can increase the chance of breakthrough by 20%."
Twenty percent!
Yang Qi's eyes flashed with surprise. Don't underestimate the 10% chance. When Yang Qi broke through to Wuzong, he was only about 80% sure, and that was when he had already reached Wuzong. If he had taken the Pozong Pill, it would be 90% sure, a real sure thing. But if it was the Pozong Pill refined by Ye Qiu, it would be almost 100% sure! Even if ordinary practitioners can't reach Yang Qi's level at that time, they only have 60% to 70% sure, but taking the Pozong Pill can reach 100%, and the possibility of failure is very small.
"Brother Ye is really good at this." Yang Qi sighed. No wonder Ye Qiu didn't even blink when he wanted to buy the Three-legged Dragon Flame Cauldron. You must know that Ye Qiu's cultivation is only a two-star martial arts master, and his cultivation is still lower than Yang Qi. The wealth he has is beyond the reach of ordinary mid-level martial arts masters.
Hearing this, Ye Qiu smiled bitterly. If he had not been so obsessed with alchemy, Liu Feibai would not have taken advantage of him. Although Liu Feibai had plotted against him, he himself was also largely responsible as he did not even notice that the medicinal materials had been tampered with.
"Brother Yang, I heard you mention last time that you are also an alchemist. Why don't we exchange some ideas?" Ye Qiu looked at Yang Qi.
"That's exactly what I meant."
Yang Qi smiled slightly. Although he did not follow the path of alchemy, he did not want to miss the opportunity to communicate with a real alchemist.
"Brother Yang, I wonder what you think about the way of alchemy?" Ye Qiu said in a deep voice.
"Alchemy!" Upon hearing this, Yang Qi fell silent. After a moment, he said, "In my opinion, the alchemy path, the formation path, and even the path of insects and beasts are just a way of cultivation. Alchemy itself is also a kind of cultivation."
"Is alchemy itself a kind of practice?" Ye Qiu was stunned, and then fell silent. Although alchemists are respected and powerful alchemists can easily become guests of many major forces, the practitioners of alchemy are often not very strong themselves.
Just like Ye Qiu, he was only a two-star martial master. With such strength, he could barely be considered a strong man in the county. If he were in the prefecture, he would be nothing. It should be noted that this was because Ye Qiu himself was a pharmacist, and his resources of elixirs and spiritual medicines were much richer than those of other practitioners.
“Yes, alchemy is cultivation.” Yang Qi nodded slightly. Although he didn’t know much about alchemy, there were records about alchemy in the inheritance of Emperor Haoyang.
"Brother Yang's insights make me feel suddenly enlightened." Ye Qiu bowed slightly to Yang Qi. After his previous downfall, Ye Qiu began to doubt his own path. But after hearing Yang Qi's words, the fog that blocked the road seemed to dissipate all at once, and the road became clearer.
"I don't have such vision. This is the insight of a senior." Yang Qi said hurriedly. Although he had refined many Peiyuan Pills, they were all basic pills. Such insights were simply beyond his ability to comprehend.
When it comes to alchemy, Ye Qiu becomes eloquent, and he and Yang Qi are soon immersed in the conversation. Of the two, Ye Qiu has been learning alchemy since he was young, and has made countless pills, so he is very experienced. Although Yang Qi has never made any high-level pills, the alchemy technique inherited from Emperor Haoyang is not comparable to Ye Qiu's inheritance, and Yang Qi has more theories.
One is rich in practical experience, the other is rich in theory. When the two communicate with each other, countless sparks are generated, and both of them gain tremendous benefits in alchemy.
“Brother Yang, with your talent and inheritance, it’s a shame not to follow the path of alchemy.” Ye Qiu sighed.
Although Yang Qi's practice was a little poor, his theory amazed him. The short exchange gave him a new understanding of alchemy. This understanding might not help him much in alchemy in the short term, but over time, the help brought by this change in understanding was incomparably huge.
"What's so good about alchemy? You have to deal with alchemy furnaces all day long. Yang Qi has passed the entrance examination to our Tianjian Sect." Upon hearing this, Liu Fei on the side quickly interrupted.
Tianjianmen
Ye Qiu looked at Yang Qi and Liu Fei in horror. Although he knew that the two had extraordinary origins, he had never thought that they were actually from the Tianjian Sect, which was the top sect in the Great Chu Empire!
Not to mention that he was a two-star martial master, even the Zhang family he was in before, which had dozens of martial masters, could only be considered a small family in the imperial capital. There were at least 800 such families in the entire imperial capital. Even a martial arts family like the Zhang family was like an ant in front of the Tianjian Sect, not worth mentioning.
"Brother Yang actually passed the assessment of Tianjian Sect. No wonder he didn't choose the path of alchemy." Ye Qiu smiled bitterly. That was Tianjian Sect, which was known to have the most difficult entrance assessment among the nine major sects!
Being able to pass the Tianjian Sect's assessment, his talent in swordsmanship is among the best among his peers in the entire Great Chu Empire. Such a talented practitioner naturally looks down on the alchemy path. (To be continued)