Divine Wilderness Dragon Emperor

Chapter 346: Chapter 345: First Grade Alchemist

”Why am I still unable to reach this step?” After refining another twenty Elixirs, Ling Fei looked up and asked Grand Alchemist Yuan Chun.

Refining them one after another without any progress, Ling Fei felt like he had hit a bottleneck.

”Hehe, no need to rush. You’ve only been practicing Alchemy for three days, yet you’ve already reached the state of your heart fusing with the medicine. That’s already incredibly rare.” Master Yuan Lang smiled.

You have to understand, when he reached the Half-step Nascent Soul Realm and first tried to refine Spirit Pills, it took him a full six months to reach that state of fusion!

As for the Qi Condensation Pattern, that took him another four months.

In comparison, Ling Fei’s talent for Alchemy already made Master Yuan Lang feel ashamed.

”To condense qi into a pattern, the most important thing is your heart. Be calm and composed, forget yourself, forget the world. Let your heart fuse with the Pill, fuse with the furnace. You *are* the Pill Furnace.”

Grand Alchemist Yuan Chun said.

As he spoke, his final words carried a strange, bewitching power, causing Ling Fei’s Heart Spirit to sink into them unconsciously.

’The most important thing is your heart, forget yourself, forget the world...’ Ling Fei’s Heart Spirit sank into Grand Alchemist Yuan Chun’s words.

’Forget myself, forget the world... let my heart fuse with the Pill, fuse with the furnace... Just now, I was so focused on achieving the Qi Condensation Pattern, too fixated. My mindset was wrong.’

Suddenly, Ling Fei had an epiphany.

Soon, his heart began to grow calm.

When the medicinal ingredients were thrown into the Pill Furnace, Ling Fei began the Alchemy process once again.

This time, his mind was free of distracting thoughts. He focused solely on Alchemy, on refining the best possible Elixir.

His Heart Spirit followed the Dragon Spirit Celestial Fire and merged into the medicinal ingredients...

Medicinal Qi began to diffuse. Ling Fei’s mind naturally worked around the enclosing Dragon Spirit Celestial Fire, guiding the Medicinal Qi to converge back into the Elixir.

But this time, Ling Fei’s Heart Spirit was clearer, his control stronger. As his Heart Spirit guided it, the Medicinal Qi gathered together and gradually condensed.

Slowly, the Medicinal Qi actually transformed into a qi pattern, wrapping itself around the nearly-formed Elixir.

The process was slow, yet it flowed as smoothly as moving clouds and flowing water. Everything felt natural, without any fluctuations.

One hour later, the Elixir took form. A pattern, like the imprint of a medicinal herb, was branded onto its surface. The pattern contained an incomparably pure Essence Qi of medicine. Just a single whiff was enough to refresh one’s mind and spirit, as if they had consumed a great tonic. It had clearly surpassed ordinary Elixirs.

When the Elixir emerged from the furnace and Master Yuan Lang smelled its aroma, his eyelids twitched, and he looked incredibly excited.

”Only a Spirit Pill could have such an aroma!” With a touch of excitement, Master Yuan Lang fixed his gaze on the Elixir.

Upon seeing the medicinal pattern on the Elixir, Master Yuan Lang’s heart couldn’t help but pound wildly.

”It’s a medicinal pattern! It’s a medicinal pattern! He’s refined a Spirit Pill!” Master Yuan Lang shouted with extreme excitement, his face wreathed in smiles.

Refining a Spirit Pill meant he was now a First Grade Alchemist.

An Entry Grade Alchemist was considered a minor success even in the Southern Wilderness.

What’s more, Ling Fei was still so young.

”Not bad. It is indeed a Spirit Pill.” Grand Alchemist Yuan Chun stroked his beard and smiled.

”Refining a Spirit Pill in just seven days! That’s too heaven-defying! Haha, Ling Fei, keep up the good work! If you continue like this, you will surely make a name for yourself in the Alchemy Dao. Haha, it might not be impossible for our Lingyun Sect to rise because of this!” Master Yuan Lang seemed overjoyed.

Although they both had great confidence in Ling Fei.

However, before becoming an Entry Grade Alchemist, one was merely at the initial threshold.

Whether one could become an Alchemy Master was still an unknown.

Only by becoming an Entry Grade Alchemist could one be considered to have truly stepped onto the path of Alchemy.

”I will certainly not disappoint everyone’s expectations,” Ling Fei said with a nod. He was also overjoyed to have successfully refined a Spirit Pill this time.

At the same time, his interest in the path of the Alchemy Dao grew even stronger.

’Qi Condensation Pattern can enhance an Elixir’s effects. What would happen if I were to use Martial Fusion Pill techniques?’

”Successfully refining a Spirit Pill is indeed worthy of celebration, but you must not slack off, Ling Fei. You should continue to practice and consolidate what you have learned,” said Grand Alchemist Yuan Chun. Although Ling Fei had become an Entry Grade Alchemist, the road to becoming a Pill King was still long and distant.

”Mm.” Ling Fei nodded. He also knew that he had only just taken the first step.

After this refining experience, he also understood that the Alchemy Dao was just like Martial Arts; progress was extremely difficult.

It all required comprehension and aptitude.

Of course, having an experienced elder guiding him from the side was even better.

It could help one avoid detours and emerge from the fog of confusion in a timely manner.

”If you can refine Spirit Pills to the point of achieving Multiple Pills in One Furnace, you will have reached Perfection. After that, you can attempt to break through to Second Grade Spirit Pills,” said Master Yuan Chun.

”Alright, I’ll continue with Alchemy right away.” Ling Fei didn’t hesitate and quickly resumed refining.

With his previous experience, Ling Fei’s refinement of Spirit Pills became increasingly smooth and proficient.

Afterward, he began trying for two pills in one furnace, then Multiple Pills in One Furnace.

In the blink of an eye, two months of Ling Fei’s Alchemy practice passed.

By now, it had been exactly one year since he joined the Lingyun Sect, and he had just passed his eighteenth birthday.

The boy of the past now had a tall and straight posture. The childishness had faded, replaced by a heroic air about his brow.

”Not bad. Nine pills in one furnace, and all of them are Spirit Pills. The next step is to break through to become a Second Grade Alchemist. However, this is much more difficult. It requires you to transform your Mystical of Martial Arts into an imprint and brand it onto the Elixir, a process which demands extremely strong Soul Power.”

Grand Alchemist Yuan Chun continued, ”Furthermore, you must have your own unique insights into the Mystical of Martial Arts to condense a Mystical Technique Pattern.”

”Condensing a Mystical Technique Pattern is something only Celestial Pill Realm Cultivators can do.”

Generally speaking, other Cultivators would need to reach the Half-step Nascent Soul Realm just to become a First Grade Alchemist.

By that point, they would have long since condensed their Mystical Technique Patterns.

But Ling Fei was currently only in the Profound Pill Realm and had not yet condensed a Mystical Technique Pattern.

Therefore, it would be quite difficult for him to attempt to become a Second Grade Alchemist.

”Since you haven’t condensed a Mystical Technique Pattern yet, there’s no need to rush. You can focus on breaking through to the Celestial Pill Realm first,” said Grand Alchemist Yuan Chun.

He was already very satisfied with Ling Fei’s accomplishments in Alchemy.

So he wasn’t in a hurry either.

After all, becoming a First Grade Alchemist within a year of joining the sect was an achievement unprecedented in the thousands of years of Lingyun Sect’s history!

”Mm.” Ling Fei nodded. He also knew that becoming a Second Grade Alchemist was not something to be rushed.

Only with a stable foundation could one soar into the heavens.

”Do you have any questions about the Celestial Pill Realm right now?” Grand Alchemist Yuan Chun asked.

”What is the Mystical of Martial Arts?” Ling Fei’s eyes flashed as he posed the question to Grand Alchemist Yuan Chun before him.

It had been over two months since he entered the Profound Pill Realm.

Furthermore, Ling Fei had already comprehended numerous Mysticals, such as the Sword Dao, the Cold Dao, the True Dragon, and so on.

He had even learned the first form of the Heaven-Reaching Hand.

However, he still lacked a precise definition and his understanding of the Mystical of Martial Arts remained somewhat vague.

To advance to the Celestial Pill Realm, he had to clear away all these doubts.