What on earth is going on?
Why do Qin Lan and Li Huayuan appear so respectful towards Ji Chen, a known wastrel?
Could I be dreaming?
Old Chen frowned, unable to make sense of it.
...
However, Ji Chen and the others were clearly not going to provide any answers to his confusion.
At this mont, led by Qin Lan, the three of them arrived outside a certain room door at the back of a three-story pavilion.
"The Dan King wants to see ?"
Standing outside the door, Ji Chen learned this from Qin Lan and couldn’t help but feel a bit surprised.
Qin Lan spoke, "After all, Young Sect Leader was recomnded by the two of us to participate in this assessnt and has not truly passed the Alliance’s exam. The Dan King is aware of this, which is why he’s curious about you..."
Normally, such matters wouldn’t warrant the attention of the Dan King, but Qin Lan’s status is rather unusual.
Therefore, those he recomnds gain the Dan King’s attention.
"It’s just a normal eting, a casual chat. Young Sect Leader need not worry; the Dan King is a kind person without airs. I rember when I first joined the Alchemy Master Alliance, I received a lot of care from him," said Li Huayuan.
Ji Chen nodded, not feeling particularly nervous, just a bit taken by surprise.
However, since he was already here, there was no harm in eting him.
Furthermore, he was sowhat curious about this Alchemy Dao figure.
After all, he was the only fifth-grade alchemist within the Chu Kingdom.
Soon, Qin Lan opened the door and led Ji Chen and Li Huayuan into the room.
Inside the room, an elderly man with white hair and beard was sitting at a desk, seemingly engrossed in reading so docunts.
"Dan King, sir."
Qin Lan and Li Huayuan stepped forward, both respectfully cupping their fists.
Hearing the words, the white-haired old man slowly raised his head, then showed a faint smile, "You’ve arrived, this young friend..."
Saying this, he turned his gaze to Ji Chen, "It must be the person you recomnded, right?"
"I am Ji Chen, greetings to Dan King," Ji Chen said, cupping his fists with composure.
"Young Ji Chen, even at such a young age, participating in our Alchemy Master Alliance’s first-grade alchemist assessnt, truly promising." The Dan King laughed heartily, setting down what he was holding and guided Ji Chen and the others to sit by a nearby tea table.
Li Huayuan and Qin Lan appeared a bit uneasy. After all, before them was a titan of Chu Kingdom’s Alchemy Realm. Though they had had contact with him multiple tis, they couldn’t maintain their usual composure in the face of his identity and status.
Ji Chen, on the other hand, appeared much more at ease, not showing any sign of nervousness.
In his past life, as a Pill Saint, a re fifth-grade alchemist was not even qualified to be his dicine boy.
"Your na, young friend, sounds sowhat familiar. Have I perhaps heard it sowhere before? Are you perhaps a disciple of a renowned peer?"
Soon after sitting down, the Dan King couldn’t resist his curiosity and inquired.
He indeed felt the na Ji Chen was familiar but couldn’t recall where he heard it.
He assud Ji Chen might be a disciple of so Alchemy Master, which was why he had an impression of the na.
Ji Chen chuckled, "My na as a wastrel is almost universally known in the Chu Kingdom. Although you, Dan King, are busy with many duties, you may have occasionally heard it ntioned, which is why it sounds familiar."
"Na as a wastrel?"
Hearing this, the Dan King was montarily stunned, sowhat perplexed.
Li Huayuan laughed and then explained, "Dan King should know, I am currently an honored guest alchemist of the Lingyun Sect, and this young friend Ji Chen is our Lingyun Sect’s Young Sect Leader..."
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, the Dan King seed to suddenly understand, as if rembering sothing.
He looked at Ji Chen again, surprised, "So, you are the Young Sect Leader Ji Chen of the Lingyun Sect?"
"If there isn’t a second Lingyun Sect in the Chu Kingdom, then the person you refer to is likely ," Ji Chen said, stroking his chin.
"Haha..."
Upon hearing this, the Dan King laughed, his gaze becoming quite curious, "They say Lingyun Sect’s Young Sect Leader is the number one wastrel in the Chu Kingdom. I never expected you to know alchemy, and now you’re about to participate in our Alchemy Master Alliance’s first-grade alchemist assessnt. Such news would likely be hard to believe if spread around."
"Since you were recomnded by Qin Lan and Li Huayuan, I won’t question it. However, I am curious, so I want to test your knowledge in Alchemy Dao." He said this.
Ji Chen said, "Feel free to ask whatever you like."
"Among the most common first-grade elixirs, there is one called ’Qi Refining Pill’. Can you list the required herbs for concocting this pill and briefly explain the process?"
After all, considering Ji Chen was participating in the first-grade alchemist assessnt, the questions naturally had to be related to first-grade elixirs.
Strictly speaking, the Qi Refining Pill is the most common first-grade elixir, one that almost every newcor to alchemy first encounters and attempts to concoct. Such a question would not pose a difficulty to anyone qualified for the first-grade assessnt.
Ji Chen smiled and then spoke, "There are thirteen kinds of herbs required for the Qi Refining Pill, naly Sea Spirit Flower, Illusion Wind Grass..."
"The concoction process varies from person to person. Those with strong spiritual power can place all herbs into the pill furnace simultaneously, using high heat to refine them into liquid for fusion. Those with weaker spiritual power need to refine the herbs sequentially..."
What he ntioned were the most basic aspects of concocting the Qi Refining Pill.
Of course, Ji Chen had only learned about this particular pill from Li Huayuan and had never actually concocted it.
In his previous life, the world was different, and naturally, the first-grade elixirs were different as well.
After Ji Chen’s explanation, Li Huayuan and the others exchanged glances but did not speak.
"What’s wrong? Is there sothing incorrect in what I said?" Ji Chen was taken aback by their reaction.
He was extrely confident in his alchemical knowledge, believing that by understanding one or two aspects, he could fully infer the required herbs and thods for concoction.
He believed his explanation was accurate.
The Dan King then spoke, "What you said, young friend... isn’t wrong, but it differs from what I know. The Qi Refining Pill should require twelve herbs, but you ntioned an additional herb called ’Hidden Spirit Grass’."
The Qi Refining Pill, as the most common first-grade elixir, aids in cultivation, similar to the Qi Gathering Pill.
However, its effects are far inferior, and there is no real comparison between the two.
Ji Chen spoke, "Hidden Spirit Grass grows at the peak of high mountains, absorbing a small amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi each day, barely qualifying as a noble herb. Most people use it when concocting second or third-grade elixirs, but in fact, when concocting the Qi Refining Pill, this herb can also be added."
"Moreover, adding this herb can greatly enhance the resulting Qi Refining Pill’s effect and other attributes."
Hearing this, the Dan King shook his head in disagreent, "Each elixir must be concocted as per the pill formula. To my knowledge, no Qi Refining Pill formula includes Hidden Spirit Grass. Did you add it yourself, young friend?"
"I did add it myself." Ji Chen nodded, not denying it.
"Then it’s no wonder."
The Dan King smiled, "Your idea is unique, young friend, but alchemy is very ticulous. Randomly adding other herbs often leads to side effects."
Ji Chen remained silent. Given his understanding of alchemy, he was confident that this thod was feasible.
However, since the Dan King didn’t believe it, he didn’t bother to explain further.
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