Ascension Through Generations

"no!"

Zhao Sheng thought about it and immediately gave up the idea.

His identity is very sensitive and he needs to keep a low profile. His reputation as an "alchemy genius" is too eye-catching and can easily cause unnecessary trouble.

Thinking of this, Zhao Sheng slowed down his movements and watched helplessly as the other eight elixir liquids slowly turned into elixir residue.

Bang bang bang!

A series of dull explosions came from the alchemy furnace.

Just when Jin Ming thought that the alchemy had failed, Zhao Sheng reached out and made a move, and the furnace lid suddenly opened.

As wisps of black smoke and the smell of burnt bitterness drifted out of the alchemy furnace, a white elixir suddenly jumped out of the furnace lid, flew towards it in a streak of white light, and fell into the elixir bottle that had been prepared with a clang.

"Hey, you actually succeeded in one try!" Jin Ming's eyes nearly popped out of his head in shock, and he stammered in surprise.

Zhao Sheng shook the elixir bottle and listened to the clanking sound of the elixir inside. He said modestly: "This is all due to Master Jin's good teaching! Of course there is also a bit of luck."

Jin Ming shook his head fiercely, looked at Zhao Sheng with extremely complex eyes, and said seriously: "Just one time doesn't count, try practicing again."

He believed that there was a genius in the world who succeeded in making alchemy for the first time, but he did not believe that Zhao Sheng was such a person.

Jin Ming would rather believe that Zhao Sheng had many experiences in alchemy before, which was why he performed as he did today.

Zhao Sheng did not hesitate and replied readily: "Okay!"

This time, Zhao Sheng was wrong.

He thought that Jin Ming said this to let him consolidate and improve the success rate of refining the fish marrow pill, but he didn't realize that people were unwilling to admit that he was a genius in alchemy.

That's right!

The definition of "genius" in Zhao Sheng's mind is completely different from the "genius" in Jin Ming's mind.

Zhao Sheng thought he was low-key enough, but he didn't know that his performance was still too outstanding.

You must know that there are countless types of elixirs in the world, which can be roughly divided into detoxification, healing, replenishing energy and energy, improving cultivation, increasing spiritual power, avoiding disasters, extending life, etc. The difficulty of refining each type of elixir is also different.

It is recognized in the alchemy world that apart from a limited number of special elixirs that go against the heavens, such as extending life and avoiding disasters, elixirs that enhance cultivation and increase spirituality are the most difficult to refine.

Although the Fish Marrow Pill is only the most basic first-level elixir, with only one main medicine and twelve auxiliary medicines, it is a spiritual elixir that increases spiritual power, and its refining difficulty is much more difficult than that of the same-level elixir.

The reason why Jin Ming chose the Fish Marrow Pill was, firstly, to give Zhao Sheng a show of authority and establish the dignity of a "teacher". Secondly, the Fish Marrow Pill is one of the several elixirs he is good at, and the difficulty of refining is neither high nor low.

Unexpectedly, someone did not play according to common sense, which made Jin Ming feel a little embarrassed.

Recalling the tragic experience of being scolded by his master for dozens of days when he was learning to refine fish marrow pills, Jin Ming still remembers this deeply.

This time, Jin Ming concentrated his attention and observed Zhao Sheng's every move while making alchemy extremely carefully.

Zhao Sheng was obviously much more proficient in refining the Dragon Beard and Fish Marrow Pill for the second time than the first time. He played the pill formula and magic formula very smoothly, and his control accuracy was three points finer than last time.

There is no doubt that the first three steps of the alchemy were taken quickly and steadily, and it was completely impossible to tell that this was only the second time he tried to make the alchemy.

"Condensation, Dancheng!"

With a low cry and black smoke rising from the alchemy furnace, a white and round fish marrow pill flew over and fell into the pill bottle.

There was a soft ding, but it was like a huge thunder that exploded in Jin Ming's mind.

Jin Ming couldn't help but groaned: ".It succeeded again!"

Zhao Sheng was suddenly shocked when he saw this situation.

Only then did he realize that what he had just done was a bit outrageous.

A novice alchemist just started learning alchemy, but he succeeded in making alchemy twice in a row. This situation cannot be said to be rare, but very rare.

Zhao Sheng's thoughts flashed through his mind, and he joked: "Fellow Daoist Jin, what's so surprising about this? After all, I am also a foundation-building monk, with the help of my divine consciousness, and the foundation of alchemy that has been laid for decades. I can make it as soon as I get started. Isn’t it normal to have several furnaces of first-level elixirs?”

"That's right! Fellow Daoist Zhao is in the foundation-building realm. Refining a first-level elixir of this difficulty is nothing to you. I almost thought wrong just now!" Jin Ming suddenly realized, and a relieved smile finally appeared on his face. .

"Haha! I, a novice in alchemy, am no good at it!" Zhao Sheng laughed and made fun of himself again.

Jin Ming felt much better when he thought about it.

But after this incident, he obviously paid more attention to Zhao Sheng.

"Fellow Taoist seems to have initially mastered the essence of refining fish marrow pills. However, in order to increase the number of pills and the success rate, fellow Taoist still needs to practice as much as possible.

There are still six ingredients for alchemy left here. You can refine them all today, okay? "

Jin Ming said this out of good intentions, but Zhao Sheng also had his own plans.

He smiled slightly and said tentatively: "Friend Daoist Jin, I have plenty of time today. Why don't you teach me another method of refining the elixir?"

When Jin Ming heard this, he couldn't help but frown.

Alchemy is a skill that is difficult to learn and master.

Zhao Sheng's words inevitably meant that he wanted to run as soon as he learned to crawl, which seemed too impatient.

After thinking about it, Jin Ming sighed: "Forget it! Since you want to learn, I will teach you how to refine the Water Spirit Pill."

Is Zhao Sheng impatient? Not really.

Through the experience of refining the fish marrow elixir, he has realized that refining other elixirs can also use his own talents to speed up the progress. This is like "copying".

In the art of alchemy, having a master teach you and trying it out on your own are completely different concepts. The difficulty of the two is not at the same order of magnitude.

Obviously you can ask a master to teach you, but you have to explore it yourself.

This kind of waste of time, energy and financial resources is simply stupid in Zhao Sheng's opinion.

Just do it.

As soon as Jin Ming made up his mind, he took out the elixir for refining the water elixir from the storage bag.

Shui Ling Dan is also a first-level elixir, which belongs to the cultivation-increasing category. The main medicine is century-old sea basket silk, and the auxiliary medicines include fifteen kinds of elixirs such as Cuixin powder and Gooseberry. It is more difficult to refine than the Fish Marrow Pill. It’s harder to hit a three-pointer.

The steps for refining the Water Spirit Pill are almost the same as the Fish Marrow Pill, except that the refining time is much longer. The third step of smelting the medicinal properties also takes at least an hour.

Refining any elixir, all steps from the beginning to the final condensation require the refiner's full concentration. Often, a single oversight will lead to the failure of the elixir.

This is just one of the difficulties in refining alchemy. There are many more difficult places, such as the conflict and fusion of medicinal properties, the complexity of the alchemy reaction, the number of turns of the elixir, the calamity of the elixir, and other issues.

An hour and a half later, a furnace of water elixirs was successfully produced. Five elixirs were produced and were of high quality.

Jin Ming took a breath slightly tiredly, and said with a smile: "Did you see this, fellow Daoist Zhao? Refining alchemy is not that easy."

Zhao Sheng touched his chin and said abruptly: "Fellow Taoist Jin, how about you make two more furnaces?"

Jin Ming was stunned when he heard this, and he uh-huhed twice. After seeing the expectant eyes of the other party, he hesitated and said: "Let's make another furnace! There is only one ingredient left for Shui Ling Dan.

After you finish refining this furnace, go and refine the fish marrow pill! You must know that elixir refining is not as valuable as too much, and you can’t chew off more than you can chew! "

Seeing this situation, Zhao Sheng did not point out the other party's lies, but nodded in agreement with a smile on his face.

Because it was the last time, Jin Ming obviously paid more attention to the alchemy this time, not to mention Zhao Sheng.

Another hour and a half later, a new batch of water elixir was prepared again!

This time, four pills were produced, and they were of good quality.

Jin Ming was not satisfied with this result. It had just reached the passing mark.

However, Zhao Sheng was very satisfied and felt that he had gained a lot.