Mortal To Immortal (Book 1)
MTI 012 - Challenges

Feng Xian then explained what the Dao was because Yao Han had never heard of it.

Simply put, the Dao was a life path chosen and steeped in by cultivators, related to a branch of science.

There are many types of Dao, each cultivator chooses and undergoes a Dao based on his innate talent.

For example, Hong Meirong was born with a special body called the Sword Spirit Body, then studied the Sword Dao to its peak stage. Her high sword abilities earned her the nickname the Goddess of the Fire Sword and included the best female Sword Cultivator of the white stream.

Another example is She Yutian, born with two pure spirit roots, one of which has poison elements. This spirit root allowed She Yutian to study the Poison Dao easily all the way to its peak. No wonder he was able to reach a position as one of the Four Gates of black flow, namely the Poison Gate.

Feng Xian had fire and wood spirit roots, in theory he was talented in alchemy and spent almost all his time studying the Dao of Alchemy, one of the most difficult types of Dao to live.

"Uncle, as far as I know alchemy is a science of studying medicine and being studied by healers, but in the world of cultivation it must be more than that, right?"

Feng Xian confirmed. Alchemy is not just that. The most basic alchemy was to study magic plants, then thrive on manufacturing powders and medicinal pills.

The person who is an alchemist is called an alchemist. The highest achievement of ordinary humans in alchemy was to make a simple medicinal powder. Higher achievements can only be achieved by cultivators.

No matter where he was, alchemists were always respected because all of the cultivation resources were medicinal powders and pills made by them.

"If you want to be my student, you have to pass one little test from me." Feng Xian gave rise to dozens of books, "These books contain the basic science of alchemy, explaining about the names and efficacy of various magic plants. You have six months to learn all of them."

"Senior Feng, don't joke." Hong Meirong immediately responded, "It takes five to ten years to truly understand the contents of the books. I'm sorry if I'm presumptuous, but aren't you outrageous about only giving Han'er six months?"

Meirong could not help but protest, forgetting the fact that Feng Xian was much more senior than him.

The man did not get angry and retorted casually, "Being a cultivator means living a challenging life. Boy, if you can't, forget to learn from me."

Feng Xian's words contained a veiled provocation, "I don't know if I can master it within six months, but I will try my best."

"Your spirit is good, boy. Take these books and start learning. Make sure you're ready when I test you in six months."

Yao han picked up the stack of books and walked away, looking for a convenient place to study alchemy books.

"Senior, you wouldn't break your words if Han'er passed the test, would you?"

Feng Xian snorted angrily and looked at Hong Meirong a little irritatedly, "I am indeed often acting at will, but I am a person of principle and always hold my words. You think I'm a despicable person?"

"That's not what I mean, Senior."

Meirong and Yutian both knew that Feng Xian was known to be difficult to talk to and difficult to grant others requests.

They could not believe that Feng Xian was acting a little loose on Yao Han, there was even a chance that Feng Xian was trying to play Yao Han.

Meirong believed that Yao Han was able to learn the origin alchemy given enough time, at least five years. Six months? He was not too sure, looking at the fact Yao Han had only been less than a month into becoming a cultivator and was still very layman with alchemy.

"Look you care about that boy... You also understand alchemy, don't you? You can help her learn fast."

Without waiting for Meirong's response, Feng Xian moved into his house.

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Yao Han realized being too enthusiastic was not good in his learning development, so he tried to calm his heart and mind in order to absorb the knowledge well. So on the first day, Yao Han meditated for a long time.

Meirong and Yutian were initially a little confused, it was only a few days after that that they found out this was part of Yao Han's way of learning.

'Han'er has a unique way of learning.'

As usual, Meirong and She Yutian accompanied Yao Han wherever he was.

"Han'er, if there's something you don't understand, you can ask me."

"Is Aunt Hong also steeped in alchemy?"

"More or less like that. I understand one or two things about alchemy."

She Yutian snorted loudly and looked at Hong Meirong cynically, "One thing? Don't condescend. There's me here who's known you for a long time, you're trying to lie to Han'er?"

"What do you mean?" hong Meirong's reply was no less cynical.

"Hmph, don't pretend you don't understand."

Yao Han scratched his head puzzled, almost every time, these two spirit beasts before him were arguing about trivialities.

She Yutian explained that apart from being a Sword Cultivator, Hong Meirong was also an Alchemist. Not just understanding, but reaching a high level of understanding.

"In the Blue Moon Continent, she was the number two best alchemist, her other nickname was the Alchemy Goddess. His abilities were only below one level from Senior Feng."

"Uncle Feng is that great?!"

"Eastern Wind was Senior Feng's second nickname. His main nickname was the God of Alchemy, the number one alchemist for over five hundred years. Senior Feng and Meirong were Alchemy Gods and Goddesses who inspired many people to study alchemy."

Yao Han was enthusiastic mangosteen, making him more and more active in learning.

"There are seven rank titles of alchemist. It could be said that you are ranked first in this title, which is the White Alchemist..."

White on the word Alchemist White means beginner. The next rank was Bronze Alchemist, Silver Alchemist, Gold Alchemist, Jade Alchemist, Pill King, and the highest was Pill Emperor.

The number of Pill Kings was less than a hundred people and almost all of them were tied to big sects. While the Emperor Pill was only five people, it was obvious that Feng Xian and Meirong had reached this level.

The existence of alchemists could affect the development of the sect. A small sect that had one alchemist alone could develop into a middle sect within at least ten years to fifty.

An additional one more alchemist in the middle sect allowed them to level up to become a big sect in less than two hundred years.

But all of that goes back to the Alchemist's ability. If they had the capable ability to produce resources in the form of high-quality pills, then the sect that sheltered them would level up even faster.

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