Swordsman the Wanderer
Ch. 467 - Study Alchemists
Master Kuk then smiled, satisfied with Zhang En's reaction, “Lock, listen carefully, this old man will only say it three times. If you can't remember it, you can only blame it on your own.”
Then, Master Kun began to utter over three hundred ingredients needed to refine the Light Pill, the age requirement of each ingredient's potion was also mentioned in detail.
At the same time, that Kun Master emphasized the thirteen essential key ingredients needed. If any of these thirteen ingredients were to be lost, even if the refining was successful, it would be a useless pill.
In addition to these thirteen main ingredients, Master Kun also mentioned which ingredients could be replaced, with what they could be replaced, and how they would affect the efficiency of pill formation.
The first lesson he taught Zhang En in Alchemy lasted for four hours.
When Master Kun finished, he picked up a cup of tea at the side table, sipping it to wet his throat. Then, he smiled at Zhang En, "Now, say over three hundred ingredients in the Light Pill formula earlier, let me see how much you managed to remember."
Zhang En then began, saying one by one and not in a hurry. When Zhang En uttered over a hundred ingredients without a single mistake, Master Kun's relaxed attitude gradually diminished, from daze to shock.
A person's memory capacity and memory ability are innate aspects that are difficult to change. It was definitely not something that increased along with cultivation strength, which was why Master Kun was struck by Zhang En's powerful memory capacity.
Master Kun felt that his own memory was excellent, however, asking him to recall over three hundred ingredients after one time hearing about it was still a difficult matter. While he was still still shocked, Zhang En's voice did not stop reciting the list of ingredients he mentioned earlier
When Zhang En had mentioned nearly two hundred ingredients without any errors, Master kun was shocked, and after Zhang En mentioned reaching three hundred pill concoction ingredients, one could stuff a small apple into his mouth.
After Zhang En finished listing all the ingredients properly, Master Kun still did not react.
"Old man, I didn't do anything wrong, did I?" Seeing this, Zhang En made a loud dry cough, asking loudly as well.
Only then did Master Kun recover from his shock, his eyes lit up brightly staring at Zhang En, showing off his trademark grin, “Not wrong, not wrong! Son, I did not expect your memory to be so good, although it is still a little less compared to me, it is still not bad!” His face turned into a wide grin saying this.
Zhang En rolled his eyes, but he had already experienced how thick the old man's face was and decided not to get lost in his words. Zhang En then began to mention the thirteen main ingredients as well as the ingredients that could be replaced in pill refining, and their effects one by one.
By the time Zhang En finished, Master Kun looked at Zhang En with a feverish look, as if Zhang En was his precious treasure. If Zhang En had not known that the old man did not have any special hobbies in thick-faced, Zhang En would have long since run out of his senses.
After which, Master Kun took out the necessary materials from his spatial ring one by one. Every time he took out a single potion, he would explain to Zhang En the nature of the potion and its effects.
When the three hundred ingredients were all prepared, Master Kun began refining the Light Pill, continuing his explanation to Zhang En as his hand moved. He explained which ingredients should be added to the pill furnace first, when to place the ingredients, which ingredients should be added together, which ingredients should be added together, and which ingredients require initial refinement before it can be added to the pill furnace along with the others.
Master Kun's explanation was extremely detailed, even reminding Zhang En when to pay attention to fire control on the furnace.
Zhang En listened attentively, and at the same time, he admired Master Kun's pill refining skills, even as the old man explained each step to him. A person who lacked the best skills and experience would not be able to do this, the number of alchemists who could carry out the pill refining process like Master Kun Kun might not exceed three people in the four galaxies.
Some time later, Master Kun finished refining the pill successfully.
The Light Pill emitted a shiny luster, emitting an alluring fragrance that could be smelled from several meters away. This pill was of the best quality amongst the Divine grade Pills.
Another wave of great admiration appeared in Zhang En's heart. Master Kun used ordinary hand techniques to refine this set of materials while explaining each step in detail to him. However, under such circumstances, old man imi could still purify a top grade pill.
Furthermore, under Master Kun's observation, Zhang En took out a set of ingredients and began refining the Light Pill.
Not long after, Master Kun continued to be dumbfounded observing Zhang En. His fire control was extremely skilled, not to mention the faster speed of pill refining. It didn't take long, Zhang En finished, successfully refining the pill. Seeing the round Pill of Light emitting a gentle glow, Master Kun's heart trembled within.
In his life, he had seen more than enough praised monstrous geniuses among geniuses, yet he had never seen someone succeed on their first attempt to refine a divine pill, let alone, produce a top grade pill on the first try. Moreover, Zhang En copied what he was doing, using a hand technique commonly used by Alchemist Masters.
After his astonishment subsided, the excitement on Master Kun's face appeared. Patting Zhang En on the shoulder with excessive force as he said, “Child, this Great Hurray of yours is indeed not wrong in taking you as a disciple! Heheh, the responsibility for expanding the glory of the Butian Sect is now on you in the future!”
“Old man, can you not hit so hard? If you hit again, my bones will break. ” Zhang En replied as he grimaced in pain.
Master Kun then withdrew his hand, the laughter on his face did not diminish in the slightest, “At first, I was worried that you would not be able to compete in the upcoming Alchemist Competition, but now, now, this old man can be sure. At that time, you must win back first place for our Sect! ”
"Alchemist Competition?" Zhang En asked in confusion.