Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

”Mr. Xuan Yan, why have you come?”

Chen Mozi, who had been sitting in silence earlier, stood up solemnly the moment he saw the elder.

Mr. Xuan Yan?

Luo Chen looked in surprise at the elder, who appeared composed.

In a plain dark robe, simple yet dignified and majestic, his face glowing with health and no sign of the rumored declining state.

Didn’t Ye Lingtian say he had no interest in the Pill Saint Inheritance?

Why has he come today?

Mr. Xuan Yan smiled and said, ”After staying on the mountain for too long, it’s inevitably cold. I heard you entered the Alchemy Saint Hall earlier this year, so I thought I’d come and have a look. Am I not welcome?”

”No, no, no, how could you not be welcome, sir.”

Chen Mozi quickly waved his hand, though his demeanor was not entirely respectful, it was full of reverence.

Mr. Xuan Yan had many Daoist titles in the past, but was eventually called ”Gentleman” for a reason.

He never valued sect families by lineage and cared little for the inheritance of bloodlines.

Even though the sect declined, he didn’t act to reverse the situation, only focusing on pill refinement.

Yet he was generous in imparting his insights into the Dao of Alchemy, often mentoring eager younger generations.

Those who wished to become his apprentices were often refused because he didn’t want to be burdened by mundane affairs; his joining the Dark Abyss Sect was merely for convenience and to find backing so he could concentrate on alchemy.

Only now, over a millennium later, does he have one direct disciple and a Child Medicine Emperor who once helped him monitor fires and select herbs.

Even junior members of the Dark Abyss Sect, like Alchemy Saint Chu Yan, Chu Yu, and Lu Chun, have been guided by him.

In the absence of a teacher’s formal address, he’s respectfully called ”Gentleman.”

Chen Mozi is likewise; even his success in passing the second trial owes in part to Mr. Xuan Yan’s guidance years ago.

Luo Chen, on the other hand, was quite shocked.

He caught a word in the elder’s sentence — ”Year.”

In other words, the elder took less than a year to enter the hall and connect the two trials?

Even if the elder had past experiences, the Alchemy Saint Hall’s test was always changing.

To pass the test so quickly shows his profound foundation and high achievement in the Dao of Alchemy!

As he marveled, Mr. Xuan Yan’s curious gaze turned toward him.

”Alchemy Sect?”

Luo Chen composed himself, making a courtesy salute and a Dao gesture.

”Before you, sir, the name of Alchemy Sect is too great; simply call me Luo Chen.”

”Haha, modest!”

Mr. Xuan Yan laughed heartily, stroking his beard reminiscently.

”When I was as young as you, I never knew what humility was.”

Having said that, he shifted the conversation.

”To participate in the trials left by Chu Yan for the first time and easily pass two levels, your title of Alchemy Sect is well-deserved!”

Luo Chen continued with modesty, ”Sir, you flatter me.”

Next to them, Chen Mozi seemed impatient and quickly asked, ”Sir, how do we pass the third trial?”

Mr. Xuan Yan waved his hand, ”How else to pass it? Simply select suitable materials from those available, compose a pill formula, and refine it. For our kind, it’s just routine work.”

Chen Mozi opened his mouth, somewhat speechless and helpless.

”Sir, it’s not that simple!”

Mr. Xuan Yan’s smile faded, and he said solemnly, ”Is achieving the Grandmaster Realm simple? As Grandmasters, we must disregard difficulties and obstacles, forge ahead with confidence that we will succeed even if given only one chance! That is the pride of an Alchemy Concocting Grandmaster!”

Chen Mozi said bitterly, ”But what if we fail...”

Mr. Xuan Yan no longer spoke, instead went to find an earth fire opening, releasing his own pill furnace.

Then proceeded to place various materials refined from the second trial inside, black flames from his fingertips engulfing the pill furnace.

As if, he had already decided what elixir to refine before reaching the third trial.

Luo Chen stopped observing his actions.

Three consecutive tests, tightly connected, with inevitably different outcomes.

From recognizing pills by scent to returning to the source, and finally forming a pill, each person selected different elixirs and materials; ultimately, the self-developed pill formula would also be different.

His attention returned to his own side.

What elixir should he refine with the raw materials he reversed refined?

His gaze fell upon the hundreds of pure energetic raw materials, each name and property well-known.

Stream white ginger, Qi Lian, Chaotic Flowing Water Plants, Ghost Li Zi, Heavenly Thunder Vine...

Dried ginger, Meat Cornelian, Six Yang Stones, Flame Cloud Smoke...

As the names of these herbs surfaced in his mind, Luo Chen suddenly realized.

In the first trial of recognizing pills by scent, he subconsciously selected the water and fire-type elixirs he was most familiar with, making the raw materials reversed refined primarily of these two types.

This was related to his pill refinement experience.

Initially, Jade Marrow Pill, Tongyou Pill, Jade Dew Pill, and others were mostly Yin-cold attribute elixirs, while Blood Evil and Dust Lowering were of the Fire Attribute.

Then it was mixed, including elixirs like the Starry Pill with mixed attributes.

Not until going to the North Sea did he gradually abandon mixed attribute elixirs like Starry Pill, focusing solely on water and fire.

The pill refinement style there relies heavily on water attribute herbs and demon beasts, so he often refined water attribute elixirs.

Yet, because he primarily practiced the Fire Element Technique, for cultivation, he occasionally had to refine top-grade fire attribute elixirs like the True Flame Pill.

Ultimately, this led Luo Chen to have a unique affinity for these two types of herbs.