My Master Knows It All

162: Chapter 122 Array Plate_3 162: Chapter 122 Array Plate_3 “Go buy another Pill Furnace, and then some herbs, and I will teach you Alchemy.”

“Thank you, Master.” Yi Sheng quickly left these words and rushed out of the room, obviously to buy a Pill Furnace and herbs.

About half an hour later, Yi Sheng had returned to Four Treasures Peak with herbs and a new Pill Furnace cradled in her arms.

Cao Zhen needed to draw forth Earth Fire to concoct pills.

But Yi Sheng did not need to draw forth Earth Fire when she concocted pills, she simply raised her hand and a Flame descended directly beneath the Pill Furnace.

Cao Zhen nodded, thinking that cultivators of the Fire system like her were quite suited for Alchemy.

He thought for a moment, then pointed to the pile of materials Yi Sheng had brought and said, “Come, I will first teach you to concoct the most basic Gathering Spirit Pill.

The Gathering Spirit Pill is a pill that absorbs Spiritual Energy, and if used in conjunction with a Gathering Spirit Talisman, the effect is even better.

To concoct pills, you first need a Pill Prescription.

I will now tell you the prescription, remember it well: two taels of Black Pearl Goji, four qian of Zhi Ling…”

After Cao Zhen named each herb, he emphasized, “Be sure to weigh each herb carefully, exactly how much to use.”

“Yes, Master, I will carefully weigh the materials,” Yi Sheng said, already prepared with all sorts of measuring tools, carefully weighing each herb before adding it into the Pill Furnace.

Cao Zhen continued to concoct his own pills while instructing Yi Sheng in every step of Alchemy.

He soon realized that although it was Yi Sheng’s first time concocting pills, there was one aspect in which she was like an old hand who had concocted countless batches of pills before—that was her control of the flame.

Yi Sheng was born a True Yang body, naturally exceptionally compatible with fire, handling it as if it were an extension of her own body.

Moreover, this girl was unusually sensitive to numbers, and Alchemy required constant calculations, which was also where Yi Sheng excelled.

Two and a half hours into her Alchemy, Yi Sheng’s Pill Furnace finally began to shake, as if something was about to burst forth and fly out.

“The pills are congealing.

Do you remember the Pill Decoction Method I taught you?” Cao Zhen saw that the pills Yi Sheng was concocting had reached the final step.

He stopped paying attention to his own batch and turned to Yi Sheng, saying, “When you extract the pills, remember these three words: quick, accurate, steady.”

“Yes.” Yi Sheng took a deep breath, deployed the Pill Decoction mantra passed down by her Master, and quickly started the extraction process.

One…

two…

six…

Swiftly, ten Qi Gathering Pills were extracted from the Pill Furnace.

Cao Zhen looked at the ten pills and his gaze revealed a hint of surprise.

Among these ten pills, three were Mid Grade and there was even one High Grade pill!

This was Yi Sheng’s first time concocting pills.

She couldn’t be compared to him, as he was a Grandmaster of Theoretical Alchemy.

So it was no surprise that his first attempt at concocting pills was a success.

But Yi Sheng was different.

Even with his guidance, many things still needed to be done by Yi Sheng after he finished explaining.

And Yi Sheng had succeeded on her first attempt, what was more terrifying was that there was a High Grade Gathering Spirit Pill among them.

A thought crossed Cao Zhen’s mind: when this child first started learning Alchemy, she was clearly green as a cucumber.

This girl was previously at Zero Level, wasn’t she?

Should she be around Level Five now with her current skill?

Given her pace of Cultivation, maybe in the future he wouldn’t need to concoct pills himself at all.

Just having Yi Sheng do it would suffice.

Yi Sheng, looking at the ten Gathering Spirit Pills she had concocted, displayed a trace of joy on her face, but she quickly composed herself and said to Cao Zhen, “Master, I want to continue concocting pills.

Among all the Disciples of Four Treasures Peak, my strength is the weakest and I’m the most useless.

It was only after coming to Four Treasures Peak that I realized I am not a genius at all.

I’m just an ordinary Disciple.

I’ve already fallen behind my fellow brothers and sisters.

To catch up to them and not embarrass you, Master, I must work even harder.”

Cao Zhen really wanted to touch Yi Sheng’s smooth white forehead to see if this little girl was sick.

When she first arrived at the mountain, she was so clever, so why had she become so foolish now?

Xiang Ziyu wasn’t on the mountain either, so how had she become infected?

She wasn’t a genius?

If she wasn’t a genius, then there probably weren’t many geniuses in the entire Hundred Peaks Sect.

Setting aside her True Yang body, her level of skill in Alchemy was already beyond what could be described as a genius—it was monstrous.

Did she not know to go out, inquire around, and find out how many could successfully extract ten pills on their first attempt at pill concoction, let alone have a High Grade pill among them?

Wasn’t she very proud?

How had she become so defeated?

Had the previous sparring sessions with Ling Xi and Xiang Ziyu beaten her down?

The more prideful someone like her was, the harder it was for them to recover from setbacks, and they could easily become despondent.

If this continued, the longer it went on, the harder it would be for her to recover.

He would need to think of a way to give her some confidence, to help boost her strength.

And then there was Xiang Zi Yu.

He too would need to descend the mountain soon.

It was time for Cao Zhen to prepare some life-saving methods for him as well.

He wanted to concoct some pills for them, allowing them to boost their progression through medicines, but their current financial state did not permit it.

He could only think of other methods.

If pills were out of the question, then…

An idea gradually formed in Cao Zhen’s mind.

Currently, the best and safest method was using Formation Maps.

There was a particular Supreme Unparalleled Formation that would be suitable.

However, the required materials were so expensive that even if he sold himself, he couldn’t afford them.