Chapter 127: Quite Simple (Please Comment)

Chapter 127: Chapter 127: Quite Simple (Please Comment)"Dark Night?" Gu Qingyang’s expression became grave. Dark Night was a cancer within the Great Xia Dynasty. The dynasty had attempted to eradicate it numerous times but had almost always come back empty-handed. The people of Dark Night were indeed too secretive. "Should be." Ling Chen said as he took out a black token and handed it over. This token was what Ling Chen had found inside Shen Yufeng’s storage ring. Gu Qingyang hurriedly took it, carefully observed it for a while, and finally confirmed: "Indeed, this person is from the Dark Night. I didn’t expect that even my True Martial Academy would be infiltrated by them. It seems necessary to rectify this situation." He then looked at Ling Chen and said, "Keep this matter under wraps for now, so as not to alert those who are in hiding." "Understood." Ling Chen nodded. Searᴄh the nôvelFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. An hour later, the Alchemy Pavilion Master returned and reported to Gu Qingyang: "Hall Master, the preparations are complete." "Good. Ling Chen, you should go with the Pavilion Master. Whatever Spiritual Medicine you need, just let the Pavilion Master know!" Gu Qingyang said with a smile. Ling Chen actually wanted to learn the art of Alchemy on his own; it was a flight of fancy. He believed that soon Ling Chen would give up on his own. Even if Ling Chen was allowed to use any Spiritual Medicine he wanted, he probably wouldn’t use much. Without much cost, they made Ling Chen have a good impression of the Divine Thought Hall; this was getting much more than what they had paid for. "Then, my thanks to both the Hall Master and Pavilion Master!" Ling Chen gave a slight bow to the two men. "No need to be polite, then I, the Hall Master, will take my leave first." Gu Qingyang said a word and hurriedly left to investigate the matter of the Dark Night. ... Inside an Alchemy Room. Ling Chen didn’t start refining Elixirs right away. Although his inherited memories had very detailed Alchemy procedures, he had never attempted it before, and had only theory without practice. Therefore, he spent two hours first thoroughly learning and understanding each step of the Alchemy process until he was fluent. With his powerful Divine Soul Realm, this was enough time to master the procedures. Next was the hands-on practice. "First to refine a first-order Elixir, the Ganlin Pill!" Ling Chen exhaled a breath, calming his mind. The first-order Ganlin Pill was a Healing Medicine. Only four types of Spiritual Medicine ingredients were needed to successfully refine it. Relatively easy to make, it was very suitable for beginners. The Alchemy Pavilion Master had prepared hundreds of portions of Spiritual Medicine for the Ganlin Pill. While a second-order Elixir generally required eight types of herbs, the difficulty of refining was tens of times higher than that of a first-order Elixir. The refining of an Elixir was divided into three steps. The first step was to incinerate the Spiritual Medicine. The second step was the fusion of the Spiritual Liquid. The third step was Solidifying Pills. Among these, the fusion of the Spiritual Liquid in the second step was the most difficult. This is where a large number of Alchemists encountered their bottlenecks. After the first step of incinerating the Spiritual Medicine, the medicine was turned into Spiritual Liquid. Since these were Spiritual Liquids with different properties, fusing them together required extremely strong Divine Soul Telekinesis control, otherwise, it could easily cause an explosion. Ling Chen approached the Alchemy Platform, injected a thread of Spiritual Power, and a flame immediately rose from the fire outlet. He started to control the input of Spiritual Power, adjusting the temperature of the flame. Different ingredients were sensitive to different degrees of fire. Thus, Ling Chen was now doing preparatory work for Alchemy—fire control! The flame was produced by a specialized Flame Spirit Array. There were two ways to control it, one through the input of Spiritual Power, the other was through Divine Soul Telekinesis. --- Because Ling Chen was likely to consume a considerable amount of Divine Soul Telekinesis next, he chose the first method. Moreover, using Spiritual Power to control the fire could also serve to refine and concentrate the Spiritual Power. It was killing two birds with one stone. An hour later, Ling Chen had already fully mastered fire control; he could adjust the temperature of the flames almost at will. "Sigh!" Ling Chen let out a gentle breath and said, "Incinerate the Spiritual Medicine!" As his words fell, he grabbed a strain of Spiritual Medicine and threw it above the flame. The Spiritual Medicine floated quietly in mid-air, and Ling Chen began to adjust the flame to burn the medicine. The Alchemy Platform was equipped with a Gravity Spiritual Array, allowing the Spiritual Medicine to float like this. The formula for the Ganlin Pill was already etched into his memory. Ling Chen carefully sensed the changes in the Spiritual Medicine. After one hundred breaths, he immediately grabbed a Jade Bottle, warmed it slightly over the flame, and then poured the incinerated Spiritual Liquid into it. Following the same method, Ling Chen incinerated three other types of Spiritual Medicine into Spiritual Liquid. Next was the crucial step of merging the Spiritual Liquids. The integration of the Spiritual Liquids required a meticulous sequence, as the properties of the four types of Spiritual Medicine differed. If two liquids with completely opposite properties were mixed directly, they might explode. Therefore, one usually began by merging liquids with similar properties. With this blend, even if the properties were completely opposite, there would be sufficient buffering, thereby increasing the success rate. Following the fusion sequence in the formula, Ling Chen took out the first and second types of Spiritual Liquids from their Jade Bottles, using Divine Soul Telekinesis to carefully bring them closer together. The merging process was extremely slow; it took half a quarter of an hour to combine the two liquids. Then, it took Ling Chen another hour to merge all four Spiritual Liquids. Looking at the green liquid before him, a hint of joy flashed in Ling Chen’s eyes. He had not expected his first attempt at alchemy to go so smoothly, having completed the most difficult step effortlessly. Although it took some time, Ling Chen was quite satisfied. "Next, it’s time to Solidify the Pill." Ling Chen quickly calmed the fluctuations in his heart. There could be no carelessness in the process of Alchemy. Any bit of negligence could lead to the failure of the Elixir’s creation. "Sigh!" Ling Chen once again infused Spiritual Power into the Array, and a burst of flame immediately soared up. Only after adjusting the fire temperature properly did Ling Chen start roasting the green liquid over the flames. Simultaneously, Ling Chen’s Divine Soul Telekinesis carefully monitored the changes in the green liquid. He occasionally adjusted the fire temperature based on the liquid’s transformations. For his first time doing Alchemy, Ling Chen was unhurried, carefully drying out the moisture in the Spiritual Liquid. Meanwhile, he constantly used Divine Soul Telekinesis to manipulate the increasingly paste-like sphere. After half an hour passed, a green pill finally appeared before him. "Ganlin Pill!" Ling Chen gazed at the green Elixir, his eyes brimming with boundless elation. For his first alchemy attempt to go so smoothly was beyond his expectations; how could he not be thrilled? "This Ganlin Pill seems to have reached the mid-grade quality?" Ling Chen carefully sensed it and suddenly exclaimed. Elixirs were divided not only by level but also by quality grades. For example, the Spirit Revitalizing Pill, an Elixir that restores Spiritual Power, is categorized into top, middle, and bottom grades. Ganlin Pills were similarly classified into top, middle, and bottom grades. "It seems alchemy is quite simple!" Ling Chen remarked lightly. The Ganlin Pill he had crafted, aside from taking a bit longer, seemed to have faced no real difficulties. Focused concentration was key. If other Alchemists were to hear his words, they would probably be infuriated. Simple? It should be known that ordinary Alchemists usually fail dozens to hundreds of times in their first alchemy attempt before succeeding. Even the Alchemy Pavilion Master failed fifteen times on his first alchemy attempt! Moreover, Master Gu, known as a third-grade Alchemist, also failed nine times before successfully creating his first