20demayo 990. Alchemy Experience
990. Alchemy Experience
Even when Wei Jiangyuan compared Xiao Yan to his own teacher, he couldn't find any major flaws. At most, Xiao Yan might have some shortcomings in minor details, but overall, Xiao Yan was impeccable!
Wei Jiangyuan clearly remembered that he and Xiao Yan had only been separated for two or three months, but the changes in Xiao Yan were as if two or three hundred years had passed!
"Old Xiao, what's going on with your improvement?"
The two refined medicine together, and Xiao Yan naturally noticed the shock in Wei Jiangyuan's heart. Xiao Yan himself had to admit that Wei Jiangyuan had indeed made great progress.
However, he did not intend to hide it from Wei Jiangyuan. He told Wei Jiangyuan in detail about how he entered the Bodhi Ancient Tree, accumulated a large amount of alchemy experience through a hundred lifetimes of reincarnation, and basically established his qualification as a ninth-grade alchemist.
Xiao Yan already had many extraordinary encounters that propelled him forward. Although Wei Jiangyuan was somewhat envious, he knew that it was a person's destiny and couldn't be forced. He generally managed to maintain a balanced mindset and treat it with a calm and detached attitude.
But upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, he was first utterly astonished, then sighed helplessly, "Heaven is unfair, Heaven is truly unfair!"
Seeing Wei Jiangyuan like this, Xiao Yan felt a pang of pity. After all, he had learned from his junior sister Yao Qingyu that Wei Jiangyuan had been deeply affected by the performance of the young descendant of the Dou Di after leaving the Heavenly Tomb. If, having finally managed to get out of this predicament, Wei Jiangyuan were to fall into some dead end because of his own fortuitous encounter, he would truly have let his junior sister down.
However, given Xiao Yan's personality, he really wasn't good at comforting people, so he could only come over and pat Wei Jiangyuan on the shoulder: "I was just lucky. Actually, I feel that in the end, your achievements in alchemy will eventually surpass mine."
Hearing Xiao Yan's clumsy attempt at comforting him, Wei Jiangyuan's lips twitched, then he forced a smile that looked more like a grimace: "Alright, alright, if you can't comfort people, don't force yourself. Hearing your words makes me feel even worse than before!"
Although he said that, Wei Jiangyuan was not as upset as before.
"Well, well, Lao Xiao, you've really gotten cocky. It's better for me than those other arrogant guys."
"It's good that you think that way." Xiao Yan smiled, then took out an item from his storage ring, floated it in his palm, and presented it to Wei Jiangyuan.
You'd better keep this safe.
The reason why Xiao Yan values it so highly is naturally because it is one of the three treasures of Bodhi that he obtained inside the Bodhi Ancient Tree—the Bodhi Seed!
Wei Jiangyuan, of course, was a connoisseur. Seeing the object before him, he could hardly believe his eyes. He stared wide-eyed at it intently, then asked with some doubt, "This... could it be the legendary Bodhi seed?"
"Indeed, this is one of the opportunities I gained within the Bodhi Tree."
Immediately, a glint appeared in Wei Jiangyuan's eyes. He carefully took the Bodhi seed into his palm, using his battle qi to control its levitation, as if afraid that touching it would damage its quality. Indeed, given the Bodhi seed's grade, it deserved such care.
"These are amazing items that can help you break through to the Dou Sheng level. Even my teacher has only obtained seven or eight of them, and they were all used to refine medicine for the descendants of Dou Di families."
Resources of this caliber are not easily allowed to flow into the mainland; they are controlled immediately and then strictly managed by the major families descended from the Dou Di.
Before Shennong Laoren officially became a ninth-grade alchemist, he was not even qualified to obtain it. Although he valued Wei Jiangyuan highly, he did not have any extra Bodhi seeds to give him. So this was the first time Wei Jiangyuan had seen the actual Bodhi seeds!
After carefully examining the Bodhi seed and sensing the strange energy contained within it, Wei Jiangyuan asked Xiao Yan, "Old Xiao, are there any more of these?"
"Yes, what else do you need?"
Wei Jiangyuan nodded: "Of course, your Miss Xun'er suffers from blood and qi deficiency, and I've been thinking about how to solve it, but I've never felt I could do it perfectly. Now, with these Bodhi seeds, I'm 100% confident I can cure her!"
Then Wei Jiangyuan said seriously, "But as you know, even for you, the probability of failure in refining this grade of pill is very high, so one pill is not enough to guarantee success."
Upon hearing Wei Jiangyuan's words, Xiao Yan knew he hadn't trusted the wrong person; his desire for more Bodhi seeds was definitely not for his own benefit.
"Don't worry, I've made arrangements for Xun'er as well. As long as your pill formula is ready, I can refine the pills!"
Although that's what he said, when Xiao Yan thought about his experience of refining Bodhi seeds more than ten times inside the Bodhi Ancient Tree, he knew that the situation was not as troublesome as Wei Jiangyuan thought.
Then Wei Jiangyuan excitedly rubbed his hands together and said to Xiao Yan, "Good, good, good! Give me a few more days, I'll refine the formula, and we can start refining it immediately. Miss Xun'er is still young; resolving such a major issue that affects her future as soon as possible will naturally benefit her!"
Xiao Yan nodded in agreement. Xun'er's safety was always a concern for him, and resolving it as soon as possible would relieve him of this worry.
Faced with this problem of pills, Wei Jiangyuan's mind instantly became active. He didn't even want to stay a moment longer. He waved to Xiao Yan and went into seclusion.
Xiao Yan knew that his best option at this moment was to trust Wei Jiangyuan. His alchemy skills were highly advanced, and although he had already replenished his experience, advancing to the ninth rank was just around the corner. However, when it came to creativity in alchemy, those flashes of inspiration and brilliant ideas, he still couldn't compare to Wei Jiangyuan.
According to Yao Lao, this is also part of his talent. Xiao Yan's calm and steady personality is suited to taking things step by step, steadily and practically, which is why he has become a young ninth-grade alchemist at such a young age, perhaps unprecedented in the continent.
Wei Jiangyuan, on the other hand, is a prodigy, blessed with natural talent. The ideas in his mind are the most precious treasure that others can only envy. This is something that cannot be forced, no matter how hard one tries. The more one racks one's brains to obtain it, the less likely one is to achieve it. Only someone as unconventional as Wei Jiangyuan can accomplish it.
This is why Shennong, who had originally decided not to take on any more disciples, specifically took Wei Jiangyuan under his wing more than twenty years ago. He then designated Wei Jiangyuan as his true successor and painstakingly nurtured him, precisely because Wei Jiangyuan's talent was so rare.
This gave Shennong, the old man, hope—the hope of surpassing himself and achieving the Golden Elixir or even a higher level in alchemy.
As for whether Wei Jiangyuan or Xiao Yan is stronger or weaker, or which one is better, that's something no one can say for sure.