Gula De Qianghua Jishu
chapter 21: it is hard to be strong
"is it possible that herbs from the precious class upwards cannot be consumed directly?” Qing Shui pondered. He knew that people in the previous world actually consumed things like 100-year-old ginseng with no ill effects!
Qing Yi patted Qing Shui's forehead and softly said, “Herbs of general grade can be directly consumed after a little processing, but of course the percentage of medicinal strength that can be absorbed is only about 10-20%. The majority of the remaining medicinal strength would be wasted. Naturally, there are some exceptions to this. When herbal medicine is 500 years old or older, it can no longer be consumed directly. If you ignore the safety restrictions, and are determined to do so, instead of helping you, herbs will cause great damage to your body. If the herb was of the Precious Grade or higher, eating it directly could even cause one's death! ”
“Ooo, then what about herbs that cannot be directly consumed? Perhaps there is a method for us to absorb the medicinal essence within it? ” Qing Shui speculated. While thinking about it, the alchemy profession suddenly appeared in his mind.
“Alchemist!”
Seeing that Qing Shui seemed to be very interested in the alchemy profession, Qing Yi gave a detailed explanation, “A banquet that cannot be consumed directly would require an alchemist to concoct it into a pill. Using various methods, after extracting the herbal essence and finally thickening it into pill form, they would be able to prevent the excessive loss of medicinal strength! And thus, in this way it would also be more beneficial for a cultivator to consume the pill being made, rather than the potion itself. ”
So that's the reason. Qing Shui understood it better now. At first he thought that consuming the potion directly at most would only cause a slight loss of stored energy. He originally thought that since the body could not absorb large amounts of energy at once, the excess energy would be thrown away as waste. He had never expected that for a Precious rated herb or higher, an excessive amount of energy would cause one's body to explode, causing his death!
“Mother, since potions and medical ingredients can be divided into several levels, what about alchemists? What is the difference between a pill made by a rank 3 alchemist and a rank 5?”
“The higher the rank of an alchemist, the better the quality of the pills he made. Clearly, a general rank alchemist would find it almost impossible to refine and concoct pills from a Precious Class. ” Qing Yi replied.
The alchemist range is somewhat similar to the classification of plants. It's just a little more complex than. General, Precious, Jade, King, Kingdom, Emperor, Saint, heavenly.8 The value of this spiritual herb is comparable to 8 different alchemist ranks. The only difference was, for alchemists, each rank was further divided into 10 levels. For instance. General Ranked Alchemist of level 10.
“Hmm, actually similar to [Western Fantasy]. The higher the rank of an alchemist, the higher the quality of the pills made. However, I still do not know when I can master the alchemy art given to me by the Ancient Strengthening Technique. I wonder ... If I concoct a pill based on the ancient recipe of the Ancient Strengthening Technique, how much would it be worth? ” Qing Shui's eyes shone with light, he was getting excited to become an alchemist!
“Klan Situ from Hundred Miles City wants to buy all the valuable graded herbs from our Qing Clan. Could they be hiding an alchemist?” Thinking back on how arrogant Situ Bu Fan was acting, as well as Shi Qing Zhuang's cold gaze when he was introduced by Situ Bu Fan as his fiancee, Qing Shui couldn't help but clench his fists. Pieces of the puzzle began to fall in his mind. “Could this be the reason why Qing Shi Zhuang was forcibly betrothed to Situ Bu Fan as her fiance, even though she did not want to?”
Qing Yi looked at Qing Shui in shock. This child.the power of his deduction was almost like a god.. He smiled and ruffled Qing Shui's hair and said, “Your guess is correct, the reason why the Situ Clan is so famous in Hundred Miles City is because one of Situ Nan Tian's sons has been broken. up to the level of Alchemist Jade Rating.”
“Only a Jade-ranked Alchemist, yet he dared to be so arrogant?” Qing Shui exclaimed unhappily.
Hearing that, Qing Yi almost coughed up blood. Using a bit of strength, he patted Qing Shui's head and said, “What do you mean by ‘only a Jade-Ranked Alchemist ’Do you think there are many alchemists? Even in the entire Hundred Miles City, the number of prominent alchemists could be counted with one hand. Even though the one named Lei from the Situ Clan had only reached level 1 of the Jade-Ranked, he naturally had the ability to be arrogant! Qing Yi giggled, half in humor and half in fear at Qing Shui's ignorance.
Qing Shui gently shook his head and smiled, seeing Qing Yi happy made him happy as well.
“Because being an alchemist is so respected, why didn't the Alchemist Situ leave the Hundred Miles City and go to some other big city to flourish? Why would he want to limit himself?” Qing Shui couldn't understand.
“Hai, do you not understand the theory behind ‘someone would rather be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond’? There, its status was similar to that of a diamond. Out there, in the vast world, he might just be a piece of rock.” Qing Yi explained.
Qing Shui finally understood!
“With the status of a tier 1 Jade Rank Alchemist, he is nothing compared to the more powerful alchemists in the world.” Qing Shui was getting excited about the prospect of heading to the vast world of Kyushu. It was a pity that he still did not have enough strength. The outside world can be interesting, but it can also be dangerous. Qing Shui didn't want to waste his life in vain!
“Yes, although people usually say that alchemists have frightening powers. The alchemists they were referring to were alchemists who had a King Rank or higher. Because those capable of concocting King Grade pills or higher were usually Xian Tian Cultivators!
Qing Yi's words jolted Qing Shui from her contemplation. “Xian Tian? A cultivator in the Xian Tian realm could annihilate the Hundred Miles City just by flicking his finger. Not to mention a Xian Tian Realm Cultivator who was also an alchemist. Being an alchemist alone already gave one a respected status. Other than the fact that he was a Xian Tian Realm Cultivator, also becoming an Alchemist? Even the City Lord should show him some respect!”
Being an Alchemist is amazing! After all, they spent every single one of their time studying the art of pill concoctions, sometimes even to the point of neglecting their own cultivation! If everyone could easily concoct a King Grade pill or a higher level pill, how could the alchemy profession still be considered a profession with the most respected status?
“This profession really has strict requirements needed to practice in it. In order to produce a King Grade pill or higher, one had to be at the Xian Tian Realm. Only in the Xian Tian Realm, cultivators could use their Xiantian Inner Fire to aid them in pill concoctions! Qing Shui and Qing Yi had already arrived at their own courtyard in the middle of their discussion.
“Although it is very difficult to break through to the Xiantian Realm. If I wanted to reach the Common, Precious or Jade-Ranked alchemist stage, would the requirements also be that difficult? After all, in the Hundred Miles City that had a population of over 1 million people, there were only a few Jade Rank alchemists.” Qing Shui pondered.
“The main point is that training to become an alchemist is very difficult, the prerequisite is to memorize and understand everything in the book , and . This initial step alone was already considered a hindrance, these three books limited 80%-90% of people who wanted to become Alchemists. It is not enough to just have determination. Memorization skills and high-level comprehension are also very important!”
“Only after completing the initial steps of memorizing and completely understanding the essence of these three books will you be considered a Medical Doctor. If you really want to become an Alchemist, you should look for a Master. Only with the guidance of an alchemist would you be able to learn actual alchemy skills, such as essence extraction and pill concoction techniques. ”
“For compounding pills from Common Grade to Jade Grade, the process is known as Essence Extracting. Only after you reach the Xiantian Realm will you be able to concoct a King Grade level pill or higher by using the Pill Potion Technique.
“Oh, so.. Mom, the 3 books you mentioned earlier, can I find them in our library?” Qing Shui excitedly asked.
