Chapter 35 Earth Fire Veins

"Father, I have finished reading the book you gave me. Can I start learning alchemy?" Mu Chen asked as he walked in.

Mu Yuanfeng glanced at Mu Chen, smiled helplessly, and said, "Chen'er, you can't rush into alchemy. I've really read all the books I gave you. You have to know that in alchemy, even the slightest mistake can lead to a huge error. You can't be careless in the slightest."

"Father, I have really read it all. If you don't believe me, you can test me!" Mu Chen said indifferently.

Mu Chen was a top student on Earth and had a photographic memory. After coming to this world, Mu Chen's learning ability did not deteriorate at all. He finished reading all the books that Mu Yuanfeng gave him in just one day and one night.

Mu Yuanfeng looked at Mu Chen's confident expression and did not pour cold water on him. He just said calmly: "Purple Ganoderma!"

Mu Chen put his hands behind his back and said calmly, "Purple Ganoderma, basidiomycetes are biennial to perennial. The cap of Purple Ganoderma is mostly purple-black to nearly brown-black; the flesh is uniform brown, dark brown to chestnut brown; the mycelium system is tripartite, with transparent reproductive mycelium and thin walls; the skeleton mycelium is yellow-brown, thick-walled, and almost solid; the entangled mycelium is colorless, thick-walled, and evenly branched. Purple Ganoderma taken raw can improve vitality and can be used as medicine to refine Purple Spirit Pills. Purple Ganoderma should not be used with Purple Carpet Grass..."

Mu Yuanfeng was stunned for a moment, then continued, "Styrax."

Mu Chen said calmly, "Styrax is purple-red in color, similar to purple sandalwood. It is solid and extremely fragrant, but it is as heavy as stone. The ones that burn until grayish white are the best. Styrax can be refined into fragrant pills. After a woman takes it, her whole body will be fragrant, and her appearance will be even better than before..."

Mu Yuanfeng asked Mu Chen more than a dozen questions in a row, and Mu Chen answered them all fluently.

Mu Yuanfeng couldn't help but widen his eyes, looked at Mu Chen, and said, "Chen'er, have you really finished reading it all?"

Mu Chen nodded and said, "Yes, father! Is there any problem?"

Mu Yuanfeng shook his head, forced a smile, and said, "No, there's no problem. Chen'er, you have to know that to become an excellent alchemist, you need very high requirements for soul power, sensitivity of perception, and mentality. It's not enough to just have a good memory."

Mu Chen nodded and said, "Thank you for your guidance, father. I understand."

Mu Yuanfeng looked at Mu Chen's attitude and nodded with satisfaction. Being neither arrogant nor impatient is one of the necessary conditions to become an excellent alchemist.

Mu Yuanfeng did not tell Mu Chen that it took him more than half a month to become completely familiar with all the spiritual medicines. However, even so, his mentor at the time praised his memory.

Mu Yuanfeng looked at Mu Chen and couldn't help feeling guilty. He thought to himself: If I had cared more about Mu Chen before, maybe Mu Chen would have turned back from his wrong path sooner.

"Come with me." Mu Yuanfeng said.

Mu Chen followed Mu Yuanfeng into an alchemy room. The temperature in the alchemy room was very high. As soon as Mu Chen walked in, he felt like he was going to faint.

Mu Yuanfeng looked at Mu Chen, reached out and touched Mu Chen's forehead, and Mu Chen immediately felt much cooler.

"Refine the elixir requires fire. After you become a martial spirit, the fire of heart will be born in your body. Then, you can use the fire of heart to refine the elixir. But, now, you can't do that." Mu Yuanfeng said to Mu Chen.

Mu Chen nodded and said, "I know. The book says that before an alchemist advances to a Martial Spirit, he can use earth fire to make elixirs, or he can collect strange fires from heaven and earth and absorb them into his body, which can also be used to make elixirs."

"It seems you have put in a lot of effort!" Mu Yuanfeng said.

Mu Chen smiled shyly.

"It's the dream of every alchemist to find a strange fire and use it for oneself. However, it's too difficult. Your father once spent more than eight years searching for a special fire, but found nothing. Fortunately, by chance, we found a vein of underground fire." Mu Yuanfeng said with some pride.

"Father is so awesome." Mu Chen said.

The value of the earth fire vein is very high. With this fire vein, Mu Yuanfeng can make pills at home. Otherwise, he has to rent an alchemy room and the cost of renting an alchemist is very high.

"Your strength is still too weak to withstand the fire power of this alchemy room. The ice spirit energy I input into your body can only last for two hours. Therefore, you can only stay in the alchemy room for a maximum of two hours every day. Do you understand?" Mu Yuanfeng reminded.

Mu Chen nodded and said, "I understand."

Mu Yuanfeng smiled and said, "In the future, as your strength improves, you will be able to stay in this alchemy room for longer and longer periods of time."

Mu Chen nodded and asked curiously, "Father, when you first learned alchemy, how did you solve the problem of fire?"

Mu Yuanfeng rubbed Mu Chen's head and said, "Your father is not as lucky as you. I rented an alchemy room to learn alchemy. The rental fee of the alchemy room is not low. When your father started to make alchemy, the failure rate was high and he always lost all his money." He had to rely on borrowing money to make ends meet. Back then, he wanted to give up several times.

Mu Chen looked at Mu Yuanfeng with a complicated expression. Mu Yuanfeng tapped Mu Chen's forehead and asked, "What are you looking at?"

"I was just thinking that it's not easy for father." Mu Chen said.

Mu Yuanfeng smiled and said seriously: "So, I have created the conditions for you, you must cherish them."

Mu Chen nodded and said, "I understand."