Chapter 36 Alchemy Talent

"Controlling fire is an extremely important step in alchemy. Flames are divided into micro-fire, small fire, medium fire, and large fire. Of course, this is just a preliminary classification. The higher the level of the elixir, the higher the requirements for flame. Some elixirs even require continuous transformation of flame." Mu Yuanfeng said.

Mu Chen nodded to show that he understood.

"This is a tiny fire." Mu Yuanfeng said as he drew out a small cluster of flames from the earth fire veins.

"This is a small fire..." The flame in Mu Yuanfeng's hand suddenly became several times larger.

"This is the middle fire..." Mu Yuanfeng demonstrated the five types of flames one by one.

Mu Chen watched this scene intently. The shapes and strengths of the five kinds of flames were also recorded in the book. However, the records in the book were fictitious after all, and were far less real than seeing it with one's own eyes and feeling it personally. When it comes to alchemy, it is much easier to have a competent master to lead than to figure it out on one's own.

Mu Yuanfeng looked at Mu Chen and asked, "Did you see it clearly?"

Mu Chen nodded and said, "I see it clearly."

Mu Yuanfeng was stunned for a moment. He thought that Mu Chen would say that he didn't see it clearly, so he would demonstrate it to Mu Chen again. His mentor back then demonstrated it to him five times before he had a preliminary grasp of the intensity of the flame.

"Then come here." Mu Yuanfeng said.

Mu Chen nodded and drew out a small ball of flame from the earth fire vein. The intensity was exactly the same as the flame that Mu Yuanfeng had drawn before. Mu Chen demonstrated the five types of flames one by one.

Mu Yuanfeng swallowed his saliva. Genius! How could he not have known before that his son was such a genius? He had delayed him, delayed him. The guilt in Mu Yuanfeng's heart deepened.

"Father, is that right?" Mu Chen turned his head and asked Mu Yuanfeng.

Mu Yuanfeng nodded, trying to maintain his composure, and said calmly: "Yes, you grasped it very well."

Mu Chen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good."

"You have just started refining pills, so start with the spiritual liquid." Mu Yuanfeng said after thinking for a while.

Mu Chen nodded and said readily, "Okay."

Spiritual liquid is usually used externally, and it lacks the step of condensing the pill compared to alchemy. Usually, the refining of spiritual liquid is simpler than alchemy. The effect of spiritual liquid is not as immediate as that of elixir, and the effect is also slow to take effect. Spiritual liquid has few side effects, and it is not as easy to cause elixir poisoning as elixir.

Mu Yuanfeng waved his hand, and ten sets of spiritual herbs appeared beside him. "These are the spiritual herbs for refining the body-building spiritual liquid. Now I will show you how to refine the body-building spiritual liquid."

Mu Chen stepped back a little and let Mu Yuanfeng demonstrate.

"Did you see it clearly?" Mu Yuanfeng finished the demonstration and asked Mu Chen next to him.

Mu Chen nodded and said confidently, "I see it clearly..."

Two hours later, Mu Yuanfeng brought Mu Chen out of the alchemy room, and Mu Yuanfeng's steps were light.

In the alchemy room, Mu Yuanfeng demonstrated to Mu Chen the methods of refining two types of first-level spiritual liquids and three types of first-level elixirs. Mu Chen learned each type of spiritual liquid and elixir after just one look. He even accidentally failed to make a first-level tranquility elixir, but Mu Chen succeeded in one go.

Mu Chen's face looked a little listless, but his eyes were surprisingly bright.

"Second brother, what happened to Mu Chen?" Mu Yuanhang asked.

Mu Yuanfeng smiled and said, "I was irritated by the fire."

Mu Yuanhang looked at Mu Chen and said, "Second brother, Chen'er is still young. There's no need for him to learn alchemy so early. Looking at Chen'er's appearance, he's about to faint from the heat."

Mu Yuanfeng smiled faintly and said, "He's about the same age."

"How is Chen'er's talent in alchemy?" Mu Yuanhang asked.

Mu Yuanfeng gave a bitter smile and said, "He has just started learning, how can we tell his talent so quickly?"

Mu Chen smiled shyly and said, "I think alchemy is very interesting, but I'm not very good at it."

Mu Yuanhang smiled, patted Mu Chen's shoulder, and comforted him: "Chen'er, alchemy is not something that can be accomplished overnight. You have to take your time, take your time."

Mu Chen nodded and said, "I understand."

Mu Yuanfeng looked at Mu Yuanhang's departing back and a sneer appeared in his heart.

After discussing with Mu Chen, he decided to hide Mu Chen's talent. There is more than one big family in Mo City, the Mu family. If other families knew about Mu Chen's peculiarity, Mu Chen would be in danger.

Mu Yuanfeng was actually very uncomfortable because he had such an outstanding son but could not show off to others. However, for the sake of Mu Chen's safety, Mu Yuanfeng had to endure it.

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"Mu Chen, here's your pork elbow." Amu handed the pork elbow to Ye Shi with envy.

Ye Shi looked at the pork elbow and couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable. Mu Chen didn't even come to see him, but just gave him the pork elbow. What's the point? Does he think he is a pig?

Ye Shi bit the pork elbow fiercely, as if he had a grudge against it.

"Shi Tou, do you miss Young Master Mu?" Chen Da asked as he stepped forward.

Ye Shi gritted his teeth and said, "Who wants to think about him? He's so bad."

Chen Da said nonchalantly, "Shi Tou, if you really miss Master Muchen, you can go see him. You don't have to wait for him to come see you!"

Ye Shi rolled his eyes thoughtfully, his face tense as he said, "He wants to make the elixir. If I go, he won't have time to see me."

"Whether he has time to see you or not, you'll know only when you go there!" Chen Da advised.

Ye Shi thought about it and couldn't help but feel moved.

"Shi Tou, someone is looking for you." A servant walked in and said.

Ye Shi's heart skipped a beat, and he asked nervously, "Who's looking for me?"

"It seems to be the follower beside Young Master Muchen." said the servant.

Ye Shi's mood was a little complicated for a moment, "It's just that follower, he himself didn't come?"

The servant shook his head and said, "I didn't see him in person."

Ye Shi calmed himself down, washed his hands, and walked out.

"Young Master Ye Shi." Ren San called out respectfully when he saw Ye Shi coming out.

Ye Shi blinked, looked at Ren San, and said, "What's the matter with you looking for me?"

Ren San handed the food box in his hand to Ye Shi and said, "This is given to you by Master Muchen."

Ye Shi took the food box, his heart churning for a moment, and finally couldn't help asking, "Where are the others?"

"Young Master Muchen has been studying alchemy diligently recently and is very tired. He is taking a rest now." Ren Sandao said.

"Did he refine the elixir?" Ye Shi asked angrily.

Ren San smiled bitterly and said, "Alchemy is not that simple."

Ye Shi curled his lips and said, "I think so."

Ren San: “…”

"Young Master Ye Shi, if there is nothing else, I will leave first." Ren Sandao.

"Wait a minute." Ye Shi called out to Ren San hesitantly.

Ren San looked at Ye Shi and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Tell him not to rush things, take his time, and not to work too hard. Anyway... anyway... he is so stupid that he may not be able to refine the elixir even if he works day and night." Ye Shi looked at Ren Sandao fiercely.

Ren San shrugged and said, "I'll bring it to the young master."

Ye Shi hesitated for a moment, then called Ren San again, blushing and saying, "Otherwise, don't tell him."

Ren San looked at Ye Shi and said, "Okay."

Ye Shi looked at Ren San's leaving back, feeling depressed.

Zhuang Yu was walking on the street when he saw Ye Shi seeing Ren San off.

"Young Master Ye Shi." Zhuang Yu called out to Ye Shi who was about to enter.

Ye Shi looked towards Zhuang Yu and found that the person next to Zhuang Yu had changed to Lan Ruofeng, whom he had seen at the auction.

"This is Ruofeng." Zhuang Yu introduced to Ye Shi.

Ye Shi nodded towards Lan Ruofeng and said, "Hello."

Ye Shi pursed his lips and thought to himself: Zhuang Yu is really capable. He hooked up with her so quickly. It seems that the Ice Lotus Water has been taken by Zhuang Yu.

"Ruofeng is a second-level alchemist." Zhuang Yu said to Ye Shi.

Ye Shi was stunned for a moment and said, "You are amazing." It is rare to see such a young second-level alchemy room.

Lan Ruofeng looked at Ye Shi and felt a strange feeling in his heart. Ye Shi was obviously a little ugly, but Lan Ruofeng felt that he seemed to have seen this person before, and the two of them should be very close.

"No, have we met before?" Lan Ruofeng asked.

Ye Shi shook his head and said, "No." He had seen him at the auction, but Lan Ruofeng should not have seen him.

Zhuang Yu looked at Ye Shi and couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in his heart. With the way Ye Shi looked, he should not be attractive at all, but Muchen seemed to have been fascinated by him. Now even Lan Ruofeng seemed to treat Ye Shi differently.

Zhuang Yu turned around and said to Lan Ruofeng, "Ruofeng, I have something I want to talk to Ye Shi about alone."

Lan Ruofeng nodded and said, "Then I'll go to the spiritual herb shop here first and pick you up later."

Zhuang Yu nodded and said, "Okay."

Ye Shi looked at Lan Ruofeng's back, and a strange feeling surged in his heart. His intuition told him that he would be deeply involved with this person, and even do everything for this person.

Ye Shi secretly shook his head in his heart and thought: Why should I risk everything for such a person? This is too unreliable.