Qi Zhiheng looked at the group of disciples. There were still 328 people. His target number was around 100, and he wanted to filter out some.
So he tried to get these people to give up some things on their own.
"Is there no one here? I know many of you are just trying your luck. If you want to quit now, you can quit. I won't retaliate. Cultivators who aren't passionate about alchemy might not go far in the path of alchemy. Even exceptionally talented cultivators might not progress as well in the path of alchemy as they do in the path of cultivation. Don't abandon your original path just because of the title of alchemist." Qi Zhiheng continued to persuade them. Most of the people here were children, and their sense of right and wrong was not yet clear. If they were led astray by him now, it would be a loss.
After Qi Zhiheng finished speaking, some people hesitated, and then two people stood up and said they wanted to withdraw.
The entertainment began with these two people. More than a hundred people left one after another, leaving only one hundred and fifty-eight people in the end.
Although it exceeded fifty people, it was still within my acceptable range.
After seeing that no one else was leaving, Qi Zhiheng left with his men.
Among these people were some outer sect disciples. These outer sect disciples were taken to the stone sculpture where they entered the inner sect. This stone sculpture could identify whether a disciple harbored ill will towards the sect, and under normal circumstances, it could identify whether a person entering the sect was a spy.
Of course, it cannot be said to be completely comprehensive. For example, it is unknown what methods Sun Zhong used to enter the inner sect.
After Qi Zhiheng led his people around, they all entered Danfeng together.
Tang Min prepared a hall and handed it over to Qi Zhiheng for teaching.
Qi Zhiheng stood in front of his disciples, preparing to give them a speech first.
“All of you more than one hundred people are under my name, and are my nominal disciples.” Qi Zhiheng knew that some of the people in the previous large group had left because they felt that he was only at the Golden Core stage and that there was no future in following him.
The outer disciples were quite excited about being able to enter the inner sect's Pill Peak. Apart from a few cultivators who really had no talent for alchemy, the rest stayed.
Now that they've already become his disciples, he'll have to offer them some incentives: "Although I'm currently only at the Golden Core stage, as you all know, I'm not very old. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, I'll become a Nascent Soul stage cultivator in the future. You are currently just my disciples, but if you perform well, I might accept you as my personal disciples."
The title "Future Nascent Soul" is quite impressive, and having a Future Nascent Soul as a master makes one feel honored. The children below were all quite excited.
"Of course, betrayal is not allowed once you join my sect. I personally dislike betrayal. I don't know any of you here, and there are many of you. I can't trust all of you. So you need to sign a contract before you join my sect. If you feel that alchemy is not your path after learning it, don't be stubborn. You can come and talk to me. But I will not allow you to find a way out at will."
Qi Zhiheng took out a scroll of contracts and had all the children present sign their names.
Those present all signed the Heavenly Oath as he requested.
Qi Zhiheng put away the scroll and was very satisfied.
Qi Zhiheng scanned the children present with his soul power, and after confirming that they did not have too many problems, he distributed the gifts he had prepared.
The gifts he prepared were some top-grade first-level pills. Since everyone present was only at the Qi Refining stage, the first-grade pills were enough for these disciples to consume.
After completing the preparations, Qi Zhiheng did not immediately begin teaching. Instead, he asked Tang Min to help arrange accommodations, intending to let the disciples rest for a day before preparing to teach them the knowledge the next day.
Tang Min was in a bit of a predicament. It was really not easy to arrange so many people, so he could only ask someone to help with the arrangements.
Qi Zhiheng had one requirement for the disciples he accepted: they were not allowed to bring servants. If they wanted to take in servants, they had to become second-level alchemists first. Before becoming second-level alchemists, they shouldn't even think about servants.
This made arranging accommodations for Tang Min much simpler.
After making arrangements, Tang Min followed Qi Zhiheng down the mountain.
"Master Zhiheng, you have the most Golden Core cultivators in our sect. I'm so envious," Tang Min teased.
Qi Zhiheng laughed and said, "Tang Feng mainly wants disciples. He could easily take in hundreds of disciples. Why use such words to put me down?"
Tang Min was just joking, but there were some things Qi Zhiheng needed to be aware of: "You know, with so many disciples like you, it's inevitable that people will talk about you. Not to mention other peaks, even on Dan Peak, there will be plenty of gossip. You'd better work hard from now on, so that those people don't look down on you." Besides being judged by his appearance, he would also be criticized.
Tang Min truly hadn't expected Qi Zhiheng to select so many people. He initially thought Qi Zhiheng would probably only teach about fifty people, but he ended up taking in over one hundred and fifty. If this got out, it would definitely cause a stir.
Qi Zhiheng was quite confident in his teaching. Even if half of his many disciples were useless, he could still earn dozens of spiritual veins.
Starting the next day, Qi Zhiheng went to Danfeng, where his group of disciples were waiting for him to teach.
After a day of reflection, the disciples had largely suppressed their excitement. However, Qi Zhiheng noticed a phenomenon: the original inner and outer disciples seemed to have split into two distinct groups.
Qi Zhiheng frowned slightly upon seeing this situation. It was indeed not what he wanted to see, but it was also normal.
Qi Zhiheng's task on the first day was to introduce these people to spiritual herbs. Each level one spiritual herb already had its own pharmacopoeia. After distributing the books, he said, "Tomorrow I will test your studies. Those who can memorize the contents of this pharmacopoeia can proceed to the next step of practice."
There were some children present who were only a few years old and were not yet familiar with some of the characters. So Qi Zhiheng left a few people behind so that these children could ask him about any characters they didn't recognize.
At the same time, he was also observing to see if any of the children were too impetuous. In addition, he needed to prepare some cultivation techniques. He did not intend to teach his own techniques to these disciples, but he could teach them the alchemy techniques and soul power training methods from his inheritance.
First of all, it is very necessary to train their soul power. In addition to soul power, Qi Zhiheng also did not neglect their physical fitness and prepared some pills to purify spiritual power. It is unlikely that these children can enter the Foundation Establishment stage in a short period of time. Since they cannot enter the Foundation Establishment stage, it means that it will be difficult for them to become second-level alchemists!
How could Qi Zhiheng acquire spiritual veins if he didn't become a second-level alchemist? Therefore, his goal wasn't to help them quickly break through their cultivation levels, but rather to enable them to refine pills across different levels!
Once you grasp the essence of elixirs, your cultivation level will naturally improve as well.
After reading the book for two days, some disciples said they had memorized its contents. Among these disciples were some who were originally first-level alchemists and had read the pharmacopoeia, but Qi Zhiheng's request made them read it again.
Qi Zhiheng gathered thirteen people with basic skills together and asked them to refine a batch of pills first. He needed to know the background of these children.
These thirteen children range in age from ten to eighteen.
Those in their early twenties, knowing that Qi Zhiheng was only in his early twenties, were naturally too embarrassed to come and ask to become his disciples, so they left right away. This eighteen-year-old disciple was named Rong Gu, the oldest and most accomplished among the students. He was originally an inner disciple and had already reached the seventh level of Qi Refining.
After observing him for several days, Qi Zhiheng felt that he had a good temperament and that it would be best to train him into a second-level alchemist as quickly as possible.
Rong Gu's cultivation level was indeed quite high, but his soul power potential was only at the third rank, barely reaching the passing grade required by Qi Zhiheng. This troubled Qi Zhiheng somewhat. He had finally encountered someone who could help him become a second-level alchemist as quickly as possible, but unfortunately, Rong Gu's aptitude was lacking. It seemed that advancing to the fourth rank in Nanzhou would be quite difficult in the future.
However, raising the grade of soul power isn't impossible. A certain type of pill used to refine the Soul Purification Water has the effect of raising the grade, and a person can take it once in their lifetime, though the extent of the increase is uncertain. If Rong Gu could take this pill, it would raise his soul power grade. Of course, Qi Zhiheng cannot refine this pill yet; one of the spiritual herbs in it is extinct, and Qi Zhiheng doesn't have the ability to obtain it. However, if other spiritual herbs could be used as substitutes, that would be even better.
Qi Zhiheng had never really thought about this pill before. Because of the cultivation method for training soul power, the soul power of the Qi family members was quite good, so Qi Zhiheng hadn't thought of preparing such a pill for his family members, and naturally he hadn't paid much attention to it. Now that he had a disciple like Rong Gu, he had to think about it more.
Several disciples began refining pills, and Qi Zhiheng's attention shifted back. It was obvious that all of these dozen or so disciples had failed on their first attempt. He had heard that when one first started refining pills, it would take at least a hundred or eighty failures before there was any chance of success.
Qi Zhiheng had never experienced such distress before. When he saw that more than a dozen had failed, his face darkened! He thought to himself: These children's comprehension is so poor!
Qi Zhiheng took out a very ordinary pill furnace and demonstrated the process himself, explaining the basic steps of pill refining. He also made sure that the dozen or so disciples memorized the key points. Soon, Qi Zhiheng's batch of pills was ready. Each batch contained ten pills, and each one was a top-grade pill.
The disciples who had come in with a "let's give it a try" attitude all had their eyes light up when they saw these top-grade pills.
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