In the following time, in addition to practicing martial arts every day, Ling Jiuqiu occasionally took time to practice alchemy.

To be precise, it is a special practice for the quenching steps in the alchemy process.

This is also the learning task left by Zhuang Manli to him, and he will master the quenching steps proficiently.

Although it is only a seemingly simple process of extracting the idol, there are many details involved.

For example, in the process of extracting spiritual liquid, one should not blindly use warm fire, let alone high temperature.

Otherwise, the former will lead to too long an extraction time, resulting in serious nutrient loss and ineffective spiritual liquid, while the latter's continuous high temperature will scorch the spiritual grass and make it impossible to extract the spiritual liquid at all.

Therefore, in the process of extracting the spiritual liquid, it needs to be sometimes fast and sometimes slow, sometimes on fire, sometimes on warm fire.

This requires the alchemist to have a fairly high eyesight, keeping an eye on the changes in the spirit grass at all times, so as to adjust the temperature appropriately to ensure the fastest but stable extraction possible.

The first step of alchemy, the process of quenching is not difficult to say or done, but if you want to do it well, you need a high degree of cooperation between your eyesight and the flame.

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A week later.

The fifth floor of the Alchemist Association.

Zhuang Manli's exclusive alchemy room.

Ling Jiuqiu sat in front of the Dan furnace, and the flames in his hands gushed out, covering the base of the Dan furnace.

Two drops of spiritual liquid were dripping and spinning in the Dan furnace, and there was also a spiritual grass lying quietly not far away, quickly drying up under the terrifying heat.

Immediately after, a little bit of pale cyan liquid seeped out from the spirit grass.

Zhuang Manli on the side watched these changes through the observation port, and couldn't help nodding secretly.

"Yes, in just one week, the steps of quenching have reached this level, which shows that his alchemy comprehension is indeed very high."

It didn't take long.

The third type of spiritual fluid has been quenched.

Ling Jiuqiu skillfully used the joystick to mix the three spiritual fluids, and then immediately increased the flame output.

After some operation, more than a dozen fragrant qi and blood pills were successfully baked.

Zhuang Manli approvingly: "Yes, your alchemy has already been introduced, and you only need to be more proficient in the future." ”

"Alchemy is superb, but it's actually not a big deal, as long as you have a fire element martial soul and cultivate to reach the Spirit Sea Realm, it is not too difficult to get started."

"The really most difficult level is actually to refine some more complex functional pills in the future, once the proportion error of the spiritual liquid mixture exceeds a certain limit, the whole furnace will be scrapped immediately, and at that time, the alchemist's skills will be truly tested."

"Therefore, although you have successfully started in a short period of time, don't underestimate alchemy, you must practice it seriously."

Ling Jiuqiu nodded: "Okay, teacher." ”

"After mastering alchemy, the most important thing is to learn the Dan Fang, I have set a practice route for you, start with the Qi and Blood Pill, and after the Qi and Blood Pill is proficient, start practicing the Vitality Pill."

"These are the two most commonly used first-order pills, once you master them all, and the refining success rate reaches more than fifty percent, you will also be able to become an official first-order alchemist."

As she spoke, Zhuang Manli walked to a cabinet not far away, took out two pieces of old parchment from it, walked back to the Dan furnace, and handed the two pieces of parchment to Ling Jiuqiu.

"This is the pill of Qi and Blood Pill and Vitality Pill."

Ling Jiuqiu hurriedly took it with both hands, and thanked him repeatedly.

He knew that these official pills were not bargains, and if he had to buy them himself, the financial pressure on him would be too great.

His current net worth is more than 100,000 taels of silver, which seems to be a lot, but in the early alchemy process, it will definitely cause a lot of waste, and this money may not be enough for him to last long, so he can naturally save a little bit.

After bidding farewell to Zhuang Manli, Ling Jiuqiu rented another small alchemist and started a real alchemy journey.

What he refined was the official first-order pill Qi and Blood Pill, and the main material used was one, and there were four auxiliary materials, and they were all slightly more valuable materials.

Ling Jiuqiu directly spent six thousand taels of silver to buy a hundred materials.

Each material corresponds to about the amount of a bottle of pill, if the success rate of refining reaches 100%, you can refine a hundred bottles of Qi and Blood Pill, worth 10,000 taels of silver, and make a net profit of 4,000 taels.

If the refining power is only fifty percent, then there is a net loss of one thousand taels.

This is not counting the waste of time, and the large amount of true qi consumed during alchemy.

Time passes slowly.

Ling Jiuqiu stayed in the alchemy room for a day and a night, used up all the materials, and successfully refined thirty-one bottles of Qi and Blood Pills.

Of course, the aroma of these Qi and Blood Pills is different, and the effects are also different.

Ling Jiuqiu activated the Spirit Devouring Python, swallowed ten bottles of Qi and Blood Pill in one gulp, and packed the rest in a small box.

After returning to the academy, he began to practice martial arts non-stop.

Such days are calm and fulfilling.

Ling Jiuqiu almost didn't hear anything outside the window, immersed himself in alchemy and martial arts, and ran back and forth between the academy and the alchemist association all day long.

Until one day half a month later.

Tutor Yu Yong specially summoned all 199 freshmen and solemnly announced to everyone:

"It's been a month since you entered the school, and tomorrow there will be your first ranking tournament, and this ranking tournament will officially determine the power ranking of all of you."

"The first one is the chief, you can get ten bottles of Qi Nourishing Pill reward, and you can live in the chief room."

"The second place is the second seat, you can get five bottles of Qi Nourishing Pill reward, and you can live in the second room."

"The third place is three seats, and you can get a bottle of Qi Nourishing Pill as a reward, and you can live in a three-seat room."

"After that, there are only rankings and room positions, and there are no additional rewards."

"Of course, there is one thing that needs to be reminded that those who have ranked in the bottom three for three consecutive times will be dissuaded by the academy, I hope you will not relax."

in the crowd.

Some of them were visibly nervous.

Although no one thought they would be the worst, everyone knew that none of them were weak.

Therefore, as long as your strength is not so good that it far surpasses others, you may become the last in the ranking.

Seeing everyone's expressions solemn, Mentor Yu Yong continued to announce the rules of the ranking competition.

"The ranking match is actually very simple, it's like competing for a room on the day of admission, according to your own strength positioning in your heart, you choose your own opponent to challenge."

"Everyone has three opportunities to take the initiative to challenge, and if they win, they can occupy the opponent's room, and occupying the opponent's room means occupying the opponent's position."

"For example, if someone challenges Ling Jiuqiu and wins, then he will be the first place for the time being."

"If no one challenges him after that, or if the challengers after him are all defeated by him, then he becomes the chief."

"On the contrary, if he fails to challenge Ling Jiuqiu, it will be a waste of a challenge opportunity."

"There are two chances left and he can continue to challenge others until he wins."