Xuan Kongzi was not surprised by Ye Chen's answer. After all, the Ye family was a family of alchemists with a long tradition, and the founding ancestor was also an eighth-grade alchemist. There must be some records about the soul realm.
It's just that the disappearance of the Ye family's ancestor was too strange and too sudden, which resulted in many things not being left behind. Therefore, the Ye family can only have a partial understanding of many deep-seated things.
Ye Chen had no intention of showing off, he just honestly told what he had heard from his ancestor Ye Xun about the realm of souls...
Well, it's quite obvious indeed.
After Xuan Kongzi made a judgment in his mind, he didn't say anything, but began to explain in detail to Ye Chen.
"Speaking of soul realms, we have to recall the ancient times. Only the alchemists of that time would have such detailed divisions of soul realms. But for today's descendants, the soul is so profound and mysterious that ordinary people can only follow its changes, not even control it. Even you, in the past, only knew how to harness soul power, but you didn't have a deep understanding of it..."
Ye Chen also agreed with this point very much. Not to mention ordinary people, even 90% of the alchemists nowadays rely on their soul power to increase every time their cultivation level is improved to a higher level. This means that the soul power can never be improved without the help of one's own cultivation level.
It is already difficult to improve the alchemists, and now there are the shackles of fighting spirit, which makes it several times more difficult for alchemists to level up. This is also the main reason why even seventh-grade alchemists are so rare nowadays!
"You were born with strong soul power, so you haven't encountered any bottlenecks in this area. Therefore, many difficulties encountered by ordinary alchemists have never appeared in you. This is your advantage, but also your disadvantage..." Xuan Kongzi took the opportunity to teach.
"If everything goes too smoothly, while you can fully unleash your potential, it will be difficult to break through the limits of your potential..."
Having said that, the figure appeared in Xuan Kongzi's mind again.
To be honest, both he and Xuan Yi became core disciples of Xiaodanta very early. Their journey was similar to Ye Chen today, and they grew up smoothly all the way.
Until I met that person...
Sighing and shaking his head, Xuan Kongzi took back his memories.
In fact, what he didn't know was that during Xuan Kongzi's recollection, two people also appeared in Ye Chen's mind...
Cao Ying and Xiao Yan...
Aren't the growth experiences of these two people the best proof of what Xuankongzi said?
Xiao Yan's journey was filled with countless hardships and dangers. He encountered almost all the difficulties that a novel protagonist could encounter...
Broken engagement, extermination of the clan, father arrested, teacher arrested, looked down upon by the family that liked girls...
Well, I suddenly realized that this guy is really miserable. Although he can pretend to be cool and get slapped in the face in the end, the suffering is real.
In contrast, Cao Ying had been a treasure of the Cao family since childhood. She joined Danta as a teenager and became the president's disciple. In less than ten years, she had already risen to the rank of eighth-grade alchemist, becoming the strongest contender for the next Danta leader...
From the perspective of people on the Douqi Continent, this person is definitely a winner in life!
But the final result was clear. At the Alchemy Conference, Cao Ying, the biggest favorite, was defeated by Xiao Yan without any resistance. The latter's performance was even far better than hers, and he directly defeated the older generation like Elder Mu Gu.
Could the reason for this be that Cao Ying's talent in alchemy is not as good as Xiao Yan's?
Of course not!
The reason for this is that they have different experiences and different aspirations. Cao Ying doesn't have Xiao Yan's will to do whatever it takes to achieve his goals!
These things are not innate and can only be acquired through acquired growth.
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Xuan Kongzi came back to his senses, smiled apologetically at Ye Chen, and said: "Haha, when people get old, they always like to reminisce about the past. I'm sorry to have made you laugh, little guy."
Ye Chen quickly bowed and said sincerely, "Teacher, you are too kind. Your words are like enlightenment to me. They are all valuable advice. I would like to thank you for your teachings..."
"Hahaha..." Xuan Kongzi laughed loudly and suddenly found that his disciple was quite good at speaking nicely.
Although as the president of Danta, he usually hears a lot of flattery, but if the person who says it is his own disciple, then his mood will naturally be very different.
This is a person's instinctive reaction to closeness and distance. Even someone at Xuan Kongzi's level is naturally not immune to this.
"Okay, let's get to the point..."
After suppressing his smile, Xuan Kongzi continued to explain.
"Since you've heard of the spirit realm soul, you should know that the biggest difference between an eighth-grade elixir and a seventh-grade elixir lies in the word 'spiritual'...
As an alchemist, if you want to refine a pill with 'spirituality', you must also possess a vast amount of spiritual energy within your own soul, so that you can 'infuse' the pill with spirit."
Seeing Ye Chen's thoughtful expression, Xuan Kongzi smiled slightly and continued, "Strictly speaking, there is no difference in the level of human soul power, but there are different levels. In other words, a seventh-grade alchemist may have a very high soul value and excellent alchemy skills, but even so, he may not be able to refine an eighth-grade pill in his entire life..."
This was the case with the late Ye family ancestor Ye Xun!
When he was still alive, he was recognized as the best among all the eighth-grade alchemists! Even in terms of alchemy, some eighth-grade alchemists could only feel inferior to him...
However, he was unable to be promoted to the eighth rank and bring honor to his family throughout his life. In the end, he exhausted his soul and died with regret.
"However, the soul realm is above the spirit realm, and there is also the heaven realm..." Having said this, Xuan Kongzi couldn't help but pause again, and a look of regret appeared on his face.
"If the Spiritual Realm can be advanced through cultivation, then the Heavenly Realm can only be advanced through chance..."
Only when one's soul reaches the Heavenly Realm can one refine a ninth-grade elixir. Currently, Xuan Kongzi has been stuck at the peak of the eighth rank for hundreds of years, unable to advance further. The reason for this is precisely because of this Heavenly Realm soul...
Perhaps afraid that his words would dampen his disciple's enthusiasm, Xuan Kongzi turned and said, "But you are still young and have unlimited potential. Even I, your teacher, am far inferior to you at your age. So you don't have to be discouraged. Perhaps at some point in the future, this opportunity will come..."