When I came to Xuan Kongzi's office again, I saw the same scene that had not changed for thousands of years. My teacher seemed to be very idle and was still cleaning the spotless bookshelf.
Well, Ye Chen himself knew very well that when reaching Xuan Kongzi's current level, if he wanted to make progress, it was no longer possible to rely on seclusion and hard practice.
Maybe when the opportunity comes, he can break through even when he is sleeping; but if the opportunity does not come, then even if he stays in seclusion until his death, he will not be able to break through.
This is also the reason why many people who have reached this level of cultivation often do not see any changes for decades or even hundreds of years.
"Teacher!" Ye Chen saluted respectfully.
Seeing his carefully selected disciple, Xuan Kongzi was naturally delighted. He glanced at Ye Chen and said with a smile, "Is this a breakthrough? Not bad, not bad. It seems that you have a good talent in fighting spirit cultivation."
Ye Chen chuckled and said modestly, "It's okay, but not as good as the teacher said."
"Ha ha..."
Seeing his disciple's expression, Xuan Kongzi laughed heartily and nodded at him before saying, "Tell me, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Obviously, after spending some time together, Xuan Kongzi had a better understanding of his disciple. He knew that this boy was a cultivation maniac and would not come to him if there was nothing wrong.
Ye Chen rubbed his nose, but he was not polite and said directly: "It's just that my disciple is preparing to start refining the seventh-grade elixir, so I want to ask the teacher for advice and listen to the teacher's teachings..."
Xuan Kongzi paused, turned around in surprise, looked at Ye Chen, and said, "Are you ready to try the seventh-grade elixir now? How confident are you?"
According to Xuan Kongzi's idea, we have to wait at least a year.
After all, this disciple of his is too young. He is only sixteen years old now. How long will it take for him to become a sixth-grade alchemist?
Going from the sixth grade to the seventh grade can be said to be a huge improvement for alchemists, which is of great significance, so sufficient accumulation is necessary.
Ye Chen thought about it. To be honest, he was not very sure about it.
"Hmm... maybe 30% sure..."
Although Ye Chen tried to speak as quietly as possible, Xuan Kongzi glared at him.
"30%? You really are being modest..."
Xuan Kongzi looked at his disciple and said unhappily, "You know, even those who have truly been promoted to the seventh-grade junior alchemists, many people dare not say that they have such a high success rate!"
This made Ye Chen helpless. When he made pills himself, the success rate was at least 70%...
A 30% success rate in making pills was already very low in his opinion.
Xuan Kongzi pondered for a moment, then said, "However, since you have such confidence, it's okay to give it a try. Let's put it this way. I'll accompany you and help you with the process. Then you can try refining it. Even if it doesn't work, it doesn't matter. This will also be beneficial for your future promotion to a seventh-grade alchemist."
Xuan Kongzi's words made Ye Chen's heart suddenly happy, and he quickly clasped his fists and said: "Thank you, teacher!"
There is no other way. This is the advantage of having a strong and good teacher who can give you advice at any time and impart very valuable alchemy experience.
Especially for an eighth-grade peak alchemist like Xuan Kongzi, even a few casual words can benefit Ye Chen greatly.
In the special alchemy room of Danta, since it was the first attempt to refine the seventh-grade elixir, in order to prevent any accidents, such as furnace explosion, Xuan Kongzi directly brought Ye Chen to the special alchemy room in Danta...
Here, even the noise caused by refining a seventh-grade high-level elixir would have basically no impact.
"Are all the herbs ready?" Xuan Kongzi looked at his disciple and asked softly.
Ye Chen nodded slightly, took a deep breath, and his expression became solemn.
"Well, let's get started..."
As soon as Xuan Kongzi finished speaking, Ye Chen directly released his Star Cauldron.
However, the moment he saw this silver starlight cauldron, Xuan Kongzi was completely shocked...
"This…this is…"
Although he was unable to confirm which medicine cauldron on the Tianding List this was, Xuankongzi could clearly feel the terrifying energy contained in the cauldron in front of him.
"This kid is really lucky..."
Soon, Xuan Kongzi calmed himself down because he remembered what his ancestor had said to him and knew that Ye Chen had inherited the legacy of a terrifyingly powerful man.
Now it seems that the strong man is most likely also an alchemist, otherwise he would not be able to possess such a terrifying medicine cauldron.
"I was originally planning to prepare a high-level medicine cauldron as a gift for this kid, but I didn't expect him to quietly create such a medicine cauldron. It's even better than the one in my teacher's hands!"
In this way, he, as a teacher, can relax and not have to worry about his disciples not having a good medicine cauldron.
Ye Chen naturally didn't know what Xuan Kongzi was thinking, and he had no intention of hiding the fact that he had inherited the property, so he took out the Star Cauldron directly.
He took out a one-meter-long and wide box from the ring. Inside it were piled with jade boxes. After opening them, they were all filled with precious high-grade medicinal materials.
These are all the medicinal herbs that Xuan Kongzi gave him to practice with. They are so valuable that even for the Ye family, it would probably cost a huge sum of money to get them.
And now, it's just a word from my teacher...
Ye Chen once again felt the benefits of relying on a top power.
The following process was familiar, but when refining the medicinal materials, Ye Chen clearly felt the increase in difficulty.
Obviously, the medicinal materials used in the seventh-grade elixir are of higher grade than the previous sixth-grade elixir, and the difficulty of refining is also greatly increased.
But this was still expected, and Ye Chen's spark was not a vegetarian either. Its temperature even exceeded that of the other fires at the bottom of the list...
However, the greatest difficulty in refining seventh-grade medicinal materials is not just this, but the countless types of medicinal materials involved.
If most of the general sixth-grade elixirs contain four or five main ingredients plus several auxiliary ingredients, then the seventh-grade elixirs directly double this number.
The more medicinal materials are needed, the more difficult it will be to extract them. In fact, the difficulty will increase exponentially towards the end.
The reason lies in the consumption of the alchemist...
This consumption does not only refer to the fighting spirit, but also the alchemist's soul power, mind, etc. These are comprehensive considerations for the alchemist. It is definitely not as simple as having high soul power to become a seventh-grade alchemist!