Ancient Strengthening Techniques
Chapter 21 - It is difficult to be Strong
Ancient Strengthening Techniques: Chapter 21 - It's Hard to Be Strong
"Could it be that herbs with precious levels upwards cannot be directly consumed?" Qing Shui pondered. He knew that people in the previous world actually consumed things like 100-year-old ginseng with no ill effects!
Qing Yi patted Qing Shui's forehead and softly said, “Herbs from the general grade can be directly consumed after a bit of processing, as well, but of course the percentage of drug power that a person can absorb is only about 10-20%. The majority of the remaining medicinal strength would be wasted. Naturally, there are some exceptions to this. When herbal medicine is 500 years old or more, it can no longer be consumed directly. If you ignore the safety restrictions, and intend to do so, instead of helping you, the Herb will cause great damage to your body. If the herbs had a Precious Grade or higher, consuming them directly could even cause one's death! "
“Ooo, then what about herbs that cannot be directly consumed? Perhaps there is a method for us to absorb the medicinal essence within it? " Qing Shui speculated. While thinking about it, the alchemy profession suddenly appeared in his mind.
"Alchemist!"
Seeing that Qing Shui seemed to be very interested in the alchemy profession, Qing Yi gave a detailed explanation of “You who cannot be consumed directly will need an alchemist to concoct them into pills. Using various methods, after extracting the herbal essence and finally coagulating it into pill form, they would be able to prevent the excessive loss of medicinal strength! And thus, in this way it would also be more beneficial for cultivators to consume the pills made, rather than the herbs themselves. ”
So that's the reason. Qing Shui understood better now. At first he thought that consuming the potion directly at most would only lead to a slight loss of energy being held back. He originally thought that since the body was unable to absorb large amounts of energy at once, the excess energy would be dispersed as waste. He had never expected that for a medicinal herb with Precious tiers or higher, the excess amount of energy would cause one's body to explode, causing one's death!
“Mother, since medicinal herbs and potions can be divided into several levels, what about alchemists? What was the difference between a pill made by a 3rd rank alchemist and a 5th rank one? ”
“The higher the rank of an alchemist, the better the quality of the pills he made. Clearly, a general rank alchemist would find it almost impossible to refine and concoct pills from a Precious Class. " Qing Yi replied.
The alchemist range is somewhat similar to the classification of plants. It's just a little more complex in comparison. General, Precious, Jade, King, Kingdom, Emperor, Sacred, Divine.The 8 tiers of this spiritual herb were comparable to 8 different tiers of alchemists. The only difference was, for alchemists, each rank was further divided into 10 levels. For instance. General Ranked Alchemist of level 10.
“Hmm, actually this is similar to [Western Fantasy]. The higher the rank of an alchemist, the higher the quality of the potion pills. However, I still don't know when I will be able to master the alchemy art given to me by the Ancient Strengthening Technique. I wonder... If I were to concoct pills based on the ancient recipe of the Ancient Strengthening Technique, what grade would it be? ” Qing Shui's eyes shone with light, he was getting excited about becoming an alchemist!
“Klan Situ from Hundred Miles City wants to buy all the valuable terraced herbs from our Qing Clan. Could they be hiding alchemists? " Rethinking how arrogant Situ Bu Fan was, as well as Shi Qing Zhuang's cold gaze when he was introduced by Situ Bu Fan as his fiancee, Qing Shui couldn't help but clench his fists. Pieces of the puzzle began to appear in his mind. "Could this be the reason why Qing Shi Zhuang was forcibly engaged to Situ Bu Fan as her fiance, even though she was unwilling?"
Qing Yi looked at Qing Shui in shock. This child ... the power of his deduction is almost like a god .. He smiled and ruffled Qing Shui's hair and said "Your guess is right, the reason why the Situ Clan was so illustrious in Hundred Miles City was because one of Situ Nan Tian's sons had been broken to the level of a Jade-ranked Alchemist. ”
“Just Jade-ranked Alchemist, yet he dares to be arrogant?” Qing Shui exclaimed in displeasure.
Hearing that, Qing Yi almost bled out. Using a hint of strength, he patted Qing Shui's head and said, "What do you mean by 'only Jade-ranked Alchemists' Do you think there are many alchemists? Even in the entire Hundred Miles City, the number of prominent alchemists could be counted with one hand. Although someone named Lei from the Situ Clan had only reached level 1 of the Jade-Ranked, he naturally had the ability to be arrogant! " Qing Yi giggled, half joking and half worried over Qing Shui's ignorance.
Only in front of Qing Yi Qing Shui would it seem like a child ... A simple and naive little boy.
“Because being an alchemist is so respected, why didn't the Alchemist Situ leave Hundred Miles City and go to some other big city to flourish? Why would he want to limit himself? ” Qing Shui can't understand.
“Hai, do you not understand the theory behind 'someone would rather be a big fish in a small pond compared to a small fish in a big pond'? There, the status was like a diamond. Out there in the vast world, he might just be a hunk of stone. " Qing Yi explained.
Qing Shui finally understood!
“With the status of a Level 1 Jade Alchemist, he is nothing compared to the more powerful alchemists in the world.” Qing Shui was getting excited about the prospect of heading into Kyushu's vast world. It was a pity that he still did not have enough strength. The outside world can be interesting, but it can also be dangerous. Qing Shui didn't want to waste his life in vain!
“Yes, although people usually say that alchemists have frightening powers. The alchemists they were referring to were King-ranked alchemists or higher. Because the one who could concoct King Grade or higher pills was usually a Xian Tian Cultivator!
Qing Yi's words made Qing Shui gasp from his contemplation. “Xian Tian? A cultivator at the Xian Tian realm could annihilate the Hundred Miles City with just a flick of his finger. Not to mention the Xian Tian Realm Cultivator who was also an alchemist. Just being an alchemist alone had already given one a respected status. Other than the fact that he was a Xian Tian Realm Cultivator, also becoming an Alchemist? Even the City Lord had to show him some respect! "
Being an Alchemist is amazing! After all, they spent every time they studied the art of pill concoctions, sometimes even to the point of neglecting their own cultivation! If everyone could easily concoct King Grade pills or higher, how could the alchemy profession still be considered a profession with the most respected status?
“This profession really has strict requirements needed to train it. In order to produce a King Grade pill or higher, one had to be at the Xian Tian Realm. Only in the Xian Tian Realm could cultivators use their Xiantian Inner Fire to aid them in pill concoctions! " Qing Shui and Qing Yi had already arrived in their own courtyard in the midst of their discussion.
“Although it is very difficult to break through to the Xiantian Realm. If I want to reach the Ordinary, Precious or Jade Rank alchemist stage, will the requirements be that difficult as well? After all, in Hundred Miles City which had a population of over 1 million people, there were only a few Jade-ranked alchemists. ” Qing Shui mused.
“The point is that training to be an alchemist is very difficult, the prerequisite is to memorize and understand everything in the book <10,000 Herbology Encyclopedia> and . Just this initial step alone was considered a hindrance, these three books limited 80% -90% of people who wanted to become Alchemists. It is not enough to just have determination. Memorization skills and high-level comprehension are also very important! "
“Only after completing the initial steps in memorizing and fully understanding the core of these three books, you will be considered a Medical Doctor. If you really want to become an alchemist, you need to find a master. Only with the guidance of an alchemist would you be able to learn true alchemy skills, such as extracting the essence and technique of pill concoctions. "
“For pill concoctions from Common Grade to Jade Grade, the process is known as Essence Extracting. Only after you reach the Xiantian Realm will you be able to concoct a King level pill or higher by using the Pill Potion Technique.
“Oh, so .. Mom, the 3 books you mentioned earlier, can I find them in our library?” Qing Shui excitedly asked.
