Gu Xuan's original mission should be extremely complicated, to be responsible for everything Zong Qi did during the pill refining period, including bringing tea and water, and preparing the spirit herbs, but Zong Qi did not have the guts to make Gu Xuan do all these, it was all done on his own, so other than "learning" the knowledge from him, Gu Xuan did not have anything else.
In order to tease this little girl, Gu Xuan's performance was also very stupid. He only expressed his understanding after explaining the theory three or four times to Mu Ling.
"Gu Xuan, to refine a medicinal pellet, the most important thing is to extract the medicinal power of the spirit medicine. Only then will the medicinal power be fused together, so that means extraction is the most crucial, and whether or not to extract the medicinal power, is also the difference between an outstanding alchemist and an ordinary alchemist." Mu Ling introduced her in all seriousness.
"Then why can't we put the extraction and refining together?" Gu Xuan laughed and said, "At the same time of refinement, you will fuse the medicinal power. This way, wouldn't the resulting pill be more round and purer?"
"Puchi!"
Mu Ling was also amused by Gu Xuan's "brilliant idea", and explained: "Even though what you said is not bad, it is only a matter of theory. How could there possibly be anyone in the world who can do such a thing?"
"That might not be the case. For example, some strong Soul Power s can combine these two steps into a single step. It can save time, and also improve your quality." Gu Xuan smiled and said.
"This …"
Mu Ling was startled, although Gu Xuan's words did not seem to follow the logic, but it did seem to make sense, but since it was correct, then why did the alchemist industry not have such an argument?
"Is what I said okay? This method is really perfect for both sides. " Gu Xuan spread his hands, his face was full of smiles.
This was actually also one of the refining methods, but it was only spread amongst the high level alchemists, because ordinary alchemists were simply unable to accomplish this, and for alchemists like Mu Ling who didn't have a high master, these theories were definitely unknown.
Although it looked like he was ignorant, in reality, he was giving Mu Ling a wider view. As a Grandmaster of The Pill Dao, only then did Gu Xuan know that the most important thing for one to become a high level alchemist was not their Inherent Skills but their high level alchemy theories.
Although the things that Mu Ling had helped him with were useless in reality, it was still something of kindness. Since that was the case, then Gu Xuan giving her some pointers wouldn't be much of a big deal.
"Sigh …" I don't even know how to explain it to you. You seem to be right, but it's actually not right. My master didn't say it was definitely wrong. " Mu Ling said somewhat helplessly.
"Maybe Master Zong Qi was wrong in the first place. Although Grade Four Alchemist is high, it still has a fifth grade Six Grades, and even a master alchemist of Seventh Grade. Although your master cannot do it, what if these people can?" Gu Xuan said again.
Just as Mu Ling wanted to say something, a mocking voice came from the side: "Hmph, Mu Ling, I thought you were busy with something recently, but who would've thought that you would be here playing zither with a cow. What kind of explanation do you have to give to this kind of person, to actually dare doubt your master, you are truly arrogant and conceited."
The one speaking was a girl wearing a green skirt. Her appearance could only be considered average, but she was dressed very charmingly. Her chin was raised and she had an overbearing attitude.
"Do you know what Grade Four Alchemist are? In the entire Great Desolate Empire, there are only two people, Master Dugu Fengyun and my master, and you actually dare to question what my master has said?! A person like you is not even qualified to receive a single instruction from my master." The charming girl shot Gu Xuan a glance, and said disdainfully.
"Master Zong Qi really doesn't know how to guide me." Gu Xuan yawned, and said lazily.
Guide yourself? Even if Zong Qi had ten times the guts, and increased his alchemy level by a hundred times, Zong Qi still might not have the confidence to guide him.
"It seems you still know your own limitations." The charming girl harrumphed.
Mu Ling's handsome face revealed a look of displeasure, and his eyebrows knitted together slightly. "Bai Zhi, you're talking a bit too much, Gu Xuan just started learning how to refine medicine, so there are some things he doesn't understand that are normal. Who wouldn't start walking over from a new person?"
"Back then, I never asked such a stupid question." Bai Zhi scoffed. "Not everyone can become an alchemist, and not anyone will have wild thoughts."
"Bai Zhi, we don't welcome you here. Please leave!" Mu Ling's face became ugly. This Bai Zhi was the same master as her, but she was a Second Grade Alchemist, and Bai Zhi was only a level one Alchemist, so she was jealous of. However, because of Zong Qi, Bai Zhi did not dare to go against her, but wanted to go against her friends.
"Humph!"
Bai Zhi snorted lowly and turned around to leave. However, Mu Ling had an apologetic look on her face as she said to Gu Xuan, "Gu Xuan, Bai Zhi and I have a very bad relationship, so we've implicated you this time, don't mind it."
"Nothing." Gu Xuan casually shook his head. With his status, if he were to lower himself to this level, then there would be no meaning. An ant taunting a giant dragon, would a giant dragon even need to taunt it?
"It's good that you don't mind. Let's continue learning the theory of pill forging." Mu Ling nodded and heaved a sigh of relief. She was still a little afraid that because of Bai Zhi's arrogant words, Gu Xuan would lose his confidence in refining medicine, and might not even be able to recover from it.
Four hours later, Gu Xuan's mission could be considered to have ended. After bidding Mu Ling farewell, Gu Xuan first went to look at Zong Qi, and discovered that the latter had yet to start concocting pills, and was only researching pill formulas and spirit herbs. When he saw Gu Xuan, he immediately asked him about some things related to refining Ghost Spirit Pill.
"Thank you for your guidance, master!" Zong Qi's face was filled with emotion. Originally, he was unable to solve all the difficult problems and doubts, but with a few words from Gu Xuan, he was able to solve them easily. It was just that there were too many problems, and all of them needed to be solved.
Many of the apprentice alchemists here were all students of the academy. They would refine pills during the day, but during the night they would have to cultivate. If they wanted to raise the grade of an alchemist, other than the ability to refine pills, the strength of the Strength of Fire itself was also very important.
"Gu Xuan, you stop right there!"
A voice filled with ridicule came from the side. Gu Xuan turned around, but discovered that this person was Bai Zhi, who had come to look for trouble with him earlier.
It was one thing if he didn't want to lower himself to such a level before, but this girl actually dared to provoke him. Did he really have to teach her how to conduct herself?