Longevity starts with choosing Hextech enhancement

Chapter 38: Junior Brother Xiao, You're Going in the Wrong Direction
"Although I do know how to make elixirs, according to the sect's rules, magic cannot be taught privately."

"So we still have to go through the process to avoid gossip."

Elder Chen said, handing over a token: "Since the Sutra Library is making things difficult for you, you can use this as a token to go to the Alchemy Hall and choose an alchemy technique."

Xiao Chen thanked Elder Chen, then went to the Alchemy Hall and met another Elder Chen.

The Chen family has been refining alchemy for generations, and the person in charge of the alchemy hall in the sect is Chen Tianyang’s eldest brother, Chen Tianyuan.

After looking at the token, Xiao Chen came to the warehouse under the guidance of a senior brother from the Alchemy Hall.

"Junior Brother Xiao, the shelf is the sect's only complete and unique alchemy inheritance, which is also divided into Xuan and Huang levels."

"The two rows on the left are all practicing Xuan-level alchemy, and the row on the far right are just ordinary alchemy apprentices, practicing Huang-level alchemy."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen walked straight to the far right.

"Junior Brother Xiao, you're going in the wrong direction. That's all Yellow-level inheritance."

Xiao Chen smiled slightly: "Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother, but I didn't go the wrong way. Senior Brother, you don't know, I just like this simple inheritance, which is easier to get started."

what?
This senior brother from the Dan Hall could not understand this fantastic idea at all, but he was greatly shocked.

Is there really someone who would give up the Xuan-level inheritance and choose the Huang-level inheritance?
No, no, no, it's probably just curiosity.

"Brother, I have chosen this one."

After all, this is not the Sutra Repository. There are only four volumes of yellow-level inheritance, each focusing on fire as the core while being compatible with the four directions of gold, wood, water and earth.

Xiao Chen has a low-grade wood spiritual root, so he naturally chose the "Evergreen Pill Method" which focuses on the wood attribute without any hesitation.

"Junior Brother Xiao, are you really not going to choose a new inheritance? You haven't even taken a look at those Xuan-level inheritances."

Even after walking out of the Alchemy Hall and standing at the door, the senior brother was still a little bit in disbelief.

"I appreciate your kindness, Senior Brother, but I'm not very talented and can't understand complicated inheritances, so I chose this one."

Xiao Chen was determined and strode down the mountain to the market to purchase a suitable alchemy furnace.

The Lihuo Sect certainly has no shortage of alchemy furnaces, but even apprentices in the Alchemy Hall who aspire to become alchemists will purchase an alchemy furnace of their own.

Because the sect’s public alchemy furnaces are not only insufficient in number, but also often require queuing to use them.

Moreover, it is old and outdated. Using such a furnace to refine elixirs will inevitably lead to a significant increase in the difficulty of making elixirs.

Elder Chen had told him about this situation before and suggested that he choose an ordinary low-grade alchemy furnace.

Generally, a brand new model costs about one hundred spirit stones. Although it is a bit expensive, most of the disciples in the Alchemy Hall use this model.

If you are willing to use second-hand goods that have been eliminated, you can get them cheaper by dozens of spirit stones depending on the quality. Basically, they are all sold to apprentices.

After all, even if it is second-hand, it is much better than the sect’s public alchemy furnace.

As for the fine alchemy furnace that helps to make pills, it is very expensive and not cost-effective for novices. It depends on your own wishes and the number of spirit stones in your pocket.

As the saying goes, if a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools.

If you can have a good alchemy furnace, learning alchemy will definitely be more convenient and easier.

Xiao Chen thought about it and decided to spend the necessary money. He went straight to the largest and most popular store in Lihuofang City - Baibao Pavilion.

Of course, in line with the principle of not showing off one's wealth, he also put on a stealth cloak to conceal his appearance.

Baibaolou has such a big name and is also very large in scale.

The Qi Refining Stage magic tools alone took up an entire building.

From the first to the ninth floor, they are respectively flying swords, robes, talisman making, weapon refining, alchemy, formation setting, beast taming, and rare items.

When Xiao Chen arrived at the fifth floor, there was already a casual cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining inside, bargaining with the manager of Baibao Tower around a red alchemy furnace.

"At least six hundred spirit stones. This price is already the lowest. We are already selling it at a loss."

"Fellow Daoist, please give me a lower price. The prices of various spiritual herbs have been rising recently. I really don't have enough spiritual stones. Please give me a discount of fifty spiritual stones. That's fifty."

The manager shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, six hundred spirit stones is already our most sincere offer."

Then he turned around and greeted Xiao Chen with a smile: "My fellow Daoist, the row at the back and the row on the right are all top-quality new-style alchemy furnaces. If you like any, please call me."

The invisibility cloak concealed his appearance, but the invisibility cloak itself meant that the purpose of the person coming was not simple.

Unless the guests are hiding their identities, they generally don’t want to be disturbed, especially to be questioned.

The steward wanted to come over and help Xiao Chen introduce it instead of haggling over it. Xiao Chen carefully examined several alchemy furnaces and compared the descriptions below the mid-grade and low-grade furnaces.

It was discovered that the main strength of the mid-grade alchemy furnace was that it could help cultivators output spiritual fire more stably, and at the same time it could carry more medicinal materials and higher temperatures than the low-grade alchemy furnace.

For a novice alchemist, it is relatively difficult to control the size of the spiritual fire by controlling the speed of mana input.

However, a mid-grade alchemy furnace can set the maximum value of mana input through pre-engraved patterns.

This means that even if the alchemist injects excessive mana, the temperature will remain below the preset warning line to ensure that it does not overheat.

The three-legged spiritual furnace in front of him can store some magic power in advance, or put in spiritual stones to assist in driving it.

In this way, the alchemist only needs a little mana to activate the furnace, which greatly reduces the mana burden when refining the elixir.

It also has the function of preventing the interruption of spiritual fire. After activation, even if the injection of mana is interrupted, the spiritual fire will continue to exist stably with the support of the spirit stone.

In this way, if there is an emergency during the alchemy process, the alchemist can also turn down the heat and leave for a while, which is very convenient.

The function of a low-grade alchemy furnace is basically only to convert magic power into spiritual fire. The alchemist needs to concentrate throughout the entire process and cannot make any mistakes.

Of course, the functions of a mid-grade alchemy furnace are stronger than those of a low-grade alchemy furnace, so the price will naturally increase accordingly.

The cheapest one requires four hundred and ninety-nine spirit stones, and this three-legged tempering furnace requires nine hundred spirit stones.

Xiao Chen looked around and found that although the three-legged tempering furnace was a bit expensive, it was fully functional and was undoubtedly a much-needed item for a novice alchemist like himself.

He looked back and saw that the manager of Baibao Tower was still bargaining with the casual cultivator, and the price had now reached 599 spirit stones.

Xiao Chen directly called out, "Manager, what's the lowest price for this furnace?"

"Oh, you have good taste, sir!" Upon hearing this, the steward immediately came forward to greet him enthusiastically: "This alchemy furnace was made by a master refiner..."

Xiao Chen raised his hand to interrupt his boasting about the furnace: "Okay, name the price."

The steward extended his index finger and thumb: "If you really want it, I will take your money. I will give you 888 spirit stones, which means you will be rich in the future. Wealth..."

Xiao Chen said in a serious tone: "Alright, alright, I'm busy choosing a gift for my disciple and I'm too lazy to bargain with you. Just give me a more realistic price."

"If I'm satisfied, we'll have a deal. If you keep lying, I'll go somewhere else."

This was the disguise Xiao Chen had thought of for himself. With the invisibility cloak, the other party couldn't tell his age.

He hinted to the other party that he was an alchemy master who was willing to accept disciples, and he was just here to help his disciple buy an alchemy furnace. He knew the market very well, so don't try to deceive him.

The manager was indeed frightened and did not agree immediately.

After thinking about it, he proposed a brand new deal: "Master, since you are giving me an apprentice, I also have a batch of high-quality incense made from agarwood."

"The price of eight hundred and eighty-eight was set by the shopkeeper, but I can give you three bundles of standing incense and a fine warm jade cushion. What do you think?"

This batch of agarwood was originally ordered by another alchemist a year ago, but he went out and there was no news from him, so the agarwood was left here.

Ordinary monks cannot afford such high-end goods, and large families do not value such a small quantity. This has always been a concern for the manager, and it seems that the manager is about to lose money.

With the intention of giving it a try, he brought the agarwood and cushion, hoping that this unfamiliar master alchemist would take over at cost price.

These two items alone would cost at least 160 spirit stones, mainly because agarwood is really expensive.

Xiao Chen checked the incense and felt it looked like a good thing, so he waved his hand and said, "Wrap it up for me!"

"Okay!" The manager immediately smiled and helped him pack all the things into a large wooden box. He also assigned a waiter to help carry the things to the exit of the market for free.

If Xiao Chen hadn't been wearing an invisibility cloak, it could even have been delivered directly to his home.

The wandering cultivator on the other side was a little unhappy when he saw the manager abandon him and run away.

But seeing Xiao Chen's generosity, he immediately put away his little thoughts, and only curiosity remained in his eyes.

There are not many people who can easily afford to use agarwood worth hundreds of spirit stones.

Could this person be a senior who has established his foundation?

Considering what I just heard about him buying a furnace for his apprentice, I can basically rule out the possibility that he is the family alchemist.

Could it be that a new independent cultivator and alchemist has arrived in Lihuofang City?

This is important news and must be paid attention to.

(End of this chapter)