Wizards in the world of cultivation

Chapter 85 Creating Elixirs

There wasn't much information about the Danling Secret Realm in the sect's jade slips. Su You only knew that it was a kind of secret realm for inheritance trials, but he didn't know exactly how the trials were conducted.

Since he could only browse the books on the first three floors of the Transmission Pavilion, and such special secret realms must contain highly confidential information, it was normal that he couldn't find any relevant information.

Alchemy is a complex art. Alchemists must have a thorough understanding of the medicinal properties of each herb, and be able to precisely control the heat and the timing of the fusion of the elixir, among other things.

This is just the basic ability that ordinary alchemists possess. Talented alchemists can even refine similar pills based on the medicinal properties of spiritual herbs.

In the past few days, Su You thought about it carefully and discovered that all six of them had a common characteristic: they were all innovative and had created a new elixir formula.

This is perhaps why Zhao Qing sought out these six people. Although all six of them were at the second-tier level in alchemy, they possessed innovative abilities that other alchemists lacked.

Moreover, based on the alchemy knowledge that Zhao Qing had previously imparted to them, most of it involved the analysis and combination of medicinal properties of spiritual herbs, which was intended to encourage them to create new elixirs.

Su You wasn't sure who among the six had the best aptitude, but he was certain that his talent in alchemy was quite average.

Of course, on the surface, Su You's reputation as a genius within the sect is not small, otherwise he would not have any dealings with Sun Tang.

All six of them created a new type of elixir. The only difference was that Su You used the tower spirit's computing ability to analyze the properties of a large number of spiritual herbs, and then made subtle modifications to a formula for a spiritual potion that enhanced the soul.

Although only a few of the medicinal ingredients in the formula were changed, the efficacy of the pill was not reduced, while the cost of refining the pill was lowered slightly.

In fact, it wasn't just Su You; the so-called new pill formulas of the others were also modifications and optimizations of the original formulas. Whether it was reducing costs or improving efficacy, they could all be considered successful.

After all, they are only second-tier alchemists, and they usually perform alchemy mechanically. In addition, their contact with and understanding of pills are not very deep, so they naturally do not have the ability to create new pills.

If one could truly create a pill from scratch, then one could be directly called a master alchemist.

Most of the pill formulas in the cultivation world, except for some very obscure and low-grade formulas, were created by alchemy masters.

Zhao Qing is called a master alchemist not only because he can refine fourth-grade pills, but also because he created dozens of different types of pills over hundreds of years, something most master alchemists cannot do.

Most alchemy masters spend their entire lives creating only a few elixir formulas.

This is also why Su You said Zhao Qing was a true genius in alchemy.

In fact, Su You could also create new pills by adjusting and transforming his new mental energy potion formula and then refining it using alchemy methods.

This can be considered a completely new elixir, which is much simpler than creating something from nothing.

However, while the twin clones need some fame within the Void Heaven Sect, they don't need such a high-profile one.

Su You created the identity of a genius alchemist in the Void Heaven Sect only to give himself a better reason to rapidly improve his cultivation.

Just like that new Divine Soul Pill formula, Su You directly sold it to the sect in exchange for one million merit points. Otherwise, he was penniless before and couldn't afford to exchange for a third-tier body refining technique.

Su You currently has enough merit points, but he lacks access to higher floors of the Transmission Pavilion.

Whether it's a better cultivation technique or more secret knowledge of the cultivation world, only the core disciples of a sect can access it.

The core disciples of the Void Heaven Sect are the true inheritors of the sect's legacy. If one could directly become Zhao Qing's disciple, becoming a core disciple would be much simpler.

Although they cannot directly become core disciples, the selection of assessment tasks will definitely be more lenient and simpler.

There are still ten years until the opening of the Danling Secret Realm. If the assessment inside the secret realm is really as he guessed...

Su You, on the contrary, has an advantage. Although his talent is not as good as others, with the help of the tower spirit, it is easier for him to create new pill formulas.

Moreover, he wasn't without a chance to improve; if he could raise his spiritual power to the Golden Core level before entering the secret realm.

In terms of alchemy skills, they will definitely be elevated to a higher level.

Su You calculated that it would only take three years for the twin clones' mental power to reach its limit, at which point they could attempt to break through to the first-tier wizard level.

Over the past few decades, the twin clones have been using all sorts of mental energy potions, second-tier pills to enhance their souls, and so on, and are now nearing their mental energy limits.

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Sunset Island, Wizard's Tower.

Su You slowly stood up, stretched his body, and then called to Xiao Bei, "Xiao Bei, notify Chen Yuanzong to help me offer a reward for acquiring a few second-tier mirage demons."

The twin clones are about to advance to the first-tier wizard level, and the monsters needed for the advancement need to be prepared in advance.

Su You already had a choice regarding the monster he was looking for: the descendant of the Mirage Dragon from the Mirage Realm. The Mirage Dragon's talent in the Mirage Realm was simply too powerful, and it would be of great use to him.

As for whether the second-tier Mirage Dragon possesses this talent, Su You is not worried. Even if it doesn't have it at the second tier, as long as its bloodline continues to improve and reaches the third or even fourth tier, it will be able to discover it sooner or later.

Just a few days later, Chen Yuanzong sent over five second-tier mirage demons.

"It's so comfortable to have control over a force; you don't have to go through all this trouble of running around." Su You sighed slightly.

Whether it's controlling the Chen family or the market, it saves him a lot of time and energy, allowing him to focus his time and energy on cultivation and research instead of wasting time on trivial matters.

Although mirages are relatively common in the sea, it is still quite difficult to capture several second-tier mirages in a short period of time.

If Su You were to handle it himself, the search alone would take a lot of time.

Su You's spiritual power spread over and quickly enslaved the mirage demons.

That's right!

Since humans cannot enter the Mirage Realm, can Mirage Demons enter it?

Although these mirage demons are slightly different from those in the Mirage Maze, they are still the same species. If they can successfully enter, then the first step will be considered a success.

(End of this chapter)