Legend has it that in ancient times, cultivators, regardless of their level of cultivation, needed to dabble in various aspects such as artifact refining, alchemy, talisman making, array drawing...they needed to be knowledgeable in all these aspects in order to be considered a qualified cultivator.
However, in the subsequent evolution of the Immortal Cultivation World, this model gradually fell out of favor. Cultivators discovered that any field of study, once delved deeply into, requires massive amounts of time and resources.
Being proficient in everything equates to being average in everything.
Spending massive amounts of time studying alchemy, whether one can achieve a high level of accomplishment is unknown. However, in a person's life, they may only need alchemy a few times. It would be better to spend money to hire a professional Alchemy Master, which is more convenient and reliable.