Lin Yan had a good understanding, and the Medicine Elder's previous explanations were also very detailed. Therefore, after pondering for a moment, Lin Yan finally asked the Medicine Elder a few questions.
Naturally, the Medicine Elder answered all of Lin Yan's questions.
After summarizing, Lin Yan had a certain understanding of these basic alchemy knowledge.
"Alright, Elder Medicine, let's begin."
Lin Yan finally made his stance clear to the Medicine Elder.
"Then let me teach you the first thing, recognizing the medicine cauldron."
The Medicine Elder didn't hesitate and pointed to the medicine cauldron in front of him, saying to Lin Yan.
"This kind of medicine cauldron is called the Twin Flame Cauldron. It was left over from my cultivation a long time ago, but for a newcomer like you, it's very suitable."
"There are levels to medicine cauldrons. The more flame outlets the cauldron has, the higher its level, and the more efficient it is when refining pills."
"Of course, the higher the level of the medicine cauldron, the more difficult it is to control. So many times, alchemists cannot blindly choose high-level ones, but rather ones that are suitable."
He first explained the principle of the medicine cauldron to Lin Yan, then let him control it himself.
"You familiarize yourself with the medicine cauldron first. Place your hand on the flame outlet, then infuse the wood attribute elemental energy from within your body into it."
Lin Yan did so immediately, placing his hand on the flame outlet, then searching for the wood attribute elemental energy within his body as requested by the Medicine Elder.
This was the subtlety of the cultivation methods on the Douqi Continent.
The cultivation methods on the Douqi Continent could help practitioners better distinguish and sense the elemental energy attributes within their bodies, allowing them to activate them when needed.
While the cultivation methods in the Martial World mostly could only activate all the elemental energies in one go, mixing them together, and unable to activate a single attribute of elemental energy.
With his eyes closed slightly, Lin Yan found the wood attribute elemental energy within a few seconds and immediately rolled it into the medicine cauldron. Suddenly, a vigorous flame burst out from it!
"Very good!"
"Your soul perception ability, young friend, is truly amazing!"
"It seems you're a natural-born alchemy genius!"
The Medicine Elder couldn't help but clap his hands in praise.
He was truly amazed by the talent Lin Yan displayed.
Even he, back then, spent close to half an hour on this step.
But Lin Yan managed to do it in just a few seconds.
This really surprised the Medicine Elder.
This made him even more excited. Lin Yan's talent was so terrifying. If he really taught Lin Yan alchemy in the future, how far would he grow?
The more the Medicine Elder thought about it, the more excited he became. It was a feeling of cherishing talent.
However, he also knew how to control his emotions. After immersing himself, the Medicine Elder handed two pill formulas to Lin Yan.
"These are the formulas for the Cold-Expelling Pill and the Healing Pill that I made myself."
"Take a look first, then get started."
"I'll remind you of the temperature of the flame and the ingredients of the herbs at any time."
Lin Yan nodded seriously.
Then, he shifted his gaze to the pill formulas given by the Medicine Elder.
"One Red Flame Grass, two Coagulating Blood Flowers, and two Tri-Color Fruits."
He remembered quickly.
Afterward, Lin Yan directly threw all the medicinal materials required for the pill into the medicine cauldron.
Whooosh.
Fierce flames surged up. Before Lin Yan could control it, the several types of medicinal materials thrown in were burned to ashes by the flames, completely ruined.
"At the beginning, take it step by step."
"And, the temperature is too high."
The Medicine Elder said calmly to Lin Yan.
Lin Yan nodded and continued to try as instructed by the Medicine Elder.
However, this time the temperature was still a bit high, so it wasn't long before the second batch of medicinal materials was also successfully ruined.
Lin Yan felt a bit distressed at this sight because this kind of behavior was no different from burning money.
But the Medicine Elder remained very calm. "Keep going."
Lin Yan could only grit his teeth and continue to persevere.
This process was extremely difficult. When watching the Medicine Elder refining pills before, his relaxed demeanor could easily give the impression that this was an easy task.
But now that Lin Yan had started, he realized that even just refining medicinal materials was not something that could be easily accomplished.
He persisted in refining the medicine.
Finally, after more than a dozen attempts, he found the right temperature.
Lin Yan didn't dare to even breathe, staying focused the whole time.
Under this intense concentration, all of his medicinal materials were finally successfully refined.
"Good! Good! Good!"
"Young friend, you're amazing!"
"Now, there's only one step left."
"That is to merge their medicinal properties and form the pill!"
The Medicine Elder praised Lin Yan again.
Then, he instructed Lin Yan to throw all the refined essences into the medicine cauldron.
Lin Yan naturally did so quickly.
With several essences in the cauldron, they soon began to merge with each other.
However, this process was actually very difficult because the alchemist needed to constantly adjust the flame to an appropriate level using their perception ability and experience.
After all, the temperature resistance of various medicinal materials differed, as did their positions in the cauldron. So, it often happened that one area required high temperature while another required low temperature.
This back and forth multitasking naturally consumed a lot of energy and internal energy. Therefore, it was not unreasonable to be called the most difficult part of alchemy.
Fortunately, Lin Yan had a good talent and amazing soul perception ability. So, under intense concentration, he miraculously managed to refine the pill.
Lin Yan couldn't wait to lift the lid. With a wave of his hand, a jade-colored pill fell into his hand, emitting waves of medicinal fragrance that quickly filled the entire room.
"Elder Medicine, look!"
Lin Yan handed the pill to the Medicine Elder on the spot, wanting him to help appraise it.
The Medicine Elder naturally didn't refuse. Taking the pill in his hand, after careful examination, a strong admiration appeared in his eyes.
"Young friend, your talent is truly amazing!"
"I rarely praise others, especially in the field of alchemy. But you have repeatedly surprised me. Your first attempt at alchemy not only successfully produced a pill but also with such quality! It's truly eye-opening."
The Medicine Elder praised Lin Yan generously.
"Young friend, I won't lie to you."
"With your talent, as long as you study diligently in the future, surpassing me in alchemy will be as easy as drinking water!"
Lin Yan was also very happy to hear this.
But he couldn't show too much arrogance, so he still said to the Medicine Elder:
"Thank you for your praise, Elder Medicine."
"However, regardless of how far I can advance in alchemy in the future, I will always remember that you were the one who introduced me to it."
"Please allow me to express my sincere gratitude to you!"
(End of this chapter)