Pill refinery was not medicine refinery in the ordinary sense. Instead, it was a process where one merged with the pill and nurtured it from the beginning to the end. Every pill was equivalent to an alchemist's child. Refining one was like giving birth to a woman. It was an all-round transformation from the body to the soul. The process of refinery was equivalent to consuming a pill. Furthermore, one would be able to touch upon and comprehend the laws of the world, and their realm would increase very quickly.
Furthermore, the pills refined by an alchemist were definitely the most suitable for oneself. After all, they were nurtured by one's spiritual influence and could be consumed at any time. Thus, one's cultivation speed could not be compared to other methods.
Unfortunately, the requirement for natural endowments was too high. So many elites from the Land had gathered, but less than 100 people had entered the Pill Refinery Hall. The proportion was not even 10%.
Meanwhile, there were about 500 people in the middle who had a second-grade spiritual quality and were assigned to the Weapon Refinery Hall.
Using one's soul to refine weapons actually had similar effects to pill refinery. There were some similarities in comprehending the laws of the world. Of course, this kind of comprehension of the world was not as pure and direct as pill refinery. Furthermore, there were not as many pills that were suitable for oneself to consume. Regardless of whether it was in terms of cultivation realm or the speed at which one accumulated spiritual influence, it was obviously far inferior to pill refinery. However, every one or two batches, an expert who had accumulated a Gold Core would appear in the Weapon Refinery Hall, which was much better than the Combat Cultivation Hall. Furthermore, the artifacts that were nurtured by one's own spiritual power were rather powerful. As a result, the combat strength of the Weapon Refinery Hall was not weak. Furthermore, artifacts had a rather vast market in the divine territory. Putting aside those that were used in battle, many large powers that wanted to gather faith in the lower worlds could only bestow an artifact to the lower worlds as a channel to gather faith. For example, the Nebula Sword and Solomon's Nine-Headed Snake Sword were all products of alchemists.
There was a high demand and obvious effects. Thus, the status of alchemists in the divine territory was rather high. For example, even though the alchemists who walked out of the Heavenly Gates' Weapon Refinery Hall could not ascend to the Heaven, they were all extremely wealthy. Their Factions and civilizations would also obtain a massive reputation and influence as a result. Their futures could be said to be bright and rather good.
Meanwhile, the Combat Cultivation Hall was slightly worse off. There were about 900 people who had a spiritual quality of fourth-grade and below, and all of them were assigned to the Combat Cultivation Hall. This place only researched combat, and the level of one's soul was relatively low. There were basically no requirements for one's spiritual quality, natural endowments, and so on. These people were relatively lowly in the Elysium, but it did not mean that they would be lowly when they went out. After all, he was born in the Heavenly Gates and had the guise of being a pupil of the Heavenly Gates. No matter where he went in the Land, he would always be looked up to by others. Although he did not dare to say that he had a bright future, even an ordinary Void Core would be able to become a guest in a large Faction. He would not have to worry about food or clothing, and it was not difficult for him to enjoy wealth.
Of course, if he was eliminated in the Combat Cultivation Hall, it would be a different story.
The distribution process was quickly completed. From the number of people allocated to the three halls, one could see the difficulty and importance of the cultivation of the three systems. In fact, most people already had an idea about this distribution. How could they not know what they were made of? Only an extremely small number of people would be dejected because they had missed the opportunity to be assigned to a hall by a hair's breadth. However, there were very few of them.
"Although the distribution of the three halls has been completed, those who have been assigned to the Pill Refinery Hall do not need to be overconfident, and those who have been assigned to the Combat Cultivation Hall do not need to be dejected." The voice of the overall supervisor sounded from above. "The test is not to put shackles on you. It is only to help you choose a more suitable path. However, the results of the test might not be completely accurate. In the previous batch, there were cases of people with natural endowments being missed. Thus, from this year onwards, the three halls will open up a listening system. Even if you are in the Combat Cultivation Hall, as long as you are interested and feel that you have natural endowments, you can listen in on the lessons of the Pill Refinery Hall or the Weapon Refinery Hall. It is the same for the other two halls. "
"When the accumulated points are summarized every year, the number of people who have been eliminated will be filled by those who came later."
Everyone below was dumbfounded. Many people asked, "Sir Overall Supervisor, how do we fill in the gaps?"
"For example, if five people are eliminated from the Pill Refinery Hall, the top five in the Combat Cultivation Hall and the Weapon Refinery Hall can apply to join. Of course, the prerequisite is that the applicants must have sufficient foundation in pill refinery. They will also go through a separate test, and it will be fine as long as they pass the test. If not, you will not be able to keep up with the lessons and will waste your time. You will have to rely on your own accumulation. "
There was an uproar in the surroundings. This sounded rather beautiful. They had thought that the Heavenly Gates had been enlightened and had prepared many opportunities for the people below. However, in reality, even if they thought with their buttocks, they would know that the people from the Weapon Refinery Hall or the Combat Cultivation Hall had to keep up with the cultivation progress of the people from the Pill Refinery Hall? Furthermore, they had to reach the same standard in pill studies? This was not difficult. This was simply impossible.
So what if they could listen in on the lessons? Yes, you could listen to the lessons of the Pill Refinery supervisor, and you did not seem any different from the other people from the Pill Refinery Hall. However, the Pill Refinery Hall conducted experiments and refined pills every day, and various resources were directly provided by the Pill Refinery Hall. As an auditing student, you definitely could not count on them, much less get special treatment from the supervisor. Without the massive amount of experiments, how could you compare with the progress of the people from the Pill Refinery Hall? Just listening to a few lessons would merely give you some hope. In reality, it was completely useless. On the contrary, you might be distracted by learning pill refinery and fall behind in your main subject. In the end, you would not even have enough points and would be directly eliminated. You would not be able to cry even if you wanted to …
"Is there a difference between having this kind of system and not having it?" Jhonas casually sneered, but he clearly saw that the eyes of the boss beside him had lit up, causing Jhonas to sympathize with him. What a pitiful fellow. Had he been so shocked that he could no longer differentiate between reality and reality …
The welcoming ceremony slowly came to an end amidst the commotion. Flying Pig Jhonas's face was filled with excitement. He had no intention of fighting for a spot in the Pill Refinery Hall. Even if it was possible, he did not want to go. The Equipment Refinery Hall was rather good. That was the Illusion race's old profession. However, when he considered that Boss had been tested to have a level-4 spiritual quality and had been assigned to the Combat Cultivation Hall, he could only suppress his excitement and did not dare to directly vent it. If Lao Wang mistakenly thought that he was acting cool and mocking him, he would be beaten up. That would be a real injustice.
"Am I that narrow-minded?" Lao Wang had obviously forgotten that he had glared at Jhonas. "If you should be excited, then be excited. Don't hold it in too much. No matter what, you have been tested to have a level-2 spiritual quality. This is something worth celebrating. How about this? What other good things are you hiding? Take them all out, take them all out. I will help you celebrate! Look at you. Can you hide these fruits and vegetables? You've covered them up. Tsk tsk tsk. Why are you all vegetarians? You are so fat. Don't you eat meat? "
Jhonas had held it in too much, and his face was completely red. "Boss, don't hit my face when you hit me! Don't scold me for being fat! "
"Are you human? You are not human. " Wang Zhong patted his shoulder. "Don't spoil yourself. You are just an invincible and adorable little pig. Alright, don't worry about this. Look at the sumptuous dinner that I have prepared for you. Let's eat! "
Jhonas was speechless. After interacting with him for two days, to be honest, Wang Zhong had given him a rather good impression. However, sometimes, Wang Zhong's words were very infuriating. Furthermore, Jhonas could not win against him. Of course, more importantly, he could not win against him.
It was not that Lao Wang was stingy, but he felt that the 1,000 Silver Star Stones in his pocket was too poor. Regardless of whether others were going to listen to the Pill Refinery Hall lessons, Lao Wang was determined to go. At that time, there would definitely be various experiments, and there would be many places where he would have to spend money. Now, he would save as much as he could.
The next day was the pill refinery lesson.
The lessons in the Three Great Halls were not carried out at the same time. Instead, they alternated and mixed together.
Firstly, at this level, when the supervisor gave a lecture, no matter what aspect he talked about or how detailed he was, the pupils would have to go back and speculate and revise. It was basically impossible for them to understand everything after listening to the supervisor's lecture. Secondly, it was to implement the audit system that the overall supervisor had mentioned at the welcome ceremony.
Thus, the first day was pill refinery lessons, the second day was equipment refinery lessons, and the third day was combat cultivation lessons. For example, today, everyone from the Pill Refinery Hall had to be present and had to register their attendance. This would be counted as accumulated points. Meanwhile, the other people from the Equipment Refinery Hall and the Combat Cultivation Hall could come or not, and they would not register their attendance points. They were just listening in. They were given a chance. Whether they seized this chance or not, it was not within the consideration of the higher-ups in the Heavenly Gates.
At the location of the pill refinery lesson, there was an ancient stone platform that was over a dozen meters tall. It was shaped like a furnace, had a roof, and was about 30 feet wide.
Below this furnace-shaped platform was a massive square. In the front half of the square, there was a praying mat made from bird feathers placed every three to five meters. It could be seen that these praying mats were not ordinary. There was flowing light and splendor flowing on their surface, and they did not seem to be inanimate objects. Even from afar, one could smell a faint fragrance from the praying mats that calmed one's mind and cleared one's thoughts. One could imagine that if one sat cross-legged on such a praying mat, one would not even need to meditate and concentrate to achieve an extremely good effect of calming one's mind. This was extremely beneficial to one's thoughts.
Meanwhile, behind these praying mats, there was a yellow ribbon separating them, forming an empty area. There were no praying mats or other miscellaneous items. This was the audit area.
When Wang Zhong and Flying Pig Jhonas arrived, around one-third of the praying mats in front of them were already seated, and there were still Pill Refinery Hall pupils entering one after another. Meanwhile, the audit area at the back was filled with a dense mass of people.
After all, this was only the first day of the lesson. Regardless of whether they had the intention to refine pills or not, they all wanted to come and take a look.
It was said that the person teaching the pill refinery lesson today was a Heavenly Gates Elder.
When it came to imparting knowledge and teaching, an elder and a supervisor were on completely different levels. For example, a supervisor was known as a teacher, but in reality, he only assisted in teaching, managed the pupils, prepared various experimental materials for the pupils, explained some minor details to the pupils, and gave them special attention. All he did was miscellaneous work.
Meanwhile, a Heavenly Gates Elder was considered a member of the upper echelons and was a true almighty expert who imparted knowledge. His status in the Heavenly Gates was extraordinary, and even a supervisor had to be courteous to him. For the core lessons, especially for every batch of Pill Refinery Hall lessons, a Heavenly Gates Elder was in charge of explaining and imparting knowledge.
"A Heavenly Gates Elder is an almighty Gold Core, but each of them has their own emphasis. I wonder who will be teaching today."
At that moment, the sky had only just brightened, and the surroundings were noisy and noisy. When the sky turned bright, all the pupils in the Pill Refinery Hall had arrived. Suddenly, a peaceful voice sounded abruptly from the top of the cauldron-shaped platform. "Pill refinery is the beginning."
This voice revealed a sense of peace and calmness that infected the surroundings. The clamor of the people in the surroundings was instantly silenced, and it became absolutely silent. Everyone raised their heads to look at the top of the stone furnace, and they saw a skinny little old man in a Daoist robe. No one knew when he had been sitting on the top of the platform.
His eyebrows, hair, and beard were all white, but they were long and fluttering in the wind. His entire body gave off a natural aura, causing others to feel as if he was a piece of stone, a gust of wind, or a cloud. He was untainted by any worldly aura. He was the Natural race's pill refinery grandmaster and Heavenly Gates Elder Yimo.
"It's Elder Yimo." In the end, there were still people in the crowd who could not help but speak in a low voice. However, they stopped after saying his name with extreme respect. They did not dare to say anything and disturb Elder Yimo's teaching.
"Pill refinery is all-encompassing and has many types …"
Elder Yimo's voice reverberated in the square. Even those who stood at the furthest edge of the square could hear him clearly. Furthermore, not only was his voice heard, there was also a refreshing feeling that reverberated in the depths of everyone's soul, causing them to feel refreshed when they heard him speak. Not only was their attention exceptionally focused, but their thoughts also surged as if they had been enlightened.
Wang Zhong was both shocked and happy. The teaching of such an almighty Gold Core expert could not be compared to flipping through books and studying secret manuals. The value of this was simply too great. He had never expected that on the first day of lessons, the Elder would give him such a huge surprise the moment he opened his mouth.
Today, he had basically only talked about the general principles and concepts. In reality, almost all the geniuses who had entered the Pill Refinery Hall had come into contact with pill refinery before. Furthermore, they already had an impressive foundation. To them, this kind of enlightenment in pill refinery was something that they did not really care about. However, Elder Yimo's voice was simply too pleasant to the ear. Even if he was just explaining some general knowledge that they already knew, they felt as if they suddenly had a new understanding and a new vision of the old knowledge that they had once learned.
"… There are healing types that mainly focus on healing, repairing, removing poison, and so on. There are functional types that mainly focus on destroying evil, guiding spirits, transforming, and so on. Of course, there are also types that mainly focus on gathering spirit, raising one's realm, protecting one's path, and so on. These are also the most important Gold Core path. There is an ancient saying: condense one's Gold Core, simplify one's path, live as long as the sun and the moon, and become equal to the heaven and the earth … "
Everyone in the audience was mesmerized by the lecture. With such a top-notch Gold Core expert giving a lecture, not to mention the knowledge that was being explained, even a nasal sound was enough to give people endless inspiration and new ideas. Wang Zhong was also completely immersed in the lecture. Previously, he had heard some simple pill theory and pharmacology theories from Uncle Sea. He had also heard about the major categories of pill refinery and so on. Speaking of which, it was no different from the basics that Elder Yimo was talking about. However, when he listened to Uncle Sea, he only felt as if he had memorized everything. Even if one relied on one's comprehension abilities to comprehend, one's understanding of pill refinery was not deep enough. How much could one comprehend from these simple basics?
However, when he listened to Elder Yimo, it was completely different. Very naturally, there were countless derivative ideas that spread out. Every sentence and every word was thought-provoking. It was as if something had materialized in front of one's eyes. He was teaching from the sixth dimension. For example, even if Elder Yimo simply said the word "Pill", with his heavy nasal sound and natural aura, Wang Zhong seemed to be able to see a Gold Core rapidly forming in front of him! This allowed people to comprehend and feel the process of the Gold Core forming as much as they wanted. Even if they could not completely understand it, at least the most intuitive impression would be very deep. It would even inspire one's thinking and allow one to see through the simple foundation of this "Core" and think about deeper things. This kind of teaching simply made people enjoy themselves so much that they forgot to return. They were intoxicated and could not extricate themselves.
The explanation of the basics of alchemy continued until the sun was high up in the sky, but the people present did not feel the passage of time. Even the laymen who knew nothing about alchemy were listening attentively. Regardless of whether they understood or not, listening to the teachings of such an almighty was a kind of enjoyment.
In the divine territory, knowledge was also power.
After explaining the basics, Elder Yimo did not immediately dismiss everyone. Instead, he sat on the tall platform and chatted cheerfully with the new pupils below, allowing them to ask as many questions as they wanted. Obviously, only the pupils of the Pill Refinery Hall had the right to ask questions. Of course, Elder Yimo would also ask questions. However, he did not use the method of resonating with the great path when he was teaching. Instead, he casually chatted and guided everyone's thinking.
"What does pill refinery rely on?" Elder Yimo asked with a smile.
"Natural endowments?"
"… Ability … Learning … Hard work … Single-Mindedness …"
The pupils below all answered at the same time. Even if they had obtained the qualifications to be a pill refinery, they still wanted to leave an impression in front of Elder Yimo.
However, Elder Yimo shook his head. His long white beard fluttered in the air like a fairy. He smiled mysteriously. "You need to have money."
Most of the pupils laughed and instantly felt that Elder Yimo was not too distant. On the contrary, he had instantly become much closer to them. He was like an amiable elder.
However, Elder Yimo did not intend to joke around. "In your words, most of you here are second-generation rich and do not seem to lack money. However, that is because you have not come into contact with the core of pill studies and have not truly started pill refinery. When you start, you will understand exactly how poor you are." This was not an exaggeration.
This was not an exaggeration. Anyone could refine normal spirit pills, but what about grade-7 and above? There were three levels in the lower, middle, and upper levels. The consumption of resources, difficulty, and effects of pill refinery would increase exponentially with every step.
For example, in the Cloud Mist Faction that Shannali belonged to, even the strongest alchemist in the Catanlyke District could only refine level-5 pills at most. Putting aside the difficulty of pill refinery, just the resources needed to refine a batch of middle-level-6 Faction pills would require several months of income for the entire Faction to gather enough resources to refine a batch of middle-level-6 pills.
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