Jin Zhanzheng raised his eyebrows. He also turned around and looked at He Yiming in surprise.
Although Jin Zhanzheng did not understand the way of alchemy, he knew that if he wanted to have attainments in this path, the effort spent would not be less than cultivating in martial arts.
He Yiming had reached this step in martial arts before the age of 20, which was unprecedented. If he was distracted to learn the way of alchemy, was this guy still human?
He Yiming looked slightly embarrassed as he said, "I'm just a little interested in this, so I dabbled in it a little. In front of you, I can't be considered proficient."
Hao Dong was relieved, but this was the right thing to do. If He Yiming was really proficient in alchemy as well as martial arts, then he would really wonder how this guy learned.
After pondering for a while, Hao Dong raised a few questions. These questions were all related to the way of alchemy. He Yiming casually answered a few questions, but there were some that he was tongue-tied and could not answer at all.
Even so, he had already made Hao Dong look at him in a new light.
The old man's eyes faintly glowed. He said, "He Yiming, I heard that you cultivate all five elements. Are you good at the way of wood and fire?"
He Yiming stretched out his hands. In the blink of an eye, one of his hands was as thin as a match, while a small fireball appeared in the other hand. Although the fireball wasn't big, the two people in front of them could easily sense the enormous power of fire hidden in the fireball.
The fireball was condensed from a flower of fire.
Hao Dong nodded slightly. He seemed to be thinking about some questions. After a long time, he finally made a decision and said, "Come with me."
Under the old man's lead, they left the alchemy area and came to another quaint courtyard.
As soon as He Yiming entered this place, he already smelled a fragrance of medicinal herbs. He knew that this must be the medicine room area.
After entering one of the medicine rooms, He Yiming's eyes widened slightly.
This room was filled with rare medicinal herbs. If he was not mistaken, these medicinal herbs should be the precious medicinal herbs recorded in the pill formula. The only difference was that the number of herbs here was several times more.
Hao Dong smiled and asked, "He Yiming, do you recognize these herbs?"
He Yiming nodded slightly. Under the influence of the Medicine Man, He Yiming's knowledge of medicinal herbs was indeed very impressive. Moreover, ever since he had obtained the pill formula for the Face Retaining Pill, he had thoroughly researched the medicinal herbs needed to make the pill. Even if he did not have the real thing, he did everything he could to read ancient books and memorized the colors and shapes of the rare herbs.
Therefore, as soon as he entered the room, he immediately recognized the origin of the herbs. At the same time, he was deeply shocked by the Grand Divine Wind Palace's generosity.
Hao Dong was still smiling as he said, "He Yiming, although I am quite accomplished in alchemy, I'm not very proficient in selecting herbs. How about you help me choose a set of ingredients to refine the Face Retaining Pill?"
Jin Zhanzheng turned his head in surprise. He opened his mouth and finally stopped talking.
He Yiming's expression was also quite strange. He was proficient in alchemy, but he was not very good at selecting ingredients. Was he not lying through his teeth? However, He Yiming also vaguely felt that the old man seemed to have the intention of testing him, so he immediately agreed and slowly walked in the room.
All the herbs were placed on wooden shelves. These wooden shelves were divided into several layers and almost filled the room. These medicinal herbs were all extremely rare items, but when they were piled up here, it did not show their preciousness at all.
Each layer of wooden shelves was placed with the same type of herbs, which made He Yiming feel very convenient. He reached out and gently stroked one of the herbs. The power of wood lingered in the palm of his hand. He could clearly sense the powerful "vitality" contained in this herb.
This power even reminded him of the huge ancient tree in the Hengshan Herb Garden.
Although he was very satisfied with the medicinal properties of this herb, after hesitating for a while, he did not directly pick up the herb. Instead, he moved to the second herb of the same type.
His speed wasn't slow at all. Very soon, he had touched all the medicinal herbs on this floor. Then, he picked up the first herb without hesitation and placed it in a medicine basket beside him.
Hao Dong's eyes flashed with a trace of surprise. The herbs in this room were all personally selected by him over the past few days. He was very clear about the characteristics of these herbs and the medicinal properties they contained.
Therefore, when he saw the herb He Yiming picked out, he immediately knew that he had picked out the best herb of the same type.
However, what made him a little suspicious was whether He Yiming picked it out based on his own ability, or if it was a blind cat dragging a dead mouse.
However, after a while, the doubts in his heart were instantly answered perfectly.
He Yiming's movements became faster and faster. Sometimes, he even used both hands to touch the herbs once and took out the best one.
If it was just once or twice, perhaps it was still a matter of luck. However, if it was done every time, even an idiot would know that he had a card up his sleeve.
Hao Dong nodded slightly. His heart was filled with admiration. Such a good seedling. Not only did he cultivate both fire and wood, but his ability to sense herbs was also unbelievably strong.
In the entire Grand Divine Wind Palace, He Yiming was the only one who could use this method to distinguish between good and bad herbs.
Even in One-Line-Sky, who had already condensed the Flower of Wood, there were few who could detect the vitality in the herbs.
He Yiming was not only able to do this easily, but more importantly, he was also a martial arts genius.
To become a great alchemist, one not only needed great talent, but also needed to go further in martial arts.
This was not only because martial arts was an incomparable help to alchemy, but also because the stronger one's martial arts was, the longer one's life would be, and the more one's understanding of elixirs would be.
Even if one's ability in alchemy was slightly inferior, a long time could definitely make up for all of this.
Seeing He Yiming becoming more and more proficient in selecting the herbs, Hao Dong's heart was hesitant. If he missed such a person, he would never meet again. However, the problem was that this person was not a disciple of the Grand Divine Wind Palace, but from the Northwest Heaven Lake. If he taught him alchemy, it might not be a good thing for the Grand Divine Wind Palace.
While he was hesitating in his heart, He Yiming had already finished selecting all the medicinal herbs.
Sending the medicine basket in front of Hao Dong, the old man reached out and flipped it a few times. He sighed and said, "Your performance is much better than I expected."
He Yiming smiled. At this time, no matter what he said, it did not seem appropriate.
Hao Dong took the medicine basket and returned to the alchemy room. He came to the side of the alchemy furnace and said softly, "He Yiming, you stand here and be my assistant."
He Yiming was overjoyed and immediately stood beside the alchemy furnace. Jin Zhanzheng shook his head and took a few steps back. He had no interest in alchemy.
Hao Dong preliminarily processed the herbs in the medicine basket. He did not do it alone, but explained in detail as he did it.
He Yiming listened quietly at the side. If he encountered something that he did not understand, he would memorize it by rote.
He knew that the old man's attainments in alchemy might not be as good as Fan Shuo's, but he was definitely far above the Medicine Man. He was the first person he had met in his life.
There were not many opportunities to listen to teachings like this, so he cherished it very much.
After two hours, the herbs were finally processed. Although it was two top-notch masters who were personally taking action, they didn't dare to be careless.
Only when the last step before alchemy was completed did the two of them breathe a sigh of relief at the same time.
Gathering his thoughts, Hao Dong said, "Yiming, start alchemy."
After two hours of interaction, the relationship between the two of them had become much closer. Hao Dong also began to address Ou Yangming casually.
He Yiming responded with a grunt. His gaze circled around the furnace, his eyes full of doubt.
There was nothing that could burn under the furnace, and there was no device like an earth fire, so how could the temperature be controlled?
He hesitated for a while, but he still could not hold back his curiosity and asked, "Senior, there's no fire source under the furnace, so how can the pills be refined?"
Jin Zhanzheng, who had been silently watching them fiddle with the herbs for a long time, finally laughed and said, "Brother He, it turns out that you haven't seen the process of a Venerable One alchemist refining pills."
He Yiming's face reddened slightly.
Hao Dong could not help but laugh. He did not answer, but he stood still in front of the furnace and put the first batch of processed herbs into the furnace according to the order.
Following that, his face took on a grave expression. "The refinement of the Face Retaining Pill is also a challenge for I. I'll surely do my best. As for how much you can learn, it'll depend on your luck. "
He Yiming quickly bowed and responded to him. He had learned a lot during these two hours, so he admired the elder enough.
Hao Dong nodded slightly. He stretched out a hand and placed it on the stove.
Following that, his hand turned red in an instant. Slowly, the furnace's temperature began to rise, and the 9 differently shaped divine dragons around the furnace also turned red as if they would come to life at any time.
He Yiming widened his eyes. He finally understood why there was no ignition material below.
It turned out that Hao Dong the Venerable One was using his extremely potent fire-mastery energy to refine the pills in the furnace.
At this moment, He Yiming's expression finally changed. Even though he was conceited, he had never thought that there would be someone who could do this.
He finally had a new understanding of the strength of the old man in front of him. (To be continued. If you want to know what happens next, please go to www.qidian.com. There are more chapters. Support the author, support the original reading!)
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