Chapter 93: Shocking the students (Part 1)
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Xie Qing was doubtful that the sect leader, Liu Yang, would want to spend her precious time teaching him alchemy. She spent most of her time in closed cultivation and did not have a high opinion of men, which was the main factor preventing the young man from visiting her to ask for instruction in alchemy.
Lu Yin was the best choice in the current situation, although Xie Qing’s rude reaction may have affected their relationship, the girl pretended that nothing had happened, so the young man remained silent.
“Alchemy? You have talent in that too?” Xie Meiling was surprised to see Xie Qing summon an alchemical fire.
“Yes!”
Xie Qing smiled, seeing the surprise on his mother’s face. He showed her what he had learned, and the woman was pleasantly surprised.
“It seems that you are a monster,” Xie Meiling said with a nod as if she had finally achieved enlightenment on some issue.
“How rude.”
Xie Qing laughed loudly, hearing his mother’s words, but he was not displeased. If you surpassed even geniuses, then you were either a monster or a messenger from Heaven. Most often, you were perceived as a monster.
Because geniuses were always lonely.
Xie Meiling fell silent. Every day, her son presented her with more and more surprises.
If the Xie family had a potential great alchemist, even the imperial family would pay attention to them.
It was possible that her boy could receive a high status from the Empress and thus the status of the family would be strengthened.
“I don’t deserve such a good son,” Xie Meiling thought with a bitter smile. “How can I thank him? He has done so much for me and my family…”
Xie Meiling valued her family and wanted it to prosper, but she knew that Xie Qing was not interested in this, and restoring the status of the Xie family was more of a whim for him, to please her.
He was doing it for her, and the woman was touched. Looking at her carefree son’s face, she thought, her eyes shining.
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The next day, Xie Qing attended another class, which was mainly for beginners, but he listened to and absorbed any information.
Although he had been given the right to attend advanced alchemy classes, he planned to go there only after he had successfully learned all the basics, as this helped create a solid foundation.
In the evening, Lu Yin’s class began again. This time, the lecture hall was even more crowded.
Many had heard that Lu Yin was temporarily teaching basic alchemy to students, and many, regardless of the cost, paid to get there.
“What a crowd,” Xie Qing thought, narrowing his eyes.
There were more than a hundred people here, and each of them was of different ages – from very young to old, all came here to receive a lecture from the legendary young alchemist – Miss Lu Yin.
Due to her modest behavior, one might mistakenly think that she was very down-to-earth and just a beautiful girl, but when one heard the story of this girl, one understood one thing:
“Genius!”
Among the young generation, no one could rival her, and her pills sold out in less than ten minutes! Every self-respecting family leader had to show politeness and do everything to satisfy her needs.
There was one truth – never offend a doctor, and most importantly, an alchemist!
By the way, although this girl did not wear the most expensive clothes, her wealth was terrifying. I think she had more than a hundred million spiritual stones in her pockets every year.
Most of this income went to cover expenses and investments in the Lu family, but even so, a large sum remained, considering all the costs.
“How long will I have to stand here?”
Returning to our sheep, Xie Qing was still standing in line at the entrance, there were still forty people in front of him, trying to squeeze through the narrow door and move forward.
Due to the mandatory system of verification and authentication, there was a crush and a large queue, so Xie Qing had already begun to doze off.
Fortunately, the elders arrived, who divided the queue into two sides checked the tokens manually, and let them pass. So they were able to process 40 people in ten minutes.
“Here,” Xie Qing handed his token to the elder, who took it and checked.
“Hm?”
The elder made a surprised sound and looked at Xie Qing with narrowed eyes, in which shock could be seen.
“So you’re a talented alchemist? Tsk, tsk… good, come in.”
The man shook his head, his face showed envy. Although Xie Qing reflexively wanted to tease him, he restrained himself.
The elder noticed that he had access to advanced alchemy classes, which only the most talented or very close people to Lu Yin could access.
The second way was simple – if you supported her long enough, Lu Yin would give her consent to give access to advanced alchemy classes.
Many wealthy masters did not spare money, because it was always possible to recoup the costs spent if their candidate could become an alchemist.
One way or another, the class was already approaching the beginning. Entering the lecture hall, Xie Qing noticed changes.
“As if the room has become bigger…” he thought but was no longer surprised.
Formations were always miracles for those who did not understand them. Xie Qing was among them.
Lu Yin had already arrived and was standing on a platform with a large cauldron and a chest of ingredients on it.
The same picture could be seen among the students. It was clear that today there would not only be theory but also practice – the first attempt to brew a pill.
Xie Qing prayed to the Heavens that his first attempt would not end in the death of some poor fellow. With his character, the young man did not doubt that if there were too many failures, he would bury someone with this cauldron.
It took another twenty minutes for everyone to gather, and although there were dissatisfied people, who could say anything? After all, Lu Yin or the other elders were not to blame for this, it was just that most people were in a hurry to take their seats.
Some could not take their seats, so they left with regret.
“Well, sit in your places, listen carefully, and do not make noise. Until I ask a question, conversations are forbidden,” Lu Yin said, and this time she was more serious, as there were more people. “Let’s start the class!”
Of course, no one made noise, and everyone listened carefully as if their lives depended on it. Lu Yin, having looked over the lecture hall, nodded and showed her flame.
“Many of you were not at yesterday’s class, but I am sure that most of you have already awakened your alchemical flame and have completed the task that I gave. Please raise your hand if you do not have an awakened alchemical flame,” she said in a calm voice.
Immediately, more than fifty hands went up, and Lu Yin nodded, snapping her fingers, and then continued:
“I have sent the technique for awakening the alchemical flame. Try to cope within two hours. And now, please raise your hand if you still cannot maintain the alchemical flame for longer than one or two minutes.”
After that, more than a hundred hands went up. Xie Qing clicked his tongue, realizing that now it would be another boring evening.
On the other hand, Lu Yin was patient enough, so she explained for some time how to properly control the flame, and then showed it in practice, and in the end gave them a task.
After that, she asked the last question, which would separate the students into groups.
“Please raise your hand if you can control the alchemical flame. Raise your second hand if you can maintain the flame for more than twenty-five minutes,” Lu Yin said, and this time she noticed that the rest could control the alchemical flame, but only twenty people could maintain it for more than twenty-five minutes.
She was a little disappointed but did not react. Waving her hand, she made the chests open, and from there, the necessary herbs and a book flew to those students who could not maintain the flame for more than twenty-five minutes.
“Here are the recipes for ten basic pills that are used to train beginners. I strongly recommend that you read carefully and follow the instructions to avoid problems,” Lu Yin said, and then added, seeing that many of them were nervous: “Usually they are prepared in ten to fifteen minutes, so do your best.”
After that, some of them relaxed. Basic pills were relatively useless for cultivators, but for mortals, they were almost divine medicine.
Of course, no one would produce such cheap pills, especially if it concerned an alchemist with a great future, so usually, the students used these recipes for training.
And successful pills, Lu Yin collected and distributed to mortals as help. Therefore, she was respected.
Having finished distributing the students into groups, Lu Yin already turned to the twenty people, including Xie Qing, who could already prepare something more difficult.
“First, you also try to prepare basic pills, and then we will move on to more difficult ones. For a pill to be considered ready, its purity must be at least 60%, so keep this in mind,” Lu Yin said, and nodded to Xie Qing, noticing his gaze, and then added: “I will personally check the quality, so do your best. And now, begin!”
