NOVEL WEB Chapter 194: Alchemist
Ye Qinglian.
Li Xiaoyao couldn't forget that name, and it left a deep impression on him.
During a police operation, Ye Qinglian took a bullet for Officer Zhang, resulting in brain death, and she lay in a coma for a year.
Through a fortunate coincidence, Li Xiaoyao awakened Ye Qinglian.
Li Xiaoyao still remembered that when Ye Qinglian left, she told him if he ever encountered any trouble in the future, to come and find her.
But this woman didn't even leave a phone number, so how could he find her if something really did come up?
Li Xiaoyao thought he wouldn't have any more dealings with Ye Qinglian in the future, but now it seemed he had been too naive.
"Hello, Miss Ye, is there something you need?" Li Xiaoyao leaned back in his seat and asked in an even tone.
"Where do you live?"
"Huh? What?" Li Xiaoyao had a strange expression. What did this woman want? Was she feeling lonely and considering a quick friendship fling with him?
"I asked, where are you living now?" Ye Qinglian's tone was indifferent, but even through the phone, Li Xiaoyao could feel this woman's assertiveness.
"Miss Ye, if there's anything you need to say, you can say it over the phone."
Ye Qinglian huffed and asked, "Did you offend Liang Zhengdao?"
"Liang Zhengdao? Who's that?" Li Xiaoyao was completely confused. Who the heck was this Liang Zhengdao?
On the other end of the phone, Ye Qinglian couldn't help but sigh deeply and cover her forehead.
This Li Xiaoyao, even now he had no idea whom he had offended.
Ironically, Ye Qinglian discovered this by chance.
This morning, she overheard some subordinates in the station chatting about looking for trouble with Li Xiaoyao in the coming days.
Ye Qinglian frowned at the time. Why on earth would these cops go looking for trouble with Li Xiaoyao? Could it be that he had offended them?
After some detailed investigation by Ye Qinglian, it turned out that Liang Zhengdao from Muze City had pulled some strings to give Li Xiaoyao a lesson.
Who was Liang Zhengdao? He was the chairman of a major state-owned enterprise in Muze City, and in terms of administrative level, he was a high-ranking official!
Liang Zhengdao might just have a title without real power, but his father was the former prefect of Muze City.
This position alone was enough to illustrate the status of the Liang Family.
And now, the chairman of a major state-owned enterprise was actually looking for trouble with Li Xiaoyao.
After explaining Liang Zhengdao's identity on the phone, Li Xiaoyao began to remember, saying, "I recall now, it's that old guy."
Hearing his tone, Ye Qinglian knew there was definitely a problem and quickly asked, "Exactly how did you offend him?"
Li Xiaoyao really wanted to say: None of your business.
But Ye Qinglian had shown good intentions by initiating a call about this matter, so Li Xiaoyao definitely couldn't respond like that.
"Liang Zhengdao's son took a liking to Zhu Xiaoyue, but Zhu Xiaoyue and I are dating. Do you understand now?" Li Xiaoyao explained in the simplest terms.
"I understand," Ye Qinglian said, then hung up the phone.
Li Xiaoyao looked at his phone and shook his head. What a strange woman.
Back at home, Jiang Lichun was about to enter his room for cultivation when Li Xiaoyao stopped him and asked, "Do you have any herbs?"
"Are you going to make Pill Medicine again?" Jiang Lichun obviously didn't believe that Li Xiaoyao really knew anything about Alchemy, and the memory of Li Xiaoyao using a pressure cooker to make pills last night was still fresh in his mind.
Jiang Lichun knew several Alchemists, but each of them used traditional Medicine Cauldrons, and regardless of whether the cauldrons were useful or not, at least they looked like real Alchemists.
Yet Li Xiaoyao used a pressure cooker, and the words 'eccentric' didn't even begin to describe his actions.
Li Xiaoyao ignored his skeptical gaze and said, "A few years ago, while I was cultivating on a mountain, an old Taoist taught me some Alchemy, and I need to practice more."
Jiang Lichun's skin twitched, and he said, "That old Taoist taught you to use a pressure cooker?"
"Are you giving them to me or not?"
Jiang Lichun chuckled, "No." Then he turned and entered his room.
Li Xiaoyao, grinding his teeth in annoyance, thought that the old man surely had plenty of herbs on him, but last night's pressure cooker pill-making had left him with a not-so-reliable impression.
Li Xiaoyao felt that he needed to turn this situation around as soon as possible, after all, he would still have to deceive this old man into giving him medicinal ingredients in the future.
Li Xiaoyao calmed down, sat on the sofa, closed his eyes, and carefully looked at the Alchemist Manual that was imprinted in his mind.
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The first time he tried to make pill medicine, Li Xiaoyao admitted, it was because his experience was impure, and his understanding of the medicinal properties of the ingredients was insufficient, that the failure occurred.
"A good workman must first sharpen his tools, I will carefully read through the Alchemist Manual before trying to concoct again."
Thinking this, Li Xiaoyao began to silently read the Alchemist Manual.
Wanting to become an alchemist, there are three most important aspects.
First, the flame.
Second, the Medicine Cauldron.
Third, the medicinal ingredients.
Controlling the temperature of the flame, understanding at what temperature the medicinal ingredients can exhibit their maximum medicinal properties, is extremely important.
In fact, a Medicine Cauldron is not a necessity; if a person's ability to control fire reaches the level of a master, they can produce pill medicine even without the power of a Medicine Cauldron.
As for medicinal ingredients, they are essential. Good-quality ingredients can be used to make better-quality pill medicine.
Li Xiaoyao's current situation was that he didn't have enough Spirit Stones to purchase even the most basic Medicine Cauldron.
It seemed that what he could do was to train his fire control ability.
If he could control the flame to the utmost, having a Medicine Cauldron or not wouldn't be a big issue.
Li Xiaoyao opened his eyes, walked into the kitchen, turned on the stove, and extended his right hand, a strand of Spiritual Energy instantly encompassed the flame.
Under the wrapping of Spiritual Energy, the flame turned fiery red, and at its center, there was a deep blue.
Spiritual Energy surrounded the flame, and it landed in the palm of his hand.
But before Li Xiaoyao could smile at his accomplishment, the flame had already extinguished.
"No, without a fire seed, such a flame can't last for long."
Li Xiaoyao's brow deeply furrowed, this was a big problem.
A fire seed, how would he acquire one?
Opening the System, Li Xiaoyao browsed through the alchemist-related pages and found that indeed there was a fire seed, but as soon as he saw the price, he was immediately disheartened.
The cheapest was the Samadhi True Fire, price: 500,000 Spirit Stones.
500,000 Spirit Stones!!!
Keep in mind, the cheapest Medicine Cauldron was only 100,000 Spirit Stones.
And a fire seed actually required 500,000 Spirit Stones; the price was simply astronomical.
Li Xiaoyao felt he might never be able to afford a fire seed from the System in his lifetime.
After being struck down by the System, Li Xiaoyao lost the urge to cultivate altogether.
Originally, he thought being an alchemist was a job as simple as could be, but now it seemed that becoming an alchemist was harder than reaching the heavens.
"Buzz~~"
The phone rang; it was Zhu Xiaoyue calling.
"Hmm, what's up?"
"Can't I contact you if there's nothing wrong?" Zhu Xiaoyue huffed lightly and then chuckled, "Xiaoyao, are you busy later?"
Li Xiaoyao checked the time; it was already five in the afternoon. As long as it wasn't too late, there would be no problem, so he replied, "I'm free."
Zhu Xiaoyue said, "Then come pick me up from work, and accompany me home later."
"Go home?"
Li Xiaoyao abruptly stood up from the sofa.
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