Chapter 112 Alchemy Apprentice
Ye Tongxuan came to the family's alchemy school. Several rows of tile-roofed houses were arranged in an open space. The largest house in the center was where Lin Chengde and others taught.
The tile-roofed room next to the back stores books related to alchemy, but these are relatively basic reproductions, suitable for beginners who are just beginning to explore this path.
The tile-roofed houses on both sides are used for students to rest and stay. There is a small tile-roofed house in the corner with some sundries piled inside.
During this period of time in the school, these children lived together. This was also to cultivate the relationship between the children of the same generation in the family from an early age, so that the members of the family could be more united in the future.
Ye Tongxuan walked into the door, and what he saw was an open space with some mortal weapons hanging on both sides of the open space, and some wooden stakes neatly placed in between. This is the place where children usually practice martial arts.
These children in the family all came to learn the art of alchemy, but the family still let these children practice martial arts from an early age.
First of all, you can use some skills to protect yourself. Not to mention facing monks, at least you can protect yourself to a certain extent when facing mortals.
Secondly, and most importantly, practicing martial arts is also for these children to strengthen their bodies.
Refining some basic elixirs does not require too high a monk's cultivation level. The alchemy school mainly cultivates alchemy apprentices who refine basic elixirs.
Although this kind of monks can occasionally refine one or two first-level low-grade elixirs, their talents are limited and they can only refine a few elixirs in a lifetime. Therefore, they are not considered alchemists and can only be called alchemy apprentices.
Currently, the only people the family can train in large numbers are alchemy apprentices.
Ye Tongxuan approached the tile-roofed house and saw more than a dozen children listening to a class in the house. At this time, a white-haired old man was teaching the basic knowledge of alchemy. On the stage, he was spitting, and in the audience, everyone was talking.
Young children are already deserting.
On the surface, most of the children look attentive, but many children can be seen with dull eyes, and it seems that their thoughts are wandering.
Ye Tongxuan quietly used his spiritual consciousness to scan and found that although these children all had spiritual roots, most of them had mixed spiritual roots and their achievements in cultivation were not high.
Even so, these children with spiritual roots will also have a position in the family in the future, so the family has put a lot of effort into cultivating them.
Some children without spiritual roots, at this age, have already begun to contribute to the family and make a living.
In addition to learning alchemy, these children also need to be familiar with the rules and regulations of the family, which is also for the children's sense of identification with the family.
These children have been taught knowledge about elixirs since they were young. Therefore, when faced with some elixirs, they can also seize the opportunity and get a chance.
As for casual practitioners, they all have to figure it out on their own. Therefore, casual practitioners often miss opportunities because of improper understanding or failure to preserve things properly.
Since the monks in the family have been trained since childhood, they can maximize the opportunities they encounter and improve their own cultivation.
However, at present, most of the children here have not yet understood the family's good intentions.
"Be serious!" Lin Chengde came with Ye Tongxuan. When he saw some children distracted, he couldn't help but remind him.
Frightened by Lin Chengde's angry voice, many children immediately woke up, sat upright, and listened carefully to the lecture. These children were still a little afraid of Lin Chengde, an old man who was known to be strict.
Although Ye Tongxuan didn't quite understand this kind of behavior that interrupted the progress of the class, after all, the alchemy teaching was handled by Lin Chengde, so he couldn't say much.
In Ye Tongxuan's opinion, although Lin Chengde could not find any faults in first-level alchemy, there were still many loopholes in teaching and educating people.
After all, there were relatively few monks in the family, and many of them had multiple jobs, so it was inevitable that they would slack off on some things. Lin Chengde treated these children in the same harsh way he treated his own alchemy apprentices, which made Ye Tongxuan disagree.
After all, these children are young. If they are too strict, it will only increase their fear of difficulties and be detrimental to their learning.
Ye Tongxuan just stopped for a while and then left. After all, these children were still in class, so it was best not to disturb them too much.
"Tongxuan, how are these children?" Lin Chengde asked, but his tone was a little depressed, obviously he was not very satisfied with these children.
"These children have average talents. If they are well cultivated, they still have some future."
Lin Chengde shook his head, knowing that what Ye Tongxuan said was a cliché. "Among these children, I wonder if it is possible to cultivate a first-level top-grade alchemist."
"After all, these children are still young and cannot see many things. During this period, these children can be taught by me," Ye Tongxuan said.
These children, after all, are the hope of the family's alchemy line in the future, so they naturally have to teach them well. The family's current conditions are not enough to invite specialized teachers to teach at the Ye family, and Ye Tongxuan has no better way, so he can only do it himself.
Lin Chengde nodded, indicating that he understood Ye Tongxuan's thoughts. "When you are ready, go directly to teach."
Three days later, Ye Tongxuan officially started teaching these children.
Ye Tongxuan looked at the dozen or so children sitting with a serious look on his face:
"The knowledge I teach will be of great help to you, especially those who have fire roots in their bodies. The content I teach will benefit you throughout your life."
The children below have been used to the stern old teachers. Today a young teacher came. Everyone looked very curious, and the efficiency of listening to the class was much higher.
Ye Tongxuan picked up a book of "Hundred Herbs" and said: "Today we are going to talk about the identification and collection of elixirs. From now on, when you go out to explore, don't lose the opportunity to practice Taoism because of your insufficient knowledge reserves."
After speaking, Ye Tongxuan took out a purple elixir and said:
"This plant is called Zi Ling Cao, a first-class medium-grade elixir. It has long branches and leaves, purple stamens, and a strange fragrance. Its stamens can be used as medicine, and they often grow in relatively dry places, mostly on ridges...
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Ye Tongxuan carefully explained to them the shape and distribution area of the elixir. He also brought the purple spirit grass in his hand to them and looked at it carefully.
These children looked at the purple spirit grass in Ye Tongxuan's hand and rushed to Ye Tongxuan to take a closer look.
"You all write down the key points. If you don't understand anything, you can ask me. There are also corresponding classics in the library."
Ye Tongxuan walked among the students and watched these children record the key points of Purple Spirit Grass.
"What's your name?" Ye Tongxuan patted an older child on the shoulder and asked.
"Sir, my name is Ye Tongwen." The child stood up quickly and said.
"Not bad, not bad. I not only memorized the key points of Purple Spirit Grass, but also copied the patterns. Not bad, not bad."
"There are still some people who don't study seriously. I have written them down. You will be punished in the future." Ye Tongxuan looked around and said.
The children who were praised were happy and continued their copying. Some children who had deserted also carefully wrote down the key points because of Ye Tongxuan's warning.
Chapter completed!