After a brief confrontation, Zhao Feng and Old Man Guan reached an agreement.
Yun Yao and Princess Yun Xiangmeng on the side couldn't help but sweat for Zhao Feng.
As the deputy head of Cao Mu Hall, Old Man Guan is also the top alchemist in the sect. His qualifications and status are almost as high as those of the elders.
On weekdays, among those inner disciples and deacons, who wouldn’t respect him respectfully?
"Of course I won't break my promise. Alchemist Yunyao and Princess Xiangyun can both testify."
Old Man Guan smiled and then spoke pleasantly again.
In his opinion, Zhao Feng was a little too arrogant. Taking advantage of this opportunity to knock him out and prevent him from challenging, it was like killing two birds with one stone.
Next, Alchemist Yunyao and Princess Yunxiangmeng served as notaries.
Old Man Guan began to ask Zhao Feng questions about "The Preliminary Solution to Alchemy" and "The Secret of the Alchemy Heart".
The focus is mainly on "Initial Interpretation of Alchemy", because "Elixir of Fire" is too difficult and profound for novices, and Old Man Guan does not want to deliberately make things difficult for Zhao Feng.
In fact, when Old Man Guan told him about these two books, he had no intention of letting him learn them. The purpose was to let him get familiar with them first and understand them.
It had only been two or three days since Zhao Feng claimed to have basically mastered the technique. Of course Old Man Guan didn't believe it.
Huh! The geniuses he has seen are like crucian carp crossing the river. Those pretentious people mostly understand the most superficial things.
"The first question is, what is alchemy?"
Old Man Guan starts with the easiest one.
"The so-called alchemy is to extract the essence from all living things in the world and condense it into a common elixir form, or other forms. Its characteristic is a "refining", and alchemy in the world is almost indispensable.
Auxiliary of fire..."
Zhao Feng talked eloquently, not only answering Old Man Guan's questions, but also drawing inferences from one instance to another.
The first question is very simple, and Zhao Feng can answer it, which is not surprising to a few people.
Following the second question, Old Man Guan made it more difficult.
"Tell me briefly about the selection and combination of alchemy materials."
Old man Guan looked at him quietly.
"Everything in the world has its own attributes. Materials with different attributes contain different essences of heaven and earth. Even some spiritual objects contain mixed attributes and some unique characteristics. The fusion is extremely complicated, but there are generally certain rules.
You can follow..."
Zhao Feng answered fluently, and a huge amount of information came to mind.
"In alchemy, how to use the elixir fire, how to control the elixir fire, and what should be paid attention to in the process of controlling the fire..."
The difficulty of the old man's problems has further increased.
For a novice, it is almost a bit harsh to ask him questions about "Alchemy Fire" and "Fire Control".
"Haha, before the True Spirit Realm, alchemists were not able to cultivate their own elixir fire, so they needed to quote elixir fire from the outside world. These elixir fires can be obtained from various channels, such as high-grade black cloud carbon, which can be burned to form the flame of alchemy.
, but the quality is not high. There are also some fire-attribute crystals that can produce higher-quality elixir fire..."
Zhao Feng still answered easily and spoke thousands of words in one breath.
At this time, Old Man Guan was slightly surprised, hiding the joy in his eyes.
Alchemist Yunyao also looked surprised. She knew very well that Zhao Feng was just a newcomer to the alchemy path.
After several questions, Old Man Guan mentioned more profound issues.
But all common sense questions are not difficult for Zhao Feng.
At a certain moment, the old man's question shifted from "Preliminary Solution to Alchemy" to "Elixir of Fire Heart Jue".
"Danhuo Xin Jue" is so profound and complex that if you don't understand the pharmacology of the ingredients, you will miss a thousand miles even if you make the slightest difference.
However, Old Man Guan mentioned several questions about "Dan Fire Heart Jue" in succession, but none of them stumped Zhao Feng.
Alchemist Yunyao showed shock on his face.
Princess Yunxiangmeng looked dull. She couldn't answer several questions about "Danhuo Xin Jue" even though she had been familiar with pharmacology since she was a child.
finally.
Old man Guan had cold sweat on his forehead.
At this moment, he didn't know whether it was embarrassing or surprising.
Facts have proved that Zhao Feng has indeed basically learned the contents of "Preliminary Explanation of Alchemy" and "Elixir of Fire Heart Jue".
Such perverted understanding is almost like a monster.
"last question."
Old Man Guan took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Since you have basically understood the "Preliminary Solution to Alchemy" and "The Pill Fire Heart Jue", then I will let you analyze the principle of material matching of the 'Snow Spirit Pill'. Regarding this pill, "
It is mentioned in "The First Interpretation of Alchemy" and "Elixir of Fire Heart Jue", and the material formulas are also available."
Material matching principle?
Alchemist Yunyao couldn't help but take a breath of air.
This question almost touches the core of alchemy.
Many skilled alchemists have unique "recipes" that involve the combination of pharmacology, properties, and material properties.
Although Xuelingdan is a relatively simple elixir and its formula is not too complicated, for a newcomer to medicine, this problem is completely difficult.
A newcomer to alchemy has not even mastered the common properties and characteristics of materials, let alone the actual principles of material matching?
When this question was raised, Zhao Feng also fell into thinking for a short time.
Old man Guan sighed secretly in his heart, was his question too harsh?
People who can successfully answer this question are basically formal alchemists.
"Thousand-year-old ice and snow lotus has cold properties and contains the essence of ice and snow in the world. This is the first main material of the 'Snow Spirit Pill'; the brain marrow and blood marrow of the sharp-haired monkey have composite properties and a yang blood nature, which can be combined with a certain amount of vitality.
Spirituality, neutralizing the Millennium Ice and Snow Lotus, this is the second main ingredient; Santooth Green Leaf, which has the properties of clearing the brain and calming the mind. Combining the first two can add a calming effect..."
Zhao Feng explained the properties and coordination principles of a total of thirty-four materials one by one.
When he finished analyzing everything, Old Man Guan was left dumbfounded, and then Alchemist Yunyao came.
Princess Yunxiangmeng's heart trembled, she couldn't believe that the young man in front of her, who had only been studying alchemy for a few days, actually surpassed her.
After a long time.
Old Man Guan took a long breath and looked at Zhao Feng deeply: "Excellent answer! This question has exceeded the scope of our agreement."
How could he not understand that the last question was beyond the agreed limit.
Old Man Guan's intention was to suppress Zhao Feng's arrogance, but unexpectedly, Zhao Feng's talent in alchemy reached an almost perverted level.
"A few days ago, you didn't know anything about the pharmacology of alchemy. How could you analyze the formula ingredients and material matching principles of the 'Snow Spirit Pill' so clearly?"
Yunyao raised questions, or rather questions.
She suspected that Zhao Feng had studied alchemy and pharmacology before.
"Haha, I really have to thank Senior Yunyao for this. Without the "Illustrated Book of Plants and Trees" that you recommended, I might not be able to answer this last question."
Zhao Feng smiled softly.
Illustrated guide to all kinds of plants and animals?
Old man Guan was startled and immediately asked Yunyao: What's going on?
Yunyao's heart trembled, and she quickly told Zhao Feng about her recommendation to read the "Illustrated Book of Plants and Spirits".
She recommended this illustrated book originally because she wanted Zhao Feng to quit when he was faced with difficulties. Most people who have not lived for more than ten years would find it difficult to memorize and understand the contents of the illustrated book.
And this illustrated book is the foundation that alchemists need to have.
With old man Guan's experience and sophistication, how could he not have thought of Yunyao's intentions.
"Hmph! Even if you have read the "Illustrated Book of Plants and Spirits", so what? There are tens of thousands of contents in the illustrated book, but you just remembered the ingredients of the 'Snow Spirit Pill'?"
Princess Yunxiangmeng sneered.
She also suspected that there was something wrong with Zhao Feng.
"I didn't just memorize the ingredients of the 'Snow Spirit Pill', but I also memorized all the ingredients and pharmacology of the entire illustrated book in my mind."
Zhao Feng said slightly mockingly.
The entire illustrated book?
Yunyao and Princess Xiangyun were both shocked.
"Are you saying that you gave the entire "Illustrated Book of All Spirits of Plants and Trees" to..."
Old Man Guan stood up completely, unable to contain the excitement on his face.
With nearly a hundred years of experience in life, he has seen so many geniuses that he naturally knows that there is a kind of genius with a "photographic memory".
Bei Mo, for example, is a super genius with the ability to remember photographs.
However, in terms of memory, even Bei Mo was completely defeated by Zhao Feng.
Zhao Feng's power can no longer be described as "good memory" or "photographic memory", but direct "copy and scan".
Not to mention these words and graphics, he can directly "take in" even a complex scene or a superb and mysterious martial arts move.
"That's right, I just have a photographic memory."
Zhao Feng said with a relaxed expression.
He didn't like the average photographic memory at all.
These words shocked the three people present speechlessly.
Photographic memory is an easy thing to say, but this ability can make a genius worth several years of hard work in just a few days.
What's more, Zhao Feng easily had a "photographic memory" of the "Illustrated Book of All Spirits of Plants and Trees" that others took more than ten years to slowly memorize and comprehend.
In order to verify this fact, Old Man Guan, Yun Yao, and Princess Yun Xiangmeng took turns to "torture" the contents of Zhao Feng's illustrated book.
The three of them had no rules. They mentioned the pharmacology of materials in the illustrated book, ranging from common types to unpopular types.
But in the end, all their questions were answered perfectly by Zhao Feng.
This is really shocking!
The three of them looked at each other speechless, especially Yun Xiangmeng and Yun Yao, who looked slightly decadent.
In his heart, Old Man Guan was extremely excited.
In the third level of the assessment that day, he could only see Zhao Feng's superhuman understanding and precise control of details and dynamics, which were essential qualities for an alchemy genius.
But he didn't expect that Zhao Feng's true talent in alchemy was several times more terrifying than he expected.
"Senior Guan, you won't stop me from challenging now, right?"
Zhao Feng chuckled.
Black lines appeared on Old Man Guan's face, his face twitched, and he waved his hand: "Go ahead, if you don't hit the wall too many times, you won't know how high the sky is."
Old Man Guan was almost at a loss to deal with this prospective disciple.
He hoped in his heart that the inner sect candidate disciple who was challenged had better give this young boy a lesson so that he could truly go on the "right path".
"Hehe, I'll go take a look too."
Yun Xiangmeng looked interested.
"Go ahead."
Alchemist Yunyao waved his hand.
In this way, Zhao Feng and Princess Yunxiangmeng left the Caomu Hall and went straight to the outer door hall.
In the outer hall, what awaits Zhao Feng will be his first "real" battle since entering the sect.