Lin Shuwen smiled slightly and said: "Okay, you can sit in on my lectures, but I have to explain one thing. I will give you one year to listen to the lectures. After one year, I will conduct a formal assessment on you. If you can pass the assessment,
You can be considered my official student."
Zhan Chen was stunned and asked: "Do I still need to take an assessment? Why haven't I heard that other courses have such a requirement?"
"It's like this. Each course has specific requirements for each course. Some courses such as counting and finance do not require assessment, but alchemy is different. Alchemy requires talent, and not everyone can do it. I will arrange it
The assessment is also to take care of everyone. If you don't have the talent for alchemy, and you have to stay here to listen to the lecture, wouldn't it be a waste of time and a waste of time for the students?"
"So that's it, the students understand."
"Okay, you go ahead and listen to the lecture. I will start the lecture soon."
"Yes." Zhan Chen replied, then he returned to his seat and began to wait for Lin Shuwen to start his lecture. While waiting, he discovered an interesting phenomenon. When the time was approaching, there were still very few people in the auditorium.
Thirty-two, it can be seen that alchemy is indeed an unpopular course. At the same time, Zhan Chen is even more looking forward to it.
After a while, Lin Shuwen finally started giving lectures. Today's topic is alchemy condensation. He elaborated on some of his views and theories from shallow to deep. Some of them were very inspiring to Zhan Chen. After all, the astrologer's alchemy system and his own
It was very different from what he had learned before. From his explanation, Zhan Chen quickly discovered some shortcomings in his previous alchemy process, and also learned many new alchemy runes, which benefited him a lot.
The day seemed to be very long, but Zhan Chen felt that it passed quickly. When the lecture was over, Zhan Chen still had a feeling of unfinished learning and seemed to want to continue listening. However, Lin Shuwen had no choice but to finish the lecture.
He just disappeared without even giving anyone a chance to ask questions. So Zhan Chen had to look forward to the next day.
Early the next morning, he rushed to the auditorium again. On this day, Lin Shuwen's topic was warmth and nourishment, and he taught Zhan Chen a lot of new knowledge. However, just like yesterday, he disappeared as soon as he finished the lecture. Zhan Chen
Just look forward to next month.
But he soon discovered that although what Lin Shuwen taught was different every month, it was basically the same. This was also very easy to understand. After all, the Lin Family Martial Arts Hall was an open academy, and new people would join at any time, not to mention alchemy.
There are only a few steps, so the content of Lin Shuwen's lectures must be repetitive.
However, his courses still have some practical content. For example, he often invites people to demonstrate the various runes used in the alchemy process he explains, and also allows students to actually operate the alchemy furnace on stage and provide step-by-step on-site guidance.
Zhan Chen estimated that after listening to his class, he should be able to master some basics of alchemy, but there is still a long way to go before he can become a qualified alchemist.
A year passed in the blink of an eye. After a lecture, Zhan Chen hurriedly came to the stage and stopped Lin Shuwen.
Lin Shuwen asked: "Zhan Chen, do you want me to have something wrong?"
Zhan Chen reminded: "Professor Lin, I have been here for a year."
Lin Shuwen stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I know it in my heart, and I am about to inform you. Remember, on September 1st, that is, three months later, at eight o'clock in the morning, you will be in our Lin Jiawu
Wait for me in the pavilion in the center of the lakeside garden of the hall, and I will organize your examination."
"From what you say, I'm not the only one taking part in the assessment?"
"That's right, I can't hold an assessment just for you. In fact, there are several people like you who have been taking classes for more than a year. I am going to test you all together. Only those who pass the test can further their studies with me."
"I see."
So Zhan Chen had no choice but to go back and wait. In the blink of an eye, March passed again. He rushed to the pavilion in the park to wait at seven o'clock. Every once in a while, another person walked into the pavilion. Zhan Chen recognized him immediately.
Asked: "Are you Feng Qiang?"
Feng Qiang also recognized Zhan Chen at once and said, "You are Zhan Chen."
"Exactly."
The reason why they recognized each other at once was because there were only a few people listening to Lin Shuwen's lecture together. Even if they had no contact with each other, at least they knew their names.
"Are you coming to take the exam too?"
"Um."
"To be honest, I'm a little nervous. I don't know if I can pass. I heard that alchemy is difficult to master." Feng Qiang smiled.
Zhan Chen saw that he was a little nervous, so he guessed that he was a novice. There were very few alchemists who were as experienced as himself, so he comforted him and said, "Anyway, we just need to make the alchemy according to the alchemy skills taught by Professor Lin."
Already."
Although he said this, Zhan Chen was also a little nervous. He also tried to use the alchemy skills taught by Lin Shuwen to refine star-level elixirs in the dormitory. However, the effect was not ideal, and the elixir-making rate was extremely low.
It was only 20%, but the result was not as good as the alchemy skills he had mastered in the past. Zhan Chen didn't know whether Lin Shuwen's teachings were wrong, or whether he didn't understand the essence of his alchemy skills.
At this moment, another beautiful woman came over. Zhan Chen recognized her as a classmate named Zhu Xiaodan. She came to listen to Lin Shuwen's lectures nearly a month later than him.
The three of them greeted each other and continued to wait for Lin Shuwen's arrival. After a long time, a familiar figure finally appeared in the distance. It was Lin Shuwen. He was walking towards here, followed by a man in a dress.
Young man in fine clothes.
Zhan Chen immediately recognized the identity of the young man following him. His name was Lin Qingquan. He was said to be one of the grandsons of Lin An, the dean of the Lin Family Martial Arts Hall. He usually listened to Lin Shuwen's lectures with everyone, so Zhan Chen could
Know his details.
Lin Shuwen led Lin Qingquan to the pavilion, looked around at everyone, nodded and said: "Everyone has arrived. The four of you are taking part in the assessment today. You can follow me."
So, the four of them followed Lin Shuwen and left the pavilion, walked through the avenues and alleys, and came to a secluded courtyard in the southwest corner of the Lin family martial arts hall. There were dozens of houses in the courtyard, and the three characters "Purple Smoke Garden" were written on the gate.
Lin Shuwen introduced: "This is my home. I usually live in the Lin Family Martial Arts Hall. Of course, this exam was also held at my home."
The servants waiting outside the door saw Lin Shuwen coming, and they all shouted in unison: "Hello, Master!"
Lin Shuwen led Zhan Chen and others into the gate, and led them into a nearby hall. Next to the hall were more than a hundred alchemy furnaces of various sizes, which aroused Zhan Chen and others' curiosity.
Note that Lin Shuwen was sitting directly in the middle seat, facing the four people.
Said: "I am going to give you a question now. This time the question is to use the alchemy knowledge I taught you to refine a Shuluo Dan in half a day. I will give you the formula of Shuluo Dan and three pills for each person.
A portion of the elixir, as for the alchemy furnace, you can just choose one in the main hall."
Lin Shuwen stretched out his hand, and a jade slip and dozens of boxes of elixirs appeared out of thin air in front of the four of them.
Not daring to delay, everyone put their things away and hurriedly opened the jade slips to read.
After reading, Zhan Chen discovered that this elixir called Shuluo Dan is just the most common one-star elixir. Its effect is to heal injuries and can double the recovery ability of the cultivator's body within fifteen minutes. That is to say
, after taking this elixir, injuries that originally took an hour to recover can be recovered in just half an hour.
However, after all, this is the most common elixir and is not valuable, so Lin Shuwen was willing to contribute it as an exam question.
Zhan Chen quickly memorized all the steps for refining this elixir and the runes used. Then he turned his gaze to the alchemy furnace beside him, and a sudden realization came to his mind: "Look.
Not only is the process of refining the elixir the content of the exam, but even this small
There are hidden mysteries in the process of selecting an alchemy furnace. It is not that the higher the level of the alchemy furnace, the better the elixirs can be refined. Instead, it should be based on the actual situation of your body. For example, my cultivation level is in the six-star quasi-star realm.
If I were asked to use a two-star quality alchemy furnace, it would be impossible."
Thinking of this, Zhan Chen walked towards the pile of alchemy furnaces. He had already seen that the other three people had already brought back an alchemy furnace and started refining the elixir. Obviously, they did not realize the importance of selecting the alchemy furnace.
So I just picked one.
The problem immediately arose. Lin Qingquan chose an alchemy furnace with a very fine surface texture. It looked like it was not ordinary at first glance, but his cultivation level was only at the six-star quasi-star realm, so it seemed a bit difficult to drive the alchemy furnace.
Although Feng Qiang and Zhu Xiaodan can refine it normally, their movements don't seem to be particularly smooth.
Zhan Chen calmly walked to the rows of alchemy furnaces, choosing from left to right, and inputting star power into the alchemy furnaces to try out the fire, as if he was not worried at all about running out of time.
But Lin Shuwen was on a first-come, first-served basis. He actually closed his eyes and started meditating. For him, all he wanted was to see the results.
"Yes!" A gleam flashed in Zhan Chen's eyes. At this time, he was holding a small pill furnace only the size of a palm. Although this pill furnace was not of high quality, it was the closest to Zhan Chen's usual method of refining pills.
The one he used when taking medicine, and that was what he was looking for.
After taking the alchemy furnace, Zhan Chen came to sit next to the three of them, then took out the elixir that Lin Shuwen gave him and began to extract it.
However, at this moment, a puff of black smoke appeared next to him. Zhan Chen was shocked. He turned around and saw that the black smoke came from Lin Qingquan's alchemy furnace, and his refining failed.
His failure seemed to have caused a chain effect, and black smoke began to rise from the pill furnaces of Zhu Xiaodan and Feng Qiang.
This made Zhan Chen's heart tighten inexplicably, and he beat his hand a little slower. As a result, a puff of black smoke came out of the alchemy furnace.
The first batch of medicinal materials was wasted by all four people, no one was spared!