In the third layer of the cauldron, Ling Xiao sat in a daze for an unknown amount of time.
He only felt that his mind was filled with a large number of unfamiliar memories, just like when he absorbed the remnant souls in the Chaotic Abyss of War. However, these memories were all about alchemy.
Among this knowledge, there was a vast amount of knowledge about spirit herbs, pill recipes for all kinds of pills from the first to the eighth grade, and a variety of alchemy techniques … In short, these memories made Ling Xiao feel enlightened about spirit herbs and the art of alchemy.
He was like a child who had just started school, constantly trying to absorb the new comprehensive knowledge.
He realized that his original knowledge of alchemy was only superficial. Now, he had seen what true alchemy was and what a true qualified alchemist was.
He had always thought that the "Alchemy Method" in the "Alchemy Sect" had already recorded extremely perfect alchemy techniques. Now, it seemed that it was only some basic alchemy techniques.
The alchemy technique he was currently receiving from the inherited memories was the true and perfect alchemy technique. There were as many as hundreds of pill recipes for each grade, and there were all kinds of pills, each with different medicinal properties.
It was also because of this that Ling Xiao knew that some unknown "weeds" that he usually saw were actually extremely helpful to alchemy. They could improve the medicinal properties and promote the quality of the pills.
For example, the pill recipes that he had previously seen in the "Alchemy Method" were all common pill recipes used by the major alchemists on the continent. They seemed to be extremely perfect pill recipes, but now in his mind, he knew that there were many pill recipes that had a lot of flaws. One or two spirit herbs were missing, or one or two spirit herbs were added. Although it was only one or two auxiliary spirit herbs, it led to the quality of the refined pills and the degree of medicinal properties being exerted.
Ling Xiao knew that he had received a part of the "medicine god's" inheritance and possessed the essence of alchemy. He understood the vastness of the art of alchemy and the power of all kinds of pills. This allowed him to have greater room for improvement in his future alchemy techniques.
"The medicine god … is truly worthy of the title of" God "!" Ling Xiao opened his eyes and said with great emotion.
After seeing the Alchemy God's knowledge and understanding of alchemy, Ling Xiao was full of admiration for the Alchemy God.
He finally understood why the Drug God had chosen him as his successor.
It turned out that he had previously set up a huge barrier. Only those who could reach the strength of an Empyrean and become a sixth-grade alchemist before the age of 30 would be recognized by him. Only then would he appear to irrigate the inheritance.
As for the other part of the inheritance in the fourth layer, only those who had attained the strength of a Saint and an 8th-tier alchemist before the age of 500 could receive his inheritance.
The highest level, which was the fifth level, required one to reach the God King Realm before two thousand years old. Only those who had reached the Ninth Grade Alchemist Realm could receive his inheritance.
Those who didn't meet the requirements would be left to the fated person in the future to accept it.
The Alchemy God's requirements for his successor were extremely harsh.
However, Ling Xiao was confident that he could meet the requirements of the Divine Alchemist and inherit all of his memories.
After all, he had always felt that he was an omnipotent genius.
Ling Xiao spent nearly ten days to organize his memories and refine some of the first to sixth grade pills.
He discovered that the quantity and quality of the pills he had refined had greatly increased, which made him go crazy with joy.
After he had digested most of the knowledge, he began to refine seventh-grade pills.
Ling Xiao had many years of experience. He did not choose to refine seventh-grade pills that were too difficult to refine. Instead, he began to refine some ordinary seventh-grade pills.
After all, a seventh-grade pill required a more rounded technique, and the size of the fire throat was more in place. A slight carelessness could easily lead to a failure or a difference in the color of the pill.
Fortunately, when Ling Xiao went to the desolate mountain range to bring the prodigal son out, he had harvested a lot of seventh-grade spirit herbs, and the prodigal son had beast cores of various ranks on hand. Only then did he have enough materials for him to squander.
Otherwise, an ordinary force would have to spend a lot of effort to gather all the spirit herbs and beast cores needed for a seventh-grade pill, and they might not even be able to gather all of them to refine it.
For an entire month, the closed-door training room that Ling Xiao was in would often ring out with terrifying explosions.
The elders who were in closed-door training near the Gu Family were unable to meditate and cultivate in peace, nor were they able to calm down to refine pills.
If it was any other time, they would have cursed out loud.
However, they knew that the person in the closed-door training room was their Gu Family's distinguished guest. The Old Ancestor had already ordered that no one was allowed to disturb him, so they could only endure it.
However, they were also getting more and more curious as to what kind of pill this Master Ling was refining to actually cause such a huge commotion. At the same time, they were also sighing at Ling Xiao's fighting spirit for pill refining.
It was not until the second month after Ling Xiao entered the closed-door training room that the sounds of the explosions started to become much softer, and from time to time, a rich pill fragrance would be emitted. That kind of pill fragrance was of the highest grade, and was even more intoxicating than the average fifth or sixth grade pill fragrance.
As a family of alchemists, the Gu Family understood that to be able to emit this kind of pill fragrance, it was at least the pill fragrance of a sixth-grade pill.
However, today, it seemed to be exceptionally different.
A bright red glow actually appeared in the sky above their Gu Family. That glow shone down towards the place where Ling Xiao was in seclusion, causing the seclusion place to be especially dazzling and sacred, as if some kind of rare treasure of heaven and earth had been born.
Everyone in the Gu Family was alarmed!
"This … This is a Heaven and Earth anomaly, someone has refined a seventh-grade pill!"
"Could it be that a certain elder from the previous generation has reached the seventh-grade realm?
The heavens are truly blessing our Gu Family! "
"No … No, I heard that the one who is in closed-door training there is our son-in-law's eldest brother. That Ling Xiao, who has just obtained the title of First Emperor, is the one who is inferior to Qi Tong."
"So it's him. He looks so young, and he has actually reached the seventh-grade alchemist realm. This is too abnormal!"
"It's really frustrating to compare people to others!"
Even the older generation of alchemists in the Central Region can't compare to him! "
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Gu Qin gazed at the place where the glow was, and his old eyes blossomed with emotion as he said, "A Heaven and Earth anomaly is definitely accompanied by the appearance of a rare treasure. Grandmaster Ling is truly a genius, to be able to advance to the seventh-grade realm in just two short months. This really leaves us speechless!"
An old figure beside him sighed and said, "That's right, I believe that in a few years, there will be another Alchemist Saint in the Central Region!"
The person who spoke was actually Wu Fu, who had come back from the dead. He looked several times older than before, and his originally black hair was now completely snow-white. There were also several wrinkles on his old face.
Qi Tong's stab must have been a huge blow to him.
Gu Qin nodded excitedly and said, "Yes, this time I made the right bet. Perhaps our Gu Family will be able to take another step forward."
The more powerful Ling Xiao was, the higher their Gu Family's ranking would be, and the more benefits they would obtain.
Gu Qin had already decided that when Ling Xiao headed to the Pill Gathering, they must show their sincerity towards him.
Wu Fu lightly nodded and said, "You're right. Perhaps this is also the opportunity for me to come back from the dead."
Gu Qin turned to look at Wu Fu and asked, "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure!" Wu Fu resolutely replied.
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Within the seclusion room, Ling Xiao was in a sorry state. His clothes had almost all been torn apart, and only a few strips of cloth were left to cover his vital parts. His skin and hair were charred black in many places, making him look extremely ugly. It was as if he had just been sent by the heavens, and he looked extremely comical.
However, his miserable appearance did not make him feel that anything was wrong. Instead, there was an extremely excited smile on his face.
His gaze landed on the two scarlet red pills in the cauldron, and he seemed to be in a daze.
"I've finally refined the Pure Yang Pill. It was really killing me!
Fortunately, this young master is an outstanding person in Tenbin. Otherwise, who knows how long it would take for me to succeed? "Ling Xiao carefully stored the two pills.
This was the first time he had successfully refined a seventh grade pill. Moreover, he had condensed two pills in one go. The significance of this was extraordinary.
If Ling Xiao had not received the inheritance of the Alchemy God, he definitely would not have been able to grasp the perfect method of refining a seventh grade pill so quickly. It would also be impossible for him to successfully condense two pills on his first try.
Once he succeeded, he would succeed a second time, and even a third time …
In the next ten days, there were many strange phenomena in the sky above the Gu Residence.
Everyone was sure that Ling Xiao was already a genuine seventh grade alchemist.
Moreover, they all knew that Ling Xiao's knowledge was even more solid than that of the two Great Ancestors of the Gu Family. They remembered that when the two Great Ancestors of the Gu Family concocted the seventh-grade medicinal pellets, the natural phenomenon was not so obvious, nor was it so real. Compared to this, there was a world of difference.
Sometimes, they wondered if their ancestors could be considered a true seventh grade alchemist.
Or perhaps, had Ling Xiao already surpassed the existence of a seventh grade alchemist?
It was also because of Ling Xiao's unrestrained performance that the entire Gu Family tried their best to curry favor with their son-in-law, and Ye Yunfeng's position in the Gu Family soared.
As for Liu Qun, Li Xue, Bing Ruoshui and Yao Qingmin who came with Ling Xiao, they all received the warmest reception.
It was to the point where many of the disciples of the Gu Family had the thought of acknowledging Ling Xiao as their master.
The older generation of the Gu Family also tacitly agreed to their thoughts.
Ling Xiao's strength was there for all to see, if someone could catch Ling Xiao's eye and become Ling Xiao's disciple, it would mean that their Gu Family would also be able to become a high grade alchemist in the future.
As the days passed, the Dan Alliance's Pill Competition gradually approached.
After a round of internal competition, the Gu Family finally selected four candidates to head to the Pill Competition.
These four people were the fifth grade alchemist, Gu Li, and three top fourth grade alchemists, Gu Jiaojiao, Gu Hongtian, and Gu Qiang.
The four of them were the most outstanding young alchemists in the Gu Family.
They would head to the Medicine Capital with Ling Xiao to participate in the Pill Competition and determine the final ranking of the Gu Family in the Dan Alliance.
And Ling Xiao finally came out of seclusion five days before the Pill Competition.