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"You guys go get all the medicinal ingredients… Hmm, I'll start by refining a Six-Rank Alchemist pill to get a feel for it." Huang Tao muttered, taking out a pile of medicinal ingredients from his space ring.
This was his first time refining medicine!
Before obtaining the Living Spirit Flame, Amon's attribute did not include "wood."
According to the Dou Qi Continent's alchemy method, refining medicine requires using the "wood" attribute to stimulate the medicinal properties of the ingredients in the final step of pill formation. Some low-grade pills might omit this step, but high-grade ones cannot.
For example, Tang Zhen, the Valley Master of the Burning Flame Valley, relied on his knowledge of pharmacology to refine low-grade pills, but for high-grade pills, he needed to invite someone else to complete that final step.
Amon had seen all the prescriptions in Yao Chen's bone flame ring, and as his clone, "Huang Tao," he also shared this part of the memory due to a special mission.
Therefore, Huang Tao did not lack theoretical knowledge, but he had no practical experience.
How was the first step of refining medicine done again?
Huang Tao was troubled… The bone flame ring contained Yao Chen's insights, but those were advanced techniques. He had never truly studied the most basic alchemy knowledge.
He raised his right hand, used his index finger knuckle to push against the lower edge of his monocle, pondered for a long time, and then asked, "Does your tribe have an Alchemist? I need someone to guide me through the basic steps."
Bai Lin widened her eyes and asked in surprise,
"You're not an Alchemist?"
Huang Tao shook his head: "I am an Alchemist… I'm just about to learn… Don't worry, as far as I know, the Snake-People's secret techniques, even the high-level ones, only require seven-grade pills… Once I learn, I'll be able to refine them immediately."
The most important aspects of alchemy are control over the heat and powerful soul perception to sense the subtle changes in the medicinal ingredients during the refining process, adjusting the flame temperature according to these changes.
All the Heavenly Flame Amon in Huang Tao's hands could freely control the flame temperature. In this regard, even the most top-tier Alchemist Master couldn't compare to them, who were Fire Spirits.
Huang Tao also did not lack soul perception. After Amon's main body possessed Emperor Realm soul, Ancient Dragon Body, and Nine-Star Dou Saint strength, the Amon avatars' upper limit also reached an extremely high level. Normal development would almost never touch the upper limit!
As an Amon avatar bearing a special mission, Huang Tao had already increased his strength to Dou Venerate through Convergence, and his soul realm had also entered the Spirit World.
If a normal Alchemist possessed a Spirit World soul, it would be enough to refine eight-grade pills…
Huang Tao, with such a configuration, would naturally have no problem refining seven-grade pills… provided he solved his lack of the most basic alchemy knowledge.
Hearing Huang Tao's answer, Bai Lin's mouth twitched… She did not want the medicinal ingredients her tribe had painstakingly collected to be wasted for nothing.
She was silent for a moment, then asked, "How about we change the condition? You help us create another Dou Ancestor…"
Huang Tao turned his head and said expressionlessly, "What gave you the illusion that I'm negotiating with you?"
Bai Lin closed her mouth and retreated a few steps… She said to Bai Qing, "Go invite Master Yan Mu…"
Bai Qing nodded and quietly left.
Bai Lin took this opportunity to clean up the bodies of the three slain Snake-People Elders and used her Dou Qi to flush the entire room, dispersing the smell of blood.
Soon after, a Snake-Person dressed in interwoven red and orange clothes, with a fiery red body, followed Bai Qing into the main hall.
His hair was white, making him look somewhat aged, and his eyes were brown, vertically oval, yet they did not give off the usual cold feeling of a snake's pupils.
"Yan Mu greets the Patriarch… May I know why the Patriarch has summoned me?" The aged, fiery red Snake-Person cupped his hands towards Bai Lin.
"Master Yan Mu, I need you to help me teach this Mr. Hughes Tao some basic alchemy knowledge."
"Human?" Yan Mu frowned.
The relationship between Barbarians and ordinary humans was not harmonious. Due to the Barbarians' beast-like features, they were often discriminated against by humans.
Furthermore, the unique charm of Barbarian women also made them targets of covetousness, with slave-catching teams frequently coming to the grasslands to capture and sell Barbarian women.
Eagle Tooth City, where Amon had taken a spatial wormhole, was a slave trade center.
Although displeased, Yan Mu faithfully carried out Bai Lin's instructions and began to guide Huang Tao.
"First, you need to prepare a medicinal cauldron… If you are a beginner, the cauldron doesn't need to be too good. A single one will suffice; too many will hinder your mastery instead." Yan Mu said in a detached, emotionless tone.
Huang Tao snapped his fingers, and a medicinal cauldron formed from the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame appeared in the main hall. The terrifying high temperature caused Bai Lin, Bai Qing, and Yan Mu to involuntarily retreat a few steps.
"This is… Heavenly Flame? This… What kind of method is this? Condensing a cauldron from flames?" Yan Mu's eyes widened.
Just this level of flame control made Yan Mu feel inferior. He was merely a small Five-Rank Alchemist…
Condensing fire into a cauldron, even to achieve this step, would require at least the flame control level of a Seventh-Rank Alchemist Master, and to truly use it with such ease in alchemy, only those Alchemist Masters who could refine eight or nine-colored pill thunder could do so!
Bai Lin, who didn't understand much about alchemy, noticed Yan Mu's excited expression and asked, "Master Yan Mu, is this very difficult?"
Yan Mu nodded: "At least among the Alchemists I know, there is no one who can compare to him…"
Then, he asked in a strange tone, "Does such a person truly need my guidance? Patriarch, are you perhaps making fun of this old man?"
A hint of anger appeared on his face… The Snake-People bloodline was primarily yin and cold, and fire-attributed Snake-People were extremely rare. Those with fire containing wood who could become Alchemists were even rarer.
Although Yan Mu was merely a Five-Rank Alchemist, his status among the Snake-People was equivalent to that of a normal Six-Rank Alchemist in human kingdoms. Even "Medusa," as the leader of the tribe, needed to show him respect.
A trace of doubt flashed across Bai Lin's face, and she shook her head: "How dare I make fun of you, Master… This is this human's request. I don't know what's going on with him either."
"Patriarch, how can you address this Master so disrespectfully? This is at least a Six-Rank, or even a Seventh-Rank Alchemist!" Yan Mu unceremoniously rebuked Bai Lin.
Bai Lin: "…"
She couldn't help but curse inwardly… Damn it, this is the person who came to take my life! If it weren't for the tribe, I would have fought him to the death! Although the compensation is a lot, if possible, I still don't want to die!
However, the news of being forced to use a secret technique for evolution and the deaths of three Elders at Huang Tao's hands was inconvenient to spread, so Bai Lin silently endured Yan Mu's accusations.
Bai Qing snorted coldly and glared at Yan Mu.
Yan Mu glared back: "Rude little girl!"
Bai Qing's forehead twitched. She clenched her fists, then slowly released them.
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