Primordial Cultivator

Yang Wei looked like an obedient cat as he waited for Elder Jing's response on his reply to learn alchemy.

"Do you remember the pill grade that I've taught you in the sect?" Elder Jing asked.

Yang Wei hurriedly nodded his head and exclaimed, "The pill grade is separated into four categories: Mortal, Earth, Sky, and Heaven grade. Each rank is extremely vast and depending on the purity of the pill, their value could also change where a 90% purity can bargain more than 89% purity."

Yang Wei's answer was like a textbook, completely having it memorized in his mind. After all, his eagerness in trying to learn alchemy was immense as he wished to earn lots of money and gain a prestigious status in the cultivation world.

Only by having a great reputation would one be able to enjoy life without having fear of being assassinated. The assassin and culprit would have to think twice before taking any action since they would have to face harsh retaliation from the victim if they managed to survive.

Yang Wei was looking forward to learning alchemy but Elder Jing shook her head in response.

Instead, she glanced at Lian Xinyue, clearly signaling for her to answer the question.

Lian Xinyue smiled bitterly and tried to avoid the gaze from Yang Wei as she opened her mouth slowly.

"Although there are four known pill grades in this world, it's possible to have many other ranks because alchemy is unpredictable. There is never anything that can be certain when it comes to alchemy as there are many possibilities of different pills that can achieve a similar effect."

Lian Xinyue's answer was more thorough and included many variables, unlike Yang Wei who simply recites an answer word for word.

Elder Jing nodded her head as she glanced at Yang Wei. 

"Lian Xinyue's answer is correct because alchemy is not just about concocting a pill and having a high purity. Alchemists tend to spend a lot of time studying pill recipes and sometimes, even pills that they've mastered because they wanted to learn more about the properties." Elder Jing said slowly to the dazed Yang Wei.

"Yang Wei?" Elder Jing shakes his body slightly to get him to focus.

Yang Wei snapped out of his daze and scratched his head to save himself from embarrassment. He thought he knew the basics of alchemy already but only now did he realize he was just a frog in the well.

There was more profound knowledge in alchemy than what Yang Wei believed in. 

"Alchemy is tedious work and it requires more attention than cultivating to breakthrough to another stage or realm. So are you truly willing to study alchemy even if it can cost your cultivation to come to a halt?" Elder Jing said solemnly.

Yang Wei thought deeply before taking a deep breath to calm his emotion.

"Yes Elder Jing, I'm prepared to work hard to study alchemy and would improve my cultivation at the same time." Yang Wei said with a serious expression.

Although he may be overstepping his boundary by saying he can manage alchemy and cultivating at the same time but who would ever know unless he tried it first.

There's a first time for everything and if you're too afraid to even take the first step in some challenge then what's the point of living?

Elder Jing smiled and nodded her head. "If that's your decision then let's have you begin concocting a Mortal grade pill as a starter."

Afterward, Elder Jing retrieved a cauldron from her spatial ring and three sets of ingredients for Yang Wei to try and concoct a Mortal Grade pill.

"Over here are the herbs that are sufficient enough for you to have three attempts in succeeding of concocting a Mortal Grade pill. Although I won't expect you to be able to successfully concoct one, I want to see that you could at least grasp the basics and get close to forming the pill." Elder Jing said as she lifted her sleeve upward, revealing her smooth and white skin.

Yang Wei sneaked a few glances from time to time on her peerless skin and wished to be able to touch it, even just a little would be fine.

Meanwhile, Lian Xinyue was suspicious of their relationship since it was obvious that Elder Jing did not mind exposing her skin in front of Yang Wei, who was a male.

Lian Xinyue was sure if any other male disciples on the outside were to be here, Elder Jing would not reveal even a little bit of her skin. 

Not to mention that in her perspective, Elder Jing would always hold an ice-cold look towards any male as she wouldn't even bother chatting with them.

'Just what happened to Elder Jing during the time I resigned from her mission?' Lian Xinyue questioned inwardly as she glanced at both of them who were already busy preparing the steps for concocting a pill.

Yang Wei was placing the herb one by one where the mildest herb goes first and the toxin one goes last.

"Seems like you didn't forget about my teaching where toxin herbs always melt faster so they're always the last one we place into the cauldron to burn." Elder Jing exclaimed in approval and continued to watch Yang Wei slowly in case there were any mistakes in his action.

Luckily for Yang Wei, his memorization was good enough to avoid making any beginner mistakes, making Elder Jing's life much easier since she doesn't have to lecture him much.

"Good, the Mortal Grade pill that I will show you is called Qi Rejuvenation. It's a pill that boosts a cultivator recovery in their true qi and it's commonly sold in a pharmacy store in the Phoenix Kingdom." Elder Jing lectured as she started burning the cauldron with her flame.

Yang Wei was watching every step done by Elder Jing with care, making sure he doesn't miss anything and Lian Xinyue wasn't going to be a fool either to waste an opportunity in learning alchemy from Elder Jing.

Thus, the both of them sat next to each other as they studied Elder Jing's movement and timing when placing each herb into the cauldron once it was heated up.