Ch. 21 Zi Yan

Grandmaster Ran first lesson is for him to distinguish a different medicinal herbs all put together in making a one whole plant. He would have to pluck and separated them before saying their names and their uses.

Ling Xi look at the medicinal plant in the pot, it looks like a whole plant itself if, no sign of cuttings and adhesive.

"Can I hold it?"

"Sure." gesturing to the plant.

Looking closely, Ling Xi studies for a little bit before saying.

"This plant had Seven medical plants stuck together, the winter ice which has a lighter color than the rest is a level one medicinal plants that has a cooling effect and can be used to neutralise a medicinal plants that emit too much heat." he explains before separating the leaves.

"This one is a sweet sunclover, it's leaves is a bit darker and had a glossy finish, it can be used to lessen the impurities of the medicinal pill making it better for consumption. The sun clover medicinal plant is level two.

So on and forth Ling Xi separates and indicate all the plant characteristics and uses making the people watching him see him in a new light. The first trial is not easy, Grandmaster Ran is the only one who had actually succeed on separating the plants so they are happy when Ling Xi succeed, it means they will have another great alchemist when the Grandmaster decides to descend.

Even Grandmaster Ran nodded his head in approval, he really want to make him his succeeding disciple but unfortunately he already had one so he can only make Ling Xi as his intermediate disciple.

"You already know how to divide your soul force right?"

"Yes Master."

"Then divide your soul force into six and put it here." he said gesturing to a cauldron with six opening lying three meters away from him.

"This trial would test your endurance and capabilities but if you don't have a good foundation then I suggest we should go on a different one."

Ling Xi began his concentration blocking the sound on the outside world. He first divide his soul into three parts and putting it in before one by one he separates the three strands making him successful.

Once again, the crowd make an excited chatter. He again succeeded in the second trial.

The third trial is him refining a level one pill, they would judge his pill according to color and fragrance.

This time he refine a burning energy medicinal pill. The medicinal plants they provided are a low grade level two medicinal plants. He once again dispelled the white substance that are floating until his soul force depletes just then he form the liquid as a pill.

The results even exceed his expectations, the red pill is emitting a light fragrance. The pill that he refine is a mid grade low level medicinal plants.

"How is that possible?" someone at the crowd ask Ling Xi when he presents his medicinal pill.

"The medicinal plant they give you is a low grade ones. You are clearly cheating!" a woman accused Ling Xi pointing at him on the stages.

"Silence!" Grandmaster Ran shouts prompting the crowd to be quiet.

"some alchemist can make a low grade medicinal plant if you have a good soul force foundation. Using your soul force you can dispel the impurities making your medicinal pill better in quality." he informed the gobsmacked crowd.

After saying that Grandmaster Ran face Ling Xi. He is really regretful that he already had a succeeding one.

"Come to my house tomorrow, I'm going to teach you how to control your soul force perception." Grandmaster Ran's imparting word before going out. Dismissing Ling Xi.

"Younger brother, I'm Zhang Li, I'm one of Grandmaster Ran intermediate disciples." A man come to Ling Xi when Grandmaster Ran is no longer in sight.

"Elder Brother."

"If you need some help, Elder Brother would be willing to give you a hand." Zhang Li says touching his hair in the process.

Ling Xi just nodded his head. Even if Zhang Li offers his help, he is really not familiar with this person. He doesn't know what kind of person he is. If by chance he finds it distasteful, then it would not be worth it.

Ling Xi excuses himself before going outside, he wants to familiarise himself with his surroundings, he would still go to the warrior division to sleep but it is much better to know the terrains in here.

The Alchemy division is so unlike the flat plains of warrior division, they have hills and mountains where you can bustling people going to and fro. The alchemy division is separated by six mountain peak run by a peak masters. While Grandmaster Ran manage the entire division.

Ling Xi decided to stop by the distribution office, all disciples are required to refine twenty medicinal pill depending on their current level everyday. It is for them to practice and at the same time the Xianhai sect master alchemist would not have to waste their time in refine low level medicinal pill for the warrior division.

After getting his medicinal plants recorded Ling Xi decided to go home, he still have to walk for an hour and the sun is going down.

"where are you going?" a shrill voice ask him when he steps outside the alchemy gates. Their stands Zi Yan, the Grandmaster Ran succeeding disciples.

"Warrior Division." his short reply. He really needs to go now but he doesn't want to appear too rude to her.

"Ha! Do you think it's easy to go in the warrior division?" came her condensing voice.

"Hey Bumpkin. Who do you think you are huh? Displaying your talent and making me look bad." Zi Yan spat out, glaring at him menacingly.

"I did not do anything." Ling Xi quickly defend himself.

"You're lying!" she shout out loud making the people walking by stop to investigate the commotion.

"You purposely did that, You are too jealous that I'm Grandmasters ran succeeding disciples. You are just a level one alchemist. You are nothing!"

When the crowd heard that, they eyed Ling Xi in accusingly manner. Their goddess would never lie. The man is really despicable.

"And one more thing, he is a slut, it is almost night time and he still wants to go to the warrior division." Zi Yan says to the crowd smirking at Ling Xi. How dare this country Bumpkin to come in here and stealing her limelight, she would make sure that he would never live in peace while he is still at this sect.

"Go now, your lover must be waiting for you." she taunts before laughing.

Ling Xi really wants to argue with her when an anxious person calls his name. The newcomer is Grandmaster Xi intermediate disciple.

"Where have you been, the sun is almost down." he says before tagging him and starts running down. The warrior division closes at sunset so they have to hurry. The crowds forgotten.