Chapter 42: Qin Ming Performs Alchemy

"Did you know? Innate Divine Abilities are divided into Yellow-Grade, Black-Grade, Earth-Grade, and Heaven-Grade.

I won't even mention Black-Grade and Yellow-Grade Innate Divine Abilities; those who awaken them lack any talent for Alchemy.

So, let's talk about Earth-Grade and Heaven-Grade.

According to my research, those who awaken an Earth-Grade Innate Divine Ability can generally only reach the Pill King Realm. To become a Pill Emperor would require immense luck, just to happen to refine a seventh-grade Medicinal Pill.

As for a Heaven-Grade Innate Divine Ability, one can at most become a Pill Saint. Most people can only use a Heaven-Grade Innate Divine Ability to Cultivate to the Pill Venerable Realm. As for a Pill Sovereign, don't even think about it.

Even if one luckily becomes a Pill Sovereign, they would only be able to refine one or two ninth-grade elixirs."

Qin Ming smiled and continued:

"Of course, everything I just said assumes one isn't using a Divine Artifact Medicine Cauldron. If one has a Divine Artifact Medicine Cauldron, the success rate of advancing can be increased.

As for the Pill God Realm, it requires a Heaven-Grade Innate Divine Ability, a Divine Artifact Medicine Cauldron, and immense luck to advance to a Pill God.

From ancient times until now, there has only ever been one Divine Alchemist, so you can imagine how difficult it is."

Hearing Qin Ming speak with such logic and evidence, Elder Qing had to admit that Qin Ming made sense.

"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Let's discuss how you can actually advance to Pill Emperor."

At the mention of 'Pill Emperor', Elder Qing's spirit was jolted; this was a problem that had troubled him for a long time.

He had also sought guidance from many Alchemists in the Pill Emperor Realm, but they only said his talent was insufficient, never mentioning how to solve it.

In the end, he had even begun to believe that it was indeed because of his lack of talent that he couldn't advance to Pill Emperor.

Qin Ming didn't keep him in suspense and continued:

"The reason you can't advance to Pill Emperor is, for one, your Innate Divine Ability is only Earth-Grade, which indeed isn't enough to let you advance to Pill Emperor.

But the most important reason is that your foundation isn't solid enough."

"My foundation isn't solid enough?" Elder Qing shook his head. "Impossible. When I refine first and second-grade Medicinal Pills, I can reach High Grade.

Sometimes I can even reach Perfect Grade, and for third-grade Medicinal Pills, I can also achieve High Grade.

I can even reach Medium Grade for sixth-grade Medicinal Pills. My foundation is very solid."

Generally, one can only achieve Medium Grade if their Alchemist Realm is one Rank higher than the grade of the pill they are refining.

Therefore, for someone in the Martial King Realm to be able to refine Medium Grade sixth-grade Medicinal Pills, their foundation is indeed very solid.

"Is it really that solid?" Qin Ming said with a smile. "Take out your Cauldron; I'll refine a batch of Medicinal Pills myself to show you."

To provide a better demonstration, Qin Ming planned not to rely on his Pill God Physique.

"Alright!" Elder Qing was very excited to hear that Qin Ming was going to demonstrate Alchemy, and he instantly took out his Cauldron from his space ring.

Qin Ming nodded and also took out some spirit plants from his space ring.

At a glance, Elder Qing saw that these spirit plants were very familiar; he had just used them to refine qi gathering pills.

"Watch closely." Qin Ming casually walked over to the Cauldron and placed his hand on it. Instantly, a raging fire erupted inside the furnace.

"This…" Elder Qing was dumbfounded. Was there such a way to preheat the furnace? Shouldn't it be warmed slowly with a gentle flame? Why use such a large fire?

How could the temperature inside the Pill Furnace be uniform this way?

Qin Ming didn't look at Elder Qing's expression and simply threw all the spirit plants on the ground into the furnace all at once.

"What are you doing?" At this point, Elder Qing was starting to doubt whether Qin Ming actually knew how to refine Medicinal Pills.

Was what Qin Ming did last night just a magic trick? How could anyone perform Alchemy like this?"}],