Chapter 963: You don’t need to spend time practicing?
"No problem, just follow the strictest standards!"
Carson Flores asked Killian Jaramillo for guidance, solely on the basic techniques of alchemy, as a mutual exchange between friends, not involving the sect’s secret techniques, let alone Carson being the Cave Master’s Direct Disciple, so there was nothing to avoid.
"The most fundamental and crucial aspects for an alchemist are, first, identifying various herbs and understanding their medicinal properties, second, learning how to process and extract these herbs, and third, mastering the basic techniques of alchemy, memorizing a large number of elixir formulas. Only after mastering these three aspects, one is truly qualified to start the alchemy process," he explained.
Carson nodded. "I had been reading and studying mostly, familiarizing myself with various herbs and their processing and extraction methods, and I memorized many elixir formulas. I’ve also learned the basic techniques, but only in theory, I haven’t practiced them yet."
Curious, Killian asked, "Why not try it yourself?"
Carson replied, "Learning the basics is like a child learning to use chopsticks. If you start with the correct posture, it benefits you for life. But if you start with the wrong one, even if you want to correct it later, you will ultimately retain some bad habits. So, I think mastering the basics should be done in the most accurate way, not by blindly fumbling on my own."
Killian smiled. "Then let me test you."
Carson nodded. "Ask away."
Killian chuckled, "Black Wintersweet."
Carson replied, "Black Wintersweet, the leaves are oval, each split into four sections, it grows in one year, blooms the next, and bears fruit in the third year. The fruits resemble blueberries. Black Wintersweet is an excellent medicinal blending agent, used in many elixir formulas like Azure Water Pill, Cold Jade Pill, White Brightness Pill..."
Killian looked somewhat surprised and continued to inquire, "Seven Cold Grass?"