Chapter 83: Back to the Basics
A week passed, and Li Lang was hit with a cold hard truth.
Brushweaver tools were expensive.
The Elemental Serpent fang and Silver Thorn Lion mane he used for his Moon Brush were way out of his budget. They each cost hundreds of Qi stones and thus, out of Li Lang’s means.
This was because both these materials came from peak Energy Gathering Qi beasts. Only those in the Foundation Establishment realm could reliably hunt for them.
The new information made Li Lang appreciate his mentor more and more because he casually gifted him these valuable materials. Even the talisman paper and ink sticks weren’t cheap, as they were all products from esteemed Woodsmiths.
While Yi Lin could easily afford it, as he was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Li Lang was a different story.
When Yi Lin finally had to leave town, he naturally had to lock up his abode and Li Lang now had to buy his own resources to practice with. Luckily, his friend Wei Ping had the connections he needed to purchase at a discount.
Good thing I only need to buy them once since I have Ruby around. Now I can focus on searching for an alchemy mentor.
With that in mind, Li Lang went back to The Orchid Covenant’s headquarters and requested a list of all Alchemists currently taking in students.
This time, he had fewer mentors to choose from. Only two were currently accepting students, and Li Lang could understand why.
Unlike in Brushweaving, where the mentor had a good idea of how much they had to invest in an apprentice for their work to bear fruit, alchemy was a whole different matter.
In Brushweaving, one needed patience, memory, proper tools, and techniques to become an apprentice. All of these qualities could be attained through hard work.