Ji Tianyou then turned his attention to the Tier 2 Complete Alchemy Legacy.
Since the legacy had been obtained through the system, it was extremely complete. It did not only contain knowledge about Tier 2 alchemy, but also detailed insights into pill formulas, medicinal properties, flame control, ingredient combinations, and alchemy techniques.
It even contained the accumulated knowledge of a Alchemist Emperor at Peak Tier 2 .
Ji Tianyou carefully absorbed the information.
At first, the amount of knowledge was overwhelming. There were countless pill formulas and explanations that he needed to understand.
He did not try to learn everything at once.
Instead, he spent several hours each day studying the legacy and practicing the knowledge in his mind.
Days passed.
One week later, Ji Tianyou finally finished digesting the majority of the information.
His understanding of alchemy had completely changed.
He was no longer an ordinary beginner.
With the knowledge from the legacy, he had directly reached the level of a Peak Tier 2 Alchemist.
Ji Tianyou opened his eyes and let out a long breath.
"So this is the knowledge of a Peak Tier 2 Alchemist."
He now understood the principles behind refining many different pills.
However, he still needed actual practice before he could refine pills successfully.
"Knowledge alone isn't enough. I need to test it myself."
Ji Tianyou stood up and looked at his surroundings.
He had spent more than a week inside his room.
During this time, Lin Yue had continued cultivating and practicing the techniques he had given her.
Ji Tianyou decided to leave and purchase some alchemy materials.
Before leaving, however, another thought crossed his mind.
"If I can use my alchemy knowledge to refine pills and then gift them, perhaps I can obtain even better pills."
He shook his head.
"First, I need to see what I can refine with my current ability."
With that thought, Ji Tianyou left the room and headed toward the Heavenly Pavilion.
His first goal was to buy the materials needed to test his alchemy skills.
Ji Tianyou soon arrived at the Heavenly Pavilion.
He went directly to the section that sold alchemy materials.
"I need enough materials for several Tier 1 and Tier 2 pills," he told the attendant.
The attendant nodded and began showing him different sets of ingredients.
Ji Tianyou carefully checked each one before choosing two complete sets of Tier 1 pill ingredients and several sets of Tier 2 pill ingredients.
After that, he went to look for an alchemy cauldron.
He eventually found a Spirit-Rank Alchemy Cauldron that he could gift to Lin Hue and in return he will get something better.
However, Ji Tianyou still wanted something else.
He needed a suitable flame.
The Heavenly Pavilion also sold different types of beast flames.
Beast flames were special flames obtained from powerful magical beasts. Alchemists could use them for refining pills because they generally had high temperatures and were easier to control after being subdued.
Different beast flames also had different properties, and some could improve the success rate of alchemy.
Ji Tianyou looked through the available flames before choosing one.
It was the White-Eyed Flamingo Flame, a Spirit-Rank Beast Flame.
The flame had a high temperature and was relatively easy to control, making it suitable for alchemy.
Ji Tianyou purchased it along with the alchemy cauldron and the ingredients.
The entire purchase cost him more than one hundred Middle-Grade Spirit Stones, which was equivalent to more than 10,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
For an ordinary cultivator, this was a huge amount of wealth.
For Ji Tianyou, however, it was nothing worth worrying about.
After repeatedly using the Good Fortune Return System to improve valuable items and selling the returned treasures, he had accumulated a considerable amount of wealth.
He paid the price without hesitation.
After completing his purchase, Ji Tianyou stored everything in his System Inventory.
Ji Tianyou returned home.
He did not give the White-Eyed Flamingo Flame to Lin Yue yet. There were still three weeks before the monthly Destiny Daughter Return became available again.
He planned to give the beast flame to her when the return was available. If he was lucky, he might receive an even more powerful flame in return, perhaps even a Heavenly Flame.
According to the knowledge contained in the Alchemy Legacy, there were only 108 Heavenly Flames in the entire universe.
For now, Ji Tianyou decided to practice alchemy by himself. It would be embarrassing to invite Lin Yue to practice with him only to fail in front of her.
After returning to his room, Ji Tianyou took out the Spirit-Rank Alchemy Cauldron.
He then used his Qi to produce a simple flame.
Although he had obtained the White-Eyed Flamingo Flame, he did not intend to use it yet. Once a beast flame was subdued, it could not simply be separated from its owner without special methods. Since Ji Tianyou planned to give the flame to Lin Yue later, he decided to use his own Qi as a substitute for now.
He circulated the Myriad Heavenly Flame Art, an alchemy flame-control technique contained in the legacy.
A flame slowly appeared in his palm.
Ji Tianyou then placed the cauldron in front of him and began preparing the ingredients for a Qi Gathering Pill, a common pill used by Qi Refinement cultivators.
He placed the ingredients into the cauldron one by one.
His movements were precise and smooth.
He carefully controlled the temperature of the flame according to the properties of each herb, extracting their medicinal essences while removing impurities.
His movements seemed almost instinctive.
The reason was simple.
The Tier 2 Alchemy Legacy had not only given him knowledge. It had also provided him with countless insights and experiences from a Peak Tier 2 Alchemist.
Those experiences had become almost like muscle memory.
Before long, all the medicinal essences had been perfectly extracted.
The next step was condensation.
Ji Tianyou circulated another technique from the legacy, the Heavenly Dew Condensation Art, and began combining the medicinal essences.
The essences slowly gathered together and formed pills.
After some time, Ji Tianyou stopped the flames and opened the cauldron.
Nine round pills were lying inside.
Ji Tianyou looked at them.
"Only nine?"