Celestial Peak [I]

46. Going through the Library

[Alchemy Hall], the area of study where students who pursue the art of concocting pills seeks. Wang Ling came here to see if he can get a book that can give him a few insight in concocting pills.

"This place is quite nice." Wang Ling remarked as he smelled the alluring aroma of the spirit plants. Wang Ling entered the Alchemy Hall and he was greeted by a male staff that saw him.

"This is my first time seeing you here, are you a student who wants to study alchemy? Or do you wish to request for someone to concoct you a pill?" the male staff asked Wang Ling upon seeing his face.

Alchemy Hall was a peculiar place. Although this place is where all pills of the academy comes from; they don't actually sell them and only accepts request. The Alchemist students here earns their points by doing transactions with different students.

Student Alchemist will take on a request of concocting a pill and compromise to a certain price. The currency is points or anything that is considered fair by the two parties. The student Alchemist may also help the academy in concocting pill to earn some points.

The academy values the improvement of students more than having them focus on doing business. Because of this, the academy leans on asking for the service of Alchemists rather than the final product. Although the final product is really important, improvement in skills is still looked highly.

"Does the Alchemy Hall have a library? I wish to browse through some books regarding flames and refinement of spirit plants." Wang Ling explained his intentions.

The staff nodded his head in confirmation and started leading the way. He had no qualms on leading Wang Ling as every student who manages to enter the academy have the right to browse through the books of the Alchemy Hall.

Browsing through books is something that is highly important for every student. One can have an enlightenment while browsing through books so doing so is highly regarded. This is especially so for students who has yet to know the dao they seek.

The dao is the path they would take in the future; it was the path they will traverse. Wang Ling's dao is the straight line that leads to the peak and the true apex of all world. This has not change since his reincarnation.

Wang Ling was led into a room in the Alchemy Hall where hundreds of books were neatly kept in bookshelves. Wang Ling said his thanks to the staff and started going through the books that has anything to do with pill concoction.

Wang Ling's reading habit to gain information has yet to change and because of his spirit sense has yet to awaken. He has to read this books one by one. For most people this action is boring, but for Wang Ling, it is a necessary part of cultivation.

If he accumulates knowledge he will learn, and if he learn something new, he will be able to gain insights on new things and broaden his horizon. Wang Ling has a good idea of Beast Taming and Refinement of both weapon and the body, but he has no idea how to concoct pills.

Pill concoction needs the presence of flames. He had not cultivated any flame attribute method in the past so he had no interest on the act of Alchemy. Although he had countless pill recipe that he had inside his head, Wang Ling never really used them for anything other than making an exchange with other peak cultivators of the past.

Pill recipes are important are as valuable as a legacy or inheritance. Without knowing the proper recipes one will not know how to concoct a proper pill. The higher the grade of the pill, the higher its value.

Wang Ling browse through multiple books and began comprehending the mysteries of pill concoction. The more he read, the more he understood. With his comprehension that belongs to a peak expert, Wang Ling managed to quickly grasp the basics of pill concoction.