Conquer the game world

Chapter 120 Artistic Conception
Half an hour later, Ye Feng came out of the library. At this time, Ye Feng's expression was solemn, and his face was even worse than when he failed to refine pills before.

After Ye Feng inquired with the old man, Ye Feng confirmed one thing: there was nothing wrong with his alchemy method, but he had difficulty refining high-quality pills.

Actually, the old man had mentioned this reason when Ye Feng went to borrow the pill formula before, but at that time Ye Feng was only thinking about the pills and did not take the old man's words to heart.

The specific reason lies in the flames. Although the flames in the training room of the Yanluo Sect are much hotter than ordinary flames, they are still flames generated by energy stones.

Such a flame has a major drawback: the artificial flame is not stable enough. It is fine for refining the lowest grade pills, but it is prone to problems when refining slightly higher grade pills.

Therefore, generally speaking, alchemists can only use the flames generated by energy stones to process materials and refine impurities. In fact, for some high-quality pills, this flame cannot be used to refine impurities, otherwise the success rate will be greatly reduced.

Therefore, most alchemists do not use the flames created by these energy stones to refine pills, which is a complete waste of those materials. Ye Feng's attempt to refine the Gathering Yuan Pill using these flames was bound to fail.

The flames used by alchemists are usually naturally formed. These naturally formed flames are easy to find, but absorbing them is difficult.

It is said that there are many alchemists who do not absorb the flames and guard the volcano, using the volcanic flames to refine elixirs.

The old man Ye Feng knew had not subdued the so-called natural flames. After all, natural flames were not so easy to absorb; absorbing flames into the body could be fatal if one was not careful.

It is said that once the flame is successfully absorbed, it will form a crystal inside the body. This crystal is generally called fire essence. Once the fire essence is formed, the martial artist no longer needs to worry about the flame, because the fire essence will automatically absorb any fire elements around it to replenish itself, so there is no need to worry about the flame running out.

Of course, there is another possibility: the alchemist is extremely experienced and has a thorough understanding of the materials. In this case, the alchemist can still control the flame of the energy stone and refine pills. However, alchemists who reach this level are usually already well-established and famous, so it is unlikely that they do not have their own flame.

Ye Feng currently lacks his own flame, and he is only a novice in alchemy. It seems unlikely that he can refine the Gathering Yuan Pill for the time being.

"It seems that this alchemy matter will have to be delayed for a while longer," Ye Feng thought to himself. Although improving his strength through alchemy was not feasible for the time being, Ye Feng was still confident in dealing with Yan Feng.

Ye Feng made up his mind that since alchemy was not working, he would consolidate his existing strength and make the most of his current abilities.

Regarding flames, the old gatekeeper also mentioned the Southern Wilderness to Ye Feng. It is said that someone once encountered a strange fire in the Southern Wilderness. Strange fire is considered a relatively high-level type of flame. It can not only be used for alchemy but also for combat, greatly enhancing combat power.

The Southern Wilderness is still quite far from the Yanluo Sect. Ye Feng's agreed-upon duel date is less than a month away, so going to the Southern Wilderness now is definitely too late. Therefore, Ye Feng can only put this matter aside for the time being and go to the Southern Wilderness to look for the Strange Fire after the duel. In any case, Ye Feng wants to obtain the flame so that he can refine pills himself, which will greatly help his growth in strength.

"Let's focus on what's in front of us first," Ye Feng said, as he went to the training room to continue practicing his Heavenly Wind Step, Divine Demon Power, and other deadly moves.

Inside the training room, Ye Feng once again arrived at the valley where gusts of wind were blowing. This time, the wind in the valley was even stronger than when Ye Feng practiced before. Ye Feng wanted to further strengthen his Heavenly Wind Step under such conditions.

Ye Feng's current Heavenly Wind Step has reached the point where he can use the power of the wind in the air, but this is only the beginning. Furthermore, the Heavenly Wind Step requires the martial artist to feel the essence of the wind.

Ye Feng took a deep breath, adjusted his state, put aside distracting thoughts, and began to practice in this environment.

After a long while, Ye Feng closed his eyes. At this moment, Ye Feng's body was floating in the air. Ye Feng did not use any true energy, but only relied on the power of the wind to make himself float in the air.

Ye Feng closed his eyes tightly. In the air, Ye Feng gradually entered a state. At this moment, Ye Feng could sense the surrounding mountains and trees without looking. Ye Feng felt that he was completely integrated with the wind. The places where the wind blew were as if Ye Feng had personally touched and seen them. Ye Feng could clearly sense the situation around him.

Under these circumstances, Ye Feng suddenly opened his eyes because he sensed someone's arrival.

In theory, no one else should enter the training room when you are using it, but Ye Feng sensed that someone was there.

Ye Feng opened his eyes but saw no one, which he found very strange. "No, I definitely sensed someone through the wind just now, there's no mistake about that." Thinking of this, Ye Feng immediately became vigilant. Could it be that the person coming was up to no good?

"Hmm? You sensed me. I didn't expect your perception to be so strong. It seems you just grasped the essence of wind." A deep voice rang out in the training room, and then a figure suddenly appeared in an inconspicuous spot in the training room.

Upon closer inspection, Ye Feng recognized the simply dressed old man as Jiang Wuyai, the sect leader he had encountered on the day of the Illusion Killing Array. Jiang Wuyai had also appeared ghost-like on the altar of the Illusion Killing Array that day, and no one knew how he had appeared.

Now it seems that Jiang Wuyai was probably already hiding there, just like now. Just now, when Ye Feng merged with the wind, Ye Feng finally naturally comprehended the essence of the wind. Under such circumstances, although Jiang Wuyai's concealment was very clever, Ye Feng still sensed it.

"Sect Master Jiang." Ye Feng was slightly startled at first, but quickly regained his composure. At least the person who came was Jiang Wuyai, so Ye Feng could rest assured. Now, he was afraid that someone would dare to harm him within the Yanluo Sect. Although this was unlikely, Ye Feng still had to be careful at all times.

"Haha, Ye Feng, you actually got third place in the Illusionary Killing Formation this time. I didn't expect that. And you even dare to challenge Yan Feng in a month. I wonder how confident you are in challenging Yan Feng," Jiang Wuyai said.

"Reporting to the sect leader, I am very confident." Ye Feng replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, but without making any absolute statements, yet still exuding confidence.

"Good, that's quite a bold move. It seems you're really confident." Jiang Wuyai said with a smile. "However, Yan Feng is no ordinary person either. Although Yan Feng's achievements aren't as extraordinary as yours, he became a prominent figure as soon as he entered the sect. And Yan Feng only took two years to reach the top spot. Two years is already incredibly impressive. Moreover, Yan Feng has been in the top position for a whole year. Therefore, Yan Feng must have many tricks up his sleeve."

"But it doesn't matter. I have higher hopes for you. Starting today, I will personally guide you. I want to see if you can create a miracle."

Jiang Wuyai personally provided guidance, a privilege not enjoyed by ordinary people. This indicates that Jiang Wuyai highly values ​​Ye Feng and intends to cultivate him as a key talent.

Ye Feng was secretly delighted. Although his cultivation advancement seemed simple, requiring only a certain level, Ye Feng had come to understand the benefits of cultivation after studying the Thunderfire Killing skill and practicing several techniques. Now, with Jiang Wuyai's personal guidance, the benefits were numerous.

"Ye Feng, let me ask you, were you in a special state just now?" Jiang Wuyai asked.

Ye Feng thought for a moment. His state just now was indeed very special, and there was nothing wrong with saying it. "Yes, just now I felt like I was the wind. It was because your position blocked the wind's progress that I was able to sense you, Sect Master."

"That's right, what you've grasped is the 'spirit of wind.' This feeling allows you to resonate with the wind, and you feel as if you are a maple leaf yourself. If you cultivate wind-attribute skills, comprehending the spirit of wind will be of great benefit to you. By the way, what attribute skill are you cultivating?"

"The attributes I cultivate are fire and lightning," Ye Feng replied after thinking for a moment. He currently only uses these two attributes. Although Ye Feng can use other skills, he doesn't use them very often, and it would be a bit too frightening to say that he knows too many.

"It's a pity, otherwise the essence of wind would have been even more beneficial to you. But it doesn't matter, comprehending the essence is still very helpful to a martial artist." Jiang Wuyai's expression flashed with regret as he continued, "When you comprehend the essence of fire and lightning in the future, you will surely become even stronger."

"Sect Master, do you mean I can comprehend other realms of meaning?" Ye Feng asked.

“Of course, artistic conception is a martial artist’s understanding of cultivation. It is reflected in many ways. For example, comprehending the artistic conception of a certain attribute will directly improve one’s skills of that attribute. That is one kind of artistic conception. There is also a kind of artistic conception when someone enters a state of artistic conception during cultivation, which greatly increases the speed of cultivation. In short, there are many kinds of artistic conceptions. How many kinds one can comprehend depends entirely on one’s own efforts and opportunities,” Jiang Wuyai said.

"Sect Master, how many martial artists have comprehended the intent? And what intents has Yan Feng comprehended?" Ye Feng continued to inquire.

"The number of martial artists who have comprehended the essence of a realm probably accounts for about 30% of all martial artists. However, comprehending one essence is nothing special. Martial artists who comprehend more than two essences are very, very rare. As for three, they are even rarer." Jiang Wuyai thought for a moment and said, "As for Yan Feng's essence, I cannot tell you. Although I will guide you, I will only tell you some cultivation issues. You still have to rely on your own efforts. I cannot directly tell you about Yan Feng's situation. I hope your competition will be conducted under fair conditions."

"Both of you are talented disciples who are very likely to enter the inner sect in the future. I hope that no matter what, you will not dwell on past gains and losses in this competition. Once you enter the inner sect, you will find that there are many more talented disciples than you," Jiang Wuyai said. Clearly, Jiang Wuyai believed that the feud between Ye Feng and Yan Feng was just a conflict between two geniuses and hoped that the two could reconcile after the competition.

"It's probably impossible for us to reconcile now," Ye Feng thought to himself. The feud between him and Yan Feng was not so simple.

(End of this chapter)