It was a peak Silver rank cauldron that was covered with runic inscriptions. This was what he had risked his life for, and it seemed like it was well worth it.
He even thanked alchemist Melvin in his heart and promised to use it responsibly. He put it in the pendant and returned his attention to the storage ring.
He could only find some books on alchemy as well as about 10,000 low-grade Qi stones. He wasn't surprised at this since he knew that Melvin had probably spent most of his fortune on the Silvereye grass.
After taking inventory, he decided to finally rest as he lay down to fall asleep. Adrian woke up bright and early as usual and went outside to do some exercise and practice his techniques.
He was going to start his alchemy training today, and he wanted to be in peak condition for it. After about an hour of practice, he went inside to take a shower and freshen up.
By the time he was done, Jayson and Olivia were already awake and were waiting for him in the living room in order to have breakfast.
John had already started to prepare their food earlier, and it was soon served to the three siblings.
After the meal, he took out one of the books from Melvin's storage ring and browsed through it curiously.
It was a book detailing the basics of alchemy for beginners and telling them everything they needed to know to get started.
Adrian was browsing through the book leisurely. One of the secrets of the Sage of Slaughter was that he was an alchemist and a rune master. Virtually no one knew that he could concoct pills and could draw runes.
What made it more special was the fact that all his knowledge was obtained from an ancient sect ruin he chanced upon in his younger years. For the ruins to be considered ancient by the sage of slaughter who had lived 100,000 years ago, it could only be imagined how old it would be for the current Adrian.
The sect was one that specialized in secondary practices. Mainly alchemy and rune formations, and talisman drawing. The knowledge they had accumulated over who knows how long was what enabled the sage of slaughter to be able to reach the height he was able to achieve.
In fact, the only reason he was able to break through and reach the pinnacle of the world was due to a pill he had concocted. The ingredients were items that Adrian hadn't even heard of before.
The recipe was too profound and Adrian couldn't understand it at all. Luckily, the knowledge was sealed in his mind, so it wouldn't overwhelm him.
So imagine Adrian's surprise when he found out that the method of alchemy that was depicted in the book was different from the one in his mind.
In the book, pills are concocted by adding the ingredients one by one, purifying them and drawing out their medicinal essence individually before combining them at the end to make a pill.
It was the standard way of alchemy that all alchemists agreed with.
However, in his inheritance, the method of alchemy was different. An alchemist creates a vortex using their spirit energy while adding all the ingredients. It seems like just a little addition.
This 'little' addition increased the difficulty multiple times. First of all, an alchemist already has to use his spirit energy to create, fuel, and control the flames used in the alchemic process.
Too hot and the ingredients would burn, and not hot enough, and they would be unable to extract the medicinal essence.
For a cultivator below the Nascent Soul realm, it was impossible to manifest their spiritual energy into the real world. It could only be done with the help of the cauldron.
Adding on the vortex to all that, and a normal alchemist would run out of spirit energy before he even finished purifying the ingredients. However, with high risk, there would be high rewards.
The benefits of making pills this way were also very great.
The pills made would have virtually no impurities and would have a larger chance of forming pill veins and even pill clouds.
Pill veins were formed when a pill reached 80% purity, and a pill cloud would be formed when a pill reached 90% purity.
For comparison, an ordinary alchemist could at most reach about 60% purity. Even an alchemy genius would only be able to reach about 75% purity.
This showed the difficulty of creating pill veins on a pill. It also shows how rare pills that have pill veins are. Low-level cultivators didn't even know that pills could form veins or clouds.
The value of a pill that had formed pill veins could not be overstated. A Silver grade pill that had formed pill veins would cost more than an ordinary Gold grade pill.
Pills that had formed pill clouds were even more outrageous. Pills with pill cloud were priceless and would never be sold anywhere. They would be kept a secret and would be locked away in the most secret of vaults.
Adrian was conflicted; on one hand, he could either go the safe route and increase his chances while forsaking quality, or he could go for the other route that increased the chances of both failure and purity at the same time.
After pondering for a few moments, he came to a decision. He would rather practice the ancient method of alchemy. Alchemy required a strong soul, will, and determination, and with his current resolve, he felt that it was the most appropriate route for him.
Besides, it was the inheritance of the Sage of Slaughter. If other people heard that he had obtained the inheritance but was hesitant to use it, they would bang their heads and his in rage.
After making up his mind, he brought out the bronze cauldron.
He then created a fire beneath the cauldron and started warming it up. He placed his hands on the handles as the runes on the body of the cauldron started to light up one by one.
He brought out several batches of rank 1 herbs. He was going to be making a normal rank 1 healing pill. This was the most basic pill that every alchemist started out with.