The First Volume of the Bastard Healer 012. Alchemist

  "How can you say I'm a pervert?! I'm thinking of you! It's so sad that someone as great as you is stuck in an animal form!"

  Du Fan sighed with a hint of sadness and pity, his eyes circling around Chenchen's body several times before reluctantly starting to undo the large Taoist robe on himself.

  Chen Chen suddenly jumped up, her thin body squeezed into the corner of the car, and her two cute cat paws covered her eyes.

  What kind of person is this! Not a shred of shame, actually changing clothes in front of the beauty?

  The cat's paw quietly opened a slit, and saw a white-flowered body. She let out a miserable cry, her body arched up.

  After a moment, Chenchen felt light and was lifted by Du Fan onto his left shoulder.

  He didn't know when, but Du Fan had already changed into a pure white noble attire, with an ornamental sword hanging from his waist, and even his hair was casually styled. Although his appearance had changed, perhaps due to habit, the holy expression on his face hadn't changed at all, giving anyone who met him for the first time a deep sense of reverence.

  How much devotion does it take for one's body to possess this layer of holy light?

  Chen Chen suppressed her own thoughts and asked: "By the way, pervert, I still don't know your name until now?"

  "Does the name matter? You can call me Master, Young Master, Brother, Father... it's all the same to me... even if you want to call me by my name, that's fine too. Ah yes, my name is Du Fan Greene, but personally, I'm not too fond of people calling me by my surname, do you understand?"

  Of course, the communication between these two was in their minds, and Old Mark outside had no idea that in just half a day, his young master Du Fan had become the master of an eternal great beauty... oh no... a thousand-year-old witch.

  "Then I'll call you Master Du Fan from now on..." Chenchen said, with a rare hint of humility. "By the way... don't you have anything else to ask?"

  Du Fan smiled and roughly guessed what Chenchen wanted to say. He thought for a moment, feeling that there was still enough time, and couldn't help but ask: "Alright... earlier there wasn't an opportunity, now you should properly explain the issues with Dou Qi magic and Alchemy Masters, right?"

  "En, actually I've already thoroughly examined your body just like before. Your spiritual power is very good, but your sensory ability is insufficient. If it were an ordinary situation, you absolutely wouldn't be able to cultivate magic or internal energy, let alone become an alchemist. However, the current situation isn't ordinary. Improving your sensory ability isn't difficult and only requires a few days of my time. But there's another huge problem."

  "What's wrong?" Du Fan asked in confusion.

  Chen Chen looked a bit embarrassed and lowered his cute head: "Because of various relationships, I only know one way to cultivate, originally passing it on to you wouldn't be a problem, but this kung fu has a huge flaw."

  "What defect?" Du Fan asked, "What kind of defect?"

  "Chen Chen said, 'This cultivation method is different from ordinary magic and internal energy cultivation. When cultivating, both magic and internal energy are cultivated together... In other words, you only need to cultivate one technique to simultaneously possess internal energy and magical power... However, due to the simultaneous cultivation of internal energy and magic, the speed of cultivation is also very slow... It's even possible that you may not achieve anything in your lifetime... So, do you still want to cultivate?'"

  Du Fan furrowed his brow and said, "You don't need to worry about this. As long as you have a way to improve my physique, I'll naturally be able to find some techniques on my own, whether it's internal energy or magic. As long as they're not too obscure, they should be available. Besides, the internal energy cultivation technique passed down through the Green family is already quite famous in the Gavin Empire."

  "This is impossible......" Chen Chen shook her head, "I can help you improve your physique, but the improvement will be minimal. Even if you practice other techniques, your progress will only be slower. It's better to just practice the technique I taught you. At least with this technique, as long as you can master a bit of it, you'll definitely be among the top in either magic or combat. And there's another crucial issue - if you want to become an alchemist, then you must practice this set of techniques."

  "What does it mean?" Du Fan frowned.

  Chenchen's cat paw made a blacksmithing gesture and said, "Du Fan, do you know why there are so few alchemists on the Roland continent?"

  "What's wrong with my qualifications?" Du Fan asked.

  "Qualification is indeed one reason, but another reason is that alchemists need to be not only magicians but also warriors," Chen explained. "Because apart from understanding, analyzing and reconstructing substances, alchemists also need to combine, arrange and refine them, only then can they succeed in alchemy."

  No matter whether it's a magical potion, magical weapon equipment, or the legendary 'divine artifact', these steps are indispensable in their manufacture, especially when refining magical equipment. Apart from high material requirements, during the refinement process, the manufacturer must also apply magic to it while using internal energy to temper it.

  Although this behavior can make two people separate and practice, compared to one person practicing, the success rate of refining magic equipment is dozens of times smaller. So over time, this method was abandoned, leaving only the method where mages cultivate both magic and internal energy while practicing magic.

  Becoming a magician is just the foundation of becoming an alchemist, and only by becoming a martial artist can one truly become an alchemist. So, if you want to become an alchemist, there's no faster way than practicing the techniques I've given you. You should know that other alchemists are cultivating both magic and internal energy at the same time when they're cultivating magic. Although their progress in one aspect may be a bit faster, it's very troublesome to take care of the other aspect.

  "And my cultivation method, apart from being a bit slow, doesn't have any other drawbacks. Moreover, magic and Dou Qi grow at the same level, think about it, isn't this a great thing? Others might not even encounter such good fortune in their entire lifetime, but now..."

  In the end, Chen's voice had a kind of enchanting feeling in it.

  But Du Fan didn't rush to respond, instead he waved his hand and furrowed his brow.

  I didn't expect that the prerequisite for becoming an alchemist would be dual cultivation of magic and martial arts. To know, whether it's magic or internal energy, both are already incredibly profound systems. Achieving success in one system is relatively easy, but to master both is extremely difficult. In the history of the Roland continent, there have been those who practiced dual cultivation, but aside from a few exceptional geniuses, hardly anyone has achieved anything notable. Being able to cultivate both magic and internal energy to level three or four is already quite remarkable.

  But Du Fan didn't believe that, with just third or fourth level achievements, one could become an alchemist? If so, wouldn't the Roland continent be filled with alchemists?

  After some thought, the method that Chenchen mentioned may be a bit slow in terms of cultivation speed, but compared to practicing magic and martial arts separately, it seems to have saved a lot of time and is more convenient.

  Having understood this point, Du Fan nodded, but he didn't rush to agree. Instead, he asked: "Xiao Niu, is there a shortcut for this set of skills?"

  "Speaking of shortcuts, it's not like there aren't any. If you can take the Mirak medicine to change your physique before cultivating, then your cultivation speed will be much faster. And if you have a lot of money and can buy some precious magic medicines, you can further increase your cultivation speed."

  Miracl drug?

  Du Fan was stunned for a moment, but soon calmed down.

  It seems like heaven is helping me too, as long as I can get Mirak's medicine smoothly tonight...

  Nowadays, Du Fan can basically confirm that the Mirak medicine thrown out by the royal family is his own thing. Even if he can't get it tonight, as long as he knows whose hands it's in, with his current mastery of linguistic magic, taking it from someone who, like him, can't cultivate magic or aura, would be a matter of minutes.

  A hint of malice flashed across his face, Du Fan patted Chen Chen's head and said in a low voice: "Little girl, I've decided, let's cultivate your set of skills. This alchemy master, I'm going to be one for sure!"

  Chen Chen shook her body, squeezed out of Du Fan's hands and said: "You promised that it would be best, at least it means that you are much closer to the alchemist. However, don't think that mastering this set of skills will make you an alchemist, becoming an alchemist is still a lot of trouble. Believe me, just the various potion formulas and materials for magical equipment can make your head spin."

  "I don't need anything," Dufan stroked Chenchen's nose, "as long as I have you... isn't that enough?"