The reason for coming to a conclusion contrary to my past life is actually understandable. "First, alchemy and artifact refining are essentially like cooking with a pot; the chef needs to control the heat well, but does not need to start the fire." "It means that as a mortal, I can control the array under the alchemy furnace to manage the Spiritual Flame. With a bit of simple learning, I can understand how the alchemy furnace works, and then through skillful control, research the ratios of various herbs, which is the key." Looking closely, this aligns with logic. By activating Spirit Stones through arrays, one can finely tune the rate of Spiritual Qi emission, then ignite it with other arrays, to finally adjust the size of the flame. This method is surely more reliable than extracting flames from a cultivator’s body. "Why do cultivators feel they have to simultaneously control the outflow of Spiritual Qi and the process of alchemy itself? It’s exhausting, among various pains, yet they find it moving. Can’t these tasks be split? Must external Spiritual Qi stoves be worse than inner small flames?" "Thus, by deconstructing a systematic job layer by layer and fully organizing it as a whole, we achieve a complete logical system. This is something that demands thinking." Ascension Gate lacks disciples who can patiently learn alchemy; only those who understand patience can succeed. This requires time and elixirs, and cannot be accomplished overnight. Second, why involve mortals in alchemy? The reason is still Yuchi’s previous conclusion: only mortals have the time for this, otherwise trying to cultivate and perform alchemy simultaneously leaves neither side thriving. One cannot create a shadow clone; it’s impossible for a single person to master everything. Master whatever field one focuses on, appreciate it, and gain deep knowledge in it, while having a slight understanding of others. Wanting to become a master of all means being a ’know-it-all’. "Just like me, Yuchi, I like beautiful young ladies and follow this path further and deeper, doing what I love." Yuchi spoke earnestly, observing the continuous flow of people around him and pursing his lips. "But such issues arise." "I can only discern the Spirit Root of others but can’t recognize their miscellaneous talents." "How do I know if she can perform alchemy, likes alchemy, can refine artifacts, or likes refining artifacts?" "Such things are unlike cultivation; it does not require Spirit Roots." "The only way to detect this appears to be through entrance examinations." Yuchi moves his body once again, walking and contemplating simultaneously. "I could allow interested disciples to register and then bring them to Ascension Gate for testing. No need to worry about the disciples revealing Ascension Gate’s location since they won’t have the opportunity. Ascension Gate can easily hide among mortals as long as it avoids entanglements with cultivators from other sects." Right now, there is no time to handle this slowly; the focus remains on cultivating disciples. "Once I’ve gathered enough disciples interested in cultivation, I’ll seek talent in miscellaneous fields like alchemy, elixir crafting, drawing, arrays, and so forth. Ascension Gate is looking for specialists. Bringing together all specialists ensures we don’t end up with mediocrity." Of course, specialization doesn’t mean scoring zero in language and ten in mathematics... That’s a bit too extreme. Stopping, Yuchi noticed a shop to his right. "Celestial Craft Workshop!" Celestial Craft Workshop? A major force? Earlier, I heard of Celestial Craft Workshop from Xun Xian. According to Xun Xian, the main base of Celestial Craft Workshop is hidden in deep mountains and forests, almost unknown to people. So, the Celestial Craft Workshop in Canglan City must be one of their shops? Perhaps this is their secular business? Yuchi stood at the entrance and peered inside Celestial Craft Workshop. It was filled with miscellaneous items. Including vehicles for sale. "It seems that man’s Heavenly Crafted Object came from Celestial Craft Workshop; but what’s the price for it?" Yuchi was very curious. Even if I don’t buy anything, just looking around won’t hurt, right? Thinking this, he joined the crowd and wandered into Celestial Craft Workshop. "Isn’t this just like a massive chain supermarket!" Yuchi blurted out. He wandered on the first floor, which sold large items, went to the second floor, which sold various small items, and finally explored the third floor, where personal magical items were sold... Official source ıs 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒·𝗇𝗲𝘁 "Currently, you can’t compare trade associations with Celestial Craft Workshop. They are much more powerful, and if the association offends Celestial Craft Workshop now, the consequences will be very severe indeed. Celestial Craft Workshop would easily handle the trade association." "Impressive, Celestial Craft Workshop, truly a tech faction? Various mechanisms and arrays stacked and intertwined feel like a Xianxia world, yet with a tech tree element!" "No wonder it’s the representative work of the Third State’s magical items, able to become the Third State’s largest magical item production base; Celestial Craft Workshop is truly terrifying, my shop selling women’s clothing cannot compare with this at least for the time being."