The Danxia Chamber of Commerce's Middle Grade Alchemists also recruited some attendants, specifically to select basic medicinal herbs. These attendants often had to undergo a long period of observation before being taught simple Alchemy techniques.
Besides the rarity and difficulty in acquiring Alchemy skills, there was another very important reason. To learn Alchemy, one needed a solid foundation and a clear understanding of the various materials from Heaven and Earth Treasure Medicine and Mutant Beasts. This, however, was just the basics. In the practice of Alchemy, it was even more essential to grasp the control of fire, as well as the balance and interactions of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements among the main and auxiliary herbs and the catalysts. One small misstep could, at best, result in a ruined Elixir, and at worst, an explosion of the Pill Furnace. This level of expertise could not be reached without an extensive period of study.
