Chapter 235 - 92: The Bomber in the Elixir Furnace (Part 2)

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Seeing her choose a wooden tripod, the Pill Masters preparing for alchemy beside her burst into laughter. It turns out that among Pill Masters, only apprentices use wooden tripods for alchemy, as wooden tripods do not retain heat well and are generally only used to produce Mortal Elixir Pills. "Talking about being a Pill Master from Danlu, I bet she spent a lot of money on that Jade Gourd," the crowd laughed so hard they were nearly in tears. Yue Jinghua remained calm, muttering, "Wooden tripods are great, eco-friendly, and they don’t take up much space. You’re all out of touch," After everyone had chosen their tripods, each ignited their Elixir Fire Array. Following Gold Eater Worm’s advice, Yue Jinghua specifically chose an Elixir Fire Array as far as possible from Lie Sisi. With over a hundred Pill Masters and a hundred Elixir Fire Arrays all igniting together, the entire Chuyun Hall burst into brilliant flames, and the temperature instantly rose by several degrees. Luckily, Shang Kingdom had already entered winter, and just a few days earlier, there was an early snow like catkins, and everyone present being Dark Practitioners, they hardly felt the temperature change. Lady Yao, seeing everyone was ready, stepped forward and raised her voice: "Graced by the Monarch’s esteem, today I, along Prince Fa, and General Qin will oversee the selection for the Imperial Alchemist. Pill Masters, who save lives and aid the injured, hold a significant duty. Imperial Alchemists even more so carry the responsibility of daily elixir needs for the Royal Family of Shang Kingdom..." She droned on and on, yet to Yue Jinghua’s ears, it sounded like the typical speech of school leaders at the start of a semester, dizzying to listen to. Finally, Lady Yao finished speaking and shifted the topic to the Elixir Pills to be made today, "Today, I have prepared three types of Elixir Pills for each Pill Master present. These Elixir Pills are divided into Mortal, Early Stage Spiritual-grade, and Middle-level Spiritual-grade based on their Grade, differing in difficulty and pill success rate. After the pills are made, Prince Fa, General Qin and I will judge their quality and success rate to determine the grade, and if there is a tie, an additional trial with another ingredient will be conducted." After Lady Yao finished speaking, she announced the names of the three pills to be made: Clear Heart Powder, Blood Circulation Pill, True Dark Pill. The first two, Clear Heart Powder, a Mortal-grade Elixir Pill for calming and stabilizing the spirit, is the most basic recipe and doesn’t even need to be formed into pills. It’s a common calming remedy in the populace, almost every Pill Master can make it. The second, Blood Circulation Pill, is for minor internal injuries among Dark Practitioners; it activates the meridians and improves blood flow. The most surprising among the three recipes was the True Dark Pill. This pill has only been popular in the Eastern Continent for a few months. Yet, within these few months, all Dark Practitioners below Dark Jade rank have sought it eagerly. But for most Pill Masters, let alone making it, just seeing the five herbs used in its preparation was enough to stupefy them. The True Dark Pill was precisely the medicine put up for auction at the nightclub earlier by Yue Jinghua. Unexpectedly, in just a few days, its grade was determined by the nightclub as Middle-level Spiritual-grade. The True Dark Pill is difficult to make, and unless one has special skills, within Chuyun Hall, no more than a handful of people can successfully concoct this medicine; even if someone does make it, the quality of the Elixir Pill is still an unknown. After Lady Yao announced the recipes, she specifically watched Yue Jinghua’s reaction, suspecting earlier that Yue Jinghua was that masked Female Alchemist who had entered the nightclub, but their builds didn’t seem quite similar, so she was more inclined to believe that Yue Jinghua’s alchemy skills were taught by that masked Female Alchemist. Once the recipes were announced, the alchemy began. The Elixir Fire Array lit up, and Yue Jinghua, without showing any emotions, added the ingredients for Clear Heart Powder into the wooden tripod. With the Nanhuang Ring, her spiritual power had increased considerably, making it fairly easy for her to control the ordinary Alchemy Fire. The Alchemy Fire gently danced under the tripod, and in no time, the first batch, Clear Heart Powder, was successfully made. As expected, Lie Sisi completed her alchemy fastest. Naturally beautiful, her face flushed with excitement, making her look even more stunningly beautiful, and even Fa Xiaoyun couldn’t help but take a few more glances at her. Fa Xiaoyi did not focus his attention on Lie Sisi, instead occasionally looking at Yue Jinghua’s movements. Yue Jinghua’s speed in alchemy was not fast, ranking only in the lower middle among the hundred plus Pill Masters, but the Clear Heart Powder she made was quite proper and faultless. As for Mortal-grade Elixir Pills, as long as one has a basic understanding of pills, they can be made without much difference in quality. The second pill, Blood Circulation Pill, proved to be much more challenging. Several Pill Masters with insufficient experience wasted their materials due to poor fire control, ending up with only a heap of blackened dregs. Another twenty to thirty Pill Masters, only managed a 20-30% success rate from their batches, clearly inadequate. The group of over a hundred Pill Masters instantly reduced by thirty to forty people, leaving only about fifty to sixty people who all had a success rate of above 80%. This was exactly what Lady Yao and the others aimed to identify, quickly distinguishing the differences among the Pill Masters. "Cheng Xiuxiu, eight Blood Circulation Pills, good performance, proceeds to the next round of assessment," "Xia Yan, eight Blood Circulation Pills, good performance, proceeds to the next round of assessment," "Lie Sisi, ten Blood Circulation Pills, excellent performance, proceeds to the next round of assessment," Lie Sisi had a great feel in her alchemy today, achieving a 100% success rate from one batch, approaching the standard of a Middle-level Alchemist. At such a young age, her alchemy prospects are boundless. In Chuyun Hall, everyone looked at Lie Sisi with new respect. "Yue Jinghua, six Blood Circulation Pills, satisfactory performance, proceeds to the next round of assessment," Yue Jinghua’s performance in making the Blood Circulation Pill was quite average, but she managed to pass the assessment. A 60% success rate placed her at the bottom among the crowd.

Chapter 235 - 92: The Bomber in the Elixir Furnace (Part 2)

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