Chapter 287
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Chapter 287: A Pot Stew
As Ji Yang refined his third batch of pills, the other alchemists quickly reached their results.
Unfortunately, there were still no high-quality Dropping Dew Pills appearing.
It was clear that producing high-quality Dropping Dew Pills required a sufficient skill level.
While many high-level alchemists were present, they still lacked the experience needed to reach this standard.
The two who first refined mid-tier Dropping Dew Pills wore even brighter smiles; they didn’t need to improve the quality of their pills as long as others failed to produce mid-tier ones. Naturally, they would rank at the top.
Instead of working hard to improve themselves, they preferred to secretly curse others!
After refining two consecutive batches, the two alchemists experienced a decline in their condition. They decided to stop and began to chat, their voices affecting the other alchemists.
The other alchemists glared angrily at the two, but they paid no attention.
Faced with such shameless behavior that disturbed others, a failed alchemist immediately reported them.
However, the report did not elicit a response from Elder Guan.
It was normal to have disturbances during the refining process; this only highlighted the focus of the cultivators.
To validate his words, Elder Guan pointed to Ji Yang, who was deeply immersed in refining. This left others speechless.
At that moment, Ji Yang was indeed absorbed in his work, with no time to pay attention to his surroundings.
Through several rounds of refining, Ji Yang gained much experience, and he pondered the reasons for his inability to produce higher-quality pills.
So this time, Ji Yang altered his refining technique. Instead of adding each type of spiritual plant one by one, he placed several together at once.
He decided to go for a pot stew!
Not only that, Ji Yang started shaking the furnace from the beginning, rather than waiting until the pills were formed!
Many people were drawn to Ji Yang’s strange refining technique once again.
They could understand the shaking near the end, as a previous alchemist had analyzed Ji Yang’s method, and if controlled properly, this technique greatly enhanced the chances of success.
But starting to shake from the very beginning was something they found hard to comprehend.
However, a few perceptive alchemists soon recognized the trick behind it, exclaiming in amazement:
"This kid intends to merge the potency of the spiritual plants together in advance!"
Upon hearing this, everyone in the arena was astonished.
In the pill refining process, it usually followed a fixed rhythm: first, the spiritual plants were added to the Dan furnace, then the Dan fire was used to turn them into medicinal liquid, and finally, they were merged.
This was the longstanding method followed by many alchemists.
But now, Ji Yang was merging all the spiritual plants together prematurely. With such a method, the success rate was significantly lowered, and the risk of an Exploding Furnace increased dramatically.
As everyone watched in surprise, they instinctively stepped back!
If the furnace exploded, they would also be affected.
Some alchemists simply abandoned their own refining attempts, turning their gazes toward Ji Yang with a hint of disdain in their eyes.
"If that actually succeeds, I’ll eat the Dan furnace!" someone said skeptically.
Everyone present held a skeptical attitude, except for Elder Guan, who showed a hint of strange interest in his eyes.
He was also a high-level alchemist. Although he could not become a master alchemist due to his talent, he believed that his experience was on par with that of a master alchemist. This was the main reason why the Heaven Demon Sect had sent him to oversee this alchemy competition.
At the moment, Ji Yang’s blind actions were incomprehensible to the other alchemists, but Elder Guan discerned the reason behind Ji Yang’s approach.
When alchemists used Dan fire to melt spiritual plants, they often lost some of the plants’ medicinal potency. Although the loss was minimal, it was unavoidable.
Few knew this.
A powerful alchemist with primordial spirit energy had once discovered this fact and attempted to make changes, but after many unsuccessful tries, he had to give up.
Now, Ji Yang’s early merging of the medicinal liquid was aimed at locking in the medicinal potency from the spiritual plants, allowing him to refine higher-quality pills.
Although the chance of failure was high, the fact that he could discover this was indeed a sign of outstanding talent.
Elder Guan’s eyes filled with admiration.
Whether this alchemy succeeded or not, this young man had to become a part of the Heaven Demon Sect.
Finding a genius in alchemy for the sect was worth more than capturing Ji Yang!
Thinking of this, Elder Guan’s earlier frustration at not being able to find Ji Yang was replaced by joy!
"Good job, kid! Just like that!"
In his mind, the voice of a middle-aged man echoed.
Ji Yang carefully manipulated the Dan furnace in his hands.
Perhaps he had some talent in alchemy, but it wasn’t to the extent that he could discover this on his own; it was the middle-aged man in the fixed-point object who led him to do this.
The middle-aged man had gone from initially dismissing Ji Yang to now recognizing his pot-shaking alchemy method!
Building on that, he had explained the essence of alchemy to Ji Yang, as well as more advanced alchemical techniques.
This was also why Ji Yang dared to experiment.
Even if he failed, it wouldn’t matter!
With no risk involved, Ji Yang was willing to give it a try.
By tossing various spiritual plants into the Dan furnace together, the refining process was much faster. In just half a stick of incense, he was nearing the end of the refinement.
At this time, two colors of medicinal liquid flowed inside the Dan furnace.
These were the two types of medicinal liquids gathered from all the spiritual plants; now, he just needed to merge them together to make the pills!
Although it seemed like there was less medicinal liquid, its properties were more complex since the two liquids were mixed with other spiritual plants, leading to potential medicinal clashes.
The other alchemists also fixed their gazes on Ji Yang’s Dan furnace, eagerly anticipating the final result.
Under everyone’s varied gazes, Ji Yang began to shake his Dan furnace once more!
As Ji Yang’s hand movements stopped, the medicinal liquids in the Dan furnace quickly congealed, beginning to take shape.
Feeling the situation inside the Dan furnace, Ji Yang’s expression brightened, and without a word, he intensified the power of the Dan fire.
Under the fierce roasting of the Dan fire, a wonderful fragrance soon wafted from the Dan furnace!
This fragrance was richer than the previous two attempts!
“We did it!”
The other alchemists quickly assessed the result upon catching a whiff of this pill fragrance.
However, this outcome was entirely unexpected.
Some alchemists clenched their fists, struggling to accept it.
They wondered how this kid could succeed with such reckless methods, while they had all been seasoned alchemists with years of experience!
Was this talent?
Elder Guan nodded continuously upon seeing this:
“Good, good, good!”
In the next moment, Elder Guan approached Ji Yang, looking at his Dan furnace with excitement in his eyes.
He hadn’t felt this way in a long time.
To think he could feel this from the young prodigy “Feng Yu” today!
