Chapter 301
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Chapter 301: Identifying the Pills
When Xiao Zheng reminded them, many disciples started to think hard.
Just a moment later, several voices almost simultaneously said, “Color!”
Yes, color!
Jiang Yun imagined over a thousand medicinal herbs, each one giving the pill a different color when combined.
In total, seven colors!
Jiang Yun’s seemingly casual glance was actually the beginning of his pill analysis.
His first clue for analysis was sight!
By identifying all the herbs that could give the pills color through the seven colors of the Seven-colored Pill, he narrowed down the possibilities significantly.
When Jiang Yun opened his eyes after the first analysis, he didn’t even look at the thousands of herbs around him. Only fifteen minutes had passed.
Then, Jiang Yun placed the Seven-colored Pill under his nose and began the second analysis – to smell!
This time, the herbs around Jiang Yun appeared much more in both quantity and speed compared to before.
Even the bystanders felt dazzled and overwhelmed by the scene.
This scene was seen by Elder Han and other senior pharmacists, leaving them shocked.
Especially Mei Bugu whispered four words, “Analyzing by smell!”
The most common method for analyzing herbs is through smell.
This is because herbs have their own unique scents.
These scents continue to exist even after the herbs are made into pills.
It might become stronger or lighter, hard to tell.
But from Jiang Yun’s fast smelling speed, it was clear he knew the smells of different herbs very well.
Even better than all the other pharmacists there.
He achieved what Mei Bugu called “smelling the herbs and identifying the recipe.”
Smelling the herbs and identifying the recipe is like going back to basics in making medicine, it’s a kind of skill!
If he could go further, it would be “smelling the herbs and knowing the recipe!”
Just by smelling the herbs, he could figure out the recipe!
It’s said that the founder of the Grand Medicine Sect reached this level!
After Jiang Yun finished his second round of smelling the herbs and identifying the recipe, the number of herbs around him decreased by nearly a hundred.
Obviously, combining the results of the two rounds of analysis, Jiang Yun decided to eliminate all the medicinal herbs that only had one characteristic.
During the third round of analysis, Jiang Yun closed his eyes again, gently holding the Seven-colored Pill in his hand. Everyone understood that he was using a special sense to examine it.
During this process, the number of medicinal herbs around Jiang Yun decreased significantly, leaving only about five hundred types in the end.
After the completion of the three rounds of analysis, Jiang Yun opened his eyes again. With a wave of his hand, a stone cauldron appeared in front of him. Surrounded by flames, various medicinal herbs were then thrown into the cauldron one by one.
Because of the Test of Inheritance, there was only a time limit, not a limit on the number of refining attempts.
Furthermore, since the required medicinal herbs were abundant, Jiang Yun could try to refine the Seven-colored Pill within the given time frame without worry, even if he failed thousands of times.
Therefore, he decided to start the process of refining the Seven-colored Pill directly.
Even though people had already witnessed Jiang Yun’s alchemy skills during a previous competition, at that time, Jiang Yun was focused on the effects of the pills, displaying a basic approach without much speed.
However, now he was aiming to quickly analyze the recipe for the Seven-colored Pill, showcasing a completely different state of mind.
Therefore, everyone once again saw his skill in making medicine.
Fast but not messy!
No matter how complicated the steps, how complex the techniques, or how difficult the timing, when he did it, everything flowed perfectly without any blockages.
After a whole day passed, Jiang Yun had successfully completed thirty-six rounds of medicine-making, without any failures!
And the final medicine he made was a colorful pill!
Just by looking at it, it was already very close!
However, being close wasn’t enough; it needed to be exactly the same, down to even the effects of the pill without any mistakes.
At this point, Jiang Yun only had over four hundred types of herbs left by his side.
Judging from his expression, it seemed certain that the required ninety-nine types of herbs were among these four hundred.
The next day, Jiang Yun was still trying to make medicine.
By the end of the day, he had made a colorful pill with only over three hundred types of herbs left around him!
But this level was still not enough, and there was only one day left!
At this moment, Jiang Yun stopped making medicine and instead stared at the Seven-colored Pill.
After observing for two days, all the disciples from the Grand Medicine Sect no longer opposed Jiang Yun entering the Land of Inheritance.
Simply put, it was because Jiang Yun’s skills in medicine-making had impressed them once again.
As a result, many disciples were secretly hoping that Jiang Yun could successfully make the Seven-colored Pill, pass the sixth test, and enter the Land of Inheritance.
“Keep going! You’re getting closer!”
“Maybe he can really succeed!”
After staring at the Seven-colored Pill for a while, Jiang Yun suddenly made a surprising move that shocked everyone.
He actually swallowed the Seven-colored Pill directly.
In fact, using pills to identify their properties is a common method.
However, when other pharmacists use this method, they usually have a general idea of the pill’s properties and don’t swallow the whole pill, just a bit of powder at most.
After all, swallowing a whole pill like this, especially if it’s poisonous or has strong side effects, is like asking for trouble.
Moreover, for Jiang Yun to pass the sixth challenge, he needs two Seven-colored Pills.
But now that he has swallowed one, it means he must correctly analyze the pill by taking it in order to figure out its formula.
Only then can he create two Seven-colored Pills!
Clearly, Jiang Yun is taking a huge risk, facing death to gain success.
Only succeed, no fail!
After Jiang Yun swallowed the Seven-colored Pill, a faint rainbow light appeared all over his body.
It made him look like he was draped in colorful light, very dignified.
After a whole night of contemplation, as the sky was just starting to brighten on the third day, Jiang Yun began refining again.
He was faster at making medicine, and the herbs around him disappeared faster.
By evening, he was left with only over a hundred kinds of herbs.
He successfully refined a half-six-colored pill.
He was only half a step away from the final rainbow color!
But at this moment, Jiang Yun stopped refining, frowned, and sat still like a statue.
Jiang Yun didn’t move, and tens of thousands of disciples on Furnace Peak also stayed still.
Everyone, like Jiang Yun, was thinking about how to make the missing half-color appear.
At this moment, Jiang Yun’s mind was filled with nearly ten thousand types of herbs, constantly being separated and combined to form pills.
But no matter what, he couldn’t find the herbs needed to create the missing half-color.
Time was running out, getting closer to the three-day deadline.
Translator: Volume 20 (Chapters 1062-1111) has been translated and published on Amazon (https://amzn.to/4g38ySb);
