276Chapter 275 Lets refine one pill and see what grade it will be

Should Yu Xian accept… or refuse?

If he refuses to refine pills, then it can only mean that he is putting on airs!

If you accept…

Fourth-grade superior pills are extremely difficult to refine.

In the entire alchemy sect, besides the sect leader and the second elder, only You Xiaohua can say that she can reliably refine pills!

Even Guo Pin before he was crippled couldn’t say for sure he could refine it, let alone other alchemists.

Other Foundation Establishment alchemists refine first to third-grade high-quality pills.

Being able to refine a low-grade fourth-order pill is considered a fairly good skill.

So even if he accepts it, he’ll probably ruin it and then make up some excuse!

While everyone was pondering for just a moment, Yu Xian spoke up, saying calmly, “Are the pill formula, spirit herbs, and demon core materials all prepared?”

The cultivator’s eyes flashed as he looked at Yu Xian and said, “Of course, everything has already been prepared.”

“Can.”

Yu Xian raised his hand and said calmly, “Let me see the item.”

The cultivator’s expression shifted slightly. After thinking for a moment, he reached into his robes, took out a storage bag, and with a flick of his wrist, sent it flying into Yu Xian’s palm.

Anyway, I won’t lose out either way.

I’ve come here today specifically to cause trouble.

If Yu Xian can truly refine it, then I happen to need this pill.

If he can’t refine it and wastes all the materials he’s painstakingly collected, then the other fellow cultivators will compensate me.

And having successfully found fault with himself, Yu Xian will henceforth be despised by everyone!

Yu Xian took the storage bag, ignoring the stares around him. He simply followed the spiritual energy into the bag and said calmly after a moment, “A fourth-grade superior Jade Spirit Expansion Pill can be refined. The fee is eighty contribution points or one million spirit stones.”

“What!?”

As soon as Yu Xian spoke, the cultivator’s expression changed instantly, and he couldn’t help but shout, “Why are you charging so much?! Senior Brother Guo only charges fifty contribution points for refining a fourth-grade high-quality pill, and even Elder You only charges sixty-five points. You want eighty points?! What makes you think you can do that?! If you can’t refine it, just say so! Are you trying to discourage people with your price?! That’s ridiculous!”

Eighty contribution points is definitely a huge expense for a cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage!

Sect contribution points are not easy to obtain; you need to complete at least three or four slightly dangerous missions to accumulate eighty points.

And now, Yu Xian has just arrived as the head alchemist, and he dares to ask for eighty contribution points to refine a fourth-grade superior pill? Is this a joke?

Who does he think he is?

Yu Xian ignored the angry cultivator and calmly said, “The Jade Spirit Sea-Expanding Pill is a powerful medicine that can expand the sea and condense qi. It is one of the best pills for breaking through to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment. Therefore, this pill is complicated to refine. I suppose you have been accumulating these materials for some time. Why haven’t you refined it yet? It’s simply because Guo Pin can’t refine it. As for Senior Sister, she is too busy to help you refine the pill. Today I am in charge of the hall and can refine this pill. Consider yourself lucky. If you want to refine it, you can pay contribution points or spirit stones. If you don’t want to refine it, then fine.”

The surroundings were quiet, and hundreds of people looked at Yu Xian with varying expressions.

Yu Xian spoke these words casually, but his words revealed an incredibly strong sense of confidence!

That’s the aura that as long as I refine it, this pill will surely be successful!

Could it be that he really knows how to refine pills?

Or is he an even more powerful alchemy master than Guo Da Dan Shi?

The cultivator frowned, deep in thought.

The Jade Spirit Expansion Pill was very important to him. Some time ago, he asked Guo Pin to help him refine it. Guo Pin said that the success rate was 30% or 70%, and even if it succeeded, it would only be a mid-grade pill at most. So he never asked Guo Pin to refine it and planned to ask You Xiaohua to refine it instead.

However, You Xiaohua rarely makes a move and has been too busy, which is why it has been delayed.

But now, Yu Xian says he can refine it… only the price is much higher…

If I can really refine it, eighty contribution points or one million spirit stones wouldn’t be unacceptable!

Thinking of this, the cultivator’s eyes darted around, and he looked at Yu Xian, saying, “Senior Brother Yu, it’s naturally excellent that you can refine this pill, but isn’t eighty contribution points too high? What if it fails?”

In the Alchemy Sect, alchemists are not held responsible for failures in alchemy; that’s the rule.

However, no alchemist would intentionally fail when refining pills if they had no grudge against each other.

Once you’ve started refining something, you’ll naturally put in your best effort, because failure would mean losing face.

Moreover, if one fails too many times, one’s skills will be seriously questioned. At best, one will find it difficult to be promoted by the sect; at worst, one will be disdained by the sect and expelled from the alchemy school.

After all, no one likes an alchemist who frequently fails at alchemy and wastes everyone’s materials!

This is also why alchemists dare not accept orders to refine pills they are not confident in.

Yu Xian glanced at him and said indifferently, “Failure is failure. Don’t you know the rules of the Alchemy Sect? If you want to refine, then pay contribution points or spirit stones. If you don’t want to refine, then forget it and stop arguing.”

The cultivator froze on the spot, his eyes twitching for a moment, before finally gritting his teeth and saying, “Refine!”

Since we’re already here, we can’t let his price scare us away!

We must test whether Yu Xian is genuine or not.

If it’s true, that would be wonderful; I’ve obtained the precious elixir I needed most.

If it’s fake, no matter what Yu Xian does, he’s already lost eighty contribution points and so many materials. Those who instigated him have to compensate him!

Therefore, the cultivator walked directly to the contribution point payment area, took out his contribution token, paid eighty points, and turned to Yu Xian, saying, “Senior Brother Yu, I have paid the contribution points. Please refine the pills!”

Yu Xian nodded and said, “Okay.”

Now that the other party has paid the contribution points, this Jade Spirit Expansion Pill will be the first fourth-grade superior treasure pill that Yu Xian will refine today while he is in office.

However, this was Yu Xian’s first time refining this pill, so he took out the pill formula and examined it carefully.

Inside the main hall, over a thousand eyes were focused on him.

Yu Xian is actually going to refine pills!

Now that he has to pay 80 contribution points, he has no choice but to continue training!

Moreover, if he falsifies materials and ruins others’ work.

From that moment on, his reputation plummeted to rock bottom! He was practically worse off than a rat in the street!

But instead of starting to refine the pills right away, he’s looking at the pill formula…

Could it be that this is Yu Xian’s first time refining the Jade Lotus Sea Expansion Pill?

On his first attempt at alchemy… he actually dared to accept the request to refine pills in front of everyone?

The entire hall fell silent; even the people buying and selling pills stopped what they were doing.

They looked at Yu Xian, who sat cross-legged on the high platform, calmly watching the pill formula, and fell silent.

As for the dozens of Foundation Establishment cultivators, they frowned and focused their attention.

At the same time, several powerful gazes were also cast upon Yu Xian.

Chen Manman said that he was a master alchemist who could refine fifth-grade precious pills, so refining this fourth-grade superior precious pill was his proof!

The pill formula wasn’t complicated; a fourth-grade superior pill wasn’t considered too difficult for Yu Xian.

However, this alchemy session was extraordinary.

Although Yu Xian appeared calm, he was actually quite alert and not as indifferent as he seemed.

Chen Manman once said that when it’s time to be high-profile, you have to be high-profile, so that people will respect you, fear you, and dare not provoke you.

Pretending to be weak to outsmart others is fine, but you can’t keep doing it. Otherwise, if you keep doing it too long, many people will actually start to believe you’re a pig!

Therefore, Yu Xian will refine this pill with all his might! Without holding back! One pill will determine everything!

From now on, Guo Pin is nothing but a fart! No one will miss him!

Time passed quickly, and an hour later, Yu Xian was still looking at the pill formula.

Inside the main hall, some noise gradually arose.

Those who knew nothing about alchemy were whispering among themselves. Were they stalling for time? Did looking at a pill formula really take this long? and so on.

Those who knew alchemy mocked him, saying things like, “It seems he’s stumped. It’s not easy to refine. He’s panicking.”

But at that moment, Yu Xian slowly exhaled and put away the pill formula.

The gazes of the more than a thousand people in the main hall sharpened.

The dozens of Foundation Establishment cultivators who had been waiting quietly also showed a change in expression.

Yu Xian said slowly, “I am the chief alchemist. Today I will be refining a fourth-grade superior Jade Lotus Sea Expansion Pill. Those alchemists who wish to observe and learn may sit with me below and watch.”

After saying that, he raised his hand and pressed down.

An array suddenly lit up around the high platform. This array was transparent, flickering and undulating, allowing one to see through both inside and outside, but it blocked out all sound and interference.

The chief alchemist not only helps other alchemists solve the problem of refining various large pills that they cannot.

Another very important thing is that it can serve as a reference.

Otherwise, the position of chief alchemist would not be placed inside the alchemy hall; wouldn’t it be more convenient to find an alchemy room?

In fact, whenever the chief alchemist refines pills, other alchemists can come and watch, learn from, and draw inspiration.

Even without direct instruction, observing a master alchemist refine pills will definitely be of great benefit to one’s own alchemy skills.

This is why You Xiaohua and Guo Pin are so respected.

This kind of observation and learning has already been a valuable lesson.

That’s why Guo Pin was crippled by Yu Xian, which aroused the hatred of so many Foundation Establishment alchemists.

“this……”

“Can he really refine it?”

“Let’s see first…”

“He actually wants us to go and observe, to learn from him? He’s so arrogant…”

“Ahem… How about we go take a look? The techniques and skills for refining a fourth-grade superior pill are very rare to see.”

“What are you looking at! He’s bound to fail!”

The dozen or so Foundation Establishment alchemists exchanged glances and talked amongst themselves, none of them going to sit down on the high platform to observe up close.

Whether they come or not doesn’t matter; Yu Xian is just calling out as usual.

As the array rose, all other noises vanished. Yu Xian raised his hand and waved, sending the crimson furnace flying out.

Then came the charcoal, various spiritual herbs, and demon cores, all neatly arranged in front of me.

The next moment, nine pieces of dragon blood essence charcoal flew into the furnace, and Yu Xian officially began to heat up the furnace and refine pills!

Everyone in the hall held their breath!

At this moment, all doubts about Yu Xian’s inability to refine pills disappeared.

The next question is whether Yu Xian can refine this fourth-grade superior Jade Lotus Sea Expansion Pill!

With the protection of the array, even if the cultivators outside are still buying and selling, their conversations will not disturb the main alchemist inside.

But at this moment, no one spoke, and the buying and selling continued.

It was as if their words would disturb Yu Xian, who was refining pills inside.

The alchemy furnace was scorching hot. Yu Xian raised his hand and waved it, and more than a dozen kinds of spiritual herbs immediately flew up.

Once Yu Xian reached the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, his spiritual power was sufficient, and he no longer needed his hands or vines.

By simply transforming spiritual energy into threads, one can activate the medicinal properties of each of these dozen or so spiritual herbs to the required degree.

Yu Xian sat cross-legged without moving, his eyes flashing, and various spiritual herbs rose into the air, spinning and shaking as if dancing. After a moment, they fell into the alchemy furnace one by one, followed by more than a dozen kinds of spiritual herbs.

The technique is incredibly profound.

Unfortunately, those Foundation Establishment alchemists in the distance couldn’t observe up close, so they couldn’t see anything.

Finally, Yu Xian used his spiritual energy to control more than thirty kinds of spiritual herbs, activating their medicinal properties. He raised one hand, touched the demon core, and a surge of spiritual energy rushed in, activating the demon core’s medicinal properties.

“go!”

The final medicinal properties of the demon core were brought to perfection. Yu Xian let out a low shout, and more than thirty kinds of spiritual herbs and the demon core fell into the furnace at the same time, and the furnace lid slammed shut.

Yu Xian pointed one hand directly at the alchemy furnace, channeling spiritual energy into it and beginning to control the heat.

“Forehead……”

“This Yu Xian… well, he seems pretty powerful…”

“I don’t know much about alchemy, but he seems to be quite good at it…”

Various buzzing sounds began to echo in the main hall again.

As for the dozen or so Foundation Establishment alchemists, they were speechless at this moment.

Even though they were far away and couldn’t see Yu Xian’s techniques clearly, Yu Xian’s smooth and flowing movements were enough to prove that Yu Xian probably really had alchemy skills no less than Guo Pin’s!

Time continued to pass.

Everyone’s gaze fell upon the alchemy furnace that emitted a faint white mist.

A very faint medicinal fragrance began to linger throughout the hall; it was almost imperceptible unless one looked closely.

Those who practice alchemy know that the less fragrance a medicinal herb has, the higher its concentration and the more of its medicinal properties are preserved.

However, Yu Xian is not yet able to completely preserve the fragrance of the medicine.

The art of alchemy is vast and complex; even geniuses cannot master it overnight.

Just as someone keenly noticed the extremely faint medicinal fragrance and was about to inquire about it…

But on the high platform, Yu Xian had already raised his hand and pointed!

The furnace lid flew off with a roar!

A green pill, as clear as a gemstone and shimmering with a warm glow, suddenly flew out of the crimson furnace and landed in the white jade bottle in Yu Xian’s palm.