278Chapter 277 A Fifth-Order Precious Pill is Born No One Is Allowed to Refine Pills for Him

At that moment, the dozen or so people sitting cross-legged below the platform, watching Yu Xian refine pills, all had their pupils shrink.

Even though this was the second time You Xiaohua had seen Yu Xian refine pills like this, her beautiful eyes still showed a look of solemnity and confusion.

He can use his hands and spiritual energy simultaneously, which he can do himself.

How could he still use magic to help? How could he control that?

After all, magic itself requires mental control.

And he can also use the spiritual energy of the spell to enhance the medicinal properties while controlling the spell?

Unbelievable.

“This…this method…”

“How strange… how really strange!”

“A three-pronged approach… that vine magic… right, I saw it clearly back then, Guo Pin was crippled by these vines, but I never expected these vines could also help with alchemy?”

“Such powerful control… I can learn from that, but what’s the point of learning it…”

“So steady, so steady! His technique isn’t anything special, just two words: fast and steady! It’s fast enough, but so steady, without the slightest mistake, it’s terrifying! Where does one even begin to learn that!?”

“This…this…”

The dozen or so Foundation Establishment alchemists around them watched Yu Xian dance on the edge of a knife within the high platform formation, yet remain as steady as Mount Tai, and their faces were filled with shock!

Others’ alchemy skills may have their own discovered techniques, different methods, or a sequence of their own insights. Generally speaking, you can definitely learn something from watching them.

But Yu Xian’s place is completely devoid of any frills or embellishments.

He simply broke it down, crumbled it, and told you to just follow the recipe.

You should refine the pills exactly as the recipe instructs you.

But… how can this be done 100% accurately?

How much control and how steady must one’s technique be to achieve that?

So, I can’t learn it!

In fact, no matter how skilled you are in alchemy, unless you can create your own formula, you will never surpass the creator of the formula for the pills you refine.

Those alchemists who can create new pill formulas are definitely at the grandmaster level; they are infallible.

As long as you can perfectly follow his pill formula and refine it in a similar way, the pill you produce will definitely be of the highest quality.

It’s easier said than done!

Ordinary pills of the first and second tiers are one thing, but as you move to the third tier, the complexity becomes unimaginable, and the timing of the cooking is even more difficult to control. So how do you replicate them?

Therefore, countless alchemists who couldn’t replicate the original pills developed their own ideas and approaches, resulting in the creation of various “techniques.”

Even with these “techniques,” the pills they refined according to the formulas were mostly of low, medium, or at most high grade.

Creating something truly exceptional is virtually impossible.

Otherwise, if you can refine pills without following the recipe and still produce top-quality pills, wouldn’t that mean you’ve modified the recipe? Wouldn’t your alchemy skills surpass those of the recipe’s creator?

Those who can create their own alchemical formulas are all masters of alchemy, or even grand masters of alchemy.

Even if Hong Shao came, she might be able to modify the first, second, and third-tier pill formulas, but for pills above the fourth tier, she would have to honestly follow the formulas to refine them.

This is the great wisdom of our predecessors and sages, and should not be taken lightly. It depends on each person’s understanding and how much they can comprehend from the prescription.

Clearly, Yu Xian had a deeper understanding and used spiritual energy, techniques, and vines to activate it simultaneously!

The furnace was blazing hot. The fourth-order crimson furnace was strong enough to refine a fifth-order medium-grade pill. However, it looked extremely red and hot, which was very frightening and seemed like it could explode at any moment!

The Great Pure Yang Pill must be refined with intense heat and produced quickly in a short period of time!

It belongs to the fifth-tier intermediate-level pills and is one of the most difficult pills to refine!

Therefore, after these dozens of spiritual herbs were rapidly activated and sent into the alchemy furnace, Yu Xian once again used dozens of spiritual herbs to activate their medicinal properties!

Quickly, urgently, and as far as possible, without making any mistakes!

Yu Xian knew he couldn’t perform a perfect operation, but he had to ensure that he made as few mistakes as possible.

Because every small mistake can affect the quality of the pill, or even be the cause of failure!

Dazzling sights, flying herbs, and billowing flames!

Everyone in the hall held their breath again; this was the first time they had ever seen such a level of alchemy skill!

It was simply a visual feast!

“go!”

After the second wave of medicinal properties were fully activated, Yu Xian waved his hand again, and the third batch of dozens of medicinal herbs took off!

At this moment, a fine layer of sweat had seeped from Yu Xian’s forehead!

The fourth batch!

The fifth batch!

The sixth batch!

Until the seventh batch and that fifth-grade low-level demon core!

Sweat kept sliding down Yu Xian’s forehead, but his gaze remained calm, and his hands, spiritual energy, and vines remained as stable as ever!

At this moment, everyone understood that Yu Xian had given it his all.

Now, it’s the final moment!

Yu Xian was seen pointing at the fifth-tier demon core with one hand, while the other hand continued to wave, causing the seven vines to dance wildly like seven long snakes. He was simultaneously activating the medicinal properties of the demon core and the spiritual herbs, yet he remained perfectly composed.

This is hundreds of times more difficult than drawing a circle with one hand and a square with the other.

You Xiaohua watched intently, knowing how difficult it was to refine this pill. Although both were mid-level fifth-grade pills, the Great Pure Yang Pill required more than twice the effort to refine as the Midnight Heart-Soothing Pill.

I hope Yu Xian will succeed. Even if he only refines a low-grade pill, he can still become famous throughout the Haotian Sect!

He will become the number one alchemy master of the Haotian Sect, besides his senior master and master!

“go!”

Finally, Yu Xian let out a low shout, raised his hand and pressed down, and the spiritual herbs and demon cores, each with different medicinal properties activated, fell into the furnace, and the furnace lid slammed shut.

Yu Xian pointed at the alchemy furnace, channeling spiritual energy into it and continuously feeding charcoal into it. The entire furnace burned bright red, a blazing, pure yang fire!

The heat swept through, and the temperature inside the hall began to rise.

Just an incense stick later, Yu Xian’s eyes flashed, and he pressed his hands forward: “The pill is complete!”

Whoosh!

The flames instantly surged to their maximum, the alchemy furnace hummed, and white smoke billowed out, turning into the fragrance of elixir that echoed throughout the entire hall!

“Wow, it smells so good!”

“So refreshing! Is this the fragrance of a fifth-grade precious pill!?”

“A fifth-grade pill…a fifth-grade treasure pill…I can smell the fragrance of the pill, and it seems that my cultivation level has loosened!”

“Your cultivation level is loosening? Oh, it’s normal for someone at the mid-stage of Qi Condensation to feel it…”

“They’re here…”

“They’re here!”

Almost simultaneously, all the cultivators who knew alchemy couldn’t help but let out a low shout!

The fire in the furnace suddenly went out, and Yu Xian raised his hand and pressed down: “Open!”

Thump!

The furnace lid was lifted, and a fiery red pill flew out in the blink of an eye, landing inside the porcelain bottle in Yu Xian’s palm!

“It’s done! It really is done!”

“I see it! The pill is complete! But what grade is it? What grade will it be!?”

“The speed is too fast, I can’t tell, but no matter what grade it is, even if it is low grade or even inferior grade, Yu Xian, no, Master Yu, has become famous overnight!”

“A Grand Alchemist… a Grand Alchemist even more powerful than Alchemist Guo…”

The surrounding noise erupted the moment Yu Xian released his elixir.

Thousands of disciples craned their necks, craning their necks to look at the jade bottle in Yu Xian’s hand, wondering what grade this fifth-order mid-grade treasure pill was.

Sweat streamed down Yu Xian’s forehead, and his whole body felt as if he had been soaked in water.

He has practiced the fifth-grade intermediate-level pill three times so far.

This time, it was definitely the fastest and most tiring training I’ve ever done!

His eyes were filled with weariness, and he was mentally exhausted.

But in the end, the elixir was completed!

The dozen or so powerful gazes that were directed at them were also tinged with shock and contemplation.

They began to consider how they should treat Yu Xian in the future.

As for Guo Pin… well, he was rendered useless.

Although it’s a pity that a master alchemist was crippled, Yu Xian is far superior to him!

Because Yu Xian refined a mid-grade, fifth-level Pure Yang Pill!

It’s not a defective product, not a low-grade product, but a mid-grade product!

Below, a dozen or so Foundation Establishment alchemists stared in disbelief, completely speechless.

Su Xiaoduo looked at Yu Xian with eyes full of admiration.

A hint of relief flashed in You Xiaohua’s eyes, followed by solemnity and determination.

He succeeded, and the gap between them has widened…

Back then, his cultivation level was only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and his alchemy skills were similar to, or even slightly weaker than, mine, because my mental state was very poor at the time.

But now, he has already reached the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment!

Not only has his cultivation level caught up with mine, but his alchemy skills have even surpassed mine!

I can’t be content with the status quo anymore. I’ve actually been gloating over reaching the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment!

Cultivation and alchemy are like rowing against the current; if you don’t advance, you fall behind!

Yu Xian slowly exhaled, raised his hand and pressed down, and the formation disappeared.

Standing at a distance, Hu Feng was already stunned. Looking at the jade bottle in Yu Xian’s hand, he suddenly felt a pang of regret…

Why weren’t they prepared by myself for the fifth tier?

That’s a mid-grade, fifth-tier treasure pill!

It is one of the foundations for breaking through to the Golden Core stage!

But now it’s not mine…

Yu Xian looked at Hu Feng and calmly said, “Tell me, for whom did you refine this pill?”

“Forehead……”

Hu Feng was slightly taken aback, not understanding Yu Xian’s meaning, but he quickly came to his senses and coughed, saying, “Why is Master Yu asking this?”

Yu Xian said calmly, “What, as the alchemist who refined this pill, am I not even qualified to know who the rightful owner is?”

“this……”

Hu Feng looked troubled, his brows furrowed.

Since Yu Xian asked this question, he couldn’t say that the pill was made for him, unless he didn’t want Yu Xian to make pills for him again in the future.

However… he really couldn’t say who the true owner of this pill was. After all, information about Golden Core Elders could not be revealed by Golden Core Elders, so how could he say it out loud?

I’m caught in a dilemma.

“Hahaha, since Master Yu wants to know the real person, then I will not hide it from you.”

Just then, a loud laugh rang out, and everyone hurriedly scattered. A figure strode over, his golden core aura sweeping across the surroundings.

“Greetings, Elder!”

In an instant, all the Qi Condensation and Foundation Establishment cultivators around bowed and paid their respects to this figure.

This person is Xie Ling’an, the third elder of the Spirit Medicine Sect, with a cultivation level of mid-stage Golden Core.

Yu Xian, being at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, rose upon seeing Xie Ling’an arrive and bowed slightly, saying, “Greetings, Elder.”

“Oh, Master Yu, please don’t stand on ceremony!”

Xie Ling’an quickly raised his hand in a gesture of respect and said with a smile, “These are just formalities, why bother with them? We don’t need to do this in the future.”

Yu Xian stood up and said with a smile, “Elder, please don’t be offended. This disciple just wants to know who the true owner of this pill is. Because the Second Elder of my Alchemy Sect once said that none of the precious pills of the fourth grade or above in the Alchemy Sect are allowed to be refined for Elder Ji Yulin of the Judicial Sect. So this disciple has no choice but to ask one more question, so as not to disobey the Second Elder’s decree.”

Xie Ling’an’s smile paused slightly.

The gazes of those dozen or so Golden Core experts were also taken aback.

Did he really take Chen Manman’s words seriously?

That woman has made countless threats, and she forgets them in a few days. How could Yu Xian take it seriously?

Now that he’s saying this in front of thousands of disciples, including many alchemists from the Alchemy Sect, does Ji Yulin still have any face left?

“Haha, Master Yu, you’re overthinking it. Those were just words spoken in anger by the disagreement between Fellow Daoist Chen and Fellow Daoist Ji. You can’t take them seriously. She didn’t issue any decrees or announcements, did she?”

Xie Ling’an laughed again.

Although he and Ji Yulin were not close friends, they had been fellow disciples for many years. He had to stop Yu Xian from taking his words seriously, otherwise Ji Yulin would lose all face in the future.

Moreover, Xie Ling’an believed that Chen Manman had absolutely not issued a decree to inform the entire alchemy sect of this matter.

She was just saying those hurtful things to threaten Ji Yulin.

Yu Xian raised an eyebrow slightly.

Yes…

Chen Manman did not issue a decree to inform the Alchemy Sect.

It is obvious that she was speaking out of anger, making threats, with the aim of getting herself out.

After all, the Alchemy Sect belongs to the Haotian lineage, not to her or Hongshao. She can say hurtful things, but to act like this over a small conflict would only anger all the Golden Core experts.

And now that I have been safely rescued, the matter is naturally dropped, and everyone knows the truth.

Thinking of this, Yu Xian nodded, and while putting the jade bottle into his storage bag, he smiled and said, “Well, there are quite a few disciples…”

“What angry words?”

Before Yu Xian could finish speaking, a clear voice suddenly rang out.

Chen, dressed in a white palace gown, slowly walked over, saying calmly, “Was that just something said in anger?”

“Greetings, Second Elder!”

As soon as Chen Manman appeared, thousands of cultivators around him, especially the more than a thousand disciples of the Alchemy Sect, all bowed and paid their respects loudly.

Countless gazes, filled with admiration, desire, greed, and even a sense of sacredness, converged upon her.

Her appearance made all the female cultivators present pale in comparison!

Xie Ling’an turned to look at Chen Manman, her brows furrowing slightly.

Chen slowly walked to the high platform and stood beside Yu Xian. He scanned the surroundings and said, “Issue the sect leader’s decree: Ji Yulin of the Judicial Sect has framed our alchemy master and attempted to kill him. It is utterly hateful! However, since we are both Golden Core cultivators from the same sect, we will let this grudge go. But from now on, no alchemist in our alchemy sect may refine pills for him! Anyone found doing so will be expelled from the alchemy sect!”

The entire hall fell silent once again!