Fairy, return my flying sword to me

Chapter 136: To be refined ≠ to be refined

The president appeared in the alchemy room at some point. The chief alchemist, who had been watching the two prepare their work, was startled and turned around to look, "President?!"

The president waved his hand to signal for silence, "Master Zhang, are you sure?"

"Yes." The chief alchemist nodded. "After studying the remaining formula for ten days, Master Zhang has decided to take action just now."

"The Chamber of Commerce's hopes all rest on him..." The president nodded and looked to the other side, "What's going on over there?"

"That's the alchemist Li Qingyu brought with him. He was inspired by Master Zhang's words just now. After taking a look at the recipe, he also said he could make it. I don't know if it's true or not, but there's nothing much to lose by letting him try."

The Chamber of Commerce does have limited alchemy materials in stock now, but how can alchemy not fail?

Normally, there will be a certain amount of redundancy in the raw materials, so even if some of them are wasted, it will not be too disastrous.

The president nodded and said, "I don't know much about alchemy. In your opinion, how confident are they?"

"I've been pondering this pill formula all day... The Xuanpin Heart-Chanting Dew requires a precise balance of yin and yang energy during its refinement. It places extremely high demands on the temperature, the ratio of ingredients, and the timing of fusion. Any carelessness will result in a useless pill or even a furnace explosion. Furthermore, even if we were lucky enough to refine it, we don't have the Hehuan Sect's most important Heart-Chanting Dew as the core ingredient, making it difficult to guarantee the efficacy of a replica."

"That's why the incomplete recipe we have can only theoretically offer a possible direction, but not an absolutely definitive refining plan. The specific method of refining depends solely on the two alchemists' own understanding and skills. Therefore, even if the two chose completely different core ingredients and refining methods, I can't guarantee who is right and who is wrong."

"..." The president pursed his lips, but finally couldn't hold it back, "What's the difference between you saying it and not saying it?"

"..."

There are many kinds of refining materials sent by the Chamber of Commerce, but not every one of them is useful. They are just the types that the Chamber of Commerce may use based on the medicinal properties and pharmacology, and then according to the pill formula.

When it came to the selection of basic elixir materials, Lin Jian and Master Zhang made similar choices. They both chose Yin Yang Lotus, Yin Long Huo, Cold Marrow Ice Crystal and Fire Pattern Grass, which were the elixir materials with properties that best matched the original.

Only for the most crucial adhesive, Lin Jian chose Thousand-thread Vine, and Master Zhang chose Nine-Direction Illusion Dew and Bone-Eroding Orchid.

This is the ingredient in the incomplete recipe that is not explicitly used to replace the Hehuan Sect's Heart-Chanting Dew.

Seeing that the two were fully prepared, the president couldn't help but ask again.

"The materials they chose for the elixir seem to be different. In your opinion, whose choice is more reasonable?"

Watching Master Zhang methodically preheating the alchemy furnace, the Chief Alchemist nodded repeatedly, "Master Zhang is truly a master. Nine-Directions Illusion Dew also has hallucinogenic effects, and the Bone-Eroding Orchid attacks the heart and bones. Using these two ingredients to replace the Heart-Entanglement Dew is a very sound idea. Most importantly, their performance is quite compatible with the Heart-Condensing Dew, so the refining process should be similar."

"Of course, Young Master Bai is also very confident. The properties of the Thousand Silk Vine are both gold and water, which is also consistent with the medicinal properties of the original Xuanpin Chanxin Dew. Although the properties of the materials may determine some differences from the original during the refining process, the final medicinal properties may be more in line with the original."

"They really each have their own merits..."

The president's eyebrows twitched, he glanced at the other party and this time he finally suppressed the urge to complain.

"But what the hell is the difference between you saying it and not saying it this time?!"

The chief alchemist looked innocent.

What can be done then?

These alternative elixir ingredients were all analyzed by myself based on the medicinal properties and pharmacology of the elixirs according to the remaining recipes before Master Zhang and Little Friend Bai arrived.

As long as the deviation is not too outrageous, he has his own reasons no matter which one he chooses.

Now he has to choose between several options. No matter which one he chooses, wouldn't it be a slap in the face?!

What's more, how could he dare to take sides before the results came out?

Not afraid of boomerangs?
……

Master Zhang put in the ingredients for the elixir and began to control the fire to extract it.

As the fire in the alchemy furnace gradually increased in power, each ingredient was thoroughly refined by the high temperature in different temperature ranges, becoming the essence needed to make the elixir.

The whole process was orderly and showed the style of a master.

"What should we do? Should we just refine it?" Chunxue muttered softly, crouching at the foot of the forest. "Can we control the progress? If he can't refine it, neither can we. If he can, we can too."

"That's no problem," Chunxue instructed. "Just delay a little longer on the Thousand Silk Vine refining step. This thing can withstand the heat, so we'll see how it goes."

"Good."

As each ingredient of the elixir was thoroughly refined, a faint pink scent gradually drifted out from the elixir furnace.

Smelling the faint sweet aroma in the air, the Chief Alchemist's eyes blurred slightly, and for a moment he felt that the short and fat Chamber of Commerce President beside him had become more handsome...

"Guard your mind!" At the critical moment, a voice laced with true energy echoed in the small alchemy room. "This is the moment when the elixir is about to be formed. Strange phenomena are occurring frequently. Everyone, be careful!"

As Master Zhang spoke, he shot out dozens of streams of true energy towards the alchemy furnace, and then shouted in a low voice, "Condensate!"

Threads of sweat oozed from his forehead and gathered quietly.

Smelling the increasingly sweet aroma in the air, the Chief Alchemist's face was overjoyed, "That's the smell! Master Zhang has succeeded!"

Haruyuki muttered hurriedly, "Hurry up, hurry up! He's going to explode!"

Lin Jian was delighted to hear this and sped up the refining process.

If he blows up the furnace, I blow up the furnace too!

Making pills is difficult, so is a furnace explosion a big deal?

This is what he is best at in alchemy, and he learned it by himself!
"Woooooooo~"

A slight whistling sound came from the furnace, and the essences of many elixir materials began to gradually merge into one in the rotation under the combined effects of high temperature and true energy.

However, the whistling sound did not slow down as the elixir material condensed and was about to form a sphere. Instead, it became more intense, so that the entire furnace began to shake slightly.

Master Zhang, with sweat on his temples, hurriedly output his true energy to try to stabilize the huge changes happening in the furnace. However, how could the demon that had been released be willing to return to ordinary life?

Master Zhang, who had been preparing for a long time, fired the first shot——

"boom!"

The huge cannon shot into the sky, and the tortoise-shell-shaped defensive magic circle lit up.

However, the impact from inside eventually broke the protection of the magic circle, and the lid of the alchemy furnace flew into the sky, and it was unknown how high it flew.

The president's face darkened, and the chief alchemist immediately responded to the situation, "Master Zhang is anxious, while Young Master Bai is more down-to-earth..."

Before he finished speaking——

"boom!"

A vibration even more violent than before erupted from the other eye of Tai Chi.

The tortoise shell magic circle, which had already been attacked once, didn't even resist this time. The roof above was instantly blasted into an even bigger hole...

"Friend Bai!" The chief alchemist's voice was filled with resentment.

Before he could raise the next question, Lin Jian spoke first, "To refine ≠ to refine it."

What's there to say about the inequality?

"Besides, didn't he explode too?"

"It's okay." Master Zhang, worthy of being a master, remained calm even after the furnace exploded. "It's just a small attempt to get on the right path. Find the lid and continue refining."

(End of this chapter)