The original repairer

During the banquet, Senior Brother An asked calmly, "Has Junior Brother Shi ever been to the Poison Pond Immortal City?"

"I went there more than three years ago and stayed there for a month or two. A strange phenomenon appeared, so I entered the Thousand Poison Pond and searched for a long time, but I didn't get any chance, so I had to return to Qishafang City." Shi Chen said thoughtfully.

"Haha, two years ago, the Thousand Poison Pond Immortal Mansion was exposed, but Junior Brother didn't participate. Are you looking for an opportunity?"

"Junior brother wanted to go, but he couldn't make it in time. I just found an opportunity to practice in seclusion at that time. Now, a few years have passed, and I have lived up to my expectations. I have finally completed my Qi training and applied to the sect for the Foundation Establishment Pill. I have broken through the Qi training and achieved the Foundation Establishment."

"If you can't apply for the Foundation Establishment Pill, you can come to me. You can still get one."

"Thank you for your kindness, Senior Brother. If the sect is not able to apply, I will trouble you again."

After a great feast, Shi Chen came out of Senior Brother An's cave. It was already night. Looking at the dim moon and stars, he summoned his flying sword and flew back to his own cave.

Shi Chen has submitted an application to the sect for the Foundation Establishment Pill, along with the certification of a second-level alchemist.

In the sect, many disciples came to visit Shi Chen. After some polite exchanges, they all asked Shi Chen to help them refine pills.

Shi Chen did not agree. In the sect, the alchemist would privately refine pills for fellow sect members. The sect would charge 10% of the fee, and the alchemist would also charge 10%.

And those who come to him to refine pills now simply don't want to pay the sect's share.

If you need an alchemist to refine elixirs for you, you need to go to the alchemy hall to register. The alchemy hall will then arrange for an alchemist, or you can designate an alchemist. The designated alchemist may not necessarily refine the elixir for you, and the alchemist can negotiate the fee when accepting the task.

The alchemists in the sect charge 20% of the refining fee for the pills, and the sect takes 10%.

It is already very fair to ask an alchemist to refine pills on your behalf within the sect. If you ask an alchemist to refine pills on your behalf outside, the price is usually split in half.

The success rate of a normal alchemist is about 60% to 70%. The number of successful pills depends on the alchemist's alchemy skills. An ordinary alchemist can make six pills in one furnace.

Shi Chen did not try to steal the business of the sect's inner alchemy masters. He could make a lot of money by just putting up a sign outside the sect.

News soon came about the assessment for certified second-level alchemists. The assessment would be held in the Alchemy Hall and the Trial Pavilion in three days.

There were three examiners: two third-level alchemists and one fourth-level alchemist. The fourth-level alchemist, the chief examiner, was dressed in a purple robe, looking stylish. The two third-level alchemists wore a red robe and a green robe, respectively.

"Are you familiar with the certification items required to apply for certification as a second-level alchemist?" asked the red-robed third-level alchemist.

"Everything is clear now." Shi Chen frowned.

The tone of the alchemist who asked the question was a little off. Shi Chen had never offended the sect's alchemists, so he really couldn't understand why.

"Master alchemist, the assessment will now begin with the first item. Here are three second-level pill recipes. There are only the names of the elixirs in the formulas. Please tell me the medicinal properties, medicinal appearance, and pharmacological analysis of two of the recipes." said the fourth-level alchemist who was in charge of the examination.

Shi Chen looked at the three pill recipes, picked up two, and after thinking for a while, he said, "This one is for the second-tier Xuanyuan Pill. The main ingredient is Xuanyuan Fruit, supplemented by Blood Vine, Zhongma, Purple Spirit Flower, and Logan Grass. The main ingredient is Yang, and its properties are neutral. The supplementary ingredient is Blood Vine..."

In a quarter of an hour, Shi Chen slowly explained the two selected pill recipes according to the medical books, pharmacology, and the alchemy books he had learned in the sect. Shi Chen did not point out some differences from the basics of alchemy. He followed the alchemy techniques purchased from the sect as if he was reciting a text.

"Since you have passed the basics of alchemy, let's proceed to the next assessment." The green-robed third-level alchemist said after recording Shi Chen's words and actions.

"I will preside over this assessment. There are twenty kinds of spiritual medicines and three kinds of medicinal residues that failed to be refined. Tell me their names and medicinal properties. Among these three kinds of medicinal residues, tell me the spiritual medicinal components of two of them." The red-robed alchemist said in a cold voice.

Shi Chen looked at the elixirs on the table. It was easy to identify them, and he said their names and medicinal properties one by one.

There were three small piles of medicinal residue, each pile was black. Shi Chen checked the three piles of medicinal residue by looking, smelling, touching, and scanning with his spiritual sense.

"This pile of medicinal residue is the residue of Peiyuan Pill. The ingredients in it include Peiyuan Fruit, Jiaoling, Xiyecao, Mugwort Root, and Ganoderma Lucidum..." He said the ingredients of the two piles of medicinal residue.

"The ingredients are correct, but can you point out where the failure lies?" the red-robed alchemist asked again.

"Is this also within the scope of the assessment? I remember that there is no such item in the second-level alchemist certification assessment." Shi Chen looked at the red-robed alchemist in confusion.

"This is an additional assessment. It's up to you whether you want to tell it or not." The red-robed alchemist looked at the fourth-level alchemist and said.

Shi Chen looked at the fourth-level alchemist who was the examiner and saw that the fourth-level alchemist just frowned and did not object.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "I can identify some reasons for refining failure, but they're not necessarily correct. First of all, this pile of waste residue is the residue from refining the Peiyuan Pill. The main reason for the failure is improper control when mixing the spiritual medicine liquid. There was more earthy Ganoderma liquid, which led to unstable medicinal properties. Finally, the refiner's technique may not have been up to par, and he couldn't save the pill. As for this pile of dregs, there was too much of the main medicine liquid when it was fused, and the auxiliary medicine liquid didn't work, so the refining failed."

The fourth-grade purple-robed alchemist came over in person and looked at the two piles of medicinal residues pointed out by Shi Chen. After a quarter of an hour, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your alchemy skills are very solid, and your analysis is correct. However, this is not part of the assessment. Now we are moving on to the final test. You must refine three batches of second-grade elixirs out of ten batches, meeting the standard requirement of at least three successful pills per batch. Here are the recipes for ten second-grade elixirs. You may choose any of them. As long as you can refine three batches of successful pills within ten days, you will pass."

Shi Chen used his spiritual sense to look at the ten jade slips. He saw the names of the prescriptions and the spiritual medicines used, but there was no experience guidance, dosage, or detailed refining techniques.

Generally, if an alchemist gets such a recipe and wants to refine the pill, it is difficult to get the correct dosage of the elixir, the mixing ratio of the medicinal liquids, and the control of the fire without hundreds or thousands of experiments.

Shi Chen wanted to see all the pill recipes and learn them for free.

According to the assessment requirements, it takes ten furnaces of elixirs, and three of them are successful. No matter how powerful an alchemist is, it is impossible for him to succeed in refining the first furnace of elixirs after learning the recipe for the first time.

Finally, Shi Chen selected three recipes.

There are the Peiyuan Pills needed by foundation-building cultivators, the Yangshen Pills used to nourish spiritual consciousness, and the Rejuvenating Pills that most female cultivators care about.

When they saw Shi Chen select three kinds of pill recipes, the three assessing alchemists looked at him in surprise.

Throughout the history of the Alchemist Certification Examination, certified alchemists have always chosen a familiar recipe, refined the elixir according to the requirements, passed the examination, and advanced to the Alchemist rank. However, Shi Chen chose multiple recipes for the examination, which was either a sign of self-confidence or arrogance.

After being shocked for a while, the red-robed alchemist began to sneer.

The purple-robed fourth-level alchemist looked at Shi Chen seriously. He believed that Shi Chen had already developed these three second-level elixirs and could guarantee the success of the pills. He just wanted to show off in order to get better treatment from the sect.

They didn't know that Shi Chen had only refined the second-level foundation-building pill and had never touched other pill recipes. He just wanted to learn a few more pill recipes to save the sect contribution required to exchange them. He didn't know that if he failed the assessment, the selected pill recipe would also require the corresponding sect contribution.

After choosing the recipe, the fourth-level purple-robed alchemist put away the other recipe jade slips, then removed the restrictions on these three jade slips, and Shi Chen began to study the details of the recipe.

It took three days to study the pill formula, simulate pill refining, and become familiar with the refining process.

Seeing Shi Chen meticulously studying the recipe, the three examiners had different reactions. The purple-robed examiner frowned, puzzled; the red-robed examiner scoffed with disdain; and the green-robed examiner observed calmly.

On the fourth day, Shi Chen told the spiritual medicines he had taken: three portions of Peiyuan Dan spiritual medicine, three portions of Yangshen Dan spiritual medicine, and four portions of Zhuyan Dan spiritual medicine.

The process of refining the pills was monitored by only one examiner to prevent cheating. However, the three examiners did not leave. They wanted to see if Shi Chen could successfully refine all three pills.

Shi Chen chose the easiest to refine Peiyuan Pill, and only refined one furnace, which took him two hours. He was very careful, and every step was just as described in the pill recipe. However, in the end, only one pill was formed in the furnace, which was considered a failure.

Shi Chen began to meditate.

On the fifth day, the elixir to be refined was changed to the Rejuvenating Pill.

There was no finished pill in the furnace, not even a single one, and the refining process failed.

Upon seeing this, the three alchemists who were taking the test laughed secretly, thinking that he was an alchemy genius, but was just being too arrogant.

On the sixth day, Shi Chen switched to refining the Spirit-Nourishing Pill, but the pill still didn't succeed.

On the seventh day, two of the three alchemists who were taking the test left, and only the green-robed alchemist stayed to monitor.

Shi Chen switched to refining the Rejuvenating Pill. He believed that the Rejuvenating Pill was the most valuable. Other elixirs were very common, but the elixir for the Rejuvenating Pill was hard to find and was a once-in-a-century existence.

A low-grade anti-aging pill is being sold at a starting price of 10,000 low-grade spirit stones. Any anti-aging pill that appears at an auction is sold for no less than 50,000 low-grade spirit stones.

The female cultivators are too crazy. Even if they don’t have the resources to practice, they are willing to spend all their belongings to buy a rejuvenation pill.

A low-grade anti-aging pill can keep one young for three hundred years; a medium-grade one can keep one young for a thousand years; and a high-grade one can keep one young for five thousand years.

The minimum time for maintaining youthful appearance is 500 years. It has been recorded that a low-grade youthful-looking pill can keep one young for 500 years.

Shi Chen was now able to refine these three kinds of pills, but he couldn't show too much talent, so he would refine the pills in three furnaces and ensure that each furnace produced more than three pills, and then he would pass the certification.

On the seventh day, this furnace produced two pills, which was not considered qualified.

On the eighth day, he began to refine the third batch of Rejuvenating Pills. Today he was extra careful and it took him an hour longer than usual. In the end, he made three pills, which were low-grade Rejuvenating Pills.

On the ninth day, Shi Chen was refining the last batch of the anti-aging elixir in his hand. He was full of confidence and finally made five low-grade anti-aging pills.

The tenth day was the last day of the assessment. The elixir for the Rejuvenating Pill had been used up. The pill to be refined today was the Yuan-nourishing Pill. It was not difficult. He pretended to refine it patiently and carefully, and finally made four pills, which were low-grade Yuan-nourishing Pills.

On the last day of the assessment, all three assessment alchemists were present. When they saw Shi Chencheng successfully complete four pills, the fourth-grade purple-robed alchemist and the third-grade green-robed alchemist breathed a sigh of relief.

The red-robed third-level alchemist snorted coldly and told the fourth-level purple-robed alchemist that the mission had been completed, so he would not stay here and left the assessment alchemy room.