The Earth Fire Institute.
"If you try to refine the Essence Condensing and Organ Refining Pill now, your success rate won’t be high. I suggest you continue refining the Five Revolutions Nourishing Organ Pill. Wait until your Pill Formation Success Rate is close to eighty percent and your Top Quality rate exceeds fifty percent before you try. Otherwise, you’ll most likely fail and waste the Spirit Medicine!"
Princess Lan Yue spoke slowly, her brow furrowed as she watched Yang Chan prepare the materials for the Essence Condensing and Organ Refining Pill.
She herself had not yet attempted to refine the Essence Condensing and Organ Refining Pill. This was something her master, Xu Chuan, the Vice Alliance Leader of the Pharmacist Alliance, had cautioned her against.
Rather than trying to refine various elixirs that aided the Inner Refining of the Five Viscera, it was better to specialize in one. The profound experience gained could then be applied to refining other elixirs, increasing the probability of success and saving a great deal of Cultivation Resources.
The ingredients for elixirs at the Inner Refining of the Five Viscera level were much harder to find; it took a considerable amount of time just to gather a complete set, so they naturally couldn’t be wasted. Specializing in refining a single type of Inner Refining Elixir was a conclusion many had reached through experience.
Princess Lan Yue knew all this and naturally followed Xu Chuan’s arrangements for her Alchemy. Thus, for elixirs at the Inner Refining of the Five Viscera level, she had only ever refined the Five Revolutions Nourishing Organ Pill, completing the process of specialization to thoroughly master its refinement.
This was to enhance esoteric feelings like "Medicine Sense" and "Pill Sense." Once these senses were cultivated, one’s alchemy success rate would become extremely high.
"I’m aware of all that," Yang Chan said with a smile, his lips curling upward. "But how do you know my Alchemy Ability hasn’t improved since I left the mountain?"
’Since I’ve already given Princess Lan Yue some hope, I might as well give her some more. Besides, it won’t be long before I reveal my abilities anyway.’
’After entering the Merak Sacred Land, I’ll have to reveal my ability as an Advanced Pharmacist. After all, it will grant me a very high status and a great deal of security.’
’Geniuses always receive some preferential treatment. Moreover, by demonstrating an ability that assists with Martial Arts Cultivation, I’ll be even more sought after, which should reduce a lot of potential trouble.’
’I’ll attract some attention, but that’s nothing compared to the trouble it will prevent. This was my plan from the beginning, and I’m just acting on it now.’
’As for Princess Lan Yue, since I’ve already shown her some of my ability, I might as well shock her a little more!’
’This pawn might not be useful in the future, but I should still leave the impression I intend to.’
’The identity of a peerless Pharmacist genius will be engraved in her mind.’
"This..."
Princess Lan Yue hesitated upon hearing his words, but she didn’t say anything more.
’She knew that words were useless at this point; only through practice could he truly understand the difficulty involved.’
’She had assumed Yang Chan’s Alchemy Ability hadn’t improved because she knew that while he and the other Pharmacists were in Lan State’s Jinyun City, they were busy treating injured disciples and had no time to refine elixirs.’
’Furthermore, Jinyun City had no Earth Fire or suitable places for Alchemy, making it naturally difficult to improve one’s Alchemy Ability.’
’However, Yang Chan’s confident demeanor left her puzzled. Could it be that he had been refining elixirs in the borderlands, and had even improved his Pill Formation Success Rate and Top Quality rate for the Five Revolutions Nourishing Organ Pill? As soon as the thought appeared, she dismissed it.’
’Unless Yang Chan had tried refining elixirs on the way back... but comparing the travel speed of Elder Song’s group with Yang Chan’s, there should have been basically no opportunity for Alchemy.’
Princess Lan Yue had many questions, but seeing that Yang Chan had already begun attempting to refine the Essence Condensing and Organ Refining Pill, she could only suppress her doubts and focus on watching his process.
She had never refined the Essence Condensing and Organ Refining Pill herself, but she was crystal clear on its Pill Formula and refining process. It was an elixir she had already mastered in theory, and one she planned to start refining after her success rate with the Five Revolutions Nourishing Organ Pill reached eighty percent.
Now that Yang Chan was refining it, she could observe him and see what problems might arise during the process. For her, it would also be a valuable learning experience.
Opportunities to personally observe others performing Alchemy were rare. Many Pharmacists would even hide their techniques from their own apprentices, never revealing their full abilities.
Even though her master was Xu Chuan, the Vice Alliance Leader of the Pharmacist Alliance, she hadn’t seen him perform Alchemy many times. He would only reveal a few techniques when teaching her, and she rarely had a chance to watch him otherwise.
In contrast, during her time refining elixirs with Yang Chan, she had observed his process many times. Of course, the same was true for Yang Chan observing her.
Few Pharmacists were capable of such openness.
Even within the Pharmacist Alliance, relationships weren’t always harmonious; in fact, there was intense competition among members.
Cultivation Resources like High-Level Spirit Medicine were scarce, so everyone had to rely on their own abilities to obtain them.
Back then, despite her distinguished status, the Cultivation Resources she could obtain were still limited—only slightly more than an ordinary person.
Princess Lan Yue watched as Yang Chan arranged the materials for the Essence Condensing and Organ Refining Pill, placing one Spirit Medicine after another into the Alchemy Furnace.
As Yang Chan began the refinement, Princess Lan Yue discovered that his technique had changed dramatically. It felt incredibly practiced to her; the entire process was as smooth as flowing water, utterly seamless and very pleasing to watch.
She had seen this kind of masterful ease in her master, Xu Chuan—the mark of someone who was completely proficient and at home with the refining process.
Now, seeing traces of the same thing in Yang Chan felt unbelievable, and a thought surfaced in her mind.
’Could it be that Yang Chan never actually went to Lan State’s Jinyun City? That he didn’t join the border battlefield to treat the wounded in the rear, but instead stayed behind to practice Alchemy and improve his ability?’
’But even so, such a huge change shouldn’t be possible.’
But she quickly dismissed the idea. If Yang Chan hadn’t joined the border battlefield, the dire news wouldn’t have come back. She had heard that the Cyan Yuan Sect’s Sect Leader, Gu An, had flown into a rage, even pointing at and cursing Elder Song Yunxiang. Many people had witnessed it, and the story had spread, so she had naturally heard it too.
If Yang Chan hadn’t gone, none of that would have happened. Besides, she herself had watched Yang Chan leave with the Cyan Yuan Sect’s contingent.
And even if Yang Chan had been doing nothing but Alchemy, achieving this kind of transformation in such a short time would be exceedingly difficult.
She had seen Yang Chan’s skills before and had a good understanding of his Alchemy Ability. She believed he would have great achievements in the future, but this level of improvement was far beyond her expectations.
At the same time, another thought appeared in Princess Lan Yue’s mind.
’Don’t tell me he’s actually going to succeed in refining the Essence Condensing and Organ Refining Pill!’
The very thought seemed incredible to Princess Lan Yue.
If Yang Chan could really refine the Essence Condensing and Organ Refining Pill, his Alchemy Ability was probably even greater than she had imagined. Becoming a Top Level Pharmacist was likely just a stepping stone for him.
Ascending to King-level Pharmacist wouldn’t be a major issue, and he might even become something beyond the King Level.