Eternal Life Starts from Tai Chi-Chapter 158: Keep at Arm’s Length; the Palest Ink is Better Than the Best Memory
Yang Chan was unaware of what had happened in the Cyan Flower Courtyard of the Medicine Hall; otherwise, he would have had a few choice words for Gu An.
’It’s so difficult to just stay in the Cyan Yuan Sect and develop steadily these days. Must people with outstanding talent always go through so much trouble?’
Although Gu An meant well, wanting him to grow quickly and become the Cyan Yuan Sect’s new Advanced Pharmacist, Yang Chan knew he could just develop steadily. There was no need to leave the sect and take such risks.
Since Yang Chan was unaware, he was still diligently flipping through the *Alchemy Record*, copying down useful information to create his own personal alchemy notes.
’Worst case, I’ll just take a little longer to refine the First Revolution Nourishing Viscera Pill. I’ll just wait until Elder Yan and the others leave the Cyan Yuan Sect before I start the refining process.’
In Yang Chan’s eyes, White Jade City was a much more dangerous place. It was outside the Qing State’s sphere of influence. ’If I run into trouble in White Jade City, the Cyan Yuan Sect might not even be able to provide support. It’s far more dangerous than Tan City or Taiyu City ever were.’
’A place teeming with experts offers even less safety. That’s definitely not good news.’
’The process of refining the First Revolution Nourishing Viscera Pill is indeed more complex.’
Yang Chan closed the *Alchemy Record*.
He had found many records in it, and comparing them to his own alchemy process revealed numerous discrepancies. These would all take time to resolve. ’If I just used Potential Points to upgrade, it wouldn’t be this much trouble.’
However, Yang Chan had no intention of spending Potential Points on his Pharmacist profession. He would have to rely on his own hard work, and that meant he had to study.
’I should push back my next attempt at refining the First Revolution Nourishing Viscera Pill. I won’t waste the ingredients if I’m not confident.’
Although Yang Chan had plenty of medicinal ingredients on hand, he couldn’t just burn through them recklessly. ’After all, no one is going to reimburse me.’
’Otherwise, I could show everyone what truly rapid improvement in alchemy ability looks like.’
’Alright, I’ll spend the rest of my time on the Flood Dragon Demon Breath Method.’
Yang Chan didn’t overthink it. His thoughts turned back to his Martial Arts Cultivation. To him, this was the top priority, something that could push even alchemy aside.
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"Pharmacist Yang, these are the herbs you needed. The Han Family has delivered them. If you need anything else, just tell me, and I’ll go prepare it for you." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
Han Bingyu had returned with another batch of medicinal ingredients, which were some of the materials for the First Revolution Nourishing Viscera Pill.
Besides the ingredients Yang Chan bought from the Medicine Hall, a portion of what he currently needed came from the Han Family.
"Mm! Very good."
Yang Chan gave them a quick look and immediately knew the quality of their Medicinal Properties. They were even better than what he got from the Medicine Hall, which pleased him.
’Using these for alchemy will yield even better results.’
Hearing this, a smile appeared on Han Bingyu’s face. This was the answer she had been hoping to hear.
The Han Family had been consistently trying to curry favor with Yang Chan, especially after Gu An’s public statement and Yang Chan’s work on refining the First Revolution Nourishing Viscera Pill. This friendly attitude had become even more obvious.
The medicinal ingredients they had delivered these past few times were all of a Superior quality, and their price was naturally a cut above ordinary herbs.
"As long as you are satisfied, Pharmacist Yang. Is there anything else I can help you with?"
Han Bingyu asked, seeing Yang Chan’s gaze fixed on the medicinal ingredients.
If there was nothing else, she planned to leave right away. She wanted to use the medicinal herbs her family had sent to attempt Tempering her skin and flesh, hoping to reach the External Refining Realm sooner and become an Elite Disciple of the Cyan Yuan Sect.
"An Elite Disciple named Han Yu is coming today to pick up some Lantian Jade Refining Pills. There are three pills inside. When he arrives, just sell them to him at the normal price."
Yang Chan thought for a moment, took out a bottle of Lantian Jade Refining Pills, and gave the instruction.
He originally had no intention of seeing Han Yu again, as he had heard the moniker ’Servant Twins’ from Han Bingyu and wanted nothing to do with it. Since Han Bingyu was here, he decided to just hand the matter over to her.
’Whatever Han Yu’s motive is, I don’t want to get involved. It means trouble, and I hate trouble.’
"Yes, Pharmacist Yang."
Han Bingyu’s eyes flashed when she heard this, and she nodded.
She, of course, knew of the person who shared a nickname with Yang Chan. She was the one who had investigated the ’Servant Twins’ matter and told Yang Chan about it. For that, he had even given her some medicine to aid with External Refining.
’Seeing how Yang Chan is acting now, it’s perfectly in line with his usual attitude.’
’Whether Han Yu is doing this intentionally or not, Yang Chan always keeps his distance from people like that.’
Although Han Yu shared her surname, they were not related in any way. Han Yu was a commoner, while she, Han Bingyu, was a disciple from the Han Family of Brocade City.
’Although Han Yu is showing decent talent now, the Han Family won’t pay him too much mind unless he becomes a Direct Disciple. After all, the Han Family has plenty of Elite Disciples in the Cyan Yuan Sect, but not a single Pharmacist. The gap in difficulty between becoming one versus the other is immense.’
’Of course, this is also because most people focus on improving their Martial Arts Cultivation and don’t want to spend extra time on their Pharmacist Ability. It requires not only a natural talent for pharmacy but also immense effort. The difficulty in nurturing a Pharmacist is far greater than that of an Elite Disciple.’
Han Bingyu took the Medicine Bottle with the Lantian Jade Refining Pills and walked directly into the courtyard.
She knew that Yang Chan would now organize the medicinal ingredients she had brought. She had offered to help before, but Yang Chan hadn’t let her, because he needed to portion them out directly according to a specific ratio in preparation for refining the First Revolution Nourishing Viscera Pill.
A mere Pharmacist’s Assistant like her couldn’t really help; she would only get in the way. She was very self-aware, so after Yang Chan had refused her once, she never offered again.
Unless Yang Chan asked her himself, she wouldn’t bring up such a question again.
’Coptis, sword beans, Guandan...’
After giving his instructions to Han Bingyu, Yang Chan paid no more mind to other matters. He focused on observing the Medicinal Properties of the delivered herbs, then divided them directly according to the ratios he planned to use for alchemy.
For his next attempt at refining the First Revolution Nourishing Viscera Pill, he planned to do a few trial runs first. Only after confirming several hypotheses would he proceed with the final refining.
Therefore, the amount of ingredients used for the trials would naturally not be too large. It was a way to verify the records he had formed through Visualization of alchemy-related books, and it would also become part of his own alchemy records.
In the future, he could also place a book of his own alchemy records in the Medicine Hall Collection Pavilion. This was how the books he had previously obtained came to be there, and through this method, he could borrow even more advanced Pharmacist-related books.
The Cyan Yuan Sect was very supportive of this practice, on the condition that the recorded book was useful.
If the content was worthless, they would naturally not allow him to borrow more advanced books.
Yang Chan was taking notes now not just because he knew that the faintest ink is better than the best memory, but also to prepare for the future. He never knew when he might need to borrow more advanced books on pharmacy.
