The Invincible Supreme Medical God-Chapter 874 - 485: First Attempt
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After picking up the large pot, Yan Xiaobao placed it in front of him and summoned two flames from deep within. One was green, while the other was a mix of red and yellow.
These flames poured into the pot and began to glow as it started to project into the air. Suspended about half a meter above the ground, the two flames inside spun around each other, battling. Only when Yan Xiaobao focused his will on these flames and forced them to work together did they gradually stop fighting and instead merge. As the two flames spun slowly within the Crucible, they intertwined, resembling Yin and Yang.
Man Yue nodded. Yan Xiaobao took a red Orchid and tossed it into the large pot. He watched as the flames consumed the flower, leaving behind energy.
The red flame was destroyed, and from the energy absorbed by the red flame, the green flame produced a paste-like base. It took only a few minutes to complete the full refinement of the first red Orchid. He saw that the Orchid paste left behind was almost insignificant. The flower had filled his entire palm, but the essence left was less than the smallest part of his little finger.
Repeating this action three times, the paste formed from the energy of the red Orchids naturally became more than before. After refining three flowers, he added the Green Spirit Grass.
Green Spirit Grass was more difficult to refine than the red Orchid. Yan Xiaobao found it hard to control the heat of the flames since this wasn’t something he had really practiced before. The red Orchid didn’t require a specific temperature for refinement, as it was a simple medicinal plant easy to handle, but the Green Spirit Grass was a slightly rare ingredient. It demanded that the temperature isn’t too high during refinement, otherwise, it would turn to ash. If this happened, the delicate essence of the Green Elf Grass turning to ash would not only ruin the paste he was trying to make but could also become toxic.
During the refinement of materials and pill concoction, two outcomes might occur if something goes wrong. One is that the refined energy would cause an explosion, and the higher the grade of the material, the more dangerous the explosion. The second possibility is that the paste or pill becomes complete, but due to incorrect refinement methods, it becomes toxic or has unknown and unwanted side effects.
However, Yan Xiaobao quickly grasped the flames and controlled them. After a while, he managed to improve the Green Grass Spirit. He didn’t perfect it, but it was definitely not toxic, which was a good result for his first attempt.
Now, Yan Xiaobao drew the red flame back into his body but left the green flame in the large pot. With his will, the green flame enveloped the paste and gently urged the items to start merging together. Yan Xiaobao used his will to control the green flame, making it spin slightly, causing the items to move closer to one another until they pressed against each other with great force to the point where they started to merge.
Yan Xiaobao continuously combined these pastes and spots until they finally merged perfectly. The paste was a deep red color with some shiny speckles inside.
Creating a pill is many times more difficult than creating a paste, but even then, Yan Xiaobao was surprised at how simple it was to create this salve. He immediately looked at the large pot in front of him, understanding that the success rate was due to this invaluable pot. It was clearly not simple.
Yan Xiaobao originally planned to wait for next month’s exam, but after creating 10 flawless stickers, he decided to attend the exam in four days.
"Should I concoct something more challenging?" Hui Yue pondered as he looked at the ten jade bottles before him. All of them contained the Devouring Paste made from red Orchids. Although it was his first time refining and concocting, these ten bottles were enough for Yan Xiaobao to become a competent Alchemist.
"No, I should continue practicing this," he decided. Yan Xiaobao knew that the pastes he created were of no use to his friends, but he also knew they sold very well. Despite being cheap to make, they required an alchemist to complete the process. Most alchemists wouldn’t make them because they were below their level, and only apprentices would make these low-grade pastes. Thus, their quality tended to be lower compared to a proper alchemist’s products.
"I know the Royal Academy buys a lot of these pastes because they can get them." Yan Xiaobao mused, "But before thinking about money, I should help my friends."
"I will share with Deng Wu and Wang Julong, but unfortunately, they no longer have families. Gao Yan’s followers are not true cultivators either. That leaves me with the twins and Ma Kong. I think I should divide them evenly between these two groups." Yan Xiaobao nodded. "Alright, now let’s perfect this so that even without this large pot, I can still create this paste without any issues."
Having said that, Yan Xiaobao once again fully immersed himself in the refinement of the paste. He couldn’t idle around because if he allowed himself a short break, he would end up hating himself for not protecting Sha Yun. Sighing, Yan Xiaobao pushed away all his thoughts and looked at the large pile of red Orchids in front of him. He would be busy for a while. Yan Xiaobao fully immersed himself in his room. He created paste after paste. His success rate was an astounding one hundred percent. Even so, it was easy to see the difference between the first batch of paste he created and the new paste.
