Chapter 279: Nine Out of Ten Explode

ao body of our clan"When he uttered these words, his usual dull tone was laced with a hint of malice."This..." Lü Lun furrowed his brows, his eyes rolling as he said, "I don't know about that. Perhaps...Although everyone's understanding of alchemy may differ, the steps involved in the process are largely the same and can be divided into three main stages.

The first step is to burn.

Various medicinal herbs are processed according to their properties in a specific order. They are burned at high temperatures to create a herbal liquid, gradually removing impurities and leaving only the desired medicinal properties.

The second step, integration.

Merge all the liquid medications together.

The third step is Cheng Dan.

Slowly reduce the temperature of the flame, causing the fused liquid medicine to gradually solidify into the desired shape, such as pills, powders, ointments, or liquids.

The whole process, when you put it into words, sounds simple, but doing it is incredibly complex.

For example, the first step is to melt the medicinal materials at a high temperature. It seems like everyone knows how to do this, but different medicinal materials have different melting points.

Some herbs melt at low temperatures, while others may require extremely high temperatures to melt.

This requires precise control over the temperature of the flame.

If the temperature is too high, the herbs will be directly burned into gas. If the temperature is too low, the herbs cannot be completely burned into medicine.

Moreover, during the burning process, one should strive to maximize the extraction of medicinal properties from the herbs.

A hair's breadth apart, a thousand miles astray!

Even if it's just a single herb, if the medicinal properties are triggered by a little less or a little more, it will affect the final efficacy of the pill.

There is even a great possibility that it could turn life-saving medicine into a deadly poison.

Not to mention, the distribution of medicinal properties when various herbs are mixed together is extremely meticulous.

In summary, all these complex steps added together make it extremely difficult to successfully refine elixirs.

Guan Yiming and the others, who started half an hour earlier than Jiang Yun, had already finished the burning step by the time Jiang Yun began refining.

Just as Jiang Yun threw the first kind of herb into the incense burner, a deafening roar suddenly came from not far beside him.

It was a third-grade alchemist's furnace that had exploded!

The pharmacist's face instantly turned as pale as a sheet, for this meant that everything he had done for over an hour was in vain and he would have to start all over again.

This fifth round of competition, although the ten people maintained a certain distance from each other, there was no barrier formation around each person.

Therefore, such an explosion could be clearly heard by the other nine people.

This is naturally also done on purpose.

As a pharmacist, although I usually brew medicine in a dedicated alchemy room and pharmacy, I rarely get affected by external forces or objects.

But a true pharmacist must possess the steadfast psychological fortitude of one who stands firm even when mountains crumble before them.

Nine people all heard the sound of the furnace exploding, but seven of them didn't react at all.

But immediately after, two more deafening explosions rang out, and the cauldrons of two more third-rank alchemists shattered.

Apparently influenced by the sound, his mind was shaken and he made a mistake.

Although the two pharmacists who were caught in the aftermath of the explosion hated the pharmacist who had caused it, they didn't have time to do anything about it.

One by one, they hurriedly took out another tripod and started refining it again.

A fire in the oven is a very common occurrence for pharmacists.

If a pharmacist hasn't bombed a furnace, they shouldn't be ashamed to call themselves a pharmacist.

Therefore, for wealthy and powerful sects like Yaoshhenzong, most of the pharmacists under their banner usually have several pill furnaces on hand, just in case.

Jiang Yun completely ignored everything around him, his mind already fully immersed in the medicinal herbs before him.

This Bu Tian Dan requires twenty-one kinds of medicinal materials, which isn't a lot but certainly not little either.

Fortunately, Jiang Yun was familiar with all twenty-one kinds of herbs. In an instant, he selected several herbs with similar melting points and began burning them with flames.

Although Jiang Yun was the last to make a move, he had spent the longest time preparing and had the most solid foundation.

Moreover, he possessed powerful spiritual awareness and mastery over qi. Therefore, the completion time for this first step was considerably faster than others.

Half an hour later, Jiang Yun trembled as he burned all the medicinal herbs into a liquid, and the properties of each herb were fully activated.

Next, it's time to merge!

And this process is the easiest to cause a meltdown!

Just like in the third round before, Ginger Cloud relied on her analysis based on medicinal feelings to reach her conclusion.

The properties of various herbs have interactions of mutual generation and restraint. Once combined, if the restraint outweighs the generation, it will result in an explosion. Therefore, when combining them, there must be a sequence and a sense of proportion.

Just as Gingercloud was in the process of fusing the medicinal liquid, a series of dull booms echoed around him, like firecrackers, constantly ringing in his ears.

Besides the three who had previously exploded their furnaces, another six people, including Guan Yiming and Xiao Zheng, all unexpectedly exploded their furnaces as well.

Ten people, nine ovens blown up!

This naturally left onlookers dumbfounded, however it stirred a sudden flicker of doubt in Jiang Yun's heart.

Although exploding furnaces is extremely common, besides myself, the other nine people are all experienced in refining third-grade pills. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be possible for them all to explode their furnaces.

"Could it be that something strange is happening during the fusion process"

The thought crossed his mind, making Ginger Cloud want to see Elder Han's expression now. If this prescription had been given by someone else, Ginger Cloud probably wouldn't have had this thought.

But this Elder Han, that's another story!

This point, considering that the other party previously used the furnace as a type of medicinal material, asking me to judge the fire intensity of the elixir, clearly shows that the other party's personality is quite "casual".

No matter what, with the nine pharmacists' furnace explosions ahead, Ginger Yun dared not relax even for a moment, she was fully focused, little by little merging the medicinal liquid.

Although such a method has reduced the possibility of furnace explosions to a minimum, it naturally takes much longer.

While the other nine had already completed the second refinement's burning step, Jiang Yun had yet to finish fusing the medicinal herbs.

But the time for the competition is almost nearing two hours.

Even Elder Han was secretly worried for Jiang Yun. Unless Jiang Yun could succeed once, if he failed, the remaining time would be insufficient for him to complete a second refining.

However, Ginger Cloud at this time, not only was not in a hurry, but there was even a look of joy in his eyes.

"I understand, it's this boundless beast pill!"

"The Cangmang Beasts are divided into male and female, but their beast core properties are just the opposite."

"However, female spirit pills are too rare. So, in the pharmacists' common understanding, as long as they see a vast beast pill, they will think it is a male pill, which leads to the furnace exploding when fused together."

Having understood this, Jiang Yun hurriedly changed the fusion process of this Cangmang Beast Pill, and as a result, it didn't explode.

However, before he could even catch his breath, the incense burner suddenly shook violently.

Jiang Yun's face suddenly turned cold, and the spiritual energy-controlled flames instantly transformed into snowflakes, freezing the entire dispersing flower furnace. This barely averted a disastrous explosion.

Even so, the medicinal liquid produced by the herbs inside the furnace would be completely wasted.

First attempt failed!

Ten people, first time alchemy, all failed!

"Although I thought the Cangmang Beast Pill was female, I didn't expect that the medicinal properties of a female Cangmang Beast Pill were 10% less than those of a male one!"

"Come again!"

Jiang Yun once again allowed the snowflakes to transform into flames, continuing the second round of refining.

But at this time, the time left for him was already less than an hour!

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