Chapter 78: Refining Medicine with Yin Fire

"Teacher, are you sure the one refined with Yin fire is a poison?" Looking at the two medicinal pills in his hand that were not only identical in appearance but also had no difference in smell, Xiao Yan questioned again.

"Hehe, if even you could see it at a glance, would people eat it?" Yao Lao rolled his eyes and said with disdain.

"Hehe, the medicinal pill refined by Yin fire is not only identical in appearance, but the taste is also no different. However, one can help people increase their life, and the other can reduce people's life. The one refined by Yin fire should be considered a Longevity-Reducing Pill. After eating it, one will feel very energetic, and the whole person will look much younger, but this is at the cost of one's own life. As soon as the medicinal effect passes, one will become even older. If you don't believe it, you can try one?" After Yao Lao introduced the difference between the medicinal pills, he looked at Xiao Yan playfully.

"Longevity-Reducing Pill! Does it mean the medicinal properties of the medicinal pills refined by Yin fire are all opposite?" Xiao Yan looked at the medicinal pill refined by Yin fire in surprise.

"That's not it! Yang fire will add some good medicinal effects to the medicinal pill, while Yin fire will add unexpected toxicity to the medicinal pill, so Yin fire is more suitable for refining poison." Yao Lao explained.

"Teacher, if you hadn't said it, I really wouldn't have known that Yin fire could also refine medicine." Xiao Yan said with a smile.

"Using poison is not the right path; some Alchemists have gone astray and walked onto the evil path. You must not learn from them! Otherwise, I will clean up the sect." Yao Lao instructed seriously.

"Unless it is a life-and-death moment, I will not use poison. Besides, I don't like using underhanded means; I am more used to fighting openly and honestly." Xiao Yan responded.

Extinguishing the flame in the medicine cauldron and putting the medicine cauldron into the storage ring, Xiao Yan put Fama's original medicine cauldron back in its original place.

"Ah! Are all the medicinal pills refined? How can it be so fast? How many did you refine?" Fama looked at Xiao Yan in shock. Originally, he thought

"Ah! The pills are all finished? How could it be so fast? How many did you refine?" Fama stared at Xiao Yan in shock. Originally, he had thought that with Xiao Yan's speed, it would take at least three or four days; he never expected it to be finished in a single day.

"That is true! Since that is the case, I cannot insist on you staying. These are the things prepared for you; please accept them!" Fama nodded, then handed two storage rings to Xiao Yan.

"Are you leaving?" Fama looked at the fully dressed Xiao Yan before him and asked with some confusion.

"Yes! The matters I came to the Imperial Capital to handle are finished, and the pills are refined. It is time to continue my training," Xiao Yan said with a smile.

"Where can one enter the Magical Beast Mountain Range from here?" Xiao Yan asked.

"Hmm!" Yao Lao nodded. He understood Xiao Yan's character. If one said Xiao Yan refined some strange poison to mess with people, he would believe it, but if one said Xiao Yan would walk the path of a Poison Master, he would not believe it.

Fama pointed at the secret passage and said, "Pass through this secret tunnel, and you will be able to enter the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Once you enter the Magical Beast Mountain Range, it will be like looking for a needle in a haystack for those people to find you. Moreover, I will wait a few days before handing the pills to them; by then, you should already be far away."

Fama had originally thought that Xiao Yan would have refined ten pills at most, which would already be remarkable. He never expected him to have refined six more for him—a full fifteen pills. Why did pills become mass-produced as soon as they reached Xiao Yan's hands?

After Xiao Yan packed away all the medicinal materials in the secret room, he walked directly to the exit, pressed the mechanism on the wall, and waited quietly for Fama's arrival.

"Then goodbye! Old Man Fama!" After saying this, Xiao Yan took two moonstones from his storage ring, held them in his hand, and carefully walked into the secret passage.

"Hehe, perhaps I am just lucky and my success rate is relatively high!" Xiao Yan scratched his head and said with a smile.

Because this was the path one must take to advance to a high-level Alchemist, with the help of these medicinal materials, Xiao Yan could quickly advance to a Fourth-Grade Alchemist, or even touch the threshold of a Fifth-Grade Alchemist.

Once Xiao Yan became a Fifth-Grade Alchemist, his status would rise sharply, directly equivalent to that of a Dou Huang expert. By then, no matter which faction it was, if they wanted to deal with him or the Xiao Family, they would have to weigh the pros and cons carefully to see if it was truly worth it.

"This is?" Xiao Yan looked at the storage ring in Fama's hand with some confusion.

Those Alchemists without an Exotic Fire would need to spend much more time, at least ten times longer, meaning it would take more than ten days to refine these sixteen pills, averaging out to one pill per day.

"If you dare to use poison to harm me, I will use a poison pill to harm you." After Xiao Yan stored this pill separately, he continued to refine one using Yin Fire. After placing it in the same bottle, he began to refine the remaining pills using his normal Exotic Fire.

"No choice, strict teachers produce outstanding students, right? If the teacher were not strict enough, wouldn't my talent be wasted in vain?" Xiao Yan said as if it were a matter of course.

"Finally almost finished refining. It hasn't been easy!" Xiao Yan said with emotion.

Third-grade pills are completely different from first and second-grade ones; not only does the difficulty of refining increase geometrically, but the refining time also multiplies several times over. With an Exotic Fire, it still took Xiao Yan over a dozen hours to refine sixteen pills.

"You refined fifteen in one day? How did you manage that? These are not first or second-grade pills! Even if I were to refine them personally, it would take at least two or three days!" Fama widened his eyes, looking at Xiao Yan in disbelief.

"No! I have rested in the Imperial Capital for quite a while. If I don't go out to train, my strength will likely decline. If the teacher returns and finds that my strength hasn't improved much, I'll be in for a beating," Xiao Yan said with a smile.

No wonder pills of the third grade and above are almost impossible to measure with money. When high-level Alchemists like Fama or Gu He spend several days of effort to refine a single pill, saying you want to buy it with money is clearly an insult to them!

"You! Forget it! This is your ability; I don't want to ask any more." Fama shook his head helplessly.

Of course, this was still under the condition that Xiao Yan did not fail a single time. If he had failed once or twice for every pill, it would have taken at least two or three days.

"A full fifteen Longevity Pills. This jade bottle containing two pills is for the Royal Family, the one with three pills is for the Nalan Family, and there are four for the Mittel Clan and the Mu Family. As for these last six, they are a gift for you, Old Man Fama." Xiao Yan took four small jade bottles out of his storage ring and handed them to Fama.

Xiao Yan slapped the medicine cauldron, and the pill inside flew out instantly. After catching it, he placed this final pill into a jade bottle.

"Come with me! It's not safe to leave from the outside. There are countless spies from large families waiting outside, just waiting for you to show your face!" Fama beckoned to Xiao Yan, signaling him to follow.

Xiao Yan followed Fama along the way, turning several corners before finally arriving in front of a secret passage. He saw that it was pitch black inside, and nothing could be seen.

After his stamina had recovered somewhat, Xiao Yan began to pack the medicinal materials Fama had given him. This was not because Xiao Yan was too greedy.

The next morning, Xiao Yan looked at the last pill in the medicine cauldron that was about to take shape with some exhaustion and let out a soft sigh.

Sure enough, not long after, Fama appeared before Xiao Yan.

"With your current strength, is the teacher still not satisfied?" Fama said, somewhat speechless.

After everything was restored to its original state, Xiao Yan took an Energy Accumulation Pill from his storage ring and popped it into his mouth to recover his stamina and spirit.

"Alright then! I will accept it. When the teacher looks for me, I will pass it on to him for you." Xiao Yan put the storage ring away and said to Fama.

"In such a hurry? Why not stay for a few more days?" Fama said with some reluctance.

"Two years from now is the Seventh Alchemist Grand Meeting. I look forward to your performance then." Fama waved his hand and said with a smile.

"Good! I will definitely participate if I have the time!" Xiao Yan's voice came from the secret passage.

(End of chapter)