After the mind-reading cripple junior sister, the entire sect rose to prominence.

Chapter 19 Crash Course
After mastering all the theoretical knowledge, Du Yue mustered up the courage to truly begin alchemy.

Don't put in the herbs yet! The stove isn't even heated up properly... Now you can.

[Pay attention to the heat and keep it stable.]

【Hey, don't rush! This one hasn't been refined yet, don't put the next one down right away.】

……

"Did I...did I succeed?"

Some time later, Du Yue, holding a bottle of freshly made pills that were still steaming, murmured a question.

Of course, what else would you be holding?

Du Yue was almost crying with excitement, her eyes widening rapidly. "I've made something of myself! I can actually refine pills! I even have my own pills to make!"

She thought she would fail miserably, but unexpectedly, thanks to Mo Jiuwei's early warning, she only failed once and produced a finished pill on the second batch!

Du Yue counted on her fingers, "The medicinal herbs cost me a total of 230 crystals. One batch failed, but one batch succeeded. One batch had 10 pills, so each pill costs 23 crystals... Good heavens, I bought the Rejuvenation Pill for 80 crystals each!"

In other words, refining these 10 pills yourself will save you five or six hundred crystals compared to buying the finished product directly!

This money is enough to buy two more batches of medicinal herbs!
"Wow, knowing how to refine pills is so great! It can save a lot of crystals!" Du Yue exclaimed with admiration after finishing the calculations.

Yes, yes, not only can you save a lot, but you can also earn a lot! The more powerful the elixir, the more you earn.

Du Yue tasted the sweetness of success and was overjoyed, developing an endless interest in alchemy.

She went to the market and bought many ingredients for various elixirs, preparing to put her skills to good use.

Because she is still a beginner, she needs to learn slowly, so these pills are all basic ones, only differing in difficulty.

After Du Yue joined the family, Meng Ling took Mo Jiuwei away.

"Junior Sister Jiuwei, Senior Sister Meng likes you very much too. You can't favor one over the other. You have to spend time with me after you've spent time with Senior Sister Du!" Meng Ling hugged Mo Jiuwei and gave her a big kiss on the cheek, saying with a smile.

Mo Jiuwei stretched out her hand. [Okay, I'll go with you!]

Meng Ling's smile deepened as she muttered to herself, "Sigh, I've been studying weapon crafting these past few days. I've finished reading all the jade slips and books, and all that's left is the practical training. I'm so nervous."

Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'm here for you!

Meng Ling chuckled to herself, then took out a piece of paper—

"Speaking of which, there are some things I don't quite understand these past few days, but I don't know who to ask... Oh well, never mind, I'll figure it out myself if I think about it."

As he spoke, he began to read the difficult problems one by one.

For each question she read, Mo Jiuwei would provide an answer.

Mo Jiuwei's language was concise and to the point, and in just a few words, Meng Ling felt enlightened.

Wonderful!

That's it!

Now all her doubts were resolved, and the problems that had been bothering her for days were gone.

Senior Sister Du Yue was right. First, read the book yourself, write down what you don't understand, and then ask Junior Sister Jiu Wei one by one. You're guaranteed to get answers, and you can save time and increase efficiency.

"Forget about these questions for now, I'm going to try my hand at weapon forging."

After taking out the weapon-refining furnace, Meng Ling began her first weapon-refining experience.

Mo Jiuwei was a little sleepy, but she still kept her eyes open to look at her, while giving her pointers.

[No, no, this isn't Xuan Yu Iron, you've mistaken it for something else... Luckily, it's been replaced.]

This material is difficult to refine; you need to increase the heat of your alchemy and patiently observe its changes.

[It would be great if you could add some cooling water; that would make the material even harder!] [Huh, they actually added it! They were just like me!]

Mo Jiuwei was also very surprised.

First it was Du Yue, then Meng Ling. These two have something in common: they seem to be about to have a problem, making you hold your breath, but for some reason, they are able to correct it immediately!

Perhaps... that's why they're so talented?

self-taught?
Despite Mo Jiuwei's guidance, Meng Ling's first attempt at weapon forging still failed because she frantically searched for something in the middle and couldn't find it for a long time, thus missing the best opportunity.

But she wasn't discouraged; this was clearly expected. So she adjusted her mood and started again.

Refining weapons takes much longer than refining pills. Refining a batch of pills may take from half an hour to several hours, but refining weapons can easily take half a day or even several days.

The first dagger Meng Ling forged was a very basic one, without any fancy designs, so it saved her time.

The dagger in the furnace was gradually taking shape when Mo Jiuwei's voice rang out—

[You can release the bombs now!]

Lightning!

Meng Ling was prepared. Upon hearing the sound, she was immediately alert, and lightning flashed from her fingertips as she shot the dagger into the furnace.

"Snapped!"

After the sound, a lightning bolt pattern appeared on the dagger, and at the same time, its texture seemed to have changed subtly.

After that, Meng Ling got her hands on a newly made magical artifact.

"looks great!"

Meng Ling blinked, her cheeks flushed—of course, it was from happiness.

My goodness, she's really accomplished; she can even forge magical artifacts!

Although this is just a very ordinary dagger, with nothing special about its style, color, or material, only the lightning bolt is somewhat special, it only costs a couple hundred crystals to buy.

But! It was made by her own hands, so the more you look at it, the more beautiful it becomes!

[Great job! Keep practicing like this, and you'll get better and better.]

Mo Jiuwei thought with great satisfaction.

She didn't watch Meng Ling forge the weapon the whole time, because she was too sleepy in the middle and took a short nap.

When she woke up, she found that Meng Ling was still refining that magical artifact and had not failed. At that moment, she had a premonition that Meng Ling would succeed.

And the result was very pleasing; it was indeed successful.

"That's wonderful! This dagger has a very special meaning to me. I'm going to treasure it and then give it to Junior Sister Jiuwei!" Meng Ling said excitedly. "Junior Sister Jiuwei, do you like it?"

Mo Jiuwei: ……

【Um, Senior Sister Meng, although I really like you, I... I'd like to politely decline.】

It certainly has some significance, but the dagger is just too terrible, so Mo Jiuwei really doesn't want to accept it.

Otherwise, even if you accept it, it would be meaningless if you just keep it at the bottom of a box and never use it.

Meng Ling: ...

She scratched her head awkwardly, "It was my oversight. Such an ordinary dagger is not worthy of Junior Sister Jiuwei at all! I must study hard and practice diligently so that I can forge the most beautiful and powerful one for Junior Sister in the future!"

Mo Jiuwei was finally satisfied. [Hehe, thank you, Senior Sister Meng!]

(End of this chapter)