Seventy years old is the age to take risks!

"You bastard!"

Fang Yao's face darkened, and he slapped the disciple next to him across the face, scolding, "Didn't I tell you to bring out the best medicinal herbs? What are you doing?"

"Get back there and get it again, you good-for-nothing!"

The disciple looked aggrieved: "Yes, Master Fang..."

After reprimanding his disciple, Fang Yao revealed a fawning expression: "Master Jiang, you really are a fifth-grade alchemist."

Jiang Yuan waved his hand and sighed, "A hero doesn't dwell on past glories. I'm a bit rusty now; I can only refine some third-grade pills."

"Third rank?"

Fang Yao's eyes lit up: "A third-grade one will do!"

"Master Jiang, please teach me alchemy!"

"this...."

Jiang Yuan looked troubled: "I've always practiced alchemy and have never intended to take on disciples..."

"No need to take on apprentices, no need to take on apprentices, just let me observe you refining pills once."

Fang Yao was visibly excited. "I'm willing to offer you the best medicinal herbs, please grant my request!"

Although there is only a one-rank difference between second-rank and third-rank items, their values ​​are worlds apart.

He was unable to refine a third-grade elixir for a long time.

Perhaps he could gain some enlightenment by simply observing a master alchemist refine pills once!

How could I not be excited to have this opportunity?

Ding Wu, who was standing next to him, didn't say anything, but his eyes clearly showed that he also wanted to watch Jiang Yuan refine pills so that he could report back to Zhu Hu.

Seeing this, Jiang Yuan nodded slightly and reluctantly said, "Alright, just this once!"

...

At this moment, in the medicine-refining hall of the medicine shop.

Jiang Yuan stood in front of a pill-refining furnace in the hall, surrounded by disciples from the Medicine Hall who were observing him. He was the center of attention.

Since he was going to show off his skills, he decided to openly teach the course!

Whether it's the pharmacy or the White Tiger Hall, only by truly demonstrating one's skills can one dispel their doubts and earn their willingness to offer medicinal herbs in the future.

Jiang Yuan did not rush to take action. Instead, he carefully recalled the formula for the beauty pill and only began to act after confirming that it was correct.

Strictly speaking, this was his first time publicly refining elixirs, so it was impossible for him not to be nervous at all.

After all, you can't just peek at the pill formula when you're openly refining pills, can you?

The first step in alchemy is selecting medicinal herbs.

After the prescription was readjusted, the pile in front of us contained all the medicinal materials that met the requirements in the pharmacy.

Generally speaking, the first step for an alchemist is to select the best or most suitable ones from among them, and then begin the alchemy process.

However, Jiang Yuan did not continue to spend time selecting, but instead casually grabbed a handful of yellow sprouts and threw them in, displaying the demeanor of a confident master.

"Master Jiang, aren't you going to choose carefully?" Fang Yao asked in a timely manner.

Ding Wu also looked at Jiang Yuan. He didn't understand alchemy, but he knew that the medicinal materials had to be the best.

Jiang Yuan's actions were too casual.

"No need, any yellow sprouts between ten and twenty years old will do. Why waste that time?"

Jiang Yuan replied calmly.

"Oh? Shouldn't we choose the best quality?" Fang Yao seemed to have a sudden realization and continued to ask.

"Hehe, then let me ask you, what do you mean by the best quality? Is it the best quality when it's the closest to ten years old, or the best quality when it's the closest to twenty years old?" Jiang Yuan countered.

Fang Yao was stunned by this question.

There are many interpretations of what constitutes the best quality medicinal materials. Each alchemist has their own understanding, with some analyzing color, some analyzing age, and others analyzing moisture content and texture, each with their own reasoning.

But no matter how you analyze it, it's all for the purpose of determining the potency of the medicine.

He asked this because he wanted to know how Jiang Yuan judged the potency of the medicine, but he didn't expect that the other party didn't care about these things at all.

"I know, you mean to use the most potent medicinal herbs."

"However, even if you use the most potent medicinal herbs, can a second-grade pill be refined into a third-grade one?"

"The key to medicinal materials is the ratio. Older medicinal materials have stronger medicinal power, so when adding other medicinal materials, the medicinal power should also be appropriately stronger. There is no such thing as high or low quality, only whether it is suitable or not."

"With the perfect proportions, it becomes the highest quality elixir!"

"You don't even understand this? No wonder your skills are so poor!"

Jiang Yuan spoke bluntly, but he was also quite unreasonable. It's easy for him to talk when he's not in the situation. Who can guarantee that he will make the perfect ratio?

He has a special ability, a natural talent for martial arts, which makes him fearless and he just uses it to show off.

In reality, alchemists usually need to select medicinal materials in advance, choosing the best quality ones in order to standardize the potency of the medicine.

Alchemists don't choose based on the quality of medicinal materials, but rather on the proportions of their medicinal properties, which is why they have different explanations.

Fang Yao seemed to understand something, and looked at Jiang Yuan with great admiration, saying excitedly, "Thank you for your guidance, Master Jiang!"

He learned it, he really learned it!

After adding the medicinal herbs, Jiang Yuan flicked his finger, and a dark purple flame flew into the furnace, instantly igniting a magnificent blaze.

This caused an uproar throughout the entire alchemy hall, with everyone exclaiming in surprise.

"Wow, look at that flame, Master Jiang! It's so cool and awesome!"

"My goodness, dark purple flames?"

"I've learned something new. In all my years, this is the first time I've ever seen a flame of this color."

The disciples were astonished, but some with keen eyesight recognized it and exclaimed in surprise.

"Could it be... the legendary demonic fire?"

"What? This is demonic fire?"

"Damn it, Master Jiang actually has demonic fire in his possession! Just who is he?"

At this moment, Fang Yao was completely dumbfounded, his eyes fixed on the demonic fire that Jiang Yuan was activating, his eyes filled with shock, envy, and a bit of greed.

Demonic fire! This is the legendary demonic fire!

Generally speaking, alchemy furnaces use true qi as fuel, and the combustion is ordinary alchemy furnace fire, which consumes a great deal of true qi.

However, Jiang Yuan's method of refining pills with demonic fire was countless times easier than that of ordinary alchemists.

This is what any alchemist dreams of.

Demonic fire is extremely rare, and once discovered, it is immediately snapped up by wealthy alchemists, making it impossible to meet the demand.

As a mere second-grade alchemist, he probably won't have the chance to find a demonic fire in his lifetime.

But this also illustrates something.

Jiang Yuan must have been a master alchemist in the past to possess a demonic flame!

At this moment, Fang Yao was almost certain of Jiang Yuan's identity.

After the temperature was raised, Jiang Yuan skillfully controlled the temperature of the furnace flames by using the amount of true qi he inputted, gradually adjusting it to the most suitable temperature for refining the medicinal materials.

The process was unhurried and orderly.

Throughout the entire process, Fang Yao stared intently, dumbfounded, her eyes filled with confusion.

Generally speaking, alchemists use formulas to control fire, and these formulas are clearly written in the pill recipes.

For example, when refining beauty-enhancing pills, the formula is to switch from a high flame for one breath to a low flame for three breaths, repeating this process a hundred times to completely refine the medicinal materials.

However, Jiang Yuan changed it to a large fire of one and a half breaths, then a small fire of two and a half breaths, and later changed it to a large fire of half a breath, then a small fire of three and a half breaths.

A small error can lead to a huge difference!

This kind of fire control was truly incomprehensible to him.

However, what puzzled him even more was that Jiang Yuan's actions actually made the aroma of the medicinal herbs stronger, indicating that the herbs had been refined more thoroughly and had fewer impurities.

Although it's only a small amount, only those in the know understand how difficult it is to make a prescription.

Often, the quality of a medicinal pill depends on just a tiny bit of impurity.

Master, this is a true master!