JSCMU-Chapter 155: Xuandan Sect, Qing Yun

“Master Qing Yun…” A seventh-rank alchemist’s lips trembled. “So, this pill formula… it really succeeded in the experiment?”

The other alchemists also looked over.

At the center of everyone’s attention was Qing Yun, one of the three ninth-rank alchemists of Xuandan Sect.

At this moment.

Qing Yun’s expression was also a bit dazed.

Lately, someone had been telling a story-like event.

They said that the Alchemy Association over in Canglan Kingdom reported a strange incident.

In just a few days, a genius young girl consecutively broke through and became a second-rank alchemist.

That alone might still be believable, but her pill refining method was extremely peculiar, and her pill formulas were much more simplified compared to traditional ones.

Moreover, using her new formulas and techniques, she managed to produce nothing but perfect quality pills.

Originally, no matter how unusual this was, she was just a low-level alchemist, and such news wasn’t qualified to spread to a Holy Land.

But then that person said another thing.

That Qi Yu of the Yiqi Sect followed her new pill formula to conduct experiments, and after over a hundred failed attempts, actually succeeded in refining a Biling Pill.

Although the Biling Pill was only of normal quality, it proved that the simplified formula was indeed viable.

If a method of guaranteed success could be mastered, it would be of great benefit to low-level cultivators.

These low-level pills weren’t of use to people like them, but they could greatly benefit the large population of low-level cultivators, the foundation of the cultivation world.

If this new Biling Pill formula could be widely promoted, the required herbs would be drastically reduced, and production of the pill would certainly greatly increase.

This would be a great thing for the entire human race.

Only then did Qing Yun begin paying attention to the matter.

After that.

He turned his attention to the Foundation Establishment Pill.

The significance of this pill far exceeded that of the Biling Pill.

If it could be successfully simplified, it could help countless people step into Foundation Establishment!

So Qing Yun, with his ninth-rank status, began researching what was for him a very basic Foundation Establishment Pill using Yun Jin’s recipe.

At first, he even tried to imitate Yun Jin’s pill refining method.

But after interrogating his alchemy furnace for three days and nights, the furnace still hadn’t learned how to make pills on its own.

Helpless, he could only shift his thinking and began slowly analyzing the internal logic of the formula.

The more he studied it, the more he felt that the person who simplified this formula was unfathomable.

This person’s understanding of alchemy had reached a terrifying level. From a mess of ingredients, they picked out the most crucial ones, which reinforced and complemented each other, naturally forming a cycle!

Yes. Qing Yun now believed the person who simplified the formula wasn’t a young girl, but a master alchemist. At least ninth-rank, possibly even beyond that.

Only such a person could understand the ingredients to this extent, only they could simplify a formula to this level!

And the girl who could refine pills using such a formula was equally extraordinary!

The ingredients were simplified to their limits. Without the balancing effect of auxiliary materials, the alchemist had to bring out the full medicinal effect of each one!

There couldn’t be errors and waste, only then could such an unbelievable thing be achieved.

As a ninth-rank alchemist, Qing Yun studied the formula for a long time. Once he believed he understood its logic, he began refining.

However.

His first attempt failed within fifteen minutes.

Then came the second, third…

Even with his mastery, it wasn’t until after twenty failures that he barely succeeded once.

And even then, the quality was only ordinary.

Naturally, Qing Yun wasn’t satisfied.

He already reached the peak in the world of alchemy. When refining pills below grade five, he usually had a high chance of producing perfect-quality pills. For him, making an ordinary quality Foundation Establishment Pill was a huge failure!

Qing Yun immediately announced his seclusion to continue his research.

The members of Xuandan Sect were aware of the reason for his retreat, and for a time, anticipation filled the air.

As alchemists, they were the most sensitive when it came to matters related to pills.

Others might just be watching for fun.

But they knew.

If one could truly refine perfect-quality Foundation Establishment Pills using so few ingredients.

Then!

The world of alchemy may soon usher in a revolution.

And today.

After a month in seclusion.

In Qing Yun’s alchemy room, golden light shot straight into the sky.

Everyone couldn’t help but gather around.

When the main doors opened, they saw Qing Yun standing dumbfounded in front of the pill furnace, as if he couldn’t believe it himself.

Is this perfect quality Foundation Establishment Pill a success or not?

Everyone waited anxiously.

Qing Yun finally seemed to come back to his senses. He slowly took out a porcelain bottle, “It succeeded.”

He, as a ninth-rank alchemist, after over a month and no fewer than a thousand failures, finally succeeded in refining a batch of perfect quality Foundation Establishment Pills using the new formula!

By the end of the refining process, he even had a feeling that within this pill formula, there was a power belonging to the origin of the world!

As if this new formula was what the Foundation Establishment Pill should’ve originally been.

It really worked…

The whole Xuandan Sect couldn’t help but become restless.

The sect master of Xuandan Sect, an eighth-rank master alchemist, walked forward with trembling steps, “Master Qing Yun, can this refining method be widely promoted?”

Master Qing Yun steadied himself and replied slowly, “Not for now. Refining using the new formula requires absolute mastery over the spiritual plants. Even I can’t ensure one hundred percent success, let alone others.”

“But that girl in Canglan Kingdom… she seemed to succeed quite effortlessly,” the sect master couldn’t resist saying.

Master Qing Yun sighed, also finding it difficult to understand, “That girl’s alchemy skill is simply shocking! Even if she has guidance from a master behind her, if she wasn’t extraordinarily talented herself, she absolutely could not reach this level.”

A girl with unparalleled talent in alchemy…

Master Qing Yun was always known for his strictness in Xuandan Sect.

He was so strict that to this day, he didn’t accept a single disciple!

It wasn’t that no one tried to become his disciple before.

But.

They would often cry and beg to leave not long after.

Master Qing Yun took this very calmly as well. He would rather not take a disciple at all than lower his standards.

In the entire Xuandan Sect, there was not a single disciple who had ever received a word of praise from Master Qing Yun.

Now.

A young alchemy girl from a remote eastern country received such an evaluation!

The sect master’s eyes lit up, and he said, “A genius with such talent in alchemy ought to enter our Xuandan Sect! Master Qing Yun, how about I send someone to bring her here?”

Master Qing Yun was quite moved. He thought for a moment and said, “No need to send anyone, I will go myself.”

He thought that the girl might already have a master, possibly a high-level master alchemist.

If so, even if he couldn’t take her as a disciple, he could at least exchange alchemy knowledge with that master.

If the girl didn’t yet have a master, then he might be able to pick up a rare opportunity!