JSCMU-Chapter 39: Alchemy in the Streets

You’re kidding, right?

She had finally managed to gather this many people.

If she went inside to refine the pill, how many people would actually see it?

Just Master Ming and a few apprentices, how many Emotion Points could they offer?

Emotional Points have to come from the masses!

Master Ming frowned, and his expression turned stern for the first time.

He said slowly, “I know you’re still young, and maybe you have some vanity, wanting to show off in front of others. But alchemy is all about focus, every second matters. The slightest disturbance could ruin the entire pill! If you truly wish to become an alchemist, you shouldn’t entertain such thoughts.”

Yun Jin knew that Master Ming meant well.

But what could she do?

She needed Emotion Points!

So, Yun Jin calmly said, “I still want to refine the pill in public.”

Ming Heng was clearly a little annoyed, but after taking two deep breaths, he held it in.

He gave a cold laugh. “Fine, as you wish!”

He pointed to a disciple. “Go and bring out the furnace from Pill Room No. 1.”

The apprentice glanced at Yun Jin with disdain and immediately accepted the order.

This little girl wanted to make a fool of herself in public? Let her. It had nothing to do with them.

After the apprentice left, Ming Heng asked again, “Which Grade 1 pill are you going to refine?”

“Biling Pill,” Yun Jin answered directly.

Biling Pills are used during the Qi Refining Stage to enhance spiritual energy and are a relatively common type of Grade 1 pill with low difficulty. Often the first choice for novice alchemists.

But Yun Jin hadn’t thought that much about it.

Mainly because the only Grade 1 pill she currently had was a Biling Pill, given to her by Ye Danxia.

Yun Jin had used a few simplification chances and had already reduced the refining method of the Biling Pill to its simplest form.

So for this test, of course, she would refine the Biling Pill.

“You, go get three sets of Biling Pill ingredients,” Ming Heng instructed another disciple.

Then he looked at Yun Jin. “You get three attempts. As long as one batch succeeds, you pass.”

Yun Jin’s eyes lit up. “If I succeed on the first try, can I take the remaining two sets of ingredients with me?”

Ming Heng: “…Yes.”

Yun Jin instantly became even happier.

Ming Heng, however, had already written her off as a clown putting on a public spectacle and no longer paid her much attention.

Very soon, the furnace and ingredients were brought out.

The area was now surrounded by people and became very lively.

After all, it was extremely rare to see an alchemist refining pills in public.

Most alchemists would make thorough preparations beforehand. Some even bathed and fasted, lit incense, and prayed with great ceremony. And when they refined pills, they would block out all outside interference.

Someone flamboyant enough to refine pills in public? That was rare.

At least for many here, they had never seen one in their entire lives.

“All right, you may begin,” Ming Heng said flatly.

Yun Jin confidently stepped up to the furnace.

After simplification, her current Biling Pill recipe was: light the fire, add Biling Grass and Cleansing Solution. After half an hour, the pill would be done.

Compared to the original recipe, it omitted three whole ingredients and was much faster, basically foolproof.

Yun Jin thought for a moment and used a few more simplification chances.

This time, the recipe didn’t change but the pill quality did.

Before, she could only produce high quality Biling pills. Now, they came out as perfect quality right from the start.

That was the highest quality a Grade 1 pill could reach.

Only then was Yun Jin satisfied.

There were so many people today.

If she was going to show off, she’d show off big.

The Emotion Points she spent were totally worth it, because she was sure she would earn it all back.

Now fully confident, Yun Jin was ready to activate the furnace.

She looked around and felt it out.

Everyone watched curiously.

They heard some alchemists had strange rituals before refining pills.

Was this little girl doing some kind of ritual?

Just as the crowd was getting curious, Yun Jin suddenly gave an awkward smile.

She looked at Ming Heng and asked, “Master Ming, how do you turn this furnace on?”

Silence.

Chen Changrong went silent.

Yue Zhao also went silent.

Yue Zhao was about to lose his mind.

He had been hoping for a miracle. Maybe his junior sister had learned alchemy before joining the sect?

But the reality?

Yun Jin didn’t even know how to start the furnace…

If she could actually make a pill, then science really had no explanation.

Chen Changrong also looked helpless.

This little girl was clearly talented, but to become an alchemist, she was still missing something.

But that’s fine. He hadn’t really lost out, she could still be trained.

As for this attempt? Probably best not to have hope.

“Is this not something you’re allowed to tell me?” Yun Jin asked with rare embarrassment, seeing everyone silent.

Ming Heng said slowly, “Channel your spiritual power into the red crystal at the top of the furnace. You’ll then be able to control it freely.”

Yun Jin tried it, and sure enough, the furnace lit up with a whoosh, and a flame burst to life underneath.

She could even adjust the flame at will, it was very easy to use.

Yun Jin was very pleased.

She familiarized herself a bit with the furnace.

Then she got up to fetch the herbs.

Originally, refining this Biling Pill required four kinds of herbs, plus a portion of purified spiritual energy in the form of Cleansing Solution.

However, the simplification system had simplified all of that.

Yun Jin glanced over the three sets of Biling Grass, picked and selected among them, and finally chose those with similar quality.

Seeing her method, Ming Heng was actually a bit surprised.

This little girl’s skill in selecting herbs was first-rate.

One had to know that herbs for alchemy weren’t always better just because they had stronger medicinal power.

If one herb’s potency was particularly strong while the others were much weaker, the imbalance could easily cause a clash during refinement.

On the contrary, herbs with evenly matched potency were much easier to harmonize.

It seemed this girl wasn’t entirely clueless after all.

So the next step, she should begin by processing the Biling Grass and then—

Just as Ming Heng was thinking this, he saw Yun Jin grab the few stalks of Biling Grass and dump them all into the furnace in one go.

She even seemed afraid of getting burned, so she slammed the lid shut and immediately ran far away.

Ming Heng: “???”

What in the world was that?!

Who taught her she could throw herbs into the furnace without any preprocessing?!

Before he could even react—

Yun Jin grabbed a bottle of Cleansing Solution, opened the furnace again, poured the whole thing in, slammed the lid down, and darted away again.

Ming Heng: “……”

He was completely numb now.

This little girl wasn’t here to challenge the First Rank Alchemist title.

She was here to test the limits of his heart’s endurance!

Just throwing herbs in like that, without even controlling the flame, this batch of pills was seconds away from exploding.

Thankfully, it was just a Grade 1 pill. Even if it exploded, he could still contain it.

But Ming Heng was already grinding his teeth in frustration.

What exactly had this little girl come here to do?!

And if she was going to throw things in recklessly, why not do the same for the remaining three ingredients?

At that moment, crack crack, a strange sound suddenly echoed across the scene.

Ming Heng instinctively tensed up.

Was the furnace already about to explode?

Crack crack

The sound continued.

Something didn’t feel right.

He turned around to look.

Only to see Yun Jin had already fetched a small stool, sat herself down…

And was happily munching on sunflower seeds.

Ming Heng: “……”