Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1053: Alchemy

Chapter 1053: Chapter 1053: Alchemy

In his previous life, Fang Bai, whether it was in the Three Thousand Great Worlds or after ascending to the Immortal Realm, saw that both Alchemists and Artifact Refiners who served Martial Artists by refining elixirs and weapons usually charged a commission of thirty percent, similar to what was customary in the True Martial Realm.

It seemed that the rules of the Martial Dao World were quite universal.

"This... Brother Hei, you are my first client, so I’ll give you a discount. Twenty percent will suffice."

Fang Bai said to Hei Tan with a smile.

"Thank you, Senior Bai!"

Although Fang Bai had given a discount, not much joy showed on Hei Tan’s face; he just clasped his fists towards Fang Bai to express his gratitude.

Previously, Hei Tan had hired two Alchemists from the Martial Artists Trading Market to refine elixirs several times, but the highest success rate was only thirty to forty percent. After deducting the payment for the Alchemists, what he received was pitifully little.

Hei Tan was helpless about this, as he knew that in this world, all Alchemists had low success rates in elixir production. A fifty percent success rate was enough to be called a prodigious talent in the Alchemy Realm.

Hei Tan handed Fang Bai four stalks of Fusion Essence Grass, each accompanied by some auxiliary Spiritual Medicines, making a total of four sets of materials for refining Gathering Yuan Pills.

If Fang Bai’s success rate in Alchemy was one hundred percent, these four sets of materials could produce forty Gathering Yuan Pills.

Of course, Hei Tan dared not even dream of a one hundred percent success rate. He calculated that if Fang Bai’s success rate reached about thirty percent, these four sets of materials could produce about a dozen Gathering Yuan Pills. After deducting Fang Bai’s fee, he would have around ten pills, which he would be extremely grateful for.

Furthermore, an Alchemist’s success rate was influenced not only by their Cultivation Level and control over Essence Energy but also, sometimes, by luck. A thirty percent success rate was considered very fortunate. If luck was poor, a success rate of ten to twenty percent was also possible, meaning even fewer Gathering Yuan Pills for Hei Tan.

Additionally, when Martial Artists hired Alchemists, they not only had to pay a hefty fee but also had to bear certain risks. Therefore, even if Fang Bai’s success rate was very low, Hei Tan would have no choice but to accept his misfortune with resignation.

"Brother Hei, please wait here! Your Elixirs will be ready within two hours."

Fang Bai said, then turned and entered the small house behind him.

Including Second You and other Martial Artists present, everyone watched as Fang Bai closed the door of the small house and looked at each other with faces full of astonishment.

"Other Alchemists take at least two hours to produce a batch of Elixirs, and Senior Bai is saying he can produce four batches in just one hour? Did I hear that correctly?"

Hei Tan scratched his head and said to Second You standing beside him.

In Hei Tan’s experience, producing Elixirs was a very time-consuming and mentally exhausting task. Producing a batch in two hours was considered efficient; sometimes, it took ten to twelve hours to produce a batch, which was also normal.

Now, Fang Bai claimed he could produce four batches in one hour, which made Hei Tan feel somewhat unreliable and began to regret it a bit.

Hei Tan really wanted to ask Fang Bai to return those four stalks of Fusion Essence Grass and find another Alchemist to refine the Gathering Yuan Pills, but he feared offending Fang Bai and reluctantly resigned himself to his fate.

"Senior Bai can refine medium-grade Gathering Yuan Pills, so refining low-grade elixirs shouldn’t be a problem, and the success rate will definitely not be low."

Hei Tan comforted himself inwardly.

Second You was actually unsure inside, but thinking of the bottle of medium-grade Gathering Yuan Pills Fang Bai had given him, he decided to stand by Fang Bai. Patting Hei Tan on the shoulder, he said solemnly, "Don’t worry, Senior Bai is very capable. He said he would produce pills within two hours, and he will certainly succeed! Just wait here with peace of mind!"

Hei Tan made a calm appearance and nodded, "I also believe in Senior Bai’s abilities. If I can get a bottle of Gathering Yuan Pills this time, I will bring all my Martial Artist friends to Senior Bai."

Usually, a bottle of elixir contains ten pills. If Hei Tan gets a bottle of Gathering Yuan Pills, it would mean Fang Bai’s pill-success rate had reached about thirty percent, which is indeed worth pulling business for him.

Afterward, everyone on the scene held their breaths, their eyes fixed on the small hut where Fang Bai was located, waiting for his emergence.

"Senior Bai, you can’t mess up this first transaction! Whether your reputation soars and your business booms all depends on this!"

Second You thought to himself inwardly.

Among all the Martial Artists present, Second You was the most eager for Fang Bai’s business to thrive because then he could receive more benefits from Fang Bai, and as his fame rose, having been one of the first to recognize him, Second You’s own reputation and status in the market would also rise.

After entering the hut, Fang Bai sat cross-legged in front of the cauldron he had exchanged from Second You. He gently placed his right palm on the cauldron, circulated the Fire-based Technique "Nine Revolutions True Fire Art," stimulated the Fire Primordial Qi, and channeled it through his palm into the cauldron to preheat it.

Using his Divine Sense, Fang Bai observed the situation inside the cauldron and could see that under his continuous injection of Fire Primordial Qi, a red flame began to rise within.

The Nine Revolutions True Fire Art was a Fire-based Technique created by Fang Bai in his past life. When operated, the Fire Primordial Qi it generated could destroy heavens and boil seas, annihilating everything. However, with his current cultivation level, he could only perform the first level of the technique, suitable only for refining medium-grade elixirs or medium-grade Spiritual Artifacts.

Once Fang Bai’s cultivation level reached the Innate Realm, the Nine Revolutions True Fire Art would transform and progress to the second layer. At that point, the Fire Primordial Qi he generated would turn from red to orange, and its power would increase several times.

In just a few moments, the temperature inside the cauldron rapidly increased to a level that could easily melt Spiritual Medicines.

Boom!

Fang Bai’s left palm reached out, lightly tapped on the cauldron, and with a soft sound, the heavy cauldron lid, weighing dozens of pounds, was lifted by the impact of the Fire Primordial Qi and floated three feet above the cauldron.

As quick as lightning, Fang Bai grabbed a bunch of Fusion Essence Grass along with more than a dozen auxiliary Spiritual Medicines, shattered them section by section with Essence Energy, and then successively threw them into the cauldron.

When the last section of Spiritual Medicine was tossed into the cauldron, the floating cauldron lid fell, securely sealing the mouth of the cauldron.

Fang Bai continued to stimulate the Fire Primordial Qi, while also releasing Wood Element Qi to analyze the properties of each Spiritual Medicine inside the cauldron, which would be essential in reasonably matching the melted medicines into a medicinal liquid. This process would significantly affect the success rate and the quality of the elixirs.

This test was a measure of an Alchemist’s precise control over Essence Energy—those who controlled it well produced higher quality elixirs.

Similarly, among low-grade Alchemists, those who refined low-grade elixirs with better quality were naturally more sought after by Martial Artists for their significant auxiliary effects in cultivation.

In this Martial Artists Trading Market, among the two low-grade Alchemists, the one whose elixirs were of superior quality, as a result, had much better business than the other.