Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1054: The Pill is Formed

Chapter 1054: Chapter 1054: The Pill is Formed

Several stalks of spiritual medicine were thrown into Fang Bai’s cauldron, and under the fierce flames inside, they gradually melted into droplets of medicinal liquid. Eventually, the droplets fused together to form a fist-sized globule of trembling liquid, suspended among the flames in the cauldron, brimming with pure and rich Essence Energy.

To melt several stalks of spiritual medicine into a blob of medicinal liquid was the extremely crucial first step in the process of making elixirs. Success in melting indicated that the alchemy was half successful, but there was still some distance left to reach the final formation of the pills, so Fang Bai dared not slack off even a bit.

Under Fang Bai’s precise control of Essence Energy, the fist-sized blob of medicinal liquid slowly divided into ten equal parts. Then, subjected to the high temperatures of the flames of the Nine Revolutions True Fire Art while swirling and turning, their volume gradually shrank, changing from a liquid to a solid state before finally solidifying into ten crystal-clear elixirs, each rich with dense Essence Energy...

Throughout the entire process of alchemy, Fang Bai precisely controlled both Fire Primordial Qi and Wood Element Qi using two corresponding cultivation techniques, while also probing the cauldron’s interior with his Divine Sense, making timely adjustments according to the situation, ensuring not a single error occurred.

This was Fang Bai’s first time crafting elixirs for someone else, and the process was brief but could be described as perfect. Even Fang Bai was very satisfied with himself.

"Open!"

Seeing that the elixirs within the cauldron had formed, Fang Bai withdrew his Essence Energy and gave a light shout, his left palm striking the cauldron once more.

Bang!

The lid of the cauldron once again shot up high, and ten Gathering Yuan Pills, glittering with luminous light and rich with Essence Energy, burst forth from within.

Fang Bai stood up, reached out his hand to catch the ten Gathering Yuan Pills, and after a glance, a smile of satisfaction appeared on his lips. He took out a jade bottle that had been prepared in advance and sealed the ten pills inside.

With Fang Bai’s cultivation level, crafting a furnace of low-grade elixirs wouldn’t use up much of his True Yuan, so he didn’t stop to rest but immediately began crafting the next batch...

While Fang Bai was engrossed in alchemy within his little hut, Second You and other martial artists waited outside patiently. They estimated that nearly half a two-hour period had passed and so their gazes were drawn to the tightly closed door of the cabin.

"It takes a day for an average alchemist to craft four batches of elixirs. Senior Bai would certainly be much faster than an average alchemist... Ahem, well, ... when Senior Bai said he could make four batches in half a two-hour period, it was assuming everything went smoothly. If there’s a little hiccup or trouble during the process, it might take a bit more time. So, everyone, please be patient... please be patient..."

Second You was now acting as if he were Fang Bai’s "spokesperson," loudly comforting the martial artists present, especially Hei Tan, who had handed over four stalks of Fusion Essence Grass to Fang Bai for elixir making.

Hei Tan’s mood was complex, filled with nerves and anticipation, but since he had already entrusted the spiritual medicine to Fang Bai, the outcome was now out of his hands.

Under everyone’s watchful gaze, the door of the hut was suddenly pulled open from the inside, and Fang Bai’s tall and straight figure stepped out, holding two jade bottles designed specifically for storing elixirs.

Seeing the confident smile on Fang Bai’s face, Hei Tan couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief, his eyes immediately fixating on the two jade bottles in Fang Bai’s hands, his expression revealing excitement.

The smile on Fang Bai’s face meant that the alchemy had gone smoothly, and the two bottles in his hands suggested that he had crafted more than just ten elixirs.

"Hei Tan, from your four sets of alchemy materials, a total of twenty Gathering Yuan Pills have been produced. As per our prior agreement of taking twenty percent, I will keep four, and here in this jade bottle are the sixteen for you to check," Fang Bai said with a faint smile on his face. As he spoke, he gave a slight toss, and two jade bottles flew towards Hei Tan.

In reality, Fang Bai had produced forty Gathering Yuan Pills, achieving a one hundred percent success rate; he had told Hei Tan it was only fifty percent because he didn’t want to shock the world and be considered a freak.

After all, in this world, an alchemist with a thirty to forty percent success rate is considered extremely high; fifty percent would make one a prodigious talent in the Alchemy Realm. Before Fang Bai, no alchemists in the True Martial Realm had ever reached a one hundred percent success rate.

But Fang Bai had done it.

However, Fang Bai was well aware of the principle "the taller the tree, the more likely it is to be blown over by the wind." He knew that with his current strength, he was not yet invincible in the True Martial Realm, so it was better to keep a low profile.

Had he not wanted to quickly establish a reputation to obtain a large amount of cultivation resources, Fang Bai wouldn’t even want to publicize a fifty percent success rate.

Hei Tan caught the two jade bottles thrown by Fang Bai, his hands trembling slightly as he removed the stoppers. Strands of Essence Energy immediately began to waft out from inside the bottles, eliciting amazement from the surrounding martial artists.

Judging from the Essence Energy emanating from the bottles, they indeed contained low-grade Gathering Yuan Pills. However, their purity was beyond that of ordinary low-grade elixirs, qualifying as superior among the lower tier. Fang Bai’s Gathering Yuan Pills were far superior to those of other alchemists in the Martial Artists Trading Market.

A success rate as high as fifty percent and elixirs of excellent quality – these were goals all alchemists dreamt of achieving, and Fang Bai had reached them both, leaving the martial artists in the audience tremendously excited and stirred, their gazes filled with respect and adoration for Fang Bai.

One could imagine the immense sensation that would be caused by the arrival of a mid-grade alchemist with a success rate as high as fifty percent in Purple Flame City; the name "Bai Fang" would undoubtedly spread throughout the whole of Thousand Lakes Country in no time, becoming a target for various powers to court.

In Thousand Lakes Country, the strength of a mid-grade alchemist might not be the strongest, but their status was undoubtedly the most revered. Even the Sect Master of Purple Flame Sect, the most powerful third-level sect in Thousand Lakes Country, would not dare to put on any airs in front of a mid-grade alchemist and would have to show them due respect.

In the entire Thousand Lakes Country, low-grade alchemists were already a scarce existence, and there was only one mid-grade alchemist – currently the Elder of Tribute of Purple Flame Sect, whose position was second only to the Sect Master. He was respected above tens of thousands, lofty and unapproachable, with no one daring to provoke him.

From this, one could see that the emergence of "Bai Fang," a mid-grade alchemist, would create huge ripples in Purple Flame City.

For a Heaven Level martial artist like Second You, the mid-grade alchemist of Purple Flame Sect was reclusive and never appeared publicly, a mysterious figure.

It was said that the mid-grade alchemist only produced mid-grade elixirs exclusively for the upper echelons of Purple Flame Sect to cultivate with. Other disciples of Purple Flame Sect or martial artists external to the sect who wanted their elixirs would have to offer compensation that appealed to him.

That mid-grade alchemist of Purple Flame Sect stood aloof and shrouded in mystery. People like Second You had neither seen him in person nor could they afford to seek his services, so they never even entertained the idea of asking him to make elixirs for them.

Now, with Fang Bai appearing as a mid-grade alchemist in the Martial Artists Trading Market, right before their eyes, and even helping Hei Tan among them to refine elixirs – while only charging a fee equivalent to that of the other two low-grade alchemists in the market – Second You and the others felt as if they were dreaming, experiencing an almost surreal sensation.