Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh

Chapter 423 - 206: Alchemy Assessment

The difficulty of this pill lies in an herb called Concentration Grass, which is extremely challenging to purify and liquify.

It not only requires a certain level of fire control but also demands the use of Divine Sense.

Chu Ning glanced at it and had a general idea, then nodded:

"Alright, thank you, Senior Sister Su."

Just after Su Yuqing finished speaking, Xu Minghua also took out a Jade Scroll and continued:

"I’ll choose an Intermediate Lower Grade Elixir, the Purple Gold Pill.

This pill is the best healing Intermediate Lower Grade Elixir within our Sect, and it happens to be in short supply within the pavilion."

Chu Ning also took it over. As an Intermediate Lower Grade Elixir, this pill is naturally somewhat easier to refine than the Six Spirits Pill.

Seeing that both Su Yuqing and Xu Minghua selected pills of medium difficulty within the same grade,

He Yanmao let out a slight sigh of relief, while Yuan Rongzhang’s eyes flickered slightly.

Clearly, both of them noticed that the other two Stewards didn’t intend to particularly target Chu Ning.

At this moment, Yuan Rongzhang stepped forward and took out a Jade Scroll, saying:

"Junior Brother Chu, as a steward of our Jiuhua Sect, if you can refine the Jiuhua Essence Condensing Pill, that would be perfect..."

Hearing the name Jiuhua Essence Condensing Pill, everyone’s expressions turned slightly strange.

He Yanzong’s face changed, and even Su Yuqing slightly furrowed her brows and said:

"Junior Brother Yuan, this Jiuhua Essence Condensing Pill is the most challenging Intermediate Middle Grade Elixir to refine in our Sect.

This pill requires a special Fire Manipulation Technique and condenses the essence of our Jiuhua Sect’s Alchemy Technique.

Asking Junior Brother Chu to quickly learn to refine it is somewhat demanding.

Among us, aside from Senior Brother He, no one can guarantee a pill formation success rate of more than fifty percent every time."

Yuan Rongzhang laughed upon hearing this and said:

"Precisely because of this, I specifically chose the Jiuhua Essence Condensing Pill. Didn’t Junior Brother Chu just say he wanted to get more exposure to our Jiuhua Sect’s Alchemy Technique?

If Junior Brother Chu can learn how to refine this pill, it would naturally deepen his understanding of our Jiuhua Sect’s Alchemy Technique."

At this, Yuan Rongzhang looked at Su Yuqing with a slightly proud tone and said:

"I’m not very talented, but I’ve recently stabilized the pill formation success rate of this pill above fifty percent, and sometimes even reach sixty percent.

Of course, Junior Brother Chu just got started, so I’m not demanding a pill formation success rate.

If he can refine one pill out of a furnace, I will consider it satisfactory."

Su Yuqing was somewhat surprised to hear that Yuan Rongzhang had stabilized the success rate at fifty percent, and for a moment did not respond.

He Yanmao shook his head and said, "The Jiuhua Essence Condensing Pill is still too difficult, Junior Brother Yuan, you should choose another one."

Yuan Rongzhang laughed again after hearing this and turned his gaze to Chu Ning.

"Junior Brother Chu, do you have any interest in giving it a try?"

Chu Ning returned the gaze calmly to the somewhat provocative invitation, but also sighed lightly in his heart.

He was just the son of Gong Yuyuan’s old acquaintance on the surface; to truly establish himself in the Jiuhua Sect’s Alchemy Pavilion, he had to rely on himself.

As things stand, even if he became a Steward of the Alchemy Pavilion, it wouldn’t be stable without everyone’s recognition.

This was quite different from Chu Ning’s original intention of finding a Major Sect to obtain resources and practice peacefully.

In that case, why not use this opportunity to establish his authority?

Strike hard with one punch to avoid being hit by a hundred!

After these thoughts flashed through his mind, Chu Ning reached out and took the Jade Scroll from Yuan Rongzhang’s hand.

"Then I’ll give it a try and take this opportunity to learn the Sect’s Alchemy Technique."

As he spoke, Chu Ning also used Divine Sense to probe.

After a quick scan, Chu Ning realized that what they said was true.

This Jiuhua Essence Condensing Pill is not easy to refine.

The main effect of this pill is Nourishing the Foundation and Strengthening the Essence, advancing Magical Power.

In terms of effect, it is only an Intermediate Middle Grade Elixir, but its refinement requires a specific Fire Manipulation Technique.

Chu Ning guessed that this Fire Manipulation Technique was likely foundational for refining more Advanced Elixirs within the Jiuhua Sect.

Although this Fire Manipulation Technique seemed mysterious at first glance, Chu Ning instead heaved a sigh of relief.

Though the technique is not entirely the same as some Fire Manipulation Techniques he learned from the Essentials of Spirit Pill of the Thunder Fire Sect back then,

the principles share quite a few similarities.

Moreover, compared to some of the techniques in the Essentials of Spirit Pill, it’s actually simpler in terms of complexity and profundity.

With his Noon Fire Spirit Body and Primordial Pill Spirit Body, learning it isn’t too difficult after all.

Divine Sense quickly withdrew from the Jade Scroll, and Chu Ning saw the varied expressions of the people present.

Yuan Rongzhang’s pride contained a hint of mockery, He Yanmao appeared somewhat puzzled, and Su Yuqing once again showed a hint of curiosity.

Meanwhile, Xu Minghua remained expressionless, showing no sign of happiness or anger.

As for the rest of the crowd, they clearly wore expressions of eagerness to watch the show.

Chu Ning didn’t dwell much on their thoughts, instead focusing his gaze on He Yanmao.

This First Steward of the Alchemy Pavilion also took out a Jade Scroll from a Storage Bag and spoke up:

"I should choose an Intermediate Lower Grade Elixir, then, let’s go with the Foundation Establishment Pill. Everyone is familiar with it, so I won’t introduce it further."

He Yanmao’s words left everyone present taken aback.

Everyone had thought that given He Yanmao’s personality, he would definitely choose a relatively simple pill to refine.

But unexpectedly, he directly chose the Foundation Establishment Pill.

It’s important to know that the refining difficulty of this elixir among Intermediate Lower Grade Elixirs is equivalent to the difficulty of the Jiuhua Essence Condensing Pill among Intermediate Middle Grade Elixirs.

Aiming for an eighty percent pill formation success rate is notably tough.

Nonetheless, Chu Ning understood He Yanmao’s intent behind this choice.

Clearly, he knew that Chu Ning had already been able to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill, so he found a somewhat familiar elixir for him.

"Haha, well said! Senior Brother He indeed has great confidence in Junior Brother Chu’s Alchemy Technique."

After a moment of surprise, Yuan Rongzhang laughed.

"Then it’s settled for these four kinds of pills. I wonder how much time Junior Brother Chu needs to study the refinement of these elixirs?"