1072: Chapter 656 1072: Chapter 656 When Jiang Tang accomplished another major feat, he received the Light of Merit—Heavenly Dao was being quite generous!
He was quite satisfied and continued on his merry way!
Every day, Jiang Tang would meet Ye Tian and Green Ox for dinner, but otherwise, they were busy with their own respective pursuits!
One day, Ye Tian sought Jiang Tang’s advice on pill refinement.
Ye Tian now possessed the ability to refine Supreme Elixirs!
In the Cultivation World, prodigies like them didn’t necessarily need to pass any certifications.
It was said that even Jiang Tang, this supreme alchemist, didn’t bother with certification to start practicing!
The Supreme Elixirs he refined were unrivaled—no one could replicate them, let alone assess them!
To determine a Supreme Elixir, there were some noble clans with deep heritage that had alchemists like Jiang Tang tens of thousands of years ago.
Ten thousand years ago, Supreme Elixirs were incredibly valuable but not entirely scarce.
However, after ten thousand years, sects and clans losing their access to Supreme Elixirs left cultivators unsupported!
The question Ye Tian posed was whether it was possible to refine Supreme Elixirs using ordinary pills.
If not, how could one raise lesser pills to the supreme level?
Jiang Tang explained that Supreme Elixirs were exceedingly rare and often required Spirit Grass unavailable for purchase even in the Cultivation World!
Such was the reason behind Ye Tian’s curious question.
“Brother-in-law, if it’s an ordinary Spirit Supplement Pill or Gathering Spirit Pill—low-level healing pills—they’re merely made from basic medicinal herbs.
Refining a Supreme Elixir isn’t impossible, but it truly depends on the herb quality.”
Jiang Tang’s explanation made Ye Tian understand the concept—at least a little!
Perhaps Jiang Tang thought that even high-quality basic Spirit Grass wasn’t worth her time to refine.
After all, she never consumed them herself.
With such precious time, why not focus on refining advanced Spirit Grass into Supreme Elixirs?
That way, they’d sell for much higher prices!
Ye Tian didn’t doubt whether Jiang Tang had access to an abundance of ordinary Spirit Grass.
When they arrived at the Eternal Star, they found some Spirit Grass with decent but not exceptional quality, suitable for practicing pill refinement.
Ye Tian took hold of this practice-grade Spirit Grass and began pondering ways to enhance it.
From a complete novice at pill refinement, he began to learn about medicinal herbs—to remember their properties.
With his high-intelligence brain, he would memorize their functions after seeing them only once!
Moreover, the fundamental knowledge Jiang Tang provided was copied onto Jade Slips, which he could press to his forehead and upload directly into his memory!
For someone with innate talent in Artifact Refining like Ye Tian, diligently practicing alchemy was no small feat!
Of course, Jiang Tang encouraged him, “Brother-in-law, learn boldly!
The basic medicinal herbs I give you are for practice—blow up as many pill furnaces as you want.
I can always make more for you!”
Jiang Tang gifted Ye Tian a Storage Bag filled with ordinary medicinal herbs sourced from various lands she had explored, wandering between several nations.
Ye Tian thought… Well, even if I do blow up a furnace, I’ll refine one that doesn’t need manual heat control—one that doesn’t even require fire.
Something akin to the powerful production machines of the civilized world, using ambient energy from the air to operate automatically without human interference!
But Ye Tian didn’t prefer that approach.
He wanted the hands-on experience of learning alchemy personally—he had the time, and the more trials he went through, the more his Soul would grow stronger!
Even though Jiang Tang gifted him medicinal herbs and pill furnaces, he wouldn’t say no!
After all, wasn’t she a wealthy benefactor?
Of course, he had to capitalize on her resources!
Having plenty of supplies meant he could give some to the soldiers in the army, or even share them with Yan Weiwei’s family members!
If you go on a journey of divine tribulation, you should always have something to bring back home!
Back in the day, Jiang Tang obtained several Secret Manuals, including ones about alchemy.
She honed her skills through sparring with others and constant diligence!
Without a true master to teach her, the strength she achieved today relied not only on luck but also on her own hard work!
After sharing dinner together, Ye Tian decided to refine a batch of pills personally to show Jiang Tang—was there anything wrong with his method?
The alchemy manual Jiang Tang provided was nothing more than an ordinary basic one!
Even basic manuals might not be available to smaller noble clans.
Ye Tian recalled that his family had alchemists, but their advanced alchemy practices paled in comparison to Jiang Tang’s basic manual—it was faster, more precise, and easier to grasp!
Jiang Tang naturally guided him along the way.
Ye Tian’s technique wasn’t wrong, but his movements were somewhat clumsy, and he lacked deeper comprehension of the herb’s properties!
In fact, ordinary herbs could also be refined into advanced ones.
From Grade-1 to Grade-9, it was possible!
This required compressing the medicinal efficacy—extracting its essence while reducing impurities, resulting in a higher-grade pill!
Under Jiang Tang’s guidance, the next batch of Healing Pills Ye Tian refined turned out as Grade-2 pills upon completion.
“Wow wow wow!
An upgrade!
Jiang Tang, you’re absolutely amazing!”
Jiang Tang heard the praise and wanted to roll her eyes.
As a supreme alchemist personally mentoring him, almost hand-holding throughout the process, how could he only manage Grade-2 pills?
What’s there to celebrate?
But Ye Tian couldn’t care less about Jiang Tang’s expression—he was exhilarated!
He continued his relentless practice, working day and night!
Jiang Tang thought… Practice slowly, then!
My time is precious; it’s already generous of me to even advise you—out of friendship, or perhaps out of duty to my sister!
Ye Tian certainly noticed Jiang Tang’s teasing gaze.
As a friend and relative, he was thick-skinned enough to simply laugh it off!