Chapter 2198: The Perfect Alchemy Method

The pill formula before him was simply astounding. Even as a renowned alchemist in the divine realm, he found it shocking and hard to believe.

The main ingredient, Divine King Grass, had never been seen or heard of, which could be excused, but the other auxiliary ingredients were far too outrageous.

Not to mention others, just the sixth ingredient, Snake-Dragon Spittle, was the most toxic substance in the world. Even a Divine King expert couldn't withstand it. Using it to refine pills...

Wouldn't it poison you to death?

Then the fourteenth ingredient, Hundred-Leaf Purple Fragrance Flower, though non-toxic, could freeze true qi, making it impossible to use cultivation...

Shouldn't a pill formula for breakthrough add some ingredients rich in spiritual energy to promote true qi circulation? If this pill is taken and true qi stagnates, how can one cultivate?

Forget about breaking through; it might even kill you directly!

And the twenty-first ingredient, True Dragon Blood. Can an ordinary person withstand this? Not even a drop, half a drop would cause an explosion!

Based on years of alchemy experience, at first glance... this isn't a pill formula at all; it's just a hodgepodge!

It's like stewing meat—you add Sichuan pepper, star anise, scallions, ginger, garlic... to enhance flavor and make it tasty, but if you add half a catty of furnace ash, a liter of dirt, half a box of sawdust... how can you eat it?

It's completely incongruous!

"I've already scrutinized it once, and there's no problem!" Zhang Xuan nodded.

"Once?" Fu Jiangchen grabbed his hair.

Was he too carefree or did he have some misunderstanding about alchemy?

Other alchemists, no matter how skilled, when creating a new pill formula, would scrutinize it dozens of times, even simulate it hundreds of times, to prevent wasting medicinal herbs, and only dare to refine it after confirming it was error-free.

You... scrutinized it once, and there's no problem?

How could this feel so frivolous?

"Don't worry, it can definitely be refined..."

Seeing his concern, Zhang Xuan smiled.

Not only had he scrutinized it, but the library had also confirmed it; there couldn't be any problem.

"Since you say so, I can give it a try, but... I've never refined such a pill before. If a mistake occurs, it could very well ruin all the ingredients..."

Seeing the other's certainty, Fu Jiangchen knew he couldn't dissuade him and said.

If alchemy failed, the ingredients would be burned. Each ingredient for refining the Divine King Barrier-Breaking Pill was extremely precious. Ruining one batch was hard for even him to bear.

"It won't be ruined!" Zhang Xuan smiled and said, "As long as Brother Fu follows the steps exactly without any mistakes during the refinement, there won't be any problem!"

"Alright!" Fu Jiangchen said no more.

The other's alchemy skills were superior to his; perhaps he could indeed devise a refining method that he didn't understand...

After all, he was just helping out.

"Then... let's begin!" Zhang Xuan said.

He only had half a day, and over an hour had already passed. If he didn't hurry, he wouldn't make it back for the competition.

"Mm!"

Fu Jiangchen flipped his wrist, and a huge cauldron appeared before him. With a single hand gesture, a ball of flame descended from the sky, landing beneath it, burning fiercely.

His dedicated alchemy cauldron had reached the Divine King level.

As for the flame, it was heavenly fire, capable of easily refining Divine King-level ingredients.

"Thank you..."

Seeing the flame and cauldron appear, Zhang Xuan sighed in relief, flipped his wrist, and a large pile of medicinal herbs suddenly appeared, each floating in the air.

In the Netherworld Heaven, he had obtained quite a few herbs through Qi Ling'er. When designing the pill formula earlier, he had based it on the herbs he possessed, so there was no need to search for more.

Looking at the floating herbs, Fu Jiangchen suddenly frowned: "Young friend... do you only have one set of ingredients?"

The herbs before him were basically one of each, with no extras.

In alchemy, one usually prepares three sets of ingredients. If a mistake occurs, it can be remedied in time... With only one set, if a single herb is ruined during refinement, it's very likely impossible to replenish, leading to total failure!

"One set is enough. I'm in a hurry; I only have one chance to refine..." Zhang Xuan said.

"In a hurry?"

Fu Jiangchen was speechless.

In alchemy... the most taboo thing is impatience, especially with this level of pill.

The pill formula was a mess, only one set of ingredients was prepared, and most importantly, the attitude was so impatient...

Are you sure you came to me for alchemy?

Earlier, he thought this young man's alchemy was unprecedented and unmatched, but now he felt it was somewhat unreliable...

"Let's begin!"

The other's voice sounded, and then he saw him flick his wrist, tossing a herb into his cauldron.

His eyebrows twitched, and Fu Jiangchen was at a loss for words.

The cauldron hadn't even heated up, and you're adding herbs... and your technique is so clumsy...

More and more, it seemed like he didn't know how to refine pills?

"Alright, I'll tell you how to refine, and you add the herbs..."

Seeing that he nearly burned his hand, Zhang Xuan realized alchemy wasn't that easy and stopped his impulse to add more herbs, saying.

"The cauldron isn't hot enough yet..."

Unable to hold back, Fu Jiangchen said.

"Some herbs don't need the cauldron to be hot; too high a temperature can have the opposite effect..." Zhang Xuan explained, then continued, "After two breaths, add Wood Leaf Grass and Golden Antelope Leaf. These two will increase the flame temperature by seven percent. Then use the Returning Wood and Restoring Spirit Technique to add Single Leaf Grass..."

He transmitted his voice rapidly.

"You know my Returning Wood and Restoring Spirit Technique?"

Initially dismissive, Fu Jiangchen's heart suddenly jolted.

The Returning Wood and Restoring Spirit Technique was an extremely obscure method among the alchemy techniques he practiced. He had spent over a decade learning it.

However, after learning it, because it was too obscure, he rarely used it. Over time, he had almost forgotten it himself...

He didn't expect the other to know he possessed it and to mention it outright!

Knowing this wasn't the time to ask, he gritted his teeth and executed the technique. One by one, the herbs were added to the cauldron at the times and with the techniques specified by the other. With his other hand, he channeled power, and the heavenly fire blazed, the temperature growing hotter.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

The herbs were added at the times specified. The ingredients, which seemed on the verge of burning at any moment, instead fused perfectly the instant they melted.

"This... the Perfect Alchemy Method?"

His heart shook, and Fu Jiangchen couldn't believe it.

In alchemy, the purpose of using fire and a cauldron was to best combine the medicinal properties of all ingredients. But due to differences in flames and techniques, many ingredients couldn't fuse as expected to achieve the desired result... Normally, fusing within a specific range was considered good.

But the times and techniques this young man told him...

Actually allowed all ingredients to achieve one hundred percent perfect fusion!

The true Perfect Alchemy Method!

A legendary method, hard even for a Divine Emperor to achieve... yet it came from the mouth of a young man!