Chapter 241: Completing the Pill Formula!

Ye Yuan nodded and said, "Reducing the amount of Clear Spirit Jade Liquid to eighty percent, combined with West Language Flower and another auxiliary ingredient, Jing Jie Ling, will produce an extremely violent explosion! This is essentially the same principle as making gunpowder in the mortal world."

Upon hearing this, Tian Feng's expression changed.

He had indeed never heard that mixing these three medicinal herbs could produce such an effect!

Even he had never heard of it—how could this kid know?

Thinking of this, Tian Feng couldn't help but feel a lingering fear. If Ye Yuan really intended to retaliate with a grudge, wouldn't his place be leveled to the ground?

Although Ye Yuan claimed he was just talking nonsense, this wasn't something that could be brushed off as nonsense. Without a thorough understanding of pharmacology, random nonsense wouldn't hold water.

No matter how this kid knew these things, he could not be underestimated!

With this thought, Tian Feng immediately set aside his contempt and asked seriously, "What is your name?"

"Disciple Ye Yuan."

"Ye Yuan, I sincerely apologize for what just happened! Considering my old age, won't you let it go?"

Since Tian Feng had gone this far, Ye Yuan naturally wouldn't hold on any longer.

However, he had a good impression of Tian Feng—he could take things up and let them go.

Not everyone would apologize so sincerely to a junior disciple. It was not easy for Tian Feng to do this.

Ye Yuan bowed to Tian Feng and said, "Disciple does not deserve this. I was rude earlier, and I hope the Supreme Elder will not take offense."

Tian Feng laughed heartily and waved his hand, saying, "Take offense? As long as you can complete the Seven Profound Soul Control Pill, you can even piss on my head! Come, please, let's talk inside!"

Just as the two were about to step inside, the gatekeeper disciple said weakly, "Su... Supreme Elder, I..."

Tian Feng was in a great mood and waved his sleeve, saying, "You have merit, no fault. Stay on! Guard the gate well, and don't let anyone in!"

The gatekeeper disciple was overjoyed: "Thank you, Supreme Elder! Disciple will guard the gate well!"

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In the side hall, Tian Feng and Ye Yuan took their seats as host and guest.

This was already an extremely high honor for Ye Yuan. Disciples before Tian Feng only ever stood, never sat. Only hall masters who came here were qualified to sit and talk—even elders were not!

Behind Tian Feng, Wang Jie kept sizing up Ye Yuan, his eyes full of curiosity.

He had been with Tian Feng for many years and deeply understood the difficulty of completing the Seven Profound Soul Control Pill.

Wang Jie knew that no fewer than several hundred senior disciples and elders had taken on this task. These hundreds were all elites of the Nether Cloud Sect, yet none could complete it.

This young master, no more than sixteen, could complete the pill formula.

It was truly miraculous!

Ye Yuan noticed Wang Jie's gaze and smiled at him; Wang Jie smiled back.

"Ye Yuan, what did you mean by 'not enough' earlier? Doesn't using the Extreme Light Mysterious Gold Fruit complete the formula?" Tian Feng asked again.

He had been very confident in the Extreme Light Mysterious Gold Fruit—it was his closest attempt in over a decade—but Ye Yuan's words made him uneasy.

Ye Yuan said, "Although the Extreme Light Mysterious Gold Fruit has the effect of nourishing the soul, it is not suitable for refining together with Nine-Leaf Heavenly Fragrant Herb. Extreme Light Mysterious Gold Fruit belongs to Metal, while Nine-Leaf Heavenly Fragrant Herb belongs to Wood. Metal and Wood counteract each other, not only failing to bring out the herbs' effects but actually weakening them. Moreover, during refining, it is extremely difficult to stabilize the three main ingredients. If I am not mistaken, Supreme Elder, you have already experienced quite a few furnace explosions, haven't you?"

Tian Feng's face flushed red; Ye Yuan had hit the mark.

Still, he asked in surprise, "Doesn't the Extreme Light Mysterious Gold Fruit belong to Wood? Why would it belong to Metal?"

The attributes of all things in the world are complex and not written on the surface. Without a profound understanding of pharmacology, it is often difficult to judge a herb's attribute.

The higher the grade of the herb, the harder it is to determine its attribute, because the process of its derivation is extremely complex.

Fourth-grade herbs were neither high nor low, but for the alchemists of the Nether Cloud Sect, they were definitely high-grade. With their level of knowledge, it was very difficult to judge the attributes of fourth-grade herbs.

Therefore, when selecting herbs, Tian Feng basically did not consider the Five Elements attributes of the herbs, relying only on his own intuition, which naturally led to a high error rate.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Not everything that grows on trees belongs to Wood. The reason the Extreme Light Mysterious Gold Fruit has the character 'Gold' in its name is that it generally grows on mineral veins, absorbing the Metal spiritual energy to bear fruit. Although the Extreme Light Mysterious Gold Fruit has some Wood attribute characteristics, its main attribute is Metal."

Hearing Ye Yuan's analysis, Tian Feng felt as if a light had dawned on him! His gaze toward Ye Yuan was now completely different from before.

Tian Feng naturally knew the origin of the Extreme Light Mysterious Gold Fruit—it was obtained by sect disciples from a mineral vein, exactly as Ye Yuan had analyzed!

Such insight made even him, a Supreme Elder, feel far inferior.

"So how should the pill formula be completed?" Tian Feng's tone had taken on a note of seeking advice, without him even realizing it.

Ye Yuan naturally would not hoard his knowledge. He said, "Clear Spirit Jade Liquid has balanced Five Elements and is neutral; Nine-Leaf Heavenly Fragrant Herb belongs to Wood. Naturally, a Water attribute material should be chosen to complete the formula. Among fourth-grade herbs, Ice Heart Dew is the most suitable."

"Ah? Why use Ice Heart Dew? Ice Heart Dew shouldn't have the effect of nourishing the soul, right?" Tian Feng asked, puzzled.

Over the past decade, he had thought of and tried every herb, but never once considered using Ice Heart Dew to complete the formula!

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Clear Spirit Jade Liquid and Nine-Leaf Heavenly Fragrant Herb are both excellent herbs for nourishing the soul. For the Seven Profound Soul Control Pill, the soul-nourishing effect is already sufficient. Ice Heart Dew, on the other hand, has the effect of calming the spirit and settling the soul, fixing the soul's state. Moreover, during refining, the Water attribute Ice Heart Dew enhances the Wood attribute Nine-Leaf Heavenly Fragrant Herb. Nothing is more suitable for refining the Seven Profound Soul Control Pill!"

When alchemy reaches a certain level, one's understanding of pills deepens.

Sometimes, blindly pursuing a pill's efficacy can have the opposite effect.

Ye Yuan's understanding of pills far surpassed Tian Feng's.

In Ye Yuan's view, a pill was a world, and refining a pill was creating a world!

For a mature world, the most important thing is stability, and then everything else.

Many alchemists blindly pursue a pill's effects, resulting in flawed pills that naturally have various side effects.

A mature pill absolutely has no side effects!

In fact, with his alchemy skills, Ye Yuan could guide Tian Feng to refine the Seven Profound Soul Control Pill using the Extreme Light Mysterious Gold Fruit, but that pill would obviously have side effects.

After Ye Yuan finished speaking, Tian Feng and Wang Jie behind him fell into deep thought...