Alex finished making the pill and pulled it out. He took the pill into his hand and frowned a little. The weight of the pill felt fine, but sothing about its aura was different than what his master's was.
It was so subtle that he couldn't put his finger on it entirely.
"Sothing is different here, master. Can you tell ?" he asked, handing the pill back to his master.
Silvermist took the pill and with a single feel, he could tell what the issue was. He didn't tell Alex the issue directly and instead placed the pill into the tester that was next to him.
He waited for a mont and the answer ca back.
78%.
"78%?" Alex exclaid in shock. "But I used the sa sort of pills—" he stopped as understanding dawned on him.
Silvermist smiled. "Did you figure out what you did differently?" he asked.
"Yes, I compressed the energy too much," Alex said. "That made it so that the pill had too much empty space. The harmony lowered as a result."
"Correct," Silvermist said. "I will tell you that is not a good thing. But ask yourself, does that an it's a bad thing?"
Alex thought for a mont, going through everything he understood about the situation. "It's… a little bad, but not entirely."
"Elaborate."
Alex nodded. "The energy in the pill isn't bad," he said. "It only appears bad because of the number. However, that still leaves behind the issue of part of the pill not dissolving in your body, leading to pill poisoning. And given that this is two pills in one, this would be doubly bad."
"Oh, you even considered the matter regarding pill poisoning," Silvermist said in surprise. "Not bad. That is correct. The only thing bad about this is how it looks for your brand and how it hurts cultivators that will take too much of this pill."
Alex nodded. "Not everyone can purchase my Dawn Breaking pill, so I should try to do better," he said. "But how does one do better, master? Is it all about experience? Knowing how much energy will fit in a pill?"
"Unfortunately, that is precisely it," Silvermist said. "You will just have to train in it for a long ti before you learn what to do on your own. Experience is all you can rely on for this."
There were a few things that ca to Alex's mind, so things he would have to test and so questions he would have to figure out. Primarily, he wanted to know if it was even possible to waste any of the energy if there was more energy in the cauldron than what could fit in the pill.
His instincts said no, but he would have to test it nonetheless. "Honestly, I cannot believe you learned this in just one try," Silvermist said. "I wonder how quickly you can learn this next thing."
Alex patiently waited for his master to start explaining, but instead, the man brought out a small flower. He looked at the flower that was brought out, wondering if it was sothing special. It only took him a mont to realize it was not.
It was a regular Bluevein Orchid, an Immortal ingredient that was used in many cultivation-focused pills. Silvermist handed it over to Alex. Alex took it and waited for his master to start explaining what he was supposed to do with it.
"What can you tell about this flower?" Silvermist asked.
It was a regular Bluevein Orchid, an Immortal ingredient that was used in many cultivation-focused pills. Silvermist handed it over to Alex. Alex took it and waited for his master to start explaining what he was supposed to do with it.
"What can you tell about this flower?" Silvermist asked.
Alex wondered if his master was testing him on his knowledge about the Blueveined Orchid.
"It's a Blueveined Orchid, an Immortal rank ingredient mostly used in—"
"Sothing else," Silvermist said.
Alex was taken aback. "Uhh, it's found in mostly marshes and—"
"Sothing else."
"It has 9 petals and 3 stans. The petals are the most—"
"Sothing else."
Alex was positively confused at this point. He had simply no idea what it was that his master wanted him to say.
"It's an ingredient with mostly Wood energy within it, along with a decent amount of Water energy that is empowering it," he said. He stopped for a bit, surprised he wasn't made to stop speaking. He continued. "The petal itself is what contains most of the water—"
"No," Silvermist said. "Go back to the energy portion."
"Oh, okay. It is mostly Wood energy with so Water energy, along with a negligible amount of Yang and Yin energy, of which Yin is higher. It is missing Fire, Earth, and tal energy entirely."
"What is considered the main elent of this flower?" Silvermist asked.
"Wood," Alex said.
"Correct," Silvermist said. "Now, you told the energy in this flower. Can you replicate it on your own?"
"Replicate it?" Alex asked, confused. "How am I supposed to do that, master?" "Simple. You make a pill," Silvermist answered as though it was the most obvious thing he was saying.
Alex narrowed his eyes. "Pill? I am to make a pill to replicate this flower?" he asked.
"Yes," Silvermist said. "Because that is what I am going to teach you next. To make a pill that can be substituted for an ingredient in the case of its absence."
"Pills can be used as a substitute for an ingredient?" he asked, not sure if his master was joking or not. There was not a single reason for Alex to believe such a thing was possible.
Sure, a pill had energy and so did an ingredient. But a pill was more than just a simple energy. It was a combination of many, acting as one. Compared to an ingredient, if he were to use the pill, while the overall elent might appear the sa, there would still be internal elents that were in a delicate balance. How was one going to ignore that?
"I am not going lie," Silvermist said. "There is a chance that you might not be completely learned in this even by the ti the tournant starts. So you will have to make a conscious decision on whether to practice it right now or not. You also wanted to train in making different pills at once in a cauldron, so you cannot spread yourself thin."
"I will be efficient, master," Alex said.
"I hope so," Silvermist said. "For now, try and see if you can at least co up with a combination of ingredients that can lead to this very elental configuration."
Alex agreed and closed his eyes to begin thinking. As soon as he started though, his master spoke. "Rember, the amount of energy in a pill and in a flower is going to be very different. You'll need to think of ways to make them equal as well."
"Equal…" Alex muttered before a thought ca to him. "Is this like Pill Fusion, master? Do I need to compress the resulting energy to make it equal to the amount that will be in the flower?"
Silvermist smiled at how fast his disciple understood that. "And what happens when you compress energy that way?" he asked.
"It becos stronger," Alex said.
"So, if you want to gain the energy of an Immortal ingredient as an end result, what will you have to do?" Silvermist asked.
Alex nodded slowly. "I must use weaker ingredients instead. I cannot use Immortal ingredients because the combined energy will be much more than the flower."
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