Elixir pills below third-grade are not difficult to refine, but Red Pattern Third-grade Elixir Pills are a different story.
"Princess Ye, this is the Hundred Fragrance Pill that I carry with . Please refine a similar Hundred Fragrance Pill," Yao Concubine said, with a cunning light flashing in her beautiful eyes and a sneer in her heart.
The Hundred Fragrance Pill is a favorite among nobles and the Imperial Family’s won. It is made from ten different flowers and imparts a natural fragrance when worn, lending an air of grace with every move.
Ordinary Hundred Fragrance Pills can retain their scent for about three days, while Blue Striped can last half a month, and Yellow Pattern up to a month.
This Red Pattern Hundred Fragrance Pill is different from others; made from over a hundred flowers, wearing it for a long ti can imbue one’s body with a natural fragrance.
Emperor Xia’s favor towards Yao Concubine was in large part due to her unique scent.
Yao Concubine had never shown this Red Pattern Hundred Fragrance Pill in public before; she only took it out this ti to beco a Court Alchemist.
Never mind the assembly, just discerning the components of a hundred flowers in a short ti is challenging enough for Ye Lingyue.
Yao Concubine was certain that Ye Lingyue could not possibly succeed in refining it.
However, upon seeing it, Ye Lingyue did not back down.
"Yao Concubine, may I see your Hundred Fragrance Pill?" she asked.
Yao Concubine naturally did not refuse, passing it over. Ye Lingyue studied it, turning it over in her hands before handing it back.
Imdiately afterward, she instructed the Empress Dowager’s nanny to list a hundred flowers’ nas and other refining materials.
With Cauldron Breath at her fingertips, Ye Lingyue was able to clearly recognize the composition of the Hundred Fragrance Pill’s hundred flowers.
When it cos to the Hundred Fragrance Pill, the hardest part isn’t the refinent, but gathering a hundred fragrant flowers.
It’s near the end of autumn and beginning of winter in Daxia now, and most flowers have withered.
If it had been elsewhere, Ye Lingyue might have been unable to refine the Hundred Fragrance Pill due to lack of materials, but not so in the Xia Palace.
Inside Xia Palace, there are all kinds of fresh flowers, and in the Imperial Palace, several greenhouses, where flowers bloom all year round.
In a short while, the Empress Dowager’s nanny had helped to gather enough fresh flowers. Once the materials were prepared, Ye Lingyue began her alchemy.
"Hold on, why not have Princess Ye demonstrate the refinent of the Hundred Fragrance Pill in front of everyone?" Yao Concubine said, stopping Ye Lingyue as she was about to enter the Alchemy Room.
Yao Concubine, upon reflection, was very skeptical about Ye Lingyue’s ability to refine Fifth-grade Yellow Pattern Elixirs.
Yao Concubine had never heard of a Fourth Rank Alchemist being able to refine Fifth-grade Elixirs independently. She simply did not believe Ye Lingyue possessed such talent.
Perhaps Master Long Yu had secretly assisted.
If the alchemy were perford in front of everyone, Ye Lingyue would have no chance to cheat.
"If Yao Concubine wishes to see my alchemy, then I shall oblige," said Ye Lingyue generously. She instructed for the alchemy furnace to be brought out and began to add different flowers in order into the furnace.
Her control over Cauldron Breath had reached masterful levels, allowing her to purify the essence of the flowers with a re touch, imperceptible to onlookers.
Inside the alchemy furnace, the petals of a hundred flowers were engulfed by the Elixir Fire, condensing into colorful liquid beads with varied scents and hues.
Ye Lingyue’s movents were thodical and composed, appearing as a seasoned Alchemist.
Both the Empress Dowager and Emperor Xia were amazed.
Master Long Yu nodded repeatedly in approval.
Purifying the essence of the flowers while controlling the fusion of liquid beads required Ye Lingyue’s spiritual power control to be exceptionally precise, a skill well beyond the ordinary.
Ye Lingyue controlled the heat of the alchemy furnace with her spiritual power, while condensing various liquid beads together. After this, her control over spiritual power would reach new heights.
"Condense!"
About two hours later, Ye Lingyue appeared very relaxed, but the liquid beads in the cauldron had already condensed into one or two elixir pills.
As Ye Lingyue issued a delicate shout, the liquid that resembled elixir finally ford into the pills.
When the elixirs took shape, they refracted a dazzling, sun-like radiance.
The light was blinding, with a streak of red glow amid it.
After a mont, the entire Alchemy Room was suffused with a captivating elixir fragrance, no less alluring than the scent emanating from Yao Concubine.
Ye Lingyue closed her fingers, and the two elixir pills in the cauldron flew out, landing in the palm of her hand.
Upon examining her palm, the two elixir pills were round and flawless, their color reminiscent of rubies.
They also shimred with beautiful red patterns—a third-grade Red Pattern Hundred Fragrance Pill, success!
When the elixir pills were presented before Yao Concubine, her tempting little mouth opened wide.
The two elixir pills were identical to Yao Concubine’s Hundred Fragrance Pill.
Impossible, how could this little alchemist have really refined a Red Pattern Hundred Fragrance Pill?
Despite the overwhelming elixir fragrance, Yao Concubine suddenly felt a disgusting sensation, as if she had swallowed a fly.
"Excellent, truly a wondrous skill, Miss Ye. I did not expect your alchemy skills to be so astounding," the Empress Dowager couldn’t help but praise her aloud, while appreciation glinted in Emperor Xia’s eyes.
"Yao Concubine, may I ask if you are satisfied with these two Hundred Fragrance Pills?"
Yao Concubine naturally had nothing to say; even "that person" would not be able to find the slightest fault if they were present.
"Next, it should be Yao Concubine’s turn to refine elixirs. As you may know, I am a Four Rank Alchemist, and I don’t have any impressive elixirs at hand. My specialty lies in refining Gathering Essence Liquid," Ye Lingyue’s bright red lips parted as she reported an elixir na.
Gathering Essence Liquid?
Isn’t that a first-grade Elixir Liquid?
Yao Concubine thought she must have heard wrong.
The Gathering Essence Liquid was extrely valuable back in Qiufeng Town but in a bustling tropolis like Xia Capital, it could at most be considered street market goods.
Only lower-ranking Martial Artists in the military would use Gathering Essence Liquid.
Yao Concubine felt a mix of laughter and tears.
Even the Empress Dowager beca anxious; she gestured to Master Long Yu, attempting to persuade him to urge Ye Lingyue to change her mind.
Master Long Yu pondered for a mont but said nothing.
Judging from the Blue Pattern Xuan Yin Elixir, his precious disciple’s strength should be in refining basic elixirs, and Master Long Yu believed that this cunning girl would certainly not be at a disadvantage.
Gathering Essence Liquid was the first kind of liquid Ye Lingyue learned to refine when she started alchemy.
It was also the concoction she had refined the most. Back then, in order to make a breakthrough in the Body Refining Realm, she had refined Gathering Essence Liquid no less than a thousand tis.
Even now, Ye Lingyue often gave so of the Gathering Essence Liquid she personally refined to new disciples of the Ghost Sect for Soul Cleansing.
Ye Lingyue took out a bottle of Gathering Essence Liquid and tossed it to Yao Concubine.
User Comments
0 comments from readers