52: First-class alchemist

After a few attempts that were more nerve-wracking than dangerous, Zhang Daobai quickly found the appropriate Spirit Fire temperature for refining the bu yuan flower.

He then began to cautiously use the Spirit Fire to remove the Impurities within the bu yuan flower.

Just as Zhang Daobai had finally managed to refine the bu yuan flower into a mass of liquid and was preparing to extract the Impurities within,

his control over the Spirit Fire slipped, and more than half of the liquid from the bu yuan flower instantly evaporated.

"F*ck!"

Seeing this, Zhang Daobai couldn't help but strike his right hand hard with his left.

"No! Again!"

Zhang Daobai incinerated the remaining medicinal liquid and threw another bu yuan flower into the Pill Furnace.

As Zhang Daobai controlled the Spirit Fire, preparing to refine this bu yuan flower into liquid, Long Glass, who was nearby, spoke up,

"Master, you can lower the temperature of the Spirit Fire a bit more."

Long Glass looked at the bu yuan flower in the Pill Furnace and reminded him.

"Hmm?"

Hearing this, Zhang Daobai turned his head to look at Long Glass in confusion and asked, "You know Alchemy?"

"I don't," Long Glass shook her head immediately without thinking.

"Then why are you giving me blind directions?" Zhang Daobai said irritably.

"But I know how to remove the Impurities from these Spirit Medicines!" Long Glass quickly explained.

"Oh?" Zhang Daobai couldn't help but be surprised by Long Glass's words.

"Cooking Yao Beast meat requires adding many Spirit Medicines for seasoning and side dishes. During that process, one needs to extract the Impurities from the Spirit Medicines to preserve the most essential parts."

"I've even cooked Immortal Herbs, let alone this tiny unranked Spirit Medicine!"

Long Glass tilted her head up slightly, explaining with great pride.

There's such a thing in cooking?

After hearing Long Glass's words, Zhang Daobai had to admit he had underestimated her a little.

"You really are a f*cking Genius!"

A classic quote from Old Li flashed through Zhang Daobai's mind.

"Fine, you guide me on what to do next."

Zhang Daobai wasn't one to care overly much about Face; once he knew Long Glass's specialty, he immediately let her teach him.

"No problem, Master!"

Hearing this, Long Glass flew onto Zhang Daobai's shoulder.

Following that, Zhang Daobai adjusted the Spirit Fire temperature slightly lower as Long Glass had suggested, and continued refining the bu yuan flower.

"Master, spread the Spirit Fire out a bit; don't let it be too concentrated."

"Master, you need to lower the Spirit Fire temperature a bit more here."

"Master, this Spirit Medicine needs a higher Spirit Fire temperature."

"Alright, Master! Quickly withdraw the Spirit Fire!"

"..."

Under Long Glass's guidance, Zhang Daobai's fire control skills improved rapidly. In a short while, he had perfectly removed the Impurities from all the Spirit Medicines, refining them into masses of liquid.

"Next is the final step, Fusion of these medicinal liquids into a pill!"

Looking at the clusters of medicinal liquid in the Pill Furnace, Zhang Daobai couldn't help but feel expectant.

Just as Zhang Daobai was about to attempt Fusion, Long Glass spoke again: "Master, you should fuse the bu yuan flower with the Spirit Rice first."

"Huh? You know this too?"

Zhang Daobai turned to look at Long Glass in surprise.

"Yes! When cooking Yao Beast meat, you don't just throw Spirit Medicines into the pot all at once. You need to consider the Fusion of the Spirit Medicines first, otherwise it easily affects the flavor or causes the pot to explode," Long Glass explained to Zhang Daobai in a very professional tone.

Zhang Daobai: ...The process was entirely correct, but the result was unrelated. Zhang Daobai couldn't help but wonder if there was some connection between Alchemy and cooking.

Following Long Glass's reminder, Zhang Daobai began to cautiously fuse the medicinal liquids.

Finally, when he saw the six High Grade bigu pills inside the Pill Furnace, Zhang Daobai fell completely silent.

So an Alchemy grandmaster was by my side all along?

After putting away the six bigu pills, Zhang Daobai looked at Long Glass on his shoulder with a complex expression.

"How about you learn Alchemy?" After a moment of silence, Zhang Daobai suggested.

"I can't, Master. With my current power, I can't control Spirit Fire at all," Long Glass explained with a helpless shake of her head.

"Forget it, if you want something done right, do it yourself!"

Hearing this, Zhang Daobai could only give up on the idea of slacking off and encouraged himself.

Subsequently, with Long Glass's help, Zhang Daobai began a period of frantic Alchemy practice.

His control over Spirit Fire, his understanding of Spirit Medicines, and his Fusion techniques were all improving at a rapid pace.

Finally, on the third day, Zhang Daobai successfully refined three first-grade spirit recovery pills without Long Glass's help.

With this, Zhang Daobai had officially become a First-Rank Alchemist.

"Haha! I really am a Genius!"

Holding the jade bottle containing the spirit recovery pills, Zhang Daobai laughed proudly.

According to the self-narration in the Third-Grade Alchemist's Legacy, that Alchemist had spent over a year from starting to learn Alchemy to becoming a First-Rank Alchemist, and was even considered among the ranks of Geniuses for it.

Yet Zhang Daobai had spent only three days to refine his first batch of first-grade Medicinal Pills.

Beside him, Long Glass looked at the excited Zhang Daobai and breathed a sigh of relief.

It was lucky she was an Artifact Spirit and currently had no physical form; otherwise, over these three days, her mouth would have run dry and her throat would have been severely strained from all the talking.

"Your contribution these past few days has been indispensable. As a reward..."

"Uh..."

As Zhang Daobai spoke, he suddenly fell silent. He realized he didn't actually have anything he could give Long Glass as a reward.

"No need for a reward, Master. This is all what I should do," Long Glass said with an indifferent smile, helping Zhang Daobai out of the awkward situation.

To be honest, just because Zhang Daobai had given her a new name, Long Glass already felt that all of this was worth it.

"That won't do! A reward is a reward. Although I don't have anything to give you right now, I will definitely make it up to you in the future!" Zhang Daobai promised with a firm tone.

"Alright, then I'll thank Master in advance," Long Glass nodded, not taking it too seriously.

"Go and get some rest first."

Seeing the fatigue in Long Glass's eyes, Zhang Daobai spoke after thinking for a moment.

"Okay, Master."

As soon as she spoke, Long Glass impatiently disappeared from Zhang Daobai's sight.

After Long Glass left, Zhang Daobai left the Pill Refining Room, went to the backyard to take a bath, and then had a comfortable sleep.

During these three days, although Long Glass had been assisting him, Zhang Daobai's Divine Sense was heavily depleted due to maintaining a state of high mental concentration for a long time.

Therefore, he needed a good sleep to recover his energy and restore his Divine Sense.

Meanwhile, in the outside world, because the Tang Family's pill shop had nearly exhausted its stock, they transferred a new batch of goods from the Family and placed them on the shelves.

What they didn't know was that this would be the beginning of the Tang Family's greatest crisis in nearly a decade.