166: Chapter 165 Alchemy Instruction 2

Ye Qingxuan's hand seals changed rapidly, flowing seamlessly like drifting clouds and flowing water.

Alchemy at the Qi Refinement Stage was indeed limited to rolling simple medicinal balls; only at the Foundation Establishment Stage could one use Spiritual Sense to control the process and execute the Condensing Pill Technique.

But Ye Qingxuan was no ordinary person. Even though he only used the cultivation of the fourth level of Qi Refining, it was still a hundred times more exquisite than Duyuan's half-baked Alchemy.

Qilin's eyes widened, staring unblinkingly at every hand seal, her fingers quietly mimicking the gestures along with him.

Standing nearby, Duyuan watched with a thumping heart, growing more shocked the more he looked. Using Qi Refining cultivation to perform a complete Condensing Pill Technique?

"Fellow Daoist... your technique is completely beyond what anyone in the Qi Refinement Stage should be doing, isn't it?! Fellow Daoist Qilin is only at the Qi Refinement Stage, can she really learn this?"

Duyuan couldn't help but complain out loud.

Qilin: "??"

Is the Condensing Pill Technique really that Advanced? Qilin wondered in her heart.

Without even looking up, Ye Qingxuan stabilized the Pill Furnace's fire while saying calmly, "It's just the Condensing Pill Technique, what's all the fuss about?"

'Just the Condensing Pill Technique'? You're teaching Alchemy to a young friend at the Qi Refinement Stage! Isn't that a Foundation Establishment Stage technique? Duyuan was rendered speechless.

The vibration of the floating Pill Furnace grew more pronounced. A rich medicinal fragrance drifted across the back mountain and rode the mountain breeze toward all of Maoshan.

Down the mountain, the Daoist Disciples still comprehending at the Dao Comprehension Monument, as well as the angels, all smelled this fragrance. Every single one of them couldn't help looking up toward the back mountain with curious faces.

"This? Is the Ancestral Master refining pills?"

"Master, it smells so good!"

"This pill fragrance... this is real, orthodox Alchemy!"

The bullet comments in the National Fortune Live Broadcast Room exploded instantly.

[Classic humblebrag from a Genius!]

[Great Master Duyuan is completely crushed, a literal dimensional strike!]

[Qilin got so lucky! Learning the Condensing Pill Technique right off the bat, plus hand-in-hand teaching from an Alchemy Grandmaster. Peak performance from the very start!]

[No wonder Daoist Ye dislikes Duyuan, this comparison is like a college student teaching a primary schooler.]

["Who teaches Alchemy like this? Qingxuan's method skipped at least several steps. I hope Junior Brother Qilin can handle the blow," Senior Brother Qingming remarked accurately as he watched Ye Qingxuan's Alchemy technique.]

["Indeed, he skipped the warming and blending steps, directly substituting them with the Condensing Pill Technique." King of Medicine also broke into a nervous sweat for Qilin. Could she really understand it?]

[Skipping steps? This reminds me of how my high school desk mate taught me math problems.]

[Bro above, please stop talking, dead memories are attacking me again.]

...

National Destiny Space—

Xiao Jiu lay on Ye Qingxuan's shoulder, her little nose constantly sniffing the medicinal fragrance, her tiny paws gently tugging at Ye Qingxuan's collar as she waited eagerly for the Medicinal Pills to finish.

Bai Yuekui watched this scene, shaking her head with a helpless smile.

Only Ye Qingxuan would dare teach like this. What ordinary Cultivator would dare let a Qi Refinement Stage beginner jump straight into learning the Condensing Pill Technique? It would lead to an exploding furnace 100% of the time.

Calm and unhurried, Ye Qingxuan cast the final few hand seals into the interior of the Pill Furnace.

The pure, boiling medicinal energy inside the furnace instantly contracted, compressed, and solidified. Round, plump Body Tempering Pills floated neatly in the center of the Pill Furnace, translucent white throughout without a single trace of Impurities.

"The pills are formed. Next is the Pill Collection Seal."

Ye Qingxuan spoke softly, raising his hand to form another hand seal as the lid of the Pill Furnace slowly rose into the air.

An entire furnace of High Grade Body Tempering Pills—108 in total—slowly flew out of the Pill Furnace. Their appearance was flawless, every single pill marked with pill veins.

Qilin was stunned on the spot, her mouth slightly open, as her entire understanding of Alchemy was completely rewritten.

Duyuan gasped even harder, his face full of disbelief. "Refining High Grade pills at the fourth level of Qi Refining... unheard of throughout history!"

Ye Qingxuan casually collected the Medicinal Pills and turned to look at Qilin.

"Did you see the whole process clearly? Now you try."

Qilin felt a surge of nervous excitement. She quickly nodded and stepped forward to stand in front of the Pill Furnace.

Taking a deep breath, she reviewed the techniques she had just memorized in her head and attempted to channel Spiritual Qi.

On her first try, her clumsiness was absurd.

Either her Spiritual Qi was too violent, causing the herbs inside the furnace to shake wildly, or it was too weak to drive the purification at all. Before long, a wisp of black smoke rose from the furnace.

*Pfft!*

A light burnt smell floated out.

Qilin's face instantly went pale, her hands froze, and she fell into a total panic.

Duyuan watched from the side with amusement, feeling instantly vindicated—it turned out Geniuses could mess up too.

Xiao Jiu poked her head out from Ye Qingxuan's shoulder. Smelling the burnt odor, she flicked her tail in disgust and meowed, "So stinky."

The live stream room immediately went wild with laughter.

[Hahahahaha, she failed! As expected, what beginner doesn't blow up a furnace!]

[Understandable, it's normal to be nervous during your first time refining pills.]

[Just now, watching Daoist Ye operate so smoothly made it look easy, but turns out it was just a top boss demonstrating high-dimensional skill.]

[Qilin, don't panic! Stay steady! As for Qingxuan, I'll have to give him a good talking to when he gets back.]

Qingming looked at Qilin's expression and felt bad as well. After all, this was his Junior Brother. Even though they hadn't met yet, his "nagging motherly" instinct was already prompting him to protect his own.

CCTV Broadcast Room—

Master Yuanxin looked speechlessly, "As expected. She'll probably blow up the furnace a few more times."

Celestial Master Zhang said, "That's completely normal. Qingxuan's Alchemy technique would leave even a Cultivator at the Golden Core Stage baffled, and your unmet little Disciple is only at the Qi Refinement Stage."

Master Kongming said, "This old monk thinks otherwise. Geniuses cannot be measured by common sense."

Little Nun watched in confusion. Seeing Ye Qingxuan's operations, Alchemy didn't look hard at all—it gave the impression that anyone with hands could do it.

National Destiny Space—

Ye Qingxuan showed no trace of emotion as he spoke calmly:

"Don't rush. Alchemy follows the same principle as drawing talismans—if your heart is unsettled, your Qi will be unsettled. Wanting too badly to do well makes it harder to control the heat."

He gently tapped with a finger, sending a stream of gentle magic power into the Pill Furnace to stabilize the chaotic Spiritual Qi inside.

"Start over, slower. Follow the rhythm of the Spiritual Qi, don't force it blindly."

With Ye Qingxuan secretly backing her up, Qilin's mindset gradually stabilized. She calmed her mind and followed the techniques she had just learned, step by step.

Purification, removing Impurities, gathering Qi, forming pills.

Each step was smoother than the last. The medicinal scent inside the furnace slowly returned, and the burnt smell vanished.

Bai Yuekui watched quietly with a smile at the corner of her lips, composed and unhurried.

Duyuan also put away his teasing mindset, watching every step of the process attentively.

Twenty minutes later.

The Pill Furnace vibrated gently, emitting a crisp sound.

Three round Body Tempering Pills of ordinary quality were stably formed, floating inside the furnace.

They weren't supreme grade, but they were complete pills, and not a single bit of Materials had gone to waste.

Qilin instantly breathed a huge sigh of relief, her face full of joy.

"It worked! Senior Brother, I made them!"

Ye Qingxuan nodded slightly:

"Not bad. Being able to successfully refine pills on your first try shows your talent is solid enough. Practice a few more times, and once you are proficient, you can improve the quality."

The bullet comments in the National Fortune Live Broadcast Room immediately reversed and flooded the screen.

[Holy crap! She actually succeeded! That talent is ridiculous!]

[With a top boss guiding and backing her up, it's hard to fail even if she tried.]

[In the future, the Dao sect will have another expert who knows Alchemy. Qilin is taking off!]

["Junior Brother's Alchemy talent is stronger than mine," Qingmo, who was in secluded cultivation, sent a bullet comment.]

["Although the quality of the Medicinal Pills is average, she succeeded after all. With such talent in the Dao of Alchemy, she ought to join my Yaowang Valley! This old man is truly envious."]

King of Medicine couldn't help sighing in admiration, instantly putting Master Yuanxin and the others on alert.

["Valley Master Sun, Qilin is our Junior Brother, and he has even served the Master-honoring tea. Please show some self-respect!"]

Qingyun, who was in secluded cultivation, instantly exited seclusion and sent a bullet comment directly before rushing off to find Qingming.

[Ordinary people are trembling in fear!]

In the CCTV Broadcast Room, Master Yuanxin's face turned dark, and he immediately stood up to leave. Beside him, Celestial Master Zhang and Master Kongming moved swiftly to hold him down, both of them offering soothing words of advice.

Right now, Master Yuanxin's cultivation was much stronger than King of Medicine's. If he really went over, King of Medicine would definitely get beaten up.

Little Nun pretended not to see anything. The big shots had big shot thoughts, so a nobody like her better not meddle.

National Destiny Space—

Duyuan couldn't help sighing emotionally, "Even though both are beginners in Alchemy, the gap between people really is bigger than the gap between a human and a dog."

Ye Qingxuan casually retrieved the three pills and handed them to Qilin, saying offhandedly:

"Keep them to sense the medicinal power yourself."

Having said that, he looked at Duyuan and tossed over a Jade Slip recording a Pill Formula.

"Here's the Pill Formula for the Guyuan Pill. The technique principles are similar to the Body Tempering Pill. Go back and practice it slowly by yourself. With your cultivation, just copy it step by step—it's not hard."