7 Pill Concocting
"Young Master, I am back with the things you asked for," said Yu Lihua from outside Yuan Qiyuan's room.
"Come in."
Yu Lihua walks in and places the large bag she brought onto the table, looking like a housewife bringing back groceries.
Yuan Qiyuan walks over and takes a sniff at the bag. "Not even an ounce missing. Not bad, little girl," he said.
"Eh?" Yu Lihua was baffled.
She didn't believe that he was able to tell just from smelling the bag, but she didn't dare to speak out on it.
"Follow me," said Yuan Qiyuan as he grabs the bag and walks out of the room.
"Yes, Young Master."
Yu Lihua silently follows him, wondering to herself where he was taking her, and for what reason.
After a few moments, they arrive in a long hallway that was filled with the scent of medicines.
"This is the Medicine Hall, where the family goes to experiment and concoct pills for our stores," Yuan Qiyuan explained to her who seemed puzzled.
He opens one of the many rooms in the hallway and casually walks in, and Yu Lihua followed.
Inside the room was spacious and neat, with only an iron cauldron in the middle of the room and nothing else.
"Lock the door and take a seat; anywhere is fine." Yuan Qiyuan said.
Yu Lihua follows his order before taking a seat at the corner of the room, looking like a scared child in a sealed room.
Yuan Qiyuan only smiled at her actions and said nothing.
He then walks near the cauldron and sits right beside it.
Yu Lihua could not help but wonder why they came here. Because as far as she and everybody else in the family were aware, the Young Master did not know Alchemy.
"Today, I will be concocting a Tier 3 Impurity Cleansing Pill," he suddenly said, dumbfounding Yu Lihua. "And I want you to watch my every move."
Before Yu Lihua could open her mouth to ask questions, Yuan Qiyuan already began the process.
"Before you begin concocting your pill, you must first adjust the flames in the cauldron to whatever pill you plan on creating."
Yuan Qiyuan explained as he moved; it looked as though he was giving a lecture.
"Next, you control the flame with your Spirit Essence, making sure that it does not overheat or becomes too weak."
"You will learn to control your flame through experience, so you do not have to worry about that for now. Now that our cauldron is nicely heated with the perfect temperature, we can finally begin concocting the pill."
"However, before we begin forming the pill, we must first cleanse the impurities within the ingredients so that the pill we are creating is not contaminated, degrading the quality."
Yuan Qiyuan throws into the cauldron all the ingredients at once. "For beginners, you'd want to cleanse the ingredients one by one. And only when you have enough experience and feel confident in your abilities can you can start adding more."
His movements were quick and smooth. In Yu Lihua's eyes, his hands seemed like they were dancing elegantly in a profound fashion — it was mesmerizing, to say the least.
"To cleanse the impurities, you have to break down the ingredients with the flames while making sure you control the flames so that it will not burn your ingredients. Even the smallest mishap can cause your ingredients to turn to ash, forcing you to restart from scratch."
"Don't worry if you cannot completely remove the impurities, just do it to the best of your abilities. After you cleanse the impurities, we can begin the next step, liquefying them so that we can fully mix the ingredients and shape it into a pill."
"Remember, you have to constantly control the flame as you proceed, or else you might lower the quality."
Yuan Qiyuan did not stop talking during the entire process, clearly proficient and confident in his abilities. His calm expression only made the entire process seem that much easier, giving the impression that even babies could do it if they tried.
If any Alchemist were here to witness this, they would surely be shocked out of their minds.
To talk and concoct pills at once — all while explaining the entire process, who could possibly have such heaven-defying concentration talents?
Even Yu Lihua who knows nothing of pill concocting could feel just how amazing of a feat it was for Yuan Qiyuan to be doing this.
And for Yu Lihua to be able to witness a legendary Alchemy God from the Primordial Era such as Yuan Qiyuan concocting pills so closely and privately, even the Heavens would be jealous.
"Done."
Yuan Qiyuan suddenly said while Yu Lihua was in the midst of her daze.
"Already?" she couldn't believe it.
The entire process had taken less than a minute in total! Were pills always this easy to make?
Yuan Qiyuan's skills and proficiency in concocting pills was so profound and seemingly effortless that it was able to make Yu Lihua, a mortal who knows nothing about Alchemy, believe that she too, would be able to achieve the same if she were to try.
"So, you think you can do the same if you sat in my position?" Yuan Qiyuan suddenly said to her with a teasing smile.
Yu Lihua blushed in embarrassment thinking that he read her like an open book.
Yuan Qiyuan laughed, "As long as you continue to follow me, one day, you too, will be able to do the same," he said, his voice hinted with a sense of seriousness.
However, Yu Lihua was unable to see the hint and bowed, "I know my limits, Young Master. I am afraid that I am unworthy and would only waste the Young Master's precious time."
Yuan Qiyuan did not say anything in return and only nodded.
He then opens the cauldron, and a strong invisible aroma fills the entire room.
Yu Lihua was startled by the aroma. She has never smelled anything this strong before. But it was not an unpleasant smell. Instead, with every breath she took, her body would feel lighter!
She wasn't aware, but that feeling of lightness was the result of the impurities inside her body being cleansed. Just smelling the pill's aroma was enough to activate the pill's effect and cleanse her body!
The quality of the pill was unprecedented in this Lower Realm, let alone this backwater of a place! If known by the public, there would surely be an uproar strong enough to cause the earth to tremble!
