The Legendary Master’s Wife - Chap 18

Chapter 18: Success Rate

Refining magic pills couldn’t be considered hard or easy. The process was related to what they had just practiced – the ability to control their soul force. If their ability was high, there would be a lesser chance of failure. The opposite was also true. That was why Wu-Shixiong gave You XiaoMo six types of magic herbs, because his ability was not bad. This was also a type of endorsement of his skill.

The other four disciples were extremely dissatisfied but they dared not voice out their objections. This was a decision made by Wu- Shixiong. He was of the same seniority as Da Shixiong. No matter how dissatisfied they felt, they dared not object. Furthermore, the truth was that they were not up to You XiaoMo’s standard. If they were to make unreasonable demands at this point, they could leave a bad impression on Wu- Shixiong. But towards You XiaoMo, this time they would certainly bear a grudge. He really stood out in front of Wu- Shixiong, leaving them appearing useless in comparison.

You XiaoMo had no idea, but even if he did, what could he do? After receiving the magic herbs, he simply threw himself into refining magic pills. There were several steps in refining magic pills. Each step was just like what he practiced before. Take the soul force and drop them into the three small openings. The actual use for these three small openings was to extract the magic herbs.

After introducing the soul force. You XiaoMo chose three types of magic herbs, Contusion herb, Life Root Herb, and Peaceful Mind Flower. The magic pill from these three magic herbs was called the Dispelling pill ; it was used to dispel poison. But its effect were not great, only able to dispel simple poisons.

At first, his actions were not smooth. This was, after all, his first time extracting magic herbs. He was unable to remove enough of the impurities. You XiaoMo discovered that he could actually distill them a few times but he was worried about standing out again, so he only did it once. After removing some impurities, he dropped the magic herbs that had turned into fine powder into the bottom of the cauldron. He then put both of his hands into the cauldron.

At this moment, both his hands were covered by a thin layer of diaphanous white mist, which was his soul force. He took the three types of fine powder and blended them together. It was not just simply mixing them together. There were specific steps to the process. If an error was made in any one of the segments, it would affect the quality of the magic pill or maybe even result in failure.

But these steps were already explained by Da Shixiong Fang. You XiaoMo also read them in the book, so he had them firmly in his head. You XiaoMo recalled the teachings of Da Shixiong Fang and compared them to the steps recorded in the book. He sketched out an outline in his mind and after finding no mistakes, started the process according to his plan.

If this was the him from before, he definitely could not have done it. Although his power of memory in his past life was not bad, he still couldn’t have sketched the whole detailed outline in his mind. That was why he was somewhat amazed at his achievement.

Blending of level one magic pills had five steps. Although simple, one still couldn’t afford to be careless. A high degree of concentration was required. While referring to the outline in his head, You XiaoMo used his ten nimble fingers to go through the steps, slowly blending the three magic herbs together. First step, second step, … when his forehead was covered in a layer of sweat, he finally succeeded in refining a level one magic pill.

The magic pill was light yellow, with a smooth and glossy surface. One could smell the slight fragrance of the Peaceful Mind Flower ; it was a very pleasant fragrance. You XiaoMo examined the pill. This must be a low grade magic pill. Normal magic pills , no matter what the color, if the color was light, it meant that the grade was low. His pill was light yellow so it must be a low grade magic pill.

Wu- Shixiong came over a nd ga ve him a satisfied nod after seeing the magic pill in his hand. Although it was a low level magic pill of rather low quality, succeeding on the first try was considered very fortunate. After a few words of praise, he returned to where he was.

Regarding things like refining magic pills, it was up to the shifu to lead them through the door, but the rest depended on the individual. Da Shixiong Fang took the place of Kong-shifu to teach them how to refine magic pills. But he only covered the basics. The rest depended on the individual’s ability to grasp the concept. So, today’s class could be considered the final class with Da Shixiong Fang.

After seeing that they had all grasped the basics of refining magic pills, Wu- Shixiong didn’t continue to watch over them, only urging them to continue practicing in the afternoon. Just before leaving, he told them one thing.

“I’m not sure if Da Shixiong Fang already told you this, regarding the magic pills you make. Each magic pill can be exchanged for one merit point. However, each day you can only earn up to ten merit points.”

Hearing the first part, You XiaoMo was surprised and delighted. He never thought that he could earn merit points by refining magic pills. Although it was only one point per pill, it was still better than nothing. Just when he started to calculate how many pills he should make each day, Wu- Shixiong’s last words destroyed all his plans. There was obviously no such thing as a free lunch!

But then, this restriction was actually necessary. If not, everyone would refine level one magic pills to earn merit points. This would also use up a lot of level one magic herbs. Also, the various tasks in Capital Peak would be left undone.

You XiaoMo stayed in the stone room and refined magic pills through the whole afternoon. Wu- Shixiong did not give out a lot of magic herbs, but because he just stimulated his soul force yesterday, the reserves of his soul force were not full. He was unable to sustain too much depletion, so he had to take a break after every five pills. He only finished using up the magic herbs when the sun was about set.

Of the forty portions he received, he did not waste a single one. But these forty magic pills were low grade pills. Although his success rate was a hundred percent, he still needed to improve the quality.

You XiaoMo was not worried. After tidying up, he went to submit his work before heading to the canteen.