Battle Through the Heavens: Starting from the Jia Ma Empire

Chapter 28 Alchemy

"Zzzzz."

The medicinal herbs were constantly being burned in the flames, making a "sizzling" sound.

As time passed, the medicinal herbs inside the cauldron began to gradually melt.

"Didi didi"

After setting the dissolved medicine aside, Lin Feng then added another medicinal herb to the cauldron and began the refining process.

Perhaps because he was not yet proficient in refining fourth-grade herbs, he did not put all the herbs into the cauldron at once as usual, but refined them one by one.

"As expected, even with my strong soul power, it's still safer to proceed step by step when dealing with newly acquired pills."

After a pause, Lin Feng thought to himself, "It seems that I still need to practice more to reach the point where I can refine all the medicinal herbs at once."

If other alchemists knew Lin Feng's thoughts, they would definitely curse him as a beast, and then they would doubt whether they had learned fake alchemy techniques.

It's important to understand that while high-level alchemists can easily refine low-level pills, they still follow a set procedure.

Not to mention someone like Lin Feng, who has only recently advanced in his career and is already thinking about achieving such an extremely difficult refining process.

"It seems you've become quite proficient in refining low-to-mid-grade fourth-rank pills," Fa Ma remarked, observing Lin Feng's nonchalant expression.

"However, if you increase the flame while baking this fourth-tier fire-attribute magic core, and also add a little bit of wood-attribute battle qi, it will be more stable."

That's right, this wasn't the first time Lin Feng had refined a fourth-grade pill since he passed the assessment to become a fourth-grade alchemist.

With Fa Ma's support, Lin Feng did not start from the fourth grade in the past few days, but instead practiced all the pill formulas that he did not have in the Alchemist Guild, from low to high.

Although it took three days, Lin Feng had already refined all the pill formulas that the guild did not yet possess.

The effect was also very obvious, as his pharmacological and practical skills were greatly enhanced.

This means that even with fourth-grade pills, he can refine them after studying them, and the success rate is exceptionally high.

According to Fa Ma, this was because his soul power was too strong, allowing him to clearly observe any changes during the burning process of the medicinal herbs and correct them in time.

Therefore, by refining it once, one can achieve a 40% success rate in producing pills.

Don't be fooled by the fact that this may not sound like a high level. In reality, even Fa Ma himself, despite not having advanced to the sixth rank for many years, has been studying fifth-rank pills for many years.

However, even if he were to refine a fifth-grade pill for the first time, which he had never done before, the success rate would be at most 30%, which shows how terrifying Lin Feng's talent is.

Although Fama had gradually become numb after three days of various bombings, he was still surprised.

Moreover, what surprised Fa Ma the most was that Lin Feng could refine pills continuously, since the soul power consumed in refining pills is extremely difficult to recover.

Faced with Fa Ma's question, Lin Feng simply smiled and said that this was a secret of the sect and could not be passed on without the teacher's permission.

He could only watch with envy as Fama looked on, but there was nothing he could do.

However, Fama thought for a moment, "Such a prodigy, it's only thanks to his courage that he was able to accept him. Indeed, my judgment is as sharp as ever."

Lin Feng, standing to the side, ignored the old man's monologue, even though he knew of the old man's kindness towards him after spending a few days with him.

However, he was still a little uncomfortable with an old man who always had squinty eyes.

Focusing their attention on the refining of the pill, the fourth-grade pill, the Heavenly Qi Pill, had reached its final stage.

Lin Feng's hand seals also began to show new changes. That's right, in the past three days, Fa Ma had handed over all the alchemy techniques he had mastered to Lin Feng, which is why he now respects Fa Ma.

Lin Feng kept a close eye on the changes in the energy cluster inside the medicine cauldron, not daring to be careless.

After all, although his success rate in refining pills was high, it also meant that there was a possibility of failure, not to mention that this was the first time he had refined a pill.

The familiar fragrance returned, something Lin Feng and Fa Ma were already used to. However, this time there was a slight difference.

As Lin Feng and Fa Ma observed, the fragrance seemed to be becoming clearer.

"Knock knock knock"

After a period of turbulence, Lin Feng reached out and the pill appeared in his palm.

"It's a pity that although there are pill patterns, there is no colored pill fragrance." After observing for a while, Lin Feng said with regret, and then tossed the pill to Fa Ma who was standing to the side.

"Hey kid, watch out, this was made with the guild's medicinal herbs." Fa Ma's lips twitched slightly as he watched Lin Feng's rough actions.

Upon hearing Lin Feng's words again, he could no longer suppress the ten thousand horses of fighting spirit surging within him.

"Lin Feng, do you know how long it takes for an average alchemist to advance from the fourth rank to your level?" Fa Ma couldn't help but feel envious and bitter.

"Some alchemists only advance to the fourth rank in their entire lives, and even someone as talented as me back then..."

"Oh, how long did it take the Pharaoh back then?" Lin Feng became slightly interested when it came to Pharaoh himself, and asked with a raised ear.

"Ahem, someone like me with a bit of talent, well, although I can't compare to you, it's only been half a month." Fa Ma almost choked when Lin Feng, who had been ignoring him, suddenly blurted out a sentence. He then hurriedly tried to put on a brave face.

"Oh! The Pharaoh is no simpleton!!!"

Seeing the smile in Lin Feng's eyes, Fama could no longer suppress his blush and quickly changed the subject.

"Lin Feng, are you really going to refine a top-grade fourth-rank pill—the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill?" Fa Ma's expression turned serious. "Why not take some more time to reflect? I believe you'll have a better chance of refining this top-grade fourth-rank pill then."

"Pharaoh, after these three days of refining, I have mastered the refining of fourth-grade pills," Lin Feng paused, his expression serious, "and I have also fully mastered the three newly refined sixth-order beast fires. I believe I will succeed."

"Very well, since you're so confident, it's just a few fourth-grade medicinal herbs anyway, which is nothing to the guild." Fa Ma waved his hand, also extremely curious about whether Lin Feng could refine a peak fourth-grade pill—the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill.

If he really succeeds, wouldn't he be just one step away from the fifth rank?

For alchemists, the most difficult aspect to improve is their soul power, which Lin Feng has already satisfied. The remaining pill formulas and medicinal herbs are simply a piece of cake for the Alchemist Guild.

"If he really succeeds in refining it, he might surpass me very soon!"

Meetings, meetings, endless meetings—it's really awful!

(End of this chapter)