Chapter 76

"Although you're not its father, you are its uncle! An uncle by blood, how can you do this, letting your nephew starve to death?" Chu He pointed out sharply, "If you don't care for it, who will? It only has you as its relative."

"That's right... Don't try to fool me, you're still its owner!" Gu Han stopped at the last moment, knocking down his own hand that was about to reach out.

"Never mind, how is the pill refining going?" Seeing his plot fail, Chu He asked about other matters.

Originally, the little guy was about to wake up, and these past two days, Chu He had been busy researching the Peiyuan Pill. He was afraid he wouldn't have time to take care of it and was worried that taking it to the pill room would make it feel bored, so he wanted to entrust it to Gu Han.

But seeing Gu Han's expression of impending calamity, it was clear that the tragic past had left him with a lot of trauma. Chu He had to abandon this idea, let him rest for a while, and talk about it later.

"Don't even mention it, it's almost exhausting. What do you think, Brother Chu? It's not easy, right?" Gu Han complained with a bitter expression.

Three hundred high-quality Yiqi Pills a day, Gu Han almost spent eleven hours to complete them, almost consuming the whole day.

"About eleven hours, your efficiency is too low. I used to take no more than nine and a half hours, now less than eight. Tell me, where do you fall short?" Chu He said with interest.

"Should have known not to come to you, every time I come, I get discouraged." Gu Han's face fell, then he took out the alchemical tripod and demonstrated on the spot.

Only Gu Han could make Chu He waste so much time to correct him. In the Earth Fire Palace, apart from necessary guidance, they basically adopted a laissez-faire policy, letting each person understand on their own. There would be a check every half month to correct any mistakes.

The downside of this was that errors couldn't be corrected in time, causing considerable waste. But the upside was that it could enhance the disciples' ability to explore and be independent, providing more room for future development.

Chu He's corrections were thorough and unreserved, so they were of no harm to Gu Han, but rather very beneficial. It was like another person's complete process of refining Yiqi Pills was presented, naturally benefiting Gu Han greatly. Only for Gu Han would Chu He spend this much effort.

This exchange took almost three hours, then the two tidied up and hurriedly headed to the Earth Fire Department.

Gu Han was busy with his Yiqi Pills, while Chu He went to apply to Instructor Zhang He for permission to view the Peiyuan Pill formula.

"Hehe, your progress is truly astonishing. I didn't expect that in less than ten days, your advancement in alchemy would surpass disciples who have been here for years." Zhang He praised generously, making Chu He feel a bit embarrassed.

The Peiyuan Pill is an eighth-grade pill, and the formula is not a rare item. Even a Xiantian realm cultivator like the tall and thin cultivator could obtain it.

The next level of pills, suitable for mid to late Xiantian realm and Xiantian Perfect realm, are the seventh-grade Ningyuan Pills. These higher-level formulas are more precious and are the lifelines of various sects. Ordinary scattered cultivators find it difficult to obtain them. Even the tall and thin cultivator only managed to get a fragment of the Ningyuan Pill formula, and that was with good luck.

Qingling Mountain has a complete Ningyuan Pill formula, and perhaps even a sixth-grade formula, as Qingling Mountain is famous for its pills in Qingzhou. There's no reason it couldn't produce a treasure-grade formula. But these things are the secrets of the sect, and ordinary people find it hard to know much about them.

After borrowing the Peiyuan Pill formula, Chu He returned to Room 26 of the Yi-grade dormitory and sent a servant to bring ten sets of Peiyuan Pill materials.

The materials used to refine the Peiyuan Pill are actually an upgraded version of the Yiqi Pill: seventh-grade Qingling Grass, Yiyang Fruit, several decades-old Fire Vine, plus Three-Color Flower and Luochan Wood, and some miscellaneous materials.

The increase in materials made the steps at each stage more complex, and the details changed significantly. Chu He couldn't be sure how many sets of materials he would waste before successfully refining the pill.

However, these ten sets of materials were meant for practice, so wasting them was fine. They would be recorded, and he would make up for it in future alchemy tasks.

The sect's Peiyuan Pill formula is similar to the tall and thin cultivator's, but the sect's version is much more complete and refined, unlike the rough version of the tall and thin cultivator.

The sect's formula is comprehensive, balanced, and stable, taking all aspects into account. The tall and thin cultivator's version, on the other hand, is more unconventional, focusing on maximizing the power of the herbs, giving it a wild flavor.

Comparing the two, it seemed they complemented each other, giving Chu He some insights.

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After an unknown amount of time, Chu He looked at the faintly glowing pill in the alchemical tripod and couldn't help but smile.

In the corner by the door, a large pile of discarded medicinal residue emitted a faint burnt smell.

After eight failures, he finally succeeded once. Although it was only of low quality, it was enough to lift Chu He's spirits.

The difficulty of the Peiyuan Pill was several times that of the Yiqi Pill, and the details that needed to be balanced were ten times more. No wonder, even with the experience of a初级炼丹师 (初级炼丹师 means "初级" (chūjí) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) which translates to "初级" (chūjí) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (chūjí liàndānshī) "初级炼丹师" (ch