Chapter 2252: Chapter 2256: Frequent Furnace Explosions
Changlin Academy Elixir Medicine Pavilion.
This is the place where Changlin Academy stores elixirs, magical herbs, and spirit fruits.
The previously existing Elixir Medicine Pavilion was merely a formality. The great war a hundred years ago turned the entire Changlin Academy into ruins, with only the five great sites of opportunity left intact, while other areas were virtually destroyed, resulting in many grand halls that existed only in name.
During this trip to the Mingqian Banquet, Jiang Chen handed over all of the Cheng Family’s collections, one of the six top forces, to Jian Cangqiong, making these grand halls no longer just a facade.
All those things were given by Jiang Chen, so he could of course freely utilize them when needed.
As a result, when Sang Zhenye needed to teach Jiang Chen pill refining, he directly took over the Elixir Medicine Pavilion, as there were only a handful of pill masters at Changlin Academy, and most were only first or second rank. After Bu Fuqi’s death, Sang Zhenye naturally became the chief pill master of Changlin Academy.
There was no objection from the elders, instructors, or students at Changlin Academy about Jiang Chen utilizing the Elixir Medicine Pavilion for refining elixirs.
When these grand halls reopened, Jian Cangqiong clearly stated that all the resources here were handed over to the academy by Jiang Chen.
Whether it be cultivation techniques, combat skills, magical herbs, or spirit fruits, these were all resources for cultivation, including mid-Earth Rank cultivation techniques and combat skills. There were also seventh-rank spirit herbs and fruits, which were something Changlin Academy had never previously possessed.
This also led to Jiang Chen’s prestige at Changlin Academy reaching its peak.
When placing the items in these vacated grand halls, Jian Cangqiong once provided a list to Jiang Chen, allowing him to choose items suitable for himself.
Jiang Chen subtly declined. He already had cultivation techniques, did not find any particularly suitable combat skills, and he took spirit fruits and herbs that were in line with the Spatial Path, Thunder Path, Dao of Wind, and Path of Ice, leaving other items aligned with the Five Elements Great Path for the academy.
The items he took were ones the academy had no use for, as the academy only practiced the Five Elements Great Path, and the sole practitioner of the Path of Ice, Wu Xianxia, needed to follow him to the Changling Main Court.
As for items like spirit stones, Jiang Chen initially didn’t want them, but Jian Cangqiong forcibly gave him a space ring containing an enormous amount of spirit stones, making Jiang Chen suddenly feel immensely wealthy. With what Jian Cangqiong gave and what he obtained from Tong Jiang, his own supply of spirit stones exceeded that of the academy.
And because of the reopening of these grand halls, more people began to gather here, not just at the five great sites of opportunity or various academic palaces.
Inside the Elixir Medicine Pavilion.
Sang Zhenye and Jiang Chen sat facing each other, with an alchemy cauldron in front of each of them. Surrounding them were piles of first and second rank magical herbs and spirit fruits.
"Your pill refining technique belongs to an ancient method, which generally shouldn’t be exposed in front of outsiders as it easily attracts unwanted attention!"
"I’m now going to teach you a universal pill refining process for the Void Nether Realm."
Sang Zhenye advised Jiang Chen, then placed a magical herb on a jade plate next to the alchemy cauldron.
"The first step in pill refining, purification, is to extract the medicinal power from the magical herb. This process requires the pill master to precisely control the fire. If the flame is too strong, it could burn the herb; if it’s too weak, it might not extract properly. Even if the flame is neither too strong nor too weak, imprecise control could lead to incomplete extraction and waste."
Sang Zhenye explained as he pointed towards the jade plate.
Whoosh!
A scorching flame emerged from Sang Zhenye’s hand, rushing towards the magical herb on the jade plate.
When the flame reached the jade plate, its scorching heat became gentler.
The magical herb slowly began to dissolve, with glistening drops of liquid seeping out, gradually separating the herb into remnants and a small amount of medicinal liquid.
"In real pill refining, it’s usually necessary to purify most of the magical herbs uniformly, otherwise it would be too time-consuming."
Sang Zhenye retracted the flame, smiling at Jiang Chen, "You give it a try; these are some of the easier-to-purify first rank magical herbs."
"Alright!"
Jiang Chen nodded lightly, placed a magical herb on the jade plate in front of him.
With a single finger, a verdant flame emerged from Jiang Chen’s fingertip, darting towards the herb.
Watching the flame from Jiang Chen’s fingertip, a hint of envy appeared in Sang Zhenye’s eyes.
The Rebirth Flame is a spiritual flame even coveted by late Unity Realm stage cultivators like Sang Zhenye. However, he had no envy toward Jiang Chen; if it were in someone else’s hands, he might have had some thoughts, but not when it came to Jiang Chen.
Moreover, he was well aware that his aptitude in pill refining had reached its limit at fourth rank. In Jiang Chen’s hands, the Rebirth Flame could achieve greater value!
Whoosh!
The Rebirth Flame began to burn the magical herb, instantly causing it to decompose, releasing pure medicinal liquid.
"This..."
Sang Zhenye was taken aback, surprised, and asked, "Have you purified magical herbs before?"
"Teacher, I can refine elixirs! It’s just that the purification step I used before was through utilizing high heat and soul force within the pill furnace."
Jiang Chen smiled helplessly; he wasn’t a beginner in pill refining. How could he not know something so simple?
Sang Zhenye paused for a moment, then suddenly realized that Jiang Chen had once refined fourth rank elixir, the Spirit-Infusing Pill, and was naturally skilled in purifying magical herbs.
"I forgot about that!"
Sang Zhenye gently shook his head, then rearranged his thoughts and said softly, "Then I’ll first refine an elixir, and you can observe the process and the control of the spiritual fire."
"Alright!"
Jiang Chen nodded, focusing intently on observing Sang Zhenye’s refining.
As the two engaged in instruction and learning, the previously empty shelves for first and second rank elixirs in the Elixir Medicine Pavilion gradually began to fill up.
First and second rank elixirs are suitable for cultivators in the Divine Infant Realm. When Elder Tan took the Cheng Family’s collection, he only took items from the family’s treasury and the space rings of a few key figures. As for other cultivators’ space rings, Elder Tan couldn’t be bothered to check them one by one.
Six months after the Elixir Medicine Pavilion was closed.
Boom!
A loud explosion echoed from the Elixir Medicine Pavilion.
The passing students were startled, then laughed and shook their heads, unfazed by the occurrence.
"How many times has Junior Brother Jiang had an explosion this month?"
"This must be the seventeenth time, right?"
"I heard it’s because the pill furnaces provided by the academy have been sitting idle for too long!"
"Sigh! With such talent, Junior Brother Jiang is a rare gem at our Changlin Academy. I’ve heard he can already refine second rank elixirs!"
"What? Do you know why those explosions happen? It’s because Junior Brother Jiang’s pill furnace couldn’t withstand the refinement of third rank elixirs, not just second rank ones. Junior Brother Jiang is already a third rank pill master!"
"A third rank pill master?! That’s amazing!"
Outside the Elixir Medicine Pavilion, the students discussed excitedly, their gazes filled with admiration and envy towards the pavilion.
