Chapter 288: Chapter 179: Fifth Grade Alchemist, Discussion in the Imperial Court
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After Chen Yawci’s sisters left, Lu Yun fell into deep thought.
The situation of the Pill Medicine Building was neither too complex nor too simple; it certainly couldn’t be resolved in a short period of time.
Firstly, there was a lack of variety in the pills, unable to meet diverse needs.
Secondly, the quality was low, especially the pills for advancing cultivation. They contained many impurities, and each use required a lot of time to expel the pill toxins.
In the end, it was due to the poor skills of the alchemists in the Pill Medicine Building. It was not so easy to improve their skills.
The easiest way was to dismiss all the current alchemists and recruit new ones.
However, within the Martial Academy, there were only a few alchemists, and it was already good to have these few.
It would be easy for Lu Yun to improve the situation. With his status as an “Honorary Executive” of the Ling Province Alchemist Association’s headquarters, he could invite some higher-level alchemists to the Pill Medicine Building.
But would such a Pill Medicine Building still belong to the Martial Academy?
This was obviously not possible.
To forge iron, one must rely on their own strength. The only way was to improve the level of the alchemists in the Pill Medicine Building.
And this was precisely the biggest difficulty. It was not easy to improve alchemy skills, and it was impossible to do so within a short period of time— not everyone was as abnormal as Lu Yun, who could rely on adding points.
“Looking at it this way, the current problems faced by the Pill Medicine Building are somewhat unsolvablc.”
Lu Yun stroked his chin, pondering.
He could also personally refine the pills, but he didn’t have that much time, and relying solely on him was not enough to maintain the operation of the Pill Medicine Building.
At most, he could ensure that during his time in the Martial Academy, the supply of high-grade pills could be sufficient.
If he was not around, they would have to trade with the Alchemist Association.
“Building Master, these are the pill recipes you requested, all above Fourth Grade.”
Huang Qi placed a pile of differently colored scrolls on the table.
Lu Yun glanced over. There were only fourteen scrolls.
The green scrolls recorded the Fourth Grade pill recipes, with seven in total.
There were five blue scrolls for the Fifth Grade pill recipes.
However, the shades of the blue scrolls differed: The light blue scrolls contained recipes for ordinary Fifth Grade pills, with four in total. The dark blue scroll contained the recipe for a top-notch Fifth Grade pill, with only one.
Lastly, there were two dark blue scrolls for the Sixth Grade pill recipes.
Next, Huang Qi took out a Sumi Ring and handed it to Lu Yun.
“Building Master, these are all the Fourth Grade spirit herbs accumulated by the Pill Medicine Building. I have already instructed people to sort them out. You can check.”
“Mm, thank you, Elder Huang.”
Lu Yun took the Sumi Ring and immediately stood up, saying, “Elder Huang, please take me to see the Alchemy Room.”
“Alright.”
“Elder Huang.”
“Saint Child has arrived.”
Huang Qi led Lu Yun to visit the alchemy rooms used by the alchemists of the Pill Medicine Building, and finally brought him to a separate alchemy room.
This alchemy room used to belong to the Building Master of the Pill Medicine Building. Before, it was used exclusively by Huang Qi.
However, now that Lu Yun had arrived, the ownership naturally had to be transferred.
Lu Yun looked around. The layout of this alchemy room was similar to the one he had used in the Alchemist Association.
There was a dedicated alchemy area, a cultivation room for meditation and recovery, and a separate storage room.
Moreover, the Alchemy Furnace here looked more advanced.
“Building Master, have a look if you need to add any additional configurations.”
Lu Yun shook his head, “This is good enough. From now on, I’ll focus on refining pills. If nothing important arises, don’t let others disturb me.”
“Also, gather as many Fourth Grade spirit herbs as possible.”
“Alright, Building Master.”
After Huang Qi left, he faintly smiled. With such a hardworking Building Master, his burden was much lighter.
“All of you, listen well. No one is allowed to disturb the Building Master.
Otherwise, you will be expelled from the Pill Medicine Building.”
After giving this instruction, he left with peace of mind.
The door of the alchemy room slowly closed, and Lu Yun opened his palm, randomly taking out a green scroll.
It was the pill recipe for the Recharge Pill.
Lu Yun’s Spiritual Power swept over it, memorizing the content of the pill recipe, and then searched for the corresponding spirit herbs in the Sumi Ring.
As expected, all the spirit herbs were sorted properly, and there were about twenty sets of materials for refining Recharge Pills.
The main constraint was due to the lack of another main ingredient. Otherwise, there would be more than thirty sets.
“Sharpening the knife does not slow the work of chopping wood. First, let’s raise the Alchemy Technique to Level Five.”
Thinking of this, Lu Yun opened the panel.
[Name]: Lu Yun
[Energy Value]:4484 (increase by four every day)
[ Skills]: Level – 4 Alchemy Technique (81%)
Each 100 Energy Value could raise the Level-4 Alchemy Technique by 1%. The remaining Energy Value was more than enough to raise the Alchemy Technique to Level Five.
“Upgrade.”
[Consuming 4000 Energy Value…]
At the moment when his Energy Value dropped to 484, an image appeared in Lu Yun’s mind.
It was a middle-aged man in a gray robe who had been refining pills persistently for decades. Finally, when his hair turned white, he managed to advance his Alchemy Technique to the Fourth Rank.
At the same time, his entire upgrade process was transformed into memories and surged into Lu Yun’s mind.
After digesting the memories, Lu Yun abruptly opened his eyes. His pupils had lost some of their childishness and gained an added touch of maturity and wisdom.
“Panel.”
[Name]:Lu Yun
[Energy Value]:484 (increase by four every day)
[ Skills ]: Level – 5 Alchemy Technique (4%)
“With Level – 5 Alchemy Technique and Fourth Rank White Lotus Flame, what success rate can I achieve when refining high-quality Fourth Grade pills?”