And... There's Another Knife?

Mu Bai's single sentence, "Success!" almost caused the Medicine King Palace to explode!

Let alone the people of Vast Heaven Holy Land, even the big shots from all sides were completely bewildered!

Hey Mu Bai, do you want to hear what you're saying?

It was a success?

Who can possibly succeed in alchemy after their furnace explodes?

Isn't that a bit too outrageous?

The problem is, the medicinal fragrance emanating from the black ointment in Mu Bai's hand is undeniable!

Normally, after the pills explode in the furnace, all that's left are waste residues. Those residues don't smell of medicine at all; they just stink!

Otherwise, why would Elder He have immediately sent Mu Bai to clean the Vermilion Bird Furnace?

But the black ointment in Mu Bai's hand, although it was pitch black, had a genuine medicinal fragrance!

So the Grand Elder immediately went to join them.

Not only the Grand Elder, but everyone present who knew how to make medicine flocked to him!

Then, the Grand Elder took a piece of black ointment from Mu Bai's hand. At this moment, the Grand Elder didn't care about any decorum and directly scraped off a small piece with his finger and put it into his mouth to taste!

Seeing the Grand Elder do this, many of the alchemy masters present also stepped in to help...

For a split second, things got a little chaotic...

Mu Bai sat on the Vermilion Bird Furnace like an ice cream vendor; everyone who came over would get a little ice Mu Bai from him to try!

However, as more and more people tasted it, the expressions of all the alchemy masters present changed drastically!

The reason is simple... they discovered through taking this dark ointment... that Mu Bai wasn't really talking nonsense earlier...

This ointment... it actually has medicinal properties...

As we all know, when judging whether a pill is successful or not, you don't just look at its color and aroma; you mainly judge it by its medicinal properties!

No matter how smoothly the process goes, no matter how much medicinal fragrance or unusual phenomena appear after the furnace is opened, if there is no medicinal property to support it, then it's all just empty talk!

Regardless of whether Mu Xiaoqi caused an explosion, this dark ointment definitely has medicinal properties!

"Elder... this ointment does have medicinal properties, but it doesn't seem to reach the level of a medicinal pill at all!"

"Not bad... so this can't be considered a success..."

Several renowned alchemists in the vicinity spoke up.

The Grand Elder nodded slightly in agreement with what these masters had said.

Because what they said was true. Although the ointment had some medicinal properties, they were too weak... too weak to be considered a pill at all; it was at most an ointment!

So if you insist that this thing succeeded, aren't you joking?

Just when everyone was nodding in agreement that it wasn't a success, a loud shout came from the crowd!

The next second, everyone saw Douding'er from the Beast Taming Palace looking at the half-eaten ointment on her finger with a look of wild joy!

"You know nothing! Not only did it succeed, it's the most suitable medicine I've ever seen for demonic beasts!"

Good heavens, Douding'er's opening remarks completely stunned a group of big shots!

What? You guys don't know anything?

Douding'er, are you being polite?

But right now, the big shots weren't concerned with politeness; they were more interested in what Douding'er actually meant.

Why is this considered the most suitable medicine for demonic beasts?

"I don't know anything about alchemy... but I've taken pills Douding'er... Even if those pills you're talking about were actually made, and even if I were given them to use, I wouldn't dare give them directly to demonic beasts. If the medicinal properties of the pills were too strong, wouldn't the demonic beast explode and die on the spot after taking them?"

"Therefore, even with normal pills, I must dissolve and dilute them before I dare to use them on demonic beasts!"

"But aren't these ointments just the right strength? I don't even need to dilute them again... they can be used directly, so aren't they the most suitable ointments for demonic beasts?"

Good heavens! As soon as Douding'er uttered these words, all the alchemy masters present were utterly shocked!

That's right... they are all master alchemists, but precisely because of this, their way of thinking has become somewhat rigid!

They judge the success of a pill by whether it has taken shape, and whether the pill's effects can be achieved once it has taken shape!

So at this point, they can clearly see that these ointments are all in a state of failure!

But thinking about it carefully, what was the purpose of refining this elixir this time?

This elixir is for demonic beasts!

As we all know, if a person is to use a pill, they need to use their Spirit Power to gradually refine the pill and then gradually absorb its medicinal effects!

But can demonic beasts refine elixirs themselves?

The demon beast obviously doesn't understand... So if the demon beast is given the pill directly, because the medicinal properties are too strong, it might not grow after eating it, just like Douding'er said. It might just die!

Therefore, a medicine with good properties is not necessarily good; the best medicine is the one with the most suitable properties!

At this moment, although these black ointments did not possess the medicinal properties of normal pills, they were actually just right for use on demonic beasts...

While many bigwigs were speculating, Mu Xiaoqi's mind also started working!

Right under everyone's gaze, Mu Xiaoqi had been dejected just moments before, suddenly jumped up!

"I see... I know why Senior Brother Xinghe ordered me to blow up the furnace! It turns out it was all part of Senior Brother Xinghe's plan!"

Chu Xinghe: "???"

Chu Xinghe was also looking at Mu Xiaoqi with a completely bewildered expression!

Chu Xinghe said, "Let's not talk about the ointment for now. How could Mu Xiaoqi even imagine this oven exploding?"

You've really made something of yourself lately... Your imagination is getting better and better!

But amidst everyone's puzzled gazes Mu Xiaoqi spoke up and offered an explanation!

Mu Xiaoqi said, "Everyone, think carefully, at which step did I Mu Xiaoqi, fry the food?"

"When the solution is transformed into an elixir!"

That's why the Grand Elder is the Grand Elder... At this moment, the Grand Elder didn't need to think too much and directly pointed out which step Mu Xiaoqi had blown up in the oven!

"The Grand Elder is right, the furnace exploded when the solution was being refined into pills... Did everyone think that Senior Brother Xinghe made a mistake while instructing me on how to refine the solution into pills, causing the furnace to explode?"

"On the contrary, this was not a mistake at all; it was actually intentional on the part of Senior Brother Xinghe!"

The audience. "???"

Seeing the bewildered looks on everyone's faces, Mu Xiaoqi continued to explain!

Mu Xiaoqi said that there were countless alchemy masters present, so everyone should know that turning solution into pill is actually a very important step in alchemy!

This step instantly and completely suppresses all the medicinal liquid in the alchemy furnace into pills!

This allows the elixir to reach its most solidified state!

But is it really correct to turn a solution into a pill?

At this moment, Mu Xiaoqi's gaze swept across the entire room. To be honest, Mu Xiaoqi's words were somewhat bold. After all, turning solutions into pills is something that every alchemist must do, and it has been passed down from ancient times to the present. But Mu Xiaoqi questioned this without saying a word, which was a bit too ruthless!

"Xiaoqi! Don't talk nonsense. Forming the solution into pills is a necessary step in alchemy, how could it be wrong?" The First Elder hurriedly reminded Xiaoqi not to talk nonsense!

"The Grand Elder is right. For our normal pills, the process of forming pills from solutions is necessary. However, under certain circumstances, forming pills from solutions is not only not a good thing, but actually a bad thing!"

"Like right now!"

Mu Xiaoqi pointed to the Vermilion Bird Furnace and said that, as everyone knows, when alchemists are refining pills, after all the medicinal liquids are perfectly mixed, they must start the step of turning the solution into pills!

This step is flawless. It compresses all the medicinal liquid into the most solid pill, thus completely suppressing the medicinal effects within a small pill. It can be said to be a very good approach!

However, as you all should know, no matter what kind of pill it is, the process of forming the pill from the solution will cause some damage to the medicinal liquid due to the compression. Even if the pill is formed in the end, the overall medicinal properties of the pill will definitely not be as good as the medicinal properties before it was compressed into a pill!

To give an example... when the pill you refine becomes a medicinal liquid, its efficacy is 150, but during the suppression process, some of the efficacy will definitely be destroyed... however, the degree of destruction varies depending on the alchemist's ability!

If you retain 20 points of medicinal efficacy, you will refine a low-grade pill; if you retain 50 points, you may refine a medium-grade pill!

If you retain 80 points, you might refine a high-grade medicine; if you retain 100 points, you might refine a divine pill...

However, no matter how much you retain, at least a small portion of the medicinal effect will be lost!

Mu Xiaoqi clarified that she wasn't implying there was anything wrong with the solution-to-pill conversion process!

After all, when people use elixirs, the more concentrated the medicinal effects within the elixir, the better the results!

Otherwise, if the medicinal liquid is extracted directly, it may seem that the overall medicinal effect is stronger, but because the quantity is too large, the effect of taking it is even worse than that of a pill with less medicinal effect!

But let's not forget... are we refining elixirs for people right now?

We're making elixirs for demonic beasts!

Monsters are inherently unable to withstand such high levels of medicinal potency...

In this situation, Senior Brother Xinghe chose to directly blast the furnace when the solution was being made into pills. Thus, the pill-making process seemed to have failed, but the medicinal liquid was preserved and turned into the ointment we know today!

Although these ointments were not completely solidified, they were actually the perfect formula for the demon beasts!

If we were to actually make it into a pill, we would have to dilute it later, which would mean we'd lose a significant amount of its medicinal properties.

Now, Senior Brother Xinghe's furnace-exploding operation not only ensured that the medicinal properties were not damaged at all, but also achieved a perfect ratio!

It's not that the stronger the medicine, the better; everything is about finding the right balance!

Clearly, these ointments are the perfect formula and the most suitable for the demon beasts!

Mu Xiaoqi's words stunned all the powerful alchemists present!

They were all experts, so they naturally understood what Mu Xiaoqi was saying!

Even they had to admit that what Mu Xiaoqi said was absolutely correct!

Can this fryer really fry up the perfect ointment?

This completely overturns all the understanding that alchemists have ever had throughout history!

Let alone alchemists, Chu Xinghe was just as dumbfounded as you guys...

Just as Chu Xinghe was bewildered, Ma Liang spoke up, "Xiaoqi, what you said is very good, but you still haven't fully understood Senior Brother Xinghe's good intentions. There's actually one more thing Senior Brother Xinghe didn't expect!"

Chu Xinghe: "There's... there's a knife too?"