Although Xiao Xie was testing the Elixir Refining Furnace's randomness, he would not just throw things in blindly. Whenever refining pills, no matter what he put in, he would mix in some medicinal herbs. Otherwise, if there were not even any herbs, the pills produced would be extremely bizarre.
For example, Xiao Xie had previously tossed a stone directly into the Elixir Refining Furnace. The result was that it actually refined a pill called the Satiating Stone Pill.
Satiating Stone Pill: Refined from an ordinary stone. It could satisfy hunger, but it would also cause kidney stones.
When Xiao Xie saw the description of the Satiating Stone Pill, he truly did not know whether to laugh or cry. From then on, even when testing the Elixir Refining Furnace's randomness, he would not toss things into it at random. At the very least, he would include some medicinal herbs.
After several hundred tests, Xiao Xie gained a deeper understanding of the alchemy function. First of all, its randomness was divided into complete randomness and semi-randomness.
If Xiao Xie placed a medicinal herb into the Elixir Refining Furnace without making any requirements, then the pill refined could be poison, an antidote, or a tonic. In short, it was filled with every possible outcome.
But if Xiao Xie placed a medicinal herb into the Elixir Refining Furnace and required the resulting pill to be an antidote, then although he would not know exactly what kind of antidote it was, it would definitely be an antidote.
The more detailed Xiao Xie's requirements became, the closer the refined pill would be to the one he needed.
This semi-random method of refining pills might not sound particularly useful, but in truth, it was incredibly practical.
For example, if Xiao Xie wanted to refine a