Of course, some alchemists didn't like adding Spirit Water. But Han Daozhen liked to add it when refining pills. Spirit Water could increase the success rate, so adding a little was better.
Han Changming was a little nervous. This was his first time refining pills, and he repeatedly went over all the key points of making Bigu Pills in his mind.
A little over a quarter of an hour later, a strange fragrance wafted from the pill furnace, making Han Changming's spirits lift. It was exactly the scent of Bigu Pills. Han Daozhen had personally refined Bigu Pills before. According to the pill recipe, the ingredients had only liquefied at this stage. The timing of condensation had to be just right: too early, and the pills wouldn't have taken shape, greatly diminishing their potency; too late, and they could easily turn into waste pills.
Condensing the pills was the most important step. Han Changming took a deep breath and calmed his nerves.
After a while, a pungent, scorched smell wafted out of the pill furnace.
Han Changming gave a bitter smile. He knew his first attempt at pill refining had failed.
He carefully went over the process in his mind, learned from his mistakes, cleaned the pill furnace, and continued refining.
His second batch of Bigu Pills ended in failure as well.
Han Changming sighed softly. Only by refining pills himself had he realized how difficult it was. At last, he understood how optimistic he'd been back then. Pill refining was no easy task. Even with Han Daozhen's guidance, he still hadn't succeeded—and these were only Bigu Pills.
He wondered if the Spirit Water produced by the Taiyi Spirit-Transforming Gourd would give him a higher success rate.
"Changming, do you know where you went wrong?" Han Daozhen asked in a