Rattle, rattle.
Guided by the pill furnace's formation, the finished pills rolled out through its spout and dropped into the porcelain bottles already set in place.
"It worked on the first try!"
A light sheen of sweat coated Jiang Chen's face, but his eyes lit up.
The process had gone somewhat beyond his expectations.
He had thought he would have to fail at least a few times before succeeding once.
"Besides the insights from the Myriad Dao Chart, this pill furnace is no ordinary piece of equipment either."
Jiang Chen eyed the furnace, with its nine coiled true dragon totems, rather covetously.
Its controls were incredibly smooth, with virtually no delay, allowing him to execute his intentions perfectly.
If the equipment had been subpar, he could never have refined the pills so smoothly, even after integrating those alchemical insights.
This furnace was definitely a treasure!
[Alchemy: Energy Swallowing Pill · common grade 20%]
The Energy Swallowing Pill's progress appeared on the Myriad Dao Chart.
Although it was only common grade, Jiang Chen was still quite pleased.
This meant he had at least avoided a loss. He had secured his footing on this first step.
"This brat really is something."
Outside the door, the Old Daoist sat on the ground without the slightest concern for appearances, a smile spreading across his face.
The Energy Swallowing Pill was his secret medicine, never taught to outsiders. Even within the sect, only the core elders of the Alchemy Hall could refine it.
Yet Jiang Chen had successfully produced pills on his very first attempt.
His talent for alchemy was truly terrifying.
It made the Old Daoist look forward to the future all the more.
Jiang Chen was a willow planted without intent; perhaps he would one day grow into an unexpected bounty.