The purification of each medicinal ingredient should take no longer than half an hour. Too much time would cause its medicinal potency to diminish.
Without purification, the pill could not take shape.
The conventional purification method was to refine the medicinal ingredients one by one, then set the purified ingredients aside in an insulated compartment for later use.
Experienced Alchemy Masters would toss in several ingredients at once to save time, but never too many.
Even he had only ever extracted the essences of fifteen ingredients simultaneously at most. He had never attempted twenty-six.
Was this kid planning to refine all the ingredients simultaneously, or just carelessly muddle through?
The former was impossible, and the latter... judging by Tang Yan's temperament, that seemed impossible too.
Elder Huo was dumbfounded, unable to tell what Tang Yan intended to do.
Before long, Elder Huo's eyes suddenly went wide!
Although he had tossed in twenty-six ingredients, Tang Yan showed no signs of fumbling. Instead, he stood calmly before the furnace, using his Soul Power and true power to control the refinement of the ingredients inside the Pill Cauldron.
"This..." Elder Huo rubbed his eyes, staring at Tang Yan in disbelief.
Was this fellow really extracting their essences? Surely he wasn't putting on an act?
Familiar rustling sounds came from inside the Pill Cauldron, constantly reminding Elder Huo, who had dealt with pills for over a century, that what was happening inside was indeed the process of refinement and extraction!
Time ticked by, and Elder Huo felt even more nervous than Tang Yan.
Half an hour finally passed. Tang Yan kept forming hand seals, controlling the situation inside the Pill Cauldron.
Pop! With a soft sound, a pile of medicinal dregs was expelled from the Pill Cauldron.
"Fuse!" At Tang Yan's low command, the