After a moment's consideration, Tang Yan answered, "The reason the Fire Cloud Pill you refined failed to fully unleash its medicinal effects was that the blazing flame root hadn't completely dissolved.
"Blazing flame root plays a crucial role in the Fire Cloud Pill, acting as a kind of fuel contained within it.
"If you extended the extraction time for the blazing flame root by the time it takes to drink a cup of tea and refined it a few more times, the result would be somewhat better.
"Not every pill's extraction process has to be completed within half an hour. Blazing flame root is inherently fire-attributed and can withstand the refining."
"Hm?" Hearing Tang Yan actually offer an explanation, Elder Zhen froze.
"That's right! How did I never think of that?" Elder Huo slapped his thigh in sudden realization.
So the problem that had plagued him all this time was actually this simple!
"As a respected peak fourth-tier alchemist, Elder Huo, you would certainly have found the cause in time," Tang Yan reassured him.
Elder Huo looked at Tang Yan with a complicated gaze. The calm air this young fellow exuded actually left him feeling powerless.
From the moment Tang Yan began refining pills, he had demonstrated astonishing alchemical skill. Now he had pinpointed the problem with the Fire Cloud Pill in a single breath. Just how extensive was his experience? For the moment, even Elder Huo could not judge.
Could he really teach such a monstrous prodigy?
"This pill..." Tang Yan handed the porcelain bottle back.
"Never mind. Keep it," Elder Huo said, waving a hand. Tang Yan had done him such a great favor that he might as well give him the pill as a gesture of goodwill.
"Then thank you, Elder Huo!" Tang Yan cupped his hands