PFC Chapter 256 Practice Makes Perfect; You'll Succeed Eventually
Chapter 256 Practice Makes Perfect; You'll Succeed Eventually
Left with no other choice, and in order to find treasures in the treasure vault, Si Nansheng decided to teach Elder Dan how to refine pills.
Elder Dan didn't delay and took Si Nansheng to the Pill Pavilion. He prepared all the necessary medicinal materials and instructed the others not to approach his private pill room.
"Senior, please refine the pills once so I can see." Si Nansheng looked at Elder Dan. Elder Dan was not annoyed at being ordered around by a junior, but obediently began refining the pills.
Si Nansheng watched him operate step by step. When it came to the crucial part of removing the poison, he skipped it completely. Si Nansheng raised an eyebrow, said nothing, and continued to watch him operate.
Once the batch of pills was finished, Elder Dan looked intently at Si Nansheng.
"The steps are fine, but why don't you remove the poison?" Si Nansheng looked at Elder Dan with a puzzled expression, while Elder Dan looked completely innocent.
How to treat erysipelas?
At which stage should erysipelas be treated?
“Perhaps, he doesn’t even know when he’ll go to get rid of the poison.” Zhang Ju spoke slowly from the side, and Si Nansheng understood.
"I'll refine it once, and you can see where it differs from mine." Si Nansheng stepped forward, processed the medicinal herbs, and lit the fire to begin refining.
Elder Dan watched quietly. At first, the refining steps were the same as his, but after all the medicinal materials were refined, Si Nansheng suddenly increased the heat.
Moreover, it wasn't an instant; it took almost the time it takes to brew a cup of tea before Si Nansheng began to condense the elixir.
Once Si Nansheng's pills were ready, she handed them directly to Elder Dan.
"No cinnabar poison, really no cinnabar poison!" Elder Dan was so excited he almost jumped up.
"Don't just be happy about it. Have you noticed something's wrong?" Zhang Ju said, and Elder Dan immediately stopped being excited.
"Was it when you just increased the heat?" Elder Dan asked, looking at Si Nansheng. Si Nansheng nodded, signaling him to continue.
"..." Elder Dan knew what Si Nansheng did when the heat was increased, but he didn't know the specifics.
"High temperatures can separate the toxins from the medicinal liquid. When separating the toxins by controlling the heat, you also need to use spiritual power to protect the efficacy of the medicinal liquid. If the heat is too high, it will also damage the efficacy of the medicinal liquid."
If the efficacy of the medicine cannot be guaranteed, then when separating the toxins, one should not strive for 100% removal.
Si Nansheng looked at Elder Dan and slowly spoke. Elder Dan understood Si Nansheng's meaning and continued to refine the pills.
As a result, the furnace exploded the first time they tried to separate the toxins. Fortunately, Si Nansheng and Zhang Ju were relatively far away, otherwise they would have been affected.
"The fire is too big," Si Nansheng shouted. Elder Dan used a cleansing spell to clean himself and the furnace before continuing the refining process.
Although the refining was successful this time and the toxicity of the pills was reduced, it cannot be considered a success.
"You were too cautious. You didn't control the heat to the limit, and the time was too short. Increase the heat a little, and let the separation time be longer so you can better feel the changes in the medicinal herbs."
Si Nansheng walked over, took a pill, looked at it, and spoke to Elder Dan.
"Alright, I'll try again." Elder Dan continued refining the pills.
Si Nansheng watched with utter boredom, and before she knew it, she had fallen asleep.
Nan Qingge looked at Si Nansheng leaning against her, then at Elder Dan who was still immersed in alchemy, sighed, and waited obediently.
Although Elder Dan's pills were mostly successful, the amount of poison in them varied greatly, making them completely unstable. Fortunately, he was very patient with alchemy.
If once doesn't work, try twice, three times, four times...
Practice makes perfect; you'll succeed eventually.
When he finally refined a batch of pills with no more than half of the poison remaining, he was so excited that he was happier than a child who had just eaten candy.
"Although we still haven't refined a pill that is completely free of toxicity, this is still a big step forward. We can teach the disciples of the Pill Pavilion to refine it together."
Elder Dan wiped the sweat from his face. Sure enough, he was getting old; he was already so tired after only a short while.
If Nan Qingge and the others knew what he was thinking, they might just start cursing him out.
Elder Dan's so-called "a while" is actually a whole day and night?
Elder Zhang Ju had already left. Bai Ye and Shang Ming waited all day for Si Nansheng to return, but he didn't. So they came looking for him. If Si Nansheng hadn't been sleeping, they would have left long ago.
"Elder, you've been busy for a whole day and night, please rest for a while. We'll take Sheng Sheng back first." Nan Qingge stood up, and Bai Ye also stood up and picked up Si Nansheng.
"Huh?" Elder Dan looked at them, wanting to keep them a little longer, but seeing that Si Nansheng was sleeping soundly, he could only swallow back what he was about to say.
As soon as Bai Ye left Dan Pavilion with Si Nansheng in his arms, Si Nansheng jumped down, startling Bai Ye.
"Junior Sister, aren't you asleep?" Bai Ye asked, puzzled.
"I was asleep. I woke up when you said you were leaving, but I didn't open my eyes. Otherwise, do you think we would still be able to get out?"
Si Nansheng slumped his shoulders listlessly, while Nan Qingge suppressed a laugh and remained silent.
This little girl is really shrewd!
After walking back to his residence, Si Nansheng was fully awake. He sat in the courtyard and took out the box that had previously contained the demon seed.
Si Nansheng: I always feel that absorbing demonic energy at this time will scare other people or make me look like an oddball!
"Junior Sister, do you think Elder Dan can refine pills without any poison?" Bai Ye looked at Si Nansheng, who frowned.
"Although he has a talent for refining pills, he is not good at controlling flames, making it difficult for him to refine pills without any specific ingredients."
However, it's good to be able to refine pills with less toxicity, right? Si Nansheng said tactfully, and Nan Qingge sighed.
If Elder Dan heard this, he would definitely cry, right?
However, Nan Qingge did not know how to refine pills, so she did not know how difficult it was to refine pills without poison.
However, seeing Elder Dan's excited reaction because the pills he refined had less toxicity, she thought Si Nansheng was very impressive.
"By the way, Sheng Sheng, Elder Dan said he wants you to go to his herb field to pick some medicinal herbs you need. When are you free? I'll take you there." Nan Qingge looked at Si Nansheng, who put away the box in her hand.
"Going right now!"
"Let's go then." Nan Qingge smiled and led the way.
Si Nansheng, who had just returned to the courtyard, went out again full of energy.
Bai Ye and Shang Ming exchanged glances and followed helplessly.
At the foot of the mountain behind Dan Pavilion, there is a very simple courtyard surrounded by patches of medicinal herb fields, which are quite large.
"Senior Sister Nan?" The young herb-grooming boy guarding the medicinal field saw Nan Qingge approaching with her entourage and hurriedly put down his herb-scissors to go over.
"What are you all doing?" Nan Qingge asked, looking at the other apprentices busy in the herb field.
"There are bugs in the medicinal herb field, and they are catching them. Master has already informed me. Senior Sister Nan, you can go and pick whatever medicinal herbs you need yourself."
The young apprentice spoke to Nan Qingge somewhat shyly, and Nan Qingge nodded. The apprentice then went to attend to his work.
Si Nansheng watched them inspect each and every medicinal herb and felt sorry for them.
Can't we think of a way that saves both physical effort and time?