Chapter 99: Chapter 99: As Long as I Don’t Perform Alchemy, It Doesn’t Count as a Failure

The Han Family was quite reliable. Five days later, they delivered all the medicinal herbs he needed. A few of them were fresh herbs that the Cyan Yuan Sect didn’t currently have in stock, and these were the ingredients for Qianji Yin.

When Yang Chan had decided to refine Qianji Yin, he had arranged for disciples heading down the mountain to collect some fresh herbs. Now, he could refine it ahead of schedule, which would save him some time.

Under normal circumstances, Qianji Yin wasn’t a Poison but a type of tonic, so the body wouldn’t show any abnormalities. Only when activated by a special catalyst would it unleash its intense toxicity in an instant. Even an expert Inner Master would be injured if caught off guard. If their condition was poor, they could even be killed by Qianji Yin’s toxicity.

With ordinary Poisons, the body can detect something is wrong after ingestion because the toxins begin to damage it immediately. An Inner Master could react and use an Inner Refining Method to expel the toxins. Qianji Yin, however, was a type of Poison that only erupted instantly upon activation. This meant that by the time an Inner Refining Sect’s master detected a problem, the poison would have already flared up in multiple places throughout their body.

The effects of Qianji Yin were complex, as was its Refining process. Yang Chan only succeeded in Refining it after failing three times.

He stored both the Qianji Yin and its trigger, making sure to keep them separate. Otherwise, if they activated each other, the entire Refining process would have been for nothing.

When storing these two items, he chose Jade Bottles with a good seal.

Refining Qianji Yin was only part of what kept him busy during this time. He spent most of his days Refining various items needed for his trip down the mountain, including things for self-preservation and protection.

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“Pharmacist Yang, since you’re heading down the mountain to Tan City, you should prepare more Antidotes. I heard that Pharmacist Wang Ze, who went down before, was poisoned and died. Preparing a few different kinds of Antidotes could save your life when you need it.”

After learning that Yang Chan was heading down the mountain to Tan City, Zhao Yi had taken the initiative to tell him a few things about the city.

He was a bit long-winded, but he meant well.

“I’ve already Refined several kinds. Not just for myself, but for treating others as well.”

Yang Chan had naturally received this information as well. In fact, he had a much clearer picture of the situation in Tan City than Zhao Yi did. He had also prepared many things specifically for use there.

“Pharmacist Zhao and I have already prepared the materials for the Lantian Jade Refining Pill. I’m just not sure when to attempt the Refining.”

During this period, Zhao Yi had repeatedly asked Yang Chan about the process of Refining the Lantian Jade Refining Pill, all while gathering the ingredients.

Now, he had collected everything, but he still hadn’t started the Refining.

“I don’t feel confident enough. I want to prepare a bit more. If I fail this time, I won’t want to even think about Refining it again for a year.”

“The ingredients are just too expensive.”

Zhao Yi stroked his chin, his brow furrowed. He clearly wanted to accumulate more experience.

That last sentence, in particular, revealed his feeling of helplessness.

Even for a Basic Level Pharmacist, the pressure of Refining the Lantian Jade Refining Pill was immense. This pressure came not only from the difficulty of the Refining process but also from the cost of the ingredients.

The Sect provided Basic Level Pharmacists with some support in terms of medicine, but this support wasn’t nearly enough to cover the cost of Refining a Lantian Jade Refining Pill. In the end, they had to spend their own monthly stipend.

“If you’re not confident, then you should think it over some more. After all, it’s very easy to make a mistake during the Refining process.”

“Even after succeeding once, I’d say my chances now are only fifty-fifty. There’s a fifty percent chance of failure.”

Yang Chan offered a word of comfort, which was also a well-intentioned reminder. After all, if the Earth Fire were to suddenly go out of control, the Refining process would very likely end in failure.

This was true for Yang Chan, but for someone like Zhao Yi, who had yet to succeed even once, a major fluctuation in the Earth Fire would be a complete disaster.

After all, pharmacists like Zhao Yi didn’t get many opportunities to attempt the Refining.

“Mhm, I was thinking the same thing. So I’ll just wait a bit longer. Besides, as long as I don’t actually try to refine the Lantian Jade Refining Pill, I can’t fail.”

Zhao Yi nodded and said with a look of optimism.

Seeing this, Yang Chan realized Zhao Yi didn’t need his encouragement at all. The man was an optimist by nature.

“Let’s go. More have been sent over. There have been quite a lot of injured disciples sent back to the Cyan Yuan Sect from Tan City recently.”

Yang Chan changed the subject, as he had just seen more injured disciples being brought back.

Compared to before, when they treated few disciples, this period had been much busier. Every day or two, more maimed disciples would be sent back. Most of them were not in good condition, which was a clear indicator of how fierce the clashes in Tan City had become.

’This trip down the mountain is really turning into a messy affair.’

He walked straight over and began treating the newly arrived injured disciples.

“Pharmacist Yang, the Qi Nourishing Soup has been administered. The gauze is on your left, I have the Hemostatic Powder in my hand, and…”

Han Bingyu expertly handed Yang Chan the various items he needed for treatment. She was already familiar with the entire process and the placement of all the different medicines.

In the Pharmacy, the arrangement of the various medicines was simpler than in the Medicine Preparation Institute. Commonly used therapeutic drugs were kept in one area, while the less common ones were in the adjacent rooms. There wasn’t too much to memorize.

In the Medicine Preparation Institute, on the other hand, one had to remember not only the rooms where common medicinal herbs were stored but also the locations of the uncommon ones. The amount of information to memorize was far greater.

Compared to what Yang Chan had to go through back in the day, Han Bingyu’s current task was much simpler. Of course, Han Bingyu was also very diligent. Even with medicines she didn’t know, she would basically make no mistakes after being reminded just once. The process of assisting Yang Chan was becoming smoother and smoother for her.

’Though she’s still a bit lacking compared to Sun Qi Wu, she’s acceptable.’

Yang Chan nodded at her words and began to bandage the injured disciple.

Most of the disciples sent back were like this. There were also some who were deeply poisoned; they were generally handed over to the Intermediate Pharmacists for treatment, as their conditions were more severe.

Most of these individuals had been afflicted by a toxin called Profound Yin Poison, which was a Poison from the Profound Yin Demon Sect. The toxin took effect very quickly, and the detoxification process was quite troublesome. If too much time passed before the poisoning was discovered, the person was basically gone.

The reason these people were sent back to the Cyan Yuan Sect, besides needing detoxification, was so that the Sect could develop a more effective Antidote. This task was given to the Intermediate Pharmacists to formulate.

Yang Chan was also aware of this matter, but as for a solution, he could only wait and see what methods the Intermediate Pharmacists came up with.

Ordinary Antidotes had a mediocre effect on Profound Yin Poison. If one could react the moment they were poisoned and take an Antidote, they could suppress the toxin and then begin the detoxification process.

Only a Pharmacist would possess such quick reaction skills. Ordinary disciples were not that fast. Thus, the task given to the Intermediate Pharmacists was to create an Antidote that would allow an ordinary disciple to be saved even after they finally realized they had been poisoned. Therefore, the Antidote they needed to formulate was no ordinary one; it had to be a medicine capable of effectively suppressing, or even neutralizing, the Poison.

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