"Hehe, little girl, you're very good!"
"I have come here today to fulfill the promise I made to you last time, and also to collect some medicinal herbs for alchemy!"
"Take this, little girl, this is the Qi Gathering Powder I promised you!"
A fair hand offered an exquisite jade box, which was placed on the table in front of Ya Fei with a slightly surprised look in her eyes.
Ya Fei was indeed pleasantly surprised, because this Qi Gathering Powder was the reward promised by the 'old gentleman' in front of her last time, who asked her to help prepare two alchemy cauldrons and a low-level storage ring.
Last time, this 'old gentleman' didn't have enough money, but this time, with this Qi-gathering powder, it's enough to make up for it.
Ya Fei eagerly opened the exquisite jade box. Inside, a pale blue pill the size of a longan lay quietly. The pill's surface was smooth and glossy, and a rich, exotic fragrance wafted from it, making one feel refreshed and relaxed.
Ya Fei's delicate and pretty face clearly showed a hint of joy.
He couldn't help but exclaim in admiration:
"Old sir's alchemy skills are truly admirable. This Qi Gathering Powder is the best Ya Fei has ever seen. In that case, Ya Fei thanks the old sir for his generosity!"
Consort Ya closed the lid and carefully put the jade box away.
"Oh, little girl, don't you need to have your auction house's alchemist, Gu Ni, appraise this Qi Gathering Powder? What if the Qi Gathering Powder I gave you is fake?"
Seeing that Ya Fei had put away the Qi Gathering Powder with such confidence, Yao Chen asked her with a hint of surprise.
Xiao Yan chuckled inwardly. If a Qi Gathering Powder made by Yao Lao with shortcuts was enough to surprise Ya Fei, then what would she be like when she discovered that the old man she had always respected was actually this little guy?
Hearing Yao Chen's surprised tone, Ya Fei thought to herself:
"Uncle Gu Ni is busy observing Young Master Liu's alchemy process right now, he doesn't have time to deal with you!"
However, her pretty face was all smiles, and she said with a sincere expression:
"Ya Fei believes in the old gentleman's character and would not use such a thing to trick her. Moreover, with the old gentleman's superb alchemy skills, there is no need for him to tarnish his reputation as a senior alchemist over a small Qi Gathering Powder."
"Hahaha..."
"Little girl, you certainly know how to talk. Your words have left this old man speechless. However, you are right. A mere fourth-grade Qi Gathering Powder is not worth this old man personally setting up a trap to harm a little girl like you!"
"Little girl, you're quite good. If the opportunity arises, I'd be willing to match you up with my disciple!"
Yao Chen laughed heartily with satisfaction.
I haven't heard such respectful and agreeable words for many years since Han Feng killed me.
For a fleeting moment, he thought he had returned to the time when he was in the Starfall Pavilion in Zhongzhou, where he could command the wind and rain.
"Thank you for your kind words, sir. However, with your profound alchemy skills, your disciple must also be exceptionally talented and extraordinary. As an ordinary auctioneer, I dare not hope for such a wonderful surprise. Please do not tease me, sir."
Ya Fei spoke eloquently, but inwardly she was cursing: "Shameless old man! No matter how good your apprentice is, can he be as good as Young Master Liu? He doesn't even dare to show his true face; he must be very ugly!"
Yao Chen had no idea what Ya Fei was thinking.
I just felt that this little girl was really good at talking. If my apprentice's wife was such a girl, it would be a very good thing.
Unfortunately, this little girl's talent was really not that great.
...
Just as Ya Fei was dealing with Xiao Yan and his disciples in black robes.
Inside the auction house, Liu Xi personally demonstrated the steps for refining a first-grade pill to achieve perfect quality to the alchemist Gu Ni.
Actually, the steps for making medicine are very simple.
The steps involved in alchemy are largely the same as those of ordinary alchemists.
But through the subtle details of each differentiation process, the alchemist Gu Ni truly witnessed Liu Xi's prowess.
Liu Xi was very meticulous in the extraction and selection of medicinal materials.
When refining medicinal herbs, he always refines them to an extremely pure level.
One type of first-grade elixir, and several medicinal materials for refining the medicine.
Every type of willow mat is treated with utmost care.
Furthermore, different extraction methods are used for each type of medicinal material.
We strive not to damage the delicate structure of any medicinal herb.
For example, when it comes to refining bone-growth grass, most alchemists would only use a very quick and efficient refining method.
Burn it into powder and sort it out.
There's nothing wrong with doing this.
However, many alchemists overlook one point: a quick and efficient refining method will cause the bone-regenerating powder of the bone-regenerating herb to lose some of its activity.
This activity is both difficult and easy to understand.
With the same powder and the same fineness, you simply cannot tell which one is more active.
However, subtle differences still exist, just like sun-dried starch and oven-dried starch are not the same.
Dried starch is easy to blend.
Dry starch has insufficient adhesion.
A small difference can lead to a huge error!
Ironically, Liu Xi noticed this minute detail.
Others might only need half a quarter of an hour to refine the bone-regenerating herb.
As for the willow mat, it could last for half an hour.
However, their quality looks almost the same.
Most people really can't tell the difference.
It is these tiny details that are constantly combined.
Ultimately, Liu Xi was able to easily refine a first-grade elixir of perfect quality.
Alchemist Gu Ni was stunned.
It turns out that refining perfect quality pills is both so simple and so difficult.
It's simple because it's easy to understand and easy to grasp once explained.
The difficulty lies in maintaining perfection from beginning to end; no one can consistently do that for an extended period.
Moreover, in Liu Xi's words, each medicinal herb has its own characteristics and requires different care and extraction methods.
That's not all. Using the same medicinal material, different extraction methods must be used in different elixir prescriptions.
Alchemist Gu Ni had never heard of such an opinion!
He had only heard that this medicinal herb only needed to be extracted in a certain way, and then one extraction method could be used for all the pill formulas that required this herb.
Even when there are changes, they are always significant.
There's no such thing as a willow mat; he has to make subtle changes every time, for every type.
That's fucking perverted.
This workload would be overwhelming even for a master alchemist like Gu Ni!
"He truly is a prodigy in alchemy! Not only is his talent extraordinary, but he has also created his own unique alchemy system!"
"This unique system is truly unprecedented and its achievements will last forever!"
"It seems that a truly exceptional and ruthless individual is about to emerge in this Dou Qi Continent!"
Alchemist Gu Ni admired Liu Xi so much that he was completely in awe of him.
Even if he were asked to kneel down and shout "Master Liu Xi" right now, he would do it willingly.