After having dinner with her family, Su Jinyue, accompanied by Su Yanyue, came to the alchemy room in Yigu. The room was fully equipped and even had a furnace specifically used for alchemy.
"Little sister, there is a valve under the alchemy furnace. Just open the valve and flames will come out from below." Su Yanyue pointed to a valve next to the alchemy furnace and said.
"Hmm!" Su Jinyue walked over to the alchemy furnace and examined it. This furnace looked similar to an incense burner, only several times larger. It was engraved with many exquisite patterns. In the center of the furnace, three large black and gold characters read "Ruyi Furnace."
"This furnace was left behind by the ancestor who founded the Medical Valley. The alchemy techniques used in the Medical Valley also came from that ancestor. However, with the passage of time, many of the recipes have been lost," Su Yanyue sighed with regret. Furthermore, in the catastrophe eighteen years ago, the library was devastated by a fire, destroying most of the medical texts.
Su Jinyue nodded and sat down in front of the alchemy furnace. After deciding what kind of elixir to refine, she took out the necessary herbs one by one and placed them in front of her. As it was her first attempt at alchemy, she was inevitably a little nervous, but more than that, she was looking forward to it.
"The most important thing in refining pills is controlling the heat. Separating the liquid is also crucial. Don't rush things," Su Yanyue said. He began learning alchemy at the age of fifteen, and it's been thirteen years now. While he wouldn't claim to be very experienced in alchemy, he still had no trouble refining simple pills.
"Brother, I'm going to start." Su Jinyue took a deep breath and began to slowly put the herbs into the furnace in order.
Su Yanyue didn't say anything else, just watching quietly from the side. Alchemy wasn't an easy task, and it was normal to experience countless failures. And rather than teaching his little sister step by step, he thought it would be better to let her slowly gain experience through practice. That way, she would truly understand and master the techniques of alchemy.
Time passed minute by minute, and Su Jinyue's eyes were always fixed on the herbs in the alchemy furnace, not daring to slack off for a moment.
"Puff!" As a black smoke rose, the herbs that were being separated turned into a pile of residue.
Su Jinyue looked at the failed results, shook her head and sighed.
"Don't be discouraged. It's great to be able to reach this step for the first time. Keep it up!" Su Yanyue encouraged.
"Hmm!" Su Jinyue smiled and nodded, taking out another batch of herbs. Last time, the heat must have been too high, so this time, she must control it well.
He started refining again. Half an hour later, Su Jinyue took out another batch of herbs and started refining again.
After refining again and again and failing again and again, Su Jinyue kept looking for the reasons for the failure.
The night outside gradually faded away, and a hint of fish belly white slowly appeared on the horizon. Soon, a red sun gradually peeked out from the distant horizon, dyeing the entire sky gorgeous.
As the sun slowly rose, the sky became brighter and brighter. The first ray of sunlight in the morning shone through the clouds, covering the entire earth with a layer of golden red light.
Su Jinyue stared at the herbs in the furnace without blinking. After a night, her physical strength was exhausted, but her spirit was not affected at all. She didn't want to give up so early.
Su Yanyue raised his wrist to check the time, then looked at Su Jinyue. Seeing that she was staring intently at the alchemy furnace, he smiled. "Wait until this furnace is finished, then call me little sister."
Looking at the pills gradually taking shape in the furnace, Su Jinyue felt an excitement that was hard to suppress, but she did not dare to be careless. She stared closely at the pills, watching them slowly form white pills.
The moment the pill was formed, it began to roll in the furnace, making a crisp tinkling sound.
"Little sister, did you succeed in refining the elixir?" Su Yanyue asked in disbelief. He had confidence in his little sister, but he had only seen her refine the elixir in one night.
A night, even if it's long, is only about ten hours. Even if she fails a furnace in half an hour, that's only about twenty furnaces. But actually refining a furnace of pills takes less than three hours. In other words, my sister failed less than ten times. How talented is that?
Su Jinyue nodded excitedly, took the pills out of the furnace, put them into a jade bottle, took out two pills, and handed one to Su Yanyue, "Brother, take a look, how is this pill?" This was the first time in her life that she had refined a pill, and she was really happy!
Su Yanyue took the pill and looked at it in her hand. "Yes, the quality of this pill has reached the middle grade. You are really amazing, little sister! Let's go tell our parents. They will definitely be proud of you when they know."
Su Jinyue nodded happily and walked out of the alchemy room hand in hand with Su Yanyue.
Lin Suwen and a few others were sitting in the yard talking.
"Yanqi, go to the alchemy room and see if Jinyue and the others are ready?" Lin Suwen looked at Su Yanqi and asked. We had planned to leave for Licheng after breakfast today, so don't delay.
"Okay!" Su Yanqi stood up and was about to go to the alchemy room when he saw Su Jinyue and Su Yanyue walking over with happy faces, "Little sister and big brother are here."
Everyone turned to look, and seeing the smiles on Su Jinyue and Su Yanyue's faces, their lips lifted. They were so happy, could they have finally refined the elixir? However, everyone quickly dismissed their speculation. Jinyue was clever, but refining an elixir wasn't something that could be accomplished overnight; it required constant practice.
"Dad! Mom! My little sister has successfully refined the pill. Take a look." Su Yanyue walked forward and handed the pill in his hand to Su Lihe.
Su Lihe was stunned, and quickly reached out to take the pill and looked at it. After a long time, he laughed, "Good! My daughter, Su Lihe, is really amazing!" It was a blessing for him, Su Lihe, to have such an outstanding daughter.
"Little sister, you are simply a monster. It took me half a month to refine the first batch of pills." Su Yanqi looked at Su Jinyue in disbelief. It really is true that people will die if they compare themselves to others!
"Luckily, you're my little sister. If you were my enemy, I wouldn't even be able to sleep at night." Su Yanxi smiled at Su Jinyue, his eyes full of happiness and pride. With such an outstanding sister, he, as a brother, should work harder.
Lin Suwen walked forward, smiled and held Su Jinyue's hand, "Are you hungry? Go eat something." Refining the elixir is not an easy task. It requires full concentration. His daughter has been refining the elixir all night, and she must be tired and hungry.
"Okay!" Su Jinyue put her arm around Lin Suwen's and walked happily towards the restaurant with her.
Everyone smiled at each other and followed.
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