During these nine days, An Yu and Jun Zichen were not idle either. They had been paying close attention to the movements of the four major families, guarding against them changing their minds at the last minute and making all their efforts go to waste.
During these nine days, Xu Errong and An Ran had been in seclusion refining medicine. Pills had been accumulating continuously, and their alchemy skills were slowly improving step by step...
On the morning of the ninth day, after the cockcrowed at dawn, Xu Errong and An Ran simultaneously opened the door to the alchemy room. Xu Errong seemed more gentle and composed than before, and so did An Ran. Perhaps it was because they had just finished their retreat and finished refining the elixir, but there was a sense of tranquility and peace about them...
In this silent manor, facing the rising sun, everything seems so peaceful and beautiful...
“Senior Brother!”
"Junior Sister Yunxi!"
The two greeted each other in unison, then smiled at each other, and after exchanging pleasantries, they walked towards the tall building.
In the high-rise building, Venerable Mo Shang was already sitting in the study waiting. Xu Errong and An Ran went to the study first to report the news of the past few days to Venerable Mo Shang.
Venerable Mo Shang watched Xu Errong and An Ran walk in. He looked at them with a beaming smile, feeling very happy in his heart, but he still pretended to be angry and said, "Why are you two so late? I've been waiting for you for a long time. Tell me the results of the past few days!"
An Ran looked up at the sky in silence. It was just dawn, and they had already come out. The old master said he had been waiting for them for a long time. Could it be that he came out in the middle of the night to wait for them? This was too exaggerated!
Look at the smile on Master's face. He's obviously very happy that the two of them came, yet he has to pretend to be angry. Is he tired or not?!
"Master, I have lived up to your expectations these past few days and have successfully refined a fourth-grade Transformation Pill. However, I have only managed to refine about twenty pills, which is not quite enough for our freshman trial this time. We can still do a little better."
After Xu Errong saluted Venerable Mo Shang, he spoke with a sense of pride and apology.
Venerable Mo Shang nodded in satisfaction. He looked at Xu Errong and said, "Your mentality was not good some time ago, which resulted in no improvement in your alchemy skills. The fact that you were able to refine this fourth-grade, top-grade Transfiguration Pill was completely within my expectations and not surprising.
However, what I want to ask you is, have you figured out why your alchemy skills have not improved at all in the past year, and you can't even make a fourth-grade mid-quality pill.
On the contrary, within just nine days, he was able to break through to the upper fourth level and master the difficult form-shifting technique. Do you know why?
Xu Errong sighed deeply, looked at Master Mo Shang with a bit of embarrassment and said, "Disciple, I understand. Refining any elixir requires patience, carefulness, and seriousness. You need to concentrate and put all your energy into it. Only in this way can you refine a top-grade elixir.
In the previous year, my disciple was hailed as the best in Orr College. With everyone's praise, he became a little proud and felt that he had reached the pinnacle of Orr College. There was no one of his peers worth surpassing. He did not feel any pressure at all and his mind was not completely focused on alchemy. Therefore, his alchemy skills had been stagnant and even showed a slight decline.
And during these nine days, due to the external environment.”
After a pause, Xu Errong continued, "And because of your pressure, Master, I had to work very hard to refine the elixir under this double pressure. Moreover, during these nine days, my mind was only focused on refining this fourth-grade Shape-Shifting Pill. I didn't pay too much attention to the outside world, so my mind was quite focused."
Hearing this, Venerable Mo Shang stroked his gray beard, looked at Xu Errong with satisfaction and smiled, kind and benevolent. Looking at An Ran, he sighed: I didn't expect that the old master really has a role model side!
Venerable Mo Shang looked at Xu Errong with satisfaction and said, "You have a good understanding and great talent. Now that you have understood why your alchemy skills stagnated before, I hope you can remember this lesson. There is no end to the path of alchemy. Remember that there are always people who are better than you. Keep your mind focused and practice alchemy seriously!"
"Yes, disciple understands." Xu Errong responded respectfully.
"So, what about you, little girl? What have you gained in these days?" Venerable Mo Shang frowned and looked at An Ran.
An Ran sighed deeply, he really didn't know how to answer the question of what he had gained in the past nine days. During these nine days, applying what Xu Errong just said, he was also concentrating on refining the elixir, not worrying about not having medicinal materials, nor was he worried about being discovered that she was refining the elixir, she just focused on making the elixir!
With the support of Mo Yu's continuous supply of medicinal materials, his alchemy skills have been promoted to the upper second grade.
But this level clearly cannot be told to Venerable Mo Shang, otherwise it would require a lot of explanations, which would easily arouse their suspicion...
An Ran hesitated for a long time without saying anything. Venerable Mo Shang frowned and looked at An Ran. What was there to be ashamed of for this girl to say?
A hint of teasing flashed across his eyes. He looked at An Ran and said with a sinister smile, "Stinky girl, you should be able to refine a second-grade, top-grade elixir by now, right? Don't try to hide it from me..."
An Ran raised her head in astonishment and looked at Venerable Mo Shang, her face full of surprise and confusion. She couldn't understand why the Venerable Mo Shang knew that she could refine a second-grade, upper-grade pill...
Venerable Mo Shang looked at An Ran with disdain, grunting a few times and saying, "Don't try to hide it from me. Before you left the alchemy room, the last pill you refined was a second-grade, top-grade hemostatic pill. Its fragrance still lingers on your body..."
Anran was embarrassed and looked at Master Mo Shang speechlessly. How could she forget that her master had a particularly sensitive nose?
Seeing this, An Ran answered honestly, "Yes, Master, I can indeed refine a second-grade, top-grade pill, but it only took a few days.
This is also thanks to the continuous support of medicinal materials from Teacher Mo Yu, and the undisturbed environment provided by you, Master. Only in this way can our alchemy skills advance by leaps and bounds!"
Xu Errong raised his eyebrows and looked at An Ran. He didn't expect that Junior Sister Yun Xi could already refine a second-grade top-grade pill?
He remembered that when he first started, more than two months ago, Junior Sister Yunxi could only refine second-grade, mid-grade pills, and the success rate was not very high. The alchemy room was filled with a burning smell all day long...
It's only been a few days, and Junior Sister Yunxi has already been able to refine a second-grade, top-grade elixir. This has to put a bit of pressure on him! (To be continued.)
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