Although Ye Xiruo had prepared for multiple failures, she did not expect to fail so miserably.
Ye Xiruo wiped away her sweat, silently poured out the waste from the greenery, and began to ponder the reasons for this failure.
This was her fourteenth failed attempt at refining. Fortunately, Greenery was a renowned alchemy cauldron on the alchemy cauldron list; otherwise, it would have exploded long ago. She threw in a ball of beast fire to clean Greenery, not in a hurry to refine it for the fifteenth time.
Every time, the problem occurs during the condensation of the elixir. If the cause cannot be found, even if the ancient texts describe refining it ten or eight more times, it will still fail.
Ye Xiruo had never been so frustrated. She used top-quality medicinal herbs and alchemy cauldrons, and her mindset was relatively stable, but she still failed time and time again.
Ye Xiruo even began to doubt whether she had made a mistake by refining the Youth Preservation Pill in such a hurry, and whether she was even capable of refining it.
"Useless trash, you're already starting to waver? You're the only Divine Master on this continent. Although being a Divine Master isn't anything special, even the most useless one has the ability to refine pills beyond their level. You're already starting to doubt your life and yourself so quickly."
This was the system's voice. Ye Xiruo lowered her head in shame: "I'm sorry, I was wrong. I will definitely succeed in refining it. I am actually already a fifth-grade alchemist. How could there be a problem refining a fifth-grade pill?"
"No matter what, you must never waver in your resolve. Even if not for your sake, consider that swordsman. Your fates are now inextricably linked."
"Yes, I know I was wrong."
Do you know why you keep failing?
"My true essence is insufficient, and my mental control is inadequate."
"No, it's your mindset. Think back to what you were thinking before you started refining, and what you were thinking during the refining process?"
"I was wrong. I was too eager and too eager to succeed."
"It's not too late for you to realize this now."
"System, you've awakened!"
"Yes, I don't have any spirit stones. I can't hold on much longer."
Um, Ye Xiruo directly took out five hundred mid-grade spirit stones and sent them into her spatial storage.
"System, are you still there?"
"System, are you alright?"
"I won't die." This weak voice finally rang out half an hour later.
"Watch closely as the Youth Preservation Pill is refined."
What? The system needs to be simulated? That's great! "Aren't you afraid of being exposed?"
Without speaking, the system began to demonstrate directly in Ye Xiruo's sea of consciousness. From refining the medicinal liquid to condensing the pill, every step was perfect, making Ye Xiruo watch with rapt attention. Just as she was getting into it, the scene in her sea of consciousness suddenly disappeared.
"System, have you crashed?"
"Crash my ass? Don't you know the rest of the steps? You idiot."
Okay! Then, without being taught, she said, "Should we practice the previous parts again?"
"Spirit Stone".
Ye Xiruo gritted her teeth and took out another five hundred mid-grade spirit stones, sending them into the space.
With the system acting as a cheat code, all the problems Ye Xiruo had encountered before were easily solved. After carefully studying it twice, her confidence soared, and she couldn't wait to start refining it immediately. However, she restrained herself and sat down to carefully recall the process simulated by the system and some problems that arose during her own refining process. The heat control and reaction speed were crucial. To perfectly fuse more than thirty kinds of medicinal liquids in a short instant, she had to use her mental power to carefully perceive all the medicinal liquids, which liquids fused with which liquids first, and then with which liquids. Different fusion processes required different heat control. No wonder the difficulty of refining the Youth Preservation Pill was comparable to that of a sixth-grade pill. This level of difficulty was so extreme that even an ordinary sixth-grade alchemist would have a hard time refining it successfully.
Stimulated by the spirit stone, she became impulsive and wanted to refine it, thinking that she would get the hang of it after failing ten or eight times. Now it seems that without the system as a cheat, she might not succeed even if she tried a hundred times today.
"Did you understand?"
Ye Xiruo shook her head honestly: "There's still one thing I don't quite understand."
"Fool, this is the last time. If you still don't understand, just kill yourself! I've never seen such a stupid divine master before!"
Ye Xiruo readily paid another thousand mid-grade spirit stones: "System, with such a sharp tongue, you'll never be able to get married."
"snort."
The arrogant system ultimately fulfilled its duty by rehearsing the drill twice for Ye Xiruo before disappearing.
"I will be in a deep sleep for the next three days, so don't disturb me."
"You should rest well." Ye Xiruo thought about it and realized that the system's weakness was all thanks to her. She put a thousand mid-grade spirit stones into her spatial storage.
"System, don't worry! Once I refine the Youth Preservation Pill, I'll definitely earn a lot of spirit stones. I'll share half with you then."
After clarifying her thoughts, Ye Xiruo confidently began her fifteenth attempt. An hour later, Ye Xiruo expressionlessly poured out the black ash from the green liquid, wiped the sweat from her face, and explained that the temperature was too high during the final fusion step, and all the medicinal liquid turned into black ash.
She believed that such a basic mistake was entirely avoidable. After some rest, Ye Xiruo began her sixteenth attempt at refining, but unexpectedly, she failed again. Before one portion of the medicinal liquid could be fused, the rest had already solidified—only on the surface, of course. Three seconds later, countless cracks appeared on the nascent pill, and it turned to ash.
Ye Xiruo looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle. This Youth Preservation Pill was too difficult to refine. Even though she had calculated everything perfectly in her mind, one problem or another always occurred at the last moment. If this happened a few more times, Ye Xiruo would definitely lose her temper and burn the house down.
The consequence was that she was beaten to death by the disciples and elders of Saintess Peak. Reason: She was deemed disrespectful to her daughter.
She was in such a bad state that Ye Xiruo felt she needed to relax. She pushed open the door and went out. Ever since she learned that the flowers and plants in the yard were just for seasoning, she had lost all interest in appreciating them.
After brewing a pot of tea to cleanse the soul, Ye Xiruo carried the teapot and headed towards the Snow Bamboo Forest, the quietest and most scenic place.
He found a relatively flat rock, sat down on it, took out a white jade cup, poured himself a cup of "soul cleansing" water, and slowly savored it.
Even in broad daylight, the snow bamboo, crystal clear and white, has a unique charm, and only this color can match the spirit of Saintess Peak.
Ye Xiruo quickly finished the pot of Soul Cleansing Tea and got up to walk into the snow bamboo forest. The sound of the wind blowing through the bamboo leaves filled her ears and the fragrance of bamboo filled her nose. Ye Xiruo felt her soul become peaceful.
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