When it came to refining Elixirs, as a Pill Emperor, he was a master of every conceivable Alchemy technique.

Jiang Chen could refine any given Elixir in over a hundred different ways.

His experience was simply unparalleled.

And now, his starting point was already leagues above everyone else’s.

’I’ll return to the Peak even faster in this life.’

Jiang Chen was filled with boundless confidence.

Before long, Jiang Chen quickly entered the proper state of mind.

Alchemy was performed using Soul Power.

His Soul Power was markedly stronger than that of ordinary Martial Cultivators.

At this moment, his Divine Soul Power spread out like an invisible tentacle, enveloping the Pill Furnace.

The Pill Furnace, positioned over the brazier, began to slowly rotate.

Only Jiang Chen could control such an Alchemy method; an ordinary person would find it impossible to refine Elixirs this way.

Although the Jiang Family had its own Alchemists and even a fully equipped Pill Room, Jiang Chen had no intention of revealing his abilities just yet.

He controlled the Pill Furnace, keeping it in constant rotation above the brazier.

’This is painfully slow.’

The speed of Alchemy with this method was clearly too slow for his liking.

Though Jiang Chen wasn’t in a desperate hurry, this sluggish pace was giving him a headache, strengthening his resolve to acquire a proper flame as soon as possible.

Once he had heated the Pill Furnace to a sufficient temperature,

Jiang Chen took out his materials.

’First, I’ll refine a batch of Qi Balancing Pills.’

The Qi Balancing Pill, as its name implied, was an Elixir that helped Martial Cultivators quickly enter a state of cultivation by clearing their minds of distracting thoughts.

This Elixir was First-Grade, yet it was still quite rare.

After all, many people couldn’t enter a state of Cultivation quickly and needed a long period of adjustment.

For some, this adjustment could take several days; others couldn’t enter the state at all.

This made the Qi Balancing Pill incredibly valuable.

Swallowing a Qi Balancing Pill allowed one to enter a state of Cultivation in under five minutes.

An Elixir like this was in high demand on the market.

Jiang Chen had already planned for this, so he had naturally included the ingredients for the Qi Balancing Pill in his purchases.

He picked up the ingredients, carefully guiding them with his Soul Power and slowly feeding them into the Pill Furnace.

The ingredients couldn’t just be tossed in randomly; there were specific rules and a precise order to follow.

Countless small details determined an Elixir’s success or failure.

The greater the attention to detail, the more perfect the control.

And the higher the quality of the resulting Elixir.

Jiang Chen was a perfectionist.

Therefore, in Alchemy, he pursued the pinnacle, aiming for absolute perfection and the highest quality.

It was this uncompromising approach to Alchemy that had earned him the title of Pill Emperor.

One by one, he added the ingredients to the Pill Furnace and began the refinement process.

The process of Alchemy began with melting the ingredients, followed by purging the impurities.

The final step was to congeal the Elixir. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Every step followed a specific order.

Jiang Chen was intimately familiar with the process and acted without hesitation.

He simply had to follow the standard procedure.

For him, the Qi Balancing Pill posed no challenge whatsoever.

Even though this was just a practice run, his movements were already remarkably proficient—as fluid as flowing water, as if he were crafting an exquisite work of art.

Any onlooker would have found the sight deeply satisfying.

This was a testament to Jiang Chen’s transcendent Alchemy Skill.

’Heh, it’s all so familiar. This feeling... it’s great.’

He grinned.

A thousand years had passed, yet his experience with the Alchemy Skill remained unchanged.

Furthermore, he could control the flame’s temperature with extreme precision.

It was, one might say, perfect down to the finest degree.

In Alchemy, controlling the flame’s temperature is absolutely critical—it’s no laughing matter.

For an Alchemist, mastering everything from identifying ingredients to controlling flames, Soul Power, and all the minute details would take eight to ten years at the very least.

Only after such a long period could one truly learn Alchemy.

And even then, one had to start with the lowest Level of Alchemy.

They could only refine First-Grade Elixirs.

Of course, refining Elixirs for the first time was a terrifying ordeal.

Pill explosions. That’s right. Novice Alchemists almost always failed when they first started refining.

With each explosion, an unknown quantity of ingredients would be wasted.

That period was a critical test of an Alchemist’s temperament.

Some might give up midway, never persevering long enough to succeed.

Such occurrences were all too common.

In his past life, Jiang Chen himself had undergone a full decade of basic training before he even began practicing Alchemy.

He spent an entire year just blowing up Elixirs, wasting ingredients worth over a hundred million.

Fortunately, he had a good master. With his master’s backing, he didn’t have to fear the consequences of such terrifying waste.

A year later, Jiang Chen finally began to succeed, albeit intermittently.

Eventually, step by step, he became the Pill Emperor.

Failure was certainly demoralizing, but the joy of success that followed was an experience others could never truly understand.

Even now, Jiang Chen could still savor the sweet moment of a successful refinement.

BUZZ...

At a certain moment, the Pill Furnace trembled.

A look of delight crossed Jiang Chen’s face.

The Elixir’s impurities were mostly purged, and it was beginning to congeal.

In other words, the pill was forming.

Pill formation was also a crucial stage.

Under the control of his Soul Power, the liquid ingredients inside the Pill Furnace had formed a slightly black, gelatinous mass.

’Condense!’

Jiang Chen couldn’t help but let out a low cry.

Under his continuous efforts, the mass slowly began to coalesce.

A round sphere appeared.

After it coalesced, however, a black Elixir had formed.

The pill was complete.

Everything had gone smoothly.

There were no hitches, and Jiang Chen remained confident.

Everything was under his control.

Even after the pill formed, he had to continue purging its impurities.

Purging impurities was also a rather troublesome and time-consuming process.

Furthermore, it was unrealistic to expect to expel every last trace of impurity.

Basically, all Elixirs contained some impurities, more or less. Even the highest-quality Purple Gold Quality Elixirs had them, albeit in extremely minuscule amounts.

’I should be able to refine this to Gold Quality.’

’In this life, my control is probably a bit weaker, so I won’t be able to achieve the Purple Gold Level.’

Jiang Chen would simply do his best, regardless of the outcome.

The black Qi Balancing Pill rolled slowly within the Pill Furnace.

Faint wisps of smoke constantly drifted out of the Pill Furnace.

These were the impurities being expelled.

Under the continuous refinement, the Qi Balancing Pill began to emit a silver light, which now shone from the Pill Furnace.

’Silver Level. Heh, not bad.’

He smiled. When an Elixir exhibited a Silver Luster, it signified that it had reached Silver Quality.

Above Silver was Gold Quality, and above Gold was the highest quality of all—Purple Gold Quality.

After some time, the Pill Furnace was filled with a brilliant silver light.

The impurities were more or less gone.

But this was clearly not Jiang Chen’s limit.

’Keep refining!’

Unfazed, he continued to purge the impurities.

His Soul Power was slightly drained, but it didn’t affect Jiang Chen.

It was just a single Elixir; Jiang Chen could even refine them in batches.

’A golden light....’

After refining for a while longer, Jiang Chen saw a golden light begin to appear within the Pill Furnace.

On the surface of the Qi Balancing Pill, patches of gold began to replace the silver-white color.

This was a sign that the Qi Balancing Pill had reached Gold Quality.

As long as it emitted a golden light, it was considered Gold Quality.

But Jiang Chen chose to continue purging impurities, refusing to become complacent just because a golden sheen had appeared.