Chapter 35: Chapter 35: Refining the Golden Healing Pill

After Jiang Zuo left, Jiang Chen’s expression turned icy.

"Ximen Family, I’m going to give you a surprise."

"You want a Golden Healing Pill, don’t you? What a coincidence. I can refine one."

The Golden Healing Pill, a Holy Medicine for treating and even restoring injuries, was definitely an extremely difficult type of Elixir to refine.

Moreover, the lowest grade for a Golden Healing Pill was Second Grade.

Of course, there were also Third-Grade Golden Healing Pills, Fourth-Grade Golden Healing Pills, and even Eighth-Grade Golden Healing Pills.

The refinement technique and materials used were different for each grade of Golden Healing Pill.

And Jiang Chen knew how to refine all of them.

For the Second-Grade Golden Healing Pill alone, he knew more than ten different refinement methods.

As a former Pill Emperor, he could currently only refine Second-Grade Elixirs, and the Golden Healing Pill was one of the most difficult among them.

However, he was confident he could refine it successfully.

In fact, even a Third-Grade Alchemist might not necessarily be able to refine a Second-Grade Golden Healing Pill.

This made the Golden Healing Pill relatively rare.

’There are definitely no Golden Healing Pills in Hanwu City.’

’Besides, with all four of Ximen Jianren’s limbs broken, he won’t be able to recover unless the Golden Healing Pill is of high quality.’

He started to laugh.

But it was a strange, eerie laugh.

He was going to give the Ximen Family a memory they would never forget.

And an opportunity had just presented itself.

As an Alchemist, it was only natural for him to work his magic on the Elixir itself.

After settling on a plan, Jiang Chen went to the courtyard where his parents lived.

"Dad, I need money."

He felt quite awkward. He originally thought he wouldn’t have to ask the family for money again, but it seemed he had to take some now. Otherwise, he wouldn’t even have the funds to buy the materials for the Golden Healing Pill.

After all, he hadn’t refined the materials he had into Elixirs yet. He had only refined a single Qi Balancing Pill. A single Pill, especially one of his Gold Quality, could probably sell for seven or eight hundred yuan crystals.

But with only one, seven or eight hundred yuan crystals wasn’t nearly enough.

Jiang Han didn’t even question his son’s request.

With a wave of his hand, he said, "Go to the bursar and get it yourself."

"Take as much as you want."

With only one son, Jiang Han was more than willing to spend the money.

Jiang Chen was overjoyed.

Everything was going smoothly.

"Thanks, Dad! I’ll go get the money now."

He gave his farewells and headed straight for the bursar’s office to collect the cash.

Soon, he had twenty thousand yuan crystals in hand.

His previous Pill Furnace had been split in two by a single sword strike from Ximen Gong, which in a way had saved his life. Now, besides buying materials, he also needed to buy another Pill Furnace, so he had taken some extra money.

’Once I refine some Elixirs, I’ll help the family earn money and pay this back,’ he thought to himself.

He left the Jiang Family estate.

Because the Ximen Family had suffered heavy losses at the Jiang Family’s hands, they had currently pulled back their forces. It was rare to run into anyone from the Ximen Family on the streets.

Clearly, the Ximen Family was on guard against a sudden attack from the Jiang Family.

However, the Jiang Family was in no hurry to make a move.

"Give me ten sets of these materials."

Jiang Chen had already written out a list—a list of materials for refining the Golden Healing Pill.

However, he had added a few cheap materials to it, so no one would be able to figure out what he was making.

The most critical part of the Golden Healing Pill was the Elixir Recipe. The recipe was a crucial factor determining an Alchemist’s Alchemy Skill.

The more Elixir Recipes an Alchemist mastered, the better.

A single Elixir Recipe could even sell for a very high price.

If Jiang Chen were to sell the Elixir Recipe for the Golden Healing Pill, it would fetch at least a million.

But he had no intention of selling the Elixir Recipe to anyone.

Not only do most Alchemists lack the Elixir Recipe, but there are also all sorts of details to master during the refinement process.

This increased the difficulty of refining the Golden Healing Pill.

The shop owner selling the materials glanced at the list and saw that Jiang Chen wanted quite a lot.

He was very happy.

"Please wait a moment."

He hurried to pack the materials for Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen bought several extra sets at once, just in case of failure. It was better to be prepared.

"Young Master, here are your materials."

"That will be nine thousand six hundred yuan crystals."

The materials needed for a Golden Healing Pill were still quite expensive.

But they weren’t rare materials.

He spent nine thousand six hundred yuan crystals to buy ten sets of materials.

Holding the materials, Jiang Chen appeared once again at the Treasure Elephant Pavilion.

"Huh? Young Master Jiang Chen, it’s you again."

The attendant who had helped Jiang Chen before was still there.

Seeing Jiang Chen return, she immediately greeted him enthusiastically.

Jiang Chen smiled and nodded.

"Yes, I’m back."

"I’m here to buy a Pill Furnace,"

he said, pointing at the Pill Furnaces.

The attendant smiled. "Young Master Jiang Chen, you just bought a Pill Furnace a few days ago. Why are you buying another one?"

Jiang Chen deliberately put on an angry face.

"It’s because the quality of your Pill Furnaces is terrible! I used it for two days and it broke."

"Shouldn’t I be demanding compensation from you?"

He was only joking.

The attendant was taken aback, then explained, "How is that possible? Our Pill Furnaces are Dharma Artifacts, after all. They are empowered by high-level Martial Cultivators. How could they break so easily?"

She clearly didn’t believe him.

Jiang Chen didn’t press the issue.

"Alright, I’ll just buy another one."

"If it breaks next time, I’ll bring it back and give you trouble,"

he said, pointing to another Pill Furnace priced at five thousand.

The attendant gave a bashful smile.

"That won’t happen. Don’t worry, the quality of our Treasure Elephant Pavilion’s treasures is absolutely guaranteed."

She then handed the five-thousand-yuan-crystal Pill Furnace to Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen paid and left without lingering.

The attendant watched Jiang Chen leave, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

’This Young Master Jiang Chen is quite interesting, but a Pill Furnace really shouldn’t break that easily, right?’

’Did he try to eat it or something?’

A figure sat cross-legged on the ground.

His young, handsome face was filled with a serious expression. There was an intense focus about him that was comforting to watch.

In front of him was a brazier with charcoal burning inside.

Above it, a Pill Furnace spun slowly.

It was Jiang Chen. He had started Alchemy immediately after returning.

His every move was as smooth as flowing water, his technique a perfect work of art.

Clearly, Jiang Chen was refining the Golden Healing Pill.

Then, at a certain moment.

Jiang Chen’s expression changed drastically.

"Damn it, I ruined the batch."

The words had barely left his lips.

PUFF.

With a strange sound, a plume of black smoke billowed out from the Pill Furnace.

The entire room instantly filled with a burnt smell.

His first attempt at refining the Golden Healing Pill had actually ended in failure.

Fortunately, the Pill hadn’t exploded.

With a dark expression, Jiang Chen cleaned up the mess.

He cleared out the smoke and dust, then sat down cross-legged once more.

’Refining the Golden Healing Pill is indeed a bit troublesome.’

He was frustrated. In his past life, he could have easily refined this kind of Golden Healing Pill, even an Eighth-Grade one.

But now? He had failed to even refine a Second-Grade Golden Healing Pill.

Good thing he had prepared several extra sets of materials.

He collected himself and began the refinement process again.

’To refine a Golden Healing Pill with this method, you need Eight-leaf, Lin Yuan Grass, and so on. Each material must be added in a specific order.’

Jiang Chen was using one of his favorite Elixir Recipes to refine the Golden Healing Pill.

After briefly collecting his thoughts, he immediately re-entered his Alchemy state.

Everything felt so natural.

For him, Alchemy was a part of his life.

An innate skill he was born with.