Chapter 270: Chapter 242: Beyond Expectations

Inside the Alchemy Room of Fang Yun’s cave abode.

The Spirit Medicines needed to refine the Purple Essence Pill had all been laid out.

Thanks to his six-star Alchemy Talent, he had accumulated a vast amount of experience in Alchemy over the years.

Now, facing a Second Tier pill with a high refining difficulty like the Purple Essence Pill, he was very confident that his first batch wouldn’t produce a single Wasted Pill.

If he were to attempt refining the Purple Essence Pill back when he first started with the Cyan Clarity Pill, he would have had no confidence whatsoever in avoiding Wasted Pills.

Just like the Cyan Clarity Pill, a single batch of Purple Essence Pills could yield a maximum of three pills.

The refining process for the Cyan Clarity Pill involved thirty major steps. The Purple Essence Pill required six more, bringing the total to thirty-six major steps for a complete refinement.

Unlike the Cyan Clarity Pill, the most difficult steps for refining the Purple Essence Pill were concentrated toward the end, especially the thirty-third major step.

Fang Yun mentally reviewed the Purple Essence Pill Formula one last time, brought himself to his peak condition, and ignited a ball of flame in his hand.

The refining of the Purple Essence Pill officially began!

The crucial and difficult parts of the refinement were all at the end. During the first thirty steps, Fang Yun moved with effortless ease, looking nothing like someone refining the Purple Essence Pill for the first time.

Only when he reached the thirty-first major step did he begin to show the focus required for a first attempt.

It took Fang Yun more than two days to complete one batch of Purple Essence Pills, half a day longer than it took to refine the Cyan Clarity Pill.

’Done. Let’s see the results.’

Just as the Purple Essence Pills emerged from the Pill Output Port, Fang Yun guided them into his hand with his Spiritual Power.

’Excellent! Three Lower Grade Purple Essence Pills!’

He had achieved his goal: not a single Wasted Pill was produced.

This was an excellent start. Many of the Sect Elders at the middle stage of Foundation Establishment were waiting for these Purple Essence Pills.

Fang Yun first stored the newly refined Purple Essence Pills, then began to review the process of his first attempt, summarizing what he had learned.

Since this was his first time summarizing the experience, it took him a full four hours.

’Time to continue.’

A ball of flame ignited in his palm once more, and Fang Yun began refining the second batch of Purple Essence Pills.

The Spirit Medicines for the second batch were of even better quality than the first, and the total refining time was shorter.

Having learned from his first attempt, Fang Yun believed he had a good chance of producing Middle Grade Purple Essence Pills with this second batch.

The final result of the refinement, however, was far better than he had expected.

’Two Middle Grade Purple Essence Pills!’

A wide smile spread across Fang Yun’s face as he looked at the two Middle Grade and one Lower Grade Purple Essence Pills in his hand. He would have been satisfied with just one Middle Grade pill, let alone two.

On only his second attempt at refining the Purple Essence Pill, he had already qualified for the highest-level reward.

As long as he could produce two Middle Grade Purple Essence Pills, he would receive the highest-level reward for the task, even without the additional Lower Grade pill.

The more difficult a pill was to refine, the lower the requirements to earn the highest reward. For Tier One pills, for instance, one had to produce Upper Grade pills at a minimum to qualify for the top-tier reward.

His secluded refinement of the Purple Essence Pills had taken over four and a half days in total. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Now, Fang Yun planned to go to the Dan Cloud Pavilion and turn in the completed assignment.

The stone door of his cave abode had just opened.

Fang Yun saw Bai Heyan standing outside.

"Elder Bai," he called out a moment later, somewhat surprised by his appearance.

"Fang Yun, how did the Purple Essence Pill refinement go?"

Bai Heyan looked at Fang Yun expectantly. He had calculated the approximate time and had been waiting here for nearly two hours.

"It went very well."

When Fang Yun uttered those four words, Bai Heyan grew even more expectant.

He understood Fang Yun’s personality; for Fang Yun to say "very well" basically meant "exceptionally well."

"The first batch yielded three Lower Grade Purple Essence Pills. The second, two Middle Grade and one Lower Grade."

"What did you say? Two... Middle Grade pills!" Bai Heyan took a deep breath, trying to calm himself.

Producing two Middle Grade and one Lower Grade Purple Essence Pill in a single batch was Bai Heyan’s own personal best.

And when he had achieved that record, the Spirit Medicines he used were of even higher quality than the ones Fang Yun was currently using.

He had refined over twenty batches of Purple Essence Pills.

Yet Fang Yun had managed to match his record after refining just two batches.

There were eight batches of Purple Essence Pills to be refined in total. Bai Heyan had originally planned to refine two batches himself to replenish the Sect’s supply of Middle Grade Purple Essence Pills. Now, it seemed, the remaining six batches were best left entirely to Fang Yun.

Shortly after learning of Fang Yun’s results, Bai Heyan had changed his mind.

"This is more than just ’very well’; it’s far beyond expectations! Once you’ve finished the remaining six batches, the Sect won’t be short on Purple Essence Pills for a long time."

Thanks to Fang Yun, the Sect was no longer short on Cyan Clarity Pills either.

Several Elders who had been stuck at the peak of the initial Foundation Establishment stage had managed to break through to the middle stage after purchasing the Middle and Upper Grade Cyan Clarity Pills refined by Fang Yun from the Dan Cloud Pavilion.

This had brought a considerable boost to the Sect’s overall strength.

Once Fang Yun could refine Upper Grade Purple Essence Pills, his impact on the Sect would be even greater.

As they headed toward the Dan Cloud Pavilion on Dan Cloud Peak, Fang Yun and Bai Heyan discussed the impact high-quality pills had on Cultivators.

On this topic, Bai Heyan lavished praise on Fang Yun, stating bluntly that if Fang Yun continued to refine pills for the Sect for another hundred years, the Sect would undergo a massive transformation, especially in the number of its Elders.