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Chapter 276: A New Heavenly Destiny
Chapter 276: A New Heavenly Destiny
The main focus of the Alchemy Expo was to showcase the most advanced alchemy skills of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The displayed pills were either extremely precious or extremely difficult to refine.
However, aside from these, the expo also offered some leisure activities.
Younger generation alchemists had the opportunity to showcase their refined pills.
After all, every profession needed successors to carry on the legacy.
The alchemy world also understood the importance of providing a platform for the younger generation.
With the chance to showcase their skills, the younger generation could be better motivated to improve.
After Jin Yue and Jin Chao returned, they were still busy with their tasks.
With the Alchemy Expo approaching, they had to rush to prepare some pills to participate.
After all, they were direct descendants of the Jin family.
Their father was set to become the next head of the family.
Other cousins might find excuses to skip the expo, but there was no way Jin Yue could do the same.
During the journey, Jin Yue couldn't help but take a look at the three pills Su Chen had given her.
The pills, with a quality akin to jade, seemed to hold some profound mysteries to Jin Yue.
However, with her abilities, she couldn't quite discern their secrets.
As she witnessed the ongoing Alchemy Expo, an idea began to form in her mind.
Perhaps she could take out one of the pills and give it a try.
After making arrangements on the frontline, Su Chen and Mr. Ouyang returned to Celestial Capital.
The proposal Su Chen had put forth required a significant amount of resources and manpower.
Upon returning to the sect, he needed to inform the higher-ups.
Additionally, he would require the assistance of craftsmen for the related tasks.
Su Chen had learned a lot from the Nine Turns Mechanism Technique, but it was impossible for him to handle everything alone.
He might have to dedicate a considerable amount of his energy to this water dam project.
Back in Celestial Capital, Su Chen and Mr. Ouyang went to meet Shang Xuan True Person.
Shang Xuan was even more eager than Su Chen.
He immediately assigned the task to the Inner Affairs Hall, leaving Su Chen to provide guidance to the craftsmen.
As a Heaven's Pride Disciple of Celestial Capital, he couldn't afford to waste time on these matters.
The frontline was stable, and they could handle any situation.
Naturally, they tried to minimize the time occupied by the Heaven's Pride Disciple.
After receiving Shang Xuan's arrangements, Su Chen and Mr. Ouyang headed to the Inner Affairs Hall.
Su Chen explained the principles of the water dam and his ideas to the craftsmen.
Constructing a dam on a small river shouldn't be too challenging.
They didn't need a highly intricate dam; it just needed to block and reduce the water level flowing into the defensive line.
After giving his instructions, Mr. Ouyang pushed Su Chen away.
The frontline was not far, so traveling back and forth was convenient.
On his way home, Su Chen could even have dinner with his mother and little sister.
Su Chen felt like he had accomplished a lot, yet it had only been a day.
After dinner, Su Chen retreated to his room.
His mother and sister were understanding, and they wouldn't disturb him in his room.
He had given the remaining Jade Alchemy Pills to Jin Yue.
Su Chen also wanted to study them, so he took out the Jade Alchemy Technique and chose a pill he hadn't refined before to give it a try.
With the activation of his Skillful Artisan Heavenly Destiny, Su Chen began his preparations.
Once everything was ready, Su Chen realized he hadn't even prepared all the necessary herbs.
He thought for a moment and decided to substitute some herbs.
He would refine the pill to see if he could gain any insights from the process.
Su Chen didn't plan to consume the pill he refined.
As a craftsman, he needed to practice with common herbs to improve.
Although he used the wrong herbs, Su Chen's refining techniques and procedures were all correct.
On his first attempt, even with the activation of the Indomitable Destiny, the pill refinement failed.
In the alchemy furnace, the refined herbal essence was scattered.
After trying again, the pill still failed to form.
Seeing this, Su Chen had some speculations.
Perhaps it was because he had changed the herbs, but the fire control and process remained unchanged.
Different herbs required significantly different temperatures.
It was normal for the pill to not form.
With these thoughts, Su Chen decided to experiment and see the difference in preferred temperatures for each herb.
The current room was much larger.
However, refining pills in the room still made it stuffy.
Su Chen began refining pills in the courtyard.
Seeing Su Chen tinkering with something, his little sister and mother only observed from a distance, not daring to disturb him.
For two hours straight, Su Chen continuously refined pills in the courtyard.
Pill refinement was an extremely energy-consuming task.
It required constant attention, and many steps demanded meticulous precision.
There could be no slack.
Su Chen relied on his Master Artisan and Indomitable Destinies.
Otherwise, it would be difficult for anyone to persist like this.
After more than two hours, Su Chen finally succeeded in forming a pill.
After changing the herbs, to form a pill, the fire control had to be completely adjusted.
The original low fire for pill formation was replaced with a sustained medium fire.
He took the pill out of the furnace.
With his increasingly familiar technique, the black impurities on the pill seemed to be gradually reducing.
The pill looked like a delicate jade stone.
However, he still couldn't determine if it contained toxins.
Amidst his thoughts, a voice echoed in his mind, and a line of small characters appeared before his eyes.
"Explore the Extent of Medicinal Sources, Diligently and Tirelessly, to Attain Destiny: Alchemy Apprentice"
Seeing that he had obtained a new destiny, Su Chen immediately delved into his mind to examine this new destiny.
"Alchemy Apprentice: Slightly enhances alchemy talent, slightly enhances alchemy technique, enhances elixir property recognition ability"
Through his own experimentation, he had acquired a new destiny.
Looking at the capabilities of the Alchemy Apprentice, Su Chen understood the alchemy talent and technique, but he was puzzled by the "elixir property recognition ability."
He had some speculations, so Su Chen picked up the pill he had just refined.
After activating the Alchemy Apprentice, he looked at the pill again, and it seemed to have a slightly different appearance.
At this moment, the pill seemed somewhat discordant.
Even the color of the pill's exterior seemed off.
He picked it up and sniffed; the pill wasn't foul-smelling, and it had a distinct medicinal fragrance.
But Su Chen felt very uncomfortable.
Hesitating, Su Chen deactivated the Alchemy Apprentice.
When he smelled the pill again, he no longer felt that uncomfortable sensation.
Thinking of this, Su Chen took out the few bottles of pills given by Jin Chao.
Whether the Alchemy Apprentice destiny was activated or not, he didn't feel that uncomfortable sensation.
Most likely, this "elixir property recognition ability" was for identifying whether a pill was toxic.
With this in mind, Su Chen selected a pill with all the necessary ingredients and began refining it according to the recipe.
He refined one pill correctly and one incorrectly.
After activating the Alchemy Apprentice destiny, he could indeed sense that the incorrectly refined pill gave him an uncomfortable feeling.
(End of Chapter)
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