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Chapter 279: Worthless Elixir
Chapter 279: Worthless Elixir
Apart from the difficulty of refining elixirs, there is also a grading system for the quality of the pills.
This grading system is inspired by the cultivation realm rankings, with the lowest being ninth-rank and the highest being first-rank.
There are no substandard pills, as no one would dare to consume a flawed elixir.
The two pills before them, judging by their appearance and scent, could be assessed by experts to be of fifth-rank quality.
For a fifth-rank pill, over half of its medicinal properties are locked within.
Do not underestimate this half of the pill's properties; it is not easily achieved.
No elixir is entirely free of impurities; it is just a matter of more or less.
To ensure that half of the pill's properties are of the desired nature is an exceptional feat in Great Zhou.
At the Bai Clan's exhibition, after displaying their pills, they even brought out their young heir.
This heir of the Bai Clan was already thirty years old, but in the world of pill refinement, he was indeed considered young.
In front of everyone, the Bai Clan openly claimed that this Green Cloud Essence-Gathering Pill was refined by their young heir.
Upon hearing this, a wave of astonished exclamations swept through the crowd.
After the initial surprise, the various alchemy families remained skeptical and began to test the Bai Clan's heir with challenging questions.
However, the Bai Clan's heir answered fluently and even demonstrated his pill refinement skills on the spot.
He displayed remarkable proficiency in some of the more difficult techniques.
The heirs of other clans were still in the rear courtyard, observing as part of the younger generation.
The Bai Clan's heir had already started refining the Green Cloud Essence-Gathering Pill.
From this moment on, the Bai Clan would dominate the limelight for the entire day.
Even for the next few days, they would continue to be the center of attention.
The pill exhibition lasted until the fourth hour.
For over three hours, it seemed like all the other alchemy clans were reduced to mere spectators, except for the Bai Clan.
Even the Jin Clan, as the host, did not receive as much attention.
The Sand Casting Soul Pill was also of fifth-rank quality.
This year, both the Yao Clan and the Bai Clan managed to achieve such high-quality pills, and the difficulty of refining the displayed pills was no less than that of the Jin Clan.
Moreover, the Bai Clan introduced a remarkably talented young heir.
With such youth and potential, one could only imagine the heights of his future achievements.
Today's exhibition left the crowd with a distinct impression.
The Bai Clan had not only caught up with the Jin Clan in the past three years, but they also had an incredibly promising young heir.
This seemed to signal the rise of the Bai Clan.
As soon as the fourth hour passed, the Jin Clan abruptly announced the end of the exhibition and even started to usher people out.
No one was foolish enough not to understand the Jin Clan's actions; it was clear that they had been outdone.
As the spectators left, the various alchemy families also departed with their pills from the Summer Retreat Garden.
Meanwhile, the Jin Clan members received a notice to stay and were not allowed to leave without permission.
They all had a vague idea of why this was happening.
Jin Yue and Jin Chao, the brother and sister, were also waiting in the rear courtyard of the Summer Retreat Garden.
They could clearly hear the scolding of others.
After half an hour, Jin Yue's grandfather seemed to have finished his tirade.
It wasn't long before Jin Shen, along with several mid-level members of the Jin Clan, arrived at the rear courtyard.
The elders who had been scolded earlier now entered, seeking to vent their frustration on the younger generation.
The younger members kept their heads down, fearing that the anger would be directed at them.
As Jin Shen entered the rear courtyard, he scanned the crowd.
"Why are you all keeping your heads down? Are you ashamed to face others?"
With such a harsh opening statement, it was clear that the younger generation would not escape a scolding today.
"I've always told you to work hard and dedicate yourselves to the study of alchemy.
Ask yourselves, how many of you have truly put in the effort required?
When refining pills, you struggle to master the complex techniques for higher-quality elixirs.
For simpler pills, you can't even achieve a higher rank.
I wonder what you all have been doing all this time!"
Jin Shen's scolding left the younger members even more subdued.
"The Bai Clan and the Yao Clan have caught up with us in just a few years.
Our generation can still hold our ground.
At least we won't be surpassed by them.
But what about you?
Can you keep up with the Bai Clan's heir, who is in his thirties and already refining the Green Cloud Essence-Gathering Pill?
Even if he had the guidance of other elders, can you do the same?"
Jin Shen's barrage of questions left the younger members speechless.
"Today, everyone's attention is still focused on the front.
But tomorrow, there will likely be more people coming to witness your achievements, young ones.
The Yao Clan's young members are also incredibly talented.
Let's see how much face you'll lose tomorrow."
After finishing his speech, Jin Shen began to inspect the pills prepared by the Jin Clan's younger members.
Seeing her father's actions, Jin Yue quickly reached out to open the medicine box, ready to take out the Jade Alchemy Pill.
Jin Yue felt increasingly regretful, wishing she hadn't been so careless.
Knowing that they would be returning tomorrow and that the Summer Retreat Garden belonged to the Jin Clan, she had planned to leave the pill there overnight.
As she extended her hand, Jin Shen immediately noticed her action.
"Put your hand down. If you're so afraid of being seen, then you should focus on improving your cultivation."
"Instead of thinking about hiding your pills at this moment."
Jin Shen would never show favoritism just because Jin Yue was his daughter.
On the contrary, he would scold her even more harshly.
He had to restrain himself with the others, as they were not his biological children, and he couldn't speak too harshly.
As they walked, with the white jade beads of the Bai family's younger generation leading the way, Jin Shen was displeased with everyone's pills.
He approached Jin Yue's side and looked into her medicine box.
The others had prepared only one pill, but Jin Yue had prepared two.
However, this did not make Jin Shen happy.
Because one of them had a texture similar to jade, like a jade bead.
The slight difference was the brown residue on the surface of the pill.
This proved its identity as a pill.
"What do you mean, is this the pill you refined?
Are you showing this worthless stuff to others today?"
The Jade Alchemy Technique had been lost for too many years, to the point where even Jin Shen didn't understand it.
When Jin Shen saw the jade pill, he couldn't discern the value of this pill.
He only felt that his daughter had randomly grabbed a failed pill to make up the numbers.
To be precise, it was not only a failed refinement but also an incorrect pill recipe.
The Jin family's pill recipe would not produce such a pill, even if the refinement failed.
"What have you been doing in Celestial Capital this year?
I can tolerate your lack of progress in pill refinement, but look at what you've been doing.
Has your pill knowledge been eaten by dogs?
What kind of worthless pill is this? It's turned white like this, are you sure it's safe for humans to consume?"
Jin Shen was indeed a bit angry. He was usually quite doting on his daughter, but today's scolding was a bit harsh.
Jin Chao, standing beside him, couldn't bear to listen anymore.
"Father, that pill wasn't made by Yue'er.
Even if she's not good, she wouldn't refine such a pill.
It was given to her by Su Chen."
Hearing the name Su Chen, Jin Shen seemed even angrier.
"I think you've been bewitched by demons in Celestial Capital.
Do you think the pills he gave you are some kind of rare and precious pills? This is the Celestial Trigram Elixir Exhibition, and you put this thing on display, asking for embarrassment?!"
After scolding her, Jin Shen's expression turned stern as he looked at Jin Yue again.
"How many of these did he give you?"
"Three."
"Take them out!"
Seeing her father glaring at her angrily, Jin Yue seemed to have lost even the courage to lie.
She had never seen her father so angry before.
Jin Shen reached out and grabbed both pills from her hand.
Then, he directly threw them to the attendant beside him.
"Take these two pills back to Su Chen in Celestial Capital.
Tell him clearly not to disturb Jin Yue again.
If he wants to use pills to establish a relationship, let him see the results of his own actions! If he needs any pills in the future, don't come to the Jin family."
After speaking, Jin Shen immediately sent the attendant to deliver the message.
In the rear courtyard, it was extremely quiet.
Everyone's breathing became much lighter.
"I'll leave this one here for you to display tomorrow.
Tomorrow, more respected masters will come.
These masters are well-versed in the quality of pills.
But let me tell you, these masters also have sharp tongues.
You trust Su Chen so much, just wait and see how his pills will make you lose face!
Keep an eye on it, no one is allowed to remove this white bead, let it be exhibited tomorrow! Let you all lose some face so that you'll be more cautious and sensible."
Jin Shen's behavior showed that he was genuinely angry.
His own daughter had returned to the Jin family, yet she couldn't stop thinking about Su Chen.
Secondly, he had to scold his daughter severely to set an example for his other nieces and nephews.
After scolding her, Jin Shen waved his hand, allowing everyone to leave.
Jin Shen's family remained in the rear courtyard for a while before leaving.
After everyone else had left, Jin Yue's mother came over and hugged her.
She looked at her daughter with a pained expression.
Jin Shen probably felt that he had gone too far, and his face carried a hint of apology.
But as a father, he couldn't bring himself to lower his stance.
"Let's go home."
After whispering these words, the Jin family finally headed back to their mansion.
Along the way, Jin Shen couldn't help but speak again.
"Su Chen from Celestial Capital, your brother should have told you about his situation.
He's just a pawn that Celestial Capital can sacrifice at will, and there's no point in you having too much contact with him.
As my daughter, Jin Shen, you should have seen through his intentions in giving you those pills.
He sent those strange pills just to have an excuse to talk to you again.
They have no value for your pill refinement, and you're wasting time researching them."
Jin Yue wanted to explain, but Jin Chao beside her quickly tugged at her clothes, signaling her not to argue.
(End of Chapter)
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