Chapter 552: Elixir Formulation
Chapter 552: Elixir Formulation
Upon his return to the Third Secret Realm, Li Qian immersed himself in learning and research. With the growing crisis of dimensional plane fusion with the present world, he had become acutely aware of his own weakness and powerlessness.
Thus, in addition to the evolution task of the Frostfire Devil Salamander, he established two more tasks: the evolution method of the Green Scale Dragon, and the evolution method of the Seven-Tailed Cat.
The task of evolving the Green Scale Dragon had long been on his agenda, and as a starting companion beast, Li Qian naturally wouldn't allow it to fall behind.
Moreover, now that he had a clue, knowing that its evolved form was the Deepsea Dragon Serpent, there was even less reason to delay.
As for the Seven-Tailed Cat, with its visible evolution path and clear endpoint, leading straight to the legendary rank, Li Qian naturally prioritized it.
It made no sense to neglect a clear direction and instead ponder over those without any leads.
Lastly, due to the task list, after setting up four tasks, he didn't need to be overly cautious when establishing new tasks, as long as he kept one task slot open for future needs.
The evolution task from Six-Tailed to Seven-Tailed Cat was established, and its progress was the same as that of the Deepsea Dragon Serpent, a meager sixty percent.
Li Qian was not at all surprised or anxious about this; he proceeded slowly and steadily, following his own rhythm of learning and research. Thus, time passed in a flash, and three months went by.
With about ten days left, the end-of-term exams were about to begin, but unlike other students, Li Qian didn't need to take the exams. Instead, he was preparing for his graduation thesis defense.
For this defense, he had already prepared two theses in advance: one on the evolution method of the Imperial Fang Beast and the other on the evolution method of the Icefire Dragon.
As he was just one step away from completing the research, stuck at ninety-seven percent, his second thesis remained unfinished.
This was the reason he had prepared two theses. If he could complete the research within the next ten days, Li Qian would undoubtedly use the second thesis, which was about the evolution method of the Icefire Dragon.
After all, this was a new research topic and held more significance. If he couldn't finish it, he would have to use the first thesis, which was about the evolution method of the Imperial Fang Beast.
The reason Li Qian still had confidence in completing this task with only ten days left was that Lanxin Ouyang's research had finally been completed.
With the evolution elixir formulated, it would undoubtedly have a certain impact on the task progress, and this was the source of Li Qian's confidence.
After learning that the elixir research was complete, Li Qian didn't waste any time. He immediately went to the Potion Academy and Lanxin Ouyang's laboratory.
"Dean Ouyang, is the elixir ready?" Upon seeing Lanxin Ouyang, Li Qian asked directly.
Lanxin Ouyang, seeing Li Qian's impatient expression, smiled faintly. She extended her hand, and a pale pink elixir appeared in her palm.
The pale pink elixir was contained in a transparent test tube, and upon closer inspection, tiny crystals could be seen within, some emitting a faint white light and others a faint red glow.
"I've made five of these elixirs, which should be enough for you. Even with a mature preparation technique, there's still a relatively high failure rate." As she spoke, Lanxin Ouyang produced four more elixirs.
She handed all five elixirs to Li Qian while continuing to work on other tasks.
Li Qian took the five elixirs and examined them carefully once more. Then, he couldn't help but murmur, "This elixir is so beautiful!"
"The beauty of an elixir doesn't matter; what's crucial is its effectiveness."
Lanxin Ouyang casually replied, seemingly unconcerned about the potion.
"Thank you, Dean Ouyang. If it weren't for you, who knows when this potion would have been developed!" Li Qian flattered her again.
After all, he understood the principle of flattering, and besides, kind words cost nothing, so he wasn't stingy.
Moreover, he could tell that although Lanxin Ouyang seemed indifferent on the surface, she was actually delighted inside.
Staring at the potion in his hand, Li Qian suddenly thought of something. He asked, "Dean Ouyang, this potion is so beautiful and effective. What should we name it?"
"It doesn't matter. You can give it any name you like." Lanxin Ouyang waved her hand, not too concerned about the name of the potion.
She continued, "Besides, this potion hasn't even been tested yet. How do you know if it's effective or not?"
"A potion developed by Dean Ouyang must be good," Li Qian complimented her again.
Lanxin Ouyang shook her head and looked at Li Qian, "Since it's a customized research potion for you, I don't know the specific effects either, and I can't test it."
"If possible, I suggest testing it immediately, so as not to delay your research."
Li Qian smiled awkwardly after hearing this, "I haven't finished my research on the Icefire Dragon yet, so I can't test the potion's effects right now."
"But I'm sure it's good. I have 100% confidence in your potion-making skills, Dean Ouyang."
Although Li Qian said this, his confidence didn't come from trusting Lanxin Ouyang's skills.
Instead, it came from the inspiration value prompt provided by his golden finger.
Yes, just now, the moment he saw the potion, his mind received a prompt about the increase in inspiration value.
The inspiration value increased by one point.
The task progress, which had been stagnant for so long, finally took a small step forward.
Although it was just a small step, Li Qian was quite delighted.
At least it proved that his previous guess was correct.
This small step had to be taken sooner or later, and this was the best time to do it.
Otherwise, he didn't know how much longer it would take.
The task progress had reached this point, but Li Qian had no idea what this detail was.
Lanxin Ouyang's expression showed a hint of surprise when she heard this, "You're a once-in-a-century breeding genius at Shazhou Beastmaster University. After researching for so long and with the evolutionary data provided by Zhonghai Beastmaster University, you still haven't finished?"
"I'm just missing one last detail. If I can perfect this detail, I should be able to complete the research." Li Qian scratched his head awkwardly.
Lanxin Ouyang frowned as she listened to Li Qian's words, then after a moment, she reminded him, "When I started researching this potion, it was actually going very smoothly."
"But then I encountered problems and was stuck for nearly two months."
Before Li Qian could ask, she continued, "The most difficult problem was fusion, or in other words... it got stuck on the fusion of two completely opposite elements."
"It requires the fusion of ice and fire elements. I found inspiration in the food of a special companion beast, and that's how I finally made progress."
"If you feel there are still details missing, you can try studying that companion beast."
"What companion beast?" Li Qian's interest was piqued.
"Taiji Panda," Lanxin Ouyang said casually.
(End of Chapter)
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