The system favors me so much, I get eight meals a day while escaping from famine

Not long after, Jiang Qingyi had entered the pill-condensing stage.

Under the control of Jiang Qingyi's spiritual power, the liquid in the alchemy furnace condensed into a round pill bit by bit.

Finally, there was no medicine liquid left in the alchemy cauldron, and Jiang Qingyi stopped, and this time of alchemy was over.

Just like the pills refined before, the pills refined this time still had no medicinal fragrance.

Jiang Qingyi took out a handful of pills from the alchemy cauldron and handed them to Si Xiu, "Master, it's the same as last time."

Si Xiu held a pill that was still warm and began to ponder.

Jiang Qingyi didn't say anything to disturb them, but just stood there obediently.

After a long while, Si Xiu shook his head and said, "I don't see any problem with your method of refining medicine. After all, it is different from my method at the beginning. But you don't have to worry too much. Although this medicine does not emit medicinal fragrance, its quality is definitely top-notch."

"It's not that I'm worried, I'm just afraid that it will be difficult to sell this kind of elixir that has no medicinal fragrance." Jiang Qingyi said casually.

Her words immediately silenced Si Xiugan.

He originally thought that Jiang Qingyi was worried that there might be something wrong with his method of refining medicine, but it turned out that she was just worried that the pills would be difficult to sell.

Si Xiu was silent for a while before he said angrily, "I don't know what you're thinking about all day. You're a level 5 alchemist, how come you only think about money?"

Jiang Qingyi chuckled, "This is just because I'm poor. Master, you don't know that when I first came to Zhongzhou, I didn't even have the money to take the teleportation array. Later, I found out that elixirs are very valuable, so I took the exam to become an alchemist. Otherwise, I wouldn't have wasted my time and effort."

Si Xiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "You are honest, but how long have you been in level five?"

Jiang Qingyi lowered her head and thought for a while before saying, "About half a year."

“Will you practice it often?”

"meeting."

"I see that you have very skilled techniques and are good at using your spiritual energy. You have mastered the essence of refining medicine. Perhaps you can try to refine a sixth-level pill."

Jiang Qingyi asked in surprise, "Ah! It's only been a short while. Isn't it too early to refine a level 6 pill?"

"It's a little fast, but I think it shouldn't be a big deal for you."

“Master, let’s just say that you may have overestimated me. I haven’t refined many kinds of level 5 pills so far, and the explosion of the furnace with the level 6 pill is still a bit scary.”

"What are you afraid of when your master is here? Just practice boldly."

Jiang Qingyi sighed, then resigned herself to choosing spiritual plants.

To be honest, she had no confidence in herself at all, but looking at Si Xiu's expression, he seemed to be sure that she could succeed in refining it in one go. She didn't know where this inexplicable trust came from.

"Do you know the recipe for the sixth-level elixir?" Si Xiu asked belatedly.

Jiang Qingyi said without even turning her head, "You should know a little bit."

Si Xiu felt relieved after hearing this.

While Jiang Qingyi was selecting spiritual plants, Si Xiu was thinking about who should teach Jiang Qingyi how to refine weapons and set up formations. He really didn't want to bury Jiang Qingyi's talent, even though if other people knew about it they might compete with him for his apprentice.

Jiang Qingyi returned to the table and saw Si Xiu in a daze. She asked in a low voice, "Master, what are you thinking about?"

Si Xiu came back to his senses and said, "Nothing, have you picked out the spiritual plants you wanted?"

Jiang Qingyi picked up the basket and shook it. "Well, that's all."

Si Xiu picked up the basket and examined it. The more he looked, the deeper his frown grew. He knew every spiritual plant in the basket, but the properties of several of them repelled each other. He had no idea what kind of elixir he could make by combining them all together.

He put down the basket and asked, "Are you using these spiritual plants to refine some kinds of elixirs?"

"No, these spiritual plants are used to refine Yuandan. Master, you... don't you know?" Jiang Qingyi said the last sentence hesitantly.

"Is the Zaoyuan Pill the one that can allow a cultivator to advance from the Golden Core to the Nascent Soul stage?" Si Xiu asked excitedly, staring at Jiang Qingyi intently.

"Yeah, I thought you didn't know, Master. It turns out I was overthinking."

"No, I really don't know." Si Xiu said seriously, and then he added, "I have only seen this Yuan Dan in books. I know its efficacy but I don't know the recipe. It is an ancient elixir that has been lost for a long time. How did you know about it? Forget it, don't say it, don't tell anyone!"

Jiang Qingyi only noticed this problem after seeing Si Xiu's reaction. All the knowledge she knew about alchemy was learned from ancient alchemy books.

She thought the content was not much different from what people are familiar with today, but in fact it was not the case.

For example, what she now thinks is the simplest sixth-level elixir, but in Si Xiu's view it is a long-lost ancient elixir.

Jiang Qingyi also understood the principle that an innocent man is guilty of possessing a treasure. The recipe of the ancient elixir is extremely important to an alchemist or even a force, and it may even attract robbery.

This is even more true for Yuanying Pills. The status of a force that possesses countless Yuanying and one that possesses countless Jindan in the world of immortal cultivation must be very different.

Thinking of this, Jiang Qingyi felt somewhat frightened. Fortunately, the elixirs she had sold before were not lost elixirs, they were just relatively precious.

Si Xiu noticed the change in Jiang Qingyi's expression and comforted her, "Qingyi girl, you don't have to worry too much. Just don't reveal what you know. I can protect you in the academy."

Jiang Qingyi chuckled and asked, "Master, what if I become stronger in the future and reach the level where I can refine the Soul-Returning Pill?"

Si Xiu hesitated, "This..."

"I think Master is aware of what these pills mean. I know there are dangers involved, but Master, rest assured, I will be careful."

Si Xiu breathed a sigh of relief. He was also afraid that Jiang Qingyi would bury the recipes. If Jiang Qingyi knew that the recipes existed but still lost them, Si Xiu couldn't help but feel it was a pity.

"You are a person with ideas. I am quite confident in you. In that case, you can try to refine it first."

Jiang Qingyi thought that it would be a bit difficult for her to refine pills normally in her current state.

But seeing that Si Xiu seemed full of confidence, Jiang Qingyi couldn't refuse and could only bite the bullet and start preheating the medicine cauldron.

When Si Xiu saw Jiang Qingyi planning to use the black medicine cauldron, he gritted his teeth and said, "Wait, use the medicine cauldron on the other table. It can increase the success rate by 3%."

Jiang Qingyi opened her mouth into an "O" shape, and she asked with wide eyes, "Isn't the medicine cauldron a tool for refining medicine? How can it have a beneficial effect?"

"You are ignorant. When you have nothing to do, go to the library and have a look. I don't have the time to explain so much to you!"

Jiang Qingyi blinked, then adjusted her mood and began to deal with the spiritual plants.

She originally wanted to be cautious and deal with each plant one by one. After dealing with three or four plants, she found that there were still many spiritual plants left in the basket that needed to be dealt with. She immediately lost her patience and picked up several plants to deal with at once.

Si Xiu was also terrified when he saw Jiang Qingyi refining the medicine, but he did not choose to interfere. Instead, he watched from the side, perhaps waiting until the furnace exploded before he would take action.