Chapter 3975 Scolding

Chapter 3975: Reprimand

As time passed, everything proceeded in an orderly fashion.

About half an hour later, the Medicinal Materials in the Pill Furnace had been purified and refined, slowly merging and entering the Pill-forming stage.

According to the normal Alchemy process, at this point, more than half of the work was already completed.

The surroundings were quiet, and everyone’s faces were filled with shock.

An Eleventh-Order Celestial Alchemist, guided by someone else, could refine a Twelfth-Order Medicinal Pill. This completely overturned everyone’s understanding. If it weren't happening right before their eyes, no one would believe it.

The Middle-aged Man, who had initially been full of pride, now had a slowly stiffening smile on his face. Things seemed to be once again beyond his control.

The most shocked and complex emotions, however, belonged to the Grand Alchemist herself.

As an Eleventh-Order Celestial Alchemist and the actual operator of this Alchemy session, she could best appreciate the prowess of the man behind her.

By now, she had completely abandoned her self-awareness, becoming a mere Alchemy machine, doing whatever Ye Bufan told her to do.

Precisely because of this, she could truly comprehend how terrifying his Alchemy attainments were; every instruction was perfectly timed.

Every operation was neither too early nor too late, achieving the optimal effect.

Moreover, he was unhurried, with a calm and practiced demeanor as if he had performed these operations countless times. Even the Dan Wang she had seen did not possess such composure.

This made her even more puzzled. If the other party were a white-haired old man, it could be understood as a reclusive Master.

But he was young, appearing to be only in his twenties or thirties, much younger than herself.

Yet, his familiarity with the Three Treasures Meridian Building Pill far exceeded her imagination, practically unmatched, as if he had personally refined it countless times.

“What exactly is going on? Who exactly is he? Could it be that he is already a Twelfth-Order Celestial Alchemist, but why did he say he couldn’t refine this Medicinal Pill?

Did he hide his strength? Or did he truly not reach the Twelfth Rank, but if he didn’t reach the Twelfth Rank, how could he guide me in Alchemy?

At this moment, her thoughts suddenly became chaotic.

“What are you doing?”

Ye Bufan’s angry shout awakened her, but it was too late.

Alchemy first requires powerful Mental Energy, and second, it requires complete concentration without the slightest oversight. The momentary distraction just now had already caused the Pill Furnace to lose control.

With a puff, the Medicinal Pill that was already more than halfway refined turned into a sky full of black ash, spewing out from the Pill Furnace.

The reason the previous batch of Medicinal Pills exploded was due to conflicting Yin and Yang attributes.

However, the Three Treasures Meridian Building Pill did not have this situation, and the final result was the waste of a batch of incredibly precious immortal spirit grass.

The onlookers were all stunned. They had thought the Grand Alchemist would soon succeed, but they didn’t expect such a situation to occur.

The Middle-aged Man paused slightly, then a smile curved at the corner of his mouth.

According to the Alchemist’s rules, the agreed-upon three portions of Medicinal Pills per Pill Furnace already included the remuneration.

If the Grand Alchemist succeeded in refining the Three Treasures Meridian Building Pill in one furnace, the remaining two portions of Medicinal Pills would be hers.

However, if all three portions of Medicinal Materials were wasted and not a single Medicinal Pill was refined, she would have to compensate at the market price.

As long as the Grand Alchemist ultimately failed in Alchemy, he would not suffer any loss.

Moreover, the other party would not only have to compensate him but also plant a Heart Demon and leave a mark of failure.

The first Alchemy failure made him even more pleased, believing that the next two attempts would also be unsuccessful.

The Grand Alchemist stood there, her cheeks flushed, her expression remorseful.

She naturally knew why this batch of Medicinal Pills was wasted; it was entirely due to her own distraction, which was a major taboo for an Alchemist.

“I say, what is wrong with you? You’re still an Eleventh-Order Celestial Alchemist? Are you that useless? You’ve wasted so much immortal spirit grass!”

An angry shout came from beside her, it was Ye Bufan’s reprimand.

“You…”

The Grand Alchemist’s originally fair skin instantly turned purplish-red, so red that it seemed it could drip blood at any moment, with a hint of anger mixed with shame.

Since childhood, she had been a Genius admired by countless people, not only having high cultivation but also excellent Alchemy talent.

Precisely because of this, she had grown up amidst various praises. When had she ever been reprimanded like this by anyone else?

Even her Master and elders in her family would guide her gently. This kind of harsh reprimand from Ye Bufan, completely disregarding her reputation, was absolutely the first time she had encountered it.

For a moment, anger, grievance, and shame, several complex emotions intertwined within her.

She wanted to explode, even wishing she could slap the other person to death, but in the end, she was suppressed by reason. What he said was not wrong; the fault truly lay with her this time.

However, Ye Bufan did not stop and continued to reprimand: “As a Grand Alchemist, is this your performance just now? Is this how your Master taught you? It’s simply terrible!”

The Grand Alchemist glared: “Nonsense, didn’t I just get distracted once? It’s not as bad as you say!”

In her opinion, her performance just now was acceptable; the mistake was simply due to distraction.

“Distracted? Were you merely distracted?”

Ye Bufan said, “You clearly have powerful Mental Energy, but just now it was unevenly distributed, and your control over three of the Medicinal Materials was lacking…

Flowing Cloud Hand is the most basic technique for an Alchemist, but you had speed but lacked fluidity, indicating that your foundational skills are not solid enough, not up to par…

In the purification and refinement of Medicinal Materials, your control over the heat was completely inadequate. The heat for the Dragon’s Beard Flower was three parts too much, while the Xuanji Grass was a line short, ultimately leading to a deficiency in the Medicinal properties.

Even if this batch of Medicinal Pills you just refined had been successful, it would not have been able to reach the High Grade Rank…”

Ye Bufan spoke voluminously, pointing out more than a dozen of her errors.

The Grand Alchemist’s eyes first showed anger, then shock, and finally shame.

She was angry that the other party completely disregarded her reputation, shocked that what he said was logical and hit the nail on the head, truly pointing out her mistakes.

It was just that she hadn’t noticed them before, and some of them even her Master hadn't been able to discern.

Finally, realizing that she had made so many mistakes in refining one batch of Medicinal Pills, she felt utterly ashamed.

All along, deep down, she had considered herself the unique Genius of the younger generation, with unparalleled Alchemy attainments.

At this moment, she realized how much she lagged behind the man in front of her.

However, this made her even more curious about who this person was and why he had such a profound understanding of the Dao of Medicinal Pills. What kind of attainment was required to reach such a level?

“I’m sorry, I… I will pay attention in the future…”

After various emotions intertwined, the Grand Alchemist finally chose to bow her head, just like a child who had done something wrong.

After speaking, she herself could hardly believe the words came from her own mouth.

If other Alchemists from the Upper Heaven Domain saw this, their jaws would surely drop. This woman, who had always been so arrogant, would actually admit her mistakes to someone?

Ye Bufan completely ignored these thoughts and said again: “If you know you have made mistakes, correct them. Immediately refine the second batch of Medicinal Pills!”