Chapter 892 Bragging too much
Chapter 892: Chapter 892: Bragging too much Chapter 892: Chapter 892: Bragging too much Refining a Heart Pill requires adjustment of the flame at three critical junctures, which are also the most challenging parts in the process.
Any error in these adjustments and the Heart Pill cannot be successfully refined.
Fang Lin was calm and composed, his eyes exceptionally tranquil, with faint golden light surging in their depths.
Micro Gold Pupil!
Under Fang Lin’s Micro Gold Pupil, nothing inside the Pill Furnace could escape his sight, everything was crystal clear.
Meanwhile, the audience held their breath in rapt attention as they watched Fang Lin closely.
In an instant, Fang Lin’s hands twitched slightly, and the Soul Commanding Pill Flame surrounding the Pill Furnace weakened. At the same time, Fang Lin, with quick eyes and hands, threw two types of herbs into the Pill Furnace.
The entire process could be described as lightning-fast, completed in the blink of an eye with no hesitation or dragging, just very neat and clean.
“Good!” Elder Miao praised silently in his heart, pleased with Fang Lin’s skilled and decisive movements.
“Hmph! It’s just the first adjustment of the flame. There are still two more to come, and the subsequent ones need to be even finer. I don’t believe he can finish those as neatly,” two Inspection Envoys from the Inspection Hall muttered darkly to themselves.
Outside the projection, several high-ranking members of the Pill Alliance also expressed their admiration for Fang Lin, who, so far, had performed flawlessly to an unbelievable degree.
“This young man does not seem like someone under twenty years old at all,” a Pill Alliance elder nodded continually.
His remark also resonated with some of the people present, as Fang Lin’s techniques and movements were too practiced, as if he had rehearsed them countless times.
“It’s too early to comment on how good he is. Let’s wait until he has successfully refined the Heart Pill,” someone not pleased with the praise Fang Lin was receiving interjected.
“Look!” Just then, someone exclaimed in surprise, causing all present, whether the high-level members of the Pill Alliance or everyone in the Trial Hall, to reveal astonished expressions, staring at Fang Lin in disbelief.
They saw that Fang Lin had actually closed his eyes, yet his hands were still fluttering like butterflies weaving through flowers, performing delicate manipulations of the flame.
Blindfolded Alchemy!
At that moment, Fang Lin was engaging in blindfolded alchemy, not looking inside the Pill Furnace at all, continuing his alchemy with his eyes closed.
“Has this kid gone mad? Who does he think he is?” An Inspection Envoy really wanted to question him, but the thought of possibly being accused of disturbing Fang Lin’s pill refining made him afraid to utter a sound.
Elder Miao was also astonished and then bittersweet. He thought, why couldn’t this youngster just refine the pills with his eyes open? Why make things harder for yourself?
Blindfolded alchemy is not something easy to achieve, as one cannot see inside the Pill Furnace and has to rely solely on feeling and experience to make judgments. Any small mistake would be hard to correct.
Generally, no Pill Refiner would close their eyes on purpose during refining; it’s purely unnecessary trouble.
Of course, if one has confidence in oneself and possesses exceedingly high Alchemy Tao skills, blindfolded alchemy is feasible.
But the problem is, you, Fang Lin, are in the midst of a promotion exam, a critical moment where no error can be tolerated. Can’t you be more serious? Would it kill you to be a bit more conventional?
The high-ranking members of the Pill Alliance, who had been closely watching the assessment, wore peculiar expressions, feeling that Fang Lin was being overly confident, almost as though he were deliberately showing off.
“This lad is all flash and no substance; he will hardly achieve greatness,” remarked a senior member immediately.
After refining with his eyes closed for a while, Fang Lin too sensed that something wasn’t quite right and promptly opened his eyes, his face tinged with a hint of embarrassment.
Elder Miao breathed a sigh of relief, glaring fiercely at Fang Lin as if to tell him to stop these shenanigans and just focus on refining pills properly.
Soon, the moment to adjust the intensity of the flame for the second time was approaching, and although Fang Lin’s expression didn’t seem grave, one could tell he was very serious.
Suddenly, the flames surged upwards, as if the temperature of the entire Trial Hall had risen substantially in an instant.
Fang Lin acted swiftly, adding three medicinal ingredients into the Pill Furnace, and immediately a faint fragrance wafted from within.
Changing the intensity of the fire for the second time, Fang Lin completed it with ease; by this step, the process of crafting the Heart Pill was already more than halfway finished.
Of course, the most difficult step was still the third adjustment of the fire’s intensity.
Because the timing of this last change was quite special; it was the moment when the pills were about to take shape, also the most critical moment for the pills, where many Pill Refiners tend to make mistakes that lead to the failure of the pill crafting.
Even though Fang Lin was utterly confident and possessed unfathomable alchemy expertise, he still approached the task earnestly, not daring to slack off or be careless.
As time ticked away, the high-ranking members of the Pill Alliance, observing through the projection, were waiting, as were Elder Miao and others present at the scene.
Fang Lin had not used any special Alchemy Skills so far; up to this point, he had been going through the motions conventionally.
There were no shortcuts in crafting the Heart Pill; doing it methodically was the most rational and cautious approach.
Trying to forcibly employ some Ancient Alchemy Skill would actually be counterproductive and could easily lead to the failure of the pill crafting.
The fragrance of the pills gradually filled the air, but this didn’t mean that the Heart Pill was close to success; rather, it had reached a most critical juncture.
Fang Lin’s hands moved once more, and the two types of Soul Commanding Pill Flame seemed greatly affected—the blue flame became incredibly weak, while the red flame surged in vigor.
“What exquisite fire control skill!” Those who witnessed this scene couldn’t help but secretly admire it in their hearts, even the two Inspection Envoys of the Inspection Hall had to admit that Fang Lin’s fire control skill was highly proficient.
Managing two flames to behave—one strongly and the other weakly—was not too difficult, as some highly experienced Pill Refiners could do it too.
But the key was how to master the degree of strength and weakness, which was the real challenge.
After all, this was during the process of pill refining, where the exactness of the fire’s strength and weakness needed to be extremely precise, and that was a true test of a Pill Refiner’s fire control expertise.
From Fang Lin’s performance, one could tell that his proficiency with fire control had reached an incredibly high level, not at all like the ability a young person should have.
“Failure! Failure! He must fail!” the two Inspection Envoys inwardly screamed, desperately hoping for Fang Lin to make a mistake.
But they saw Fang Lin’s left hand move, as he added the final two ingredients into the Pill Furnace as well.