After transmigrating, I cultivated immortality by smelling the scent.

Chapter 36 1th Grade Alchemist

Ye Xiaobai got up early the next day. After a night's rest, he was fully recovered. He had become familiar with refining the Bigu Pill, and the pill furnace had been repaired. It was time to start refining.

So Ye Xiaobai took out his alchemy furnace, activated it with spiritual fire, and slowly added different materials such as sesame, spiritual rice, white honey, and green leaf incense. After refining and removing impurities, he controlled the loss of spiritual power and the fusion of spiritual power in the materials.

Controlling the loss of spiritual energy, Ye Xiaobai suddenly felt that this feeling was exactly the same as the process of making food before.

"Preparing ingredients is like refining elixir." This phrase echoed in Ye Xiaobai's mind once again.

Looking back now, Ye Xiaobai has a different feeling.

Ye Xiaobai's spiritual power is now far greater than when he made Qiankun Fried Rice, and his divine sense has also increased several times. However, he still finds it a bit difficult to refine pills, mainly because the spiritual power in the pill ingredients far exceeds that of the ingredients in the simple Qiankun Fried Rice. At the same time, he also has to remove impurities from the ingredients.

No wonder high-level cultivators have basically stopped indulging in gourmet food. After all, there are too many impurities in the ingredients, which can actually affect their cultivation. Just like low-quality pills will leave behind some kind of poison.

Ye Xiaobai had firsthand experience with erysipelas.

As the impurities in the pill were removed, Ye Xiaobai began the final condensation of the pill. At this moment, the spiritual energy of the materials was particularly volatile, so Ye Xiaobai had to increase his spiritual energy to control the condensation of the pill.

A moment later, the pill was completed, and the aroma of the pill wafted over first. By smelling the fragrance, Ye Xiaobai knew that the Bigu Pill had been successfully made.

Sure enough, upon opening the alchemy furnace, the aroma of medicinal pills wafting out was immediately noticeable, and the six round, gray Bigu Pills remained obediently inside. Although the pills' appearance wasn't particularly unusual, in Ye Xiaobai's eyes they were like a usually unkempt young girl who had suddenly tidied herself up, becoming exceptionally pleasing to the eye.

After checking carefully again, Ye Xiaobai found that there were no mid-grade Bigu Pills. Although he was disappointed, he was still excited for a long time.

After all, this was Ye Xiaobai's first successful attempt at refining pills!

After carefully putting away the pills, Ye Xiaobai closed his eyes and reviewed his pill-refining process, which was once again very fruitful.

It was almost time, so Ye Xiaobai packed up and headed to the alchemy room, where he still had to handle the daily tasks of processing spiritual herbs.

When they arrived at the alchemy room, Xiao Lele and the other apprentices were already preparing to start their work. Seeing that Ye Xiaobai was a little late, she asked curiously, "Junior Brother Ye, why are you late this morning? Did something happen to the alchemy furnace yesterday afternoon?"

"No, I just spent some time this morning refining the Bigu Pill," Ye Xiaobai quickly explained.

"How did it go? Was it successfully refined?" Xiao Lele asked with concern.

"Success."

“Impossible! It took me over a month to successfully refine the Bigu Pill! You’ve only been here a few days, how could you possibly have succeeded?” Wei Yize’s questioning interrupted the conversation.

"Yes, it's impossible to learn how to refine the Bigu Pill after only a few days here!"

"Unless he is an alchemy prodigy, one in a million!"

The other apprentices nearby also joined in the discussion.

Xiao Lele was also skeptical and was about to ask for more details when she heard Wei Yize say loudly, "Anyone can brag. If you're so capable, then demonstrate how to refine a fasting pill in front of everyone."

"No problem, but I wonder if Junior Brother Wei will raise the stakes?" Ye Xiaobai said with a smile, looking at Wei Yize.

"The...the bet...you...you win first, then we'll talk!" Wei Yize stammered, feeling a little guilty.

"Okay!" After saying that, Ye Xiaobai took out the alchemy furnace and began to refine the pills.

After a short while, the familiar aroma of elixir wafted out, and Ye Xiaobai knew that he had succeeded again.

"Junior Brother Wei, how should I put it? I have finished refining the pills."

"You...you should open the alchemy furnace first," Wei Yize still refused to believe it.

Ye Xiaobai said nothing more, opened the alchemy furnace, and six Bigu Pills were presented intact before everyone's eyes.

"This is truly a fasting elixir!"

Wow! A genius!

"It's really been successfully refined!"

"I've been here for months and I still haven't succeeded in refining it!"

Everyone started talking again.

"What do you mean, Junior Brother Wei?"

"You... I'm a bit short on cash lately and don't have anything good. I'll give you these bottles of fasting pills that I made myself!"

"Alright!" Ye Xiaobai didn't want to dwell on it anymore, but in his heart he cursed Wei Yize for being so cunning. Did he really need a few bottles of Bigu Pills? He could easily make his own.

Xiao Lele was also greatly surprised when she saw the newly refined Bigu Pill, and couldn't help but sigh: "Junior Brother Ye is indeed exceptionally talented. He may soon become a first-grade alchemist!"

"Senior Sister Xiao, you flatter me. It's all thanks to your patient guidance!" Ye Xiaobai said with a smile.

Next, he sought out Xiao Lele to learn new methods of refining pills. Xiao Lele had only mastered the refining of two first-tier pills; mastering three would qualify him as a first-grade alchemist.

Ten days later, Xiao Lele was one step ahead again and successfully mastered the refining of the third type of first-grade pill, becoming a certified first-grade alchemist. She no longer needed to come to the alchemy room.

Yang Xiaotian, the person in charge of the alchemy room, was happy for Xiao Lele, but at the same time, he was very troubled by the fact that his alchemy room was short-handed.

These were not matters for Ye Xiaobai to worry about. After Xiao Lele became a first-grade alchemist, all the apprentices were happy for her, and Ye Xiaobai was no exception.

A first-grade alchemist only needs to complete a certain amount of first-grade pills each month to receive 100 spirit stones, which also counts as sect contribution points.

Ye Xiaobai was more concerned about not having to do hard labor in the alchemy room anymore, which meant he would have more free time. When Xiao Lele left the alchemy room, she gave everyone a bottle of first-grade pills that she had refined herself.

Everyone was so moved they almost cried, not only because of the elixir, but also because of Xiao Lele's constant care for them.

Speaking of being taken care of, Ye Xiaobai felt it deeply. Thanks to Xiao Lele's dedicated guidance, he was able to quickly master the refining of two first-tier pills.

Ye Xiaobai subconsciously wanted to treat Xiao Lele to a big meal, but then he remembered that Xiao Lele had already stopped eating at the tenth level of Qi Refining and was no longer able to eat, so he had to give up the idea.

Later, he specially bought a spiritual tea that was beneficial for improving cultivation and gave it to Xiao Lele to express his gratitude.

Ye Xiaobai and Xiao Lele also exchanged locations for their cave dwellings and agreed to exchange alchemy experiences in the future.

Wei Yize also mastered the refining of a second type of first-tier pill, but his success rate was not as high as Ye Xiaobai's.

As Ye Xiaobai's alchemy skills improved, Wei Yize's attitude also changed. He no longer confronted Ye Xiaobai head-on, but instead quietly studied alchemy techniques.

With his apprentices about to become first-grade alchemists, Yang Xiaotian hurriedly recruited several new apprentices. After all, he was under a lot of pressure as the person in charge of the alchemy room, as there was a monthly requirement for the number of pills produced.

The two new alchemy apprentices were assigned to work under Wei Yize and Ye Xiaobai.

Although Ye Xiaobai longed to become a first-grade alchemist and leave the alchemy room as soon as possible, the apprentices' eager eyes filled with thirst for knowledge about pills reminded him of his own early days when he first arrived.

Xiao Lele patiently taught him bit by bit, and Ye Xiaobai was also determined to teach each apprentice seriously.

After returning home that evening, Ye Xiaobai diligently studied the refining process for the third type of first-tier pill.

A dozen days later, Ye Xiaobai successfully mastered the refining of the third type of first-tier pill—Qi Refining Powder—and was eligible to be certified as a first-grade alchemist.