CHAPTER 1003: CHAPTER 1000: PILL ACCOMPLISHED (PART 2)

Lin Tian patted the medicine cauldron, and the pale golden Yin Yang Life Elixir immediately flew out. With a gesture, he caught the elixir in his palm.

"What a pity, truly a pity." Lin Tian shook his head and said.

"What’s wrong, is there something amiss?" Zi Yan asked curiously, as she had just thought it looked like a top-quality elixir.

Lin Tian pinched the pill, examined it carefully for a while, then said, "It’s a pity that it’s not top-quality, just a step away, but still slightly better than high-grade elixirs, hence the pity."

"Really? Let me take another look." Zi Yan moved closer, scrutinized the pill for a while, and shook her head, saying, "I remember Master said that if an elixir has a halo in natural light, it’s top-quality. I clearly saw it just now, why is it gone now? Did I see it wrong?"

"You didn’t see it wrong just now. The halo was due to the light gathering effect of the cauldron, creating that halo. A true top-quality elixir would show a faint halo at any angle. This Yin Yang Life Elixir doesn’t show a halo after leaving the cauldron, indicating it’s not top-quality." Lin Tian explained in detail.

"I see..." Zi Yan also felt a bit of pity, but then she relaxed: "A high-grade elixir is fine too, its efficacy is several times that of mid to low-grade."

"That’s right, a high-grade elixir is more than enough. Don’t forget, there’s still the Nine Needle Technique. With it, I can fully unleash the elixir’s efficacy." Lin Tian smiled confidently.

Everyone taking the elixir can’t absorb its potency completely, especially since the old man is older, his physique isn’t like that of a young person, so the efficiency is naturally reduced.

As a physician, Zi Yan understood this well, similar to how everyone’s absorption of nutrients varies.

"When does Junior Brother plan to treat the old man?" Zi Yan asked.

"Let’s talk about that later. Let’s go out first; we’ve been in here for several hours, they’re probably getting anxious." Lin Tian did not specify the time, as it still depended on the old man’s cooperation.

Then, Lin Tian put the elixir into a bottle, pocketed it, and after packing up with Zi Yan, they left the pavilion together.

At this time in the living room, everyone was seated on the sofa waiting, no one had gone to rest, including the elders Jiang Xiu Ying and Yun Hongxi.

However, although it was late at night, the two elders were chatting casually, looking in good spirits. Compared to their calm demeanor, the young Yun Xiaotian appeared rather restless, several times trying to stand up but being stopped by Wang Wanxi’s gaze.

"Mom, let me go in and check. Brother Lin hasn’t come out for so long, I can’t wait anymore. Earlier I thought I heard an explosion, could something have gone wrong?" Yun Xiaotian said worriedly.

"Among everyone here, you’ve spent the most time with Lin Tian and know him best, yet now you’re doubting him?" Wang Wanxi smiled slightly.

"Of course I trust Brother Lin, but they’ve been in there too long, I fear something unexpected happened." Yun Xiaotian said embarrassedly in a low voice.

Jiang Xiu Ying turned to Yun Xiaotian hearing this, smiling, "Xiao Tian, only four or five hours and you call it long? Every time I refine medicine for your grandfather, it takes a week. Besides, the Yin Yang Life Elixir is more complex than a Shaoyang Pill, it could take until morning. Be patient."

As she finished speaking, Wang Wanxi suddenly stood up, looking towards the back garden, then smiled: "Looks like we don’t need to wait until morning, they’re already coming out."

In the living room, her spiritual sense was the best, she first heard footsteps from the back garden. Shortly after, others heard it too, and even vaguely saw two figures at the edge of their sight.

Jiang Xiu Ying was slightly moved, a thought flashed in her mind, this young man’s speed at refining medicine is fast, what could the outcome be?

"It’s Brother Lin and Sister Zi Yan, they’re out!" Yun Xiaotian was the most excited, shouting aloud, then stood up from the sofa to greet Lin Tian and others also stood up.

Lin Tian, upon reaching the living room rear door and seeing Yun Xiaotian running out, was slightly surprised, thinking the Yun family would be asleep by now. Entering the living room, he realized no one had slept.

"Old master, Elder Jiang, I’m really sorry to have kept you waiting." Lin Tian said somewhat apologetically.

He felt the refining process took a bit too long this time, given that there were twenty medicinal ingredients, and he was even more frustrated that he was tricked by the Black Robed Secret Master at the last moment, wasting a Yin Yang Life Fruit.

But Jiang Xiu Ying was all smiles, waving her hand: "Lin Tian, you’re being too modest. This refining time is nothing. I prepare half a month in advance for Yun Hongxi, and the actual refining takes a week. Yet you finished in a few hours, that’s truly genius."

"Elder Jiang, I haven’t even stated the refining result, yet you’re so certain of my success?" Lin Tianqi said curiously.

Jiang Xiu Ying glanced at Lin Tian and Zi Yan, smiling, "Earlier I couldn’t be a hundred percent sure, but seeing your relaxed expressions, I knew you succeeded."

"Brother Lin, refining medicine was hard on you, sit down before we continue." Yun Xiaotian eagerly said, taking the medicine box from Zi Yan and putting the cauldron in place for Lin Tian.

Lin Tian and Zi Yan, like great contributors, were invited back to the living room and sat on the sofa. After settling down, under everyone’s expectant gaze, Lin Tian pulled out a glass bottle from his pocket and placed it on the coffee table.

The soft living room light shone down, causing the Yin Yang Life Elixir to display a gentle pale gold, leaving Jiang Xiu Ying and the Yun family in awe.

"Superior, no, better than superior quality, Lin Tian, you’ve actually refined a quasi-premium, it’s incredible, even intermediate pharmacists might not achieve this, yet you, a novice just promoted to a junior pharmacist, did it. How did you manage?" Jiang Xiu Ying exclaimed loudly, discarding her composure.

Lin Tian felt pressured answering such questions; his super vision was more potent than anyone’s spiritual sense, allowing precise fire control and mastery over medicinal changes, an advantage other pharmacists didn’t possess.

But this was a secret; Lin Tian couldn’t disclose it, so he had to make up, "Actually, it was just a surge of inspiration, a flash of insight, it’s hard to explain."

Zi Yan chuckled, rolling her eyes at him; he could fool others, but not her. She had watched him refine, knowing it was real skill, not luck or inspiration, yet he refused to say so.

"I understand now, some things can’t be spoken of. Even at my age, I almost broke the rules by pressing." Jiang Xiu Ying realized, shaking her head and smiling.