Chapter 164: Da Yan, Get Up and Take Your Medicine
"..."
As soon as Xiao Yan spoke, both Yao Chen and Jiang Lin fell silent in the cave.
The Red Crystal Qi Pill had an excellent effect on Dou Qi recovery; just one could restore over 30% of Xiao Yan's Dou Qi.
So, what was the price?
The price was that Xiao Yan needed to consume 30% of his Dou Qi to refine it!
"...So, did you recover?" Jiang Lin remained silent for a moment before changing the topic.
"It restored my Dou Qi, but this back-and-forth is almost useless," Xiao Yan said with a wry smile.
"Alright, I'll make some adjustments," Jiang Lin muttered softly, then looked at the unformed Qi Pill in the Qingxuan Cauldron. With a flick of his mind, he used his Dou Qi flames to continue purifying the volcanic crystals inside the Cauldron, eventually forming a drop of liquid that was mixed into other liquids. Then, he proceeded to refine the pill.
With a flip of his hand, Jiang Lin retrieved a Qi Pill from the Qingxuan Cauldron that was glowing faintly with red-gold light and emitted the fragrance of herbs.
"Why don't you try this one? I adjusted the proportions. The volcanic crystal was too thick last time, but this should be much better. Although it might not melt in your mouth, at least it should dissolve once it enters your stomach," Jiang Lin tossed the new Qi Pill to Xiao Yan, encouraging him to try it again.
Jiang Lin's constitution was different. He was the type of person who could digest herbs easily, even grass, and in the future, he might even be able to digest stones. So, he didn't think he'd be able to taste anything. He wanted Xiao Yan to try it.
"Alright, I'll give it a try!" With confidence from the previous Red Crystal Qi Pill, Xiao Yan no longer felt as wary of Jiang Lin's new pill. Even before Yao Chen could speak up, Xiao Yan swallowed the red-gold Qi Pill in one go.
Then...
Jiang Lin hadn't lied to him. This time, it didn't take long to refine, and the pill dissolved once it entered Xiao Yan's stomach.
However...
"How long will it take for him to roll around on the ground?" Yao Chen sighed internally as he looked at Xiao Yan, rolling on the floor in pain, tears of agony streaming from his eyes. He turned to Jiang Lin, who seemed somewhat embarrassed.
"I didn't change the materials. Let me calculate. Last time, he spent about a quarter of an hour refining the Red Crystal Qi Pill, so this time... he should need about the same amount of time, right?" Jiang Lin said uncertainly.
"It shouldn't be this bad," Jiang Lin said, looking at Xiao Yan, still rolling on the floor with his hands on his stomach. Not believing it, he refined another identical pill and swallowed it himself. He quickly felt the Qi Pill explode inside his stomach, and his Dou Qi filled up rapidly.
"I didn't feel anything," Jiang Lin said innocently, shrugging.
Yao Chen: "..."
"Lin Ge... your Golden Pills are not something humans can eat!" Xiao Yan gritted his teeth as he spoke, still suffering from the pain in his stomach.
Jiang Lin used his spiritual perception to check on Xiao Yan's condition, then helplessly said, "You're not injured. The gold attribute Dou Qi inside you is causing a rejection. It's nothing. You'll adapt to it over time."
"And by the way, tell me, did the Qi Pill work faster this time?"
Xiao Yan: "..."
"It's fast! But not this fast!" Xiao Yan, tears streaming from his eyes from the pain, felt like the greatest injury of his life had come from Jiang Lin's Golden Pill.
Finally, after about a quarter of an hour, Xiao Yan's pain began to subside. He sadly realized that the Dou Qi the Qi Pill had restored had all been used to refine the foreign Dou Qi in his body.
"Lin Ge, you're torturing me!"
"The first Golden Pill used 30% of Dou Qi to recover over 30%. The second Golden Pill restored over 30% instantly, but then I had to use that restored Dou Qi to refine the foreign gold energy inside my body! Round it off, I just suffered for nothing!" Xiao Yan gritted his teeth as he complained to Jiang Lin.
"...I asked if it was fast," Jiang Lin said, slightly embarrassed.
"And this is the safety mechanism, to ensure you have enough Dou Qi to refine the gold energy."
A bit embarrassed, Jiang Lin took out the Xuan Heavy Measuring Stick and tossed it to Xiao Yan, giving a forced smile. "Look, didn't we find your missing Xuan Heavy Measuring Stick? How could I harm you?"
Seeing his precious Xuan Heavy Measuring Stick finally returning, Xiao Yan didn't care about anything else. He rushed forward, hugged it, and placed it into his storage ring, afraid that Jiang Lin would take it again.
Jiang Lin was the type to pick things up, and though the Xuan Heavy Measuring Stick was his fault for not holding it properly, the jerk took it as if he had found it himself!
"Anyway, at least in the quick recovery pills, Lin Ge, you're not good at it!" After putting the Xuan Heavy Measuring Stick away, Xiao Yan finally spoke to Jiang Lin.
Today, Xiao Yan's eyes had been opened. An artifact refiner could use tools to make pills, but every pill had its side effects!
All the alchemists who like to refine pills are just a group of people who use love to power things! Because these pills rarely can be sold!
"Hey hey hey, don't say that," Jiang Lin said helplessly. He took out several energy-containing crystal minerals from his storage ring.
"I realized you can refine volcanic crystals, so I'll try refining other crystals to see if you can handle them. If you can, this Golden Pill still has some research value."
Crystal minerals were typically only used for artifact refining. The only shared materials between alchemists and artifact refiners were magic cores and a few energy crystals. But they didn't use the crystals directly for refining pills; instead, they used the liquid inside the crystals.
"Although it might not be good for digestion, who knows, it might trigger some unexpected effect? I'll continue to feed you," Jiang Lin said as he began his Golden Pill research path. Since this was a rest period, he might as well learn some skills from the two alchemists here.
"Master! Look at him!" Xiao Yan's face darkened instantly. He pointed at Jiang Lin, who was researching the properties of the crystals, then turned to Yao Chen in the air.
"..." Yao Chen looked at Xiao Yan, who was sweating from the torment, with a slightly helpless look, but still said, "Don't worry, he won't die."
Xiao Yan: "???"
Well, well! So that's what "won't die" means??
"If something happens to your body, Jiang Lin might notice it even earlier than you. So, don't worry, though other things are uncertain, your constitution might improve," Yao Chen added.
Xiao Yan: "???"
Engrossed in his research, Jiang Lin was very focused. He carefully asked Yao Chen about the refining methods of certain special pills, and Yao Chen patiently explained. Then, Yao Chen realized that Jiang Lin was excessively gifted. After just a day or two, he had developed a very stable Crystal Pill that could be used to refine the body!
The day the Body Refining Crystal Pill was completed, in the morning, Xiao Yan, still half asleep, seemed to hear someone softly calling his name:
"Da Yan, wake up and take your medicine."
(END CHAPTER)
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