"A pill that increases the chance of enhancing the tempering effect of the Origin Heart Flame?" A group of alchemists showed excited expressions.
In fact, the topic of improving the utilization rate of the Origin Heart Flame had been raised ten years ago.
After all, the existence of the Fallen Heart Flame was one of the most unique and precious resources in the entire academy; each wisp of Origin Heart Flame was an extremely valuable resource.
After all, the ability to allow a Dou Ling expert to almost effortlessly advance to the Dou Wang realm was far more tempting than the Breakthrough Pill for a peak Dou Huang.
The Breakthrough Pill only increased the chance by 10%, but the Origin Heart Flame could increase it by almost 100%.
Of course, the prerequisite was that one must be able to withstand the tempering effect of the Origin Heart Flame; otherwise, if one couldn't withstand it, not only would it be ineffective, but one's cultivation would even regress.
Therefore, increasing the success rate of this tempering would be a tremendous boon.
"Elder Yan Xiao, do you have any good ideas?" The group of elders looked at each other, then couldn't help but smile wryly.
"To be honest, we've researched this kind of pill for a long time, but we haven't been able to successfully refine a suitable one yet.
Although it's theoretically possible to make such a pill, the cost would be far too enormous."
Hearing this, Xiao Yan was slightly taken aback.
Indeed, he hadn't considered the cost of the pill.
For a scion of a wealthy family like Xiao Yan, even without the status of an imperial prince, he could easily obtain many precious medicinal herbs to refine pills, and even the magic core of a seventh-order magical beast was nothing to him.
After becoming an imperial prince, he wouldn't even care about the magic core of an eighth-order magical beast, so he could spend money like crazy to refine pills. But the people from Canaan Academy were different.
Perhaps the kind of pill they theoretically could refine would cost the equivalent of a sixth-grade pill.
Such a cost would be unaffordable even for a Dou Wang level expert, let alone for some Dou Ling level academies.
Although Canaan Academy has some charitable aspects, it's not a charity, and besides, even the richest person can't be so capricious.
"Why don't you all show me the pill formulas you've prepared? Perhaps I can offer some suggestions,"
Xiao Yan said with a smile.
He was still quite different from these grassroots alchemists. Not to mention that his alchemy skills had reached the peak of the seventh rank,
more importantly, he had a broad knowledge of the Medicine Clan, the Xiao Clan, the Pill Tower, and the various alchemy notes and insights of the Medicine Elder. Such a foundation was something these alchemists at Canaan Academy could never acquire in
their entire lives. To obtain any one of these things would be an unparalleled opportunity.
The alchemy department elders exchanged glances and then readily agreed with a hasty nod.
A poorly prepared pill formula was nothing to show to an alchemist of Xiao Yan's level.
Besides, Elder Yan Xiao was now one of their own.
Soon, an elder retrieved a pill formula from a secret chamber in the alchemy department. After dispersing many idle disciples, everyone except Zi Yan, who obediently followed behind Xiao Yan, was at least a fifth-grade alchemist.
"Elder Yan Xiao, this is our pill formula!" A group of elders excitedly gathered around the formula.
Each revision of a pill formula was an accumulation of experience and knowledge for alchemists.
Looking at the formula engraved on jade, Xiao Yan nodded slightly, but his brows furrowed after a quick glance.
"With your method, the cost of refining just one pill is almost as high as a Royal Extreme Pill."
Hearing Xiao Yan's words, the elders chuckled sheepishly.
A single Royal Extreme Pill was almost enough to buy the life of a Dou Wang; spending so much to cultivate a Dou Wang was a losing proposition.
However, some disagreed.
"This pill formula is the result of our painstaking calculations over a year. Could Elder Yan Xiao really have a new method just by glancing at it?"
"You know what, I actually do."
Xiao Yan smiled slightly, pointing to the three most important main ingredients on the formula: "These three main ingredients can be completely replaced."
"The Ice Crystal Profound Fruit can be completely replaced with the Ice Flame Spirit Grass. Although the Ice Flame Spirit Grass is an ice-attribute herb, it has an affinity for flames.
This spirit grass is extremely effective for refining pills that harmonize flames."
Hearing this, the group of elders' eyes lit up slightly.
"And then there's the Soul-Suppressing Fruit! This fruit is the most precious ingredient in the entire medicinal formula. Even for refining a sixth-grade pill, it's extremely valuable, with one worth over a million gold coins."
Xiao Yan shook his head and looked at the elders beside him, saying, "The purpose of adding the Soul-Suppressing Fruit is to protect the user from being harmed by the soul-burning properties of the Fallen Heart Flame during the use of the Origin Heart Flame.
However, as you all know, the main reason why the Origin Heart Flame damages the soul is because the mental turmoil caused by the extreme pain during the body-tempering process leads to instability of the soul, making it susceptible to burns."
As he spoke, he looked at the elders with a smile and said, "But it doesn't say that increasing the tempering success rate of the Origin Heart Flame can only be achieved by taking one pill.
For example, this pill formula in front of us doesn't seem to conflict with the second-grade Ice Heart Pill, does it?"
Hearing Xiao Yan's words, the group of elders were suddenly stunned.
Yes, there was no rule that only one pill could be taken. If an extra Ice Heart Pill were used to replace the Soul-Suppressing Fruit, the cost would be reduced by almost a million.
After all, the normal price of an Ice Heart Pill is only 20,000 gold coins, and even if it's speculated on to the extreme, it can't exceed 100,000. That amount is not even a fraction of the price of the Soul Suppressing Fruit.
In just a short while, Xiao Yan directly reduced the cost of this pill formula by nearly two million.
At this moment, Xiao Yan also pointed to the last main ingredient.
"The magic core of a fifth-order magical beast is not only too expensive, but its power is also too strong. Although it can improve safety, it may reduce the tempering effect. Why don't
we just replace it with a fourth-order magic core?"
Hearing Xiao Yan's statement, a group of elders couldn't help but ask.
"Wouldn't the effect of a fourth-order magic core be a bit weak? If it suddenly stops, it might cause the user to suffer from qi deviation."
"That's actually simple. Just replace the Green Wood Grass with the more sustainable Vitality Grass, and then..."
After a simple operation, Xiao Yan replaced the three main ingredients and added an auxiliary ingredient, replacing five ingredients in total.
At this moment, all the elders looked at Xiao Yan with respect.
A pill formula that had troubled everyone for ten years was easily modified by Xiao Yan, directly saving at least two million gold coins, or even more, in cost.
While the cost of this pill was still comparable to that of an ordinary fifth-grade pill, it was significantly lower than before. With
the inner court disciples' abilities, they could still manage to gather one or two batches with some effort.
Thinking of this, the elders couldn't help but raise their thumbs and little fingers.
"Six!"
At this point, Xiao Yan's mastery of alchemy had completely won them over.
"So, can we experiment now?!" Thinking about how much the cost had been reduced, Fei Shi, the department head, couldn't wait to rub his hands together.
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