Chapter 3122 — The Miraculous Pill Cauldron
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"That it cannot. The mechanisms on it are all preset, and it can only refine this pill for use on the Cloud-Tier Island!" Elder Xuan Zhen shook his head with some regret. "These mechanisms were derived and calculated through a series of complex functional formulas. They are not something an ordinary person could alter at will—we certainly cannot do it. You see, though there appear to be only these mechanical parts here, that is merely the surface. Inside, there is in fact a microcontroller!"
"A micro-controller? What is that? A spirit beast?" However Tian Chan looked at it, the pill cauldron did not seem a place where a small animal could be kept.
"Cough, cough... It is a kind of electronic component, the same as the central processing unit inside a computer. We need only operate it according to the temperature and time displayed above, but one important thing is overlooked—namely, the intensity of the fire! This microcontroller can, based on the temperature and time we input, automatically adjust the size of the flame emitted from something like a stove burner inside the cauldron, thereby changing the fire's intensity! It is very complex, and there is no way to apply it to anything else." Elder Xuan Zhen explained.
"Then... whoever invented such a thing must truly be a genius!" Tian Chan could scarcely imagine that alchemy could be so high-tech!
"Indeed. Otherwise, I would not have given that thing to her back then!" Elder Xuan Zhen nodded.
"That thing?" Tian Chan was slightly startled. "The one you gave to Little Peach Blossom?"
"Correct, that very one..." Elder Xuan Zhen nodded. "It was originally prepared for you and Tian Bian, but in the end, it turned out to be of no use."
"Heh heh, I really would like to meet this genius..." Tian Chan said. "My surname is Tian too—why am I not a genius!"
"Tian Chan, I have just realized—you have become quite adorable today. Are you planning to return to being a woman?" Elder Xuan Zhen had suddenly noticed something off and asked abruptly.
"I... I have not..." Tian Chan's face flushed red. Though she denied it aloud, her expression gave her away!
"Ah! You have had it hard enough. If it truly cannot be helped, then change back. I will train Tian Bian a while longer..." Elder Xuan Zhen felt a pang of sympathy for his disciple.
"No need, Master. Let us begin refining the pill now!" Tian Chan shook her head and spoke with resolve. "It is all right. As I am now, I am doing quite well!"
"Very well. Since that is so, I will say no more. In a while, when my physical strength and true qi begin to fail me, you need only take over from me right at this position. During the pill refinement, there is a tiny pause here—that is also the reason two people can refine it together!" Elder Xuan Zhen pointed to a stopwatch and a temperature gradation on the cauldron.
"Understood!" Tian Chan was an alchemist herself and grasped Elder Xuan Zhen's meaning with ease.
And so the two of them began earnestly refining the pill... (To be continued)