Chapter 4122 — Refining a Fifth-Rank Pill
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At that moment, Di Xingdao, who had been standing by, suddenly spoke up. "You people are too close to the trees to see the forest. Isn't this simple enough? Brother Wei Zhao is a pill refiner himself. Xiao Hou, Xiao Cai, just bring him some fifth-rank pill formulas and materials and let him refine them himself. Surely no one can wag a tongue at that?"
At these words, Hou Guanqi and Cai Zhongxuan's eyes lit up at once, and they clapped their hands in praise. Because Wei Zhao was so young, they had instinctively overlooked the fact that this fellow was a freak capable of refining top-grade pills in bulk!
Even if Wei Zhao had never refined a fifth-rank pill before, if he could refine top-grade fourth-rank pills, then fifth-rank should be no trouble at all.
Hou Guanqi promptly drew three pill formulas from his bosom and handed them to Wei Zhao. "Young friend Wei Zhao, these three are all fifth-rank formulas. I'll have the materials sent over later. Find the time to experiment and try your hand—if you succeed, so much the better."
"Then I won't stand on ceremony. Thank you, Senior Hou!" Wei Zhao did not decline. This was exactly what he needed, and besides, the man was, after all, his soon-to-be senior brother—no need to be overly formal. He need only find a way to repay him later.
Hou Guanqi and Cai Zhongxuan then took turns telling Wei Zhao much of what they knew about refining fifth-rank pills, and it was not until darkness had fallen and they had finished dinner that they finally left together with Di Xingdao.
As for Wei Zhao, Tianchan, and Xueli, now that they had the Heaven Pill Pavilion as a domain of their own, there was naturally no need to go back to the Five Elements Merchant Guild with Cai Zhongxuan.
After a busy day, Wei Zhao sent the two women to their rooms to rest, while he himself began refining fifth-rank pills that very night. Though he had never tried it before, with the Divine Farmer Cauldron—that automatic pill-refining artifact—he felt it should not be much trouble.
Wei Zhao took out one of the fifth-rank formulas and entered it into the tablet. The Divine Farmer Cauldron at once began automatically analyzing the refinement curve. The wait was somewhat longer than when he had refined Foundation Establishment Golden Pills and the like, but the results showed everything normal, with no mishaps whatsoever.
Thereupon Wei Zhao, following the prompts of the refinement curve, began trying his hand at a fifth-rank pill with practiced ease. The process went on for a full two hours before coming to an abrupt halt—and the final result was failure.
Staring at the heap of pitch-black dregs in the cauldron, Wei Zhao was stunned for a long while. Ever since Han Jingyi had refashioned the Divine Farmer Cauldron for him, he had never once failed—especially not since coming to Cloud Terrace Island. This was the first time.
Still, it was his first attempt at a fifth-rank pill after all, and Wei Zhao had been mentally prepared for failure. The one stroke of luck in the misfortune was that this failure had not affected the Divine Farmer Cauldron itself. Otherwise, if it had caused some cauldron explosion and ruined the artifact, he would truly have been left weeping without tears.
Adjusting his state of mind, Wei Zhao was not discouraged in the least. Without a word he immediately started over from the beginning. He could sense that there had been no fundamental problem with the attempt just now—it was simply that, refining a fifth-rank pill for the first time, the cauldron's analysis of the refinement curve might not have been especially precise. After this failure, it should be able to self-correct going forward.