"Then I'll say it..."
After clarifying the situation, Su Yin no longer felt awkward. Instead, a sincere smile appeared on his face.
Seeing the other party agree to it, Chen Xiao Yue was speechless.
Apothecary Mingyu intentionally made things difficult for this fellow so as to put him in his place. As for the evaluation... Do you think that a person who doesn't know anything, and this is your first time seeing pill forging, is qualified?
Clearly, he is trying to embarrass you!
At this moment, all he has to do is admit his mistake sincerely. Yet, not only did the other party not reject it, he even agreed to it... He sure is thick-skinned!
"To think that Elder Shen, despite having so many outstanding disciples, would pass on a jade token to a fool..." Shaking her head, Chen Xiao Yue sighed.
Apothecary Mingyu didn't expect the other party to agree to it either. He was stunned for a moment before a playful smile appeared on his face. "Then I'll be listening to your opinion!"
"Un!"
Knowing that this was a test, Su Yin didn't bother hiding his intentions. He walked up to the cauldron, picked up the Spirit Gathering Pill that he had just forged, and sniffed it lightly. In an instant, all of the medicinal properties of the pill appeared in his mind.
"Then, I'll start with the prescription!"
With his hands behind his back, Su Yin walked forward slowly. Even though he didn't seem to possess any cultivation, for some reason, he exuded an aura that made others dare not look him in the eye.
Like an immortal, like a saint.
"Prescription, as the name implies, is to mix medicinal herbs together so as to maximize the effectiveness of the medicinal properties. Since you are forging a Spirit Gathering Pill, naturally, sufficient spiritual energy is the prerequisite! Of the medicinal herbs that you used, there is a ten-year-old Affinity Sunken Wood. It possesses the most spiritual energy, so it should be the main medicinal herb, right? "
"Yes!" Apothecary Mingyu didn't intend to answer the question, but sensing the aura emanating from the other party, he couldn't help but nod his head.
"The Affinity Sunken Wood absorbs more spiritual energy, and the spiritual energy in the ten-year-old Affinity Sunken Wood tends to gather at its roots. In order to maximize its effectiveness, one has to place the corresponding medicinal herb at its roots. Yet, you placed it on its roots. Bad review!"
"The Nine Fragrances Flower has a sweet taste and a strong nature. It's most suitable to use it to trigger the medicinal properties of the Green Canopy Grass. Furthermore, you used it on the Affinity Wood and forcefully used up seventeen percent of its spiritual energy. As a result, the effect of a ten-year-old Affinity Wood is similar to that of an eight-year-old one.
"The Imperial Mausoleum Incense is relatively rare. If I'm not mistaken, it should be one of the more expensive medicinal herbs. It likes water, but you placed it directly into the Scorching Cauldron, causing it to lose 61% of its medicinal properties. The remaining medicinal properties were neutralized by the Purple Lilac Incense. If you had soaked it in water in advance, all of this could have been avoided. In other words... out of four taels of medicinal herbs, only half a tael would have been needed.
"The medicinal properties of the Silverwood Grass are all concentrated on its leaves, and its petals carry a weak poison. Yet, you didn't pluck the petals before refining it. Even though this little bit of poison won't affect the user of the pill, it will cause the spiritual energy of the pill to drop by 7%. Poor review!"
"… Bad review!"
"… Bad review!"
…
"Bad review!"
The speed at which Su Yin spoke grew faster and faster. Like a machine gun, he spoke nonstop.
The other party's previous formula was simply too trashy, and he felt like vomiting. At this moment, knowing that the other party was testing him, he no longer had any qualms. Walking along the cauldron, he spoke.
In just two minutes, he had already spoken seventeen to eighteen of them.
"This …"
Chen Xiao Yue, who thought that this fellow was a fool a moment ago, widened her eyes in shock. She felt as though her jaws were about to fall to the ground.
Even though she wasn't an apothecary, she had been working in the Apothecary Hall for several years, and she had quite a good understanding of medicinal properties.
Even with her knowledge, she couldn't find any problems with the other party's words!
Could it be that … he really saw through all of them?
How was that possible!
Apothecary Mingyu was a grade-3 apothecary. Even though he wasn't the strongest among Elder Shen's disciples, he wasn't weak either. Spirit Gathering Pill was a pill that even apprentice apothecaries could forge, and over the past few decades, he had forged it at least seven to eight hundred times … No one had ever said anything wrong about it. Why did this fellow think that everything he said was wrong?
"Is what he said … correct?"
Unable to hold herself back any longer, she turned to look at the apothecary. The other party's face was pale and his body was trembling uncontrollably.
As a grade-3 apothecary, regardless of whether it was his eye of discernment or his understanding of medicinal herbs, he wasn't someone that a mere attendant could compare with. Even though the other party couldn't tell whether the other party was right or wrong, he was able to discern some of it.
Regardless of whether it was the medicinal properties or the ratio of the ingredients, after going through the other party's words, he realized that there wasn't the slightest mistake!
Could it be that the other party was right?
He was forging a Spirit Gathering Pill that even an apprentice apothecary could forge, and yet, there were dozens of mistakes in a simple formula?
Apothecary Mingyu's body stiffened. He felt as though all of his years of hard work had been for naught. His firm conviction could crumble at any moment.
"That's all for now!"
After revealing a tenth of the problems in the formula, Su Yin stroked his chin and fell into deep thought. "After saying so much, it should be about time! It's fine as long as I can pass the examination, it's not like I'm trying to show off … No matter what, before I reach a certain level of cultivation, I should keep a low profile. "
Recalling through his memories, he realized that the problems he had mentioned were the most basic and easily discernible. It should be enough to satisfy the other party's requirements for the examination. Thus, Su Yin heaved a sigh of relief and lifted his head to look at the apothecary.
"This is a problem with the formula. As for the ignition of the fire … I don't know much about it, but as a chef, I often light fires to cook, so I do know a little about it!"
Su Yin continued, "This cauldron of yours is forged from Green Manganese Steel, and it is able to withstand flames of more than two thousand degrees. Previously, when you used Zhen Yuan to ignite the flames, even though the temperature was high, the flames were too scattered. A large portion of the heat dissipated from the surroundings of the cauldron, resulting in the lack of heat within the cauldron. Negative review!"
"Even though there was a change in the flames when you used Zhen Yuan, it wasn't fast enough, resulting in a problem with the change in the temperature of the cauldron … Negative review!"
"… Negative review!"
…
After pointing out seven of the most obvious problems, Su Yin's face was filled with embarrassment and embarrassment.
"I really don't know much about the ignition of the fire. I only managed to see these few problems!"
"…"
With their mouths agape, Apothecary Mingyu and Chen Xiao Yue felt like dying.
Even if he didn't know much about it, he was able to find so many negative reviews?
More importantly … What the heck is a chef? What does this have to do with the ignition of the fire in pill forging?
Just as they were shocked speechless, the young man's voice continued.
"As for the subsequent tempering, I do have some understanding of it. Even though I haven't tempered any medicinal herbs before, I know quite a bit about medicinal properties and medicinal properties. I know how to fuse them together better!"
"Thus, in this segment, I roughly saw 120 problems. How about this, I'll point out 20 of the more conspicuous ones first …"
In truth, he had seen more than 200 problems. In order to keep a low profile, he reduced the number by half and only pointed out 20 … Even though it was only a tenth of the problems, but considering the negative reviews he gave previously, it should be sufficient!
Of course, the reason why he said more than a hundred was to prevent the other party from saying that he didn't pass. That way, he would be able to point out the remaining one hundred without seeming out of place …
Sigh, it was troublesome to see too many problems!
Su Yin sighed.
At this moment, he finally understood how much effort Wu Yuan and the others had put in.
Even though they didn't feel anything at all, they still had to play along with him, feigning a breakthrough, enlightenment, and joy …
Disguise, how tiring!
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