Under Keith’s control, the yellow flames in the alchemy furnace grew stronger, enveloping each Spirit Herb.
This step required extracting the essence from the Spirit Herbs and converting it into a liquid, preparing for the third step, Pill Fusion.
About nine minutes later, Keith had fully extracted the essence from the Spirit Herbs.
The crystal-clear liquid essence of the Spirit Herbs floated in the alchemy furnace.
“The third step, Pill Fusion!” Keith’s tone was solemn and powerful.
“Pill Fusion is the most crucial step in alchemy. Any mistake here will result in complete failure.”
“Icebloom and Serpent’s Tongue, one with ice attributes and one with fire attributes, cannot be directly fused. They must first be fused with the mild White Wonderbloom…”
Keith controlled the temperature of the flames in the furnace while explaining to everyone.
Everyone released their spiritual senses to observe the fusion process of the Spirit Herb essences in the furnace.
“The essence liquid of Spiritfruit should be added last…”
As Keith finished speaking, vapor emitted from the top of the furnace, transforming into a rich medicinal fragrance that spread out.
Leo frowned and shook his head subconsciously.
“What’s wrong, Leo?” Arthur noticed Leo’s reaction and asked curiously.
“There are some problems with his alchemy process and the selection of Spirit Herbs,” Leo said calmly, looking at Keith on the platform.
Leo’s words made Arthur’s face change dramatically, showing an expression of disbelief.
“Leo, you understand alchemy?” Arthur asked quietly.
Leo nodded.
“Leo, this Grand Restoration Pill is one of my family’s main products. It has excellent healing effects on external injuries and internal organ damage.”
“Our family’s Third-rank Alchemist has always refined it this way. There shouldn’t be any problems.”
Arthur spoke with doubt and then sighed, adding, “But now, our family’s market share for the Grand Restoration Pill has been largely taken over by the Golden family’s more effective Revival Pill…”
Leo shook his head and said softly, “Just because it’s always been done this way doesn’t mean it’s correct or the most suitable formula.”
At this moment, an elderly woman in a dark blue robe sitting at the front turned her head. Her wrinkled eyes were sharp as they focused on Arthur and Leo.
Upon noticing her sharp gaze, Arthur’s expression changed, and he quickly communicated secretly, “Leo, Elder Catalina has noticed us.”
The elderly woman looked at Leo and Arthur for a moment before turning her head back, seemingly mindful of Keith’s ongoing alchemy on stage.
“Elder Catalina?” Leo didn’t understand why Arthur was afraid of her.
“She is our family’s other high-ranking Third-rank Alchemist besides Mr. Conway. She oversees our family’s disciplinary matters and is usually very strict,” Arthur explained through secret communication.
On the central round stone platform, Keith’s voice rang out again, “After fusion, comes the final step of refining the Grand Restoration Pill, nurturing the pill.”
“During this process, one must be patient. Otherwise, what is nurtured might all be waste pills.”
Keith finished speaking and began changing his hand seals to slowly lower the temperature inside the furnace.
As the temperature dropped, the liquid essence inside the furnace began to solidify, gradually forming into Alchemical Pills.
Ten minutes later, the liquid had fully solidified into perfectly round Alchemical Pills.
“The pills are formed. Open the furnace!” Keith shouted in a low voice. With a lift of his right hand in a sword gesture, the furnace lid flew open.
A rich medicinal fragrance immediately filled the hall.
With a wave of his right hand, Keith extinguished the true fire inside the furnace. Ten Alchemical Pills floated out and hovered in mid-air.
Nine of the ten Alchemical Pills were yellow-green, perfectly round, and emitted a medicinal fragrance.
Only one pill was oval-shaped and yellow-black in color.
This situation indicated that nine Grand Restoration Pills were successfully refined, while one was a waste pill.
In alchemy, there were too many uncertain factors. Even a slight mistake could result in waste pills.
Only one waste pill was considered a pretty good result by everyone present.
Keith seemed somewhat dissatisfied with the waste pill. After pondering for a moment, he said, “This waste pill is due to improper nurturing. Even though I often refine Grand Restoration Pills, I can’t avoid mistakes. Everyone must be more cautious and control every step carefully.”
“Yes, Master Conway,” everyone responded respectfully in unison.
Keith stood up and scanned everyone present. When he saw Leo, he frowned slightly.
Looking at Leo, Keith directly asked, “Who are you? It seems you are not one of our family’s Alchemy Hall disciples.”
Keith’s question drew everyone’s attention to Leo.
Amber Watts noticed Leo at this moment and showed a hint of surprise in her eyes.
Elder Catalina also stood up. Her cold gaze focused on Leo as she questioned in an icy tone, “Why is there an outsider in our family’s Alchemy Hall?”
Arthur quickly stood up from his cushion and said, “Master Conway, Elder Catalina, he is my friend Leo.”
“Friend? Mr. Watts, how come I didn’t know you had such a friend? When did you meet him?” Elder Catalina asked coldly.
“I met Leo a few days ago when I went to Clearwind Town,” Arthur seemed somewhat afraid of Elder Catalina. Cold sweat had already formed on his forehead.
Elder Catalina said sternly, “Mr. Watts, you are becoming more and more presumptuous. Don’t you know that Alchemy Hall is a crucial place for our family? How can you bring someone you’ve known for just a few days here?”
“Elder Catalina, it’s my fault. I wanted to hear Master Conway’s lecture on alchemy, so I brought Leo along. We’ll leave now,” Arthur bowed slightly to Elder Catalina and then signaled to Leo with his eyes.
Leo didn’t want to cause trouble for Arthur either, so he stood up from his cushion.
Just as they were about to leave, Elder Catalina shouted coldly, “Stop!”
Arthur turned around with a puzzled expression.
“Mr. Watts, if it were any other day, it would be fine. But today Master Conway’s alchemy involves our family’s secrets. The identity of this person you brought must be investigated before he can leave,” Elder Catalina said righteously.
“Elder Catalina is right. If this person is a spy from the Golden family or Kaufman family trying to steal our Grand Restoration Pill’s formula and process steps, it’s not impossible,” Keith said seriously.
Arthur quickly explained, “Master Conway, Leo is not from the Golden family or Kaufman family. I’m sure of that.”
“Besides, the Golden family has the Revival Pill. There’s no point in them spying on our Grand Restoration Pill’s formula and process steps.”