117: Apothecary Bai Ming's Breakdown (Second Half)
He felt stifled within, but Bai Ming also knew that he was unable to refute Zhang Xuan's words.
apprentices were aware of it. His action of going straight to forging was clearly a huge mistake.
the tires, and scan the surroundings before starting to drive, they couldn't refute anything if an
Right now, that was the emotion Bai Ming was experiencing. Lectured by an apprentice
stifled he was at this moment.
the medicinal herbs!"
bothered to continue interrogating him over those mistakes of his. Instead, he walked over to
number of herbs that are involved in the forging process, there are herbs that complement one
properly, it is very easy for the medicinal herb to clash with one another and the pill will be
"Let me first talk about Apothecary Bai Ming's forging sequence!
high temperature. As such, it requires strong flames to extract its essence. It is correct to place
medicinal properties. However… seven breaths after placing Heart Grass in, he placed in the
"If I'm not wrong, that Heart Grass he took was only half a year old. As such, its medicinal
meridians. For such a herb, the medicinal effects will be swiftly released upon meeting strong
Yet, he delayed it three entire breaths, causing a loss in the medicinal effect by thirteen percent.
"On the other hand, Split Palm Flower has a maturity of five years and the medicinal effects of it
the cauldron, and the duration of its descent should be roughly half a breath. During this time,
with Heart Grass. However, Apothecary Bai Ming threw the medicinal herb straight it, depriving
wasn't fully unleashed and fourteen percent of the medicinal effect was lost. Fail!
"The medicinal effects of these two herbs clash with one another, so he should have quickly
violent Lone-eyed Dragon Grass, worsening the clash between the two herbs. As such, eleven
"The Lone-eyed Dragon Grass is a herb with yang properties. After placing it into the scorching
added Wisdom Mother Grass instead. Wisdom Mother Grass is able to neutralize all medicinal
precisely because of that that it completely neutralized the yang properties of the Lone-eyed
"... Fail!
"... Fail!"
Zhang Xuan spoke faster and faster, akin to a machine gun. His every word was logical with
face. His face grew paler and paler and his body trembled uncontrollably.
could have different medicinal properties. Not to mention, an apothecary needed to pair them
Acupoint Soothing Pill, three days wouldn't be enough if Zhang Xuan were to go in depth.
Paths.
"To recall the sequence in which Apothecary Bai Ming added the forty-seven medicinal herbs
"The most shocking thing isn't him remembering the sequence in which the medicinal herbs
come up with a method to complement them so as to best unleash its medicinal effects…. Is he
"Now that I've heard his words, an apothecary really has to take a lot of factors into account. It
reason…."
…
been smashed with a bat, their mouths agape and their eyes wide.
This is what you call pill forging!
What we were doing before was simply wasting herbs and insulting this occupation!
Most probably, if they were to use the method he spoke of to forge this pill, the pill would be
This was no longer a theory that a 1-star apothecary could come into contact with. Only the
Everyone was dumbfounded. At this moment, the thought of suicide even ran through
Listening to the words of the other party, his entire pill forging sequence was a failure. How
Furthermore… at least when one forges feces, they don't waste any materials. Yet, when he
Pu!
All along, he thought of himself as talented in pill forging, and that he was truly a highlyskilled
standards couldn't even match up to that of a child's!
even approach a cauldron now.
punish Zhang Xuan for his humiliation. Yet, at this moment, his complexion was turning more
A moment later, he gritted his teeth.
wasting medicinal herbs! From today onward, I, Bai Ming, will not forge a single pill anymore.
A vow resounded in the hall.
"He vowed not to forge a single pill anymore?"
……
upset at the thought of the loss of a comrade.
world of pill forging farewell. The effort he had put in for his entire life had all gone to waste.
forging process!
"If you were criticized like that, what would you do?" another apothecary responded.
"I…" The former paused halfway through, unable to find a word to say.
What the other party said was true. If he were in the place of Apothecary Bai Ming, upon
into it was nothing but rubbish, the confidence he had held for countless years would probably
The moment he lost all his confidence, the trauma he received from it would cause him to be
might as well simply make a vow to never forge a single pill anymore!
required. Without confidence, how could one be called an apothecary?
out his mistakes…"
their hearts skipped a beat.
was unable to discern anything from it and resorted to other methods to make up for his
thought. Rather, it was because he knew too much that he feared he would shatter the last bit of
Brother, we would like to ask you: Are you the apprentice apothecary or are we?