But as soon as Cai Pingyuan learned of the prescription that Qin Fang had formulated, he didn't hesitate to hand over the materials to Qin Fang, or rather, to Old Master Wu, his friend of many years. This kindness was truly beyond words.

After checking the materials, Qin Fang was ready to start preparing the medicine.

Qin Fang possessed a Herbalism Skill that complemented his Pharmacopeia Skill, making it easier for him to measure dosages when preparing medicines. These materials were all very fresh, not yet processed, so they could not be used directly in medicine preparation. What Qin Fang needed to do was use his Herbalism Skill to reclassify these materials.

The use of the Herbalism Skill is actually just like herb gathering in online games; for instance, with these bunches of Snake Spit, which is essentially viper saliva, Qin Fang opened the bottle and released a Herbalism Skill onto it.

Suddenly, a progress bar appeared in Qin Fang's mind, sweeping past each time. With each sweep, an additional unit of "Snake Spit" would appear in an empty slot of Qin Fang's Props Box.

Fortunately, these could be accumulated, occupying only one slot in the Props Box, with its quantity continuously increasing until the bottle was empty or when it was no longer possible to extract a complete unit.

Of course, these materials at least displayed a rough physical appearance in the Props Box, even though they would take the form of crystals when taken out.

For example, Snake Spit appeared as pale white crystals, Snake Gallbladder as blue crystals, Snake Eye as black crystals, and venom as red crystals… and so on. Only Qin Fang could clearly distinguish which color of crystal corresponded to which material.

In fact, this was a very relaxing task, everything was automatic; Qin Fang merely needed to stand there and oversee the process. He could even take the opportunity to catch a nap.

However, there were truly a large number of materials. Even with such an automated and convenient herb gathering method, it still took Qin Fang nearly an hour to prepare all the materials.

Luckily, they could be taken out and placed on the table; otherwise, the six available slots in Qin Fang's Props Box would not have been enough. For this reason, Qin Fang glanced at his Experience Points, and noted that Level 4 wasn't too far off, but also wasn't very close. If Qin Fang wanted to level up quickly, he would need to find another way.

Once everything was ready, Qin Fang began the formal process of medicine preparation. At this point, the function of the prescription truly showed its importance; each crystal was one unit. The prescriptions that Qin Fang obtained clearly indicated how many units of each material were required; it was straightforward and simple.

Soon, all the materials required for a Detoxification Pill were prepared, and Qin Fang silently invoked "Pharmacopeia". Just like with the Herbalism Skill from before, a progress bar appeared in Qin Fang's mind.

But this progress bar moved noticeably slower, taking at least a minute to complete.

"Refinement failed, Pharmacopeia Proficiency +1."

The materials in hand vanished without a trace, leaving nothing behind, not even dregs, with only a slight increase in Pharmacopeia Proficiency remaining.

"It can fail?"

Qin Fang was somewhat surprised but didn't dwell on it much. Even in games, not every attempt at medicine preparation was guaranteed to succeed, and this was understandable.

So Qin Fang took the materials once again according to the prescription, silently invoking "Pharmacopeia". The progress bar appeared once more in his mind.

"Refinement failed, Pharmacopeia Proficiency +1."

The prompt appeared once again, yet the result was the same.

"Failed again… Let's try another time!"

Gather herbs, prepare medicine…

"Refinement failed, Pharmacopeia Proficiency +1."

"Refinement failed, Pharmacopeia Proficiency +1."

"Refinement successful, obtained one Detoxification Pill. Proficiency +5."

It wasn't until the fifth attempt that the prompt finally changed from "Refinement failed" to a successful refinement notification. He obtained a Detoxification Pill, which was now quietly lying in the palm of Qin Fang's hand.

Without hesitation, Qin Fang cast a Scouting Skill on it; his Scouting Skill was not too far from leveling up, and the results from reconnaissance were becoming increasingly accurate.

"Detoxification Pill, Grade: First-Grade, Quality: 35."

There wasn't much information, just these two simple pieces of data. Without a point of comparison, Qin Fang did not immediately know whether the Detoxification Pill was up to standard.

"Continue refining..."

Qin Fang hesitated for a moment and decided to continue refining, to make a few more attempts, and to obtain a few more Detoxification Pills. Only then could he compare the results.

"Alchemy failed, Pharmacopeia Proficiency +1."

"Alchemy failed, Pharmacopeia Proficiency +1."

"..."

"Alchemy succeeded, obtained one Detoxification Pill. Proficiency +5."

Another one was a success. Qin Fang didn't proceed with reconnaissance; instead, he set it aside and continued with his alchemy.

"Alchemy failed, Pharmacopeia Proficiency +1."

"Alchemy failed, Pharmacopeia Proficiency +1."

"..."

"Alchemy succeeded, obtained one Detoxification Pill. Proficiency +5."

"..."

In this manner, Qin Fang didn't know how much time he had spent; he only stopped when the raw materials he was born with were insufficient to support further alchemy. However, there were still some remaining materials in surplus.

"12 Detoxification Pills... 124 points in Proficiency."

These were Qin Fang's final achievements. He had forgotten how many times he had tried, but this was the sum total of his gains, which was a lot less than he had expected. However, when he thought about the painful success rate, Qin Fang could only helplessly give a bitter smile. To have 12 Detoxification Pills, he was already lucky.

"All of them are Grade One; it seems this is the fixed grade for Detoxification Pills, no problem with that..."

Qin Fang inspected all 12 Detoxification Pills, which were all Grade One without any difference; he didn't need to look any further, focusing mainly on the quality.

"Two have quality below 30, five between 30 and 50, three between 50 and 70, and two above 70..."

The final twelve Detoxification Pills had qualities in that range, with the best two exceeding 70. Without a doubt, these two would be the ones Qin Fang would administer to Old Master Wu, but before that, Qin Fang still needed to perform a small test.

The door to the quiet room opened, and the light in the study was still on. Several people were sitting quietly at the door, waiting. The sky outside was already pitch-black, indicating it was late at night. Everyone appeared exhausted, yet not one of them chose to leave.

"He's out..."

Luo Xi was the first to notice Qin Fang emerging and immediately exclaimed; the others lifted their heads, all looking at Qin Fang with eyes filled with anticipation.

"Mission accomplished!"

Qin Fang, though showing signs of weariness on his face, still managed a slight smile as he spoke.

"Great, let's go immediately, to Mount Ma..."

Wu Ming clapped his hands with a loud smack, immediately saying excitedly.

Although it was deep into the night, for every Wu Family member, the crucial matter was the old master lying in bed. Without curing the old master, they simply couldn't sleep in peace.

"Let's go... Are the test subjects ready?"

Qin Fang nodded, eager to know the results himself, yet still asking Luo Xi beside him.

"Everything is ready..."

Luo Xi immediately nodded in confirmation. This was a special instruction from Qin Fang, outside the scope of the prescription.

Old Master Wu was struck with Five Poisons Powder; the dosage was not very large, so the toxicity hadn't reached the level of being fatal upon contact with blood. That's what allowed the old master to survive nearly twenty days despite his serious injuries.

The two Detoxification Pills of Qin Fang's that had quality over 70, although not reaching 100% quality, were not too low either. Since they could counter the poison of the Golden Crested Snake, then the poison of the Five Poisons Powder in Old Master Wu's body shouldn't be an issue.

Nonetheless, Qin Fang still planned to first test the extent of the toxicity in Old Master Wu's body...(To be continued. If you like this work, you're welcome to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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