Against The Sky Supreme

Tan Yun stretched out his hand to take the elixir, and at that moment, a look of shock flashed in Shen Subing's beautiful eyes.

Tan Yun's left hand was delicate, resembling凝脂, and he thought to himself, “Is he truly an old man, or someone who has lived for many years and maintained his youth with elixirs, only his voice sounds aged?”

At that moment, Tan Yun pinched the elixir, held it up to his nose through the Turtle Breathing Cold Veil, and without mentioning the elixir, he seemed to see through Shen Subing's heart, calmly saying, “Is it surprising that we alchemists maintain our youth through elixirs? You seem to be only in your twenties, but who would know your actual age if you don’t speak of it?”

“Of course.” Tan Yun chuckled lightly, “Once you see my true face, we will become strangers from now on. I will not observe the elixirs you refine, nor will I tell you how to replace Revival Jade Grass, Ghostly Soul Yin Stone Lotus, and Blazing Flame Spiritual Grass with the six kinds of spiritual herbs, alright?”

Shen Subing hurriedly replied, “Then I shall not look!”

“Hmm.” Tan Yun nodded, his gaze fixated on the elixir, an air of immense confidence leaking from his aged voice, “I initially thought you were a grand alchemist, but I didn’t expect you to have stepped into the realm of mid-tier sovereign alchemist.”

“This elixir has a pale green color, with a subtle medicinal fragrance; it is a low-grade sovereign elixir: Youth-preserving Sovereign Elixir.”

“However, your refining technique is quite clumsy. Whether it’s the heat control or the process of merging the properties of the spiritual herbs, it all seems very rudimentary. If this isn’t your first time refining a sovereign elixir, then you’ve just recently entered the realm of low-tier sovereign alchemist, have I spoken incorrectly?”

Shen Subing's delicate figure trembled as she stood up, deeply bowing without rising, her eyes filled with eager anticipation, “Senior, I actually advanced to a low-tier sovereign alchemist thanks to this elixir. There were many confusions during the refining process, and I do not know how to improve my grade. I earnestly request your guidance.”

A smile appeared at the corners of Tan Yun's mouth, “Little girl, if you wish to advance to mid-tier sovereign alchemist soon, you must refine more elixirs and improve your alchemical arts; there are no shortcuts.”

“But while refining, you must not be restless. Achieving a calm mind is what you need to accomplish while refining at present.”

“Regarding the Youth-preserving Sovereign Elixir you refined, aside from the fact that it’s your first attempt at a sovereign elixir and your technique is not yet adept, there are some fatal flaws.”

“Fatal flaws?” Shen Subing raised her head slightly, her eyes filled with thirst for knowledge.

“Indeed.” Tan Yun stated honestly, “First, it’s the spiritual herbs you selected. Judging from the taste and appearance of this elixir, it was refined from thirteen types of sixth-grade or higher spiritual herbs, including Fragrant Spiritual Grass, Broken Silk Ganoderma, and Yanjixuan Fruit.”

“Among these, Yanjixuan Fruit belongs to the water element and is negative in nature. Although this spiritual herb has miraculous effects on alleviating human decline, it is also highly toxic. Therefore, if you cannot use other spiritual herbs to completely neutralize the toxins during refining, the resulting Youth-preserving Sovereign Elixir will at most be a high-quality sovereign elixir, with no chance of being supreme.”

“Little girl, you used two eighth-grade spiritual herbs: Longevity Yin-Yang Grass to neutralize the toxins when refining this elixir.”

“This herb belongs to the fire element but wanders between negative and positive. It is extremely difficult for you, given your current alchemical skills, to control it.”

“Therefore, with your rudimentary alchemical skills, you should not have chosen Yanjixuan Fruit but rather should have selected the eighth-grade spiritual herb: Transcendent Fragrance Celestial Grass. This spiritual herb belongs to the water element, gentle and negative in nature. Replacing Yanjixuan Fruit with it and using only one of the two Longevity Yin-Yang Grass would be the way to refine it.”