"Eight out of ten sets of Materials were successful; the hundred-year blood ginseng had an 80% success rate. My luck isn't bad!"
Qi Ping was quite satisfied with this success rate, as he had originally estimated that only seven sets of Materials would succeed.
"It's just that the difficulty of the subsequent Fusion into a potion will be much higher."
In the step of Fusion into a potion, all the liquid medicines must be fused at once, without the slightest error during the process. The degree of Fusion at each intermediate step must also be perfectly controlled, as the Fusion degree between each Spirit Medicine essence is crucial.
This process is a huge test for Qi control, sensitivity to Spirit Medicine properties, and mental state.
Especially the step where A Little Green is fused into the blood ginseng and flowing light grass, there is less than a breath of time. Being too early or too late will cause the fused potion to fail and be completely destroyed.
Unlike the blood ginseng extraction, where failed attempts can still be given to Gold Marrow Bees for Brewing honey, a failed Fusion of a potion will render its entire medicinal property completely useless, and it can only be discarded.
Therefore, once it fails, the precious Spirit Medicine essence will be completely wasted.
But this is also unavoidable.
"My success rate for fusing this potion is probably only around 60%."
"I hope the final result can give me a little surprise…"
Before starting the potion Fusion, Qi Ping checked the proportions of each Spirit Medicine essence several times. After confirming there were no issues, he closed his eyes to rest and adjust his state.
After about half an hour, when his state had returned to its Peak, Qi Ping opened his eyes.
These Spirit Medicine essences were too precious; even wasting one portion would pain Qi Ping for a long time, so he couldn't afford to be careless in the slightest.
"Let's begin!"
With his state restored to Peak, Qi Ping's eyes were resolute, and he began the potion Fusion work without any hesitation.
Qi Ping had practiced this Fusion process many times himself and had envisioned it countless times in his mind.
Therefore, once Qi Ping started, his movements were fluid and graceful, showing the demeanor of a true master.
However, despite such skillful operation, Qi Ping's first attempt at fusing the bloodline mutation potion unexpectedly failed!
"There was too little flowing light grass essence and a bit too much A Little Green essence."
"The difference between fifty-year-old flowing light grass and ordinary flowing light grass is still too great."
Although Qi Ping strictly followed the formula for this ratio, a deviation still occurred.
"It's probably because of the long time, the medicinal properties of A Little Green or flowing light grass have changed, or it's simply due to the uniqueness of the individual Spirit Medicine. However, it's fine as long as I can detect where the problem lies."
This highlights the importance of sensitivity to Spirit Medicine properties, because often, each Spirit Medicine individual has differences, and these differences will manifest differently when refining different potions.
If one simply refines according to the formula, success would purely depend on luck.
A skilled Alchemist or pharmacist can easily identify medicinal properties and quickly make corresponding adjustments, and this is merely a basic operation for becoming an Alchemist.
Qi Ping was undoubtedly fortunate, not only having the blessing of the Jungle Druid profession but also sharing the Brewing Artisan Talent of the Gold Marrow Bees.
"Again!"
After discovering the problem, Qi Ping immediately began the second Fusion.
The second Fusion of the bloodline mutation potion… failed again!
"The timing for adding A Little Green is even more critical."
Another failure made Qi Ping's expression darken slightly.
So, Qi Ping did not continue refining. Instead, he first readjusted his mindset and reviewed the process of the two previous Fusions.
After a long while, when Qi Ping opened his eyes again, his gaze was once again replaced by calmness and determination.
This time, Qi Ping's movements were as fluid as before!
The third Fusion of the bloodline mutation potion… success!
The fourth Fusion… success!
The sixth Fusion… failure!
The seventh Fusion… success!
The eighth Fusion… success!
Eight Fusions, three failures! Five successes!
"Phew."
After fusing the remaining herbal essences in one go, Qi Ping let out a big sigh of relief.
The initial two consecutive failures had made Qi Ping's mindset a bit unstable, but fortunately, he adjusted it in time and succeeded in five of the remaining six Spirit Medicine essences!
"It barely met the preset goal of 60%."
There were no surprises, but he was almost scared to death!
Fortunately, the final result was still acceptable.
"The success rate of the potion Fusion didn't give me a surprise. I wonder if the Bee Swarm's Bloodline mutation will give me a surprise next…"
Qi Ping comforted himself that if luck didn't come this time, it must have been saved for the Bee Swarm's transformation…
"Buzz buzz. (Boss, is the bloodline mutation potion refined?)"
"Buzz buzz. (This stuff makes Feng Feng want to eat it even more than the previous ones! I can barely hold back!)"
Seeing Qi Ping finish refining, the Gold Marrow Bees buzzing around him couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, it's refined. It's enough for about fifty Bee Kings to consume."
Qi Ping nodded in response, an indescribable joy appearing on his face.
It wasn't easy!
For these few portions of bloodline mutation potion, Qi Ping had spent an immeasurable amount of thought and effort. Now, he only hoped that the final transformation result of the Bee Swarm would bring a surprise!
Otherwise, all this hard work would truly be wasted.
The Gold Marrow Bees would probably be very disappointed too.
"Buzz buzz. (Wow! Boss, you're amazing!)"
"Buzz buzz. (I want to try it too.)"
"Buzz buzz. (That's only for Bee Kings, dummy!)"
"Buzz buzz. (Boss, should we notify the Bee Kings to get ready now?)"
"Yes." Just as Qi Ping was about to nod in agreement, several Gold Marrow Bees rushed over at a speed close to their limit.
They even started communicating with Qi Ping through a special connection from a distance.
"Buzz buzz. (Boss, a strange two-legged beast appeared on the mountain!)"
"Buzz buzz. (We feel it's a bit dangerous, but we haven't detected any hostility yet.)"
A strange Cultivator?
A bit dangerous?
These two pieces of information immediately made Qi Ping's heart sink. He wondered if robber cultivators had come knocking.
However, hearing that there was no hostility, he relaxed a bit. Gold Marrow Bees are very sensitive to hostility and generally do not misjudge.
Then it's probably Steward Zhu who came to collect rent.
"Calculating the time, it's almost time for the Steward to collect rent these days."
Thinking of this, Qi Ping's heart finally settled down a bit.
However, his caution did not decrease in the slightest; one must always be fully prepared for anything.
"Notify the other Gold Marrow Bees to prepare for battle! Attack immediately upon my command!"
"Buzz buzz. (Okay, Boss!)"
At the same time, Qi Ping secretly placed the Ink Cicada in his sleeve, and he also wore the Low Grade Magical Artifact robe to deal with any potential crisis.
After quickly making these preparations, Qi Ping rushed down the mountain at full speed.
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