Making Pills and Elixir

Brax begins with the Qi-infused Pill.

He takes the raw materials and begins experimenting with it. He first takes a herb and starts heating it with low-temperature flames to observe the changes.

Since the temperature is low, the herb doesn't burn but starts to heat up, releasing its scent into the air. Brax whiffs the smell trying to see if the herb smells different after being heated up. Noticing a much richer scent, Brax increases the temperature until the herb finally starts charring.

He observes the molecular breakdown of the herb, trying to understand it better.

He does the same with other materials as well. He heats both plant and animal parts to observe their reaction and see at what point the molecular degradation occurs.

"I should be able to create a pill with 95 percent efficiency," Brax says with a smile as he finds out everything that will allow him to successfully create an almost perfect pill.

Creating a perfect pill will not be possible because of material loss from the heat, but if Brax can create a pill by eliminating the heating process, then the perfect pill should be possible to make.

Brax can achieve this by individually controlling molecules and bonding them together, but that would be very hard and take a long time.

Through alchemy, he can make them faster and much more in numbers, so for now, he is going to stick with the traditional alchemy method. But once he is strong enough, he will be able to create perfect-grade pills with just his thoughts.

"Let's get started." Brax takes a little container and crushes the herbs into a pulp. He then adds the beast parts by mincing them into a paste. Doing so helps shape the pill better.

Brax then starts heating the mixture by applying the right temperature to the container. As the materials heat up, the process itself starts fusing some molecules. But to assimilate everything, Brax needs to step in.

He begins infusing the Qi from the atmosphere into the bubbling mess in the container. As soon as the Qi was added to the mixture, Brax started constructing a structure around it with molecules, trapping the Qi in it.

With careful guidance, he manages to infuse as much Qi as possible into the mixture, once done, he begins bringing the mixture together to form multiple round pills.

He slowly starts reducing the heat, allowing the mixture to cool down. As the pills take shape, Brax forcefully removes all heat from the pills, solidifying it instantly.

"Done!" Brax exclaims as he sees a batch of round pills in the container. Each of these pills has a strong alchemy scent to it. Its texture is incredibly smooth showing Brax's precise control.

"Master, you did it! You are amazing!" Anna, who was watching the whole process, exclaimed with excitement.

Though new to the cultivation world, even she has heard how hard alchemy is. People spend their lifetime practicing alchemy to reach nowhere. Even very famous alchemists she has heard from her father are said to be nothing compared to some of the best alchemists at the top of their profession.

And even these alchemists had a tough time at the beginning.

As Anna sees Brax succeed in alchemy, she realizes that she has underestimated her master even more. Though she respects and thinks the world of him, it is still not enough to gauge Brax's limits. 

Brax smiles and hands one over to Anna.

"Try it. Swallow it whole and observe the Qi from it when you feel Qi filling your inner organs," Brax instructs her.

Anna takes the pill, sits down with her legs folded on top of each other, and starts cultivating. Brax observes her with his keen eyes. He notices the sudden burst of Qi inside her body.

Anna then skillfully observes all the Qi in her body and circulates it all over. She instantly finds herself a little stronger, just on the edge of another breakthrough.

And with one final push, she enters the 8th stage of the Qi condensation realm.

'Her cultivation speed is exceptional. Talent... It is very significant in one's development. I need to find a way to increase my talent,' Brax thinks.

"Master! I broke through again!" Anna exclaims happily. "Good. For now, let's focus on only training your martial arts. You can't afford to lag on martial arts," Brax advises her.

Strength is good, but strength with no control is dangerous. Anna's improvement is even beyond his expectations so from now on he just wants Anna to focus on Martial arts as it will teach her control and how to utilize her overwhelming strength.

Mind you, the Qi that flows in Anna comes from Brax. She is far too dangerous without control over her strength.

"Get back to training," he says and turns his back to her again. Brax looks at the pills in front of him and smiles. "Now the elixir"

Brax takes the three herbs essential for making the elixir and grinds them together into a pulp before heating it.

Using QI, he stops the moister from escaping into the air. As the pulp heats up more, the solids start separating from the liquids. A strong medicinal smell encapsulates the whole room.

Brax begins using his Qi to force particular molecules to bond to stabilize the solution. As he does this, the pulp's consistency starts to change, becoming more liquid in nature.

The solids lose all their essence and become empty husks. Brax removes the solid waste from the mixture.

The molecular structure formation starts changing the color, making it clearer.

After a few minutes, the final solution is complete. Brax is presented with a clear green color elixir. "Almost perfect," Brax says with satisfaction.

'If I can replicate what I did here, I will easily become a 1-star alchemist,' Brax thinks.

With the successful creation of both pills and elixirs, Brax can now spend the rest of the day in peace, deciding to worry about the exam tomorrow.