Zhu Yanyi rolled her eyes internally, then spoke up. "Elder Dan, Senior Brother, is this really okay? What if I waste the herbs? Won't that hurt your hearts? I remember the academy used a lot of herbs these past two years."
"Even though the academy uses a lot, it doesn't mean we are out of herbs. So don't worry. Just use them freely. As long as you produce top-grade pills every time, it is fine," Elder Dan said, thinking he was being very generous.
"Cough, cough. Elder Dan, your standards are really low. You only want top-grade pills? Tell me, how many top-grade pills can you make in one go?" Zhu Yanyi was speechless.
Although she had some ideas on making top-grade pills, she didn't have to follow Elder Dan's arrangement strictly. So she decided to oppose her occasionally.
"This is called 'those who can do more, should do more.' " Elder Dan chuckled. She felt no difficulty in making Zhu Yanyi work for her.
Zhu Yanyi tilted her head. "Why do I feel like I walked into a wolf's den?"
"Is there a wolf as handsome as me?" Elder Dan looked at Zhu Yanyi with dissatisfaction.
Zhu Yanyi looked Elder Dan up and down, then said, "Actually, I think you are not as handsome as a wolf."
"You girl don't know how to speak. I think I should cut ties with you," Elder Dan said, looking at Zhu Yanyi with a serious face.
Zhu Yanyi smiled and tilted her head at Elder Dan. "Elder Dan, are you sure you want to cut ties with me?"
Elder Dan hesitated. "Even if we cut ties, I will wait until you make more top-grade pills first." Clearly, he was being unreasonable.
Hearing this, Zhu Yanyi couldn't help but laugh.
As Zhu Yanyi laughed, others couldn't help but laugh too.
"Alright, Fifteen. This is how the academy works. The academy will demand the level you can reach. Don't think the academy's requirements are too high. We mainly worry about our students becoming lax," Ouyang Tianyun explained.
Hearing this, Zhu Yanyi understood. No wonder there were fewer students in the Saint Academy. Ordinary people might have one excellent performance occasionally, but the academy used that excellent performance as the starting line. This naturally made people feel a sense of difficulty that was hard to describe. Fortunately, Zhu Yanyi was quite skilled at making top-grade pills.
"Fine. Give me the materials. I will refine all your Spirit-Nourishing Pills first," Zhu Yanyi said. She also wanted to practice her techniques. Since she had this opportunity, she wouldn't miss it. Without waiting for Ouyang Tianyun or Elder Dan to speak, she actively offered to refine the Spirit-Nourishing Pills.
The three of them stayed in the alchemy room for a whole day. A large number of Yuanling Pills and Spirit-Nourishing Pills were refined.
After returning to her dormitory, Zhu Yanyi only checked the security situation, then entered the Ruyi Space. She began refining pills again.
This time, Zhu Yanyi used herbs from the space. She refined the most basic pill recipe left by the Azure Sovereign Qingdi: the Explosive Spirit Pill.
The Azure Sovereign Qingdi left countless pill recipes. Naturally, they were divided into levels from one to nine based on their grade. The Explosive Spirit Pill Zhu Yanyi chose was a Level One recipe.
However, Zhu Yanyi never expected that even a Level One recipe left by the Azure Sovereign Qingdi was harder to refine than the Spirit-Nourishing Pills and Yuanling Pills she made during the day. The main reason was that the Explosive Spirit Pill required compressing spiritual energy from the air into the pill and fusing it with the medicinal properties inside.
Once someone encountered danger and took the Explosive Spirit Pill, their cultivation could increase by at least one grade instantly. If it was a top-grade pill, it could increase by three grades.
However, pills were artificial things. Therefore, after taking the pill, there would be a weak period of at least half a month. During this time, one could not go out casually. Otherwise, anyone with a little cultivation could defeat them.
But everyone would encounter danger at some point. Taking the Explosive Spirit Pill meant the danger had reached its extreme. Otherwise, who would take such a pill?
Zhu Yanyi looked at the Explosive Spirit Pills she had refined and smiled slightly. It seemed the pill recipes from the Azure Sovereign Qingdi's inheritance were different from those she usually refined. Of course, this was understandable. If it weren't rare, such a Level One recipe wouldn't be hidden in the Ruyi Space.
The time ratio in the Ruyi Space was longer than in reality. So Zhu Yanyi stayed in the space for about a month before coming out. Only one day had passed outside.
Elder Dan had told her to go back and ponder for a few days after she finished refining pills on the first day, to digest what she had learned, before going back to the alchemy room. So she had several days to ponder freely without worrying about anyone looking for her.
Zhu Yanyi came out only because she had stayed in the space for a month and needed to walk around and rest.
After coming out, Zhu Yanyi thought for a moment and decided to check the herb fields. She also planned to visit the seed shop if she had time later.
She definitely needed herb fields. Otherwise, she couldn't explain where her herbs came from. She had a space, but she couldn't expose it. At most, she could give people the impression that she had storage tools. She wouldn't let anyone know she had a space that could grow plants.
So, solving the herb field issue was the top priority.
Zhu Yanyi tidied up, then walked out of her room towards the herb garden. There were many herb fields in the garden, many of which were barren. Zhu Yanyi saw this as soon as she entered the herb garden. In fact, the people in the Saint Academy had put a lot of effort into growing herbs. Looking at the patches of herb fields, Zhu Yanyi could see the care their owners had put in.
Walking to the practice chamber of the herb garden, she knew the person sitting there was the person in charge of the herb garden, known as Teacher Lin.
Teacher Lin looked very ordinary, the kind of person who would be unnoticed in a crowd.
Zhu Yanyi approached and bowed slightly. "Hello, Teacher Lin. I am Zhu Yanyi."
"You are the new fifteenth student, Zhu Yanyi," Teacher Lin said, her face showing a gentle expression upon seeing Zhu Yanyi.
Probably because she dealt with herbs every day, there was a faint herbal scent around her. However, Zhu Yanyi felt something was wrong with this scent, but she couldn't figure it out immediately.
"Yes, Teacher Lin. I heard from Elder Dan that you can allocate land for planting herbs here, so I came to find you. I want to claim a piece of land as my herb field," Zhu Yanyi said, not hiding her purpose.
"Good. I have plenty of barren land here. It's not that our academy members are lazy, but we have few people and many herb fields," Teacher Lin stood up and said to Zhu Yanyi.