This kind of elixir was very simple, using only common medicinal ingredients, all of which he could find in his own herb storage.

After selecting the herbs, he lit the furnace and started the fire.

It was at this point that William Grant finally understood what was meant by gentle and strong heat, how to control the temperature, how to extract the medicinal properties, and so on.

These detailed tricks could never be learned just by reading books. Only by actually making the elixir could one grasp the nuances and timing.

Alchemy was a technical craft with hundreds of steps, and a mistake in any one of them could greatly reduce the efficacy of the medicine, or even cause the entire process to fail.

When it came to making Deer Antler Powder, William Grant was at the level of a grandmaster. No matter how vast the world, when it came to pure skill in making Deer Antler Powder, few could surpass him.

After half a day’s work, the Deer Antler Powder was finished, filling the room with a rich medicinal fragrance.

As the name suggested, Deer Antler Powder was a pile of medicinal powder, and he had made over two jin of it.

Looking at this pile of powder that resembled charcoal, William Grant was greatly excited, his heart filled with a sense of accomplishment.

It was just like a master chef finishing a signature dish. In fact, alchemy was quite similar to cooking—various ingredients combined, then steamed, boiled, or roasted.

Only, alchemy was more particular and much more complex.

To put it in more advanced terms, it was about recombining and rebalancing the ingredients so that the energy became more orderly—a process of entropy reduction.

This successful batch greatly boosted William Grant’s confidence. It also solved his biggest problem at hand!

After being excited for a while, William Grant remembered that things weren’t finished yet.

He took jade bee honey and pine wax to make a coating, then rolled the powder by hand into pills the size of peanuts.

The outer coating could seal in the medicinal properties and fragrance, making it easier to preserve. It also improved the taste when consumed.

Rolling the pills was a simple task, and with his Lightning Dragon Hand speed, he could do it in a flash.

In no time, William Grant had rolled over two hundred pills.

Deer Antler Powder made at the grandmaster level was sure to be highly effective.

However, William Grant didn’t have an exact estimate—he had never made Deer Antler Powder before, nor had he ever taken it, so he wasn’t sure how good his batch was.

To test the effects, William Grant took one himself.

A surge of warmth rose from his dantian, quickly spreading through his limbs and bones, finally rushing straight to the crown of his head.

This warmth was strong but not overwhelming, yang but not dry.

It made him feel so energetic he was about to overflow, yet his mind remained clear, not agitated by the powerful medicine.

“Elixirs at the grandmaster level really are amazing!” William Grant was quite satisfied.

Magical tools, talismans, and spells were generally divided into nine ranks and thirty-six grades. Elixirs were also divided into nine ranks, but not by grade; instead, they were classified from first to ninth turn.

The same elixir at first turn would barely be effective, while a ninth-turn elixir would reach the peak of its efficacy.

Deer Antler Powder was a non-ranked tonic and couldn’t be refined into higher turns.

However, at the grandmaster level, Deer Antler Powder could fully unleash its effects and remove all the pill toxins.

To further test the effects, William Grant reluctantly went to find Sister Lane.

Withdrawing his consciousness from the Wind and Moon Mirror, William Grant checked the Great Idol Divine Technique and found that his cultivation had increased by three points.

“With this divine medicine, it easily crushes those little blue pills. If I could travel back, I’d instantly become the savior of middle-aged and elderly men!”

William Grant sighed—he had learned the art of slaying dragons, but there were no dragons to slay. It was a bit of a pity.

Fortunately, the Deer Antler Powder was powerful, and taking it himself was also great—it could speed up his cultivation of the Great Idol Divine Technique.

Wait, there were plenty of middle-aged and elderly people in this world too. Even cultivators were still subject to the laws of nature.

Just like Old Baker next door—his essence was depleted, his spirit weak, and his kidney energy insufficient. He was the perfect customer!

No rush to make money; the priority was to refine another batch of elixirs.

William Grant took out the Wind and Moon Mirror, and sure enough, his alchemy skill had leveled up, suddenly reaching the proficient level.

Alchemy was the hardest of all his skills to upgrade, so such a big leap in one go was a huge surprise.

The three types of elixirs the original host could make had also all reached proficiency.

Grandmaster level only applied to Deer Antler Powder, but many alchemy techniques were universal.

Through this hands-on practice, he had fully integrated the original host’s alchemy skills, resulting in a huge improvement. William Grant’s alchemy was now not far from expert level.

Alchemy: Level 1 Proficient (27/4000)

Qi Recovery Pill: Skilled (155/200)

Essence Stabilizing Pill: Skilled (161/200)

White Dew Pill: Skilled (177/200)

Looking at the stats in the Wind and Moon Mirror, William Grant was quite satisfied.

In just a few days, he had made huge progress. At this rate of growth, uh...

William Grant did a quick calculation—too outrageous, better not take it seriously.

While he was in good shape, William Grant cooked some meat and ate his fill.

The little black cat, drawn by the aroma, came running from who knows where and also ate until its belly was round.

After eating, the little black cat was clearly sleepy, curling up and dozing off with its eyes closed.

William Grant stroked it twice, and the little black cat just wagged its tail and didn’t respond again.

This made William Grant a bit envious—eat, sleep, play, eat again... this little cat’s life was just too comfortable.

Maybe he should feed it a couple of meals less, so it could learn how tough life and fate could be.

Taking advantage of the abundant spiritual energy in his body, William Grant circulated the Five Elements Technique for thirty-six cycles, which took half an hour.