Rakish Little Immortal Doctor

Chapter 221: The Incomplete Recipe

"???"

When Li Qianfan perceived Chu Mingyue’s shocked gaze, a few big question marks appeared on his face. Although he had many doubts in his mind, he had to pretend he hadn’t seen, sitting calmly on the side as his identity was currently that of a blind man.

"Alright, then I’ll ask."

"Okay, I’ll call you as soon as there’s any news."

After a brief exchange, Chu Mingyue hung up the phone and began to size Li Qianfan up.

Being scrutinized like a monster made Li Qianfan feel quite uncomfortable. He thought for a moment and said, "Mingyue, we’ve eaten, shall we go?"

"Wait a second!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Mingyue indeed stopped scrutinizing him. She first looked around to see if anyone was paying attention to them. Once she was sure they were unobserved, she leaned forward on the table, her face full of curiosity, and asked, "Li Qianfan, did you buy so many medicinal ingredients for yourself or someone else?"

Li Qianfan didn’t think much and replied, "For myself."

"Are you an alchemist?" asked Chu Mingyue, her face full of confusion.

At her words, Li Qianfan’s expression changed slightly, and he looked at Chu Mingyue with surprise. He had always hidden his identity as an alchemist and had never told anyone. How did Chu Mingyue know he was an alchemist?

However, Li Qianfan did not want to reveal his identity as an alchemist, so he answered vaguely, "Mingyue, what did you just say?"

"Qianfan, are you an alchemist?"

Chu Mingyue’s emotions started to get more intense. She grasped Li Qianfan’s hand firmly, and said earnestly, "Please answer this question seriously. I urgently need an alchemist to help me with something." Your next chapter awaits on novelhall.Côm

Feeling Chu Mingyue’s smooth and soft little hand, Li Qianfan’s heart fluttered. He thought for a moment, then nodded slightly.

Although Li Qianfan didn’t speak, his nod had already said it all. Chu Mingyue’s face instantly lit up with excitement, and she clasped her hands together, continuously mumbling, "It really is a blessing from heaven, grandpa might finally be saved."

"What exactly happened?"

Li Qianfan furrowed his brows and asked.

"Qianfan, I have finished reciting it, do you think you can craft the Nourishing Yuan Elixir?"

Chu Mingyue’s pretty face was filled with intense anticipation as she spoke to herself, "In the past, my grandfather also found several Alchemists in the big cities to try, but all failed to craft it. It must be a very difficult Elixir to make..."

While Chu Mingyue prattled on, Li Qianfan’s gaze stealthily shifted toward the recipe in Chu Mingyue’s hand and he reread the content that Chu Mingyue had just recited. Soon, he spotted the problem—this didn’t seem to be the complete recipe.

Li Qianfan asked, "The Alchemists who failed in crafting, did they say anything?"

Chu Mingyue briefly recalled, "They indeed said that they crafted exactly according to the recipe, but it mysteriously failed every time. Even one Alchemist had studied the recipe for a long time, but he also couldn’t figure it out."

"Because, this is not a complete recipe,"

Li Qianfan directly stated the crux of the problem.

"Ah??" Chu Mingyue’s brows furrowed slightly, she looked down at the recipe in her hands and said, "That’s impossible, this recipe was obtained by my grandfather from a significant figure in Yanjing; it shouldn’t be fake."

Li Qianfan corrected, "I’m not saying it’s fake. I’m saying the recipe is incomplete, and that is why so many Alchemists have frequently failed."

"Then... what should we do?"

Chu Mingyue, encountering such a situation for the first time, was completely at a loss and could only look to Li Qianfan for help.

"Wait a moment, let me think of a solution."

Li Qianfan closed his eyes. His mind stirred, and he began browsing the Divine Physician Manual.

Soon, he found the section on the Nourishing Yuan Elixir in the Divine Physician Manual. Upon reading the first sentence, a look of surprise appeared on Li Qianfan’s face. He had not expected the Nourishing Yuan Elixir to actually be a high-grade Mysterious Elixir.

And currently, Li Qianfan was only a fourth level cultivator in the Qi Refining Realm; how could he possibly craft an Elixir of such high quality.

However, the Divine Physician Manual recorded the complete recipe. After reviewing the crafting method, Li Qianfan’s expression brightened, as the Divine Physician Manual stated that, although the Nourishing Yuan Elixir was indeed a high-grade Mysterious Elixir, it did not require any specific realm from the Alchemist.

That is to say, an Alchemist who had just entered the field, as long as using the correct method, could successfully craft it.

However, the crafting method made Li Qianfan’s expression change. Damn, there was such a method of Alchemy in this world??