The number of elixirs that can be refined simultaneously depends on the shortest time interval for each elixir's hand seal and the time required for each set of hand seals.
Refining Lethal Powder only requires four sets of hand seals, with a time interval of 20 minutes, and each set of seals taking exactly 1 minute. If arranged tightly, even refining 20 elixirs simultaneously wouldn't be a problem, though it would be too rushed.
So for safety's sake, she originally planned to refine 12 elixirs while guiding 5 assistants simultaneously. Who would have thought that three Pill Masters wouldn't participate in the alchemy.
If she had known there would be three fewer people, she would have found 3 more assistants.
Gu Xiyue listened to Gu Zhiqi's reply and fell silent.
She had only been speculating, but upon hearing Gu Zhiqi's answer firsthand, Gu Xiyue was still greatly surprised.
Refining 12 elixirs at once was something she had never heard of before.
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