Chapter 50: Three Tests

The grand golden dome, in addition to the three magnificent halls, there are dozens of large and small buildings around, among which the Medicine King Hall is one. The three elders are the hall masters of the Medicine King Palace, and it is not surprising that the traces of the three elders can be seen here.

At this time, it is evening, a touch of red sunset hangs in the sky, after the refraction of the mist of Xianjiao Mountain, it is even more intoxicated, and the Medicine King Hall is located under the glow, away from other buildings.

When he came to the front of the Medicine King Palace, three large characters with iron and silver hooks were hung above his head, and bursts of medicinal incense diffused from the hall. Qi Haoyuan stepped into the hall and was greeted by a huge medicine furnace, which was somewhat similar to the layout of the Doushi Palace of Taishang Laojun in "Journey to the West".

Seeing this big medicine furnace, Qi Haoyuan couldn't help but think of the scene where Taishang Laojun used the Samadhi True Fire to train Sun Monkey, and he didn't know how much worse this medicine furnace was compared to Lao Jun's.

At this time, the fire in the medicine furnace was burning vigorously, and the smell of medicine overflowing from the furnace was intoxicating, next to the furnace, a little medicine boy was about the same age as Xiao Mingwu, and was looking at the fire seriously, and noticed that someone was coming in, and raised his eyes to look at Qi Haoyuan, and his immature little face was a little red because he was close to the fire.

"This is the Medicine King Palace, grandpa said that no one is allowed to come in, please go out first. The tone of the little medicine boy's voice was polite.

"Hello kid, I'm here to find your grandfather, where is your grandfather?" Qi Haoyuan's tone was a bit like Sun Monkey, he looked around the hall for a week, and did not see the three elders.

"Grandpa is dispensing medicine at the pharmacy, I don't have time to see you, you go back first...... Grandfather. The little medicine boy pointed to a door on the left side of the hall, but when he looked at the pharmacy, the three elders were walking out with a smile, and the little medicine boy immediately lowered his head and stopped talking.

"Hello Third Elder!" Qi Haoyuan bared his teeth. Every time he saw the three elders, Qi Haoyuan had a kind feeling, this old man always looked kind, just like the grandfather next door.

The third elder dismissed the little medicine boy, looked at Qi Haoyuan, nodded and said, "Well, yes, you didn't disappoint me, I haven't seen you for a few days, you have grown a lot, you come with me." ”

Qi Haoyuan followed the three elders to his pharmacy, this pharmacy is a forbidden place, and the entire Shangyang faction, except for the three elders, even the head of the sect cannot enter at will.

The pharmacy is the exclusive domain of the three elders, and the research and development of new prescriptions, the preparation of medicines, and the storage of elixirs are all done here. The furnishings of the pharmacy are similar to those of a laboratory engaged in scientific research, with a lot of bottles and cans.

Alchemy is a precise science, a bit similar to modern chemistry, many pills have different functions, but the main medicine and the category of dispensing are almost the same, but the amount is different. If the dosage is not properly controlled, then it may cause the pill to not be concentrated and formed, or the efficacy of the drug will be greatly changed.

The third elder introduced his studio to Qi Haoyuan, and his face couldn't help but show pride. Not everyone can refine the pill, and even if they can do it, they may not be able to refine a good pill. This is also for the sake of the three elders, only the three elders are in charge of the entire sect's elixir, and no one else can.

The three elders worked hard to find the most suitable Xuanyin body for alchemy, but they couldn't, and they were forced to pass on a body of pills to the mythical first physique chaos body, which is full of miracles, and may also have talent in alchemy, this is the guess of the three elders.

"How is it? Are you interested in trying?" the Third Elder asked.

Qi Haoyuan didn't think about it, and nodded straightly, "The disciple is willing to give it a try." ”

"Alright, let me see if you can get past my first hurdle. The third elder shook his hand and threw Qi Haoyuan a piece of paper, on which hundreds of words were densely written, Qi Haoyuan took it in his hand and looked at it carefully, it turned out to be a prescription for a blood forging pill. Yipindanyao is at the lowest level in the pill system, so it is also the easiest to refine, and the prescription is also the simplest.

"The first step in learning alchemy is to recognize the medicine, there are eleven kinds of medicines on the prescription, each of which has an attribute description, and there are these eleven kinds of medicines in this prescription, you first find them out. ”

"Understood. Qi Haoyuan began to look for the description of each dispensing on the prescription. The prescription contains a description of the physical properties of each dispensing, such as color, shape, and taste.

This is not difficult for Qi Haoyuan, he is a science and engineering student, and he still has the ability to distinguish things according to attributes. However, when he was faced with more than hundreds of medicinal herbs, he was immediately at a loss.

Eleven kinds of medicines, Qi Haoyuan took a long time to find out with a stick of incense, although the time was a bit long, but fortunately, there was no mistake.

The third elder checked it, and after confirming that it was correct, he nodded with satisfaction and said, "The first time I came into contact with medicinal herbs, my performance was okay, and I was barely able to accept it." Hold, this is a pharmacy encyclopedia, which records the characteristics of common and uncommon medicinal materials, you take it back and study it carefully, and write them down, which can be regarded as an introductory homework. ”

As he spoke, the third elder threw Qi Haoyuan a heavy book.

"Just now it was just the first step of the test, now it's the second step, you have found the eleven kinds of dispensing, then according to the ratio given in the prescription, you can prepare the medicinal materials that refine the weight of ten blood forging pills. ”

Qi Haoyuan thought to himself that this is not simple, junior high school students can complete it, not to mention him, a top science student. However, when he searched for a long time and did not find a balance, rod scale and other tools that could be weighed, he was a little puzzled.

"Third Elder, what do I weigh in?"

"With your hands. The Third Elder smiled and stretched out his hand.

"Use your hands, just kidding!" Qi Haoyuan felt that the third elder was teasing him, the difference in the dosage of this medicine was a millimeter, how could he do it with his hands? Even if he was given a scale, he might not be able to weigh it accurately.

"The second step is a test of your eyesight and your grasp of the quantity, you give it a try. The Third Elder didn't seem to be joking, he was very serious, and there were no weighing tools in the entire pharmacy, which meant that the Third Elder did not use weighing tools when he prepared the amount of medicine himself.

Qi Haoyuan felt that his head was big for a while, if he counted it in modern units of weight, the dosage of some auxiliary medicinal materials could be expressed in milligrams, such a tiny amount, a little more or a little less, he couldn't feel it at all.

Qi Haoyuan could only believe in his own feelings, and distributed the eleven dispensing pills according to the standard of ten pills, waiting for the judgment of the three elders without confidence.

The third elder just glanced at it, still with a smile on his face, and said, "Although the amount is a little poor, but the proportion of each medicinal material is basically in place, you can refine thirteen blood forging pills with these medicines, which is not bad, and it is barely qualified." ”

The requirement was only ten grains, and as a result, the amount of thirteen grains was given, and the amount of three grains was wronged, strictly speaking, this was a failure, but for Qi Haoyuan, who was in contact for the first time, he had already tried his best, and the requirements of the three elders were not harsh, he was determined to teach Qi Haoyuan the Dan technique, and the reason for the test was to touch the bottom of Qi Haoyuan to see if the chaotic body had talent in alchemy.

After the first two tests were passed, the third elder threw a small book to Qi Haoyuan, "Here are some of my experiences, if you take them back and take a look, maybe it will help you in terms of eyesight." ”

This is followed by the third and most important test. The third elder said solemnly, "The first two items are not so much talents, but just the foundation, practice makes perfect, and they can be improved in the future, but the control of the fire is the most critical thing in alchemy, if you don't have an innate perception of the flames, you can't accurately judge the size of the fire, the pill can't be condensed and formed, and the alchemy will inevitably fail." ”

To refine a grade of pill, it does not need 7749 days, nor 9981 days, nor does it need to take three years or five years, and it only takes one hour to operate skillfully.

The three elders took out a small lidless medicine stove from the pharmacy, which was shaped like a tripod but had only two legs. This is not a precious medicine furnace, and it has no amazing origin, but the surface is still carved with birds and animals, and it looks quite exquisite.

The medicine furnace was placed in front of Qi Haoyuan, and the third elder said with a smile, "You divide the amount of medicine you just prepared into two parts, and we will refine the Blood Forging Pill, only by practicing can we remember it deeply." ”

"But I won't!" Qi Haoyuan complained, he couldn't keep up with the rhythm of the three elders, how could he start alchemy without knowing anything, wasn't that playing with fire and self-immolation!

The Third Elder smiled and said, "You do what I say, I'm just looking at your ability to perceive flames. ”

Qi Haoyuan nodded helplessly, and evenly distributed the amount of medicine that had been prepared before according to what the three elders said.

And at this time, the three elders flicked their fingers, and a flame suddenly ignited in the medicine furnace, the beating flame was dexterous but excited, the bottom of the flame was dark yellow, the higher the color was the higher it was, but the higher the temperature.

The third elder controlled the flames and said to Qi Haoyuan, "Follow the order above the prescription and put the medicinal herbs into the medicine furnace in turn. ”

"Hmm. Qi Haoyuan didn't understand anything, so he could only listen to what the three elders said.

The herbs were thrown into the furnace in turn, suspended in flames, not sinking to the bottom of the furnace, and each herb did not touch each other, and melted separately in the flames.

"The first time I came to practice, you reached out your divine sense to perceive the change in the temperature of the flame, carefully observed, experienced with your heart, remembered what state the pill was in and what kind of heat was the best, I will take my time to operate, you are optimistic, wait a minute, the second furnace of the pill will need you to control the fire." ”

As the three elders spoke, they skillfully controlled the flames, and soon, the medicinal herbs that had been thrown into the medicine furnace melted away and turned into a viscous liquid.

"After the herbs are melted, it is time to quench the purity of the herbs, and at this time, the heat should be mild and the impurities should be removed by simmering. The three elders did not forget to remind at the critical moment.

The first pint of pills can be said to be in the hands of the three elders, there is no suspense, and in the time of half a pillar of incense, the medicine furnace exudes a thick medicinal fragrance. The biggest difference between the pill and the secular is that the pill is dissolved in the mouth, oily but not greasy, sweet and fragrant, and there is no smell of medicine residue that rushes to the nose.

Qi Haoyuan's eyes widened as he witnessed the process of the birth of the magical elixir, only to see that the viscous semi-solid began to fuse, and the three elders controlled the six flames to wrap the six pills respectively, and the six semi-finished pills kept rolling in the flames, and the original uneven surface gradually became smoother, and the most coarse and then became extremely round.

"Don't take it lightly when the pill is completed, the flame must be concentrated, and you can't be impatient, otherwise the contraction will fail, the medicinal properties will converge, and the alchemy will fail!" the three elders continued to instruct.

With six soft whistling sounds, six Blood Forging Pills flew out of the medicine furnace, and the three elders took out the white jade bottle, their minds moved slightly, and the six pills flew into the jade bottle obediently.