Chapter 41: Alchemy
"Let's avoid it, don't let them see it. Zhang Mingxuan tried his best to lower his voice, and a few drops of cold sweat flowed down his cheeks.
The two of them hurriedly lowered their heads and flashed to the side in panic like ordinary people, not daring to say anything.
It's ridiculous to say, they are also the children of the four major families in Anyang County, but now the situation of the Zhang family is so embarrassing that they have to go around when they meet, and they don't dare to argue with them.
If this was changed to when Zhang Fengjiu was alive, the people in the clan would go outside with their heads held high and stride around, how could they be like now.
Those clansmen of the Xu family were dressed in silk and satin, all showing the meaning of wealth and nobility, talking and laughing as if no one was around, and feeling disdain for the people on both sides who were afraid to avoid them.
"Eh, tell me, how long has it been since we met the children of the Zhang family on the street, could it be that they have been cowering inside and not daring to come out?"
One of the young men suddenly thought of something and asked with a grin.
"Actually, I don't think they haven't come out, maybe they're dressed like lowly paupers. A hook-nosed man next to him laughed.
The words are full of insults and sarcasm.
"Haha, it's really hiding from us like a dog. Someone in the back spoke up.
As soon as these words came out, the Xu family members looked at each other and smiled, becoming more and more unscrupulous, and the words they said became more and more ugly.
Damn it!
Zhang Mingxuan lowered his head, after hearing these words in his ears, his eyes were red, and his heart was full of anger.
He is also a child of the Zhang family, although his cultivation is lowly and influential, but in this way, he is a member of the blood.
Hearing that the enemy family humiliated his family like this, for a while, anger gradually overcame fear, and a stream of blood was surging up in his brain.
Just when he couldn't help it, a hand grabbed his arm, as firm as pliers.
A hint of surprise flashed in Zhang Mingxuan's heart, and he raised his head slightly to glance at the figure next to him, only to see Zhang Zehua winking at him, suggesting that he must not move lightly.
At this moment, Zhang Zehua was also angry, and his teeth were almost crushed, but he understood that the current situation must be forbearing, and even the head of the family did not approve of the clansmen below to fight.
so as not to cause unnecessary casualties.
Those Xu family members walked over in front of them with proud faces, and the words that came out of their mouths pierced into the hearts of the two like thorns, silently bleeding blood.
Seeing them go away, Zhang Mingxuan and Zhang Zehua dared to raise their heads and look directly at their distant backs, their hearts were full of anger that was almost exploding.
What a shame!
"Damn, I don't know when our family will be able to return to its former glory and no longer have to be as aggrieved as it is today. Zhang Mingxuan said fiercely.
"I believe in the head of the family, our life will be better. Zhang Zehua said in a low voice, but a look of helplessness appeared on his face, and he obviously didn't know the bottom of his heart.
Last night's mutiny war, there was another wave of internal friction in the clan, and many cultivated clansmen were killed and wounded, and it was probably more difficult for such a family to deal with foreign enemies.
"Let's go, we're carrying a heavy responsibility now, and we can't go wrong. ”
The two shuttled through the endless stream of people and rushed to the Zhang family's mansion.
The sun casts its afterglow, and night falls quietly.
In an attic, a woman looked at the various materials placed on the table, and her face showed anticipation.
After spending more than 20,000 spirit stones, I bought a large number of materials for making Tsukidan, and now they are all here, and I must visually see that there must be at least six Tsukidan, provided that there are not too many mistakes in the refining process.
Otherwise, only three or four pieces can be refined.
To say that this alchemy room is not too big, the radius is only five zhang, the ground is blue-black, and there is a round pier in the center that is half a foot above the ground, and there are many lilac lines engraved on it, forming a magic circle.
In the center of the circle, there is a black hole.
In the center of the round pier is a half-human-high Dan furnace, which is bronze all over, which is not very eye-catching, and it is just a common color of goods circulating in the market.
But just like this, when Zhang Fengjiuhua Spirit Stone created all this, it was painful.
Alchemists are originally a profession that spends money like flowing water, and comprehension cultivation is indispensable, but more importantly, it must be supported and maintained by a certain amount of spirit stones before money can make money.
Therefore, this profession is very popular in the cultivation world, and ordinary monks only know some conventional techniques, at best, refining some ordinary pills.
But if the level is higher, you have to rely on professional alchemists to control it.
Zhang Xiaolian calmed down her emotions, she looked at the precious prescription in her hand, and her clear autumn eyes scanned repeatedly, seemingly without movement.
But in fact, in her mind, there are already thousands of changes, and she has memorized every step that needs to be accurately controlled, but after all, this is the prescription of Tsukidan, and there are still a few required techniques in it that she can't figure out.
"Although it is a prescription that everyone dreams of, the difficulty of refining is really not to be underestimated, and with my current strength, it is really difficult. ”
Zhang Xiaolian whispered, at this time, she did not have the slightest intention of retreating in her heart, but felt more interesting, and a fighting spirit ignited in her chest.
"Everyone is fighting for the future of the family, and I want to dedicate my part. ”
Zhang Xiaolian put away the prescription, her eyes swept towards the Dan furnace, a look of determination appeared between Chu Xiu's eyebrows, and then she sat down on a futon next to the Dan furnace and waved her hand to play a magic trick.
In the black hole in the center of the circle, there was a faint flash of fire, and then a scorching breath came out of it.
"Go!"
Zhang Xiaolian's slender fingers pointed forward, and the magic circle suddenly lit up, and the purple light was like an open flame, and then a bright red earth fire emerged from the black hole, enveloping the entire Dan furnace.
She first expertly cleaned the inside and outside of the Dan furnace to make sure that there were no other magazines, and then stretched out her white jade hand, and the various materials placed on the table were suspended in mid-air.
Crape myrtle dividing flowers, flowing bone jasper grass, golden black vine, Taiqing solid basal leaves, Yishen lotus, nine pine phoenix tail core...... One by one, these dazzling materials were methodically cast into the Dan furnace.
Zhang Xiaolian pinched the recipe with both hands, and the earth fire immediately moved with the recipe, and it split into eight bundles at once, like a flexible little snake burrowing into the Dan furnace, and the furnace soon emitted a strong medicinal fragrance.
She stared at the fire with all her heart, trying her best to control the ground fire, and every time a stick of incense passed, Zhang Xiaolian pinched the trick and cast a spell, and an hour passed in a blink of an eye.
Sweat was dripping from her smooth cheeks, and the woman's gaze was like a moment, without the slightest wavering.
The medicinal fragrance emitted from the furnace became stronger and stronger, and Zhang Xiaolian felt that her heart was a little swaying, but she still gritted her teeth and persisted, repeatedly evolving the essentials of the prescription in her mind.
Two hours passed.
The medicinal fragrance in the Dan furnace is gone, and it must have been all refined and condensed.
Zhang Xiaolian's movements suddenly stopped, and he played a trick, and the bright red flame at the bottom of the furnace was extinguished in an instant, and curling white smoke floated in the air.
She stretched out her snow-white jade hand to wipe the fragrant sweat on her forehead and took a deep breath.
This time, the materials used in refining medicine are less than forty percent of those bought, in order to test the water first and see how the specific operation is, of course, the more important thing is the result.
If nothing else, there are still two Tsukidans.
Zhang Xiaolian held her breath, she waved her sleeves and rolled up the lid of the Dan furnace, and there was only a purple-blue pill inside.
"It's not easy. ”
She said softly in a somewhat disappointed tone, and hurriedly took this Tsukidan in the palm of her hand, the touch was smooth and round, and the color was barely medium, just from the first refining, it was actually a very good effect.
Such a Tsukidan, put it in the outside market, and even more than 10,000 spirit stones can be bought.
"I'll have to keep thinking about it, but I can't let this material go too far. Zhang Xiaolian said.
She took out the prescription again and looked at it carefully, and she had more or less understanding of the technique just now, but she still vaguely felt that something was missing, and her eyebrows tightened and fell into deep thought.
Although his body was a little tired at the moment, in Zhang Xiaolian's mind, he still practiced the alchemy technique just now over and over again, without the slightest hint of fatigue.
The moon is bright in the sky, and the night is dark.
At this time, in the only alchemy pavilion of the Zhang family, there was a woman with bright eyes and bright teeth sitting on the futon, who was meditating hard, and her beautiful eyes were faintly flashing brightly.
After a while, the slender white jade hand pinched again, and the red earth fire ignited, reflecting the face of a jade girl who refused to admit defeat.