Chapter 14: Shattered Star Grass
The moment the medicine furnace was opened, Jiang Xiaofeng's eyes widened.
Inside the medicine furnace, there were two pills glowing with blue light lying quietly, and around them, there was a pile of medicine residue that had failed to be refined.
Jiang Xiaofeng picked up two of the pills, and suddenly felt a little disappointed in his heart: it had only become two pills, which was a little higher than the failure rate.
If Wan Lao Wei heard this, he would definitely scold his mother angrily: I think that when Wan Lao Wei first learned to refine medicine, he started by refining one pill, and it took more than half a year to ensure that he could succeed once or twice in refining ten times.
And Jiang Xiaofeng, no one taught him how to refine medicine, so he could only draw a scoop based on the gourd, and he would refine the medicine as he could. As everyone knows, alchemists all start by refining one grain, and an apprentice like him who can refine ten grains as soon as he makes a move is unheard of.
Moreover, just by virtue of the kung fu he gave to Wan Lao Monster today, he learned how to refine the Pure Heart Pill, and if it was passed on, it would definitely be snatched up by various families.
It is extremely difficult to train an alchemist, because the resources consumed are too great.
All alchemists grow up on the basis of a large number of failures. When Wan Lao Monster first practiced alchemy, he didn't know how many heavenly and earthly treasures he had spent in his own clan before he could barely cultivate him into a first-grade alchemist.
Even so, it is worth it, how much benefit a first-grade alchemist can bring to the family, everyone knows what is at stake.
Cultivating an alchemist requires a lot of determination within the clan, if the cultivation is good, if the cultivation is not good, then the cost he consumes will be enough to drag down the entire family.
This has caused a lot of big families, even if they spend a lot of money to hire one from outside, they will never cultivate it themselves, and the price is too great.
It was precisely because of the scarcity of alchemists that Wan Lao Wei dared to shout at the Fang family, and no one dared to offend him.
"What went wrong? I came exactly according to the method of Wan Lao Wei, when he was refining the medicine, the changes in the herbs were clearly perceived by me in the medicine furnace. ”
Jiang Xiaofeng held the two Pure Heart Pills in a daze, and fell into deep thought.
"Brother, why aren't you sleeping?"
Xiaoxue's voice broke the silence and pulled Jiang Xiaofeng's thoughts back.
He turned his head and smiled at Xiaoxue:
"Xiaoxue, come over and take a look at the Qingxin Pill that my brother has refined. ”
Suddenly, Xiaoxue, who was originally sleepy-eyed, suddenly looked at him like a madman like a lightning strike:
"Qingxin Dan, brother, how can this be, you have only been in the Dan Pavilion for a few days!"
Jiang Xiaoxue was already incomparably surprised, with her mouth open and her face incredible.
"I don't know if this thing counts as a Pure Heart Pill, why don't you come and try it and see how it differs from the real Pure Heart Pill?"
What!Taste?
Jiang Xiaoxue was completely stunned at this time, the value of the Qingxin Pill, she knew better than anyone else, even if it was the heir of the Fang family, she could only get one or two grains a month, and the Qingxin Pill she ate last time was still given to her by Fang Bitong.
How did this Qingxin Pill be said to be so light by my brother?
"What are you waiting for, silly sister, hurry up and taste it, Bitong's girl ate it for you last time, you know the taste and texture before, help the old brother give advice." ”
Jiang Xiaoxue pinched herself stupidly and found that she was not dreaming.
She trembled and took a pill of Qingxin Pill from her brother's hand, swallowed it carefully, and felt it carefully.
Jiang Xiaofeng stared at his sister intently, and said impatiently:
"Xiaoxue, what's the difference from last time?"
Jiang Xiaoxue frowned:
"I can't feel it, it's no different. If I have to say something different, I feel that the Pure Heart Pill I ate last time contains more spiritual power than the one you refined. ”
"More?"
Jiang Xiaofeng dragged it down and fell into deep thought.
The Qingxin Pill is just to increase spiritual power, and what I refine is not as much spiritual power as the spiritual power refined by Wan Lao Monster, where is the problem?
He thought about it again and again, but he couldn't find the reason, so he simply stopped thinking about it.
Turning his head to look at Xiao Xue, who was still guarding his side, he knew from her incredible eyes that Xiao Xue's mind was now full of questions:
"Xiaoxue, except for Sister Bitong, don't tell anyone. ”
Jiang Xiaoxue blinked her big eyes cutely and said:
"I know my brother, but why?"
"Because I'm not strong enough to protect the two of you, I'll make it public when the time comes. Do you want to eat the elixir that your brother refines for you every day in the future?"
Jiang Xiaoxue's eyes rolled around, and she spit out her little tongue cutely and said:
"Yes!"
"Silly sister, you're so polite to your brother. ”
Jiang Xiaofeng scratched her little nose lovingly and said:
"Go to bed early, there's something to do tomorrow." ”
"Well, brother, you should rest early, I heard that Wan Lao ...... Elder Wan, some are not easy to serve. ”
"Alright, I'll be careful. ”
After Xiaoxue left, Jiang Xiaofeng thought about the refining process just now, and didn't find anything wrong.
He really couldn't figure out why the elixir he refined was so much worse than the spiritual power refined by Wan Lao Monster?
"Forget it, I don't want to think so much, let's act tomorrow. ”
Early the next morning, Jiang Xiaofeng came to the Dan Pavilion and cleaned the Dan Pavilion again before sitting down and waiting for the old monsters to come here to refine the Dan.
After a short time, Wan Lao Wei arrived at the Dan Pavilion, saw that the windows in the house were bright and clean, and the corners of his mouth showed a smile of relief, and he thought in his heart: This kid is real, and he is indeed much stronger than the original little cubs.
Jiang Xiaofeng carefully helped him make all the preparations for alchemy, meticulously and orderly, leaving a very good impression in the heart of Wan Laowei.
Assisting Wan Lao Monster in refining elixir is indeed very tiring, not only physically tired, Jiang Xiaofeng is even more tired in his heart.
Wan Lao Wei has a strange temper, and I don't know when some novel ideas pop up in my head, which makes Jiang Xiaofeng a little overwhelmed, but it's also good, Jiang Xiaofeng has indeed exercised a lot because of this.
After refining the pill for more than ten days, Jiang Xiaofeng became clearer and clearer about the techniques and process of refining the Qingxin Pill, and finally knew the reason for his low success rate:
Because he was too nervous about refining medicine, many herbs were not fully roasted by the fire crystal after they were turned into medicinal juice, so he used them to fuse with other elixirs.
And Jiang Xiaoxue said that the Pure Heart Pill he refined contained little spiritual power was also caused by this reason.
Therefore, the alchemist has definitely grown up on the basis of a large number of failures, and must be summed up through his own exploration and continuous absorption.
As Wan Lao Wei sighed, another furnace of elixir was refined:
"His grandmother's, why didn't Cheng Dan make an inch of money after the rate reached fifty percent?
Seeing Wan Lao Wei scolding and scolding, Jiang Xiaofeng suddenly laughed.
However, after refining for so many days, he also had some ideas of his own, and then he had a flash of inspiration, and an idea came to him, and he said without thinking:
"Elder Wan, next time you refine it, will you add a Broken Star Grass to try?"
"Shattered Star Grass?"
Wan Lao Wei smacked his lips thoughtfully, as if he had figured out something, and his face showed an expression of ecstasy:
"Xiao Feng, quick, help me start the oven. ”
Jiang Xiaofeng didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly began to prepare.
This time, everything was fine in refining, but in the end, Wan Lao Wei actually followed Jiang Xiaofeng's suggestion and added a Broken Star Grass to it.
With a burst of incense, the medicine furnace was opened.
Wan Lao Wei and Jiang Xiaofeng stared at the medicine furnace deadly, and when they saw the eight Qingxin Pills lying inside, Wan Lao Wei laughed in surprise.
"It's successful, the old man has finally succeeded, Cheng Dan's rate is eighty percent, this is eighty percent! haha......"
Jiang Xiaofeng also looked at the pill in disbelief, and thought to himself:
The medicinal properties of the Broken Star Grass recorded in the "Tattered Sutra" flashed in my mind, I just had a whim, I didn't expect Wan Lao Wei to dare to try it like this, and it really deserved the title of Wan Lao Wei.
Suddenly, Jiang Xiaofeng felt a fierce gaze in front of him, and hurriedly raised his head, and found that Wan Lao Wei was staring at him, and he said in his heart:
"It's bad, the puppet is not guilty, but he is guilty. Looks like I got a little carried away just now. ”
Jiang Xiaofeng hurriedly lowered his head and said with sincerity on his face:
"Congratulations to Elder Wan for breaking through eighty percent. ”
But Wan Lao Wei was not shaken by his sycophants at all, and scolded:
"Bastard Jiang Xiaofeng, let me ask you, how did you know that adding Shattered Star Grass can increase the rate of Cheng Dan?"
Jiang Xiaofeng's heart sank: After all, I had just stepped into the medicine refining department, and I just said excitedly, and this guy really began to doubt me. So he hesitated:
"The kid doesn't know, I'm just talking nonsense based on feelings. ”
"Tell me the truth, if you talk nonsense, if you can do alchemy, then there are more alchemists in this world? You give me a truthful explanation, otherwise I won't pick your skin." ”
Seeing that Wan Lao Wei was about to get angry, Jiang Xiaofeng had an idea and said:
"In the past, when I followed Old Man Li, I noticed that he was refining the Qingxin Pill, and every time he was refining the Dan, he would add such a Broken Star Grass. ”
Hearing Jiang Xiaofeng say this, Wan Lao Wei thought about it again and again, and his heart was a little steady. Old Man Li used to refine elixirs, and he knew a little about it.
scolded in his heart: No wonder Old Man Li's bastard Cheng Dan rate is higher than mine, it turns out that he has changed the Dan Fang privately, it seems that I am a little old-fashioned.
"Xiao Feng, do you know why adding Shattered Star Grass increases the rate of becoming a pill?"
Jiang Xiaofeng was stunned for a moment and didn't react.
Jiang Xiaofeng didn't know what medicine was sold in the Wan Lao Monster Gourd, but adding Broken Star Grass was indeed his true idea. Because the "Tattered Sutra" has been memorized no less than a thousand times, the changes in the properties of the herbs in it have been memorized.
Ever since he learned about the medicinal properties of the Qingxin Pill, he had the idea of adding Broken Star Grass, and a strong sense of accomplishment made him say all his thoughts regardless of the three-seven-twenty-one:
"The medicinal materials for refining the Qingxin Pill are Qingling Grass, Blue Heart Flower and Golden Armor Fruit, their five elements are all fire, and it is difficult to fuse when refining, and when it becomes a Dan, there will definitely be a phenomenon of exploding Dan. But I think that if you add the Five Elements Water Broken Star Grass, you can neutralize the fire in it and increase the rate of becoming a pill. Elder Wan, the kid is not talented, I don't know if what he said is right or not?"
Wan Lao Wei thought for a while, and suddenly laughed, clapped his hands and said quickly:
"Wonderful, wonderful, Old Man Li can actually understand the truth of this, and he is really above me, so he sighs to himself!"
Jiang Xiaofeng sneered, and scolded in his heart: That bad old man won't tell me this method, adding Broken Star Grass was comprehended by Lao Tzu, and it has nothing to do with Old Man Li's half a dime, and Old Man Li has never taught me how to refine medicine.
"Boy, I see that you have some ways of refining medicine, why don't you refine a furnace of Qingxin Pill now, and let the old man see your level, after all, you have followed Old Man Li for many years, and you should learn some more or less. ”
What, let me refine medicine?
Jiang Xiaofeng's eyes widened in surprise.