Chapter 24: Alchemy is a Craft (Part I)

The rest.

It's just the waiting time-

Originally, Zhou Yao envisioned it this way.

But when Zhou Yao's medicinal materials failed for the fifth time, Zhou Yao finally found out that something was wrong-

It seems that he underestimated the difficulty of alchemy.

"That's not right... Why did it turn yellow again... Hey, ruined another pot. ”

Zhou Yao poured out the failed medicine, grabbed another one from the table, and compared the prescription bit by bit, no matter what, he felt that he hadn't missed a single step-

According to the texts, the medicinal decoction should have been in a reddish form until it was formed, and if the medicinal decoction turned yellow, it proved that the medicinal effect had passed, and the medicinal herb was considered to be scrapped this time.

What's going on.

Zhou Yao recalled his previous steps, every step was strictly in accordance with the process, and it was impossible to be negligent from any point of view.

From half past eight in the evening to ten in the evening, Zhou Yao practiced a full seven pills, and all of them failed without exception, which made Zhou Yao fall into doubt about the things in front of him-

Could it be that there is such a thing as alchemy, and the success rate is so low?

That Mu Shi'er is also too rich, according to Zhou Yao's failure rate, she estimates that she can make 10 million yuan less overnight.

It shouldn't be.

Zhou Yao····· How's your practice? ”

Just when Zhou Yao was distressed, Su Youdie's lazy voice sounded behind him.

Woke up.

Su Youdie hugged a pillow and leaned against the glass door that entered the kitchen.

Zhou Yao turned to look at the sleepy-eyed little guy, and squeezed out a helpless and relieved smile: "It's all failed." ”

"Hmm····· It shouldn't be," Su Youdie was a little surprised, and said, "Alchemy is quite simple. ”

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Shouldn't you comfort yourself a little at this time?

Zhou Yao suddenly felt a sense of frustration welling up.

"Zhou Yao, you try again, let me Kangkang go wrong. ”

Su Youdie looked at Zhou Yao with a helpless face and said.

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Zhou Yao refined a jar again according to Su Youdie's request, and then sure enough, just a few minutes after adding the Blood Abyss Chrysanthemum, the medicinal soup that had been a good reddish color suddenly turned yellow.

"Look, Fluttershy," Zhou Yao said helplessly, to Su Youdie, "I followed the steps in the book······· Every time I get here, I fail······ I think there's something wrong with the books·····"

"It's a big problem. ”

Su Youdie said to Zhou Yao with a serious face.

"yes, I'll just say that this must be a ····· of the Dan Sutra."

"No, I mean that Zhou Yao has a big problem. ”

Su Youdie also spread her hands, sighed as if she had found the reason, and then said, "If the Immortal didn't guess wrong······ Zhou Yao, did you look at the phenomenon and then go to alchemy? ”

What do you mean.

Shouldn't alchemy be operated by observing phenomena?

Shouldn't this be the same as physics?

Looking at Zhou Yao, who nodded ignorantly, Su Youdie once again put on that expression of "you can't teach a child", and said with a deep sigh: "How many times have you said it, cultivating immortals is not measured by common sense, Zhou Yao, you have to investigate the deeper reasons." ”

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Even if you say so.

I'm just an ordinary person.

Or an imaginatively unimaginative adult who has received sixteen years of realistic education.

Zhou Yao could only grin and make a "I can't do anything by myself" to Su Youdie.

"Hey, why did Ben Shangxian accept such a stupid guy as your apprentice····· Never mind. ”

Su Youdie put the pillow behind the chair, walked to Zhou Yao's side, pinched up a small handful of ground medicinal herbs, put it under the tip of her nose and smelled it, and then said: "The phenomenon is often the result of what has happened, in the case of alchemy, when you see the phenomenon, it means that the pill has changed to a level that you can't change." ”

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I don't understand much.

But it makes sense.

"Therefore, the best state of alchemy is the unity of the pill and the self, and the operation of the self's aura and the progress of the pill are unified with each other, so that the future state of the pill can be predicted. ”

Su Youdie continued.

Well.

Every sentence makes sense.

But why can't I understand it when it's connected?

“···· Ah, sure enough, Zhou Yao, you are a big nut, you can't knock it open no matter how you knock it, forget it····· Zhou Yao, let Ben Shangxian personally help you operate it once. ”

Su Youdie was completely helpless, she stretched out her right index finger, and with a slight click, a light blue true qi suddenly appeared in the air, and the medicinal materials on the table seemed to have received some kind of induction, all floating in the air, and entered the true qi in order-

At the same time, Su Youdie's body also lit up with light blue true qi, her hair seemed to float, and the true qi on Su Youdie's body began to converge towards her index finger, and finally turned into a slightly bright flame-

The flame floated forward to the floating true qi after gently moving, and it ignited all at once.

"Gather!"

With Su Youdie's soft drink, the brightness of the flame was brilliant to the extreme, and then instantly dimmed.

"Well, it's done. ”

Su Youdie's hand was retracted, and the elixir floated between her fingers.

Round, smooth, with a faint bitter aroma.

"Here you go. ”

Su Youdie threw the medicine pill to Zhou Yao casually.

Zhou Yao subconsciously took it, and looked at the medicine pill in his hand with some incredulity-

So fast!?

According to the method on the Dan Sutra, it will take at least an hour, and it will take less than five seconds here in Daxian'er.

And most importantly –

Zhou Yao didn't see anything.

Although Su Youdie asked Zhou Yao to observe and study carefully, from Zhou Yao's point of view, it was just a wave of his hand, a light drink, and it was over.

What's going on?

"Zhou Yao, don't worry, this time I will learn it myself, not teach you," Su Youdie clapped her hands, looked at the surprised Zhou Yao and said: "This elixir is quite easy to make, below, let the Immortal Ben teach you hand in hand!······ Zhou Yao, you just go and operate normally first. ”

Got it.

Zhou Yao nodded, took out a new material, washed the sand can, turned on the gas stove, and prepared to start trying again-

-- That's when --

Su Youdie quickly and lightly hugged Zhou Yao from behind-

Slightly warm, with a soft and delicate touch.

The position of the head is right on Zhou Yao's back-

"Ahhhh·······h

The medicinal herbs in Zhou Yao's hand almost didn't spill on the ground.

Fluttershy, this, this, not so good. ”