Chapter 502: Xiaoyao Dan
Master Guan doesn't know where he learned this alchemy ability, and he does have a bit of "Taoism". I saw him take the first step to build a house. The house is the preliminary process in the alchemy equipment. The "house" referred to by alchemists is the laboratory for modern chemical experiments. There are many conditions in alchemy, which must be observed one by one, so that there will be no mistakes. The most taboo in alchemy is the hustle and bustle, so the alchemy place must be quiet and uninhabited. This is explained in great detail in the "Hug Puzi Jindan Chapter" and "Yellow Emperor Jiuding Shendan Song Recipe". Geling in Hangzhou, Luofu in Guangdong, Gexian Mountain and Danjing Mountain in Peng County, Sichuan, Tongliang Cave in Hechuan (Tang Luqiu Taoist Alchemy Office) and other places, all have ancient alchemy sites, and they have been preserved until now.
The second step is to set up an altar, when the alchemist is alchemizing, the altar is to be used, and the furnace is installed on the altar, so the altar is an indispensable measure for alchemy. The structure of the altar also has a certain law. In the "Great Cave Refining True Treasure Sutra Nine Returning Jindan Tips" and "Sixteen Turns of Feeling Qi Jindan", "Danfang Instructions", "Gexian Weng Fire Dragon Sutra" and other books. There are records of varying degrees, and from those descriptions of the situation, it is likely that there is a real thing, but there are too many superstitious parts.
The third step is to install the furnace, and the furnace is the tool of Chengnading, that is, the stove. Some books are sometimes called Danzao or. Dan furnace. "Danfang Instructions" said: "If there is no furnace in Ding, how can people live in peace if they have no house." "It can be seen that this is one of the important alchemy tools. In the "Jindan Dayao", "Taiqing Shibi Ji", "Yellow Emperor Nine Turns of the Divine Pill Sutra", "Zhichuan Zhenren Correction Technique", "Jinhua Chongbi Dragon and Tiger Dan Sutra", "Feeling Qi Sixteen Turns of Jindan" and other books, there are detailed records, and each is accompanied by abbreviated graphics.
The fourth step is to place the tripod, and the tripod and the dick are both the same thing. Some books are called Ding, and some books are called Di. In modern chemical terms, Ding and Kui are both reaction chambers. The materials used in alchemy are inconsistent, gold, silver, copper, iron, and porcelain can all be used as tripod materials. In the books such as "The Secret of the Jade Cave Great God Dansha", "The Secret Purpose of the Jinhua Chongbi Dragon and Tiger Dan Sutra", "The Great Trick of Jindan", "The Great Dan of the Nine Turns of the Lingsha", "The Collection of Geng Dao" and "The Integration of Lead and Mercury Methyl Heptane Treasure", there are very detailed drawings and explanations.
The fifth step is distillation, a retort in alchemy, a dry still that is specially used to distill mercury. A tool used to extract mercury after a series of reactions. This tool and refining method are all contained in books such as "The Essence of the Great God of the Jade Cave", "The Nine Turns of the Dansha Method of the Taishang Wei Ling", "The Essence of the Jinhua Chongbi Dragon and Tiger Dan Sutra", "The Essence of Cultivating the Great Dan", "The Secret of Hu Guangdan's Medicine", Song Yingxing's "Heavenly Creation", "Danfang Instructions" and other books.
The sixth step is grinding, which has two roles in alchemy. One is to make the drug finely crushed, so that each particle will have more contact opportunities when mixing in the future, and it is easy to cause chemical changes, and the other is to make the drug be combined in the grinding, such as the grinding of sulfur and mercury, and become a green sand head (that is, crude mercury sulfide), which is the reason. Refining spiritual sand is to first make a green sand head, and then use the sublimation method to turn the green sand head into red mercury sulfide. This measure is something that every alchemist is familiar with. In books such as "Evidence of Materia Medica" and "Danfang Instructions", the methods described are very detailed.
The seventh step is sublimation, and sublimating a person to fly or ascend is a method that alchemists are familiar with. Any method that can be sublimated or dispersed by heat is called Bufu by alchemists. The vast majority of Dan is refined with sublimation. In many of the tripods and kui mentioned above, they all have the effect of sublimation. Examples such as Taiyi Sulfur Dan, Taiyi Xionghuang Dan, and Taiyi Xiaohuan Dan in "Taiqing Shibi Ji" are demonstrations of the sublimation method.
The eighth step is the mud method, which has two uses: one is to apply mud to the joint so that it is not deflated, and the other is to use it as a hot insulator or to keep the temperature from abrupt. For example, the loess paper tendon mud in Taiyi Xiaohuan Dan can be used for two purposes. For example, the light powder method of stove ash salt cement and the powder frost method of salt soil mud are used for joints. In addition to this effect, sometimes mud also participates in chemical reactions. The most prestigious of the mud is the Liuyi mud. This is recorded in the "Baopuzi Inner Chapter", which is made of Rong salt, halogen alkali, alum stone, oysters, red stone grease, talc, Hu powder and other substances, so it is called Liuyi with six plus one, but it also has many different methods.
Each of these eight steps was completed by Master Guan one by one until it was finally completed. He was waiting for the Supreme Treasure to send someone to encircle and suppress these county commanders, but after waiting for a long time, he still didn't wait for Li Da, who had already lost his way between the paths.
These county commanders just stood like this and didn't dare to disturb him, and stood beside him respectfully to see how he was alchemizing, but they were already a little impatient in their hearts. Someone whispered, "Why isn't it good yet, or let's go back first and wait!" The other county magistrates also nodded in agreement.
Lin Xianling didn't know what Master Guan was playing, and couldn't help but want to go up and ask Master Guan. Master Guan was afraid that if he continued to pretend, he would reveal the stuffing, so he had to cough lightly and shouted: "It's done!" ”
The county commanders were startled by his sudden shout, and they all took a step back.
Master Guan turned his head to look at it, and pretended to be surprised: "Ah, the little alchemy is too devoted, I don't even know that several adults have already arrived, and I can't help it." ”
"Guan Daxian, where did you say. You have worked hard for all of us, what is the sin of hard work? Lord Lin said with a smile.
The county commanders of each county saw that Master Guan was indeed dressed as a fairy wind bone, and it seemed that there were really two of them, among which Guo County Order, who loved alchemy as much as Lin County Order, couldn't help but ask: "Guan Daxian, I just heard you say that it was done, is it the pill refined?" ”
Master Guan pointed to the alchemy furnace and said, "My lord, you misunderstood that what is being refined here is not an immortal pill, but a kind of free pill. ”
Master Guan ordered the boy to take out eleven golden pills from the alchemy furnace. I saw that the appearance of this elixir was crystal clear like a glass ball, and as soon as I opened the stove, I smelled a very choking smell, which made people want to sneeze.
Although these Xiaoyao Dan looked good, they couldn't attract the attention of Guo County. He couldn't help but sneeze and said, "Guan Daxian, we are here to see the Immortal Pill today, we are not interested in this Immortal Pill!" ”
Master Guan smiled slightly and said, "There is still the last step in the refining of the Immortal Pill that has not yet been completed, and it is not yet time for you to take it, so you have to wait until the time of the child to cooperate with my medicine primer to take it to achieve the best effect." Now the adults will take this Xiaoyao Pill first, and you will soon be very happy! ”