Chapter 16: The First Journey into Dan Dao
The autumn wind rises and the white clouds fly, and the grass and trees are yellow and the geese return to the south.
The air was filled with the smell of dead branches and fallen leaves, and the occasional cool breeze added a bit of gloom to the house.
Ye Yinan stretched out his hand and grabbed a yellow leaf that floated to his eyes with the wind, the veins on the leaf were clearly visible, but he lost that vitality, he looked at this leaf, and his thoughts drifted far, far away.
Ten years can see spring and autumn, a hundred years can prove birth, old age, sickness and death, a thousand years can sigh the rise and fall of dynasties, ten thousand years can be seen to change the stars, if you look at it like this, it seems that there is nothing in the world that cannot be put down, but every time he thinks of those, his heart feels empty.
Before he knew it, he had arrived at the alchemy workshop.
The results of his cultivation these days have been good, and according to the Futu Holy Body, he can already open up the first meridian, but the problem also arises, if he wants to open up successfully, he needs an elixir called Baihong Pill.
Baihong Pill is made of Baihong grass as the main medicine, supplemented by herbs such as Shazhu, Rehmannia and Wushen.
Ye Yinan's sea of knowledge has the Dan prescription of Baihong Pill, and he found that this Dan prescription is very systematic, giving people the feeling of being like a textbook, clearly introducing how the medicinal materials are turned into liquids, how the medicinal liquids are fused, and how to condense the Dan in the end.
It seems easy to understand just by looking at it, but I don't know what it will be like in practice.
Not long after the ancestor worship, many families in front of the door were busy in and out, and the things they transported were the processed parts of the beast corpses.
A burst of incense wafted out of the door, but what made a big frown was that the fragrance was also mixed with the strange smell of dried animal meat.
Ye Yinan stretched out his hand to stop a little boy, and politely clenched his fists and asked, "This little brother, can Xun Lao be inside?"
This little boy was born with red lips and white teeth, his hair was tied in a bun on both sides, and he was wearing a small robe, so he looked like a Dantong.
Maybe there are too many people who have come in the past few days, and Xiao Tong was a little impatient, but seeing that the people who came had done enough courtesy, his face softened a little, and he saluted back: "Third young master, Xun Lao hasn't turned off the furnace yet, so I can't disturb it." ”
"So, then I'm waiting for Xun Lao here. Ye Yinan said, he was bound to obtain this White Rainbow Pill, if he succeeded in opening up the meridians, then he would be able to have Yuan Power in the Ascetic Realm.
Xiao Tong glanced at him strangely, Cheng Dan needs time, and when the others hear that Xun Lao is opening the furnace, they will come back another day, these three young masters are so stubborn, they have to wait here.
"Please take care of yourself. With that, he turned and left.
With nothing to do, Ye Yinan sat on the stone bench beside him, closed his eyes and practiced, and suddenly heard a burst of conversation in his ears.
"I heard that Xun Lao is going to teach tomorrow, do you know about this?"
"What class?" the other didn't react, looking at his companion suspiciously.
"What other lessons can Elder Xun teach, naturally he is teaching alchemy! Don't you know that his old man has been suffering from no one to inherit the mantle, and if this big opportunity falls on our heads, it will be a real soaring sky!"
These words fell on Ye Yinan's ears and aroused his interest, if he could get the pills he needed to open up the meridians every time in the future, how convenient would it be!
I don't know how long he sat down, but the little boy appeared in front of him again and interrupted his meditation with his mouth, "Third Young Master, Elder Xun is invited." ”
Hearing this, Ye Yinan stopped exercising, opened his eyes and smiled: "It's hard work." ”
Then he came to the house under the guidance of the little boy, who did not say anything and respectfully withdrew.
The white mist in the house, the fragrance is overflowing, making people feel as if they have come to a fairyland, an old man in a white robe sits on a bamboo mat with his eyes closed, and in front of him is a gilt gold bronze furnace.
He is Xun Lao, and he is also the only alchemist of the Ye family, and many of the pills in the city are from him, and even Ye Tianxing has to be treated with courtesy in front of him.
"What kind of elixir do you want to refine?" said Xun Lao straight to the point.
Ye Yinan felt that the temperament of these masters was generally very strange, so he didn't dare to say much, but just replied: "The pill is called Baihong Pill. ”
After being silent for a while, Xun Lao seemed to be thinking about whether he had the impression of this elixir, and after a while, he opened his eyes and stretched out his hand to say, "Give the pill to the old man." ”
Ye Yinan secretly said that it was not good, looked around, and asked with some embarrassment: "I don't know if you have a pen and paper here, the kid didn't bring these in a hurry when he came." ”
Xun Lao was stunned for a moment, glanced at him strangely, saw his embarrassed expression, and then laughed: "It seems that you are the first time to ask for Dan, and you still don't understand the rules, just that." ”
He handed over a jade slip and explained, "Just use your soul power to print the Danfang rubbing on it." ”
Ye Yinan's face turned red, and he secretly scolded himself for being stupid in his heart, isn't this the same as that exercise, he put the jade slip on his forehead, and handed it back to Xun Lao after a while.
Elder Xun took the jade slip and added with a smile: "In addition, no matter which alchemist you ask for pills in the future, you have to bring all the medicinal materials with you, is that clear?"
Before Ye Yinan could answer, he whispered to himself again: "Let the old decay take a look, white rainbow grass, sand bamboo, rehmannia and black ginseng...... In addition to the main medicine of white rainbow grass, the others can be found in the warehouse. ”
After he finished reading the jade slip, the light gradually dissipated, and finally shattered with a click.
Ye Yinan glanced at Yu Jian curiously, but when he remembered what Elder Xun said, he hurriedly hugged his fists and said, "This trip is bothering you, the kid will prepare the medicinal materials as soon as possible." ”
Just as he was about to say goodbye, Xun Lao stopped him, waved his hand and said: "Slow, you don't have to prepare, there are too many materials sent during this time, and you just need to buy a batch of medicinal materials, I will tell Liuzi in a while, let him pay attention to the white rainbow grass, it is just a first-order medicinal material, it is not uncommon." ”
"Thank you Elder Xun, the kid is grateful!" Ye Yinan said in surprise, suddenly feeling that the old man in front of him was very kind, not as rumored.
Before coming here, he had heard that alchemists were generally arrogant in front of martial artists due to their high status, so he was a little worried that Xun Lao would be the same.
"Boy, is there anything else you want to teach tomorrow?" he asked curiously, suddenly remembering the conversation he had heard while waiting.
Xun Lao stroked his beard, seemed to be a little interested, looked at him and said: "Every day this month, I will spare some time to teach Dan Dao in the side hall, and the right is to rest, otherwise your Ye family will bring back so many beast corpses from a trip to worship the ancestors, and I can't bear this old bone." ”
He paused and asked, "Are you interested?"
Hearing his complaints, Ye Yinan laughed dryly and said, "Yes, yes, but the kid's qualifications are dull, and I'm afraid he will learn very slowly." ”
Xun Lao seemed to like his humility very much, and his gaze went from being flat at the beginning to now even having a bit of a taste of picking an apprentice, and said with a smile: "Dan Dao is broad and profound, how can you achieve it quickly, as long as you keep your original intention, there will always be a breakthrough in your time." ”
This is true.
Autumn nights always come quickly, and I am afraid that there are still people practicing martial arts at this point, but now there is silence in the house.
Ye Yinan stood at the door of the small courtyard, the door was open, and he could see the faint candlelight flickering through the window.
Since returning from ancestor worship, I haven't seen Ye Qingyan, and I don't know how well her realm has been consolidated.
He didn't enter the courtyard, just stood outside the door, I don't know how long, when he looked up, he found that the bright moon was hanging high, so he turned around and left here, but after he left, there seemed to be an extra shadow on the window.
The side hall echoed with the words of teaching, it was only early in the morning, Xun Lao had already taught here, maybe people were too old to sleep.
The side hall of the Ye Mansion has never been so lively, the rows are almost full of people, and even a group of maids and maids from the family have come, which shows how attractive the alchemist is.
Looking at so many eager eyes, Xun Lao smiled and said, "That's the end of the explanation of Dan Furnace and Dan Fang, let's talk about Danhuo." ”
He took a sip of the tea handed over by Liuzi and continued: "Using the fire attribute yuan power to give birth to Danhuo is also the premise of alchemy. ”
As soon as these words came out, many people suddenly collapsed their faces, like mourning.
A young man asked in frustration: "Elder Xun, but I still only have the cultivation of the ascetic realm, and I don't even have the yuan power, let alone the fire attribute yuan power, so how can I give birth to the Danhuo?"
A few of the apprentices sitting below were apprentices who had followed Xun Lao for many years, and they all smiled after hearing his question.
One of them stood up and saluted Xun Lao, turned his head to the young man and said, "I'll answer it to you on behalf of Xun Lao, there are two ways to solve the problem you said, this is the first one, you can become a master and then alchemy, in fact, many alchemists are like this." ”
The young man looked bitter, if he had that qualification, would he still need to squeeze here early in the morning to listen to the lecture?
Seeing his resentful gaze, the man smiled and continued: "Don't worry, there is another way, that is, the Yuan Stone and the Yuan Elixir, when refining the Dan, put the Yuan Stone into the Dan furnace, and ignite it with the Yuan Elixir, and the Dan Fire can be born." ”
Ye Yinan remembered that he seemed to have seen these two things in books, but they were just ordinary materials, but he didn't expect that this ordinary thing could make people cross the gap between Yuan Force and attributes to contact Dan Dao, which was really amazing.
PS: It's too boring to talk about alchemy, skip it.