Chapter 172: Hongmen Banquet (5)
"Young Master Chu, the three old decayers, and the three Dan array weapons, each cultivating one. Therefore, Gongzi Chu chose for himself, who among the three of us will compete."
After walking to the center of the banquet hall, the three old men said in unison
"I see, then I'll compete with the three seniors at the same time."
Looking at the three of them with a smile, Chu Qianzhong was not in a hurry, and said something that made everyone in the audience, including Duanmu Youwan, tremble.
"Young Master Chu, you are like this, it's a bit too child's play."
The brows couldn't help frowning, and the three old men replied with a little anger on their faces. After all, it's almost impossible to compete with three people at the same time.
Therefore, the three old men instinctively thought that Chu Qianzhong was playing with them.
"Hehe, the three seniors don't be impatient"
"Space is limited here, and I believe that no matter which of the three seniors I play, I will compete."
"I won't make a complicated comparison"
"At best, it's a basic level of competition to test the talent of the juniors"
"Therefore, it should not have a big impact for the juniors to compete with the three seniors at the same time."
With a chuckle, Chu Qianzhong then explained. When the three of them heard this, they glanced at each other, and immediately felt that what Chu Qianzhong said was also a little reasonable. So, after a moment of whispered communication, he said
"Okay, then in order not to delay everyone's time, let's do what Master Chu said."
"The old man will lay out a formation first, and later, it will be broken by Gongzi Chu."
As he spoke, the old man in gray clothes took out the array plate in an instant, walked to the front yard of the banquet hall, and gathered his concentration in the array. Immediately after, another old man in sackcloth turned over his hand and took out a two-foot square stone, put it on the ground of the banquet hall, and said to Chu Qianzhong in a deep voice
"Young Master Chu, this test stone is a formation practice stone that has been specially refined."
"Later, you only need to carve the triple compound formation pattern on it, if you can carve the five-fold compound formation, then your refining talent will be comparable to the old man, only slightly weaker than Miss Wan'er's refining genius, and if you can carve the eight-fold compound formation, then, your refining talent will be able to defeat Miss Wan'er, as for the ten-fold compound formation, except for the ninth generation master of my Five Xuanzong and his old man, no one can do it. ”
"Well, seniors, juniors know"
After listening to the introduction of the old man in Mai, Chu Qianzhong nodded solemnly and replied.
"Young Master Chu, at this moment, due to the space and time constraints, the old man and you will not be able to compete, refining the finished elixir, but refining the spiritual materials and smelting the basic links, we can still compare."
After Chu Qianzhong's words settled, the last one-eyed old man immediately spoke
"Old man, there are two alchemy materials here. We can refine and fuse at the same time, and see who can refine and fuse the two medicinal materials in the shortest possible time."
After explaining, the one-eyed old man handed over the bag of spiritual materials in his hand to Chu Qianzhong.
Although the hunchbacked old man is a spirit-level alchemist, his control of the Yuan Force Flame is definitely far superior to Chu Qianzhong, but this competition focuses on testing Chu Qianzhong's talent, not about winning, so he competes with Chu Qianzhong just to show everyone that it is a standard that can be referenced.
After all, refining the finished pill and comparing it with the quality of the same finished pill was the best way to test Chu Qianzhong's talent for refining medicine, but at the moment, time and space did not allow it, so naturally he had to settle for the next best.
"Okay, senior, let's get started"
Taking the spiritual materials handed out by the one-eyed old man, Chu Qianzhong responded in a deep voice. Then, in order not to delay time, Chu Qianzhong took out a small Dan furnace from the storage ring in an instant.
Then, after making some distinctions, nearly one-third of the spiritual materials were poured into the Dan furnace, and directly used the Yuan Fire to refine them.
"You... ”
"Alas... That's it, you are swallowing the refinement of dates like this, although it will affect the final quality of Chengdan."
"But at the moment, the main consideration is the control of the heat and the fusion technique, so it's up to you."
Seeing that Chu Qianzhong had adopted the technique of refining a variety of medicinal materials at the same time in order to be in a hurry, a hint of reproach flashed in the expression of the one-eyed old man.
But soon, thinking of today's competition, not after the competition to refine the finished elixir, he was relieved again.
And immediately afterwards, in the same way, the medicinal materials were refined.
As a spirit-level alchemist, I have to say that in terms of flame control alone, the one-eyed old man is heavier than Chu Qian, but he is much stronger.
Whether it is in terms of flame intensity or precise control of temperature, Chu Qianzhong and the one-eyed old man are 108,000 miles apart.
After a cup of tea, when the medicinal materials in the one-eyed old man's Dan furnace were almost turned into pure medicinal liquid, and in batches, they were transferred out of the one-eyed old man for storage.
The medicinal materials in the Chu Qianzhong Dan furnace have not yet been completely liquefied.
"It seems that this young man surnamed Chu, although he has some talent in refining medicine, he may not be particularly good."
Seeing that Chu Qianzhong's speed of refining medicinal materials was much worse than that of the one-eyed old man, the onlookers couldn't help but talk in a low voice.
"Not necessarily, refining medicinal materials can't compare to too much alchemy talent, smelting that part is the real talent."
"After all, the ability to control fire can be trained, but when smelting medicinal materials, the ability to perceive the medicinal properties and the power of heaven and earth is very exquisite. And this kind of talent, training alone, is very difficult to train."
Hearing the comments of his companions who were completely laymen, some people who knew a little bit about the industry immediately added.
"I see... It seems that the real highlight has to be after the two of them have preliminarily purified the medicinal materials."
"Yes, exactly"
“。。。 ”
Another quarter of an hour passed, and when the one-eyed old man had already completed the second purification of the medicinal liquid and was about to carry out the preliminary smelting stage, Chu Qianzhong had completely melted all the spiritual materials into pure medicinal liquid.
However, just when everyone, including the one-eyed old man who was distracted by Chu Qianzhong's refining medicine, thought that Chu Qianzhong was about to carry out the second purification of the medicinal liquid, Chu Qianzhong suddenly started the preliminary smelting of the medicinal liquid.
"What... ”
"Boy, are you going to waste our time by doing this?"
Seeing that Chu Qianzhong did not carry out the second purification at all, the one-eyed old man shouted angrily.
After all, the medicinal liquid that is not pure enough, even if it is smelted, the final Dan liquid obtained is of extremely low quality.
And the low-quality pill liquid will be basically impossible to refine the high-quality pill. Moreover, when smelting through the impurity of the Dan liquid, it is impossible to assess the smelting skills of the two of them.
After all, it is very likely that the Dan liquid with too many impurities will explode directly during the smelting process.
Therefore, the one-eyed old man will reprimand that Chu Qianzhong is wasting everyone's time.
"Senpai, don't worry"
"When the younger generation is smelting, they are sure that they will carry out the second purification at the same time"
After looking sideways at the one-eyed old man and reassuring him in a deep voice, Chu Qianzhong followed up and secretly opened the Broken Soldier Sky Eye. Then, as soon as the exercise moved, the Yuan Force flame in the Dan furnace suddenly rose, and at the same time, with Chu Qianzhong's mind controlling, the Dan liquid that had gathered into a ball spun rapidly.
Like a swimming dragon, in the flame of the Dan furnace, shuttling back and forth.
"Sting... Sting... Sting... ”
Whenever the Dan liquid swims through the hottest area in the Dan furnace flame, there will be bursts of abnormal sounds in the Dan liquid from time to time.
"How... How is that possible"
"You kid, you may not be able to see the impurities in the Dan liquid."
With a scream, the one-eyed old man almost accidentally lost control of the temperature of the Yuan Fire, and completely burned the medicinal liquid in his Dan furnace.
However, Chu Qianzhong didn't answer him, after all, even if he broke the Heavenly Eye, he could distinguish the impurities in the Dan liquid from the state of energy strength and weakness.
But his ability to control fire is still relatively poor, so if he is distracted again and is not careful, this pill liquid will have to be scrapped.
After all, the Dan liquid is composed of the liquid medicine of different medicinal materials, and the liquid medicine of different medicinal materials can withstand the ultimate temperature, even after the fusion of the liquid medicine, there is a difference.
But this kind of difference, for ordinary alchemists, can only be grasped by some kind of mysterious feeling and experience, so if they are given 10,000 years of cultivation, they will not be able to do Chu Qianzhong's way of mixing and purifying.
Finally, after another tea time, there was no abnormal sound from the pill liquid controlled by Chu Qianzhong. And this means that the impurities in Chu Qianzhongdan's liquid have been completely removed.
The rest is the most critical step of medicinal smelting through different temperatures.
After all, at different temperatures, the preliminarily fused medicinal liquid will undergo different changes in its medicinal properties, and the real gap between the alchemists is from this.
The fusion of dozens, or even hundreds of medicinal materials, how the medicinal properties will change at different temperatures, what kind of temperature control needs to be cooperated, and when is the best time to add excipients, are all things that cannot be conveyed and can only be understood by themselves.
"Whew... The old man won't lose to this kid today, it's impossible, he's just taking a trick and mastering some flashy tricks."
"When he really starts smelting later, it will be impossible for him to perform these dazzling techniques."
Taking a deep breath, thinking of the sudden change in the nature of the liquid medicine and the requirement of a certain ability to fit with the power of heaven and earth during the formal smelting, the one-eyed old man suddenly felt a little more confident in himself.
After all, he was a spirit-level alchemist, and his familiarity with the mutation of medicinal properties and his perception of the power of heaven and earth were far superior to Chu Qianzhong's in his opinion.
"The real big play is here"
When Chu Qianzhong and the one-eyed old man were controlling the power of the flames in the Dan furnace at the same time, sometimes strong and sometimes weak, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, some people in the crowd of onlookers, who knew how to do it, exclaimed with a little excitement in their tones.
"Beast Spirit Fire Method"
With a low cry, the one-eyed old man cremated flames like snakes, monkeys, tigers and other strange beasts with yuan, and quenched the medicinal liquid in different states.
And not long after, a strong medicinal fragrance came out of the one-eyed old man's Dan furnace.
"It is worthy of the medicinal liquid refined by a spirit-level alchemist, and the medicinal fragrance emitted already has a certain amount of elixir power."
After inhaling the medicinal incense, the people who instantly felt comfortable all over their bodies couldn't help but sigh.
On the other hand, Chu Qianzhong is just not angry, refining the liquid medicine in a disciplined way.
"It's finished"
Another tea time passed, and the old man used a jade bowl to put a small bowl of emerald green medicine in front of everyone's eyes.
"This is the basic medicinal liquid of violet pill, if there is a purple bamboo flower, carry out the final joint refining, and after three hours, it will be able to become a pill."
After putting the liquid medicine on the table, the one-eyed old man said with a relaxed expression. After all, if he was slower than Chu Qianzhong, it would be a big shame.
After waiting for another cup of tea time, Chu Qianzhong finally completed the smelting of the Dan liquid, and wrapped it with Yuan Li to lower the Dan liquid in the Dan furnace into a jade bowl.
"Giggles, Master Chu, you lost this game"
Looking at the pill liquid refined by Chu Qianzhong, the color was much lighter than that of the one-eyed old man, and during the refining process, it was just a matter of controlling the temperature of the flame in an orderly manner, Mo Yulan commented on Chu Qianzhong with a little pleasure.
Even if this game is not won or lost at all, it is just a one-eyed old man, through some details, to roughly evaluate Chu Qianzhong's talent, but Mo Yulan can't help but want to hit Chu Qianzhong.
Glancing at Mo Yulan inexplicably, Chu Qianzhong didn't bother with her too much, but looked sideways at the one-eyed old man and said
"Senior, aren't you going to check the medicinal liquid refined by the junior?"
"This... Well, let's take a look at the old decay."
Although the liquid medicine is not a finished elixir, it is impossible to compare the real refining level of the two of them, but since Chu Qianzhong mentioned it like this, the one-eyed old man still couldn't help it, and deliberately took a closer look at the medicinal liquid refined by Chu Qianzhong.
(End of chapter)