Chapter 156: It's done
After a few days of recuperation, Xiaoqing's abdominal injury has largely healed.
After Xia Yan entered the courtyard, he simply said a few words to Xiaoqing, and then rushed into the kitchen. Xiao Qing saw that Xia Yan was carrying a dark purple brocade box in his hand, and he didn't ask much.
"Holy Emperor Grandpa......"
"Grandpa Holy Emperor, come out quickly, I have all the medicinal materials!"
Xia Yan entered the kitchen, closed the door, and took out all the twenty-three medicinal materials and placed them neatly, several of which were priceless. However, these herbs will soon be used.
Although he had tried his best to control the excitement in his heart, Xia Yan's eyes were still flashing with excitement.
"Holy Emperor Grandpa......"
After getting ready, Xia Yan kept shouting in his heart, he knew that the old man of the Holy Emperor could hear it.
"What are you shouting!" The old man of the Holy Emperor gradually showed his figure under Xia Yan's continuous shouting, "What's the hurry, isn't it just a potion to promote the enlargement of the Gathering Spirit Acupoint?
As soon as he appeared, the old man of the Holy Emperor began to teach Xia Yan a lesson. In this case, the old man of the Holy Emperor didn't say it once or twice.
Xia Yan smiled, "Holy Emperor Grandpa, quickly teach me how to prepare this potion, all the medicinal materials are ready!"
Glancing at the twenty-three neatly arranged medicinal materials, in order to gather these medicinal materials, Xia Yan was not less sad. Especially the last high-grade medicinal material, Xueling Grass, was not easy to come by.
"Hmm!" The old man of the Holy Emperor nodded, his eyes also checked the various medicinal materials, and finally said slowly: "Preparing this potion is not easy compared to alchemy, you have to prepare first, I estimate that the process of preparing the potion will take almost ten hours." ”
Xia Yan was shocked, "What? Ten hours?"
Although he had already made some preparations, he couldn't help but be shocked when he heard the Holy Emperor old man say that it would take ten hours.
The last time I prepared the spiritual liquid, it only took two hours. This time, it will take ten hours.
"That's right, you think it's easy to make a potion?" the old man of the Holy Emperor fluttered his beard, "I can tell you, if you can't concentrate, and then there is a slight mistake, the efficacy of the potion may be greatly reduced, or even ineffective at all." ”
"At that time, all the previous efforts were wasted, don't blame me!" the old man of the Holy Emperor was a little alarmist.
"Ten Hours ......"
Xia Yan frowned and muttered repeatedly.
In other words, from now on, it will probably take until almost noon tomorrow to be successfully prepared.
During this period, there must be no mistakes. Once there is the slightest mistake, it is very likely that the previous efforts will be wasted, and these medicinal materials are not easy to come by. If you want to find all these medicinal materials again, it is likely to take another half a month, or even longer.
"Then I'll talk to Xiaoqing!" Xia Yan said, then slammed open the door and quickly stepped out.
Xiaoqing was distracted under the purple tung tree in the courtyard, heard the sound behind him, and turned his eyes to look over. Seeing Xia Yan come out, a happy color suddenly appeared on his face, and he quickly stood up.
"Xiaoqing, I'm going to practice soon, and I may not be able to finish this cultivation until noon tomorrow. The kitchen is out of use for the time being, and if you're hungry, go to the market. By the way, don't let anyone bother me. If anyone looks for me, just say I'm out at noon tomorrow!" Xia Yan told Xiaoqing.
Seeing that Xia Yan was serious, Xiaoqing nodded hurriedly, "I know, Brother Xia Yan, I have some snacks in my room, I can eat snacks when I'm hungry." ”
"Well, take care of your body!Then I'll go to cultivate, and when I come out, I'll take you to the Fang City Restaurant for dinner!" Xia Yan smiled and said to Xiaoqing.
Xiaoqing patted her white little hand, jumped slightly, and said happily: "Okay, Brother Xia Yan!"
After telling Xiaoqing, Xia Yan was relieved and returned to the kitchen again.
"Grandpa Holy Emperor, I'm ready, let's start!" Xia Yan stared at him and said firmly.
"Okay!" The old man of the Holy Emperor also had a solemn expression, his gaze fell on all the medicinal materials, "Crush the ephedra vine first, and then burn it to ashes, pay attention, it must be completely crushed into powder before it starts burning!"
Ephedra vine, a dark green medicinal herb, generally grows on cliffs, intermediate medicinal herbs, is more common, and the price is not very high.
According to what the old man of the Holy Emperor said, Xia Yan began to work step by step.
Time is slowly passing.
Xia Yan didn't feel it, and the kitchen was gradually becoming dark. After lighting the candlelight, Xia Yan did not pause, and began to work nervously again.
Twenty-three medicinal materials, each of which must be carefully prepared.
The hundred-year-old four-leaf lotus needs to be completely withdrawn from one of the plant meridians, which cannot be broken or incomplete.
It can be said that this is definitely a delicate work that requires a lot of patience, and ordinary people simply cannot do it.
And Xia Yan is proceeding in an orderly manner.
Although the season has entered autumn and the air is cool, the fine beads of sweat on Xia Yan's forehead have never disappeared.
"Hundred-year-old phalaenopsis, knead into strips, and then crush it to squeeze out the juice......"
Xia Yan meticulously did what the old man of the Holy Emperor said.
Sometimes, there is a gleam in his eyes, and other times, there is a look of doubt. There were some steps that Xia Yan didn't know the meaning of at all, but he clearly wrote them down in his heart.
The old man of the Holy Emperor looked at Xia Yan, who was constantly busy, and nodded from time to time, revealing a sense of relief. For Xia Yan, the old man of the Holy Emperor was obviously very satisfied.
There are definitely not many people who can be completely invested in dispensing medicine like Xia Yan! And Xia Yan is very careful, and so far, there has not been any mistakes.
In this way, Xia Yan can also do very well to become an alchemist in the future, and the hope of promotion is very great!
You must know that the rank of an alchemist is not very easy to promote. Even if he is a strong person in the Spirit Sect, he may always stay at the level of a junior alchemist. It is not so easy to refine high-grade elixirs.
Alchemist is a profession that requires a lot of patience.
Of course, the alchemist's ability to control spiritual power is much stronger than that of an ordinary spiritual master with the same strength of absolute skin.
"Withered Ma Ji grass, knead it into a small ball, and soak it in a small glass of white wine for an hour...... " Xia Yan looked at the dry Ma Ji grass.
Now, Xia Yan has progressed to the processing of the nineteenth medicinal herb.
There are also four kinds of medicinal herbs, which are not made by hand. These four medicinal materials are all high-grade medicinal materials, and among them, there is a very rare crimson blood Ling grass.
.......................................... The sunlight shone into the kitchen from the window and poured on Xia Yan.
Xia Yan blocked it with his hand slightly, his eyes were half-narrowed, after a night's work, Xia Yan did not feel tired, but he was dazzled by the sun, and he was a little uncomfortable for a while.
However, this was only a blink of an eye, and Xia Yan once again focused his whole attention on the remaining few medicinal materials.
"Haha, there is only the last medicinal herb left, the Blood Ling Grass!"
Xia Yan laughed excitedly in his heart.
After the blood is done, the final preparation work can be carried out, and it is not far from being completed.
Suppressing his excitement, Xia Yan's eyes froze, and he looked at the crimson Blood Ling Grass! For the sake of this Blood Ling Grass, Xia Yan postponed the preparation of this potion for a whole week.
"Xueling Grass, the last medicinal material that needs to be treated, is also the medicinal material that needs to be treated the most carefully. Xia Yan, first put the blood Ling grass into a clean jade plate. The Old Man of the Holy Emperor had a solemn face, and said slowly in a deep voice.
Xia Yan has been busy for nearly nine hours, and he has been talking for nearly nine hours.
"Good!"
Xia Yan took out a white jade plate from the cupboard, and then gently put the blood grass on it.
"Use a mallet to gently beat the blood grass, and be careful not to break the skin of the blood grass, let alone let the red juice flow out. The old man of the Holy Emperor said in a heavy tone.
Picking up the mallet, Xia Yan stared at the blood Ling grass with all his attention, and the power on his fingers tried to control the subtlety and precision to the limit.
"Ding Dong~"
"Ding Dong ~ Ding Dong ~"
Slowly, Xia Yan began to speed up the movements of his hands, but the force of each blow was slight. And, with every stroke, the power is almost exactly the same!
After about a stick of incense, the entire appearance of the Blood Ling Grass gradually turned pink, no longer as red as the blood before!
"It's now, Xia Yan, quick, release the juice of the Blood Ling Grass and put it together with the juice of the horse's hooves!" Suddenly, the old man of the Holy Emperor glared at him and said hurriedly.
Almost as a conditioned reflex, Xia Yan quickly crushed the blood grass, and then merged the juice into the juice of the horse's hooves and tongue.
"Sizzle~"
A burst of green smoke came out of the solution, and the strong smell of medicine suddenly spread, Xia Yan sniffed his nose and almost couldn't help sneezing, but he forcibly held back and looked at the changes in the juice in the utensils in surprise. The two juices fused and turned sky blue.
"Put in ......"
At this time, the old man of the Holy Emperor began to ask Xia Yan to follow the steps to put in the juice or powder or ashes and other medicinal materials that had been processed earlier.
When the last medicinal herb was put in, the old man of the Holy Emperor breathed a sigh of relief, and Xia Yan also followed the breath in his chest.
"Now, put the utensils on a simmer and simmer! In about an hour, you're done!" said the Holy Emperor's old man with a nodding head, his eyes sparkling.
Obviously, he was also very tired.
Xia Yan wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead at this time, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he smiled happily. It really took ten hours to prepare this potion. Xia Yan raised his eyes and looked outside through the window, the sun had risen very high.
"Holy Emperor Grandpa, this is over, right? After an hour, the dispensing will be successful?" Xia Yan couldn't help but be excited.
"Hmm!" the old man of the Holy Emperor nodded slowly, "It should be no problem! With this potion, hehe, Xia Yan, your Spirit Gathering Acupoint can quickly grow in size in a short period of time." However, what you can achieve depends on your own talents!"
Although the potion can assist in cultivation, the cultivator's own aptitude determines the effectiveness of the potion.
(To be continued)