Chapter 9: Alchemy and Alchemy (1)

Zhang participated in the matter of entering Feixian Peak, and there were no twists and turns.

As mentioned earlier, the so-called alchemist is more often a combination of a group of scholars and scientists, and his personality is relatively mild, and he has no opinions, so Zhang Shen has become a member of Feixian Peak.

The materials of alchemy are not lacking in the huge library of Flying Immortal Peak.

The source of this is the sweep and slaughter of the sages of the West in the Qing Dynasty, and the great master himself has repeatedly emphasized inclusiveness.

Of course, no matter how detailed the records in the books are, they can't compare to the demonstration operations of real people.

The price exchange for Zhang to enter the Flying Immortal Peak and have the same rights as the alchemists who normally leave the alchemist is that he needs to go to "lectures" every two or three days, so that the alchemist can feel alchemy more intuitively.

According to Zhang Shen's own point of view, he has become a "guest teacher" of the "university" of Feixian Peak, and as long as he takes one or two classes a week, he can enjoy the same level of treatment as the professor.

It's really wonderful.

Feixian Peak gave Zhang Shen ten days to learn some knowledge of alchemy, and this proposal was exactly what he wanted.

The management method of Feixian Peak is very interesting, it is not the alchemist's responsibility - no one wants to waste their precious time on some trivial things, on the contrary, ordinary people are in charge!

That's right, the alchemist found some ordinary people from the Qing Kingdom who were innocent and knew how to deal with sundries, and handed over all the big and small affairs on Feixian Peak to them, unless it was a major matter involving the life of an alchemist, they didn't ask.

Not interfering doesn't mean you don't understand, to be able to become an alchemist, your brain is very smart, and there are some secret techniques that can't be known by ordinary people, which is enough for an alchemist to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

For these ordinary people, it's good for them to do their own things safely, but if they do something that shouldn't be done...... Don't think alchemists don't kill.

The person in charge of contacting Zhang Shen was a middle-aged man named Mo Xian, who had a mustache and gave people a very shrewd feeling.

Accommodation, child servants, food and other miscellaneous items are all taken care of by Mo Xian before and after being busy, and taking care of Zhang Shen. The ten-day preparation time was also conveyed by Mo Xian for Feixian Peak.

Although he looks like a dog-headed military advisor, Moxian speaks and does things, but he gives people a cautious and pragmatic impression, which also makes Zhang Shen feel good about him and get along well.

Ten days, when Zhang Shen learned this number from Mo Xian's mouth, he immediately made a decision.

That afternoon, he moved into one of several buildings next to the library. These houses are specially prepared for guys like Zhang Shen who don't even bother to walk and soak in the library all day long.

In ten days, for Zhang Shen, who has nearly 16% of the development degree of the first area of the brain, swallowing dates is enough to read half of the library's collection!

Zhang Shen naturally won't do that.

Using these ten days of hard work, he picked up the omissions and added the primary content of Dandao, and also dabbled in the intermediate content, and understood the general framework.

Alchemy is based on "qi".

A complete set of alchemy work includes five steps: perception, qi induction, circulation, mind melting, and alchemy!

"Perception" and "Qi Elicitation" are both very simple, as the name suggests, the former means to perceive the flow of "qi" between heaven and earth, and the latter requires the alchemist to guide a certain stream or several "qi" with his own mind, so that it flows according to his own thoughts.

"Circulation", this is a threshold, not only between rookies and qualified alchemists, but also between ordinary alchemists and excellent alchemists. The so-called "circulation" is to guide the flow of "qi" that was previously induced so that it becomes a "circle".

Just as Zhang Shen drew the necessary circle at the beginning of the alchemy array, this step in alchemy is also essential. Because, the "qi" that was controlled by the alchemist before has actually detached itself from the original movement of the "qi" flow of heaven and earth, as if the water scooped out of the river with a scoop is sourceless water and stagnant water. Using this stagnant water to alchemy, the consequences are self-evident.

In order to bring this scoop of stagnant water back to life, the alchemist himself must continue to guide with his mind, so that this "qi" once again connects with the surrounding "qi" flow, forming a semi-closed ecosystem, which not only maintains a certain degree of independence, but also draws energy from heaven and earth to supplement its own consumption, so as not to be cut off.

Whether such a cycle can be constructed basically determines the success or failure of this alchemy.

In addition, in many places, the energy of heaven and earth is very manic, and the flow of "qi" is very complicated, as if there are countless undercurrent whirlpools on the surface of the sea, only an excellent alchemist can control such a scene and refine it freely.

"Melting thoughts" is to integrate a wisp of the alchemist's own thoughts into the flow of "qi" that has formed a basic cycle, and use it as a bridge between individuals and heaven and earth. The wider and stronger the bridge, the more convenient the communication between individuals and heaven and earth, and the degree of "melting thoughts" and whether it is deep enough directly determines whether the results of this alchemy are passing or excellent.

A famous alchemist once made such an analogy. The steps in front of "Melting Thoughts" are like holding the nose of a cow with the reins, although it can also make the cow follow you obediently, but the subtleties lack flexibility after all. If the step of "melting thoughts" can be done in place, it is as if you have become a cow, and the activity of every tendon is clear to you, and the effect is naturally different.

"Alchemy", this is the last step of alchemy.

It's like building a dragon out of wood. In the first four steps, the pattern design, parts production, grinding and processing have been completed, and now only the splicing is left. However, there are very, very many parts of this "dragon", and if the alchemist himself does not understand its internal structure, even if he fights to the death, he will not be able to spell a dragon.

After all, alchemy is not a real piece of wood, and it cannot be restarted.

In fact, this step is somewhat similar to the reaction technique in alchemy that Zhang Shen learned.

This shows the difference between alchemy and alchemy.

The two are like ink painting and fine brush painting, one focuses on the whole, the other pays attention to details, the other emphasizes the meaning and the other emphasizes the form.

So both sides have their own strengths and weaknesses, and some things, which seem very simple on one side, are quite difficult on the other.

For example, Zhang Shen's wind, fire and thunderstorm refining with a headache.

From the point of view of alchemy, refining these natural phenomena requires a series of very complex chain reactions, and if you want to refine them on a large scale and create a storm that will affect the entire city, you can't do it without ten days and half a month of preparation and considerable strength.

On the contrary, manipulating earth, fire, water, and wind is the foundation of the foundation for alchemists.

They use their own minds to control the qi of heaven and earth, and then use the qi of heaven and earth as a medium to guide and disrupt the flow of the original natural breath, "simulating" the conditions for normal natural phenomena, so as to easily create torrential rain and thunder.

Alchemy also has its own strengths.

For example, oxygen is made from leaves and water.

This level of refining is a piece of cake for a qualified alchemist. If they let the alchemists do it, they can only catch the blind, and they have no way to start at all.

In the heavens and all worlds, any path will eventually have the effect of having the same destination on different paths.

Alchemy and alchemy are two branches of the same path, and naturally there are more points of integration.

In Amestolis, there is a notorious national alchemist, the Alchemist of the Red Lotus, Zolf A. J. Kimberley. This person is extremely good at explosive refining reactions, and can even manipulate elements such as carbon, phosphorus, and sulfur in the human body to refine explosive reactions, creating a very bloody and cruel massacre.

The reaction of the "suicide bomb" is very fast, and it is difficult for even a high-level alchemist with the Philosopher's Stone to stop it. However, for alchemists, as long as they reach the realm of "Knowing the Depths", a single thought can stop this refining reaction by disturbing the qi of the human body.

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After ten days of dedicated study, Zhang Shen benefited a lot.

On the afternoon of the last day, Zhang Shen left the library building, and after reluctantly glancing at the library building complex covering an area of hundreds of acres, he hummed an inexplicable tune and swayed back to his residence.

After nearly two hours of deep meditation and a deep rest, Zhang Shen suddenly felt refreshed and refreshed, and his spirit returned to its peak.

He went to the backyard, took a deep breath, and prepared—

The first alchemy!

Alchemists manipulate the earth, fire, water, and wind, and turn their hands over the wind and clouds, why are they called "alchemists" by the world, and their Dan Dao refining is also called "alchemy", there is naturally a reason.

The reason is that when the alchemist is refining the Dan Dao, the most intuitive refining reaction that can be seen by ordinary people is the refining reaction.

Zhang Shen came to a stone table, closed his eyes, and concentrated.

The first step is to perceive!

The powerful spiritual power, under the control of Zhang Shen, evolved into more than a dozen trickles, gently reaching out towards the surrounding void.

Every trickle of spiritual power has a wisp of Zhang Shen's thoughts.

Zhang Shen's entire attention was placed on these thoughts, using them as a medium to perceive the qi between heaven and earth.

See!!

Suddenly, the heaven and the earth were reversed, and the scenery in front of the "eye" changed greatly, as if entering an unknown mysterious new world.

Gold, silver, blue, blue, red, yellow, black, purple, green, white......

In the line of sight, the smoke is hazy, the light and shadow are blurred, and the endless color rendering is fast-flowing, which is dazzling.

It is also Zhang Shen's strong spiritual power, otherwise a person who is alchemizing for the first time can only see the chaos and gray, and he will not be able to distinguish such a detailed color change at all. Because, every color is a kind of heaven and earth qi!

The second step is to induce air!

"Qi induction" is a test of the alchemist's control over his own Yuan Shen Mind (spiritual power), because too powerful ideas can interfere with reality, if the alchemist's instantaneous output is too large, not only can it not successfully induce qi, but it will make the original heaven and earth airflow more chaotic, adding difficulty to his subsequent actions.

This is not difficult for Zhang Shen.

[PS: I originally wanted to finish refining it once, but look at the time, it...... Tomorrow I have to work overtime happily (hard) quickly (forced), so let's go to bed early]