Chapter 16: Dan Hui - Second Round

Dandao is based on "qi" and believes that everything in heaven and earth has the existence of "qi".

The part of the herb that is beneficial to the human body is called "medicinal qi" or "medicinal properties".

The first round of assessment is for the participating alchemists to extract these medicinal properties.

Strictly speaking, this is only a semi-finished alchemy, but the amount of medicinal materials is there, which can be regarded as a good assessment method.

Zhang Shen's thoughts were divided, and hundreds of strands of the five elements of qi were like arm commands, falling on one herb after another.

When the qi of the five elements touches the herb, a special resonance is generated, and immediately, a trace of various colored air currents invisible to the naked eye are hooked from it, and under the guidance of Zhang Shen, according to the attributes of the five elements of yin and yang, they are gathered separately.

As the medicinal properties gathered more and more, a five-colored mist began to appear in the air in front of Zhang Shen.

The people present, except for the guards, were all in high positions, and they had some understanding of alchemy, and at the beginning, they focused their main attention on the alchemists who used the third type of pretending to operate.

The change in the air in front of Zhang Shen quickly attracted everyone's attention.

Zhang Mou became the focus of attention, and the fifty surnames, the royal Yao clan, and even the guards, one after another or hot, doubtful or cold eyes swept over him, like knives.

Among the fifty surnames, the three most powerful families are Sheng, Mo, and Li, and the position of the patriarch of the three clans is also the closest to the old emperor, Zhang Shen, the dark horse, jumped out, or Zhang Xin's face, except for the patriarch of the Li family, everyone invariably instructed the people around them to start collecting information about this surnamed Zhang boy.

The old emperor was no exception.

Other patriarchs may be cautious, but for Yao Zhen, the higher the level of the alchemists attending the meeting, the better, which means that he can enjoy the beauty of the world for a few more days.

As the surrounding gaze grew, Zhang Shenhun didn't realize it, and only controlled the "medicinal qi" of the five groups of people that were gradually condensed.

Affected by the circulation of qi, the five clusters of "medicinal qi" took on an almost perfect spherical shape.

Zhang Shen's next work is to guide the five "medicinal qi" to collapse and condense, so that its volume becomes as small as possible, but it is not a real alchemy, as long as it is kept in a stable state.

Different herbs, even if the attributes of the five elements are the same, have different medicinal properties from each other. If it is a real alchemy, Zhang Shen does this, and the things that are refined are a bit hanging to save people, but it is absolutely no problem to harm people.

Restraining his mind, the spiritual power that was integrated into the qi of the five elements began to move closer to the middle. With this action, the surrounding medicinal qi also flowed slowly, moving towards the central part with the spiritual power.

Although Zhang Shen also has a certain attainment in alchemy, he is still born in alchemy after all, and he is used to looking at problems from a microscopic perspective, which brings him a lot of convenience when learning alchemy.

Just like now.

In the eyes of alchemists, qi is qi, which is divided into various attributes of yin and yang and the five elements, and there is no need to delve into it. However, in Zhang Shen's eyes, all qi can still be subdivided, and can be seen as things formed by the aggregation of countless free energy particles, which have different representations due to different ways of joining each other, and this "representation" is various attributes.

Therefore, when Zhang Shen compressed the "medicinal qi", he didn't consider the balance of the five elements at all, and directly condensed the energy particles in it together and settled the account.

In everyone's sight, the light that was originally filled with five-colored clouds became more and more condensed and restrained, and in the end, it actually condensed into five translucent beads no more than the size of a thumb, exuding an alluring brilliance.

"Master, please put something in here." Zhang Shen was thinking about how to deal with these half-finished "poison pills", when he saw the guards who had been standing aside take the initiative to bring a basin...... Coral?

No, it should be a coral-shaped container.

Zhang Shen glanced at the small depression at the top of the coral "potted plant" branch, and nine times out of ten it was specially used to hold the semi-finished "poison pill" in his hand.

Whose idea is this, so ...... Attentive?

The thought flashed away, and the five brilliant semi-solid pills landed on the depression of the coral branch, and they were actually tightly closed and placed very steadily......

Such a coincidence??

A trace of strangeness flashed on Zhang Shen's face, and he really admired the person who conceived such a container.

After completing the first round, Zhang Shen raised his eyes and looked around, and found that he was the first to complete it without accident, but the others were not slow, and there were three or four people behind him who completed the first round of medicinal extraction one after another.

The first round of medicinal extraction must be completed within two pillars of incense.

Zhang Shen waited boredly for a while, and the gong at the end sounded.

Looking around, more than thirty percent of the alchemists had not completed it, which really surprised Zhang Shen.

As mentioned earlier, in addition to the speed of the assessment in the first round, there is also the purity of the medicine pill, but this has nothing to do with the alchemist, and naturally there is a special person to evaluate it.

Zhang Shen and other alchemists, led by the guards, returned to their temporary residences in the palace one after another.

The results of the assessment, whether to continue to participate in the second round in the afternoon, will be notified by the guards. If you pass guò, you will naturally be qualified to participate in the continuation of the Dan meeting, and those who do not have tong guò will also arrange a special place on the side of the square to become a member of the audience.

Zhang Shen only entered the house with the front foot, and Yao Xing came with the back foot.

"Master Zhang, congratulations." Yao Xing smiled very happily. "Congratulations to the master for the first round of Danhui, and he stood out with an absolute advantage."

"Hehe, Your Highness is polite." Zhang Shenbiao xiàn is neither hot nor cold.

Yao Xing's expression froze, and his displeasure flashed: "Of course, for the master, these are trivial things that are not enough to worry about, and with the master's ability, he will naturally be caught." Xiao Wang......"

"Zhang is a little tired and wants to rest, Your Highness, please take care of yourself."

Zhang Shen's eviction order made the expression on Yao Xing's face completely froze, and the unfinished words were stuck in his throat, neither up nor down, and for a while, the atmosphere became extremely embarrassing.

He never thought that the kid surnamed Zhang in front of him would be so faceless and arrogant.

"Ahaha, in this way, then Xiao Wang won't disturb the master's rest, leave first, please." Pulling the corners of his mouth and laughing dryly, Yao Xing arched his hand and turned to leave.

The moment he turned around, his expression instantly became gloomy, and the moment he stepped out of the door, it was even more cloudy, and a rich evil aura filled it, startling several attendants who were with him, and hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to look at him.

Zhang Shen turned around and watched Yao Xing and his party leave, his eyes flashing, and he had a thoughtful expression.

"I thought that it was already very powerful to infiltrate the level of an alchemist like Li Wei, but I didn't expect that even the Royal Yao Clan would be affected......"

"Prince Yao Xing...... Li ...... Could it be that in the dark, there is really cause and effect, and when I came to this world, I was arrested and used as a coolie? ”

"That's it, let's take it as a reward for learning alchemy."

"Behind the scenes, tsk, familiar smell ......"

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time, turn to more than two o'clock in the afternoon.

It is still the square before the palace, and the guards are dressed in armor and sharp, separating the competition square, the royal family, the fifty surnames, and the eliminated alchemists to maintain order.

Zhang Shen walked to his competition area under the guidance of the guards.

A long table made of two long tables side by side, with several bamboo baskets neatly placed in front of them, the items in them are different, including medicinal herbs, ores, animal bones and limbs, all of which are raw materials for alchemy.

There was a detail that caught Zhang Shen's attention.

The five half-finished pills that he had refined this morning were inlaid on the branches of the coral pots, and the pots of coral were placed in the upper left corner of the table. Five colored Danzhu, facing the bright sun at noon, shine brightly, particularly eye-catching.

Zhang Shenyou looked around and found that the other alchemists were the same, and the half-finished pills he had refined in the morning were placed in the corner of the case.

Moreover, Zhang Shen looked at it from the professional perspective of his "line drawing master" and found that these "potted plants" can be connected by curves!

As for what exactly is the final woven pattern, you have to jump out of the square to see.

With a sneer, Zhang Shen withdrew his wandering gaze, and once again focused his attention on the several bamboo baskets in front of him, putting these messy things aside for the time being.

The first round is to extract medicinal properties and refine semi-finished products, and the second round is naturally refined products.

The method of the competition is also very simple.

The royal family selected the three most widely used pills in the Qing Dynasty at present, and each prepared ten standard raw materials for the alchemists who participated in the second round of the Dan meeting to conduct on-site alchemy.

There is still a time limit for this round.

Three kinds of pills, thirty materials, as soon as the time came, they began to evaluate to see who could refine the pills with high quality.

Alchemy is not better than the previous medicinal extraction, there are many factors to consider, many times subtle changes will lead to the failure of the entire alchemy, so in this round, do not compare the speed, the number of Cheng Dan is also placed in the second place, mainly depends on the quality of the pill.

Hui Tian Dan, Blood Spirit Pill, Zhengling Pill.

These three pills were the most widely spread on the market in the Qing Kingdom because they had the highest universality.

As long as the injured patient still has a breath, he can keep this breath without losing it, which is a rare life-saving medicine.

The Blood Spirit Pill, dedicated to martial artists, can save them a lot of time boiling their muscles and flesh and strengthen their physique.

Zhengling Pill, as long as it can be used by individuals, can "clean" the human body from the inside out, and take it regularly, which can make the body more "young" and prolong life in disguise.

Although these three pills are the most widespread and well-known in the Qing Dynasty, they are also quite difficult for the general public to obtain, because under normal circumstances, as soon as they come out, they will be snatched away by the fifty surnames at a high price.

In particular, the third elixir is simply a priceless treasure for the older generation with the surname of the fifty.

It is the same as its value, in terms of refining difficulty, it is also increased in turn, the Huitian Pill is the easiest, the Blood Spirit Pill is the second, and the Zhengling Pill is the most difficult.

Of course, even the Huitian Pill is not so easy to refine.

Otherwise, in the Qing Kingdom, the pill would not be so scarce.