In front of the octagonal table, Li Ding put down the scroll and slowly spread it out. I saw that the scroll was about one foot wide and two feet long, and the difference from the Danfang he had seen before was that in addition to the more than 30 kinds of alchemy materials listed on it, the main difference was that there was a clear collocation and weight description, and it was divided into three parts to write.

The materials written in each part are similar to the compatibility of prescriptions, there are many rare materials and high-grade spiritual sources, and the materials are also reused, but at Li Ding's level, there is no distinction between primary and secondary.

When he was in Jinguangmen, in order to become a pharmacist, Li Ding read a lot of books, knew that the dispensing of medicine pays attention to a gentleman and a minister, and he was also relatively clear about the taboos of compatibility between various medicinal materials, and knew that although the main drugs in some prescriptions could cure diseases, they were toxic and harmful, so in order to let the active ingredients of the main drugs play a role without harming the patient's body, he would choose some medicinal materials that kill each other to neutralize the harmful ingredients of the main medicine.

At the same time, there are also some prescriptions that require several medicinal materials with conflicting medicinal properties to match each other, and then produce new medicinal properties to treat diseases and save people.

However, the combination of medicinal materials on the Danfang made Li Ding a little incomprehensible, because all kinds of materials did not seem to consider the rules of mutual restraint and complementarity, and many new materials could not be used in medicine in Li Ding's opinion, and there were several materials that he had not seen before, and there were even a few that he had not even heard of.

Is this the real Dan Fang? Li Ding was secretly surprised in his heart, and couldn't help but sigh that his knowledge was still too shallow.

When Li Ding was observing the Danfang, Zhang He stood quietly beside him, until he found that Li Ding seemed to have doubts between his eyebrows, and then he couldn't help but say, "Young Master Lei, is there anything wrong with this Danfang?"

"No, no, it's not a secret, it's just that there are several materials on it that I don't know very well, and I can't understand the collocation between these medicinal materials, I'm afraid I will live up to the expectations of the shopkeeper. Li Ding couldn't help but say in a solemn tone.

"Lei Gongzi wants to say that some of the materials on this cannot be used as medicinal materials at all, and some are very strange, right? For example, this one, and this ......" Zhang He was not in a hurry, pointing to a few places on the scroll.

Li Ding was noncommittal, nodded and asked: "For example, although I haven't seen this fire crystal, I have heard of it, it should also be called fire jade, which is a kind of jade material for making a pill bottle, right?" ”

"That's right, fire jade is not a medicinal material, it's just an auxiliary thing when refining pills, so Lei Gongzi doesn't have to care about it. Zhang He explained.

"And what is this knot, is it a medicinal herb or a strange thing like a spiritual source?" Li Ding asked again.

According to the characteristics of the spiritual source of heaven and earth, the alchemist divides the spiritual source into three categories: knotting, helping yuan, and plating, and does not specifically refer to that kind of spiritual source. The so-called spirit refers to the energy in the spiritual source that has the property of increasing soul power. And the auxiliary yuan means that this kind of spiritual source has the effect of boosting vitality, and as for the shell, it means that this kind of spiritual source has the effect of strengthening the body and forging the body. Zhang He said.

Zhang He then explained the relationship between the three types of spiritual objects and pills, the spirit source of the spirit source of the spirit is mainly used to refine the elixir that strengthens the soul power, the spirit source of the Zhuyuan is mainly used to refine the elixir that replenishes the vitality, and the shell type is the main material for refining the various healing pills.

However, the art of alchemy is unfathomable and all-encompassing, in addition to this characteristic, all kinds of spiritual sources also have other mutually reinforcing and complementary properties with each other, how to use it should be matched and exchanged according to the specific effect of the elixir, such as some high-grade elixirs are not surprising to use three kinds of spiritual sources.

Zhang He's explanation was not profound, and Li Ding benefited a lot from his explanation. Because even though Li Ding was well-read, this was the first time he had heard of alternative knowledge about spiritual sources.

"In this case, the spirit sources of Purple Spirit Orchid and Earth Blood Mushroom should belong to the category of Zhuyuan. Li Ding couldn't help asking.

"No, although the purple spirit orchid can replenish vitality, it can be used as the main medicine for refining ordinary yuan-tonifying pills, and it can also be used as an auxiliary material for high-grade pills, but it is a low-grade spiritual source, and it can't be listed. As for the Earth Blood Mushroom, if it can grow to a hundred years, it can barely be counted. ”

It took a hundred years of earth blood mushrooms to barely be counted, and Li Ding couldn't imagine that those spiritual creatures were needed to be qualified. However, for him who can't even understand the Sanpin Danfang, this is not a problem he needs to care about at the moment.

"It seems that there is a terrible difference between ordinary medicine and alchemy, and Shopkeeper Zhang has opened my eyes today. Li Ding said sincerely.

Zhang He disagreed: "Lei Gongzi is humble again, you must know that your knowledge in pharmacology is what has opened my eyes, and I hope that Lei Gongzi can also explain in detail the other materials on the Danfang to help me tide over the current crisis." ”

Returning to the topic, Li Ding was already clear about his shortcomings, and said: "I don't even know a lot of materials on the Dan Fang, how can I be embarrassed by Shopkeeper Zhang's elevation like this." Just now Mrs. Zhang also said that the research of the shopkeeper Zhang in pharmacology is not ordinary, it seems that what I understand can only be regarded as corroborating with you, if I have to say that I have any profound insights, it is nothing more than to read one or two volumes of the bookkeeper Zhang has not come into contact with the classics. ”

Li Ding said sincerely, Zhang He didn't need to be hypocritical, so he said: "Lei Gongzi doesn't understand alchemy, it's normal not to know this, if there is anything you don't understand, just open your mouth, I will explain it." ”

"Brother Lei really doesn't know anything about alchemy. Suddenly, Mrs. Zhang's voice came. When she came in, she happened to hear the conversation between Li Ding and Zhang He, and although she had been confirmed from Zhang He's mouth before, she was still slightly surprised.

Li Ding didn't explain anymore, only nodded slightly. Seeing that Mrs. Zhang had already prepared her pen and ink, she didn't say anything more, spread out the paper and began to write.

In view of the more than 30 kinds of new materials on the Danfang, Li Ding recorded the pharmacological and pharmacological properties related things one after another according to his memory, and sometimes remembered the new things about the previous materials, and wrote them aside for Zhang He to supplement. As for the materials he didn't know, Zhang He explained, and the two discussed before making a decision, and finally asked Mrs. Zhang to bring a lot of alchemy-related books, which were confirmed and recorded.

Fortunately, Zhang He's family also collected a lot of books on pills, and the records were quite smooth, and Li Ding also learned a lot of knowledge about alchemy. During this period, Mrs. Zhang couldn't help much, but the tea and pastries were very thoughtful.

Time passed slowly, until the east was faintly dawning, Li Ding and Zhang He finally had a result, after looking at each other and smiling, Li Ding stretched his waist, and Zhang He put a stack of manuscript paper on the table into the spirit ring with a satisfied face.

This night, Zhang He's matter can be regarded as an explanation, and after a discussion on pharmacy, Li Ding and Zhang He also inadvertently said some heart-to-heart language, Li Ding did not reveal his identity, and he taught him what he knew about pharmacy, and Zhang He also said what he was really worried about.

It turned out that the reason why the pill in Zhang He's hand was so important was because this pill was a pill that could nourish the soul. At first, Li Ding didn't understand it very well, but when he heard that the pills that could nourish souls in this world were all above the seventh grade, he realized what kind of impact these three pills would have once they came out.

You must know that soul power is no less important to cultivators than martial arts, and except for alchemists with wood attribute vitality, ordinary cultivators can only really start cultivating soul power after breaking through the Imperial Spirit Realm, which is undoubtedly a shortcoming of cultivation.

High-grade pills are not something that ordinary cultivators can hope for, although if this kind of three-grade pill really becomes a pill, the price is definitely not expensive, but it is definitely not something out of reach.

As soon as this Dan comes out, Zhang He will definitely get the attention of the royal family at that time, and the current crisis will naturally be solved, and it may not be impossible to revive the family's reputation from now on

However, if a Dan recipe wants to become a Dan, not to mention the alchemy materials, refining techniques and refining process, the most important thing is to have a full understanding of the materials used. Because ordinary medicine is just mixing several medicinal materials together in order to assist each other to improve the medicinal properties, while alchemy is to use firepower to refine the essence of the materials as much as possible, and then mix, mix, and sublimate into absolutely pure and magical things, which is the elixir.

Once the alchemist lacks an understanding of the materials, it is very likely that there will be mistakes in the refining, and the failure of alchemy is small, and if you accidentally blow up the furnace, your life will be in danger.

It's a pity that Zhang He's realm is too low, and although this Danfang is only a third-grade, the materials used are extremely strange, and there is Zhang He's father's experience there, just imagine that even a five-grade alchemist has not succeeded, how dare Zhang He do it.

And he took the risk to try the part of the pill that he kept several times, but the result was that he couldn't even complete the first step of the refining process, and the reason for the summary was the control of the medicinal properties of the material.

Zhang He felt that this was also the crux of his father's failure back then, an ancestral pill recipe, which could only be regarded as a secret of Zhang He's family before, but it was unintentionally turned into a life-saving thing, which made Zhang He, who had been hidden for decades and studied for decades, tangled in contradictions to death.

But he couldn't hand over the pill to other alchemists for observation and reference, because once this secret was revealed, he would be dead. It was precisely in order to ensure that the Danfang was not passed on to the outside world that his father would divide the Danfang into two and let the two brothers keep it separately. Until Zhang He met Li Ding, Li Ding's views on the fire wean grass were unheard of by him, which made him see hope.

A warm-hearted teenager, no matter how you say it, is more reliable than those colleagues who are scheming and deep in the city, Zhang He, who has been forced into a desperate situation, has chosen a desperate path.

Zhang He did not shy away from saying that he just wanted to take advantage of Li Ding's idea at first, but in the end he was moved by Li Ding's frankness, because the opinions about medicinal herbs that Li Ding wrote to him were exactly what he dreamed of, and some explanations made him feel impossible, but they were all confirmed after verification.

Li Ding's youth and knowledge surprised Zhang Hewei, and at this point he realized that Li Ding was a treasure, a person sent by God to help him tide over the difficulties. If Li Ding could see the real pill and help him explain the effects of all other ingredients, maybe it would really help him refine this ancestral pill.