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At the end of the road, there are five large altars. Their distribution forms a circle, occupying the equivalent pentagonal area at the edge of the ring. On the surface of each altar, there is a groove in the shape of a lock. However, compared to the previous three cell locks, the shape of these five blank grooves is larger, and the texture structure is more refined.

It's a completely unfamiliar place.

With previous experience, Yang Tianhong took out the "Linglong Secret Record" and quickly opened the blank page to find it.

It's a wonderful book. Whenever you encounter something difficult to explain or do not understand inside the Linglong Treasure Lock, you can find the corresponding explanation that appears on the blank page.

This time, it's no exception.

"The core of the Linglong Treasure Lock is the Great Five Elements Array. ”

"The five altars of locks correspond to the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. ”

"If you want to truly become the owner of the treasure lock and release the true power of the Linglong Treasure Lock, you must complete the missing lock cylinders, lock latches, and chains in the Great Five Elements Array one by one. ”

"The latch attachment within the Five Elements must be a specific item and cannot be created by a similar method of opening a cell. ”

The explanation was brief and clear enough.

This is the real core of the Linglong treasure lock.

Each altar corresponds to three locking accessories with the same attributes.

Yang Tianhong began to understand why he suddenly became sober. Although these lock altars were blank and lacked corresponding accessories, they were still powerful enough to counteract the effects of the Demon King's remains on them.

The Linglong Treasure Lock is obviously not as simple as I imagined. Although I don't understand why there are all kinds of immortal and demon prisoners held here, and the corresponding lock accessories are missing, there is no doubt that this is a place full of opportunities.

Fear of Senluo's powerful mental suppression had almost depleted Yang Tianhong's physical strength, and he was no longer interested in continuing to explore the secrets. Now, the only thought in his mind is to get out and get some sleep. Otherwise, the whole person will collapse.

Anyway, the Linglong Treasure Lock is on him, and no one can snatch it away.

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Cultivation is not just about meditation. In many cases, outer disciples are actually equivalent to miscellaneous servants, and they must be busy with all kinds of mundane affairs in the sect.

Cultivators in the Qi refining stage can't clear the valley, they still need to eat and sleep. Daily tasks such as boiling water, chopping wood, and cooking are mainly undertaken by handymen. Of course, the handyman himself is also a monk. The major cultivation sects have regulations: Outer disciples who are unable to build a foundation normally within a hundred years will all be reduced to miscellaneous servants. After all, these people have cultivated the mantras of their own sect, and they can't let them go down the mountain no matter what. On the other hand, they could not adapt to the secular life, so they could only stay in the mountains and serve as cheap and helpless laborers.

Like other sects, the Guiyuan sect also has its own herb plantation. This is equivalent to the logistics base of the entire sect, and is responsible for the supply of materials for all the pills produced.

According to the usual practice, even the disciples of the Purple Furnace Hall must train in the Wenxin Hall for three years and familiarize themselves with the various herb cultivation classics before they can enter the medicine garden to work. Zhang Shuo had a very good impression of Yang Tianhong, and directly arranged for him to enter the Outer Gate Medicine Garden and serve as a junior herb cultivator.

In this regard, Chen Zhengjian was very surprised and hesitated: "It seems that it is a little earlier to directly let him take charge of the affairs of the sect like this, right? At least, let him go through a few years of training like other disciples?"

Zhang Shuo scoffed at this statement: "You are still his beginner master." How many people can do this determination if he is willing to give up the glory and wealth of the world and take the initiative to resign to the Great Chu Emperor? In the face of the Yuan Qi Dan, he is unmoved and is willing to let everyone share the benefits, how many people really have this kind of courage? These two things alone are enough to compare with any experience test. I dare to guarantee that Yang Tianhong's oath in front of the Great Chu Emperor to "reach the eighth layer of qi refining in ten years" will definitely be fulfilled. In that case, why can't we make it easier for him?"

The medicine garden has sufficient aura, and cultivating in such a unique environment often results twice the result with half the effort.

Yang Tianhong was assigned to the Xinzi planting area of the Waimen Medicine Garden.

Here is a beautiful valley, the area of the medicine garden is not large, that is, more than ten acres of land, a person can take care of it, the daily work is nothing more than to remove the weeds in the medicine field, carefully care for the medicine plants, and even can be said to be relaxed.

An elaborate wooden house was built on the edge of the medicine garden, with two floors above and below, and a wooden hedge for a small backyard. The house and yard are spacious, and the surrounding trees are densely shaded, making it seem quiet and quiet. On the surface, it looks like an ordinary family living a leisurely country life.

The herbs grown in the outer gate medicine garden have only one to three grades. These low-level medicinal herbs are necessary materials for refining the Body Forging Pill, and they are exclusively used by outer disciples and miscellaneous servants, and they are very large in number, and they are ordinary, so they are of little value.

As for the medicinal materials above the fourth grade, they are only planted in the inner gate medicine garden. There was a disciple from the inner sect of the Purple Furnace Hall in charge, and in the core area protected by layers, there was even a scarce number of high-grade spirit grasses.

Chen Zhengjian took Yang Tianhong around inside and outside the medicine garden, chattering and explaining various precautions.

"Disciple, all the herbs in this medicine garden are harvested every day, and you must not be greedy for ink. Of course, as a disciple of my Purple Furnace Palace, I still have a lot of preferential treatment in terms of materials for refining pills. According to the door rules, only disciples who have been practicing for more than three years are eligible to start alchemy. However, for the sake of the master, you have won a position as an alchemy apprentice with the hall master. He would teach the way of alchemy every thirty days. Your Uncle Zhang has been studying for many years in Dandao, and whether it is the Danfang opinion or the finished product of the pill, it is far more than the teacher. ”

Yang Tianhong smiled silently.

Chen Zhengjian can be regarded as a freak in the Purple Furnace Palace. His understanding of the way of alchemy was almost blank, but he still served as the deputy hall master of the hall.

The reason is very simple, Chen Zhengjian and Zhang Shuo are brothers of the same sect, and they are very capable of fighting, and their combat effectiveness far exceeds that of monks of the same level. Although Zhang Shuo is an absolute authority in the field of pills, he is not Chen Zhengjian's opponent in any way.

is such two people with completely different personalities and preferences, but they cooperate seamlessly with each other. Zhang Shuo was in charge and devoted himself to the study of Dan Dao. Chen Zhengjian is in charge of handling all external affairs. The Purple Furnace Palace's vital position in the Guiyuan Sect was produced under this very wonderful cooperation.

In the warehouse in the backyard of the small building, Yang Tianhong found dozens of bundles of sun-dried Hanwei grass roots, as well as many shells of Huangyang fruit, as well as white flower stalks.

The door of the warehouse was not locked, and Chen Zhengjian did not hide the origin of these things in the slightest.

"Only the top young leaves of the herb can be used in medicine, and the medicine field has to be cleaned every year, and the grass roots dug out are piled up. If they are not removed, they will not be able to be planted the next year, and the remaining roots will grow wildly, competing with the newly grown herbs for nutrients. ”

"These Huangyang husks were sent by the Jiazi and Gengzi Medicine Gardens, and they were also discarded after receiving the medicinal substances. There's more on their side, and there's no room in the warehouse. After the husk is dried, it is mixed with the roots of the weed, and the aroma emitted by burning is very unique, and it is very delicious when used to roast pheasants and rabbits. ”

"There are also the stalks of white flowers, and the part that has been harvested is waste. This thing burns with a dense smoke that can be left to repel mosquitoes in the summer. All you need is a handful to sleep soundly throughout the night. ”

All in all, these miscellaneous items stored in the warehouse are worthless, and at best they are just a bit of residual heat. Just like the straw left over from the wheat harvested in the fields every year, the farmers dry it and either feed it to the cattle and horses, or stuff it into the hearth for cooking.

The Xinzihao Medicine Garden warehouse was built on the periphery of the small building, and more than a dozen rooms were filled with these herb wastes. In addition to the effects mentioned by Chen Zhengjian, these sun-dried stalk husks are purchased by secular pharmacists every year.

To maintain the normal operation of a cultivation sect, of course, you need silver. At the very least, it is inevitable for the outer disciples and miscellaneous servants to eat in moderation.

Yang Tianhong picked up a sun-dried Huangyang fruit shell, approached his nostrils, and smelled a faint aroma.

He tentatively asked Chen Zhengjian, who was standing next to him, "Master, can you give me some of these waste medicines?"

Chen Zhengjian looked very generous, and waved his hand directly: "Take as much as you want." Anyway, no one cares about it. ”

Yang Tianhong nodded, picked up an empty sack, grabbed a handful of various waste medicines and stuffed them in.

The fat man Chen Zhengjian looked very strange next to him, and couldn't help asking: "What do you want these things for?" ”

Yang Tianhong carried the full sack on his shoulder and said seriously: "The ingredients of the herbs are all the same. As a disciple of the Purple Furnace Palace, you must know how to refine the pill and distinguish the medicine. It's a waste to practice with finished herbs. There are some useful ingredients left in these discarded medicinal materials, although they cannot be used for alchemy, but they can be used to familiarize themselves with the medicinal properties, and they can be regarded as making the best use of them. ”

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The "Dan Book" in the "Linglong Secret Record" is very different from the pill refining method of the Guiyuan Sect. Yang Tianhong memorized all the contents of the "Dan Book" with a strong memory. Zhang Shuo and Chen Zhengjian did not hide anything from him, and Yang Tianhong browsed all the books in the Purple Furnace Palace. Comparing the two, he found that the current elixir refining method of the Purple Furnace Hall of the Guiyuan Sect was really too wasteful.

The low-level herbs below the three grades, such as Hanwei Grass, Huangyang Fruit, and White Floccular, are all basic materials used to refine the Yuan Qi Pill in the "Dan Book". However, in the Guiyuan Sect, they could only be used to refine the lowest grade Forging Body Pill.

There has never been a record of forging body pills in the "Dan Book". The lowest-grade elixir recorded in this alchemy classic is the Yuan Qi Pill.

Chen Zhengjian was very satisfied with his newly accepted disciples, and gave Yang Tianhong a Qiankun bag that only inner disciples could equip. The appearance of Tongding Dan furnace is ordinary, and it will not make people covet it.

The residence of the medicine garden is very large, and Yang Tianhong ordered five veterans to guard around the medicine garden to form a guard. He walked into his room, took out the Tongding Dan furnace, put all kinds of waste medicinal materials into the sack one by one, and then used the Five Thunder Heart Method that all disciples could use to light the fire and burn the furnace.

Everything seems very ordinary, whether it is fire control techniques or the choice of herbs, Yang Tianhong is very jerky, and he is a novice who has just started.

After all, this was his first alchemy.

More than ten minutes later, the furnace was turned on.

The moment he lifted the lid of the furnace, Yang Tianhong hugged his head and ran away.

A pungent black smoke erupted from the Dan furnace, enough to choke people to death.

This is what the medicine looks like when it burns out. The smell of white wool stalks is strong, and just a few can drive away all the flies and mosquitoes in the entire small building. Yang Tianhong directly added a large handful, the thick smoke was comparable to poisonous gas, and staying in such a closed environment all the time was tantamount to suicide.

Yang Tianhong's hair was messy, and he rushed out of the house desperately, and only stopped when he rushed upwind of the courtyard outside, breathing heavily in the air mixed with the faint smell of smoke.

There are many firsts in life. Most of the time, this "first time" means failure.

Yang Tianhong built a shack outside his residence. It's a transparent location, and even if it fails again, it's easy to deal with, and there won't be as much smoke as before.

Over the past few days, in addition to the daily management of the medicine garden, he devoted all his spare time to alchemy.

No alchemy apprentice would get such a luxurious opportunity to practice. Even for ordinary medicinal materials below the third grade, the quantity is still limited. The rules of the Purple Furnace Hall of the Guiyuan Sect are there: taking the Yuan Qi Pill as an example, each inner disciple can receive three medicinal materials per day to learn to refine. As for the outer disciples, each person only has the opportunity to receive materials for refining once a week.

Discarded medicinal herb appendages, to put it bluntly, are garbage.

The roots and stems left over from the young leaves of a single plant are more than 90 percent wasted compared to the useful parts.

The same is true for yellow yang husks and white wadding.

The cultivation world is a cruel world.

After thousands of years of fighting between monks, I don't know how many sects have been destroyed? I don't know how many monks have fallen? Everyone's cultivation path is different, and the subtle differences are even more numerous. This includes Dan Dao understanding, exercise cognition, personal perception, and so on. Even fellow brothers have their own secrets. With the death or ascension of the monk, these secrets are no longer known, and they are completely lost in the river of time.

Many of the things recorded in the "Linglong Secret Record" are precious texts that monks dream of.

Any of the alchemy techniques and basic contents listed in the "Dan Book" will trigger a fight between alchemists and a life-and-death struggle.

Things like Hanwei grass roots are not so-called "waste". Through the method of medicinal power purification, they can also be transformed into essential residues for refining pills.

This kind of thing was actually normal in the cultivation world thousands of years ago. It's just that many secrets have long disappeared with time, and there is no way to know the descendants of them, so they naturally treat the medicinal materials that could have been used as waste.

Every day, in the direction where Yang Tianhong's shack is located, a puff of black smoke rises. And then, there was a chicken-fly-dog-like chaos, and God knows how many flies and mosquitoes were smoked to death?

This is how experience is accumulated in failure after failure.

Those who are born to do alchemy are definitely monsters, or they are living dead people who are reincarnated with memories of their previous lives.

It's a pity that Yang Tianhong is neither. And it is certain that the probability of two similar monsters appearing in this world is equal to zero.

Let's be honest and practice diligently!

Alchemy, like cultivation, can only make perfect through hard practice.

Yang Tianhong had a huge amount of herbs that he could squander and practice. This is unmatched by anyone.