Chapter 83: Alchemy
Lao Ji opened several drawers and took out a few fresh medicinal herbs with green branches and safflowers. Then he walked to another drawer and took out several unique materials from it.
"Master, why is the drawer here different, is it made of jade?" Miao Fu saw that there were large pieces of jade inlaid in the drawer, and there were no gaps in the joint parts of the jade, just like a beautiful whole piece of jade.
Lao Ji nodded and said, "The drawers of these two cabinets are specially made by jade carvers, some are made of a large piece of jade, and some are connected by several pieces of jade. ”
Miao Fu asked again, "How much does it cost?" Is jade used to protect medicinal herbs? ”
Lao Ji looked at the keen and studious apprentice kindly, and he liked it beyond words. He happily explained: "Some medicinal materials are too precious and extremely difficult to find, so they should be stored in jade boxes and jade bottles. In this way, it is possible to ensure that the medicinal materials do not lose their medicinal properties and are also conducive to preservation. ”
He paused for a moment and asked playfully, "Good boy, how much do you guess the finished jade in this house will cost as a teacher?" ”
Miao Fu's eyes rolled and she replied, "One million! She said the maximum amount she could think of and what she thought was reasonable.
Lao Ji laughed and said proudly: "One million, it's too little." In this, some drawers cost more than this amount of jade. ”
After all, Miao Fu grew up in a poor rural family, and poverty has limited her imagination. Lao Ji didn't want to embarrass his apprentices, otherwise he would feel too unkind.
He smiled bitterly and said kindly, "Apprentice, the jade here costs tens of millions of yuan. Of course, this is accumulated over a long period of time and is not a one-time expense. ”
Then, Lao Ji took out a bank card from his pocket and handed it to Miaofu, saying, "Good boy, there are 100 million yuan in this, you can use it first." ”
Miao Fu was surprised, her little hand waved, and she said hurriedly: "Master, I can't use your money." Didn't you say that I could make money after learning alchemy? ”
Lao Ji smiled gently: "The master is not short of money, not to mention that your family has only arrived in Jincheng, and it will cost you in all aspects." Take it first, and then slowly return it to me. ”
Before this, Lao Ji heard Liang Yuankuan say that Miaofu, like Yingtian, is not easily favored. Therefore, he sent it to her by borrowing instead of sending it.
The two masters and apprentices pushed and shoved in the attic, and when Lao Ji was about to get angry, Miaofu reluctantly accepted the bank card.
Now, when the Miaofu family has come to a new city, and the eldest brother and mother are in urgent need of money, they have not had time to take away the belongings they have hidden in the family Weng Lin, and the money given by the master has become a timely rain.
In any case, the money is borrowed from the master, and it must be repaid in the future. Therefore, Miao Fu thought about it, so she didn't have the burden of thought, and simply accepted this huge amount of money.
At this time, Lao Ji took the medicinal herbs in a few drawers and sat on the futon. Miao Fu did the same, and sat down.
"Disciple, you read the Danlu and know that the Blood Returning Pill is an elixir used to heal wounds. Refining this kind of pill, according to the different types of medicinal materials used and the amount of one-time use, as well as different refining techniques and procedures, you can refine different blood returning pills from the yellow level to the heaven level. Lao Ji began to teach and demonstrate again.
Miao Fu listened carefully and watched carefully, keeping in mind the master's explanation and actions.
"I'll refine the yellow-grade mid-grade blood rejuvenation pill now, you can just use this grade of pill." After speaking, Lao Ji took out the medicinal materials for alchemy one by one, placed them next to the Dan furnace in order, and kept explaining the names and dosages of the medicinal materials: "This is five coins of stamens, one of the 1-year-old blood coagulation grass, 1 year-old brassica ten coins, a 2-year-old little blood plant, and 2-year-old Tianxian vine six coins." ”
"Although the medical use of medicine is measured in grams, it is still necessary to get used to measuring it in money when refining the pill, which is also in line with the record of the Danlu."
Then, he added: "If you want to refine the Xuan-level Blood Returning Pill, you need to add a 4-year-old Lingxiao Cloud Flower, and some of the previous medicinal materials need to be increased; For refining earth-level and heaven-level, it is necessary to use 7 to 13-year-old Yin Fragrance Essence Kernel, Tibetan Blood Ice Lotus and Joyful Tree Spirit Ginseng, and the corresponding medicinal materials should be increased, and individual ones should be reduced. ”
Miao Fu listened and memorized, although these contents were also written in the Danlu, but not as vivid and specific as the master, it was easy for people to absorb.
Because of this law of heaven and earth, on the Water Blue Star, except for a very small number of such as iceberg snow lotus, snow lingzhi and ginseng, the main body of most alchemy medicinal materials generally only survives for a few years, and at most only more than 10 years.
Hundreds of years ago, even in ancient times, people found spiritual herbs and elixirs in the depths of the Snow Mountains and Taibai Mountain, and the growth period of this alchemy material is very long, very few of them are as long as a hundred years!
Lao Ji patiently explained everything to his apprentices, which made Miaofu feel refreshed and benefited a lot. At this point, she was so happy that she was ready to move.
"And ......" Lao Ji smiled slightly: "Although you are now a martial artist in the middle stage of quenching, and you have the possibility of becoming a Danshi or even a Danshi, without the guarantee of the martial arts realm, there is no strong enough internal qi to assist in alchemy." ”
"Therefore, the effectiveness of refining the pill is also closely related to your martial arts realm. In vain, if you want to refine the top-grade or even the legendary best elixir, you must improve your martial arts realm as soon as possible. ”
Then, Lao Ji took out a fire tag as long as a cigarette, and after lighting the flame stone through it, he said, "Disciple, the first step in alchemy is to place the medicinal materials in order. ”
"In the use of medicinal materials, it is necessary to emphasize the division of the main and auxiliary of the monarch and the minister, and to rationally dispense the medicine with the attributes of the five elements of yin and yang. After the medicinal herbs are prepared, the fire is made with a flint stone. ”
After a while, the Dan furnace made a "zizi" sound. Lao Ji preached: "The second step of alchemy is to refine and adjust medicines. It is blended with fire and martial arts, and refined by scattered methods. ”
As he spoke, he put the stamen stone and the blood condensation grass into the furnace, and slowly moved his palms two inches away from the furnace wall and stroked it, and his true qi surged out.
At this time, I saw that the fire slowly grew larger, and the flames gradually spread at the bottom of the furnace, and after a while, it wrapped around the Dan furnace and burned.
Then, Lao Ji kept adding medicinal materials, some of them all at once, and some of them were put into the furnace in batches. He twisted the medicine skillfully, and the delivery was fast and precise.
When all the medicinal materials were put into the furnace, Lao Ji's right hand flicked upwards gently, and a force came out in an instant, and the top cover of the Dan furnace drifted upward, and a soft sound of "bang" firmly covered the furnace mouth.
Then, he said: "This is called closed furnace and then refining, which is the third step of alchemy. It is still used to refine with a ring fire. After speaking, he rotated his palms in a circle around the furnace wall, and the red flames licked up and down against the outer wall of the furnace like an extended tongue.
At this time, Lao Ji said: "Apprentice, you have to look at the next steps more carefully." The fourth step of alchemy is to control the fire, focusing on the gathering method, pouring the breath to control the fire of the five yangs, and using the fumigation control method to control the alchemy. ”
"It's just that the ancient legend of Kunhuo, as well as the alchemy techniques such as condensation, have been lost. Otherwise, the effect of refining the elixir is even better. ”
After speaking, Lao Ji opened his eyes slightly, condensed his breath to lift his heart, and did not open up his worries, he lifted it up with the word sucking, licked the palate with the word licking the word, and tightened the valley road with the word pinch. The palms and arms are really rippling, and the techniques are constantly changing, and they are also frequently exerting force.
Miao Fu's eyes widened, looking at the master's current state as described in Danlu, steady and chic. At this time, she was already fascinated by alchemy, and said with emotion for a while: "This thing is really dazzling, so interesting!" ”