Chapter 49: The Art of Melting
Early the next morning, He Zhixing came to Yuhui Peak and took Liu Xiaoxu to Danfeng.
The two exchanged greetings, and then He Zhixing took Liu Xiaoxu to Danfeng. The little squirrel also followed, hiding in Liu Xiaoxu's sleeve.
When the two came to the Danfeng room, the little squirrel suddenly poked its head out of the cuffs, its pink nose moved slightly, sniffed at the air, as if it smelled something, and suddenly jumped out of the sleeve, burrowed into the room and disappeared.
After a while, the little squirrel came out with a red and bright carrot in his mouth, climbed onto Liu Xiaoxu's shoulder in twos and threes, and nibbled on the carrot as if no one was around.
He Zhixing couldn't help but be stunned.
Liu Xiaoxu rubbed his nose and explained, "Senior Brother He, I'm really sorry, this little squirrel is my pet." I was afraid that I would get into trouble by leaving it in Yuhui Peak, so I simply brought it here and supervised it at any time, but it caused chaos for Senior Brother He. ”
He Zhixing smiled dumbly, waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's just a carrot, if this little squirrel likes to eat it, just take it." ”
Liu Xiaoxu grinned: "Thank you He Zhixing, then let's start learning to cook now." ”
Ho Chi Heng has no objections.
Liu Xiaoxu first taught the dish of pan-fried foie gras.
He Zhixing went down the mountain early in the morning to buy a large basket of foie gras, and the ingredients were definitely enough.
After teaching for a morning, He Zhixing did not learn.
Liu Xiaoxu was not surprised by this result. To know Ho Chi Xing's talent in cooking, it is surprisingly poor. When Liu Xiaoxu taught him to make a delicious duck neck, he personally learned it.
Seeing that it was time for lunch, the ingredients in the room had been ruined by He Zhixing, and if he continued, I was afraid that he would not be able to eat a good meal at noon.
Liu Xiaoxu hurriedly stopped: "Senior Brother He, this cooking is like cultivation, and it can't be learned overnight." You've been practicing all morning, you're already tired, so take a break. ”
He Zhixing shook his head and said with high morale: "It's okay, I'm not tired!"
With that, he picked up the last foie gras and threw it on the board.
Liu Xiaoxu hurriedly held his hand and said sincerely: "No, senior brother, you are very tired! It's time for us to have lunch, and when the junior brother makes it, let's cook and eat it freshly. ”
He Zhixing was stunned, looked at the foie gras in his hand, and then looked at several plates of foie gras scrap that had been pasted by him next to him, and immediately understood what Liu Xiaoxu meant.
couldn't help blushing, He Zhixing laughed embarrassedly twice, and moved his position away: "Okay, then there will be Senior Brother Lao." ”
Subsequently, Liu Xiaoxu personally cooked, using the only remaining ingredients in the room that had not yet had time to be spoiled by He Zhixing, and made four dishes and one soup, which was quite hearty.
The two of them had a delicious meal.
In the afternoon, He Zhixing taught Liu Xiaoxu alchemy.
"The conditions for this alchemy technique are extremely harsh. The time, quantity, and order of the medicinal materials put into the Dan furnace, the quality of the fire source, and the control of the fire all affect the success rate of alchemy. Take the control of heat as an example, if the heat is too small, the temperature in the Dan furnace is not enough, and some medicinal materials cannot be melted at all, resulting in the failure of alchemy. Once the heat is too big, the medicinal properties of some medicinal materials will be damaged, and there is a danger of frying......"
"Therefore, if you want to learn alchemy, you must first learn fire control. I'm going to teach you how to control fire now......"
He Zhixing taught very carefully, Liu Xiaoxu listened very carefully, before the sun set, Liu Xiaoxu was barely able to master the art of fire control.
"Senior Brother Liu is very talented, this fire control technique is almost mastered, just add cultivation to the day. Ho Chi Heng smiled and encouraged.
"Thank you, Senior Brother, for your careful teaching. Liu Xiaoxu thanked him.
He Zhixing waved his hand: "Don't dare to be, it's Senior Brother Liu, you have a high level of understanding." Well, it's not too early, so let's teach it here today. ”
That night, Liu Xiaoxu practiced the fire control technique taught to him by He Zhixing. I saw him silently recite the mantra, and with a flip of his palm, a flame appeared on the palm of his hand.
This flame is based on the aura, and as long as the aura continues, the flame can continue to burn. The more aura output, the more intense the flames will be. This fire control technique is to master the size of the fire freely, this is a process where practice makes perfect, Liu Xiaoxu can only barely master it at present, and it has not yet reached the level of control.
In addition, this fire control technique is also a great test for cultivation, if the cultivation is not enough, less than half of the alchemy is refined, and the aura in the sea of qi will be exhausted, which is also not good.
Therefore, cultivation is the king.
Only when the cultivation is promoted can there be a chance to talk about other things.
Thinking of this, Liu Xiaoxu took out a quenching elixir and prepared to continue meditating and cultivating.
There are still two of these quenching elixirs. It takes about three days and three nights for a quenching elixir to absorb its medicinal power. Liu Xiaoxu has to go to Danfeng tomorrow, so naturally he can't meditate for three days and three nights, so he divided a quenching elixir into five parts, only took one-fifth of the dose of a quenching elixir, and then closed his eyes and meditated.
After practicing like this all night, at dawn the next day, Liu Xiaoxu absorbed all the medicinal power of the Quenching Spirit Pill.
The aura in the sea of inner qi is a little more than before, but it is not obvious. This was all expected, and Liu Xiaoxu was not disappointed.
About half an hour later, He Zhixing arrived on time and took Liu Xiaoxu to Danfeng.
In the morning, Liu Xiaoxu still taught He Zhixing to make fried foie gras, and after teaching for a morning, He Zhixing finally barely learned.
In the afternoon, He Zhixing saw that Liu Xiaoxu's fire control technique had been mastered, so he officially began to teach Liu Xiaoxu alchemy.
"The art of alchemy naturally requires the use of an alchemy furnace. The alchemy furnace also has a quality division, which is divided into middle and upper grades. A good quality alchemy furnace is very important for alchemy, which not only directly affects the success rate of alchemy, but also affects the quality of the elixir. ”
When He Zhixing said this, he took out a blue and blue alchemy furnace from the storage bag and handed it to Liu Xiaoxu: "This alchemy furnace was used by me in my early years, although the quality is not high, only the inferior grade, but it is still enough for refining the quenching elixir." If Senior Brother Liu doesn't dislike it, just use it. ”
Liu Xiaoxu was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly took it: "What did the senior brother say, the senior brother gave me the alchemy furnace, I was too late to be happy, how could I dislike it?"
He Zhixing smiled slightly: "Before alchemy, in addition to the art of fire control, there is another skill that you must master, and that is the art of melting. You must know that there are often more than a few kinds of medicinal materials required for alchemy, and how to perfectly integrate these medicinal materials together is also a university question, which will directly affect the grade of the elixir. Today, I'll teach you this melting technique!"