Chapter 56: Alchemy
Xu Yuexiu took out a ginseng from the medicine box, pinched two small sections of roots, and handed it to Guo An. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Alchemy, the pill is very important, but if you don't have the pill and the elixir, you will definitely be able to refine the pill and practice the pill well. ”
Without a prelude, he went straight to lecture with Guo An.
"Two spiritual ginseng plants of the same species for ten years, one grows in the wild and naturally absorbs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the essence of the earth, and the other grows in the spiritual field and has sufficient spiritual energy and water and fertilizer supply, and the medicinal power contained in the two is completely different. If you don't know why, refining medicine according to the Dan prescription, the consequences are needless to say. ”
After saying that, he put the ginseng in his hand into his mouth and chewed it.
Guo An followed suit.
"Remember the sensation in your mouth. Xu Yuexiu said.
Then he took out a ginseng from another medicine box, pinched off two roots, put it in his mouth again and chewed it.
Guo An tried again.
Xu Yuexiu said: "You can now compare the difference between the two spirit ginseng plants. ”
Guo An carefully distinguished, and said: "The previous ginseng should be harvested from the mountains, with a sweet and slightly bitter taste, and average medicinal power, but there is a wild nature that has endured wind and rain and perseverance. The latter ginseng is slightly bitter and full of medicinal power, but there is a delicate weakness. ”
Xu Yuexiu's unchanged face moved for the first time, his eyes bloomed, stared at Guo An, and said: "The young master is really talented and has a keen sense, no wonder the master personally designated you as the young master." ”
"The young master is right, he accurately judged the medicinal power and medicinal properties in the spirit ginseng, and also said the "soul of the elixir". Xu Yuexiu praised, "The soul of the elixir involves a high-level elixir, at this stage, we are learning to refine a low-level elixir, we only need to distinguish the amount of medicinal power, and there is no need to be distracted." ”
Guo An asked: "To judge the medicinal power contained in the spirit grass, can we only try it myself? As we all know, many spirit grass elixirs contain highly poisonous. ”
"That's a good question, of course, there is a set of guidelines for the positioning and identification of medicinal potency. However, everyone's standards are different, and if you want to become an alchemist, you have to establish your own system from the beginning. There are other methods for judging poisonous herbs and poisons, and when it is involved, the subordinates will explain it to the young master in detail. ”
"Empty words alchemy, it is not beneficial to talk about dry mouth, the important thing is to refine it yourself. Let's start with the most widely used 'Pei Yuan Dan'. ”
"Pei Yuan Dan replenishes qi and fills essence, and has the effect of restoring mana. The herbs used are different, and the elixirs refined also have attributes. Your Guo clan is a fire, so I will use the red fire grass as the main medicine to refine a furnace of fire Peiyuan Dan. Young Master, look at it. ”
One by one, the medicine boxes were opened under the control of Xu Yuexiu's mana, and more than a dozen elixirs such as ginseng, zhi, deer antler velvet and red fire grass flew into Xu Yuexiu's hands.
Next, Xu Yue taught Guo An to deal with medicinal materials and dispense medicinal power.
Some medicinal herbs must be mashed and ground and mixed together before alchemy, and some medicinal herbs can only be put into the Dan furnace in order to preserve the aura from being damaged.
At the same time, according to the amount of spiritual power and medicinal power in the medicinal materials, the amount of each elixir to use is determined.
All this opened the eyes of Guo An, who was in contact with alchemy for the first time, and enriched his knowledge.
Back in the main hall Dan room, Xu Yuexiu took out a two-foot high-level magic weapon, a three-legged and two-eared flame cloud pattern bronze Dan furnace.
"The young master's cultivation is still a little insufficient at this time, so I can't use the top-level magic weapon 'Yin Yang Fish Pattern Furnace', so I will use this Dan Furnace to exercise my ability for the time being. ”
"Mr. Jin Yu has good words, Guo An obeys orders. Guo An did not object to Xu Yuexiu's proposal.
"Look!"
Xu Yuexiu stuffed a few spirit stones into the bottom of the furnace to serve as the source of the aura of the Dan furnace. Then he stretched out his hand and shot out a mana and poured it into the Dan furnace.
"Hum!", the Dan furnace started, the patterns on the furnace body were like resurrection, blooming bright light, and the next moment, the vertical light points were connected, and the entire bronze Dan furnace emitted a green hazy glow.
Xu Yuexiu flicked the fingers of his right hand lightly, and the fire point the size of an incense head was thrown into the fire door at the bottom of the furnace. When the fire head came into contact with the aura, it burst into flames in an instant, the flames were bright and the flames bloomed, and the high temperature was scorching.
"It is best for an alchemist to have a kind of heaven and earth spiritual fire, this 'Xiangping fire' has both yin and yang, and it is neither dry nor intense. Although it is a lower grade and not very powerful, it is best used for beginners. This Xiangping fire should be regarded as a meeting gift from his subordinates to the young master. ”
"Guo An thanked Mr. Guo for his gift. Guo An did not shirk, nor did he look happy.
Xu Yuexiu nodded secretly and informed Guo An of the cultivation and control method of the spiritual fire.
Alchemists, the Dan furnace is easy to find, but the spiritual fire is hard to find.
This low-level Xiangping Fire is worth at least three thousand spirit stones, but it has no price.
However, Guo An and Xu Yuexiu are both people with eyes full of blockages.
is also a subordinate, Xu Yuexiu is more loved than Wu Ya!
It's no wonder that Wu Ya is always punished by Liu Xin.
The bronze furnace body was burned red and bright by Xiangping fire, Xu Yuexiu waved his hand to play the manipulation method, opened the furnace lid, and put in the spirit grass elixir in order. Then close the lid of the furnace and output mana to increase the firepower.
A series of movements are smooth, swaying freely, full of rhythmic beauty, and Guo Anxin is fascinated by it.
While controlling the fire power in the Dan furnace, Xu Yuexiu explained to Guo An the impact of the change in fire power on the pill.
When to use fierce fire, when to use simmering, the influence of the temperature in the Dan furnace on the medicinal properties, what kind of fire control spell to use, and how to restrain the fire to collect the Dan, these knowledge are all the secret skills of the Dan Master. Xu Yuexiu did not have the slightest reservation, and taught it to Guo An.
Entering a state of detachment, Guo An saw all this in his eyes, stopped in his ears, and kept it firmly in his heart.
A quarter of an hour later, a large amount of mist dispersed from the inside and outside of the furnace, and the rich medicinal fragrance drifted slowly to the Dan room.
"This furnace Pei Yuan Dan has become. ”
As he spoke, Xu Yuexiu lightly pinched the mantra and recited the mana, the bottom of the furnace returned to the size of the incense head, the green hazy light dissipated, and the Dan furnace slowly returned to the color of bronze.
Refining the low-grade pill of Pei Yuan Dan, Xu Yuexiu was like a snap of his fingers, without any difficulty. In fact, if he hadn't taken care of Guo An, Xu Yuexiu would have been able to complete the refining with a snap of his fingers.
When the heat of the furnace is lowered, the lid can be opened.
More than 100 pills are lying in the furnace, each elixir is the same size as a fingernail, round and white, round and round, surrounded by a halo of color, and fragrant.
The quality of this furnace Pei Yuan Dan is of the highest quality.
It is only a casual work by Xu Yuexiu, if you are attentive, it is not a problem to refine a furnace of top-grade Pei Yuan Dan.
Put away this furnace elixir and put it into a white porcelain bottle, and then Xu Yuexiu threw the porcelain bottle to Guo An.
"Keep it, you'll need it in a moment. ”
After Xu Yuexiu finished the demonstration, he asked Guo An to start alchemy.
According to the process taught by Xu Yuexiu, Guo An proceeded step by step, and the formal operation was accurate, and there were no obvious errors and omissions.
Xu Yuexiu was watching and nodded frequently.
After all, it was the first time to make alchemy, and Guo An operated according to the steps and points in his memory, and understood and applied it in the operation.
"At the end of the alchemy period, the furnace fire should be gradually weakened, and it should not be rushed. ”
Thinking back to Xu Yuexiu's teachings in his heart, Guo An's face was hard. He overestimated his ability, and at this time, the true qi in his body had already consumed the essence light, and he could no longer squeeze a trace of mana.
"Not good!" Guo An cried out anxiously.
Originally, the furnace fire was steadily weakening, but suddenly it contracted inward and then suddenly expanded outward, instantly emitting high temperature and high heat.
"Bang!" there was a muffled sound in the Dan furnace, and a smell of burnt paste came out. In less than half an hour, the refining of Pei Yuan Dan was nearing the end, and Guo An finally made a mistake, and a furnace of valuable medicinal materials turned into waste residue.
After spending a lot of energy and mana, nothing was accomplished, and Guo An was slightly tired.
"After recovering your mana, come back to the side. Xu Yuexiu's indifferent voice came into Guo An's ears from the side.
In Xu Yuexiu's eyes, the failure of the first alchemy is a matter of course, and if Guo An succeeds, it will be a great surprise.
"Mr. Xu is really prescient, I really need Pei Yuandan now!" Guo Anyan was full of admiration.
Xu Yuexiu pouted.
Guo An poured out two Pei Yuan Dan from the porcelain vase and stuffed them into his mouth.
The high-grade elixir is extremely fast-acting and powerful.
After a while, a warm current and heat radiated from his abdomen to his whole body, and the feeling of fatigue and accumulated exertion was swept away, and Guo An quickly recovered completely.
"Come again!"
Guo An is full of energy and is in excellent condition.
Starting again, Guo An learned a lesson, and controlled the rhythm of mana use from the beginning, without hurrying or slowing. He had already understood that he was not Xu Yuexiu, and it was impossible for him to practice a furnace of pills in a quarter of an hour.
Seeing that the Xiangping fire in the bronze pill furnace was slowly shrinking and no longer emitting light and heat, until it was the size of an incense head, Guo An collected the spiritual fire into his abdomen according to the secret method.
The pills in the Dan furnace are shaped into a circle, colliding with the furnace wall to make a crisp ding dong sound, such as the sound of the piano in the sky, which is extremely pleasant;
Hit the method of collecting Dan, open the lid of the furnace, more than 80 grains of rolling round Dan spread in the furnace, like pearls such as agate, the luster is delicate.
Zhongpin Pei Yuan Dan!
The quality and quantity of the elixir refined were only slightly inferior to Xu Yuexiu.
It took a little more than half an hour, and Guo An's second alchemy was successful in one fell swoop.
"The first step of the long march has finally been taken!"
When the elixir was released, Guo An did not deliberately suppress his emotions, and joy and relief crept all over his face. The true qi in his body was almost exhausted, but his spirit was uplifted and radiant.
However, Guo An's heart was not so happy on the surface, and he was very regretful and dissatisfied that he had not refined the high-grade spirit pill.
"He was able to succeed the second time?" Xu Yuexiu looked at Guo An in disbelief.
Although he knows that the person who can be designated as the young master by Liu Xin is by no means an ordinary person. But Xu Yuexiu was still extremely shocked by Guo An's ability.
Guo An's amazing performance made Xu Yuexiu wonder if he was stupid.
"Back then, more than a hundred years ago, it took two days for Yu Liancheng to taste the pill under the first furnace and eight attempts. Liu Shi once boasted that Yu was talented and superb. But compared to Guo An, what is Yu?"
"The old monster has found the little monster, and if you don't accept it, you can't do it!" After the thought turned around, Xu Yuexiu smiled wordlessly.