The place that Cao Xu chose for alchemy was a valley in Zhongnan Mountain. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The valley is surrounded by mountains that rise and fall, enclosing the small valley in the center. There is a clear stream in the valley, which meanders and gurgles.

The mountains and rivers are beautiful, the environment is quiet, the vitality is strong, and the wind is comfortable, from the perspective of feng shui, it is indeed a good place for alchemy.

In a clearing in the valley, several simple but absolutely sturdy wooden houses have been built.

In the most central wooden house, there is an alchemy furnace as high as six feet, in the shape of a gourd tower, with two round bellies like bead balls, small at the top and large at the bottom, and the curve is very beautiful.

Dan furnace three-legged two-eared round belly, the whole body is made of fine copper, exudes a kind of ancient yellow, bright and introverted, giving people a calm, heavy, long charm feeling.

In the surrounding wooden houses, firewood and various medicinal materials for alchemy are piled up.

The valley has long been combed by the forbidden army stationed outside the valley, and it is certain that there will be no fierce birds, beasts, poisonous snakes and the like, so as not to disturb Cao Xu's alchemy.

Although I have thought about it many times, this is the first time that Cao Xu has opened the furnace in the real sense. Therefore, the refining will naturally not be a panacea, but a furnace of "Tiger Bone Pei Yuan Dan" that nourishes vitality.

Zhao Xu's golden qi in his body is weak, and this furnace elixir is the right medicine.

Cao Xu put all kinds of medicinal herbs and tiger bones into the furnace, added water, and then raised the fire.

The furnace gas, the temperature gradually rises, and a soft halo immediately appears on the surface of the quaint Dan furnace, which flows endlessly, magnificent and gorgeous, and is beautiful.

Under the action of the fire, the water in the Dan furnace gradually boiled. The smoke of the firewood mixed with water vapor rose and gushed out from the pores of the Dan furnace, permeating the alchemy room, which was quite a bit of a fairy feeling.

Cao Xu was not in a hurry and took care of the firewood carefully.

Alchemy is a very time-consuming matter.

Depending on the nature and quality of the elixir, the time spent is also long and short.

The short is three to five days, the long is ten days and half a month, or even half a year, two or three years .......

Of course, the kind of pill that takes two or three years, or even longer, will naturally not be an ordinary pill, but a legendary elixir and elixir. It's a pity that the heaven and earth spiritual objects that can be used to refine such quality pills have long been swept up by a group of senior masters.

The decline of the Outer Dan Technique is directly related to the scarcity of heaven and earth spiritual objects.

Refining the outer pill requires heaven and earth spiritual objects, and knotting the inner pill requires heaven and earth spiritual energy, and when it comes to the later Ming and Qing dynasties, there is nothing, and the latecomers can only stare dryly.

The White Tiger Pei Yuan Pill is just the most ordinary pill, and three or five days is enough.

Three days is fleeting.

There are only a few firewoods piled up in the next few wooden houses.

In the Dan room, Cao Xu sat quietly next to the Dan furnace, and a strange fragrance came from the furnace.

Cao Xu's heart was filled with joy, which was a sign that the pill was about to become a good thing.

The first time you open the furnace for alchemy, you can become a pill, which is a good sign.

Getting up close to the Dan furnace, the boiling heat wave came to his face, but it had no effect on Cao Xu.

Faintly, Cao Xu heard a whistling sound, and the movement was not small.

"No hurry, no hurry. Cao Xu whispered to himself, patiently listening to the movement in the Dan furnace, waiting for the time to make a move.

The fire gradually went out, and the sound of wind and thunder in the Dan furnace showed signs of weakness.

At this time, Cao Xu slapped out with a palm and went to the lid of the Dan furnace.

"Whew!" A burst of air roared out, and dozens of white gases erupted from the holes, soaring straight into ......the sky.

Seeing this scene, Cao Xu's face was not different.

What came out of the thin air was the exhaust gas accumulated during the refining of the Dan furnace, which was normal, and there was no need to make a fuss.

Dan is complete, and the essence is introverted. However, if you are not careful, you will be polluted by the exhaust gas in the furnace, so the timing of the furnace is one of the key factors in whether it can become a pill.

This step is naturally not difficult for Cao Xu, who has a subtle perception.

When I stepped forward, there were several pills the size of a dragon's eye rolling at the bottom of the Dan furnace. With a gesture of reaching out, the White Tiger Pei Yuan Dan at the bottom of the furnace flew up and served it with the gourd that had been prepared long ago.

I counted them, and there were twenty-six in all.

Cao Xu took out a White Tiger Pei Yuan Pill and swallowed it, and immediately felt that a warm medicinal power turned into a stream of heat and scattered in his body.

After a little perception, this White Tiger Pei Yuan Dan, if it is at the level of the day after tomorrow, can be equal to its own half-day effort. After entering the congenital, it will not play a role. At his current level, it's just like ordinary people eating a piece of candy, just a taste.

The alchemy was successful, Cao Xu took out a cannonball, walked outside the house and lit it.

With a "bang", the artillery shot into the sky, followed by a "pop" in mid-air, and exploded to pieces.

After a while, a eunuch led dozens of soldiers to arrive.

"I've seen real people. The eunuch took the lead and said with a smile.

"Father-in-law Jiao is polite, come in with me. After Cao Xu finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards the alchemy room.

Father-in-law Jiao answered and hurriedly followed.

After walking into the alchemy room, Cao Xu handed over the gourd containing the "White Tiger Pei Yuan Pill" and said, "This is the pill that the official family wants, Jiao Gonggong should send it to Tokyo earlier." Be careful on the road. ”

"Yes, thank you for the point. Father-in-law Jiao said, and hurriedly took the gourd.

"I don't know if the real person needs anything?" asked Grandpa Jiao.

Cao Xu shook his head and said, "You don't need anything else for the time being, you can go down." ”

Father-in-law Jiao retreated, walked to the door, turned around, his lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something.

Seeing this, Cao Xu asked, "What does Father-in-law Jiao have to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

When Gonggong Jiao heard this, he gritted his teeth and said: "There is a Taoist priest who claims to be Lin Lingsu, who wants to go up the mountain several times, but he can't drive it away, and he wants to meet the real person, saying that there is a heavy treasure to offer." ”

"If you can't drive it away, can't you catch it?" Cao Xu asked with interest.

Gonggong Jiao's face was embarrassed, that Lin Lingsu was elusive, the forbidden army searched the mountain several times, but failed to find clues, he was really annoyed, and he had no choice but to make such a choice.

"Lin Lingsu, hey, let's see him then. Cao Xu said.

"Thank you for your understanding. Father-in-law Jiao said gratefully.

The next day, Cao Xu met the famous Jinmen Yuke who was famous in later generations, and the key figure in the founding and rise of the Taoist Shenxiao School.

Lin Lingsu looked like he was thirty or forty years old, clear and thin, and looked quite handsome. A pair of sword eyebrows, flying obliquely into the temples, like a knife like a sword, heroic. It is very different from the ordinary Taoist priest's temperament of rushing to be empty and tranquil.

"I've seen Qingxuan Zhenren. Lin Lingsu said.

Cao Xu shook his hand and said, "Lin Daoyou's 'real person', I can't afford it at this time. ”