Chapter Eighty-Nine: Alchemy
PS: Collection, recommend or something.
During these three days, Fang Shi and Chen Anzhi were recuperating in the inn.
The oasis of the West Desert is the pearl of Mowo Prefecture, the scenery here is excellent, the clear lake, the simple folk customs, the green grass by the lake, and you can even see the small fish from the underground dark river in the lake.
"Anzhi, how is the recovery?" Fang Shi walked on the edge of the lake with his hands behind his back.
"Much better, thank you Seber. Chen Anzhi swung two punches and made a tiger move.
"Well, it's rare to be leisurely, stay here for a few days, those robbers haven't sent the medicinal materials over, since the recovery is almost over, these two days, the old man will teach you "Shennong Baicao Jing", which is a book dedicated to identifying herbs and telling pharmacology, which has been passed down to the old man for five generations, and each generation will spend his life verifying, comparing, and discovering new herbs, and constantly annotate and enrich this book. The old man is alone, no children and no disciples, since he received the gift of the old man Chu this time, he promised to teach you for three months, and the old man is true to his word, so he will naturally teach you. After speaking, Fang Shi solemnly took out a palm-sized booklet from his arms, which was densely packed with ant-sized words, and then handed it to Chen Anzhi.
"This is the old man's manuscript, you are also half an apprentice of the old man, this "Shennong Baicao Sutra" old man will be handed over to you, you study carefully, study hard, if you don't understand, you can ask the old man, the old man knows everything. ”
"Thank you, Seber. Chen Anzhi solemnly took the booklet and slowly opened it, there were many strange grass identifications and pharmacology on it. Gather. The first page he opened was the introduction of "Nine Dead Soul Grass", with pictures and annotations, which was very detailed.
Aiming at Chen Anzhi's introduction to the Nine Dead Soul Restoration Grass, Fang Shi said slowly: "The Nine Dead Soul Restoration Grass is a dwarf fern herb, its branches and leaves will curl and wither into a ball in the dry season, and it seems to be lifeless, but as long as it encounters rain and dew, it will be resurrected. The vitality is extremely tenacious. It grows only in high mountains. You can't find a place where people live together. ”
With a smile, Fang Shi said: "In the future, you will find that in fact, these herbs." It's all very interesting stuff. Although said. Pursuing the limits of martial arts is the pursuit of my generation. But in the boring process, it will be very helpful for you to learn some supporting skills. Some people like music, some people like calligraphy. Some people like to refine medicine, some people like to refine weapons, there is a way that is three thousand, different paths are the same, the truth is the same, everything is a matter of course. How old are you this year?"
Chen Anzhi: "I just turned twelve a few months ago. ”
"It's only twelve, so young, I can't see it at all. Fang Shi patted Chen Anzhi on the shoulder and said, "That's fine, follow a few of us old guys to learn something, and the rivers and lakes in the future will belong to you young people." ”
Chen Anzhi said: "That is also your rivers and lakes. ”
Fang Shi sighed with emotion: "We are old, old man Chu, the old man has known him for thirty years. Half a carapace, with a flick of your fingers. ”
"The old man has learned a lot, since it is rare to recuperate here this time, the old man will let you see what is refining medicine and refining tools one by one. The old man of "Shennong's Materia Medica" has been passed to you, and the booklet of refining medicine and refining tools is still in the inn, and it will be given to you when you go back. ”
"Yes, Sebo. Chen Anyi remembered it in his heart.
"By the way, how long have we been out of the Chu family?" Fang Shi suddenly asked.
"It's been almost a month. Chen Anzhi calculated.
"Time flies, it's time to hurry. Fang Shi nodded and sighed.
At this time, out of the corner of his eye, Fang Shi saw a person sneakily following the tent, "You, what are you doing? Fang Shi shouted.
The man crawled over reluctantly, and said tremblingly: "Big, hero, our boss said that the medicinal materials are almost finished, and I want to ask the hero to move over." ”
"Oh, it's done so quickly, it's pretty fast. Then lead the way. Fang Shi touched his chin and said with satisfaction.
The two followed the man to a tent, and the man carefully opened the door of the tent, and as soon as Fang Shi showed his head, the inside instantly became quiet.
Zhou Bin's face was full of fat and he stiffly smiled and said, "Hero, all the medicinal materials you want are ready, you can see it." ”
After speaking, Zhou Bin waved his hand and said, "Lift them all up!"
Two baskets of dried medicinal materials, Fang Shi glanced at them, and said, "You are still careful, the old man will not treat you badly." ”
After speaking, Fang Shi turned his head to Chen Anzhi: "Anzhi, come, take a good look at the books, this is a thousand-year-old snow lotus, this is a thousand-year-old spirit ginseng, and a fish lamp Su, well, yes, the year is enough." This is Wang Buliu, an artemisia on the snow, not bad, nine spice insects, crane grass, strong sons....well, all together. ”
"Hero, hero, look, are you satisfied?" Zhou Bin stepped forward and said worriedly.
"Yes, yes, I'm satisfied, I have a heart. Fang Shi nodded.
"It's good to be satisfied, it's good to be satisfied, hero, then, what about the antidote? When will the antidote be given?" Zhou Bin stretched out his hand and said with an anxious face.
"Oh, the antidote, yes. The old man almost forgot. Fang Shi patted his head and said suddenly.
"Then you have to find the master to borrow a tripod, the medicinal materials are here, the old man doesn't refine, how can there be an antidote. By the way, a secret room is needed. ”
"Ah!" Zhou Bin cried, "Hero, three days, three days are almost over." ”
These three days were a torment for Zhou Bin, and after returning that day, he found a doctor for a thorough examination, and there was some pain in the left armpit of his body, which may be an old disease or poisoning. Zhou Bin didn't dare to bet, he honestly found everyone to find all the medicinal materials he needed, and seeing that it was about to expire in three days, he finally got it together, but there was no ready-made antidote.
Isn't this a cheat?
"It's okay, it's okay, it's okay for a few hours, it can't be delayed, at most you can vomit a few more liters of blood, don't worry." Fang Shi repeatedly assured.
"Don't hurry up and take the hero to the secret room!" Zhou Bin waved depressedly and asked his subordinates to carry the medicinal herbs to the secret room.
In the secret room, there is an ordinary medicine stone tripod, which has been used for refining medicine.
Wait for everyone else to leave. Fang Shi pulled Chen Anzhi aside and said, "You see how the old man refines medicine, some techniques, you may learn it in the future, and you should be a trainee." ”
After speaking, Fang Shi sat down and meditated cross-legged to regulate his breath. After about a moment, Fang Shi opened his eyes, his eyes were bright, and said, "Refining medicine." The essence of refining is universal. You need to maintain a high level of concentration, so you need to meditate first. ”
"What you are refining this time is the Qi Replenishing Pill, which is an ordinary pill that has the ability to refresh your mind. The effect of nourishing true qi. This elixir is actually quite simple. Alchemy requires a certain formula. This formula can be taught to you by the master, or it can be obtained when you walk the rivers and lakes in the future, buy or help others refine medicines. The Qi Replenishing Pill only needs Snow Lotus. Strong, crane grass three kinds, any herb has a year, on the year of the medicinal materials in which the drug concentration is high, some formulas have a special indication of how many years of medicinal materials are needed, this Qi Replenishing Pill usually only uses ten years of snow lotus, but now there are thousands of alpine snow lotus, the effect is naturally better, and the refining of the Qi Pill should be three percent higher than the usual Qi Replenishing Pill. This is the difference between vintage and non-vintage herbs. After speaking, the alchemist took out three kinds of medicinal herbs or took leaves, or rhizomes, or whole branches, and threw them into the ding.
"Different parts of the medicine, the ingredients may be different, snow lotus is generally the whole plant, this crane grass is just take the leaves. Different parts of the same medicinal herb may have both tonic and adverse effects, Anzhi, in the future, you should study more "Shennong's Materia Medica" and think carefully. Alchemy is a technique that cannot be sloppy. ”
After speaking, Fang Shimeng's hands slapped the Danding, and the internal force of his whole body was stimulated, scorching the bottom of the Danding like firepower.
Chen Anzhi observed carefully and found that Fang Shi used his own internal force instead of the usual wildfire to achieve the purpose of melting and condensing medicinal materials.
About an hour later, such a continuous output of internal force, Fang Shi was also a little unbearable, took out a few pills from his arms and ate them with his head up, and the floating true qi in his body slowly filled, and Fang Shi continued to output.
Chen Anzhi felt that in the Dan Ding, the three flavor medicinal materials had changed into droplets after continuous roasting, and only then did Fang Shi begin to control the output of True Qi, allowing the liquid in the Ding to gradually cool into Dan.
After another hour, Fang Shi wiped the sweat from his head and said, "It's finally done." The old man does not have a natal spiritual fire, he can only rely on his own internal force to forcibly refine, it is really half the effort, if there is a chance in the future, he must consult the fire and cultivate the natal spiritual fire in order to refine the medicine. ”
When the Danding had completely cooled down, Fang Shi opened the mouth of the Ding and poured out a few black pills from it, the surface of the pills was uneven and not round. Fang Shi smiled awkwardly and said, "Without the natal spiritual fire, this medicine refining is so-so, so-so." Anzhi, you will just take a moment. ”
Chen Anzhi recalled the entire alchemy process and asked, "Shibo, how do you control this alchemy process, how do you judge whether it has all melted, when can it start to fuse, and when can it be cooled down into a pill?"
"It takes a lot of practice. There is no absolute method, it is all based on personal experience, so every excellent alchemist has been cultivated after countless failures, An Zhi, don't be afraid, there is a slang saying in the Reckless Continent, failure is success hell. Failed, it doesn't matter, just do it again. Fang Shi thought that Chen Anzhi was scared and encouraged.
Chen Anzhi thought in his heart, then I can see the entire process of refining medicine, wouldn't that be invincible? Suddenly realized that he had a great advantage over medicine refining, but he didn't say it, after all, the release of spiritual power was his hole card, and now he didn't have spiritual power in his mind. The black Xiaoding is self-refining, his body is empty, and everything that can be consumed is consumed.
"Okay, the old man will meditate first, and today he will refine the remaining few, and the other medicinal materials are needed to refine the Six Divine Pills. The Six Divine Pills are pills that replenish the depletion of the Divine Soul. ”
Five hours later, the alchemist finally finished all the alchemy.
When he opened the door of the secret room, Fang Shi's face shriveled a little, it was really a hard work to refine medicine for a long time.
"Hero, hero, where's my antidote?" Zhou Bin and Baba came forward at the door.
Fang Shi poured out a Liushen Pill from the medicine bottle in his arms, handed it over and said, "Old man, I see that you have been doing well these days, take it, this is the antidote." “
"There's another bottle of Qi Replenishing Pill here, it's not that good, so let's take it too. Fang Shi took another jade bottle. These are the middle and lower grades of Qi Replenishing Pills.
"Qi Replenishing Pill!" Zhou Bin said in shock, and the eyes of everyone behind Zhou Bin showed a feverish light.
In these years, the price of the pill was very expensive, a low-grade qi tonifying pill cost ten taels of silver, and ordinary people couldn't afford to buy what they needed for cultivation at all, so they could only rely on natural accumulation. Especially when facing the enemy, there are two outcomes of having elixir and not having elixir. Maybe the internal strength of the two of them is exhausted at the same time, and one of them has the elixir, maybe he wins.
Zhou Bin trembled and took the jade bottle, as if holding a thousand catties of weight. This bottle of Qi Replenishing Pill may not be able to save many people, but when the enemy's internal force is approaching, it can receive miraculous effects.
"Hero, I'm waiting, I don't know Taishan with eyes, I'm offended. Zhou Bin bowed twice sincerely.
"Offended!" everyone bowed twice.
Fang Shi waved his hand and walked out of the house leisurely, with Chen Anzhi following behind. Everyone watched the two of them go away.
"Boss, is it really a qi tonifying pill?" and when the two of them walked away, a thin monkey said anxiously.
Zhou Bin indifferently put the jade bottle back into his arms and said, "In the future, whoever has merit, Lao Tzu will reward him." We are also people who have elixirs. ”
"Boss might!" the crowd shouted.
Chen Anzhi followed behind him and asked puzzledly: "Shibo, did you really poison him before?"
Fang Shi smiled indifferently and said: "That Zhou Bin has been fighting all year round, and there are a lot of dark diseases in his body, and the old man just gave him a stasis dissipation before." Just scare him, and he will naturally be fooled. Anzhi, walking the rivers and lakes in the future, you should keep in mind that you must not kill innocents indiscriminately, the cycle of heavenly principles, and retribution is unpleasant. In the dark, there is a providence. Although we were originally going against the heavens when we were cultivating, there was too much retribution, and we couldn't go far on the path of cultivation. ”
"Yes, the boy was taught. Chen Anzhi nodded in response. (To be continued......)