Zhou Yi's hands pinched various gestures like lightning, and the medicinal materials in the Great Ding also rolled up and down.

After a while, the medicinal herbs slowly melted under the high temperature in the Danding, turning into drops of crystal clear liquid beads of different colors, and the excess impurities turned into fly ash and floated out of the Danding with the wind.

And these drops of liquid slowly approached each other, and then slowly fused together, turning into a larger droplet.

The various colors in the beads were intertwined and entangled, churning up and down in the beads, and slowly, the color of the beads became uniform, no longer colorful, and the size was also smaller, about the size of a baby's head.

As time passes, the water in the droplets is evaporated, and the size slowly decreases, showing signs of condensation.

Zhou Yi's expression was solemn, his eyes were closed, and he kept reciting obscure formulas in his mouth, and at the same time, his spiritual sense was released, enveloping Dading, and feeling the heat of the pill in Dading.

After about two more incense sticks, a strange fragrance suddenly diffused from the big ding, which made people feel refreshed, Zhou Yi opened his eyes suddenly, and shouted: "Dancheng!"

Nine pale golden clusters of light slowly rose from the big ding, and as soon as they were higher than the mouth of the ding, the nine light clusters seemed to have spirituality, galloping away in all directions.

And Zhou Yi's eyes were calm as usual, as if he had expected this to happen, he shook his five fingers lightly, and said, "Accept!"

The nine light clusters seemed to be tightly held by a pair of invisible hands, and from far and near, they were retracted in front of Zhou Yi's eyes.

Fading away from the light wrapped around the periphery, nine pills with a yellowish color and a thumb-sized pill with gold threads on the surface emerged, and were packed by Zhou Yi in two jade boxes, one large and one small, six large and three small.

After extinguishing the flame in the Ding furnace and re-covering the lid of the Great Ding, Zhou Yi turned around, looked at Han Shi with love in his eyes, and said: "Han Shi, from today on, I will accept you as a disciple as a teacher, are you willing?"

Han Shi did not hesitate, bowed three times and bowed nine times to Zhou Yi, and said respectfully: "The disciple is willing." ”

Zhou Yi laughed when he heard this, and his heart was greatly relieved, and he said in a deep voice: "Han Shi, do you know why this mountain road is called the Steps to Heaven?"

The disciple guessed that if he was able to fully ascend this level, he would feel like he had ascended to heaven in one step. ”

Zhou Yi's eyes showed appreciation, with a look of reminiscence, and said: "That's right, but this matter is not sure for the teacher, this matter has been passed down from ancient times to the present, but in the nearly 10,000 years of history of my Xuanyangmen, no one has ever completely crossed the steps of Tongtian, so what will be the big opportunity, the master does not know, you are the first person to climb this step in Xuanyangmen, this word Tongtian, if it is true, it will definitely fall on you." ”

"And my generation of monks, to cultivate the immortal law, to comprehend the way of heaven as their own responsibility, even if there is no chance this time, do not be discouraged, in the process of climbing to the top of the mountain, the firm will you show is the greatest gain. ”

"In the teacher's view, on the path of cultivation, this will is the most important, far above the external objects, I hope the disciples will keep this in mind, remember to remember!"

Han Shi's face was solemn, and he said respectfully: "Apprentice Han Shi, I will be taught by the master, and I must remember it in my heart, and I dare not forget it."

"You will come with your teacher. ”

Zhou Yi turned around and walked towards a stone chamber, which was built in the middle of the mountain wall, and was dug up from the rock with great magical powers to make a house.

Walking to the inside of the stone room, Han Shi carefully looked around, there were many square-like spaces on the walls of the stone room, and there were many different kinds of medicinal herbs in them, most of which had dried up.

In the center of the stone chamber is a futon, apparently for meditation, and not far in front of the futon, there is a Dan furnace the size of an adult's head, which is purple-gold and engraved with nine dragons of different shapes, giving people a sense of majesty.

Zhou Yi sat on the futon, his right hand turned slightly, and another futon appeared out of thin air, Han Shi sat down according to his words, but his eyes were carefully looking at the purple-gold Dan furnace.

"Han Shi, from today onwards, the teacher will begin to teach you the way of alchemy, but before that, the teacher must remind you that the way of alchemy has to endure a lot more tribulations than ordinary cultivation spells. ”

"Alchemy is extremely cumbersome, but everything must be done with caution, which is not something ordinary people can bear. ”

"Moreover, alchemy is not something that can be achieved in a short period of time, and it is common for decades to not make an inch. ”

"So, do you still want to choose the path of alchemy?"

"If you don't want to, the teacher can also teach you the way to cultivate spells, with your heart, even if the spiritual root attribute is limited, but the teacher still believes that you will be successful in the future. Zhou Yi's face was indifferent, whether it was cultivation or alchemy, he was very confident in Han Shi.

When Han Shi heard this, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he said with a smile: "Master, if the apprentice wants to refine the pill and cultivate without letting it go, I don't know if it's okay?"

Zhou Yi was slightly stunned when he heard this, there was no displeasure on his face, he groaned a little, and looked at Han Shi with a hint of strangeness in his eyes.

"Danwu double cultivation?"

"This matter is not impossible, for the teacher hundreds of years ago I have seen such a monk, that person has been a Danwu double cultivator since childhood, as a four-grade Dan master, a body of cultivation has reached the late stage of Yuan Dan, if this person is still alive, now must be Yuan Ying cultivation. ”

And your master and I, it was not the case back then, I first practiced the practice of the beginner, and then when I reached the later stage of the Yuan Dan, I changed to practice the art of Dan, and my cultivation did not fall behind, until today, I have reached the Yuan Baby, and in terms of alchemy, I am the master of the Five Rank Dan. ”

"I'm worried about the teacher, you don't have any cultivation now, and alchemy itself is something that requires a lot of mental effort, if you still have to cultivate spells, I'm afraid you won't be able to take care of it then, and in the end, you still have to give up. There was not the slightest fluctuation in Zhou Yi's words, and he did not make a choice for Han Shi.

He always believed that every choice on the path of cultivation should be decided by the cultivator, and all he could do for Han Shi was to provide choices.

"Master rest assured, regarding the choice of this matter, the disciple thinks that he must try before he can make a choice, and it is not too late to think about it, and I hope that Master will approve it. ”

There was a resoluteness in Han Shi's words, this temper was very good for Zhou Yi's appetite, even if Zhou Yi was not optimistic about this matter, he couldn't help but nod slightly at this time, expressing his approval.

Anyway, as a teacher, I will pass on your alchemy and cultivation exercises at the same time, Zhou Yi took out two jade slips from his sleeve, one was light cyan, and the other was milky white.

Zhou Yi handed the pale cyan jade slip to Han Shi, "This slip is the introductory pill recipe, which contains the refining method of a pill, but the most important thing in it is the record of medicinal materials." ”

"Basically, in addition to a few extremely rare medicinal materials, some medicinal materials that are difficult to see are also collected, and you need to be familiar with the appearance and name of each medicinal material within three months, and you must also be familiar with the characteristics of the medicinal materials, so that you can be regarded as the introduction to the Dan Dao and embark on the path of alchemy. ”

"This is a third-order Dan furnace, refining the first-order pill is more than enough, and it will be given to you as a teacher, you can accept it, but remember, this Dan furnace cannot be taken away from Xuanyang Gate before you cultivate to the Yuan Infant. ”

Zhou Yi flipped his left hand, and a black Dan furnace appeared, the size was very close to the Dan furnace engraved with dragon patterns just now, and the black Dan furnace floated towards Han Shi, floating quietly in front of him.

Han Shi's eyes lit up, and he immediately reached out to take it, but his arm sank suddenly.

Han Shi showed a hint of surprise on his face, this Dan furnace, which looked small on the outside, actually weighed nearly a thousand catties, if it weren't for his superior arm strength, he was afraid that he would have fallen to the ground by mistake today, revealing an embarrassment.

Zhou Yi smiled when he saw this, "This Dan furnace was used for alchemy in the early years of the teacher, and it was also passed down from your ancestors and as a teacher. ”

"Legend has it that this Dan furnace is a piece of black stone that your ancestor occasionally got in his early years, and after careful construction, it was finally formed, and the material of black stone is extraordinary, it is a rare treasure. ”

"This Dan furnace is a treasure, Han Shi, you have to be cautious. Han Shi's face was solemn and he nodded slightly.

"And this milky white jade slip contains five first-order exercises carefully selected for you by the teacher, and the disciples with mottled spiritual roots have also seen a lot of them in Xuanyangmen. ”

"Actually, as long as you identify one discipline and cultivate wholeheartedly, you will definitely achieve something, but many people are so ambitious, or they can't accept the fact that their cultivation speed is slower than others, and they always want to go off the rails, fantasizing that one day they may ascend to the sky. ”

"It has been a thousand years since I cultivated for my teacher, and this kind of person, who can finally attain enlightenment, has never seen one!"