Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Tang Ning smiled and said, "All the brothers in the Herbal Medicine Department have a close relationship with me. If you need any elixir, fellow Taoist Gao, just let me know. As long as it is grown within the sect, you can get it as easily as you can."

Upon hearing this, Gao Cailiang's eyes lit up, and he quickly said: "I wonder if there are rolan flowers and water grass? The best growing year is five years or more. Nowadays, all the shops sell inferior goods, usually three-year-old flowers." Old ones, some of which are less than two years old, of course can be replaced by a higher-level alchemist, but for someone like me who is not particularly skilled in skills, it is too difficult to refine the Wanling Pill. "

Roland flower and Shuipu grass are both the main ingredients of Wan Ling Dan. Wan Ling Dan is an elixir used by monks in the late stage of Qi refining.

"This is very easy, but I have to go to the sect in person, which takes a lot of time."

Gao Cailiang hurriedly said: "It doesn't matter. I wonder when fellow Taoist Tang will set off, or should I go with fellow Taoist Taoist?"

"Lao Wu." Gao Yingyuan saw that he was getting more and more outrageous. He would never make such a request when they met, so he hurriedly stopped him. He smiled apologetically at Tang Ning and said, "My brother is always like this. As long as it is beneficial to his alchemy, he loses control and ignores other things."

Gao Cailiang also realized that he was Meng Lang: "I just made a mistake in the next moment, and I hope you will forgive me. To be honest, fellow Taoist, this matter has troubled me for a long time. Over the years, I have tried countless times to refine the Wanling Pill, but they all ended in failure. Every time At the critical moment, the elixir cannot withstand the warmth of the spiritual fire in the body and cannot be perfectly integrated."

"If I get an elixir that is older, has better resistance to temperature and heat, and is easier to fuse, I think I should be able to do it. As long as I succeed once, I can master the various balances of the medicinal properties. After repeated trials, I can finally master this. The secret of elixir refining.”

Tang Ning could understand him. This was the case with many things. Even though he felt that he had done a good job in all aspects, he failed to achieve it. In fact, the only thing missing was the finishing touch.

"Fellow Taoist, please be patient. I will hand over this elixir to you within half a year." Tang Ning said. The reason why he was so confident was naturally because of the green aura in his body. When he came out of the sect, he took the medicinal herbs with him. All the elixir seeds he planted, not to mention the five-year-old elixir, even the fifty-year-old elixir could not trouble him.

"Thank you, fellow Taoist. I know that five-year-old orchid flowers and water pomegranates are quite rare. I will not be at a loss in terms of price, fellow Taoist."

"Giving a few small things to fellow Taoist can be regarded as a gift from fellow Taoist Professor Dao of elixirs. I wonder if you have some free time now. Would you like to go to the alchemy room of fellow Taoist?"

"Since Mr. Tang is going to the alchemy room to learn how to make elixirs, Gao will not accompany you. Lao Wu, Mr. Tang is sincerely asking for advice. You will be able to treat guests well," Gao Yingyuan said.

Gao Cailiang nodded without saying much.

The two of them left the inner hall and took off in the air with their magic weapons.

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Chiyan Mountain is located at the junction of Lipo County and Shuiyi County. The mountain is steep. Unlike other peaks that have green pines and green cypresses all year round, Chiyan Mountain has no vegetation. The entire mountain is red and yellow in color. There are many strange rocks and rocks on the mountain. Gao Cailiang's alchemy room was built on this mountain.

As soon as Tang Ning stepped onto the mountain, she felt waves of heat hitting her face.

"There is a huge lava at the bottom of the mountain. The vegetation cannot withstand such high temperatures, so there is no grass growing on the entire mountain." Gao Cailiang explained.

The alchemy room was built on the top of the mountain, and the temperature was lower than that at the bottom of the mountain. There was only a boy of about ten years old guarding the entire room. Seeing the two boys, the boy hurriedly saluted and called them immortal masters.

Tang Ning glanced at the boy and saw the spiritual energy surging around him. He was actually a person with spiritual roots, but for some reason he was dragged here by Gao Cailiang to do such a chore.

The surroundings of the alchemy room are made of Qingyan stone, and the feet are paved with black basil. Both materials have the effect of dissipating heat and cooling, so the temperature in the room is just right.

Gao Cailiang opened the door of the alchemy room, and the first thing he saw was a three-foot-tall bronze cauldron.

The big cauldron is dark red in color and looks plain and simple. There are three toad-like mouths under the cauldron for ventilation.

There are three more wooden boxes at the mouth.

There is a through hole on the left and right sides of the tripod for throwing medicinal materials and controlling spiritual fire.

There is a transparent chip in the middle part of the front of the bronze tripod, which can clearly observe the situation inside the tripod furnace.

There is a hand crank with many holes on the ground on the left side of the cauldron.

There are three large boxes and a horizontal board on the right side. Below the tripod is a huge pit that leads directly to the ground.

Gao Cailiang stepped forward and stroked the bronze tripod and introduced: "This famous bronze tripod has three legs and two mouths. There are three legs under the tripod and two mouths on the tripod. It is a first-class top-level magic weapon. Its toughness is enough to withstand the impact of medicinal materials as strong as the Foundation Establishment Pill. The larger through hole on the left is used to throw elixirs, the smaller through hole on the right is used by the alchemist to control the spiritual fire, and the three toad mouths below are used for heat dissipation and ventilation. "

"This hand crank also serves as a fire weapon. Shaking it can generate flames. In addition to the performance of the elixir, the effectiveness of the elixir, and the skill of the alchemist, the refining of the elixir is also crucial. "

"That is the flame of alchemy. The reason why I chose this place as the alchemy room is because there is living molten magma under the mountain. My alchemy room has direct access to the living molten water at the bottom of the mountain. It can extract the live molten flame to refine medicine."

Speaking of this, his face was full of pride: "It's not that Gao is bragging, but the rations in my alchemy room are the best in Jingbei. It took a lot of effort to build this room. No matter the alchemy cauldron, Lingyan is still one of the best, but the alchemist’s skills are a bit inferior.”

"What's so great about this living lava flame? I see that those casual cultivators who refine the Bigu Pill seem to use ordinary flames." Tang Ning asked.

"The temperature of the living magma flame is higher, the solubility is stronger, and the fusion time of the elixir will be shorter. Ordinary flames can only refine the Bigu Pill. If it is used to refine the Qi Condensation Pill, even a master-level alchemist will have difficulty. Success, the flame chosen when refining the elixir is an important factor that directly affects the success rate of the elixir."

“How to create a flame with a fire starter?”

"This is simple. You see, push this hole upward, and the device leading to the magma at the bottom of the mountain will start. Then just shake the handle clockwise to generate flames." Gao Cailiang said, shaking his hand Bundle.

Not long after, a faint red flame appeared in the pit below the alchemy cauldron. As the handle continued to be shaken, the flame grew bigger and bigger.

"When the flame burns to this point, click this hole and the flame will continue to be supplied. This hole can control the flame to increase or decrease according to the state of the elixir. The size must be determined by experience."

"Now I will teach you how to refine the Qi Nourishing Pill, so you can remember the steps."

Gao Cailiang opened the cabinet on the right, which was filled with black wooden boxes of different sizes. The names of various medicinal materials were written on the outside of the wooden boxes. He took out seven or eight kinds of medicinal materials and placed them on the horizontal board and said: "To make alchemy, you must first know The formula of the elixir is different for each elixir. Take the formula of the Nourishing Qi Pill, for example, the main medicine is Jinyuhua and Qinglucao, and there are five auxiliary medicines, namely angelica, lotus seed, ginseng, and polygonatum. Licorice.”

"After knowing the formula, the next step is to prepare the medicine. Five qian of angelica root, three qian of ginseng, three qian of polygonatum and two qian of licorice. Grind them into powder, then add ten drops of lotus seed juice to make it into the shape of an elixir and add smoked yellow powder for solidification. Potion, this is the initial appearance of the elixir, we call it elixir. "

Gao Cailiang worked as he talked, grinding angelica root, ginseng, polygonatum, and licorice into powder, cutting it with a wooden ruler, cutting out a small part of each powder, mixing them together and kneading them into a ball. Hold the lotus seed in your right hand and pinch it. The lotus seed juice drips on the round ball. After ten drops, place the round ball on the horizontal board.

At this time, the round ball was still made of various medicinal powders, with various colors intersecting. Although it had the shape of a pill, the internal structure was loose.

Gao Cailiang sprinkled the smoked yellow powder evenly on it, and kneaded the ball with his hands. The originally loose ball quickly solidified, and its color also changed, turning into a black elixir.

"This elixir must be very round and there should be no pits. Otherwise, when the elixir is condensed, the medicine will be unevenly affected, and the internal medicine will be filled with internal medicine, destroying the elixir."

"In addition, the dosage of Chinese medicinal materials in the elixir recipe must be very accurate. The so-called difference is a thousand miles away. If the dosage of the medicinal materials is wrong, the elixir will not be condensed anyway. You can use a weight to weigh it as a beginner. You will make more elixirs in the future. Now, you will naturally know how much a piece of money is. Making pills is the first step, and it is the basic skill of alchemy. It seems simple, but in fact it is difficult to achieve without months of hard work. You can feel this pill. "

Gao Cailiang handed the pill to him, and Tang Ning stroked the pill back and forth. It felt very round and smooth as jade.

"After the pill is made, put it in through the hole on the left. Remember, you must start a fire and let the flames warm the pill before putting the pill in. At this time, you must observe carefully. See the pill from the chip. Change, because the elixir is made of angelica, ginseng, polygonatum, licorice, and lotus seeds, its medicinal properties cannot withstand the warm roasting of live molten slurry. However, because smoked yellow powder is added as a coagulant, the inside of the elixir will disintegrate first. , disintegrating from the inside out.”

Tang Ning looked through the chip and saw that the elixir was disintegrating from the inside out. Many tiny pinholes appeared on the surface of the pill, and white powder continued to float out from the pinholes. This white powder was the medicinal powder, and it must be This happens when the inside is disintegrated first, and the round balls are dispersed into white powder.

"At this time, when the pill is about to disperse, put the main medicine Jinyuhua and Qinglucao into it. Jinyu costs five qian and Qinglucao four qian."

Gao Caijian used a wooden ruler to cut the powder of Golden Jade Flower and Qinglu Grass into a round ball and drilled the hole from the left side: "This powder only needs to be kneaded into a ball. It does not need to be round and smooth, because there is no coagulant, so it is very It is loose and will dissolve quickly when exposed to high temperatures.”

"This is the time to test the skills of the alchemist. The most important step in condensing the alchemy is to control the fire."