Chronicles of Celestial Origins

The alchemy rooms were basically the same, with a radius of several tens of feet visible. Tang Ning casually glanced at the various auxiliary elixirs placed in the cabinets, and immediately felt a little strange.

Many elixirs in the cabinet were pounded into powder and sealed in bottles, but these types of elixirs were not auxiliary medicines for Huang Yuan Dan, nor were they auxiliary medicines for Yuanyang Dan.

As the saying goes, laymen only watch the excitement, while experts watch the door. Tang Ning has been studying alchemy for many years. Although her talent is not outstanding and her skills are not very high, she still understands the basic common sense of alchemy.

Everyone in this world has different methods of refining alchemy, but the differences are only reflected in the amount of medicine used, the control of spiritual fire, the control of temperature and other details.

The types of alchemy elixirs are all the same, and both the main medicine and the auxiliary medicine are fixed.

The types of elixirs in this person's cabinet are quite different from the types of elixirs used to refine Xiaoyang Dan. Among them, Shui Linglian, Jiuye Zhi, and Zhu Yanguo are all auxiliary medicines for refining Jingu Pills.

Black tongue grass, yellow lotus essence, and black gastrodia elata are the medicines used to refine the rebirth elixir.

Ye Ling Ye, Red Blood Grass, and Tianxinghua are auxiliary medicines for refining Huichun Jade Dew Pills.

There are more than a dozen types of elixirs displayed in several large cabinets. They are all side elixirs that can strengthen bones and strengthen muscles, activate blood and replenish qi, and rejuvenate blood. They have nothing to do with practicing Qi refining elixirs.

As for the auxiliary drugs of Xiaoyang Dan, there are no green wood resin, red gauze grass, yellow ginseng, and blood python branch.

"Fellow Taoist Tang, what's wrong?" Fang Yuan asked when he saw him opening a row of cabinets and frowning in thought as if he had doubts.

"These types of elixirs don't seem to have anything to do with refining Yuanyang Pills. What's the purpose of putting so many of them here?"

Fang Yuan smiled: "It seems that fellow Taoist Tang is an expert. To be honest, I don't know much about alchemy. These are all requested by fellow Taoist Shao Hui. He explained that his alchemy method is different from others, so he asked us to prepare these thing."

"This is surprising. Can Yuanyang Pill be made from these?"

"He has always used these to refine elixirs. According to him, this is his unique alchemy technique."

"Oh, really?"

"At first, the other alchemists in this temple didn't believe it. It wasn't until they saw his alchemy process in person that they were impressed. However, for the time being, he is the only one who uses this method. The others still use green wood resin, red gauze grass, and yellow ginseng. , blood snake branches as auxiliary medicine."

"What's the success rate of his alchemy?"

"Not bad, basically maintaining a success rate of 80 to 90%."

"It's so weird. To be honest, Tang knows a little about alchemy, but he has never seen anyone using these elixir formulas to refine Yuanyang Pill. I would like to meet this person. Can you recommend him?"

"No problem, someone is here." Fang Yuan shouted, and before he finished speaking, a man came in from outside and saluted, "Senior Fang, what are your orders?"

"Go and invite fellow Taoist Shao Hui."

"Yes." The man responded and left.

"Fellow Daoist Fang, may I ask where the elixirs that your palace refines every year are sold?"

"We sell directly to the chamber of commerce at 80% of the market price."

"How many years have you been here, fellow Taoist?"

"About sixty or seventy years ago! At first I worked at Huajianting City Store, and then I was transferred here."

The two were chatting and waiting. After about an hour of burning incense, they heard the sound of footsteps. A man with a short stature came in from the outside, bowed his head to Fang Yuan and said, "Senior Fang, what are you calling me for?"

Tang Ning looked him up and down. He was in the middle stage of Jindan cultivation. He had short hands and feet, and a strong body. He looked like a short-legged tiger. He had a garlic nose, red eyes, unshaven beard, swollen eye circles, slovenly appearance, and very sloppy appearance. In fact, judging from his appearance alone, he looked him up and down. I dare not compliment you.

What's more, his eyes were dull and he looked a little stupid.

Tang Ning didn't expect that in the art of alchemy, someone could be so strange and extraordinary, and that a person with such attainments would actually look like this. It really fulfilled the old saying, a person cannot be judged by his appearance, and the sea cannot be measured.

"Fellow Taoist Shao, this is fellow Taoist Tang Ning, a distinguished guest of our hall. After hearing about your alchemy method, he was very interested and wanted to see you making alchemy with his own eyes, so I specially invited you to show it to him."

"Oh!" Shao Hui nodded dully, but made no move. After a few breaths, Tangning was wondering why he was motionless. She saw his head turned towards her like a puppet, and asked in a low voice: "Senior, can I Has it started yet?”

"Can."

Only then did Shao Hui move. He first opened the fire veins under the alchemy cauldron, then took out the auxiliary elixirs such as black gastrodia, red blood grass, Zhu Yanguo, Tianxinghua, and black tongue grass from the cabinet, and kneaded them into a round pill. shape and throw it into the alchemy cauldron.

When the pills are about to disperse, the main medicine is put into the cauldron, the spiritual fire controls the temperature, and the consciousness pulls the main medicine powder and the pills into one.

The whole process took less than a quarter of an hour. Shao Hui slapped the alchemy cauldron and spit out a black and round elixir from below.

Tang Ning took the elixir with a move in his hand, held it with his fingers and observed it carefully. The spiritual structure of the elixir was very stable, and its surface was shiny, no different from the Yuanyang elixir he usually refined.

It turns out it's really possible, he muttered to himself, turned around and saw Shao Hui standing behind him with a dull expression and his hands hanging down.

"Who taught you this recipe?"

"What I said to the seniors was studied by the juniors themselves."

"Do your own research? What do you think about using auxiliary medicines such as black gastrodia, red blood grass, Zhu Yanguo, Tianxinghua, and black tongue grass to replace green wood resin, red gauze grass, yellow ginseng, and blood python branches?"

"The junior feels that the principle of alchemy is actually the same, it's just the fusion of medicinal properties. Green wood resin has the effect of revitalizing qi, red gauze grass is used to remove cold, yellow ginseng is to strengthen the body, and blood python branch is to strengthen the blood, so the junior used it The substitution of elixirs with similar medicinal properties was finally successful after repeated experiments. ”

"Why do you want to use these elixirs to replace the original auxiliary drugs? Isn't it better to just use the formula of Gubendan? The cost of your medicines is not as low as the original formula!"

"Junior thinks that the refining of elixirs should be open to all schools of thought, and there should not be fixed rules and restrictions. Just like the Strengthening Pill, there should actually be many kinds of refining formulas for it, and everyone can have a variety of them. Choose, not just one." When Shao Hui said this, a glint of light flashed in his dull eyes.

Tang Ning nodded slightly. Although he didn't think it would be practical to study a few more formulas, the spirit of immersing himself in it was still commendable.

"So the many types of elixirs in the cabinet are all materials you use to research new formulas, right?"

"Yes, senior Mingjian."

"Besides Yuanyang Pill, do you have any other secret recipes for different pills?"

"Every time I become proficient in refining a type of elixir, I will research one or two different formulas."

"The cost of refining the elixir is not a small amount of money. How long did it take you to successfully refine the elixir using this formula?"

"About half a year."

"Only half a year?"

"yes."

"Who did you study under?"

"Juniors figure it out on their own and don't have famous teachers to teach them."

"Oh!" Tang Ning took a deep look at him and nodded: "Thank you, fellow Taoist. Today is really an eye-opener for Tang. You go first!"

Shao Hui turned his head to Fang Yuan, saw him nodding, and then retreated.

"Fellow Daoist Tang, let's go to the storage room and take a look!" Fang Yuan said.

"Okay." The three of them left the alchemy room. As they were walking, Tang Ning asked again, "Fellow Daoist Fang, where did you find this fellow Daoist Shao Hui just now?"

"You have to ask fellow Daoist Jiang about this. All the alchemists here were found by him. Otherwise, how would I have the ability to find so many alchemists?"

Jiang Xinquan smiled and said: "He is a casual cultivator. He hangs out in the alchemy room in Yuanxiangfang City, northwest of our pavilion all year round. Because of his eccentric temperament and dull manner, he likes to study strange elixir formulas. Many fellow alchemists jokingly call him Dan Chi is also slightly famous in the local area.”

"When there was a shortage of manpower here, I sent someone to contact him. He heard that there were free elixirs for him to make elixirs here, and he readily agreed, so he came here."

"This person is obsessed with the art of alchemy. He has almost no other hobbies except alchemy. He is either refining alchemy or cultivating all year round. He basically doesn't interact with outsiders. You can tell by looking at his foolish and foolish look."

Tang Ning asked: "He used this formula to refine the Strengthening Pill. The success rate must not be very high at the beginning, and the cost should be quite high. How to calculate this expense? Will your palace pay him in advance?"

"Of course not. We are in business, how can we let him go through such trouble? The salary that should be paid is written in the contract, and he is responsible for the profits and losses."

"Oh? Then when he first tried this refining method, didn't he pay a lot of salary?"

Fang Yuandao: "That's not the case. Don't look at other people who are silly and stupid, but he is not really stupid. When he was recruited by this temple, he was already very proficient in using this formula to refine the Strengthening Pill. Completed There is no problem with our mission.”

"You see, there are so many weird elixirs in the cabinet that he prepared by trying other formulas. Whenever he completes the task of refining the elixir, he uses the remaining parts to practice by himself and try other formulas."

"As long as the task is completed, of course we can't control him and let him do whatever he wants."

Tang Ning said: "I think this person is a talented person. He can learn it by himself without a teacher, and he has found a new way in the way of elixirs. This shows that he has talents. If he can be reused and cultivated, he may become a master of elixirs in time." ”

Fang Yuandao: "That also depends on whether his cultivation can match his talent for alchemy. Our business is all about profit, and we can't provide him with free elixirs."

"As for his new research, to be honest, I even made a special trip to find a well-known person in Benting's alchemy field to review it. It's not worth mentioning at all. Some formulas have complex ingredients and the cost is only higher than the original formula. , and it’s not as effective as the original formula.”

"Just like the new formula of Yuanyang Pill he developed, the cost is higher than the original auxiliary drug formula. It's not that others can't make these things, it's just inconvenient to use, and no one wants to waste energy."

"To put it bluntly, these formulas have no practical benefits at all."