Chapter 86 Raising a family is not easy
On the way back, Lin Bai felt a lot of emotion.
Many sects and clans have given away many entry-level methods that casual cultivators have struggled to find.
The end point of some people's lives may not be as good as the starting point of some people's birth.
Lin Bai was not cynical, but he was increasingly aware of the status gap between casual cultivators and sects and clans, as well as the importance of Zhu Yumao's letter of recommendation.
"When Brother Zhu sent me the letter, he only regarded me as a good friend who we could talk to, hoping to help me a little, and did not expect anything in return from me."
"Moreover, when we were in Fengming Pavilion just now, the female surgeon was dissatisfied. She was obviously quite dissatisfied with Zhu Yumao's behavior. This also shows that Brother Zhu really put in the effort to obtain this letter of recommendation for me. Take responsibility.”
"This favor should be kept in mind."
Lin Bai was thinking as he went home.
When they arrived at the entrance of their cave, they saw fellow Taoist Yang next door bending down and talking to the little girl from the Jiang family.
The two of them were sneaking around and seemed to be plotting something.
This fellow Daoist Yang, whose real name is Yang Xiang, is about 20 years old and is at the third level of Qi training.
"Fellow Taoist Yun." Yang Xiang saw Lin Bai coming and smiled awkwardly.
Jiang Xiaobai didn't care much, he just put one hand on his waist and said: "Some things are like divine opportunities. If you don't grasp them well, it will be too late to appreciate them after you lose them."
What does this mean?
Lin Bai stepped forward and bowed, feeling that there were some things he needed to ask clearly.
Earlier, Jiang Xiaobai said that he and Pei Ning were rushing in and out of the woods at the foot of the Tianchi Mountain, and they suspected of kidney deficiency...
It was true that he entered the woods. Many people saw it at that time, but most of them were strangers and no one knew Lin Bai.
Lin Bai was reclusive these days, and although he had friends with her, they were infrequent, and he never heard anyone mention this matter. Others did not look at him with eyes that were always lower than when he was in Huaxi County.
This shows that no one connected that incident to themselves, let alone that they were involved.
How did this little girl named Jiang know?
Lin Bai looked at Jiang Xiaobai and asked: "Fellow Daoist Jiang, who told you about what I did at the foot of Tianchi Mountain before? Can you tell me? Although I have a low cultivation level, I know that bamboo can be burned but not destroyed. The principle of integrity. Although the name of innocence is small, how can it be frequently tarnished? ”
Jiang Xiaobai laughed twice but said nothing.
However, Yang Xiang showed a bit of embarrassment on his face and did not dare to look at Lin Bai.
Okay! Lin Bai was not stupid, he knew immediately that it was this good neighbor who did it! He must have been at the foot of Tianchi Mountain at that time, and then he told it to the little girl of the Jiang family!
The last person who slandered me was Niu Er, and this time it was Yang Xiang who slandered me. They were all acquaintances!
"Brother Yang, you and I are good neighbors, and you brought me to participate in the Taoist meeting. I am so grateful. How can I..." Lin Bai sighed with a look of regret.
"Fellow Daoist Yun, it's my fault, I let it slip." Yang Xiang was full of embarrassment and kept bowing.
Lin Bai knew that he had a soft character and this matter was nothing. Just as he was about to expose it, Yang Xiang took out a bottle of elixir from his storage bag and offered it to him with both hands.
"This bottle of Qi Condensing Pill is given to Fellow Daoist Yun, please don't blame me." Yang Xiang was very sincere, "I will never talk about this matter again in the future, please rest assured, Fellow Daoist Yun."
This Qi Condensing Pill is not precious, but is taken by Qi Practitioners during their practice. It can activate the Qi sea and improve the efficiency of practice.
Of course, it is much more expensive than the Qi Nourishing Pill.
When Lin Bai saw that he didn't seem to be faking it and had a worried look on his face, he took away the Qi Condensing Pill.
After saying a few more polite words, Lin Bai returned to the cave and closed the door.
"Then Daoyou Yang seems to be a little afraid of me... is it because I have just practiced the fifth level of Qi?"
"Sure enough, the state of cultivation is the foundation!"
Lin Bai sighed while taking out the things given by Senior Zhu Jianyang.
The Small Yin Yang Cauldron is an ordinary small alchemy cauldron, about three feet three tall, and the length and width of the cauldron is about one foot one.
Then he took out the wooden box and opened it. It was filled with the spiritual materials needed for the Qi Nourishing Pill.
There is also a booklet sent by Zhu Jianyang, with the words "Zhu Jianguang's Essays" on the cover.
When I opened it, I saw that senior Zhu Jianguang's insights into alchemy were written in detail.
Including how to control fire with spiritual power, how to observe the alchemy furnace with spiritual consciousness while refining alchemy, how to distinguish the quality of spiritual materials, and their compatibility.
There are also several formulas for elixirs, such as the common Qi-nourishing elixirs and blood-tonifying elixirs. Senior Zhu Jianguang described in detail the various problems encountered during its refining and the solutions.
Judging from the brushwork, this senior Zhu Jianguang is really obsessed with alchemy. He feels happy when he succeeds in refining alchemy. He is not discouraged when he fails to refine alchemy. Instead, he has high morale and actively summarizes and reflects.
Lin Bai watched with fascination, as if the senior Zhu Jianguang was right in front of him, but at the end, it stopped abruptly.
"There should be some more in-depth content later, but it's a pity that I won't be allowed to read it. This essay should be passed down within the Zhu family clan for enlightenment purposes and will not be passed on to others..."
Lin Bai recited Zhu Yumao's Hao'er again in his mind, and then looked at the small Yin Yang Cauldron.
After careful observation, I picked up the spiritual material and carefully distinguished the good and bad according to the essay.
They are all excellent things.
Qi-nourishing elixir is the most common elixir. Its function is to take it when the spiritual power is insufficient, and it can quickly restore some spiritual power. Therefore, every Qi practicing monk will prepare a lot of them when traveling at home, and the demand is huge.
Place the small Yin Yang Cauldron and place the spiritual materials on one side.
Lin Bai stretched out his finger to attract the flame, then slowly controlled the fire and observed the changes in the small Yin Yang Cauldron.
There are many types of fire used in alchemy. The most common is earth fire, as well as yin fire and yang fire. Generally speaking, because earth fire is the most common and relatively stable and mild, earth fire is the most commonly used. As for the others, firstly, they are difficult to find; secondly, they are difficult to control due to insufficient cultivation.
Qi-nourishing pills are the most common and easiest to refine. You can use your own spiritual power to attract fire, and the spiritual power consumed is limited.
If you want to refine other elixirs, such as the Qi Condensing Pill, it requires more spiritual energy due to the many steps and time-consuming process. However, the qi cultivator's qi sea contains less spiritual energy and cannot maintain the fire for a long time, so he needs to use external force, such as earth fire.
If your cultivation reaches the realm of golden elixir, you can make elixirs with elixir fire without the help of external fire. You can only use your own ability to make elixirs with elixir fire, and the effect will be even better.
Lin Bai controlled the fire and silently observed the changes in the temperature of the small Yin Yang Cauldron. According to what Zhu Jianguang said in his essay, one needs to be familiar with the nature of the alchemy furnace before making alchemy.
After observing for half an hour, Lin Bai stopped.
I summarized it first, then closed my eyes and let my mind go.
Arriving on the stone plate, Lin Bai waved his hand to capture a cloud of mist, which turned into a small Yin Yang Cauldron. Recruit another group and turn it into spiritual material.
Stretch out your finger to bring out the fire, and follow the steps in Zhu Jianguang's essay to put in the three spiritual materials in sequence.
He controls the fire with one hand, and at the same time uses his spiritual consciousness to observe the changes inside and outside the alchemy furnace.
Of course, because the pill furnace and the spiritual materials are both made of mist, although they are very similar, they are not real things after all, so there is no way to refine pills.
Lin Bai was just feeling the process of alchemy, manifesting the problems encountered by senior Zhu Jianguang one by one, and then turning them into his own experience.
Having practiced this hundreds of times, Lin Bai has memorized the control of fire and the steps of making alchemy by heart.
"I wonder if as my realm improves, will I be able to contain everything I think and see on the stone plate? For example, sword intent, or even draw talismans here?"
Opening his eyes, Lin Bai thought about it again and began to refine the elixir.
Lin Bai stretched out his fingers to draw the fire. He moved skillfully. He first observed the intensity of the fire and the alchemy furnace, and then added the spiritual materials one by one, like a veteran who had been refining alchemy for many years.
It takes about half an hour to refine a furnace of Qi-nourishing pills, and one furnace produces about twenty pills.
Half an hour later, the pill was completed.
Seventeen pills were released, leaving a lot of medicine residue.
Lin Bai cleaned the alchemy furnace and refined it for five more furnaces. When the spiritual power of the sea of qi was slightly exhausted, he returned to the stone plate to recover.
In this way, the more times you practice, the more skillful and steady you become.
There were a total of twenty spiritual materials and twenty furnaces of alchemy, and no one was missed.
Except for the fact that at the beginning there were less than twenty pills produced in each furnace, after that there were more than twenty pills. The total was four hundred and forty pills.
Recovering his spiritual power again, Lin Bai silently summarized and reflected.
My talent in alchemy is not outstanding, I can only say that it is above average, but I can't help but work hard to make up for my weakness.
After putting away the Qi-nourishing pill, Lin Bai waited for another five days before going out.
When they arrived at Fengming Pavilion, the female cultivator at the counter seemed to be keeping accounts. She looked up and saw Lin Bai, her eyes lit up, and she seemed relieved.
Are you afraid that I won't be able to escape with my belongings? You are a businessman who shows emotions and anger, but Xiuxiu still knows how to pretend to be profound.
Lin Bai smiled and bowed.
The female cultivator waved to a helper to look after the counter, then bowed to Lin Bai and said, "Fellow Taoist Yun, please go upstairs to talk."
She led the way, and Lin Bai followed.
After going upstairs, it was still the same room, but Zhu Jianyang was nowhere to be seen.
"Uncle is out on business." The female cultivator smiled, poured tea, "Please."
There was no tea last time, and we weren't so polite.
Lin Bai took out the Qi-Nourishing Pill from the storage ring and said with a smile: "Finally, I have achieved something. I destroyed a few furnaces and got 200 Qi-Nourishing Pills. I asked my Taoist friends to check it out."
Lin Bai kept two hundred and twenty pills privately. It's not that I mean to be greedy, but I'm a novice and shouldn't reveal too much.
"Two hundred pills?" The female cultivator showed a bit of disbelief. She glanced at it carefully and said in surprise: "Is this really your first time entering the alchemy path, fellow Taoist Yun?"
have to! Still less greedy!
"It is indeed the first time." Lin Bai smiled, took a sip of tea, and continued: "I have to thank Senior Zhu for his notes, otherwise I would never have succeeded."
"Although this elixir is easy to refine and newcomers can learn it very quickly, but even so, you can achieve half of it in the first time, which is already considered extremely talented." The female cultivator sighed with emotion.
"It was a fluke. It's just hard work that compensates for weakness, and God rewards hard work." Lin Bai only told the truth.
The female cultivator shook her head, as if she didn't believe it, but her attitude was gentler.
She made new tea, and did not talk about the Qi Nourishing Pill. Instead, she only chatted with Lin Bai.
It turns out that her name is Zhu Yuling, and she is the same generation as Zhu Yumao.
Zhu Yuling first asked Lin Bai his age, then asked if he was married, where he lived now, who he liked to hang out with, etc.
After chatting for a long time, I drank three pots of Lingcha.
If Lin Bai hadn't been in Taoism for a long time, he would probably have to hold his urine.
(End of chapter)