Chapter 166 Ethereal
“Why did you choose so many elixirs?”
The rickety old man couldn’t help but be startled when he saw the many jade slips that Lu Xiaotian picked up from the ground. He was engaged in alchemy in Lingxiao Palace. There are quite a few monks there, but he has never seen any monk choose hundreds of elixir recipes at once. The saying of biting off more than one can chew applies not only to cultivation, but also to alchemy. There are hundreds of elixirs. Does this guy think he is an intermediate or high-level alchemist? Even in the entire Lingxiao Palace, there is only one high-level alchemist. An intermediate alchemist is no more than a slap in the face. There are more than twenty people in the Jindan Monk Lingxiao Palace.
“This junior has just come out of the Bloody Forbidden Land, and I still have some spirit stones in my hand. I will copy all the pill recipes I want at once to avoid the trouble of always running here in the future.”
Lu Xiaotian explained that he wanted to know the number of There is some secret inside the black scales, but the common man is not guilty and is guilty of the crime. Even if he is from the same sect, he will not let this rickety old man know that he has several black scales on his body, which can make a foundation-building monk so happy. The treasure will definitely not be simple.
"I see." The rickety old man nodded. Since he came out of the Bloody Forbidden Land, he could be said to have survived the disaster. It was normal for him to have many spirit stones on his body. Although this kid has spent a lot of money, it doesn't bother him.
After handing over the spirit stone and making a copy of the elixir recipe, Lu Xiaotian returned to Wu Wenbin’s Shiyun Peak. At the foot of Shiyun Peak, he met a middle-aged couple, looking extremely gloomy. The woman was crying. He was talking about Ze'er, but the middle-aged man looked very similar to Cheng Ze who he met at the martial arts arena more than a year ago and was defeated by Luo Qian.
With just a cursory glance, Lu Xiaotian understood what was going on. Wu Yan had a cousin who dueled with Luo Qian in the martial arts arena, seemingly to compete for Su Qing's favor. Cheng Ze was slightly inferior and was defeated by Luo Qian and fell to the martial arts platform. Lu Xiaotian was resented by Wu Yan who came after hearing the news because he did not pick up Cheng Ze. This couple was obviously Cheng Ze's parents, but when he came to Shiyun Peak with Wu Yan before, he learned that Cheng Ze had also entered the Bloody Forbidden Land, but he could not get out of it. The grief in the couple's hearts is inevitable.
Lu Xiaotian shook his head. This couple was not the only one who lost their loved ones. If people like them who were casual cultivators died, who would grieve for them? Those family members who are far away in secular countries may not even receive news.
Back in the cave, Lu Xiaotian took out all the copied elixirs, looked at them roughly, and suddenly slapped his forehead, "I forgot that refining higher-level elixirs requires a better alchemy." Furnace.”
Lu Xiaotian took out the original pill furnace and suddenly smiled bitterly. Although there was still some time before receiving the Foundation Establishment Pill, it was obviously not appropriate to deal with some trivial matters at this time. It's almost, just make do with it. If you can't refine a higher-level elixir, you can refine a lower-level elixir. Anyway, many of the spiritual herbs in the barrier are used to refine the elixirs used in the Qi refining period. It is impossible for him to throw away all these spiritual herbs. If he sells them directly, people will doubt where these large amounts of spiritual herbs come from.
There are still some Purple Spirit Grasses, let’s refine the Qi Gathering Pill first. Lu Xiaotian threw the purple spirit grass and other spiritual herbs into the alchemy furnace in order. During this period, he remembered what he had seen in the Library Hall about other alchemists’ experiences in refining alchemy. Most alchemists can only follow the steps on the elixir prescription as written. A skilled alchemist can speed up the melting of the spiritual grass in the alchemy furnace by increasing the firepower, which can save a lot of time in refining the elixir.
Of course, this method of alchemy is undoubtedly several times, or even ten times, more difficult than the step-by-step method of alchemy. The alchemist is required to control the firepower to an extremely demanding level. If you are not careful, the elixir may become useless due to excessive firepower. Because of the excessive firepower, the time required to continuously invest in the operation of spiritual objects has become shorter, and no mistakes can be made.
Lu Xiaotian was already familiar with the refining of Qi Gathering Pill. After making the decision, he took out a large amount of bamboo charcoal. Start raising fire and refining elixir.
Due to the increase in the amount of bamboo charcoal, the firepower is twice as high as before, and the time for the power of the purple spirit herb to be dissolved in the alchemy furnace is greatly shortened.
Poof-——
Not long after, a thick black smoke came out of the alchemy furnace.
Clean the alchemy furnace and light the fire again.
This was repeated, and after more than ten days, an explosion sounded in the cave, and the leopard that had been guarding the entrance of the cave was startled. Hua Bao peeked inside, and saw a young man with a face covered in black and gray rushing out.
After coughing violently a few times, the young man put his hands on his waist and laughed.
"Lu, are you Senior Brother Lu?" The hill where Lu Xiaotian built the cave was quite densely forested and shaded by green trees. After Wu Yan turned a few corners, she came not far from the cave and saw Lu Xiaotian with a dark face. Can't help but say in surprise.
"What's the matter? What's the matter?" Lu Xiaotian calmed down and looked at Wu Yan in surprise. He hadn't seen each other for more than ten days, so it's not like Wu Yan couldn't recognize him.
"Senior Brother Lu, your face." Wu Yan covered her mouth and smiled, looking at Lu Xiaotian with a very strange look.
“What’s wrong with my face?” Lu Xiaotian was a little confused.
Wu Yan pursed her lips and took out a mirror to take a look at Lu Xiaotian. When Lu Xiaotian took a look, he saw that his face in the mirror was full of black grey. If he was not a familiar person, it would be difficult to recognize him.
"Something went wrong in the alchemy, which made you laugh." Lu Xiaotian realized at this time that his face felt awkward.
“What’s so funny about this? Senior Brother Lu is rarely an opponent among monks of the same level, but no matter how powerful a person is, it’s impossible for him to know everything, and he can’t be in a hurry when it comes to alchemy. If he wants to improve, It is more difficult than improving cultivation, and requires huge financial support. However, I believe that if Senior Brother Lu persists, his alchemy skills will definitely improve." Wu Yan was afraid that Lu Xiaotian would be in a bad mood when he saw his alchemy failure. , said comfortingly.
"Uh, okay." Lu Xiaotian didn't know how to say it. The actual situation was naturally not as simple as the appearance in front of him. However, there is no need to tell Wu Yan too much about his attainments in alchemy. "By the way, Senior Brother Lu, half a month has passed. Today is the day to go to the main hall of Lingxiao Palace to receive the Foundation Establishment Pill. You won't forget it, right?" Wu Yan thought of the biggest purpose of this trip.
"Yes, I almost missed the time. Please wait for me for a while while I change my clothes." Lu Xiaotian suddenly came to his senses.
After a stick of incense, Lu Xiaotian and Wu Yan, who had changed into blue monk uniforms, each got on a spiritual bird and rushed to the main hall of Lingxiao Palace.
Blowing the spiritual energy in the air, Lu Xiaotian felt refreshed. With his alchemy skills, it was naturally impossible for him to blow up the alchemy furnace for no reason. My mind wandered for a while, and the scene of alchemy a few days ago was still vivid in my mind. In fact, when he increased the firepower to refine the elixir, hundreds of the Qi Gathering elixirs in the previous furnaces were all useless.
If he had suffered so many consecutive failures in the past, no matter how resolute his temperament was, he would inevitably have fluctuations and a little frustration in his heart. However, the purpose of refining the elixir this time was entirely to calm down the mind, and there was no pursuit of the rate of elixir production.
Even Lu Xiaotian didn't realize that this was the first time he was refining an elixir with a normal heart, and he didn't have any emotions about whether the elixir was completed or not. Repeatedly put in spiritual herbs, refine elixirs, and clean the elixir furnace. No mood swings.
In this situation, he actually entered an extremely clear state, similar to the kind of epiphany that occurs during practice. Lu Xiaotian couldn't remember the time when he successfully produced the elixir, and it was also a top-quality Qi Gathering elixir. Since the first batch of top quality Qi Gathering Pills was released, the next batches of top quality Qi Gathering Pills have all been top quality. In the past, if he wanted to refine the best elixir, luck would also play a big role. It had never been like this before that he could produce the best elixirs for several furnaces in a row.
If he were to refine the elixir with the purpose of making it, he would definitely be overjoyed. However, after entering this ethereal state, Lu Xiaotian's mood did not fluctuate much at this time, and he continued to refine the Xuanlu Pill used in the middle stage of Qi refining. Still using several times more firepower than before, this time the process was much smoother than the Qi Gathering Pill. After only a few furnaces were spent, the pill was successfully produced again, and it was the top-quality Xuanlu Pill as soon as it came out. It was somewhat similar to the situation last time. After refining several furnaces of top-quality Xuanlu Dan, he began to refine Wuhua Dan again. This time it was smoother than refining the Xuanlu Pill. It seemed that the longer this ethereal state entered, the more the pill refining became more and more enjoyable.
It’s just that the quality of the alchemy furnace is not enough to support the refining of higher-level elixirs, so he refined several elixirs used in Qi Refining Dzogchen, the most common of which was Wu Almost all the elixirs produced by Huadan are of the highest quality.
Lu Xiaotian himself had forgotten how many days had passed, until later, he accidentally wanted to try the elixir used in the foundation building stage, the high-quality elixir used in the early stage of foundation building, "Peiyuan Dan".
Due to the quality of the alchemy furnace, he started refining it with normal firepower. After several failures, he saw that the elixir was almost ready. When he was about to open the furnace to produce the elixir, the alchemy furnace reached its limit. , unable to hold on any longer, it exploded with a bang, and the Peiyuan Pill that was about to take shape naturally exploded into waste. However, from the smell of the medicine before, Lu Xiaotian was sure that the pill produced was at least of the highest quality.
Even if a junior alchemist can make one batch of pills out of several batches, he is definitely not at the lowest level. As for the top-grade Peiyuan Dan, he needs a lot of luck.
He now feels that his control over firepower has reached a level that was previously unattainable. Although he has not yet successfully refined a furnace of Yuan Pei Dan, Lu Xiaotian is confident that as long as he is given a suitable pill furnace, he will be able to refine the elixir. It is refined, and the elixir-forming rate is by no means low.
It's a pity that the alchemy furnace exploded. If he persisted for a while, he might be able to become an intermediate alchemist, or even a senior alchemist. Lu Xiaotian smacked his lips. What he didn't know was how rare that ethereal alchemy state was for an alchemist. Many monks who are engaged in alchemy may not be able to enter this state even if they spend their entire lives.
As for the large number of spiritual elixirs accumulated in the barrier, even if they are just elixirs used by Qi Refining monks, they are a wealth that is difficult for Foundation-building monks to reach. It was an unexpected surprise, but it was a bit troublesome to take action later. The alchemy skills have been improved. After entering the foundation building period, there will be no problem with the supply of elixirs, and the subsequent cultivation will not be too slow. Lu Xiaotian stretched himself. It seemed that the situation in the future would not be too bad.
"Senior Brother Lu, we are here." A few feet away, Wu Yan reminded Lu Xiaotian that she was a little strange. It seemed that Lu Xiaotian was distracted a lot today. He would never see this situation in the Bloody Forbidden Land.
Lei Wantian and Huo Yuming were still in charge of distributing the Foundation Building Pills, and there was also an additional Golden Pill monk, who was Su Qing's grandfather.
Wu Yan originally thought she had arrived earlier, but found that when they arrived, almost all the other Qi Refining monks had already arrived. With so many people present looking back, she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed on her face.
Lu Xiaotian touched his nose. In fact, Wu Yan was not to blame for this. If she hadn't taken some time to come to him, even if she didn't come too early, she would still be at an average level. However, it is still not too late at this time. It can only be said that these Qi Refining monks' desire for the Foundation Establishment Pill has reached a certain level, and many of them are even so excited that they stay up all night.
"Okay, now that everyone is here, let's start distributing the Foundation Establishment Pills. Of course, before distributing the Foundation Establishment Pills, there are some things that I must tell you. Because of your efforts, we, Lingxiao Gong was in the limelight this time, even Compare the spiritual objects obtained by the Ancient Sword Sect and Qingdan Palace. The elixirs you obtained have made a great contribution to the sect. It is precisely because some disciples obtained more spiritual objects and the number of foundation-building pills they received. Quite a few. In addition to satisfying my foundation building, there may be There are excess. Foundation-building pills are related to the rise and fall of a sect. Therefore, they are never allowed to be transferred to other sects. After you have established a foundation, you need to report to the Immortal Palace if you have any excess foundation-building pills. Trading within this Immortal Palace is nothing more than one. Once it is discovered that it has passed into the hands of other sects, this Immortal Palace will directly abolish its cultivation and expel it from Lingxiao Immortal Palace. You must keep this in mind!"
"Please keep this in mind, my disciples." All the Qi Refining disciples were shocked and responded loudly. Faced with the warning from the Golden Pill Ancestor, they did not dare to be careless at all. Even though they had already established a foundation, there was still no possibility of resistance in the face of the Golden Pill Ancestor.
Huo Yuming and Lei Wantian on the stage said a few words each, and then began to distribute Foundation Establishment Pills. Lu Xiaotian was naturally the first to receive the unusual information. Su Hongchou looked at Lu Xiaotian again. This young man had told his granddaughter many times in recent days, but it seemed to be the same as the information he knew. In fact, it doesn't matter how powerful a disciple is in the Qi refining stage to them, the ancestors of the Golden Pill. What they value is the potential. Only those who have the potential to enter the golden elixir stage will be given special attention, otherwise the foundation building period will be over. There are hundreds of such people in Lingxiao Palace. Compared with the Qi Refining disciples, they are naturally superior, but in the golden elixir ancestor In my eyes, it doesn't have much value.
In short, Su Hongchou's conclusion is the same as that of Lei Wantian and Huo Yuming. Lu Xiaotian's successful foundation building in this life is over.
(End of this chapter)