Chapter 3: First Trial of Alchemy (please recommend for collection)
In the early morning, a round of sunlight shines through the small window of the attic and shines on Lin Tianming’s face.
I opened my eyes, got up and stretched myself. The fatigue of half a month has disappeared. Monks also need to combine work and rest. Blindly practicing in seclusion is not conducive to later advancement.
Opening the door and walking out of the courtyard of his home, Qingzhu Mountain was bustling with activity in the early morning, with tribesmen shuttled through the mountains one after another.
The morning sun is like a fiery red disk, hanging on the side of the main peak of Qingzhu Mountain. There are large green bamboos at the bottom of the mountain, covering an area of hundreds of acres. There are more than a hundred lofts on the mountainside, surrounded by twos and threes. Qingzhu Peak is so beautiful.
As soon as his consciousness was released, a green and red flying sword appeared out of thin air in Lin Tianming's hand. It was seven feet long and half a foot wide. It was extremely sharp and could cut iron like clay. The family name was Green Bamboo Sword, and this sword was a low-grade spiritual weapon.
Every clan member who enters the third level of Qi training can receive a green bamboo sword at the family merit hall as a tool for killing enemies.
He took out the flying sword and hit it with a magic formula. The flying sword instantly swelled several times. Lin Tianming jumped on it, controlled the green bamboo sword and went straight to the family alchemy hall.
In half a quarter of an hour, Lin Tianming appeared in an attic on the mountainside. He saw a five-story attic. A large plaque hung on the door tripod, with the words "Alchemy Pavilion" written in flying colors.
This building looks like an ordinary attic. In fact, this place is protected by several forbidden formations.
Lin Tianming took out a cyan token from his storage bag, made a hand seal, and muttered something.
I saw the token shoot out a blue light and fly towards the attic. In the blink of an eye, a hole as big as ten feet appeared in the formation. Lin Tianming stepped forward and disappeared inexplicably.
In the alchemy pavilion, Lin Tianming walked through several alchemy rooms familiarly. It seemed that he often went in and out of this place. He did not stop until he reached the door of the innermost alchemy room.
I saw an old man in his seventies sitting in the room, sitting on a futon.
The old man was wearing a gray robe, his hair was mostly white, and he had a long goatee. He looked amiable.
Standing in front of the old man was a flaming red alchemy furnace, which was three feet high. The whole body of the alchemy furnace was fiery red, with three ears. The furnace body was engraved with exquisite patterns. It was a three-star furnace of the second-level middle-grade alchemy furnace.
The three-star furnace is the only second-level alchemy furnace in the family alchemy hall. It has been passed down for more than 300 years. It is a relic of the family’s ancestor, a second-level mid-level alchemist.
The Samsung Furnace is now the treasure of the alchemy hall and is used by family alchemists. It is kept by Lin Tianming's grandfather Lin Shigong.
On the stone table next to the alchemy furnace, there are more than ten kinds of spiritual herbs of different colors, surrounded by spiritual energy on the surface.
This old man is Lin Tianming’s grandfather, Lin Shigong, who is at the Great Perfection state of Qi training. He ranks ninth in the Lin family. He is almost a hundred years old. He is the only two alchemists in the Lin family. .
The Lin family has been inherited for more than 800 years. There are many members of the clan, and their seniority is as follows: Benevolence and righteousness have long been prosperous, and friends Meng Qiuying has been prosperous.
Lin Tianming is the 16th generation descendant of the Lin family, the 6th generation Tianzi, and his father, Lin Xingrong, is the 11th generation descendant of the Xingzi generation.
The Lin family has 175 monks and more than 500,000 mortals. They are distributed in major towns within a thousand miles around Qingzhu Mountain. The mortals of the Lin family marry the aborigines, and the offspring they give birth to are all named Lin. .
Lin Tianming walked into the room and bowed respectfully to the old man.
"My grandson will meet his grandfather tomorrow."
Lin Shigong looked at his grandson and said with a face full of joy;
“It’s still hard work, and I have reached the fourth level of Qi refining.”
“Remember that cultivation is like sailing against the current. If you don’t advance, you will retreat. Lin Shigong pointed in front of him. "Sit down"
Lin Tianming looked at the five futons and randomly picked one to sit on.
After a few breaths of time passed, the early warning prohibition of the Alchemy Pavilion flashed slightly.
Lin Shigong took out his token and played several magic spells. A cut was made through the ban, and a man and a woman walked in.
The man's name is Lin Tianhong, he is twenty-two years old, has the fourth level of Qi Refining, and has the third spiritual root qualification. He is the son of Lin Xingping, the cousin of Lin Tianming, and ranks second in the Tianzi generation.
The woman's name is Lin Tianqin, she is twenty-one years old, has the fourth level of Qi Refining, and has the qualification of three spiritual roots. She is the daughter of Lin Xingsu and ranks third in the Tianzi generation.
In the Lin family, people below the fourth level of Qi refining do not learn skills and focus on cultivation.
On the fourth level of Qi refining, you can choose four major types of skills: alchemy, weapon refining, talisman making, and formation. On the fifth level of Qi refining, you need to contribute to the family.
In the world of cultivating immortals, mastering a skill is time-consuming and labor-intensive, but once you learn it successfully, you can quickly accumulate some resources for cultivating immortals, which will also help to quickly improve your cultivation level.
Lin Tianhong and Lin Tianqin saluted Lin Shigong and paid homage in unison;
"Tianhong Tianqin has met Grandpa Ninth."
Lin Shigong said solemnly:
"Sit down and find a seat. Today we will learn the basics of alchemy. If you don't understand, you can ask questions."
After Lin Tianming and the others sat upright, Lin Shigong began to explain.
To make an elixir, you first need to have an elixir recipe, elixir, alchemy furnace, earth fire, or heaven and earth strange fire instead, all of which are indispensable. The higher the level of the elixir, the more difficult the refining process is.
In addition to the necessary consumables, the method of alchemy also has strict requirements on the spiritual consciousness of monks.
The stronger the spiritual consciousness, the greater the help in elixir refining. It can accurately purify and separate the essence of the elixir, and seize the best opportunity to condense the elixir, which can greatly increase the rate of elixir formation.
Today we will explain the most basic Bigu Pill, which is the most common first-level elixir. Taking one Bigu Pill can save you from eating for half a month.
Bigu Pill can replace food, but it cannot increase cultivation. It is the best choice for Qi Refining monks to practice in seclusion. After entering the foundation building stage, they can go without eating or drinking for several years.
Lin Tianming and the others listened attentively. During the period, they asked many various questions, and Lin Shigong took the trouble to answer them one by one.
An hour has passed in the blink of an eye. Lin Tianming and the others have kept the basic knowledge in mind and are full of interest in alchemy. Next, I will practice a batch of Bigu Pills, please watch.
I saw Lin Shigong placing the three-star furnace on the ground fire mouth, and hitting a magic spell on the three-star furnace. The ground fire slowly poured out dozens of flames from the fire mouth, and the room was filled with fire. The temperature instantly increased a lot.
This is Golden Bull Grass, this is Fire Ganoderma, this is Nine Elements Flower... I saw Lin Shigong quickly throwing more than ten first-level elixirs into the Samsung Furnace one after another, and he never stopped using his skills. In about two quarters of an hour, Lin Shigong Drink.
"Condensation..."
The room was filled with fragrance, and Lin Shigong finished his work.
I saw seven brown pills lying in the three-star furnace. Each one was the size of an eyeball. A strong fragrance came to my face. There was some black residue at the bottom of the alchemy furnace.
Lin Shigong nodded and said:
"A furnace of medicinal materials can turn into up to ten pills. This is only possible when high-level alchemists refine low-level pills. Normally, if you can make three pills, you are considered qualified."
As he said this, Collected the seven Bigu Pills, put them into the storage bag, and took out three Bigu Pill ingredients to prepare this. Lin Shigong ordered:
"Tianhong, come and try it first."
Hearing the order, Lin Tianhong looked a little nervous, but he still responded bravely:
< br>“Yes, Grandpa Nine!”
I saw Tianhong taking a deep breath, using his power, pinching with two fingers, and hitting the spell on the alchemy furnace. Earth fire gushes out. Lin Tianhong successively throws more than ten elixirs into the alchemy furnace at one time, and hits with several magic spells. On the alchemy furnace.
A quarter of an hour later, there were only a few crackling sounds in the alchemy furnace. The elixir was not condensed successfully. The alchemy furnace was full of debris, and the first furnace ended in failure.
Lin Tianhong had a wry smile on his face and was sweating profusely. Making alchemy was indeed not that easy.
"Tianqin, come here!"
Hearing Lin Shigong's instructions, Lin Tianqin began to exercise his skills, hit the magic formula on the alchemy furnace, and started refining.
A quarter of an hour later, there were the same few crisp sounds, and the same result as Tianhong, the alchemy also failed.
Lin Shigong looked calm and didn't seem angry. Then he said:
"You two, you didn't take enough time to purify the elixir, wasting part of the essence, resulting in insufficient potency, and ultimately unable to condense. The elixir was successful, but the first alchemy failed, which is normal and requires more practice."
Lin Tianming and the other three nodded with expressions that seemed to understand.
Lin Shigong didn’t say much and was ready to continue trying.
"Tianming, it's your turn, remember not to be impatient!"
Lin Tianming sat on the futon, relaxed his body and mind, took a deep breath, and adjusted to his best condition.
Pinch it with both hands, cast spells, use your spiritual consciousness, always pay attention to the intensity of the earth fire, throw all the elixirs into the alchemy furnace step by step, and separate the essence of the elixirs at the bottom of the furnace step by step.
After a quarter of an hour, he struggled to inject his own spiritual power. Seeing that the time was almost up, he couldn't help but shout:
"Ning..."
For a moment, a medicinal fragrance overflowed.
Opening the lid of the furnace, two oval elixirs were suspended in the furnace, with a lot of residue at the bottom. The two elixirs were out of round shape, cracked and missing corners, so they could only be considered defective products.
Lin Tianming finished his work. At this time, he was exhausted physically and mentally. He looked like he had exhausted himself, but he was very happy inside. It was not easy to do this for the first time while refining alchemy.
Lin Shigong couldn't help being shocked, but he acted very calmly.
It is already very difficult to refine a defective product for the first time. You must know that it took him dozens of times to reach Lin Tianming's level.
Lin Shigong pointed out Lin Tianming's shortcomings and encouraged him.
There are still six materials. Lin Tianming and the three of them took turns to refine them, and most of the day passed quietly.
Lin Tianming’s last batch of materials included one pill and two defective pills. Lin Tianqin refined the defective pills, but Lin Tianhong failed to refine them.
Lin Shigong put away the alchemy furnace and said with a serious face:
"I leave you three jade tubes of alchemy experience. This is my life experience, combined with the experience left by my ancestors. Come, you must study hard and try to refine the elixir as soon as possible.”
After saying a few words of encouragement, the three of them were allowed to leave.
Lin Tianming and the three of them bowed respectfully and said:
"Thank you Grandpa (Grandpa Ninth) for your careful teaching, and my grandson will leave."
The three of them walked out of the Alchemy Pavilion together.
Lin Tianming said goodbye to Lin Tianhong and Lin Tianqin with a smile.
"Second brother and third sister, we are too tired today, so I don't want to disturb you. I invite you to come to my house another day to exchange ideas on alchemy and cultivation."
After Tianhong agreed, they said goodbye and left.
After Lin Tianming left the Alchemy Pavilion, he took out his green bamboo sword and flew into the sky, disappearing into the sky.
(End of this chapter)