Chapter 139 Alchemy (asking for monthly votes at the beginning of the month)
Beginning of autumn.
The herbs in front of Wuyou Cave have matured a lot, the white film on Sanmei's eyes is slowly dissipating, the Green Chi's throat is gradually improving, and it can already pronounce some simple syllables.
Unknowingly, Cheng Xinzhan had gained sufficient insights into the Qi Refining Realm, and now he focused more on the study of Zhoutian Acupoints.
The second realm has two focuses: magical power and gangsha. Cheng Xinzhan plans to focus on magical power first and then look for gangsha.
Because his Five Palaces and Jiang Palace were successfully opened, his life expectancy is much higher than that of others. His heart, kidneys, liver, and spleen were able to live for thirty years in Pifu, which was a full lifespan. For others, twenty years would be considered a long life. Kaijiang Palace was able to live for sixty years, which was also a full lifespan. Generally speaking, forty or fifty years is considered a high number.
Therefore, even if the Zhensha acupoint attack cost him thirty years of life, overall, he would still live longer than his peers.
Moreover, he can break through a realm quickly enough, and his own life span is also high, and his life span is sufficient, so he does not need to focus on which direction of magical power and gangsha, he can just cultivate them in sequence.
After more than a year of self-cultivation, he thought the time had come to practice alchemy. Moreover, autumn is coming, the autumn colors are golden, and the master is killing. The appointment of my White Tiger Envoy should be coming soon.
It’s time to get busy again.
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Danxia Mountain.
Danxia Mountain is a volcano.
Of course there are no volcanoes on the land of Yuzhang.
This volcano was created by Patriarch Ge Hong after he founded the sect in Sanqing Mountain. For the sake of alchemy, he went to the southern wilderness to move a volcano, and went deep into the ground to connect the roots of the mountain with the earth's fire. Only then did he plant a living volcano on the land of Yuzhang. volcano.
The underground fire in the Alchemy Cave of the Baihu Mountain Weapons Academy was also drawn from here.
The crater is in the shape of a well, leading all the way to the ground. This passage is called a fire well.
There are two ring-shaped wells outside the fire well. The inner ring is called Yanjing and the outer ring is called Danjing.
On the side wall of the inner ring of the Danjing, many square holes were dug in, each of which was the size of a small house. There is a hole above and below each cave. The lower hole is connected to the fire tunnel, and the other end leads to the fire well. The hole above is connected to the flue, and the other end leads to the smoke well.
Each of these caves is an alchemy room, a place where Danxia Mountain disciples make alchemy and practice.
The alchemists of Danxia Mountain walked up and down the Danjing Well, like ants and bees in the mountains.
The vigorous underground fire gushes out through the fire well, and the flames mix with the Danxia smoke evaporating from the flue in the crater, turning into red clouds that linger on the top of the mountain. This is the reason for the name of Danxia Mountain.
The lower the alchemy well goes, the higher the temperature, the stronger the earth fire, and the higher the level of the alchemist who makes alchemy inside.
On weekdays, Director Wu Shi was refining alchemy and cultivating down there. Today, because Cheng Xinzhan was coming over, he was waiting outside the mountain pass.
As soon as Cheng Xinzhan arrived at Danxia Mountain, he saw Mountain Master Ren waiting for him, and he quickly stepped forward to salute,
"I'm sorry for the long wait, Mountain Master."
Mountain Master Ren smiled and shook his head, "Soon, soon."
Cheng Xinzhan bowed and said again,
"The mountain master is busy and willing to spare time to teach me the way of alchemy. I should be sincerely asking for advice, but I have delayed it for a year. I really neglected the mountain master's good intentions. I beg the mountain master to forgive me."
Cheng Xinzhan was sincere and he felt guilty.
I never imagined that I would look up to the sky and laugh,
"Xinzhan, Xinzhan, are you delaying on purpose? I don't think so. What I see is that in order to practice alchemy, you have spent one year cultivating your health, one year of concentration, one year of familiarity with medicinal materials, and one year of understanding the properties of medicines. This is Aren’t they all for preparing for alchemy? Plus, you’ve been practicing alchemy for a year at the Weapons Institute, and you’re familiar with the properties of metal and stone. Aren’t they all for alchemy?”
Cheng Xinzhan was ashamed, maybe it had this effect, but that was not his intention.
"Xinzhan, I intend to be your teacher personally and teach you the way of alchemy. Are you willing?"
Ren Wushe looked at Cheng Xinzhan and said with a smile.
Cheng Xinzhan is naturally willing. The name of the Lord of Danxia Mountain is enough to explain everything. Let's listen to other people's Taoist names, and there is nothing wrong! If there is such a person who is willing to be my teacher, why should I be dissatisfied?
"Disciple is looking forward to seeing his teacher!"
"Okay, okay!"
Ren Wushi laughed and led Cheng Xinzhan down to the Danjing.
In the Dan Well, heat waves are steaming, and the walls of the well are inlaid with fluorite of various colors, glowing softly.
As the two of them went down, Ren Wushe asked Cheng Xinzhan if he could bear it and not to force it.
But in the end, Cheng Xinzhan's ability to withstand the ground fire far exceeded Ren Wushu's expectations, and the two of them walked about two hundred feet down from the well mouth before stopping.
This is almost the limit that can be achieved below the Golden Core level.
This is mainly because Cheng Xinzhan first visited the Kaixin Mansion after eating Qi, and has been cultivating the fire method for a long time. In addition, when the real evil spirit rushed into the acupuncture point, he was also washed by the purple fire rotten peach evil spirit all over his body, so he naturally had a high tolerance for earth fire.
Ren Wushu's eyes were naturally more satisfied with Cheng Xinzhan. He led him into a cave with a "no one" sign and turned the sign over.
There is an alchemy furnace in the alchemy room. This is the Danxia Mountain standard alchemy furnace. If you have something better to use, just use your own.
There was a futon beside the alchemy stove, and the two of them sat down.
"In the world, there is the outer alchemy way first, and then the inner alchemy way. So when we discuss the alchemy way, we usually refer to the outer alchemy way. When talking about the inner alchemy way, we must bring the word "nei" with it. This is the status of the alchemy way."< br>
Ren Wushen said so.
"Elixirs are often called together, but elixirs are elixirs and medicines are medicines. The way of medicine is also called Qihuang method. It is related to the way of alchemy, but it must not be confused with it."
This was the second sentence Ren Wushi said.
"The so-called alchemy method is just about boiling gold and stone to seek immortality. The so-called medicine method is just about boiling plants and trees to get rid of diseases."
"In the way of alchemy, the main material is gold and stone, and what is sought is the nature of gold that is immortal, supplemented by the blending of herbs. In the path of medicine, the main material is herbs, and what is sought is the nature of wood that can remove darkness and relieve diseases, supplemented by the blending of gold and stone.
"So some people think that they are making elixirs, and the products that come out are round pills, but the main materials used are plants and trees. In the final analysis, what they are making is medicine, not elixirs."
Cheng Xinzhan suddenly remembered that when he first came out of the mountain, he made elixirs for the neighbors in Xiangzhang Town. The elixirs he bought at a street stall in Dongtian Road. It turned out that he had been deceived at that time, saying that they were elixirs. In fact, it is medicine, not a pill at all.
"The purposes and emphasis of the two are different, but they also have something in common. They both use fire to extract the nature of metal or wood, and they both pay attention to the duration of fire and civil and military affairs. The king, ministers, and envoys are also deployed between gold, stone, and vegetation, and those who are thrown into the furnace The importance of timing also matters.
"So some pills can also cure diseases, and some medicinal stones can also maintain health."
"I am telling you this to tell you that the medicine and alchemy you have learned in the past year have something in common, but the nature of metal and the nature of wood are also very different. You need to note this down."
Ren Wushe made it very clear, Cheng Xinzhan took note of it and said yes.
"The Tao of Alchemy pays attention to the nature of gold, and the essence lies in the coordination of yin and yang. This is related to the inner elixir, and it has the same purpose. You happen to be in the second realm, and the next big thing is to formulate the golden elixir. When refining the elixir, you can combine it with your own practice. Consider..."
On the first day of the meeting, Ren Wushi held Cheng Xinzhan and talked for a long time, but he did not open the alchemy furnace or light the fire from beginning to end. Instead, he made a lot of suggestions on the relationship between the origin of Waidan and other Taoist arts. Cheng Xinzhan benefited a lot from his explanation.
The next day, before dawn, Cheng Xinzhan came over and went directly to the alchemy room where he had yesterday to wait.
Not long after Cheng Xinzhan arrived, Ren Wushui came. Seeing that Xinzhan was already there, the latter nodded with satisfaction.
"Today we will open a furnace and let you practice your skills."
Cheng Xinzhan said yes, feeling a little excited.
"Just use this stove. You are just starting to learn. You don't need to pick up an alchemy stove for five years. There is a magic circle in the fire path under the stove. If you stick your jade tablet to the groove, it will activate the fire path. The magic circle draws the earth fire over.
"Use earth and fire to deduct the points in your brand according to time. Should your points be enough?"
Ren Wushi pointed to a groove on the wall and said. In the mountains, the sect's own resources are deducted through points, such as the earth fire from Danxia Mountain, the star dew from Yaoguang Mountain, the jade lotus root from Baicao Mountain, and the cloud clouds collected from the Yunjin Formation, etc.
If outsiders want to borrow or buy these things, they will have to spend a lot of money in gold and silver, which is regarded as a benefit for the disciples of the sect.
The points in the jade cards can be purchased with gold and silver. When issuing rewards for meritorious deeds or breaking through realms, you can choose gold and silver or points.
Cheng Xinzhan nodded when he heard this. He had made meritorious deeds several times, and he had so many points that he had not even counted them in detail.
Especially if you are looking for ginseng pits for the sect, the price is hard to estimate. How much gold and silver can you buy a ginseng pit? So in addition to asking the Weapons Academy to refine the five magical swords, Headmaster Ji waved his hand and added a large number of points to Cheng Xinzhan's jade tablet.
He walked over and put his badge on it.
"Hoo!"
There was a roar of wind and a roar of fire, and a red fire suddenly ignited under the alchemy furnace.
The temperature in the entire alchemy room suddenly rose.
"Come, sit down."
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The two of them sat beside the Dan stove.
"Warm the stove first, make the fire smaller and spread it more widely."
Ren Wuke looked at the too young Taoist priest and said.
Cheng Xinzhan nodded. The apprentice wanted to test his ability to control fire.
He made a secret, and the magic power fell on the stove fire through his fingertips.
If you want the fire to be small, add some water elements to your magic power; if you want the fire to disperse, just bring in some strong wind.
As he pointed his finger, the red color of the flame became lighter, but the flame spread out like a lotus, covering the entire stove, and there were many ventilation holes on the red copper Dan stove lid, which was very similar. The lotus seeds make the alchemy furnace look like a lotus pod at this moment, which is really beautiful.
Ren Wushen nodded. Sure enough, there are no false scholars under such a great reputation.
He stretched out his hand, and a flame appeared in his palm. The flame changed from his heart in his hand. He demonstrated and said at the same time,
"While I'm warming up the stove, let me tell you about the techniques. The alchemy fire techniques are divided into forging, refining, burning, melting, pumping, flying, and lying. Martial fire is burning quickly, roasting slowly is refining, and burning is burning. Burning becomes melting, rapid fire removes moisture to draw, large The fire transforms into flying and changes without melting into volts. When these techniques are connected one after another, infinite changes can be produced, but the changes cannot be separated from the original principles. The techniques must match the metal nature of the stone.
"In alchemy, fire is divided into Bingding, heaven and earth, civil and military, that is, yin and yang, clear and turbid, big and small. In addition, the temperature of the fire is also extremely important. Different metals and stones will melt or fly under different fire temperatures. The difference is even the smallest difference. Thousands of miles.”
Cheng Xinzhan listened carefully and thought about it carefully. The flame technique and the exquisite rhythm of breathing and breathing seemed to be somewhat similar. They should be able to communicate with each other. He would think about it carefully when he returned home.
"Let me tell you about the main materials of gold and stone commonly used in alchemy. Zhu, lead, mercury, gold, and silver are called the five kings of alchemy. Zhu is cinnabar, which is yang, and the five elements are in fire; lead is yin, and the five elements are in earth; Mercury is yang, the five elements are in wood, gold is yang, the five elements are in gold; silver is yin, the five elements are in water
“In addition, the main auxiliary materials include sulfur, realgar, orpiment, saltpeter, alum, jade, quartz, gypsum, mica, green salt, mirabilite, charcoal, grass ash, shell powder and other seventy-two kinds, which are called seventy-two. Famous ministers
"Each of the five monarchs and seventy-two ministers has its own subdivisions. Taking the common green salt as an example, it can be divided into Longnan salt, Shuxi salt, Jibei salt, and Ludong salt according to the region. According to dryness and wetness, it can be divided into drought and wetness. Salt, water salt, water salt is divided into river salt, sea salt Each type of salt has different metal properties. If it is combined with different fire refining techniques, the metal properties of each type will change differently. If it is combined with other gold materials, the metal properties will change again. < br>
"Haha, apart from these five kings and seventy-two ministers, I don't know how many more materials there are for gold and stone. As for the ingredients of other plants, water, and liquids, there are countless more. The combination of kings and ministers can be said to be exhaustive."
Even Cheng Xinzhan sounded a little confused at this moment. As expected of the Alchemy Dao, with so many changes, it was indeed much more complicated than the Refining Dao.
Ren Wushen looked at Cheng Xinzhan's cautious approach and couldn't help but smile to himself. Geniuses exist everywhere, but Alchemy is the touchstone of genius. Those who excel in Alchemy are the real geniuses.
This boy has mastered thunder, swords, talismans, spells, and alchemy. He is afraid that he will be arrogant easily, so these words just now are a wake-up call, telling this boy not to despise alchemy.
However, Ren Wuchan didn't know that Cheng Xinzhan took "humility and prudence" as his motto, always alerting himself, and practicing alchemy, he treated others with a heart as if they were walking on thin ice, so how could he despise him.
"Today I will introduce you to the simplest recipe, which is the "Eight Treasures Muscle-Strengthening Pill". Taking it can whiten your skin, clear your mouth, and make your body taste fragrant. ”
Ren Wushe said, flicking his sleeves, and a pile of bottles and cans floated out in front of Cheng Xinzhan, each with a label on it.
"While you were learning alchemy from me, you naturally didn't need to provide the gold materials. However, you will eventually have to make the elixir yourself later, so you should pay more attention to collecting the gold materials and various auxiliary materials, including containers that can preserve medicinal properties. .”
Cheng Xinzhan said yes.
At this time, the purple alchemy furnace slowly began to glow red.
"Okay, the stove is warmed up, now I'm going to tell you to do it."
Cheng Xinzhan nodded, indicating that he was ready.
"One penny of cold mercury will start a small fire, which will be quick and small. It will fly up to four hundred blessings."
Ren Wushe said.
Cheng Xinzhan used the magic formula to carefully take out a penny of blue mercury liquid from the bottle attached to the "stone-eroding cold mercury" and put it into the furnace. Then he immediately circulated the six dings of divine fire to merge into the earth fire, and suppressed the stove fire, making the flames quick and small.
When the fire in the furnace reached 400 degrees, the "stone-corroding cold mercury" immediately flew into a plume of black smoke.
"The temperature of the fire is high. Four hundred and twenty blessings. The nature of cold mercury and gold has changed and turned into burnt mercury. Let's do it again."
Cheng Xinzhan remained silent, nodded, and took out the mercury again.
"It's too slow, the cold mercury has re-condensed, let's start again."
"It's too slow, it's half-flying and half-condensed, the dose is wrong, try again."
"..."
"Okay, that's it. Now take one or two each of purple saltpetre and lake vitriol, or Dinghuo. Turn the fire to Wuhu, and when it reaches 600, melt it together.
"That's wrong. The two haven't melted completely yet. How did you stop the fire?"
"Wrong..."
"Okay, take another three coins of pumice stone, three coins of moon stone, two coins of cinnabar...
"Two red-headed centipedes...
"Five coins for glutinous rice flour...
"Musk for a penny..."
Ren Wuke spoke quickly, and Cheng Xinzhan's changing hand movements left an afterimage. The magic power in his body changed frequently, rushing endlessly through his meridians, and was consumed rapidly. He felt like he was competing with others to cast spells. It's not that strenuous.
Throughout the day, Cheng Xinzhan tried sixteen times and spent a lot of materials. It was only when the sun went down that he finally opened a pot of pills.
He was a little exhausted, but he still got up and apologized to Ren Wuhe again and again, promising that he would be more focused tomorrow.
Ren Wushen smiled and patted Cheng Xinzhan on the shoulder, telling him not to worry about it. If he didn't waste the gold and succeeded every time, what would it be called alchemy?
He watched Cheng Xinzhan open the furnace and take out five round white pills about the size of soybeans, carefully inspecting the color and smelling the fragrance, then twisting one pill and taking it with Cheng Xinzhan's horrified eyes.
He closed his eyes and tasted it. After about ten breaths, he smiled and said to the anxious Cheng Xinzhan,
"Don't worry, it's a good pill."
Then, he took out another pill bottle and put away the remaining four pills, handed it to Cheng Xinzhan, and said,
"This is your first batch of good pills. Keep it."
Cheng Xinzhan then turned from surprise to joy. After putting away the elixir bottle, he said goodbye to his teacher with great gratitude.
After Cheng Xinzhan left, Ren Wuwei stood in the alchemy room for a long time without moving. After a while, he took a deep breath and said softly,
"After studying the Dharma in one day, the elixir becomes a top-grade one. Haha, is it possible that the old Taoist will still be able to see the newly released corpse-resolving elixir in his lifetime?"
(End of chapter)