Chapter 156: The Master Also Has to Say "Obedience"
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"Extreme, top grade, they are all top grade foundation building pills!" Yan Xinghe looked at the pills in the box, and his speech was a little bit fluent.
One must know that alchemy masters are not unable to make the best foundation-building pills, but they often have to open several furnaces to have so few top-quality foundation-building pills. In other words, this thing depends on chance and luck, at least the Alchemy Grandmaster cannot fully control it.
However, Liu Gan smelted this furnace, but all of them were top-grade foundation building pills. Is this luck so good that it exploded, or is everything under control?
To be honest, no matter what kind of possibility it is, Yan Xinghe finds it inconceivable. He has never seen such a lucky person, nor has he seen any alchemy master who said that the best elixir can be made by refining the best elixir.
Yan Xinghe, who was full of disbelief, even carefully inspected every pill. He hoped to be able to see that there might be some flaws in these pills, or they might not be the real best. However, in the end, he had to believe that these Foundation Establishment Pills were not only the best, they could even be called the best of the best.
Although Liu Gan said something later, saying how the pill furnace was helpful, Yan Xinghe knew very well that it was just being polite. It is impossible for the Dan Furnace to have such a large effect, and it is impossible to upgrade the top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill to the top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill by increasing the quality by 20%. It can be seen from this that even if Liu Gan uses an ordinary alchemy furnace, he can refine the best foundation building pill.
"Fellow Daoist Liu, I really admire it. All of the furnaces are top-quality foundation-building pills, and they are the best of the best. No wonder you have so much confidence in the master's test." Yan Xinghe sighed sincerely, without the trace of being from the Dandingzong. pride.
"Fellow daoists are over-reputed. No matter how good your quality is, it's just a foundation building pill. I'm still far from being a real master." Although Liu Qian was modest, judging by the smile on his face, he might be feeling a little bit of pain in his heart. Quite proud.
For a long time, Liu Gan rarely exchanged alchemy experience with others in Yuqingzong, so it can be regarded as working behind closed doors. Although from Ye Zan, he got a lot of inspiration in alchemy, which greatly improved the level of alchemy. But without fellowship, he would have no way of knowing how much he has improved and what level he has reached.
There is a saying that "wealth and honor do not return home, like brocade clothes walking at night". Liu Gan came to participate in the alchemy conference, on the one hand, he wanted to get the title of Grandmaster, and settle his grievances with Na Jin Hongze, on the other hand, he actually wanted to return home rich and honored.
But today, Liu Gan showed his alchemy level in front of outsiders. Seeing the other party's shocked face with his own eyes and hearing the other party's exclamation in his ears, how could he be unhappy in his heart.
Yan Xinghe recalled the process of Liu Gan's alchemy, and suddenly thought of the few herbs that the other party picked up at the beginning. Could it be that this is the key to refining the top-grade foundation-building pill? But this kind of thing is not easy to ask, the alchemy formula and technique,
Just like the inheritance of Taoism in various sects, it is very taboo to inquire casually.
Next, Yan Xinghe, Ye Zan and others chatted for a long time. At the same time, because he has seen Liu Gan's level, Yan Xinghe also expressed his grievances towards Liu Gan and Jin Hongze in his words, and that the Dandingzong will treat them in accordance with the principle of fairness and justice.
After chatting for a while, Ye Zan declined Yan Xinghe's persuasion, and returned to the inn with Liu Gan and Qi Qianjun.
When Ye Zan and the others left, Yan Xinghe immediately returned to his alchemy room, first inspected the alchemy furnace, and found that there were very few residues of herbs in it.
"Have you cleaned it?" Yan Xinghe asked his disciple Xun Hongwen.
Xun Hongwen quickly shook his head and said, "Master, don't worry, the disciple didn't let anyone touch anything inside."
"En," Yan Xinghe nodded, turned around the alchemy furnace and came to the place behind where the herbs were placed. Liu Gan used up one of the ten ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Pill that he had brought earlier, leaving nine in good packaging.
Before Yan Xinghe asked his disciples to bring ten herbal medicines, he actually wanted to test Liu Gan by combining herbal medicines.
The so-called combination of herbal medicine is considered as a threshold for alchemy masters, and it is a test of alchemy level. There are two types of herbal medicine blending: one is the same prescription, multiple herbal medicine blending, and the other is different pill recipes, multiple herbal medicine blending.
The first one sounds quite simple, isn't it just multiplying one serving of herbs? But in fact, with the increase in the amount of herbs, it has a great impact on fire control and alchemy techniques. Although the same kind of elixir is being refined, the difficulty of refining can also be said to increase exponentially.
The second type is more difficult than the first type, which is equivalent to refining multiple elixirs in one furnace. What is involved here is not only fire control and alchemy techniques, but also the judgment of the medicinal properties of various herbal medicines, the calculation of herbal medicine refining conditions, and so on. It can be said that the difficulty of this method of combining multiple pills has not increased exponentially, but that the difficulty will increase geometrically with each addition of a pill.
Therefore, if the first type of combined refining is the entry threshold for alchemy masters, then the second type is definitely enough for the entry threshold of alchemy masters, even if it is just a combination of two alchemy formulas.
However, what Yan Xinghe didn't expect was that Liu Gan only used one portion of herbal medicine to refine a batch of top-quality foundation-building pills. Although he failed to test the opponent with the combination of herbs, but in his opinion, the method of refining the best foundation building pill is no worse than the combination of herbs.
Putting away the emotion in his heart, Yan Xinghe also took a pack of herbs and came to the alchemy furnace. Looking at the herbs that Liu Gan had picked out before, he also picked out those few herbs in this one.
fire!
Then, Yan Xinghe followed what Liu Gan did before, and began to put herbs into the alchemy furnace. That's right, he wanted to restore Liu Gan's alchemy process, and find Liu Gan's secret to refining the best foundation-building pill. Although this alchemy method is like the inheritance of Taoism in various sects, you can't inquire about it at will, but if you deduce it yourself, no one can say anything.
The sequence is the same, the techniques are similar, even Yan Xinghe tried to use his own fire to process those herbs in advance. However, before he put all the herbs in, there was already a burnt smell coming from the pill furnace, followed by a puff of black smoke rising from it.
Failed, obviously failed!
What is wrong? After all, Yan Xinghe is a master of Alchemy. Relying on his own ability, he began to analyze the medicinal residues and deduced some possible mistakes.
continue!
Then fail.
After some analysis, continue!
Then it still fails.
When Yan Xinghe went to fetch herbs again, he suddenly found that he had used up all nine herbs, but he still refused to give up and said to Xun Hongwen: "Go, get me another ten, no, take twenty herbs. "
Soon, Xun Hongwen brought twenty parts of the herbal medicine of Zhuji Dan, and Yan Xinghe also devoted himself to the experiment and exploration again.
After abolishing a few more herbal medicines, everything finally seemed to be normal. Yan Xinghe suppressed the joy in his heart, closed the alchemy furnace and urged the flames to continue refining.
Fire up!
The lid of the pill furnace was blown away by the medicinal gas, Yan Xinghe slapped the top of the pill furnace with his palm, and a dozen black pills flew out from inside. That's right, it's black and has a pungent smell, and it doesn't look like a top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill at all.
Unwilling to give up, Yan Xinghe picked up one, licked it with his tongue, and immediately his facial features twisted up. The taste of this elixir was indeed the same as its appearance, he just licked it, and a bitter and stench filled his mouth.
Moreover, Yan Xinghe also tasted the ingredients of the elixir. This dark pill, let alone the top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, is not comparable to the low-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, and it can even be called a poison pill.
"Alas!" Yan Xinghe finally sighed, a ball of flame rose from the palm of his hand, and burned the elixir in a blink of an eye.
"Master, could it be that he has some special care when tempering herbs with pill fire?" Xun Hongwen stepped forward and said.
Yan Xinghe nodded, patted the black ash off his hand, and said: "Yes, after trying so many techniques, there is only this point, which even a teacher cannot see through. This person's alchemy technique is quite novel, if he can become an alchemy Dao Grandmaster, should be able to inject a stream of living water into today's Alchemy Dao."
Many technologies, in the process of development, will be full of vitality at the beginning, because there are too many places for people to play. This is the way of alchemy. At the very beginning, there will be a new alchemy formula and new alchemy techniques from time to time. But slowly, there are less and less places for people to play, and gradually it becomes like stagnant water.
And Liu Gan's alchemy technique, on the basis of the original, obviously has a different change. This may not trigger any alchemy revolution, but it is enough to inject some vitality into this stagnant pool.
It can be said that after this experimentation, Yan Xinghe's heart has become more inclined towards Liu Gan.
On the other side, Ye Zan, Liu Gan, and Qi Qianjun had already returned to the inn where they were staying.
"Old Liu, it's been so long, it's time to get back to your senses." In the room, Ye Zan patted Liu Gan on the shoulder, and said rather amusedly.
"Ah, yes, what did you say?" Liu Gan was startled, and looked around, only to realize that he had returned to the inn before he knew it.
"Xiao showed his face and smirked all the way. Your psychological endurance is a bit worrying. If you pass the grand master exam, will you be overjoyed all of a sudden!" Ye Zan said jokingly.
Liu Gan blushed, seeing that there was no one else in the room, he quickly asked, "What's so obvious about me?"
"What do you think, your two apprentices thought we did something to you, brought out a good person, but brought back a fool who can only smirk." Ye Zan said with a smile.
"Oh, Elder Ye, I still have to say, thank you very much." Liu Gan sighed, bowed his hands to Ye Zan, and continued: "If I didn't learn this method of extraction and refining from Elder Ye, how could I get it?" I will show my face in front of others, let alone seek justice from that Jin Hongze."
"Okay, don't be so emotional, let's calm down and prepare for the grandmaster exam." Ye Zan patted Liu Qian's shoulder again, turned and left the room.
To be continued.
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