Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Gao Cailiang stepped forward to control the hole and adjusted the molten flame to the lowest level. He placed his right hand on the right hole: "Convert the spiritual power into substantial flames, use your spiritual consciousness to feel the changes in the Danding Neidan Pill and the main medicine, and control it through The temperature of the flame and the traction of spiritual power make the main medicine powder and auxiliary medicine powder blend into the pill."

Tang Ning looked inside the transparent chip and saw a ball of flame rising in the pill cauldron, sometimes getting bigger and smaller. As time went by, the powder seemed to be pulled by something, seeping through the cracked pores on the outside of the pill pill. Arriving at the pill pill, the flames in the pill cauldron burned around the pill pill, gradually melting its outer layer, and those tiny pinholes gradually disappeared.

Gao Cailiang put down his hand and slapped the alchemy cauldron. The flames in the cauldron disappeared immediately, and the elixir spit out from the toad's mouth and fell into the wooden box.

"This is the Qi-nourishing elixir." Gao Cailiang picked up the elixir and said, "This is just a complete elixir. It may also be a failure. Take it in your hand and feel it. If the spiritual power in the elixir is stable and balanced, it means it is a qualified elixir. A good product, otherwise, if the spiritual power is disordered, it will be a failed product.”

Tang Ning wondered: "When the spiritual energy in the elixir cauldron turned into fire, why did the flames not evaporate the elixir powder, but instead seemed to pull it into the elixir pill?"

"That's why I say that this step is the most important test of the alchemist's skills and the most important part of alchemy, fire control. On the surface, the flame burns vigorously, but in fact the temperature of the flame is extremely low. Many mysteries here are difficult to explain to outsiders and can only be experienced by oneself. The method of controlling fire is the most complicated. If you make a slight mistake, all your previous efforts will be in vain. You will understand this later. "

"Even I, who have been immersed in the art of alchemy for more than 20 years, can't guarantee that the Qi-nourishing pills I refine will be of high quality. Occasionally, one or two discarded pills will come out. You have memorized the steps just now. Now I will demonstrate it twice more. During the refining process of Qi-nourishing pills, carefully observe the changes in the pills in the pill cauldron."

"When should the main drug be added to the pill after it is dissolved, how to introduce the main drug into the pill, and how to warm the spiritual fire to warm the pill as it takes shape."

Gao Cailiang said, picking up the wooden ruler, cutting the medicinal powder into a round ball, adding smoked yellow powder, and put it into the alchemy cauldron.

In about half a quarter of an hour, the three elixirs were completed.

"Refining alchemy is a very labor-intensive task, which consumes a lot of the alchemist's spiritual power and consciousness. Therefore, it is required to keep oneself in good condition when refining alchemy, and to devote oneself wholeheartedly and without distracting thoughts. I feel tired and tired. Take a rest and don't show off. Generally, beginners must first understand the effects of various medicinal materials and herbs. You are from the herbal medicine family, so you will naturally know these. Therefore, you will start by practicing the basic skills of elixirs and making elixirs. From now on, I will rest when I am tired from refining elixirs. At that time, you can use the alchemy cauldron to try to make alchemy, and I will be there to guide you."

"In addition to hard work, the most important thing about elixirs is talent. How far you can go depends entirely on your own understanding. Of course, cultivation is the foundation of everything. If you don't have enough cultivation, you can't refine superior elixirs. Therefore, you can't just focus on refining elixirs and neglect your cultivation. , to understand the relationship between the two, the method of elixir itself serves for practice, and refining elixir is for better practice. "

Tang Ning nodded in agreement, took out the medicinal materials from the cabinet on the right, grinded them into powder, then weighed them with a weight, took the amount, and kneaded them into a ball. Before, it seemed that Gao Cailiang could complete it easily, but after actually getting started, he found that it was not that simple. No matter how hard he squeezed it, he couldn't make it so round. It was either a little convex here or a little concave there.

"The elixir must be very round and round, without any pits. Otherwise, if the main medicine is incorporated into the elixir, the properties of the medicine will be unbalanced, the spiritual power will be disordered, and the resulting elixir will be useless."

During Tang Ning's various kneading and softening processes, the loose pills were squeezed hard, and from time to time white powder scattered and fell. Seeing the pills getting smaller and smaller, Gao Cailiang didn't need to tell him that the pills were useless and the amount of medicinal materials had been exhausted. It was seriously insufficient, so I had to re-weigh the medicine.

I don’t know how many medicinal materials were wasted throughout the whole day, and I didn’t make a complete and qualified pill. Fortunately, these medicinal materials are the most common in the world and are grown by specialized people. If they were replaced by the magical herbs of the spiritual world, such a waste would be But I can't bear it.

Gao Cailiang was busy refining the Qi Condensing Pill, but Tang Ning found that refining the Qi Condensing Pill took much longer than the Qi Nourishing Pill. The main reason was the step of controlling the spiritual fire, which required continuous and slow roasting for about the time of a cup of tea. Just refined one.

Gao Cailiang takes a break every two hours of refining.

You can clearly see his fatigue, and there are sweat stains on his forehead. With his skills, not every Qi Condensation Pill he refines is a qualified product. About every five or six Qi Condensation Pills, one will be a waste product. A waste product pill. As soon as the medicine comes out of the elixir furnace and comes into contact with the air, it will turn into powder in a short time. This is because the properties of the elixir are unbalanced and the spiritual energy is disordered. The spiritual energy squeezes and repels each other internally.

Just like once a monk goes crazy and becomes possessed, the spiritual energy in his body will surge wildly, and his body will be unable to withstand the explosion.

Gao Cailiang was accustomed to this matter, and he did not show any regrets after refining the waste elixir. However, sometimes the elixir would deform or turn into powder in the elixir cauldron before even refining the waste elixir. At this time, he would blame himself very much. And he will immediately stop refining elixirs, close his eyes and rest.

You won't start refining elixirs again until you feel your emotions have calmed down and your body's functions have reached optimal levels.

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As the days passed, as more and more waste elixirs were fabricated, and her techniques became more and more proficient, Tang Ning also gained her own experience in the process of forming elixirs, and she was no longer as clueless as before. Rubbing around.

Finally on the twelfth day, he made a qualified elixir. After adding smoked yellow powder and solidifying it, a black prototype elixir was formed.

Tang Ning held it in her hand, looked at it repeatedly, touched it, and took out a Qi Nourishing Pill to compare. Apart from the lack of spiritual power, the appearance and feel were the same.

"Fellow Taoist Gao, how about you take a look at this." Tang Ning handed him the pill. Gao Cailiang opened his eyes from trance, took a look, touched it with his hand and nodded.

Seeing him nodding, Tangning exhaled heavily, beaming with joy. She played with it over and over again, and for a while she couldn't put it down.

"You need to practice more until you have completely mastered this basic skill and can make no mistakes in every medicinal material." Gao Cailiang said.

Tang Ning was playing with the pills and dreaming about the glorious moment of refining the pills and becoming a top grandmaster step by step. When she was brought back to reality by one sentence, she immediately put down the pills and re-weighed a portion of the medicinal materials. The next few pills The production of pills failed one after another, and he had to admit that it was just a fluke.

In the next few days, he was able to make several qualified pills every day, with fewer and fewer failures and a higher and higher success rate. Until the 28th, he felt that he had completely mastered this skill.

Because he made more than a hundred pills in the past two days, and none of them were discarded.

Gao Cailiang naturally knew all this, so after Tang Ning prepared another qualified pill, he said, "Let's stop practicing this basic skill!"

Hearing what he said, Tang Ning said happily, "Can we start refining the elixir?"

He has been impatient these days.

"Alchemy? Can you control spiritual fire? Just make alchemy. Don't think of alchemy as too simple. Learn how to transform spiritual energy into fire first!" Gao Cailiang pointed to the hole on the left and said: "We call this hole the fire port. You Come here, put your palms on it, and try to use your spiritual power to turn it into fire."

Tang Ning followed the instructions and placed her right hand on it. The spiritual energy in her body circulated and covered her hand. A strong suction force suddenly appeared in the alchemy cauldron and sucked the spiritual energy from her palm into the cauldron.

He could feel the spiritual power being sucked away rushing around in the cauldron. Since there was no continuous supply of spiritual power, the spiritual power quickly dissipated in the cauldron. He tried several times in a row, and every time the spiritual power covered the cauldron. His hands were all sucked away by the suction force in the cauldron, and then dissipated cleanly.

"The reason why the alchemy cauldron can absorb the spiritual energy from you is because there is a simple and small spiritual gathering device inside. You have to control the spiritual energy in your body, and when it absorbs your spiritual energy, continue to output it into the palm of your hand. Spiritual power, let the spiritual power flow out from your hands continuously."

"Until it is connected to a line with the spirit gathering device in the cauldron, there is a miniature spirit burning device at the mouth of the spirit gathering device. When receiving a steady supply of spiritual power, it will turn into a substantial flame, and you can also use the amount of your own spiritual power output. , to control the size of the flame, so this step is called fire control.”

"This is also the reason why alchemy consumes so much spiritual power. Remember that the spiritual power line must not be broken during fire control. Otherwise, if the supply of spiritual power is lost, the flame will be out of control and will burn out after a period of time. In fact, it will eventually burn out. It doesn’t matter if it burns anymore, because the elixir has already been roasted into powder by the hot flames due to the loss of flame control.”

Tang Ning nodded, understanding the reason why spiritual power turned into fire. She put her right hand on the mouth of the fire. Before he could react, the spiritual power was sucked away. Subsequent spiritual power was completely unavailable. He tried several times and failed. So, sometimes it feels like the supply is interrupted immediately after the first day of the new year.

He took his hand away from the fire, frowned and thought for a while, then put it back up.

Seeing that his repeated attempts failed, Gao Cailiang said with a smile: "You don't have to be impatient. This can't be achieved overnight. I think it was the same for me back then..."

Halfway through the words, a strong fire ball emerged from the alchemy cauldron, and in an instant the entire alchemy cauldron was ignited with blazing flames.

Seeing this scene, Tang Ning was startled and quickly took off her hand. Just then he used the green spiritual power in his body to cover his hand. It worked. He thought that since the key to turning spiritual power into fire is to connect the spiritual power in his body with the spirit gathering device. Thread, then green spiritual power may be able to do it, because its vitality is extremely tenacious and tough, and it is not easy to break, so I gave it a try.

"This should be considered a success in transforming the fire!" Tangning turned around and asked, but she saw that Gao Cailiang was completely numb at this moment. He stared at the inside of the alchemy cauldron with an expression as if he had seen something incredible. His eyes were wide open and his mouth was slightly open. open.

"What's wrong? If the fire is too big, the alchemy cauldron will be burned out, right?"

Hearing Tang Ning's question, Gao Cailiang came back to his senses. He was horrified. What a joke. He turned into fire after just a few attempts. Such a talent was unheard of. He thought that he had to train hard for four months before he could manage it. Fire.

Realizing that he had lost his composure, he quickly adjusted himself and suppressed the fear in his heart. After all, he was now in the role of a master, so he couldn't act like he had never seen the world before: "Oh, oh, no, it's nothing, um, pretty good, not bad."