Liang Yan followed Zhuo Bufan into the cave, passing through medicinal fields and several stone rooms along the way, where servants and maids were busy working. In some stone rooms, there were many precious utensils and jewels, which were extraordinary at a glance.
Liang Yan thought to himself: "The caves of the elite disciples of the outer sect are indeed surprisingly large. It's just that Senior Brother Zhuo looks elegant and ordinary, but unexpectedly he prefers these precious treasures."
Thinking like this, Zhuo Bufan already led him to a closed stone door. He took out the token from his waist and placed it in a groove on the wall of the stone door. A moment later, there was a rumbling sound.
, the stone door slowly opened.
As soon as the stone door was opened a crack, a strong aroma of medicinal herbs came out from inside. As soon as it was smelled, it made people energetic. When the stone door was fully opened, they saw a half-person-high alchemy furnace in the middle of the room.
Although the alchemy fire has not yet started, there are still curls of green smoke rising from the top of the stove. There are many vermilion wooden shelves placed around the room, with many spiritual medicinal materials neatly stacked on them, most of which Liang Yan cannot call
He has a good name, but he has enough spiritual energy to tell that he is extraordinary at a glance.
Liang Yan secretly thought: "I heard that Qi Practitioners cannot make elixirs through their own elixir fire and need to use earth fire. Brother Zhuo is so proud that he asked the sect to draw a line of earth fire from the earth fire room for him.
The alchemy room in the cave is specially used for refining alchemy."
While thinking this way, Zhuo Bufan had already entered the alchemy room first, picked through the wooden shelves around him, selected a few spiritual ingredients, and took out a few materials from his storage bag.
After everything was prepared, Zhuo Bufan said to Liang Yan: "Junior Brother Liang, please arrange the formation now. When I reach the critical stage of refining the Qi Condensation Furnace, I will remind him aloud, and then I will have Junior Brother Lao take over for me.
Preside over the great formation and guard the spiritual energy in the furnace."
Liang Yan nodded, took out the formation plate and formation flag given to him by Senior Brother Zhuo, and began to carve formation patterns on the ground and arrange the array equipment. After half a day's work, Liang Yan stood up tiredly and said: "Senior Brother Zhuo, I have completed preparations.
It can activate this spirit-gathering formation."
"Okay!" Zhuo Bufan did not hesitate, and put the prepared materials into the alchemy furnace one by one in proportion, then raised his hand to cast a spell. A bright red flame immediately rose under the alchemy furnace, and with the magic in Zhuo Bufan's hand
Jue, constantly changing the power of the fire.
Liang Yan knew that when refining the elixir, he needed to concentrate on it and was most afraid of being disturbed, so he found a random spot on the ground, sat cross-legged and meditated silently, and started practicing with his luck.
As time passed by, Zhuo Bufan was always sitting upright, using magic formulas in his hands as he meticulously operated the earth fire alchemy furnace. Sitting aside, Liang Yan couldn't help but secretly admire him, thinking to himself: "This alchemy technique is really not that of ordinary people.
It can be learned." He has an out-of-character personality. If he were to master the temperature of the alchemy furnace so delicately, he would probably burn out nine out of ten furnaces, and the remaining one might still be leftover.
I don’t know how much time passed, but just when Liang Yan secretly guessed that it was already night outside, the magic formula in Zhuo Bufan’s hand suddenly changed, and the fire in the alchemy furnace became strong. At the same time, he drank: "Junior Brother Liang, it’s now! Hurry!
Quickly activate the formation to help me guard the spiritual energy and stabilize the elixir!"
Liang Yan was startled when he heard the sound, and immediately stood up to activate the formation. At the same time, an indescribable aroma of medicinal fragrance overflowed from the alchemy furnace and spread to all sides.
Because of what Zhuo Bufan had told him before, Liang Yan knew that this was a sign of the spiritual energy of the elixir leaking out, so he couldn't help but muster up his energy and concentrate on presiding over the formation. The formation flags and disks in the formation were constantly changing and scattered according to his orders.
The spiritual energy seems to encounter an invisible barrier and is guided by the formation, slowly moving forward in a specific trajectory in the air, and finally returns to the alchemy furnace like hundreds of rivers returning to the sea.
A hint of joy flashed in Zhuo Bufan's eyes, but he did not relax at all. Instead, he concentrated more on controlling the fire and refining the elixir.
An unknown amount of time passed like this. Just when Liang Yan was exhausted physically and mentally, Zhuo Bufan suddenly put away the magic formula and the fire in the furnace went out in an instant. He stretched out his hand and patted the furnace, and the alchemy furnace exploded with a "touch!"
The furnace lid soared into the sky, and a strong scent of medicine first gushed out, then two yellow pills flew out, and finally they all fell into Zhuo Bufan's hands.
Liang Yan immediately raised his hands to Zhuo Bufan and smiled: "Congratulations to Senior Brother Zhuo for mastering this elixir!"
"Haha! It's done!" Zhuo Bufan couldn't suppress the joy in his heart and smiled all over his face.
"Junior Brother Liang has contributed a lot to Zhuo's practice of this elixir. This is the promised reward. You go on." After saying that, he waved his hand and shot three snow-white elixir pills at Liang Yan. Liang Yan reached out to take them. Sure enough, they were the ones from before.
Three spirit-gathering pills.
After he accepted it with satisfaction, he turned his attention to the two pills in Zhuo Bufan's hand. He saw that the two pills were very small, no more than the size of a fingernail, and they were all yellow. What was unusual was that they were slightly faint in Zhuo Bufan's hand.
Trembling, there was a faint sword cry!
Zhuo Bufan was in a good mood at the moment. He caught a glimpse of Liang Yan's eyes and knew that he was curious. He said, "Junior Brother Liang, does he know what kind of elixir I am refining in this furnace?"
"Haha, I don't know anything about alchemy, so I'd like to ask Senior Brother Zhuo for some advice!"
Zhuo Bufan nodded and said, "Actually, this is a sword-raising pill!"
"Sword-raising pill?" Liang Yan was shocked. This was the first time he had heard of this kind of pill.
"It's normal that you haven't heard of it. After all, although there are many sects and hundreds of schools of thought nowadays, there are indeed very few sword cultivators. This sword-raising pill is specially prepared for sword cultivators."
Liang Yan had already made a guess when he heard the name, but now it was confirmed, which aroused his interest even more. He couldn't help but ask: "What is the specific effect of this sword-raising pill?"
Zhuo Bufan smiled lightly and said: "Junior Brother Liang seems to be quite interested in sword cultivation? Well, I'll tell you what to do." Then he paused and said: "Do you know that sword cultivation in our Qi training period is actually not the real meaning?
Those who practice swordsmanship are nothing more than sword-playing monks."
Liang Yan frowned after hearing this and said in confusion: "I would like to hear the details."
"The real sword cultivator is to make a flying sword a magic weapon of his own. When facing the enemy, whatever the intention is, he can hurt the enemy thousands of miles away. But we Qi cultivators just use the spiritual sword as a spiritual weapon.
In addition, I have learned some sword techniques, so I can hurt the enemy with my sword."
Liang Yan suddenly said: "So, if you want to become a swordsman, you need to master your own flying sword?"
"That's right! But the natal flying sword is a first-class magic weapon, so it is extremely difficult to practice. Moreover, if you want to control the magic weapon, you have to reach the Juyuan stage. Even foundation-building monks can only activate the best spiritual weapons."
Liang Yan was shocked after hearing this: "Doesn't that mean there is no sword cultivator under Ju Yuan?"
Zhuo Bufan glanced at him and said with a smile: "That's not necessarily the case. The Flying Sword of Life is a rather special magic weapon that needs to be cultivated slowly by oneself. As monks like us, as long as our cultivation reaches the foundation level, we can start to take a mouthful of whatever we like.
The flying sword is incorporated into the Dantian within the body, and the flying sword is continuously cultivated with its own spiritual power until it reaches the first state of sword cultivation, and the flying sword is cultivated into a sword embryo within the body!"
"This has reached the first realm." Liang Yan murmured to himself, and then asked, "What other realms will follow?"
"Haha, sword cultivation is an extreme method passed down from ancient times. We haven't even reached the first realm, so how can we know what happens next? And it is said that once the sword is mastered, it will not be able to reach the next realm.
You can no longer use it to hurt the enemy, you can only find another ordinary flying sword. It can be said that once a swordsman reaches the sword embryo stage, his strength will decrease instead of increasing!"
"It seems that this sword cultivation is really difficult to achieve," Liang Yan said with a slight wry smile, "By the way, what is the purpose of refining this sword nourishing pill, senior brother?"
"This is simple, because we sword cultivators need to incorporate the spirit sword into the body to nourish the sword embryo. But the Dantian is the most important place for people. The sword energy of this Spirit Sword is sharp. If you are not careful, it will pierce the Dantian and your cultivation will be exhausted.
There is a risk of failure. And this sword nourishing elixir can cultivate the subtle connection between the master and the flying sword, indirectly nourish the flying sword's spirituality, and ultimately achieve a perfect integration between the flying sword and itself. When the flying sword enters the body, it will be completely safe."
"That's it." Liang Yan suddenly realized, "Thank you, Senior Brother Zhuo, for your advice."
Zhuo Bufan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't thank me. There will be many days when I have to trouble Junior Brother Liang in the future. I need to take this sword-raising pill once a month from now on to slowly enhance my connection with the Dingguang Sword. After that, I
Every month when I refine pills, I have to trouble Junior Brother Liang to set up an array for me to protect me. As for the reward, it is still three spirit-gathering pills, what do you think?"
"Haha, Senior Brother Zhuo is so generous. How can I say no to him? From now on, if Senior Brother Zhuo makes alchemy, just call me and he will definitely help you!"
Liang Yan was secretly happy because he knew that the servant disciples only got one Spirit Gathering Pill every six months, but from now on he could receive three pills every month. This was already a treatment that only outer disciples enjoyed. It seemed like this was extraordinary.
He is worthy of being a master of alchemy, and he is generous with his actions.
"Okay! Junior Brother Liang is really happy!" Zhuo Bufan looked extremely happy, holding Liang Yan's hand and walking out of the alchemy room. He also ordered the servants to prepare a table of wine and food, and they would have a drink with Liang Yan that night.
Without refusing, the two of them exchanged cups, as if they were old friends for many years.
When Liang Yan came out of Zhuo Bufan Cave, it was already late at night. Although he was drunk, as a cultivator, he was not drunk. That night, he did not go to Lingquan Cave to practice, but went straight back to his home.
At his residence, he directly refined a spirit-gathering pill. Feeling that the pill entered his body, his compatibility with the spiritual energy was slightly improved. Liang Yan's eyes were full of joy, and then he laughed at himself: "It seems that this spirit-gathering pill is really suitable."
What about someone with insufficient qualifications like me?”
