There are three steps in forming elixirs for immortal cultivators.
The first step is to condense the elixir, condense the void into reality, and condense the liquid into elixir, compressing and condensing the whole body's mana and essence into a small golden elixir the size of a chicken.
Almost 80% of monks find it difficult to complete even this step when forming elixirs for the first time.
And if you can complete the first step of "condensing the elixir", you can proceed to the second step of "combining the elixir".
The so-called "integrated elixir" means that the soul located in the Zifu Divine Courtyard sinks into the lower dantian air sea and merges with the golden elixir that has condensed into essence. With the help of the tempering of the power of the golden elixir, the soul transforms.
Become the golden elixir primordial spirit.
This step is very difficult. A monk who can complete the "Coagulation Pill" step will have a difficulty in achieving even one-fifth of the chance of success in this step.
However, according to the experience of senior monks, generally before forming an elixir, the purer the magic power and the stronger the soul, the more powerful the soul will be, which will have certain advantages in the step of "merging elixirs", and the chance of success will be much higher than that of monks who are not as good as you.
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If a monk can complete the two steps of "condensing the elixir" and "combining the elixir" one after another, then he can proceed to the third step, which is the last step of "making the elixir".
"Chengdan" means to form a golden elixir. When the soul successfully transforms into a golden elixir, and merges with the golden elixir, strange changes will occur, and the spiritual energy within a hundred or even hundreds of miles will gather to form an elixir-forming celestial phenomenon.
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Although this step is ranked last, in terms of difficulty, it is the easiest step to complete.
As long as the elixir-forming monks prepare in advance, find a Lingshan cave for retreat, find monks to protect themselves, and prevent themselves from being disturbed when the elixir-forming celestial phenomenon appears, there is basically no possibility of failure.
After studying the experience of several senior monks in forming elixirs for half a year, Zhou Yang rented a fifth-level cave to formally retreat to form elixirs in Taoist monk Xiao Ying's cave.
The rent for a fifth-level cave abode is as high as 8,000 low-grade spiritual stones per year. Zhou Yang obviously had a bit of luck in renting a cave of this level for retreat.
Unfortunately, his sense of luck was soon shattered by the cruel reality.
After only being in seclusion for more than a year, he had not even completed the first step of "condensing the elixir". His first attempt at condensing the elixir ended in failure.
The failure to form the elixir caused a big impact on Zhou Yang's Dantian. For this reason, he spent nearly two years recuperating to recover from the injury so that it would not affect his normal fighting skills.
However, if you want to try "Condensation Pill" again, it will have to be at least ten years later.
This is because his first "coagulation pill" process did not last too long, and the impact of the failure was not big enough.
If it were those monks who had completed the "Condensation of Pills" step but failed in the second step of "Combining Pills", when the essence of their condensed golden elixir would be redispersed into liquid mana to fill the Dantian, it would have a huge impact on the Dantian.
, don’t even think about completely recovering the damaged Dantian without decades of recuperation.
The first failure to form a pill made Zhou Yang fully aware of the difficulty of forming a pill. He had to re-examine his plan to form a pill and prepare for the worst.
At that time, he thought that after trying it once, he could use the spiritual objects in his hand to assist in forming the elixir to reach the golden elixir stage.
But now, he felt that he had to complete the "Condensation Pill" step on his own at least once before using those spiritual objects to maximize his confidence.
After the elixir formation failed, there was no need to stay in the fifth-level cave. Zhou Yang withdrew from the cave and moved into Taoist companion Xiao Ying's cave again. He had already begun to consider leaving Haoyang Immortal City.
Regarding Zhou Guangxiang's case, he had to go and see it in person before he could rest assured, and there was also the old ghost Xu Song who was always whispering in his ears asking him to fulfill his original promise and put him back in the "Valley of Fallen Demons" to practice.
Of course, the main reason is that Taoist companion Xiao Ying keeps talking about leaving in his ears. As a Taoist companion, he must fully respect the other party's opinions.
However, the plan did not change quickly. When Zhou Yang had agreed to leave, Zhao Hao, a golden elixir monk, suddenly visited him uninvited.
"Senior Zhao's presence here really makes this humble house shine. Come in quickly, Ying'er, and serve the best spiritual tea to Senior Zhao."
Outside the cave, the moment Zhou Yang saw Zhao Hao, his pupils shrank, various thoughts emerged in his mind, and he immediately guessed the purpose of his visit.
As the saying goes, people don’t go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. Zhao Hao, a golden elixir monk, suddenly came to visit Zhou Yang uninvited. This is a very strange thing in itself, let alone the Qingyuan Sword Sect.
They have been asking him to be a "substitute".
However, although various conjectures kept emerging in his mind, there was no sign of neglect in etiquette. He naturally extended his hand to invite the other party to sit down in the cave and let Taoist companion Xiao Ying serve tea.
Xiao Ying was not really a fool. When she saw Zhao Hao coming to the door, her heart skipped a beat and her expression suddenly changed.
But facing Zhao Hao, a monk in the golden elixir stage, she was extremely reluctant and did not dare to turn away guests directly like she did to Jin Qu. She could only go down and prepare tea with a face full of reluctance.
After a while, she prepared the tea and served it, and stood directly behind Zhou Yang like a maid, with no intention of leaving.
This is her last bit of stubbornness!
"Is this the Taoist companion of fellow Taoist Zhou? He is indeed beautiful and fragrant, and has the appearance of an immortal. Like fellow Taoist, he is as good as a dragon or a phoenix among men!"
Zhao Hao seemed not to notice the unhappy look on Xiao Ying's pretty face. After sitting down, he gently picked up the teacup and took a sip, then opened his mouth with a smile and praised the hostess.
It's a pity that his move was useless against Xiao Ying. Xiao Ying was a pure and straightforward person. Since she knew in her heart that Zhao Hao came to visit because of bad intentions and good people would not come, she was first filled with wariness and resistance towards Zhao Hao.
You won't relax at all just because of his compliments.
With a straight face, she bowed slightly and said without any emotion in her voice: "I am as beautiful as a willow tree. I dare not praise you so much. Being able to serve my husband is a blessing that I have cultivated throughout my life."
, In this life, I just want to grow old together with my husband, and live and die together!"
When Zhao Hao heard what he said, he shook his head and said, "What Fairy Xiao said is different!"
"What we monks want is immortality and freedom on the road!"
"How can couples like Fairy Xiao and Daoyou Zhou have such simple pursuits as those ordinary people? They should pursue something higher, such as sharing a life together for a thousand years and being free for a thousand years."
Sharing weal and woe for a thousand years is something that only Golden Core monks can do. If Zhao Hao came here in another time period and said these words in another time period, Xiao Ying would definitely have a different attitude.
Now, she just replied with a dull face: "Senior Zhao taught me a lesson, I have learned a lesson."
Zhao Hao was immediately annoyed by her words, and his face instantly darkened.
He is a dignified Jindan monk, and he is willing to take the initiative to praise and compliment a Zifu monk, which is already a great honor.
Now, he was being ridiculed and ridiculed by Xiao Ying again and again with harsh words. How could he not be angry?
Fortunately, at this time, Zhou Yang, who had been silent, saw that things were getting out of control, and quickly interjected with a slight cough: "Ahem, my wife is not good at words, and there are many conflicts. I hope my seniors can understand me.
I am here to apologize to my seniors on her behalf."
After he finished speaking, he gently cupped his hands, and then looked at Taoist companion Xiao Ying to signal her not to speak again.
No matter how unhappy Xiao Ying was, she still had to give Zhou Yang face in front of outsiders. Seeing this, she fell silent for a moment, then bowed and said: "I am in a bad mood today. I spoke recklessly against Senior Zhao, which offended me a lot.
I hope Senior Zhao can forgive me."
Seeing this, Zhao Hao's expression softened a lot. He looked directly at Zhou Yang and said: "Fellow Daoist Zhou, let's open the skylight and speak openly. You have probably guessed Zhao's purpose of coming this time. Now let's do it."
Could you please tell me the details from Zhao?"
When Zhou Yang heard this, he immediately nodded and said, "Senior Zhao, please tell me."
"The thing is very simple. After eighteen years of continuous war, the Great Light Asgard side took the initiative to propose a fight to the death to end the war, and the top leaders of our alliance also agreed."
"Now the two sides still have one year to decide who will participate in the death duel. According to the rotation mechanism of the member sects in the alliance, our Qingyuan Sword Sect must find one person to participate in the death duel this time, and it is best to win."
"Zhao is not afraid of Zhou Daoyou's jokes. Because the death battle is too dangerous, no one of the late Zifu cultivators in our sect dares to play. And based on Zhao's understanding of them, they want to win the death battle with their strength.
, I’m afraid the winning rate is less than 10%, which means they are almost doomed once they take the field!”
"The death-match mode has been going on so many times. Even if the monks in the sect are no longer willing to participate, Zhao and the leader can force them to draw lots to decide the candidates."
"But they can only complete the minimum task if they go to die. Once they lose, our Qingyuan Sword Sect will have to bear one-third of the gambling resources lost!"
"Zhao and our Qingyuan Sword Sect don't want the disciples of the sect to die in vain, nor do they want to give a large amount of resources to those bastards in the Great Light Immortal Palace, so Zhao strongly recommends Zhou Daoyou to the leader and other brothers.
, I would like to ask fellow Daoist Zhou to help us, the Niguang Alliance, and help our Qingyuan Sword Sect win a death duel!"
Zhao Hao looked at Zhou Yang with a solemn expression, and spoke his purpose in a serious tone.
After hearing what he said, Zhou Yang had no reaction, but Xiao Ying, whose beauty was already pale, couldn't help but reached out and grabbed Zhou Yang's arm and shouted tremblingly: "Zhou Lang, don't agree, okay? I'm begging you,
Don’t take risks, okay?”
"Lady, don't panic, your husband knows what he's doing!"
Zhou Yang gently held the Taoist companion's jade hand and gave her a reassuring look to comfort her.
Then he looked at Zhao Hao solemnly and said: "Thanks to Senior Zhao for your respect, Zhou is honored. However, this matter is too dangerous. Please forgive Zhou for not agreeing!"
Seeing this, Zhao Hao couldn't help but narrow his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Don't refuse in a hurry. It's not too late to make a decision after hearing what Zhao said about the reward!"