Compared with water-based alchemy, although the potency of fire-based elixirs is lower, the refining time is shorter and the elixir recipes are more abundant.
Liu Qinghuan initially majored in water-based alchemy, but over the years, his fire-based attainments have become comparable, and refining the Xuanling Divine Pill is not a problem.
The jade-white flames quietly licked the bottom of the alchemy cauldron. The pearl-like water droplets in the cauldron rolled back and forth. It took a long time before there were signs of slight fusion, turning into a ball of fist-sized water, exuding an extremely...
Strong spiritual energy.
Liu Qinghuan raised his hand and waved. A purple ginseng that was as long as a forearm, with distinct head and feet, floated up from the wooden box on the table not far away. On the way, it quickly shattered into fine powder and scattered towards the ball.
The liquid in the cauldron suddenly burst into flames, and the cauldron suddenly became lively with a roar.
Next, various elixirs and spiritual materials were added to the alchemy cauldron in order, and melted in the suddenly fierce spiritual void jade flames. The rising medicinal gas continuously changed colors and exuded a rather alluring fragrance.
Liu Qinghuan rested for a while, until the medicinal gas turned back to pearly white, no longer rolling violently, and faintly painted into a mysterious pattern——
He took out a jade vase from his sleeve. It was only as long as the middle finger, with a thin neck and a round belly, but it had several layers of sealing talismans on it, which showed that it was very precious.
Liu Qinghuan played a magic spell, and heard a kaka sound coming from the ground. The fire vent was closed, and four bronze pillars carved into animal shapes rose next to them, namely a wolf head, a monkey head, a donkey head, and a phoenix head.
Liu Qinghuan had already seen these fire openings when he inspected the alchemy room before, but when he saw it again, he remembered the way Fu Bao came to show off proudly, and still had the urge to open his mind and take a look.
Only that guy Fubao would come up with such a weird idea, designing the fire mouth to look like several spiritual beasts around Liu Qinghuan, including Xiao Hei, who had passed away long ago.
Originally, Fubao wanted to put the first grader in the class, but the first grader still felt ashamed and refused to agree no matter what, so he gave up.
He conveniently touched the monkey head that looked exactly like Xiao Hei, took off the sealing talisman, and tipped the bottle slightly.
After a moment, a drop of bright red blood slowly slipped out and fell into the cauldron. At the same time, the four beast-headed fire mouths spurted out thin lines of fire.
Wisps of medicinal gas and birds rise up, and sometimes the inside of the alchemy cauldron is noisy like music, and sometimes it roars like thousands of thunders. Although it is isolated by the magic circle, one or two can still be heard outside the alchemy room, and even half of the big green mountain can
Smell the faint medicinal fragrance.
The aroma was sometimes strong and sometimes weak, containing majestic spiritual energy. It lasted for more than half a month, attracting countless spiritual birds to hover over the mountain and refused to leave.
For more than half a month, the first stage of refining the Xuan Ling Transformation Pill has been successfully completed. After that, it needs to be slowly simmered over a slow fire for about a month, with several additions of medicinal materials in between, before continuing to the next stage.
Liu Qinghuan did not intend to sit in front of the stove for a month. The injury to his soul made him tired easily now, and he was afraid that he would fall asleep directly if he just sat there.
After performing a cleansing spell on himself and sweeping away the smoke and smoke, Liu Qinghuan opened the door of the alchemy room and walked out, and then saw a group of people meditating in the courtyard.
Fu Bao, Chu Yi, Pulse Soul Doll, a few people from the Water Cultivator Tribe, the Greystone Tribe, and Qing Lan, the incarnation of the purple marrow sycamore tree at the top of Da Qing Mountain, and...
"Yueji, Youhu!" Liu Qinghuan said in surprise: "When did you come back?"
"Master!" Yue Jie opened his eyes, stood up and bowed before replying: "Master came back three days ago. Master is refining elixirs, so we didn't bother him."
Liu Qinghuan looked at him and then his eyes fell on You Yan: "Injured?"
You Yan's face turned pale, she turned her head away and hummed: "It's a small injury, not as serious as someone's injury, hum!"
Liu Qinghuan was speechless: "If you don't go to the house to recuperate, why are you sitting in the yard?"
"Use the overflowing medicinal energy to heal your injuries and practice!" Fu Bao jumped up and said: "Master, every time you refine the top-level elixir, the overflowing medicinal energy alone is very considerable, but the previous magic circle was good,
The medicinal energy is trapped in the alchemy room and will not leak out. This time the newly built alchemy room could not find a suitable magic circle for a while, which gave us an advantage."
"Then you can't just rely on this medicine to heal your wounds." Liu Qinghuan said, walking towards the stone table next to him: "Come over here and let me take a look. You can also talk about the current situation outside."
"We have already used the elixir." Yue Zhi said, walked to the side and sat down. He stretched out his hand and said: "Seven days ago, the demon army suddenly retreated from the Demon Horse Valley."
"Huh?" Liu Qinghuan was surprised and thought for a moment: "Retreat to the Dark City?"
"Master, how do you know?" Yue Jie said: "Yes, the Undercity is the closest demon city to the Demon Horse Valley. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Now it has become the base camp of the demon army."
"Why did they withdraw?" Liu Qinghuan asked again.
"At the beginning, we launched a strong raid and repelled the attack of the demon army." Yue Zhi said: "I thought it would be another round of stalemate battle, but the demon army suddenly retreated, so that
At that time, the tens of thousands of demon troops who were at the rear were all strangled to death by our pursuers."
Yue Jian raised his finger and pointed upward: "Later I heard that the Demon Realm wanted to transfer some demon ancestors from Jin Buxiangtian, so the demon army could only shrink its formation and adopt a defensive posture."
Liu Qinghuan muttered: "Then this war may drag on for a long time...but it's okay, so we can take a break and fight steadily, step by step."
He clapped his hands and took out two pill bottles: "I have seen all your injuries. You Yan is more serious and needs to rest for a while."
Then he ordered: "You stay in the cave now. On the first day of the new year, the alchemy room will be temporarily left to your care. I will come in after five days for the first round of adding spiritual materials."
"Master, are we going back to Qingming?" Fu Bao asked expectantly.
"Go to Demon Horse Valley first, and then see if you can go back." Liu Qinghuan said.
Although his injuries were not much better, it was still easy to evade the demons who were hunting him outside. Since Demon Horse Valley was no longer under heavy siege, it was much easier to get in.
So one day later, Liu Qinghuan suddenly appeared directly at the entrance of the valley. The monks who were guarding him were so frightened that they almost slashed him with their swords on the spot. When they saw his appearance clearly, they shouted and rushed into the valley.
"Taiwei Jizun is back! Taiwei Jizun is back!"
Liu Qinghuan:......
He looked up and saw that the entire Demon Horse Valley had been completely transformed into a human-built battle fortress. Towering lightning towers stood on the outer mountain ridges. The monks were patrolling back and forth one after another. It was hazy when looking inside.
Not sure about anything.
And in the large area in front of the valley, if Liu Qinghuan remembered correctly, there were originally overlapping mountains and deep forests, but now they have all been razed to the ground, and there are still large and small potholes and cracks, which shows the previous confrontations that took place here.
How intense.
After a while, several people walked out of the fog quickly, led by Taiqing. When he saw Liu Qinghuan, he smiled at first, but frowned when he got closer.
"Fellow Taoist Taiwei, your injury seems serious?"
Liu Qinghuan smiled: "It's indeed a bit heavy, but it will be fine after a while. How is the situation here?"
Taiqing looked around: "Let's go in and talk."
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"So, the Immortal has left?"
Sitting on a large chair, overlooking the vast demon world outside the window, Liu Qinghuan asked thoughtfully.
Taiqing waved the monks serving tea to exit, and then continued: "Yes, the other party said that the war situation in the upper realm was tense and needed manpower, so they rushed back. But now we have established a firm foothold in Jin Buxiangtian, and the space channel
It is stable, and the follow-up troops and supplies are sufficient, so it can withstand the demon attack even without the presence of the Immortal."
"That's good!" Liu Qinghuan nodded in agreement and said, "By the way, have you come back after hearing the news? Where is fellow Taoist Zixu?"
Taiqing shook his head: "There is no news about those two Taoist friends, and Taoist friend Siye is missing. Only you are back, and I sent someone to return the body of Master Yuanming to Qingming a few days ago...
We predicted on the spot that the task of destroying the Suohen Bridge would be very dangerous, but we did not expect that it would be so dangerous that all five of you would be killed or injured, alas!"
Liu Qinghuan was silent for a moment, and then said: "There is nothing we can do about it. There will always be sacrifices in war. Either others die or you die. I am satisfied if I can save this life."
"Yes!" Taiqing sighed: "If you hadn't tried every means to hold back the demon army, the battle fortress here in Demon Horse Valley might not have had a chance to be built. Thank you for your hard work!"
The two of them sighed deeply, and Taiqing cheered up and said: "Fortunately, after paying such a high price, the upper world is finally willing to take action, and we have also invaded the demon clan's lair. This time, the drama of the demon world's invasion of the human world is finally over.
Until the day it ends!”
He raised his tea cup towards Liu Qinghuan, and they drank a cup together, then asked: "What are you going to do next, fellow Taoist? Your injury is not serious. Why don't you go back to Qingming to recuperate first?"
"I do have such a plan." Liu Qinghuan said: "But Jin Buxiangtian's fighting strength..."
"Don't worry, fellow Taoist!" Taiqing Dayi said solemnly: "Although I'm useless, I can still hold on for a few days. You can go back to recuperate, and it won't be too late to come back when your injury is healed!"
Liu Qinghuan's heart moved, and he couldn't help but guess that the other party didn't want him to stay. After all, the demon clan was in decline, and the next war would be much easier to fight, and it would be easier to earn military exploits...
We all have big families and big businesses, so we should also think more about the people below.
Liu Qinghuan didn't think about arguing with him, and said: "It's okay, I haven't rested for a long time, and I may have to retreat for a while when I go back this time."
Taiqing nodded and smiled: "You have done a lot this time. The Immortal Alliance will definitely give you a very generous reward, but don't forget to get it."
Seeing that Liu Qinghuan was calm and didn't seem to care, he added: "Originally, this reward should have been given to you when you took over the title of Qingming Siji, but the battle situation was tense at that time, and everyone was busy reading.
It has been delayed until now..."
Liu Qinghuan finally became interested and asked: "What is it?"
Taiqing smiled mysteriously and said, "It will definitely make you extremely satisfied. You will know when the time comes!"