On the second day, the preparations for refining the elixir were completed, and another highlight of the party began.
The operators who refine the elixirs mainly come from the Kunlun Sect and the Liuyun Sect, among them Elder Chen from the Kunlun Sect and Elder Cui from the Liuyun Sect.
After discussion between the two factions, it was concluded that this giant python's demon elixir can be used to refine an elixir called "Tianxin Qi Gathering Pill" that assists in practicing martial arts. It is most effective for practitioners in the middle stage of the Xiantian realm, and is also useful for those in the late stage of the Xiantian realm.
It has a certain effect. The medicinal materials used to refine this Tianxin Qi Gathering Pill are very rare. Even the Kunlun Sect and the Liuyun Sect have difficulty in getting together a whole portion of the medicinal materials, and the success rate of refining this medicine is not high.
Therefore, it is rarely refined.
According to records, if you add demon pills when refining medicine, not only will the refining efficiency be greatly improved, but more finished products will be produced and the effect will be better. It just so happened that a lot of rare high-grade elixirs were collected in the South American canyons this time.
In addition to several rare medicinal materials originally collected by the two sects, after repeated discussions, it was decided to refine this medicine this time.
The formal refining took place in a large alchemy room of the Kunlun Sect. Not only people interested in alchemy were watching, but Xia Yu and others also joined in the fun.
The alchemy furnace and alchemy cauldron used for refining the elixir were both provided by the Kunlun Sect. It is said that they have been passed down for many years as ancient relics. I don’t know what material they are made of. Xiao Hei just stuck his head out to take a look and started.
He curled his lips and said, "Damn, I thought there would be any tricks to such a big formation, but it turned out to be such a crude thing? It's boring!"
Xia Yu was too lazy to pay attention to him. Although he had made the deceptive "Nine-Nine Aphrodisiac Cream" under Xiao Hei's guidance, it was a fool-proof processing method of putting all the prepared medicinal materials together and heating them continuously.
There is no difference between ordinary people making traditional Chinese medicine. In fact, Xia Yu has never seen a real master making elixirs and making medicines. At this moment, he was watching with great interest while standing aside.
I saw Elder Chen and Elder Cui instructing the people next to them to place the preliminarily processed medicinal materials on the table next to them in order. Some of these medicinal materials were in powder form, some in liquid form, and some in paste form. They were all packed in white jade bottles.
The finished container is covered with a translucent white jade lid to ensure that the medicinal properties will not be lost. Some medicinal materials are covered with light-proof lids and are said to be light-phobic medicinal materials.
The most eye-catching one is of course the demon pill obtained from the giant python. Although it is dark and inconspicuous, everyone picked it up and looked at it carefully. After all, it is something that has not appeared for hundreds of years. Since
Here, how can we not look carefully? While watching, everyone felt the faint spiritual energy coming from the demon pill, and couldn't help but look forward to the pill that was about to be refined.
Because there are fellow practitioners watching, the two elders will also introduce to everyone from time to time what a certain medicinal material is, what it originally looked like, how it is processed like this, why it is processed in this way, and what role it plays in the formula, etc.
wait.
Of course, they will not introduce every medicinal ingredient, because the overall recipe is confidential and only the Kunlun Sect and the Liuyun Sect know about it. Even if the six major sects have a good relationship, it is impossible to share everything.
When everything was ready, Elder Chen took matters into his own hands and lit a fire in the alchemy furnace. He lit the fire with a special kind of charcoal. According to him, this kind of charcoal was made from a tree that has grown over a thousand years in the Kunlun Mountains.
Made of branches. Different from the common ones in the world.
Fires made of wood or natural gas are relatively mild and easy to control. Because in the process of refining medicine, different stages require different firepower. When it should be big, it should be big, and when it should be small, it should be small.
It must be small, there is no room for error.
The first step is to preheat. This is easy to understand. Even the ovens used by ordinary people at home need to be preheated before baking food. Of course, the alchemy used for refining medicine also needs to be preheated.
While Elder Chen was carefully preheating the alchemy furnace, Xiao Hei poked his head out to take a look and curled his lips, "Little weakling, what is this old man doing with a constipated expression on his face?"
"Preheat the alchemy furnace."
"Fuck! This is also called a preheating furnace? It's the level of an open-air barbecue. You should get a leg of lamb for him to grill!"
"..." Xia Yu rolled his eyes secretly and was too lazy to pay attention to him.
After preheating, Elder Chen controlled the heat, and Elder Cui began to add the medicinal materials one by one into the alchemy cauldron. He was very careful, handling and placing them gently. Of course, the order of adding the medicinal materials is also particular, here
It is similar to ordinary decoctions in some places, but different in other places.
When decoction of traditional Chinese medicine, considering the effect and safety of the patent medicine, generally the hard and toxic medicinal materials are fried first, the fragrant and volatile medicinal materials are added later, the precious medicinal materials are decoctioned separately, and the medicinal materials that are difficult to extract the juice are fried in a package, and the sticky medicinal materials are also fried
The processing of medicinal materials is very particular. In addition, the medicinal materials need to be soaked before decoction.
But this time, the elders of Kunlun Sect and Liuyun Sect have already processed the medicinal materials used in alchemy, especially those rare medicinal materials. They were processed with great care, for fear of damaging the properties of the medicine.
At this time, you only need to put the appropriate medicinal materials into the alchemy cauldron at the appropriate time in order, and then carefully control the heat.
As for the demon elixir, it is put in only at the later stage of refining. It is used as a catalyst and is not resistant to high temperatures. If it is put in early, it will be completely useless.
The order of adding different medicinal materials and the use of demon pills are all valuable experiences passed down by Kunlun Sect and Liuyun Sect. The background of the big sect can also be seen here. It is impossible for ordinary sects outside to know these.
Even if you get some good medicinal materials by accident, or even rare items like demon pills, it is extremely difficult to refine good elixirs.
Xia Yu watched Elder Chen operating the alchemy furnace to control the heat, and listened to Elder Cui explaining what medicinal materials should be added at what time, how to judge which medicinal materials should be added, and what level of heating the medicinal materials should be appropriate, what level is not enough, and what level
After passing through these basic principles, I feel that I have benefited a lot.
He suddenly thought that he had obtained a Poison Book last time in Africa. According to Xiao Hei, that book was very valuable. It was a general outline of poisons in the world. It also recorded many kinds of poison recipes. Poisons and medicines actually have the same origin.
They are all made from materials from heaven and earth. Not only are the production methods similar, but if the poison is used skillfully, like medicine, it can also cure diseases, save lives, and even assist in cultivation. If I have time in the future, I might be able to try to tinker with it...