In the past few days, Lin Chen spent more time practicing fire control techniques, and also took the time to browse through the Alchemy Sutra.
The methods and techniques of alchemy are introduced in the Alchemy Sutra, but for Lin Chen now, he still knows nothing about alchemy. He can't even understand the alchemy techniques, let alone master them.
The first step in refining alchemy is to control the heat.
Fire control is extremely important for alchemy. Poor fire control will not only affect the quality of the elixir, but may even directly lead to the failure of the alchemy.
Therefore, fire control is also the most critical step.
The control of fire depends on two aspects. The first is the control of the real fire by the alchemist himself, and the second is the control of the flame by the alchemy furnace formation.
Therefore, while learning the art of fire control, Lin Chen also had to master the skillful control of the alchemy furnace, mainly the control of the formation of the alchemy furnace. This part is simple, as long as you grasp the timing and inject true energy into the alchemy furnace to activate the formation.
That’s it.
Fire control is to practice your proficiency in controlling real fire. There is no skill at all, but it will be affected by talent.
These are also the most basic. After you have mastered them, you will start to learn the theory and practical operation of alchemy.
Another point is that the achievements that can be achieved by alchemy will also be affected by the monk's realm, but the determining factor is talent.
In fact, the fire control technique alone is not difficult to practice. What is difficult is to accurately apply the fire control technique to alchemy. The most important thing is to control the timing.
When and what kind of temperature is needed? The first step in making alchemy is to remove impurities from the materials. If the temperature is too high at the beginning, the materials will be burned directly to ashes.
If the temperature is too low and the impurities in the materials are not completely removed, the quality of the elixir will be reduced, and it may even become a useless elixir.
The so-called waste elixir contains too many impurities and cannot be absorbed by monks. There is another saying that this elixir is poisonous elixir.
Lin Chen mainly practiced the fire control technique by referring to the fire control technique. Two days later, Lin Chen came to the alchemy room again. Sun Zhengyang asked Lin Chen to show the results of the two days of practice.
Lin Chen's skillful operation made Sun Zhengyang nod his head, obviously quite satisfied.
After one operation, he was as fierce as a tiger, and then he was waiting for Sun Zhengyang's praise, because according to Luo Yu, when he practiced fire control, it took him half a month to achieve this effect, while he only used two.
day time.
Come on, praise me. Lin Chen looked at Sun Zhengyang a little proudly.
Unexpectedly, Sun Zhengyang pointed to the alchemy furnace beside him: "Continue practicing."
Lin Chen was stunned for a moment. If you don't want to praise me, then you shouldn't praise me. But what's the point of giving me a stove to continue practicing?
Sun Zhengyang said: "You have only mastered the simplest fire control technique now, but you are still far away from the requirements for alchemy. With the assistance of the alchemy furnace, practicing fire control will have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort. Moreover, during the alchemy period, if you want to achieve the best
The effective fire control technique must be coordinated with the alchemy furnace formation."
This cauldron alchemy furnace was specially prepared by Sun Zhengyang for Lin Chen to practice alchemy.
Okay, whatever Sun Zhengyang said, Lin Chen could only do it, put the real fire into the alchemy furnace, and the formation of the alchemy furnace was also activated.
"The heat is too high, please turn it down a little."
Sun Zhengyang commanded from the side: "The temperature should not be too high at the beginning, otherwise the alchemy materials will be burned. Then slowly increase the heat to reach the appropriate temperature. Different materials have different requirements for heat, so it should be based on the material's properties.
attributes to control the heat. In addition, each stage of alchemy has different requirements for heat. You will gradually become familiar with it when you make alchemy in the future. Now you only need to practice controlling the heat. The proficiency of fire control is related to this.
The success rate and quality of alchemy.”
Lin Chen had no choice but to continue practicing according to Sun Zhengyang's request.
Three days later, Lin Chen began to try alchemy for the first time.
Qi Gathering Pill is a low-level elixir and one of the easiest to refine. The materials used are also low-level materials.
After the materials were prepared, the first attempt at alchemy began.
To be honest, Lin Chen was still a little excited. After practicing the fire control technique for five days, he could finally try to make alchemy.
Lin Chen went through the refining method of the Qi Gathering Pill in his mind again, and then checked the materials again. After confirming that they were correct, he took a deep breath, put the real fire into the alchemy furnace, started the formation, and controlled the heat to a certain level.
After that, start putting materials into the alchemy furnace one by one.
It went smoothly at first, but not long after, there was a bang, and a burst of black smoke came out of the alchemy furnace. When I looked again, the materials were all turned into ashes.
Failed!
Lin Chen didn't expect to fail so quickly. He thought that he was already very proficient in controlling the fire and refining the simplest pill would have a high success rate, but he didn't expect to fail so quickly.
"I'm too impatient." Sun Zhengyang said: "When refining the elixir, be careful not to be anxious or impatient. A little carelessness will lead to the failure of the elixir refining and the next attempt."
Lin Chen took a deep breath and tried again. This time he persisted longer than the last time, but ultimately failed.
Sun Zhengyang chuckled and said, "What a brat."
Lin Chen was a little embarrassed. He failed twice in a row. This was too embarrassing. He was a genius.
"I will demonstrate it to you once. Take a look."
Sun Zhengyang put the real fire into the alchemy furnace, and then began to put materials into the alchemy furnace. His movements were like flowing water, he was extremely skillful, and the speed of putting in materials was faster than Lin Chen.
Lin Chen looked at it carefully, why didn't this old guy fail when he submitted the materials so quickly?
"When refining alchemy, you can't be divided. Refining elixir is not only the control of the fire, but also the application of mental power. You must concentrate on observing the materials and not be distracted, so that you can adjust the size of the fire according to the reaction of the materials...
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Sun Zhengyang was refining the elixir while explaining it to Lin Chen.
Lin Chen listened very carefully. This was all about experience. The most lacking thing for novices is experience.
However, Sun Zhengyang said not to be half-hearted, but he was refining elixirs and talking at the same time. Isn't this half-hearted?
However, for a medicine king, refining this simplest elixir is completely easy, and there is no need to invest much energy at all.
It didn't take long for the elixir to come out of the oven, and a scent of medicine spread out.
That’s it!
Lin Chen looked at the elixir in Sun Zhengyang's hand in surprise.
Sun Zhengyang handed the elixir to Lin Chen and said, "Take a look at this elixir."
Lin Chen took it, and he understood what Sun Zhengyang asked him to observe. The quality of the same elixir can also be divided into good and bad, divided into four grades: low grade, medium grade, high grade and perfect.
The higher the quality, the better the effect of the elixir.
Although Lin Chen said that alchemy was not even an introduction, he still knew these most basic things.
But Lin Chen couldn't tell what grade the elixir reached after observing it for a long time.
The quality of elixirs is generally distinguished from several aspects: medicinal aroma. The medicinal aroma of elixirs of different grades is different, but the medicinal aroma of different qualities of the same medicinal elixir will also be different. The medicinal aroma will be very obvious when it is freshly baked.
But as time goes by, the medicinal aroma becomes less obvious. In addition to the medicinal aroma, it can also be distinguished by its color and roundness. Some high-quality elixirs will also have halos, etc.
But it's easy to say it, but it's not that simple when it comes to actually distinguishing them. Generally, auction houses have specialized treasure appraisers to identify the quality of elixirs.