Cultivating immortality in the troubled times of demons and martial arts Chapter 144 Alchemy (Congratulations to Hanyu for surrendering to Xiangluan Silver Alliance Leader!)
Chapter 144 Alchemy (Congratulations to Hanyu for surrendering to Xiangluan Silver Alliance Leader!)
Inside the cave.
The patterns of the fire-controlling array lit up one after another, extracting the spiritual energy from the spirit stones and forming a green-blue second-level flame under the purple jade furnace.
A heat wave swept through the surrounding area, and the temperature continued to rise.
After feeling the gentleness and stability of the flame, Fang Xi nodded with satisfaction.
The magic circle he designed worked quite successfully and had no other shortcomings except for the magic stone.
Fang Xi took a deep breath, took out other medicinal materials, and refined a furnace of 'Qi-Building Pill'.
In the inheritance of alchemy, this has a scientific name called ‘warming furnace’!
An alchemy furnace that has not been used for a long time often performs poorly when refining the first batch of elixirs, which will slightly affect the subsequent elixirs.
Therefore, before refining important elixirs, alchemists often refine a batch of other types of elixirs.
With a solemn look on his face, he put the refined Qi-Building Pill aside and took out sixteen jade boxes from the storage bag.
After opening it, materials appeared one after another, among which a gray-white demon pill was the most eye-catching.
"let's start!"
Fang Xi murmured, first took out the jade-white 'Hualong Ginseng' and cut off a piece with a jade knife.
To refine the Foundation-Building Pill, you don't actually need a whole plant of 'Hualong Ginseng' in one ingredient. Cutting off a section is enough.
It's just that the efficacy of the 'Hualong Ginseng' is lost quickly after it is damaged, so it is often sold whole.
"These demon pills actually belong to demon beasts in the early stage of foundation building. I don't expect that one furnace can produce more than two pills. Naturally, they all follow the minimum configuration... small amounts and multiple times to accumulate experience..."
Fang Xi released her spiritual consciousness and entered the interior of the purple jade furnace.
The next moment, he put the cut dragon ginseng into the medicine furnace, controlled the flames to wrap it, and refined it into a transparent liquid medicine.
Then, there are other auxiliary materials...
During this process, Fang Xi's consciousness was carefully observing every change in the medicine furnace.
Anyway, he was not prepared to succeed in the first batch. He had a very good attitude and it was completely experimental.
After the gray-white demon pill entered the pill furnace, Fang Xi's expression suddenly became more solemn than ever before.
Hoho!
When the demon pill encounters the flame, it instantly bursts out with a force of resistance, and there is a faint roar of the demon beast.
"Using the inner elixir of monster beasts to refine elixirs is indeed not as gentle as elixirs..."
Fang Xi immediately dripped in the Biling liquid to combine the medicinal properties and stabilize the various medicinal materials.
However, the next moment!
Boom!
The purple jade furnace trembled, and the medicinal liquid inside clashed violently with the demonic beast's inner elixir, and they both turned into ashes!
In Fang Xi's first alchemy, she didn't even complete the step of condensing the elixir with liquid medicine!
"Well...the impact of the demonic beast's inner elixir is too strong, and the timing of the entry of the jade spirit liquid is a bit late..."
There was no sadness or joy on his face, and he didn't care at all that he accidentally destroyed a precious demonic beast's inner elixir. He was recalling the elixir refining experience just now.
After resting for a night and simulating it many times in her mind, Fang Xi started refining the pill again!
boom!
This time, he reluctantly combined the green spirit liquid into the demon pill and blended it with the medicine, but he failed at the last step...
…
Three months later.
"The sixth furnace!"
Fang Xi's expression was indifferent, and his eyes were sharp, as if he were passing through the clouds and flowing water, he was putting various materials into the alchemy furnace.
Then, there was an amethyst-like monster inner elixir and jade spirit fluid!
"In the fifth furnace, I was close to condensing the pill, but my magic power was not enough at the critical moment..."
This time, Fang Xi was well prepared, perfectly stimulating the demonic power of the demonic beast's inner elixir, blending it with the original liquid, and turning it into a ball of translucent liquid that was green and purple.
The fire is blazing, constantly warming and nourishing the liquid...
After seven days and seven nights, Fang Xi stuffed a Qi-Building Pill into her mouth, restored her mana first, and then calmly played the magic formula:
"Condensation!"
In the alchemy furnace, the blue-purple medicinal liquid is constantly concentrating, and its color is constantly changing among the seven colors...
Fang Xi had sweat on his forehead as he struggled to stabilize the various spiritual conflicts within the elixir.
Three days later.
"Turn on the stove!"
His magic power surged, and each magic formula was shot into the purple jade furnace.
The purple jade furnace roared, and a pale blue pill flew out and landed in Fang Xi's hand.
But before his face could light up with joy, the foundation-building pill quickly turned black in color, exploded... and turned into a ball of ash.
"The method of extracting pills needs to be improved... I was a little too hasty before."
…
March has passed again.
As the furnaces were opened more and more often, Fang Xi spent more and more time refining the Foundation Establishment Pill.
This is a good thing.
He failed at the beginning before, but now, he has been able to persist to the final step of obtaining the elixir.
"Eighth furnace!"
Fang Xi followed the steps step by step, overcoming the difficulties and obstacles ahead and reached the final step of obtaining the elixir.
This time, he improved his original method of collecting pills, and a seal fell into the pill furnace.
The purple jade stove opened with a roar, and the aroma of medicine filled the room.
A blue pill fell into Fang Xi's hand, it was the Foundation Establishment Pill!
It’s just that the surface of this elixir has a gray elixir pattern!
"Bad Foundation Building Pill?!"
Fang Xi frowned: "It seems that my previous method is still imperfect..."
This inferior foundation-building pill also has the miraculous effect of assisting monks in foundation-building transformation, but the erysipelas exceeds the standard, and the efficacy is a little worse than the genuine foundation-building pill, only about 60 to 70%.
"But enough is enough, enough is enough..."
"As long as the Foundation Establishment Pill protects the muscles and veins and can protect you from death if the Foundation Establishment Pill fails, it is enough to guarantee the bottom line..."
Fang Xi carefully put away this inferior foundation-building pill and went to have a long sleep.
He was also under a lot of pressure during this period, especially during the last few furnaces.
Although I have warned myself many times that if I fail, I will probably repeat the process of collecting materials before, but the Demon King of Great Liang is not unlimited.
Fortunately, the stress is gone now!
Overjoyed, Fang Xi went out to play for a few more months, and then came back feeling refreshed both physically and mentally and continued to cook!
In the ninth furnace of refining the foundation-building elixir, Fang Xi did whatever she wanted and used her imagination... she put several of her previous conjectures into practice, but the furnace exploded in the middle of refining the elixir.
He laughed and continued to wash the furnace and refine the last demonic beast inner elixir.
This time, as if with divine help, he refined a genuine Foundation-Building Pill in the last ditch effort!
…
On the bed in the cave, Fang Xi was half-lying with two jade bottles in his hands.
"Ten monster beast inner elixirs, placed in the hands of those alchemy masters, can produce at least ten genuine foundation-building elixirs..."
This does not mean that the opponent will definitely succeed every time he makes an elixir, but that some alchemy masters can make two foundation-building pills in one furnace!
When we arrived at Fang Xi's place, ten pills turned into two pills, and one of them was inferior. It was a complete loss!
But Fang Xi felt that it was quite profitable.
At least, he quietly obtained two Foundation Establishment Pills.
And... I also learned the art of refining the Foundation Establishment Pill!
With this skill, he dared to pretend to be a second-level alchemy master!
Although, Fang Xi was not prepared to do this.
He played with the jade bottle containing the Foundation Establishment Pill and began to think about Foundation Establishment.
"The transformation of swallowing the Foundation Establishment Pill is best done on the second-level spiritual veins. There are bonuses..."
"Fang Xi's identity allows me to break through Foundation Establishment in an open and honest manner... I am only fifty-eight years old now, and I can declare to the public that my 60-year-old Foundation Establishment deadline is approaching, so I choose to fight to the death!"
Although the success rate and mortality rate of cultivators who build foundations on their own are extremely low and the mortality rate is extremely high, there are still some lucky ones!
"Or...claim that good luck has collected a foundation-building spiritual object?"
"Anyway, after the foundation is established, all the spiritual objects have been swallowed. Who can verify it?"
…
Baize Fairy City is a holy place for casual cultivators to build their foundations.
Every once in a while, news comes out about the success of casual cultivators in building foundations.
Credibility can barely be guaranteed.
Since Fang Xi was able to plan the Foundation Establishment Pill painstakingly for the purpose of Foundation Establishment, it was natural that the conditions in other aspects should also be the best.
For renting a second-level spiritual vein cave, it is true that nowhere in Yue Kingdom is as safe as Baize Immortal City.
What's more... Fang Xi also thought about the problems after foundation building.
"After I build the foundation, although my spiritual roots are superior enough, I still need second-level spiritual veins, foundation building techniques, and certain resources to practice... It's best to rely on a big force."
"Baize Immortal City looks good... If I build a foundation in the city and have a clean origin, I will definitely be attracted. Maybe I can join in?"
As for the Alchemy Sect of the Three Kingdoms? That is not within Fang Xi's consideration.
Not to mention whether the entrance examination will be more stringent, just because Fang Xi is not a disciple trained by the sect since childhood, it is destined to be excluded from the core level forever unless there are special circumstances.
After all, loyalty is more important among sects!
…
With this idea in mind, Fang Xi packed up the cave and returned to Baize Fairy City.
Yanliu Lane, Building 87.
He previously rented the property for ten years, and it is still within the term.
Looking at my own small courtyard, I still feel a sense of intimacy.
"Fellow Taoist, you are back. There has been a big incident here recently!"
Fairy Tengluo was dressed in a green dress. When she saw Fang Xi, her eyes suddenly lit up: "Your cultivation... Dzogchen?"
"Luckily, I got some opportunities and was finally promoted to the tenth level of Qi Refining!"
Fang Xi smiled slightly. After all, he was here to build the foundation, and there was no need to hide his apparent cultivation. He asked again, "What happened?"
"Alas... The man from the Jin Ling family was about to live for a long time. He rented a second-level cave in the inner city to build a foundation, but he failed and died..."
Fairy Tengluo told everything with respect in her tone.
After all, Fang Xi is already a master of Dzogchen.
"Ah...this is really something I didn't expect."
Fang Xi quickly brought gifts and went to Su Lie's house to mourn.
"Fellow Daoist Fang..."
Jin Ling was wearing a snow-white plain dress with a cold expression.
"My condolences to fellow Taoist Jin..."
Fang Xi politely comforted her.
"You also know Lao Su's temper... Before he runs out of life, he will definitely give it a try." Jin Ling said expressionlessly: "Before he went to retreat, he once said that the most regretful thing was that he had never
Choosing to fight before the age of sixty will result in a loss of energy and blood, and a lower chance of success... He never cared about me at all, what a cruel heart!"
Fang Xi was speechless.
…
The next day, he went to the inner city, found the steward in charge of renting a house, and stated that he wanted to rent a second-level cave.
"Easy to say, easy to say..."
The housekeeper who rented the house wore a blue satin shirt and called himself Han. He introduced with a smile: "I wonder why you rented the cave? If you want to break through the cultivation in seclusion, there is the best A-shaped cave, and the internal aura reaches the second level of top grade!"
"Of course it's for the purpose of seclusion and breakthrough!" Fang Xi said firmly.
Seeing Fang Xi's perfect Qi cultivation, Manager Han couldn't help but look a little solemn: "May I ask your Excellency, Gui Geng?"
"Fifty to eight..." Fang Xi replied with a face filled with vicissitudes of life.
"Well, one room in the Jiazi Cave House, one hundred spiritual stones a year..."
Manager Han didn't say much and quickly helped with the procedures.
After Fang Xi left, he looked at Fang Xi's back with a trace of pity in his expression.
He has seen many casual cultivators who work here and work hard before their sixtieth birthday.
Most of them are failures, and the unlucky ones even lose their lives.
"Building the foundation..."
A hint of sadness and self-mockery appeared on Manager Han's face: "The true pride of heaven is those who have perfected their qi before they were thirty years old, and then took the Foundation Establishment Pill to achieve breakthroughs... How can we compare to this old man..."
Cry... I owe you more, I will definitely pay it back