Sitting in the secret room, Xu Dao let out his thoughts and tried his best to feel the changes in the smoke in the cauldron.
The cauldron in front of you is not a large cauldron made simply of copper and iron. It can be instilled with Taoist thoughts and control the temperature inside the cauldron. It is considered a magical weapon and is worth five or six hundred talisman money.
Xu Dao has never refined elixirs by himself before. Fortunately, although the method in the secret art of exchanging blood is similar to alchemy, it can be said to be simple. You only need to prepare a lot of materials and warm them up.
Among them, the most important main medicine is of course the flesh and blood containing demon blood in the body. Among them, those with rich demon blood are the best, living objects first, dead objects second, and fur, bones and other objects third.
What he originally wanted to do was to go to the ghost market and buy a monster containing demon blood to use to extract blood, such as the snake girl he saw at the auction last time.
But the large-scale auction takes place once in March, and it’s not the time yet, it’s still early.
Secondly, it was also because Miao Nu was a late Taoist disciple and she was not considered an unknown person in Shezhao. If the Shezhao tribe learned that this person was dead, they would probably investigate.
If Xu Dao went directly to the ghost market to purchase the corresponding items for the blood exchange method in the recent period, he might come into the sight of the Shezhao tribe.
Fortunately, there weren't many things that caught his eye in Miao Nu's stone house, and even the talisman money was very small, but the materials related to the blood exchange method were all available, with more than ten copies, enough for him to slowly debug.
At the same time, after Xu Dao rummaged through the items in his bag, he found that there were two items in the bag that could barely allow him to try to extract blood without having to run to find monsters.
One of them may be able to draw out the bloodline of a demon donkey, and the other may be able to draw out the bloodline of a demon dog. They were both obtained when he fought with people before, and his realm is not bad.
At this time, Xu Dao was looking after the big copper and iron cauldron, trying to extract the bloodline of the demon donkey from the flesh and blood in the cauldron.
In order to succeed, he had not slept for three days, fearing that the fire would be insufficient and the demon blood would be cold, or that the fire would be too strong and dry up the flesh and blood in the cauldron.
But even though he was so cautious, thirty-six hours passed before the cauldron shook violently. Xu Dao quickly opened the lid of the cauldron and looked inside.
A burning smell instantly spread out from it. The medicinal materials used to cleanse flesh and blood, Lingsha, burned black at a speed visible to the naked eye, and lost its efficacy in an instant.
Xu Dao secretly thought something was wrong, so he quickly took out the refined demon body from the cauldron.
If what he had feared before was true, the corpse inside had turned into a mummy, and not to mention the bleeding, all the body fluids in his body had dried up.
Seeing this scene, he reviewed the contents of the blood exchange secret technique scroll, and his heart sank:
"It seems that as stated in the technique, the best materials are living creatures. For those who can succeed, 80% of them are living creatures, and the remaining 20% are dead creatures. And the dead creatures are also made of complete, living monster bodies.
For the best...there are almost none that can extract blood veins from fur, bones and other objects, it's just a guess based on secret techniques."
Although he failed, Xu Dao's three or four days of hard work were not completely ineffective. Through this period, his mastery of the secret technique deepened a lot.
"The difficulty of extracting demon blood is closely related to the vitality, state, and richness of the material. Generally speaking, the fresher and inferior the blood is, the easier it is to extract it."
After sorting it out, Xu Dao sighed softly: "But refining the demon blood is only the first step. In the whole secret technique, the second step of implanting the demon blood into the human body is the key!"
Strictly speaking, the reason why he wanted to refine the demon blood and refine the "heart blood" first was to ensure the success rate after implanting the demon blood.
Because if the implanted demon blood is too thin and has too many impurities, the recipient's probability of a successful blood transfusion will be lower.
Among the various principles, there were only one or two sentences briefly mentioned on the scroll, and the rest required Xu Dao to study and ponder on his own. Fortunately, he was not too troubled.
Tsk!
A burst of flame suddenly appeared in Xu Dao's hand. He lit a fire talisman and burned the mummy in his hand to ashes. He also took out the broken medicinal materials in the cauldron and threw them all aside.
Then he took out another corpse from the bag, which turned out to be two pieces of a yellow dog's corpse.
Xu Dao looked at this thing and thought to himself: "Although this corpse has been dead for many days, it is far fresher than the thing just now, and it is a monster itself. The blood of the monster dog in the body does not matter whether it is strong or not, as long as it can
Once refined, it should be ready for use. However, the level is too low to be used, and it can probably only be used to refine Taoist soldiers and warriors."
But what he wanted to do was to test the secret technique of exchanging blood and try to refine a living Taoist soldier.
Exhaling, Xu Dao let go of many thoughts in his mind. He looked at the cauldron in front of him, took out a bunch of talisman coins from his bag again, and threw it under the cauldron.
As soon as a magic formula was pinched, the flames fell under the cauldron, and the talisman money was mixed with unknown animal bones and demon bones, and immediately burned brightly again.
When refining alchemy and refining weapons, the things burned under the alchemy furnace are not only firewood, but also talismans and money.
Just when Xu Dao was about to put a new medicinal material into the copper cauldron, he placed all a dozen medicinal materials in front of him. While thinking about the words on the scroll, he picked out five or six medicinal materials and turned to
He also took out some other medicinal materials from the bag and added them to it.
The functions of more than a dozen kinds of medicinal materials are nothing more than preserving vitality, promoting vitality, and regulating yin and yang. Their types and quantities are not fixed. Many of them can be replaced, and those with sufficient spirituality are the best.
Finally, he threw the yellow dog's body into the cauldron. With a heartache, he took out a spoonful of blood honey from the bag and poured it into the cauldron.
Just the effect of this spoonful of blood honey can increase the Taoist practice of an ordinary Taoist by one month.
"Let's see if we can succeed this time. If not, the possibility of extracting demon blood from dead objects with this method is too low. In the future, we will still have to focus on living creatures. Before refining living creatures, we must make many preparations like that Miao girl.
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With the thoughts in his mind falling, Xu Dao sat cross-legged in front of the bronze cauldron, calmed down his mind, and began to mobilize the firepower in the cauldron to expel the medicinal power to warm and nourish the yellow dog corpse placed in the cauldron.
There is no water in the copper cauldron, and the medicinal power is released in the cauldron, turning into a cloud of smoke.
Different from the previous refining time, the smoke in the cauldron is not black at this time, but black and red, and the medicinal aroma is even stronger.
The corpse of the yellow dog fell into it. It had been dead for many days, but the medicine was poured into it from its mouth, nose, ears, wounds and other places.
Its dull fur became shiny again, and its flesh became ruddy, as if it was coming to life.
In this way, Xu Dao concentrated on refining it step by step.
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Four or five days passed, Xu Dao lowered the firepower in the cauldron, instead of using a large fire, and instead used a long small fire to warm it. The time required was more than thirty-six hours, and it took seventy-seven to forty-nine hours.
During these days, both Su Jiu and Swordsman came to see him, but because they both knew that he was busy with important things, they did not harass him too much.
This day.
Su Jiu and Swordsman were both active in the yard. The former had almost recovered from his injuries and was stretching his muscles and trying to practice his palm skills.
The latter looked at the sound of wind and thunder caused by Su Jiu's movements, with envy in his eyes. He stood aside and waved his long knife.
Swordsmen come and go with just a few moves, following the path of great openness and great harmony in the military.
In fact, these moves have been practiced to the core by him for a long time. The reason why the swordsman also practices in the yard is mainly to cover up his embarrassment and prevent himself from having nothing to do. Maybe he also has the intention of disobeying his old age.
Click!
There was a vibration, and the stone door of the secret room slowly opened, making a muffled sound. The two people moving in the yard stopped and quickly looked in the direction of the stone door.
Before they could take the initiative, a person walked out of the stone gate, it was Xu Dao.
Seeing Xu Dao coming out of seclusion, Su Jiu and the swordsman showed surprise on their faces. They ran to Xu Dao and shouted: "I have seen the master."
When he came out of seclusion to see the two of them, Xu Dao's tired face showed a gentle look.
The swordsman saw his face and asked respectfully, "Master, can you get anything out of seclusion?" Su Jiu also showed concern.
Hearing what the two of them said, Xu Dao smiled slightly and said, "I gained a little bit."
"Congratulations, master! Congratulations, master!" Both the swordsman and Su Jiu quickly congratulated.
But Xu Dao then said: "Congratulations should indeed be made, but it is not me who should be congratulated, but you."
"Huh?" Su Jiu and the swordsman were both startled. They looked at each other, a little confused.
Xu Dao's eyes fell on the swordsman, looking at him with a smile. The swordsman himself was even more confused.
"Old Sha, someone came to my house to cause trouble more than 20 days ago, but you could only stay in the basement, as helpless as a chicken or a dog, but you are willing to do so?"
The swordsman suddenly fell silent when he heard Xu Dao's words.
Last time, Miao Nu came to the place where several people stayed and kidnapped Su Jiu in front of the swordsman. If he didn't react at all, it was probably impossible.
On the contrary, in addition to fear, the swordsman also has a sense of powerlessness, as Xu Dao said. Compared with Su Jiu, he is not even qualified to fight to the death.
Listening to Xu Dao's question, the swordsman pinched the knife at his waist with a look of sadness on his face. Although he carried a long knife day and night, although the sword was fast, it could not defeat the Taoist's charms, spells and other objects.
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The swordsman was not a stupid person. His heart moved, and he immediately released the handle of the sword, bowed and said to Xu Dao: "I wonder what the master wants to say to Sha?"
Xu Daoxiao looked at the other party and suddenly stretched out his right hand from his sleeve. His fingers spread out and there was a black and red blood mass the size of an egg in the middle.
The blood mass was suspended in the sky above his palm, swaying and squirming, as if dead and alive, and extremely viscous, like a gelatinous substance.
"This is?" the swordsman said in surprise. Su Jiu stood beside the two of them, also showing curiosity.
Xu Dao held something in his hands, stood with his hands behind his back, and said to the swordsman:
"You have only been with me for a short period of time, but you have been diligent and loyal. Now there is a blessing for you, which allows you to enjoy the wonders of the immortal way and get the opportunity to enter the way. Are you willing?"
In an instant, the swordsman's eyes widened. He stared closely at Xu Dao and the black and red blood mass in Xu Dao's hand.
The swordsman held the handle of the sword tightly at his waist, his chest heaved and his arms trembled. He couldn't even speak for a while. His throat gurgled a few times before he uttered a few words:
"Old, master..."
Seeing the swordsman's appearance, Xu Dao stretched out his hand to signal the other party not to get excited, and then said: "You are quite old and have numerous hidden wounds. Secret wounds can be cured by medicine and stone, but the lack of energy and the decline of spirit cannot be solved by ordinary means.
That’s right. If you don’t get rid of the latter, you won’t have the chance to practice martial arts.”
"Today I am collecting secret techniques to refine the demon blood. I have spent nearly a thousand talismans to obtain a secret medicine that will allow you to be reborn and give you a chance to enter the Tao."
Xu Dao paused:
"But the ugly thing was mentioned earlier. This medicine is taken from the body of a dog demon. After swallowing it, it may restore the essence in your body, but there is also a possibility of sudden death. Even if it succeeds, you may still grow dog hair.
Canine teeth, dog ears and other objects are rejected by ordinary people. When you learn the Tao, it will also hinder your future foundation building..."
After saying this, Xu Dao looked at the little fox next to the swordsman and motioned to the swordsman.
But after listening to his warning, the swordsman seemed not to have heard it, and his body was still trembling. He murmured: "Thank you, sir, thank you, sir..."
The swordsman knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Xu Dao.
"I have nothing to repay for my great kindness. From now on, I will definitely work hard to repay my kindness to you."
Xu Dao was not surprised when he received the swordsman's answer. He must know that what he was going to give the swordsman now was an opportunity to "enter the Tao".
There are countless mortals in the world who are doing nothing. I don’t know how many people have gone through life and death, abandoned their wives and children, and cut off their humanity in order to be able to practice Taoism, but they are still blocked from the threshold.
Even if you don't practice Taoism, just being a Taoist's slave is what many people dream of. After all, dogs rely on human power, and there is a saying in the world that "chickens and dogs ascend to heaven".
The swordsman was quite old, and he had barely traveled all over the country, so he knew the hardships involved.
When he learned that Xu Dao had been in seclusion for several days, refining treasures for him, the swordsman's excited mind went blank. As for the shortcomings that Xu Dao mentioned, he did not take them into consideration at all.
The swordsman kowtowed and called again: "I understand what the master said. I just hope that I have good luck and don't waste my money."
"Good." After receiving the swordsman's words, Xu Dao's smile became even brighter. He called the swordsman, asked him to come closer, and said: "I will help you take the medicine right now."
The swordsman kowtowed again, and hurriedly ran to Xu Dao and stood stiffly. Xu Dao patted his shoulder, signaling him to relax, and then used a spell to imprison the other person's body.
"The method of taking this elixir is different from ordinary elixirs, so please be patient."
Talking and laughing.
Xu Dao suddenly stretched out his hand, inserted his left hand into the swordsman's left chest, opened the ribs, and lowered his head to fiddle with it.
The swordsman's face suddenly turned pale, but his body was restrained by Xu Dao and he could not move at all.
According to the secret technique, after obtaining the heart blood, the heart blood needs to be placed in the heart orifice of the person undergoing a blood transfusion. When washed by the blood, the heart blood will slowly dissolve and spread throughout the body, starting from the heart orifice to replace the body of another person.
In addition, there are other methods in occult techniques, which do not necessarily have to be in the form of "heart-wrenching".
Because the so-called "blood transfusion" means that it is not just the blood that is replaced, but the blood vessels, and the method depends on the situation.
For example, demon sinews can be extracted and implanted into the human body; demon bones can be pulled out and replaced into the human body; demon organs can be stolen and moved into the human abdomen... there are many methods.