On the top of the iceberg of bones, You Bing did not enter the palace for retreat after coming out of seclusion. The true energy in his body had been calmed down, and the golden elixir formed had been nursed back to health.
But You Bing still didn't walk off the iceberg. She just personally delivered a few letters to Zhuang Bufan and others. The reason why she stayed on the iceberg was for no other reason than to look after Xu Dao.
You Bing ended the retreat, and Xu Dao entered the retreat state again.
It's just that his retreat is different from the ordinary retreat state. It's not meditating, but using the spiritual objects he has accumulated so far and the spiritual objects on the Bone Island to arrange the ninth-grade elixir formation formation and the star formation to help him form elixirs.
He was already familiar with most of these two formations, and with Huang Tianzhen in hand, he could already try to arrange the formations while comprehending the rest of the formations.
In addition, with You Bing, a Taoist master who had just formed a high-grade golden elixir, by his side, Xu Dao was able to call the other person to his side from time to time and discuss the Tao with him several times.
On this day, Xu Dao first asked for a batch of spiritual materials from You Bing, and called You Bing to his side to talk about "Jade Liquid Returning Pills".
The method of returning elixirs from jade liquid refers to swallowing fluids and refining qi.
According to the record in "Daoshu": "Yuye is originated from the qi of the kidneys. It rises to the heart and unites the qi of the heart. The two qi intersect and pass through the building. If you keep silent, the fluid will be abundant in the heart.
Take the jade pond, swallow it, it will be the jade liquid. I stir the upper and lower palates with my tongue, close the jade pond, tuck my cheeks together, and swallow the breath, this is the recipe for returning the elixir."
Second, in pill formation, it refers to repeatedly tempering the true energy to make it as pure as jade liquid, and then gold and stone can be obtained.
The general meaning of this is that the true energy in the foundation-building realm is in a gaseous state, but during the process of elixir formation, it can be condensed into a liquid state, and then condensed into a solid state, instead of directly converting the gas into a solid state.
Of course, true qi is extremely mysterious, like water but not water, like qi but not qi, like light but not light, it is indescribable. The principle is not really that simple, it is just a comparison of the three states of qi, liquid and solid.
"Returning elixirs from jade liquid is one of the most common steps in elixir formation. It is recorded in many Taoist books, and almost no book talks about it. Taoist friends should not underestimate it. This method is expensive, but if you don't do it, the chance of elixir formation will be reduced.
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In the Ice Palace, You Bing sat in front of Xu Dao and spoke with a solemn expression: "When it comes to elixir success, although we pursue the highest quality, the more lofty our ambitions, the better. But when we actually start, we have to think of a perfect strategy.
Never do anything risky unless absolutely necessary!"
She spoke with utmost sincerity and said: "The elixir formed by me may be a blessing from heaven. It is a one-in-one possibility. It is extremely dangerous and it is difficult to prove this statement. But I really dare not deceive my husband!"
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Xu Dao, wearing a Taoist robe, sat cross-legged in front of You Bing. After hearing the words, he thought deeply. He took a breath and nodded seriously:
"I know this, and I understand the importance of it. Fellow Taoist, you can rest assured."
Seeing that Xu Dao agreed, and it didn't look like he was faking it, You Bing breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.
The reason why Xu Dao took the initiative to talk to You Bing today was because he had read many alchemy books and knew about pill formation methods. In addition to the pill forming formation and the star formation, there were also many other large and small methods that were helpful for forming pills.
He suddenly had a whim, thinking about whether he could not use the jade liquid to return elixir technique, or he could simplify this technique and focus on other aspects, such as directly changing from gaseous state to solid state, which was rumored to be the case at the beginning of the alchemy path.
However, his idea was strongly criticized by You Bing, who bluntly said that the stage of "returning elixirs from jade liquid" was a great progress in the development of immortality, and that later generations would figure out the best elixir recipes.
Even according to You Bing's intention, Xu Dao's two formations can be discarded, but only the "Jade Liquid Returning Pill" technique cannot be discarded. The former is only related to improving the level of the great pill, while the latter is directly related to forming the pill.
success or failure.
Xu Dao thought about the importance of it, and suddenly felt that he had been a little distracted these days, and he thought to himself:
"Indeed, as You Bing said, before forming the elixir, we must try every means to increase the possible upper limit of the elixir. However, during the elixir formation, we cannot take risks. Instead, we should adopt a safe strategy. The more stable the better."
In addition to this, Xu Dao suddenly remembered the tragic examples in various Taoist books and rumors.
The most taboo in the circle of pill formation is to be impetuous and aggressive. Once the furnace is overturned, no matter how talented, intelligent, extraordinary, wealthy, or extraordinary you are, even if there are immortals watching the furnace and watching the fire, failure is a failure.
The advantages and accumulation will be lost and can no longer be used.
If you fail to form an elixir once, the possibility of the elixir becoming a high-grade elixir is cut off. Better yet, you can form a real elixir in the future, but if you almost damage your foundation, you will end up with a fake elixir at best.
Xu Dao heard that during the Shengtang period, this kind of thing happened frequently among the descendants of immortals.
Many people who are born holy have a breath of innate energy left in their mother's womb, and their spiritual practice after birth is as simple as eating and drinking. There are many who have accumulated three hundred years of Taoism in twenty or thirty years.
However, due to unstable nature of mind and lack of firmness in Taoism, people often rush too far when forming elixirs. If they rush too much, the furnace will overturn. From then on, they will never lose the top-grade golden elixirs. Although there are immortal methods and great medicines, they are all useless, which is lamentable.
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Under such a blow, even if such a Taoist obtains another true elixir, the possibility of cultivating the Nascent Soul will be further reduced based on the true elixir.
Xu Dao searched ancient and modern times and only heard of one good example. The Taoist's surname was Bai and his name was Yuchan. He was extremely talented and rare in the world. However, due to careless warming and maintenance during the process of forming the elixir, the mercury was released and lead flew away, and the elixir eventually failed.
Hang into success.
Fortunately, the Taoist later sharpened his Taoist mind and did not change his mind. He was also given the "Four Hundred Characters of the Golden Elixir" by a real person named Zhang, and he understood the principle of dividing jade and bathing, and then he developed a fourth-grade and nearly third-grade golden elixir.
In less than a hundred years, he was able to break through the mysteries of life and death and obtain the true name of Nascent Soul!
With such an example and You Bing's warning in front of him, Xu Dao's original impatience suddenly cooled down as if he had been poured with cold water.
Xu Dao had fear in his eyes, his face was solemn, he stood up, straightened his clothes, and saluted You Bing in front of him:
"Thank you so much for your words today, Taoist friends. I will definitely remember them, and it is better to take it easy than to rush!"
You Bing saw Xu Dao stand up and salute. She looked surprised. When she heard Xu Dao's words, she stroked the hair next to her ears and said with a smile: "Mr. Lang, you're welcome."
"It also happens that I am the one who formed the golden elixir in front of me, and my husband witnessed it with his own eyes. It is inevitable that my Taoist heart will be affected and I want to form the elixir as soon as possible. This is human nature."
Xu Dao heard You Bing's words and nodded slightly. Indeed, as You Bing said, he was a little affected because You Bing formed an elixir for the second time, and the second time was a high-grade golden elixir.
In addition, after Xu Dao came to Xihai, he always felt as if someone was urging him to form a pill as soon as possible.
His mind tightened and he realized: "These urges are probably the evil thoughts in my heart."
Although he has a quiet chapter to suppress the spiritual platform, and the chapters are getting longer and longer, but external demons can be avoided, but internal demons need to be self-reflective at all times to guard against mistakes.
Xu Dao sat cross-legged and looked back at his career in the West Sea. It is true that he has been really impetuous at times in the past few decades. He also experienced this kind of situation in Wu Guozhong. At that time, he would rather take his time than rush and explore slowly.
, and finally passed it successfully.
"After practicing for a period of time, my Taoism may not be called brave and diligent, and I can sing without worries. It is not comparable to those amazing talents and brilliant people in the history books, and I am probably not as good as the true disciples of the Eastern Taoism. But I should take my time.
The key is to follow my path and achieve a positive result!"
After thinking about it, although Xu Dao did not reach the point of sudden enlightenment, his heart turned from cold to cool, his mind became calm, and his mania and depression disappeared without a trace.
He should not delay the next process of forming the elixir, but he should not rush into it either. If he can make progress in one day, he should just follow the plan he has always had and follow the steps.
Suddenly, Xu Dao pondered these things, and combined the White Jade Cicada's "Jade Bathing", the White Bone Temple Master's "Lotus Flower Pill Technique", the Qianlong Pavilion Master's "Cultivation through Falsehood", and the popular "Jade Liquid Returning Pill".
All the techniques were connected, and a steady idea emerged in my mind!
"It's better to take it slow than to rush! Why not do it step by step?"
Among the above methods of forming pills, without exception, the preparation of forming pills is almost divided into two steps. Among them, "splitting jade and bathing" is what the method is. Xu Dao doesn't know how the master of Qianlong Pavilion used the fake to cultivate.
, he doesn’t know either.
However, You Bing had already taught the White Bone Temple Master's Lotus Pill Technique to him a long time ago. He had also observed it with his own eyes and at close range. He could definitely borrow it into his own plan and use it.
Xu Dao felt joyful in his heart, and he immediately spoke out and informed You Bing of this idea, asking You Bing to help him with his advice.
Nowadays, You Bing has formed elixirs on her own. Whether it is Taoism or Taoism, she can't compare with when she succumbed to the White Bone Temple. After listening to Xu Dao's idea, she immediately put forward many ideas.
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In the following two days, Xu Dao and You Bing did not rest. They sat and talked all the time. You Bing also cooperated extremely well.
Xu Dao took out the Nine-Rank Pill Formation Formation, the Starry Formation, the Cloud Forbidden Talisman Technique, the Taibai Xijin Sword Pill Technique, and even the Quiet Chapter and the Huangquan Jiaolong Visualization Diagram he had collected in his hand, and asked You Bing to figure it out carefully.
, help him check for leaks and fill in the gaps.
Although these techniques were obtained through his painstaking search, they were just techniques. You Bing and he were close friends, so there would be no hidden dangers in sharing them.
And even if it is his Master's Sacrifice Talisman Refining Technique, this method is only his fundamental Taoist method at this stage. It will be changed day by day in the future and his foundation will be increased. Even if it is accidentally eavesdropped by outsiders, it will not cause him to suffer.
Leaving a loophole, Xu Dao was exposed to outsiders and deliberately dealt with him.
In two days, You Bing learned so many powerful exercises from Xu Dao, especially the "Qing Jing Pian" that Xu Dao used to keep the spiritual platform quiet, and he was quite surprised.
Even the White Bone Temple Master in her body was shocked again and again. From time to time, he said: "This kid's background is really good. He is born with Taoism? Could it be that he can also produce a high-grade golden elixir?"
After two days of work, Xu Dao planned to talk to You Bing about the differences between the first, second and third grades of high-grade golden elixirs. This would make it easier for him to prescribe the right medicine to form a first-grade golden elixir.
At noon on the third day, a transmission note suddenly passed through the restrictions of the Ice Palace and came directly to the two of them.
This transmission note was sent to You Bing. After being caught by You Bing, it slowly dissipated and the message inside was transmitted to You Bing.
Xu Dao watched from the side and immediately knew that the matter in this transmission note must be serious, because it was condensed into a sword energy. He was also very familiar with the nature of the sword energy, and it was Zhuang Bufan's.
As expected, You Bing got the sound transmission, and his expression changed slightly and became a little solemn.
Xu Dao used his eyes to indicate to the other party what was going on. You Bing did not hide anything, and said after a little hesitation: "Without him, Xihai Jindan and others have finally arrived. And according to the spies' report, there may be more than one Jindan outside the island.
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Xu Dao looked solemn when he heard this.
The death of Taoist Bitter Bamboo and the "death" of Taoist Poisonous Dragon. These two major news could not be concealed even if they were wanted. They had already spread out. The Jindan Taoist who has arrived at White Bone Island now is either patrolling outside the island.
, just send people to the island to deliver messages, or simply not show up, planning to observe in secret for a few more days.
These things were still expected by Xu Dao and You Bing. The reason why the two looked solemn was that they were worried that the golden elixirs would join forces and attack the island together.
You Bing saw Xu Dao's expression change, her expression relaxed, and she chuckled:
"It seems that the discussion between you and me must stop here and deal with the guests before we continue."
Xu Dao nodded and said, "Let's go together." He also prepared to stand up.
But who knew that You Bing pinned him down on the seat, gently used the magic formula, called the Bone Rosette to his side, and said:
"Fellow Taoist is the key to forming the elixir. Although it has not really started yet, you cannot leave easily. I won't bother you Taoist about this. I will take the Taoist priests and soldiers in the city with me and go out to wait for the enemy."
She paused and then said: "Besides, there may not be a fight here. Maybe the visitors are guests, and they are here to give me a great gift of elixirs."
Xu Dao frowned slightly.
Before he could speak, You Bing chuckled again: "It's just a bunch of chickens and dogs. Friends, don't worry. I'll come back as soon as I go."
After saying that, You Bing saluted Xu Dao, turned around and left.
Seeing that what she said was reasonable, Xu Dao thought for a moment and gave up the idea of chasing after her. He just stood up, returned the gift and sent You Bing out of the ice palace.
Today, You Bing is a top-grade golden elixir. In the past, he had a record of one against five, and now there is another example of easily suppressing the poisonous dragon. Even if things change, it will not be too bad. It is really bad.
, Xu Dao who has not yet formed the elixir will be a burden in the past.
When You Bing left, Xu Dao was the only one left in the Ice Palace. To be precise, there was a body of a dragon that had been beaten half to death, but it was still not completely dead.
Xu Dao walked to the body of the dragon. He stared at the body, sat down cross-legged, and was ready to start the specific steps of forming the elixir!
But what he wants to do is the first half step in the process of forming the elixir.
Just like the fake relic elixir of the White Bone Temple Master and the Qinglong Pill of the Qianlong Pavilion Master, Xu Dao planned to form a big elixir that looked fake but not fake, and divided the process of forming the elixir into two steps.
This elixir is to be used as an external elixir, based on the talisman of life, placed outside his body, and not combined with his life, and then he will cook the essence and spirit, swallow foreign objects, and pull it out one by one.
Its elixir was called "Fu Lu Fake elixir" by Xu Dao.