Li Hui didn't care about anything else and focused on adding fire to the solution in the pottery pot. Li Hui believed in the principles of chemistry. As long as the stone soda was really cold stone and the ingredients inside were correct, it would definitely succeed.
After a while, the water in the clay pot began to boil. The originally turbid water quickly became more turbid, and a large number of impurities began to precipitate.
The Taoist priest stared at him and said loudly: "It's out, it's out. Is it this thing?"
Li Hui shook his head and smiled: "Xian Chang, that's not what we want. Those are just stones. What we want dissolves in water."
The old Taoist didn't speak anymore, as if he didn't want to show his timidity in front of Li Hui, and just stared at the water in the pottery pot. Seeing that Li Hui had almost reacted, he removed the firewood and let the hot liquid cool and settle. After a while, the bottom of the pottery pot appeared
A layer of yellow-white sediment was deposited, and the liquid above became clear.
Li Hui poured the solution into the pottery pot, and the thick layer of sediment under the pottery pot was completely removed. The old Taoist looked at the impurities, and after a long time he said: "Are these stones?"
Li Huidao: "Yes. The bluestone used when burning lime. This method can restore part of it. It's just that the particles are very small and look like floc. But this is stone."
The old Taoist nodded in amazement. He knew what Li Hui said was right. As an experienced alchemist, he had also seen many processes of material conversion and reduction. Lime is made of bluestone, so lime water is smelted and reduced to stone. This is
It is completely in line with his knowledge. If you are an ordinary person, you will definitely think that Li Hui is talking nonsense. How can there be stones emerging from the water?
Li Hui kept moving. What he needed was caustic soda instead of limestone. The clay pot filled with solution continued to boil on the fire. After the water inside became less and less, Li Hui stopped the fire. After the solution slowly cooled, the pot
Many crystals gradually precipitated on the inner wall. The old Taoist shouted and was ecstatic when he saw it. He had already seen that those crystals seemed to be unusual, and they might be a new substance. Li Hui was also in a very happy mood.
Excited, because obviously the preparation has been successful. Although the amount is not large, what is important at this moment is not a large amount but a successful experimental preparation.
Soon after, Li Hui scraped out a small amount of white crystal powder with a wooden spoon and placed it in a small wooden dish. The two people stared at the small amount of white substance, one on the left and the other on the right, with surprise in their eyes.
"Li Jushi, what is the shape of this thing? Is it poisonous?" the old Taoist asked, staring at the powder closely.
"It's not poisonous...but..."
Before Li Hui finished speaking, the old man reached out and put some of it into his mouth. Li Hui hurriedly shouted: "I haven't finished speaking yet. This food cannot be eaten. It will corrode your intestines and stomach and burn it."
Before he finished speaking, the old man started vomiting and ran to the peace jar under the eaves to scoop out water and rinse his mouth.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier? It's so hot and uncomfortable." The old man said vaguely.
Li Hui looked at him speechlessly. Could it be that this Taoist priest dared to speak so directly about every substance? If so, it is a miracle that he can survive to this day. He is blind and has a lot of scars on his face.
, maybe it was caused by such nonsense.
"Although this substance is non-toxic, it is corrosive and should not be touched by flesh and blood. It dissolves when exposed to water and will decompose when exposed to moisture, so it needs to be stored dry and sealed. This substance is called caustic soda, which burns skin and flesh as if it were on fire.
Meaning." Li Huidao.
The old Taoist nodded and said: "If it is like fire, what is the use of this thing?"
Li Hui said with a smile: "There are many uses. I just use it to make washing things. There are many other uses. You can slowly explore them. Anyway, the immortal knows the method of preparation. If you are interested, you can prepare it by yourself.
Now you can know where this stone alkali comes from? Is it very rare?"
The old Taoist opened his mouth and laughed and said: "It's not difficult at all. This thing is found in salt lakes and salt wells. It grows beside it and can be recognized at a glance. In fact, I found these stone alkali in the cave on the other side of the mountain. The old Taoist was originally
I went to look for other things in the cave, but I didn’t expect that there were many of these things in the depths of the cave, as well as Glauber’s Salt and Green Salt. If you want it, just go dig it yourself. Hahaha.”
Li Hui was overjoyed when he heard this. It turns out that this thing is so common and is produced locally. It is really a blessing from God. These days, many precious minerals are unknown and wasted. Fortunately, he met this blind old man who allowed him to get them.
It takes no effort at all.
Li Hui wanted to immediately ask the old Taoist to lead the way to see where the cave was, but seeing that it was already noon, his stomach growled with hunger. Dachun and Dazhuang were already poking around outside the fence in the back garden, so they thought so.
Very hungry.
So Li Hui said to the old Taoist: "Thank you so much, Immortal, for today. We have brought wine and food. Why don't we share some wine and food together? Later, we have to ask the Taoist to lead the way to the cave to have a look."
When the old Taoist heard that there was wine, he hurriedly said: "In this case, the old Taoist is not polite. Where is the food and wine? It's been a long time since I had a good meal."
A few people set up a wooden table under the shade of the forest trees. Li Hui and others did bring a lot of food to satisfy their hunger when they came. Azhulao's meat cakes, rice balls, and side dishes were all put in food boxes and carried on their backs.
Two big gourds of wine to quench thirst were carried in Dachun's backpack. Now he took them all out and started eating and drinking.
The old Taoist probably hadn't drank for a long time. He was holding the wine gourd like a cow drinking. He also devoured the vegetables, rice balls and meat cakes like a pig, without any sign of eating. The angry Dachun Dazhuang rolled his eyes.
Since Xiao Lang didn't say anything, they didn't want to talk any more.
The old man quickly drank up a whole gourd of wine, his whole face turned red, and the scars on his face became even redder, and his muscles turned up, which was extremely scary. After drinking, the old man talked more and babbled a lot.
say.
Li Hui was very interested in this person and started to chat with him intentionally.
"Is the Immortal now willing to tell me your surname?"
"The old Taoist's surname is Ge, his given name is Ge Yuan. His Taoist name is Tianjizi."
"It turns out to be Immortal Ge. But I don't know why the Immortal lives alone in the mountains and refines things. There are so many Taoist temples in the capital and the conditions are good, so why not live in the city? It will be more convenient to do things."
"Hahaha, go to the Taoist temple in the capital? Is there any place for an experienced Taoist there? Besides, why would an experienced Taoist associate with those rotten people? They can also be regarded as heavenly masters. On the surface, people who practice Taoism and alchemy are nothing like dogs, but in the mainland they follow the influence of others.
They are just a group of scoundrels who have corrupted our Taoist sect by amassing money, deceiving people, teaching lewdness, and inciting thieves. Although the old Taoists are not worthy of the Taoist sect's forefathers, they disdain to associate with these scoundrels." Ge Yuanyi said indignantly, foaming at the mouth.
Li Hui said in a deep voice: "Why would Immortal Ge belittle those Taoist priests like this? They refine elixirs and practice Taoism, and are favored and treated courteously by senior officials. How come they have become a group of Taoist scum in the eyes of the Immortal?"
Ge Yuan sneered, stared at Li Hui with one eye and said, "Does Li Jushi take Hanshi Powder?"
Li Hui shook his head and said: "I don't take this product. It's expensive and I can't afford it."
Ge Yuandao: "Do you know the effectiveness of Hanshi Powder?"
Li Huidao: "It is said that it can make people look bright, strong and energetic. It is said...it is also said to have miraculous effects on things in the house."
Ge Yuan laughed loudly and said: "Li Jie, if I told you that it was all nonsense, what would you think? If I told you that taking cold food powder for a long time will cause heat and poison to attack the heart, stroke, paralysis, blindness and crooked mouth.
, has no effect on strengthening the body at all, would you believe it? If an old Taoist told you that the ingredients in Hanshi Powder are all toxic, would you believe it? In order to deceive those fools from aristocratic families, they
Addictive substances and the medicine of tiger and wolf are added to it. After taking it, you will naturally feel that your body is strong and majestic. Little did you know that it is caused by the medicine of tiger and wolf. After taking it for a long time, you will become addicted. If you don't take it for three days, you will feel listless. This way
, people from high-ranking noble clans can take it for a long time to make money easily. Do you believe all this?"
Li Hui looked at Ge Yuan quietly, nodded slowly and said, "I believe it."
Ge Yuan said in astonishment: "You believe it? Why do you believe it?"
Li Huidao: "As far as I know, the realgar in Hanshi Powder is poisonous, and the other cinnabar, stalactite, cishi, red stone, green quartz, etc. are just stones. As far as I think, they have no special medicinal uses.
After taking it, the body will feel hot and irritated, and the spirit will be excited, which must be suppressed with cold food and dispersed. All these signs are not signs of good medicine. As for what the immortal said, adding other drugs can lead to addiction and the state of virility.
, I feel that the Immortal Chief is a member of the Taoist sect, so he shouldn’t talk nonsense. So I believe it.”
Ge Yuan clapped his hands and said with a sincere expression, "Li Shi, you are the first to believe what the old Taoist said. The old Taoist tried his best to persuade others not to take it, but they just didn't believe it and kicked the old Taoist out. Those scums used the excuse
This attack on the old Taoist will actually drive me out of the Taoist sect. Hehe, these bastards are harming people, defrauding money, and ruining the Taoist sect. If the Heavenly Master knew about it, he would definitely punish these scum and severely punish them."
Li Hui listened in a daze and didn't know what happened to Ge Yuan. But he had heard Ge Yuan's angry words several times today. So he asked questions and finally learned from the slightly drunk Ge Yuan.
What happened to him.
It turned out that Ge Yuan was also a Taoist priest in the Taoist temple in the city, and he was no different from the other Taoist priests who made alchemy. Until one day, he discovered the secrets of the others and learned that the so-called golden elixir refined by Hanshi Powder and other colleagues was nothing more than
It was a deceptive and harmful thing, and he felt that he had to tell the truth, otherwise he would be ashamed of Zhang Daoling, the master of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect.
The Sanqing Temple where he belonged was funded by the Yingchuan Yu family of the Jin Dynasty. The elixirs and cold food powder refined by the alchemists were supplied to the children of the Yingchuan Yu family. Ge Yuan went to see Yu Xi, the head of the Yu family.
He reported to Yu Xi that the elixir had no effect and even had toxic effects. The golden elixir could not prolong life.
However, Yu Xi not only did not believe him, but also believed the words of other alchemists. Others slandered Ge Yuan that he had no achievements in alchemy, was narrow-minded, and was jealous of his fellow disciples, so they slandered him. He could not practice elixirs, so he falsely accused him.
My fellow Taoists, I don’t want the head of the Yu family to live longer.
Yu Xi immediately ordered that Ge Yuan be expelled from the Sanqing Temple. Other alchemists, together with other Taoist priests in the capital, issued a joint statement to expel Ge Yuan from the Tianshi Sect.
Call him a Taoist scum and slander him in every possible way.
As a last resort, Ge Yuan had no choice but to leave the capital. However, he was stubborn by nature and refused to leave, so he found a mountain col to live in the valley of Fuzhou Mountain. He lived here for more than ten years. He practiced Taoism and physical education alone, and passed the time.
Live a life without fighting against the world.
The Taoist priests in the capital also knew that he lived here, and they only called him a wild Taoist priest, which was actually a derogatory meaning. The Taoist priest who returned to Yuanyuan that day was not actually giving advice to Li Hui, but was teasing him. They knew that Ge Yuan was here
Fuzhoushan was already disabled, so he just said that on purpose. Unexpectedly, Li Hui still found him...