"Refining, compressing! Only then can we completely complete the refining of inferior materials."
"Moreover, extraction and compression must be integrated into the normal refining steps of the Spirit Gathering Pill, which places extremely stringent requirements on the alchemist."
Yan Lao imparted his alchemy knowledge to Gu Zuo and explained what refining and compression were.
"If you want to save inferior materials and refine them into elixirs, you have to understand a truth: inferior materials are the products left behind after the raw materials for alchemy are screened and stripped. You can understand that it has experienced an elimination."
"Compared with the refined parts, it has more impurities and weaker medicinal effects. Therefore, during the refining process, it is necessary to control the flame, continuously extract, melt away the remaining impurities that are difficult to remove, and compress at the same time.
Gather the best from the dross.”
"So, do you understand?"
As a seventh-grade alchemist, Mr. Yan has rich experience in refining inferior materials and has his own unique insights.
Some teachings were of great effect.
After listening to this, Gu Zuo woke up as if he had been enlightened.
"But it's useless to tell you. How difficult is the extraction and compression process? It requires surrounding flames, adjusting the temperature to the limit, and not damaging the material itself when smelting impurities. It also needs to be compressed."
"Don't underestimate these two steps. It requires the alchemist to have mental strength, insight, and flame control. It requires three points. Each point is an insurmountable ravine. How many alchemists are there?
You can’t do it in your lifetime.”
Yan Lao didn't know that Gu Zuo had a divine control domain, so he concluded that he couldn't complete it.
You must know that Gu Zuo, who has the blessing of the divine control field, is even more powerful when refining alchemy. It is not impossible to meet these three requirements.
After experiencing a failure and finding the trick again, Gu Zuo believed that he would definitely succeed this time.
He concentrated on it, stared at the alchemy furnace, and controlled the Yin candle fire to raise the temperature of the furnace to the level of alchemy.
All kinds of medicinal materials flew into it at once, and the whole process was done without blinking an eye, not daring to be distracted in the slightest.
"Success or failure depends on this time."
There are only two refining materials for the One-line Spirit Gathering Pill on hand, and one has been scrapped. If the remaining one fails, I'm afraid I will have to wait until I am free next time to learn how to refine inferior materials.
After all, although Gu Zuo wanted to become an alchemist, he did not intend to follow the path of a pure alchemist. With a golden finger that was immune to negative effects, he was destined to pursue his own way of forbidden arts while practicing forbidden arts.
Alchemists are very popular, but if they don't have enough strength as a foundation, they may not be able to protect the people they care about.
Yan Lao was besieged and died because his fighting power was not strong enough.
He may be able to control the wind and rain in the field of alchemy.
If once you encounter a spiritual cultivator of the same realm who practices specifically to kill people, you may not be able to hold on for long before you are killed.
The realm of divine control is operating to the limit, and every move of the flames in the alchemy furnace is under control.
In the same step, the alchemy raw materials are first smelted, and after peeling off the inferior materials, the flame is divided into two and wrapped.
For Gu Zuo, it was no longer difficult to refine refined materials into a spirit-gathering pill.
What he needs to focus on most now is the extraction and compression of inferior materials.
He controlled the flames as much as possible and made gentle contact, just like a groom caressing the skin of a petite lady on a wedding night, slowly melting the impurities in it.
This process requires caution, as if you are not careful, you will fail.
When refining the elixir, the temperature near the alchemy furnace was very high, and large beads of sweat were dripping down. Gu Zuo's body had already become wet and dry, and then wet again, in an endless cycle.
"Extract, compress, extract, compress..."
He was mumbling to himself like a madman, highly concentrated, forgetting everything, and feeling like he was possessed.
Under his control, the flame is like a policeman with a clear goal, specifically targeting impurities in inferior materials, arresting and melting them, and trying not to damage the parts where the medicinal effect exists.
Yan Lao looked at the scene that happened in front of him with incredible eyes.
It’s real, not an illusion!
As the impurities were melted away, Gu Zuo's eyes burst out with light, and the flames gathered in an instant, compressing and condensing them.
After a while, a spirit-gathering pill condensed from inferior materials appeared.
At this moment, all the hard work paid off!
The Spirit-Gathering Pill condensed from inferior materials is very small, only half the volume of an ordinary Spirit-Gathering Pill, which also means that its efficacy is much weaker in comparison, but compared to wasting it directly as medicine residue, this is a
kind of progress.
A manifestation of saving resources and making full use of resources.
"Perfect!"
After a long period of drought, Gu Zuo had a bright smile on his face. Regardless of other people's eyes, he extinguished the Yin candle, took out two spirit-gathering pills, and danced happily.
It’s done,
Done!
It’s done——
Looking at the two small spirit-gathering pills in his hand, which were the product of hard work, he swallowed them in one gulp without hesitation. This was a reward for his hard work.
The Spirit-Gathering Pill melted in the mouth. It was obviously two pills, but it tasted sweeter than jelly beans.
It's like cooking a dish for the first time at home through your own efforts. No matter what, it will always have an irreplaceable taste.
"It's true that the alchemy god fell into the world. With such a talent... I'm afraid there are not more than ten people in the entire spiritual continent."
Zhang Wei watched everything happening from a distance, muttering to himself.
Jiang Jiecheng finally understood why Master wanted to punish him.
He never expected that the other party actually tried to refine two pills with one raw material, but failed in the end and caused the furnace to explode!
What’s even more terrifying is that after failing once, he actually succeeded in refining the elixir for the second time!
Although failure is the mother of success, it must at least be difficult to give birth to thousands of times.
Then after one failure, the successful child was directly given birth to?
From their perspective, there is no so-called advice from Mr. Yan, and all the reasons for success must be attributed to the talent of the alchemist.
After one failure, he had an epiphany and successfully refined two pills from one raw material.
This kind of understanding is definitely worthy of Zheng Gushuo being the number one alchemy wizard in the world today!
He was shocked, and so was Mr. Yan.
However, Mr. Yan knew Gu Zuo even better. While marveling at Gu Zuo's talent, he fell into deep thought.
When faced with the fact that his apprentice's talent in alchemy was completely disappointing to him, he began to doubt his life.
The inexplicable passage of the Fire Control Technique.
Nowadays, alchemy refines inferior materials...
"It is absolutely impossible to learn these things in a short period of time. It is purely based on talent! There must be something assisting him in making alchemy!"
Yan Lao figured it out.
How could there be such a monster and genius in the world?
It must be related to something.
He clearly remembered what Gu Zuo said to him when he was in the Fire Control Art Channel before. He would understand all this after taking over the physical body next time.
Yan Lao couldn't wait to know, what exactly existed that allowed the alchemist to have such smooth sailing?
If it could be carried forward, wouldn't it be a blessing to all alchemists in the world?
Just as he was about to ask, he saw a dark shadow quickly approaching Gu Zuo.
Plop!
"I am blind, please accept me as your disciple!"
Zhang Wei knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times.
He really, really wants to learn how to refine inferior materials. This is a lifelong dream for him!
Without the guidance of an expert, he understood that even if he spent his whole life, he would not be able to do it, so he chose to drop everything and kowtow to become his master!
The thirty-sixth peak of Qiongling Sect, the master of Danxiang Peak and a fourth-level alchemist, is kneeling down to worship the newcomers who have just entered the ranks of alchemists!
"Evil disciple, you haven't met Master yet! Apologize for your previous recklessness!"
Zhang Wei was not low in cultivation and used his spiritual power to put pressure on his apprentice. Jiang Jiecheng also made a pop and knelt down in front of Gu Zuo.
His body was trembling, and he couldn't accept this fact for a while.
The alchemist's badge, which had been polished brightly, fell from the chest of his clothes, and the so-called glory was gone.
After a long time, under pressure, he kowtowed repeatedly and apologized: "It's because I'm blind, because I don't understand Taishan. Master... I also ask you to spare the apprentice! Give the apprentice a chance to change his ways!"
Jiang Jiecheng called Gu Zuo his master, which was a bit awkward.
But he was indeed begging for mercy.
The Yan Lao in Gu Zuo's mind was a little disdainful, with a look of contempt on his face.
What he despised was not Jiang Jiecheng, but Zhang Wei, who was also an alchemist.
"A man has gold at his knees, but in order to improve his alchemy skills, he does not hesitate to kneel down, and even forces his apprentice to kneel down with him. Such behavior is not only embarrassing, but also selfish!"
Humans are selfish creatures.
This will not change due to improvement in cultivation.