Zhang Yan bought a total of seventeen kinds of medicinal materials from Yuan Pharmacy, all of which were cheap. Moreover, these medicinal materials were all whose medicinal properties he had studied along the way, and they had certain medicinal properties that complemented each other. They were the kind that could be mixed together and brewed.
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However, what Zhang Yan really needs is not all of them, but eight of the seventeen medicinal materials.
There are two reasons why I need so many medicines. One is to have a hand in the alchemy furnace, so that the furnace can be preheated and familiar with the properties of the medicine, so that the subsequent formal refining can be smoother.
The second reason was to keep it secret. The elixir Zhang Yan planned to refine was the bone-strengthening elixir he had planned for a long time.
Unlike those popular muscle and bone powder and Yuguo Nong outside, Zhuanggu Dan directly increases the strength of the muscles and bones, by 10% or 20%. In other words, the higher the base, the greater the gains and benefits. The only disadvantage is that resistance
Due to the existence of medicinal properties, the effect decreases with each pill, and after ten pills there will be no effect.
But there is absolutely no problem if ten bone-strengthening pills can not only double the strength of the user's muscles and bones, but at least increase them by 30 to 40%.
And how difficult is it for those martial arts masters to grow their muscles and bones? The demand space here is simply unimaginable. It also makes the bone-strengthening pills that are only a low-level category among the pill prescriptions in Longhu Mountain become absolute in the Wild Heaven Realm.
of exquisite products.
Of course, the premise of everything is that Zhang Yan can successfully refine the elixir, otherwise everything will be nonsense.
The younger sister Zhang Huiyuan was recruited to help, and was responsible for washing the herbs in the kitchen. The old mother Wang Lanping also came over to help. Zhang Yan was responsible for fetching water from the big well in the alley.
Use warm water to wash medicinal materials to make them cleaner.
"Just drain it a little. There's no need to dry it again." Zhang Yan moved a dustpan after a dustpan of washed medicinal materials into his small bedroom, refusing to allow others to follow him to help. He also warned his family not to disturb him.
To be honest, who among the three Zhang family members was not curious about how Zhang Yan made medicine? But in the end, they chose to trust Zhang Yan.
In the hut, Zhang Yan scattered two bean soldiers on the ground so that he could react quickly if anything happened. Then he sat cross-legged on his hard bed, spread his hands, and the Wanxiang beads on his wrists flew out.
, it turned into an oval alchemy furnace two feet high and one foot thick in the air.
The main body of this alchemy furnace is pitch black, but it has a contrasting feeling of blackness, and there are silver lines inlaid on it. There are three walnut-sized transparent crystal balls on the waist of the furnace, and you can see through them the inside of the furnace bottom.
It is flat and has three legs, shaped like a cow's hoof, echoing the horn on the stove.
Since this furnace is made of Wanxiang Pearl, it must not be an ordinary item, but one that has the best reputation among low-grade alchemy furnaces. It was even called one of the "odd furnaces" by a journal in Longhu Mountain: the residual furnace.
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Clear the furnace, warm it up, and convert the furnace. Although Zhang Yan is not yet familiar with a set of preparations for alchemy, he is definitely quite competent. Along the way, he is not just studying medicinal materials. He has already been familiar with the actual use of the alchemy furnace.
I even made a few furnaces to try, and slowly transferred the theoretical things into my hands.
Alchemy is a craft. Zhang Yan just feels that it is not just a doorway, but also a craft. It is definitely much more difficult to do it than to read theoretical alchemy books.
Cooking pays attention to color, aroma, and heat, while alchemy also pays attention to many things. There is also a "heat" that can drive people crazy. Without a little talent and perseverance, you really can't follow this path.
After the previous preparations were completed, it was time to put the medicinal materials for the cushioning pill. Zhang Yan took turns to put in all the extra medicinal materials. When they came out, they were all crumbs like dust. This kind of cushioning pill cannot be refined.
Whatever finished product comes out, what is needed is the medicinal properties in those medicinal materials to awaken the stove.
It took half an hour for Zhang Yan to build the alchemy furnace to its best condition. The three crystal balls now revealed a trace of golden brilliance. This was the phenomenon of spiritual energy surging in the furnace.
Zhang Yan took a deep breath and felt the state of the spiritual energy in the cyclone in his body. After confirming that everything was correct, Zhang Yan officially started.
Zhang Yan put the medicinal materials into the furnace at the right time according to the proportions in the elixir recipe, allowing the medicinal properties of each medicinal material to participate in building up with each other at the right subtle moment, laying a solid foundation for the elixir bit by bit.
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The whole process looks a bit like building a house to Zhang Yan. First, plan the place, then lay the foundation, then erect the beams and columns, then slowly build the walls, and finally cap the roof and fill in the details.
The finishing touch is the medicinal herb False Stone Root. Its function is to combine and connect the medicinal properties of the other seven medicinal herbs, so that the entire "house" forms a tight whole.
Because Zhuanggu Dan is a kind of elixir for beginners, it is not too difficult in terms of medicinal materials and techniques, and the cost of trial and error is extremely low, and there is no risk of furnace explosion. However, Zhang Yan still made two furnaces to waste.
After that, the third furnace was declared a success.
"Good luck!" Zhang Yan congratulated himself. Because he had practiced four or five times on the way home before, but all failed. This was the first time he had successfully refined the bone-strengthening elixir.
Two elixirs are produced in one furnace. According to the quality of the "remnant furnace", this amount of elixirs is undoubtedly unqualified. Generally speaking, three elixirs are considered passing, four elixirs are considered good, five elixirs are excellent, and six elixirs are incomplete.
The upper limit of the furnace.
Of course, the amount of elixir produced is also related to the medicinal quality of the medicinal materials and cannot be simply generalized. But as far as this time is concerned, Zhang Yan still has a lot of room for improvement.
Then several more furnaces of pills were refined, with successes and failures. Finally, Zhang Yan got a total of seven bone-strengthening pills in his hand. The last furnace produced three pills, which was an unexpected surprise.
The seven bone-strengthening pills are definitely not many if you say they are many. But if you say they are few, they are actually much better than Zhang Yan.
I found two ordinary black porcelain bottles and put them in them. One small bottle only contained two coins, and one large bottle held the remaining five coins.
I looked at the sky and saw that it was already evening. I originally planned to decorate the small statues of Dangkang in the field in the morning, then go to the drug store to buy medicine, and then deliver it out in the afternoon. But it turned out that Xiao Chongwen jumped out and gave it to someone, so it was delayed.
Now, Zhang Yan thought about it. Although it was not a very suitable time, he really couldn't afford to delay it.
"Brother, you've finished practicing, right? I haven't seen you using the stove or the fire? How did you do it? The whole room smells so good!" Zhang Huiyuan, who had been guarding the door, jumped up as soon as Zhang Yan came out.
He kept asking questions.
However, Zhang Yan didn't have time to satisfy the little sister's curiosity. He patted the other party's head and said with a smile: "I'm going to the city guard government office. Just leave me a mouthful of food. I won't come back until later."
"Huh? Yan'er, why are you going to the city guard's office at this time?"
"Mom, didn't you say you wanted to thank Mr. Zhou for taking care of our family? No, I just made the medicine and took it to Mr. Zhou. I'll be back soon."