Drunk Immortal Gourd

The entire alchemy lecture room covers an area of ​​less than one acre, but it was packed with hundreds of people, which shows how enthusiastic everyone is about Qingtian Sanren. Of course, not all the people here are refining alchemy, and a large part of them are just here to watch the fun.

About a quarter of an hour later, a slender old man walked into the alchemy room and came to a small high platform in the middle of the room. The high platform is not big, only two feet in diameter. It has a table, two chairs, and a large alchemy furnace.

This slender old man is Qingtian Sanren, the head of the alchemy academy. He has a seventh-level cultivation. Because he has been refining alchemy for many years, his body always carries the fragrance of spiritual grass and the burnt smell of elixirs.

At the beginning of every month, the Alchemy Academy will send out alchemy lectures. The alchemy room of the Dao Chuan Gong Hall will explain the basic knowledge of alchemy to everyone. Qingtian Sanren, as the director of the Alchemy Academy, will occasionally come. This depends on his mood, or It's about whether he has time.

When Qingtian Sanren come here, they will definitely not be like those low-level alchemists who only explain some basic knowledge, but some more advanced theories. After the explanation, they will also allow the people below to ask questions casually. Such an opportunity is extremely rare and should not be missed. , so among the people listening to the lecture in the alchemy room, there are also many younger generations who like alchemy.

Sitting down on the chair, Qingtian Sanren cleared his throat and said: "The jade furnace is used to burn the medicine for longevity, practice the right way to cultivate the pill for longevity, breathe in and out, it is up to me, the nature is empty and the heart is boundless, the silence can make you forget. Illusion me, in order to see the nature of the precursor of life, lead and mercury exchange the magical elixir, the universe is clearly understood by the immortals..."

Qingtian Sanren recited the formula in one breath, and the entire alchemy room suddenly fell silent. Only Qingtian Sanren's voice echoed around, while the people below were in various poses, some were thoughtful, some suddenly realized, and some Frowning and tangled, some people were happy, perhaps because they heard the key point, while others perked their ears and looked at the stage expectantly.

Before this, Qingyang had never been exposed to the art of alchemy. He seemed to understand what he heard below. It seemed that every sentence was inscrutable. However, if he thought about it carefully, it contained the truth of heaven and earth. This was not only the art of alchemy. Techniques were even useful for cultivation, and he soon became immersed in them.

Qingtian Sanren's explanation is the sound of nature to those who listen attentively, and they don't feel that time flies by at all. For those who have no interest, it is a torture and they can't wait for it to end quickly. He didn't understand and regretted following him in, but Qingyang listened with interest and became more and more fascinated.

I don't know how long it took, but Qingtian Sanren had finished what he needed to say, so he said, "If anyone has any questions while refining the alchemy, you can ask me questions."

At this time, a thin middle-aged man stood up and said: "Uncle Qingtian, Uncle Qingtian, I have been studying alchemy for more than ten years. At first, I was identifying various spiritual herbs and materials, and then I was trying various methods. I am familiar with the basic alchemy steps and methods of refining and purifying various materials. Later, I collected a lot of alchemy recipes and tried to refine many elixirs. It can be said that I have made some achievements in alchemy, but I have I still can’t figure out a problem.”

This lean middle-aged man is in his forties and has a third level of Qi refining. From the whispers of the people around him, Qingyang figured out the identity of this person. His name was Chang Wubing. He was obsessed with alchemy and even delayed his practice. His alchemy skills were considered outstanding among the younger generation.

The Qingtian Sanren above seemed to have heard of Chang Wubing's name. He nodded at him and asked, "What's the problem?"

Chang Wubing said: "I have a lot of elixir recipes, and I have successfully refined the elixir. After countless attempts, I have become very familiar with the refining method, but why is the success rate still not high? Hovering between two and three percent?”

Qingtian Sanren on the stage smiled and said: "To be able to ask such a question, it seems that your alchemy skills have been learned over the years and you are really working hard. To refine the elixir, the first thing you need is the formula and the level of the elixir. Different, the formulas are also different. The higher the level of the elixir, the more complex the formula is and the more difficult it is to understand. For example, the Qi Nourishing Pill taken during the Qi Opening Stage and the Qi Gathering Pill taken during the Qi Refining Stage. There are requirements for the type, dosage, year, amount of auxiliary ingredients, adding time, heat, refining techniques, etc. of the main medicinal materials. You should be very clear about these, right?"

Chang Wubing nodded and said, "Everything is clear."

Qingtian Sanren said: "Many people have the same doubts as you. Now that we have the formula and know how to make it, why is the chance of failure so high? In fact, this is the problem with the elixir I want to tell you. The formula is given It is just the standard configuration of various medicinal materials, but in fact the medicinal materials are not as standard as marked on the formula. For example, the hundred-year elixir may have been grown for one hundred and two years, or it may have been grown for ninety-nine years and a few months. The subtle difference cannot be seen, but the medicinal potency is different; for the same reason, even a standard one-hundred-year-old elixir may grow in the dense forests of the east, the mountains of the west, or the swamps of the south. It may also grow in the northern desert, and regional differences can also affect the potency of the medicine; even if it is the same year and the same region, the environment in which it grows may be different. It may grow in a relatively barren place in dry land, or it may It grows in a relatively fertile place. If it is further broken down, it also depends on the age of its growth. Some have suffered more natural damage while growing, and some have grown peacefully for many years. There are also different picking methods and different blooming methods. The difference in placement time and the difference in drug power loss, etc..."

Chang Wubing fell into deep thought, and Qingyang nodded secretly as he listened below. This Qingtian Sanren is worthy of being the chief alchemist of Qingfeng Palace. He can casually tell so much about the factors that affect the potency of medicine.

The Qingtian Sanren on the stage did not care what the people below thought. He continued: "Since there are so many external conditions affecting it, of course the medicinal power contained in each elixir is also different. A slight difference can make a thousand miles, and each elixir The medicines are slightly different from the formulas. Is there any difference in the resulting elixir? Can the success rate of the elixir be high? These are not marked on the formula, but they have a real impact. When it comes to the quality of the elixir, many people don’t know this reason, so refining the elixir always fails.”

Na Chang Wubing said thoughtfully: "A slight difference in the potency of the medicine may affect the effect of the elixir, but when the differences in countless elixirs accumulate, the impact will be too great. According to this, the effect of the elixir on It's not of much use to us alchemists, it just provides a reference. To refine a batch of elixirs is equivalent to reorganizing the entire recipe."