Chapter 235 Alchemy The waterfall is like a slender white silk ribbon, hanging between the mountains, as if falling from the sky. At this moment, several figures are walking below to watch it. One of them is the local demon king, pretending to be courteous to the wise. The others are Taoists and warriors who came from afar, also pretending to be polite. Only a fox has a pure heart and stands under the waterfall looking for the source of the water. "Lingyuan Dan was also called Yinling Dan in ancient times. It is a top-grade elixir that can help people practice. Your Majesty, you don't know that in the process of alchemy, cinnabar, lead, mercury, gold, silver, jade and stone are all commonly used materials, and this Lingyuan Dan is a kind of elixir that requires a large amount of silver." The Crocodile King listened and nodded secretly. He had heard from his military advisor a long time ago that cinnabar, lead, mercury, gold, silver, jade and other stones were needed to make elixirs. He also heard from General Rat that a large amount of silver was needed to make Lingyuan Pills. "However, silver is already precious enough. Among the materials of Lingyuan Pill, it is only the most inconspicuous carrier. It also requires countless rare alchemy materials, and requires a high level of attainment in alchemy to be refined. Therefore, although I know the recipe of Lingyuan Pill and its refining method, I am troubled by the difficulty in finding the materials, and I have only refined a small amount." "I am truly honored that the distinguished guest has given me such a precious elixir as a gift." The Alligator King thought for a moment before saying: "But I also know that this kind of elixir is destined to be hard to come by, and I am not thick-skinned enough to ask you for it again. This time I want to ask you for help." "Oh?" "Before this, my military advisor also loved to make alchemy. He left a top-quality alchemy furnace and I will provide the materials. How about you make another furnace for me? I can give you a generous reward, any gold, silver or treasure you want."
The Alligator King looked him over as he spoke. However, the Taoist didn't show any fear or trepidation on his face. He just said, "We are cultivators. Gold, silver and treasures are only used to make elixirs. They are not very useful." It seems that he really knows how to refine Lingyuan Dan. The Crocodile King thought so, and then changed his words and said, "Maybe if there are elixirs, the Taoist priest can take a cut from them." "Ok?" Lin Jue seemed to be interested. Luo Seng behind him remained silent. The junior sister didn't dare to say a word. She knew that such a stage was beyond her personal ability and was afraid that if she said something wrong, it would arouse the suspicion of the Alligator King. I could only listen silently to the conversation between my senior brother and the Crocodile King from behind. But until this point, the senior brother had not told any lies. "What do you think, Taoist priest?" The Alligator King asked while the iron was hot. "This pill is difficult to refine. I have been refining a furnace of pills for several days, but I can only produce four pills." Lin Jue looked embarrassed. "How about taking one, Taoist Priest?" "Um……" Lin Jue's embarrassment became more and more serious. Finally, he turned around and looked at his junior sister, as if they were discussing something. The junior sister looked dazed. Lin Jue nodded thoughtfully, as if he had made a decision: "Well, well, one is too few, but two is too many. I don't have such a thick skin. "We are fortunate to have received Your Majesty's courtesy. Even though we had a grudge against one of Your Majesty's generals, Your Majesty was able to distinguish right from wrong and not embarrass us, which is also a favor. We are not ignorant of etiquette. For the sake of this favor, if Your Majesty can really gather all the materials, how about spending a few days to refine a furnace for Your Majesty?"
The junior sister nodded silently behind him. The Alligator King was delighted: "What materials do you need?" "Each pill costs ten taels of silver. There are four pills in a furnace, so including the loss, it costs fifty taels in total." Lin Jue said truthfully. "That's no problem." The Crocodile King was very generous. "Although I haven't deliberately collected wealth from the human world, I am not short of gold and silver." "You need ten kinds of the best natural treasures, belonging to different categories of Yin Yang and Five Elements." Lin Jue still said truthfully, "Only then will the Lingyuan Pill have enough spiritual energy to increase your Taoism." "That's probably fine." The Crocodile King frowned slightly and then said, "I celebrate my birthday every ten years. The demon officials and demon people in the territory come to pay tribute and congratulate me. Most of the gifts they give are all kinds of natural treasures. I have collected at least two or three hundred kinds." "The king is indeed wealthy." "Is that all?" "If that's the case, it shouldn't be that hard to find." "what else?" "You also need someone who is good at the method of gathering, painstakingly collecting the spiritual charm of mountains and rivers, the essence of the sun and the moon, and even the popularity of the people in the world. Only in this way can your practice increase." Lin Jue said. "This……" The Alligator King frowned now: "What is the method of gathering? How to gather the spirit of mountains and rivers, the essence of the sun and the moon? And how to gather the energy of the people in the world? Is the energy of demons feasible?" "You can use human energy or demon energy, but it's best to combine the two." Lin Jue said, "If you don't want to bother, you can use fresh nails and hair from a living person to replace human energy, and use the essence of monsters. As for the spiritual charm of mountains and rivers, and the essence of the sun and the moon, if you don't want to collect them slowly, you can set up a formation to get them, but the formation often changes, which requires manpower." The junior sister couldn't help but glance at Lin Jue. The Alligator King seemed to understand what he said, but he tried to understand it seriously. "I do have some living people here, but they are for tomorrow's banquet. I wonder when the long-refined pills will be used? And how much will be needed?" "We'll need a lot of them, why don't you keep them alive, so that you don't have to catch them again when you need them?" "This……" "The essence and blood must also be squeezed out freshly. The higher the quality, the better. If you want to eat it yourself, your own is the best." Lin Jue let him decide. "Hey, so it seems that the king has no shortage of these things." "yes……" "There is only one last thing left." "What?" "Gold Essence." Lin Jue looked at him, "The highest quality the better." "Do you need gold essence?" "Yes……" Lin Jue looked at the expression of the Crocodile King and it was not difficult to see that he indeed had golden essence in his hand, which should be the top-grade golden essence.
However, seeing that the Alligator King was obviously hesitant, he did not rush and calmly changed his words: "But it's not used as an alchemy material, it's just used to calm the qi." "Why?" "Lingyuan Pills are also known as Silver Spirit Pills. These top-grade pills are full of spiritual energy and are very easy to dissipate. Even after the pills are formed, they must be taken as soon as possible, otherwise the spiritual energy will dissipate quickly. Before the pills are formed, the spiritual energy in the pills needs to be suppressed." Lin Jue said, "When I was in the sect, there was a large formation in the alchemy room, which could naturally suppress the spiritual energy. Now that there is no large formation, I have to use gold to suppress silver." "Use gold to weigh down silver?" The Alligator King was stunned when he heard this. The same goes for my junior sister. "Even if you put the gold essence on top of the alchemy furnace, the silver spirit in the elixir will be afraid and naturally dare not escape." "That makes sense, that makes sense." The Crocodile King heaved a sigh of relief. "To be honest, Taoist priest, I really have a portion of golden essence here. It weighs two taels in my hand, and weighs several hundred pounds when I take it out of my hand." "Really?" "nature." "I really underestimated you, Great King." Lin Jue said, "I thought that even if you could gather all the materials, it would take you some time." "Ah……" The Alligator King laughed. While they were talking, the Alligator King had already led them through the cave and into another grotto. This grotto is also extremely wide and tall, with yin-yang patterns carved on the ground and an alchemy furnace in the middle. There are some wooden racks placed far away and against the wall around it, and light from the sky is also shining from above. "This is the alchemy room that my military advisor used to have. This alchemy furnace was originally obtained by me by chance and I gave it to him. It can be large or small. The large one can be ten feet wide or small enough to be held in one's arms. I wonder what you think of it?" "Can it be big or small?" Lin Juexin walked to the center of the place. This is a golden, big-bellied alchemy furnace, a common style of alchemy furnace. It is golden all over, as if cast in bronze, with three legs and two ears, and is covered with auspicious cloud patterns and carvings. If it can be made larger or smaller, it would be convenient to carry. "Exactly!" The Crocodile King said so. "That's really a treasure." Lin Jue retracted his gaze and continued to look around. "This place is quite spacious. We can use huge rocks to set up a formation." "All is up to the Taoist master's arrangement." "Ah." "When can the Taoist priest make the elixir?" The Alligator King turned his head again and looked at Lin Jue with his pupils vertical. "Since everything is ready, why delay?" Lin Jue said calmly, "It is better to do it today than to wait for a day. Your Majesty, go get the materials quickly, and dig eight square stones that are 13 feet long and 13 feet wide. Ask a soldier or a powerful monster to set up the formation, and ask a general who is good at fire magic to start the fire. I will start now, so that Your Majesty can see my skills and repay your kindness." "Oh?"
"What's the inconvenience?" Lin Jue asked him back. "No inconvenience, no inconvenience." The last bit of doubt in the Crocodile King's heart disappeared. As he spoke, he walked out, "I will arrange it right away." After taking only a few steps, he stopped and turned back. In fact, he had just asked Lin Jue about the Lingyuan Pill, and heard Lin Jue talk about the materials of the Lingyuan Pill. He saw that he spoke very clearly, and his general actually ate a Lingyuan Pill. His Taoism had already improved, so he no longer had any doubts about Lin Jue. And seeing that Lin Jue really wanted to refine the pill, he naturally no longer had any doubts. At this moment, I couldn't help but say to Lin Jue in advance: "Since the Taoist priest is also good at making pills and has the ability to do so, and I happen to be the leader of the demons and ghosts here, why don't you stay here and practice in seclusion? You and I can make pills together, and then we can become immortals." Luo Seng stood aside holding a knife. The junior sister glanced at Lin Jue secretly. Lin Jue shook his head and declined: "We appreciate your kindness, Your Majesty, but we have always been a leisurely person. We like to travel and see the wonders of the world. We really don't want to restrict ourselves." The junior sister scratched her head. "What a pity." A gleam of light flashed in the eyes of the Crocodile King. It was obvious that he would not let them go, but he did not reveal it at this time. He just continued to persuade them, "Master, you can have whatever you want." This gleam of light happened to be seen by the junior sister. Lin Jue still shook his head: "My king, please don't embarrass us." "Nothing else to discuss?" "Other matters..." "Ok?" The Alligator King noticed Lin Jue's hesitation, and wanted to emulate those wise rulers in human history books who were respected for their courtesy to the wise, so he immediately asked, "What does the Taoist want?" "To be honest with you, Your Majesty, I have a grudge against the Rat General under your command and we have been irreconcilable for a long time. If you can get rid of him for me, I am willing to stay here and make elixirs for you for three years." Lin Jue finally spoke up. "Three years?" "Three years!" The Alligator King was in a dilemma: "That Rat General also came from afar to seek refuge with me. How can I do such a thing?" "You really don't doubt him?" "Oh?" "That's all." Lin Jue nodded and said nothing more, "But why don't you think about it, Your Majesty? That rat general has an irreconcilable blood feud with us. Your Majesty wants us to stay, but no matter whether it's me or that rat general, how can we work with each other?" "This……" "Moreover, Lingyuan Pill is a rare elixir in the world that can be taken repeatedly and can increase one's cultivation. It is very precious. General Rat already knows about this. Your Majesty, are you not afraid that he will leak the news again?" "..."
The Alligator King was silent for a moment. After a long while, he said, "Let me think about it." "Your Majesty, please think about it carefully. We will first refine this furnace of elixir for you, which will be regarded as repaying your kindness." Lin Jue said, "No matter what your Majesty thinks, at worst we will leave when the time comes. Maybe one day in the future we will meet somewhere else and we can be regarded as old friends." "Five years!" "can!" The Alligator King left quickly. Lin Jue and the other two stayed here, looked at each other, and then sat down cross-legged. Not long after, the Crocodile King sent a little demon to bring many rare treasures for them to choose from, and also brought a pile of silver, which dazzled them. The formation requires eight square stones that are one and a half feet long and wide. It is said that the Crocodile King personally carved them out of the mountain, spending a lot of effort, and then had General Rhino push them in one by one. In order to move them in, the Crocodile King used his magical powers to widen the cave passage a lot. The captured mortals were also left behind. The golden essence was also sent over. The chicken fairy was sent to make fire for them. Refining this elixir is really a waste of effort. (End of this chapter)