Chapter 3 The first trial of alchemy (please recommend for collection)
In the early morning, a round of sunlight shines through the small attic window on Lin Tianming's face.
I opened my eyes, got up and stretched my body. The fatigue of half a month disappeared. Monks also need to combine work and rest. Blindly practicing in seclusion is not conducive to later advancement.
Opening the door and walking out of the courtyard of his home, Qingzhu Mountain was bustling with activity in the early morning, and people from the tribe were shuttled through the mountains one after another.
The early morning sun is like a fiery red disk, hanging on the side of the main peak of Qingzhu Mountain. The large green bamboo at the bottom of the mountain covers an area of hundreds of acres. There are more than a hundred lofts on the mountainside, surrounding Qingzhu Peak in twos and threes. It is so beautiful.
As soon as his consciousness was released, a green and red flying sword appeared out of thin air in Lin Tianming's hand. It was seven feet long and half a foot wide. It was extremely sharp and could cut iron like clay. The family name was Green Bamboo Sword, and this sword was a low-grade spiritual weapon.
Every clan member who enters the third level of Qi training can receive a green bamboo sword from the family merit hall as a tool for killing enemies.
He took out the flying sword and hit it with a magic formula. The flying sword instantly expanded several times. Lin Tianming jumped on it, controlled the green bamboo sword and went straight to the family alchemy hall.
Within half an hour, Lin Tianming appeared in an attic on the mountainside. He saw a five-story attic. There was a large plaque hanging on the door, with the words "Alchemy Pavilion" written in flying colors.
This building looks like an ordinary attic, but in fact it is protected by several forbidden formations.
Lin Tianming took out a cyan token from his storage bag, made a hand seal, and muttered something.
The token shot out a blue light and flew towards the attic. In the blink of an eye, a hole as big as ten feet appeared in the formation. Lin Tianming stepped forward and disappeared inexplicably.
In the alchemy pavilion, Lin Tianming walked through several alchemy rooms familiarly. He seemed to go in and out of this place frequently. He didn't stop until he reached the door of the innermost alchemy room.
I saw an old man in his seventies sitting in the room, sitting on a futon.
The old man was wearing a gray robe, his hair was mostly white, and he had a long goatee. He looked kind and approachable.
Standing in front of the old man was a flaming red alchemy furnace, which was three feet high. The whole body of the alchemy furnace was fiery red, with three ears. The furnace body was engraved with exquisite patterns. It was a three-star furnace of the second-level middle-grade alchemy furnace.
The three-star furnace is the only second-level alchemy furnace in the family alchemy hall. It has been passed down for more than 300 years. It is a relic of the family's ancestor, a second-level mid-level alchemist.
The three-star furnace is now the treasure of the alchemy hall, used by the family's alchemists, and is kept by Lin Tianming's grandfather Lin Shigong.
On the stone table next to the alchemy furnace, there are more than ten kinds of spiritual herbs of different colors, surrounded by spiritual energy on the surface.
This old man is Lin Tianming's grandfather, Lin Shigong, who is at the Great Perfection state of Qi training. He is the ninth in the Lin family's generation and is almost a hundred years old. He is the only two alchemists in the Lin family.
The Lin family has been inherited for more than [-] years. There are many members of the clan, and their seniority is as follows: Benevolence and righteousness have long been prosperous, and friends Meng Qiuying has been prosperous.
Lin Tianming is a descendant of the 16th generation of the Lin family, the sixth generation of the Tianzi generation, and his father, Lin Xingrong, is the 11th generation of the Xingzi generation.
There are 170 monks in the Lin family and more than [-] mortals, distributed in major towns within a thousand miles of Qingzhu Mountain. The mortals of the Lin family intermarry with the aborigines, and the descendants they give birth to are all named Lin.
Lin Tianming walked into the room and bowed respectfully to the old man.
"My grandson will pay his respects to grandpa tomorrow."
Lin Shigong looked at his grandson and said with a happy face; "You've worked really hard, and you've already reached the fourth level of Qi refining."
"Remember that practicing is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. Lin Shigong pointed to several futons in front of him and said: Sit down."
Lin Tianming looked at the five futons and randomly picked one to sit on.
After a few breaths of time passed, the warning prohibition of the Alchemy Pavilion flashed slightly.
Lin Shigong took out his token and played several magic spells. A cut was made through the ban, and a man and a woman walked in.
The man's name is Lin Tianhong. He is 22 years old. He is at the fourth level of Qi Refining and has three spiritual roots. He is the son of Lin Xingping and the cousin of Lin Tianming. He ranks second in the Tianzi generation.
The woman's name is Lin Tianqin. She is 21 years old. She has the fourth level of Qi Refining and the third level of spiritual root qualification. She is the daughter of Lin Xingsu and ranks third in the Tianzi generation.
In the Lin family, people below the fourth level of Qi refining do not learn skills and focus on cultivation.
At the fourth level of Qi refining, you can choose four major types of skills: alchemy, weapon refining, talisman making, and formation. At the fifth level of Qi refining, you need to contribute to the family.
In the world of cultivating immortals, mastering a skill is time-consuming and labor-intensive, but once you learn it successfully, you can quickly accumulate some resources for cultivating immortals, which will also help to quickly improve your cultivation level.
Lin Tianhong and Lin Tianqin saluted Lin Shigong and paid homage in unison; "Tianhong Tianqin has met Grandpa Jiu."
Lin Shigong said seriously:
"Find a seat and sit down. Today we will learn the basics of alchemy. If you don't understand, you can ask questions."
After Lin Tianming and the others sat upright, Lin Shigong began to explain.
To make an elixir, you first need to have an elixir recipe, elixir, alchemy furnace, earth fire, or heaven and earth strange fire instead, all of which are indispensable. The higher the level of the elixir, the more difficult the refining process is.
In addition to necessary consumables, the method of alchemy also has strict requirements on the spiritual consciousness of monks.
The stronger the spiritual consciousness, the greater the help in alchemy. It can accurately purify and separate the essence of the elixir, grasp the best opportunity to condense the elixir, and greatly increase the rate of elixir formation.
Today we will explain the most basic Bigu Pill, which is the most common first-level elixir. Taking one Bigu Pill can save you from eating for half a month.
Bigu Pill can replace food, but it cannot increase cultivation. It is the best choice for Qi Refining monks to practice in seclusion. After entering the foundation building stage, they can go without eating or drinking for several years.
Lin Tianming and the other three listened attentively. During the period, they asked many various questions, and Lin Shigong took the trouble to answer them one by one.
An hour passed in the blink of an eye. Lin Tianming and the others kept the basic knowledge in mind and were very interested in , I will practice a batch of Bigu Pills, please take a look.
I saw Lin Shigong placing the three-star furnace on the ground fire mouth, and hitting a magic spell on the three-star furnace. The ground fire slowly poured out dozens of flames from the fire mouth, and the temperature of the room instantly increased a lot.
This is Golden Bull Grass, this is Fire Ganoderma, this is Nine Elements Flower... I saw Lin Shigong quickly throwing more than ten first-level elixirs into the three-star furnace one after another. He never stopped using his skills. In about two quarters of an hour, Lin Shigong Drink.
"Ning..."
The room was filled with fragrance, and Lin Shigong stopped.
I saw seven brown pills lying in the three-star furnace. Each one was the size of an eyeball. A strong fragrance came to my face. There was some black residue at the bottom of the alchemy furnace.
Lin Shigong nodded and said:
"A furnace of medicinal materials can turn into up to ten pills. This is only possible when high-level alchemists refine low-level pills. Normally, if you can make three pills, you are considered qualified."
After saying that, he put away the seven Bigu Pills and put them into the storage bag. He also took out three Bigu Pill ingredients and prepared them. Lin Shigong ordered: "Tianhong, come and try it first."
After hearing the order, Lin Tianhong looked a little nervous, but he still responded bravely: "Yes, Grandpa Jiu!"
I saw Tianhong taking a deep breath, using his power, pinching with two fingers, and hitting the spell on the alchemy furnace. Earth fire gushes out. Lin Tianhong successively throws more than ten elixirs into the alchemy furnace at one time, and hits several magic spells. On the alchemy furnace.
A quarter of an hour later, there were only a few crackling sounds in the alchemy furnace, but the elixir could not be condensed successfully. The alchemy furnace was full of debris, and the first furnace ended in failure.
Lin Tianhong had a wry smile on his face and was sweating profusely. Making alchemy was indeed not that easy.
"Tianqin, come here!"
After hearing Lin Shigong's instructions, Lin Tianqin began to exercise his skills, hit the magic formula on the alchemy furnace, and started refining it.
A quarter of an hour later, there were the same few crisp sounds, and the same result as Tianhong, the alchemy also failed.
Lin Shigong looked calm and didn't seem to be angry. Then he said:
"You two, you didn't take enough time to purify the elixir, wasting part of the essence, resulting in insufficient potency. In the end, you were unable to successfully condense the elixir. It's normal for you to fail in refining the elixir for the first time. You need to practice more."
Lin Tianming and the other two nodded with expressions that seemed to understand.
Lin Shigong didn't say much and was ready to continue trying.
"Tianming, it's your turn, remember not to be impatient!"
Lin Tianming sat on the futon, relaxed his body and mind, took a deep breath, and adjusted to his best condition.
Use both hands to fight, cast spells, sacrifice your spiritual consciousness, always pay attention to the intensity of the earth fire, throw all the elixirs into the alchemy furnace step by step, and separate the essence of the elixirs at the bottom of the furnace step by step.
After a quarter of an hour, he worked hard to inject his own spiritual power. Seeing that the time was almost up, he couldn't help but shout: "Ning..."
For a moment, a medicinal fragrance overflowed.
Opening the furnace cover, two oval elixirs were suspended in the furnace, with a lot of residue at the bottom. The two elixirs were out of round, cracked and missing corners, so they could only be considered defective products.
Lin Tianming finished his work. At this time, he was exhausted physically and mentally. He looked like he had exhausted himself, but he was very happy inside. It was not easy to do this for the first time while refining alchemy.
Lin Shigong couldn't help being shocked, but he acted very calmly.
It was already very difficult to produce a defective product in the first alchemy. You must know that it took him dozens of times to reach Lin Tianming's level.
Lin Shigong pointed out Lin Tianming's shortcomings and encouraged him.
There were still six materials. Lin Tianming and the other three took turns refining them, and most of the day passed quietly.
Lin Tianming's last batch of materials included one pill and two defective pills. Lin Tianqin refined the defective pills, but Lin Tianhong failed to refine them.
Lin Shigong put away the alchemy furnace and said seriously:
"I leave you three jade tubes with the experience of refining elixirs. These are my lifelong experiences, combined with the experiences left by my ancestors. You must study them carefully and strive to refine the elixir as soon as possible."
After saying a few words of encouragement, the three of them were allowed to leave.
Lin Tianming and the others bowed respectfully and said:
"Thank you Grandpa (Grandpa Ninth) for your careful teaching, and my grandson resigned."
The three of them walked out of the Alchemy Pavilion together.
Lin Tianming smiled and said goodbye to Lin Tianhong and Lin Tianqin.
"Second brother and third sister, I'm tired today, so I don't want to disturb you. I invite you to come to my house another day to exchange ideas on alchemy and cultivation."
After Tianhong agreed, they said goodbye and left.
Lin Tianming left the alchemy pavilion, took out his green bamboo sword, flew into the air, and disappeared into the sky.
(End of this chapter)