An alchemy furnace fell from the sky

The smell of the paste was a bit pungent. Xu Fu held his breath and went over to take a look. He saw that there was only a pile of black powder in the alchemy furnace.

"Is this the body-building pill?" Xu Fu raised his head and asked. He also knew that good medicine was bitter, so naturally this elixir couldn't look good.

"How could this be a body-building pill?" Li Danxin rolled his eyes at Xu Fu and said, "Have you never seen a pill?"

"No one in our village knows how to make elixirs." Xu Fu curled his lips and whispered: "But after I got through the medicine, I was black after I got through it."

"This is a waste of refining." Li Danxin sighed.

"Then try again, maybe next time it will happen." Seeing Li Danxin's expression, Xu Fu thought that alchemy was a matter of luck.

"No matter how many times you practice it, it will be the same." Li Danxin smiled bitterly, "If it could be done, it would have been done just now."

"Is the elixir recipe wrong?" Xu Fu was also a little frustrated. He originally thought that if the number one alchemist in Shaoshang City came out, he would be able to get the body-building elixir easily.

"The prescription should be right. I am injured and cannot control the spiritual fire." Li Danxin looked indifferent. He had expected such a result. Perhaps he was stimulated by the prescription that he got by chance, and he actually held a trace of hope. Fortunately, I tried to refine it again, but it still didn't work.

"Fire?" Xu Fu was even more confused. Didn't the fire burn well just now?

"Do you know why I can make alchemy but you can't?" Li Dan finally figured out that Xu Fu knew nothing about alchemy. He looked at the alchemy furnace in front of him and asked.

"Because I don't know how to make alchemy?" Xu Fu replied.

"Do you still know the alchemy technique?" Li Dan was a little surprised, but before Xu Fu could answer, he shook his head and said: "Although the alchemy technique is important, it is not the key. There are many alchemists who have been making elixirs for decades. They His technique is not unskilled, but not everyone can refine the elixir."

"Why is that?" Xu Fu asked puzzled.

"It's fire!" Li Danxin said solemnly: "Controlling the fire in this alchemy furnace is the key to making the elixir."

"Didn't the fire burn well just now?"

"If you don't know how to make alchemy, you won't be able to tell. In terms of using fire, refining alchemy is similar to cooking. There is also a difference between slow fire and martial fire. Slow fire is stable and martial fire is strong. If martial fire is not strong, the medicine will not melt. If slow fire is unstable, the elixir will not take shape. "

"That's right! But wasn't the fire very strong just now?"

"It's just an illusion. With my current level of cultivation, I can't control the spiritual fire freely."

"Is this the spiritual fire?" Xu Fu's eyes lit up as he stared at the blue-white flames under the furnace. This was the first time he saw the spiritual fire, and he didn't expect it to be quite beautiful.

"Spiritual fire is a spiritual thing between heaven and earth. After being refined, it can be driven by people. It is more stable and stronger than ordinary fire. If you want to refine the elixir, spiritual fire is essential. What is burning in this furnace is four Pinling Fire - Blue Flower Fire." Li Danxin said softly, looking at the flame in the furnace that looked like it would go out at any time.

After listening to Li Danxin's explanation, Xu Fu couldn't help but sigh: "There are too many details in alchemy. No wonder there are so few alchemists." When he first saw Dan Yuan Baohan, Xu Fu thought that preparing the medicinal materials for alchemy was the most troublesome, but now I know there are so many things to pay attention to.

"Don't be too sad." Xu Fu consoled him, "If you practice hard, you may be able to reach the fourth level."

"Promoted to the fourth level? I am a sixth-level alchemist. If it weren't for that beast..." Li Danxin sighed at this point and did not continue.

"Isn't the Body Strengthening Pill a fourth-grade pill? Why can't it be refined?" Xu Fu asked in surprise.

"It used to be the sixth grade, but it's not now." After Li Danxin finished speaking, she stared at the bottles and jars and fell into deep thought, with no expression on her wrinkled face.

Xu Fu heard that the alchemist in front of him seemed to have a past that he couldn't bear to look back on, so he didn't bother him anymore. Instead, he lay beside the alchemy furnace and stared at the blue and white fire, trying to see what was different about the spiritual fire.

I saw that a thick layer of plant ash had accumulated in the furnace. There was a piece of wood that was burnt black, and a light blue flame was beating brightly and dimly at one end of the wood. This fire has only one flame core, but it has several green flame tips. It really looks like a flower. No wonder it is called blue flower fire.

Xu Fu put his hand in and got close to the blue and white fire, wanting to feel the temperature of the spiritual fire. He almost touched the spiritual fire, but he didn't feel how hot it was. It seemed that the spiritual fire was nothing more than that.

"Stop!" Li Danxin shouted, startling Xu Fu, "Why did you put your hand into the alchemy furnace?"

"I...I want to try how hot the fire is." Xu Fu stood up in a hurry and replied a little embarrassed. He secretly cursed himself for being reckless. Spiritual fire is so precious to an alchemist, so it must be especially cherished. It is reasonable for Li Dan not to let him touch it.

"Try how hot it is?" Li Danxin's eyes widened a bit.

"This is the first time I have seen spiritual fire. It seems not as hot as you said." Xu Fu answered carefully, for fear of irritating the whirring old man again.

"Isn't it hot?" After Li Danxin asked, before Xu Fu could answer, he saw him reaching out and taking out the piece of black wood lit with blue and white flowers from the stove, and handed it to Xu Fu.

Xu Fu saw that the spiritual fire was about to burn his eyebrows, but Li Danxin was still moving forward, which made Xu Fu a little panicked.

Unconsciously, he stepped back, but the sole of his foot was tripped by the futon. Xu Fu instinctively reached out and grabbed the spot where the flame was burning. He actually grabbed and extinguished the blue and white fire.

"I didn't mean to do this." Xu Fu knew he had caused a big disaster and said sarcastically while looking at the black wood that was emitting fine smoke.

Li Danxin looked at the wood in his hand, then grabbed Xu Fu's palm, groped it carefully, and suddenly laughed loudly: "Okay! Okay! Okay!"

The three words "good" completely confused Xu Fu. It was a good thing that he had to catch and extinguish the spiritual fire.

"Want to learn alchemy?" Li Danxin suddenly asked.

"Think!" Xu Fu replied without hesitation.

"Kneel down and kowtow."

When Xu Fu heard this, he kowtowed nine times to Li Danxin. Li Danxin helped Xu Fu up, and the apprenticeship ceremony was just passed away.

The two immediately sat on the floor and began the teaching between master and disciple.

Li Danxin didn't know what his motives were, but he talked endlessly as soon as he opened his mouth, wishing that he could tell Xu Fu everything he knew and learned in his life. Although Xu Fu was still a little confused, he knew that the opportunity was rare and he studied with great concentration. The two of them stayed in the alchemy room until it was time to light the lamp, and then they took a rest.

Early the next morning, Li Danxin came to the alchemy room.

"Why don't you go to the guest room to rest?" Li Danxin asked in surprise after learning from the servant that Xu Fu had stayed in the alchemy room all night.

"Good morning, Master! I'm not sleepy, I just want to learn to recognize the medicinal materials here." Xu Fu replied with a smile.

"Haste makes waste. Alchemists must rest well. The most taboo thing is lack of energy. Stay up late in the future."

"Yes, Master." Xu Fu responded hurriedly. Xu Fu was also too excited yesterday. He inexplicably accepted the number one alchemist in Shao Shang Mall as his teacher. This was a good thing that he never dreamed of. Xu Fu was afraid that after a day or two, Li Danxin would change his mind and stop teaching him. I just want to learn a little more now.

Arrangements were made for Xu Fu to have some breakfast and wash his face. When Xu Fu came back, Li Danxin started the day's teaching in the alchemy room again.

Xu Fu has a good memory, high understanding, can endure hardship, and is eager to learn. He is really an impeccable apprentice. But my appetite is a little bigger, and there are not many maids in the Li family. Now that Xu Fu is here, the meals prepared every day are twice as much as before. This makes the cook of the Li family miserable and has to beg Li Danxin for help. I hired two servants to help in the kitchen.

Li Wuji was a little bored these days. It was originally a happy thing to have a junior brother who was similar to me for no reason, but I didn't know that this junior brother was so diligent that it was embarrassing. Apart from eating, sleeping and going to the toilet, he stayed in the alchemy room every day. Before, grandpa would take walks and talk with him every day, but since he accepted this apprentice, the old man seemed to have changed. He devoted all his attention to cultivating this new disciple, and didn't even care about himself. The most irritating thing is Yue Hua. After eating and drinking, she ran to find Xu Fu without anyone taking her. She was familiar with the ways and had no idea what the charm of this new junior brother was. Even this ignorant fox liked to cling to him. he.

Three months have passed by in a flash. For Xu Fu, this is the most fulfilling day he has ever lived. He wishes he could never stop living like this.

"Xu Fu, has Yuehua come to you again?" Li Wuji knocked on the door outside the alchemy room and asked. This beast had disappeared early in the morning, so he probably came here again.

Xu Fu in the alchemy room looked a lot paler now, but he was still as thin as before, and he didn't know where all the food went.

Hearing Li Wuji's knock on the door, Xu Fu quickly stood up. Xu Fu glanced at the little fox lying next to him tasting the elixir. With a faint smile on his face, he picked up the little fox and teased in a low voice: "I am I'll take the risk of being scolded to refine the qi-boosting pill for you, so finish it quickly and go back honestly." Then he put the two yellow pills in his hand into Yuehua's mouth.

"Hello, senior sister." Xu Fu opened the door and greeted Li Wuji with a smile on his face. These three months have also allowed Xu Fu to clearly understand Li Wuji's transcendent status in the Li Mansion. Li Danxin has always responded to Li Wuji's requests, and Li Wuji also has the demeanor of a lady from a wealthy family, knowing books, being courteous, and treating others. She was friendly and not arrogant at all. The whole family loved this sick eldest lady very much.

Seeing that Yuehua was indeed here with Xu Fu, Li Wuji was both angry and funny. He raised his hand to pretend to hit this new and tired beast, but as soon as he raised his hand, his expression changed, and he squatted down, covering his chest, gasping for air. .

Xu Fu hurriedly turned around and got a glass of water. Li Wuji trembled and took out a jade bottle from his arms, poured out a pill and stuffed it into his mouth. He drank two mouthfuls of water before he slowly recovered.

After gently thanking him, Li Wuji picked up the little fox at his feet and left with a pale face.

Looking at Li Wuji's graceful back, Xu Fu felt a little distressed. Thinking about what happened to this senior sister, he couldn't help but sigh: "Heaven is jealous of talents."

Xu Fu boasted that he had a good memory and could memorize a page of a book after reading it three or five times. However, it was later discovered that Li Wuji had a photographic memory since he was a child. Now that he was less than twenty years old, she had almost finished reading Shao Shangcheng's books. Moreover, Li Wuji was also talented in alchemy, but unfortunately he was too weak and could not withstand the heat of the spiritual fire, so he had to give up becoming an alchemist.

Xu Fu has not seen Li Wuji leave the house since he entered the house. He heard from the maid that it has been like this for the past two years, and he doesn't know how he survived. What also puzzled Xu Fu was what kind of disease this senior sister had that could make even a sixth-grade alchemist helpless.

Just as he was thinking about it, Li Danxin came over with a few servants and put many medicinal materials in designated places. Once the door of the alchemy room was closed, only the master and the apprentice were left.

"How's your practice going?" Li Danxin looked at Xu Fu who was counting the medicinal materials and asked.

"Master, I have been able to mobilize my inner breath to circulate. A stick of incense can circulate it for a whole day." After hearing Li Danxin's question, Xu Fu stopped what he was doing and replied seriously.

"What about the method?"

"They are all practiced."

"Fire control?"

"Hong Xuhuo's civil and military transformation can now be done as he pleases."

"Although this red beard fire is not as good as the blue flower fire, it is pretty good among the third-grade spiritual fires. Since you are already skilled in controlling it, let's try opening the furnace to refine the body strengthening pill today." Li Danxin said with satisfaction.

"Yes." Xu Fu immediately started to select the medicinal materials.

In the past three months, Xu Fu has gone from almost knowing nothing to now being able to refine third-grade elixirs with ease. This speed is truly staggering.

In addition to Li Danxin's sincere teachings and Xu Fu's own diligence, his talent of not being afraid of spiritual fire played a crucial role.

When ordinary people refine alchemy, they have to stay away from the alchemy furnace soon to dissipate the anger from their bodies, but Xu Fu can continue to refine it. As long as he has enough energy and spiritual power, he can stay in front of the alchemy furnace all day long. Xu Fu also stopped refining until the alchemy furnace turned red every time, for fear of burning out the alchemy furnace, causing other alchemists to vomit blood when they heard about it.

Li Danxin is worthy of being a sixth-grade alchemy master. Although he can only refine third-grade elixirs for some unknown reason, his experience and knowledge have not been compromised at all. He naturally knew how to avoid detours and improve the level of alchemy as quickly as possible. Coupled with his dedicated guidance and unlimited supply of medicinal materials, Xu Fu, a newcomer who had only practiced for three months, dared to challenge the fourth-grade elixir.

Just like cultivation, the fourth level is also a big hurdle in alchemy, and countless alchemists cannot break through it throughout their lives.

In the eyes of insiders, only elixirs above the fourth grade will be named spiritual elixirs, and only the alchemists who have refined the elixirs can be considered to have entered the palace. The elixirs of the first to third grades are all called medicinal elixirs, and are mostly used to treat diseases. Therefore, alchemists of the third grade and below are also jokingly called "medicine alchemists".

Different from lower-grade elixirs, fourth-grade and above elixirs have much higher requirements on the alchemist. During the refining process, the spiritual fire must be converted into civil and military weapons many times, which is a challenge to the alchemist's cultivation and fire control ability. test.

Xu Fu quickly selected the medicinal materials. Most of the medicinal materials sent by Li Dan's heart this time were used to refine the body strengthening elixir. They were large in quantity and of good quality, and it was more than enough to refine eight or ten furnaces.

Xu Fu glanced at the tiny red-bearded fire on the pine spirit wood in the furnace. It was slowly waving its three tiny light red tentacles. He couldn't help but feel happy. This was the most cherished spirit fire of Senior Sister Wuji. , there is an inexplicable warmth in my heart every time I drive.

Li Danxin had already left the elixir room at this time, and the door was gently closed. This was also to allow Xu Fu to concentrate on refining the elixir. After all, the fourth-grade elixir was still a huge challenge for Xu Fu at the moment, and there was no room for negligence. .

Slowly walking to a stone pier not far away, Li Danxin sat down and stared at the familiar Danfang in front of him, in a daze.

"Grandpa." A faint call came from beside him, and Li Danxin didn't notice when Li Wuji came to him.

"Here we come." Li Danxin replied with a smile. Looking at her increasingly haggard granddaughter, her heart twitched, but her face was still full of smiles.

"Grandpa is really wise and discerning, and he has taken on a good disciple!" Li Wuji said with a smile, and then stood behind Li Danxin, rubbing the old man's shoulders, looking at the alchemy room not far away, and asked softly: " Grandpa isn’t afraid of which alchemy sect he comes from to steal his master?”