Chapter 73: Innovating with the old and bringing forth the new
Under Fatty Chen's control, the medicinal materials in the furnace gradually turned into concoction, and then began to fuse with each other.
Then the medicinal juice was seen churning, as if it was about to evaporate, but it kept its approximate shape. Then the medicine began to merge into one and began to tumble rapidly.
"This step is very critical. The fire temperature cannot be too high. If it is too high, the essence of the medicine will be completely evaporated. It should not be too low. If it is too low, it will not have the tempering effect. Especially the part where the essence is fused. You need to be more careful. The success or failure of the medicine It can be said that it is in this step.”
Fatty Chen said this, but he did it with ease and ease. In just a few breaths, the concoction was completely integrated, and then he saw that the concoction was divided into four parts, and then divided into eight parts.
"These concoctions can be divided into ten parts according to the dosage, but for the sake of safety, it is best to divide them into eight parts. It is the most cost-effective in terms of preserving the medicinal effect and quantity. Ten parts seems a bit too extreme."
Then he saw Fatty Chen making a secret with one hand, and the flames in the furnace changed again, converging and splitting into eight parts, each part wrapped in an unformed elixir.
"This is the method of forming a pill. It needs to end with flames. Every ray of flame must be precisely controlled to provide pressure for the concoction until it finally takes shape..."
Fatty Chen explained this process in great detail. Whether it was the alchemy technique, fire control experience or the precautions for making the elixir, he explained everything in detail, hoping that Lu Shi could understand this method thoroughly.
Lu Shi naturally listened carefully, without any perfunctory words, and combined his own knowledge to form his own unique insights.
Although it didn't last long, with Fatty Chen's explanation and some of his own understanding, he gained a lot.
The entire refining process is not very long. It only takes about a stick of incense to see the eight health elixirs finally taking shape.
At first, the elixir was red, as if it had been burned by the flames and turned into red mud. But as Fatty Chen removed the flames, the temperature dropped, and after the elixir was completely formed, the health-preserving elixir turned into a light green color, and then gradually became more medicinal. The fragrance emanates from it.
"Okay, take a look."
With a move of Fatty Chen's hand, eight health pills flew out of the pill furnace and fell into his hands.
Lu Shi picked up an elixir and examined it carefully. He saw that the elixir was perfectly round and had a pleasant fragrance. No impurities could be seen in it. The entire elixir seemed to be the essence.
"How does it feel?"
Fatty Chen asked.
Lu Shi nodded: "It's amazing."
"Want to try?" Fatty Chen asked.
Lu Shi thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait a moment."
After saying that, Lu Shi actually sat down cross-legged on the spot, and then closed his eyes.
Fatty Chen saw this and stepped aside without disturbing him. He knew that Lu Shi was digesting what he had just learned and sorting it out by himself.
After a while, Lu Shi opened his eyes, swallowed the health pill in his hand, and then felt it carefully.
The health-preserving elixir entered his abdomen, and in a blink of an eye it turned into warm currents that dispersed throughout his body. Lu Shi felt that his true energy was slightly more active, but other than that, he felt nothing else.
After all, it's just a low-grade elixir. It has some effects, but it doesn't have anything magical about it. This is probably the shortcoming of this type of elixir.
Lu Shi was keenly aware of one point. This pill did not improve the true energy, but it could stimulate it. In this case, several of the drugs become the key.
Lu Shi asked what he was thinking: "Aesculus and Beacon Vine are the main ingredients of this health elixir, right?"
Fatty Chen seemed surprised and asked, "Why do you ask like that?"
"Because I just observed senior's alchemy process and found that compared to other medicines, senior Chen spent more time on these two medicines, and he was the one who finally refined the essence of these two medicines."
Fatty Chen nodded and did not hide anything. Instead, he smiled and said: "You have good observation skills. It is true. Although these two drugs have no healing effect, they are the key to connecting other drugs in series. It is extraordinary that you can discover this." It’s not easy.”
Lu Shi stood up and said solemnly: "Junior wants to give it a try."
"it is good."
Fatty Chen gave up his position without saying much, then took out the seven-flavor medicine he had just prepared and handed it to Lu Shi.
Lu Shi took it, took a deep breath, and then his expression became serious.
He did not start hastily, but carefully checked the medicine again, and then directly sealed the secret and raised the flame in the furnace.
This step made Fatty Chen stunned. Obviously he did not expect Lu Shi to control the fire first, but he did not say anything to stop him, and then watched with interest.
After doing all this, Lu Shi put all the medicine into the alchemy furnace and used his true energy to control the suspension. The medicine was completely wrapped in flames.
The temperature of the flame does not seem to be high, but it burns very vigorously. Compared to Fatty Chen's method of controlling the fire just now, the flame in the furnace has jumped more than three feet out of the alchemy furnace.
Fatty Chen saw this scene and felt something was wrong. He also remained silent and chose to continue watching.
Lu Shi's expression remained normal, as if he had expected this. As soon as the magic formula changed, the flames suddenly retreated.
At this moment, there seemed to be an external force acting on the medicines. The flames, which were originally not hot enough, suddenly increased in pressure. The seven-flavor medicines were burned into concoction almost instantly, much faster than Fatty Xu. .
Fatty Chen's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but come closer to take a closer look, his brows also furrowed.
But the next scene made Fatty Chen's eyes widen.
But he saw that the flame was split into two, and at the same time, the concoction was also divided into two. The flame wrapped the fourteen portions of the concoction and began to gradually merge.
The whole process has nothing to do with what Fatty Chen taught just now, and the steps of fusion are also different. Lu Shi actually subdivided first and then merged, almost in reverse.
But the whole process happened to be quite smooth, without any accidents, until the fourteen parts of the concoction merged into one, and then started to churn.
Immediately afterwards, the entire concoction began to separate little by little. First, a ball of concoction was separated and wrapped in the same separated flames, then the second, third, fourth... until the final ninth portion.
Without making any mistakes, the nine portions of the concoction were just hanging in the furnace, each portion being the same size and wrapped in a ball of flame.
Fatty Chen was closer to Lu Shi, but he heard the whisper in his mouth, and then his expression became strange.
"Start the fire, put it in the pan, stir-fry, and collect the juice...The next step is to plate it and shape it. Ha, it's a bit interesting."
Fatty Chen had his mouth wide open. He looked at the concoction in the furnace that was almost ready for elixir, and then at Lu Shi. He felt as if he had seen a ghost.
Finally, the flames subsided, the temperature dropped, and the concoction took shape. With a move of his hand and a roll of true energy, nine health pills fell into Lu Shi's hands.
When Fatty Chen saw this scene, he couldn't wait to grab a few, put them in front of his eyes to observe carefully, then crushed one to examine carefully, and finally even swallowed the powder into his stomach and closed his eyes directly.
Lu Shi was also checking, but he was comparing the difference between the health elixir he made and the one made by Fatty Chen. The result of the comparison seemed to be that the quality of the pill he made was better.
"Shouldn't it?"
This time, Lu Shi was a little unsure.
He didn't think that if he refined the elixir for the first time, what he could refine could surpass that of a veteran like Fatty Chen.
Lu Shi didn't know that Fatty Chen was in a trance at this moment. He stood up suddenly and walked quickly in the alchemy room, mumbling something.
"Quenching at high temperature is not advisable. The key step that affects the properties of the medicine should be pressure. Yes, that's right. When quenching the essence of the medicine, it must be formed at once, otherwise the properties of the medicine will decrease over time! That's right, that's right, how can I Didn’t you expect that?”
As he said that, Fatty Xu turned to look at Lu Shi, his eyes already shining.