The first experience of frustration in extracting essence made Yang Ji start to think again. ↗ Maybe he doesn’t need to rush to get any results at all. He can slow down a bit and conduct some simple comparative experiments first to understand the most basic principles of alchemy.
Let’s talk about it after you master those things.
Haste makes waste, and you may be too anxious.
Yang Ji thought like this and his heart slowly calmed down.
There are no shortcuts in the alchemy path, but there are ways to save effort. Yang Ji's huge mental power suddenly started to work, and he began to simulate in his mind how to compare the two alchemy furnaces and test out the optimal temperatures.
This is a very novel feeling.
Yang Ji had always used his mental power in martial arts deductions before, but had never tried to use it in alchemy. This feeling was completely different.
The main thing is the change of mode.
Deducing exercises and deducing alchemy are completely different models.
However, after only testing for a moment, Yang Ji found that this method was completely feasible. Not only that, Yang Ji also made some new discoveries.
"...Not only that, maybe I can also simulate alchemy in my mind and simulate alchemy under different conditions."
This was a brand new idea. Yang Ji just tried it briefly and immediately felt his eyes light up, as if a completely different path had opened up.
The biggest problem with many things is often the perspective and direction of thinking, rather than the actual situation.
The principles of alchemy and martial arts are completely different.
But Yang Ji discovered that as long as he collected enough flame temperatures under different conditions, the changes in thermal conductivity of the alchemy furnace wall, the diminishing effect, and the changes in the effects of herbs and medicinal stones in the elixir room, as well as the effects of various humidity, materials, etc.
.Add all these unknown factors and build thousands of data models. In fact, you can actually build a complete model in your mind and simulate alchemy.
Once he has mastered the complete and complex data, Yang Ji can conduct alchemy experiments in his mind as he pleases, and find out the simplest process and method of refining the elixir, eliminating many detours.
In fact, Yang Ji found that once he learned this method of simulating alchemy in his mind, he would have a huge advantage in alchemy that other alchemists could not match.
Moreover, this ability cannot be imitated or learned by others.
"No, not just the alchemy furnace, I also need a lot of materials."
A flash of light flashed through Yang Ji's mind, and he suddenly realized that he not only needed several alchemy furnaces, but also needed to revise his share of materials.
In order to obtain detailed data, Yang Ji must have various materials. In other words, the original materials are not enough.
To get detailed data, Yang Ji couldn't pick and choose materials.
Thinking of this, Yang Ji stood up and opened the door with a bang:
"Give me paper and pen!"
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Although it was night, Yang Ji's order quickly reached Tu Su Renxiong's hands. Seeing this order issued by Yang Ji, even Tu Su Renxiong was surprised.
"So much! What does he need so many things for?"
Tu Su Renxiong looked at the thick stack of sheets in his hand and was secretly surprised. Six cauldrons and thousands of materials. This was completely beyond Tu Su Renxiong's imagination.
What does an alchemist need six cauldrons for? How to make them?
And with so many materials, is it necessary to open a medicine shop or make an elixir? Which elixir requires so many materials? Wouldn’t the elixir produced weigh several tons?
Which one can swallow it?
"Did he say anything?"
Tusu Renxiong said. He looked at the guards in the audience. Although he had already been ordered to go down, Yang Ji would agree to any request he had. But he never expected that this request would come so quickly and that it would be so scary.
"this……"
The guard hesitated for a moment and said respectfully, "Master Yang said that the materials on the list are only part of the list. In fact, what Master Yang expressed is that he hopes that we will send him all the materials we can collect, regardless of variety and quantity!"
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"!!!"
Even though they were mentally prepared, Tu Su Renxiong and several chief elders of the Earth and Fire Lord in the main hall were still dumbfounded.
"Did you hear that correctly?"
An elder of the villa tilted his ears and said in disbelief.
"No. That's what he said."
The guard said seriously.
He wouldn't dare lie about this kind of thing.
"Master of the village, is this kid here to tease us on purpose?" Another elder asked, his face a little ugly. Although he didn't know how to make alchemy, he had some understanding.
I have never seen that alchemist need so many materials. It is enough for several years.
"You can't say that. Haven't you ever heard of elixirs for treating psychosis before? Maybe they just want to extract some ingredients from these medicinal materials."
Another elder calmed down and helped Yang Ji speak.
"this……"
Several other elders were speechless when they heard this. That's right, I have never heard of anyone who can cure people who are possessed by evil spirits before. This kid has already made a start, maybe the elixir needs to be refined in this way.
It is not an ordinary thing to be possessed by a demon. In the martial arts world, it is basically a death sentence. Is it possible that a disease that is difficult to treat may also require different methods of alchemy.
In an instant, everyone looked at Tu Su Renxiong.
Tu Su Renxiong remained silent, his thick eyebrows deeply furrowed, and he was obviously hesitant.
"Master, do you want us to go over and ask him?"
An elder said.
"Need not!"
Tu Su Renxiong thought for a while and finally made up his mind: "Now that I have entrusted you to others, don't be suspicious. I, Tu Su Renxiong, still have some courage."
"Although he wants a lot of materials, our Dishan Villa can still afford it. Let's do what he wants."
Tu Su Renxiong looked at the audience and said.
"Yes, owner."
The guard nodded and took the order and left.
Although he was determined, Tusuren was still confused in his ambition. He found that he really couldn't understand this young man named Yang Ji.
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The collection of materials cannot be done in a short time. At least six good quality pill furnaces are not that easy to find. Everything takes time.
Before these things were delivered, Yang Ji was able to conduct his own experiments with peace of mind.
Collecting information, data, projecting it in your mind, building models... This is Yang Ji's strength. In an unfamiliar field, if you find what you are good at, everything will become easier for Yang Ji.
"The flame is light blue, low temperature, and produces a slight burning sensation..."
Yang Ji put his fingers above the flame at the bottom of the alchemy furnace to feel the heat and temperature generated by the flame.
Temperature is a very vague thing. There is no way to calculate it accurately. Basically, it only has three descriptive levels: low temperature, normal temperature and high temperature.
So Yang Ji chose to use his own body memory and divide the temperature evenly into gradients. Among them, the one that can burn the material is the first gradient, which is the lowest temperature required for alchemy.
At this temperature, most materials cannot be extracted and can only show slight signs of melting. Later, according to the uniform temperature difference, Yang Ji began to label them. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
……etc.
This gradient is almost infinite.
This thing cannot be accurately described in words, but for Yang Ji, who has huge mental power, this is actually equivalent to data modeling.
Every data is accurate and meaningful to Yang Ji.
clang!
Yang Ji flexed his finger, and then flicked it lightly on the outer wall of the alchemy furnace. A long sound came from the alchemy furnace itself. This sound was completely different from the hollow one.
"The tone is slightly turbid, and the temperature generated by combustion can only convey one-third of the alchemy furnace itself. Then it continues to decrease upwards..."
Yang Ji carefully observed, felt, and collected data in his mind again.
"A preliminary extraction reaction began to occur in the alchemy furnace. This is the first temperature elixir. The grade of the alchemy furnace used is recorded as 5."
Yang Ji thought to himself.
His spiritual power burst out of his body and turned into a big net, covering the entire alchemy furnace. In the alchemy room, all the changes in the air, the changes in the medicinal materials, the surge of airflow, the decrease in heat... all appeared in Yang Ji's mind.
heart.
In front of Yang Ji, this alchemy furnace had almost no secrets. The "meticulous" perception ability also showed its powerful uses in addition to martial arts.
Yang Ji was like an old well that never wavered. The rapid turmoil in his heart projected everything in front of him into his mind, quickly forming a projection model.
"Buzz!"
In just a moment, Yang Ji projected an alchemy furnace and alchemy chamber composed of countless curves in his mind. The outline was exactly the same as the alchemy furnace in front of Yang Ji. Even the flames were made of countless virtual and solid shapes, dark and light.
Made up of different curves.
If you want to "make an elixir" in your mind, you need to collect huge and voluminous data. What Yang Ji has obtained now is just a scaly claw, so what he projects and simulates is just a model composed of countless lines.
"Refining alchemy is really not a simple thing. It seems that I will basically have to do this kind of thing in the next month."
Yang Ji secretly thought in his heart.
Originally, it seemed that alchemy was not too complicated, but after suddenly coming up with this projection modeling and data collection method, the alchemy path suddenly became ten thousand times more complicated for Yang Ji.
But once this kind of thing is successful, the benefits it will bring in the future are unimaginable, which makes it difficult for Yang Ji to refuse.
"call!"
There were not many materials in the alchemy furnace. After Yang Ji collected the data he wanted, he immediately sent out a stream of flames. The burning Yin Fire Yang Talisman instantly evaporated and turned into fly ash.
Yang Ji grabbed a bunch of purple pitchweed from the side and threw it into the alchemy furnace again.
Bundle after bundle, different herbs were thrown into the alchemy furnace by Yang Ji to collect data. This process was quite boring, but Yang Ji enjoyed it and observed it very seriously.
There are no shortcuts in martial arts, and the same is true in alchemy. For Yang Ji, every time he tests a material, it means that he has made another step forward in projection alchemy.
This gave Yang Ji a strong sense of accomplishment.
From dark to dawn, the whole night passed without realizing it. Yang Ji stared at the fire but tirelessly.
"You can try increasing the temperature."
Yang Ji threw something like a piece of charcoal at the bottom of the alchemy furnace to increase the flame temperature of the alchemy furnace. At different temperatures, the essence extraction has different effects.
This means that Yang Ji has to redo the previous experiment again. (To be continued...)