"Grandpa Gui is indeed a master of calculation. The boy actually brought out another alchemy material unintentionally. I asked Grandpa Gui to take care of it."
Gongsun Yan replied as he took out a blue-green "soul-gathering grass" from his ring and handed it to Gui Danqi respectfully.
Gui Danqi carefully took it in his hand and said at the same time:
"You are not disciplined enough. This kind of natural treasure is very spiritual. When picking or using it, try not to touch it directly to avoid losing its spiritual energy. Fortunately, these are plants that have been around for tens of thousands of years. It is okay to lose some spiritual energy, but you
If you encounter such treasures again in the future, don’t touch them directly with your hands.”
"The boy has learned a lesson!" Gongsun Yan replied, and he learned another trick.
Gui Danqi held it in his hand and looked at it carefully. After a while, he nodded slightly and said:
"Well, this is the 'Soul Gathering Grass', boy, do you know it?"
"Grandpa Gui, to be honest, I only found out this morning by looking at the books. I never knew it before." Gongsun Yan replied honestly.
"Check the books? Do you have any books on this subject?" Gui Danqi asked.
"Yes, Grandpa Gui, I bought this from the Demon Zone. Take a look."
With that said, Gongsun Yan presented the Demon Clan's written version of "Tool Refining Materials Collection" and "Xuanzhou Plants and Trees Encyclopedia" with both hands, asking Guidan Qi to read them.
Gui Danqi took it in his hand very carefully, started to read through it, and then asked:
"Can you understand these magic words?"
"Yes, I learned it in the Demon District." Gongsun Yan replied.
"It seems that you are a better boy than I thought, and you have endless opportunities! I want to discuss with you. You should take back this weapon refining material first, and I want to make a copy of "Xuanzhou Plants and Trees Encyclopedia".
What do you think?" Gui Danqi asked for advice.
"No problem, Grandpa Gui can make as many copies as he wants."
Gongsun Yan replied readily that it was not possible for everyone to be able to owe a favor to a powerful person in the True Immortal Realm, not to mention that Gongsun Yan came here with a request today. Gui Danqi then ordered Gui Yin to take the gift in person.
When she got to the back of the book, she asked her third uncle to make copies of the jade slips.
Seemingly sensing Gongsun Yan and Yi Rui's thoughts, Gui Danqi glanced at the young couple meaningfully and said in a deep voice:
"Boy, you and Rui Yatou are both wine and book lovers, and you brought out these two extremely rare treasures to tease me. Tell me your purpose!"
Hearing this, Gongsun Yan was shocked and secretly thought, "Ginger is still hotter when old." His expression immediately became unnatural.
Yi Rui's pretty face turned red and she immediately started acting coquettishly towards the old man:
"Grandpa Gui, he is not as powerful as you think. He is just here to see you and sister Yi. Isn't he always bringing you wine every time he comes?"
"Well, let's talk about your requirements."
Afterwards, Yi Rui told Gui Danqi all their thoughts in detail.
Hearing this, Gui Danqi was a little surprised and asked Gongsun Yan:
"Boy, do you know how to make elixirs?"
Gongsun Yan nodded sheepishly, and Gui Danqi immediately began to "question" Gongsun Yan about some things about alchemy, and Gongsun Yan told all about his experience and opinions in alchemy.
At the beginning, Gui Danqi often frowned, but as Gongsun Yan narrated, Gui Danqi gradually relaxed his brows, and later, he nodded frequently.
After Gongsun Yan finished speaking, Gui Danqi said:
"Well, you are about to leave here. It will not be easy to see you again in the future. I will give you a copy of some of my alchemy classics. You can think about it slowly when you go back. As for how much you can understand, it depends on your talent.
Already."
"Also, since you accidentally obtained these two rare materials in the ghost tribe area, I estimate that your quantity is small and your stock is limited. I have all the prescriptions and auxiliary materials for refining the two elixirs here.
These two elixirs are not as easy to refine as you think. I will refine them myself for the first time. How about you watching from the side?"
Hearing this, Gongsun Yan was overjoyed and immediately stood up to pay homage to Guidanqi. The old man did not hesitate in doing things and immediately made arrangements to start the furnace to refine the elixir.
Gongsun Yan will provide the main ingredients according to the quantity, and provide thirty pills for each type. In the end, no matter how many pills are produced, they will be distributed equally.
In the afternoon of that day, Gongsun Yan was allowed to enter Gui Danqi's alchemy room and watch Gui Danqi personally refining the elixir.
This was the first time that Gongsun Yan saw a real alchemist making alchemy, and he was also a grandmaster-level alchemist. He knew that the opportunity was very rare, so he felt extremely nervous and looked forward to it, hoping to learn more about the art of alchemy.
, improve your alchemy skills.
There are many factors that influence the refining of elixirs, the most important of which is the elixir recipe, which has been verified by countless alchemists.
The second is the refining process. Every link and step must be reasonable and effective, and cannot be easily increased or decreased.
The third is tools, an ideal set of alchemy tools that can meet various conditions required for the refining process, including precise control of the heating process, ensuring precise separation and purification of raw materials, and transformation of ingredients.
Of course, the materials used in refining elixirs are also very important. Many materials are affected by the place of origin, year, season, etc., and vary greatly, especially herbal materials. Pay special attention when selecting materials, and adopt different methods for materials from different places of origin or seasons.
Corresponding processing methods.
Compared with the above-mentioned influencing factors, the role of alchemists in it is very subtle. Its role is definitely not as mysterious as the legends of the world, but not everyone can do it, and not all alchemists can refine good elixirs.
Just like a chef, the same ingredients, the same raw materials, the same cooking utensils, and even the cooking process looks similar, but the results are very different.
A skilful chef can make the dishes delicious in color, aroma and taste; a dish cooked by a poor chef will be difficult to swallow and taste like chewing gum.
It can be seen that due to different talents, understanding and proficiency in mastering skills, the level of chefs varies widely, and the same goes for alchemists.
In order to help Gongsun Yanneng observe effectively, Gui Danqi first handed him the prescriptions of the two elixirs, explained in detail the characteristics and processing methods of the materials involved, and briefly described the links and steps involved in the refining process.
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Before officially refining the elixir, Gongsun Yan noticed that Gui Danqi directed his apprentice to boil ordinary acacia and Guijianchou peel to make a "thick juice" for later use, and then began the formal operation.
Gongsun Yan focused on Gui Danqi's material processing methods, purification methods and operating methods. He was highly focused.
He observed that Gui Danqi also purified each material separately first, instead of "cooking it in one pot" like boiling herbs. This was similar to the method he later "improved". In this way, Gongsun Yan was secretly happy and felt confident that he would become an excellent person.