Thinking of this, Li Xiaotian was horrified. No wonder he repeatedly emphasized in his letter that he should cut ties with him outside. The grievances between such powerful people were indeed beyond his ability to intervene at the moment.
"I'm afraid not only the "Creation Sutra", but also the "Wandan Prescription" and "Essence of Danhuo" must not be exposed."
Li Xiaotian thought to himself.
Return to "The Essentials of Danhuo".
At first, Li Xiaotian thought that "Essentials of Alchemy" was just a book that briefly introduced how to make alchemy. But it was produced by the Medicine Saint, so how could it be an ordinary book?
Rather than saying it is a book, it is better to say it is a fire control secret book.
"Essentials of Alchemy and Fire" is divided into seven levels. The first three levels use Qi to control fire, the middle three levels use God to control fire, and the seventh level is to practice elixir without fire.
Use Qi to control fire, and input vitality into the medicine cauldron through a special method of luck. Compared with the ordinary way of transporting vitality, this set of special operation methods for alchemy is more subtle and detailed. Once mastered, the stability of fire control can be improved.
, thereby increasing the rate of elixir formation, and the effect is quite obvious for fourth-grade elixirs and below.
Using God to control fire, on the basis of controlling fire with Qi, adds the use of divine consciousness to further refine the control of Dan Fire, which means it is only applicable to monks in the Three God Realm.
If you can refine elixirs without fire to this seventh level, your practice should be in the Heaven-reaching realm. In this realm, your spiritual consciousness is like the sea, and your vitality is infinite. Even the vitality can turn into fire. There is no need for real fire. You can control it with your heart. The way of medicine is already at its peak.
As soon as he read "Essentials of Danhuo", Li Xiaotian knew that this book was extraordinary, and he became even more determined not to reveal it to others.
As far as Li Xiaotian's current level of cultivation at the seventh level of Tongmai is concerned, he only focused on studying the control of fire with Qi. After all, controlling fire with God and refining elixirs without fire are still far away from him.
Immediately afterwards, Li Xiaotian spent most of the day exploring the first level of transporting vital energy channels to control fire with Qi, and then began to think about practical operations. Due to limited conditions, there were no preparations for herbs, pills, and fire, so this practical operation
It's not about refining elixirs, but using the heater in his room as an experimental subject. Anyway, it's using Qi to control fire. Controlling any fire is not control.
As a result, Li Xiaotian used the luck method of controlling fire with Qi to mix the vitality in his body into the fire in the furnace. He saw that the fire in the furnace became larger and smaller depending on the amount of vitality he conducted, just like an invisible blast box blowing fire.
It's really amazing.
However, this kind of fire control only lasted for half a cup of tea, and then suddenly stopped. When refining the medicine, failure to control the fire was a taboo, which meant that the elixir refining failed.
"It seems that the art of controlling fire with Qi is not that easy to master. With my current level of cultivation, even if I am refining a first-grade elixir, it will take at least half a day to control the fire, and during the refining process, I need to put in
Pay special attention to the sequence and timing of the elixirs, and do two things at once. The difficulty is much higher than simply controlling the charcoal fire in the furnace. Refining elixirs needs to be done step by step and cannot be rushed." Li Xiaotian sighed, refining elixirs cannot be done overnight.
If it can be done, the most urgent thing now is to focus on opening up the meridians first, improve the physical strength, and then practice the fire control technique when there is free time.
All in all, it had taken Li Xiaotian six or seven days to finish reading the trilogy of alchemy that Mulinsen left for him. His stomach began to protest again, and he had no choice but to go out to eat.
It was evening, the night was as cool as water, and the moon and stars were scarce.
As soon as Li Xiaotian went out, he found that the streets were very lively. There were red lanterns hanging everywhere, and there were many figures, including young women dressed in exquisite clothes, young children running around with small lanterns, and friends traveling in groups.
, pairs of couples, in short, compared with the Spring Festival in previous days, the prosperity of the capital was more vividly displayed tonight.
"It turns out that today is the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month. No wonder the moon looks extra round tonight. Although we are in the same country, the customs in Kyoto are very different from those in Lijiagou."
As Li Xiaotian murmured to himself, he suddenly thought of the Lantern Festival in Lijiagou.
In Lijiagou, the Lantern Festival is called the Lantern Festival. On that day, the excitement in Lijiagou was no less than that in Shang'an City today. Instead of hanging lanterns, red candles were lit, and all the roads in the village were lit.
The city will be filled with red candles. Not only that, candlelight will also be lit in front of the tombs of ancestors. In local terms, it means to send light, expressing grief for the deceased, and at the same time, it also embodies the beautiful vision of the future for the living.
In addition, after dusk falls, all the children in the village will bring drums, gongs, and cymbals and knock on the doors of each house to say good things. Then, the host will take some rice cakes, pork, etc. and pour them into the prepared sacks.
It is said that this can drive away bad luck and usher in good luck, and this cycle continues until the entire village is visited. Generally speaking, the harvest is rich and the children can have a feast.
Thinking of those innocent smiling faces that can only be cherished in memory now, sadness appeared on Li Xiaotian's face.
Gulu.
At this time, the cry of an empty stomach called Li Xiaotian back to reality, as if telling him not to forget the purpose of this trip, but he had no choice but to find an inn to deal with it.
After eating and drinking, Li Xiaotian was not in a hurry to go back. It was rare to see such a grand occasion, so he naturally wanted to appreciate it.
Linxian Pavilion.
Unknowingly, Li Xiaotian strolled here leisurely and saw the crowds around him. There were many times more people than other places. Needless to say, this should be the most important place to visit during the Lantern Festival in Kyoto.
Linxian Pavilion is located next to a lake. It has seven floors. It is a good place to climb up and look into the distance. Maybe because it is free to enter the building, the building is not luxurious, but it looks quite elegant because the pavilion is too high.
, so that Liao Liao, the person who usually climbs to the top.
Why is Linxian Pavilion, which no one paid much attention to in the past, but is now surrounded by water?
First of all, tonight is the Shangyuan Festival, and the whole Kyoto is brightly lit, especially when there will be boats on the lake for a fireworks show. Of course, you have to be at a high altitude to enjoy the annual wonderful night view.
Secondly, since last year, Linxian Pavilion has been occupied by a mysterious rich man during the Lantern Festival. This rich man is also a tyrannical owner. He said that he occupied the building purely for fun.
On the seventh floor, there are seven levels of lantern riddles, and there are also rewards. The difficulty of the lantern riddles is stacked layer by layer, and the rewards for guessing are also more generous. If you guess the riddles on the first level, you will be rewarded with one gold, on the second level, ten golds, on the third level, one hundred golds.
Gold, the fourth floor is five hundred gold, the fifth floor is thousand gold, the sixth floor is five thousand gold, and the seventh floor is ten thousand gold. At the same time, those who enter the building and answer the lantern riddles correctly can also go to the corresponding floor to enjoy the night view of the Shangyuan Dynasty.
It is said that there must be a brave man under a big reward. Moreover, it is just a guessing riddle, and there is no risk. No matter whether you win or not, it is just a bonus. You have the mentality of giving it a try, which of course attracts thousands of people.
The rewards for these seven-level lantern riddle activities are really impressive, especially starting from the second level. Calculated in units of ten gold coins, you can get up to 10,000 gold coins.
But judging from the results of last year's event, the reward is not that easy to get. Even the first level of lantern riddles is difficult to answer if you haven't read the book for a few years. The difficulty of the last level can be imagined.
Know.
Let’s use an analogy.
If the number of people who guess the lantern riddles on the first level is one out of ten, then on the second level it is five out of a hundred, on the third level it is twenty out of a thousand, on the fourth level it is ten out of a thousand, and on the fifth level it is one out of a thousand.
1. Up to the sixth floor, you can only pick one out of ten thousand. As for the seventh floor, it can be said that there is no one out of ten thousand, because so far, no one has guessed how to enter or exit the seventh floor.
It is worth mentioning that the people who participated in the lantern riddles on the seventh floor included many dignitaries. This shows that the mysterious wealthy businessman is quite powerful in the capital.
Word games are still very attractive to Li Xiaotian, who was once a scholar. They also have difficult challenges, which further stimulated his competitive spirit.
So, Li Xiaotian came to Linxian Pavilion and saw lanterns hanging all around the eaves of this floor. There were lantern riddles written on the lanterns and also marked with numbers. The maximum number was sixteen, which means there were sixteen in total.
To solve a lantern riddle, the guesser only needs to tell the guard at the door the number and answer of the lantern riddle. If it is correct, he will be given a corresponding reward and let into the building.
At this time, Linxian Pavilion was already overcrowded and very noisy. Some people were discussing the riddles loudly, and some were shouting for the answers. It was like a pig-killing meeting in the village.
"Light No. 9, the answer is the word "王"!"
"No, Lantern No. 9, the answer to the riddle is three words!"
"That's nonsense. Lantern No. 9, the answer to the riddle is obviously the word ""."
"Fart means king!"
"Go away, that's three words!"
"Two illiterate people, the word I is written!"
…
Just like that, three people started arguing over the answer to the mystery of Lantern No. 9. Their voices were high-pitched and their mouths were flying. When they got angry, they started to use swear words and kept greeting each other's family members, which was unpleasant to listen to.