Chapter 268 Refining Foundation Establishment Pill
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"Shh..." At this moment, the old Taoist took a deep breath, then wiped the sweat on his forehead, smiled forcefully at Lang Fei, who was sitting cross-legged beside him, and said, "Fei'er, do you have any questions?"
Lang Fei did not answer, but stood up in fear, took two steps closer, and asked with concern: "Master, are you okay?"
The old Taoist shook his head and said: "With the support of the spiritual elixir, I will be fine as a teacher." Seeing that Lang Fei still looked worried, the old Taoist smiled and said: "Fei'er has doubts about Tian Huo Xin."
Lang Fei nodded subconsciously. Seeing this, the old Taoist took a deep breath and said: "The so-called heavenly fire is a mixture of the true fire of the sun and the fire essence of the dry sky, and then merged with the power of the thirty-six heavenly stars. In the heaven, due to The air is light and floating, and is called "Yang Lei". In the nine heavens, the turbid air stirs up the fire essence and turns into flames, which turn into thunder and fire. They fall into the mortal world. The sky and the earth are in conflict. When the thunder disappears and fire is born, it becomes immortal. Fire cannot be quenched by rain, nor can it be wiped out by water. In this way, immortal cultivators call it 'Heavenly Fire'."
"Oh..." Lang Fei suddenly understood, nodded, thought for a moment, and asked again: "Since the power of the Tiangang Star is a component of the sky fire, why did the master say before that the sky fire and the earth fire are as mixed as each other?"
The old Taoist replied: "The earth fire is mixed with the power of earth evil. The sky fire is combined with the energy of Tiangang. Both earth fire and sky fire belong to yang. And the earth evil is seventy-two, which is mixed with clear and turbid. The thirty-six tiangang is divided into yin and yang. .The pure earth evil spirits combined with the heat of the earth's heart can become earth fire, while the turbid ones can become miscellaneous air. In the same way, the thirty-six stars of Tiangang, the yang ones become fire, and the yin ones become filth."
"I see..." Lang Fei nodded again, finally understanding the concept of Sky Fire.
"Master, I just watched you lower the cauldron to the ground when you were refining the Calming Pill. Then why did you have to make the Suihuo Cauldron levitate out of thin air when refining the Foundation Building Pill? Isn't this a waste of energy?"
The old Taoist smiled slightly and did not give a direct answer, but asked instead: "I wonder if Fei'er still remembers the scope of action of earth fire and sky fire?"
Lang Fei thought for a moment and said: "Earth fire can refine most yellow-grade elixirs and a small number of xuan-grade elixirs, and sky fire can refine most xuan-grade elixirs and a small number of earth-grade elixirs."
The old Taoist nodded and said: "Yes, Earth Fire can indeed refine most yellow-grade elixirs, but this Foundation-Building Pill is not included. In terms of levels, the Foundation-Building Pill is also a top-quality yellow pill, unlimited. To approach the mysterious elixir, it must be refined with heavenly fire, which is one of the three reasons."
"One of the three reasons?" Lang Fei was slightly startled, and then said: "What about the remaining two reasons?"
"Fei'er, don't be impatient, but listen to my teacher carefully." The old Taoist said while controlling the firepower, sitting cross-legged on the ground: "Second, the so-called sky fire, my teacher just said, the power of the Tiangang Star contained in it A fire is created in the low altitude against the earthly evil spirit. To ordinary people, the sky fire is an immortal fire. But from the perspective of immortal cultivators like us, the sky fire is not the most holy fire. Except for some real water that can extinguish it, The Yin water containing the essence of sunflower water in the depths of some seas, spiritual lakes, and cold pools can also extinguish it."
Speaking of this, the old Taoist slowed down and continued: "This is for ordinary immortal cultivators, but for us alchemists, there is another point that needs to be paid attention to. If you use heavenly fire to make elixirs, you must not let them come into contact with the earth's energy. The sky is Qian; the three yangs, the earth is kun; the three yin. There are nine springs and yin caos underground. If the sky fire is close to the earth, its pure yang energy will be contaminated by the yin energy mixed in the earth's energy, making the fire impure and eventually leading to If the alchemy fails, the furnace may even explode."
"Oh, no wonder the nine dragon heads are hung so high." Although Lang Fei has read countless books, the details contained in them are not as detailed as those explained face to face by an experienced Taoist.
The old Taoist smiled faintly, stretched out three fingers and said: "Third." After saying this, the old Taoist suddenly paused and did not continue to decompose, but asked: "Fei'er, what is the refining process of the Foundation Establishment Pill recorded in the Alchemy Sutra?" Can you study it carefully?"
"Reporting to Master, Fei'er has already read it."
The old Taoist stroked his long beard, stared at the Suihuo Cauldron, and asked: "Fei'er, can you remember how the medicinal power in the cauldron will be distributed after the 27th day?"
Lang Fei pondered for a moment and replied: "After Erqi, the main medicine of the three flavors releases elixir energy, which is divided into three layers from top to bottom. The bottom is the solute of exquisite blood silkworm, the middle is the essence of shadow wood, and the top is three-leaf Tianlian. It’s pure and pure.”
"That's right!" The old Taoist nodded with satisfaction and said: "At that time, the elixir energy will be divided into three parts. If you want to burn it and melt it into one furnace, you need to make the fusible fire cauldron evenly heated. You can't be careless here, otherwise all your previous efforts will be wasted. Therefore, It cannot be fixed in one place, like a flint-fire cauldron in the sky. It can be twisted and turned at will, and turned over by the heart. Isn't this the way to refine elixirs?"
"What the master said is true, Fei'er has learned from it." At this point, Lang Fei had just eliminated his doubts.
"Okay, now Fei'er will release his spiritual consciousness and carefully observe my master's actions." The old Taoist put another Lingyuan Pill into his mouth, then stood up and shot a magic formula from a distance towards the Suihuo Cauldron.
"Yes, Master!" Lang Fei responded, stood up with the old Taoist, closed his eyes and meditated, released his spiritual consciousness, and then threw himself into the flint fire cauldron to carefully observe the changes in the cauldron.
The old Taoist nodded slightly and was very satisfied with Lang Fei's performance. While performing the magic technique, he taught Lang Fei how to control the magic circle in the cauldron with his spiritual consciousness and expel the impurities forged by the martial fire.
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Half a month passed in this way, during which Xiaoyun, Duzi and others came several times. When they saw that there was no difference at the top of the mountain, they felt at ease and went back to the mountain to do their own business. During this period, only Mingkong Lao Dao remained on the top of the Tianchi Peak. Together with Kaishanzi, they are both obsessed with alchemy. Now they are lucky enough to observe the heavenly fire up close, which will be of great help to the way of controlling fire.
At this moment, like the outside world, there was no other noise in the Tianhuo Cave except for the sound of hunting fire. Lao Dao and Lang Fei sat cross-legged under the Suihuo Cauldron with calm expressions, except for the beads of sweat that occasionally fell from Lao Dao's temples. , everything was calm and normal in the entire Tianhuo Cave.
"Master... it has passed the number of twenty-seven. All the medicinal materials in the cauldron have been refined, and some of the easier-to-remove impurities have been discharged." After a while, Lang Fei opened his eyes and said.
In the past half month, Lang Fei has been "paying attention" to the situation in the cauldron wholeheartedly, without daring to show any signs of neglect. Today, he sees that the main ingredients of the three flavors have been eliminated and the essence remains. He hurriedly opened his mouth to remind the old man.
"Hmm..." The old Taoist responded softly, holding most of the bottle of Lingyuan Pill in his hand between his teeth. "Fei'er looked carefully. Although it is a gentle fire, it is better than a martial fire. You need to be more careful. There should be no trace of it in the next month. Relaxation is not only a test of cultivation and physical strength, but also a test of spirit and perseverance."
"Master, don't worry, Fei'er will definitely live up to your expectations."
"Okay!" The old Taoist nodded slightly, separated his hands, used the sword technique in his left hand to maintain the sky fire, and shot a stream of true energy towards the Suihuo Cauldron with his right hand, and then changed the grip to cause the Suihuo Cauldron to rotate slowly.
"Fei'er, you need to be extremely cautious at this moment. Firstly, you must not relax in controlling the fire. Secondly, you must not spin the cauldron too hastily. With your spiritual consciousness in the furnace, you can use the temperature-sensing array on the cauldron wall to carefully distinguish the difference in heat in each part of the cauldron.
, and then fine-tune the intensity of the sky fire, turning the suihuo cauldron to a suitable angle, so that the places that should be heated will be heated, and the places that should be cooled will be cooled. It must be even and must not be careless. "
"What the master said, I will keep it in mind." As the Suihuo cauldron rotated, Lang Fei carefully felt the heat changes in every inch of the cauldron, secretly compared it with the Alchemy Sutra, and based on what the old Taoist said, he summarized the refining foundation.
Dan’s thoughts.
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Another month passed like this, and Lang Fei's face showed a hint of tiredness, and the old Taoist's face also looked sluggish, and even the jade bottle where he sat cross-legged only had one bottle left.
"Fei'er, the refining of the Foundation Building Pill is almost finished. Fortunately, everything went well. Now the impurities have been removed and the three qi are integrated into one. In the next four days, we only need to condense the purple energy and finally complete the shaping pill. By then, it will be a great success.
It can be done.”
Hearing the old Taoist's words, Lang Fei withdrew his consciousness, slowly opened his eyes, and said worriedly: "Master, how do you feel? Can you still hold on?"
At this time, the old Taoist stopped the rotation of the Suihuo Cauldron, waved his hand to indicate that he was fine, and then tapped the remaining bottle of Lingyuan Pill and said: "These Lingyuan Pills are enough for the subsequent plastic pills, Fei'er doesn't need to worry."
Seeing this, Lang Fei said no more and continued to sit quietly with his eyes closed, letting out his spiritual consciousness and carefully feeling the changes in the cauldron.
"The next step is to condense the elixir energy and blend it with the purple energy of the priceless beads to fully combine the potency of the medicine." The old Taoist explained while slowing down the firepower, and then used his spiritual consciousness to activate the magic circle in the cauldron to use the main medicine.
The generated Dan Qi is close to the purple Qi suspended at the mouth of the tripod.
After a while, the old Taoist swallowed a pill of Lingyuan Pill, and after a cup of tea, he swallowed another pill, and after a cup of tea, he swallowed another pill...
"Master, what's wrong?" In a moment, the old Taoist actually swallowed seven or eight Lingyuan Pills in a row. Seeing this, Lang Fei felt an unpleasant feeling in his heart and couldn't help but ask softly.
The old Taoist took a deep breath after hearing this, and this time he actually opened his eyes and took a deep look at Lang Fei, and said: "Sure enough, the higher the level of the elixir, the harder it is to integrate the purple energy. The last time the calming pill was only the lowest quality elixir, it was of lower quality.
Huang Danzhong is also the bottom product. In the last few hours of preparing the pill, I spent nearly half of my true energy. However, for the current Foundation Establishment Pill, I took several Lingyuan Pills but only managed to fuse it a little bit.
If this continues, I'm afraid even the real energy needed to shape the elixir will be exhausted."
"In this case, master, please stop. There is always a priority in everything. You must not let all your previous efforts go to waste because of the Purple Pill."
The old Taoist nodded, and his fingering techniques changed slightly. He no longer tried to melt the purple energy, but tried his best to condense the elixir energy combined with many medicinal materials.
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Three more days passed like this, until the last day. When Zi Shi reached the yin moment, the yin energy declined from victory, and a little yang energy was born. The old Taoist who was sitting peacefully in the Tianhuo Cave suddenly changed his face drastically, straightened his body, and stood up straight.
He screamed, "Not good."
"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Lang Fei, who had been working hard for a month and a half, took this opportunity to catch up on some sleep, woke up from his sleep, crawled up, blinked his sleepy eyes and asked, "Master, why are you so scared?"
The old Taoist didn't have time to answer, but instead pointed his fingers and sucked the few remaining Lingyuan Pills in the jade bottle into his mouth in one breath. Then he changed the techniques of his hands one after another, and shot the true essence like raindrops into the Suihuo Cauldron.
Lang Fei saw the old Taoist's behavior from the side and guessed that there must be a change within the cauldron. In a hurry, he hurriedly sat down cross-legged, calmed his mind, relaxed his mind and went into the fire cauldron with ease.
"How could this happen!" After his spiritual consciousness entered the Suihuo Cauldron, Lang Fei's expression suddenly changed and he couldn't help but exclaimed.