Chapter 270 Qingtian Sanren
The entire alchemy lecture room covers an area of less than one acre, but it was packed with hundreds of people, which shows how enthusiastic everyone is about Qingtian Sanren. Of course, not all the people here are refining alchemy, and a large part of them are just here to watch the fun.
About a quarter of an hour later, a slender old man walked into the alchemy room and came to a small high platform in the middle of the room. The high platform is not big, only about two feet in diameter. It has a table, two chairs, and a large alchemy furnace.
This slender old man is Qingtian Sanren, the head of the alchemy academy. He has a seventh-level cultivation. Because he has been refining alchemy for many years, his body always carries the fragrance of spiritual grass and the burnt smell of elixirs.
At the beginning of every month, the Alchemy Academy will send out alchemy lectures. The alchemy room of the Dao Chuan Gong Hall will explain the basic knowledge of alchemy to everyone. Qingtian Sanren, as the director of the Alchemy Academy, will occasionally come. This depends on his mood, or It's about whether he has time.
When Qingtian Sanren come here, they will definitely not be like those low-level alchemists who only explain some basic knowledge, but some more advanced theories. After the explanation, they will also allow the people below to ask questions casually. Such an opportunity is extremely rare and should not be missed. , so among the people listening to the lecture in the alchemy room, there are also many younger generations who like alchemy.
Sitting down on the chair, Qingtian Sanren cleared his throat and said: "The jade furnace is used to burn the medicine for longevity, practice the right way to cultivate the pill for longevity, breathe in and out, it is up to me, the nature is empty and the heart is boundless, the silence can make you forget. Illusion me, in order to see the nature of the precursor of life, lead and mercury exchange the magical elixir, the universe and the original are connected to the group of immortals..."
Qingtian Sanren recited the formula, and the entire alchemy room suddenly became silent. Only Qingtian Sanren's voice echoed around, while the people below were in various poses, some were thoughtful, some suddenly realized, and some Frowning and tangled, some people were happy, perhaps because they heard the key point, while others perked their ears and looked at the stage expectantly.
Before this, Qingyang had never been exposed to the art of alchemy. He seemed to understand what he heard below. It seemed that every sentence was inscrutable. However, if he thought about it carefully, it contained the truth of heaven and earth. This was not only the art of alchemy. Techniques were even useful for cultivation, and he soon became immersed in them.
Qingtian Sanren's explanation is the sound of nature to those who listen attentively, and they don't feel that time flies by at all. For those who have no interest, it is a torture and they can't wait for it to end quickly. He didn't understand and regretted following him in, but Qingyang listened with interest and became more and more fascinated.
I don't know how long it took, but Qingtian Sanren had finished what he needed to say, so he said, "If anyone has any questions while refining the alchemy, you can ask me questions."
At this time, a thin middle-aged man stood up and said: "Uncle Qingtian, Uncle Qingtian, I have been studying alchemy for more than ten years. At first, I was identifying various spiritual herbs and materials, and then I was trying various methods. I am familiar with the basic steps and methods of refining alchemy. Later I collected a lot of alchemy recipes and tried to refine many elixirs. It can be said that I have made some achievements in alchemy, but I have I still can’t figure out a problem.”
This lean middle-aged man is in his forties and has a third-level Qi refining level. From the whispers of the people around him, Qingyang figured out the identity of this person. His name was Chang Wubing. He was obsessed with alchemy and even delayed his practice. His alchemy skills were considered outstanding among the younger generation.
The Qingtian Sanren above seemed to have heard of Chang Wubing's name. He nodded at him and asked, "What's the problem?"
Chang Wubing said: "I have a lot of elixir recipes, and I have successfully refined the elixir. After countless attempts, I have become very familiar with the refining method, but why is the success rate still not high? Hovering between two and three percent?”
Qingtian Sanren on the stage smiled and said: "To be able to ask such a question, it seems that your alchemy skills have not been learned in vain over the years, and you are really working hard. To refine the elixir, the first thing you need is the formula, the elixir level Different formulas are also different. The higher the level of the elixir, the more complex the formula is and the more difficult it is to understand. For example, the Qi-Nourishing Pill taken during the Qi-Opening Stage and the Qi-Gathering Pill taken during the Qi-Refining Stage. There are requirements for the type, dosage, year, amount of auxiliary ingredients, adding time, heat, refining techniques, etc. of the main medicinal materials. You should be very clear about these, right?"
Chang Wubing nodded and said, "Everything is clear."
Qingtian Sanren said: "Many people have the same doubts as you. Now that we have the formula and know how to make it, why is the chance of failure so high? In fact, this is the problem with the elixir I want to tell you. The formula is given It is just the standard configuration of various medicinal materials, but in fact the medicinal materials are not as standard as marked on the formula. For example, the hundred-year elixir may have been grown for one hundred and two years, or it may have been grown for ninety-nine years and a few months. The subtle difference cannot be seen, but the potency of the medicine is different; for the same reason, even a standard 100-year-old elixir may grow in the dense forests of the east, the mountains of the west, or the swamps of the south. It may also grow in the northern desert, and regional differences can also affect the potency of the medicine; even if it is the same year and the same region, the environment in which it grows may be different. It may grow in a relatively barren place in dry land, or it may It grows in a relatively fertile place. If it is further broken down, it also depends on the age of its growth. Some have suffered more natural damage when growing, and some have grown peacefully for many years. There are also differences in picking methods and blooming methods. The difference in placement time and the difference in drug power loss, etc..."
Chang Wubing fell into deep thought, and Qingyang nodded secretly when he heard it below. This Qingtian Sanren is worthy of being the chief alchemist of Qingfeng Hall. He can easily say so many factors that affect the efficacy of medicine.
Qingtian Sanren on the stage did not care what the people below thought. He continued: "Since there are so many external factors affecting it, the efficacy of each spiritual medicine is of course different. A slight difference can lead to a thousand miles of difference. Each spiritual medicine is slightly different from the formula. Can the final pill made by combining them together be different? Can the success rate of the pill be high? These are not things that can be marked on the formula, but they actually affect the quality of the pill. Many people do not know this reason, so they always fail to make pills."
Chang Wubing said thoughtfully: "A slight difference in the efficacy of the medicine may affect the effect of the pill, and the differences of countless spiritual medicines accumulated together will have a huge impact. In this way, the pill formula is not of much use to us alchemists. It just provides a reference. To make a furnace of pills, it is equivalent to reorganizing the entire pill formula."