Chapter 73: Alchemy Completed (Thanks to the alliance leader

In the depths of winter, the snow scene is another wonder of Mount Yishan.

The almost vertical granite cliffs are full of cracks and bumps all over the mountain. Only the Yishan pine can take root in them. At this time, they are all covered with snow, and the world is a vast expanse of white.

Two figures are climbing on the cliff.

Both of them have a small hoe hanging from their waists and a small basket on their backs. Neither of them has any protection. They just cling to the cracks in the mountain, stepping on the protruding strange stones, and carefully climb up.

Occasionally stepping on a few pieces of gravel and scraping off a cluster of ice crystals.

"Whoosh..."

Lin Jue couldn't help but stop, his breath turning white.

Looking back—

Under his feet is a vast sea of clouds, the sea of clouds rolling endlessly. In the middle, strange peaks and strange stones are born, and ancient pines protrude from the strange peaks and strange stones, looking like monkeys watching the sea, looking like dream pens blooming flowers. Everything is covered in silver, and even every branch and needle of the pine trees is covered with heavy snow and ice crystals.

It is truly a world of ice, snow, and cloud mountains.

He couldn't help but open his eyes wide.

In his eyes, it is both thrilling and stunning.

"Junior brother..."

The voice of the Second Shixiong came from above.

Lin Jue withdrew his gaze and continued to climb up.

Compared to this world, compared to this Mount Yishan, even the cliff they are climbing, the two of them seem too small.

Lin Jue was careful and climbed up steadily.

In his heart, the voice of Daoist Yunhe couldn't help but ring out:

"Cultivating the Dao is not an easy task. If you want to cultivate to the ancient true immortals and seek carefree longevity, it is even more difficult. Just like these ancient pines all over the mountain, if you want to take root and grow in places lacking soil, you must be extra firm and unyielding."

"This path is also like climbing a mountain to pick medicine."

"The dangers are heavy, the path is blocked and long. You must not fear danger, you must have patience. However, the infinite scenery is on the dangerous peak. If you want to pick immortal medicine, how can you fear danger?"

These are the words Daoist Yunhe said to him.

Suddenly Lin Jue looked up—

He thought the whole mountain was the color of mountain stones and ice and snow, but he didn't expect that a piece of red suddenly appeared on the cliff.

This piece of red is so stunning, like the maple leaves of the third autumn, and like the red flowers of the second month, but it grew in this cold winter season, and grew on this dangerous cliff peak. The snow is heavy and the flowers are more prosperous, the ice is cold and the leaves have not withered.

"Found it."

This thing is called Lingshan Flower, which is a material for refining many spiritual pills. Lin Jue and the Second Shixiong came here specifically to find it.

There are about a dozen flowers in this area.

So one went to the left, one went to the right, one climbed higher, one climbed lower, and they all collected them.

"Whoosh..."

Lin Jue first blew a breath at it, as if blowing away the ice crystals on the surface, and as if calling out its spirituality. This Lingshan Flower was already bright red, and it suddenly became more charming.

Only then did Lin Jue carefully pick it with a small hoe and put it into the basket.

This is the simplest method of picking.

"Junior brother, have you finished picking?"

"Finished picking."

Lin Jue happened to pick the last one, and looked left and right again, confirming that he had finished picking. Instead, the Second Shixiong left two.

"Shixiong, there are still some above you."

"It doesn't matter. Things in the mountains are born of heaven and earth. In this Mount Yishan, they have always been shared by the creatures in the mountains. We have picked enough of these, so we should take them in moderation. Leaving one or two, they can be left for other monster fellow Daoists in the mountains, or perhaps after some years, it will grow another piece in this place, and the descendants of our Fuqiu Temple can also benefit from it."

"So that's how it is."

Lin Jue thought and nodded.

Whether it is Daoist Yunhe or the Shixiong of the Daoist temple, they seem to have similar states of mind and attitudes toward things. This kind of thinking is obviously also subtly influencing him and the Little Xiao Shimei.

"Going down is even more difficult, you must be careful."

"Understood."

Lin Jue took a deep breath and agreed.

At this time, it was near dusk, the setting sun was hanging low, and the sunlight turned golden. So the sea of clouds below and the strange mountains of ice and snow, and the ancient pines hanging with ice were all plated with a touch of golden yellow. At a glance, it was already a spectacular view of the world.

Looking down again, it is unknown how high it is below. In the clouds and mist, there seems to be treasure light and brilliance, which is revealed when the wind blows and the fog goes, and it is covered again when the mountain fog is thick.

Extremely thrilling.

Do all spiritual medicines grow in such dangerous places?

Lin Jue couldn't help but remember that in the past few months, since he started alchemy, the Little Xiao Shimei has been doing hard labor outside, and every few days she would bring back spiritual plants and strange medicines from the mountain for him. If they all grew in such dangerous places, then the fact that his Little Xiao Shimei is still alive is also because her life is hard enough.

While thinking, the Second Shixiong had already started to climb down.

Lin Jue followed down.

Some sounds came from the other side of the mountain.

The slope on that side is much gentler. The Little Xiao Shimei is building a road in it, not only smoothing the road under her feet and building it into steps, but also wiping away the stones above her head, so that people don't have to bend over when walking.

Accompanied by the boring cats in the temple.

From time to time, monsters in the mountains come to see the rarity through the snow.

Behind the Daoist temple, in the Alchemy Pavilion.

In the center is the Yin-Yang diagram, an alchemy furnace, a pill shelf against the wall, and many firewood and spiritual plants on the ground.

Lin Jue sat cross-legged on the ground and took the firewood.

The firewood had been carved by him into rough shapes of people, foxes, and cats. At this time, he didn't feel sorry for it, and threw them all into the alchemy furnace.

Looking up at the outside, calculating the time, it was already noon.

"Fire!"

Pointing with his hand, the flames rose.

Lin Jue pointed again, and the flames suddenly became very prosperous, revealing some spiritual charm and different temperatures.

Nowadays, his magic power and Dao practice are not enough, and alchemy takes a long time, so he still needs firewood, but he has been able to make the flames in the furnace burn more vigorously and the temperature higher.

Adding spiritual spring water from the mountain to boil.

Behind him, the leisurely sound of the zither rose. The Second Shixiong was checking for him, but also took pleasure in it.

Lin Jue kept reciting the steps in his heart.

He also lowered his head and counted the spiritual plants around him.

This refining is mainly based on the Lingshan Flower. The Lingshan Flower is born by taking the spiritual charm of the deep mountains and is pregnant with pure spiritual charm of heaven and earth. However, it is born in the bitter cold, and the cold and yin energy are too heavy, so it must be reconciled.

Therefore, there are some auxiliary materials.

This time it is just refining, not forming pills, so there is no need to use gold and stone.

At noon, the yang energy is the heaviest. Starting the fire at this time, adding the Lingshan Flower at the time of the unrefined, and adding other materials at the time of the unrefined, every hour has its own requirements. Before the attainments reach the profound level, it must be strictly followed, so "knowing the time" is also a skill that alchemy people must learn.

In the middle, one must be focused at all times, staring with eyes, and must also observe the Yin-Yang energy in the furnace at all times, ready to balance at all times.

Open the furnace at the boundary of dusk.

"Bang!"

Open the alchemy furnace—

The bucket of spiritual spring water from the mountain poured in at the beginning has only less than a cup left, and it has become viscous, flashing with spiritual light, and one can vaguely smell the aroma of various spiritual plants, obviously containing spiritual charm.

This is the purified spiritual liquid.

"Okay, okay, it counts as qualified. If you add cinnabar and silver three quarters before leaving the furnace, it will be a small Yuan pill. If the magic power is exhausted, it can replenish magic power. If the magic power is not exhausted, it can replenish energy and nourish the body." The Second Shixiong sat behind him, playing the zither strings, knowing the result without looking. "Alchemy practice to this point counts as entry. Many ordinary spiritual pills, as long as you strictly follow the pill recipe, can be refined."

Lin Jue was careful, putting the spiritual liquid into the bottle.

This is the essence of very pure spiritual plants, and it is the first finished product he refined, and he would feel sorry for even a drop falling.

So much so that he dared not speak.

The Second Shixiong continued to talk as if talking to himself:

"Alchemy has four realms:"

"The first realm, you can control fire, know the art of alchemy, the essence of the pill Dao, and the principle of Yin and Yang. At this time, you can refine many pills according to the pill recipe. This is not difficult, and the pill Dao is simple here;"

"The second realm, you need to spend a lot of time and energy to slowly study the pill Dao and be familiar with the pill principles. To this step, no matter when and where, even if the alchemy materials under different conditions are different, you can always refine pills and ensure the stability of the medicinal properties. Cultivate to a profound level, no matter how difficult the pills are, they can't stump you, and even if some medicinal materials are missing, you can find others to supplement."

"In addition, you can also easily create your own pill recipes."

"The third realm, you know that everyone's physique is different, and you also understand your own physique. The pills you refine each time are no longer perfect, but they are most suitable for yourself to eat, or for a specific person to eat."

"It may even be an immortal pill if you eat it yourself, and a poison if others eat it."

"The fourth realm, you understand the principles of heaven and earth, the laws of the Great Dao. If you reach this step, you can refine the legendary Nine-Turn Jin Dan. Eating it is worth a thousand years of cultivation, and even a single golden pill can make you become an immortal."

"You can reach this step in a few months, which counts as being gifted."

"When I was admitted to the mountain, Master was not so old, and time was not so tight. At that time, he was extremely careful in selecting disciples. After choosing me to enter the mountain gate, he carefully selected spells, and finally decided to let me learn alchemy after testing for a long time, but my progress was not much faster than yours now."

"..."

The Second Shixiong couldn't help shaking his head as he spoke: "It's a pity, besides whether you are good at it, whether you are interested is also an important item of talent."

Lin Jue couldn't help but look back at him when he heard this.

The Second Shixiong is undoubtedly very right—

Interest is also a part of talent.

If you are interested, you will naturally forget to eat and sleep, thinking about it all the time, making progress by leaps and bounds, and inspiration will come rolling in.

Although Lin Jue learns alchemy and is quite talented in controlling fire and reconciling Yin and Yang, he is actually not very interested in alchemy. Instead, he is very interested in the Fire-element spell that the Second Shixiong uses to assist in alchemy.

The Second Shixiong's Fire-element spell is divided into two types:

Starting fire and controlling fire.

Lin Jue has learned both well.

Lin Jue himself thinks that he will learn alchemy, but he only learns to the entry level, understands the pill principles, and can refine pills according to the pill recipe, which is enough, and he does not study it deeply.

It is not that he thinks the pill Dao is useless, nor that he doesn't like it, but that the world is changing, and the treasures of heaven and earth are becoming fewer and fewer. For some pills, it is not an easy thing to find all the alchemy materials.

Just like the Spirit-Walking Pill.

This kind of pill refining is not difficult, but nowadays, rare and exotic beasts like the Xingxing are almost extinct, and only some are hidden in the depths of Mount Yishan, otherwise you can't even find its hair.

The pill Dao is already difficult to reach the sky.

This is one of the reasons why Lin Jue decided not to spend too much energy on alchemy.

He didn't expect it to be seen by the Second Shixiong.

At this time, he had no choice but to get up and salute the Second Shixiong:

"Many thanks, Shixiong."

"The attic is not locked, you can come at any time."

"Okay!"

Lin Jue's alchemy method is now initially completed, and it needs to be consolidated. It happens that there are still many spiritual plants picked by the Little Xiao Shimei beside him, which can also be purified into essence, or refined into pills, which is also useful.

The Second Shixiong smiled and continued to play the zither.

The sound of the zither was leisurely and intermittent, and it was snowing all over the sky outside, often with the sound of breaking bamboo and jade, echoing with it, which was truly elegant.

Perhaps his state of mind at this time is also like this.

Lin Jue took the spiritual liquid and pushed the door out, just happening to see the little fox he raised playing in the mountain, as if it regarded the snow all over the sky as dancing feathers, jumping and jumping, frantically pouncing and grabbing, looking carefree.

He also saw it jump high in the wind and snow, with two front feet together, suddenly stabbing down, stabbing into the ground.

And its hair had already grown extremely beautiful, moving with the wind while jumping, which was a jumping and lively fire red in the vast white world.

As if hearing the sound of opening the door, it stopped suddenly and turned its head.

Seeing Lin Jue, it ran over jumping.

The little fox walking over had fluffy hair, bright colors, a thin layer of snow on it, and extremely lively eyes.

"You are becoming more and more like a fox."

Lin Jue patted the snow off its body and said with a smile.

Suddenly, both the person and the fox turned their heads and looked at the road up the mountain below.

In the wind and snow all over the sky, someone actually sent a letter. ===== CHAPTER 74 =====