"Sect Leader, why are you here?"
Zhao Jingfan looked at Sect Master Song in Alchemy Chamber and asked in surprise.
Sect Master Song stared at the flames inside the refining Pill Furnace, his brows furrowed, his mind calm and his expression focused, and he ignored him. It was not until the spiritual fire went out that he turned to look at Zhao Jingfan.
"Why can't I be here?"
Zhao Jingfan has not answered yet.
Next to the refiner Pill Furnace, Elder Xiong picked up a newly refined elixir and looked at it. Then he sniffed it, and a frightening blue-purple color emerged from the tip of his nose and spread to his cheeks and forehead, as if he had been poisoned.
"Hoo!"
Elder Xiong opened his mouth and exhaled, and a stream of black air spurted out from his mouth, making a sizzling sound in the air, which sounded a little creepy.
"Pill Poison is too strong."
His face turned from green to white, then darkened again. He was obviously a little depressed. He looked at Sect Master Song and asked:
"What do you think?"
Sect Master Song pinched the beard on his chin, thought about it, and said, "Now this elixir has some medicinal properties, but the medicinal properties are not enough, but Pill Poison is extremely strong..."
"I'm afraid there are too many impurities."
Elder Xiong nodded, as if agreeing with his judgment, and sighed, "I'm afraid it's still the two medicines, Five-Element Orchid, let alone Five-Element Orchid. Although I've heard of this Frostleaf, I really don't know what it does. I searched all the ancient books and couldn't find it."
"I have used all Secret Method, but this Pill Poison is still so powerful..."
As he spoke, a bit of depression appeared on his face, as if he had lost some control.
"Great Elder, I have ordered Alchemist above Golden Core in the door to come and work together." Sect Master Song's tone was extremely determined, with an aura of determination to win, "Secret Method, Pill Formula, all the classics, all the books that should be brought out, this is not the time to hide your secrets."
"It's just that this magical elixir doesn't work."
"If it's going to work, it can only be made by me, Azure Wood Sect!"
These words shocked Zhao Jingfan.
He now understands that Sect Master Song is not just personally going into battle to help the great elder make elixirs.
It even took the entire sect's efforts just for this furnace of elixir.
Why is this so?
He looked at Sect Leader, somewhat confused.
Sect Master Song glanced at him, seemed to see his confusion, and said calmly, "I, Azure Wood Sect Hundred Immortals Alliance Dao of Alchemy, cannot lose my reputation as the leader!"
"Oh."
Zhao Jingfan looks cute, but has doubts in his heart.
Why is reputation so important?
"Confused, you will be in charge of the Azure Wood Sect in the future, can't you figure this out?"
Zhao Jingfan was at a loss for a moment, but he was smart after all. He had been in charge of the Zhao Family for several years, and some things became clear at a glance:
"Alchemist Guild?"
"Exactly so!"
Sect Master Song sounded a little relieved, even a little surprised, and seemed very surprised.
Zhao Jingfan always feels that Sect Leader is a bit insulting that he is not a big fool to show happiness.
"Sect Leader, I'm not really stupid... Our ancestor Secret Method has all been sold. If Nine Mountains Sect has a better one, wouldn't it be worthless?"
"That's the truth."
Elder Xiong also sighed and said, "The problem is, Nine Mountains Sect just has it. What makes me unbearable is... if a group of Foundation Establishment disciples come up with a magic elixir that we can't practice..."
"Azure Wood Sect's face is a trivial matter."
"How we establish ourselves in the future is a big deal..."
"Do we still have a share in the patent rights?"
Zhao Jingfan felt a bit enlightened. He thought Elder Xiong was just a dispute of temperament, but now he found... this was a dispute between two Dao of Alchemy.
This parallel experiment mentioned by Zheng Fa has now become a dispute between the traditional Xuanwei Alchemy Dao represented by the Azure Wood Sect and the new Dao of Alchemy represented by the disciples of the Nine Mountains.
This dispute can be said to be related to the future Hundred Immortals Alliance Dao of Alchemy system, or the battle for the Alchemist Alliance's right to speak.
"If we can't defeat those Nine Mountains disciples..." Sect Master Song's expression was also a little heavy, and there was some unconfidence in his tone, "Then we have accumulated these Secret Method."
"Cultivation of Golden Core and Nascent Soul Alchemist."
"Even if I, Azure Wood Sect, go up and down, isn't it worth mentioning?"
"Do you understand?"
Zhao Jingfan was silent for a while and muttered, "Great Elder, weren't you quite confident in the past two days?"
At that time, I was telling myself that I couldn't win without force, but now I started to sway people like crazy.
There is simply no sense of martial ethics!
Elder Xiong looked a little embarrassed, and after a long time he said calmly, "Of course I am confident. Logically speaking, how can I, a Nascent Soul, not be able to compete with several Foundation Establishment..."
"Then Great Elder, you..."
"Isn't there Zheng Fa?"
Zhao Jingfan was stunned for a moment, and then heard Elder Xiong's voice sounding a little aggrieved:
"Looking at Zheng Fa's past, when did he ever speak the truth?"
When Zhao Jingfan walked into No. 2 Alchemy Chamber, he couldn't help but stare at Zheng Fa.
Sometimes he is a little strange, but Zheng Fa looks the same now as in his memory. In fact, there is not much change.
But Elder Xiong is so... afraid.
"What's wrong?"
Zheng Fa lowered his head and looked at the pages of experimental records in his hand. As if he noticed that Zhao Jingfan was staring at him, he raised his head and asked.
"Nothing... it's just that Sect Master Song is doing his best to help Elder Xiong make elixirs."
"Even Azure Wood Sect up and down can't hide their secrets at this moment."
Zheng Fa After listening, the expression on his face was as usual:
"Oh."
Oh?
This response was too bland, and a thought flashed through Zhao Jingfan's mind, "Have you thought of it a long time ago?"
"Hmm."
Zheng Fa looked up at him and smiled. This smile made Zhao Jingfan feel cold...
Shit, nothing has changed.
Why is this Zheng Fa getting dirtier every time?
He felt that he had also figured out what Zheng Fa was thinking--
It may not matter whether these Foundation Establishment disciples can refine elixirs.
The important thing is to make Azure Wood Sect feel the pressure.
To be honest, Zhao Jingfan has never seen the whole Azure Wood Sect sect work together as one, but when Great Freedom Devil Ancestor called, there were still people fishing in troubled waters and holding each other back.
As a result, we started to unite as one for the Zheng Fa project...
Zheng Fa Seeing him staring at her with a somewhat frightened look was also funny:
He didn't mean it either.
But roll this thing, as long as the atmosphere is there, it will not be based on human will.
He is also happy to see the results of the Azure Wood Sect's efforts.
The so-called Aoki works hard today, Zheng Fa will end tomorrow Nascent Soul.
Everyone is happy.
Zheng Fa pointed at the group of Foundation Establishment disciples and asked, "How are their Method Formula studying?"
"After the split, it has indeed become much simpler..." Zhao Jingfan looked at the dozen or so disciples and sighed, "I just realized that this is how you External Core were created."
"Compared with making External Core, this elixir is not that difficult."
Zheng Fa also looked at those disciples with satisfaction, with some pride in his eyes.
Most of this group of disciples have experienced <Golden Core Engineering> and are familiar with this assembly line alchemy process.
External Core has something to do with alchemy.
Even as Zhao Jingfan said, in terms of difficulty, External Core is actually more difficult to refine than this Golden Core Stage elixir.
Therefore, in terms of learning Method Formula, the Foundation Establishment disciples of the No. 2 elixir experimental group actually did not encounter any particularly difficult difficulties.
Their difficulties are the same as those of Elder Xiong - the medicine is not effective enough and Pill Poison is too much.
"Did Xuanhua send the new Pill Furnace?"
"Coming!"
A disciple replied hurriedly.
Then a brand new chain Pill Furnace was moved to Alchemy Chamber.
The shape of this Pill Furnace doesn't look much different from the previous one, except that there are many new runes on the surface.
The most conspicuous thing is the abdomen of Pill Furnace, which is made of transparent glass, and you can see what's going on inside Pill Furnace.
"What is this for?"
"Observation, our data is still insufficient and not precise enough." Zheng Fa introduced it while nodding towards these disciples to signal them to start.
Zhao Jingfan stood aside, watching these disciples skillfully inject Method Formula, and the spiritual fire ignited. Through the glass, you could see that Five-Element Orchid and other medicinal materials fell into Pill Furnace's abdomen one by one, slowly burning or melting.
Then, he noticed some numbers and curves on the glass that he couldn't understand.
"This is..."
Zheng Fa did not hide anything from him, but smiled and said:
"I know too little about alchemy, so I can only simplify the process of alchemy. I simplified it to the end. I thought that alchemy does not involve raw materials and environment."
"As for Secret Method, it's just a way to change the environment."
"So what's on top of this?" Zhao Jingfan felt that it made sense. At least for him, Foundation Establishment Realm Alchemist couldn't see many flaws and asked curiously.
"We already know the raw materials. Even how to mix them and how to react. Elder Xiong also helped us improve the outline."
"At least, judging from Xuanhua's verification, this path is feasible."
Zhao Jingfan listened and understood what Zheng Fa meant. "So now we only need to consider the environment?"
"It's not just necessary, it's that we can only make a fuss about the environment now." Zheng Fa said very modestly. He pointed at the glass and explained, "Here, we have collected several kinds of environmental data."
"Temperature, pressure in Pill Furnace."
He learned this in chemistry class.
"And Spiritual-Energy Scanner."
This is to control the concentration of Spiritual Qi in Pill Furnace. After all, the biggest difference between the Xuanwei Realm Dao of Alchemy and modern chemistry lies in the presence or absence of Spiritual Qi.
Spiritual Qi concentration may be the most important environmental variable in the Xuanwei Realm alchemy.
"The last one is Microscopic Formation."
"With Void-Piercing Spirit Eye, you can not only observe the types of Spiritual Qi inside, but also figure out the reactions in Pill Furnace under different environments."
Zheng Fa said it in a simple way, Zhao Jingfan understood it immediately. He frowned and questioned:
"Is this possible?"
Zheng Fa shook his head slightly and looked at the pill that was gradually taking shape in Pill Furnace:
"This is just a hypothesis about Dao of Alchemy."
"Whether that hypothesis is correct or not... I don't know."
Zhao Jingfan understands. When it comes to alchemy, Nine Mountains Sect can't even compare to the Azure Wood Sect.
So we can only find another way and find a new framework, but Zheng Fa is not confident that it will succeed. It seems to be a bit of a lucky break.
That's why Azure Wood Sect needs to go in the old direction.
Soon, he discovered...Zheng Fa is a bit too modest!
Nine Mountains Sect These disciples definitely do not rely on luck!
"Sect Leader!"
Zheng Fa looked at several elixirs in the fire and ordered, "Send them to Madam Xuanhua and Jiao Wuji for verification and move on to the next group."
"Yes!"
Watching the disciple go away, Zhao Jingfan looked at the experiment record curiously.
"... Is this a repeat of the great elder's alchemy?"
"Elder Xiong has practiced it almost a hundred times, and two of them are particularly noteworthy."
Zheng Fa handed him a thick experimental record and explained:
"The thirty-seventh time, Cheng Dan has the strongest medicinal properties."
"The eighty-second time, this time the elixir is made. Although the medicinal properties are not strong, Pill Poison is also the weakest."
"Our experiment starts from these two times."
Zhao Jingfan flipped through the records, his mouth opened wider and wider, his tone was incredible:
"You even recorded the Great Elder's yawn?"
"Could it be that I rubbed my eyes because of that failure?"
"Why do you remember everything?"
Zheng Fa smiled. He was a little embarrassed. They remembered too much. What Zhao Jingfan saw was just the tip of the iceberg.
They not only have written records, but also video records left by Recording Talisman.
Every time he made an elixir, they knew exactly what formula Elder Xiong used, how long the formula lasted, and even how much spiritual power was used.
Elder Xiong has been analyzed frame by frame, and there is no privacy at all.
I don't know if Elder Xiong knows that when he releases the spiritual fire, he likes to bite his thumb the most...
After the two experiments were completed, Zheng Fa took the test report sent back by Madam Xuanhua, read it carefully, and then raised his head after a while and said:
"These two elixirs are the same as the two Elder Xiong ones. One is strong and the other Pill Poison is weak."
Zhao Jingfan Listen, I'm not surprised, I just don't know what the use is.
"Then what are you going to do?"
"These two Elder Xiongs used fifty-seven Method Formula and sixty-two Method Formulas respectively. Thirty-four of the Method Formulas are exactly the same. The difference is that either the Method Formula action time is different, or the Method Formula itself is different."
"We can only use stupid methods to try one by one."
"See what will change the properties of the medicine and what will reduce the toxicity."
Zhao Jingfan After thinking about it, I actually felt that although this method sounded stupid, it sounded very feasible.
He accompanied Zheng Fa to start formulating experimental plans, and in one fell swoop he came up with more than two hundred experimental plans.
"The first round of experiments begins!"
"The second round of experiments..."
"The third round of experiments..."
Zhao Jingfan watched Nine Mountains Sect disciples experiment tirelessly, day by day, verifying various plans.
Very dull.
Very boring.
Even most of the disciples looked embarrassed.
But it made him feel for no reason that they were climbing a high mountain with great goals.
A few months later.
More than one hundred and sixty plans were tested one by one.
The disciple in Alchemy Chamber has not stopped yet, but when he used Method Formula, his expression was a little numb.
"Sect Leader!"
A disciple rushed in and said loudly, "The last Cheng Dan, Madam Xuanhua said, the efficacy of the medicine has reached its original highest value!"
"Experiment report!"
A disciple handed over the experiment report.
"After the thirteenth Method Formula, the Spiritual Qi concentration rose to..., Spiritual Qi type... temperature... pressure value...Frostleaf melted and absorbed the Five-Element Orchid powder?"
"Melt..."
Zheng Fa turned his head suddenly and asked, "What about Pill Poison's smallest plan?"
A disciple flipped through the numerous experimental records before pulling out a booklet and handed it to Zheng Fa.
Zheng Fa turned around as if he was looking for something. After a while, he whispered:
"The mixed liquid of Five-Element Orchid and Frostleaf turns into powder when the concentration of Spiritual Qi is..."
He looked at Zhao Jingfan and suddenly asked, "Elder Xiong, does Elder Xiong say that too much toxicity and too weak efficacy may be due to too many impurities?"
"Hmm!"
Zheng Fa's eyes suddenly lit up, and he murmured:
"There are too many impurities. On the one hand, there are too few active ingredients, so the efficacy is low. On the other hand, the impurities may be toxic..."
"If we reduce impurities..."
"Frostleaf melt... extract?"
Zhao Jingfan didn't quite understand. Just when he was about to ask, Zheng Fa closed his eyes as if he was talking to someone.
After a while, Zheng Fa opened his eyes and explained to Zhao Jingfan, "Xiao Fairy has finished exploring Nascent Soul Alchemist's cave abode."
"So fast? Xiao Fairy It's really..." Zhao Jingfan was surprised and asked, "Is there anything gained?"
"Some Pill Furnace, Law Artifact and Cultivation Method are of little use."
Although it is only Golden Core now, the legacy of Nascent Soul Alchemist is indeed not that helpful to Zheng Fa.
At most, it can enrich the accumulation of the Nine Mountains Sect and supplement the shortfall in the book.
"As for the elixirs and so on, they are also rotten."
Zhao Jingfan sounded a little disappointed.
"But Xiao Fairy was afraid that we would be anxious, so he read through the legacy of Alchemist first, and found something..."
"What did you find?"
Zhao Jingfan was refreshed.
"There are no other clues. There is only one Pill Formula. Pill Formula will use Frostleaf, but I can't understand it... Take Comprehensive Mirror and ask Elder Xiong."
Zhao Jingfan rushed into Alchemy Chamber of Elder Xiong and shouted, "Great Elder, Xiao Fairy has discovered the clue to Frostleaf!"
Elder Xiong was startled when he heard this, and quickly stretched out his hand and shouted, "Show me!"
He took Comprehensive Mirror, looked at it, and murmured, "Yellow Dragon Powder? Never heard of it, the lost Pill Formula?"
"This method..."
He was stunned for a while, then suddenly slapped his head and shouted, "Why didn't I think of that?"
Sect Master Song and several Golden Core Alchemist in the room all looked over.
"I said why Frostleaf I have heard of it but never used it... this spirit medicine needs to be treated with water!"
"Water-Method Alchemy?" Sect Master Song understood immediately, and he followed, "I Azure Wood Sect am not good at this, no wonder I can't do anything..."
Elder Xiong walked around the room, thinking and saying:
"This is not something we Azure Wood Sect can solve..."
Zhao Jingfan was stunned.
After seeing the news about Xiao Yuying, Elder Xiong actually gave up?
Give up?
"You don't understand the difficulty of Water-Method Alchemy. This is a relatively unconventional Dao of Alchemy. I, Azure Wood Sect, have no heritage in this area. In fact, I have been exploring... but I have gained nothing." Elder Xiong shook his head and said, "Now it seems that if you don't understand this Secret Method, you will never be able to refine this elixir!"
Sect Master Song also nodded.
"This kind of Secret Method is also a secret that is not passed down by many sects... If we continue in this regard, I am afraid it will be a waste of time."
Elder Xiong thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "I think Alliance Leader Zheng is in a hurry. In this way, I know there is a Dao of Alchemy who knows Water-Method Alchemy. I have some friendship with him... Let's refine the elixir first!"
Sect Master Song also agreed, "That's fine, as long as I practice this elixir, I, Azure Wood Sect, will be the first to succeed."
Elder Xiong pulled Zhao Jingfan and ran quickly outside Alchemy Chamber of Zheng Fa, pushed open the Alchemy Chamber door, and shouted:
"Leader, I understand! Frostleaf I know what's going on!"
"It's Water-Method Alchemy, it's the extremely precious Secret Method. It won't take Non-Self a while to figure it out!"
"I know someone..."
Zheng Fa is holding a transparent glass cup in his hand. There is a ball of solution in the cup. The solution is also exuding a faint blue Spiritual Qi. There is frost condensation on the wall of the cup.
He glanced at the dumbfounded Elder Xiong, then looked back at the simple, unpretentious Frostleaf solution in his hand, with a blank expression on his face:
"This thing is called Water-Method Alchemy?"
"Precious?"
(End of chapter)