After several setbacks, Xu Yi finally believed what was said in the book Alchemy Notes: Dao of Alchemy All the way, One Pill, Ten Thousand Methods, if you don't get into it, just ignore it, just like a blind man trying to figure out an elephant.
Alchemy is a very mysterious thing. If you can't get to the profound stage, you can't get started. If you don't get started, you can't communicate with each other about its principles.
To put it bluntly, just reading some classics and doing some experiments does not mean you are getting started.
Because the medicinal properties of medicinal materials are so complex, such as the preparation of Yuandan, the main medicinal properties of the three herbs are very clear, but they must also have miscellaneous medicinal properties. For the same herb, different soils and years will be destined to have different miscellaneous medicinal properties. Often, this microscopic difference can determine the success or failure of the auxiliary agent.
In addition, everyone's alchemy techniques are microscopically different, so the same medicinal materials may produce different finished products in the hands of different people.
To put it more simply, alchemy is not an assembly line production. With the same raw materials and production equipment, any skilled worker can produce the same product.
It is precisely because of various micro differences that form the threshold for entry.
It is precisely because of the microscopic differences that One Pill, Ten Thousand Methods is formed. The so-called ten thousand methods are not the differences of Pill Formula, but the differences of alchemists.
For example, when refining Yuan Dan, Pill Formula is never the most important thing.
The most important thing is actually the elixir formation rate. If the elixir formation rate is guaranteed, it proves that one refiner Alchemist can relatively stably control microscopic differences.
Why did the Co-learning Society group of people clearly refine the Yuan Dan, but they didn't get the respect they deserved and weren't treated differently by the Xuanqing Sect senior management.
Because everyone knows that even if Alchemist who is below the spiritual level can refine the Yuan Dan, it is only by chance.
This kind of chance is extremely difficult to replicate.
Investigating the root cause, it is difficult for monks below the spiritual level to have the strength to stably control microscopic differences.
In one sentence, the entry threshold for alchemy lies in understanding this microscopic difference. Otherwise, no matter how much experience is summed up and how many experiments are done, it will be difficult to achieve real results.
This kind of microscopic differentiation varies from person to person and is difficult for others to teach.
Only when you have passed this threshold can you truly get started, and can you have effective exchanges on alchemy theory with other alchemists.
Otherwise, how can a person who is still memorizing multiplication tables get involved in discussions about calculus and linear algebra?
At that time, although Xu Yi had heard about the practice of Dao of Alchemy in this area, after all, it was not as profound as my own practice.
He finally understood that no one else could help him at this level. He had to pass it by himself. As for whether he could pass it, he had no idea at all.
This is completely a process of enlightenment. Once you understand it, you will understand it. If you don't understand it, you will not understand it. It may be solved in ten days, or it may not be solved in ten years.
Gradually, crossing the threshold of Dao of Alchemy became Xu Yi's obsession, and he continued to experiment with alchemy all day long.
For this reason, he even spent two hundred Yuan Dan to purchase the Earth Fire monthly subscription service.
Soon, the first dose of the medicine was exhausted, and more than half of the second medicine was consumed. Xu Yi could not even touch the trace of the formed auxiliary agent.
"Bearded Uncle, what are you doing? I haven't seen you for so many days."
On this day, Xu Yi was on the seventh day of seclusion and alchemy refining. Qiu Wa broke in and was dissatisfied.
In the past, although Xu Yi was refining elixirs, he still remembered to take time to spend time with her, but now he has been obsessed with her for a lifetime, and he seems to be possessed by a demon.
At this moment, Qiu Wa was shocked when he saw Xu Yi. If Xu Yi's eyes were not still gentle, Qiu Wa would have screamed.
The Xu Yi in front of me was pale and skinny, with a lot of beard and hair, dirty, messy, knotted and hairy.
Xu Yi waved to her and said, "Bearded Uncle is making alchemy, you go and play. Bearded Uncle will break through after a while and come to find you."
After that, I focused on the changes in Azure Fire Furnace.
Although Qiu Wa loves to play, he also knows the importance. Seeing Xu Yi's appearance, he knew that this matter was serious, so he stopped urging him. However, he felt that the green stove was burning brightly in the fire, which was really beautiful and interesting, so he stood quietly aside, just to watch the fun.
In the blink of an eye, another hour passed, and Qiu Wa's little brows wrinkled higher and higher, because his omnipotent Bearded Uncle failed three more times.
"No, Bearded Uncle, no, the airflow to the west cannot flow or mix with the airflow to the east, otherwise..."
Qiu Wa suddenly made a sound. Before he finished speaking, a burning air came. Azure Fire Furnace flashed, and the burning air immediately dissipated. A ball of waste was thrown from the base of Pill Furnace into the ground fire and burned.
Xu Yi was stunned. After more than ten breaths, he turned his head and stared at Qiu Wa, his eyes were a little scary. Qiu Wa let out a whimper and was about to cry.
Xu Yi then realized what she was doing and hugged her quickly, comforting her repeatedly.
Qiu Wa then stopped crying, wrinkled his nose and ignored Xu Yi. Suddenly, he covered his nose again, jumped away from Xu Yi's arms, and shouted, "It stinks, it stinks... Bearded Uncle must have not taken a bath for a long time..."
Xu Yi smiled awkwardly, "Okay, Bearded Uncle take a shower right away, take a shower right away. But before that, you have to tell Bearded Uncle, how on earth do you know that the two airflows cannot mix together, quickly, tell Bearded Uncle."
Qiu Wa Before he finished speaking, the alchemy failed. Xu Yi definitely didn't think that was a coincidence.
Qiu Wa smiled proudly, "What's weird about that? I watched it four times. You did this the first three times and then failed. Don't you know how to learn from experience?"
Xu Yi stared at Qiu Wa in disbelief, "You said all four of my operations were ruined by this step. What on earth is going on?"
In the eyes of Xu Yi, every operation he performs is different, and the properties and spiritual energy of the medicine are constantly changing every time.
But Qiu Wa said this, which made him extremely puzzled.
Qiu Wa said, "Don't you want to blend the two odors of redness and fishyness? As a result, every time you refine it, impurities will invade. Every time before the two odors of redness and fishyness are purified, they start to blend. Once the impure two odors of redness and fishyness gather together in one place, there will be a mushy smell coming from your stove."
Qiu Wa's voice is like a clear oriole, Xu Yi can't understand a word.
Seeing Xu Yi's confused face, Qiu Wa took a picture of Black Root Grass from a bamboo basket not far away. He waved his little hand and a pure color halo appeared in his palm.
The next moment, Black Root Grass disappeared, replaced by spectrums of different colors. Generally speaking, the spectrum is divided into four spectrums, light cyan, dark green, thick lead color, and light variegated colors. Among them, light cyan, dark green, and thick lead color are also mixed with variegated colors in some parts.
Qiu Wa said, "What are you looking at, Bearded Uncle, why don't you input your spiritual energy, feel it, and see if there is any difference from practicing Pill Furnace."