Tian Yuan Xian Ji

Chapter 915 Meeting Shao Hui for the First Time
The alchemy room was basically the same, and the area with a radius of several tens of feet could be seen at a glance. Tangning casually glanced at the various auxiliary elixir placed in the cabinet. After seeing it, she immediately felt a little strange.

Many spirit medicines in the cabinet were crushed into powder and sealed in bottles, but none of these types of spirit medicines were supplementary medicines of Huang Yuandan, nor were they supplementary medicines of Yuanyang Dan.

The so-called layman watches the excitement, and the insider watches the way. Tangning has been studying alchemy for many years. Although his talent is not outstanding and his skills are not very high, he still understands the basics of alchemy.

Everyone in this world has different methods of alchemy, but the differences are only reflected in the amount of medicine used, the control of the spiritual fire, the temperature control and other details.

The types of alchemy and elixir are the same, regardless of whether the main medicine or the auxiliary medicine is fixed.

The types of elixir in this person's cabinet are quite different from those used to refine Xiaoyang Pill. Among them, Shui Linglian, Nine Yezhi, and Zhu Yanguo are all auxiliary drugs for refining Jingu Pill.

Black tongue grass, yellow lotus essence, and black gastrodia elata are the medicines used for refining reborn pills.

Yeling Ye, Chixuecao and Tianxinghua are auxiliary medicines for refining Huichun Yulu Pills.

There are more than a dozen types of elixir displayed in several large cabinets, all of which are forging bones and tendons, invigorating blood and nourishing qi, rejuvenating and coagulating blood, and have nothing to do with practicing qi refining elixir.

As for Xiaoyang Pill's supplementary medicines Qingmuzhi, Hongshacao, Huanglingshen and Blood Python Branch, there are none.

"Fellow Daoist Tang, what's the matter?" Fang Yuan saw that he opened a row of cabinets, frowning and contemplating as if he was puzzled, so he asked.

"These elixir types don't seem to have anything to do with refining Yuanyang pills. What's the use of putting so many here?"

Fang Yuan smiled: "It seems that Taoist Tang is an expert. To be honest, I don't know much about alchemy. These are all requested by Taoist Shao Hui. He explained that his alchemy method is different from others, so we should prepare these. thing."

"That's strange, can Yuanyang Pill be made out of these?"

"He has always used these to refine pills. According to him, this is his unique craft of refining pills."

"Oh, really?"

"At the beginning, the other alchemists in this hall didn't believe it, and they couldn't help but admire him until they saw his alchemy process in person, but this method was only used by him for the time being, and the others still used green wood resin, red gauze grass, and yellow ginseng. , blood python branch as auxiliary medicine."

"What is his success rate of alchemy?"

"Yes, it can basically maintain an [-]% to [-]% success rate."

"It's so weird, to be honest, Tang knows a thing or two about alchemy, but he has never seen anyone use these elixir formulas to refine Yuanyang pills. I would like to meet this person. Can I recommend you?"

"No problem, come here." Fang Yuan called out, and then a man entered from the outside, saluting, "What's your order, Senior Fang?"

"Go and invite fellow Taoist Shao Hui."

"Yes." The man responded and left.

"Fang Daoyou, may I ask where the elixirs refined by your palace are sold every year?"

"We sell directly to the chamber of commerce, at [-]% of the market price."

"How long has Fellow Daoist been here?"

"About [-] or [-] years! At first I worked for the shop in Huajianting City, and then I was transferred here."

The two chatted and waited, and after about an incense stick, they heard footsteps, and a man with a short stature came in from the outside, and said to Fang Yuanji, "Senior Fang, what are you calling me for?"

Tang Ning looked him up and down. This man was at the mid-stage of Jindan, with short arms and legs, and a strong body. He looked like a short-legged tiger. He had a bulbous nose, phoenix eyes, unshaven beard, and swollen eye circles. He was unkempt and very scribbled. It's not flattering.

What's more, his eyes are dull, and he looks quite stupid.

Tangning didn't expect that in the way of alchemy, there would be such a strange thing. A person with such accomplishments would look like this. It really echoed the old saying, people are not judged by their appearance, and sea water cannot be measured.

"Fellow Daoist Shao, this is our honored guest, Fellow Daoist Tang Ning. After hearing about your alchemy method, he was very interested and wanted to see your alchemy with his own eyes, so he specially invited you here to show him."

"Oh!" Shao Hui nodded dully, but did not move. After a few breaths, Tangning was wondering why he was motionless when he turned his head to her like a puppet and asked in a muffled voice, "Senior, can I Have you started yet?"

"can."

Only then did Shao Hui move his steps. First, he opened the fire vein under the cauldron, and then took out black gastrodia elata, red blood grass, vermilion fruit, star flower, black tongue grass and other auxiliary elixir from the cabinet, and kneaded it into a round pill Shape, thrown into the Danding.

When the pills are about to disperse, put the main medicine into the cauldron, the spirit fire controls the temperature, and the spiritual consciousness leads the main medicine powder to integrate with the pills.

The whole process took less than a quarter of an hour, Shao Hui slapped the cauldron, and a black and round pill spit out from below.

With a move in Tangning's hand, he took the pill and held it with his fingers to observe carefully. The structure of the pill's spiritual power was very stable, and the surface was shiny, which was no different from the Yuanyang pill he usually refined.

It turned out to be really possible, he murmured in his heart, turned around and saw Shao Hui standing behind him with his hands down with a dull expression.

"Who taught you this recipe?"

"The words of the seniors were studied by the juniors themselves."

"Do your own research? What do you think, use black gastrodia elata, red blood grass, vermilion fruit, star flower, black tongue grass and other auxiliary medicines to replace green wood fat, red gauze grass, yellow spirit ginseng, and blood python branch?"

"The younger generation thinks that the principle of alchemy is actually the same, but it's just the fusion of medicinal properties. The green wood resin has the effect of invigorating energy, the red gauze grass is for removing cold, the yellow ginseng is for strengthening the body, and the blood python branch is for strengthening the blood. So the younger generation used it. The replacement of the elixir with similar medicinal properties, after repeated pondering and experimentation, finally succeeded."

"Why do you use these elixir medicines to replace the original auxiliary medicines? Isn't it good to just use the formula of Gubendan? The cost of your medicines is not as low as the original formula!"

"The younger generation thinks that the refining of elixir should be a hundred schools of thought, and there should be no fixed rules and constraints, just like Guben Dan. In fact, there should be many kinds of refining formulas for it, and everyone can have a variety of formulas." Choose, not be limited to one kind." When Shao Hui said this, a gleam of light flashed in his dull eyes.

Tang Ning nodded slightly. Although he didn't think it would be useful to study a few more formulas, the spirit of immersing himself in it was commendable.

"So so many types of elixir in the cabinet are the materials you use to research new formulas?"

"Yes, Senior Mingjian."

"Besides Yuanyang Pill, do you have other secret recipes for different pills?"

"Every time the junior is proficient in refining a kind of elixir, he will study one or two different formulas."

"The cost of refining the elixir is not a small sum. How long did it take you to successfully refine the Guben elixir with this formula?"

"About half a year."

"Only half a year?"

"Yes."

"Who did you study under?"

"The younger generation figured it out by themselves, and there is no famous teacher to teach it."

"Oh!" Tangning took a deep look at him and nodded, "Thank you, fellow Taoist, today is an eye-opener for Tang, you should go first!"

Shao Hui turned his head to Fang Yuan, saw him nodding, and then backed out.

"Fellow Daoist Tang, let's go to the storage room!" Fang Yuan said.

"Okay." The three of them left the alchemy room. As they were walking, Tangning asked again, "Fang Daoyou, where did you find this Shao Hui fellow?"

"I have to ask Fellow Daoist Jiang about this. All the alchemists here are found by him from the lottery bridge. Otherwise, how could I have the ability to find so many alchemists."

Jiang Xinquan smiled and said: "He is a casual cultivator, and he has been in the alchemy room of Yuanxiangfang City, northwest of this pavilion, for many years. Because of his eccentric temperament, he is dull, and he likes to study rare pill formulas. Many alchemy fellows jokingly call him Dan Chi has a slight reputation in the local area."

"It happened that there was a shortage of manpower here, so I sent someone to contact him. He heard that there was free elixir for him to make alchemy, and he readily agreed, so he came here."

"This person is obsessed with the way of alchemy. He has almost no other hobbies other than alchemy. He is either alchemy or cultivation throughout the year. He basically doesn't deal with outsiders. You can tell by his foolish appearance."

Tang Ning asked, "He used this formula to refine Guben Pill. The success rate must not be very high at the beginning, and the cost should not be small. How do you calculate the cost? Will your palace pay him in advance?"

"Of course not. We are in business. How can he make such a fuss? The salary that should be paid is written in the contract, and he is responsible for the profit and loss."

"Oh? Then when he first tried this method of refining, didn't he pay a lot of salary?"

Fang Yuan said: "That's not true. Don't look at others as stupid, but he is not really stupid. When he was recruited by the temple, he was already very proficient in using this formula to refine Guben Pill. We have no problem at all."

"Look at the many strange and weird elixirs in the cabinet, they are all prepared by him trying other formulas. Whenever he completes the alchemy task, the rest is used to practice by himself and try other formulas."

"As long as the task is completed, of course we can't control him, and let him mess around on his own."

Tang Ning said: "I think this person is a talented person. He can learn without a teacher, and he has found a new way in the way of pills. It shows his talent. If he can be reused and cultivated, he may become a master of alchemy in time. .”

Fang Yuan said: "That also depends on whether his cultivation can match the talent of alchemy. Our business is about profit, and it is impossible to provide him with free elixir."

"As for his new research, to be honest, I even went to find someone who is quite famous in alchemy in this pavilion to appreciate it. It's not worth mentioning at all. Some formulas have complex ingredients, and the cost is only higher than the original formula. , and not as good as the original formula.”

"Just like the new formula of Yuanyang Dan he developed, the cost is higher than the original formula of auxiliary medicine. It's not that others can't make these things, but it's inconvenient to use, and no one wants to waste energy."

"To put it bluntly, these formulations have no real benefit at all."

(End of this chapter)