Huludao, a secret room.
Han Changming sat cross-legged on a cushion, staring at the alchemy furnace not far away with a serious expression.
The room was filled with a faint medicinal fragrance. Han Changming had been frantically refining pills during this period. He wanted to raise his pill-making skills to the second-level mid-grade level. He was the only second-level alchemist in the Han family, so he had to improve his pill-making skills. Both he and his family would benefit.
All along, the Han family had to buy the second-level elixirs they needed. There was no other way. The Han family did not have a second-level alchemist, nor did they have any inheritance in this area. They only collected some second-level elixir recipes. If it were not for the assistance of the spiritual water produced by the Taiyi Hualing Gourd, Han Changming might not have been able to become a second-level alchemist.
After a while, Han Changming retracted his magic spell, extinguished the flame, opened the lid of the alchemy furnace and saw ten green pills inside, emitting a strange fragrance.
He picked up a green pill between his fingers, looked at it carefully, nodded with satisfaction, and put it into his mouth.
Soon, a huge amount of spiritual energy rose from his abdomen and spread to his limbs and bones.
Han Changming quickly sat down cross-legged and used his internal energy to refine the spiritual energy.
After half an hour, Han Changming stood up with a happy look on his face.
The pills he refined were all low-grade pills, but he could use the Taiyi Hualing Gourd to upgrade the pills to medium-grade. At present, the Taiyi Hualing Gourd can only upgrade the pills to medium-grade. The number of pills upgraded is too large, and it needs to absorb a large amount of spiritual energy.
With the spirit-gathering stone in hand, there is no need to worry about the lack of spiritual energy.
Han Changming searched through all the clan's classics, but still couldn't figure out the grade of the Taiyi Hualing Gourd.
Above the magic tools are the magic treasures. The magic treasures are divided into different levels from low to high, namely magic treasures, ancient treasures, and all-powerful magic treasures.
There is no record in the classics about the magic weapon that can automatically absorb spiritual energy. Han Changming couldn't figure out the origin of the Taiyi Hualing Gourd, but he still followed the instructions in the classics and swore his loyalty by dripping blood. The effect of the Taiyi Hualing Gourd was too extraordinary, so Han Changming would not tell anyone, not even his wife and daughter.
A man is innocent but is guilty of possessing a treasure. If the news of Taiyi Hualing Gourd leaks out, not only Han Changming, but the entire Han family will be in trouble.
Han Changming put away the pill, took out a jade slip and placed it between his eyebrows.
Spiritual water has an effect on alchemy and talisman making. Han Changming thought that spiritual water might also have an effect on winemaking.
Taking too many elixirs will have side effects, but spiritual wine does not have this side effect, as it is brewed from spiritual herbs.
The jade slip records the method of brewing a spiritual wine called Lingtao Niang. Lingtao Niang is brewed with spiritual peaches that are more than ten years old. It is drunk by Qi-refining monks and has the effect of increasing their magic power.
The winemaking process is not difficult. The quality of spiritual wine has a lot to do with the materials. According to historical records, a little water from spiritual wells should be added when making wine. The more spiritual the water is, the better the quality of the brewed spiritual wine will be.
During this battle, Han Changming obtained some spiritual peaches, which could be used to brew spiritual wine.
He took out a dozen red spiritual peaches and several empty wine jars, washed the peaches, peeled them, cut the flesh into small pieces, poured in some spiritual water, added wine yeast, sealed the jars and placed them in a cool place.
He brewed four jars of spirit wine in total, with different dilution degrees of spirit water for comparison.
After doing all this, he stood up and walked out of the secret room.
Not long after, he returned to his residence. Ye Xue was teaching Han Benfu and Ye Xin was preparing dinner.
The three of them have already practiced fasting, so it's okay not to eat. However, food contains spiritual energy and is also beneficial to cultivation. The most important thing is that they mainly accompany Han Benfu to eat.
Han Benfu has a heavy workload. Before she officially steps into the world of immortal cultivation, she has to learn a lot of knowledge about immortal cultivation, including elixirs, refining materials, division of power and so on.
Han Changming walked over and stood silently behind Han Benfu.
Han Benfu was copying the elixirs in the "Compendium of Materia Medica" from memory. She had to remember their appearance, name, efficacy, smell and color clearly. She had the dual spiritual roots of wood and fire, and wood gave birth to fire. She was a natural alchemist.
After having a child, Han Changming realized how difficult it is to be a parent. As a parent, who doesn't want their children to become successful? Han Changming trained Han Benfu to be an alchemist. Ye Xue was very strict with her. It is common for a loving mother to have a spoiled child.
If Han Benfu remembered the medicinal properties of a remedy incorrectly, she had to copy the "Compendium of Materia Medica" once. If she made a mistake again, she had to copy it ten times. If she made a mistake again, she had to copy it twenty times. Ye Xue also copied it as many times as Han Benfu had copied, setting an example herself.
If Han Benfu remembered correctly, she could agree to a small request of hers. The Compendium of Materia Medica recorded hundreds of common medicinal herbs and had nearly ten thousand words. She was only six years old, and it was not easy for her to memorize the contents of the Compendium of Materia Medica word for word.
After a cup of tea, Ye Xue noticed Han Changming behind her. She was about to say something, but Han Changming made a hushing gesture, telling her not to speak and avoid disturbing Han Benfu.
"I've finished writing it, mother. Please take a look. There should be no mistakes this time. I have copied it more than thirty times."
Han Benfu handed a thick book to Ye Xue and said with a smile.
"It's not up to you to decide whether it's right or wrong. Just compare it with the Compendium of Materia Medica and you'll know whether it's wrong or not."
Ye Xue said in a stern tone.
"Madam, let me see the Compendium of Herbs that Fuer wrote down from memory."
Han Changming took the book from Ye Xue and started flipping through it.
Half a quarter of an hour later, Han Changming closed the book, nodded and said, "Not bad, there is not a single mistake. It seems that you have worked hard."
"Great, Dad, I want to raise more amethyst bugs."
Ye Xue's eyes widened and she said, "I haven't looked at it yet! Wait until I confirm that there are no mistakes. After dinner, write it down again. You must remember the characteristics and effects of each spiritual medicine. If you want to become a qualified alchemist, you must first remember the characteristics and effects of spiritual medicines."
After hearing this, Han Benfu's tender little face revealed a bitter face. She ran to Han Changming and begged, "Dad, Mom is too strict with me! Even Fourth Uncle is not so strict with Seventh Brother."
"Your mother is doing this for your own good. This is my tacit consent. After dinner, write it again. Dad will accompany you."
Han Changming touched Han Benfu's head lovingly and said with a smile.
"If there is no mistake, give me another twenty purple crystal insects. It's not fun with too few."
Han Changming smiled and nodded and agreed.
After dinner, Han Changming's family of four gathered in the stone pavilion. The three of them watched Han Benfu copying the "Compendium of Materia Medica" in silence.
Seeing Han Changming's face full of doting, Ye Xin sighed softly and touched her belly.
After a cup of tea, Han Benfu put down her pen. Ye Xue checked it personally, and after confirming that it was correct, she nodded with satisfaction.
Han Changming immediately took out twenty purple crystal insects and handed them to Han Benfu. Han Benfu took the spiritual insects and said with a smile: "Dad, Auntie, Mom, I'm going to go play with my seventh brother."
"Husband, sister, I'll follow her. If I don't keep an eye on this girl, she might get into some disaster."
Ye Xue dropped a word and quickly chased after him.
Han Changming smiled slightly, picked up Ye Xin by the waist, and said with a smile: "Madam, it's getting late, let's take a rest! Give Benfu a brother or sister."
Ye Xin put her arms around Han Changming's neck, nodded, and looked charming.
She had long wanted to give Han Changming a child. During this period, she and Han Changming worked hard every night. Ye Xue was also understanding and often took Han Benfu to visit other tribesmen's homes to encourage Han Changming and Ye Xin to work hard.