In early June, the scorching heat arrived as promised.
Even though there was flooding in Dongting, other places were still scorching hot with little rainfall. Fortunately, the common people are used to it. At this time, there will be no delay in high temperature subsidies, ice drink benefits are available every day, Emei Pharmaceutical Factory works overtime, and a large number of heat-relieving medicines are sent to various places.
The working hours of foreign workers are even shortened. Neither the boss nor the workers want to make fun of their lives. If you learn how to peel skins every week, it’s okay, I’ll leave at worst, and continue to work in autumn, anyway, there is a lot of work now.
As for the Zhaizhai student party, live broadcast party, gnawing old party, etc., they are the happiest, blowing on the air conditioner, eating watermelon, and waiting for the frog to return from his trip.
Everyone is walking at their own pace, including Li Suchun.
For three consecutive years, he went to Tianzhu Mountain to escape the summer heat, bringing with him that iron corpse that might never be upgraded. The Taoist Academy didn't even bother to entertain him, so they directly opened a guest house for him to prepare for a long time.
Come when it's hot, leave when it's cold, eat and drink for free, and feel at ease.
That night, the wind was clear and the moon was bright, Li Suchun was practicing in the small courtyard. When it comes to cultivation, it is nothing more than a simple method of nourishing qi, or the set of things of the master's school.
His working relationship is with the government, and the government has taken over all the exercises of the Taoist sect, so it is natural to take care of him. As a result, after tossing and turning, there was no skill suitable for his type of figurines.
Although there are some inheritances in Xiangxi, they belong to the witchcraft system, which is different from Taoism. So it's very embarrassing, as the first guy to defect to the government, he hasn't even got a talent yet.
Li Suchun didn't care, at least on the surface.
"rustle!"
"rustle!"
The bright moon is cold, the night wind blows softly, and the green bamboos and flowers in the yard are swaying. Li Suchun suddenly opened his eyes and shouted: "Who?"
I saw a red phantom, who did not know when it came to the front, and was quietly looking down at him.
"..."
Li Suchun was stunned at first, then asked: "Senior Wu Shan?"
"You've heard of me? Oh, you're inside the official department, so there are naturally news channels." The phantom floated down.
"You, know me?" He was also surprised.
"Not only do I know, I'm here for you."
Wu Shan didn't want to talk too much, a red light flashed and pierced the opponent's sea of consciousness. After a slight pain, Li Suchun was surprised to find something extra in his mind, and couldn't help asking: "What do you mean?"
"My Lushan Road does not practice corpse control, but I have some research on the method of Yin Qi forging the body. You can think about it yourself. Whether you practice it or not is up to you."
Wu Shan turned around and drifted away, leaving a leisurely sentence: "If you reach Xiantian, come and find me again!"
"senior!"
Li Suchun chased after two steps, but disappeared, stopped in a daze, and stood quietly in the courtyard.
…
Walking two miles east from Qingxinlu, there is a small piece of flat land, about the size of two basketball courts.
Iron pine is planted all around, which is a kind of alienated pine, covered with thick brown bark, which is very strong and can insulate fire.
The alchemy house of Phoenix Mountain is located here, of course it is not like a Taoist monastery, where a house is built squarely. In the open space, only a stone house was built in the corner for storing sundries and taking a short rest.
Gu Yu had already refined the alchemy stove, because the one in the Tianshi Mansion was very easy to use, so he deliberately imitated it and made some improvements.
The tower-like cover has a round bead on the top and seven round holes for ventilation. Below is the sea of water, and below that is the hanging tire tripod for placing materials. At the bottom is a round belly-shaped container with ears on the left and right, which is used to add firewood.
This furnace is more than 1 meter high and about 80 meters wide.
"boom!"
White air rose, and the body of the tripod swayed. Gu Yu quickly removed the fire and lifted the lid. There was a dull muffled sound, and a strange smell of burning and medicinal fragrance was emitted from the cauldron.
"Fudan's temperature is wrong, and it has to be weaker by three points."
Gu Yu took out the waste refining residue and put it away, then cleaned the alchemy furnace, picked up the seventh ingredient and put it in.
That's right, he's been here for a month, experimenting with the Qi Gathering Pill's refining method over and over again. A total of ten materials were prepared, but six failed.
He was not discouraged, but summed up his experience and corrected the context little by little.
"Wow!"
With one move of Lao Gu's hand, a stream of clear water flew over and poured into the sea of water, followed by closing the lid and starting the seventh refinement.
He followed the steps carefully, and three days passed in a blink of an eye, and he arrived at the place where he failed last time: Fu Dan.
As mentioned earlier, every change in shape of medicinal materials is called a turn. Qi Ju Dan is a four-turn pill, that is, it has undergone four changes.
Vodan is the penultimate step, changing the gaseous state into a solid state.
"..."
Gu Yu stared at the alchemy furnace with all his attention, and at the same time drew out the surrounding fire, the fire gradually weakened, and the temperature also slowly dropped. The alchemy in the cauldron was lower than the water temperature, and it directly condensed into pieces of ice crystals, which fell to the bottom.
When all the gas dissipated, he quickly added two Red Flame Fruits, the flames soared, and the crystals that had just condensed softened slightly.
At this moment, the divine consciousness flew out from the profound orifice, wrapped all the crystals, and kneaded and squeezed them one by one like a ball to make them more compact.
"rise!"
Finally, with a shout from Gu Yuqing, the top cover and Shuihai were lifted automatically, and nine crystal-clear white pearl-like Qi Gathering Pills rolled in the cauldron.
Danxiang permeates the air and stays together for a long time.
The Quxie Pill has two ranks and can be used by ordinary people; the Yishen Pill has three ranks and can be used by innates; the Qi Gathering Pill has four ranks and can be used by immortals. It is said that there are nine turns of pills, which are called Jiuzhuan Golden Pills, and the pills will be punished by the heavens, and if you take them, you can become immortals.
"..."
He looked at it for a while, then put it into the gourd, and adjusted his breath on the spot. After a day, when he was full of energy, he took out one pill and put it in his mouth.
boom!
There is still a little buffer time for the Yishen Pill, but there is not even a moment for the Qi Gathering Pill. As soon as it was ingested, it melted immediately, and the incomparably powerful medicinal properties formed a silver-white nebula in the body. The nebula slowly rotated, and every time it turned, the body felt like it was being torn apart, and the pain was unbearable.
Gu Yu didn't dare to be negligent, and quickly guided the dredging, and decomposed the properties of the medicine bit by bit, 30% nourished the meridian of the flesh and blood, and 70% was injected into the mysterious orifice.
The root of the innate lies in the body; the root of the immortal lies in the god. Only when the soul is strong and the primordial spirit is formed, can one be promoted to a god.
"Well… "
As the profound orifice became more and more full, his pain became more and more intense. The place that was about to swell was empty and nowhere to be seen. It didn't seem to be nourished and strengthened, but it seemed to suffer.
I don't know how long it took before the pain gradually eased. After all the properties of the medicine were digested, he reluctantly opened his eyes, feeling like he was alive after a catastrophe.
Lao Gu immediately looked inside himself, with joy on his face, as expected of a Four-Turn Pill, taking only one, the most difficult to improve spiritual consciousness has grown a little bit.
There is no sun and moon in the mountains, and the year is completely cold.
He practiced alchemy for a month, but he didn't feel the passage of time. After realizing the effect of the Qi Gathering Pill, he felt a little more relaxed.
Gu Yu looked at the place and felt that it was too small, so he simply ran to the training ground and flicked his sleeves. Two complete dragon skeletons appeared on the ground, and another one was broken into three pieces, but it was the one Xiao Zhai killed.
"..."
He looked at the three skeletons with a subtle look in his eyes.
It is of great use, it is not false, it is really of great use. Speaking of it, it was a whim, he wanted to use the natural characteristics of Jiaolong to refine a large tool with the imprint of cultivation.
Fazhou!
…
Gu Yu is always thinking about a question: apart from being able to transcend oneself, what is the purpose of cultivating the Tao
There may be many answers, such as rainfall, which can relieve drought; such as catching ghosts, which can save living souls;
But these things are accidental, you will do it when you encounter it, it will not appear in the daily life of ordinary people.
Xiao Zhai discussed this issue with him. She said that Western disciplines are strong and can affect development; Eastern personal strength is strong, which is also an advantage, and there is no need to compare with others.
He didn't refute it at the time, in fact he didn't accept it.
In the square market at the foot of Phoenix Mountain, European shops would sell some alchemy products from time to time. From walking alarm clocks, to slime-like toys, to automatic carriages for children... It seems very naive, but if you think about it, if they can sell it in foreign countries, how far should this foundation be in their own country?
Perhaps one day, a city completely created by magic and alchemy appeared in the west, and he would not be surprised.
What does that mean? That is, he has seen the potential of the West to increase productivity with its extraordinary power!
Since the recovery of Reiki, the world has been changing every day, and everything that everyone does is invisibly catalyzing this change.
People are lost, they don't know where the old world is going. Is it to completely abandon the past and move towards an extraordinary civilization? Or will the two merge to form a new social system? Or after a short period of glory, return to the same path
At present, there is only one thing in common: everyone hopes that this change will be good, positive, and able to solve those problems that could not be solved before.
For example: cancer - elixir/magic potion - cure.
So after he got the jiao bone, he thought about it and made a bold attempt to build a dharma boat.
…
"Orchard pruning, done, good!"
"Thank you uncle!"
In the service hall, a teenage girl handed back the task card, and got a good evaluation. Daily tasks such as sweeping in the mountains, feeding pigs and planting flowers are not highly rated.
Most of the disciples who are not strong enough, or lazy by nature, or allocate time will pick it up.
The little girl seemed very satisfied, and she bounced out of the service hall. You Yu, who was behind her, followed closely and handed over a bag.
The other party looked at it for a while, nodded and said: "One catty of cordyceps, the quality is intact, the quantity is large, excellent!"
"Thanks!"
You Yu quickly thanked, and said: "I want to take up the task of Tianhua Mountain, I have a team, and the number meets the requirements."
"Oh, this one won't work."
"Why?" He was very surprised.
"Just passed the word..."
The man glanced at him and said: "The one-year period is approaching. From today onwards, the distribution of tasks and teaching will be stopped. After seven days, there will be a unified selection. Those who are qualified will stay, and the rest will be driven out of the mountain gate!"