The unicorn horn in front of me is obviously just a section of it, and it is the top part.
"Master, how big is this entire unicorn horn?" Ying Zheng asked curiously.
Ji Fa replied: "It's about twice as big as this one. The Qilin clan is also divided into several groups, and the sizes of their horns are also different."
"Similar to the situation of deer, when a unicorn is immature, it grows velvet. When it reaches adulthood, it gradually changes into horns, which are shed regularly. The horns in front of you are the horns shed by a unicorn for the first time."
"It is extremely rich in earthy elements and has extremely high medicinal value. If there is a serious loss of vitality, it has a great tonic effect."
Ying Zheng said: "Then let's give it to Master. Wouldn't it be great?"
Ji Fa sighed softly and said: "Human lifespan has its limit, no matter how long you replenish it, it will be the same, and for our Tiancheng lineage, the effect is no longer that great."
Ying Zheng thought for a while and said, "Is this thing easy to get? If I go to Jiuyou, will I be able to encounter it?"
"That depends on luck." Ji Fa said, "If it is not a place where Qilin lives, it will definitely not be found."
Ying Zheng was suddenly eager to try: "Then I will also look for it. Think about it, the Nine Nethers should be more mysterious than Shennongjia."
"That is natural, and there are many things that I have never seen before." Ji Fa said, "The "Book of Mountains and Seas" recorded by our ancestors only describes the birds and beasts we encountered."
"There are many that are hidden, or underground, that will definitely not be seen." Ying Zheng added.
Ji Fa nodded and said, "Do you know which of these sacred beasts is the most precious?"
Ying Zheng analyzed: "The egg-laying tribe regards the dragon as their esteem. Could it be dragon scales, or... dragon whiskers?"
"It's dragon scales." Ji Fa replied, "But there is another thing that is of great significance to us."
"Oh? What is it?" Ying Zheng asked.
Ji Fa paused and replied: "Golden Crow Feet."
"Golden Crow Foot?" Ying Zheng asked in confusion, "Why is it so special?"
Ji Fa pointed to the small copper box: "Tell me more, don't you like to hear stories?"
After the two sat down, Ji Fa continued: "To talk about the Golden Crow Foot, we have to start with Hou Yi's creation of the sun. At that time, the technology of the gods to create small stars had become increasingly mature, but there was a drawback, that is, the use of They are all inorganic media and have a certain service life. When they are discarded, they must be replaced with new ones.”
"But for our ancient star, it is a matter of divide and conquer. The Dragon Clan doesn't want to go to war often because it needs to replace the Shaoyang, so it requires the God Clan to create a Shaoyang that can continue to provide energy and does not need to be replaced."
"This is difficult for the people of the Protoss, because their technology cannot solve this problem yet."
"So Pangu formulated the energy storage plan, filling the earth with a certain amount of magma, using a certain mechanism to absorb external solar heat energy, and then converting it into Shaoyang, so that Shaoyang can continuously release heat and light. .”
"So, Hou Yi began to try to upgrade Shaoyang, so he tried one after another. The first nine times, they all failed."
Ying Zheng exclaimed: "It turns out that the legend of Hou Yi shooting the sun is based on this!"
Ji Fa nodded and said: "Yes, it is said that there are ten suns in the sky, and he shot down nine of them. In fact, he shot down Shaoyang after testing it again and again and failing."
"Then it was successful the tenth time?" Ying Zheng asked.
Ji Fa nodded and said: "Later, Hou Yi was very confused, so Pangu asked him to consult the Dragon Clan, who asked him to fuse the five elements into Shaoyang, and then use life as the medium to generate a steady stream of energy."
"So, the Golden Crow clan, who are good at converting heat sources, became Hou Yi's partners."
"The Gods deeply studied the abilities and characteristics of the Golden Crow and created an artifact tailor-made for them, which is the Golden Crow's feet that are shaped like claws."
"With it, the Golden Crow can withstand very high temperatures without incident, and can better control the heat source, so it has become the carrier of Shaoyang."
Ying Zheng's eyes lit up: "So you left the legend that there is a three-legged golden crow in the sun?"
Ji Fa nodded again: "That's right, but then the Dragon Clan sneaked into the God Clan and took control of many hostages. Pangu's ancestor was intercepted by the Golden Crow Clan on the way to escape. However, thinking of the old relationship, the Golden Crow leader softened his heart and let him go. Pangu.”
"Because of this incident, the leader of the Golden Crow was also punished by the Dragon Clan. He was not allowed to leave Shaoyang even half a step for the rest of his life, and the rest of the clan was not allowed to intercede for him, let alone go to rescue him privately."
Ying Zhengruo realized something: "So, this Golden Crow Foot is extremely precious to the God Clan, because it symbolizes the friendship with the Golden Crow Clan."
"Exactly." Ji Fa said, "However, in order to avoid suspicion, the Golden Crow rarely has contact with the human race, and many of them stay in Shaoyang to accompany the Golden Crow leader."
"After the world-destroying disaster broke out, Jiuyou's Shaoyang was also damaged. Only the Golden Crow Foot can repair the Shaoyang. Therefore, we must not only find a way to rescue the Golden Crow, but also use the Golden Crow Foot to repair the Shaoyang."
Ying Zheng secretly made up his mind that if he had a chance, he would take back the Golden Crow Foot and give it to Ji Fa.
"Okay, you've heard the story. It's time to go back and try to see if the unicorn horn tube works." Ji Fa said.
Ying Zheng responded, blew out the lights, and accompanied Ji Fa to leave King Wu's Mausoleum and quickly returned to Sima's Mansion.
In the secret room, Ji Fa cut off a small piece of the unicorn horn, washed it with spring water, then added a few medicinal materials, soaked it in clean water and steamed it.
This is done to activate the activity of the unicorn horn.
After steaming, the color of the unicorn horn became much mellower. Ji Fa chopped it into pieces, each piece was almost as big as a grain of rice, and then mixed it with the grains and steamed it again.
This time, the purpose is to fully integrate the elements in it with the five elements in the grains and enhance each other.
When the rice grains and beans were ripe, Ji Fa mashed them and wrapped each grain of unicorn horn with grain powder, making it look like Yuanxiao.
Ji Fa put the rice balls into the big cauldron for refining. An hour later, he put the third eye into it again.
In fact, the whole process is not complicated, but it takes a long time, and Ying Zheng doesn't have much patience because of this.
Unexpectedly, this is only the first step of integration.
Because Jiuding has been in a normal state and has not been activated.
All this time, Ji Fa has not activated Jiuding because it has not yet been used for its true purpose, but now that he needs to refine his third eye again, the situation is different.
"Where is your Xuanyuan Sword?" Ji Fa looked at Ying Zheng, "I can lend it to you."
Ying Zheng handed the Xuanyuan Sword at his waist to Ji Fa.
Ji Fa came to the bottom of one of the big cauldrons, placed the black iron snail in a groove, and turned it gently.
After a few breaths, there was only a "click" sound, and there was a sound in the belly of the tripod outside, and then a small knob popped out.
Ji Fa turned the knob three times clockwise, and there was another crisp sound on the opposite side.
Ying Zheng turned to the position opposite the big cauldron and saw a gap similar to a scabbard appeared in the lower part of the belly of the cauldron.
Ji Fa also turned around and inserted Xuanyuan Sword into the gap.
A glimmer of light emerged from the sword body, as if Xuanyuan Sword and the cauldron were interacting.
Immediately, a layer of mist appeared faintly on the surface of the cauldron. Although it was not thick, it was clearly visible.
The mist was like a protective layer, completely covering the inside and outside of the cauldron, and then faded little by little until it dissipated.
"Green Gourd Sword Fairy"
Looking at the color on Ding's body, it has become slightly lighter, but the luster is several times that of before, as if it has been coated with a new layer of grease.
Ji Fa moved a wooden chair, stood on it, held the tripod's ears, and pushed it to one side.
With a click, the tripod ears were misaligned.
Ji Fa turned to the other side and moved the other tripod ear.
The two tripod ears were originally symmetrical, but now they have changed their positions, which looks a bit weird.
At this moment, there was a sound inside the cauldron.
Ying Zheng was very curious and quickly moved a wooden chair, stood on it and looked inside.
At the bottom of the tripod's belly, five circular Tai Chi patterns suddenly appeared, which are the so-called yin and yang fish.
"When the cauldron is heated, the Tai Chi diagram will slowly rotate, the five elements will be automatically classified, and the attributes of Yin and Yang will be separated along the way, entering the interior through the round hole in the middle, and gradually integrating with the Third Eye." Ji Fa explained.
Ying Zheng looked at the Tai Chi pattern: "It sounds so complicated, but this Jiuding is so amazing."
Ji Fa rolled his eyes at him and said, "You don't need to build Jiuding anymore. You've already gained a huge advantage. Why don't you add fuel to the fire?"
Ying Zheng stuck out his tongue, jumped off the chair, and added charcoal to the bottom of the tripod.
"Master." Ying Zheng said while working, "I feel that it is a big regret not to learn how to make a cauldron."
Ji Fa looked at him: "Do you really want to learn?"
Ying Zheng became more determined: "If you want to learn, you and your previous ancestors are also emperors. On the one hand, you manage the government, build tripods and royal tombs, and teach the people a lot of useful knowledge."
"Okay!" Ji Fa smiled and said, "Since you really want to learn, I will teach you, even though you won't need this skill in the future."
Ying Zheng shook his head and said: "It may not be of use in the world, but maybe it can be useful after going to Jiuyou. There is no harm in learning it."
Ji Fa said: "That's right. After all, you will spend most of your time in seclusion in the Netherworld."
Ying Zheng said: "I see that this cauldron has undergone very subtle changes. It must have a sophisticated internal structure. What does it look like inside?"
"Do you still remember that in the secret room on the fourth floor, there used to be a copy of "The Secret of the Nine Cauldrons"?" Ji Fa asked.
Ying Zheng nodded: "I'll get it."
He remembered that the book was written in oracle bones. He had read it in general at the time, but didn't pay much attention to it. Now that he had seen the usefulness of Jiuding, driven by curiosity, he wanted to learn how to cast Jiuding.
The ancient books moved back from the fourth-floor King Wu's Mausoleum are all stored in a separate room in the palace. They are always locked and almost no one comes in or out.
Ying Zheng quickly found the "Nine Cauldron Secrets" and returned to Sima Mansion.
As soon as he entered the door, he met a person. It was Liu Bang who came to Xianyang with him.
Since coming back with Ying Zheng, Liu Bang has not left Xianyang. He was arranged by him to stay in Sima Mansion, where he would chat with the scribes whenever he had nothing to do.
Then Liu Bang spent New Year's Eve here with the scribes, welcomed the New Year, and was planning to return to Chu State after a while.
"Your Majesty." Liu Bang cupped his hands and said.
Ying Zheng pulled him aside and asked, "How are you doing during this time?"
"It's not bad." Liu Bang said, "I saw a lot of new things, especially New Year's Eve and Chinese New Year. It was really lively."
Ying Zheng smiled and said, "Then continue this event and hold this kind of celebration every year. Don't stop if you inherit the great cause in the future."
"Okay, it all depends on the king's arrangements." Liu Bang said.
"Is there anything else you need?" Ying Zheng asked next.
Liu Bang hesitated for a moment and said, "I want to know who will help me in the future."
Ying Zheng smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I don't know this question now, so I can't answer you. Maybe those people are still children."
Liu Bang thought about it, and it was true. Maybe it was too early to ask about things that would happen more than twenty years later.
"Understood." Liu Bang said, "I plan to return home tomorrow, so I will ask the king to resign in advance."
Ying Zheng nodded, explained a few more words, and turned around to go to the Treasure Pavilion.
