"But this is just an inferior alchemy method. Although it is worthy of celebration, we cannot be proud of it and stop moving forward."
After the joy passed, Lin Chen put away the smile on his face and warned in his heart.
Refining elixirs using the method of the Five Elements is just taking out the required medicinal properties from the elixir and condensing it into a non-toxic Qi elixir. It is still far from the true Mahayana of elixirs.
In Lin Chen's expectation, the way of elixir was to use various means to extract the required medicinal properties from the elixir, so that it would be flawless, free of impurities and non-toxic.
The Zhongcheng alchemy path is not limited to elixirs, but collects all things in the world as materials to refine elixirs. Based on the information from his previous life, Lin Chen can roughly divide them into five categories.
For example, the current mainstream in the world of immortality is the herbal flow, which uses the essence of plants and trees as medicine.
There are also beasts who use the inner elixir, skin, hair, scales, horns, flesh and blood essence of the beasts as medicine, plunder their innate magical powers to perfect their bodies, and then comprehend the legendary magical power [transformation], so as to reincarnate into the most perfect race in the world [celestial beings]. Danliu.
Or use gold and iron ore as medicine to refine a sword elixir, temper it with true energy day and night, and then use the sword to light up the mineral elixir flow in the nineteen states.
There is also the Qi Dan flow that collects the essence of the sun and the moon from the heaven and earth, the earth's magnetic energy, the purple energy of the morning sun, etc., and melts it into a furnace to turn the energy into elixirs.
Finally, there is the use of human beings as medicine, such as the human elixir flow of Zi Chehe, full-moon babies, boys and girls, etc.
As for the superior alchemy method, in Lin Chen's opinion, it is no longer simply refining alchemy, but the alchemist is telling about his own practice and explaining his own understanding of the world.
Chaos opened up the world, purity and turbidity divided heaven and earth, and yin and yang gave rise to all things. At this point, what the alchemist is practicing is no longer pills, but life and creation!
According to Lin Chen's speculation, this level of alchemy method has its most obvious manifestation in this world, which is the breakthrough from the golden elixir stage to the Nascent Soul stage, sublimating from a flesh and blood life to an aura creature!
This change and promotion of the essence of life is already a manifestation of nature!
"But if I can comprehend this step, I will be a Nascent Soul or even a God at least." Lin Chen laughed at himself, then shook his head and brought his thoughts back to reality.
"I'd better think about the current matter carefully now."
He looked at the elixir stored in the jade in his hand. This elixir was green in color, but it had a sense of illusion, showing that it was a spiritual energy elixir that was pure and non-toxic!
Although it is said that if this pill is stored in the Yunling Stone and then placed in the spiritual veins, it can continuously assimilate the spiritual energy and enhance the medicinal properties. After decades, it may be possible to complete the Qi refining period with just one use, but obviously, Lin Chen Can't wait so long.
"This elixir is good, but there is no need to worry about gains and losses. You have to use it when it's time to use it." Lin Chen smiled softly.
He put the jade stone that held the elixir to his mouth and inhaled gently. Suddenly, the round elixir instantly turned into a wisp of elixir energy, flew into Lin Chen's mouth, followed its body and fell directly into his Dantian.
In the Dantian, the three-colored clouds gently wrapped the Dan Qi, and it was directly converted into Zhen Qi. The process was not hindered at all, and even the refining step was omitted!
"The true energy transformed by this elixir fills approximately one thousandth of the Dantian..." Lin Chen felt it carefully and murmured.
In other words, as long as he persists in refining elixirs morning and evening, for at most three years, he can naturally be promoted to the foundation building stage, become a high-ranking member of the sect, and enjoy the two hundred years of immortality!
In other words, before the age of twenty-four, he can naturally be promoted to a Foundation Establishment monk, becoming the youngest person in the history of Qingyun Sect to be promoted to a Foundation Establishment monk!
"Now that the road to the Foundation Establishment Stage is clear, it's time to consider the Foundation Establishment practice and the Golden Core Stage." Lin Chen rubbed his eyebrows and his eyes moved.
Scientific research, from establishing the topic to experimenting and then getting the results, is a very long process. Lin Chen cannot wait until he reaches the golden elixir stage to consider its secrets, so he must make plans in advance.
And we must also understand the mystery and purpose of the foundation-building period.
"The practice of foundation building is also divided into three stages [Liquid Condensation], [Form Refining], and [Purple Mansion]. What's interesting is that these three stages correspond to the human body's [Qi], [Essence], and [Spirit] respectively. ]."
"After completing these three stages of practice, the monk will gather the energy and spirit in his body to condense a flawless golden elixir?"
"I originally thought that the monks simply wrote their consciousness into the aura, but now it seems that they have to write in the information of [jing] and [qi], otherwise they will not be able to turn into aura creatures, but just a wisp of ever-changing aura. ?”
Lin Chen said thoughtfully.
As far as he understood, the practice in the [Liquid Condensation] stage of foundation building was to fill the Dantian with liquid true energy.
[Shape Refining] uses the fusion of liquid essence and blood to refine the whole body, remove impurities in the body, make up for innate deficiencies, and thus achieve a perfect body.
[Purple Mansion] uses liquid true energy to penetrate the upper Dantian, open up the Niwan Palace, condense the Purple Mansion, and achieve the blending of spiritual energy and memory.
"With the help of the non-poisonous Qi pill, practicing in the [Liquid Condensation] stage is not a problem for me. And in my last experiment with Zhenqi atomization, it seems that due to my experience during time travel, I accidentally condensed [Purple Mansion] The prototype, even if it is just a prototype, will be useless for a while, but it will be of great help in the future..."
"As for [Shape Refining], it just so happened that the Blood Gu technique I obtained last time gave me inspiration... Well, to put it this way, it seems that there is no problem with my practice in the Foundation Establishment Stage. It seems that I only have to consider the Golden Core Stage. ?”
Lin Chen suddenly realized that he seemed to have no problem with practicing in the foundation building period.
After all, he has been conducting research on essence, energy and spirit for so many years, and this is exactly the same as the foundation-building period practice. This will greatly reduce his practice time, so now he only needs to consider how to approach the golden elixir. gone.
"Golden elixir, golden elixir, according to the records I saw in the scripture collection pavilion, to attack the golden elixir, the monks need to combine the three elements of essence, energy and spirit into one, and what mysterious and mysterious [Tao Yun] must be mastered?"
"What the hell? Essence, Qi, and Shen are already in the human body. They blend with each other and become one. Why do they need to be integrated into one? Also, what is [Dao Yun]? Why do these monks like to play with it so much? These word games?!”
Lin Chen frowned deeply.
These mysterious and unexplained terms have blocked many monks at the peak of the foundation building stage, forcing them to pursue pill-forming spiritual objects to condense pills.
And those high-level monks explained this as "The Gate of Xuanmen is the root of heaven and earth...". Anyway, if you realize it, you will realize it. If you don't realize it, there is nothing you can do.
All in all, the emphasis is on one mystery after another, speaking from heart to heart.
Maybe those disciples of the sect can understand it, but for Lin Chen, who is a time traveler, it is like a teacher telling you a lot of advanced math formulas in class and then asking you if you can do the same. It is simply a kind of torture.
"It would be great if we could conduct experiments to explore the secrets, but experiments involving golden elixirs..."
Lin Chen suddenly remembered the accident in the laboratory last time and couldn't help but feel a little silent.
Last time, the most rubbish, semi-crazy, and even near-death foundation-building monk who was artificially created by himself forced him to spend countless amounts of white phosphorus and kerosene at the cost of destroying a layer of underground space. If the suppression continues, if it were a Golden Core Stage monk, even the most rubbish one...
"Forget it, safety must be the first priority in the experiment, let's think of other methods!" Lin Chen shook his head and removed this idea from his mind without hesitation.
"Perhaps I can make my own research ideas into a technique and disseminate it, and let other monks go through the thunder for me, perfect it, and finally recycle it, absorb the ideas and wisdom of all living beings, and open up the path to the golden elixir for me?" Lin Chen's eyes He moved for a moment, but then fell into deep thought.
This is a good thing. After all, a person's wisdom and ideas are limited. No matter how smart he is, there are always things he hasn't thought of, but collective wisdom is different.
But there are three problems with doing this:
1. The land of Lingnan is too vast. Even if he is promoted to the foundation building stage, there is no way to monitor the status of the monks who have obtained the skills in real time. And even if something goes wrong and improvements are made, the other party may not record it.
2. The Lingnan cultivating world lacks resources. It is very rare to be promoted to the golden elixir stage monks with complete inheritance. Not to mention that the exercises given by Lin Chen are speculative and incomplete. How do you still want to be promoted to the golden elixir?
3. Even if a golden elixir was lucky enough to perfect my research ideas, at that time I was only a foundation-building monk, so why should I get the corresponding information from him to explore the mystery of the golden elixir?
"This idea is not advisable." Lin Chen rubbed his chin and thought carefully, "Perhaps, I can lower the requirements. It doesn't have to be a golden elixir monk, as long as there is an experimental subject who can combine the three elements of spirit, energy and spirit. That’s it, maybe I can also explore the so-called [Tao Yun]..."
"If you follow this idea, you don't even need a monk, just a mortal. After all, it's much safer." The more Lin Chen thought about it, the more feasible it became.
But now there is another problem...
"Mortals can only cultivate things such as qi, blood, and internal energy. How can they involve the mysteries of the three elements of essence, energy, and spirit?"
