He also made holes in the tops of many eggs, poured out the egg yolks and egg whites, poured cinnabar into them, and inserted the cinnabar-infused eggshells into the hot sand to heat them.
Then he built another big basin on top of the big iron basin and sealed the joint between the two basins with "Liuyi clay". The so-called "Liuyi mud" refers to seven kinds of medicines, including Rong salt, brine salt, vitriol, oyster, red stone resin, talc and Hu powder, which are ground into fine powder and then mixed into mud for sealing.
There is an iron pipe leading from the large basin covered above, and the hot air inside is guided into an earthen pot along a winding path. The earthen pot is placed in a container filled with cold water to allow the hot air to condense. .
In addition to Master Longbi, the other three disciples in this large room were also very busy.
The large room was filled with smoke, white smoke and yellow smoke mixed together, making all the insects in the air faint and fall to the ground.
"Master! Now the furnace can be opened!" the eldest disciple Lian Chengzi shouted.
"Water it, then shower it!" Long Bi ordered.
"Yes! Master."
"Pouring" means pouring out the dissolved liquid compound and waiting for it to cool down.
Lian Chengzi poured out the yellow liquid, and the hot yellow smoke rushed into his eyes and nose, making him burst into tears.
Next, he added water to the rapidly cooled compound to separate the dissolved substances and residues, which is called "leaching".
Xu Chengzi looked at his senior brother's work, and the excitement in his heart made him dance for joy: "It's already the eighth level, one more time..."
Ge Hong of the Eastern Jin Dynasty wrote "Baopuzi", and his "Golden Pill" chapter said: "If you take the pill of one turn, you will become immortal after taking it for three years." But "The pill of nine turns, you will get immortality after taking it for three days." "
It can be seen that the longer the elixir is smelted, the greater its effectiveness in becoming an immortal.
I just heard Ban Chengzi shouting from the side: "The fire is out... The fire is out..."
Lian Chengzi cursed, grabbed him in one step, and slapped him: "You coward, you can't do anything!" If the fire in any alchemy furnace goes out, the elixirs that have been refined for many years will be ruined. .
Ban Chengzi grimaced as his senior brother lit the fire again.
"Be careful! Fan harder!" Lian Chengzi put the grass fan into his hand.
In order to prevent the true energy from leaking out, every window in the big room was sealed tightly. It was extremely hot inside, and everyone was covered in stinking sweat, but no one complained.
Because the hard work at this moment is for eternal life.
Become an immortal!
This is their ultimate goal, and they are on their way to becoming immortals!
When the people on the dragon wall saw that the fire was stable, they stood up and walked around.
When he walked to his disciples, he did not forget to give them a few words of encouragement and pat them on the shoulder.
He secretly paid attention to the expressions of his disciples, and when he saw that they all had satisfied expressions, he dared to feel relieved.
He told himself: "Patience."
Patience is a kind of waiting.
He is waiting.
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Yun Kong gently placed the three fingers of his right hand on Chi Chengzi's wrist and felt the pulse from the three parts of "Cun, Guan, and Chi".
No pulse.
He became more attentive and focused on the feeling on his fingertips.
The beating of his pulse was quietly transmitted to the peripheral nerves at his fingertips.
Chi Chengzi is still alive, but the fire of life is extremely weak and is about to be extinguished at any time.
Yun Kong breathed a sigh of relief.
The door was slammed open and Xu Chengzi jumped in.
Xu Chengzi's small eyes stared coldly at Yun Kong, with an uneasy and kind-hearted smile on his lips.
"Let's eat," he said.
As soon as he finished speaking, he knocked the food in his hand over on the ground.
Then he laughed wildly.
Yun Kong frowned at his madness, and twisted her heart to hear him laughing.
When Xu Chengzi laughed, his eyes kept opening and narrowing, and there was an uncontrollable madness in his eyes.
Yun Kong stopped looking at him and sat cross-legged in silence.
Xu Chengzi couldn't stop laughing or trembling all over.
He suddenly stopped laughing.
He looked at the clouds in a very embarrassed manner, and the uncontrollable trembling of his limbs made him feel terrified.
He quickly ran out of the small room and locked the door hastily.
He found that he was afraid, and he began to have doubts.
"Master! Master!" His heart was shouting.
Xu Chengzi found Master Longbi and first checked to see if his two brothers were nearby.
Not here.
The master of Longbi is enjoying the shade under the shade of bamboo.
Since there must be at least two people guarding the alchemy furnace every time, he thought those two people should still be in the alchemy room.
"Master..." He walked towards the dragon wall anxiously.
"It's Xu Chengzi." Long Bi replied lazily with half-closed eyes.
"Master, this disciple is uneasy about something."
"explain."
"Disciple... I have been feeling very irritable recently and my whole body is very uncomfortable."
"Why are you uncomfortable?"
"The skin... itches terribly, the muscles often twitch involuntarily... the internal organs seem to be churning."
"In your opinion, what should this be?"
"Disciple doesn't know." Xu Chengzi didn't dare to say.
"But it doesn't matter." Long Bi still looked leisurely.
"Disciple... heard, is this a sign of erysipelas?" After Xu Chengzi finished speaking, he looked at the master anxiously, hoping he could give an answer.
The people on the dragon wall were silent, their eyes almost closing.
Xu Chengzi thought he was asleep.
The man on the dragon wall let out a long breath, and his ears turned slightly red: "It's no wonder you suspect it's erysipelas... Do you remember what I told you?"
"Disciples dare not forget."
"Okay..." Long Bi straightened his body, "You should know that those who have achieved immortality have separated from the human body and transformed into another creature. In such major changes, the human body will inevitably have signs of change."
"yes."
"Once you become an immortal, enter the immortal world, and be included in the immortal book, you must go through a fierce transformation process to shed the filthy air and inject the immortal energy." The man on the dragon wall spoke one word after another, with a clear and powerful voice, "I will share my experience with you as a teacher. After taking the elixir, your success is almost complete. If you still don't feel any discomfort, you have no hope of becoming an immortal."
"Master's intention...?"
"This is a happy event."
Xu Chengzi was still a little suspicious, but after hearing the master's words, he couldn't help but feel happy.
"The master's words make his disciples ashamed of their ignorance."
"When your body changes, you will naturally have doubts. There is no need to feel ashamed."
"Thank you Master for your teaching."
The man on Longbi looked at Xu Chengzi's leaving figure and silently counted the time in his heart.
It was only three or four months ago that the elixir was first formed. After the master and disciple took it, they suddenly felt floating all over their bodies, and the soles of their feet seemed to be floating a few inches above the ground.
At that time, they felt great shock and ecstasy for the first time.
It’s true that you can become an immortal by taking it!
But this feeling only lasted for a while.
"It must be that the elixir is not effective enough," he told the three disciples.
Everyone is thinking about the feeling of Lingyun, and their desire to become an immortal is even stronger.
Nine-turn golden elixir!
Nine-turn golden elixir, take it for three days and you will become immortal.
Master Longbi leads his disciples to work in this direction.
Among his four disciples, only Chi Chengzi, who had betrayed him, had no chance to take the golden elixir.
Thinking of Chi Chengzi, a trace of regret flashed in his eyes.
Because Chi Chengzi is the one who has the most true inheritance among all his disciples.
He is his most beloved disciple.
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Since that day, whenever it was Xu Chengzi's turn to deliver food, his attitude was always much gentler than that of Lian Chengzi or Ban Chengzi.
Not only did he relax, but his face also showed joy from time to time.
Although he still felt uncomfortable all over.
Yun Kong saw that he was kinder than others, so he boldly tested him and said, "Brother Xu Chengzi."
"What's the matter?"
"I wonder how Master Longbi... wants to punish Luo Chichengzi?"
Xu Chengzi's expression changed and he became happier: "If he doesn't let go, he won't live long anyway."
Hearing this, Yun Kong knew that Master Longbi would not come to help this disciple.
Chi Chengzi's pulse was extremely weak.
"what about me?"
"You? Master didn't mention it." Xu Chengzi said no more, turned around, closed the door and left.
What kind of medicine is sold in the gourd of Longbi Master?
Yunkong had been locked up for too long, and the oil and dirt that had not been washed for many days made his skin sticky and uncomfortable.
The skin made it difficult to focus his thoughts.
He couldn't decide what to do now.
It shouldn't be difficult to open the door and escape, but failure may lead to worse consequences.
Besides, he didn't want to escape alone.
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The Liuhe Temple was deathly quiet.
The dark clouds blocked most of the pale moonlight, sending the Liuhe Temple into the dark night fog.
There is a big light in the small room where Yun Kong and Chi Chengzi are imprisoned.
That was the lamp that Yun Kong carried with him, and now the lamp oil was almost running out.
The light stretched hard in the darkness, but it could not drive away the strong feeling of emptiness.
Yun Kong relied on this light to confirm his position.
