Early the next morning, before dawn, Luo Chen climbed out of bed.
It's foggy outside, and even if you listen carefully, you can occasionally hear one or two beast roars from the Million Mountains.
But these have nothing to do with him.
He will be very busy today or next.
The first step is to process various medicinal materials into different categories.
Most of the medicinal materials bought from casual cultivation stalls are relatively rough, and some are not even dried.
He first put these things on the dustpan and took them out to dry in the sun when the sun came out.
Then there are Jasper Lotus Seeds.
The skin must be peeled. As long as the lotus seeds are the kernel, the skin is definitely not required.
Holding the oil lamp, Luo Chen peeled off the skin piece by piece. He didn't stop until his eyes were a little dry.
"I don't know if this will cause myopia?"
"But I've become an immortal, so I can't still be myopic!"
After a lot of lotus seeds were processed, it was already bright.
Soaking the lotus seeds in the diluted chicken blood of Chiyang Chicken, Luo Chen took out several dustpans to dry them in the sun.
Although living on the edge of the outer city is not very safe, it also has the relative advantage of having a large usable area.
When refining Bigu Powder, there is a process that actually tastes very pungent. If it is refined in a crowded area, it is likely to be complained.
Chen Laodao tanned talisman skins at home and was complained about more than once. Later, he was able to fool the manager by stuffing some good talismans with him.
Luo Chen didn't have this worry.
The jade yam must be cut into cubes, and a part of it must be sliced. This part is reserved for refining Bigu Powder.
Luo Chen is not the kind of person who puts all his eggs in one basket.
In the initial stage of refining Zhongmiao Pills, it can be expected that there will be many failures.
It is entirely possible that they all fail and lose all their money!
After all, it’s just a beginner’s level of proficiency.
Under such circumstances, his original financial path must not be cut off.
The worst-case scenario is that he loses all his money, so he can at least rely on the income from Bigu San to maintain his life and then make a comeback.
After finishing processing the jade yam, the time has reached noon.
At this point, it’s time to eat!
Feeling the hunger in his belly, Luo Chen curled his lips.
It is said that immortal cultivators do not eat grains from the world. In fact, they should be hungry anyway!
After washing his hands, Luo Chen entered the kitchen.
I scooped out a small bowl of crystal clear rice from the rice vat and poured it directly into a small pot without washing it.
This is spiritual rice. One spiritual stone can only buy ten kilograms!
He was reluctant to wash it because he was afraid that some spiritual energy would be washed away.
I came to a hidden compartment next to the kitchen and pressed it. A big hole suddenly appeared in the ground, and a small underground storage room three feet square came into view.
There is a small half fan of beef hanging inside!
First-order monster scalper!
This thing is also expensive, it costs about ten kilograms of a low-grade spiritual stone.
The reason why Luo Chen has hundreds of kilograms of meat is not because he is greedy, but mainly because yellow beef is one of the main ingredients of bigu powder.
One pound of meat, plus an appropriate amount of ginseng, angelica and various medicinal materials, can produce five bottles of bigu powder, and then sell one spiritual stone!
He always buys as much as possible, in large quantities and at low prices, and stores it in ice cubes.
Luo Chen swallowed slightly when he looked at this small half slice of beef.
Then he used a kitchen knife to cut off the pork belly, and then took out some ordinary vegetables from the ice cellar.
Wash the meat and vegetables cleanly, dice the vegetables, cut the meat into very thin slices, and finally put them all into a small pot.
Add firewood!
Start the fire!
He made a hand seal with his hands and muttered something in his mouth. After about two breaths, a small fireball appeared in his hand.
go!
There was a pop.
The firewood in the stove suddenly started burning.
"It went very smoothly this time. The incident like the fireball exploding the stove when I first traveled through time should never happen again!"
Luo Chen smiled slightly, feeling quite pleased with himself.
After taking a look at the panel, I saw that the level of proficiency in the Fireball Technique jumped from 268/300 to 269/300!
He has now practiced three spells in total.
The water type's cleansing technique, the wood type's entanglement technique, and the fire type's fireball technique.
Among these three spells, Fireball has the highest proficiency.
This is not without reason.
At first, I just thought the mystery of cultivating immortals was fun, and I would play with fireballs when I had nothing to do.
He has experimented with the effect of this spell. It is slow and consumes a lot of energy, but it is really powerful!
As long as it hits the target, it will melt gold and pin iron, burn bones and burn ashes.
But the premise is to hit!
Normally, when a monk releases the fireball technique, he must take at least three breaths from the pinch to recite the incantation.
Three breaths are enough for the enemy to kill him a hundred and eighty times.
Luo Chen was the same at first, and every time he released it, it consumed one-tenth of his total spiritual power.
Only then did he understand why low-level monks rarely used spells to fight.
Either use a magic weapon or a talisman, both of which are fast, consume less energy, and are as powerful as spells.
After knowing this situation, he lost interest in low-level spells such as fireball.
However, as he became more proficient in refining elixirs and igniting fire with fireballs every time, he felt that the spells were not useless.
Like now, the energy consumption remains the same, one tenth, but the speed has been reduced to less than two breaths.
This is just the mastery level.
What if perfect proficiency is achieved?
What if it’s Grandmaster level proficiency?
So wherever the fireball technique can be used, he will almost always use it once or twice.
A little adds up to a lot!
In a vague thought, the rice in the pot is almost ready.
Smelling the aroma of rice, Luo Chen took out another pickled radish from the kimchi vat.
A big bowl of claypot beef rice, full of spiritual energy, attractive in red, green, yellow and white colors, and topped with a few pieces of sweet and sour pickled radish.
Sit under the eaves, facing the cool breeze and sun by the stream, and enjoy your meal.
This is the most enjoyable time for Luo Chen every day!
If there is no pressure to survive and no pursuit of immortality, such a meal every day can indeed be regarded as enjoyment.
It's a pity that Luo Chen has no choice. He is a systematic man. Even in the dark night, he will eventually shine!
...
"Fuck, why does this stuff smell so bad!"
The man destined to shine clutched his chest and lay beside the stream, retching continuously.
He didn't expect that the fire dog whip bought from Baicaotang would smell so bad when it was specially treated.
After adjusting his mask, Luo Chen plucked up the courage and started handling the fire dog whip again.
Open the skin with your hands and apply the special juice while chanting silently.
"This thing doesn't stink, this thing doesn't stink."
"It's a spiritual stone, it's all spiritual stone, it's a fragrant spiritual stone!"
After handling a fire dog whip, he couldn't wait to rush to the creek.
"vomit!"
The processing of raw materials is a waste of effort and time, but it cannot be discounted at all!
It is even said that he is more critical than the refining process.
The simple truth is that no matter how perfect your elixir recipe is, how exquisite your technique is, and how top-notch your alchemy equipment is, if there is something wrong with the material itself.
The final result is destined.
Just like building a high-rise building, there are problems with the foundation, so what else can we talk about?
It took seven days for semi-processing and deep processing of various raw materials to be as perfect as possible.
Luo Chen also took the time to refine several pots of bigu powder, kneaded it into pills and packed them.
But I didn’t plan to sell it this time.
He planned to wait until the Zhongmiao Pills were refined and then sell them together.
During the next period of time, the iron pot containing some subtle spiritual minerals will be cleaned and used to refine Zhongmiao Pills.
Standing in front of the stove, Luo Chen put on an apron with a solemn expression.
He bowed to the blackened kitchen roof and said, "Guan Erye from my hometown, Taishang Laojun, and the local alchemy master, please bless me for success in one pot!"
Start the pot!
Fire!
