Realgar, cinnabar, orpiment, alumite, zengqing, and the bronze tripod with a long history.
Cultivation of immortality pays attention to "the law of the wealthy couple". With the help of Chichen Itza, these small parts were collected in less than half a day. The most difficult thing to collect was the osmanthus tree. In Palka, a decorative osmanthus tree was cut down on site to get the fuel for alchemy.
Everything is ready now. Everything needed to refine the "Foundation Building Pill" is now on the balcony, just waiting for him to turn on the furnace.
The afternoon sun shines down from above, the hottest time of the day. But the wind on the rooftop balcony is also very strong - the strong wind blows away the hot summer air and also brings the unique dry smell of the desert.
"Then, let's get started."
Shangluo took a deep breath and scanned everything around him with his spiritual mind.
On the empty balcony, he sat cross-legged on the futon in the middle and meditated. Realgar, cinnabar, orpiment, alumite, and Zeng Qing are on the left hand side, which have been smashed with a small steel mill. On the right hand side is osmanthus wood that has been cut into wooden strips, still with a fresh woody fragrance, and a small bamboo knife.
The furnace is in front of him. That was the tripod given to Maya by the imperial court when the Maya city-state was granted the title of imperial edict. Maya's rank was that of a prince, and she was granted the title of 7 tripods at that time. This was one of the 7 tripods.
The tripod is 53.8 centimeters high, 27.2 centimeters deep, 47 centimeters in diameter, and weighs 34.700 kilograms. This is a complete replica of the unearthed cultural relic Mao Gong Ding. There are also inscriptions carved by famous artists inside the tripod. This kind of tripod reflected the trend of epigraphy in the imperial court at that time, and it was popular at that time to reproduce this ancient tripod.
Generally speaking, this tripod is about the same size as a large black pot used in hotels. Just thicker and heavier.
Hundreds of years have passed since the edict was issued. This kind of bronze tripod should have been shiny and golden, but due to lack of maintenance, this tripod was rusty and had a thick layer of patina.
Logically speaking, this tripod was originally a cultural relic. Not only does it have cultural significance, but it also has political significance. It's okay to throw away the imperial edict, after all, it is common for the edict to be handed over to others to act on its behalf. But if you lose the big cauldron that symbolizes the decree of destiny, this is a crime of great disrespect.
However, for Shangluo, this kind of heavy weapon can only be burned on a pile of firewood, and it is no different from an ordinary black pot.
Now it's just a bit of a hit.
Taking out a windproof lighter, Shangluo lit the tinder under the furnace. The fire was lit, and the unseasoned osmanthus wood also burned into black smoke. Where the flames reached upwards, the centuries-old patina was burned to a burnt black color and then peeled off. The shiny copper tire underneath the patina is exposed.
Before taking the Foundation Building Pill to return to the "innate" state, Shangluo planned to restore the cauldron to the "innate" state.
"Okay, it's almost done." Shangluo began to add the first and most important medicine: Huachi.
According to previous predictions, he needed to inject his own blood containing spiritual energy into the furnace cauldron to act as a "Hua Chi" to contain the medicinal properties of the elixir.
But Shangluo didn't intend to directly open an opening for himself. The blood used as a solvent is not just a drop or two, but at least several hundred milliliters or more. Alchemy requires heat, and there is no way for him to add blood drop by drop like filtered coffee.
So after breakfast, he asked the doctor to draw his blood and inject it into the blood bag. The blood had been kept fresh in the refrigerator until just now, and it was still ice cold now.
Using scissors to twist open the blood bag's packaging, he poured a whole 400 ml bag of blood into the cauldron.
What's burning under the cauldron now is just a slow fire. The blood that had just touched the cauldron wall did not boil, but the strong smell of rust had already steamed up, and you could even vaguely see red steam coming out wisps.
Shangluo did not stop, but added a bunch of realgar, cinnabar, orpiment, alumite, zengqing, yellow, red and blue powder into the blood, and then used a bamboo knife to stir the mixture in the cauldron.
The ore mixed with blood soon turned into a deep red mineral mud. The pot suddenly boiled, and the burnt smell mixed with the smell of rust came out, and the pungent smell of burning cinnamon wood went straight into the nose.
"Cough...cough cough cough!" came the sound of coughing.
"Huh?" Shangluo was stunned for a moment. This was not him coughing. He knew there would be this smell before refining the elixir, and had already put on a gas mask for himself in advance, "Is that you?"
【Do I have a nose? 】
"Who's that? Wait...who's over there!"
There was no one else on the empty balcony. But the coughing sound obviously came from the front.
"It's me." A black hand suddenly appeared on the wall in front of the balcony. Immediately afterwards, a head wearing a helmet appeared outside the balcony.
"Wen Baihu? Why are you here?" Shangluo recognized him at a glance. This was Wen Yuan who drove him back that day. He was Lu Huaiyang's apprentice.
"Hello...Hello." Wen Yuan waved to him as if he was a little embarrassed.
【It's him! ] Apollonia became alert, [He also has the aura of a divine machine! But he is not the owner of the breath, this breath is borrowed from him! He is that Lu Huaiyang's apprentice! 】
Apollonia's alertness was extraordinary. Because Lu Huaiyang was the most terrifying opponent she had ever seen. Everything related to Lu Huaiyang will put her on the highest alert.
[I want to shut up for a while, I'm afraid he will detect it. You deal with him yourself while I watch. 】
"Did you come to see me for anything?" Shangluo looked at the visitor - more than a hundred meters in the air outside the balcony. Such a big living person could not climb up from the balcony just to enjoy the scenery.
"Can I come up and talk first?" He asked Shangluo before entering Shangluo's private space.
With Shangluo's permission, he jumped over the protective wall and landed firmly on the ground.
"Huh... I'm actually a little afraid of heights. It's pretty scary being so high outside."
"I think you are more scary! How did you get up here? Can't you take the stairs to find me?"
"Those Mayans monitored me in the room, and they followed me wherever I went. When I wanted to come to your floor, they said that I couldn't come to this floor without a room card. So I had to take this step and leave the building. Climb up the outer wall. Listen, Shangluo, I have something important to tell you. You can no longer practice this elixir."
"Wait a minute, you know I'm refining elixirs?" Shangluo finally confirmed that these imperial guards are indeed monks, and they are definitely not ordinary monks.
Finally finding a knowledgeable person, he quickly asked Wen Yuan: "Is there something wrong with my formula?"
"On the other hand - your formula is correct! It is because the formula is correct that I must come up to stop you. Shangluo, you are too anxious. This is not how alchemy is made, and this is not the mentality that cultivation should have. You need to learn first Use mental methods and internal skills to stabilize your Dao foundation and Dao heart step by step. When heaven and man are united and you capture that ray of creation, then calcine the foundation-building elixir."
