Zhang Yan bought a total of seventeen kinds of medicinal materials from Yuan Pharmacy, all of which were cheap. Moreover, the medicinal properties of these medicinal materials have been studied by him along the way, and they have certain medicinal properties that complement each other, and they belong to the category that can be mixed together and brewed.
However, what Zhang Yan really needed was not all of them, but eight of the seventeen medicinal materials.
There are two reasons why I need so much medicine. The first is to give the alchemy furnace a hand so that it can be preheated and familiar with the properties of the medicine, so that the subsequent formal refining can be smoother.
The second reason is to keep it secret. The elixir that Zhang Yan was going to refine was the bone-strengthening elixir that he had been planning for a long time.
Unlike those popular muscle and bone powder and jade fruit wine outside, Zhuanggu Dan directly increases the strength of the muscles and bones, by 10% or 20%. In other words, the higher the base, the greater the gains and benefits. The only drawback is the existence of drug resistance, the effect decreases with each pill, and after ten pills there is no effect anymore.
But there is absolutely no problem if the ten bone-strengthening pills can not only double the strength of the user's muscles and bones, but at least increase it by 30 to 40%.
And how difficult is it for those martial arts masters to increase their muscles and bones? The demand space here is simply unimaginable. It also made the bone-strengthening pill, which was only considered a low-grade pill recipe in Longhu Mountain, become an absolute top-quality pill in the Huangtian Domain.
Of course, the premise of everything is that Zhang Yan can successfully refine the elixir, otherwise everything will be nonsense.
The younger sister Zhang Huiyuan was recruited to help and was responsible for washing the herbs in the kitchen. The old mother Wang Lanping also came over to help. Zhang Yan was responsible for fetching water from the big well in the alley.
Use warm water to wash medicinal materials, which will make them cleaner.
"Just drain it a little. There's no need to dry it again." Zhang Yan moved a dustpan after a dustpan of washed medicinal materials into his small bedroom, refusing to allow others to follow him to help. He also warned his family members not to disturb him.
To be honest, which of the three Zhang family members is not curious about how Zhang Yan makes medicine? But in the end, he chose to trust Zhang Yan.
In the hut, Zhang Yan scattered two bean soldiers on the ground so that he could respond quickly if anything happened. Then he sat cross-legged on his hard bed, spread his hands, and the Wanxiang Bead on his wrist flew out, and turned into an oval alchemy furnace two feet high and one foot thick in the air.
The main body of this alchemy furnace is dark, but it has a contrasting feeling of being black and shiny. At the same time, there are silver lines inlaid on it. There are three walnut-sized transparent crystal balls on the waist of the stove, and the interior can be seen through them. The bottom of the stove is flat and has three legs, which are shaped like cow hooves and echo the single horn on the stove head.
Since this furnace is made of Wanxiang Pearl, it must not be an ordinary item, but one with the best reputation among low-grade alchemy furnaces. It was even called one of the "wonderful furnaces" by a journal in Longhu Mountain: the residual furnace .
Clean the furnace, warm it up, and convert the furnace. Although Zhang Yan is not yet familiar with a set of preparatory movements before making alchemy, he is definitely quite satisfactory. Along the way, he didn't just study medicinal materials. He was already familiar with the actual use of the alchemy furnace. I even tried a few furnaces and slowly transferred the theoretical things into my hands.
Alchemy is a craft. Zhang Yan just feels that this is not only a doorway, but also a craft. It is definitely much more difficult to get started than reading theoretical alchemy books.
Cooking pays attention to color, aroma, and heat, while alchemy also pays attention to many things, and there is also a "heat" that can drive people crazy. Without some talent and perseverance, I really can’t take this path.
After the previous preparations are completed, it’s time to put in the medicinal materials for the pill. Zhang Yan took turns to put in all the extra medicinal materials. When they came out, they were all crumbs like dust. This kind of pad elixir will not produce any finished product. What is needed is the medicinal properties in those medicinal materials to awaken the furnace.
It took half an hour for Zhang Yan to build the alchemy furnace into its best condition. The three crystal balls now revealed a hint of golden brilliance. That is the phenomenon of spiritual energy surging in the furnace.
Zhang Yan took a deep breath and felt the state of the spiritual energy in the cyclone in his body. After confirming that everything was correct, Zhang Yan officially started.
Zhang Yan put the medicinal materials into the furnace at the right time according to the proportions in the elixir recipe, allowing the medicinal properties of each medicinal material to participate in building each other at the right subtle moment, and gradually solidified the foundation of the elixir. .
The whole process seemed to Zhang Yan like building a house. First plan the place, then lay the foundation, then erect the beams and columns, then slowly build the walls, and finally cap the roof and fill in the details.
The finishing touch is the medicinal herb False Stone Root. Its function is to combine and connect the medicinal properties of the other seven medicinal materials, so that the entire "house" forms a tight whole.
Because Zhuanggu Dan is a kind of elixir for beginners, it is not too difficult in terms of medicinal materials and techniques, and the cost of trial and error is extremely low, and there is no risk of exploding the furnace. However, Zhang Yan still failed two furnaces before the third furnace was declared a success.
"Good luck!" Zhang Yan congratulated himself. Because he had practiced four or five times before on his way home, but all failed. This was the first time he had successfully refined the bone-strengthening elixir.
Two pills are produced in one furnace. According to the quality of the "remaining furnace", the amount of elixir produced is undoubtedly unqualified. Generally speaking, three is considered a pass, four is good, five is excellent, and six is the upper limit for a residual furnace.
Of course, the amount of elixir produced is also related to the medicinal quality of the medicinal materials and cannot be simply generalized. But as far as this time is concerned, Zhang Yan still has a lot of room for improvement.
Then several more furnaces of pills were refined, with successes and failures, and finally Zhang Yan got a total of seven bone-strengthening pills in his hand. Three came out in the last batch, which was an unexpected surprise.
The seven bone-strengthening pills may be said to be many, but they are certainly not many. But to say that it is less, it is actually much better than Zhang Yan.
I found two ordinary black porcelain bottles and put them in them. There are only two coins in the small bottle, and the remaining five coins in the large bottle.
I looked at the sky and saw that it was already evening. I originally planned to decorate the small statues of Dangkang in the field in the morning, then go to the drug store to buy medicine, and then send them out in the afternoon. As a result, there was an incident where Xiao Chongwen jumped out and killed someone, and the delay ended now. Zhang Yan thought about it for a while. Although it was not a very suitable time, he couldn't afford to delay it.
"Brother, you've finished practicing, right? I haven't seen you using the stove or the fire? How did you do it? The whole room smells so good!" Zhang Huiyuan, who had been guarding the door, jumped up as soon as Zhang Yan came out. He kept asking questions.
However, Zhang Yan had no time to satisfy the little sister's curiosity. He patted the other party's head and said with a smile: "I'm going to the city guard's office. Just leave me a mouthful of food. I'll come back later."
"Huh? Yan'er, why are you going to the city guard's office at this time?"
"Mom, didn't you say you wanted to thank Master Zhou for taking care of our family? No, I just made the medicine and took it to Master Zhou. I'll be back soon."
