A few seconds passed in a blink of an eye, and the maids quickly lined up and left with pens, ink, paper and inkstones.
Those ministers who had not yet had time to put pen to paper could only hang their heads in despair and complain in low voices.
And those who were either full of confidence or hesitantly wrote down their answers looked expectantly at the group of palace ladies walking into a side door behind the palace.
Judging from their expressions, this group of people seemed to be unable to hold back their desire to know the answer.
And the giant cauldron in the center of the hall finally made new movements.
In fact, the reason why this giant cauldron is sealed in such layers is because some special elixirs need to go through special environments when refining, or need to wait for special opportunities.
In order to create opportunities for the formation of the elixir during this process, or to ensure that no mistakes are made, the alchemist uses formations or talismans to seal the elixir.
For example, a sixth-grade elixir called Thunder Tribulation Pill needs to be struck by lightning nine times without breaking.
Therefore, when the alchemist was refining this elixir, he had to seal it up every time the elixir was struck by lightning and continue to wait for the next thunder to come.
Another example is that a seventh-grade elixir called Yuehua Dan needs to be illuminated by the full moon for seventy-nine nights during its formation process. Only after seventy-nine nights can the Yuehua Dan be completely formed. But Fan Shao The elixir won't take shape for a day.
There is also a seventh-grade elixir called Autophagic Gu Pill. Among the materials it uses, there is a volcano Gu and a fire-eating insect. The volcano bug is a weak bug that can only live in volcanoes. As long as the surrounding environment temperature is not high enough, it will immediately fall into a deep sleep. The fire-eating bug is a bug that relies on devouring high-temperature objects and absorbing heat to ensure its survival. Strange worm.
This autophagic poison elixir needs to use the high temperature and high pressure generated by the volcano worm after death to activate the life of the fire-eating worm, so that all the essence in the elixir furnace can be absorbed into the body for refining, and then a complete elixir can be produced. Medicine, this is also a long process.
Since the refining process of these elixirs is very long, various accidents will inevitably occur during the process, which has led to many alchemists either giving up refining midway, or having to stop refining for some reason. system.
As a result, some alchemy furnaces that were left in the world by previous alchemists but were still being refined were discovered by later generations. Some lucky people were able to obtain a furnace of top-quality elixirs, become rich overnight, and then prosper. But luck Poor people can also get some resources left by the alchemist.
As for the furnace of elixirs that Emperor Zhou had brought to the main hall, it seemed to have been sealed so perfectly, so the elixirs inside should still be intact.
As the Xuanhuang protector slowly raised his hand, a golden light flashed out instantly, causing all the ministers present to involuntarily raise their robe sleeves to cover their sight to prevent their eyes from being flashed.
The few ministers with cultivation level were staring at the mouth of the cauldron, wanting to take a closer look at what the elixir in the cauldron was.
Look at the two protectors Xuan and Huang still standing firmly on the edge of the giant cauldron. Even if the dazzling light shines next to them, their eyes will not blink.
"Huh?! This is..." Chen Dong couldn't help but stood up and looked at Juding blankly.
As the light gradually dimmed, a faint aroma began to spread from the giant cauldron.
After Yan Mo smelled this smell, his brows raised and his expression became complicated. He could feel that after smelling a little of this fragrance, the internal energy in his body was obviously boiling, and his physical body seemed to be a little stronger.
"Is this an elixir that can enhance physical strength?!" Yan Mo couldn't help but breathe a little heavier. No matter how high-grade the elixir that can enhance physical strength is, it is extremely rare in the market.
.
Not only because there are very few types of elixirs in Kyushu that enhance the power of the physical body, but also because most of the materials required for such elixirs are the bodies of demons. Most of the demons in Kyushu now are Hug together for warmth, huddled in the deep reaches of the East China Sea in Yangzhou and the dense forests of the Baishan Mountains in Yanzhou.
There are very few monsters wandering around outside. Generally, if the monsters are found, warriors will clean them up within a few days. Therefore, it is extremely difficult to obtain the demon body now.
Therefore, even if some rich people posted large sums of money to buy elixirs to enhance the power of the physical body, many alchemists still had to reluctantly give up these transactions because they had no way to obtain the demonic body.
As the Xuanhuang protector's hand was raised higher and higher, the lid of the cauldron became higher and higher, and the light emitted from the cauldron gradually dimmed, and finally completely dissipated, revealing the scene inside the giant cauldron.
However, due to the viewing angle, only people who are close to the giant cauldron can see the giant cauldron.
The two protectors Xuan and Huang stuck their heads out almost at the same time and looked inside the giant cauldron.
The next moment, all the ministers present saw a strange creature composed of green and yellow smoke.
An old minister sitting next to Guo Nan immediately widened his eyes, pointed with trembling fingers at the creature made of smoke emerging from the giant cauldron, and said, "This...isn't this Kui Niu?"
Another old minister continued, "It looks like an ox, with a pale body and no horns. It has one foot. When it goes in and out of water, there must be wind and rain. Its light is like the sun and moon, and its sound is like thunder. Its name is Kui! These are the nine sons of the dragon. Son of Kui Niu. From this point of view, the elixir in this cauldron is the seventh-grade elixir that has disappeared from the world for a long time - Kui Niu Dan!"
"This is Kui Niu Dan! Who could have guessed such an unpopular medicine?"
"Yes, yes, I think the last time I saw Kui Niu Dan in the world was when Kui Niu Dan came out. It was during the war between humans and demons. A powerful warrior slaughtered ten fifth-level monster beasts. And handed over their bodies to a famous alchemy master at that time. This alchemy master refined the Kui Niu essence and blood in the wild beef bodies for seventy-seven and forty-nine days, and extracted and fused them into one Taste the elixir and name it Kui Niu Dan!"
"It is said that this elixir was presented to Emperor Meng by the alchemy master to reward those who had made great contributions in the army. It seems that Emperor Meng gave it to whom later, I don't even remember..."
"I remember it was Emperor Jiang! At that time, Emperor Jiang was only at the fifth level of cultivation. After taking this Kui Niu Pill, his cultivation suddenly increased."
"This Kui Niu Pill is one of the most effective pills for improving physical strength. It is said that it can forcibly increase the strength of a warrior whose physical strength is below the sixth level by one level. Even if the physical strength is at the sixth or even seventh level, After a warrior takes it, he can temper his body again."
"I don't know which lucky person among the civil and military officials in this hall can guess this Kui Niu Dan!"
"I guess no one can guess it. After all, this kind of elixir has been extinct for so long, and with the end of the human-monster war, the beast tribe's wild cattle tribe has been completely exterminated. I remember the group from Tianxia Academy some time ago The scholar reported an inventory of all elixirs in the world, and this Kuiniu elixir was almost put on the list of elixirs to eliminate, but in the end, for some reason, it was withdrawn again."
…………
While all the ministers were discussing, Chen Dong and Guo Nan were looking at each other silently. Their eyes were particularly focused, as if they were having some kind of special communication.
Yan Mo, on the other hand, kept staring at the food on his table without making any movement.
As for the generals of the Yan Guards standing behind him, each was holding a glass of coconut milk wine sent by the maids, tasting it carefully, or meditating.
Finally, a palace maid held a wooden table covered with red cloth in both hands.
The dish was handed to Zhou Ruoxiao who was sitting in the hall.
Zhou Ruoxiao slowly opened the red cloth, and there was a small piece of jade placed on the wooden plate. Under the jade piece was a small piece of paper, which was the piece of paper handed over by a minister below.
Zhou Ruoxiao picked up the note and glanced at it, then a smile appeared on his face, he looked at Guo Nan and said, "Congratulations to Mr. Guo, for becoming the only one among the civil and military officials who guessed the elixir in the cauldron."
Guo Nan smiled modestly, stood up, bowed slightly to Zhou Ruoxiao, and said, "I just have better luck. It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter."
After saying that, all the officials sitting on Guo Nan's side, except Yan Mo, smiled and clapped their hands and praised Guo Nan.
"Prince Guo is so open-minded!"
"Master Guo is really a wise man. We mortals can't see through the elixirs in the giant cauldron, but he wrote the names of the elixirs very accurately!"
"Master Guo is really a dragon and a phoenix among men, and he is getting stronger with age!"
…………
On the other hand, the officials sitting next to Chen Dong had gloomy faces and said nothing.
Behind the splendid palace, there was a long table. A group of palace maids gathered around the table and were carefully cleaning up the scattered papers on the table.
The piles of paper are mixed together, making people feel upset just looking at them, and they have no idea of turning through them anymore.
This place is located directly behind the main hall, and you can clearly hear the laughter and laughter of the officials coming from the front.
The palace maids casually threw the papers with the elixirs guessed by the officials into the bamboo baskets carried by the eunuchs.
Soon, the papers on the table were swept away, and ten eunuchs walked out of the back door carrying a bamboo basket in twos.
When they reached a remote corner, the ten eunuchs looked around for a while. When they saw that no one was paying attention, they immediately darted into an unlocked room.
"Hey, we've made a lot of money again this time!"
"These are all fine papers! It is said that they are all made from the bodies of some powerful tree demons, and each one is priceless!"
"It doesn't matter that we eunuchs have a low status in the palace and can only do some dirty work, which is thankless. You must know that these things that the palace people think are garbage and have to be thrown away are not enough in our opinion. What a treasure! If we sell this, we will make a fortune!"
"Yes, yes, other eunuchs think this is the most miserable and tiring place for us, but who would have thought that we are actually the most successful group among the eunuchs!"
"Hahahaha, but it's really strange to say that. I heard Emperor Zhou say a lot of things from behind, saying that he wanted these officials to guess what the elixir in the cauldron was, but the strange thing is , Those palace maids have obviously not read the notes written by those high officials! Then how can they be sure that other officials have not guessed the elixir? And I heard that the elixir is very difficult to guess, almost no People can guess right. I have to say, this old prince Guo really has an extraordinary eye!"
"Hey, look, is there someone standing outside that door?"
"How is it possible? How could anyone leave here at this time!"
"Yes, who will go to the front hall at this time? It may be some ignorant little eunuch or little palace maid who is passing by. One of you can deal with them, just put some money in, say a few words, and send them away. Bar!"
I saw a dark shadow looming in the door window.
A eunuch walked to the door impatiently, opened the door and said, "Who is here who doesn't have eyesight? Just hurry up and leave!"
The next moment, a cold eye stared at this person.
The eunuch was suddenly frightened and broke into a cold sweat, and immediately took two trembling steps back.
