Chapter 215 Alchemy and Foundation Building
The purple fire spewed out from the eight dragon heads changed from thin to thick under Han Li's control, and became as thick as a finger. However, the rotation speed of the silver-wire cauldron gradually slowed down, and it began to tremble slightly in the flames.
As time passed little by little, the small cauldron exuded a faint medicinal fragrance, which made people feel refreshed. But Han Li knew that it was still very early for the elixir to be ready. At the very least, more intense earth fire would be used to condense the elixir instantly, so that the elixir could be formed.
Thinking of this, the purple fire under Han Li's control became even more dazzling, even reaching the point where it was as thick as the mouth of a bowl, encompassing the entire silver cauldron. Therefore, looking from a distance, the small tripod has turned into a huge fireball, and the scent of the medicine is getting stronger and stronger.
Han Li knew without having to guess that the powder was beginning to condense into elixirs, so he became more and more concerned about it.
But at this moment, a muffled cracking sound came from the cauldron. Although the sound was not loud, Han Li's heart sank and his face became a little ugly.
After hesitating for a moment, Han Li sighed and stopped. Then with a move of his hand, he opened the lid of the still hot little cauldron and stretched his head to take a look.
There are several fragmented light blue solids in the cauldron, which appear to be waste elixirs that have not yet been condensed!
Shaking his head, Han Li took out a jade box and placed it on the ground. He then controlled the silver cauldron to turn it over, poured the waste elixirs into the box, and then stored them away. Even though these were waste elixirs, they were still condensed into various elixir powders. Han Li was reluctant to throw them away because they might be used for other purposes in the future!
After doing all this, Han Li returned to the futon and meditated. He did not start refining the elixir again until the silver cauldron had completely cooled down.
The same steps, the same raw material powder, the same fire control technique, but unfortunately, this time it still failed at the step of condensing the pill.
This time Han Li had no expression on his face. After adjusting his condition, he silently started the next round...
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A month had passed, and the ugly man was slightly surprised to see that Han Li had not come out of the underground fire house, but he was more excited, because this way, he could withdraw more fees.
Two months later, the stone gate on the 18th still hadn't been opened. The ugly man felt pleased with himself, but also shocked.
Three months...
Six months later, Han Li still showed no sign of coming out. At this time, the ugly man's joy had long since disappeared without a trace, leaving only a sad look on his face and a feeling of uneasiness.
In the past half year, it is not uncommon for alchemy or weapon refining. Even over a longer period of time, I have seen the ugly man several times!
But the people who spend such a long time in the Earth Fire House are at least disciples at the Foundation Establishment stage or above! This was the first time for him to see a disciple like Han Li who was only in the Qi refining period but stayed inside to refine elixirs for such a long time.
Moreover, the disciples in the Qi refining stage can only last for one month. Could it be that this disciple of Master Li brought food and drink with him, so he can persist so far! The ugly man thought with doubts.
In the Earth Fire House, Han Li sat cross-legged on the futon, looking at the twenty-odd blue Foundation Establishment Pills floating in front of him with a thoughtful look on his face.
These elixirs are all the fruits of Han Li's countless efforts over the past six months. It is really difficult to get them!
In the first twenty times of refining, Han Li could not even pass the level of condensing the pill. Seeing the discarded elixirs again and again, he was heartbroken and almost gave up. He planned to go back and learn the formal alchemy techniques from other alchemists, and then refine the foundation-building elixir again. Although this delay will definitely take a long time, it is better than wasting the elixir in vain!
But before he left, he accidentally opened the cauldron to practice again. But this time, like a divine help, he actually condensed the elixir, and when he opened the furnace to extract the elixir, he miraculously succeeded in extracting the elixir at once, allowing him to get the first foundation-building elixir that he had refined with his own hands.
This Foundation Establishment Pill is exactly the same as the original three pills, except that it is slightly smaller. This greatly boosted Han Li's spirit!
With this encouragement, Han Li gritted his teeth, gave up the idea of going back, calmed down and continued.
Needless to say, after this successful experience, Han Li's chances of condensing pills immediately skyrocketed, and he succeeded in condensing pills once in three refining attempts. Han Li was even more amazingly talented when it came to opening the furnace. He was able to extract more than half of the elixirs in one go. This was something he never expected!
During this period, when Han Li felt hungry and thirsty, he would eat a bottle of Bigu Pill that he got from the little old man, and then he could hold on for another month! He got this bottle of Bigu Pill in exchange for a few centuries-old herbs that he bought from outside under the pretext! Now, it just comes in handy.
In this way, when the raw materials in Han Li's hand were exhausted, he obtained this batch of astonishing amounts of Foundation Establishment Pills. The quantity of this batch of pills far exceeded original expectations!
When he heard about the difficulty of refining alchemy, he thought that he would be pretty good if he could get seven or eight pills! But now it seems that refining alchemy in a furnace is not as exaggerated and difficult as the rumors in the world of immortality say! Are those alchemists misleading other immortal cultivators? Or do you really have the talent for alchemy?
Han Li was slightly confused!
In fact, Han Li was mistaken. Alchemy was actually three points more difficult than what the outside world said. An ordinary alchemist cannot be cultivated without twenty or thirty years of time and an almost astronomical amount of wealth.
And Han Li's current level of refining Foundation Establishment Pills is already at the top of ordinary alchemists! The reason why such an incredible thing happened is all due to Han Li's continuous refining of the same kind of elixir for the past six months.
You know, no matter how wealthy the sect is, it is impossible for any alchemist to have enough precious materials to refine the same elixir every day, and this lasts for half a year.
Unless this happens to the lowest level elixir, it is still somewhat possible! However, if it is a low-level elixir, then there is no need to practice and accumulate experience. The raw materials are not expensive anyway. If it breaks down, you can just start over.
Han Li didn't understand this, so he naturally didn't think about it, but after thinking about it for a while, he let it go. Because now he suddenly had the idea of swallowing the foundation-building pill immediately and building the foundation on the spot to pass the level.
This thought was so strong that Han Li couldn't help but seriously consider the possibility of seclusion in this Earth Fire House.
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Eleven months later, the stone door of the Earth Fire House where Han Li was located was still tightly closed, with no signs of opening.
On this day, the ugly man stared blankly at Stone Gate No. 19 with a sad expression on his face! At this time, he was sure that something had happened to Han Li inside. Otherwise, even the monks in the foundation building stage should come out.
He was not worried about Han Li, but he was really afraid that Master Li would be angry with him because of his disciple's accident. Although he was a close relative of Master Zhong and was able to manage this place because of this, the ugly man knew very well that Master Li was really angry about this and this patron would never stand up for him.
Just when the ugly man was filled with worries, the stone door in front of him suddenly flashed with white light, and then opened silently, and then a man walked out with a cheerful face. It was Han Li who had been in the house for nearly a year.
The ugly man, who took a while to react, was suddenly surprised and happy. He hurriedly took a few steps forward and said complainingly:
"Junior brother, why are you coming out now? If you don't come out, I will..., eh! You...!"
The ugly man who had just spoken a few words suddenly had his eyes widened as if he had seen a ghost. He pointed directly at Han Li and was speechless, unable to say anything else!
"What's wrong? Is there anything wrong with me?" Han Li looked at the ugly man, his face flashed, and he said with a smile.
"You...your skills! How can I...? Is it difficult...are you in the foundation building stage?" It took the ugly man a long time to come back to his senses, with a look of confusion and horror on his face, and finally stammered asked.
"Well! After I finished refining the elixir, I felt that the environment here was good, so I took a foundation-building elixir and retreated for a while. As a result, I successfully passed the level and I am indeed a monk in the foundation-building stage now!" Han Li saw the other party. When asked, he stretched his body and said grandly:
"Building a foundation here?"
The ugly man looked at the underground fire house behind Han Li, and then at Han Li again. He still couldn't believe it! This was the first time he had heard of foundation building in the Earth Fire House, which specialized in alchemy and weapon refining!
But he moved his lips a few times, but still couldn't express the question on his lips. Not only was the opponent a disciple of Master Li, but also as a monk in the foundation-building stage, he, a disciple in the Qi-refining stage, could no longer provoke him.
"Why, can't you?" Han Li glanced at the other party lightly and said politely. Immediately, the unique coercion of the monks in the Foundation Establishment Stage emitted. The ugly man who was only a few feet away from him was immediately forced to take several steps back, sweating profusely.
"Of course not. There are no such unreasonable rules above. Congratulations to Master, Uncle!" The ugly man was also very well-behaved. He immediately nodded and bowed and said with a smile. Even his title was changed from "Junior Brother" to "Junior Brother". "Uncle Master".
Now that the other party has successfully established the foundation, he can be regarded as his elder in the future. If you are more respectful, this is what you should do.
The ugly man is very considerate! He has a thorough understanding of the power-first approach in the world of immortality!
