Chapter 99: Monster
The sun was rising, and after working all night, coupled with the temperature of the alchemy furnace, even though it was winter, Chen Ku felt that he was so hot that he was a little dehydrated.
But facing a night of elixir furnace, it will be opened soon, and the results can be seen.
He was still in a good mood.
"Turn on the stove."
Shang Yunfang looked at Chen Ku expectantly:
"Let's see how many pills you can make this time?"
Chen Ku nodded.
Shang Yunfang also stood up.
The two people went up the steps on both sides of the huge alchemy furnace. Chen Ku put on his gloves and picked up the lid of the alchemy furnace, which was as big as a manhole cover.
The two people looked down at the same time.
I saw that in the internal structure of Danlu, there are nine twists and turns, and there are grooves one after another. In one of the grooves, there is a blood-red pill, rolling...
when.
Finally, it fell into the alchemy plate in the middle of the alchemy furnace.
Looking at the pill plate again, except for this one, the rest are all blackened ashes.
"One?"
Chen Ku looked at Shang Yunfang:
"There is only one...Master, is this good or bad?"
Shang Yunfang couldn't help but fell silent.
Without saying a word, he first took out the pill plate with something, then picked up the newly baked Seven Blood Pill with his hand and smelled it.
After pondering for a moment, he said:
"The quality is average, but since this is your first time refining an elixir, it is already very good to be able to produce an elixir of such quality."
Chen Ku shook his head and said:
"Master, please stop looking for steps for me. A seven-blood pill costs more than a hundred taels of silver, and the ten raw materials alone are the same price, not to mention the consumption of fire essence to open the furnace... Disciple, this is Open the furnace to refine the pill, and only one can be produced... It's obviously a loss-making business."
Shang Yunfang looked at Chen Ku and asked without refuting:
"Do you know what the problem is?"
Chen thought hard.
The ratio is no problem.
He deliberately put on the eyesight of a golden-eyed eagle, the mental concentration of Ling'e, and the fine-dog sense of smell of a fox-sable...
Even Master Shang said it was ten times the golden ratio.
It is already in the realm of an old pharmacist who dispenses medicine all year round.
But only one of the Chengdan pills was of average quality, and the rest were turned into ashes. No matter how you looked at it, it was too hot.
"Fire, this disciple didn't control the temperature of the fire well."
Chen Ku sighed.
"Yes, it's just a matter of the heat. There's no problem with the elixir, but it's people who control the heat. Even if you have a master to teach you, but when it comes to alchemy... if the heat is different, the changes in the alchemy furnace will be completely different. ”
Shang Yunfang looked at Chen Ku a little disappointed and said:
"The first time you make alchemy, it's like this. It's just that both my teacher and you have high hopes for your first time. After all, your performance in other aspects is amazing. My teacher instinctively expects you to have some success in alchemy." Equally amazing talent.”
"Now it seems that you do have the talent for alchemy. Being able to produce an elixir for the first time is already better than half of the pharmacists who want to become alchemists. The next step is just to practice more..."
Shang Yunfang said seriously:
"Fire experience is all gained through practice, do you understand?"
Chen Ku nodded.
To be honest, after reflection, he felt that he had set his expectations too high.
After all, he was not a genius to begin with, and the reason why he achieved the golden ratio in dispensing medicine was because of other blessings.
But it’s about the heat.
He didn't have any special talents, and he was able to produce a seven-blood elixir of average quality. It was considered lucky that he didn't waste the raw materials of ten golden ratios.
"Huo Hou... Huo Hou..." Chen Ku murmured.
Upon seeing this, Shang Yunfang slowly said:
"Fire is the root of the elixir. In fact, there is a legend in the hall... that the reason why the ancestor of the year was able to refine the sixth-grade Five Elements Great Return elixir was probably because he had a martial arts that could 'control fire' But this is actually speculation and rumors a hundred years later. Is it true... is there really a martial art of fire control in the martial arts world? At least... I haven't heard of it yet. "
"Control the fire?"
Chen thought hard.
"Okay, I've been busy all night. Let's go back and rest first. Just practice more."
Shang Yunfang was also a little sleepy.
Chen Ku could clearly hear some sadness in Master Shang's tone.
"Disciple takes leave."
Send Chen Ku away.
Shang Yunfang turned around and looked at the alchemy furnace, helplessly:
"Sure enough, nothing is perfect in the world. It is enough for a child to have such superb bones and martial arts talent. Alchemy... is just a little less. We can't bear everything on him in the future. ”
…………
Chen Ku returned to his home.
Also thinking.
"Alchemy! I must find a way to increase my elixir-making rate!"
He was determined:
"Otherwise, how much money will I lose by eating a piece of treasure grass?"
One treasure grass can produce at least ten pills.
Same price, ten times the profit.
How could you not learn how to make alchemy well?
"Fire...fire..."
Chen Ku murmured:
"Is there no such thing as strange fire in this world?"
Then I thought about it.
If there really is such a thing, what level of evil energy must he use to suppress it? I'm afraid he will be burned to ashes before he suppresses it.
"Then...are there any demons related to fire?"
Wakalun has all kinds of strange abilities, and of course the monsters that can be derived from all kinds of wild animals and thousands of races have the most abilities.
After all, there were ordinary animals like "electric eels" that could discharge electricity in previous lives.
In today's world, not to mention, there may be demons related to fire.
"There should be."
I was lying on the bed thinking about it, feeling sleepy after not sleeping all night.
Go to sleep first and talk about it when you wake up.
I slept until late afternoon.
Chen Ku had dinner at home.
I also started to find more feasibility for the idea of before going to bed.
Think about it slowly.
"Senior Brother Jiang has a long history in his family. He has a Tongwen Library, which is said to have a vast collection of books. There are many classics on literature, calligraphy and painting, so why not ask him to see if he has any knowledge about demons."
Jiang Shaoyou has now broken through his inner energy.
Then he left from Yaowang Hall.
This was a secret agreement between his family and Yaowangtang.
It is enough to cultivate inner qi with the basic martial arts of Yaowangtang. No matter how advanced it is, it is unlikely that Yaowangtang will continue to teach it.
After walking out of Yaowang Hall, there was no stove outside.
The weather is cold, and pedestrians on the street in winter have their necks hunched, blown by the cold wind, like big quails.
Fortunately, Chen Ku also has the ability of a flowered fox marten, which he inherited from Xi Quan's [fur resistance to cold]. Especially after turning into a flowered fox marten, his ability to withstand cold is even stronger.
A quarter of an hour later.
It was the first time for Chen Ku to come to this Wenwan, Calligraphy and Painting Street, and he went to Tongwen Museum to declare his intention.
After a while, a waiter from Tongwen Hall served him hot tea.
Then, Jiang Shaoyou came over excitedly, wearing mink fur ear protection and a scarf:
"Junior brother? Why do you come over to see me when you have time?"
"I have something to disturb my senior brother. To be honest, I have to learn from my master to make elixirs with the flesh and blood of demons. There are many demons that I don't know... so I wanted to ask you if there are any books or albums about demons. I also learned more about the habits of demons and gained some foundation in pharmacology," Chen Ku said half-truthfully.
"Have you been taught the elixir recipe?"
Jiang Shaoyou was stunned at first, and then suddenly realized:
"It's reasonable. If you don't pass it on, who else can you pass it on... However, if you said you want to know more about demons, you have come to the right place. My Tongwen Library happens to have a copy of the "Precious Dragon Demon Illustrated Book" printed in the previous year's issue and a "The Horned Dragon Demon List" even includes some demons from the Yuan Dynasty overseas. These two books, the Demon Illustrated Book, and the Demon Illustrated Book were jointly produced by the hunter Shilin of the Fish and Dragon Society in this county and our Tongwen Museum. The list is from the Qiu Long Mansion’s book, which records the rankings of some powerful monsters and beasts in the Qiu Long Mansion. We happen to have some in the store. Wait, I’ll get them for you.”
After Mr. Jiang finished lobbying, he got up and went to the rows of large bookshelves in Tongwen Hall and took out two books.
"Oh? There are actually two copies?"
Chen Ku curiously opened the "Illustrated Book of Treasure Dragon Demons" first. After opening it, he saw that although the illustrated book inside was not as exciting as the color paintings in his previous life, the shapes outlined in ink and wash were also lifelike.
After a brief search, he found the demons he had killed, as well as the original demon materials in the Medicine King Hall, such as the golden-eyed white jade sculpture, the iron-horned deer, the blue-feathered eagle...
Then, I looked at the list of horned dragon demons.
Even more surprised.
This book is clearer than the Demon Illustrated Book, ranking all kinds of demons and beasts in a hundred rankings from all aspects.
Such as:
List of big monsters, list of strange beasts, list of spirits...
Among them, the Great Demon List lists the one hundred most powerful demons in Qiulong Mansion. Basically, they are all great demons in the fifth and sixth realms. They were all encountered by human masters but failed to deal with them. ’s…so it’s on the list.
The list of strange beasts refers to demonic beasts with strange abilities, such as bait rats...
And, the leather bear whose stomach pouch can be used as a storage bag.
Some of these strange beasts may not have powerful demonic powers, but sometimes, their special abilities are rare in the world and are innate talents they are born with.
For example, Chen Ku flipped through it and saw that the number one hundred on the list of strange beasts was a bird called "Lingxi".
Lingxi, like parrots, can speak human words. They are a natural pair. When humans separate them, even though they are thousands of miles apart, the words spoken by the male bird can be completely repeated by the female bird.
The number one on the list of strange beasts is a strange beast called the "nine-colored butterfly". It is said that if someone can see it, it can pull people into its dreams, allowing people to see the future in their dreams.
"Seeing the future...are there really such magical butterflies?"
However, Chen Ku noticed that the Nine-Colored Butterfly, which ranked first on the list of strange beasts, seemed to have been seen by no one for hundreds of thousands of years in the above description.
It only exists in classics and legends.
Chen Ku looked at the list of spirits again.
This list completely shocked him.
There are no animals or beasts inside, but all kinds of messy things.
Tables, bench legs, copper kettles, bells, stones, pictures, brushes, lanterns, and even silver...
What are their names? House Spirit, Silver Spirit, Tree God, Flower God, Stone Gandang, Clay Ghost, Ginseng Doll, Willow Spirit.
Chen Ku saw an annotation next to this list.
Items that are abnormal are called monsters, and those that are refined through cultivation are called spirits.
Chen Ku looked at the ranking list and couldn't help but ask Jiang Shaoyou:
"Is this world so wonderful? Why have I never heard of these monsters?"
"Don't talk about you, I haven't met one either, only demons."
Jiang Shaoyou said:
"When I was a kid, I read these as stories, but my elders said that spirits are much rarer than monsters. What is spirit? It means being smart and clever, almost like humans, and having wisdom. Only then can it be called a spirit."
"How rare is it to have the same wisdom as humans? After all, even the great monsters of the fifth, sixth, and seventh realms, unless they are of a special race, are not very intelligent. They are just larger monsters and beasts, not comparable to humans."
Chen Ku nodded when he heard this.
But in fact, he was very interested in these spirits, because the abilities and skills of these spirits on the spirit list were so interesting.
Since this monster list came from Qiulong Mansion, then maybe when he walked out of Baojiao County and arrived at the land of Qiulong Mansion in the future, he might meet them when they became popular?
Then, Chen Ku had a brief chat with Jiang Shaoyou again.
Two books, no money, no need to be polite, Jiang Shaoyou gave them to him directly.
After Chen Ku returned home, he spent the whole day flipping through these two books. Finally, he found several fire-related beasts, spirits and demons in these two books.
The beast is a kind of ape called "fire-hating ape" in the list of strange beasts. It can eat charcoal and spit fire, and eat red-hot charcoal as food.
There are two spirits, one is called wick spirit, which is the wick in the oil lamp that has become a spirit somehow, and the other is called ground fire, which is purely a group of conscious ground fire magma.
Finally, Chen Ku found three kinds of demons related to fire.
Two are in the territory of Ji State.
One is called fire horse, which has burning flame mane from the top of the head to the tail and limbs. It is a demon that is born very powerful. Its hooves are extremely hard and can crush pig iron with one foot. Even if it is a young horse, it has the strength of a fourth-level demon.
There is also a kind called fire bomb rat, which has explosives in its body. Although it is timid by nature, once it encounters a threat to its tribe, the fire bomb rats will rush out without hesitation, pounce on the invader, blow up the gunpowder in their bodies, and use their lives to protect the tribe.
The last kind.
It is a kind of demon that haunts near the Huozui Mountain in Ximu Mansion on the border of Yuan State. Like a crow, it lives in a volcanic cave, usually one or two feet away from the magma, absorbs the fire of the magma, and can spray fire from its mouth.
This kind of demon is called "Volcano Crow", which is similar to an ordinary eagle. Its biggest living habit is that it likes to eat cooked food.
"Ximu Mansion Huozui Mountain... Volcano Crow..."
Chen thought hard, if he hunted such a demon, he should be able to improve his control over the temperature.
However, this demon is in Yuan State.
At this time.
The flower marten turned into a white shadow and came back from outside the yard, holding a treasure grass in his mouth.
And judging from its size, its fur was shiny.
It seems that I went out yesterday and had a big meal in the territory of Yuan State.
