Chapter 184 Strange Flowers, Xuanlian!
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Facts proved that Qi Xiang's inference was correct. The next morning, Jun Bufu brought enough people and went out excitedly and didn't come back until noon.
Unlike the high interest in the morning, Jun Bufu and others who came back again looked a little dejected.
When Qi Xiang saw it, he knew that they were not good at getting off the army, but he had no intention of inquiring.
However, Jun Bufu himself did not hide it and took the initiative to say, "Master, you are right. That guy is very cunning and is not in the cave at all. He may have returned to the city."
"It's good to go back to the city." Qi Xiang smiled and said, "In this way, we won't disturb our actions."
"Um……"
Jun Bufu nodded slightly, but his eyes were shining.
In fact, there is another possibility. He didn't mention it, but everyone knew it very well. The otaku might not have returned to the city, but was hiding among the mountains and forests, waiting for an opportunity to move.
If this is true, it will be a problem regardless of whether he has malicious intentions or not.
So Jun Bufu tried his best to kill the Otaku or drive it away. However, judging from the current situation, it is still unknown whether this wish can be realized.
"Not care about him for now."
At the right time, Qi Xiang waved his hand and said, "The medicinal materials in the alchemy furnace have almost cooled down. Wait for them to settle for a long time before they can formally refine the alchemy at night."
"Refining alchemy at night?" Jun Bufu was stunned: "No way during the day?"
"During the daytime, the sun is very hot, and it has some influence." Qi Xiang explained: "When it's evening, the moon's time is soft and it is consistent with the medicinal properties of the elixir. Maybe it has an additive effect, which is very suitable for elixir."
Jun Bufu suddenly realized and then said embarrassedly: "Master, I'm too much. I don't understand these things. You can just make an idea. You don't need to explain it to me."
"It's okay, to be honest, I'm also in the exploratory stage." Qi Xiangping was approachable. To be honest, "The steps of alchemy are just that. But more often, they are also very lucky."
"When luck comes, how to practice and how to achieve it. If you don't have luck, no matter how detailed the steps are, there will be accidents."
Qi Xiang shook her head and said, "No matter how powerful the alchemist is, he will not dare to ensure that every furnace of pill can be successfully refined. So, when refining alchemy, you must have a trembling attitude and even more mentally prepared for failure."
"...Forget it. If you don't say it will fail, you won't be able to say it, and you will really fail."
Qi Xiang immediately changed the topic: "The two main medicines can be taken out now and processed in advance and can come in handy at night."
"Master, wait a moment, I'll get it." Jun Bufu hurriedly walked out and came back soon. He was holding a sealed jar in his hand, which was Hanquan Water.
"Open and take a look." Qi Xiang signaled.
You don’t let down the good deeds. First, put the jar down and put it firmly, then gently lift the cover. In an instant, a cold and cold breath instantly spread, so that the warm tent immediately cooled down a few degrees.
Between the rich yin and cold atmosphere, a very fresh fragrance is faintly mixed with.
Qi Xiang's nose moved slightly, and she couldn't help but walk over and look down. She saw that in the dark and shiny jar, there was liquid with most of the cold air coming from the jar. A strange flower floated above the liquid.
The strange flowers are gorgeous. They are as big as a bowl, and the petals are clustered around the stamens in full bloom, just like the sun wheel. But what surprised Qi Xiang the most was that the most strange thing about this strange flower is the color of the flower.
Generally speaking, the flowers in nature are colorful, white, yellow, pink, green, colorful, and very normal. But like this strange flower now, it is pure black and a bit weird.
The petals are pure black, the stamens are lacquered and floating in the jar. If it weren't for the sufficient light in the tent, Qi Xiang would have easily overlooked the existence of this strange flower.
Of course, the clear fragrance of the strange flower reminded him all the time, the flower was unusual.
"Is this the Tianshan Xuanlian?"
Qi Xiang watched for a moment and immediately sighed: "It's worthy of its reputation."
Just when he smelled the fragrance, he felt the blood and energy surge in his body, and his spirit was boosted. Just a wisp of fragrance, which had such a strong medicinal property. You can imagine how precious the whole plant of strange flowers should be.
This Tianshan Xuanlian should be a variant of Tianshan Snow Lotus. The molding conditions are very harsh and the environmental requirements are very high. Moreover, millions of Tianshan Snow Lotus may not be able to produce a mysterious lotus.
I don’t know where Jun Bufu found this rare treasure. Think about it, he didn’t only find one, he had tried to refine alchemy before, and it took at least two or three mysterious lotus flowers.
When did such a rare treasure, like a cabbage, come with it? Qi Xiang thought about it, but did not ask questions. After all, who has no secrets on him? It is hard to ask too much about such things. If you ask urgently, it is time to turn your back on it.
"Master, this quality is enough to refine alchemy?" Jun Bufu followed the trend and asked for advice.
"It's enough, more than enough." Qi Xiang smiled in her eyes, and then reminded: "Cover the jar and take it to heat it."
"Heat?" Jun Bufukuairuomu Chicken: "How to heat it?"
"Make a stove, put the jar on the stove, raise the heat at the bottom, and slowly boil it." Qi Xiang pointed out: "Boil it like a medicine, and keep it until the night, it should be almost done."
"But..." Jun Bufu hesitated: "This is cold spring water..."
"Only after the cold spring water is heated, the Xuanlian can be melted." Qi Xiang said patiently: "Or what do you think, just throwing the Hanquan water and Xuanlian into the alchemy furnace together will be done?"
"I understand!"
Jun Bufu suddenly realized again and simply walked out.
As soon as he left, Qi Xiang murmured in a low voice: "Fortunately, there are Xuanlians who pay tribute in the treasure house of the Northern Song Dynasty Palace. Shuiyue Sanren has seen what others do, otherwise if they ignore this step, they will definitely be done."
The ancients often said that medicine is three parts poisonous, which refers to medicinal materials that are not treated.
A medicine may be divided into rhizomes, stems, leaves, whiskers, fruits, etc. The medicinal properties of each part are deviated. There has always been a strict procedure for how to deal with and preserve them.
The same is true for Tianshan Xuanlian. With the main medicine of Xuanlian, you have to take cold spring water again. This is not an extra measure, but a cold spring water is used to melt the Xuanlian. The maximum refinement of its medicinal properties.
Anyway, Jun Bufu obeyed the instructions and put the jar on the stove and cooked it, half an hour passed. Even if it was covered by the jar cover, a strong fragrance still came out of the jar, attracting the attention of many people.
For a moment, many big men poked their heads out in the tent and watched in confusion.
"What to see, do your own thing..."
Jun Bufuji shouted, and his head suddenly shrank back.
However, Jun Bufu was also a little worried and immediately ordered: "You guys are all out and strengthen patrol. Don't be like the last time, like a piece of wood, and you don't know if someone is touched in."
Hearing this, several big men bowed their heads in shame, and then dispersed and strengthened their warnings.
Fortunately, everything was calm and it was evening in a blink of an eye.
Under the boiling of low heat, the cold spring water in the jar slowly boiled, and the fresh and tempting fragrance filled the air, allowing the men passing by the patrol to swallow their saliva from time to time.
Jun Bufu was watching the fire, and he was also somewhat swaying in his heart and resisting temptation with great willpower.
After sunset, a bright moon hung quietly in the air. Qi Xiang finally walked over in the tent and shouted from afar: "You can remove the fire."
"Swish!" Jun Bufu seemed to be ready, and gently brushed his palm. A bunch of mud and sand silently covered the faint charcoal fire. Before the charcoal fire was extinguished, he held the jar.
"Puchi!"
Asphalt rose, the charcoal fire was extinguished, and blue smoke rose.
"Master, is that OK?"
Jun Bufu held the hot jar, but he seemed to not feel any heat and his face did not change.
"It's OK!"
Qi Xiang greeted, "Let's talk about it later..."
The two returned to the tent, and Qi Xiang asked Jun Bufu to open the cover of the altar.
The moment the lid was picked up, a stream of mushroom-like mist surged out, rising in the air, and then condensed into the shape of a lotus, which was quite mysterious.
At first glance, both of them were slightly surprised, and then quickly looked at the bottom of the hall.
At this time, most of the cold spring water in the jar had almost evaporated, and the sun-like mysterious lotus also melted completely. In the jar, there was only a light layer of liquid, clear and white as snow.
"Okay, that's it..."
While Qi Xiang praised him, his throat couldn't help but move. As soon as he approached, the rich fragrance of the jar hit him, making him almost unable to control himself and wanted to eat it in one bite.
"Be calm, be calm."
Qi Xiang calmed down and said directly: "Populate the liquid into the furnace."
"……good!"
Jun Bufu hesitated for a moment, immediately walked to the stove with the jar, and carefully poured the snow-white liquid from the jar in.
After a day of precipitation, the medicine in the alchemy furnace had completely cooled down, and it was even a little cold. As soon as the warm snow-white liquid was poured in, it quickly melted and dissipated.
Seeing this situation, Jun Bufu was also a little surprised, but he didn't ask too much. He slightly cleaned the bottom of the jar with the potion in the furnace, so that all the snow-white liquid was injected into the furnace, and then he closed the alchemy furnace.
“That’s it.”
At the same time, Qi Xiang said, "I'm going to refine the alchemy. You're waiting outside and don't let someone come in and disturb me. By the way, no matter what movement you hear, you're not allowed to come in..."
"clear!"
Jun Bufu's heart was shocked and knew the taboos and rules in this regard. He immediately stepped out, first put on the curtain of the tent, then tied the buttons, and tightly tied the thread to ensure that even the mosquitoes could not get in.
As soon as they tied the curtain, Jun Bufu heard a clanging sound in the tent, as if they were smashing something. The noise was quite loud, and it soon attracted the attention of the patrol men. They wanted to rush over to observe, but saw Jun Bufu with a cold face and gestured to tell them not to come.
"Continue to patrol and strengthen vigilance..."
Chapter completed!