Starting from the Greyhound, seventy-two changes.

Chapter 116 Perfection
In the afternoon, on North Street where Yaowang Hall is located, there are shops and residents on this street. Basically, the residents behind the shops live in the backyards of the shops.

It is now time for lunch, and plumes of smoke are rising from the backyard kitchens of various shops.

In this cold winter, the aroma of human food and fireworks can always dispel a lot of the cold.

After a busy day, the apprentices of Yaowang Hall were all waiting for a bowl of hot vegetable and meat soup to replenish the energy and calories consumed by the body.

Bang bang bang~~
Outside the alchemy room where Chen Ku and Shang Yunfang were, guards brought in two food boxes.

Shang Yunfang did not disturb Chen Ku from refining the elixir.

He went outside and brought in two food boxes, sharing them with Chen Ku, saying, "Eat something while the fire is still simmering. It will take at least a whole night to make a furnace of pills."

Chen Ku hummed and fanned himself in place.

At this moment, in this alchemy room, even if someone looked carefully, they could not tell how much change Chen Ku's fanning could bring to the fire under the alchemy furnace.

But only Chen Ku himself knows the answer.

The moment the flames under the alchemy furnace rose up, he, who had hung up the "fire mouth pot", already felt the mysterious connection between him and the flame burning under the alchemy furnace in front of him.

There is no way to describe this feeling in detail.

It's just like……

There was an invisible thread between him and the flame in front of him, which he could control with his mind to increase the temperature. He even felt that... he could suck the flame at the bottom of the furnace into his stomach as long as he opened his mouth.

This is the capability of the fire spout kettle.

Even though it was just a 'magic weapon' transformed from the evil spirit of a certain realm, it could turn his body into a 'fire pot'. Even if he swallowed the flames into his stomach, his intestines and stomach would not be damaged, because their intestines and stomach had already been transformed by the fire mouth pot into a 'pot belly' that could absorb flames.

Therefore,
The action of fanning the fire is just a disguise.

Chen Ku sat cross-legged here, controlling the fire with the special ability of the fire-mouthed kettle, which was the true essence of his alchemy this time.

"To refine pills in a pill furnace is to refine impurities and extract the essence of medicinal materials. It cannot be done with an open flame, only with a pill furnace... But my fire-mouthed kettle is actually a 'magic weapon' that can control temperature better than a pill furnace. I will test it here today. If it can be confirmed that the additional fire control ability can greatly increase my success rate of refining pills, then in the future, I can directly use the 'fire-mouthed kettle' to cook for myself and refine pills for myself."

The prerequisite is to be able to obtain enough pill recipes.

"It's on low heat, come and eat." Shang Yunfang had already finished her meal and said, "Master, I'll watch over you for a while."

Chen Ku hummed. He had tried the fire-controlling ability of his fire-spout kettle before. He could control the flame up to three meters away. Even if he left the alchemy furnace, it would not affect his ability to control the fire.

Walk aside and open the food box.

It's winter now, but there are still fresh vegetables in the meals at Yaowang Hall. The meals for his disciples are of the same standard as those for the master chef. Today's meal is a bowl of mushroom and mutton soup, a dish of stir-fried winter bamboo shoots... a total of six dishes, one soup, and a top-quality tangerine.

Just when Chen Ku was eating.

In the alchemy room next door, Huo Xiaoxia's furnace of pills had already been produced.

“That’s right, four top-grade tranquilizing pills, two mid-grade ones, and four low-grade ones, a 40% rate of producing top-grade pills. Among your batch of disciples, except for the chief shopkeeper’s disciple Kou Ming, your talent in alchemy is the best.” Master Fu Nong Baosen of Baicao Yuan stood up and praised his apprentice generously.

A 40% success rate in refining pills was already an excellent grade. Even though he was considered a top-notch alchemist in the hall, he could only make seven top-grade pills of the first-grade internal energy tranquilizing pill.

Kou Ming's talent is better than that of his disciple Huo Xiaoxia. His best record is six top-grade pills. It is almost certain that the person who will be in charge of the alchemy room of Yaowang Hall in the future will be Kou Ming.

"Senior Brother's talent in alchemy is truly enviable." Huo Xiaoxia sighed.

Only after entering this field did I realize that the difficulty of increasing the success rate of a high-quality pill is almost as difficult as breaking through the bottleneck of internal energy.

"Okay, we are done with the alchemy practice today. I'm going to go see the guy next door making the alchemy."

Huo Xiaoxia raised her eyebrows slightly: "Master, don't you think Junior Brother Chen can..."

"After all, Mr. Shang has also made a request."

Nong Baosen stroked his beard and said:
"You have to give me some face. I'm just picking on some faults. If Mr. Shang asks about it later, I can give him an explanation. Let him teach the disciples."

"Then, can I go and take a look too?" Huo Xiaoxia asked curiously.

She is a girl and seldom shows up in the hall often. She is very well protected. Until today, she has not seen what this Junior Brother Chen Ku looks like.

"That's fine. It's a good opportunity to see the mistakes that Chen Ku made while refining the elixir, so that you can learn from them."

After Nong Baosen finished speaking, he led his female disciple out of the alchemy room, came to the outside of Chen Ku's alchemy room, and looked inside through the window.

It happened that Chen Ku was eating and Shang Yunfang was fanning the fire for him.

A hint of displeasure appeared in Nong Baosen's eyes.

It's not that he thought it was against Tian Gang's will that the disciple eats while the master makes the fire, but he could see at a glance that the flame in front of Shang Yunfang's furnace was very stable at this time...

This is Shang Yunfang making the elixir.

Not Chen Kulian.

After Chen Ku takes over, I'm afraid he won't be able to maintain such a stable firepower.

Switch people back and forth.

The firepower fluctuates.

There is a high possibility that this furnace of elixir will be wasted.

"After all, Master Shang is not someone who is deeply involved in alchemy. I can understand that he wants to train a disciple, but a loving mother often spoils her son. If he keeps doing this for his disciple, it is destined that he will never become an alchemist."

Nong Baosen shook his head.

He decided that after it was over, he would give Shang Yunfang some advice. It was not right to spoil a disciple like this.

Huo Xiaoxia also found it a little unbelievable.

But the two of them didn't know that Shang Yunfang, who was sitting in front of the stove at this moment, was actually very surprised.

Look at the steady fire coming out from under your fan.

Also incredible:

"Are my hands and timing so steady? When did you break through?"

Generally speaking, for an apprentice in the strength training realm, the wind produced by a fan is already stronger than that of most fans. The higher the level of cultivation, the greater the power of the fan, but it is also more difficult to control the temperature of the flame.

Even when Shang Yunfang had made elixirs before, he often had difficulty controlling the temperature.

What's more, he still has old injuries that have not healed.

"Could it be that after I was injured, I was able to overcome some obstacle, allowing me to make invisible progress in the art of 'alchemy'?"

Shang Yunfang was suspicious.

As I was guessing this in my mind, I couldn't help but feel happy and excited.

If this is really the case,
It means that he can teach his apprentice more.

"Master, I have finished eating. Please let me take over."

Chen Ku's voice came from behind, and the lunch box had already been packed.

Shang Yunfang turned around and looked at the extremely stable flame in the furnace. She couldn't help but worry that Chen Ku would make a move and ruin the fire, so she said, "You first..."

I wanted to ask Chen Ku to wait for a while, but then I thought it would be better to let Chen Ku feel it for a while.

He handed the fan over and said:

"The fire in the stove is very stable now, just in line with the standard of a slow fire, not too much, not too little. When you fan it, feel the temperature and make sure it is neither too high nor too low."

The fire under the stove was invisibly controlled by Chen Ku, how could he not know that?

But he put on an obedient smile and said, "Yeah."

He took the fan, took the master's place, and slowly fanned the stove.

When Chen Ku and Shang Yunfang changed positions.

"Just wait and see. Once this substitution is made, the situation will change immediately."

Nong Baosen said to his disciple Huo Xiaoxia outside the window of the alchemy room. At the same time, he saw Chen Ku taking over the fan slowly and sneered:

"He's fanning the flames like this, so frivolous. Sure enough, this kid doesn't take alchemy seriously at all."

In his mind, he could already analyze Chen Ku's character.

Perhaps he felt that he was extremely talented in martial arts and was the best among the disciples of this generation in Yaowang Hall, so he didn't want to be distracted by doing other things.

It was estimated that Shang Yunfang and Shang Laoqiang had asked him to do the alchemy, and he had no choice but to do the job.

Of course,
Just as he was about to withdraw his gaze with an expressionless face, Huo Xiaoxia exclaimed slightly: "Master, the fire in the furnace is not fluctuating? It's maintained!"

This exclamation was made in a slightly louder voice.

Chen Ku was in the alchemy room. He moved his ears slightly. With his excellent hearing due to various changes, he could hear the sounds even in the well-soundproofed alchemy room.

"Hmm? There's someone outside."

The mind turns slightly:

"It should be the master who said that you should come and watch me make the alchemy."

But when he was thinking about these things.

Shang Yunfang was standing beside him, already extremely excited, watching Chen Ku fanning the fan in his hand, and there was surprisingly no fluctuation in the temperature.

outside the window,

Nong Baosen looked in again, and a different look appeared in his eyes.

coincidence?

but,
Next, time passed by little by little.

However, the fire in front of Chen Ku had been burning at a low level for half an hour. The fire was as calm as a lake, without any fluctuations.

Nong Baosen's eyes gradually widened.

He got it.

“This… turns out…”

His heart started beating faster and he realized he had made a big mistake.

When he came over and saw the two people changing seats, he subconsciously thought that the extremely stable fire in the stove was controlled by Shang Yunfang...

But now, Chen Ku has taken over for half an hour and no problems have arisen.

He had enough understanding of Shang Yunfang's alchemy level, and Shang Yunfang's control of the temperature was definitely not that good.

The fire remained motionless for half an hour.

It is already comparable to the temperature control he had when he was refining the Seven Blood Pill.

So, the truth is...

He thought it was Shang Yunfang who had grasped the right timing, but in fact, it was Chen who had laid the foundation from the very beginning, and Shang Yunfang had only taken over temporarily for a cup of tea.

indoor.

Shang Yunfang gradually came to her senses.

He looked at Chen Ku with excitement and ecstasy.

It was actually Chen Ku’s credit.

Not only was he not frustrated because the breakthrough in alchemy skills was not his own, but he was even more delighted.

And vaguely discovered a terrifying point on Chen Ku.

"So, the first time this kid was just a newcomer, he was completely confused about alchemy, so he suffered a big loss in the temperature. But he only suffered a loss once, and he was able to completely correct it the second time. This kind of talent for making up for mistakes and correcting them quickly... a genius, a true genius!"

Shang Yunfang understood, and then thought of Chen Ku's blood talent that allowed him to be fearless of fire two days ago:
"I understand, I understand everything. This child was born with a connection to fire. He just didn't realize it the first time, so he made a mistake. But once he realizes it, with his 'fire veins', it will be easy for him to control the temperature."

Shang Yunfang couldn't say that her guess was completely wrong.

About 70% to 80% of it is correct.

At least in terms of 'fire control', his imagination was not wrong at all.

then,

Next, when the fire changes from 'gentle fire' to 'strong fire', it is really time for Chen Ku to perform.

I see,

As Chen Ku's fire spout kettle ability was unleashed, under the cover of the action of fanning the fire with his hands, the fire spirits in the stove suddenly became like little suns that were completely burning red, releasing powerful firepower!

The fire is raging!

The entire alchemy room is like a red abyss!

outdoor,

Nong Baosen and Huo Xiaoxia saw the flame in the furnace gradually turn green.

并，
It continued until it reached the state of blue flame.

"Excellent!"

Huo Xiaoxia exclaimed.

Perfect Fire is the highest level of martial fire. She can also fan it out through her might, but she has never been able to control the fire to this perfect degree.

but,
At this time, Chen Ku was actually able to control the fire in the 'strong fire' state and maintain the 'pure blue flame'.

At this time, Huo Xiaoxia secretly glanced at her master.

She subconsciously wanted to see how the master, whom she had looked down upon before, would react after seeing his master's level of proficiency.

She saw it.

Nong Baosen's eyes lit up completely.

Reflecting the pure blue flame in the window.

His eyes revealed his excitement about something in the room.

Huo Xiaoxia knew.

The master was definitely not excited because he saw the stove, and it was even less likely that he was excited because of Mr. Shang. So why was he excited...

The back of the young man standing in front of the stove was reflected in her eyes.

The answer is clear.

A man who was misjudged by his master, but was actually a natural alchemy saint.

"Brother Chen Ku... I wonder how many pills you can make with this ability to control the temperature?"

Huo Xiaoxia secretly guessed:
"With this kind of fire control, as long as I maintain the same level of skill, I will have no problem refining ten pills. I just don't know what the success rate is for high-quality pills? You can't possibly surpass me on your first try? Is it a success rate of more than five high-quality pills?"

Shang Yunfang was also looking forward to the results of Chen Ku's second attempt at alchemy.

At night, the cold wind howled outside, while the room was as warm as the scorching sun.

Outside the window, a group of masters and apprentices stopped and didn't move.

Watching Chen Ku switch between low heat seven times and high heat seven times, he seemed to be able to do it with ease and skill, and he kept the temperature firmly under control within the standard answer on the recipe.

Another night passed like this.

It's time to turn on the furnace.

clang!
When Chen Ku stepped forward to lift the stove cover and Shang Yunfang leaned over to take a look.

An expression of surprise appeared on Shang Yunfang's face.

at this time.

Nong Baosen, who had been waiting outside the window all night, could no longer hold back, so he opened the door and asked anxiously:

"What's the success rate of the pills? How many are top-grade?"

Shang Yunfang had known for a long time that Nong Baosen was waiting outside. He had greeted this person in advance, but he had not expected that this old friend would be so reckless...

I think it was because he saw everything that happened to his good disciple outside last night and was blown by the cold wind all night, so he was anxiously waiting for a result.

Shang Yunfang first took a look at the pills in the plate and tried her best to suppress her emotions. Even so, she couldn't suppress her extremely proud emotion. She picked up the plate and handed it to Nong Baosen.

"Brother Nong, please see for yourself."

(End of this chapter)