Beast Taming: I gained the talent of a spirit pet.

Chapter 191: The Essence of the Golden Elixir

He became more and more excited as he spoke, and slapped his thigh: "I can't believe that Junior Brother He Ling has actually accepted such a good disciple!"

Situ Yan stared at Gu Yuan with fiery eyes, and clicked his tongue in amazement.

He has always been obsessed with the art of alchemy. Although he came from a noble family, he never paid much attention to the conflicts between the noble family factions and the sects.

Because I have no interest and find it boring.

As for whether Gu Yuan's talent was good or bad, or what kind of spirit he was, he was not interested, and it had nothing to do with him.

But now, after discovering that Gu Yuan's talent in alchemy was obviously extraordinary, he became interested!
It had only been a few months since Gu Yuan began his apprenticeship with He Ling Zhenren. Excluding the time spent cultivating, the time he could devote to studying alchemy was probably very short.

In this period of time, it would be quite good if you can master some basics of Dandao.

But Gu Yuan could even see the secrets of such a top-grade elixir as the Dragon and Tiger Marrow Nourishing Pill. This was quite incredible to a true expert like Situ Yan.

It also illustrates a situation - Gu Yuan has a strong talent for alchemy!

Alchemy in the eyes of ordinary people: using true fire to extract the essence of various elixirs, and then blending them into one in order according to the proportions.

Alchemy in the eyes of a true alchemist: It requires dealing with the changes of yin and yang, the essence of the five elements, and seizing the creation of heaven and earth. It is not only alchemy, but also the understanding of the great way of heaven and earth.

The scene of Situ Yan refining the elixir just now was just baking it with real fire in the eyes of others.

But in Gu Yuan's eyes, the rise and fall, cold and heat, clear and turbid changes, the balance of medicinal properties, and the tempering of true fire are the essence.

Since Gu Yuan could see these essences, it meant that although he might not have made pills before, as long as he studied hard, he could quickly become an alchemist, or even a master alchemist!
This made Situ Yan feel itchy.

"Your master has written to me several times before, asking me to give you some advice on alchemy. At first, I didn't take it seriously, but now it seems that Junior Brother He Ling has a really good eye!"

Situ Yan laughed heartily, and looked at Gu Yuan with a hint of admiration in his eyes:

"Let's put it this way. From now on, if you have any questions about alchemy, you can always come and ask me."

From his words, his attitude towards Gu Yuan was very different from the beginning.

"Disciple thanks Uncle Master!"

Gu Yuan was overjoyed and quickly expressed his gratitude.

With Situ Yan's words, he could come and go here freely, and no one could say anything.

The key point is that this uncle's alchemy skills are almost superb. It would be a great thing if I could learn some from him.

Instead, Feng Shaojie on the side was dumbfounded.

He hadn't seen his master so excited for a long time, and what was more important was that the other party was from the sect.

Even Feng Shaojie himself had never received such praise from his master Situ Yan, which made him somewhat resentful and even jealous.

Seeing that Gu Yuan had a strong talent for alchemy, Situ Yan also became serious. While maintaining the stability of the true fire, he looked Gu Yuan up and down and suddenly asked:

"Since you want to refine the elixir, do you have any ideas? After all, you are a water-based spirit and you practice water-based Taoism."

When it comes to alchemy, the first impression of most people in the cultivation world is that of alchemy using real fire.

Generally, people practice the fire-based Taoism, the wood-based Taoism, or both.

In Yaowang Mountain, using true fire to refine elixirs is the most normal and common method.

Generally speaking, only by practicing the fire-based Taoist method can one better control the true fire and become adept at refining pills.

But in fact, in the eyes of alchemy masters like Situ Yan, all five elements and yin and yang can be used to make elixirs.

For example, there are Yin Fire, Fire in Stone, Fire in Wood, and even without using real fire, the elixir is directly condensed with Yuan Qi.

However, to achieve this, one must be at the Grandmaster level. Gu Yuan's water-based Taoist method was pure and incompatible with true fire.

It is probably not easy to use true fire to refine the elixir. Even Yin Fire may not be able to do it, and the best results will have to be discounted.

Gu Yuan understood what the other party meant, and without hiding anything, he said directly:

"I dare not hide it from my uncle-master. The technique I cultivate is unique and renowned for its purity and depth. It can condense the finest, purest, and cleanest true water."

"So, I plan to follow the path of true water alchemy!"

As he spoke, Gu Yuan raised his hand, and a drop of emerald green water overflowed from his fingertips. The longan-sized water droplet was sparkling, round and smooth, without any impurities, giving people a pure and clean feeling.

The moment it appeared, there was a faint mist lingering around, and even the air had a moist smell.

This is naturally the Taiyuan True Water condensed by Gu Yuan, which is one of the many acquired true waters.

"Refining the elixir with true water..."

Situ Yan looked at the drop of Taiyuan True Water on Gu Yuan's finger and raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Whether refining the elixir with real fire or real water, the key is to extract the medicinal essence and combine it into the elixir.

In this regard, each has its own advantages.

And what Gu Yuan said was not wrong. The real water he condensed was indeed extremely pure, both feminine and rich.

What is even more rare is that unlike real fire, it will not accidentally damage the medicinal properties when refining the essence of the medicine. It is more suitable for refining pills in some aspects.

"it is good."

Situ Yan looked at Gu Yuan with a higher opinion. Although Gu Yuan's path was different from his own, Gu Yuan had such a foundation (Taiyuan True Water), which was definitely suitable for refining pills.

It should be noted that before alchemists can make elixirs, they first need to prepare the real fire.

Those with poor conditions usually raise a few monsters such as fire crows and fire snakes to spit fire and make elixirs.

The more daring ones would use the true fire ejected from the earth's lung fire veins to refine pills.

Or, you can simply find some real fire to refine and transform it into supernatural powers, which will only be more handy.

Now that Gu Yuan had the Taiyuan True Water, most of the prerequisites for alchemy were complete, except for an alchemy furnace.

Besides, an alchemy furnace is not necessarily necessary.

"Although I use True Fire to refine pills, I also know a little about True Water. The mysteries of alchemy are vast and profound, but they all lead to the same goal."

After pondering for a moment, Situ Yan took out an ancient book with the words "Essentials of the Golden Elixir" written on the cover and handed it to Gu Yuan:
"This is one of the secret alchemy books of Yaowang Mountain. It contains some secrets of alchemy that are not to be passed on. You can take a look at it first, and don't spread it to anyone else."

"Thank you, Uncle Master. I will study hard and will never let you down!"

Gu Yuan took it carefully.

Of course he had heard of this alchemy book.

The nature of gold is immortal, and the key to becoming a true immortal is to enlighten the immortal nature of gold in the realm of Yangshen. Only in this way can one achieve immortality.

The name "Golden Elixir" also means that by understanding the mystery of the alchemy, one can reach the great way.

This is the most superior alchemy method within the sect. If Gu Yuan is interested, even if he has good talent and has the help of Master He Ling, he may not necessarily be taught this book.

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(End of this chapter)