Chapter 239 Shortage
The effect of the Fire Control Pendant is so powerful.
Lin Mu's fire control skills before were only at the level of a three-leaf fire lotus, but now he has leapt to the next level, breaking through to the level of a four-leaf fire lotus.
Shitou looked surprised. He didn't expect that the Fire Control Pendant could do this.
The 100,000 yuan of low-grade spiritual stones I spent before was not unfair at all, and the Fire Control Pendant was worth every penny.
Lin Mu smiled and withdrew his spiritual power, the four-leaf fire lotus at the bottom of the furnace suddenly dissipated.
This wooden house is no better than the alchemy room. If you are not careful, you can set the whole house on fire.
Naturally, Lin Mu would not commit suicide by playing with fire. He put away the purple incense burner, turned to Shi Shi and said, "Let's go out and make elixirs."
Shitou smiled and nodded, followed Lin Mu out of the wooden house.
When he came outside the house, Lin Mu took out 4,000 pieces of materials and distributed them to Shi Shi, while keeping 5,000 pieces for himself.
The two of them immediately took out their alchemy furnaces and started refining.
Lin Mu patted the storage bag, took out a piece of material, and threw it into the purple incense stove. He closed the stove lid, made a secret with both hands, and cast the "Red Fire Jue". A ball of pale white flame suddenly appeared and melted at the bottom of the furnace. It is a four-leaf fire lotus with flames floating quietly.
This is not the first time Lin Mu has refined a third-grade pill. He has refined a third-grade foundation-building pill before, and now he is very familiar with it and can easily get started.
But even so, he did not dare to be careless at all, and carefully controlled the heat for fear of an accident.
Refining alchemy is inherently demanding, and refining third-grade elixirs becomes increasingly difficult.
Stone also took out the bronze furnace nearby, threw in a piece of material, and also started refining.
His fire control skills had just reached the three-leaf fire lotus level, and he immediately felt the benefits of this breakthrough.
His sense of flames has become more and more sensitive, and he can clearly detect every tremor of the flames.
As a result, he became more and more comfortable in refining alchemy, like a god assisting him, making fine adjustments from time to time according to the situation in the furnace.
With his hands like weaving, the three-leaf fire lotus floated slightly at the bottom of the furnace. The elixir in the furnace was roasted by the flames, and its shape continued to change. Every trace of the medicine's power was controlled by the stone, slowly converging and gathering in one place, and the medicine in the furnace also Gradually changing from liquid to solid, a batch of elixir is almost taking shape.
Suddenly!
Shitou suddenly felt a numbness and itch on his neck. He couldn't help but scratch it with his right hand when he was busy.
This scratch didn't matter, the three-leaf fire lotus at the bottom of the furnace suddenly shook violently and swayed unsteadily.
Chi!
A puff of green smoke suddenly emerged from the furnace, and a burning smell filled the surrounding area.
The first time he tried to refine the elixir, he failed.
Shitou shook his head. Fortunately, he was no longer surprised by this. The materials that were destroyed in his hands were almost the same even if they were not ten thousand copies. This amount more would not be much, and this amount less would not be much. He quickly opened the furnace lid and poured out the furnace. Remove the residue and wipe the bottom of the furnace skillfully, and the bronze furnace will be as clean as new again.
Shitou took out another piece of material, threw it into the furnace, calmly started refining it again.
Lin Mu was also aware of Shitou's situation, but he did not look around distractedly and continued to concentrate on taking care of the elixirs in his furnace.
He used his spiritual consciousness to check the situation in the furnace from time to time, and constantly changed the heat. The four-leaf fire lotus at the bottom of the furnace kept beating, which seemed violent, but everything was under Lin Mu's control, and he had a plan in mind.
Time passed little by little, and the elixir in the furnace gradually solidified into an elixir.
Soon, a strong medicinal fragrance floated out from the purple incense burner, refreshing the heart and mind, making you want to get drunk.
With a smile on his face, Lin Mu suddenly slapped the furnace lid, and three green pills flew out of the furnace.
It's Shuiyundan!
Lin Mu calmly took out a small white bottle and opened the cork. Three green elixirs drew a graceful arc and fell into the bottle one after another along the mouth of the bottle. With a smile on Lin Mu's lips, he closed the cork. , put the white vial into the storage bag.
The first furnace of elixir was successfully refined!
A furnace of third-grade elixir took three hours.
It can be seen that the difficulty of refining the third-grade elixir is indeed far greater than that of the second-grade Gui Ling Dan.
Lin Mu's fire control skills have now reached the level of the Four-leaf Fire Lotus, and it takes three hours to refine the Water Cloud Pill.
Needless to say, Stone's control of fire is only as good as that of a three-leaf fire lotus, so it will naturally take longer and become more difficult.
You must always be serious when refining elixirs. If you are a little negligent, all your efforts will be wasted and the pot of elixirs will be useless.
It requires a lot of perseverance to not let your mind wander at all for three or four hours.
Shi Shi had not refined elixirs for a long time, and the first batch of elixirs failed to be refined because of his impatience.
Lin Mu breathed a long sigh of relief, then took out another piece of material and started refining it again.
Two hours later, he suddenly felt that his spiritual power was unstable, and the four-leaf fire lotus at the bottom of the furnace suddenly trembled.
Chi!
Green smoke filled the air, and a burnt smell hit my face.
Lin Mu smiled bitterly and shook his head. The four-leaf fire lotus at the bottom of the furnace only trembled for a moment, and all the hard work of the previous two hours was wasted.
This is the case with alchemy. With his current level, if he is a little negligent, he will inevitably fail.
Now he is only refining third-grade elixirs. If he refines fourth-grade elixirs, it will be more difficult. Even if he is not negligent, he is likely to fail.
If you want to reach astonishing heights in alchemy, you still have a long way to go.
Lin Mu cleaned up the residue in the furnace, took out another piece of material, and started refining it.
The four-leaf fire lotus floated gently at the bottom of the furnace with a relaxed rhythm. Under Lin Mu's control, it followed a strange rhythm.
The four-leaf fire lotus was so beautiful, but Lin Mu was not relaxed at all.
He was walking on thin ice, becoming more and more cautious, fearing that all his previous efforts would be wasted due to a small mistake.
It is not easy to grow third-grade elixirs. Every time a furnace is scrapped, it is a heavy loss. He must try his best to ensure the success rate.
His level of alchemy has now reached a certain level. If he wants to improve, he will not only need to practice, but also need to understand.
At first, he relied on perseverance to forcibly upgrade his fire control skills to the level of the three-leaf fire lotus. Although he benefited a lot, he also suffered a lot. Compared with him before, Shi Shi was much more relaxed. A fire-bending pendant was worth all his hard work.
The fire control pendant improves fire control skills by increasing the cultivator's perception of fire spiritual power.
This kind of increase is limited after all, even if the Fire Control Pendant is a top-quality magic weapon.
If one wants to truly reach the level of proficiency in fire control skills, practitioners must undoubtedly pay more attention to their understanding of fire spiritual power.
The person with the highest fire control skills that Lin Mu has seen so far is the Ice Fairy. She can control fire to the level of a seven-leaf fire lotus without relying on any external aids.
Seven-leaf fire lotus!
Lin Mu relied on the fire control pendant to reach the four-leaf fire lotus. The gap was like a chasm!
Fortunately, Lin Mu has now found a way forward, and is no longer the same as before, like a lonely boat in the vast sea, not knowing where to go.
Now he has begun to deliberately slow down the refining speed and comprehend the fire spiritual power. Although the current results are very small and it also affects the efficiency of alchemy, in the long run, the benefits will undoubtedly outweigh the disadvantages.
While Lin Mu was slowly comprehending, a refreshing medicinal fragrance suddenly floated from the side.
After refining the stone for nearly four hours, a furnace was successfully refined.
The two of them alternated like this, throwing ingredients into the furnace one by one. Sometimes there was a burnt smell, sometimes there was a refreshing fragrance of medicine, and the day passed quickly.
The intoxicating medicinal fragrance filled the island in the middle of the lake, and Lin Mu successfully refined it again.
Shitou put the elixir in the furnace into a small white bottle and stopped refining it.
Lin Mu took out the elixirs he had refined in a day. There was no need to count them. The number was clear at a glance. They were only a handful.
Six bottles!
This is the result of one day's hard work.
It takes ten materials to refine six bottles.
The success rate is as high as 60%!
Lin Mu turned to look at the stone and asked with a smile: "How many bottles can be made from the stone?"
The stone slapped the storage bag, and several small white bottles flew out from it.
White vials are lined up in front of him under the control of stones.
Shitou looked down, then blushed and said, "Four bottles!"
After a day of hard work, he was able to refine four bottles of third-grade elixirs.
Shitou remembered that when he was refining the spirit-returning elixir, he once refined twenty bottles in one day!
Comparing the two, there is a world of difference.
Lin Mu smiled and said: "It's pretty good. It's your first time to refine a third-grade elixir, and your fire control skills have just reached the three-leaf fire lotus level. You still need to get used to it, so the speed will naturally be slower. Don't be discouraged. Practice makes perfect. Just refine it for a while. Over time, the level will definitely improve.”
Shitou nodded secretly, but then added: "I spent nine materials, but only refined four bottles of elixir. The success rate is only more than 40%, which is really unjustifiable."
Lin Mu smiled and comforted: "You can't see anything on the first day. After two months, the level will stabilize. Then we will talk about the success rate. Now I will work hard to understand and improve my fire control level, even if the refining speed is slower. fine."
In terms of alchemy, Lin Mu didn't give too much advice to the stone. He just let the stone practice and understand on his own.
The same is true now. Lin Mu will only give verbal reminders at most, but will not forcefully instill his own insights.
Everyone makes elixirs differently and has different perceptions. If you understand, you understand. If you don't understand, you don't understand. It's useless to say more.
Lin Mu smiled and said: "Take a rest for a while and then continue refining."
Shitou smiled and nodded.
Now that the island in the middle of the lake is firmly in the hands of Lin Mu, protected by the Thousand Feather Sword Gate, Lin Mu no longer has to worry about anyone coming to harass him, and he no longer needs to work hard and leave no room for refining elixirs as before, which seems very... Working hard actually does great harm to the body, and the gain outweighs the loss.
Combining work and rest is the ideal way.
While the two were resting, Gu Chen walked up to him with a sad face and muttered: "Master!"
Lin Mu glanced at the forty-nine disciples gathered behind him and asked Gu Chen with a smile, "What's the matter?"
Gu Chen was still coy at first, but under Lin Mu's smile, he quickly couldn't resist it. He covered his stomach and said: "We haven't eaten for ten days, we are so hungry!"
hungry?
Lin Mu froze on the spot and reacted immediately.
Although practitioners in the Qi refining period do not have to eat three meals a day like ordinary people, they still need to eat.
Since leaving Qianyu Sword Sect, these fifty disciples have not eaten for nearly ten days.
Lin Mu smiled bitterly. He no longer needed to eat, and he almost forgot about it.
Looking at Gu Chen who was already dizzy from hunger, Lin Mu couldn't help but feel a trace of apology on his face.
When these fifty disciples first came to the island, they were busy building houses, helping him collect elixirs, and cultivate spiritual fields.
Lin Mu forgot that they had not had any water for nearly ten days, and he couldn't help but blame himself.
He was about to say: ‘I’m going to cook for you. ’
The words came to my lips, but I couldn't say them out.
He suddenly remembered that there was no grain of food on the island in the middle of the lake!