Chapter 414: Process Transformation, Leading Brother
Elder Xiong looked at the transparent glass cup in Zheng Fa's hand. The ice crystals on the wall of the cup were sparkling, making it difficult for him to look directly at it.
But Zheng Fa’s expression could not be looked at closely.
"Is this the water method of refining elixirs?"
Zhao Jingfan leaned over and looked at the glass cup curiously.
Zheng Fa looked at the solution in the cup and said cautiously, "I don't know much about water-based alchemy. I'm just purifying it."
The previous experimental process is also good.
Or the final drug test.
The difficulty in refining elixirs all points to one thing - the purity of the finished elixir is not enough.
If you want to purify it, there are only a few chemical methods. Looking back at the previous experimental records, the first thing Zheng Fa thought of was extraction.
According to current observations, Zheng Fa has a guess:
Frost leaves will form a solvent under certain conditions.
This solvent can dissolve the active ingredients in the five elements orchid and separate it from other impurities.
Then, through some secret methods, the environmental parameters are changed, and the solvent is allowed to reform into crystals or powder, thus obtaining an intermediate product with medicinal effects.
Now in this beaker is the Frost Leaf solution with Five Elements Orchid powder dissolved in it.
He is now observing under what conditions the Five Elements Orchid powder can be dissolved most thoroughly.
Zhao Jingfan looked back at Elder Xiong again, as if he wanted to get an accurate answer. Elder Xiong despised him for being so tactless. If he knew, would he have made such a fool of himself? He took two steps, stared at the frost leaf solution in the glass cup, sniffed it, and seemed a little uncertain, but nodded slightly: "It's a bit like that. I have discussed it with the alchemist who is good at water alchemy..."
“Although I have never seen his secret method, I have seen similar spiritual water.”
This is possible. For example, some solutions can be preserved for a long time and can even be used as raw materials and sold to other alchemists.
"Whether it will be successful or not depends on the success of the pill."
Elder Xiong bit his thumb as he spoke, and there was something eager in his expression - it was obvious that he wanted to try it himself.
Zheng Fa also got to know Elder Xiong's character over the past few days.
This man was probably obsessed with alchemy and had worked in the Nine Mountains Realm for a few months. Although he had the carrot of the Divine Transformation Method dangling, Zheng Fa also saw his seriousness and persistence.
Now he felt that this thing was related to the legendary water-based alchemy. It was just as natural that a drunkard would feel itchy when he saw the finest wine.
Zheng Fa thought for a while before speaking:
"Elder Xiong, I trust your skills, but we have our own plans for our experiment."
"I am afraid……"
"I'll do whatever you say!"
Elder Xiong patted his chest and said that he would definitely obey.
"Don't listen to me..."
“…”
"Yes, I listened to them."
Zheng Fa pointed at several foundation-building disciples in the room, four of whom looked very familiar to Elder Xiong - they were the four foundation-building disciples who had not gotten along with him in the past.
Elder Xiong fell silent.
Zheng Fa was not trying to humiliate his disciples intentionally or to pick a fight with them, but he knew everyone had their own expertise. He really didn't know much about alchemy, and although he had proposed a general framework, the specific operations had to be carried out by this group of professional disciples.
If you want to teach Elder Xiong how to make the elixir, naturally they have to help.
"I……"
Seeing Elder Xiong hesitating, Zheng Fa knew that whether it was for the sake of the Nascent Soul Alchemy Master's face or because of the previous minor unhappiness, the Qingmu Sect's elder really couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart.
He no longer waited for Elder Xiong's reply, but nodded to the disciples.
In the alchemy furnace, the spiritual fire was rekindled, and Zheng Fa added the frost leaf solution that had dissolved the Five Elements Orchid into the alchemy furnace.
A new round of experiments began.
Elder Xiong watched from the side, silently observing every move of those disciples. This time, he seemed to really see the faces of these disciples clearly - including the four disciples who were actually very familiar to him.
Everyone in the alchemy room had different thoughts, but most of their attention was still focused on the alchemy furnace.
The spiritual fire went out and the alchemy furnace cooled down.
Through the transparent colored glaze on the belly of the alchemy furnace, everyone could see several finished pills.
This elixir looks different from the previous ones.
The pills that had been produced before were mostly a rather turbid blue-black color.
The elixir in the furnace is now a very bright blue, even with a hint of crystal clear water.
The room was filled with the fragrance of elixir.
The fragrance is light and warm, like a solitary orchid in a valley, blooming silently by a lake.
There's hope!
Even though it had not been tested by Madam Xuanhua, everyone inexplicably had the same feeling in their hearts!
Elder Xiong even closed his eyes, took a deep breath of the fragrance in the room, and shouted intoxicatedly: "Top quality!"
Zhao Jingfan said with surprise: "The elixir has already reached the top grade? The elixir we were practicing just two days ago was useless!"
Elder Xiong's face froze, and he no longer looked intoxicated. It was as if he had been stabbed in a dream and woke up in pain...
This Zhao Jingfan's words are like a sharp blade...
Wasn't that the waste pill he made? Zheng Fa looked at the elixir in the furnace, and he didn't get complacent because of Elder Xiong's top-grade certification. Instead, he took out a jade bottle, waved his hand, put the elixirs into the bottle, and asked his disciples to send it to Madam Xuanhua for inspection.
The room was full of people waiting for the test results, and Zheng Fa was also looking through the experimental records.
A head popped out from behind his shoulder and stared at the records in his hand, looking very curious...
Zhao Jingfan covered his forehead behind him.
Didn’t you used to be dismissive of these records?
Zheng Fa turned to look at Elder Xiong. Elder Xiong looked a little embarrassed, but still spoke:
"How did you guys... so fast?"
Although Madam Xuanhua's test results have not come out yet, as a master of alchemy, Elder Xiong has made his own judgment. Now he has put aside his pride and asked Zheng Fa for advice.
"Depend on these."
Zheng Fa's attitude towards him did not change much. To be honest, he felt that 70% to 80% of the credit for this elixir really went to Elder Xiong.
Without the detailed formula and hundreds of experimental data drawn up by the other party at the beginning, where would Zheng Fa and his team get the ideas and data? Moreover, there was also some luck involved this time.
Apart from anything else, the water-based elixir making thing might not be that simple.
Solutions can't just be extracted, distilled, or purified. Even for chemistry without spiritual energy, there are many reactions that can occur in liquids...
In Zheng Fa's view, Dandao is the characteristic of this world. If it wants to develop, it must absorb traditional Dandao talents.
Their biggest advantage today is summarization and transformation.
He handed the experimental records in his hand to Elder Xiong. Elder Xiong was stunned for a moment, as if he did not expect Zheng Fa to be so generous. However, he did not say anything, but just lowered his head and looked at it.
The more he looked, the deeper his brows furrowed, as if there was something he couldn't figure out.
“Raw materials, environment…”
He muttered to himself, as if thinking about these words, and after a long while he suddenly asked, "What about the secret method of alchemy?"
"Where is the location of the secret method of alchemy?"
"This... where does this put the alchemy I learned before?"
There was even some fear on his face.
Zheng Fa looked at Elder Xiong, and Elder Xiong looked back at him, as if wanting an answer.
"There is no secret method."
"……ah?"
"In the Dao of Alchemy, there may be techniques that need to be kept secret, but there shouldn't be secret methods whose principles are unknown."
Elder Xiong stood in front of Zheng Fa and looked at the leader of the Hundred Immortals Alliance.
These days, Zheng Fa has been very tolerant, even a little too good-tempered.
But at this moment, this sentence made Elder Xiong vaguely see the grandeur in Zheng Fa's heart——
He did not fight with others, but wanted to overthrow the entire Dandao system with a completely new and terrifying idea.
The traditional Xuanwei Alchemy actually has many techniques that are not explicitly stated or even cannot be explained clearly.
What they care about is what spell to use in the first step...
What spell should I use in the second step...
Miraculous medicine and secret method are the two most important parts of alchemy.
But Zheng Fa wanted something different——
He is more concerned about the environment, and the experimental report talks about parameters.
What kind of reaction will one or several magical medicines have under certain circumstances.
In my previous practice of alchemy, I focused on knowing the truth.
What Zheng Fa wanted to pursue was to know the reasons behind things.
The secret method is just a means of controlling the environment.
He even thought that as long as the environment could be measured more accurately, Zheng Fa would be able to analyze any kind of elixir.
There is no secret method, but you can create one.
Once you have the secret method, you can also improve it based on experimental data.
Is this feasible...
Elder Xiong looked out the door.
For the first time in his life, he hoped that his nose was not so sensitive.
…
"Master! Madam Xuanhua said that the medicinal properties of the elixir this time are extremely strong!" The disciple who reported the news shouted before he even entered the door, as if to announce the good news, "The project team of the Golden Elixir Project has begun to verify the Yin Five Elements part of the Nine Mountains Golden Elixir Method!"
Done!
Although everyone had a premonition, there was still joy in the alchemy room at this moment.
Except Elder Bear.
He looked at the laughter of Jiushan's disciples, then at the experimental report in Zheng Fa's hand, and his shoulders gradually slumped.
In his heart, what was destroyed was also the alchemy that he had studied and researched for his entire life.
Even though it was just the beginning, he could already see that Zheng Fa was sharpening his knife, as if he wanted to smash the alchemy he had learned for thousands or tens of thousands of years into pieces and cut off the future of these traditional alchemists.
"Elder Bear..."
"Um."
Listening to Zheng Fa's voice, Elder Xiong responded in a daze.
"Can you help us?"
"ah?"
Elder Xiong's eyes moved slightly, and he saw Zheng Fa standing in front of him, smiling and pointing at the alchemy furnace:
"In my opinion, this elixir should be improved..."
“Elder Xiong, you are a Nascent Soul Alchemist after all, and your cultivation skills are superior to those of my Nine Mountains disciples.”
"...With your help, the quality of my elixir will probably be even higher."
Elder Xiong blinked his eyes, and naturally understood what Zheng Fa meant: Don’t panic, you are still very valuable, do you want to learn?
The knot in his heart suddenly cleared up: So I am a knife? That's all right!
…
Zheng Fa and his team were still conducting experiments on Gongkai Island, so all the mundane affairs of the Jiushan Realm fell on the shoulders of Senior Sister Zhang.
The most important thing now is the establishment of a technical alliance.
In other words, the formation of major guilds.
The most important of these are the guilds of alchemists, talisman masters, weapon refiners and formation masters.
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On University Island, preparatory meetings for the four major guilds were held one by one.
There is no need to mention the Talisman Master Guild. The Nine Mountains Sect has an advantage in the art of talismans. Not to mention the Hundred Immortals Alliance and other weaklings, even among the six sects, it can at least be said that each has its own merits.
The Talisman Master Guild can be said to be a place where the Nine Mountains disciples talk a lot and the other noobs applaud.
As for the formation master... this thing is too high-end. There are not many of them in the Hundred Immortals Alliance, and none of them have come yet.
To talk about guilds is to bring shame upon oneself, so there is no such thing as one.
Because of the non-participation of the Chongxuan Sect, the weapon refiners were actually only Madam Xuanhua who was struggling to support the cause. There were also some foundation-building alchemy sects that were neither strong nor weak, but there were no troublemakers, and the regulations were passed smoothly.
Only the last Alchemist Alliance has a big boss - Qingmu Zong.
Before the meeting was organized, a dozen or so head elders of the alchemy sects suddenly poured into the guest room where Qingmu Zong was staying.
The head of the Qingmu Sect, Song, looked at the crowd in front of him with some surprise and asked, "What are you doing..."
These leaders first took out a soundproofing magic weapon to block the outside detection.
The corner of Sect Leader Song's mouth twitched. He felt that these people were ignorant. In the Nine Mountains Realm, what could be hidden from Zheng Fa? However, he also guessed what these people were going to do.
"Master Song, what do you think of this Alchemist Guild?"
Someone whispered.
"The meeting hasn't started yet, and I don't know the details yet. What can I think?"
"How could I not know? The rules of the Talisman Master Guild and the Equipment Refiner Guild are exactly the same!"
Someone said anxiously.
Sect Leader Song glanced at him, then looked at the others, and understood more clearly: "Do you have any opinions?"
"Of course I have some opinions..."
Someone stammered.
"Jiushan Zong is now the leader of Baixian League, and we acknowledge him, but there are some things...he shouldn't do this."
"What shouldn't you do?"
"First, what do you mean by writing a textbook? Isn't this... a plan to use our secret method to train disciples for his Jiushan Sect?"
“…That makes sense.”
"Also! Why is the patent only valid for fifty years? After fifty years, our secret method must be made public?"
Sect Leader Song nodded again.
"What about journals and unified procurement..."
"I didn't say that..."
"If this continues, within a hundred years, the alchemists of our sect will probably all be the Zhengs of the Jiushan Sect!"
After listening to this, Sect Leader Song nodded repeatedly.
Seems to agree very much.
This is indeed the case. The guild may seem insignificant, but the leaders of the Baixian League and other sects are not fools...
In the past, they controlled the inheritance of alchemists and the quantity, price, and quality of elixirs on the market.
Now there is an additional guild.
After the guild has its own teaching materials, its own training system, and even its own customers and sources of medicinal materials.
Are these sects still necessary? In other words, the guild will become the largest alchemist sect directly under the jurisdiction of Jiushan Sect.
Sect Leader Song had already thought of this...
The main reason why he agreed at the beginning was because the situation of Qingmu Sect was too bad, and a large part of the guild’s interests actually belonged to Qingmu Sect.
But these masters are not like that.
They could see the nature of the guild and realized they couldn't get any benefits, so they were naturally reluctant.
Only then did I find myself.
"What you mean is..."
"The Qingmu Sect is the leader of the alchemy sect in the alliance. If the sect leader accepts such rules, how will he face his ancestors in the future?"
“…”
"Master Song, we don't want to rebel against the Jiushan Sect, but... you have to give us a way to survive, right?"
"What kind of life?"
"We can join the guild, and even make unified purchases and set unified prices. We all follow the orders of the leader."
"The only thing we cannot accept is the patent and textbook journal issues."
After listening to this, Sect Leader Song's expression did not change, and he said, "I understand what you all mean."
"To be honest, I, Qing Mu Zong, also have some ideas about the various rules of this guild..."
"When the time comes, I will bring it up at the preparatory meeting."
When everyone heard this, they were overjoyed and bowed respectfully to Sect Leader Song. Some even praised him, "Song Sect Leader, you have guts!"
For a time, Sect Leader Song felt that he was the popular choice and became the leader of the alchemist sect.
See them walk out the door happily.
Sect Leader Song's eyes were somewhat cold.
It is certain that this group of people would not dare to betray the Hundred Immortals Alliance - those who dared to betray would be like the Chongxuan Sect, who refused to come to the Nine Mountains Realm to pay homage, and it is even said that they are trying to win over some small sects, as if they are planning to rebel.
But they were unwilling to be obedient, otherwise they would be like the sects in the Talisman Master Guild. Although they certainly had opinions in their hearts, no one dared to jump out and say anything.
Come find yourself...
Naturally, one of the reasons is that the law does not punish everyone.
The second is that if the sky falls, there is a tall man like Aoki Mune to hold it up.
But what they said does make sense.
…
The next day, on the University Island, Senior Sister Zhang looked at the heads of the major alchemy sects in front of her.
This group of people is a bit strange, and their expressions seem to be conveying some shameful news.
The biggest achievement of this technical alliance so far is the Alchemist Guild.
After all, without Chongxuan Sect, most weapon refiners still rely on Madam Xuanhua.
The Talisman Master Jiushan Zong is too powerful.
The only difference is the alchemists. The Jiushan Sect was too weak before, and the Qingmu Sect was strong enough. The Alchemist Alliance can be said to have made up for one of the major shortcomings of the Jiushan Sect.
She glanced at Sect Leader Song and saw that he was worried and seemed to be immersed in his own thoughts.
Junior Brother Zheng only told her why he established the guild, or what he expected from the guild.
On the one hand, the purpose of the guild is of course to develop various immortal arts, cooperate for mutual benefit, and create profits.
On the other hand...it was also Junior Brother Zheng who was integrating the Hundred Immortals Alliance.
It's not just about technology, it's about people.
According to Junior Brother Zheng, alchemists who join a guild will have to learn skills from the guild, take jobs from the guild, and receive remuneration from the guild in the future.
From then on, he truly became a professional alchemist - Junior Brother Zheng called it division of labor.
Over time, alchemists no longer need to occupy any spiritual veins or open any medicine gardens. They only need to study the art of alchemy and use better techniques to gain more profits.
At that time, on the one hand, the skills of these alchemists will improve faster.
On the other hand... these people can no longer leave the Baixian League system.
The Alchemist Guild looks like a sect, but it is difficult for it to exist independently and is extremely dependent on the resources and customers provided by the Baixian League system.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel curious - Junior Brother Zheng, I wonder where you learned all this stuff from.
…
Seeing that everyone was present, Senior Sister Zhang took out a copy of the "Alchemist Guild Rules (Draft)" and distributed it to everyone, saying, "These are the guild rules drafted by my Jiushan Sect."
"If you have any ideas, you can also bring them up."
"My Jiushan Sect will consider the situation accordingly."
A group of sect leaders flipped through the draft and saw that what was written on it was similar to what they had guessed. They all had different expressions on their faces, but they couldn't help but look at Sect Leader Song who was sitting in front of them.
Sect Leader Song was also flipping through the draft, seemingly reading it very carefully.
Senior Sister Zhang asked again: "Does everyone have any opinions?"
Everyone stared at Sect Leader Song's back.
Sect Leader Song gently put down the draft, coughed lightly and said, "I, Qingmu Sect, have some opinions."
Here we come!
The leader is going to speak for us! Sect Leader Song stood up, his straight back seemed to have a strong character.
"Oh?" Senior Sister Zhang seemed a little surprised. "Tell me about it?"
"I thought there was a rule missing..."
Missing?
Isn't that too much? A group of people looked at each other from behind, feeling that something was wrong, but they couldn't figure it out.
"I heard from my Qingmu Sect's Great Elder that after cooperating with the Jiushan Sect, he had a completely different view on the Dao of Alchemy... He modified many of the previous secrets, and now his Dao of Alchemy skills have greatly improved!"
“…”
"Everyone in my Qingmu Sect hopes to bring out all the secrets and cooperate with Jiushan Sect to transform them! To contribute to the Alchemist Alliance and the Hundred Immortals Alliance!"
A group of sect leaders opened their mouths and looked at Sect Leader Song who spoke in a sonorous tone.
Big brother...why don't you kneel down and give your opinion?
(End of this chapter)
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