"Mr. Long, is the fire strong enough now?" Ye Yiyi asked.
"It's okay. You just started practicing, so it's inevitable that you have difficulty in control. I tell you that the best way to judge is to keep an eye on the changes in the medicinal materials in the furnace. If you see them drying up too quickly, it means your fire is too big. If there is no movement for a long time, it means the fire is too small! Always use your heart, eyes, mouth, and nose together! Multitasking! Otherwise, you will never be able to make the best elixir!" Long Junhai said with a smile.
Ye Yiyi nodded. With Long Junhai's reminder, she gradually got into the groove this time.
"Very good. Now the excess moisture has been evaporated. However, because I poured a basin of water at the beginning, the effectiveness of these medicinal herbs has been greatly reduced. You have to be mentally prepared." Long Junhai reminded.
"Well, I know. I will be more careful. This time is an experiment. I will do better next time!" Ye Yiyi said seriously.
"No, you must do better every time. These pills are like your children. If you give up on them, they will give up on themselves. In the end, it will be very difficult to make the pills. Do everything with your heart. No matter what the final success or failure is, you must persevere. Only by persistence can you succeed. Without persistence, you will never succeed!" Long Junhai said seriously.
Ye Yiyi nodded seriously. Long Junhai's words gave her an epiphany and her mentality became more stable.
"Before adding other medicinal herbs now, you should first observe to see if it is the best time. Otherwise, adding them too early will cause the efficacy to evaporate, and adding them too late will cause incomplete integration." Long Junhai reminded.
"Mr. Long, how do you determine the best time?" Ye Yiyi asked.
"It's still observation! The premise of observation is that you have to understand the medicinal properties of each herb. For example, in this case, the herbs in the pot have already blended well. Now, which herb is suitable for making medicine? Because the herbs in the pot are hot in nature, it is best to add herbs with a cold nature at this time. This will make the pot boil again, so that it can be better blended. But the premise is to pay attention to the amount, and stop when it is enough, otherwise it will overflow."
As Long Junhai spoke, he threw in a plant of morning dew grass, which had a cold property. The pot of liquid immediately began to boil, and then he quickly threw in all the cut herbs.
"It's almost done now. Keep stirring, lower the heat, and cook slowly until it's almost melted. Then pour all the powder in and it's almost done."
Ye Yiyi immediately followed Long Junhai's instructions. In less than a quarter of an hour, the herbs had basically melted. She immediately poured all the medicinal powder into the alchemy furnace.
"Now that all the herbs are in the pot, should we cover it with the lid?" Ye Yiyi asked at this time.
"Don't be anxious. First, observe. You should know that the main function of this third-grade Hunyuan Pill is to replenish divine power. If you cover it immediately, you won't be able to absorb the divine power from the outside world." Long Junhai said with a smile.
"But won't this cause the medicinal properties to be lost?" Ye Yiyi said worriedly.
"It is inevitable that a small amount will be lost. The reason you have to open the lid is because you are not proficient in refining. If you are proficient enough, you can cover it with the lid, but it will be more difficult to control. You can wait until you are proficient enough in controlling the fire temperature." Long Junhai said.
"Mr. Long, it's easy to increase the fire temperature, but it's more difficult to lower it quickly. What should we do?" Ye Yiyi asked again.
"This is normal. That's why you need a more advanced alchemy furnace. The alchemy furnace you have now has the function of regulating temperature. However, this requires you to allocate some of your energy to control the formation on the furnace. The prerequisite is that you must be very familiar with the seventy-two formations. Therefore, nothing can be done overnight. You need to spend a lot of time on research and training. At present, I can only instruct you to refine the pill first. As for perfection, you have to rely on yourself to explore it bit by bit, because those things only you can do, no one else can help you." Long Junhai said with a smile.
"Thank you Mr. Long for the reminder. I will try my best! By the way, there will be an Alchemy Competition in half a year. If I can refine a Hunyuan Pill of better quality, I would like to participate. Do you think I have the ability to succeed?" Ye Yiyi asked.
Long Junhai was stunned when he heard this and asked curiously, "What is the Doudan Conference? I have never heard of it, so I don't know how to help you."
"The Alchemy Competition is a true contest between alchemists. Two people's best elixirs are placed in an elixir furnace and heated again. The two elixirs are then allowed to duel with each other to see whose elixir will win. The winning elixir will generally advance to a higher level, and its value will double! At least a hundredfold increase! However, doing so is extremely dangerous, because during the elixir competition, the elixir is connected to the alchemist's heart meridian. The advancement of one elixir is accompanied by the failure of another. The losing party will suffer damage to their soul at best, and will not recover in a short time, which will seriously affect their future alchemy skills. Even worse, they will be seriously injured and die. My parents thought you would die on this. This is a gamble on elixirs, and also on your life. Sometimes, as long as you are willing to risk it, a low-level elixir can defeat a higher-level elixir. Sometimes, even if you risk it, you will not only lose the elixir, but also your life!"
Ye Yiyi clearly knew that this kind of alchemy competition was very dangerous, but for the glory of her parents and for the dream in her heart, she had to embark on this road of no return!
After listening to this, Long Junhai said, "Since you've made up your mind, don't give up. Practice hard and you'll be worthy of your regretless youth."
"Thank you for your support. I thought no one would approve of my crazy behavior!" Ye Yiyi was extremely excited. Although she had made this decision long ago, she never dared to say it out loud because she was afraid that others would look at her with strange eyes.
Hearing this, Long Junhai smiled and said, "What's the big deal? It's just chasing my dream. It's not something sneaky. I have a dream too. My dream is..."
"Has it recovered to its peak?" Ye Yiyi asked.
"No, my dream is to return to a place called Earth. I have been thinking about it for a long time, but I don't know why it has never come true. That place is very important to me, but I don't have the ability to reach it at the moment. However, I believe I will go back one day." Long Junhai said with a smile.
Long Junhai himself knew that his memory was confused and that he had lost a lot of important things in his mind, but now he was powerless and could only wait until he recovered.
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