The First Saint of Dan Dao

Chapter 218: Instructing Huo Lao

"Lao Huo, are you serious?" Zhen Lao looked at his old friend in surprise. Alchemists and formation masters are of the same kind. They think highly of themselves and rarely bow their heads.

An old friend, like today, took the initiative to find a younger generation to learn alchemy. This was the first time that Old Zhen had seen such a thing.

"Apart from this method, if I want to make further progress in alchemy, I can only leave Qinglong Academy and go to the Northern Spiritual Realm." A trace of loneliness flashed in Old Huo's eyes.

"Okay, you can take this formation. There should be no second-level formation more powerful than this." Looking at Master Huo who had a serious look on his face, Master Zhen was also moved by his friend's persistence in alchemy.

"Thank you, thank you." Boss Huo was overjoyed and took it quickly: "I will send you the five fourth-level pills in a few days."

"This formation diagram is a gift from me to Tang Yan. You can't exchange it for five pills." Master Zhen muttered aside.

"Hehe, I didn't say it wasn't given by you. I'll discuss it with that kid first, and in the end I'll make it clear that it was you who gave it to me." Old Huo laughed, but seeing the smile of success on Old Huo's face, Old Zhen couldn't help but wonder whether this old guy would explain in the end.

"Old Huo, I heard that Tang Yan is in some trouble." Old Zhen suddenly spoke.

"What difficulty?" Old Huo immediately became alert.

"Add five more fourth-level pills and I'll tell you." Master Zhen never missed the opportunity to blackmail.

"Tell me, if the pill is really valuable, I will definitely give it to you." Old Huo urged anxiously.

"Our Qinglongyuan trading area is currently managed by Jianhui. The shop used by Tang Yan's gang was driven away by Jianhui. If Wending wants to open a shop in the trading area tomorrow, a conflict will definitely break out."

Hearing what Elder Zhen said, Elder Huo's eyes suddenly lit up: "This is good news. I'll go find that kid."

"Don't be too partial to that kid, or he will become a target of gossip!" Seeing that Huo Lao was leaving in a hurry, Zhen Lao reminded him loudly.

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"Little brother, long time no see." Tang Yan was walking on the road to the college, thinking about the store, when suddenly a gentle voice came.

Tang Yan looked up, then smiled, clasped his fists and said, "Greetings, Master Huo."

"Come to Dan Pavilion to find me." Old Huo said, and then left.

Tang Yan was stunned. Why did Huo Lao look for him? With doubts, Tang Yan came to Dan Pavilion.

"I don't know what Master Huo wants from me?" Tang Yan asked.

An embarrassed look flashed across Huo Lao's face. He took a deep breath and said, "I do have something to say. If it's convenient for you, tell me. If it's not convenient, forget it."

"Master Huo, please feel free to speak." Tang Yan was even more confused. Why was Master Huo, who was in a high position, so shy today?

"It's still about the Fire Cloud Pill. Last time, according to what you said, I refined the Fiery Flame Root a few more times. The quality of the pill I refined is indeed much better than before. However, no matter how hard I try, it is difficult to make further progress. I wonder why this is the case?"

Hearing Old Huo's question, Tang Yan couldn't help but be stunned. Looking at Old Huo who was eager to learn, Tang Yan felt touched.

No wonder Mr. Huo is respected by the academy. Just based on this spirit of not being ashamed to learn from others, he is totally worthy of learning from by everyone in Qinglong Academy.

Seeing that Tang Yan didn't say anything, Huo Lao thought that Tang Yan was unwilling, so he waved his hand and said, "If it's difficult, forget it. The things involved here are too confidential. It's my fault for being rude."

"Old Huo is worrying too much. There are many reasons why we can't go any further, and I can't rashly conclude what the reason is. The Fire Cloud Pill is also a very difficult one to refine among the fourth-level pills. It's hard to explain it in a short time.

Why don't you let Elder Huo refine it here and let me take a look." Tang Yan said carefully.

"Okay!" Hearing that Tang Yan actually agreed, Old Huo was quite surprised. He excitedly shouted "Okay" several times. Without any hesitation, he waved his hand and his alchemy cauldron appeared in front of the two of them.

Watching Master Huo skillfully making fire and refining medicinal materials, Tang Yan's eyes flashed with admiration. Master Huo's alchemy skills were extremely solid, far beyond the reach of ordinary alchemists.

"Although the Fire Cloud Pill is not easy to refine and requires seventy-nine medicinal materials, the most difficult part to refine is the Flame Root. The Flame Root is of fire nature and is difficult to refine. At the beginning, Master Huo can focus less on this medicinal material and devote more energy to refining other medicinal materials." Tang Yan reminded from the side.

“The placement of refined medicinal materials is also particular. For example, gold and silver grass and winter cold flowers are both cold in nature. Their main function in the elixir is to stabilize the fire element and prevent the elixir from bursting due to excessive heat during the melting process.

Therefore, these two herbs should be placed farther apart, so that the fire element in the furnace can be more stable."

"Red Stripe Powder and Deep Rock have a natural attraction to each other. The two must be separated to avoid being too close and merging too early."

"Tanglizi and Qingzhuliu have relatively stable properties, so they can be placed on both sides of Chitiaofen, which has unstable properties."

"..."

"Although the placement of each herb only has a slight impact, the combined effect of the seventy-nine herbs is enough to attract attention. Alchemy is a delicate job, and even the slightest mistake will affect the quality of the pill."

Tang Yan was talking at the side, but Huo Lao was already in turmoil.

Tang Yan had seen the alchemy theories he mentioned in an ancient book on alchemy before, but the explanation in that book was rather vague and there was no specific practical method.

At that time, he studied it for a long time without any clue, so he stopped paying attention to it. Now, after hearing Tang Yan’s explanation, Old Huo actually felt like he had suddenly entered another realm.

"The more critical step is to fuse the elixir. The higher the grade of the elixir, the more difficult it is to fuse. If you don't follow the rules of the mutual promotion and mutual restraint of medicinal materials, it will be difficult to refine high-quality elixir.

As the main medicinal material, the Fiery Root should be put into the Rongdan furnace first, and the Gold and Silver Grass and Winter Flower can be put in together to adjust the temperature of the elixir."

Hearing Tang Yan's explanation of the pill melting technique, Huo Lao was shocked again. The technique of melting the pill that Tang Yan talked about was still what he heard from some alchemy masters in his early years. It was said that only alchemists above the sixth level could barely glimpse the secret of melting the pill.

This guy is only a third-level alchemist, is he right? If he doesn't follow the conventional rules of melting pills, once he makes a mistake, the whole furnace of pills will be ruined. These medicinal materials are extremely precious.

It’s hard to make further progress if I figure it out on my own anyway, so I might as well listen to this guy this time and give it a try!

Old Huo made up his mind and simply followed the steps Tang Yan said to refine it.

"You can pour in the pear and willow silage now..." Following Tang Yan's command, all the medicinal materials finally entered the Rongdan furnace.

Time passed by minute by minute, and Tang Yan's guidance came to an end.

"boom!"

As Old Huo slapped the lid of the cauldron, two fiery red pills flew out.