From a carp to a dragon god

Chapter 327 Alchemy and Furnace Baking Secrets

Lakeside island, nine courtyards.

The north-south central axis, with a layout of five in front and four in the back, is modeled after the nine palaces in the skull. When arranged in architecture, it becomes the Three Yuans and Nine Cycles.

The first five palaces are: Mingtang, Tianting, Jizhen, Danxuan and Taihuang, and the last four palaces are: Yuhuang, Liuzhu, Dongfang and Niwan.

Yu Shuyang walked along and listened to Yang Fuzi's description of the layout. Although the nine courtyards were drawn by the ancestor of the Chi family, the framework was provided by Yang Fuzi.

In recent years, Yang Fuzi has visited many human relics, including some capital cities, in order to collect hieroglyphs. Over time, he has gained a lot of ideas.

Yu Shuyang felt a headache after hearing this. He might not be able to arrange all the arrangements for building so many halls. After all, the Huangliang Taoist Palace of the Taoist Alliance also tried to have two halls and three rooms.

"Master Yang, aren't the specifications of these nine courtyards too high? I'm afraid the nine halls may not be enough." Yu Shuyang asked with a little worry.

Yang Fuzi's expression didn't change much as he said, "How could it be so many? You know, this is a Taoist temple for teaching and imparting knowledge.

The front three halls house the Dharma lineage, the middle three halls are for teaching, and the back three halls are for teachers and students to live in. "Three Yuans and Nine Cycles, there's absolutely no mistake about that."

The two halls in front of the Huangliang Taoist Temple are used to worship the Taoist Ancestor and the Patriarch respectively. When it comes to Yu Shuyang, because he is the bearer of the Taoist lineage, in addition to the two halls of the Taoist Ancestor and the Patriarch, he also has another hall reserved for himself.

Yu Shuyang hadn't thought about these details before, but after Yang Fuzi's suggestion, he finally figured it out. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Thanks to Master Yang's help in planning, otherwise, I wouldn't have thought of these."

Yang Fuzi smiled and said, "Of the three halls at the back, Liuzhu, Dongfang, and Niwan, Dongfang Palace is the best at harmonizing water and fire, so why not leave it to Yin Chenzi and let him turn it into an alchemy room.

Of the remaining two palaces, Liuzhu and Niwan, which one do you want to choose?"

Yu Shuyang thought for a moment and said, "Master Yang, why don't you choose one first and leave the rest to me, and I will move to the Jizhen Palace in front.

After all, until I escape the tribulation and ascend to heaven, this palace will be unused, so it's better for me to live in it."

At this moment, he had thought too much. The first hall would be used to place the statue of the Taoist ancestor, and who should he place in the second ancestral hall?

The founder of the assassin sect in the previous life, Taoist Yan, or the Taoist Changmei who passed on the Weichen chess manual.

The layout of the three halls is arranged according to: Tao, Dharma, and Master. There is no doubt that he is the Supreme Taoist Ancestor, and there is nothing to say about him being the Master. After all, it was Yu Shuyang who established Taoism and spread the Dharma.

The key now is, whose Dharma to pass on?
It doesn't mean that the two cannot be respected equally. After all, the inheritance of Dharma lineage is not limited to one master. The core of the problem lies in the order of priority. It's like having several children, you have to determine the order of priority.

To respect the sword art, we should promote Taoist Yan. The core of the lineage inheritance is: the Liangyi Dragon Whisker Fan, the Liangyi Killing Sword, the Sword of Holding and the Sword of Magic.

If you respect the Yin-Yang Dao, you should promote the Taoist Changmei. The core of the Dharma lineage inheritance is: the Xiantian Hunyuan Yiqi Divine Talisman, the Mochen Chess Manual, and the Mochen Tribulation.

Both inheritances can be traced back to two Taoist artifacts, and both are related to the Supreme Taoist Ancestor. Based on this, the Taoism is established and the Dharma is passed down, which can be called the direct inheritance of the Supreme Taoist.

Yu Shuyang was going to meet his junior brother to discuss the matter with him. This matter would not have much impact on him, as it was mainly about the subsequent inheritance of the Dharma lineage.

Yu Shuyang and Yang Fuzi had divided up the main hall, while Yin Chenzi and the Chi family's ancestor had also finished their discussion.

Yin Chenzi walked towards Yu Shuyang and said, "The Taoist temple is about to be completed, and we will be refining the elixir of immortality in a few days.

Why don't you practice first and refine Li Longhou's elixir, and I'll watch your craft from the side."

Before Yu Shuyang came to Qingqiu Island, he passed by the waters of Lilonghou, who asked him to help refine the Ma Zang Immortal Pill. He should have refined it a long time ago, but he was delayed because he had to go into seclusion.

"Master Yin, I just said that I would arrange for you to stay in the bridal chamber, where water and fire are in harmony, which is perfect for alchemy.

Now that I need to make the elixir, I need you to make some arrangements first so I can get started." Yu Shuyang said with a smile.

He was familiar with the pharmacopoeia and the books of elixir recipes, and he had also refined the Xuanming Five Qi Pill before, so it was not a problem for him to refine the Ma Zang Xian Pill.

The key point is that Yu Shuyang doesn't have any alchemy furnace or other equipment. He can't make the elixir with nothing, so he asked Yin Chenzi to set up the alchemy room and take out some alchemy equipment.

Yin Chenzi raised the corner of his mouth slightly, with a standard fox smile, and said: "No need to go through so much trouble, didn't I say earlier that I would teach you the secret art of alchemy?
It's the secret furnace-baking technique that combines many alchemy methods. I'll take this opportunity to teach it to you."

When Yu Shuyang was taking the Taoist exam, Yin Chenzi promised him, in addition to teaching him the method of alchemy, the secret art of the furnace of heaven and earth.

This secret art brings together a number of alchemy methods, such as the three methods of immortality elixir, golden elixir, and immortal medicine, as well as the four methods of water refining, fire refining, air refining, and gold and stone refining.

"Master Yin, wouldn't it be too risky to use the secret furnace baking technique to refine the Ma Zang Immortal Pill directly? What if it goes bad?" Yu Shuyang said with some concern.

When Marquis Lilong entrusted him with the task, he also said that it didn't matter whether he could accomplish it or not. He always wanted to get things done. As the saying goes: Be loyal to the person who entrusted you with the task.

Yin Chenzi waved his hands and said calmly, "There are obstacles. Li Longhou has been in seclusion with his wife. When he comes out, the Ma Zang Immortal Pill will be useless.

It's just the right time for you to practice your skills. Let's go to the bridal chamber and I'll teach you the secret technique of the furnace."

After Yin Chenzi said this, he took Yu Shuyang away, leaving behind only Yang Fuzi, the ancestor of the Chi family, and the two nephews of the Bai family.

The secret art of alchemy is not to be passed on to outsiders. In these years, Yin Chenzi has been on Qingqiu Island. Apart from training a group of fire-making boys, he has never taught the art of alchemy to anyone else.

It’s not that he doesn’t teach, but the way of teaching is different. The old-school master-apprentice teaching is one of teaching by words and deeds, and one has to “steal” the skills to learn.

There is a saying in the alchemy industry: "The ancestors passed on the medicine but not the fire." What it means is that there is a recipe for alchemy, but the key is to control the temperature of the fire, so the apprentice has to "steal" the skills.

Wan Jia has been following Yin Chenzi for the past few years, and most of the time, he was asked to help with the fire. He mostly learned about the control of the fire.

Yin Chenzi didn't mention anything about things like elixir recipes and pharmacopoeias. His teaching to Yu Shuyang was more like that of a teacher and student in an academy, teaching each other everything from beginning to end.

Yin Chenzi and Yu Shuyang entered the bridal chamber one after the other. At this time, apart from the sixteen wooden pillars, the rest of the hall were four walls.

Yin Chenzi stood in the middle of the hall and shook the golden rod with thunder patterns in his hand. As the golden rod shook, a golden light emerged in the void and slowly turned into a golden tripod.

"Since ancient times, alchemy has been inseparable from the cauldron and furnace. To be specific, the cauldron and the furnace are different. The cauldron is used to store medicine, and the furnace is used to carry fire. If you want to make a good elixir, you can't do without the golden cauldron and the jade furnace.

The golden tripod is used to store medicine because of its rigidity to prevent the loss of medicinal properties, and the jade furnace is used to carry fire because of its flexibility to prevent the fire from flying away.

"The Heaven and Earth Furnace Secret Art, the words 'Heaven and Earth' in it not only refer to the Qian Ding and Kun Furnace, but also to the Golden Ding and Jade Furnace." Yin Chenzi explained as he materialized the Golden Ding and Jade Furnace. With a few thuds, the Ding and Furnace crashed to the ground.

“To practice this secret method, you must first learn to set up the cauldron and furnace. This golden cauldron and jade furnace are not made of gold and jade. Just like the cloud car you are riding, it is a magical refining tool.

You should have no problem cultivating the great way of yin and yang and comprehending the hardness and softness of the universe, right? This is the threshold to the secret art of the Qiankun furnace.

The four major alchemy techniques and three major alchemy methods are all based on the creation of heaven and earth. For example, there is no alchemy disaster when refining alchemy with Qi method, but there is always an alchemy disaster when refining alchemy with fire method.

So, I continued to comprehend and finally discovered the key, which is that alchemy deprives the heaven and earth of their spiritual energy.

Spiritual roots and precious medicines all carry the rhythm of the great Dao, and are mostly refined using fire methods. Therefore, the successful elixir will inevitably bring about the elixir tribulation, just like the nine tribulations that monsters must first go through when they practice cultivation.

The root cause of everything lies in the encroachment on the spiritual power of heaven and earth. This is true for refining elixirs and for cultivating immortals by monsters.

So, I learned a method from the creation of heaven and earth, which is the secret art of baking the furnace of heaven and earth.

This technique is like water refining and air refining. There is no need to collect spiritual herbs to refine the elixir. As long as you know the medicinal properties, you can refine it in the golden cauldron. This way, it will not infringe on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Later, I found that it was still impossible. The golden tripod created the spiritual root and precious medicine, but it only weakened the great Dao rhythm in the spiritual medicine. If I wanted to refine the third-grade immortal pill, there would still be the pill tribulation.

If you want to truly avoid the pill tribulation, you must return the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Only in this way can you break free from the restrictions of the pill tribulation.

And this is the core of the secret technique - baking the furnace. The so-called baking furnace means the sun and the moon are fire, and yin and yang are carbon.

When the fire in the furnace is burning, it separates the clear and turbid, and determines the yin and yang. The clear yang energy and mysterious principles are what are refined into the elixir we want.

The remaining turbid Yin energy will be returned to the heaven and earth to replenish the missing spiritual energy. In this way, the pill calamity will be eliminated."

While Yin Chenzi was explaining the secret, he was also inciting the spiritual energy of the sun and the moon. He saw the spiritual energy enter the golden tripod, refine various spiritual medicines, and then put them into the jade furnace.

There are eight holes on this jade furnace, which correspond exactly to the eight trigrams. For example, Kan is the water inlet, Li is the fire outlet, Xun is the air outlet... and so on.

Yin Chenzi slowly activated the Bagua Jade Furnace. Just as he said, he drew the light of the sun, moon, and sky as the furnace fire, and used yin and yang as carbon materials. All the elixirs in the furnace were refined into clear and turbid air and mysterious principles.

At this moment, Yu Shuyang saw clearly that the essence of alchemy was the combination of mysterious principles and clear yang energy. The three major alchemy methods and four major refining techniques were all external appearances.

Yin Chenzi taught Yu Shuyang the Dharma three times, each time revealing the essence of alchemy to him. The first time, at the Grand Alchemist's Mansion, he personally refined some golden elixirs for him, allowing him to distinguish between golden elixirs, immortal elixirs, and elixirs of immortality.

Later, Yin Chenzi saw that Yu Shuyang was unable to comprehend the wonders of nature, so he taught him the secret method of boiling white stone, thereby allowing Yu Shuyang to understand how to harmonize nature.

Now, he personally demonstrated how to hide medicine in the golden tripod and move fire in the jade furnace, breaking the external barriers of alchemy for him and directly revealing the truth inside.

As the furnace burned, Yu Shuyang discovered another advantage of the jade furnace, which was that he could clearly see the changes in the temperature inside through the furnace wall.

You can see the yin and yang rising and falling, as if a dragon and a tiger are fighting, and the fire of the sun and the moon are opening and closing, just like the golden crow and jade rabbit.

Between the opening and closing of the door, all the elixirs turned into powder, and with the rising and falling of the air, the powder was wrapped into pills one by one, just like taking medicine and water to make pills.

After going through the process of smelting with strong fire and blowing with Xun wind, the pill is completely formed. It is then cultivated with gentle fire and harmonized with Kan water to refine the mysterious principle.

"Refining pills in a furnace doesn't require the same effort as refining with water or fire. Without a pill embryo, there's no need to pull the pill. As long as you control the sun and moon furnace fires and the yin and yang carbon fires, you can naturally make pills out of the medicine.

"Subsequently refining the medicinal properties will depend on your understanding of the pharmacopoeia and the elixir formula. Slowly activate the civil and military fires, burning and refining them, slowly cultivating them." Yin Chenzi turned the furnace fire and explained the secret.

Yu Shuyang had already memorized the elixir formula and the two books of the Pharmacopoeia by heart. Now, looking at the rise and fall of yin and yang and the opening and closing of the sun and moon in the jade furnace, he realized that what was being refined was actually the Green Jade Immortal Pill.

The Green Jade Immortal Pill is also called Danbai. The main ingredient is Qingshui White Jade. This pill is eaten during the period of abstention from food. Regular consumption of Jadebai can transform the physical body into a jade body, and one will no longer have to think about food from then on.

"In addition to the civil and military fires, there are two other types of furnace fire: talisman fire and catastrophe fire. The talisman fire is between the civil fire and the civil fire, and the catastrophe fire is between the civil fire and the civil fire.

Therefore, the talisman fire is also called retreating talisman fire or retreating Yin talisman, which is the process of changing from strong to weak. In alchemy, this is called extracting oil, just like extracting oil from an oil lamp to reduce the fire.

Jiehuo is also called rising Jiehuo and entering Yanghuo. It is when it turns from weak to strong, which is the opposite of extracting oil, but adding oil.

The key to both the civil and military fires lies in the balance between drawing and adding heat. If the drawing of the fire is not stable, the pills will be imperfectly cultivated and ultimately lack medicinal properties. If the adding of the fire is not stable, the pills will burn or crack directly, and the pills will be useless.

As Yin Chenzi spoke, he demonstrated the four types of fire to Yu Shuyang. He was an alchemist with many years of experience and had a fine control over the adding and removing of fire. Alchemy was as easy as a move of his hands.

The more Yu Shuyang read it, the more mysterious it seemed. In addition to the control of the temperature, there was also the control of water. Without the moistening and blending of spiritual water and real water, the pills would not be able to withstand the burning of the civil and military fires.

In addition, there is a special secret to fanning the air. According to the control of the air in and out, it can be divided into four seasons, five seasons, and seventy-two marquises. These are the skills of refining the third-grade pills.

Immortal pills are divided into five categories: heaven, earth, man, gods and ghosts. Each category of pills is divided into nine grades. The ninth grade pill has one pill pattern, and so on. The first grade pill has nine pill patterns.

If you want to produce more elixir patterns when refining the elixir, you have to carefully control the temperature of adding and removing heat. Think of the elixir furnace as heaven and earth, the changes of water and fire as the four seasons and five seasons, and the in and out of wind and air as the seventy-two degrees.

These were not difficult for Yu Shuyang. With the Eight Wind Mantra in hand, he could control the wind of Dharma at will. With the Dust Tribulation, he could focus on one thing and it was not difficult for him to understand the mysterious principles of refining medicinal properties.

While comparing Yin Chenzi's alchemy, Yu Shuyang was thinking in his mind how to refine Ma Zang's immortal pill. The rise and fall of yin and yang were easy to control, the only trouble was the opening and closing of the sun and the moon.

To attract the light of the sun, moon and sky, one can ask the boy Saoxia for help, but it is not easy to control the healing elixir in the alchemy furnace.

In addition, there is also the control of the temperature. Yu Shuyang practices wind and water methods, so he can only rely on wind to control the temperature.

After thinking for a long time and pondering over the details over and over again, Yu Shuyang realized that he had not yet comprehended the magical power of the creation of heaven and earth, and the golden tripod and jade furnace required magical powers to be refined.

Thinking of the creation of heaven and earth, he did have some ideas. He had witnessed the formation of the heaven and earth forbidden zone with his own eyes when he had just sacrificed the heaven and earth long snake bag.

Especially the gestation of the fetal membrane of heaven and earth, this kind of experience is the most precious, as if witnessing the birth of the world of a small family.

Yu Shuyang kept thinking about the fetal membrane of heaven and earth, and took out the Yin-Yang True Shape Fan, constantly comprehending the Tai Chi Yin-Yang and the Liang Yi Yin-Yang, looking at the outermost circle.

　I'm sorry for writing so late. The stylus arrived in the afternoon. I've been writing over and over again and my head is about to explode. I'll try to add one more chapter tomorrow. Thank you everyone.

　　
　
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