) Chapter 9: Beginners in Alchemy (
After returning, after meditating for half an hour, Xu Haoyu recovered all his fighting spirit, his physical strength was greatly restored, his spirit was also full of vigor, the injuries on his hands were almost healed, and there was a tingling feeling, that was his meridians, muscles, tendons and bones, which were growing again and becoming stronger.
After lunch, Xu Haoyu did not practice fighting skills again. He said something to Xu Tianlong and went back to the room to read.
First, he released his soul perception and set off a whirlwind in the air. Then he took out the soul-detecting beads given by Li Fufeng from the ring, thought for a while, and threw them into the whirlwind one by one.
According to his own tolerance, he threw in a total of three soul-detecting beads without affecting his reading.
Frowning and gritting his teeth, Xu Haoyu was like holding up a heavy object of thousands of pounds to temper his soul power, and then he could read the book with distraction.
He was reading a book about medicinal materials. He realized that the book had a very detailed record of medicinal materials. It not only included illustrations, but also marked the roots, stems, leaves, fruits, etc. in the illustrations.
How to identify a medicinal material, what kind of medicinal properties it has, how to judge the year, how to distinguish the quality, the collection method, the means of preservation, the temperature of quenching... Li Fufeng also wrote notes in the blank spaces, and various precautions were very clear.
It is good to have textbooks, which is no less than hand-in-hand teaching. With his extraordinary soul perception, Xu Haoyu has a photographic memory and can draw inferences from one example to another, constantly absorbing medicinal material knowledge from books.
As for the doubts, he silently wrote them down, intending to ask Li Fufeng next time, and he also made a lot of notes for this.
Unknowingly, it was dark. It was not until his grandfather came to call him for dinner that Xu Haoyu suddenly came back to his senses and felt that time had passed so quickly.
During dinner, Xu Haoyu quickly ate the food. He was a little boy who was eating his father out of money. He was growing up, so he could eat a lot.
Xu Tianlong smiled and looked at Xu Haoyu eating with a kind face. He suddenly said,
"Haoyu, after a day of fermentation, the news of your promotion to fighter has spread in the family. Not only has it confirmed the title of the first genius of the Xu family, but some people are even saying that you are the first genius of the Tianxin Empire."
Xu Haoyu raised his head, swallowed the food in his mouth, and wiped his mouth with a handkerchief.
If he was really only nine years old, he would probably be proud of it at this time, but he was not only nine years old. He knew very well how flashy the title of the first genius was.
This would only make countless people target him and want to step on him to make themselves famous.
Xu Haoyu's face was very calm, he grinned, and then said:
"Grandpa, I don't like this title. I hope that when people mention me in the future, they will say that I am the strongest, not the first genius. This is just a breakthrough fighter. I will soon break through the Doushi, the Great Doushi, and the Douling Spirit."
Xu Tianlong laughed, looking at Xu Haoyu, he felt more and more happy, and said:
"Okay, you are ambitious, my dear grandson, eat quickly, the people outside can spread whatever they want, but if it affects you, grandpa will not let them go."
Xu Haoyu nodded, his mentality prevented him from being tempted by the title of the first genius, lowered his head and began to continue eating, quickly filling his stomach, and then said:
"Grandpa, I'm going to practice first."
Back in the room again, Xu Haoyu sat cross-legged on the soft couch, gathered his mind, and practiced the exercises. The low-level Guiyi Zhen Jue of the Earth Rank absorbed and refined energy very quickly.
Xu Haoyu looked inward at his Dantian, watching his colorful cyclone expand slightly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and he felt a burst of joy.
Others practiced one type of Dou Qi, but he practiced seven types of Dou Qi. Now that the seven types of Dou Qi were advancing simultaneously, he could clearly feel that he was getting stronger.
Immersed in practice, until he was extremely exhausted, Xu Haoyu stopped practicing the technique, opened his eyes, and exhaled a breath of foul air. After a little perception, he said in surprise:
"If this continues, the next breakthrough will not be far away."
It was already late at night. After Xu Haoyu washed up, he went to bed and fell asleep.
...
With such a regular life, training fighting skills in the morning, reading and studying in the afternoon, and practicing fighting spirit at night, a month passed quickly.
Li Fufeng's residence!
Xu Haoyu, who had broken through to become a three-star fighter ten days ago, is now being tested by Li Fufeng.
Every time Li Fufeng asked a question, Xu Haoyu could answer it quickly, no matter the appearance, medicinal properties, picking, preservation, and precautions of quenching the medicinal materials, he answered them without a drop of water.
The two asked and answered, and Li Fufeng became more and more satisfied, and the smile on his face became more and more intense. When the last question was answered.
Li Fufeng clapped his hands and laughed, saying,
"Good, good, good, Xiao Haoyu, your mastery of basic medicinal materials has reached an extremely high level. Your memory and learning ability really surprise me."
Xu Haoyu smiled slightly, and said modestly in front of Li Fufeng,
"It's all because of the teacher, who made detailed records of the medicinal materials in the book, that I can master them quickly. I can see that those handwritten notes are all the teacher's hard work."
The admiration in Li Fufeng's eyes became more and more obvious. He sighed and then said,
"Okay, Xiao Haoyu, with your current proficiency in basic medicinal materials, I can safely teach you the basic alchemy technique."
At this point, Li Fufeng suddenly became serious, restrained his smile, and said in a meticulous and deep voice,
"If you want to make elixirs, there are three most important points..."
While speaking, Li Fufeng stretched out three fingers, and then continued,
"Medicinal materials, fire for refining medicine, and soul perception. Xiao Haoyu, your soul perception is different from that of ordinary people. The dual-attribute fighting spirit of fire and wood can also form fire for refining medicine. The control of medicinal materials that you originally lacked has now been made up, and you can start learning to refine medicine."
"Before that, I will teach you two more aspects of knowledge. If you want to refine pills, you must first have a pill formula. Like the grades of pharmacists, the pill formula is also divided into grades one to nine. For pharmacists, the pill formula is like a martial arts fighting skill. The value of a top-level pill formula is not inferior to that of a heavenly martial arts fighting skill. You can understand the preciousness of the pill formula, right?"
"Secondly, you need a medicine cauldron. A good medicine cauldron can improve the pharmacist's control over the temperature, and the higher the level of the pill, the greater the energy it contains. An ordinary medicine cauldron cannot suppress it. Only an excellent medicine cauldron can prevent the furnace from exploding and avoid the precious medicinal materials from being destroyed."
"Haha, that's a little too pale. Xiao Haoyu, come with me to the alchemy room. I'll show you how to experience it today."
Xu Haoyu was refreshed and immediately responded:
"Yes!"
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