In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the snow scene is another unique feature of Yishan Mountain.

The almost vertical granite rock mountain cliffs are full of cracks and bumps. Only Yishan pine can take root in them. At this time, they are all covered with snow, and the sky and the earth are completely white.

Two figures are climbing on the cliff.

Both of them had small hoes hanging on their waists and small backpacks on their backs. Neither of them had any protection. They only climbed up through the cracks in the mountain and stepped on the protruding rocks.

Occasionally, I would step on a few gravels and pick up a group of ice crystals.

"call……"

Lin Jue couldn't help but stop and exhaled white.

Looking back——

There is a vast sea of ​​clouds under your feet. The sea of ​​clouds is rolling incessantly, and strange peaks and rocks are growing in the middle. Ancient pines are protruding from the strange peaks and rocks. It is like a monkey watching the sea, like a dream pen blooming flowers. Everything is covered in silver, even every root of the pine tree.

The branches and needles were also covered with heavy snow and ice crystals.

It’s like a world of ice, snow, clouds and mountains.

I couldn't help but open my eyes wide.

The sight in his eyes was both thrilling and stunning.

"Junior brother..."

The second senior brother's voice came from above.

Lin Jue withdrew his gaze and continued to climb up.

Compared to this world, compared to this Yishan Mountain, even the cliff they were climbing, the two of them seemed too small.

Lin Jue moved forward cautiously and calmly.

But Taoist Yunhe's voice couldn't help but resound in his heart:

"Cultivation of the Tao is not an easy task, and it is even more difficult if you want to cultivate to the level of an ancient true immortal and achieve a happy and eternal life. Just like these ancient pines in the mountains, if you want to take root and grow in a place lacking soil, you must be extra determined and unyielding.

“This path is like climbing a mountain to collect medicine.

"There are many difficulties and dangers, and the road is long and long. You must not be afraid of dangers and must be patient. However, there are infinite scenery on the dangerous peaks. If you want to pick the elixir, how can you be afraid of dangers?"

This is what Taoist Yunhe said to him.

Suddenly Lin Jue looked up -

I thought that the entire mountain was the color of rocks, ice and snow, but unexpectedly, a patch of red suddenly appeared on the cliff.

This piece of red is so stunning, like the maple leaves in autumn, or the red flowers in February, but they grow in this cold winter season, on the steep cliffs. The flowers are more blooming under the heavy snow, and the cold leaves have not withered.

"Found it."

This thing is called Lingshan Flower, and it is a material for refining many elixirs. Lin Jue and his second senior brother came here to find it.

There are about a dozen flowers in this area.

So one person went to the left, another to the right, one climbed higher, and the other climbed lower, and they all started collecting.

"call……"

Lin Jue first blew a breath on it, which seemed to blow away the ice crystals on the surface, and seemed to call out its spirituality. The Lingshan flower, which was already bright red, suddenly became more delicate.

Lin Jue then carefully picked it up with a small hoe and put it into the basket on his back.

This is the simplest picking method.

"Junior brother, have you finished picking it?"

"Finished picking."

Lin Jue happened to finish picking the last one and looked around to confirm that he had finished picking it. On the contrary, the second senior brother had left two plants.

"Senior brother, you still have some above."

"It doesn't matter, things in the mountains are naturally cultivated. In this Yishan Mountain, they have always been shared by the creatures in the mountains. What we have collected is enough, and we should take it in moderation. Leave one or two plants, which can be left for

Fellow Taoist spirits in the mountains, maybe in a few years, it will grow again in this place, and the descendants of our Fuqiu Temple can also benefit from this."

"I see."

Lin Jue nodded thoughtfully.

Taoist Yunhe and fellow Taoist disciples all seem to have similar moods and attitudes towards things. This kind of thinking is obviously also subtly influencing him and his junior sister.

"It's harder to go down, so you have to be careful."

"knew."

Lin Jue took a deep breath and agreed.

It was almost dusk at this time, the sun was setting in the west, and the sunlight turned into a golden color, so the sea of ​​clouds, the ice and snow mountains below, and the ancient pines hanging on the ice were also plated with a touch of golden color. At a glance, it was already a unique scene in the world.

When I lowered my head again, I didn't know how high down I was. There seemed to be a treasure of light and splendor among the clouds and mist. It was revealed when the wind blew the mist away, and was covered up again when the mountain fog thickened.

Extremely thrilling.

Do all elixirs grow in such dangerous places?

Lin Jue couldn't help but think of the fact that in recent months, since he was refining his alchemy, his junior sister would go out to do hard work, and would bring back magical herbs from the mountains for him every few days. If they all grew up in such a dangerous place, then what would happen to his junior sister?

The fact that he is still alive now is because he has a strong character.

While thinking about it, the second senior brother had already started to climb down.

Lin Juebian also followed down.

There were some sounds from the other side of the mountain.

The slope on that side is much gentler, and the junior sister is building a road there. She is smoothing the road under her feet and building it into steps, and wiping away the stones above her head so that people can walk without having to bend down.

She is accompanied by a bored cat.

Occasionally, there are mountain spirits that come out of the snow to have a look.

…

Behind the Taoist temple, in the Alchemy Pavilion.

There is a yin and yang diagram in the center, an alchemy furnace, elixir shelves on the wall, and many firewood and spiritual plants on the ground.

Lin Jue sat cross-legged on the ground and fetched firewood.

He had carved the firewood into roughly the shapes of humans, foxes, and cats. At this time, he didn't feel any distress and threw them all into the alchemy furnace.

I looked up outside and counted the time, it was already a quarter past noon.

"fire!"

Just raise your finger and the flame will rise.

Lin Jue stretched out his finger again, and the flames suddenly became brighter, with a little aura and a different temperature coming out of them.

Nowadays, his magic power is not enough, and refining the elixir takes a long time, so he still needs firewood, but he has been able to make the flames in the furnace burn brighter and the temperature higher.

Add to the mountain spiritual spring and cook.

There was the leisurely sound of a piano playing behind him, and the second senior brother was watching over him, but also enjoying himself casually.

Lin Jue kept reciting the steps silently in his mind.

He also lowered his head and carefully counted the material plants around him.

This refining is mainly based on Lingshan flower. Lingshan flower is born from the aura of the deep mountains and is pregnant with the pure aura of heaven and earth. However, it is born in the bitter cold when the cold and yin energy is too strong, so it must be blended.

So there are some auxiliary materials.

This time it is just refining, not elixir, so there is no need to use gold or stone.

The yang energy is the strongest at the third quarter of the day. Make a fire at this time, add Lingshan flowers at the third quarter of the hour, and then add other materials at the fourth quarter of the hour. Each hour has its own details. Before the attainment reaches a profound level, it must be strictly followed. Therefore,'

Knowing the time is also a skill that alchemists must learn.

In the meantime, you must always concentrate and stare with your eyes. You must also always observe the yin and yang energy in the furnace and be ready for balance at all times.

Open the furnace at dusk.

"Bang!"

Open the alchemy furnace——

The bucket of mountain spiritual spring that was poured in at the beginning has less than a cup left, and it has become viscous, shimmering with spiritual light, and the aroma of various spiritual plants can be faintly smelled, obviously containing spiritual charm.

This is purified spiritual fluid.

"It's okay, it's quite qualified. If you add cinnabar and silver three moments before it comes out of the furnace, it will be a Xiaoyuan Dan. If the mana is exhausted, you can replenish it. If the mana is not exhausted, you can replenish your energy and warm your body." The second senior brother sat on his table.

He was stroking the strings behind his back and knew the result without even looking. "After practicing alchemy to this point, you have become a beginner. Many common elixirs can be made as long as you strictly follow the elixir recipes."

Lin Juezheng carefully put the spiritual liquid into the bottle.

This is a very pure spiritual plant essence, and it is the first finished product he has made. Even a drop of it will make you feel sad.

So much so that I dare not speak.

The second senior brother continued to talk to himself:

"There are four realms of alchemy:

"In the first realm, you can control fire, know the art of alchemy, the essence of alchemy, and the principles of yin and yang. At this time, you can refine many elixirs according to the elixir recipe. This is not difficult, and the alchemy is simple and simple here;

"In the second realm, you need to spend a lot of time and energy to slowly study the way of alchemy and become familiar with the principles of alchemy. At this point, no matter when and where, even if the alchemy materials in different realms are different, you can always refine it.

The medicinal properties of elixirs are guaranteed to be stable. Once you practice to a high level, no matter how difficult the elixir is, it will not be a problem for you. Even if you are missing some medicinal materials, you can find others to supplement them.

“Also, you can easily create your own recipe.

"In the third realm, you know that everyone's physique is different, and you also understand your own physique. The elixir you refine every time is no longer perfect, but it is most suitable for you to take by yourself, or specifically for one person.

"It may even be that if you take it, it will be an elixir, and if someone else takes it, it will be poison.

"In the fourth realm, you understand the principles of heaven and earth and the laws of the great road. If you reach this point, you can refine the legendary Nine-turn Golden Pill, which is worth thousands of years of practice. You can even become an immortal with just one golden pill.

go.

"It took you a few months to get to this point, you are considered a genius.

"When I worshiped in the mountain, the master was not that old, and his time was not so tight. At that time, he chose his disciples very carefully. After choosing me to enter the mountain, he carefully selected the spells, and finally decided to let me learn alchemy after a long trial.

But my progress is not much faster than yours now.

"..."

The second senior brother said and couldn't help but shake his head: "It's a pity. In addition to whether you are good at it, whether you are interested is also an important aspect of talent."

When Lin Jue heard this, he couldn't help but look back at him.

The second senior brother is undoubtedly right -

Interest is also part of talent.

If you are interested, you will naturally forget to eat and sleep, think about it all the time, make great progress with each passing day, and inspiration will come rolling in.

Although Lin Jue studied alchemy and was quite talented in controlling fire and blending yin and yang, he was actually not very interested in alchemy. Instead, he was very interested in the fire spell used by his second senior brother to assist in alchemy.

The second senior brother’s fire spells are divided into two types:

Starting and controlling fire.

Lin Jue learned both very well.

Lin Jue himself wanted to learn how to make alchemy, but he only learned the basics and was familiar with the principles of alchemy. It was enough that he could make alchemy according to the recipe, and he did not delve into it in depth.

It's not that I think alchemy is useless, nor that I don't like it. It's just that the world is changing, and the treasures of heaven and earth are becoming less and less. For some elixirs, it's not easy to find all the ingredients for alchemy.

Just like Shenxing Dan.

Refining this kind of elixir is not difficult in the first place, but nowadays rare and exotic animals like the mongoose are almost extinct, so there are still some hidden deep in Yishan Mountain, otherwise you would not be able to find its hair.

It is difficult for the alchemy path to reach the sky.

This was one of the reasons why Lin Jue decided not to spend too much energy on alchemy.

I didn't expect that my second senior brother would see it.

At this time, I had no choice but to stand up and salute to the second senior brother:

"Thank you, senior brother."

"The attic is not locked, you can come at any time."

"good!"

Lin Jue's method of alchemy has just been completed and needs to be stabilized. It happens that there are many spiritual plants collected by junior sisters nearby. They can also be purified into essence or refined into elixirs, which are also useful.

The second senior brother smiled and continued to play the piano.

The sound of the piano is leisurely and intermittent, and the sky is covered with heavy snow outside. There is often the sound of breaking bamboo and jade, echoing it, it is really leisurely and elegant.

Probably he was in the same state of mind at this time.

Lin Jue took the spirit liquid and pushed out the door. He happened to see his little fox playing in the mountains. It seemed like it used the snowflakes in the sky as flying feathers, jumping around and grabbing wildly, seemingly carefree.

I also saw it jumping high in the wind and snow, with its front feet together, and suddenly plunged down into the ground.

The hair on its body has long been extremely beautiful, and it moves with the wind as it jumps. It is a jumping and agile fiery red in the vast whiteness of the world.

As if hearing the door opening, it suddenly stopped and turned its head.

When he saw Lin Jue, he jumped over and ran over.

The little fox came with fluffy fur, bright colors, and a thin layer of snow on it, and his eyes were very lively.

"You are becoming more and more like a fox."

Lin Jue patted the snow off his body and said with a smile.

Suddenly, everyone turned their heads and looked down at the road up the mountain.

Amidst the wind and snow, someone actually delivered a letter.
Chapter completed!