nyslfriends Chapter 73 The Heart of Alchemy! Stealing a Furnace!
Chapter 73 The Heart of Alchemy! Stealing a Furnace!
It was already midnight when we returned to the Imperial Stables.
As soon as Chen Fan entered the room, he couldn't wait to take out the Blood Slave Manual and the First-Grade Alchemist's Notes.
With a gleam in his eyes, he began to study.
"By controlling with essence and blood, one can perfectly control the actions of blood slaves..."
When I saw the Blood Slave Technique.
Chen Fan tried to learn how to make hand seals and recite mantras.
He soon discovered that the technique was not difficult.
Even a naturally gifted expert could easily learn it.
This allowed Chen Fan to memorize it in no time.
If Eunuch Wei hadn't been asleep at that moment, he would have gone to the bowl to see how it would go!
After learning the Blood Slave Technique, Chen Fan opened the First-Grade Alchemist's Notes.
It was his first time trying alchemy, and he was quite excited.
It should be noted that in the Great Abyss Imperial City, only the royal family could enjoy elixirs like the Guiyuan Pill.
Eunuchs like Chen Fan, by all accounts, would never be able to eat anything before they died, let alone learn alchemy techniques!
"Communicating with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, refining elixirs with yang fire..."
Turning to the first page of the journal, lines of small print immediately catch the eye.
The above describes the steps and experience of alchemy, including three different formulas!
These are Guiyuan Pill, Ningqi Pill, and Juling Pill!
After taking a few glances, Chen Fan was overjoyed!
It is faintly visible that the prescription clearly states the effects of each elixir and the proportions of various medicinal herbs.
Among them, the Guiyuan Pill is for strengthening the foundation and nourishing the vital energy, which can increase lifespan. It contains a small amount of spiritual energy and is mostly used by cultivators below the Qi Refining Realm and ordinary people.
Qi Condensation Pill and Spirit Gathering Pill are of a higher grade.
It is a pill specifically for cultivators in the Qi Refining Realm, which can increase the spiritual energy in the body, heal injuries, and nourish and expand the dantian.
Chen Fan, having obtained these three pill formulas, was all smiles.
I subconsciously wanted to try my hand at alchemy.
But when he looked around the room, he found that he didn't even have a single alchemy furnace.
Moreover, whether it is the Guiyuan Pill, the Ningqi Pill, or the Juling Pill, they all require seven or eight kinds of spiritual herbs to be combined in order to refine the pill.
Having nothing in his hands, Chen Fan obviously had to put aside his alchemy plans for the time being.
His most pressing need is to get a stove!
Without hesitation, Chen Fan walked out of the Imperial Horse Stables with his hands behind his back.
While strolling around the palace.
He remembered seeing several stoves in some places.
Chen Fan, who had never practiced alchemy before, didn't pay any attention to it.
But now that he has this intention, he naturally thinks of these places!
A moment later, outside the gate of the Ziji Hall in the inner palace.
As night fell, squads of Imperial Guards were changing shifts here.
Chen Fan, who had arrived here, hid in the shadows, his face completely calm.
His gaze was fixed straight ahead.
That's the plaza of the Purple Palace.
In the very center, there is a two-zhang-tall incense burner with three legs and two handles.
White smoke was still billowing from the stove, and sparks occasionally popped out.
After taking a few glances, Chen Fan finally decided to take the stove back!
Without making a sound, he took advantage of the moment when the Imperial Guards were changing shifts and ran towards the center of the square!
The moment Chen Fan approached the furnace, he waved his hand.
Suddenly, the stove, which was still emitting white smoke, vanished into thin air!
Chen Fan also disappeared into the night.
The Imperial Guards who returned from their shift didn't notice that a stove was missing from the square!
Until an hour later.
Commander Qinglong of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and Master Ren arrived in front of the Ziji Hall.
When the two saw the empty square, their expressions changed!
"Commander Azure Dragon... I put the furnace here!" Master Ren pointed to the empty space, looking completely bewildered!
"I...I don't know either!" Commander Qinglong was also completely bewildered, not knowing where the furnace that was placed here had gone!
"This furnace is meant to be the core of the formation, we can't afford to lose it! Why aren't you going to go find it?" Master Ren stamped his foot anxiously.
it is good!
Commander Qinglong was also taken aback, and then quickly led his men to search.
They searched everywhere, but couldn't find a single hair!
Finally, Master Ren, enraged, pointed at the group of Imperial Guards and cursed them, then turned and left...
……
The night passed quickly.
The third quarter of the hour of Mao (5:45 AM).
Chen Fan got up and dressed as usual.
Having broken through to the Qi Refining Realm, he was full of vigor and high spirits, and did not look like an eighty-year-old eunuch at all.
Squeak...
After pushing open the door, Chen Fan, who had just been full of energy, pretended to be on the verge of death and walked with a hunched back.
He coughed occasionally as he slowly made his way to the horse pen.
"Godfather, you're here..."
The little stool is feeding the horse.
Seeing her godfather arrive, she quickly stepped forward to help him up.
"Come and take a look at my home..." Chen Fan said with a squinting smile.
"Godfather, you're not feeling well, just rest," Little Stool instructed.
"There are small stools at the Imperial Stables, so you can rest assured."
Chen Fan nodded with a smile on his face.
He glanced at the imperial horse as a matter of habit, then sat down on a stone bench to the side.
"Godfather, I heard from the eunuch of the Directorate of Ceremonial Affairs this morning that a stove went missing from the palace last night, and the Imperial Guards searched for it all night..."
While feeding the horse, the little stool gossiped:
"I wonder what kind of furnace it is... I heard even the Emperor was alarmed..."
stove?
Chen Fan was stunned for a moment, thinking, "Could it be such a coincidence?"
Without batting an eye, he nodded and said:
"There are many treasures in the palace, it's normal for a few things to go missing..."
"Godfather is right," Little Stool nodded.
"That's what we think too, we're not assassins..."
assassin?
Chen Fan smiled and nodded.
It seems that since the Imperial Guards were put in the palace, there haven't been any assassins in the palace for a long time!
Even He Fan of the Yin Corpse Sect was killed outside the city and did not enter the palace.
Chen Fan shook his head inwardly, unsure whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.
He glanced at the small stool, then stood up and said:
"The late summer heat is still intense... Make sure the imperial horses are protected from the heat... We're heading home now, no need to come for lunch..."
"Okay, Godfather, take care..." Little Stool nodded and helped Chen Fan leave...
……
Leave the horse pen.
Chen Fan returned to the house.
Meow…
Xiao Hua, who had just returned, jumped in through the window and immediately ran into Chen Fan's arms, acting coquettishly.
Seeing her obedient and gentle appearance, he chuckled softly:
"What a naughty cat... You only come back after you've had your fill of womanizing outside... What good is it for us to envy you...?"
Meow…
Xiao Hua glanced at it, her eyes full of innocence.
It looked rather cute as it rubbed its head against Chen Fan's chest.
"Go eat, you glutton..."
Chen Fan smiled, squinting, and casually tossed a radish to the child.
Exhausted from a long night, Xiao Hua licked her lips and quickly lay down on the radish to devour it!
Seeing this, Chen Fan also took out a golden bowl, poured water, and drank it.
He also took out a radish and a few mid-grade spirit stones.
After a simple "breakfast," Chen Fan's spiritual power increased rapidly!
This prompted him to quickly sit cross-legged in meditation, begin nourishing his dantian, and then circulate his qi throughout his body.
After running for several cycles, a glint of light appeared in Chen Fan's eyes!
Since his last breakthrough to the first level of the Qi Refining Realm, he has finally broken through to the second level today...