There is a hole in the mountain

After all, He Xiu didn't send Jiang Yi'an to the Lianhua Palace, and agreed with Jiang Yi'an on various matters.After eating a few pieces of cake and drinking a cup of hot cheese, he threw away the bowl and chopsticks, called a child named Yantai to follow, wiped his mouth and left the gate.He also called two strong domestic slaves, rode their horses all the way, and strolled across the city to Yundan Mountain.

There is a alchemy room in Shangshanju. The alchemy room is three feet long and one point six feet wide. The inside and outside of the walls are smoothed with yellow mud, which is solid and tight.The doors and windows are located in the east and south directions respectively, and are sealed day and night to ensure no light leakage.In the center of the alchemy room, a alchemy platform is built, which is made of earth and divided into three floors.The lowest layer is eight inches high and 24 inches wide, which shrink successively.Each side of the altar is carved with eight trigrams of Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, and Dui, Qilin, crane and other animal spirits according to their directions, and Yunlong is also engraved on the stone pillars at the four corners.A huge silver tripod is placed on the altar table, which is placed according to the position of the moon, stars, five elements and eight trigrams.Every five days, 5 taels of silver were released inside the tripod, and one hundred dan of charcoal was released under the tripod.From morning to night, charcoal fires are endless and smoky.During the day, He Xiu personally supervised the production, and at night, people from the Zhao family guarded it.Every seven days, He Xiu has to go up to the altar to perform a performance of "stepping and stepping", and three animals must be sacrificed to the gods.Now it has been forged for nearly three months, and the cost of silver is nearly one million taels, but the pill has not yet been completed.

Zhao Jiwu had already been waiting in the alchemy room. At noon today, he received a notice to wash his brushes and told someone to repair Qiu Yin's grave, and then he was invited to Shangshanju.

Seeing He Xiu dressed in red, she walked in refreshed.Zhao Jiwu saluted and said with a smile: "The immortal master suddenly sent his disciples here tonight. I don't know why?"

"The so-called 'thousand volumes of Danjing, the secret lies in the fire'" He Xiu sang around the Dantai pretendingly: "Jade pistils grow in the Yanyue furnace, and water and silver are in the cinnabar tripod; it is only because after the firepower is adjusted, the yellow buds gradually grow." Grow up." He rubbed his chin, and shouted in a mysterious manner, "It's done."

"What happened?" Zhao Jiwu was taken aback by him.

"The opportunity has come, the elixir can be made tonight."

Zhao Jiwu asked several times in disbelief, and got He Xiu's affirmative answer. No matter how self-cultivated he was, he couldn't restrain his trembling with excitement. "Disciple dares to ask, what is the purpose of this pill?" It takes three years to become an immortal after taking the first pill, two years for the second pill, and one year for the third pill. You can ascend in one day, and you can ascend as soon as you finish taking the Jiuzhuan Pill.

He Xiu shook her head regretfully, "Because Tongzhi was in a hurry, so I became a little impatient during the process of subduing the Dharma, but it was only the eighth turn."

Zhao Jiwu went crazy with joy.Rank eight golden elixir?He's about to ascend.He stared at He Xiu and thought.After ascension, he can also have such a good looks, the ability to ride clouds and fog, fetch things from the air, exorcise ghosts and summon demons...He also wanted to take the golden elixir, but he only had ten days in the world, how should he distribute the family property, how to arrange for his wife, concubine and children.He Xiu sneered inwardly, "There is no need to take this pill today, please Zhao Tongzhi prepare for the big sacrifice quickly." The so-called big sacrifice means offering sacrifices to the gods of heaven, earth, sun, moon, mountains and rivers before taking the pill by yourself.The Taoist scriptures say that if you take the elixir without offering sacrifices, and use it yourself first, you will suffer disaster.

After being yelled at by him, Zhao Jiwu regained consciousness a little, "I will prepare three animals right now." The three animals generally refer to the birds in the sky, the animals on the ground, and the scales in the water.Among them: birds are dominated by phoenixes; beasts are dominated by unicorns; scales are dominated by dragons.Of course, it is absolutely impossible to find these three things during the sacrifice, so we have to retreat to the next best thing.When the emperor sacrificed to Sheji, he used Tailao, that is, cattle, sheep and pigs, also known as the three animals; when princes sacrificed to Sheji, they used Shaolao, that is, sheep and pigs.It is reasonable to use three animals, horses, cattle and sheep, for sacrifices on the day of becoming alchemy.And this horse, cattle and sheep can't just be used as a sacrificial offering.Among them, the horse is a two-year-old red horse with black mane and black tail; the cow is a three-year-old khaki male cattle; the sheep is a three-year-old black ram.Ordinarily, these three things are not difficult to find based on Zhao Jiwu's net worth.Zhao Jiwu couldn't hide his joy for a while, "I just don't know when to start the sacrifice."

He Xiu pretended to count with his fingers, "Zi Shi in seven days' time will be an auspicious time."

Not to mention Zhao Jiwu's elated self-proclaimed preparations for three animals.

The night was windy and cold.Seeing the cloudy clouds appearing in the sky, it actually snowed.Green smoke lingers outside Danfang courtyard, and bonfires are hunting.After tonight is the big day of "Cheng Dan" as He Xiu said.In the past few days, He Xiu has been living in the elixir room in the name of taking care of the elixir.Fearing that something might go wrong before Cheng Dan, Zhao Jiwu ordered the pen to wash the inkstone to follow He Xiu at all times.He Xiu snorted coldly in his heart, and every day when the two children were fast asleep, he cast a magic spell and went out secretly, transporting the gold in the cauldron out and hiding it, and repeated it for a few days, but no one could do it at all. aware.

It's rare for He Xiu to wear a white dress today, which makes her look even more elegant, like a banished fairy.The two boys followed behind He Xiu, one on the left and the other on the right, and walked in the direction of Nadanfang.

He Xiu smiled and said, "Tonight is the last night. After tomorrow, you and I will be master and servant."

Er Tong felt sorry for He Xiu's words, and also showed a look of reluctance on his face, "It's my brother's blessing to be able to serve the immortal master." Bi Xi said.

The inkstone is bigger than the brush wash, and the person is also much smarter. He immediately said: "If the immortal master is not willing to part with us, why don't you keep the two of us by his side. Although our brothers are dull and have no qualifications for cultivating immortals, it is still okay to serve tea and water. OK."

Hearing the words, he nodded again and again, his eyes only looking at He Xiu.He Xiu rubbed her nose and smiled softly, "It's just that I want to travel around the world, and I must often eat and sleep in the open air. I'm afraid your master is willing, but your parents may not be willing."

"There are many brothers and sisters in my family, and I am not the eldest son or grandson." Yantai rushed to say: "Following the master's family is nothing more than a few months of money to support the family. If the adults in the family know that we have won the favor of the immortal master, they may not know what to do. If you are happy, why would you refuse." Bi Xi nodded again and again.

He Xiu laughed loudly, "So, then just follow He Mou."

Er Tong couldn't help being overjoyed.He Xiu walked a few more steps, then suddenly stopped, "After tonight, tomorrow will be a day when Dan is ready, and He will leave. When will you two find a time to explain to your parents?"

The second child is in trouble.Yantai thought for a while and said: "Why don't you let Bixi follow the immortal master first, I will go down the mountain and go home."

Where is the willingness to wash the pen, "Why did you go back first?"

He Xiu laughed, "Actually, it's not difficult. He will cast a spell and send you two back home at the same time." As she spoke, she raised her foot and walked forward.The two followed him one after the other, "When?"

He Xiu waved his hand, "Wait for He to show his respect first."

Er Tong stood outside Gong's room, looking forward to the happy days like a fairy in the future with joy.After standing for half an hour, He Xiu did not come out.Yantai couldn't help asking: "Master He Xianshi, are you alright?"

The room was silent.After all, Yantai was more alert, so he ran in to have a look—he Xiu was nowhere to be seen.

When Zhao Jiwu heard the news and arrived, the alchemy room was empty, except for a small amount of ashes.