3。 Five hours later …
Song Shuhang's eyes were still bright, but his body was a little tired.
"The forty-first medicinal ingredient, it's finally coming to an end." Song Shuhang murmured.
He didn't expect that he could last until this step in his first attempt. However, he was almost at his limit now. After this medicinal ingredient, there were only Fresh Overlord Branch, Nine-Yang Scarlet Bamboo slices, Deep Sea Frost Crystal, and Snow Demon's Core left. He could last until the end!
After opening the pot, he quickly threw the forty-first medicinal ingredient into it.
Before Song Shuhang could cover the pot, there was a sudden change in the pot.
After fusing forty medicinal ingredients, the light gray medicinal liquid suddenly burst out with a stench and burnt smell when it came into contact with the forty-first medicinal ingredient!
The medicinal liquid in the pot that was originally half a pot evaporated quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was reduced by one-fifth!
"Tsk, did I fail?" Song Shuhang was distressed. Because he added water at the beginning, he suspected that he had failed from the beginning.
However, he persisted until the forty-first medicinal ingredient without any problems, so he inevitably had a little bit of expectation and hope in his heart. Was this the unique gambler mentality of humans?
But now, was he finally going to fail completely?
"No, it's not completely over yet." Song Shuhang saw that although the gray medicinal liquid was evaporating, it was still tenaciously fusing with the forty-first medicinal ingredient.
He knew that he had to do something now. If he didn't do anything, he would really be finished.
In fact, the forty-first medicinal ingredient was indeed the most difficult step of the 'Simplified Body Tempering Liquid'.
From this step onwards, it was actually the end of the 'Simplified Body Tempering Liquid'. The four medicinal ingredients after this medicinal ingredient were no longer to increase the medicinal properties.
Fresh Overlord Branch, Nine-Yang Scarlet Bamboo slices, Deep Sea Frost Crystal, Snow Demon's Core, the first two were Yang and hard, while the latter two were Yin and soft. These four medicinal ingredients were used to purify the 'Simplified Body Tempering Liquid'.
Purification was the most important step of the Body Tempering Liquid. If it was not purified, the pot of Body Tempering Liquid would at most be a pot of All Nourishment Soup. After drinking it, it would make people feel great, but the effect of the body tempering would be greatly reduced. After the purification step was added, this All Nourishment Soup could be transformed into a Body Tempering Liquid, from an ordinary medicine to an immortal liquid.
The forty-first medicinal ingredient was the primer for purification.
This step was indeed the easiest to fail. Jouko Hagi had failed at this step dozens of times.
But what could he do to reverse his failure?
If Apothecary was present, relying on his superb alchemy experience and skills, he would be able to turn the tide and bring back this cauldron … No, this cauldron of Body Tempering Liquid.
However, Shuhang did not have the experience nor the skills of a pharmacist.
"The evaporation is too fast. We need to slow down the process first. Add water! " Song Shuhang decided to make a last resort and added a ladle of water into the pot. Although he didn't know if it would work, at least the evaporation speed would slow down a lot.
"There are still four medicinal herbs left."
Song Shuhang's mind raced.
There was already not enough time for him to refine another medicinal pill. His roommates would be back in an hour or two.
To be honest, if they were to see him 'refining pills' in the small kitchen, Song Shuhang couldn't guarantee that his enthusiastic roommates wouldn't tie him up and send him to the hospital's psychiatry department.
With their enthusiasm to the extent that they would give each of them at least ten good person cards, the possibility of this happening was very high!
"Let's try putting all the remaining medicinal herbs in at once. Since I'm already close to failure, I'll just take it as learning experience. "Song Shuhang decided.
In the group, Beihe Sanren and Jouko Hagi had failed many times. He was a complete amateur. If he succeeded on his first try, then there would be a problem, right?
Open the pot.
Fresh Overlord Branch, Nine-Yang Scarlet Bamboo, Deep Sea Frost Crystal, and Snow Demon Core. These four medicinal herbs were thrown into the pot by Shuhang in one go.
Close the lid!
Soon after, Song Shuhang saw the real 'Ice and Fire Dual Heavenly Fire Pot'.
Fresh Overlord Branch and Nine-Yang Scarlet Bamboo were sliced and mixed with some medicinal liquid. When these two medicinal herbs were heated, they turned red as if they were about to burn. This part of the medicinal liquid boiled even more and evaporated faster. The evaporated gas gushed out from the vent hole in the lid like a fountain.
When the Deep Sea Frost Crystal and Snow Demon Core were heated, their shells cracked and an icy blue liquid gushed out from within. This icy blue liquid seemed to have an extremely low temperature. After mixing with the other half of the medicinal liquid, the boiling medicinal liquid began to calm down and cool down.
The temperature of the calm part was getting lower and lower, while the boiling part evaporated faster. The two parts of the medicinal liquid showed signs of separating.
He could not let them separate. Song Shuhang had an idea. He immediately increased the power of the induction cooker, trying to make the cooling part boil again.
As the temperature rose, the evaporation rate of the medicinal liquid became even faster. In less than a minute, less than a third of the original half pot of medicinal liquid was left.
At most, it would evaporate completely in ten breaths.
"It's a complete failure." Song Shuhang laughed. After all, he was already mentally prepared, so he did not care about failure.
He reached out and was about to turn off the induction cooker. If it continued like this, the pot would be burnt.
However, when his finger was halfway through, he stopped. He saw that although the medicinal liquid in the pot was evaporating faster, it was no longer polarizing. Instead, it was fusing together again.
Unexpectedly, Song Shuhang did not choose to turn off the fire. Instead, he steeled his heart and increased the power to the maximum!
He put all his eggs in one basket and added more fire to the fire. In one breath, he merged all the medicinal liquid and purified all the medicinal properties of the forty-five medicinal herbs! In this way, he might be able to get some dregs before the medicinal liquid evaporated completely.
The electric cooker was turned on to the maximum, making a strange sound.
In the hot pot, ice and fire intertwined in the small pot, forming a beautiful shape. The two medicinal liquids rolled and shook the pot.
In the end, Song Shuhang could not see the changes in the pot.
After the medicinal liquid evaporated, a thick layer of impurities was stuck on the reinforced glass lid.
Drip, drip … It was the sound of the medicinal ingredients rolling. Each rolling sound lasted exactly one second.
Song Shuhang held his phone again and stared at the time.
Unable to see the situation in the pot, he could only calculate the time again and planned to turn off the induction cooker in five minutes.
Three minutes and twenty-three seconds.
Boom …
At this time, a high pressure suddenly surged in the hot pot, and the lid flew out.
Then, a burst of black smoke sprayed out and shrouded the entire small kitchen. The pungent smell assailed his nostrils.
The smell was too strong. It was like a combination of all the bad smells in the world. Just by accidentally sniffing it, he had the urge to vomit.
"Ugh …" Song Shuhang pinched his nose and hurriedly turned off the induction cooker.
"It stinks." Even if he pinched his nose and held his breath, the strange stench still drilled into Shuhang's nose and lingered.
He ran to the window and opened it. If he did not get some fresh air, he could only wait for his roommates to come and collect his corpse. The cause of death was definitely due to the stench.
As soon as the window was opened, the black smoke floated out of the window and the stench in the kitchen gradually dissipated.
"This smell is simply indescribable with words. Moreover, the aftertaste is endless. "Shuhang sighed. He estimated that he would not be able to forget this smell for two or three days. He did not know if he would be able to eat after this.
"The smell of this thing is so terrible that it can be used as a biological weapon. If this smell can be collected, I can release it into the room of whoever I don't like. I can guarantee that the aftertaste will be endless. "Shuhang said self-deprecatingly.
On the ground, the lid of the hot pot was still spinning. Fortunately, this thing was made of tempered glass and was not damaged. Otherwise, he would have to pay for the school's compensation.
After picking up the lid, Shuhang felt his head was dizzy. A sense of exhaustion washed over him like a landslide. This was the accumulated fatigue of nearly four hours!
He hurriedly supported himself on the table and slowly sat down.
After resting for a moment, he pinched his nose and looked at the bottom of the pot. He wanted to see what kind of medicinal liquid he had failed to make in order to emit such a stench.
In the hotpot, there was only a thin layer of medicinal liquid left in the original half pot.
The color was black, transparent, and accompanied by a pungent smell.
"It's black and sticky, a bit like transparent sesame paste. It's just too smelly. "Song Shuhang ridiculed.
"Huh? This … how could this be? "He suddenly thought of something and quickly took out the notebook that recorded the pharmacist's pill formula.
The medicinal liquid was black, transparent, and had a pungent smell. This was how pharmacists described the finished product of the simplified version of the body tempering liquid.
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