Chapter 287: A bottle of elixir returns favors, and the past is clear in absinthe
"Xiaoxiang jasper bamboo?"
"It should be a thousand-year-old Bihua!"
The so-called millennium Bihua, in fact, is a thing recorded in the Nine Turns Dan Jue, in other Danfang classics, Zhang Fan has never seen a trace, no wonder there are times when the old monster like the bitter Taoist is not recognized.
The most valuable thing about this bamboo is actually its jade-like leaves, which are the root of absorbing its 3,000-year-old essence and causing its withering.
Whether this thing is still used in other places is not contained in the classics, Zhang Fan just can't do it, he only knows that it is an extremely important thing in the Nine Turns Dan Jue.
Speaking of which, its efficacy is similar to the Bodhi seed spirit seed that Zhang Fan got from Zhilan Tiannu Wanqing in Zhilan Tian.
Bodhi seeds, millennium bihua, are all the medicine primers of the Nine Turns Danjue.
The difference is that the Bodhi seed is the one that is needed for the third and fourth turns, while the millennium Bihua is the medicine for the first and second turns.
This kind of medicine is actually not necessary, but it has it without it, and it has a great impact on the effect of the Nine Turns Pill.
With the addition of medicine, not only the probability of becoming a pill is greatly increased, but also the quality of the pill is also of great help.
Zhang Fan had previously performed a nine-turn pill recipe and refined a furnace and a small spirit pill, and its quality was close to that of the Dan Dao Sect Master's own hands.
But after all, this is only the first turn, it is easier, and the probability of becoming a Dan is also relatively high.
Even if you don't care about the difficulty of becoming a pill for the time being, just increasing the quality of the pill is a good thing that you can't find.
In that case, the millennium Bihua is the key of the key.
- Ambition is bound to win!
Zhang Fan's expression moved, and his eyes looking at the Xiaoxiang jasper bamboo couldn't help but be full of eagerness.
The key to the millennium Bihua lies in the essence contained in it, and the clump of Xiaoxiang jasper bamboo in front of you is obviously not enough to be hot, let alone three thousand years, not even a thousand years, it is obviously not yet complete.
At this time, if the leaves are removed, it is really decorative.
At least, it also takes 2,000 pieces of Bihua bamboo leaves to have medicinal effects, and it is necessary to reach the level recorded in the Nine Turns Danjue, and it must be 3,000 years of leaves.
After a deep groan, Zhang Fan suddenly pointed to the Xiaoxiang bamboo in front of him, and said to Xu Fan: "Xu Daoyou, I don't know what the function of the leaves is?"
"Leaves?"
The young man was stunned for a moment and said, "It doesn't work." β
"These jasper leaves are not as good as bamboo slices, but they will not fade for a hundred years, and if they are not well preserved, they will wither and yellow in more than ten or twenty days. β
"However, there are many collections in this gate, mainly some of the female friars in the door are used to decorate ......"
Speaking of this, Xu Fan suddenly glanced at Wan'er and said with a smile: "Little brother understands." β
Before Zhang Fan could react to what he meant, the young man continued: "Brother Zhang Dao is really good to the concubine!"
"Sure enough, it's a romantic character, and the younger brother admires it. β
"Huh?"
"Concubine?"
When Zhang Fan heard this, a strange look suddenly appeared on his face, I really don't know how this kid came up with this.
At this moment, Wan'er leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Brother, what is the concubine?"
Although her voice was small, like a gnat, how could she hide it from the ears of the Tsukiji monks?
Almost before the words fell, a suppressed snickering came from the other side.
Zhang Fan looked up helplessly, and Xu Fan, who was seeing it, covered his mouth and leaned back with a smile, looking overjoyed.
"I'll explain it to you later. β
Zhang Fan had to say so, if he really explained what a concubine was in this place, it was estimated that the young man opposite would be able to laugh to death.
"It turned out to be Sister Ling!"
"Disrespectful, disrespectful!"
Xu Fan snickered and said with a careless hand.
"Ahh
There was almost no time interval, and a touch of red, such as the finest pink delicacy, instantly dyed Wan'er's fair and crystal face, white and red, looking extraordinarily delicate.
At this time, how could she not know that Fang Cai's private words were all listened to, and while her face was blushing, her little head hung down, and she was almost buried under Zhang Fan's arm.
"I don't know if there's any joke?"
"Won't it make my brother feel ashamed?"
Wan'er was worried, plucked up the courage to look up, and saw that Zhang Fan's smile was still gentle, and there was no different color, so she was relieved.
At this time, the young man on the opposite side also laughed enough, and said: "It's a trivial matter, the little brother will send it later, so it should be a meeting gift for the little brother!"
"Please don't dislike it, Brother Dao. β
Saying that, the three of them sat down, Zhang Fan groaned for a while, took out a bottle of pill from the Qiankun bag, handed it to Xu Fan, and said: "For my brother, I can't accept my brother's things for nothing, so let's do it, this bottle of elixir can be regarded as a gift for my brother!"
"It's ......"
Xu Fan was not polite, he took it casually, opened the cap and smelled it, and his face suddenly changed.
"Brother Dao is too polite. β
"How does this work?"
Xu Fan pushed the jade bottle back without hesitation, and continued: "It's just a useless thing, just to make my daughter's family laugh, how can I receive such a heavy gift from Brother Dao?"
"Never!"
How could he also be a monk in the foundation building period, and he was born in the Hehuan Sect, how could he not know what was in the bottle?
In this jade bottle, there are a full thirty Yunling Pills, which is a veritable gift in this realm.
Zhang Fan looked at Xu Fan's eyes, and saw that his eyes were clear, and there was no pretentiousness, so he couldn't help nodding secretly, and said with a slight smile: "It's just a meeting gift." β
"Brother Xu Xian won't give face to his brother, right?"
Seeing that he didn't accept the jade bottle, and his language was now resolute, Xu Fan smiled and said, "Okay!"
"The little brother will bear it!"
No longer postponing it, he carefully put away the jade bottle.
Then, his face couldn't help but show a touch of joy.
Although his status is high, but this elixir is not an ordinary thing, the refining is not only a kind of golden stone, there are many rare cherished ores, these are still trivial things, mainly this kind of elixir has one or two key surnames of the main medicine, and can not be replaced by ore, but also has to use the spirit grass itself, in this way, the value will rise sharply, plus this thing, it is also a necessary elixir for foundation building monks, and it consumes a lot, even with his identity, it is only ten at most every year, Zhang Fan's bottle is thirty, almost what he has obtained in three yearsγ
Xu Fan is also a happy person, since he has accepted it, he won't say much thanks, but he is more affectionate, and tells Zhang Fan and Wan'er interesting things in the city.
Zhang Fan listened with a smile, and found that this young man really didn't know much, and he was always going around in circles in this Hehuan City, looking like that, he was no different from some children of the family who had never left home.
I don't know if Xu Fan explained to the black-armored warriors downstairs, or if it was his usual practice to come here, not long after the three of them sat down, when they chatted for a while, several dishes were served by the maids one after another.
Attracted by Xiaoxiang jasper bamboo before, Zhang Fan didn't notice any difference between the maids on the fifth floor and the downstairs, and only recently found that they were covered in green, and they were actually woven into a huge leaf shape with some kind of silk-like material, covering the key parts of the body.
A snow-white skin like clotted cream, under the background of the emerald green leaves, looming, almost transparent white skin with the taste of natural vitality, like a fairy in the forest.
The tray in their hands was put down, and after the dishes were arranged, they poured a glass of spiritual wine in front of the three of them, and then smiled, blessed with a blessing, and turned around and retreated with light steps.
There weren't many things they sent, but there were a few, but they looked quite distinctive.
The closest to Zhang Fan is a dish made of some kind of mushroom, simple and bright, half the thickness of a finger, yellow-brown, when the lid is just lifted, it exudes a rich fragrance, lingering on the tip of the nose for a long time.
It is also a mushroom food, which is obviously better than what you see in Sijia Village, a small mushroom, not only has a unique aroma, but also mixed with the smell of various other ingredients, at a glance, you can know that it is a celebrity chef with good materials, only to have this level.
There are also traces of fungi in several other dishes, which shows that this thing is really a staple food underground, but the grades are different, and there is just a difference between the high and the low.
These are good, but that's it, but in the center of the table, there is a dish that shows a different flavor.
It was a tray made of jasper, with huge green leaves like lotus leaves.
The leaves are not stretched, but slightly wrapped in something, and the fragrance of the plant itself, and a strong fragrance, instantly rushed into the nose, covering all the sense of smell.
This fragrance is so strong and domineering, except for it, it is Wan'er, who is close at hand, and the intoxicating daughter fragrance that has always exuded can't be smelled.
"This is the ice dew snow fish in Yinghui Lake outside the broken mountain city, and other places, but you can't eat it. β
Xu Fan said as he reached out his chopsticks and wiped them on the blade.
This time, it was like a lotus blooming, revealing a jade-like flower heart, and a refreshing fragrance, which was spread and flooded.
"Brother Dao, please take a look!"
The boy withdrew his chopsticks and smiled smugly.
This is the top dish in Xiaoxiang Building, the price is rarely high, even he can't eat it often, and now he makes it, which is a bit of a show off in front of his friends.
Zhang Fan smiled slightly and looked towards the center of the leaf.
There, among the huge leaves, there were only three small fish that were the length of the palm and the thickness of two fingers.
The little fish was slender and well-proportioned, its eyes were so degraded that it was impossible to see, and its body was devoid of any scales, and it was translucent, like the finest mutton fat jade, and it was so beautiful that it was almost like a living thing.
Its skin and muscles are so crystal clear that at a glance, you can even see the slender meridian-like bones inside.
Such beauty, coupled with the extremely rich aroma, immediately makes people's appetite move and salivate.
Pick up a small piece and put it in your mouth.
As soon as you enter your mouth, it immediately melts away like ice and snow melting, like a liquid of elixir and jade, and suddenly slides down your throat, and at the same time, the aroma that is so strong that it turns into a long distance bursts out, filling all the senses of taste and smell in an instant, and you can't help but close your eyes and reminisce.
"It's delicious. After a while, Zhang Fan opened his eyes and met the young man's expectant gaze, and praised sincerely.
This is indeed a rare thing, in terms of taste, it is far better than what I tasted in the Paradise Palace of Xia Yan Island.
"Haha, Brother Dao likes it!"
Seeing that he was satisfied, Xu Fan was also happy, and immediately got up, brought a glass of spirit wine to Zhang Fan, and said, "Brother Dao, please taste this absinthe again." β
"Ice dew snow fish is beautiful, but the taste is too domineering, and with this wine, it is perfect. β
Zhang Fan smiled, didn't say much, picked up the cup and drank it all.
"Huh?"
As soon as the spirit wine was in his mouth, Zhang Fan felt that something was wrong.
Speaking of spirit wine, he has drunk a lot, whether it is the various kinds he tasted in the Fang Market back then, or the Chiyanxin wine he drank overseas later, there is no shortage of high-quality goods.
When it comes to taste, it is very different from absinthe at this time.
As soon as this absinthe enters the mouth, a touch of boundless bitterness suddenly rises and spreads along the taste buds in an instant.
This bitter taste, better than Coptis chinensis, overshadows bitter tea, not only the bitterness of taste, but also a reflection of spiritual pain, as if there are all kinds of heartfelt past, all erupted in an instant, bitterness and sadness, overflowing the heart.
This feeling, in just a moment, turned from thick to light, and then stepped to the other extreme.
Bitter to the extreme, it is sweet.
Like a sweet spring, gushing out of the mouth, sweet and fragrant breath, like a clear spring washing the body, all the dust and hard work dispersed, only endless relaxation and comfort, as if everything is done, the troubles are gone, lying on the bed on your back, falling into a dream.
After a long time, Zhang Fan sighed, and then retreated from a certain artistic conception, and praised: "Good!"
This praise is different from the previous one, the previous was a simple praise of enjoyment, although sincerely, I don't really care too much, but this time it is different, but it is a heartfelt emotion.
This absinthe wine is not so much a spirit wine, but rather a kind of perception in it, and the red flame heart wine of Shi Zhongtian, the thousands of years of Zhilan evening sunshine, and a glass of moonlight, are all expressions of skill and Taoism, and they are all integrated with a certain spiritual understanding of the brewer.
Hearing Zhang Fan's admiration, Xu Fan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said:
"This absinthe, according to the elders, is a condensation of the struggle of our ancient descendants. β
"Like a lost dog, in order to avoid a catastrophe into the ground, it was hit hard, and the underground is a world of wild beasts. β
"After all kinds of struggles, the flesh and blood of countless ancestors have built 36 heavy cities, opening up a world for us to survive. β
"Now, although it is not considered to dominate the underground, at least it can live and work in peace and contentment, and it can be called bitter first and then sweet. β
"Drinking this wine is to let us not forget the struggle of our ancestors, not slack off in cultivation, learn from the current law, and create another foundation!"
When he said these words, the young man in front of him looked solemn, as if there was a kind of calm majesty in it.
This is very different from his baby face, and his previous words and deeds, giving people the feeling of trying to imitate someone.
(To be continued)