Chapter 986 (1/2)
Hearing Shangguan Ruyun's answer, Chen Hui took a look at Zhou qiuchu, because Chen Hui understood Zhou qiuchu's idea of asking this question.
If it's just a legend, the legend of alchemy and the legend of the Danding sect will only exaggerate, and it's supernatural, not concrete.
But if the legend is specific, such as the question asked by Shangguan Ruyun, what kind of pills are made by the Dan Ding sect, this is a specific question.
If there is a legend, it means that it is likely to be true. If there is no relevant legend, it is not credible to a great extent.
Shangguan Ruyun's reply clearly shows that the legend of Dan Ding sect's alchemy is quite detailed.
However, after saying this, Shangguan Ruyun pondered for a while, and then continued to say: ”even for these two kinds of pills, there are more detailed legends. The legend I heard is that the Qi tonifying pill is yellow, while the cultivation pills for improving cultivation are different in color. The best cultivation pill is purple!”
After Shangguan Ruyun said this, Chen Hui took another look at Zhou qiuchu.
Shangguan Ruyun smiles, and then says: ”legends are mostly supernatural things. However, these legends about the Danding sect are more detailed. Although I have never seen the existence of the Danding sect, I prefer that the Danding sect really existed.”
”There is no accurate record of the time of the disappearance of the Danding sect. If there is any record, it will not be called a legend.” Shangguan Ruyun continued: ”however, there are records of alchemy in Taoist classics, but these records are definitely not records of the Danding school.”
”These records are the records of those ancient alchemists refining pills.” Chen Hui nodded and said, ”Dan refers to cinnabar, or mercuric sulfide. It is an inorganic compound of sulfur and mercury (mercury). Because it is red, it is also called cinnabar.”
”The ancients' cognition is much less than that of modern people. In their view, red sand is different from vegetation. It is not only burned but not burned out, but also” the longer it burns, the better the change. ” Chen Hui shook his head and said: ”the mercury produced by the cinnabar mercury is a metallic substance, but it is in a liquid state. It has the luster of metal and is different from the shape and quality of gold, silver, copper, iron and tin. Therefore, it is described as stubborn and stagnant in shape and quality in eight words.”
Ye Mengchen said at this time: ”because of its pharmacological effect and physical and chemical properties, the ancient alchemists used it as the main material for alchemy. Its shape was round and flowing, and it was easy to volatilize. The ancients felt very magical, so they chose other gold and stone drugs to mix with liquid mercury (mercury) and burn each other according to a certain formula, and repeatedly carried out reduction and oxidation experiments, The so-called elixir of immortality is actually the earliest chemical reaction product of human beings. ”
Alchemists decompose mercury (mercury) after heating the cinnabar, and then find that mercury (mercury) combines with sulfide to form black mercuric sulfide, which is sublimated by heating, and then returns to the original state of red mercuric sulfide.