Chapter: 5354

The same iron ore, if refined using the most primitive method, could only produce some crude tools and weapons. However, if steel is produced through modern high-temperature furnaces, it can be used to manufacture aircraft, cannons, and even aircraft carriers.

Furthermore, refining medicinal materials by hand can only produce low-grade elixirs. Once one reaches middle to high-grade elixirs, a pharmacopeia cauldron is required to refine them, so this thing has significant implications for Leaf Chen's future development!

At that moment, Leaf Chen's heart was filled with boundless joy.

However, he also had some curiosity - how could this Hong Changqing, who didn't possess any spiritual energy, use this pharmacopeia cauldron to refine medicine?

Thinking about this, Leaf Chen couldn't help but ask: "Hong Master, I'm curious - what do you usually use this thing for?"

Hong Changqing's eyes stared straight at the pharmacopeia cauldron, filled with a mix of reluctance and pain. He muttered to himself: "I usually use it to refine some medicinal potions or beginner-level elixirs."

Leaf Chen asked again: "Do you know how to use this thing, or should I ask more directly - what do you usually do with this pharmacopeia cauldron?"

Hong Changqing explained: "Just add some charcoal at the bottom of the cauldron, then pour in the medicinal materials and water. Use a gentle fire to simmer... it's basically the same principle as using a sand pot to cook medicine..."

"Using charcoal?" Leaf Chen was stunned. He flipped over the three-legged pharmacopeia cauldron and indeed found signs of being burned by charcoal at the bottom, which looked like it had been done several years ago, possibly even centuries.

Leaf Chen couldn't help but think in his heart: "Good grief, this stupid Daoist is really using charcoal to burn an alchemy vessel... isn't he just wasting his life?"

Leaf Chen thought to himself: "Could it be that the ancestors of this True Daoist lineage all used charcoal to refine elixirs with this pharmacopeia cauldron?"

"Yeah." Hong Changqing subconsciously said, "The pharmacopeia cauldron was originally used like this. If you don't add water and use fire to cook the medicine, what other way is there to refine it into an elixir? Are we supposed to use the mythical Three Flavors True Fire instead?"

Leaf Chen couldn't help but burst out laughing.

It seemed that this True Daoist had also obtained this pharmacopeia cauldron by chance and didn't know how to actually use it.

From this, one could see that the True Daoist lineage has a history of over 1,000 years, with so many generations passing down without anyone being able to grasp the essence. It was indeed quite pitiful.

But Leaf Chen's heart couldn't help but wonder: "Since the True Daoist lineage doesn't know how to actually use this pharmacopeia cauldron, why do they regard it as a treasured artifact?"

Thinking of this, Leaf Chen deliberately asked Hong Changqing: "What's the difference between this pharmacopeia cauldron and an ordinary sand pot used by common people to cook medicine? You say it looks good. It may not be considered very valuable inside a copper vessel. You say it has some other cultural value. But there's no mark on it, even if it's been around for centuries. Why do you still regard it as a treasured artifact? Is there something unknown to outsiders hidden within?"

"This... " Hong Changqing didn't want to say because this was indeed a secret not transmitted by the master.

But he thought again: "Well, the cauldron has already been lost, and I might as well tell Leaf Chen. It's better than getting nothing out of it."

Thinking of this, he immediately said: "Leaf Master, the pharmacopeia cauldron's miraculous aspect isn't just about cooking medicine! It's because, using the same prescription, same medicinal materials, same amount of medication, and placing it in it or other vessels to simmer. The medicine refined with it will be stronger than those refined with other vessels by a notch!"

Leaf Chen couldn't help but ask curiously, "Does it cook medicine stronger when using this pharmacopeia cauldron?"

"Yes!" Hong Changqing nodded repeatedly, explaining, "Moreover, this strength is extremely magical. Whether you use it to simmer a medicinal soup or refine a medicinal paste, the final product will be more effective!"

Hong Changqing said, "For example, I'm now concocting a prescription that can nourish and warm, making men regain their vitality. If I were to use an ordinary sand pot to refine the medicine, it might take three days and nine doses to produce the desired effect. But if I use this pharmacopeia cauldron, I only need two days and six doses to achieve the same result."

Hong Changqing's excitement grew as he explained further, "That's not even the most important part! The most important thing is that the medicine's properties will also undergo a transformation!"

"It's just like taking those wealthy old men who are 70 or 80 years old. If they don't use this pharmacopeia cauldron to refine their medicine, they might only be able to achieve a mediocre result even after drinking it for a month; they can only reach a score of 60, which is barely passing." JrNovels.com