Xiang Wentian asked in a deep voice, "Brother Nangong, why are you so excited?"
"Brother Xiang, you don’t know, one of the very important factors that restrict alchemists is the purification of medicinal materials! The faster the Alchemy Furnace heats up, the more thorough the purification will be!
If the Alchemy Furnace heats up too slowly, some other changes will occur when the medicinal materials liquefy."
Xiang Wentian suddenly realized, turned his head to Qin Yu, and asked, "Qin Yu, how can we speed up the heating? Stop beating around the bush!"
"It’s quite simple, you just need to purify the Earth Fire," Qin Yu said with a slight smile.
"Purify the Earth Fire?" Nangong Wudi was utterly confused.
Wu You rolled her eyes. This Mr. Qin, how could he say anything? How can Earth Fire be purified? Isn’t that a joke?
"Mr. Qin, don’t try to create a spectacle! Do you even know what Earth Fire is? How can Earth Fire be purified? You really speak nonsense!"
Qin Yu smiled and said, "Of course, I know what Earth Fire is. It’s made up of various marsh gases and natural gases from underground!"
"Since you know what Earth Fire is, how do you purify it? That’s ridiculous!"
Qin Yu said indifferently, "The Earth Fire contains various alkanes such as methane and ethane, as well as various alkenes such as ethylene and propylene, benzene, and hydrogen sulfide gases.
Most of these gases don’t react to a kind of inert substance; they will bypass it, but benzene is very close to this substance."
The words of Qin Yu left everyone with a baffled expression, except for Su Ziyan’s face, which revealed an expression of sudden understanding!
"Even if there really is such a substance, how would it speed up the heating of the Alchemy Furnace, Mr. Qin?
If the old man hasn’t misunderstood, purifying Earth Fire would lessen the gas flowing through the Earth Fire pipeline! The heating of the Alchemy Furnace should slow down, not speed up!"
Nangong Wudi looked at Qin Yu with an uncomprehending face.
This time, without needing Qin Yu to speak, Su Ziyan said with a smile, "Valley Master Nangong, it’s like this: among various marsh gases and natural gases, only benzene and pentane have the highest calorific values, both around thirty-seven thousand.
The calorific value of the other gases is generally below ten thousand, and moreover, benzene makes up half of the total gas content in Earth Fire. Even if only half the benzene remains, the heat produced will exceed the original amount by a lot!
What’s more, after purification, the content of benzene passing through the Earth Fire pipeline will not be less than half of the total gas content, and the heat produced will definitely not decrease."
Nangong Wudi opened his mouth, his face filled with admiration, and said, "Suddenly I feel some envy for you youngsters! It’s great to be educated!
I remember a long time ago, a disciple once discussed chemistry with me, but I didn’t give him the time of day!
If I knew then what I know now, I should have discussed it properly with that disciple at the time.
Perhaps, I would have made a breakthrough in Alchemy long ago."
"Master, whether Mr. Qin’s words are accurate or not, we don’t know yet. You shouldn’t belittle yourself. The teachings handed down from our ancestors for thousands of years must have logical reasoning—they cannot be so easily refuted."
"If Qin Yu weren’t completely confident, why would he make such a statement? He would only be shooting himself in the foot. Wu You, can’t you be more open-minded?"
After scolding Wu You, Nangong Wudi sighed deeply, no longer paying attention to his disciple, and turned to Qin Yu, saying, "Please, Mr. Qin."
Wu You, after being scolded, had a face that turned from green to pale, and she could only coldly watch Qin Yu, waiting for him to fail!
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