PFC Chapter 441 The Scramble for Drug Trials and Folk Remedies for Improving Physical Condition
Chapter 441 The Scramble for Drug Trials and Folk Remedies for Improving Physical Condition
No?
Grandfather disagreed?
As Wenwen looked up, as if to confirm her thoughts, Wen Yuanqian spoke.
"Qing'er, you don't need to trade this spirit herb with your sister. Just give it to the family's War Merit Hall, and it will be worth three spirit stones per herb, as you said. Do you want to accumulate war merits or exchange it for resources?"
Wen Yuanqian's words surprised everyone.
Everyone thought he disagreed with Wenqing's approach, but it turns out that's what he meant.
The little ones completely relaxed from their tense expressions.
Wen Qing blinked her big eyes a few times, thinking that since her grandfather had mentioned the Hall of Military Merit, it must be handled officially. In that case, the way she addressed him would have to change. The little girl calmly asked, "May I ask, Elder, does the Hall of Military Merit have any concealment talismans?"
"Not at the moment," Wen Yuanqian said truthfully.
Indeed, there isn't any. This concealment talisman was recently drawn by Master Zhou and hasn't been submitted to the War Merit Hall yet, so there's no stock in the warehouse.
"Elder, may I exchange spirit plants for spirit stones and buy concealment talismans from the Master?" Wen Qing asked.
"absolutely okay."
Wen Yuanqian said with satisfaction, "The family does not prevent everyone from exchanging resources privately, but encourages everyone to cultivate various skills. Now that we cannot go to the mountains, under limited conditions, Qing'er is able to figure out how to grow spiritual herbs on her own. This approach is worth learning from."
"So, you guys should also think more about how to use your skills to exchange for resources when conditions are limited. That's the most important thing."
"Alright, Qing'er, here are the spirit stones, take them."
As soon as she finished speaking, the spirit herb in Wen Qing's hand disappeared, replaced by fifteen spirit stones.
Wen Qing exchanged the spirit stones with Master Zhou for fifteen concealment talismans.
At this point, the little ones were finally happy. With these dozen or so talismans, the flying boat could at least fly nearby. No matter how long it could fly, at least they had a chance to fly. Moreover, they gained a consensus from this experience—teamwork makes things easier.
"Alright, you guys eat your food properly," Wen Yuanqian said.
After saying this, Wen Qikang and Yao Changhao were left to look after the children, while the rest of the people followed Zhou Taifu back to his room.
......
"Master, what I just said is from this book."
After saying that, Wenwen handed a book to Master Zhou and turned to the folded page.
This is a book that introduces strange and wonderful things in the world of cultivation. There is a passage in it that goes like this.
In the cultivation world, there is a spiritual plant called Gardenia Blue Blood Vine. This spiritual plant is not tall, only half the height of a person. It grows like a shrub and its flowers look like gardenias with a sweet and cloying fragrance. However, when you scrape off the outer skin of the root, a blue sap will flow out. Roots that are over fifty years old have a sapphire blue interior when the outer skin is scraped off.
The book states that by taking the roots and stems of Gardenia and Blue Blood Vine and boiling them together with the main ingredients of the Breakthrough Pill, a medicinal soup can be used to improve the physical condition of older cultivators who started cultivation late, allowing them to have the same physique as normal cultivators.
Then someone used this folk remedy on an elderly mortal. In the end, the mortal successfully improved his physique and eventually succeeded in drawing qi into his body at an advanced age. However, this person was never able to successfully establish a foundation in his life and his life came to an end at the age of 120.
"Father, please take a look too." After reading the book, Master Zhou handed it to his grandfather.
Grandfather Zhou took it and read it quickly, skimming through it. Then he read it again from the beginning, going back and forth, rereading the passage several times.
Next, Wen Yuanqian and Ren Zuan also read this passage.
Only after everyone had read it did the book reach Zhou Taifu's hands.
After reading it, Grand Tutor Zhou turned to Wenwen and asked, "Girl, why did you bring this out now?"
Wenwen felt a little guilty. Actually, she had found this book by chance at a bookstall in Xingyu City.
At the time, she read the book with the mindset of reading a storybook, and when she came across this passage, she regarded it as nonsense and quickly skimmed over it.
Later, when she privately traded children's versions of flying boats with Luo Sanmei, the girl also gave her a valuable medicinal herb. At the time, Luo Sanmei said, "Sister Wen, we obtained this Blue Blood Vine by chance, so we'll give it to you."
Then, the medicinal herbs were left in the space, and Wenwen didn't take much care of them.
Just now, as she was helping Grand Tutor Zhou from the room to the side hall, a passage from a book suddenly flashed into her mind, and she realized that she had the Gardenia and Blue Blood Vine mentioned in the book!
So, during the meal, she had roughly considered things in her mind, which led to the scene in the room that is now unfolding.
"Great-grandfather, I...I just remembered this too."
Wenwen told the truth: "The thing is..."
Next, Wenwen explained in a few words how she obtained these two items, and at the end, she raised some doubts and questions.
"Master, I have all the herbs mentioned in the folk remedy, but the dosage and how to decoct them are not written in the book."
Wenwen became increasingly unsure of herself as she spoke. She didn't know if it was right to rashly share a passage from a miscellaneous book with everyone, or if it was akin to plotting against a relative. She dared not imagine the consequences if she failed.
"Or... or... let's just forget about it?" Wenwen muttered in a low voice, "...Never mind what I said."
Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, Wen Yuanqian and Ren Zuan objected in unison, "What do you mean, 'just let it go'?"
Then, the two elderly people began to express their opinions.
Wen Yuanqian: "Without dosage, the worst outcome is that the elixir turns into poison, causing the patient to collapse and die after taking it. At best, the patient won't die immediately, but their body will be damaged, and their cultivation will stagnate."
"I am currently at the fifth level of Qi Refining. Even if I don't have the luck to reach the Foundation Establishment stage in the future, my lifespan will still be longer than that of ordinary mortals. I can live for another thirty or forty years."
Ren Zuan continued the conversation, saying, "I think so too. Although I have only recently succeeded in inducing Qi into my body, compared to ordinary people, I am only a little stronger. If the worst outcome is that I die, I will have no regrets."
"But what if it works? What if it does? After improving my physique, wouldn't my cultivation be just like that of a normal cultivator?"
"So, the conclusion of dying doesn't frighten me much. My children are all successful now, and I have no regrets. I'm the most suitable person to try this medicine!"
Ren Zuan spoke firmly, insisting on the drug trial!
"Hey old buddy, what's the rush? You're trying to snatch my medicine?"
Wen Yuanqian frowned and said, "Wen'er, according to the usual prescription dosage, can that little bit of blood vine be divided into three portions?"
The gardenia vine, about the thickness of a little finger and the length of a palm, can be tightly and barely divided into three parts.
“…Yes, three portions are just enough,” Wenwen replied carefully.
“Then it’s settled. We’ll divide it into three portions. I’ll go first…” Wen Yuanqian said firmly, without giving any indication of agreement.
Before he could finish speaking, Grand Tutor Zhou, who had been silent all along, got angry. The old man threw down the book in his hand and said angrily.