Urban Super Medical Saint-Chapter 412 - 411 Refining Medicine
"But as a rural teacher going to the county to reason with those people, will they even listen to you?" Ge Shengming said with a bitter smile after a long while.
"What's wrong with being a rural teacher? Can't a rural teacher go and present facts and argue his case with the leadership of the education bureau?" Xu Suya said.
"That's not what I mean. I am saying... anyway, I can't out-argue you. I'm worried you'll be wronged! Besides, it's not like we're short on money now. How about you stop teaching, I'll stop running this agritourism business, and we just travel the world instead? That way we can avoid this frustration." Ge Shengming tried to argue, but when he met his wife's serious gaze, all his retorts seemed pale in comparison. In the end, he let out a long sigh and pulled her into his arms, saying softly.
"Even if I stop teaching, we still need to get to the bottom of this matter," Xu Suya said.
"Alright then, I'll accompany you tomorrow. I won't go inside the building; I'll just wait for you downstairs. That should be fine, right?" Ge Shengming said.
"No, I know your temper. If you go, and I'm being reasonable, your temper might flare up and it'll turn out that I'm the one making trouble," Xu Suya shook her head and said.
Looking at his wife, Ge Shengming sighed after a while and conceded with a bitter smile, "Fine, I just won't go then. Is that okay?"
He understood his wife's personality, and he understood his own as well!
That night, deep into the night.
Seeing his wife finally begin to snore after tossing and turning, unable to sleep, Ge Shengming quietly got up and left the courtyard.
Of course, Ge Shengming got up quietly to call his son, Ge Dongxu.
It was not a good idea to ask his son to find Zuo Le for help with this issue; it would only make things more complicated and make Xu Suya feel humiliated about her sacred profession. But what if his wife were to be taken advantage of when reasoning with the education bureau? Ge Shengming couldn't let his wife suffer for nothing!
After much contemplation in bed, Ge Shengming felt it was necessary to call his son and have him come back. His son's words carried much more "authority" in front of Xu Suya than those of her husband.
Of course, his son was also much more capable now! After all, he was just a small farmer; if Xu Suya really were to be mistreated, he, as an ordinary citizen, wouldn't be able to do anything.
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Yingjiang, the secluded mountain village where Yang Yinhou had retired.
Midway up the mountain, inside a solitary house, there were various clay pots for stewing medicine, and even a pure copper Bagua pill furnace modeled after those built by ancient Alchemists. A faint scent of herbs wafted through the house.
Being a disciple of Ren Yao, Yang Yinhou had also made significant progress in the field of medicine and Alchemy. After his legs became disabled and his cultivation halted, he dedicated even more energy to the study of Elixirs.
However, during the years of war, Yang Yinhou focused more on learning techniques for killing enemies and was not keen on studying medicine and Alchemy. Additionally, he parted ways with Ren Yao while still young, so his medical skills were only slightly better than those of a National Medical Master. As for Alchemy, he had devoted himself to intensive study for years and had made gradual progress, but to produce the legendary Elixirs was still far out of reach.
That's because the art of Alchemy had mostly been lost. Even though the sect they belonged to was called the Pill Talisman Sect, the knowledge passed down was very limited. Moreover, without the cultivation of the Eighth or Ninth Layer of Qi Cultivation, what was produced could only be termed as medicine, not Pills.
A Pill encapsulates Yin and Yang, harbors the Five Elements, rotates, flows, and exists eternally. Even the legendary top-tier Immortal Pills, according to myths, are as sentient as humans. So even Ren Yao only glimpsed the secrets of Alchemy in his later years.
Ge Dongxu, in terms of realm, had already reached the level of Ren Yao of those days. His actual strength even surpassed the Ren Yao of the past. Having inherited Ge Hong's teachings, he might be able to refine some Primary Level Pills, but until now, Ge Dongxu had never attempted it.
So, seeing a pill furnace in his senior brother's medicine room, he couldn't help expressing his surprise, "Eh, senior brother even built a pill furnace!"
"Cough cough, I'm just messing around when I have nothing else to do, just messing around," Yang Yinhou felt a little embarrassed when Ge Dongxu asked about the pill furnace.
After years of trial and error, not to mention failing to produce a single Pill, I haven't even seen a speck of its residue, everything turned to ash or charcoal, wasting quite a lot of precious herbs in the process.
"Once your leg has fully recovered, Brother, and your cultivation has broken through, you should be able to reap some rewards from Alchemy," Ge Dongxu said with a slight pause, noticing the awkward expression on Yang Yinhou's face, before smiling and speaking.
"Heh, as for the matter of Alchemy, I've stopped holding any hope for that," Yang Yinhou said with self-deprecating humor, waving his hand.
"This place is nice, everything is complete, I will start brewing the Jiuyang Revival Soup now," Ge Dongxu smiled and changed the subject.
"Okay, then we'll leave you to it and step outside," Yang Yinhou said.
Ge Dongxu wanted to say it was okay, but seeing Chen Jiateng was present, he swallowed the words he was about to say.
Although this Jiuyang Revival Soup can only be called medicine and not a Pill, in this current Dharma Ending Age, it is very precious and not something to be casually revealed, especially since Yang Yinhou was a traditional senior. Therefore, in front of his senior brother, it was even less appropriate for Ge Dongxu to casually demonstrate the brewing method of this medicine soup to outsiders.
"Thank you, Mr. Ge," Chen Jiateng respectfully gave Ge Dongxu a slight bow and then followed Yang Yinhou out of the medicine brewing room.
Chen Jiateng had come along with Ge Dongxu, and having not seen his teacher's nephew for several decades, it was inevitable that they would have a moment of sighs and reflection upon their reunion.
However, after their musings, Chen Jiateng realized that his long-admired uncle, Yang Yinhou, held this much younger junior in high regard, subtly treating him with utmost respect. He couldn't help but feel curious, and only after secretly asking Yang Yinhou did he learn that Ge Dongxu, despite his youth, was the Sect Leader of Yang Yinhou's Sect, and this revelation only deepened his reverence for him.
After Yang Yinhou, Ouyang Murong, and Chen Jiateng left, Ge Dongxu began placing herbs one by one into a clay pot for brewing and added five cups of water. Then he used firewood to bring the water to a boil.
Once the water boiled, Ge Dongxu's expression became more serious. With a pinch of a spell in his hand, the firewood's flames gradually lessened, switching to a slow simmer.
At this time, Ge Dongxu sat cross-legged in front of the clay pot, occasionally pinching out a Daoist Talisman with his hands. Each time a Rune flew out, a faint glow of fire would appear.
This fire was different from the firewood's. It was a fire condensed with Fire Spiritual Energy, and only this fire could truly extract the medicinal properties from the herbs in the pot.
About an hour after this process, a faint layer of sweat was visible on Ge Dongxu's forehead, while the room was filled with the light, pleasant fragrance of the herbs.
This herbal scent was pleasant to smell, but when the breath of it entered one's nostrils, there was a faint sensation of heat, as if two small Fire Dragons had burrowed into one's nose, making one's whole body feel warmed.
"It's done!" Ge Dongxu exhaled a long breath of relief, then extinguished the fire and opened the lid of the clay pot.
As soon as the lid of the pot was lifted, there could be seen a jade-green colored soup inside, with nine Fire Snakes faintly moving within it.
The jade-green soup emanated a strong vitality, while the nine Fire Snakes released a scorching aura.
The two were perfectly blended within the soup, making it the genuine Jiuyang Revival Soup.
The Jiuyang refers to the nine Fire Snakes, and the revival refers to the strong life force of the Wood Elemental Force.
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No wonder after refining a Pill once or twice, Master stopped doing Alchemy altogether, just refining this Jiuyang Revival Soup has made me feel a bit tired. If it were actual Pill refining, I'd probably be completely worn out. Ge Dongxu looked at the medicine in the pot, feeling both joy and reflective that his own Mana was still far from robust.
Of course, if other Cultivators knew about the feelings in Ge Dongxu's heart at this moment, they would probably die of envy!
