493 Three Great Pills (1/2)
However, every family seemed to have smelled different flavors. They continued to watch in a detached manner whilst minding their own business. But, the strangest reaction had come from the Emperor. He had ignored all matters — whether serious or not — ever since the army had returned from the Southern Heaven City. He sat on the throne like a calm fisherman sits on the shore when the sea is enveloped in a storm. [I'll act deaf and mute. It doesn't matter what you do. It doesn't matter what noise you make. Why should any of this affect me?]
However, his obscure behavior had set even more tongues wagging…
…. ….
The news of the Bone Tempering Pill's astonishing strength spread far and wide. And, the Tian Xiang City instantly became a very popular place. A new chariot would enter the city almost every day. It would usually be carrying members from the various Xuan Families. The carriages would leave deep ruts in their wake. This symbolized that they were transporting heavy stuff. Many of them also seemed to be carrying something yellow and white.
There were many people who had arrived as lone travelers. But, they too had brought huge amounts of paper money with them. And, they would start converting them into gold and silver once they had entered the city. Every bank in Tian Xiang had filled with paper money in a few days' time, while all the gold and silver had been transferred into the guest houses and taverns.
And, the people were still endlessly streaming-in from far off places …
Jun Mo Xie had stepped into the Hong Jun Pagoda the moment he had gotten a second's time after returning home that day. He would absorb the heavenly aura, convert it into energy, and would then put it to use…
Everyone knew that Jun Mo Xie was at the Jun residence. But, it seemed as if no one had seen him there. And, there were no exceptions to this…
Jun Mo Xie had been training like a madman during this time. However, he was also examining the 'Book of Folk Remedy' more frantically than ever. [Tens of millions of medicinal recipes are recorded inside the Art of Unlocking the Heaven's Fortune. So, don't tell me that these millions of recipes don't contain a single one which I can use to improve a person's strength at this time…]
Jun Mo Xie couldn't believe that.
But, it can sometimes be very difficult to find something even if one believes that they exist. He looked everywhere, but still came up empty handed.
However, it wasn't very surprising that his research was turning out this way. It must be mentioned that the Art of Unlocking the Heaven's Fortune was supposed to be the most astonishing Xuan art. And, a mere mortal should've never dipped his finger into a pool of such marvelous strength. After all, it contained the ultimate methods for Xuan cultivation. One could explain this better by drawing an analogy — Let's say that a scholar opened the greatest encyclopedia, and tried to search for elementary knowledge in it. One could skim through the entire book, but they'd only obtain superficial knowledge. It wasn't that the level of the book wasn't enough… it was just that the said-scholar's level wasn't enough to read this great encyclopedia…
Jun Mo Xie was unfortunately stuck in a similarly embarrassing situation. The Art of Unlocking the Heaven's Fortune recorded some excellent folk remedies in it. However, it was a pity that he either couldn't refine those pills… or couldn't use those pills if refined. There were some pills which he could refine and use. But, his body was likely to explode after taking even one such pill. Consequently, he would die…
[This is a super-encyclopedia. So, it is unlikely to leave me disappointed. For example, the Ten Years' pill was an exception to all this. And, I'm sure that there are other 'exceptions' in this encyclopedia. I only need to search some more. I'm sure I'll find something!]
It needs to be mentioned that Young Master Jun had built up great reserves of pills such as the Ten Years' pills during this time. In fact, he now had hundreds of bottles of them. He had also made reserves worth dozens of bottles when it came to the Bone Tempering Pills. So, he was certain that he had enough for his requirements. He had done so because he knew that the Xuan Beasts would only be interested in these pills, and any other pills would've entirely wasted on them…
That's because strength was the most important thing in the eyes of the Xuan Beasts! Strength was also the second most important thing to them! And, the third most important thing was also… strength.
This is what they wanted. This was their sole pursuit.
Young Master Jun had collected hundreds of legendary raw materials in the Tian Fa Forest. Jun Mo Xie had originally collected those materials in order to increase his own strength. And, he certainly had a lot of these divine materials in-store when it came to his own needs. But, he still didn't have enough when it came to the most suitable set of required ingredients. And, most of these would go waste because of this reason…
In fact, he could easily increase his strength over a short period of time if he were start absorbing the efficacies of these medicines. But, there would still be long-term repercussions. Let's take that hundred-year-old ginseng as an example. He could easily increase his strength if he were to take that ginseng; his Qi's quality would also improve…
However, the result wouldn't be too effective. After all, that ginseng had accumulated the efficacy which suited its own composition over these hundred years or so. But, this didn't mean that it was a hundred-percent suitable for human use…
There was a saying that 'every medicine has its side effects'. Therefore, taking only one kind of medicinal herbs would only result in poor results. Moreover, this practice would also bring about an imbalance in his Yin-Yang attributes. After all, something like a ginseng was rich in the masculine Yang attribute, but lacked the same amount of feminine Yin aspects. However, it must be said that the consumer's strength would increase. It was similar to the case of a doctor's first choice medicine when it came to the treatment of a patient who was in dire need. The said-doctor would usually choose the medicine which can deliver the most extreme degree of the urgently required essence. Consuming the ginseng would certainly bring about the needed Yang effect to nourish the consumer's strength. However, it would also create an imbalance by inducing a lack of the Yin attribute in the user's body.
The Thousand Evils and Ten Thousand Poisons fruit he had collected in the Tian Fa Forest could serve as another example. This item was extremely precious for the society at large. But, it was insufficient in its independent merit when it came to the top-notch recipes recorded inside Art of Unlocking the Heaven's Fortune. Therefore, he would need an abundance of other high-grade materials to complement its nature. But, Jun Mo Xie still held this item in high regards. And, this wasn't because its grade was higher than that of other items. Instead, it was because Jun Mo Xie could use it as an important ingredient to concoct an exceptional pill once he had entered the sixth layer.
The attributes of the Thousand Evils and Ten Thousand Poisons fruit were very extreme when regarded from the perspective of human use. In fact, they were extremely dark and extremely demonic. One could certainly attempt to eliminate a great amount of its poisonous nature if they had enough time. However, the immense power of the medicine would still be too much to endure for a regular person. The Xuan Beasts' physiques were absolutely different. But, even they may not have been able to endure it. They would naturally be able to breakthrough their bottlenecks if they were successful in bearing the burden. And, their cultivations would advance exponentially as a result. But, their bodies would explode if they weren't able to handle that burden. And, this would only mean a certain death for them.