Born in the 58s

Rong Jiaojiao's soul was mistakenly taken by a soul-reaper. After negotiating with him and receiving a series of compensations, she was ready to be reborn after drinking Meng Po's soup. How...

Chapter 222 Bigu Pill

"Try it. When you draw the talisman, infuse it with spiritual power as you draw it, and feel the smoothness of the combination."

Rong Jiaojiao nodded, a serious look on her face: "Okay, Grandmaster, I'll give it a try."

She picked up a new talisman, took a deep breath, and began to try new methods.

She gently placed the talisman brush on the talisman paper, outlining the runes while slowly infusing it with spiritual power.

At first, she was a little uncomfortable. The injection of spiritual power was always a bit stiff, and the runes did not flow smoothly. If she was not careful, the talisman paper would spontaneously combust.

The little girl, however, refused to give up. She shook her hands and feet, twisted her body, took a deep breath, and calmed herself down to continue drawing.

As time passed, she gradually found her footing. The spiritual energy naturally flowed into the runes as the pen tip moved, and the runes on the talisman paper gradually lit up, the light becoming softer and more stable than before.

"Grandmaster, is this alright?" Rong Jiaojiao handed the finished talisman to Leng Qianjue, her eyes filled with anticipation.

Leng Qianjue took the talisman and examined it carefully before praising, "Very good. This time, the spiritual energy distribution of the talisman is more even, and the light is more stable. You have mastered the knack. Keep practicing like this, and you will become more and more proficient."

A hint of excitement appeared on Rong Jiaojiao's little face: "Thank you, Grandmaster! Then I'll try some other talismans."

She drew various talismans one by one until her divine sense and spiritual power were exhausted. Only then did she stop. The table was filled with more than a dozen kinds of drawn talismans.

There are all kinds of talismans, including offensive, defensive, and auxiliary ones, each emitting a faint glow and appearing exceptionally exquisite.

Leng Qianjue nodded repeatedly: "Both are good!"

Rong Jiaojiao's face showed a hint of fatigue, but her eyes were full of excitement: "Thank you, Grandmaster! Have I improved a lot?"

Leng Qianjue smiled and nodded: "Of course, you not only mastered the new method of drawing talismans, but you were also able to draw so many talismans in a short time, which is already very impressive. Your control of spiritual power and use of divine sense have made great progress."

Rong Jiaojiao's eyes narrowed with joy. Leng Qianjue patted her and said, "Alright, that's enough for today's talisman drawing task. Take a rest for a while, and learn about medicinal herbs with your grandmaster this afternoon."

Rong Jiaojiao clutched her tummy and said, "But Grandmaster, Jiaojiao is hungry."

Leng Qianjue lightly patted her head: "Look at me, I forgot you need to eat again. But how about we take the Bigu Pill? One pill will last a day."

After saying that, he took out a porcelain bottle: "Here, take this. Eat one pill every day when you're hungry."

What else could Rong Jiaojiao say? She could only open the bottle, pour out one pill, and eat it.

Remembering that Ziling had nothing to eat, she ran over and pried open Ziling's mouth, feeding her a piece.

Leng Qianjue pointed to a room next to her and said, "Good child, go to that room to rest. We'll continue after you've rested."

After Rong Jiaojiao realized what had happened, she carried Zi Ling back to the house, placed it on the bed, and then sat cross-legged to recover her spiritual energy.

After her spiritual energy recovered, she rested for a while before getting up to go find Leng Qianjue.

In the afternoon, Leng Qianjue took out the pharmacopoeia to teach Rong Jiaojiao.

Rong Jiaojiao saw that the thick and large pharmacopoeia had descriptions of two kinds of medicinal materials on each page.

One is marked as an ancient elixir, the other as an existing substitute.

Rong Jiaojiao asked, "Grandmaster, why are there two kinds of medicinal herbs on one page?"

Leng Qianjue patiently explained, "Because the current pill formulas are all simplified versions of ancient pill formulas, and the spiritual herbs required by the ancient formulas are mostly of extremely high age, and some of them have even become extinct."

"The existing substitute elixirs are made to adapt to the current environment and conditions by finding alternative medicinal materials with similar properties to the ancient elixirs. Although the effects are much less, they are the best medicinal materials that can be found at present."

Rong Jiaojiao nodded, carefully flipping through the pharmacopoeia. Thinking of the Medicine Peak of Xuanqing Sect, she asked, "What kind of spiritual herbs do we grow on our Spirit Medicine Peak?"

Leng Qianjue patiently explained, "The herbs we grow on our Spirit Medicine Peak are mainly for the needs of alchemy and cultivation within the sect."

“There are all kinds of spiritual herbs on Spirit Medicine Peak, from common Qi-Nourishing Grass to precious Tribulation Cloud Grass.”

"These spiritual herbs are divided into different grades according to their age and medicinal properties. There are spiritual herbs used for basic cultivation as well as precious materials used to refine high-level pills."

Rong Jiaojiao, determined to get to the bottom of things, asked, "Does our Spirit Medicine Peak have any ancient remedies?"

Leng Qianjue nodded slightly: "There are some, but not many. Most ancient medicinal herbs have extremely high requirements for age, making it difficult to cultivate them on a large scale on the Spirit Herb Peak."

"We mainly cultivate existing substitute medicinal herbs. Although these herbs are slightly less effective, they are barely enough to meet our current cultivation needs."

Rong Jiaojiao said earnestly, "I will also grow a lot of spiritual herbs in the future, and then I will refine a lot of pills for my master and grandmaster."

Leng Qianjue smiled and said, "Alright, Grandmaster is waiting for the pills you refine."

"However, we need to lay a solid foundation now. Let Grandmaster teach you to recognize herbs. This is called 'Ye Ku Cao' (叶枯草), which is a very precious medicinal material that can be used to refine pills that enhance physical fitness and restore strength."

He pointed to the medicinal herbs in the pharmacopoeia and said, "The leaves of this withered grass look like withered leaves, with no spiritual energy at all, but its roots are white and plump, and all the medicinal essence is concentrated in the roots. Its roots are the key material for refining elixirs that restore physical strength, and the effect is very good."

Rong Jiaojiao carefully looked at the illustrations in the pharmacopoeia and memorized the pictures that her grandmaster had taught her.

Leng Qianjue turned to the next page: "This is the Purple Spirit Flower. Its petals are light purple and emit a faint fragrance. The Purple Spirit Flower has mild medicinal properties and is used to refine healing pills."

"If you look closely at its leaves, they are long and thin with fine serrations along the edges, and the leaves taste very bitter and astringent."

Seeing that Rong Jiaojiao was listening attentively, her little mouth moving as she recited along, he stopped and waited for her to recite it a few times before continuing.

"This is Blue Crystal Grass. Its leaves are a crystalline blue, looking like they're inlaid with blue gems. Blue Crystal Grass has a cooling medicinal property and is the main ingredient in the antidote pill, Ice Heart Pill..."

The afternoon was spent studying, and in the evening there was an hour of boxing practice. After the practice, Leng Qianjue prepared a medicinal bath for Rong Jiaojiao, and she began the bath to gradually strengthen her muscles and bones.

Rong Jiaojiao always remembered that when her brothers took a medicinal bath, their master asked them to use their internal energy cultivation techniques to help them absorb the medicinal power.

So she followed her brothers' example, circulating her own qigong in the medicinal bath, feeling the medicinal power slowly seep into her body.

The water temperature for the medicinal bath was just right, with a faint herbal aroma that made Rong Jiaojiao feel very comfortable.