Although she doesn't need to rely on elixirs to prolong her life at her age, she has heard of this kind of elixir.
"No, it's not as simple as a life-extending elixir. It's about making the whole person a hundred years younger, just like the legendary phoenix nirvana." Lin Xiu corrected.
Mu Hanyan's eyes lit up. Pills like the Life-Extending Pill were available in both the Holy Court Continent and the Continent of Gods. They prolonged life by stimulating life potential. For example, the Seven Treasures Life-Extending Pill that Ye Yian prepared for him was of this type.
Although this type of elixir can prolong life, it cannot prevent the body's natural aging. The more times the potential is stimulated, the older one becomes. Just like Ye Yian, due to the continuous aging of his body, although he has the cultivation of a ninth-level divine priest, it is difficult for him to display it. It is basically impossible to continue to improve his cultivation. Once the life potential is exhausted, he will die without a doubt.
According to Lin Xiu, the Phoenix Nirvana Pill does not prolong life by stimulating life potential, but makes one hundreds of years younger like a phoenix reborn from the ashes. This means that the body functions better than before, making cultivation easier. It is naturally easier to prolong life by improving cultivation. As long as cultivation can be continuously improved, the extension of life is almost unlimited.
Of course, due to limited talent, one will eventually encounter a bottleneck that cannot be broken through. It is impossible to be truly infinite, but it is much better than taking life-extending pills and waiting to die day by day after aging.
Mu Hanyan naturally thought of Ye Yian, her heart aching with excitement. Last time, to save the little auspicious beast, Ye Yian had used up his life-saving Seven Treasures Life-Sustaining Pill. She had always felt guilty about it and wanted to help him extend his lifespan, but she couldn't find a suitable method. If she had this Phoenix Nirvana Pill, it would not only extend his lifespan by a hundred years, but also help him restore his bodily functions. Perhaps he could break through the bottleneck of his cultivation, and once his strength broke through the bottleneck, he could even extend his lifespan for a while longer.
Chen Yuhe and the others also showed surprise. They had obviously thought of the difference between the Fengnie Pill and ordinary life-extending pills, and knew what this meant.
"Now you understand, our Gu family's current status and reputation are all thanks to the Phoenix Nirvana Pill. Unfortunately, ever since your uncle passed away, your grandfather has been bedridden. Although he recovered, he became mentally disturbed. He encountered several setbacks while refining the Phoenix Nirvana Pill for others, and lost all of our family savings. I heard that even those who came to us for help suffered heavy losses.
"Once or twice would be fine, but after too many times, no one came to ask your grandfather to make pills anymore. The Gu family's businesses looked prosperous, but in reality, they were just people giving your grandfather face and supporting him. Otherwise, with the Gu family's strength, how could they have the qualifications to compete with other priest families for business? Now that your grandfather is no longer needed, naturally no one gives him face anymore, and those businesses naturally can't make money. After a few years of losses, it seemed that they could no longer operate, so they had no choice but to sell them off." Lin Xiu continued.
"So that's what happened. But since grandpa failed in refining the elixir, we have to pay for it. What did they lose?" Shen Yuhe finally understood, but asked with some confusion.
"I'm not too sure about this. I just heard it from others. You know I don't really care about family matters, so it's not appropriate to ask too much." Lin Xiu said.
"This is not difficult. For such a miraculous medicine, the herbs needed must be extremely rare. The Gu family probably can't even prepare them all. Those who ask your grandfather to refine the elixir must prepare some themselves. Once the elixir fails, they will of course suffer heavy losses. They won't say anything, but they must still be resentful in their hearts. After too many times, no one will dare to ask your grandfather for help anymore." Mu Hanyan helped explain.
She had previously helped refine pills at Longyan College and knew some of the rules. If the alchemist provided all the ingredients himself, the price of the pill would be the highest. If both parties contributed some ingredients, the price would be nearly a third cheaper. If the other party provided all the ingredients, the price would naturally be even lower after the pill was refined, as it was only the cost of refining the pill. However, if the recipe failed, unless there was a pre-arranged agreement, there would be some financial compensation.
The head of the Gu family obviously chose the second option. He made less money, didn't have to go through the trouble of collecting herbs, and the risk was also smaller. However, if he failed a few more times, I'm afraid no one would dare to ask him for help again.
"Well, I think so. I heard that those medicinal herbs are indeed hard to find and not cheap." Lin Xiu nodded and said.
"How is grandpa now?" Shen Yuhe asked with some concern.
"Your grandfather has been suffering from setbacks one after another and his health is getting worse day by day. If he continues like this, I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on for much longer." Lin Xiu hesitated for a moment, then wiped his eyes and said.
"What?" Chen Yuhe was startled. Her grandfather had always loved her dearly since she was little. Even though she had been staying in Huayu City for all these years, he would still send her some money and possessions from time to time. He must have known that things were not going well in Huayu Temple and was worried that she would suffer.
It would have been fine if she didn't know about the Gu family's predicament before, but now she knows that even though the Gu family itself is in trouble, her grandfather still hasn't forgotten her and still cares about her as before.
"I want to go see grandpa." Shen Yuhe held back her tears and walked towards her grandpa's yard.
"Your grandfather is talking to some old friends right now. Let's have dinner first before going over." Lin Xiu advised.
"No, I have to go see grandpa now." Shen Yuhe was unwilling to wait any longer and quickened her pace.
Mu Hanyan and the others were all curious about the Phoenix Nirvana Pill, so they followed.
Seeing that she couldn't persuade her, Lin Xiu could only follow behind her to avoid encountering Zhu Yulan again and causing trouble.
Soon, the group arrived at the old courtyard deep in the Gu residence. As soon as they entered the door, they were stopped by two guards.
Knowing that her grandfather had something important to discuss with someone, Shen Yuhe did not force her way in. She stood outside the door obediently, but faintly heard the sound of an argument inside. After hearing the content of the voices, her expression gradually changed.
"Butler Wan, don't go too far. Although my Gu family is not as powerful as before, we will never allow ourselves to be humiliated." An old man with a haggard face said angrily. He was the head of the Gu family, Gu Qingyang.
"Master Gu, you're going a bit too far. My Long family is the number one priest family in Tianyang City. Young Master Wucuo is the son of the chief priest and now the prayer priest of Tianyang Temple. Isn't he worthy of your granddaughter? To be honest, it's your granddaughter who is marrying above her station." The thin and gloomy old man opposite chuckled.
"Butler Wan, if the Long family comes to propose marriage sincerely, I will accept it even if my Gu family is marrying up. But you actually want Yuhe to be your concubine. What do you think of my Gu family?" Gu Qingyang looked at the other party with fire in his eyes.
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