After the immortal disappeared

"Strong melons, ungrateful people." He Lingchuan said with a smile, "Although they have 100,000 troops on the west side of Panlong Plateau, I guess that since the Red General has returned with the Panlong Army, these 100,000 troops will not attack rashly. .”

"Why?" Sun Fuling blinked, "I've come here, how can I return without success?"

"These two countries have been coveting the Panlong Wasteland for many years, but they don't actually want to stop us from returning eastward, right? After all, after Mr. Zhong takes away the soldiers and civilians, this place will probably be theirs." He paused, "In the past few decades They will fight to the death for this piece of land; now that they have the opportunity to take it for free, it is too late for them to be happy."

"Then they not only came but also joined forces, what do you mean?"

"Under pressure?" He Lingchuan had already finished chewing a pear, "They have been supporting those small countries like Xili, so it's hard to just let them go, right?"

Sun Fuling smiled and said: "What's wrong? Even though we are a small country, they don't look down on us either."

"Then the pressure comes from other places, such as... Bejia?" He Lingchuan stood up to get water to wash his hands. "Bejia has always wanted us to return home from the Jinxi Corridor. He also wanted to send troops to suppress the rebellion in Shiluo, and also talked about moving to withdraw from the country. The mausoleum opens the Jinxi Corridor. Why are they so kind?"

"Do you think they want to eliminate us on the way?"

"Definitely." He Lingchuan sneered, "At worst, our strength will be reduced to pieces. As a result, we refused to take the Jinxi Corridor and wanted to find another way, but Bejia gave up."

"So I judge that the Baling and Xianyou coalition forces are just showing off. They will fight a few small battles at most, and will soon withdraw their troops and return to their respective homes." He deduced, "The reason for the withdrawal is easy to explain. , successfully prevented the Panlong Army from advancing eastward, and now we can explain it to all parties."

Unknowingly, he had begun to analyze the battle situation and spoke eloquently.

Sun Fuling's eyes flickered and she looked sideways at him: "I hope it's as you expected. By the way, have you practiced the flute and xun well since you've been out for so long?"

He Lingchuan also spoke almost at the same time: "By the way, I have one more thing to ask."

The atmosphere between them had calmed down, and Sun Fuling laughed out loud again: "Say, don't be too polite."

"Have you ever heard of the 'elixir of youth'? It's also called the elixir of longevity."

Sun Fuling asked curiously: "Where did you hear this?"

He Lingchuan scratched his head: "I saw it one time when I was reading some books in Wenxuan Pavilion."

"Which one?"

"Uh, I can't remember." It was just an excuse at first, "It seems you've heard of it?"

"That's the legend of the Bejia Kingdom. Aluo's master is a great pharmacist and may know more." Sun Fuling stood up and went to the tank to feed the fish, "How about you ask him?"

"Now?" He Lingchuan looked at the sky, "It's a bit late."

"He went to Arlo's house today, and I just met him."

A Luo's house is nearby. After all, everyone lives in a wooden house. He Lingchuan immediately stood up:

"Are you going?"

Sun Fuling smiled and shook her head: "I still have to grade my homework. In the past half month or so, people's hearts have been unstable, and even the little guys' homework has been perfunctory, so they must be rectified!"

He Lingchuan saw murderous intent in her smile and couldn't help but shudder and hurried out.

…

More than a quarter of an hour later, he knocked on Arlo's door.

The master and apprentice had just finished eating, and Aluo was washing the dishes. When he opened the door, his hands were wet with semen:

"How did you come?"

"See your master for advice." After saying this, He Lingchuan squeezed in and saluted He Lianchen who was sitting at the table, "Master Helian, long time no see."

He Lianchen was reading a book while wearing a pair of crystal glasses. Hearing this, he took off his glasses and said, "Xiao He? Long time no see."

He Lingchuan took out a few prescriptions from his sleeves and handed them over: "Last time, I was grateful to you for prescribing two kinds of prescriptions for Emperor Liujian, and I benefited a lot. I collected several prescriptions and jars of medicinal wine in Yuheng City, so I would like to express my gratitude. .”

He took out a few jars of wine from the storage ring, and Arlo stepped forward to take them.

The wine comes from Yuheng City, it's real, but the medicine doesn't.

They come from Shibata Township in reality.

As the main producing area of ​​herbal medicine in Chiyan Country, Zhitian Township certainly has many special elixirs, and the main formula is not difficult to obtain. Of course, each pharmacy will fine-tune the ratio and have so-called secret recipes.

The great pharmacist specially prescribed the medicine for him last time to help him maximize the profits from his second imperial ooze. This favor must be repaid.

Helianchen took the prescription and looked at it one by one, nodded quickly and said:

"Not bad, not bad, Baizewan, Chilindan...the names are really interesting."

With his attainments, he can certainly see the essence at a glance, and even his smile becomes warmer: "This peeling pill seems to be a specialty of central Bejia. How can it be found in Yuheng City?"

He Lingchuan sweated profusely. This old man had extensive knowledge in medicine and was really not easy to deceive. He could only vaguely say: "Perhaps it was passed down from Bejia? Businessmen traveled all over the world to exchange what they had."

"Well, it's possible!" He didn't know if He Lianchen saw it, but he nodded anyway, "This recipe is somewhat different from what I know, and a lot of improvements have been made."

This kid is very sincere, very good, very good, not stiff like Arlo.

He Lingchuan laughed. After all, what he sent was a prescription that was made more than a hundred years ago. How could it not be improved?

Seeing Helianchen smiling all over his face, he struck while the iron was hot:

"By the way, I would like to ask the master, have you ever heard of the 'Elixir of Age'?"

He Lianchen had the same reaction as Sun Fuling. He asked him where he came from. After being perfunctory by He Lingchuan, he stroked his beard and said:

"It's been a long time since I've heard anyone mention it."

He Lingchuan was intrigued when he heard this: "You know that, right?"

"Well, this is the so-called 'miraculous medicine' spread by Bejia. It can make those who take it live longer. If they are originally weak and sick, they can quickly strengthen their health after taking it." Helianchen recalled, "In my early years, I traveled to Bejia to study. It happened that King Baoshu gave an elixir to his officials, who took it on the spot. Well, this kind of medicine is required to be taken on the spot and is not allowed to be taken home. "

"How many years can your life be extended by taking one pill?"

"There's no definite number. After all, everyone's physique is different, and the physiques of demons and humans are different." He Lianchen thought for a while, "I heard that it would be at least ten years and upwards, and the maximum would be several decades?"

"You dare to call it a miracle medicine after only ten years?"

"You are really a young man who doesn't know the sorrows of old people." He Lianchen laughed loudly: "If this person reaches the time when his oil is exhausted, let alone ten years, he will be willing to spend all his money to buy this medicine if he can live for ten more days! Not to mention this medicine It also has the effect of strengthening the body, and if you are a practitioner, it can also prevent your cultivation from deteriorating."

Cultivation, like age and strength, will eventually decline.

He Lingchuan immediately asked: "Who made this medicine?"

"The prescription is in the hands of a few people in Lingxu City, and even the demon kings of each vassal country don't know about it." He Lianchen shook his head, "I don't know exactly who is in charge. I heard that the formula was leaked once before. Bega should be more strict in the future."

He Lingchuan asked the key: "Do you know about the pulp beads? It is said that this is one of the materials for refining the elixir."

"I haven't heard of this." He Lianchen thought, "But my good friend when I was young came from a wealthy family in Lingxu City. He once mentioned after drinking that his father had taken the elixir, and said that the most important medicine was The primer is given by the gods. Without this medicinal primer, the elixir cannot be made at all. Therefore, only Lingxu City in the world produces the magic medicine."

"Only given by gods?" He Lingchuan thought of Mr. Mai's hunt for monsters and pearls.

If what Wan Song said is true, these pulp beads will eventually be kneaded into the alchemy furnace to refine the elixir. In other words, there are as many medicinal primers as there are slurry beads.

The Bega Kingdom has been poaching the lives of its citizens to refine the magic medicine?

This is a little weird.

It's not that it wouldn't do it, but... it could have done it openly and honestly. At worst, if it had given a few noble reasons, there would have been people who were willing to sacrifice their lives, so why be so secretive?

Is there anyone who makes medicine privately?

But the medicine primer is given by the gods. How can the myrrh primer be used to make yarn?

This matter makes no sense on both sides.

He thought for a while: "I can understand that humans crave the elixir of life, but do monsters do the same?"

"The direct consequence of the weakening of spiritual energy is that the life span of living beings is shortened. No matter whether they are monsters or humans, as long as they live in this world, they cannot escape this principle." Aluo offered warm water and Helianchen took a sip. "Monsters generally live longer than humans, but they eventually come to an end."

He Lingchuan's heart moved: "Is the same thing true for a demon? It is transformed from a dead person. Does it also have a lifespan?"

"郃?" Helianchen was a little surprised when he heard the name. "Is there such a thing now? I heard that it was never seen again after the Middle Ages."

"Yes, in Bejia." Yes, the Chiyan Kingdom had not yet been established at this time, and Fu Shanyue's father had just emerged.

"It's not surprising that there is nothing in Bejia." He Lianchen shook his head, "Although the demon is born from the turbidity, it relies on the yang energy to survive like other creatures. Otherwise, why would it absorb blood essence? The more time goes by, the more the demon... The older a person gets, the more turbid qi in his body will increase and the vitality will become thinner. This is no different from a human being, except that it has a longer lifespan and will return to dust after three or four hundred years."

He Lingchuan thought for a while and asked: "What about the great demon Zhu Erniang in the Ghost Needle Stone Forest? She is a demon fairy who has lived from ancient times to the present. How can she get rid of the shackles of life and death?"

"This big demon is very interesting!" He Lianchen became more energetic when he mentioned Zhu Erniang, and even threw the book on the table. "Panlongcheng has been neighbors with it for so many years, and we have never had the chance to get to know it. It just so happened. After the battle in the Ghost Needle Stone Forest, General Red brought back a piece of the spider demon's claw tip, so we have the opportunity to study it carefully!"

He Lingchuan looked at the light in his eyes and subconsciously touched the cold hairs on his arms: "Have you reached a conclusion?"

"No, how can it be so fast? There are so many secrets in these ancient demon immortals! Just trying to figure out how the demon power operates on them can take years of research, but -" He Lianchen's eyebrows almost took off, "This demon fairy masters at least two major skills, one is dormancy, and the other is shedding!"