The evil cultivation of immortality, starting from an apprentice in a medicine shop

The four elements of practice are the combination of law and wealth.

All four are indispensable.

Among them, it goes without saying that the "Dharma Wealth Couple", as for the "land", is generally a quiet place away from the market, practicing quietness, and not hearing the noise.

And above the "Quiet Place", there is also the legendary "Blessed Land".

Here, the blessings of mountains, rivers and rivers gather, the spiritual energy gathers, and the secrets of heaven are mysterious.

"No wonder Bai Shu is so smart and understands human nature."

Qiu Zhen suddenly felt at ease.

Atractylodes is really blessed with deep blessings. The nest is built on the edge of the blessed land. It benefits a lot subtly and is full of spirituality.

However, Bai Shu is just a monster in the mountains after all, and his methods are limited, so he cannot further explore and discover this treasure land.

"Baizhu, you are such a lucky little star!"

Qiu Zhen was overjoyed and without thinking much at the moment, he rushed towards the spiritual herbs and medicine in the wasteland of the valley.

Take a closer look.

What catches the eye is a small patch of green plants.

Their rhizomes are thick, with brown outer skin. The leaflets are pubescent on both sides, with slightly wavy edges. The corolla is purple, white or yellow; the pods are curved in a sickle shape and densely packed into balls.

"This is licorice!"

Qiu Zhen recognized this herb at a glance.

As the main medicine, licorice can replenish qi and nourish the heart, cure cold and heat evil in the five internal organs, strengthen bones and muscles, make muscles twice as strong, detoxify, and make the body lighten and prolong life after long-term use.

As a blending agent, it can reconcile various medicines, alleviate the potency and toxicity of other medicinal materials, and reduce the bitterness and spiciness of medicines. It has the reputation of "a good medicine among medicines" and "a national elder".

It can be said to be the king of medicines.

"nice one!"

Qiu Zhen was overjoyed, and now he was still counting the treasures in the licorice bushes.

An inventory.

Among hundreds of licorice plants, he found eight licorice plants.

It can be said to be a great joy.

However, there are also flaws.

Among these eight licorice herbs, only one has strong aura, and its spirituality is similar to that of "Atractylodes."

The rest are just bits and pieces of inspiration, not yet ripe for harvesting.

Forced picking is a waste of natural resources.

"You can't run away anyway. With this blessed land, sooner or later it will grow into good spiritual herbs and medicines. You can just enjoy them slowly in the future."

Qiu Zhen is not an impatient person.

This blessed land naturally forms a "ghost wall" and is covered by a "blind eye" so that outsiders cannot find it.

These treasures are all his and cannot escape.

Immediately, Qiu Zhen suppressed his excitement, and left with Baizhu not long after.

There was nothing I could do, the sun was rising high, it was getting late, and the oxen and horses had to go to work, so it would be difficult to deal with the precious medicine.

That night.

When Qiu Zhen came back from work, he went straight to the valley, picked the ripe licorice plant, returned to Xiangyang Courtyard, decocted it, and made a pot of licorice soup.

"Wow~"

Qiu Zhen poured 30% of the licorice soup into the bowl and placed it in front of the white fox who was squatting and watching.

Atractylodes: "Σ(⊙▽⊙"a"

"Everyone who sees it will have a share of what is given to you. If there is any harvest in the future, it will be your share."

Bai Shu was overjoyed. He stood up in human form and bowed to Qiu Zhen three times. Then he happily held the medicine bowl and started licking it.

"Ouch~"

When it found precious medicines in the past, it had to chew them raw and chew them hard. As a carnivorous monster, it would be very uncomfortable to eat them. How could it not be as meticulous as it is now.

"Da da da~"

Bai Zhu licked the slightly sweet medicinal soup and let out a cheer of pleasure.

This is "demon birth".

When Qiu Zhen saw this, he chuckled.

Although he is currently a martial artist and the treasure medicine is very important to him, he still does not have it all to himself.

This is a matter of principle.

The previous "Baizhu treasure medicine" was dedicated to it by Baizhu. He did not share it with him and accepted its offering with peace of mind.

Atractylodes also enjoys it as sweet as sugar, and is happy that the "god man" accepts its offerings.

However, this time is different, this time they have gained together.

He has no exclusive reason.

After all, he had promised repeatedly that he would not treat Bai Hu badly, so naturally he did not say it with his mouth.

Today's precious medicine is very important to him, and tomorrow he will hit the next level, so precious medicine is always in short supply.

When should I give Atractylodes Atractylodes?

What I said before is a joke.

As the "master", Qiu Zhen should take the big shot.

Allocating 30% of the profit to Baizhu is not only a method of controlling his subordinates with "clear rewards and punishments", but also his code of conduct.

"Grrrrrr!"

Qiu Zhen waited for the licorice soup to cool down and drank it in one sip. Then his eyes returned and he meditated into silence to refine the power of the medicine in his body.

Soon after.

"The first level of Medicine King's Five Animals is expected to take 139 days to complete"

Qiu Zhen looked inside his own body, deduced the dharma body of Yuanshen, and immediately had an idea in his mind.

It increased by about 10% and shortened hundreds of days of hard work.

The effect of this medicine was what he expected.

"If I get another spiritual herb and precious medicine, I will almost be able to master the fire and reach the first level of [Medicine King Five Birds], and become a martial artist."

Qiu Zhen was happy and full of energy.

In the next two days, one person and one fox would go into the mountains in the morning and evening. On the one hand, they would clean the valley, remove weeds, and build settlements. The rest of the time, they would hunt for treasures.

It's a pity that people's luck is limited.

Good luck will not always be with you.

Even though Qiu Zhen possesses [Celestial Vision] and has the ability to search for spiritual objects with his 'spiritual eyes', they were unable to find the second "spiritual herb".

What made him even more depressed was that in the past two days, he tried to practice the "Qi-Eating Technique" in Fuze Treasure Land in order to achieve better results.

As a result, it also failed.

Practicing in the Fuze Treasure Land is similar to practicing in the Xiangyang Courtyard, and the progress of practice has basically not changed.

Obviously, it is not that there is a problem with the "Fuze Treasure Land", but that he has no immortal cultivation method. The "food air" that comes with the awakening of the soul after 100 days of foundation building is too rough.

The pipe is so big, and there is not much difference between collecting water in the pool and collecting water in the big river.

As for the seven "licorice treasures" left in the valley, he has thought about digging them out.

"Martial Master Realm" is too important to him.

People should not be trapped in a windless place for a long time.

For him, achieving "Martial Master" is a big outlet.

As long as he takes this step, he can climb out of the bottom and usher in a different life.

However, he thought about it carefully and held back.

The seven licorice treasures are very weak in spirituality and are still growing. If they are all eaten, the medicinal effect may not be comparable to the two treasures of "Atractylodes" and "Licorice" he has eaten. It is too extravagant and wasteful.

The next day, it was just dawn.

Bai Zhu knocked on the door and entered the house, still holding a bamboo basket and a hatchet in his mouth, full of energy, not discouraged by the failure of the previous two days.

"Yingyingying~"

"I won't go today, you go to the mountains to look for treasure medicine by yourself, if you find it, call me in your heart, I will know."

"Aoao~"

Bai Zhu nodded obediently and put down the bamboo basket.

His figure flashed, turned into a residual image, and disappeared.

Qiu Zhen finished his meditation, got up, picked up the bamboo basket, and rushed to the kitchen.

These days, he was not completely without gains.

In the past few days in the mountains, Bai Zhu caught two wild rabbits.

Perhaps with sufficient meat and grains to supplement, his progress in martial arts training has improved significantly.

According to the deduction of the Dharma body, with sufficient grains and meat to supplement, it only takes more than 90 days to become a martial artist, which is shortened by half.

This reminded Qiu Zhen that he had the magical power of "remote viewing" and was talented in archery. If he practiced archery well, he could go hunting to supplement meat if he failed to go into the mountains to collect herbs and treasures, which was also a way to improve his martial arts skills.

"There is a market in Qingmu Town in the morning. Sell the herbs prepared in the past few days for money, add some savings to buy a good bow, and the realm of martial arts master is just around the corner."

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