The Legendary Master’s Wife - Chap 29

Chapter 29: The Most Difficult Magic Pill

In the afternoon, You XiaoMo didn’t go to the Hall of Magic Herbs to refine magic pills. The other day, he had asked for two days of leave. Furthermore, he no longer had to report to the Hall of Magic Herbs everyday. Those few days , they went to the Hall of Magic Herbs because they had just entered the Tian Xin Sect, so there were a lot of things that they didn’t understand. That was why Fang-shixiong brought them there. Now that they had all learned how to refine magic pills, as long as they had a cauldron, they could refine anywhere they wanted.

You XiaoMo still went to the Hall of Magic Herbs to collect three hundred stalks of level one magic herbs. He felt that from this day on, his life would be like walking on a long arduous road. What he didn’t know was that a few of Capital Peak disciples were lying in wait for him in the stone room to question him further. Just like that, he somehow managed to avoid it all.

Back in his room, You XiaoMo closed the door and windows tightly before entering his dimension.

In the dimension were all the things he prepared yesterday. After encountering Ling Xiao, he had not dared to come back for fear of being discovered.

From the cupboard, he took out the level one magic herb seeds that were gifted by the Orchid Pavilion. You XiaoMo took the ones he was familiar with and scattered them on the ground. After using up about one third of the land, he stored the remainder. Then he took out a few packets of the level two magic herb seeds.

Regarding level two magic herbs, You XiaoMo had asked Da Shixiong Fang ChenYue about them before. The level two magic herbs in Capital Peak’s medicine garden were mostly the common ones. In the future, if he were to ascend to be a level two mage, he could go the Hall of Magic Herbs to get his share of level two magic herbs. That was to say , he could get whichever magic herbs he wanted , as long as he was able to produce the magic pills. That was why he only took out eight packets of level two magic herb seeds. He planned to first try it out with the ingredients for two types of magic pill , and for the rest , he would wait to see how it went.

He scattered half of each of the eight packets over the soil , which resulted in using two thirds of the remaining land. He was now left with one fifth of unused land , which XiaoMo intended to use to grow level three magic herbs. Since he was now only a level one mage, he had no need for level three magic herbs. So , he decided that he would only plant a little and prioritize the level two magic herbs. When he had free time, he would do more weeding and prepare more land.

After sprinkling the seeds, You XiaoMo took out a medium wooden bucket and a ladle from the cupboard. He bought these from the wooden furnishings shop – since he had considered that the seeds would have to be watered, he had asked the manager to find him a bucket and a ladle.

The water in the lake was as clear as before, so clear that the bottom of the lake was visible. No matter what You XiaoMo did to the water, it was as if there were a filter installed in the lake. Not long later, the impurities would automatically disappear and the water would regain its original appearance. You XiaoMo had wondered about this before. He even went as far as to wash his dirty clothes in the water , but the result was still the sam e . The dirt would sink to the bottom and after not very long it would disappear without a trace, as if it had disintegrated. Since he didn’t see any harmful effects, You XiaoMo decided to forget about it after some thought.

He filled the wooden bucket to the brim and brought it back to the field , then proceeded to water the field one ladle at a time. He finished watering everything after using up eleven buckets of water. Looking at the moist ground, You XiaoMo smiled in satisfaction. This was the result of two hours of his hard work. Wiping the sweat off his brow, You XiaoMo put down the bucket and ladle before turning around to leave the dimension.

Just when he turned his back, the area behind him that was sprinkled with level one magic herb seeds was suddenly covered with tender, green, vigorous fresh sprouts. Even swaying strangely as if sitting in shallow stagnant water.

You XiaoMo had already left and was completely unaware of all that. He was preparing to practice another type of level one magic pill called the Spiritual Energy pill. It was the most difficult level one magic pill to refine. It was made up of three types of magic herbs: Himalayan Paris flower, Fragrant fruit, and Dried Leaf herb. The reason why it was the most difficult was because its main purpose was to produce spiritual energy – which was not the same as the Accumulate Energy magic pill.

Accumulate Energy pills work ed by concentrating the spiritual energy from the surroundings into the body of the practitioner. So , when using the Accumulate Energy pill, one must find an area that had a relatively high level of spiritual energy. On the other hand, the Spiritual Energy magic pill was like a reserve. The magic pill was filled with pure spiritual energy. This spiritual energy came from the Himalayan Paris flower, Fragrant fruit, Dried Leaf herb as well as the surrounding spiritual energy that was present when the magic pill was refined. So , the Spiritual Energy pill was a test of a mage’s skill. The purer the surrounding spiritual energy, the better. More impurities meant the spiritual energy would not be pure.

Due to the differences during cultivation, normal magic herbs would contain some defects. Even high grade magic herbs would contain a certain amount of impurities. So , during the distillation process , the mage must increase the number of rounds. If not, the spiritual energy in the Spiritual Energy magic pill would not be pure, decreasing in value significantly.

There was a reason why You XiaoMo chose the Spiritual Energy magic pill. Ever since he was harassed by Ling Xiao the previous day, he had been worrying over one thing. He had originally planned to rely on refining magic pills to earn money to buy magic herb seeds. But if he had to turn fifty magic pills over to Ling Xiao every day, he would simply be left with nothing to sell. This meant that this way of livelihood was over. In order to keep this mode of income alive, he scoured through the ancient books and found the Spiritual Energy magic pill.

The Spiritual Energy magic pill was the most difficult level one magic pill ; because of that, its price was more than double that of other level one magic pills. Especially the ones with purer spiritual energy. The price of this type of magic pill could only be high.

Before he started out, You XiaoMo calculated it out. For each stalk of magic herb, he could distill them three to four times; this was calculated based on his soul force. When his soul force was full, he could distill each magic herb four times. But later on it wouldn’t be possible. Three times would already be considered a lot ; it was related to the resilience of his soul.

Taking all this into account, You XiaoMo divided out the magic herbs on the table. Other than the ingredients for the Spiritual Energy magic pill, there were also some for the Accumulate Energy magic pill. The Himalayan Paris Flower had seven leaf-like petals, also known as seven leaves flower . You XiaoMo plucked the Himalayan Paris Flower and threw it into the cauldron. Then he took the Fragrant fruit that was as big as his finger , and the stalk of the Dried Leaf herb , and threw them all into the cauldron before starting. Like before, he divided his soul force into three parts and like little streams, they flew into the cauldron. Then he enveloped the three types of magic herbs with his soul force. Since his current condition was optimal, he easily distilled the three types of magic herbs four times.

Just when he wanted to stretch his hand into the cauldron, something crossed his mind. He shifted his line of vision into the three small holes. For some reason, You XiaoMo intuitively felt that he could distill the magic herbs for the fifth time. This was a baseless gut feeling, kind of like a sixth sense. He took a deep breath and decided to follow his heart , then proceed ed to manipulate his soul force into the little holes.

Quietly, the sun that was hanging high in the sky fell below the western horizon. When Ling Xiao opened the door, he saw a figure with its back facing him falling backwards. Reflexively he rushed over to catch the figure. When he looked down, he saw a rather pale-faced You XiaoMo with a layer of sweat on his forehead. As if having lost half his life, his weak body fell into Ling Xiao’s arms. In his hand, he held a magic pill?

Notes:

Himalayan Paris, with its botanical name Paris Polyphylla, it’s an Asian species of plant native to China, the indian subcontinent and indo china.

fragrant fruit: Ligusticum striatum, also known as chuanxiong, is a medicine herb.