Chapter 54: Leopard Fetus Essence Pill

Only a few days later, Qingyike struck again, nearly slaughtering the entire family of Zhou Jinming, which once again stirred up waves throughout Fengyang Prefecture.

Upon hearing the news, the common people naturally clapped and cheered, but the landlords and local tyrants in the city, especially in the East City, were terrified to their cores; some who had been holding onto a glimmer of hope and waiting to see what would happen packed their valuables almost overnight and fled with their families to avoid disaster, fearing that Qingyike would come knocking on their doors.

The vast majority of gangs within the city, including the Qinglong Gang, suddenly became incredibly well-behaved from top to bottom, even starting to act with kindness toward others.

In short, the atmosphere throughout the vast Fengyang Prefecture was cleansed, and it took on an entirely new appearance.

Although this change would not last long, the common people were delighted to see it and everyone was singing the praises of Qingyike, while only the government and even the Jingwu Division were even more impotently furious and increased the scale of the bounty.

Regarding this.

Lu Yuan did not continue to strike, but instead began to calm his heart and cultivate in seclusion.

It was impossible for him to kill all the injustice in the world alone, and for him, cultivating immortality and wandering freely was the top priority; he could not put the secondary before the primary.

He had already counted the box of money he brought back, which contained a total of 6,500 Silver Yuan and 400 Gold Yuan, amounting to over 12,000 Silver Yuan in total.

He used the Earth Travel Technique to hide the money box ten feet underground in his room, where he could retrieve it at any time.

The very next day, he took out a portion and, after making some inquiries, came to the best pharmacy in Fengyang Prefecture to purchase medicinal herbs.

Dongzhi Pavilion, located in the most prosperous market in the city, was one of the few century-old establishments in Fengyang Prefecture; moreover, its medicinal herbs were of excellent quality, and many wealthy families bought their medicine there, so it had a good reputation.

When Lu Yuan walked into Dongzhi Pavilion, he saw that the counter inside was spacious and huge medicine cabinets stood against the walls; besides three older pharmacists, there were at least seven or eight assistants busy filling prescriptions for the customers who had come in.

When an old pharmacist became free, Lu Yuan walked up:

"I am preparing to buy some highly nourishing medicinal herbs like ginseng for martial arts practice. What is the going rate here at your esteemed shop?"

Because of the change in his temperament brought about by cultivating immortality, the old pharmacist saw at once that the customer before him was no ordinary person and said politely:

"If it is for martial arts practice, we have top-quality ginseng, fleeceflower root, and king solomon seal here. Among them, top-quality ginseng is 100 Silver Yuan per jin, top-quality fleeceflower root is 120 Silver Yuan per jin, and king solomon seal is 80 Silver Yuan per jin."

As he spoke, he personally took out a few samples and placed them on the counter.

Because of the opening up of the Martial Examination in earlier years, there were now many people practicing martial arts among the commoners of the Jin Dynasty, and the scale of medicinal herb cultivation technology had also developed rapidly; century-old shops like this often had their own herb fields and herb farmers to supply them.

Lu Yuan took a brief look and discovered that the ginseng at Dongzhi Pavilion was three fingers thick and shaped vaguely like a human, indeed much better than the inferior goods in those small pharmacies.

He nodded: "Good, give me two jin of ginseng first."

Most of those who came to Dongzhi Pavilion to buy medicinal herbs were from wealthy families, and there were no shortage of those making large purchases, so the old pharmacist, not at all surprised, personally selected and weighed the herbs, then had an assistant pack them up.

Lu Yuan counted out ten Gold Yuan and lined them up on the table; after the old pharmacist respectfully accepted them, he asked:

"Since you are in need of them for martial arts practice, do you require finished tonic pills? Our Dongzhi Pavilion has a unique secret recipe, famous throughout Fengyang; would you like to take a look?"

"Oh?"

Lu Yuan had originally intended to ask about finished tonic pills, so he asked immediately:

"What do you have?"

The old pharmacist said proudly: "We have Golden Lock Essence-Solidifying Pill, Tiger Strength Wine, Jade Beauty Pill, Ginseng Essence-Consolidating Pill..."

Following the other's introduction, Lu Yuan immediately learned that Dongzhi Pavilion also sold a variety of specially made pills and powders, with functions covering bruises and injuries, beauty and skincare, strengthening tendons and bones, nourishing blood and Qi, and so on, not limited to these.

Among these, the one with the greatest fame and the best effect for nourishing martial arts practice was the Leopard Fetus Essence Pill, which was claimed to be made primarily from leopard fetus and ten-year-old mountain ginseng, with twenty or thirty other medicinal herbs refined together; its effect of nourishing Qi and blood and strengthening essence was extraordinary, and ordinary people who ate it would immediately suffer from being unable to handle the nourishment, with nosebleeds flowing profusely.

The Leopard Fetus Essence Pill was considered the signature product of Dongzhi Pavilion, and its price was exceptionally expensive, reaching 50 Silver Yuan per pill; only martial artists with deep family foundations would purchase it.

Lu Yuan had suddenly become wealthy, so he naturally did not care and said immediately:

"Then give me two of these Leopard Fetus Essence Pills to take back and try."

The old pharmacist, having succeeded in his sales pitch, took out two exquisite porcelain bottles the size of a palm with a beaming face and handed them to Lu Yuan, and also informed him in detail of the precautions for taking them.

Lu Yuan paid the money and returned home fully loaded under the respectful gaze of the other party.

Returning to his room in Boxiyuan.

He first took out the two Leopard Fetus Essence Pills.

He saw that this pill was the size of an infant's fist, with a dark brown skin, emitting a faint scent of herbal medicine.

"Fifty Silver Yuan for one, tsk tsk."

After a sigh, Lu Yuan did not hesitate, immediately formed hand seals, and consumed Dharma Power to perform the 【Medicine】 Tiaohe Zhishu.

As a ray of emerald green light was cast into it, the first Leopard Fetus Essence Pill suddenly glowed with a miraculous faint light and vibrated constantly, as if it were undergoing some kind of change.

The volume of the pill grew bit by bit, as if it were a developing fetus, its skin beginning to melt and peel off, and an indescribable medicinal fragrance diffused, filling the room with scent.

In the end, the originally dark brown Essence Pill turned into one with a crystalline skin, resembling solidified amber.

Lu Yuan did not say a word, immediately swallowed it, and then used the Ingestion Technique to refine it.

Subsequently.

His abdomen rumbled, showing a powerful digestive capacity; only a moment after taking it, a violent essence energy suddenly erupted in his abdomen, filling his dantian and even his entire meridians!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

After the Tiaohe, the medicinal power of the Leopard Fetus Essence Pill had surged more than three times; under the astonishing medicinal power, Lu Yuan's vital energy boiled, his skin suddenly turned slightly red, and his whole body vaguely produced a scorching sensation, as if his body were being calcined by raging flames from within.

It was the first time the Ingestion Technique had refined such a massive amount of essence energy; he was pleasantly surprised and focused his full attention on digesting it.

Not until a full half-hour later.

This massive essence energy was mostly digested, and it caused his own True Qi to grow significantly; Lu Yuan, who opened his eyes, had a joyful expression:

"Not bad, not bad, these fifty Silver Yuan were not spent in vain!"

The Leopard Fetus Essence Pill, after Tiaohe, had medicinal power far exceeding expectations; the essence energy transformed by Ingestion was actually comparable to the results of ten days of his sitting in meditation!

Do not look at it as just ten days; as long as the quantity of Essence Pills was sufficient and the supply was enough, the process of his Refining Essence into Qi could be shortened by several times!

Such a discovery naturally made Lu Yuan overjoyed, and he could not even wait for the next day, running back to Dongzhi Pavilion immediately, preparing to sweep up all the Leopard Fetus Essence Pills in one go.

As a result, the old pharmacist who received him regretfully informed him that due to problems with material supply, the production of this Leopard Fetus Essence Pill was limited each month, and excluding those reserved by large families, only a few could be sold externally each month.

His plan fell through, and Lu Yuan was very regretful; he could only buy the remaining two and, after asking clearly about the restock time, prepared to go again next time.

In addition, although the number of Leopard Fetus Essence Pills was limited, Dongzhi Pavilion also had a secondary finished pill called the Three Treasure Pill, which was a pill refined from three types of top-quality tonics: ginseng, fleeceflower root, and king solomon seal, with one pill selling for ten Silver Yuan.

After Lu Yuan ate one on the spot to feel the medicinal power, he counted out 300 Silver Yuan without a word and bought 30 pills to take back.

(End of chapter)