Chapter 201: Solidify-Origin Pill

Pan Yun was delighted, "Really?"

Li Wenying: "... Judging by your tone, you seem to want to be like Master Wang."

Pan Yun looked down at him disdainfully, "Do you even need to think? My eldest brother and fourth sister—anyone would choose my eldest brother. It's about strength, not looks; those who judge by appearance are shallow."

Li Wenying: "..."

He asked directly, "What are you doing here?"

Pan Yun turned to look at Zhang Liuzhen.

Zhang Liuzhen smiled, "He has a bad temper, but broad knowledge. Have you run into some difficulty, or do you have questions about your cultivation?"

"It's really my eldest brother—I do have some cultivation questions to ask," Pan Yun said. "Last night I exhausted all my Yuan energy; this morning I was starving, so I asked for extra food at mealtime. The senior serving the food told me to come to Fanxi Courtyard after eating."

Pan Yun said, "I don't know why the senior asked me to come to Fanxi Courtyard, but I know it must be related to cultivation."

Li Wenying: "Exhausted your Yuan energy? Did you fight? Was it just used up, or did you drain every last bit—even the Yuan in your meridians and the essence in your body?"

Pan Yun glanced at Li Wenying, "All of it was used up."

Li Wenying raised an eyebrow.

Zhang Liuzhen frowned and extended his hand, "Come here, let me feel your pulse."

Pan Yun rolled up her sleeve and extended her arm, curiously asking, "Does my eldest brother also understand alchemy?"

"Mastery is too strong a word, but those who study the Dao inevitably learn some medicine. Plus, having been ill for so long, I know more than most."

He carefully felt her pulse, pausing several times to look up at Pan Yun, and after a long while released her wrist, "Let me see your other hand."

Pan Yun extended her other hand.

After feeling her pulse for a long time, Zhang Liuzhen let out a soft laugh, "Congratulations—your foundation is solid. I see your body has improved greatly since last time."

Li Wenying also turned to look at Pan Yun curiously.

After feeling her pulse, Zhang Liuzhen understood why his great-uncle had summoned Pan Yun to Fanxi Courtyard. He stood up, "Wait a moment."

He turned and left.

Li Wenying watched his back disappear, then turned to look at Pan Yun and snorted, "You're lucky—so lucky you don't even seem like a disciple of Mount Sanqing."

Pan Yun: "I've always thought I was lucky, but everyone else disagrees. You're the second person to think so—your judgment is sharp."

Li Wenying was once again speechless, and now he didn't want to speak. He turned to gaze out the window at Long Hushan in the distance, silent.

Zhang Liuzhen returned quickly, holding a porcelain bottle the size of a palm—clearly meant for medicine.

Zhang Liuzhen handed the bottle to Pan Yun, "Take it."

Pan Yun reached out dumbly to accept it, "What is this?"

"It's a Solidify-Origin Pill. Perfect for your current condition. The spiritual energy here in Fanxi Courtyard is denser than in Fengqi Courtyard. Stay here, take the pill, and cultivate—you'll restore all your Upper Dantian Yuan energy in less than a day."

Li Wenying smirked beside him, "The 'origin' in this Solidify-Origin Pill isn't the postnatal Qi cultivated through practice—it refers to primordial origin..."

Zhang Liuzhen cut him off with a sharp tone, "Wenying!"

"You have to tell her what this medicine is and what it does. Only then can she cultivate properly. Otherwise, she'll be clueless and waste this precious medicine."

This time Pan Yun sided with Li Wenying, nodding vigorously, adding, "My eldest brother, don't worry—I won't refuse it. Even the finest medicine, I'll repay you someday."

Zhang Liuzhen paused before saying, "I don't want you to repay me..."

"Whether I repay you or not is my business. I just want my eldest brother to know I have the confidence to take this pill—I won't refuse it."

Zhang Liuzhen burst into loud laughter, tears glistening, nodding, "Good."

Li Wenying stared, stunned. After a long silence, he said, "I was wrong. You're not just like Master Wang—you're like him too. That arrogant tone—it's exactly how you sounded at sixteen."

"Hahaha..." Zhang Liuzhen laughed even louder.

When he finally calmed, he personally explained the bottle to Pan Yun, "Sister, you know what primordial Qi is, right?"

Pan Yun nodded, "Yes. It's a very precious thing."

Pan Xiaohei, crouched by the window, turned his head outward, gazing into the distance.

Zhang Liuzhen smiled, "Most people believe primordial Qi vanishes completely as a child grows. But that's not true."

"Wind leaves traces. If primordial Qi ever existed, it can't vanish entirely—that's how primordial Dao bodies arise." He said, "A primordial Dao body forms when primordial Qi, before fully dissipating, is cultivated into Yuan energy, opening the seven orifices and bringing the body closer to the Dao. This allows faster cultivation and deeper enlightenment."

Pan Yun: "Isn't a primordial Dao body rare? So far, only my eldest brother has one."

Pan Xiaohei sneered internally, 【Like you're any different.】

Pan Yun didn't flinch, directly thinking back, 【Shut up!】 Zhang Liuzhen continued, "Primordial Dao bodies are rare, but even in others, primordial Qi doesn't vanish instantly. It slowly dissipates as one grows, consumes staple grains, and breathes the world's air. It's not sudden—it takes a long time."

"Just because people can't find this primordial Qi doesn't mean it's gone," Zhang Liuzhen said. "In my limited understanding, I believe a trace of primordial Qi remains in the body until old age."

"Many ancestors held this view, so someone created the Solidify-Origin Pill," he smiled lightly. "This pill stabilizes the primordial Qi still lingering in the body. Those with talent and good fortune might even perceive it internally. When that happens, they can cultivate it..."

Zhang Liuzhen didn't continue. Pan Yun understood, murmuring, "This is a fortune beyond measure..."

"Isn't it?" Li Wenying said, slightly envious. "This Solidify-Origin Pill was brewed over many years by the Celestial Master, meant for Liuzhen's breakthrough to First Marquis—to better refine his foundation."

Pan Yun gently shook the bottle, surprised, "There's more than one pill in here?"

Zhang Liuzhen nodded with a smile, "Three in total. My father prepared one for before, during, and after my breakthrough."

Clearly, True Person Zhang held great hopes for Zhang Liuzhen.

This medicine... isn't easy to swallow.

Pan Yun gripped the bottle tightly and asked, "Does my eldest brother have the formula? I'll gather the herbs and ask my eldest brother to brew two more bottles for you."

Zhang Liuzhen smiled and shook his head, "No need. I won't use this medicine—that's why I'm giving it to you. Don't take it to heart. Ask Wenying—he'll tell you, this pill is invaluable to you, but useless to me."

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Pan Yun looked at Li Wenying.

Li Wenying remained silent.

She knew Zhang Liuzhen was telling the truth.

Miaohe glanced between them, whispering, "If I have the formula, I can brew it too."

Pan Yun looked at Zhang Liuzhen, "Right, give me the prescription first. Senior Brother doesn't need it now, but there'll come a time when he does. We'll start refining it anyway, so when he needs it, it'll be ready to take."

Li Wenying: "You say it as if those medicinal ingredients are easy to find. Do you know how long it took the Heavenly Master Mansion to gather all those medicines?"

He said: "Five years! Even with the full might of the Heavenly Master Mansion, it took five years to gather them all."

Pan Yun said: "Five years is five years. I'm only nine this year; in five years I'll only be fourteen. What's the rush?"

Li Wenying wanted to throw something. So what if you're a genius?

Seeing Pan Yun so confident, Zhang Liuzhen couldn't help but laugh out loud again. First, he didn't want to discourage Pan Yun; second, he didn't want her Dao heart to have a flaw, to be uneasy even when taking medicine. So he nodded and said: "Fine, I'll give you the prescription."

He looked toward Sidao, "Go to the antique shelf and fetch the box from the third compartment of the second row on the left."

Sidao responded and immediately went to fetch the box.

Zhang Liuzhen opened the box. Inside was a stack of papers. He flipped through them, pulled out an old sheet, and handed it to Pan Yun. "This is the prescription."

Pan Yun reached out and took it, scanning it at a glance. She then borrowed pen and ink from him, transcribed a copy on the spot, and returned the original prescription to Zhang Liuzhen.

She blew the ink dry, casually handed it to Miao He, and assured him: "Although the medicines on it look both expensive and hard to find, I believe I can definitely gather them all. Don't worry, Senior Brother."

Zhang Liuzhen smiled so much his eyes curved into crescents, and nodded: "I'm at ease — you should be the one at ease."

Pan Yun was very much at ease; she had great confidence in her own future.

However, for Zhang Liuzhen, the Essence-Solidifying Pill was indeed of no use to him. His problem was a problem of his meridians.

Even in the 26th century, an injury like his would be beyond any medicine — but that didn't mean there was no way at all.

If one could find a cultivator of great cultivation, who would use primordial force to reshape his meridians…

But the requirements were stringent: the other's primordial force had to be not only compatible with the human body, but also of the water and wood attributes, and they would have to expend a great amount of primordial force to pour it into him…

Primordial force was equivalent to a person's cultivation. The higher the cultivation, the harder it was to replenish after primordial force was expended. And once it couldn't be replenished…

For example, she herself this morning — her primordial force was completely drained. If a petty thief came along at that moment, they might very well be able to stab her to death with one sword. A cultivator without primordial force cultivation was just that fragile.

Pan Yun lowered her eyes, wondering how serious Zhang Liuzhen's injury actually was, what True Person Zhang's cultivation was like, and whether the great Heavenly Master Mansion truly couldn't find a single person willing to reshape his meridians for him.

Could it be that the highest cultivation in this world hadn't even reached the Third Marquis?

Pan Yun was letting her thoughts run wild when Zhang Liuzhen had already said: "We'll leave this place for you as a quiet chamber. Let's go outside to read. You cultivate here today, and we'll stand guard for you."

Pan Yun came back to herself and nodded in agreement.

Miao He had already put the prescription away safely. She also imitated Little Martial Uncle's manner and tucked the prescription into her sleeve — in reality, using that motion to store it within her jade tablet space.

She could now communicate smoothly with her own space, so she "saw" it land inside the space, and Miao He was very pleased with herself.

Li Wenying tilted her head and glanced at her, frowning slightly.

She couldn't help but send a voice transmission to Zhang Liuzhen: "You shouldn't have just given the prescription away like that. Just this one prescription alone could sell for a thousand taels on the market."

Zhang Liuzhen: "Knowledge only has value when it's spread. This isn't some shady prescription — what's wrong with more people knowing about it?"

Li Wenying: "It's precisely because you're so generous that those elders in the Heavenly Master Mansion are wavering and want to give up on you."

(End of chapter)