This was the first time that Wu Sheng had refined elixirs other than the Longevity Pill series. The effect was quite good and he successfully healed the wounds of Master Dong Bamboo. But he realized a problem, even if he only used two of the cheapest spiritual materials, it would still cost a lot of money.
Rosin and camphor can be obtained for about one hundred and fifty yuan, and borneol and frankincense can be obtained for two hundred yuan and one tael. The fat in the meat is not taken into account for the time being. On average, the cost of refining a winter bamboo shoot pill is about eighty ants. money. In an ordinary family, this amount of money is enough for more than half a month. If you want to make a profit from it, you have to at least double it, which is one hundred sixty or seventy ant nose coins. No matter how effective the winter bamboo shoot pill is, it will still be so A panacea that could only heal wounds was too expensive.
The reason is very simple. When most monks encounter external injuries, they can usually heal themselves with true energy. Unless the injury is very serious, such as the case of Master Dong Bamboo, there are not many cases where spiritual elixirs are used. Those who are really willing to use the elixir are usually ordinary people such as martial arts masters, soldiers, or hunters. How can ordinary people have the money to buy such expensive elixirs?
Thinking of this, Wu Sheng decided to try a simple version of winter bamboo shoot pill, which only uses rosin and camphor, supplemented by a large amount of oil, to see if it works.
Facts have proved that Wu Sheng's idea of reducing costs is feasible. He used one or two rosin camphor as the main ingredient, added a large amount of oil and freshly ground rice cakes, and prescribed six winter bamboo shoot pills in one batch, reducing the cost to two Ten ant nose coins.
A new generation of winter bamboo shoot pill has been released, now it’s time to see the efficacy.
Master Dongsun was still in a coma with a high fever and couldn't wake up for a while. Wu Sheng checked the rest of his head and found no wounds. He also checked his arms and ankles. They were also intact. He simply stripped the old man naked and checked, but there were still no wounds.
How to do this?
After thinking about it, Wu Sheng drew out the Feihong Sword and cut his arm. Because we wanted to observe whether the effect of the elixir was really effective, this sword cut deeper, and also gouged out a piece of flesh, almost to the bone. Blood suddenly flowed from his arm, causing Master Dongzhan to scream in pain. .
Wu Sheng apologized quickly: "I'm sorry, Master."
Master Dongzhan screamed twice and fell into a drowsy sleep again, so Wu Sheng began to apply medicine to prolong the treatment. A magic pill was pressed on, and the melted glue was not so thick this time, but it still wrapped the wound well.
After observing for a moment, Wu Sheng continued to test the medicine for the second time and made a second incision next to the opening. This sword was much shallower, only penetrating half an inch into the flesh, which was the most common type of injury. After this sword was struck, Dongzhu was unconscious and still unconscious.
As usual, Wu Sheng took a magic pill and applied it on it, then observed the effect.
The effect on the shallow cut was excellent. It took three hours to heal, leaving only a shallow scar. Even if the shallow scar is pulled out, there is still pink and tender new skin inside.
The deep wound was much slower, and it took a full day to heal. Of course, it was not even a bit stronger than ordinary gold sore medicine.
Wu Sheng was very satisfied with this and recorded the recipe after reducing the cost, naming it "Winter Bamboo Shoots No. 2".
While the wound was healing, Master Dongzhan's forehead was no longer as hot as before. The fever actually began to subside, and his breathing became more and more steady. Such a rapid improvement is obviously closely related to the winter bamboo shoot pill. I didn't expect that this elixir also has the effect of reducing fever. It was really an unexpected surprise.
Do you want to verify it? Wu Sheng began to think about this issue. The verification method is also very simple. If you send the old man into the wind and rain for a moment, he will naturally burn back.
But after thinking about it, he still didn't do it. The old man was already in a miserable state. If he continued to torment others like this, his conscience would be unbearable.
Wait until next time.
Once the fever subsided, Master Dong Bamboo woke up. He drank some hot water and ate some porridge that Wu Sheng cooked for him, and his face gained a little more color.
The first priority was to regulate the disordered inner breath of the true energy. Wu Sheng transferred a small amount of the true energy, and Master Dongsun used this to regulate his breath. It took him a day to completely sort out the true energy, and then he was truly recovered.
Three days passed in a blink of an eye, and the heavy rain finally stopped. The flash floods were still there, and the water roared, but the clouds gradually cleared and the fog cleared, revealing a few rays of sunshine.
Wu Sheng and Master Dongsun discussed their next trip.
"I've already thought about it, let's go to the south, Baiyue!" Wu Sheng announced his plan.
"Don't go! Baiyue is a wild land. I heard that there are many creatures who are cannibals! I also heard that many evil heretics who are practicing are in Baiyue in order to avoid being hunted by the academy. These gangs People kill people without blinking an eye, but they have a dark heart! If we go there, we will only die!" Master Dongsun immediately objected.
"Do you think that in the eyes of others, you and I are not evil heretics? You and I don't need to avoid being hunted by the academy?" Wu Sheng asked.
Master Dongsun said plausibly: "You and I don't eat hair and drink blood, so how can we be called evil heretics?"
Wu Sheng asked him: "Who is qualified to judge who is considered a heretic? Is it a school? Then do you think the school will regard you and me as a heretic? In fact, the root is not whether we are recognized as a heretic by the school, but Can you and I avoid being wanted by the Academy?"
Master Dongsun was silent, and Wu Sheng continued: "Actually, Baiyue is not what you think. They are both raw animals that drink blood. Wu and Yue are both big countries, and are they barbaric lands? Didn't they originally come from Baiyue?"
Dongsun said: "If it's Wu or Yue, I won't object."
Wu Sheng shook his head and said: "You definitely can't go to Wu and Yue. These two countries have long been the same as the Central Plains. The power of the academy is so powerful that it is difficult to avoid it. Have you forgotten that the father-in-law of Hohe was captured by the academy outside Gusu City? Down? If you want to go, you have to go to the land of Zhuyue in the south of Chu State, where the power of the Academy cannot yet reach."
Dongsun said: "That place is too close to the wilderness. It is adjacent to the wilderness. The miasma is everywhere and the monsters are rampant..."
Wu Sheng said: "It's not a real wilderness. People from Baiyue can live there, so why can't you and I? I heard that there are many tribes there, and there are many vassal countries of Chu. They are not much different from the Central Plains, and life and practice are convenient. , and there is no need to worry about escaping, is it better than being in the Central Plains anyway?"
After some argument, Wu Sheng tried to convince the Master Dong Bamboo, but failed to convince the old man. The old man had a long-standing view of the Land of Baiyue. How could a few words be effective?
At the end, Wu Sheng got tired and simply said: "I'm going to Baiyue. If you don't go, we'll go our separate ways tomorrow. You can go where you want to go. I'll also tell you that I will From Yingdu, to Daze, to Leigong Mountain, to Langshan Mountain, I was worried and hiding all the way, I'm really tired of it."
Master Dongsun murmured for a long time, not daring to say anything more, but he didn't have the courage to leave Wu Sheng. Leaving Wu Sheng, he didn't know how to avoid being wanted by the academy, so he had to agree sullenly.
At least Wu Sheng's record of evading the wanted men of the academy was quite brilliant. For this reason, the old man had to follow Wu Sheng.
The two left the shelter where they had lived for many days, walked down the stream, and emerged from the vast mountains. This place is close to the Giant Yang of Chu, and seventy miles to the northwest is the Xiangcheng City of Chen State.
