Immortal Cage - Chapter 25: Detoxification Prescription
After a satisfying meal and drinks, Yu Lie bid farewell to Lu Bian and Bi Jiling by the roadside, heading towards his new home.
The sky had already darkened.
As Yu Lie approached his new home, he noticed that his neighbor's house did not have a red lantern hanging at the door. He wondered if they were still not at work or had gone out for errands.
Shaking his head, the affairs of the world were numerous, and he was not in the mood to engage in idle gossip about the neighborhood.
Yu Lie strolled into his courtyard.
Upon entering the stone house, the parrot, who had been hungry all day, fluttered its wings and chirped, "Feast time, feast time... chirp!"
Hearing this, Yu Lie kicked the parrot towards the corner of the wall as soon as it approached. Due to the protection of the birdcage, the parrot only fluffed up its feathers and was startled.
Yu Lie's face darkened, "How many times have I told you, hungry 'sir'. The moment you see me, you start chirping 'feast time, feast time'. Do you want to taste my wrath?"
This clever black parrot, though lacking in understanding, seemed to have a deep affection for the phrase "feast time".
Yu Lie had already tried to teach the parrot many times, but to no avail. He felt that some tougher measures were necessary to help the parrot change its ways. At the very least, the black parrot should not chirp "feast time" every time it saw him.
Leaving the parrot hungry, Yu Lie quickly washed up and started reading books on poisons, searching for detoxification methods and prescriptions.
Tomorrow, he would officially start his duty as a detoxification expert. Although he practiced the "Five Poisons Refining Organs Guidance Technique" and had resistance to common poisons, Yu Lie still needed to familiarize himself with detoxification methods to avoid any mishaps.
Most importantly, he planned to purchase a batch of poisonous materials and quickly prepare some effective but simple detoxification pills according to the book, to assist him in his work.
Reading about poisons in the dark night, Yu Lie immersed himself in learning several detoxification techniques and methods of extracting poisons. He also found several detoxification prescriptions that suited his needs.
"Fifteen-year-old cassava starch, detoxification powder, mixed with bitter roots, snake gall or fish gall, mulberries... squeeze the juice and make into pills, the size of a bean."
Yu Lie recited:
"Taking it can alleviate snake venom, fish poison, and plant poison. Insects restrain plants, this medicine cannot counteract insect poison, taking it will worsen the poison."
Cassava was toxic, and fifteen-year-old cassava starch, although still a mundane item, was one of the stronger poisons among plant toxins.
As written in the book, cassava contained both poison and medicine. After detoxification, it became medicine. The cleaner the detoxification, the stronger the effect of the detoxification.
In the eyes of many alchemists, poisonous substances were valuable medicines. The stronger the toxicity, the stronger the medicinal properties.
This was related to spiritual energy. The true function of the bronze wine cup was to gradually refine spiritual energy, not just detoxify.
Yu Lie looked at the prescriptions with a pleased expression on his face. The preparation requirements for these prescriptions were all the same - using poisonous substances as ingredients, extracting their non-toxic essence and spiritual properties for detoxification.
The difficulty did not lie in the preparation process, which was simple, but in detoxification.
For most people, detoxification was tedious, troublesome, and even risky. If the poison was not completely removed, the antidote would immediately turn into poison.
However, for Yu Lie, who possessed the bronze wine cup, this step was simple.
Although he couldn't extract the detoxifying liquid from the bronze wine cup, Yu Lie could utilize its special effects to mass-produce valuable detoxification pills for his work in detoxification!
After noting down the prescriptions, Yu Lie quietly closed the book, planning to purchase the necessary ingredients the next day and start preparing them.
After a brief moment, Yu Lie got up and started practicing the "Five Poisons Refining Organs Guidance Technique" in the stone room, assuming various guiding postures.
Cultivation should not be neglected for a single day.
Having experienced the events in the alchemy room during the day, Yu Lie was deeply immersed in his cultivation.
The room was filled with the sound of wind, his breathing like drumbeats. After a full hour and a half, the movement gradually came to a halt.
At this moment, Yu Lie's body was covered in glistening sweat, white vapor rising from his head. Although his body was tired, his mind felt no fatigue.
If it weren't for the strict time limits of the guiding technique cultivation, which should not exceed a certain duration in a day to avoid harming the body, he would have continued practicing.
As Yu Lie tidied up, he silently pondered:
"If I had massages, acupuncture, moxibustion, essential oils, and other aids, the daily cultivation time could be extended. Unfortunately, I don't have these conditions yet."
When he lived in the Great Miscellaneous Courtyard before, Yu Lie had to help Pu Xing with massages and acupuncture to assist in his cultivation, without receiving any payment, at most a little money for buying essential oils.
But Yu Lie smiled:
"Practicing the 'Five Poisons Refining Organs Guidance Technique' is not like ordinary guiding techniques. It can use poisonous substances as medicine, stimulate the body, enhance cultivation efficiency for a certain period, and accelerate body refinement."
Having consumed all the poisonous materials he had purchased before, Yu Lie tried cultivating without the assistance of poison to see if it affected his cultivation speed.
Yu Lie immediately decided that in the future, he would try to use poison as an aid in his cultivation every day.
Poison could be medicine. While this approach might be considered a path to death for others, Yu Lie had the bronze wine cup, which could control toxicity and transform poison into spiritual energy!
After finishing up, Yu Lie washed himself and went to bed to rest.
In the realm of Shaping Dao Disciples, disciples still needed sufficient sleep every day, as it could affect their cultivation. Eating and sleeping well were the first things disciples needed to do when advancing in their cultivation.
With anticipation for his official duty the next day, Yu Lie closed his eyes and entered a deep sleep.
A quiet night passed.
Only the parrot, weakened by hunger, let out faint sobs.
The next day dawned.
Yu Lie got up as usual, washed up, and finally fed the parrot some bird food.
Before the parrot could digest the food, it cleared its throat and croaked, "Sir, feed me! Sir, feed me!"
It seemed to have learned overnight, much to Yu Lie's surprise.
With the bird's chirping as his companion, Yu Lie set out briskly for the day.
He did not encounter the female neighbor that day, and her courtyard remained dark. She might still be out for errands and had not returned yet.
Without delay, Yu Lie continued on his way to the alchemy room.
However, upon reaching the alchemy room, he was surprised and couldn't help but chuckle at the situation.
It turned out that it was his day off, along with several detoxification disciples. Yesterday was the day they were supposed to work. Yu Lie had missed the workday by entering the alchemy room yesterday, resulting in a day of rest today.
Although caught off guard by the unexpected turn of events, Yu Lie was also pleased. He hadn't made the trip in vain. Since he was already in the alchemy room, Yu Lie decided to purchase various medicinal materials he needed.
After a round of purchases, Yu Lie felt a significant gain. Not in terms of profit but in comparison to the outside world, the quality and internal pricing of the medicinal materials in the alchemy room were much more favorable!
Compared to when he bought the five poisonous materials outside, Yu Lie felt like he had been taken advantage of, paying at least three times the price.
However, the medicinal materials in the alchemy room could only be digested by the alchemy room disciples themselves and shared with a few friends at most. If anyone dared to sell them outside, it would be seeking death.
Before noon, Yu Lie returned home.
Since it was his day off, he could focus on refining poisons, cultivating, and making detoxification pills.
In the secluded room, Yu Lie immersed himself in cultivation...