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He put the Pill Furnace back into the System space.
Shi Quan took out the book, simply wrote down the medicinal properties of a few herbs, and then began to Cultivate again.
The next day at noon, Dugu Bo was the first to return to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
"Grandpa Dugu."
"Eat something first. Yan Yan is up there. I'll bring her down after you finish eating."
As he spoke, Dugu Bo took out a lot of food from the spirit tool at his waist.
Shi Quan had originally planned to go back and buy some food today before returning, but he didn't expect Dugu Bo to bring him food, and quite a lot of it.
While eating, Shi Quan handed the book with the medicinal properties of the herbs he had written yesterday to Dugu Bo. "Grandpa Dugu, I tried yesterday. If I specifically sense them, I can indeed sense some of the medicinal properties of the herbs.
It's just that this process is quite troublesome and slow, and I can only sense a general idea.
I don't know if it can help you."
Dugu Bo looked at the book in his hand, his eyes filled with pleasant surprise.
Although the content in the book was not very detailed, one thing was certain: Shi Quan's sensing of medicinal properties was correct, because Dugu Bo recognized some of the medicinal materials on the book, and the overview in the book matched the medicinal properties of the materials themselves.
"Grandpa Dugu, I'm not sure if my sensing is absolutely correct.
My content can only serve as a reference; for the specific medicinal effects, you still need to test them."
As he spoke, Shi Quan also paid attention to Dugu Bo's expression, because the medicinal power of the Immortal Herb not far from him had already been absorbed by the Pill Furnace.
At such a close distance, if Dugu Bo hadn't noticed, then he could confidently continue to absorb the medicinal power of other Immortal Herbs and Spirit Medicine.
"Hahaha, I understand.
Eat quickly." Dugu Bo said with a joyful smile.
After reading the book in his hand, he asked, "Shi Quan, why don't you stay here for a while instead of going back to the academy, and help Grandpa confirm the medicinal properties of all the medicines in the medicine shop first?"
"No problem." Shi Quan readily agreed with a smile.
He had originally intended to stay at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, so he naturally went along with it.
"Then I'll trouble Grandpa Dugu to bring me some food every day."
"Hahaha, no trouble, no trouble, this is what Grandpa should do."
As soon as Shi Quan finished eating, Dugu Bo immediately took Dugu Yan downstairs to begin expelling the poison without delay.
Once is new, twice is familiar.
An hour later, Dugu Yan finished her poison expulsion for the day.
Judging by the current progress, the toxins in Dugu Yan's body might still require another month.
As the two departed.
Shi Quan immediately began his great endeavor of extracting medicinal power from the herbs without delay.
A faint green light continuously flickered within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
In less than half an hour, the Pill Furnace had extracted all the medicinal power from all the herbs.
The content on the screen changed again, showing "Energy Absorbing," with a progress bar below.
According to the screen, the Pill Furnace needed to absorb a certain amount of energy before it would begin Alchemy.
The progress bar was not slow.
In just a quarter of an hour, it had already increased by twenty percent, meaning it would finish absorbing in about an hour or so.
It had been almost an hour since Dugu Bo left.
To prevent Dugu Bo from suddenly returning and discovering the Pill Furnace, Shi Quan put the Pill Furnace back into the System space after the progress bar reached forty percent, planning to continue tomorrow.
A day passed quickly.
At about the same time as yesterday, Dugu Bo arrived at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well again with food.
After helping Dugu Yan complete the poison expulsion for the third time, Dugu Yan's hair color also showed some subtle changes.
Her originally purple hair now had a faint hint of black at the roots.
After the two left, Shi Quan immediately took out the Pill Furnace again.
After an hour of absorption, the light screen of the Pill Furnace finally changed again, displaying "Alchemy in progress."
The Pill Furnace, originally palm-sized, suddenly enlarged.
In just a few breaths, it had already exceeded two meters, and at the same time, a scorching aura emanated from the Pill Furnace.
The progress bar was the same, but the speed of Alchemy was significantly slower than the speed of energy absorption.
After a quarter of an hour, the progress bar still remained at one percent.
At this rate, it would probably take a day and a night to complete the Alchemy.
Shi Quan certainly couldn't leave the enormous Pill Furnace in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Shi Quan originally intended to put it back into the System's storage space, but he found that all functions of the Pill Furnace would cease.
The Pill Furnace was emitting a powerful energy aura, and the snow jade bracelet couldn't store it.
Fortunately, there was still the hundred treasure pouch.
After putting the Pill Furnace into the hundred treasure pouch and confirming that the Pill Furnace was still continuing Alchemy, Shi Quan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The Tenfold Perfect Great Restoration Pill refined from over fifty types of Immortal Herbs and Spirit Medicine—just thinking about it made him excited.
Once the Medicinal Pill was refined, who knew how much of an improvement it would bring.
Thus, another three days passed.
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"Grandpa Dugu, these are the new medicinal properties." Shi Quan skillfully handed the book from his snow jade bracelet to Dugu Bo, but today he looked as if he had something to say but was hesitant.
Dugu Bo, being a shrewd person, immediately noticed the change in Shi Quan's expression and proactively asked, "What's wrong, Shi Quan? Is there something you want to tell Grandpa?"
Shi Quan paused, then began, "Grandpa Dugu, I want to ask you for a certain herb."
"It's just an herb.
Just say it.
Will Grandpa not give it to you?" Dugu Bo smiled faintly and asked doubtfully, "Shi Quan, have you sensed any herb that is very suitable for you?
Tell Grandpa first, and Grandpa will help you see if it's safe."
Shi Quan chuckled and rubbed his head, pointing to a corner of the herb garden, "It's that bamboo that looks very similar to Black Jade Bamboo."
"Perhaps it's because my Blue Silver Grass's second spirit ring is Black Jade Bamboo.
Actually, on my first day here, I had a feeling that this bamboo seemed very suitable for me.
Originally, I thought it was just my illusion, but judging from my Cultivation sensing these past few days, this feeling is becoming clearer and clearer, so I want to research it to see if I can consume this bamboo."
Shi Quan chuckled and looked at Dugu Bo, "What do you think, Grandpa Dugu?"
"This bamboo is indeed very similar to the Spirit Beast Black Jade Bamboo.
I've studied it before.
This bamboo is extremely tough, and its toughness carries a certain rigidity.
It might be useful for making weapons, but in my opinion, it doesn't even count as a medicinal material.
Edible?" Dugu Bo shook his head.
"This bamboo probably can't be eaten."
"No wonder he sits on a treasure mountain yet doesn't realize it…" Shi Quan sighed speechlessly in his heart.
The magnificent Black Jade Divine Bamboo was utterly disparaged by Dugu Bo.
Shi Quan spoke at the opportune moment, "Grandpa Dugu, in my sensing, this bamboo contains very strong medicinal power.
I feel that this medicinal power can not only enhance my Martial Spirit but also significantly boost my strength.
I still want to try."
"Is that so?" Dugu Bo's expression showed a hint of surprise after hearing Shi Quan's words.
He walked closer and carefully examined it again, but still shook his head and said, "If you like it, this bamboo is yours.
Take it and research it yourself.
However, Shi Quan, I still need to remind you that medicine is not something to be consumed casually.
Since you say it's medicine, you must be careful."
"Understood." Shi Quan nodded with a smile.
With Dugu Bo's permission, things became simple.
His sudden request for the Black Jade Divine Bamboo from Dugu Bo was simple: the Tenfold Perfect Great Restoration Pill in the Pill Furnace was nearing completion.
When his Cultivation ended today, Shi Quan noticed that the progress bar on the Pill Furnace had already jumped to eighty percent.
At most, it would take one or two days.
By getting the Black Jade Divine Bamboo in advance, he could, in these two days, attribute the Martial Spirit changes and strength increase brought about by consuming the Tenfold Perfect Great Restoration Pill to the Black Jade Divine Bamboo once it was refined.
However, Shi Quan was also worried that the medicinal effect of this Tenfold Perfect Great Restoration Pill was too strong, and relying solely on the Black Jade Divine Bamboo might arouse Dugu Bo's suspicion.
Because he had absorbed a Black Jade Bamboo Spirit Beast spirit ring, the Black Jade Divine Bamboo was currently the best and easiest explanation.
Another day passed.
Shi Quan watched as the progress bar on the Pill Furnace in his hundred treasure pouch turned to one hundred, his expression uncontrollably excited.
As the Alchemy ended, the scorching aura emitted by the Pill Furnace also dissipated, slowly shrinking back to its original palm-sized appearance.
He took the Pill Furnace out of the hundred treasure pouch, gently pressed it, and the top of the Pill Furnace opened, revealing a blood-red, jade-like Medicinal Pill covered in patterns.
Shi Quan carefully took the Medicinal Pill out of the Pill Furnace and put the Pill Furnace back into the System storage space.
After examining the Medicinal Pill in his hand, the entire Medicinal Pill appeared to be a single, integrated entity, emitting no unique medicinal fragrance and giving no special sensation, simply resembling a blood jade.
"This Medicinal Pill looks too ordinary, doesn't it?
And it absorbed so much medicinal power from Immortal Herbs." Shi Quan looked at the Medicinal Pill in his hand with hesitation, suspecting that the Pill Furnace had perhaps embezzled some of the resources.
"I'll know once I eat it." Shi Quan tightly gripped the Medicinal Pill in his hand, his gaze falling on the Black Jade Divine Bamboo not far away.
Before eating, he still had to set things up to create the illusion that he had consumed the Black Jade Divine Bamboo.
He summoned his Blue Silver Grass to dig out the Black Jade Divine Bamboo from its roots, then moved it to an open space.
His hardened Blue Silver Grass struck the Black Jade Divine Bamboo, but it didn't even leave a mark, showing just how hard the Black Jade Divine Bamboo was.
However, no matter how hard the Black Jade Divine Bamboo was, it had no sentience on its own.
Once out of the soil, it was merely a lamb to the slaughter, and its root was its weakness.
Along the root, Shi Quan spent a great deal of effort, finally managing to break open the internal nodes of the Black Jade Divine Bamboo from the middle of the root.
He used a jade vessel to collect all the bamboo sap from inside the Black Jade Divine Bamboo, not a single drop was missed.
Perhaps because the Pill Furnace had extracted the medicinal power of the Black Jade Divine Bamboo, there was only a small bottle of bamboo sap left inside the Black Jade Divine Bamboo.
He put away the bamboo sap, stored it in his hundred treasure pouch, and then put the hundred treasure pouch back into the System space.
Only then did Shi Quan lean against the Black Jade Divine Bamboo, sit cross-legged, creating the illusion that he had consumed the Black Jade Divine Bamboo, and with an open and close of his mouth, the blood-colored Tenfold Perfect Great Restoration Pill went directly into his stomach.