Douluo: Martial Soul Research Diary

Chapter 33 Pharmacology

"Han Tao, Uncle-Master, I want to go out too!"

"Uncle-Master, I rejected Ning Rongrong, but you arranged it yourself, so you can't just abandon me."

When Ning Fengzhi prepared to leave with Han Tao, Ning Tian was naturally unhappy.

He was suddenly bumped into, and perhaps because he was a little weak, he lost his footing and fell to the ground. But he didn't feel embarrassed. Instead, he reached out and hugged the sect leader's leg.

"Han Tao, this is all Han Tao's fault. He was the first to reject Ning Rongrong. If he had agreed, Ning Rongrong wouldn't have come looking for me afterward. So I was locked up here. I'm completely innocent!"

Ning Fengzhi brushed his hand away, patted his robe, and said.

"Stop yelling. You'll only be locked up for two and a half months. Instead of crying and screaming, you should study the contents of the book list properly."

As they spoke, Ning Fengzhi walked to one side of the small dark room and opened the hidden window inside.

Han Tao was stunned.

There were windows here after all.
Ning Tian didn't want to study, so of course he wouldn't tell Han Tao about the window. "Look, isn't this room beautifully dark?"

As the light shone in, the furnishings inside the small, dark room were laid out in their entirety.

An exceptionally valuable rosewood desk, emitting a faint woody fragrance, calms the mind and promotes concentration.

Several chairs surround the desk, and some books are placed on the desk.

The purpose of the dark room was to allow disciples of the sect to study and think, not to torture them.

Closing the windows plunges the entire room into darkness, creating an environment that best helps one achieve mental clarity. Even the sect leader sometimes comes to this room to meditate.

Why did it become torture for Ning Tian?
"Alright then, if you pass the next test by the temple elders, you will be released naturally."

Hearing the sect leader's promise, Ning Tian was finally satisfied and smiled.

Ning Tian couldn't pass the test on his own, but he could rely on the efforts of the temple guardian elder.

In his joy, Ning Tian seemed to have forgotten something.

In the small dark room of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School—no, more accurately, the enlightenment room—Han Tao gained a relatively superficial understanding of the essence of his martial soul.

The essence of Blue Silver Grass is "adaptation." To utilize this essence to promote the evolution of one's martial soul, the help of one's master and Ye Lingling is indispensable.

"Can Blue Silver Grass only passively adapt?" An idea suddenly came to mind.

"Is there a way to get Blue Silver Grass to actively acquire these traits?"

"Blue Silver Grass is a plant."

Breakthroughs in theory stem from the accumulation of knowledge.

To gain a deeper understanding of the essence of martial spirits, botanical knowledge is essential.

Botany and pharmacology can both contribute to the future development of blue silver grass.

After being taken out of the dark room, Han Tao was taken to the sect leader's mansion.

"Qiluo Tulip, do you know where this magical herb can be found?"

Ning Fengzhi had just returned here when he asked Han Tao.

Han Tao rolled his eyes and said, "Teacher, the Qiluo Tulip is a celestial herb, not the kind you think it is, where you break off the leaves and put them in your mouth and your martial soul will naturally transform."

"First, you need to know what this magical herb looks like, what its characteristics are, how to harvest it, and finally, how to find its location."

The appearance of plant essences and his studies at the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy gave Han Tao deeper insights.

Some elements in herbs and medicinal materials can benefit Soul Masters, but as the saying goes, every medicine has its side effects. Not all microscopic elements in medicinal materials can be absorbed by Soul Masters.

Why is the essence of herbs refined and blended from medicinal materials, instead of just putting the raw materials directly into your mouth?
It's because some medicinal herbs contain toxins. The neutralization effect of multiple herbs can reduce the impact of toxins, especially those that act on the human body.

If ordinary medicinal herbs are like this, how much more so the "miracle herbs" that can be called great medicines.

What kind of medicinal herb can be called a "miracle herb"? It has extremely strong, domineering, and unparalleled medicinal properties.

Even a titled Douluo might not be able to fully absorb a single immortal herb. The Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot Blossom could be consumed simultaneously, their mutual restraint neutralizing the toxicity of the two herbs.

Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng can help absorb the medicinal effects of Acacia Heartbreak Red.

Is there some method that can refine the immortal herb into a pill?
When taking the herb *Euphorbia milii*, is it possible to use some adjuvant medicines to neutralize the potent toxicity of the herb or to increase the absorption of its medicinal properties?

"Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School needs to recruit people who understand pharmacology, or develop our own sect-specific pharmacology."

Han Tao had learned a lot of theoretical knowledge in the sect, so he knew what was lacking in the sect's theoretical system.

The pharmacology research of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is not even as in-depth as that of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

At least in the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, medicinal herbs have a promoting effect on meridians and cultivation.

Ning Fengzhi, a pharmacologist, stroked his beard.

Seeing the sect leader hesitate, Han Tao added from the side.

"Pills can assist Soul Masters in their cultivation."

"The medicinal herb needs pharmacology as its support."

Is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School wealthy?

They are incredibly wealthy, so rich they don't know what to do with all their money.

So Han Tao decided to help his master think of a solution.

The best way to achieve your goals is to align the interests of others with your own objectives.

If Ning Fengzhi has no need, then create a need for him.

The magical herb, the tulip, created a demand for pharmacology in him.

Studying pharmacology can yield enormous benefits.

Understanding pharmacology allows wealth to be converted into cultivation speed, and whale gelatin to be transformed into physical strength.

Even without pharmacological knowledge, whale gelatin can strengthen the body, but who knows if this stuff has any side effects.

“Okay!” Ning Fengzhi agreed.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has no shortage of money, so investing in pharmacology is not a big problem.

"Among the four major clans with single attributes, the Broken Clan has a clan leader named Yang Wudi who is very proficient in pharmacology. We can try to recruit him."

In Douluo Continent, if we're talking about who knows about immortal herbs, Tang San is one, and there are two other people who might know them.

One is Chrysanthemum Douluo, whose martial soul is the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, which is itself a divine herb.

Chrysanthemum Douluo's martial soul is a celestial herb, and as a titled Douluo, he has the authority to access the Spirit Hall's records.

When it comes to their own interests, they will definitely conduct theoretical research. For example, Ning Fengzhi never cared about the data errors of low-level plant soul masters because it was irrelevant to him and there was no need to study it.

However, if a special soul beast appears in a weapon spirit and there are successful cases in the soul master world, Ning Fengzhi will follow this clue and continue to study it, no matter how small the clue is.

Another one is Yang Wudi. Did he study pharmacology purely out of hobby?

It's not because his martial soul, the Soul-Breaking Spear, has a flaw that prevents him from breaking through to the Title Douluo level, that he thought of starting with pharmacology.

His younger brother, Yang Wushuang, joined the Spirit Hall, and the seven-colored, slow-acting poison that afflicted Emperor Xueye was made by him.

"The Broken Clan, their lives are not so good now."

Ning Fengzhi nodded. It was common knowledge in the Soul Master world that the Po Clan was proficient in pharmacology.

Researching pharmacology requires money, and the Broken Clan has no money, while my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School does.

Extremely rich, inhumanly rich.

(End of this chapter)