Under One Person: My Inner Realm Connects to All Worlds!

Chapter 73 Toad Horn Dragon Pill

The courtyard is paved with bluestone, and an old plum tree leans against the wall in the corner.

Sitting at the stone table was an old man with a withered and extremely thin face, but bright eyes and an upright and agile demeanor. He was brewing tea in a copper kettle.

Shen Teng stood respectfully beside the old man and called out, "Father!"

Han Yun was quite surprised when he heard this, because the old man in front of him looked to be at least eighty or ninety years old, with sparse white hair on his head and age spots on his face.

The old man smiled and said, "Young friend, are you wondering about my age?"

Han Yun nodded.

"Cough cough!"

The old man coughed a few more times, his breathing hoarse and grating like a bellows. Shen Teng quickly poured a cup of tea and handed it to the old man.

The old man moistened his lips with a little tea before explaining, "My name is Shen Huanshan. To be honest, young friend, I'm only fifty-seven years old this year."

"More than 30 years ago, I was tricked by those monkeys in Annam and was poisoned by Gu and black magic. My lungs and internal organs were left with old wounds, which depleted my essence and blood and greatly damaged my vital energy."

Han Yun's expression shifted slightly. More than thirty years ago, Annam... wasn't that...?

Han Yun felt a deep sense of respect and tried to say, "Senior, may I take your pulse?"

Looking at Han Yun's excessively youthful face, he shook his head and said, "No need. Back then, many people were poisoned by Gu. Fortunately, there was a national expert named Wang Zizhong who saved our lives."

"However, this left me with health problems, and I had to retire from the industry, go home, get married, and have children, which led to this son."

"However, if we can pass on the family's skills when the time comes, then we can be considered to have a successor."

Perhaps because Han Yun was young, Shen Huanshan couldn't help but think of himself back then. His eyes were filled with memories, but also with a sense of relief, clearly indicating that he had long since taken life and death lightly.

Han Yun insisted, "Senior, while Master Wang Zizhong's medical skills are indeed superb, perhaps I can find another way."

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in the old man's cloudy eyes.

Shen Teng couldn't help but interject, "Father, why don't we give it a try? As the old saying goes, we might as well try anything!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Huanshan rolled his eyes at his son, his temper flaring up instantly: "So you think I'm a dead horse?"

"Cough cough~ cough!"

Seeing this, Shen Teng quickly helped his father calm down: "Look at you, the doctor said you shouldn't get angry, but you're so anxious."

"That's just my temper. What, you think I can't discipline you, kid?"

Shen Teng quickly replied, "Yes, yes, when I was little you disciplined me like a grandson, and you even held me up like a gun."

Upon hearing this, Shen Huanshan burst into laughter, but his laughter was mixed with violent coughing.

Upon seeing this, Han Yun quickly stepped forward, condensing a wisp of Nine Yang Qi at his fingertips and gently touching Shen Huanshan's wrist.

The Qi entered Shen Huanshan's body like a swimming fish, and Shen Huanshan immediately felt a warm current flowing to his limbs and bones, and his originally cold and congested lungs instantly warmed up.

The Nine Yang Qi that Han Yun cultivated has the effect of healing injuries and removing toxins. Moreover, he had previously obtained the Bai Family Pharmacopoeia, so he naturally had some knowledge of medicine.

However, after Han Yun took Shen Huanshan's pulse, he couldn't help but frown. Shen Huanshan's lungs were riddled with holes, as if they had been gnawed on by something, and there were also black blood clots deposited there.

His body was like a giant funnel, constantly leaking his vital energy. It was already quite remarkable that he could persist for more than 30 years.

Shen Huanshan noticed the change in Han Yun's expression, but simply smiled and said, "Young friend, there's no need to make things difficult for me. I know my own body well, and it's already a miracle that I've made it this far."

Han Yun withdrew his finger, pondered for a moment, and then said, "The Gu poison and black magic that you were afflicted with are extremely insidious and have been eroding your lungs and internal organs for many years. However, I may have a method that I can try."

Upon hearing this, Shen Teng's eyes lit up with hope: "Brother Han, as long as you can save my father, I will agree to whatever you ask for."

Then he gritted his teeth and said, "Even if you want to learn my family's methods, I'll teach you!"

Seeing his son's determined look, Shen Huanshan opened his mouth but said nothing.

Han Yun waved his hand: "Let's talk about this after we cure you, senior. If we can't cure you, I won't have the face to learn your family's methods."

Afterwards, Han Yun continued to take the pulse and said, "Next, I will use pills to resolve the blood stasis in your lungs and internal organs, then remove the remaining toxins, and finally heal the internal organs by growing new flesh."

"Elixir?"

Han Yun smiled and said, "I'm actually an alchemist."

The father and son exchanged a glance, somewhat incredulous, because elixirs were extremely rare, and only those from prestigious sects possessed the recipes for them.

For example, Longhu Mountain, Maoshan Mountain, and Shaolin Temple.

Furthermore, due to the development and environmental destruction of many mountain forests, it is difficult to find truly good medicinal materials. Cultivating a person who can refine pills is even more difficult than cultivating a weapon refiner, making them extremely rare.

Don't say that medicinal herbs are now all artificially cultivated and readily available. The medicines made from ordinary medicinal herbs cannot be called "elixirs" at all; they can only be called "pills."

Pills, ointments, powders, and decoctions.

The latter four are not much different, just different states of the medicine. Only the elixir symbolizes perfection and completeness. It can only be made by using special methods to remove impurities, perfectly preserve the medicinal properties, and extract the spirituality, essence, qi, and material characteristics of all things.

It can be described as turning something rotten into something magical.

You can probably still find a few weapon refiners, but as for alchemists, you'd better ask around—they're practically extinct.

The other party is an alchemist at such a young age, which is even rarer than that of a weapon refiner, and can be described as a person with profound knowledge and skills.

One of the reasons Zhao Yuanxing was willing to practice lion dance techniques was that he recognized the extraordinary nature of the elixir and intended to build connections for his disciples.

A glint of light flashed in Shen Huanshan's cloudy eyes. He slowly sat up straight: "Young friend, you are actually an alchemist? No wonder you dare to say you've taken a different approach."

Han Yun took out three small jade bottles from his bosom and poured out a pill from each. The pills were almost like jade and had different colors.

As soon as the elixir was produced, a refreshing medicinal fragrance filled the courtyard.

"White pills can be taken internally or applied externally, and have the effect of resolving internal stagnation and treating internal injuries; brown pills can kill poisons and eliminate external evils; green pills can not only heal the body to a certain extent and replenish deficiencies, but can even prolong life and preserve health."

Of these three pills, the blue one is the most precious. It is called the Toad Horn Dragon Pill, which is made by using toad horn as the main ingredient and Tai Sui (a type of rare herb) and earth dragon as auxiliary ingredients. It is refined by tempering the vital energy of the ingredients with elixir fire.

The Taiping Yulan records: "Toads have horns on their heads. If you catch and eat them, you will live for a thousand years. They can also eat mountain spirits."

(End of this chapter)