I created a paradise in the folk world.

Chapter 122 Lost

This commotion lasted for a full half hour.

The field mice in the second group have returned to normal.

The three field mice in the first group had already fallen into shock, and one of them even suffered cardiac arrest and lost vital signs.

"This simplified version of the Qi-Nourishing Pill already has such amazing effects; the full-fledged Qi-Nourishing Pill must have unimaginable efficacy!"

Shen Yi took a deep breath.

However, it is also possible that the field mouse was poisoned by the Qi-strengthening pills he concocted.

But this possibility is extremely small.

After all, the field mice in the second group have not shown any problems so far.

"Gu Yuan Dan requires Qi Yuan Cao (a type of herb), Qi Shen (a type of ginseng), supplemented with Gan Ma Zi (a type of hemp seed), century-old Shen Wu Mu resin, and Qing Run Hua (a type of herb).

Qi Yuan Grass is the main medicine. Its leaves are bluish-white and its roots are like cinnabar clouds. It is a top-grade first-tier spiritual plant.

Ginseng is only a low-grade spiritual plant.

As for the three herbs, namely hemp seeds, ebony resin, and purifying flowers, they are all considered semi-medicinal.

Sun Wen's family did not have Qi Yuan Grass, but they had other medicinal herbs, and in considerable quantities.

Shen Yi replaced the Qi Yuan Grass with the Chi Ping Grass, which has the same effects.

He read through the herbal medicine manual dozens of times to confirm that the five herbs he had selected would not have any antagonistic effects before he felt comfortable making this batch of Qi-strengthening pills.

Sun Wenyi replaced the original medicinal ingredients of the Rejuvenation Pill with other herbs to create a healing pill.

With the help of his secluded study, Shen Yi's understanding of the herbal medicine manual is not much worse than Sun Wen's.

After all, if this guy really understood the Hundred Herbs Refining Manual, he wouldn't only be able to refine healing pills.

Shortly afterward, the other two field mice in the first group also lost their breath completely.

They still maintain the posture of their bodies being forcibly stretched open by the medicine.

"We must be careful in everything we do, and we must not be careless about erysipelas."

Shen Yi thought to himself.

This is just one experiment; it needs to be repeated several times to prove the problem.

He immediately picked up the three field mice from the first group and quickly entered the medicine hut.

He casually picked up a small knife from the side and began to dissect the field mouse.

After opening the abdominal cavity, no obvious blood or fluid accumulation was observed.

The organs were dark purple in color and showed no obvious erosion or necrosis.

Upon examining each organ, the liver appears to be dark in color and firm in texture, with faint bluish-gray spots on its surface.

This is likely just a sign that the medicinal effects have accumulated and not yet dissipated, rather than a sign of erysipelas invading the body.

Clearly, due to the excessive potency of the medicine, the internal organs were subjected to high-load operation in a short period of time, resulting in abnormal swelling.

Next, the intestines were cut open. There were a few ulcers on the inner wall, but there was no obvious fishy smell, and it did not look like there were traces of corrosion from highly toxic substances.

Shen Yi then examined the fascia near the heart and liver lobes closely. He found that the residual medicinal effects were strong, causing congestion and stasis in the blood vessels.

There is no doubt that the effects of the Gu Yuan Dan were too strong; the field mouse's body was stretched to its limit.

The three field mice died from an excessive amount of potent drug remaining in their bodies, leading to organ failure and shock.

For this, Shen Yi could only apologize to their corpses.

"Big brother, what's wrong with you—"

Shen Kun walked in from outside and was startled to see his older brother dismembering the field mouse.

"It's nothing, I'm just doing an experiment."

Shen Yi smiled faintly and walked to the side to wash his hands.

Shen Kun breathed a slight sigh of relief and then said, "Big brother, ever since you got the Hundred Herbs Alchemy Manual, you've been doing more and more experiments."

Shen Yi smiled and said, "This is a lineage of alchemy. If we can master the two pill formulas on it, our territory will benefit immensely."

"However, there's no need for you to do it yourself. We have dozens of people working for us; we can just select a few to do it for you."

Shen Kun didn't know how to explain it, but every time he saw his older brother dissecting field mice, he felt an indescribable sense of unease.

At that moment, my older brother seemed like a completely different person, giving off a sense of extreme calm madness.

What Shen Kun found most uncomfortable was that his elder brother seemed to enjoy this feeling very much, and was very good at dissecting corpses, just like an experienced butcher.

Shen Kun had followed his older brother around for so many years, but he had no idea that his brother had this special skill.

"Too."

Hearing his words, Shen Yi nodded thoughtfully.

He could indeed train a few assistants in alchemy, since he couldn't possibly be the only one supplying the territory's needs for pills.

Furthermore, there are other matters to attend to, such as treating injuries.

Those children under twelve in the territory can all be given some trying in training.

Let's continue with the planning.

Currently, there are only about sixty people in their territory, so they can still manage.

"What brings you here?"

"Sister Guan Yue has broken through to the eighth level of the Qi and Blood Realm. I've come to tell you."

"Also, Liao Ning and Wang Rui are back, bringing a lot of semi-spiritual herbs. My little sister and I have already transplanted them all into the vegetable garden."

"They also brought back news that Wang Rui's exploration team continued their southward exploration today, and they actually discovered an abandoned village thirty-two miles to the south!"

"What did you say?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yi's eyes lit up.

An abandoned village?

And it's only thirty-two li, not too far, enough to make a round trip in a day!

There should be some gains.

It would be even better if we could find a few upgradeable folk artifacts inside.

"Let's go back."

Shen Yi packed up the field mouse's carcass and took it out.

A thought struck him.

These three field mice, which have the effects of a traditional Chinese medicine pill, should not be wasted.

Back in the yard, he immediately put the mutated pheasant into the feeding trough of one of the chicken coops, letting it peck at the food.

Of course, Shen Yi did not place it in the chicken coop where the Pheasant King lived.

After all, the efficacy of the Gu Yuan Pill has not yet been fully verified.

It wouldn't be good if his precious Pheasant King was damaged, so after doing all that, Shen Yi returned to the courtyard.

Wang Rui and Liao Ning were already waiting.

"Tell me the details about that abandoned village."

Shen Yi sat down and looked at the two of them, speaking slowly.

Upon hearing this, Wang Rui quickly spoke up, "Boss, here's what happened. Today, I led the team, and since we'd already explored the surrounding area enough, we decided to continue our exploration further south."

"Thirty-two miles south of east, we discovered a village shrouded in a faint black mist."

"It was broad daylight at the time, and for safety reasons, we did not approach it rashly. We just observed it from the outside. By the time it was time to return, we still hadn't found any trace of human activity inside, so we retreated."

"You did the right thing."

Shen Yi gave his approval.

He immediately fell into thought.

When Wang Rui and his group arrived, it was still broad daylight, but the village was shrouded in a layer of black fog.

This is clearly not normal.

If it's something like poisonous miasma, you need to take adequate protective measures before you can go in.

But I'm afraid that place isn't poisonous miasma, but rather the place where the Dark Domain descended!

Shen Yi thought for a moment and realized that the No. 3 Black Domain recorded in Jiangchuan Town should still be several hundred miles away from here.

They regularly update the map information every so often, especially for dangerous areas like the Black Zone, which require extra attention.

This map of Pucao Village was only purchased in Jiangchuan Town at the beginning of this year; it's the latest version.

It's unlikely that the Third Black Domain would have spread to this area in just a few months.

I need to go and take a look tomorrow.

Not long after.

Mo Guanhai walked into the courtyard and, after learning about the matter, said he had never heard of such rumors.

Although he grew up in a large city like Nanhuang City, as a commoner, he didn't actually know much.

"If you're going tomorrow, count the old man in," Mo Guanhai said with a loud laugh.

"Okay, let's meet up tomorrow and go together."

Shen Yi nodded slightly.

"How's the storage bag thing going?"

"Couldn't find it."

Speaking of this, Mo Guanhai shook his head and pondered, "The storage bag should have been on Ah Xin at the time, but he had an accident later, and the storage bag was lost."

"I searched the nearby hills but couldn't find Ah Xin's body. I guess he was dragged into the darkness by the spirit."

Nighttime is the time when the human world and the dark world overlap.

When dawn breaks, the dark world will be freed again.

Things that fall into the dark world will disappear after they leave the human world.

Unless a spirit brings out a storage bag and is discovered and killed by Shen Yi, it's impossible to get the storage bag back.

Or rather, he has the ability to delve directly into the dark world at night to find the whereabouts of the storage bag.

Even in Jiangchuan Town, storage bags are not something you can find everywhere.

This item belonged to a scion of a prominent family in the city who led everyone to this place.

He is the leader among Mo Guanhai and the other martial artists at the ninth level of the Qi and Blood Realm.

For Mo Guanhai, this storage bag was of extraordinary significance; it was a memento from his elder brother.

However, this iconic treasure of the successive village chiefs of Heishan Village was ultimately lost.

Shen Yi felt quite regretful.

If he had a storage bag, things would be much easier for him; at least he could put the wooden puppet soldiers inside and summon them at any time.

Moreover—most importantly, he should be able to upgrade the storage bag!

Losing a storage bag is a huge loss.

But since it was already lost, Shen Yi didn't dwell on it.

He comforted Mo Guanhai, saying, "When we have the ability in the future, we can go into the night and retrieve that storage bag."

"Forget it, that's too risky. Our territory can't afford to lose anything. It's just a storage bag; if it's gone, it's gone."

Mo Guanhai shook his head. "It's just a bit of a pity; that storage bag should have been yours."

"I'm not the legitimate village chief of Black Mountain Village, Fifth Master, have you forgotten?"

Shen Yi smiled indifferently.

In fact, he was the culprit who caused the village's destruction.

It's already quite good that Mo Guanhai doesn't hold a grudge against him.

"How are you not orthodox?"

Mo Guanhai looked at him with a half-smile, waved his hand, and said, "Even without you, Heishan Village would not have been able to be saved sooner or later. Liu Wanhe is too radical. I don't see any hope for the village if it falls into his hands."

"On the contrary, you're a sixteen-year-old at the Solidification Realm, tsk tsk tsk, your future is limitless!"

"Dinner's ready! Come on, this is mutated gray rice grown in our territory. Have a taste."

"Let's not talk about that now, let's eat."

Guan Yue carried the rice bowl out.

The plump, mutated gray rice emitted a unique fragrance, and its surface was shrouded in a faint spiritual aura, making everyone's mouths water.

With several pots full of monster meat and mutated red eggplant as side dishes, Huang Dahu and his companions were drooling.

Shen Yi waved, ending his conversation with Mo Guanhai, and gestured for everyone to take their seats and have a meal.

This was the first time they had ever eaten mutated gray rice!

As the first mouthful of rice entered their stomachs, Huang Dahu and the others felt a powerful energy slowly spreading through their abdomens, causing them to shudder.

"Excellent! The taste is much better than ordinary gray rice, and it also has energy to enhance vital energy. If I could eat this kind of first-grade spiritual rice every day, it might even improve my physique!"

Mo Guanhai couldn't help but say.

Spirit rice is a very common item in Southern Wilderness City, and ordinary families can afford it.

But he was the only one who was poor.

Compared to the few meals of spirit rice he had the good fortune to eat in the Southern Wilderness City, Mo Guanhai felt that this meal of mutated gray rice was much tastier than those spirit rice meals.

Upon hearing this, Huang Dahu and the others' eyes lit up immediately. Could it improve their physical condition?

You should eat more!

Immediately, everyone started shoveling rice into their mouths.

Soon, the large bucket of rice was emptied.

Shen Yi estimated that, at this rate, the two thousand catties of mutated gray rice wouldn't last long.

After the meal.

Taking advantage of the energy dissipation, everyone took turns using the Blood Fiend Wooden Dummy to practice their skills.

Wang Rui was the first to be hit. His blood and qi began to surge, and then a burst of energy shattered the shackles of his cultivation realm, allowing him to advance to the fifth level of the Qi and Blood Realm.

Huang Dahu and Liu Feng were stunned when they saw him break through.

"No, Rui Zi, no, Brother Rui! How did you break through?"

"We're still only at the fourth level of the Qi and Blood Realm, and besides, wasn't your original realm lower than ours?"

Liu Feng couldn't accept it. He was a peer of Liao Ning when he joined the hunting team. Although he couldn't be called a genius, he could be considered a future expert of the hunting team.

However, Wang Rui, who previously had no chance of joining the hunting team, is now progressing faster than him.

Something's off about this kid!

Liu Feng immediately rushed over, grabbed Wang Rui's leg, and shouted, "Brother Rui, do you have some cultivation secrets? Teach me quickly, I'll even acknowledge you as my brother!"

There are no secrets to cultivation; it's all about hard work and sweat.

Wang Rui chuckled.

"I don't believe it!" Liu Feng shook his head.

"That kid Arui is pretty good," Mo Guanhai said with a smile as he looked at Shen Yi.

"Yes, he is quite calm and cautious, and is worth nurturing."

Shen Yi nodded in agreement.

He thought highly of this kid; at least he was more stable than Huang Dahu.

Leaving the others to cultivate here, Shen Yi went alone to the well in the courtyard.

[Well - Level 4]

[Function: Provides water]

【Features: Self-cleaning (white, automatically filters impurities), Growth (green, well water irrigation promotes plant growth, especially effective for shade-loving plants)】

【Durability: 87/100】

It's time to upgrade the well.

Shen Yi slowly exhaled.