Hermit in the Mountains

Gu Changsheng named the most prominent ring inside the pill "Danwen" (丹纹), and only pills containing Danwen could be called "Lingdan" (灵丹).

The number of times a pill goes through the cycle of "withering and flourishing" is used to determine its grade, hence the Peiyuan Pill can be called the "First-Grade Peiyuan Spirit Pill".

Based on his own changes, he prescribed the effects of the elixir, which regulates bodily functions, cleanses the intestines and stomach, repairs bodily damage, and nourishes the kidney essence, which he called strengthening the foundation and cultivating the source, nourishing yin and supplementing yang.

[First-Grade Nourishing Elixir: Strengthens the foundation and nourishes the vital energy, replenishes Yin and Yang.]

He suddenly realized that the Peiyuan Lingdan pill, with its added yin-nourishing and yang-tonifying effects, seemed to be perfectly suited for a specific group of people.

Unconsciously, I placed my hands on my lower back and rubbed them. The warmth in my kidneys after taking the Peiyuan Lingdan lingered for a long time.

Whether it's a regular Peiyuan Dan, a semi-finished Peiyuan Dan, or a Peiyuan Ling Dan, its main function is to strengthen the body's foundation, regulate bodily functions, cleanse the intestines and stomach of impurities, and repair bodily damage.

The single medicinal effect of nourishing kidney essence can be extracted and made into another new elixir.

Several outrageous names popped into Gu Changsheng's mind: "Golden Kidney Pill," "True Man Pill," "Hero Pill," "Great Slaughter Pill," "Seven-Brother Pill,"...

He shook his head to erase these messy names and chose an elegant name, "Yang-Boosting Pill".

The semi-finished "Yang-Boosting Pill" is effective enough, so there's no need to refine it into a full-fledged elixir. He fears that the elixir's effects might be too potent, causing someone to die after taking it, leading to a mess and incurring negative karma.

Selling one for 100,000 or 200,000 yuan solves his way of making money, while also benefiting humanity, easing family tensions, increasing the birth rate, and aligning with national policies. How can this not be considered a great achievement?

He can start by trying to refine the entire batch of medicines by combining them. At present, his method of refining pills is to first make ordinary pills by hand and then process them. It cannot be considered a true method of refining pills.

When a thought arises, the body moves; if you think of something, just do it.

Gu Changsheng put away one of the Qi-Nourishing Pills, got up and went to the bedroom to lock it in a drawer. He returned to the living room, took the three Qi-Nourishing Pills, and went to test them on his three pets.

He took his three pets away from the wooden house to test the pills, mainly because he was afraid the smell would pollute his living area.

A man, a dog, a cow, and a chicken walked three kilometers into the mountains and stopped beside a stream.

Gu Changsheng took out the wooden shells and broke them open one by one, his gaze falling on the three pets sitting in a row in front of him.

"Open your mouths, there's something delicious to eat."

"Woof woof woof..." Big Yellow squatted on the ground with a fawning expression, panting and wagging its tail.

"Coo coo coo..." Big Red held its head high and puffed out its chest, flapping its shimmering wings with a "plop plop" sound.

"Moo—" the blue ox obediently lay down on the ground in response.

Gu Changsheng pinched a spirit pill in his right hand and flicked it towards the huge mouth of the green ox. The Qi-Nourishing Spirit Pill flew into the green ox's mouth with a "whoosh".

Without pausing, he flicked his finger again, sending a Qi-Nourishing Pill precisely into the big yellow dog's mouth.

Da Hong was no longer the same size as before. With daily nourishment from the spiritual liquid, its height had increased to one meter, and its wingspan was one and a half meters.

If Da Hong were still in her previous physique, Gu Changsheng would have had to personally feed her the spirit liquid, and the pills would have to be broken into small pieces before she could swallow them. Now, without these troubles, he immediately used his right hand to perform a finger-flicking technique.

The Qi-Nourishing Elixir flew into the big red mouth with a "whoosh".

Although the changes in the three pets are quite significant, they are still within people's acceptable range. After all, there are billions of animals in the world, and there will always be one or two that undergo mutations.

To avoid causing unnecessary trouble, he would send Qingniu and Dahong away from home for a trip when the villagers went up the mountain to work, letting them go on a self-guided tour in the mountains.

There was no need for Dahuang to run away from home. It was just that it was more robust, its fur changed from yellow to golden, and its shoulder height and size were not much larger than an adult Chinese rural dog.

After feeding his three pets some Qi-Nourishing Pills, Gu Changsheng gave them a word of advice and turned to retreat, not wanting to suffer another attack from the poison gas.

"You are not allowed to run around. Stay where you are."

Gu Changsheng glanced at the stream and chose a 30-meter-tall tree with thick branches. He pushed off the ground with his feet and flew towards the tree.

As he approached the tree, he leaped forward, landing on the trunk with his left foot and then immediately pushing off with his right, his body moving like a dragon.

With fluid movements, he leaped up the tree, firmly grasping a branch ten meters above the ground with his right hand. With a powerful push of his right arm, he lifted himself up nearly two meters into the air, landing steadily on the branches.

In the world of martial arts, fellow enthusiasts who witness Gu Changsheng's fluid and graceful movements can't help but exclaim, "Young hero, what superb lightness skill!"

Gu Changsheng used his powerful strength and skillful technique to perform the lightness skill from martial arts novels.

He doesn't need to specifically learn various martial arts techniques; the essence of these techniques is simply different ways of applying force.

He had long since mastered the art of controlling his own power to a very subtle level, but he rarely had the opportunity to use it, usually only using it to make pills.

He doesn't need to deliberately practice how to improve his control over his physical strength; as his spiritual power increases, his control over strength will naturally improve.

Just like when he fed his three pets elixirs using a finger snap, it was all about using the joints of his fingers. If the elixirs were replaced with pebbles, it would be the legendary "finger snap skill".

With Gu Changsheng's physical strength, if he charged up his power and threw a pebble that hit a person, a broken bone would be considered a minor injury.

One force can overcome all laws!

Gu Changsheng sat leisurely on a tree branch, observing the changes in his three pets dozens of meters away through the gaps in the leaves.

The first to show changes was rhubarb, probably because it is the smallest in size and its medicinal effects take effect the fastest and the changes are most obvious.

When Dahuang got agitated, it didn't dare to run around without Gu Changsheng's command. It could only circle around in place, digging its paws into the ground.

"Woof woof woof........."

Big Yellow's belly was making gurgling noises.

Big Red and Blue Ox, noticing their dog brother's anger, unconsciously took a step back.

Suddenly, Big Red stopped retreating. The effects of the medicine in its body began to take hold, and the chicken began to tremble.

"Coo coo coo..."

Big Red flapped its wings, making "puff puff" sounds, and its stomach made "gurgling" sounds.

Seeing the unusual behavior of its two cousins, the blue ox felt a chill run down its spine. Its large, bell-like eyes seemed to say, "Could I be next?"

As if on cue, the green ox felt a surge of heat coursing through its body, its stomach rumbling.

This feeling, this sound, instantly reminded the old ox of the experiences his donkey brothers had when they were pulling the millstone.

Memories flooded into the cow's brain; back then, the donkey brothers suffered by eating yellow beans.

It couldn't help but moo like a cow.

"Moo—"

Gu Changsheng, sitting on a tree branch in the distance, smiled with satisfaction, nodded, and muttered to himself, "I can't be the only one to experience the poison gas attack. My dear pet should also have a taste of this flavorful experience."

"You'll feel amazing after just one bad experience; many people haven't had the chance to enjoy this kind of treatment yet."