Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Three
ording to the elders in the vige,
decades ago, Longyang Vige was a prosperousrge vige with a poption of over a thousand people.
It was the most powerful vige within a ten-mile radius.
It also produced many powerful figures.
But then, decades ago, it suddenly declined.
One after another, the men of the vige met with misfortunes.
This led to the current withering of Longyang Vige.
There were rumors that it was because Guanyin Cave was destroyed after the liberation.
In the past, Long Xiaoshan only regarded this as a rumor.
Now, havinge into contact with Feng Shui and having made progress in his cultivation, as he looked at the Feng Shui formations, he felt the rumors were not without foundation.
This enormous Feng Shui formation had been disrupted right at Guanyin Cave.
He felt that this formation wasn''t simply a natural urrence here; otherwise, why would there be a Guanyin Cave in such a remote part of the Back Mountain? It would make little sense to make a cave for worship and incense in such a secluded ce.
Perhaps it was deliberately constructed by the ancestors.
Because Guanyin Cave was destroyed, the Yang energy of Longyang Vige was drained, leading to the decline of its male poption.
The more Long Xiaoshan looked, the more he believed it was so.
Impressive indeed.
If someone had indeed created this enormous Feng Shui formation, they were far more powerful than him; that would be a truly mighty figure.
It seems that Longyang Vige might not have been such a simple ce in the past.
Seeing such a formation,
Long Xiaoshan hesitated.
This wasn''t a ce one could just barge into with mere courage.
To be timid and hesitant wasn''t right,
but to blindly rush into a ce far beyond one''s abilities was to be a foolhardy and foolish man.
There''s a fundamental difference between the two.
After a moment of hesitation, Long Xiaoshan decided against delving deeper. With stronger abilities, he might returnter, but for now, it was better to give up.
Pure Yin Herbs could be found elsewhere, not just inside.
There was always a way to obtain them.
There was no need to take such a huge risk. He retraced his steps, re-entering Guanyin Cave to look for any secrets but found nothing obviously special—perhaps due to his limited ability.
Strength, ah.
At this moment, Long Xiaoshan felt that although he was far beyond any ordinary person,
there were still many powerful ces in this world.
He hadn''t yet reached the level where he could look down upon the world.
He took another look around outside and, confirming there were no Pure Yin Herbs, he could only helplessly decide to return for the time being. Fortunately, even though he didn''t find any Pure Yin Herbs, he had still gathered many herbs, some with Yin properties, which could serve as a temporary supplement, buying some time for Long Shiyu.
Not muchter,
he returned to the vige.
Back at Jin Lian''s house,
as soon as he stepped upstairs, he sensed something was amiss—signs of a fight and a burnt stench lingering in the air.
Upon entering, he saw Jin Lian sitting on the ground with a panicked look, herplexion pale.
On the floory something pitch-ck.
There were many scorched marks around the room.
He quickly went in and asked, "Auntie, what happened? What''s the situation?"
Seeing Long Xiaoshane in, Jin Lian''s panicked expression eased a bit as she said, "Xiaoshan, it came back again. I didn''t know what to do, so I just threw the Talismans you gave me at it."
Long Xiaoshan walked over and looked at the charred ck thing on the ground.
It was indeed a Mountain Demon.
This creature dared toe back.
He had underestimated the intelligence of ghosts and monsters.
It must have hidden in the shadows, saw me leave, and then came in.
If it weren''t for leaving the Talisman with Jin Lian, I would have fallen for the Mountain Demon''s scheme.
Lucky.
The Mountain Demon was directly smashed to death by the Fireball Talisman.
Long Xiaoshan walked over to Jin Lian, saw herplexion was turning green, and quickly said, "You''re poisoned."
The Vajra Talisman could block physical attacks.
However, the Mountain Demon was a ghostly creature, and since it fed on yin energy, Jin Lian was also poisoned with a Yin Sha toxin.
He hurriedly took out the Golden Needle to draw out the poison from Jin Lian.
Fortunately, Jin Lian''s poisoning wasn''t deep. After a while, herplexion eased, and a touch of rosiness returned, Golden Needle helped Jin Lian to a chair and sat her down beside him.
Jin Lian was not concerned about her own poisoning, and asked anxiously, "Xiaoshan, how is little Yu''s illness? Did you find the medicine?"
Such concern gave Long Xiaoshan a new appreciation for Aunt Jin Lian.
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Motherly love is truly great.
This is a kind woman.
Originally, he nned to say he hadn''t found the herbs, but an idea suddenly struck him, and he walked over to the Mountain Demon''s body, picked it up and saw that although it looked small, it was extremely heavy, no less than a hundred pounds.
Its charred bodyposition was unknown, cold to the touch, and filled with a chilling Yin Sha that seeped through to the core.
Even in death, such a creature could poison ordinary people upon contact.
But he had a wealth of knowledge.
The Mountain Demon was a creature of Yin ghosts, born from yin energy, and its body was coalesced with plenty of Yin Sha, without any yang essence within it.
Although he hadn''t found any Pure Yin Herbs.
The Mountain Demon could be used for Alchemy, as long as the Yin Sha within was extracted and the Sha energy removed, leaving only Pure Yin energy.
It couldpletely be used for that purpose.
"Auntie, I have a way now, rest assured, I''m going to get ready to start Alchemy," Long Xiaoshan said. "Do you have things like a big pot here?"
"Yes, yes," Jin Lian replied in haste: "I''ll take you there."
Long Xiaoshan followed Jin Lian down. In the kitchen, after some searching, they produced arge pot with a diameter of more than one meter, used for boiling pig heads during the New Year, as well as gathered many pieces of firewood and brought them out to the yard.
He asked Jin Lian to watch Long Shiyu.
Long Xiaoshan busied himself in the yard.
The yard was quiterge, allowing him to get fully to work.
Among the medical skills passed down by Elder Chang, there were also pill forms.
The one he was going to refine now was the Yin Yuan Pill, but Elixir Pills are even more difficult to create than things like Bone-Regeneration Powder, with much higher demands, involving the use of True Qi.
Before his breakthrough, Long Xiaoshan was unable to refine pills.
Because the temperature required for Alchemy was very high.
Not something that could be achieved with ordinary firewood.
But Long Xiaoshan hade up with a method, that is, using the power of Talismans.
Since the Fireball Talisman generated such high heat, it could be perfectly utilized in Alchemy.
If a traditional Alchemist were here, they would certainly scold Long Xiaoshan for his recklessness.
But precisely because Long Xiaoshan was not of traditional lineage.
He was not restricted to rigid rules, free as a Celestial Horse, able to think of any approach.
He began carving the Talisman patterns on the firewood when he experimented, he found the burning temperature to be indeed very high; even if it was not as effective as the Talisman Paper, it was still much higher than an ordinary me.
No time like the present.
Once everything was ready.
Long Xiaoshan lit the fire, set up the pot, and started the Alchemy process.
The Mountain Demon''s body gradually melted in the high heat.
Long Xiaoshan added the herbs, constantly refining the Sha energy within, the billowing Sha energy dissipated into the air, and once all the Sha energy was refined away, leaving the true Pure Yin energy, he immediately added various herbs needed for the Yin Yuan Pill.
He employed the Alchemy techniques.
Alchemy was extremely exhausting for both True Qi and concentration.
After several Chinese hours, Long Xiaoshan finallypleted the process.
Now, there were a few ck Elixir Pills in the pot, emanating a cool aura.