Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 634 Bone Cleansing Pill

When Gongsun Sheng and his companions returned to Baishi Manor, seven or eight days had passed since Qiao Daoqing and Kou Wei's battle.

In Baishi Manor, Zhao Zhen and Gongsun Sheng and his party sat down and listened to Wu Song's vivid description of the trip to Mengzhou.

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen asked, "Have you arranged anything for these women and Taoist brothers who were sent here?"

Gongsun Sheng heard this and said, "I have asked these people on the way. These old Taoists still want to practice in the Taoist temple. The one worshipped in the Pure Yang Palace is Guo Zhen, the Central Yang Lei Tian Yi Jiang of the Thunder Department. Although these Taoists have no martial arts or magic skills, they are familiar with the Taoist scriptures and have good medical skills. They are qualified to be Taoists."

Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "There was a Three Righteous Men Temple in Lushan at the beginning, but there was only one temple priest to take care of it. Why don't we ask these Taoists to go to the Three Righteous Men Temple here? Move the statues of Zhang Xian, Wu Hu, and Xu Jin to the front hall, and enshrine the [Central Yang Lei Tian Yijiang] in the main hall. What do you think, Senior Brother?"

Gongsun Sheng listened and nodded, saying, "If we want to put the shrine he is worshipping into in the main hall, we need to cast another statue."

"That's fine. Just cast one in the style of a shrine." Zhao Zhen said.

After that, he sent someone to invite the seven old Taoist priests, appointed the leader, Taoist Wang, as the presiding Taoist priest, and gave him red robes, making him a high-level Taoist priest. The other six wore blue robes, making them middle-level Taoist priests. He also promoted the Three Righteous Men Temple to a middle-level temple, and allowed Taoist Wang and others to recruit disciples and preach.

After hearing this, Wang Daoren and the others naturally expressed their gratitude. Before leaving, Wang Daoren took out a piece of paper from his bosom and handed it over, saying, "Sir, this is the recipe for the elixir passed down by the [Chun Yang Palace], called the [Bone Cleansing Pill]. We have also tried it before, but we never succeeded in the condensation of the pill. Now I am offering it to you, maybe I can refine it."

world log
[Bone Cleansing Pill]: The pill is at level 1. If taken for the first time below level , Strength and Constitution will be increased by .

Nearly thirty kinds of medicinal materials are needed, the main ones being ginseng, polygonatum, astragalus, polygonum multiflorum, angelica, rhodiola rosea, red ginseng, atractylodes, ligusticum chuanxiong, and lotus seeds. Ginseng and polygonatum must be at least 500 years old, and the other eight must be over 100 years old. The other auxiliary medicines must also be between 30 and 50 years old.

After reading it, Zhao Zhen handed the prescription to Gongsun Sheng. "Brother, you can try this [Bone Cleansing Pill] recipe."

Gongsun Sheng took it and looked at it, then said, "Fortunately, we have all the herbs. It's just that none of us have ever refined it before. If it fails, we will lose several thousand strings of cash."

Wu Jiao was shocked when he heard this. He took the recipe from Gongsun Sheng and started to read it. As he read it, he sighed, "Hiss, it's really not something that ordinary people can make."

After that, he asked Wang Daoren, "Master Wang, how many furnaces have you refined?"

Taoist Wang replied, "I have only refined two batches, but the herbs I used were not old enough, and the formula was not right, so the pill could not be condensed. I gave the elixir to goats, and within a month, the seven or eight goats grew a lot bigger. A few of us drank from the second batch, and we felt that our muscles and bones were much stronger. We have lived in the mountains for many years, and we have never caught a cold."

Gongsun Sheng's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Who made the recipe for you?"

A tall and thin Taoist stepped forward and said, "It was indeed refined by this poor Taoist."

Gongsun Sheng said: "Master Li, when I came here, I heard you say that you can grow medicinal herbs. Today, Tianqi Temple still grows many medicinal herbs. You don't have to rush to the Three Righteous Men Temple. Come with us to Tianqi Temple to make elixirs."

At that moment, Taoist Li, Taoist Wang and six others were left behind and taken to the Three Righteous Men Temple for resettlement. Taoist robes, certificates of ordination and other items were later issued by the Daozhengsi.

After settling these Taoists, the remaining ones were the sixteen women who had followed. Gongsun Sheng told Zhao Zhen the origins of these women, and Zhao Zhen nodded and had someone bring all the women in.

Looking at the women kneeling at the steps, they were indeed as Gongsun Sheng said. Zhao Zhen said, "I have discussed with my senior brother. We have three options. You can choose one. The first option is that I have a [Back Garden Workshop] here. You can go there to work as a tailor. The second option is to go to the music studio. If you are good at playing musical instruments, singing and dancing, you can also choose this place. The third option is that I will give you some money and you can make a living in the city. Once you have made up your mind, we will settle down."

After some discussion, everyone chose to work in a tailor shop.

Zhao Zhen didn't say much and sent all the women to Wang Qiaoer.

Next, they took inventory of the medicinal materials. All kinds of herbs were registered and sent to the treasury first. After Gongsun Sheng and others figured out the [Bone Cleansing Pill], they would come back to get the medicine and make the pill.

Seeing that it was already noon, Zhao Zhen said, "My brothers, the trip to Mengzhou was very hard. Today we are back, so it is just right to have a banquet to celebrate."

Gongsun Sheng smiled and said, "There's no rush for this."

As he spoke, he took out the animal-skin scroll from his bosom and said to Zhao Zhen, "Sir, look at what this is."

As soon as Zhao Zhen took the Taoist book, the heavenly book in his arms began to vibrate continuously.

He took out the Heavenly Book, and sure enough, another spell appeared on the Earthly Scroll - [Exorcism].

Exorcism: One of the 72 earthly evil magics, a Taoist secret, with varying degrees of power. The inferior can command the little ghosts and ghost soldiers, command the ghost messengers of the underworld, and the yellow turban warriors. The superior can ask the gods to protect the law, and those who have practiced deeply can drive away the guardian gods, mountain gods, land gods, the six Dings and six Jias, etc.

When Zhao Zhen saw it, he asked happily, "Brother, where did you get this book?"

Gongsun Sheng then explained the origin of the Taoist book.

Zhao Zhen heard this and said, "In that case, we should thank Li Jinling. It is not enough to just settle her down. So, I will ask Wang Qiao to promote her to be a manager later as a reward."

Gongsun Sheng said, "Brother, you are right. After I develop the [Bone Cleansing Pill] this time, I plan to go back to Erlong Mountain. First, I want to bring my mother here. Second, I want to see how many Taoist books made of animal skins there are in Master's collection. If there are any, I can borrow them to help Brother activate this heavenly book."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen thanked him repeatedly.

At that moment, everyone moved to the high terrace on the side of the parade ground. Home-brewed wine, fresh lotus roots and fish from the lake, and home-raised cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks, and geese were all sent up, and everyone ate and drank to their heart's content until nightfall.

During the banquet, Zhao Zhen inevitably mentioned Kou Wei's challenge. Especially when they heard about Kou Wei's soul, everyone sighed.

Gongsun Sheng said: "According to my master, people like us who practice Taoism are born with souls that are stronger than others. After practicing Taoism, our souls naturally become more solid. This is why our souls can stay after death and last longer. However, if there is no peach wood gourd to absorb it, this soul will also dissipate in the world after seven days."

"I heard from Master that this world is not like this. There is reincarnation in heaven and earth. People become ghosts after death. Even ordinary people can come back from the underworld seven days after death. If we cultivators die in battle, we can still retain our memories. But now it is no longer possible."

(End of this chapter)