Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 415 Hunyuan Furnace Meditation Diagram
In the west of Linjiang City, in the Niu Family Pharmacy.

Niu Sanjin stood in front of the pharmacy counter, staring blankly at his eldest son, who was sitting not far away beside a pile of wrapped medicine packets, intently grinding herbs with a stone mill.

Ever since he brought back that stack of old books, his eldest son has been staring at those ancient books every day as if he were possessed. But today, contrary to his usual behavior, he left early to help him at the pharmacy.

And, for some reason, he felt that his eldest son seemed a little different today.
He pondered for a moment, then stepped out from behind the counter and approached Niu Yi, tentatively probing with a hint of nervousness:

"Yi'er, why aren't you reading those ancient books today?"

Niu Sanjin regretted his words as soon as he finished speaking. His eldest son had been diligently studying that damned ancient book every day, so why did he bring it up again?

Dressed in a gray cloth robe, Niu Yi continued to push the millstone, grinding the emerald green herbs in the gray stone mortar into powder. He looked up, smiled, and said:
"Of course I won't read them. I already used those books to fill the stove pit last night."

“Father, some of the things in that book are things I’ve seen in the private school’s collection before. They must be coded messages left by our ancestors.”

“I studied it for a while and actually figured out two prescriptions. The herbs used are quite common and our pharmacy has them. I’ll get them out for you to see later, and you can help me check them out.”

"Okay, okay, it's good that you don't want to watch it, it's good that you don't want to watch

Upon hearing this, Niu Sanjin breathed a long sigh of relief and a smile appeared on his face. His mind was filled with thoughts of his eldest son saying he wouldn't read the book and had even filled the stove pit with it.

Now that his eldest son has finally returned to normal, how could he not be happy?

Those ancient books are better off gone; they're a disaster!
As for the two prescriptions Niu Yi mentioned, Niu Sanjin didn't care. In his eyes, prescriptions from ancient books were not as important as his own son. As long as his eldest son was normal, he would be more than happy to use up all the medicinal herbs in his pharmacy!
"Manager Niu, has the medicine I ordered yesterday been prepared yet?"

Niu Sanjin turned his head and saw a young man peeking out from outside the gate, calling out to the pharmacy.

"Alright, alright! Coming right now, coming right now."

Niu Sanjin's face was full of smiles, and he even looked at the customers with much greater friendliness. He was about to walk quickly towards the counter, but after taking two steps, he stopped and hurriedly instructed Niu Yi behind him:

"Yi'er, if you manage to concoct any medicine, you must let me see it first. You can't secretly test medicine on yourself!"

"Don't worry, Dad."

Seeing his eldest son nod in agreement, Niu Sanjin turned around and walked toward the packets of medicine powder on the counter with peace of mind.

Niu Yi simply smiled, lowered his head, and continued processing the medicinal herbs in his hands.

He has already entered the first stage of cultivating the Heavenly Treasure Technique. In this life, he only needs to cultivate step by step and doesn't need to be as anxious as he was in the Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio world.

When he planted the spirit seed in the Hunyuan Furnace last night, he sensed the Heavenly Dao of this world for a moment. Although the world was not entirely clear, it was far from being shrouded in demonic energy and plagued by demons like in the world of Liaozhai.

The worlds in the endless chaos are as numerous as the sands of the Ganges. This world is closer to an ordinary world similar to the Three Realms, but in terms of status, it is much higher than the upgraded Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio world.

In other words, there must be Great Immortals in this world.

However, none of this mattered to him for the time being. Having lived here for sixteen years, Niu Yi knew that while this world wasn't entirely safe, it wasn't that dangerous either. Moreover, he could now use the treasure ship left behind by his second senior brother, so even if they encountered danger, he could quickly take the Niu family away.

As for him now, he naturally wants to live a good life.

In Niu Yi's mind, relying on the pharmacology he had learned in the Three Realms and the knowledge and experiences he had gained in the pharmacies of this world over the years, two prescriptions quickly emerged.

As dusk fell, Niu Sanjin, who had been busy all day, returned home with his eldest son.

Don't underestimate the Niu family just because they only have a small pharmacy; there's a lot going on at that pharmacy.

When Niu Yi was studying, Niu Sanjin was not only responsible for making medicine and dispensing it, but also for selling it, organizing the goods, and even delivering the medicine. Of course, purchasing medicinal herbs was also Niu Sanjin's job.

Meanwhile, Bai Fangfang was also busy at home. Some of the newly picked medicinal herbs needed to be washed, sieved, and sliced. The most important thing was to dry them thoroughly to preserve them better. If they were even slightly damp, they would easily rot.

These tasks were usually taken care of by Bai Fangfang at home. The Niu family kept various winnowing baskets and medicinal herbs in their small courtyard.

Fortunately, the distance between the Niu family's house and the pharmacy wasn't far, only two streets apart. Bai Fangfang could easily deliver the dried medicines back to the pharmacy herself; otherwise, Niu Sanjin would probably be too busy to handle it all.

Over the years, the couple has been deeply in love and worked together. Their busy yet sweet life gradually took off, and the neighborhood has also been very supportive.

Later, after Niu Yi stopped studying at the private school, he returned home to help manage the family's pharmacy and learned skills from Niu Sanjin. In this way, the couple finally had some free time.

As the sun set, the father and son walked along the road, chatting and laughing. Just as they approached their home, they suddenly heard a cheerful shout.

"Father! Brother! You're back!"

The father and son turned to look at the sound and saw Bai Fangfang and Niu Guangze walking towards them together, with Niu Yi, the younger brother, waving excitedly at them.

"Haha~ Ze'er, come here quickly! Tell Daddy what you learned from Mr. Yang today!"

Niu Guangze hurriedly ran towards his father and elder brother, chattering about what he had seen and heard at school, while Bai Fangfang followed behind, watching the scene with tender eyes.

In the sky, Guanyin Bodhisattva, standing on a cloud, saw this scene and nodded slightly with a smile.

"good."

At night, Niu Guangze, who had been playing with him all night, finally fell asleep, while Niu Yi, by the light of the moon shining through the paper window, looked thoughtfully at the stack of books in his hands.

The books in his hands were naturally the ones that recorded the secrets of crafting magical artifacts.

This ancient book is made of extraordinary material and cannot be damaged by ordinary fire. His words at the pharmacy during the day were merely to reassure Niu Sanjin.

As for the ancient book, he did intend to destroy it; after all, the person who left it behind was no saint.
Niu Yi silently recited the incantation, activating the 'seed' within his dantian.

(End of this chapter)