Douluo Continent: Rebirth of Ma Hongjun, Phoenix of Ultimate Light

Chapter 50: Beauty awaits in books!

Oscar opened his mouth, then closed it again.

He felt that Ma Hongjun's words made sense, but he still felt that something was not quite right.

"Then why did you develop this prescription? You're only seven years old, a level 30 Soul Master, your cultivation speed is already fast enough, do you still need medicine to assist you?"

Ma Hongjun took the page back, his gaze falling on the numbers and names of the medicinal herbs written on it. His tone remained calm, but there was something more in his eyes.

"The recipe for the medicinal bath was prepared by Teacher Shao Xin, and the herbs were purchased from the village. There's nothing wrong with the recipe, there's nothing wrong with the herbs, and there's nothing wrong with the person who brewed the medicine. But that recipe is for ordinary people, not for people with innate full soul power, not for the Evil Fire Phoenix, and not for Shrek Academy students."

He paused.

"Our physique, martial spirit, and cultivation methods are all different from ordinary soul masters. Using someone else's methods will only ever allow us to reach their level."

Ma Hongjun didn't say much, but every word he uttered made Oscar feel something churning in his mind.

He wanted to ask something more, but Ma Hongjun had already turned his gaze back to his book, indicating that the topic should end there.

Oscar wisely stood up and glanced back as he walked to the door.

Ma Hongjun's silhouette was stretched long by the light of the oil lamp and cast on the wall. His shoulders were strong and powerful, not at all like the physique of a seven-year-old child, but he held the pen steadily and wrote very quickly.

"Don't stay out too late," Oscar said before leaving.

Hearing the door close, Ma Hongjun put down his pen, leaned back in his chair, and let out a long sigh.

He looked at the thick books on the table, and at the page he had filled with his own writing.

The prescription is not yet complete and needs to be repeatedly reviewed and verified.

He revised the ratio of Bone-Tempering Grass and Blood-Activating Vine more than a dozen times, always feeling there was still room for optimization.

While using the Concentration Flower can indeed improve meditation efficiency, excessive use can actually lead to restlessness.

The balance between each medicinal ingredient was far more subtle than he had anticipated.

But he knew he was on the right path.

The book has its own house of gold, and the book has its own Yan Ruyu.

He had heard these two sentences in his previous life, but he only truly understood their meaning in this life.

Books contain not only knowledge, but also the paths that predecessors have walked, the pitfalls they have encountered, and the little bit of experience that they have gained at great cost.

These are experiences that you could never fully grasp on your own in a lifetime.

Ma Hongjun picked up his pen and wrote another line on the paper: "Two qian of Ning Shen Hua, combined with one qian of An Xing Xiang, can neutralize its strong properties and make the mind more stable."

Outside the window, the moonlight was like water.

The training ground was deserted, with only the deep blue flags fluttering gently in the night breeze, their gold badges gleaming faintly in the moonlight.

Flander stood by the office window, looking at the sliver of light shining from Ma Hongjun's room.

"Is that kid still reading?" Zhao Wuji walked in from outside and glanced at Flander in the direction of his gaze.

"Um.

""

"Can your body handle staying up so late every day?"

Flanders did not answer.

He looked at that ray of light, his gaze filled with something very complex.

"He's right," Flander said.

Zhao Wuji didn't hear clearly: "What?"

Flanders said nothing more.

He closed the window and went back to the table to sit down.

There was also a book lying on the table, which he had borrowed from the Ink Fragrance Book Pavilion.

"Advanced Soul Power Theory"

He turned to the page with the folded corner and continued reading.

Ma Hongjun is right.

The book has its own golden house.

Beauty can be found in books.

As a teacher, he can't fall behind.

Ma Hongjun spent three whole days in the library.

It's not the large library at Moxiang Shuge, but the small library that the college built itself.

The bookshelf wasn't large, containing only a few hundred books, but each one was carefully selected by Flander: a soul beast encyclopedia, a compilation of medicinal herbs, a theory of martial souls, and a general history of the continent.

The gold lettering on the spine gleamed dimly under the oil lamp, and the edges of the pages were frayed from being turned over.

In the spare time of the past three days, he went through "Advanced Pharmacology" from beginning to end again, took out his notebook recording the efficacy of medicinal herbs to compare and correct, and also looked through Shao Xin's medicinal bath prescription.

Shao Xin's prescription is fine; the combination of medicinal herbs is standard, with each herb fulfilling its specific function.

For an ordinary Soul Master, this is already a pretty good tonic recipe.

But for a genius with innate full soul power, for the Evil Fire Phoenix, and for the students of Shrek Academy, it was too gentle.

"Too mild" means not strong enough.

Ma Hongjun picked up a pen and wrote down the first version of the formula on a piece of paper.

Three qian of bone-strengthening herb, five qian of blood-activating vine, two qian of mind-calming flower, one qian of benzoin, and one bucket of thousand-year-old hot spring water.

Bone-tempering grass strengthens bones, blood-activating vine unblocks meridians, mind-calming flower calms the mind and improves meditation efficiency, and benzoin neutralizes the intensity of mind-calming flower.

Each of the four medicinal herbs has its own function and they do not conflict with each other.

After Ma Hongjun finished writing it, he read it twice and felt it was too mediocre.

He wrote a second version.

Add five qian of Bone-Tempering Grass, eight qian of Blood-Activating Vine, and maintain two qian of Mind-Concentrating Flower. Remove Benzoin—he didn't want to neutralize the Mind-Concentrating Flower's potency; he wanted that potency.

Forcibly neutralizing it is worse than not letting it go at all.

Third edition.

Fourth edition.

Fifth edition.

Each version is bolder than the last.

The amount of bone-tempering grass was increased from three qian to one liang.

The amount of blood-activating vine was increased from five qian to two qian.

The price of Ning Shen Hua (a type of herb) has increased from two qian to five qian.

The amount of water from the thousand-year-old hot spring was increased from one bucket to three buckets.

Ma Hongjun looked at the fifth version of the formula and laughed at himself.

This amount is so much that even an ox couldn't withstand it, let alone a human.

He changed to a new sheet of paper and rewrote it.

This time, he didn't pursue "great power" but instead carefully wrote down his final version after much deliberation.

Six qian of bone-strengthening herb, one liang of blood-activating vine, three qian of mind-calming flower, two qian of benzoin, and two buckets of thousand-year-old hot spring water.

Ma Hongjun held the paper up and looked at it from left to right, and finally nodded in satisfaction.

Six qian of Bone-Tempering Grass has limited bone strength; too much can damage the bone marrow, so one should not be greedy.

The core purpose of the medicinal bath is to unblock the meridians with one or two ounces of Blood-Activating Vine. If the meridians are blocked, the circulation of soul power will be hindered, and the cultivation speed will naturally not increase.

The combination of benzoin and benzoin neutralizes 70% of the benzoin's potency, leaving 30%.

It can enhance meditation efficiency without causing restlessness. Three parts stimulation, seven parts stability.

After writing down the prescription, Ma Hongjun didn't rush to find Flander.

He then pulled out the "Complete Guide to Soul Beast Herbs," found the page on Bone Tempering Grass, and reread the section on its medicinal properties: "Enters the kidney meridian, strengthens muscles and bones, and prolonged use leads to a lighter body and longevity." He then found the Blood-Activating Vine, read it through, and then read about the Mind-Concentrating Flower.

After confirming that everything was correct, he folded the prescription and put it in his pocket.

The next morning, after training, Ma Hongjun found Flander.

Flander was flipping through account books in his office.

The academy's income and expenditure have been relatively balanced recently. The auction house's income is stable, the final payment for the school building construction has been settled, and there are still more than 10,000 gold soul coins left in the account.

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