Chapter 65 Success at the First Go
In the afternoon, at the quarter of an hour before You.
"Cao Yongxiang, Xiao Douya and the others have already become familiar with the Tiger Roar Fist. I will leave it to you to continue to instruct them here."
"I'll go to the pharmacy where those herbs are stored and see if I can successfully prepare the nourishing soup."
"If you have any questions, just come to the pharmacy and see me."
Seeing that everyone's Tiger Roar Fist practice was already on the right track, Li Dingguo said something to Cao Yongxiang, asking him to be responsible for supervising and guiding Xiao Douya and the others in their practice. He then left the compound and entered a large side room not far away.
He wanted to try to prepare a nourishing soup.
The elixirs collected yesterday need to be used as quickly as possible.
Otherwise, the longer time passes, the more the medicinal properties of the picked herbs will evaporate, and the greater the invisible loss will be.
It is necessary to bring out the effects of these herbs as soon as possible, utilize them effectively, and transform them into the foundation of strength for himself and Xiao Douya and others.
This large side room used to be the pharmacy in the mansion of this local tycoon.
The store is fully equipped with medicine racks, medicine cabinets, medicine scales, etc.
Even the back door of this large side room is connected to an operating room used to prepare medicinal soup.
Li Dingguo walked into the operating room connected to the back door of the pharmacy. The most eye-catching thing that caught his eye was the two large cauldrons used to boil and prepare medicinal soups.
These two large medicine cauldrons were placed side by side on a large and sturdy stove.
This large stove is connected to a smoke exhaust pipe that leads to the outside for exhaust and ventilation. The design is quite reasonable.
There are even two large water tanks next to a drainage pool against the wall, enough to hold more than a dozen buckets of clean water.
The water tank is now filled with clear well water, and there is a large ladle next to it.
This was what Cao Yongxiang personally fetched from the old well in the yard this morning.
With Cao Yongxiang's current cultivation level of the middle first level of martial arts, not only does he have great physical strength, but a swing of his arms can generate several hundred kilograms of strength, so it is easy for him to do these chores.
In this operation room covering an area of several meters in radius, one side of the wall is piled with bundles of dry firewood and hay. The original local rich man should have had people boil medicine here for his warriors.
This local rich man's family obviously had no martial arts genius, nor did they have guards or family members with martial arts skills above the first level. Overnight, they were easily wiped out by a vicious ghost that suddenly broke into the village.
The two large medicine cauldrons in front of him were taken to the old well outside and thoroughly cleaned at noon before Li Dingguo came to prepare the Qi and Blood Soup. Now they can be used directly.
He began to follow the instructions for preparing the Yangshen Soup that he had learned from the secret medical book.
First, pour half a bucket of well water, weighing several dozen kilograms, into a large medicine cauldron, cover the cauldron, and then put firewood and hay into the furnace of the large stove and ignite it to start heating the medicine cauldron.
Then, he took out various elixirs from the medicine shelf in the large pharmacy inside, which he had prepared and weighed at noon.
This is the dosage of the magical medicine required to prepare the nourishing spirit soup.
Of course, there was also a soul bead that was picked up by the soldiers of the Youth Camp after killing the evil ghost and distributed as spoils afterwards.
The soul bead in his hand was left by a first-stage early-stage evil spirit. Its value was not comparable to the other two first-stage middle and late-stage soul beads in the medicine cabinet.
This was a soul bead of a lower grade that Li Dingguo wanted to use for his first practice.
In this way, even if the first configuration of Yangshen Soup fails, the loss will not be that great.
It's not that he has no confidence, it's just that he wants to be safe in everything and it's always better to be cautious.
He concentrated on preparing the nourishing soup, meticulously following the recipe. Every once in a while, he would put one or several herbs into the cauldron.
Whether it is the Yangshen Soup or the Qi and Blood Soup, it is not difficult to make it slowly according to the steps in the prescription.
It is somewhat similar to the way Li Dingguo boiled Chinese medicine in his previous life, but there are also big differences.
To prepare the Yangshen Soup and Qi and Blood Soup, you don’t just need to weigh all the herbs, mix them, and then put them into the medicine pot to boil.
Instead, you need to adjust the heat from time to time. Before boiling the water, you must put the required herbs in the prescription into the medicine pot in order at different times, and then cover it and boil it.
Before the nourishing spirit soup is almost ready, put the soul bead into the medicine cauldron, cover it with a lid and let it sit for a while. When the soul bead is completely dissolved into the soup, the whole process is complete.
It's not very complicated. It's mainly because the elixirs needed to make the nourishing soup are difficult to collect under normal circumstances.
Especially for the various wild spiritual herbs and roots, if you want to collect them all, you mainly rely on luck, or have enough strength to do it. For example, this time, Li Dingguo was able to collect all the herbs needed for the Yang Shen Soup, relying on luck.
Otherwise, unless he breaks through to the fourth level of Qi Refining in martial arts, he will have the confidence to go deep into the mountains, old forests, wilderness and swamps, and other extremely dangerous primitive areas to search.
After more than half an hour, the nourishing soup that had been fully prepared gave off a medicinal aroma that made people feel refreshed at the mere smell of it.
"Smelling it refreshes the brain, and eating it nourishes the spirit."
"Hahaha, that's right! This is the nourishing soup. I'm so lucky!"
Li Dingguo succeeded in preparing the Yang Shen Soup on his first try. He was so happy that he couldn't help laughing out loud, "Not bad, not bad. It seems that I still have some talent as a pharmacist."
He was mentally prepared for a certain chance of failure when he prepared the nourishing spirit soup for the first time.
The results now exceeded his expectations, so it would be strange if he wasn't happy.
It is mainly used to configure the various spiritual medicines of the nourishing soup. Although the quality is not very high, it is difficult to collect them, so it is particularly precious.
The rare and precious medicinal herbs he collected yesterday for preparing the nourishing spirit soup were not in large quantities, and he only had three soul beads as the main ingredient in his hand, so he could only prepare it three times in total.
Even if it just failed once, it would be a huge loss, and even Li Dingguo would feel very sorry.
Now, he succeeded in one go, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Boss, what are you laughing at?"
At this time, there was a sound of footsteps coming from outside the door, and Cao Yongxiang's voice sounded immediately.
Before he could finish his words, this guy strode in.
He looked at the large medicine cauldron on the side of the stove, which was still emitting steam and exuding a medicinal soup aroma that made people feel refreshed. He was immediately overjoyed and said, "Could it be that you have successfully brewed the legendary nourishing soup?"
As soon as he said this, he immediately thought of Li Dingguo's laughter and was immediately overjoyed. "That's great!"
"With the help of this nourishing soup, Xiao Douya, Hongmei and the others will not only become warriors sooner, but their foundation will also be greatly increased!"
"As we all know, as a warrior's cultivation level improves, it is easier to increase his physical fitness, but it is very difficult to increase his mental strength."
"According to the medical books and miscellaneous books I have read, Yang Shen Soup is a rare soup that can enhance a warrior's spiritual power. It has a significant effect on increasing a warrior's comprehension."
"Even the two of us, after taking the nourishing spirit soup, can also gain a lot of benefits and lay a more solid foundation for ourselves in martial arts!"
This was good news. Cao Yongxiang hurriedly turned around and walked out the door, shouting, "The medical book says that this nourishing soup needs to be drunk while it's hot for the best effect!"
"I have to call Xiao Douya, Hongmei and the others over right away, and we need to drink up all the nourishing soup as quickly as possible!"
Before he finished speaking, the person had already gone away.
Li Dingguo was amused. "This guy, it's rare to see him get so anxious and lose his composure."
But what Cao Yongxiang said is true. Yangshen Soup is best drunk while hot.
Otherwise, once the efficacy of the medicine evaporates, some of it will be lost, which will be a huge loss.
Just after a while, he heard footsteps. Li Dingguo looked up and found that everyone had arrived at the pharmacy.
Hongmei even brought a few girls with her, bringing soup ladles and large bowls.
She is worthy of being the top logistics talent identified by Li Dingguo, and her considerations are very thoughtful.
Amidst everyone's laughter and joy, after about an incense stick of time, everyone drank up the big bowl of nourishing soup that they were given.
"While the effect of the medicine begins to take effect, you should immediately return to the compound to practice Tiger Roar Fist and try your best to absorb the effect of the medicine completely in order to obtain the greatest benefit!"
"Everyone, hurry up and don't just stand there, or else this precious medicine will be wasted!"
Li Dingguo drank up the big bowl of nourishing soup in his hand, turned around and put down the big bowl, and shouted to the girls whose faces turned red due to the nourishing effect of the nourishing soup.
Including Li Dingguo, everyone hurriedly walked out of the pharmacy and returned to the courtyard, where they began to practice the Tiger Roar Fist meticulously with humming and hawing.
Such a rare medicinal soup must be fully utilized to maximize its miraculous effects and to be pragmatic with one's own foundation.
(End of this chapter)
