Chapter 80: The Mother of Immortal Medicine

In fact, the biggest characteristic of the Eight Treasures Merit Clay is not that it can be integrated into all things, but that it refines and absorbs the essence of all things.

For example, a set of pots and cups commonly used by Shuiyuesan, after decades of thorough tea, the essence of tea has been integrated into the pots and cups, so even if the empty cup is filled with water, the fragrance of tea can overflow.

Qi Xiang was in the cave and only found three such cups, but there were no pots.

He suspected that the pot might have been swept outside by the lake and accidentally picked up, and then the secret of the pot was discovered, which led to the folklore of the tea clay pot.

And then there's the pot......

Qi Xiang thought for a moment, the pot of Shui Yue Sanren is not simply used to cook rice, but more often it is used to boil medicine. You must know that as a cultivator with Taoism, when he broke the city of Bianliang and was about to leave the palace, he would inevitably take the sheep and bring out a lot of things in the palace.

The Eight Treasures Merit Clay is one of them, along with many precious herbs.

Those precious herbs, under the boiling of the Shui Yue Sanren, have become a pot of tonic soup.

Of course, those great tonic soups had all fallen into the stomach of Shui Yuesan, and then became part of his cultivation. However, there is also some soup that is incorporated into the pot.

Cooking things in such a pot allows some medicinal properties to be fed back into the food, and the benefits are not small. Hai Gongzi and Tian Shi want to borrow that pot, I'm afraid they are playing this idea.

Qi Xiang thought about it, but he wasn't sure that the pot in Zhu Shen's house must be a relic of Shui Yuesan. But come to think of it, it's a big possibility......

Qi Xiang pondered for a moment, then returned to the living room and continued to take stock of his gains. He also sighed a little, in the legend, one person attained the Tao, and the chicken dog ascended to heaven, which is really not nonsense.

If a person is an immortal, then his relatives and friends will definitely be able to shine and benefit a lot. And the thing used by the gods, even if it is a toothpick, is probably not ordinary.

Qi Xiang had mixed feelings, so he could sort out these bits and pieces and place them properly. At this time, it was already noon, he had not slept for a day and a night, and he was also a little tired, so he went back to his room to rest.

This sleep is a whole day.

It wasn't until the sun was shining the next day that Qi Xiang got up from bed.

A normal person sleeps for so long, there must be all kinds of discomfort, back pain, and weak limbs, but he is different, after getting up, he is full of energy, his eyes are bright, and he flashes bright light from time to time.

The main reason is that when he is sleeping, he is not sleeping deeply, but combing through the inheritance memories of the Shuiyuesan people and understanding the cultivation experience of the Shuiyuesan people's life......

Of course, the so-called perception is actually equivalent to watching a movie and knowing the protagonist's every move on the screen, but it is always separated by a layer. If you want to turn the lifelong experience of Shui Yuesan into your own use, you also need Qi Xiang's own efforts.

But this is also very good, because with this inheritance, it is like carrying a famous teacher with you, as long as you follow the teachings of the famous teacher, there is a smooth road ahead.

"It's a pity......"

Qi Xiang frowned and sighed secretly: "Facts have proved that the path of the Water Moon Scatter is no problem in the early stage, but after going to the end, there is no way forward." In other words, repeating his path, if you can't break through, you will be a dead ......"

"It's also difficult!"

Qi Xiang pondered for a moment, and suddenly laughed at himself bitterly, feeling that he was thinking too much.

Just like Hai Gongzi said, now is the real era of the end of the law, and the aura of heaven and earth has collapsed, and there must be a big difference compared with the Northern Song Dynasty.

In this case, even if you want to replicate the cultivation path of the Shui Yue Sanren, it is still unknown whether you can succeed.

Besides, his current situation doesn't seem to be qualified to pick and choose.

"Take a step, count a step, and be able to enter the Tao is a victory." Qi Xiang muttered to himself: "As for the future future, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, let's talk about it later." ”

Perhaps, before he could get to that point, he would have hung up. All the worries and worries now have become a joke.

Qi Xiang figured this out and immediately made a decision.

He was never short of action, and when he made a decision, he immediately went out.

Soon after, he came to Huzhou City, the largest distribution center of Chinese medicinal materials. In this place, there is a whole street, dozens of medicine shops are lined up, and all kinds of medicinal herbs are stacked on the stalls, and the scene is quite spectacular.

Walking on the street, the fragrance of various medicinal herbs is permeated, which is very refreshing. Even if you don't come to buy medicine, just come and smell the medicine, I'm afraid you can strengthen your body and live for a few more years.

This is a real thing, anyway, when Qi Xiang came to this street, he could see old men and old ladies, idle, and didn't buy anything, just wandering around the street, shuttling back and forth.

The shopkeepers of various pharmacies and the vendors who set up stalls have no intention of driving people. After all, there are more people to be lively, lively is popularity, some people are popular, are you afraid that there will be no business to come to the door?

Qi Xiang can also see clearly, every store is not worried about business, and many people enter the door empty-handed, but come out with large bags and small bags.

Although there are many people in society who denigrate traditional Chinese medicine, the vast majority of ordinary people living in this land of China still trust the warm and nourishing effect of traditional Chinese medicine.

When you see an acute or serious illness, you go to a regular hospital and receive treatment from Western medicine. But once they need to recuperate, they do not hesitate to turn around and plunge into the arms of Chinese medicine.

Modern people have good living conditions, and it has become a trend to maintain health or health. Traditional Chinese medicine, which is gradually declining, has suddenly reversed the situation, resurrected the dead, become more and more popular, and occupy a place in the market.

Why has the dispute between Chinese and Western medicine never been severed over the years? Smearing each other and denigrating each other is simply commonplace. Every once in a while, I vow to tear it up again.

Are they idle to do?

No, the root cause is nothing more than profit.

There are more people who see Chinese medicine, and Western medicine will definitely be affected. If it is completely westernized and everyone only goes to Western medicine for treatment, then there will be no room for Chinese medicine to survive.

Therefore, as long as there are still patients, Chinese medicine and Western medicine will definitely continue to quarrel endlessly.

Of course, for ordinary people, whether it is Chinese medicine or Western medicine, as long as they can cure their own diseases well, or are good for themselves, they will believe whichever one is true. After all, ordinary people believe in pragmatism so much that they don't think about it so much......

Qi Xiang is the same, he used to be sick, and he felt that Western medicine had a quick effect, so he often went to Western medicine for treatment. But now, there is a demand for Chinese medicinal materials, so I don't hesitate to come here to find them.

He glanced around the street, then found the largest shop and walked briskly inside.

The pharmacy is very large, hundreds of square meters, and the store space is equipped with rows of medicine cabinets and shelves. On the top of the shelves, there are dustpans woven of bamboo strips.

In the dustpan, there are all kinds of medicinal herbs.

As soon as Qi Xiang walked in, he smelled a strong medicinal fragrance, and he felt very good. While he was looking at the medicinal herbs left and right, a guy ran over and asked with a smile, "Big brother, what do you want to buy?" ”

"You ...... here" Qi Xiang looked left and right: "Is there dansha?" ”

"Dansha?" The guy was stunned for a moment, quite surprised: "Cinnabar? ”

"Yes, cinnabar." Qi Xiang nodded.

Cinnabar, also known as dansha, cinnabar, red dan, mercury sand.

In ancient times, alchemy arose, and many people felt that cinnabar was very wonderful.

First of all, cinnabar is red, and the natural red cinnabar is made by the blood of heaven and earth, and it is a symbol of the eternity of life. Secondly, cinnabar itself has medicinal properties, and in ancient times, the ancients used cinnabar to treat diseases.

Finally, and most crucially, the natural cinnabar can be heated to analyze mercury and sulfur. The mercury and sulfur are stirred again, and properly heated, and red cinnabar crystals can be obtained.

In this way, decomposition and synthesis can be recycled endlessly, without end.

It is this characteristic that convinced the ancients that cinnabar is the mother of immortal medicine, and it is the most primitive elixir.

The so-called alchemy, this Dan, refers to cinnabar.

There is dansha on top and gold below. In the history of alchemy in China for two or three thousand years, dansha and gold have always been the protagonists of refining "immortal medicine". Then there is the saying that Dan Jing Shengjin, and if you serve gold, you will be immortal.

Therefore, in ancient times, many people had the habit of taking cinnabar, the problem is that cinnabar is poisonous, and it is okay to use the right amount of medicine to treat the disease.

There are many people who hang it, and the ancients are not stupid, so they naturally know how to learn a lesson, know this thing, and can't eat more. But I couldn't bear to give up such wonderful things, and instead worked hard to develop more uses of cinnabar.

For example, cinnabar can be used as a pigment. As early as ancient times, the ancestors had the practice of painting vermilion oracle bones. That is, cinnabar is ground into a red powder and embedded in the notches of the oracle bone to make it stand out.

Further, the ancestors painted with cinnabar, smeared it on the cliff wall, and passed it down to the world. So much so that later, the ancients simply used the word danqing specifically to refer to painting.

Even the emperors of the past dynasties were very fond of cinnabar, and when reviewing the concerts of officials and ministers, they used to write in red ink made of cinnabar, which is the origin of the word vermilion.

Up to now, Chinese teachers have been deeply affected by the use of red pens when grading students' homework papers.

All in all, cinnabar seems to have little to do with ordinary people's daily work, but if you carefully trace the source, you will find that it has actually affected everyone's life.

And for the pharmacy, since cinnabar can be used in medicine, then there will definitely be a stockpile. So as soon as the guy heard that Qi Xiang wanted cinnabar, he immediately nodded and said, "We have this in our store, how much do you want to buy, big brother?" ”

"Let's take a pound first...... Qi Xiang said.

"A pound?" The guy was stunned for a moment, and smiled suspiciously: "Big brother, you said something wrong, is it one or two?" ”

"I want a pound, the best quality." Qi Xiang emphasized: "It is best to produce cinnabar from Chenzhou, Hunan Province!" ”

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