Chapter Eighteen: Restrictions on Taking Medicine

  After a moment of contemplation, Yue Yu continued to deduce the unfinished basic sword techniques. Then, not long after, he saw Rong Li suddenly jump up, throw his head back and let out a long, loud whistle that shook the mountains and forests, which only gradually subsided after a minute.

  Yue Yu knew that this was Ran Li, who had officially broken through to the 7th level of Wushi. A few days ago, he had already analyzed the internal energy in Ran Li's body, and its concentration was quite high; now it was just a matter of taking the final step.

  This Peiyuan pill can assist in the cultivation of true energy, and it also has a remarkable effect in helping people break through bottlenecks. Originally, Ran Li needed at least twenty or thirty days of accumulation to succeed, but after taking the Peiyuan pill, he achieved it in one go.

  However, when Ran Li calmed down, Yue Yu didn't have a hint of joy on his face. Instead, he was cold-faced and stared at him with wide eyes. At this time, Ran Li also knew that the whistle earlier was somewhat inappropriate, and he scratched his head in embarrassment, hastily hiding the porcelain bottle in his arms, then smiled apologetically at Yue Yu, knowing he was in the wrong.

  As expected, it didn't take long for Yue Yu to notice the countless prying eyes gathering around again. However, most of the gazes were focused on Ruan Li's body. It wasn't until more than ten minutes later, when they saw the two sitting cross-legged and practicing axe techniques without anything out of the ordinary, that they dispersed. And Yue Yu didn't even need to look to know that those eyes must have been filled with jealousy and admiration.

  A 15-year-old seventh-level warrior, in recent years, there was only Lin Zhuo who could wield the Chong Xiao Bi Xie sword. Looking at the entire Yuejia City, there have been only four or five people with this achievement in hundreds of years.

  At this point, Yue Yu couldn't help but smile. In fact, Ruan Li's whistle wasn't a big deal either. He was originally thinking of delaying the time when others knew about it to avoid drawing attention from some people too early. However, since it has already been exposed, there is nothing to be done. As the saying goes, "one disadvantage must have one advantage", Ruan Li's achievements can make the Jin family more cautious. It's okay if he gets into trouble, but if Ruan Li also gets into trouble, then even if Jin Xu is a fifth-level martial artist, he may not be able to withstand the anger of the clan.

  When he realized the last person had left the spiritual land, Yue Yu followed his usual habit and quietly went out to repair the traps that were destroyed around him. It wasn't until then that he remembered to ask Ran Li about the comparison of the efficacy between the counterfeit and genuine products, after all, among the two of them, only this guy had taken it more than a dozen times before.

  "At the time, I was only focused on quickly raising my cultivation to the seventh level, and didn't pay attention to so many things. However, young master, I feel that it should be stronger than what I used before. The increase in yuanqi today seems not only not reduced, but also more than before——"

  Behind him, Ruan Li was smiling and asking for more Pei Yuan pills, but Yue Yu ignored him. At this moment, he fell into deep thought again. As expected, the strength of the medicine's effect was indeed related to the 'Bian Jing' in the Pei Yuan pill. When he was making the medicinal paste earlier, he had intentionally increased the amount of 'Bian Jing' a bit. However, since it was his first time making medicine, he didn't dare to overdo it. Now that he thought about it, if there was an opportunity in the future, he would consider changing the Pei Yuan pill's formula to see if he could increase its efficacy even more.

  The two returned, and were indeed scolded again by Yue Zhangshi. However, with Yan Li's Huachen Da Zhenli breaking through the 7th stage as a foundation, Yue Zhangshi was more delighted than angry, and the feather duster in her hand naturally fell lightly. After reprimanding the two for a few words, she didn't say anything else.

  But the next day, the two still went to the back mountain early. However, Ran Li couldn't take the medicine this time and could only stare in shock as Yue Yu threw Pei Yuan Wan into his mouth.

  "Master, you can't take too many of these Peiyuan pills. With the way you're eating them, not only will they be ineffective, but it's also easy to have an accident..."

  Ran Li thought that Yue Yu didn't know the severity of the situation, but in fact, he had wanted to advise him yesterday. However, at that time, Yue Yu had already taken the medicine, and since it was his first time using it, the harm to his body was relatively small, so he endured it and didn't say anything. But now, no matter what, he couldn't just sit back and watch. Seeing Yue Yu still chewing on the medicine with his mouth, seemingly ignoring his words, Ran Li furrowed his brow, thinking that he should make his warning even more severe.

  "Master, have you heard of Yue Nian from the south of the city? The one who used to play with us when we were young. Just a few days ago, he took too many Pei Yuan pills and now he's half dead. Actually, there's no need for you to be in such a hurry..."

  Yue Yu's smile was not a smile, and with a "gulp" sound, she swallowed all the crushed medicine. Ran Li's face turned iron blue with anger, and he turned his head away, sulking and refusing to pay attention to her anymore.

  The next few days, however, were a shocking turn of events for Rong Li. He had thought that even if he took the Pei Yuan pill continuously from the start, nothing major would happen. When Yue Yu felt something was off with his body, he would naturally realize the severity of the situation. But what happened next made Rong Li's glasses shatter to the ground. Not only did Yue Yu not have any adverse effects, but his true energy intensity was also rapidly increasing.

  These days, Rong Li was also guessing whether this counterfeit Peiyuan Pill had any differences with the original. Since Yue Yu could enhance its efficacy, it's possible that he could also remove some of its toxicity.

  However, after repeated consideration, Rong Li still didn't have the guts to act recklessly like Yue Yu.

  He had a similar experience some time ago. After taking four pills in a row, his whole body was in agony, almost losing half of his life. For the next two months, his true energy made no progress at all. The toxicity of Peiyuan Pill really scared him.

  Having experienced the pain, Ran Li then asked Yue Yu to change the interval of taking medicine from the original six days to three days, but he did not rashly accept it. Instead, he started with six days and tentatively reduced it to five days.

  Even if he was so 'frugal', the 20 Peiyuan pills were completely gone by the ninth day. Ran Li only took two, and the rest all went into Yue Yu's belly.

  And this time, Ran Li not only became more proactive but also took out almost all of his private savings of eighty taels of silver. This slightly surprised Yue Yu, who had known that Ran Li received a monthly allowance from the Yue family, but had never thought that this guy's savings would be so substantial. Thirty taels was almost enough for a middle-class family in the Yue family castle to live on for twenty years.

  This world has numerous colorful mineral deposits, and silver mines are especially countless. What's rare is mining it, as above there are ferocious beasts roaming about, and below there are pestering insects, without sufficient strength, it's even hard to stand firm on one's feet, therefore this silver is still quite valuable.

  It's not hard to imagine how thrilled Yue Yu was when he saw this silver. To think that the previous owner of this body, Little Yue Yu, only received one or two taels of monthly allowance, and after saving for seven or eight years, it still wasn't even half of Rong Li's. If all exchanged for medicine, it could be used for at least four to five years.

  However, after careful consideration, Yue Yu pushed the money back with a bitter smile. He is now using his experiment on bone-setting medicine as cover, if he buys too many medicinal materials, it would be strange if others don't become suspicious.

  On that day, the two of them only bought about 120 doses of medicine at the south gate and ended their procurement. Nevertheless, this also attracted a lot of suspicious glances. After leaving Yue's city with these medicines, Yue Yu was even more cautious this time. For three consecutive days, they did not actually start working on decocting the medicines but instead began to try out the bone injury medicine in earnest. It wasn't until they confirmed that there were no longer any prying eyes around that they truly started decocting the Pei Yuan Pill.

  This time, with Rong Li's private funds as backing, Yue Yu tentatively increased the amount of 'Bing Jing' again, and also excluded some useless ones that were previously determined in his body. What made him slightly disappointed was that although the efficacy of this medicine had increased, it only increased by about 20% compared to the previous one, which was far from his original expectations.

  It's already a pleasant surprise that the medicinal properties have increased. The quantitative change has led to a qualitative transformation, and the daily increase of 20% in the original energy has achieved an effect far beyond the previous Peiyuan Pill by more than 50%.

  But it was at this point that their troubles really began.

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