I asked you to answer my question and point out the flaws in my Meridian Expansion Pill. Yet, you scolded my concubine for being inhumane. What do you mean by that?
Even though Lin Mu had good self-restraint, he still felt displeased.
Not only did his face darken, the others also had a bizarre expression on their faces.
What was going on?
Why did he suddenly scold him?
"Apothecary Lin, there's no need to be anxious!"
Zhang Xuan seemed to have guessed the other party's reaction. With a playful smile, he asked, "Recently, has the apothecary been working hard every single day, even during the day?"
"Er..."
Hearing the other party's question, Lin Mu's face reddened and he replied awkwardly, "I just married a concubine. Perhaps... perhaps... it's been a little tiring!"
An old man and a young wife. Furthermore, he had married a beautiful young lady who wasn't even eighteen yet. Naturally, Lin Mu doted on her, wishing that he could laze around in bed every single day.
"Haha!"
"Apothecary Lin, I didn't expect you to be interested in such things!"
"You are indeed vigorous despite your age. You are truly a young man!"
"Incredible, I'm impressed!"
...
Hearing the conversation between the two, the other apothecaries couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Marrying a wife and taking in a concubine was something that all men would do. To take in a concubine who wasn't even eighteen yet and work hard every single day... This Apothecary Lin was really too 'interested'.
Hearing the laughter of his old friends, Apothecary Lin Mu looked at Zhang Xuan awkwardly and said, "This... There shouldn't be anything wrong with it, right?"
Making love was just a matter of balancing yin and yang. Furthermore, his cultivation had reached Pixue realm. Even if he did it a few times a day, it shouldn't affect him too much!
Putting aside him, it wasn't a big deal for ordinary people to do it a few times a day as well.
"If it's just this, there isn't anything wrong with it. However... In order to make certain parts more ferocious, did Apothecary Lin consume some medicine that you shouldn't have?"
Zhang Xuan said.
"This..."
Gedeng, Lin Mu's heart skipped a beat.
The other party was right. Although he wasn't weak, he was still young and his physiological functions weren't as good as before. In order to take better care of this concubine, he had taken some tiger and wolf medicine recently.
"These medicines must have been persuaded by your concubine, right?" Zhang Xuan continued.
"Uh … yes!" Lin Mu nodded.
As an alchemist, he naturally knew that every medicine was 30% poisonous, so he didn't want to eat it easily. However, he couldn't resist this concubine's entanglement, so he had no choice but to take it. The medicine was also provided by the other party. After taking it, he was like a wolf or a tiger, and its power was unparalleled, causing him to be excited for a long time.
"Your pill refining technique and sequence are all correct, but you can't refine the Meridian Expansion Pill!"
With his hands behind his back, Zhang Xuan circled around Apothecary Lin Mu. Instead of pursuing the topic of concubines, he continued on to the topic of pill forging, "I took a look at it for a moment, but I wasn't able to find the reason at the start. Just as I was wondering if there was a problem with the cauldron, I suddenly recalled a record in a book!"
"This book is called < < Analysis of Pill Formation > >. It was left behind by the third-grade alchemist, Senior Mu Yang. It's in the beginner's library. There are hundreds of reasons why one can't form a pill. One of the reasons goes like this: 'If you lack Qi, your essence is not perfect enough. Even if your technique is perfect, it's still difficult to form a pill!' The meaning behind it is simple. It says that if you lack Qi, it's difficult for you to reach perfection. At this point, even if your technique is correct, it's still difficult for you to form a pill. This so-called pill formation is none other than the Meridian Expansion Pill! "
"Thinking of this, I walked over to you. As expected, I caught a whiff of the unique fragrance of a young lady on you. Thus, I asked you about the concubine! Actually, if you were to just marry a concubine and work hard day and night, it wouldn't cause you to lack Qi and form a pill. The crux of the matter is that … you've lost your foundation! "
"Lost my foundation?"
Lin Mu was taken aback.
"That's right. Everyone has their foundation, and it's inauspicious to lose one's foundation. Any apothecary should have heard of this before. If you were to just work hard day and night, with your Fighter 6-dan Pixue realm cultivation, it wouldn't be a problem at all. You would be able to recover fully after resting for half a day. However, the crux of the matter is that you shouldn't have consumed the nourishing medicine that she gave you. These medicines are actually a type of poison that stimulates one's mind, causing one to hallucinate. If one were to consume them for a short period of time, one would be filled with vigor and strength. However, the poison would also spread throughout one's body, damaging one's foundation! "
"As time passes, one's body will grow weaker and weaker until one dies! On the surface, it would appear no different from normal aging. Even the most skilled apothecary wouldn't be able to tell! If I'm not wrong, if you were to continue consuming the medicine, you would have aged significantly in half a year. Within a year, you would definitely die. Not even the gods could save you! "
"Meridian Expansion Pill is able to open up a cultivator's meridians. It is a type of nourishing pill. With your foundation damaged, you are unable to focus your Qi, Qi, and Spirit. Naturally, it would be difficult for you to continue forging such a pill. It is normal for you to fail!"
At this point, Zhang Xuan paused for a moment. "This medicine is able to fool even an apothecary like you, so it must be extremely valuable. If you were to say that your concubine was unaware of it … I would find it hard to justify myself. Thus, I said that she is a good-for-nothing. If I have offended you in any way, I hope that you can forgive me!"
"This … this …"
Lin Mu's body trembled and he retreated a few steps.
The other party's words were logical and accurate. It was as though he had seen it with his own eyes.
After consuming the medicine given by the concubine, his fighting prowess had indeed grown stronger. In the past, his back would ache after a single session. But now, he could do it three to five times consecutively.
He thought that the older he got, the more formidable he became. To think that he would be drugged!
Damn it! Damn it!
"That b * tch, to think that I doted on her so much. To think that she would try to harm me behind my back …"
Clenching his fists tightly, Lin Mu's eyes reddened.
"Alright, if Apothecary Lin thinks that there is something wrong with my words, you should have a way to prove it! I've answered all of your questions! "
Zhang Xuan waved his hands casually.
"You are absolutely right. I have learned my lesson. I admit defeat for this Pill Debate!" Without any hesitation, Apothecary Lin Mu admitted defeat.
The other party's words were accurate and logical. He had no choice but to admit defeat.
More importantly, he had noticed that his body was gradually deteriorating. He thought that it was due to his age, but to think that it was the doing of his concubine.
Zhang Xuan chuckled lightly and ignored him.
This was the other party's family matter, and he couldn't be bothered to interfere.
After which, he turned to the remaining three apothecaries and said, "You three are the only ones left. If you have any questions, ask them all at once!"
Of the ten apothecaries, seven had admitted defeat. As long as these three admitted defeat as well, he would have passed the Pill Debate and become an official apothecary.
"Brother Zhang Xuan is a genius. How about this, I have a question that I would like to ask!"
One of the apothecaries stood up.
"Brother Lu, don't be in such a hurry. According to our age, it should be my turn now. I just thought of a question as well!" Another apothecary stood up.
"Don't fight with one another. Even if you want to ask a question, I should be the one to go first. No matter what, I became an apothecary earlier than all of you …"
The final elder hurriedly stood up as well.
"Ah?"
Seeing how the fearful bunch of people who didn't even dare to ask him a question a moment ago were fighting to be the first to ask a question, a bizarre expression appeared on Zhang Xuan's face.
Did … all of them eat the wrong medicine?
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