Revelation

Lin Sheng didn't rush back to his residence after leaving the clinic. Instead, he headed towards a pharmacy on the street.

Besides visiting Zhang Ding, he had other matters to attend to.

As a town formed around Yangping Mountain, Yangping Town had many stalls selling goods, but more prominently, numerous pharmacies and clinics.

After all, who could guarantee they wouldn't get injured when hunting in Yangping Mountain?

Given the inherent dangers of Yangping Mountain, it was almost inevitable for every team to sustain some injuries, big or small.

In addition to the Beast Hunter Hall, there were also many external hunters who ventured into the mountains. When these individuals got injured, their first instinct was naturally to seek treatment at the nearest available clinic or pharmacy in Yangping Town. Consequently, the town had a considerable number of medical facilities and drugstores.

He casually picked a sizable pharmacy on the street and walked in.

When he emerged, he had several small medicinal packets and a thick book in his hand.

The medicinal packets contained several decoctions for nourishing Blood Essence, tendons, and bones, which he had picked up casually. The book was a Compendium of Herbs.

It documented common medicinal herbs and poisonous plants, along with their properties and toxicity.

Furthermore, at the end of the book, there were some records pertaining to medicinal pills, which was precisely what he needed.

After all, he still needed to figure out the pill he obtained from Ma Qiang, and information about various medicinal and poisonous herbs was also crucial to avoid future mishaps in Yangping Mountain.

After purchasing some rock sheep meat from the street, Lin Sheng finally returned to his residence.

In his room, two red pills, about the size of quail eggs, were placed before Lin Sheng.

One was dark red, and the other was crimson.

The dark red pill was a Blood Nourishing Pill, a reward from the Beast Hunter Hall's recent mission.

The crimson pill was the one he had obtained from Ma Qiang.

Lin Sheng first picked up the Blood Nourishing Pill and sniffed it carefully. A faint fishy smell emanated from it, but nothing else.

"This is a Blood Nourishing Pill?"

Fiddling with the pill, Lin Sheng didn't hesitate much and directly popped it into his mouth.

A Blood Nourishing Pill cost around twenty taels of silver, which wasn't overly precious to him. With his current financial standing, he could afford several of them.

Moreover, the pill's effects primarily targeted martial artists who hadn't yet entered the Body Tempering realm. As a Body Tempering martial artist, he naturally didn't need to worry about the medicinal potency being too overwhelming.

As the pill went down, Lin Sheng soon felt its effects.

He felt a surge of warmth within his body, gradually invigorating his Blood Essence.

Sensing the changes in his body, Lin Sheng immediately went outside the courtyard and began practicing the White Ape Leg Technique.

Whoosh... whoosh... whoosh...

As his legs moved, they stirred up gusts of wind.

Lin Sheng only stopped after an hour had passed.

"It does have some effect," he muttered, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

Previously, when he practiced the White Ape Leg Technique, he could sustain it for about half an hour without stopping. After that, he would need to rest. Now, with the medicinal effects of the Blood Nourishing Pill, he could continue for a full hour.

His Blood Essence also seemed to have strengthened slightly, though not significantly. After all, it was just the lowest-grade Blood Nourishing Pill, so achieving this much effect was already quite good.

"Although the effect of a single Blood Nourishing Pill isn't very noticeable, consuming multiple Blood Nourishing Pills can provide a considerable boost to Blood Essence."

Lin Sheng mused that the geniuses from the major powers in the county town likely had no shortage of pills. With a massive influx of medicinal resources, their physique, Blood Essence, and cultivation speed would undoubtedly surpass ordinary martial artists by a significant margin.

After a short rest, Lin Sheng continued his training.

He stopped only when he felt the medicinal effects of the Blood Nourishing Pill dissipate from his body.

Looking at the sky, it was already evening.

After a simple wash, Lin Sheng began to prepare a meal.

His meals were simple, consisting entirely of meat with no vegetables.

With his current financial means, he had enough to indulge without the need for the frugality he practiced before.

While cooking, he began to flip through the Compendium of Herbs.

"Lotus Leaf Orchid, grows in damp mountain forests, resembles a lotus leaf, its leaves are deep blue, and it has a mitigating effect on miasma..."

"Red Snake Grass, entirely bright red, its leaves resemble small snakes, highly poisonous..."

The Compendium of Herbs provided quite detailed information, mainly introducing relevant plants. Each page also had corresponding illustrations. Although the drawings were quite simple, they were sufficient to discern the characteristics of each plant.

It was worth the rather high price of two taels of silver.

He quickly turned to the latter pages of the book, the sections on medicinal pills.

"Herb Pills, Beast Pills, Spirit Pills... I didn't realize there were so many intricacies to the art of pill refinement."

After a while, he put down the book, a thoughtful expression on his face.

According to the book, medicinal pills were primarily divided into two major categories.

One type was pills refined using various plants and medicinal herbs as primary ingredients. These pills were called Herb Pills.

Another type is medicine refined using exotic beast materials as the primary ingredient, which falls under Beast Pills.

Comparing the two refining methods, Herb Pills are generally mild and neutral in medicinal properties, while Beast Pills have more potent properties and have certain physical requirements for the user.

Furthermore, Beast Pills contain more pill toxin and cannot be consumed excessively.

Therefore, Herb Pills are slightly more valuable than Beast Pills of the same tier.

The method to distinguish Beast Pills and Herb Pills is also simple; the easiest way is to tell from the taste.

"Looking at it this way, Ma Qiang's pill should be a Beast Pill."

After all, that pill had a bloody smell, indicating it was likely refined with exotic beast blood as the primary ingredient.

"As for what this pill actually is, Lin Sheng had already come to a conclusion."

"Its color is a deep red like blood, and smelling it can stir Blood Essence. It should be a Blood Cultivating Pill, one tier higher than the Blood Nourishing Pill."

Lin Sheng flipped his wrist, and the pill appeared in his palm.

"I didn't expect Ma Qiang to have a Blood Cultivating Pill on him. It's likely Ma Long's doing."

Fiddling with the pill, Lin Sheng didn't rush to consume it. Instead, he took out a small knife and scraped off some powder.

Then, he grabbed a stray dog from outside and threw it into the courtyard.

He then smeared the Blood Cultivating Pill powder onto a piece of dried rock sheep meat and tossed it to the dog, which was cowering in a corner.

The dog looked at the dried meat before it, a hint of longing in its eyes. It glanced at Lin Sheng in the courtyard before shrinking back.

"You're afraid to eat it?"

Seeing the dog's fearful expression, Lin Sheng grinned. He wasn't in a hurry, as the rock sheep meat in the pot was almost done stewing.

He carried the pot back to his room and began to feast.

Seeing the detestable human who brought him here leave, a greedy look flashed in the eyes of the dog cowering in the corner. It snatched the dried rock sheep meat from the ground in one bite, not even bothering to chew, and swallowed it whole. A human-like expression of enjoyment appeared on its face.

Soon, it reacted, stood up from the ground, and ran to the main door, wanting to escape. However, the door was tightly shut, so it could only retreat to a corner.

Its nose twitched constantly, sniffing the aroma of meat that occasionally wafted from the room.