Looking at the small pile of grayish-brown medicinal powder before him, Zhao Ya didn't rush to take it. Instead, he tested it on a wild dog first. Only after confirming there was no problem did he try putting some in his mouth.
It was bitter as soon as it touched his tongue. Even Zhao Ya couldn't help frowning.
But soon, the powder melted into a warm current that flowed into his belly.
His stomach and intestines, long parched with hunger, were like drought-stricken land receiving a timely rain, greedily absorbing the warmth.
Even with the formidable absorption ability of Food Essence, it took a full five minutes for the current to be completely absorbed.
Then Zhao Ya let out a long, deeply contented breath, feeling indescribably comfortable from head to toe.
He had finished all his dried meat several days ago. With his food supply gone, he'd had no choice but to make do with some cured meat and the game he caught while hunting.
But the quality of that meat was poor, and it contained plenty of impurities. Even with his Food Essence talent, digesting it took a great deal of effort.
Worse still, it couldn't meet his qi and blood needs at all.
So, for the past few days, Zhao Ya had been in a constant state of semi-starvation.
It wasn't until he took this dose of Blood-Replenishing Powder today that he finally felt full again.
Not only that, he also felt that the qi and blood produced by the powder were even purer and more potent than those from a Blood-Qi Pill.
It seemed wild herbs really were better than cultivated ones.
Zhao Ya sighed inwardly.
Based on the amount used in the first batch, the remaining herbs should be enough to make about forty doses of