201: Test the elixir on yourself

Su Can casually tossing the three Body Strengthening Pills onto the ground made a hint of suspicion appear in the Wolf King's eyes.

“This stuff, are you sure it’s edible?”

The Wolf King had gained a lot of intelligence, and its cunning had also increased. Looking at the pills on the ground, it turned its head and howled at its two subordinates.

It was as if he was saying, “You two eat first.”

The two subordinates didn’t doubt him; of course, they were mainly brainless.

They went forward, sniffed, and their eyes immediately showed excitement. With a flick of their tongues, they eagerly ate them.

“Hmm?”

The Wolf King looked surprised; the performance of his two subordinates made him feel that something was unusual.

He also tentatively stepped forward and cautiously sniffed. With that sniff, a burst of pill fragrance instantly made his eyes light up, and his body stirred.

Most importantly, he could feel his body's instinctive craving for the pill in front of him; it seemed to be something of great benefit to the body.

Without hesitation, he also opened his mouth and swallowed it.

The pill melted upon entering his mouth.

Then, a surging medicinal power, like a blazing fire, heated his entire body.

The Wolf King couldn’t help but let out a low howl. His muscles writhed, and every cell, every piece of tissue, seemed to come alive, breathing in and out, joyfully absorbing the medicinal power of the Body Strengthening Pill.

The medicinal power of one pill was quickly absorbed by him.

He shook his fur, his eyes shining, and his expression excited.

“I’ve become stronger!” He felt his body had become much stronger again.

And his size had also grown slightly.

Although a slight increase didn't seem like much, overall, he looked much more formidable than before.

“Awooo!”

The Wolf King let out an excited long howl, his body leaping, easily crossing three or four meters. With a paw swipe, the hard mountain soil was ploughed like a field, and dust flew.

“Strong!”

His two subordinates also let out excited wolf howls, their dry fur becoming glossy and elastic.

Their somewhat gaunt bodies also became stronger by a few points, and their aura was noticeably stronger than before.

“It works!”

Su Can looked at their reactions and changes, his expression slightly invigorated.

“It seems that although it’s a low-grade Body Strengthening Pill, its efficacy is still good. I can consider letting Zhao Hao try it.”

Su Can made up his mind, waved his hand again, and the same set of medicinal ingredients floated up.

This time, he was even more calm and fluid.

He formed the Blazing Fire Seal with his hand, a burst of searing power erupted, and the medicinal ingredients melted in sequence according to their pharmacological properties.

When all the medicinal ingredients were dissolved and refined, he performed the Dan Jue, suddenly retracted his hand, and again refined three pills.

“One set of medicinal ingredients yields three pills! That’s good, but it’s still only one pill pattern.”

Su Can took the pills in his hand and looked at them, shaking his head slightly.

He pinched out one pill and tasted it himself. It melted in his mouth and had a hint of sweet flavor.

Then, the medicinal power took effect, transforming into a warm current that flowed throughout his body.

Su Can closed his eyes and felt it. The medicinal effect was decent, not too bad.

It was just that his own body was too powerful; this little medicinal power had no effect at all.

If he had to say it had an effect, it was pretty much like getting a massage to activate blood circulation, with no substantial change.

“It seems that if I eat it myself, it’s a complete waste.”

Su Can shook his head and laughed, put away the remaining two pills, and rummaged through his medicine basket.

There were many other medicinal ingredients inside. Su Can pondered for a moment, took them out one by one, and after some thought, wanted to try and combine them into a pill formula himself.

With the Xuan Qing Pill Scripture in hand, coupled with the inheritances of various past sages in his mind, his pill refining techniques might not yet be too profound or skilled.

However, in terms of medicinal ingredient compatibility, the pharmacological properties of countless ingredients, and pill refining theory, he could completely be called a grandmaster.

With his current grandmaster-level knowledge of pill theory, devising one or two pill formulas himself was completely effortless.

As long as he had medicinal ingredients and understood their properties and pharmacology, he could re-match suitable pill formulas based on the existing ingredients.

“After I go back, I must refine a cauldron. Otherwise, refining pills like this is not only mentally and physically exhausting, but the quality of the refined pills will also not be very satisfactory.”

Su Can finished combining the medicinal ingredients and muttered to himself.

Because he wanted to refine pills, a cauldron was an indispensable item, and it couldn't be sloppy.

While Su Can's method of refining pills in the void seemed dashing and impressive, as if it could be done with a wave of his hand, in reality, this method of pill refining consumed both spiritual power and true qi.

Most importantly, without a cauldron, there would be no pill qi!

And the so-called pill qi was the special gas formed during the pill refining process when medicinal ingredients decomposed and melted, and a portion of their medicinal properties and power that was lost and dissipated fermented and brewed in the hot, sealed cauldron.

This kind of gas, which was pill qi, would instantly enhance and nourish the pills the moment they emerged from the cauldron.

However, when Su Can refined pills in the void with his bare hands, during the melting and decomposition of medicinal ingredients, some medicinal power and properties could not be contained and were all lost.

This was also the main reason why he could only refine low-grade pills with a single pill pattern.

Soon, Su Can once again waved the medicinal ingredients, driving his cultivation to refine pills.

This time, it was a pill formula he had combined himself, and the pill was named “Body Tempering Pill”!

This Body Tempering Pill was a concoction Su Can created by using more extreme medicinal properties based on the Body Strengthening Pill, and adding other ingredients according to his own understanding.

The most typical example was that Su Can bled a soft-shelled turtle, extracted its blood essence, and added it to the medicinal ingredients.

It is well known that soft-shelled turtle is highly nourishing but has a cold nature.

Su Can extracted the coldness contained in its essence and combined it with medicinal power to temper the human body.

Of course, this was only Su Can's theoretical formula. The specific effects would only be conclusively determined after refining the finished pill.

“Perhaps, I can also try refining with wolf blood; maybe it will have different effects.”

While refining pills, Su Can's thoughts wandered, and his gaze turned towards the Wolf King.

The Wolf King, sensing the gaze, couldn't help but shiver for some reason, always feeling it was ill-intentioned.

Soon.

As Su Can performed the incantation, a flash of light, and the scorching hot pills fell into his hand.

There were still three pills.

However, this time the pills were slightly smaller, only the size of a peanut.

Moreover, they were reddish-black in color, looking as if they were poison pills.

“It doesn’t look like a normal pill. Is my idea wrong?”

A hint of awkwardness appeared on Su Can's face. This idea of his originated from traditional Chinese medicine.

He had seen a patient before, and there was a medicine called ‘chicken gizzard lining’ in it. Only later did he realize it was the inner wall of a chicken's stomach.

It was this inspiration that made him think of using soft-shelled turtle blood in pill refining, supplemented with other medicinal ingredients, to highlight the body-tempering effect.

But looking at the color and smell of the pills, it made him a bit unsure.

Su Can looked at the Wolf King and his subordinates, considering whether to let them test it first.

“Hmm? That look again.”

The Wolf King's expression changed in surprise. Meeting Su Can's gaze, he instinctively took a step back.

Su Can immediately laughed and scolded, “Look at your lack of ambition! With me here, it won’t poison you!”

But then he thought, “Never mind, I won’t use you to test the pills. My body is strong, so even if these pills have problems, they can’t harm me. I’ll try them myself.”