The heavy raindrops fell on many plants and herbs on the hill behind Baiyao Hall, crackling and pattering, which also put the house where Xu Guangling lived in a harmonious symphony.
Facing the rain, different plants and trees have different responses.
Some go straight into a deep sleep, ignoring everything and having a good sleep lazily.
Some calm down and gather their consciousness, allowing themselves to enter the state of an old monk who has never wavered in an ancient well.
Some opened their subtle consciousness and were inexplicably excited in the rain. On a microscopic level, they trembled in the absence of wind from roots to leaves, just like little friends who ran into the rain with their hands raised and their heads raised to the sky.
, and if this tree could move around like a little friend, it would probably run back and forth.
For Xu Guangling, vegetation is not only life, but also living things.
At this moment, these creatures, facing different weather changes, are also doing various "spiritual" actions that are different from usual ones.
Under the observation of the heavenly eye, Xu Guangling took in all this, and then a knowing smile appeared on his face from time to time, and that was usually when there was lightning and thunder in the sky.
Many of these trees are hundreds or even thousands of years old, and there are quite a few that are thousands of years old, but Xu Guangling, who has lived for thousands of years, has not yet discovered them. And even trees that are thousands of years old are quite afraid of flashes.
Afraid of thunder.
When lightning strikes across the sky, those old trees will tremble.
When the thunder exploded, some branches drooped, like a little friend covering his ears.
This is what Xu Guangling finds quite interesting, that is, even trees that are thousands of years old are very much like little friends in this regard, which is a wonderful contrast.
In fact, it has been thousands of years, and I must have experienced a lot of thunderstorms. Why haven't I gotten used to it and developed boldness?
The reason is probably that the "body" determines the "mind" (consciousness).
That is, the longer you live and the taller you grow, the more natural enemies you become to thunder and lightning. It is not a subjective question of whether you are afraid of it, but an objective question of whether you can not be afraid of it.
Regarding this, those ancient trees that have been scorched by lightning in the past years silently declare in the jungle.
In a forest, if a tree is struck by lightning, will the other trees know?
The answer is, yes.
Got it!
In the exchange and dissemination of information, these plants and trees are much more advanced than humans. In a sense, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are one.
The longer Xu Guangling observed it, the more emotional he became.
The magic of creation is really everywhere. The more you discover, the more amazed you will be.
Xu Guangling stood in the pavilion, actually only leaving half of his mind to observe these trees, which was a leisurely observation.
And half of his mind was still reading.
After Shi Jiuyang's master entertained him and returned, he was sent a large number of books to him, related to the development of drugs and the development of medicinal fragrances. It was probably a kind of feedback to him without gratitude.
These books were very helpful in broadening Xu Guangling's knowledge, and he would often feel sincere admiration for the contents in the books.
It is indeed a time when spiritual practice is flourishing!
Worthy of being the Ten Thousand Medicine Sect!
All kinds of fantastic ideas and ingenious constructions for drug preparation can really only be provided with the entire [civilization] as the background.
As a great master and master of medicine, Xu Guangling actually only achieved "correctness" in drug preparation in general, but in the end he was still quite deficient in aspects such as "strangeness" and "skillfulness".
There is no way, how can the knowledge of one person compare to the knowledge of thousands of people?
In the course of thousands of years, in the star-like research of tens of millions of people, there is no need to mention anything else, there are too many situations where "good hands accidentally find something"
.
Those many, many wonderful hands came together to form a dazzling kaleidoscope.
But this is just a small corner of [civilization].
Therefore, even a great master or a great sect must bow before non-great masters and non-great sects.
When these non-grandmasters and non-grandmasters "joined hands" in different times and spaces.
Therefore, at this moment, when Xu Guangling was reading books on medicine that are the crystallization of this world's civilization, he was doing so from two perspectives at the same time.
One is from the perspective of Da Zong and Grand Master, looking down.
One is that individuals look up to the perspective of a scholar in the face of civilization.
As for looking at each other as if he were facing an old friend, Xu Guangling's current level and level are still beyond his reach.
To put it bluntly, it's a bit tender.
But precisely because of this, reading these books gave him more freshness and even novelty. But if it were like seeing an old friend, most of the newness, novelty, and curiosity would be gone, and all that would be left would be intimacy.
Halfway through a book, Shi Jiuyang came to visit.
Rainy days are the time to meet friends.
Of course, when it didn't rain, he would visit often and communicate with Xu Guangling, which gave him a wonderful addiction that he couldn't stop.
When he came this time, Shi Jiuyang also brought a jar of wine, "Xiao Xu, try the newly brewed Baihua wine in the hall and give me some opinions."
It’s really hard to give this opinion, as it will offend people.
There was no need to taste it, even before the wine was opened, Xu Guangling had already understood the quality of the wine.
For a master of medicine, food is medicine, fragrance is medicine, and wine is also medicine.
Since it is a medicine, it follows the instructions of the emperor, ministers and envoys, and the yin and yang rise and fall.
The so-called Baihua Wine brewed by Baiyaotang is excellent from the perspective of a diner, but even from the perspective of a pharmacist, it is very ingenious and requires a lot of thought and arrangement.
But if you stand at a large level, this hundred medicinal wines are a bit too flashy, and you don’t know what they are called.
This also leads to the fact that when looking at it with the celestial eye, the color of this wine jar looks too mixed, with some gray, some brown, and large areas. This means that the medicinal power of this wine cannot even avoid toxicity.
How should I put it, give it a neutral rating.
Negative reviews are too hurtful, but at least this level is still in line with the level of "Baiyaodang".
Sitting in the pavilion, the two of them drank together, but there was no appetizer.
"Xiao Xu, how's it going? Is it okay?" Shi Jiuyang said a little complacently.
It seems that he has a share of credit for the brewing or recipe of this wine.
But who gave you the confidence to say it’s okay?
Xu Guangling nodded and smiled, "That's right. Thirty kinds of flowers are used as the base, thirty kinds of flowers are used as the main ingredient, thirty kinds of flowers are used as auxiliary ingredients, and nine kinds of flowers such as Liuyang flower are used to draw money. So many kinds of anthers, in general
It’s true that it’s true, it’s indeed a recipe that can be passed down from generation to generation.”
After a pause, he chuckled again and said: "It's just that, I counted over and over again, and there are only ninety-nine kinds of anthers. Isn't this 'Hundred Flower Wine' a bit unworthy of its name?"
Shi Jiuyang took a sip of wine and laughed.
However, this smile hid a bit of surprise and shock in his heart, which only he himself knew.
From the chaos god Xiangshi Jiuyang, we knew that Xu Guangling had a good understanding of medicine and had done a lot of research on it. His skill might be no less than his cultivation level.
But he didn't expect that the other party's skill in this area would reach such a level that he couldn't even get a glimpse of it.
One sip and you can taste all the anthers used in making this wine?
Shi Jiuyang really couldn't figure out how on earth this could be done.
If we talk about the ten and eight herbs, it is not unusual to taste five, six or seven of them. A slightly more skilled pharmacist can do it.
It is not too unusual to find twenty-three herbs among nearly one hundred herbs.
Because Shi Jiuyang himself is almost at this level.
But if someone like Xu Guangling directly states that there are ninety-nine flavors instead of one hundred, then he has really tasted everything in it, no more, no less. This kind of accuracy is amazing.
It's unbelievable and downright terrifying.
With so many herbs interpenetrating each other, we cannot say that they are completely the same, but they are almost the same.
Shi Jiuyang thought to himself that even if his master came over, he would probably be able to taste only forty or fifty of the flavors, and that would be unparalleled.
Even if Xu Guangling tasted most of them and said, "About eighty or ninety herbs were used," or "These hundred herbs", Shi Jiuyang would not be so surprised.
No more, no less!
Again, how on earth is this done?
Shi Jiuyang even began to wonder whether Xu Guangling had magical powers in the realm of enlightenment, similar to causal or precognitive magical powers.
He didn't "distinguish" how much medicine was in the wine.
He got the answer directly through his supernatural powers!
Of course, this question cannot be asked to the other person.
Not to mention that it is not suitable to discuss this issue now, even if they become irreconcilable friends or even life-and-death friends in the future.
Some things are so private that they are so private that they are only suitable for you to know.
It is not suitable for relatives to know, not for friends, not for teachers, and not suitable for disciples.
I give up heaven and earth, but I know myself.
This is what is actually written in Taoism:
"The way to practice lies in selfishness and non-selfishness. Non-selfishness is the reason for accumulation; selfishness is the reason for success."