"The word Taoist medicine, Tao refers to Taoist art and practice; medicine is medical art."

Speaking of this, Yu Zehai looked at the two of them deeply and said lightly: "Now, you two should understand why the status of contemporary traditional Chinese medicine is getting worse and worse, and not only is it gradually declined, but it was even called "feudal superstition" and "pseudoscience" for a time, right?"

Zhou Jing spoke directly and said, "Because contemporary traditional Chinese medicine lacks the inheritance of 'Tao'!"

"Bingo!"

Yu Zehai snapped his fingers and said, "Congratulations, you answered correctly, but there was no reward. Why did traditional Chinese medicine cure all diseases in the old days, but today it was difficult? It is because our contemporary traditional Chinese medicine is not a real traditional Chinese medicine at all. Therefore, in order to distinguish contemporary traditional Chinese medicine from old Chinese medicine, we habitually call the old Chinese medicine 'ancient Chinese medicine'."

"Ancient Chinese medicine is also Taoist medicine."

"The ultimate, or direction of development of our contemporary traditional Chinese medicine, is to trace the origin, follow the footsteps of our predecessors, catch up, reach, and even catch up with ancient Chinese medicine." At this point, Yu Zehai paused slightly, his eyes swept across the faces of the two, and said with a smile: "Mr. Li, Miss Zhou Jing, you two might as well imagine, what is the ultimate development of ancient Chinese medicine, that is, Taoist medicine?"

"The ultimate development of Taoist medicine?"

The two of them were mumbling, thinking and confusion on their faces.

A pill appeared out of thin air in Yu Zehai's hand. He threw it in his palm and threw it gently. Suddenly, a rich fragrance of pill instantly spread.

"Jiji~"

At this time, Xiaobai in Yu Zehai's arms opened his eyes instantly and jumped on Yu Zehai's shoulders with two big black gem-like eyes staring at the pill in Yu Zehai's hand without blinking, looking extremely anxious and expectant.

"Give it to you, greedy ghost!"

Yu Zehai smiled and scolded, throwing the pill to the other party.

The little guy accurately took the pill into his mouth, burped with satisfaction, then stretched out his pink tongue and licked Yu Zehai's cheek, then he lay comfortably on the latter's shoulder and continued to have a beautiful dream of Nan Ke.

Mr. Li was thinking and couldn't help but say, "Pills? Could it be...Pills...Pills masters?"

"Reply!"

Yu Zehai snapped his fingers again and said with a smile: "To be precise, ancient Chinese medicine has developed to the extreme, or to the peak, which is the 'alchemy'. Originally, it was too early to say something to you, but since I mentioned it today, I will say a few words casually. We are all warriors and are all members of the army of Taoism, but the word "Tao" is too broad, too large, and too general."

"What is 'Tao'?"

"What is 'Tao'?"

"Chaos produce Yin and Yang, Yin and Yang form the five elements, and the five elements change into all things, and the way of existence and relationships of all things have always pursued a kind of "harmony". This is Tao. Lao Tzu once said: "Tao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things. All things carry Yin and embrace Yang, and the qi is harmonious." This is also Tao. Some people say that at the beginning of the universe, chaos broke and established, and the three thousand great ways were born in it... Of course, the Three Thousand Great Ways are just a general term, indicating that there are many ways to practice and cannot be counted. As long as you can obtain the "Tao", they are all one of the Tao."

"So, like us warriors practicing martial arts, in addition to this, the ones closely related to our warriors include alchemy, instrument, formation, etc. In addition, in fact, as we say in real life, the "three hundred and sixty skills, every skill will lead to the top scholar" is also a form of "Tao".

"Like qin, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, song and dance, etc., each one is to the extreme, which is the 'Tao'. In history, there are many such people, such as the saints of calligraphy, painting, poetry, martial arts, medicine, qin, chess, etc. who are heard and understood by everyone, all of which are listed here. The great way is three thousand, and the same path is the same. The methods of practice are different, but when you finally reach a certain level, you can actually obtain the 'Tao'."

"Cough... it's a bit far, let's get back to the topic."

Yu Zehai coughed a few times and said with a smile: "The Tao of alchemy is also the elixir. The ancient Chinese medicine we mentioned before is only a branch of the Tao of alchemy. Because medical skills are only to cure diseases and save lives and help the wounded, is that right? But the elixir I mentioned here, the elixirs refined by the alchemist, can not only be used to cure diseases and save people, but also to kill and set fire, and can also be used to strengthen our bodies, strengthen our cultivation, strengthen our souls, and even prolong our lives..."

Speaking of this, Yu Zehai raised his hand and gently sent Xiaobai on his shoulder to Zhou Jing's arms. Then he took a few steps back and said, "Now, I'll demonstrate it to you on-site, so that you can have an intuitive understanding of the real 'alchemy'." After saying that, Yu Zehai's mind moved, and Shennong Ding and dozens of herbs appeared instantly.

"Huh? This is a bronze tripod?"

Zhou Jing's eyes lit up and she said quickly.

“Bad talk!”

Yu Zehai rolled his eyes and said angrily: "This is called the 'alcohol furnace', not a bronze cauldron. Have you heard of the alcohol furnace of Taishang Laojun and the alcohol furnace of the medicine king Sun Simiao?"

"How to distinguish between a tripod and an alchemy furnace?"

"The tripod was used for sacrifices in the old society. The tripod usually has four legs and no cover; while the alchemy furnace is usually three legs and has a cover. In addition, there are one or more slots under the alchemy furnace. This slot is used to discharge drug residues outward when elixir."

Yu Zehai picked up the Shennong Ding and looked at the two of them, and said, "Do you see clearly? It's clean and there's nothing." As he said, he released a flame to ignite the alchemy furnace, then grabbed the medicinal materials that had been sorted and sorted on the ground and threw them into the alchemy furnace one by one.

Smelting.

Purification.

Fusion.

Condensing elixir.

Baking.

...

Yu Zehai showed his alchemy techniques like flowing water, and said, "According to the medicinal properties and pharmacology of different medicinal materials, reasonable combinations are made to produce magical pills with different effects. These pills are all created by seizing the world. What is healing, detoxifying, curing diseases and saving lives is just second. More importantly, these pills can also assist and promote the cultivation and improvement of warriors."

"I know that modern humans are very taboo about the 'elixir's' of ancient sages, and they can even be said to be extremely contemptuous. Because there are records in ancient books that the ancients said that when they were refining alchemy, they would put mercury or something into the alchemy furnace. If they ate that kind of elixir, they would die."

"In fact, these legends, at least in my opinion, should be just rumors fabricated and imagined by later generations. After all, none of us had witnessed the scene at that time with our own eyes."

"According to the logical thinking of our normal people, you know that the pills refined are for people to eat, and you know that mercury is highly poisonous, but you still put mercury into the alchemy furnace, unless he is a slut with a problem with his head, or the alchemist is planning to use these pills to kill his life. Think about it, would a normal person do such stupid things? Do you think those ancestors are all stupid people?"

"What my youngest grandson said makes sense!"

Mr. Li shook his head while shaking his head, saying, "Everyone knows that mercury is highly toxic. It's like when we doctors prescribe, they know that some herb contains highly toxic, but they add it to the formula. In this way, in addition to giving the patient a strong medicine to "fight the poison with poison", they either have a grudge against the patient or they are purely trying to make money."

"That's right!"

Zhou Jing also said in a deep voice: "Contemporary people are indeed very smart under the stimulation of science and education, but they must not ignore the wisdom of the ancients. When browsing ancient books, no matter in all walks of life, we almost follow the footsteps of our ancestors, and even in some fields, we do not do as good as our ancestors. Therefore, I think it is the contemporary people who misinterpret the meaning of the ancients."

"The so-called bricks and beasts made the judgment that the elixir refined by the ancients had mercury because most of the 'elixirs' they came into contact with were excavated from ancient tombs. Why do mercury exist in these elixirs? In fact, it is easy to understand if you think about the 'human figurines' buried in the tomb pits. Because they are burial objects, mercury was specially injected into them. Only in this way can they be kept for tens of millions of years without decay or deterioration."

"Only fools will pour mercury into those real pills, the pills that are taken by living people, unless he thinks he has a long life and doesn't want to live anymore."

“Haha~~”

Hearing Zhou Jing's words, not only Yu Zehai, but also Mr. Li couldn't help laughing.

The little girl's analysis was very reasonable. Although this possibility has not been verified so far, it is very logical.

Don’t underestimate the wisdom of your ancestors!

For immortality, what is the point of filling mercury into the living human body? In order not to be dug by the unfilial descendants of the younger generation, many vicious mechanism traps, or even inhumane poison gas and explosives, can they be considered? Who can be sure that those elixirs that water mercury are not the huge pits dug by the ancestors for the unfilial descendants of the younger generation?

Listening is false, but seeing is not true.

The true historical facts cannot be judged by the so-called "Bricks" as beasts. Historians' archaeology and judging the past and the present are nothing more than verification, exploration, guessing and restoring the scene at that time through some historical materials, clues or clues. But all of this is just a guess.

In the eyes of a thousand people, there are a thousand Hamlets.

There will naturally be many different versions of the same historical materials and records. Whose remarks will eventually get the most support and thus face the general public? In theory, this is a fierce collision and competition between academics. However, in a contemporary society where people's hearts are not as good as ever, who can ensure that there are no tricks in it?

A cup of tea.

Yu Zehai took back the Yuanhuo, and with his big sleeves waving, dozens of crystal-filled green pills were floating in front of him, a whole array of extremely rich fragrance spread around in an instant...
Chapter completed!