novelraw Chapter 53 Alchemy
Chapter 53 Alchemy
Within three months at Shrek Academy, the pharmacists of the Medicine Pavilion had become familiar with this quiet and studious "Chief Guest Elder." Their attitude was not merely one of care, but rather one of heartfelt respect.
Without Brigitte even having to speak, the experienced pharmacists would step forward and recite those difficult and obscure ancient prescriptions to her, hoping to gain enlightenment from her words.
Biji also jotted down a lot of pill formulas. These formulas all had aspects that needed improvement and refinement. The problem was that while she was refining pills, Li Ren would definitely be observing from the side.
To avoid revealing her identity due to fluctuations in her soul power, Brigitte acted with extreme caution.
She never personally refined pills in the medicine pavilion; instead, she transformed into a "reclusive master" standing by.
When alchemists hesitated over complex heat control or herbal combinations, she only needed a few words of guidance to pinpoint the crux of the problem, resolve the difficulties, and significantly improve the quality of the resulting pills.
This effortless insight stems from her profound understanding of the essence of nature and the spirits of the world accumulated over two hundred thousand years of life. In her view, the techniques that human alchemists dedicate their entire lives to studying are merely superficial touches on the essence of plants.
Now, Li Ren regards her as a rare "friend despite the age gap," and whenever they meet, he will enthusiastically discuss various difficult ancient prescriptions with her.
Brigitte always handled things calmly, offering unique insights with her extensive knowledge, which always impressed the highly respected head of the Medicine Pavilion, who praised her views as "directly pointing to the source."
Therefore, in the eyes of everyone in the Medicine Pavilion, although Bi Ji did not show off her abilities, she was undoubtedly a "hidden master" with unfathomable knowledge of pharmacology.
Li Ren, the top alchemist on the mainland, even said: "One day, the position of the top alchemist on the mainland will belong to Huo Biling."
Indeed, as he said, since then, every alchemist on the mainland has only sought the position of the second alchemist on the mainland.
At this moment, in the newly dug alchemy room, Biji closed the last volume of "Compendium of Materia Medica" in her hand.
Human alchemy and pharmacology have evolved over thousands of years, and in certain aspects of the art, they have indeed become quite sophisticated. The control of gunpowder and the purification of materials are truly ingenious.
However, in her eyes, this system was ultimately flawed, with a slight deviation leading to a huge error. It overemphasized the potency and speed of the medicine and was obsessed with the fusion of form and substance, while neglecting the resonance and nourishment of the life's original energy.
This is the most fundamental difference between the methods of human healing and the healing methods of soul beasts.
The healing abilities of spirit beasts stem from their most basic perception of the laws of heaven and earth.
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For hundreds of thousands of years, she has healed her people not by fixed prescriptions and precise proportions, but by guiding and awakening their life energy.
A single herb, a clear spring, or even a ray of moonlight can all become sources of healing.
Its core lies in stimulating the injured person's own vitality, conforming to nature, and nourishing silently.
In contrast, the elixirs of the human race, though quick to take effect, are often accompanied by the accumulation of toxic substances, like boiling soup over a raging fire. While they may quench thirst temporarily, they may damage one's foundation in the long run.
"Knowing what it is, but not why it is so." Brigitte realized that this was the root of the "immaturity" of human skills.
They are skilled in calculation and technique, but have not yet truly grasped the core mysteries of life's evolution.
However, what truly alarmed her about the human race was not the miraculous effects of the few pills, but the vast and orderly system of inheritance behind them.
The existence of Shrek Academy means that their knowledge can be passed down from generation to generation, and healers will emerge in an endless stream, thus forming a powerful force.
In contrast, the burden of healing for soul beasts rests almost entirely on the Emerald Swan lineage. Knowledge transmission relies entirely on individual insights and oral tradition, which is inefficient and cannot benefit the entire clan.
Even the "Soul Spirit Technology," which was seen as the hope for resolving the conflict between humans and beasts, did not, in her view, completely resolve the conflict between humans and soul beasts.
The soul spirits conceived by Electrolux and Tianmeng are essentially still a soul ring system that forces soul beasts to submit to humans; it is still a one-sided contract centered on human needs.
Brigitte felt a chill run down her spine. True coexistence should never be based on the sacrifice of either party.
A true soul should be the mutual nourishment and common sublimation of two life forms on an equal footing.
This comparison made a long-held idea in her mind become clearer and more resolute.
She not only wants to write a medical book that encapsulates her hundreds of thousands of years of experience in treating soul beasts, but also wants to sow a seed of hope for the future of both humans and soul beasts. Her vision goes far beyond that.
First, there's the "Enlightenment Pill" (or "Wisdom-Enhancing Pill"). She observed that low-level soul beasts are muddle-headed and act solely on instinct, which not only makes them prone to conflict with humans but also limits the overall evolution of the soul beast race.
If we could refine a pill that helps her awaken her intelligence, allowing more soul beasts to think and learn like her, what a wonderful scene that would be!
More importantly, only by awakening one's spiritual intelligence can one study more profound knowledge.
Ordinary soul beasts only officially develop intelligence when they have ten thousand years of cultivation, while spiritual soul beasts also need a thousand years of cultivation.
She envisions a future where more fellow spirit beasts will not only understand her healing philosophy but also explore the path of life with her.
Furthermore, there is the even more heaven-defying "Transformation Pill." Only soul beasts with less than 200,000 years of cultivation have the opportunity to choose to transform into human form and start cultivating again.
If there were elixirs that could help them smoothly transform and perfectly condense into a human body while preserving the cultivation and foundation of the soul beast, it would completely change the fate of the soul beast race.
Moreover, soul beasts that missed the opportunity to transform into human form and rebuild their cultivation can also consume the elixir to retain their cultivation by transforming into human form.
Soul beasts can freely choose their forms and walk in the human world as equals, understanding each other's cultures. Only then can the concepts of "soul spirits" and contracts be truly based on voluntary and understanding symbiosis, rather than a relationship of dependence with a clear distinction between the strong and the weak.
The ultimate goal of all this is to establish a complete medical system that belongs to the soul beasts themselves.
She dreams of using the Enlightenment Pill to unlock wisdom, the Transformation Pill as a higher-level option, and the medical book she is about to write as a foundation to gradually cultivate batches of her kind in the vast Soul Beast Forest who know how to use life energy for healing.
They can establish a hierarchy ranging from simple injury and illness treatment to profound energy healing, and even form a "healer" lineage among spirit beasts.
This will completely change the passive situation where spirit beasts can only rely on their physical constitution to withstand injuries or leave it to fate, greatly enhancing the survival and continuation capabilities of the race.
Thinking of this, a resolute light flashed in Brigitte's eyes.
She continued to work hard to improve her alchemy skills; she had only refined a few hundred pills so far.
These were all relatively simple pills. After all, high-level pills require specific furnaces. She only had a seventh-level furnace and an eighth-level furnace given to her by Li Ren. A ninth-level furnace was even more valuable than a ninth-level soul tool.