Whisper of the Eternal Dao

Two years have passed, and seven-year-old Lin Yi has grown much taller. Compared to when he first arrived, Lin Yi has become stronger and his skin has become more lustrous, mainly due to good food and regular exercise.

Although he had not seen Master Fei for two years, his image was firmly etched in Lin Yi's mind.

Lin Yi could already recognize hundreds of medicinal plants quickly. His sense of smell for medicinal plants was quite sensitive. I am sure that in the near future, he will truly enter the palace of medicinal plants.

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When Lin Yi remembered the last herb in Yaofeng, he let out a long sigh. He was nine years old at the time and had finally recognized every plant and tree in Yaofeng. He was overjoyed. All these years of hard work had not been in vain and had finally paid off.

In recent years, Lin Yi only knew Senior Brother Liu Ren and Elder Fei, whom he had never met. However, six months ago, Senior Brother Liu Ren couldn't wait any longer, so he asked him to deliver a letter to Elder Fei, leave Yaofeng, and explore the world alone, exploring his pharmacological path.

When he first entered Yaofeng, Lin Yi heard from Senior Brother Liu Ren that he would leave Yaofeng and continue to pursue pharmaceutical science after he had studied enough. He just didn't expect time to pass so quickly.

Over the years, Lin Yi has been very grateful to Senior Brother Liu Ren. He was the one who taught him to recognize medical science and read little by little. When he first came to Yaofeng at the age of five, it was Senior Brother Liu Ren who took care of him in every possible way.

Although Lin Yi was reluctant to see Brother Liu Ren leave, he did not stop him. He only wished him the best and hoped his wishes would come true. However, he did not know when they would meet again after this parting.

Lin Yi went into the bamboo house and took out the book. It had been lying there quietly for many years. It had been a witness to Lin Yi's entire journey from ignorance to the pursuit of knowledge.

Turning to the first page, Lin Yi carefully compared the potions he had learned with the book, and circled each mistake in time. When he read the entire book, he found more than a dozen discrepancies. Lin Yi immediately compared them with the potions at the pinnacle of medicine and corrected the wrong assessments. At this point, the process of identifying the potions was considered complete.

That night was the most comfortable night Lin Yi had had since he came to Jiuqingmen. He dreamed of getting married, having children, and having many grandchildren.

When Lin Yi opened his eyes, it was dawn. Lin Yi got up and tidied himself up as usual. When he opened the door, he saw a strange but familiar figure. Lin Yi rubbed his eyes hard, and then he was sure that it was Mr. Fei who had returned.

This figure felt so familiar, Lin Yi ran quickly and called out to him naturally.

“Mr. Fei!”

Mr. Fei smiled, sounding very familiar, and said, “Xiaoyi, you've grown up and become much stronger.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi touched his head stupidly, feeling a little confused.

“Did you have any difficulties over the years?”

“Master Fei, I have memorized the medicine book.”

Master Fei looked at him kindly and said with a smile, “Xiao Yi, come here with the medicine book later.”

Lin Yi guessed that Master Fei wanted to test him, and it was time to check the results, so he agreed.

Then he said: “Master Fei, wait a moment!”

While talking, Lin Yi walked towards the bamboo house and returned quickly with a letter and a medicine book in his hand.

Lin Yi handed the letter to Elder Fei and said, ”Elder Fei, Senior Sister Liu was not sure when you would return, so she had left Yaofeng in advance. Before he left, he asked me to give this letter to you.”

Elder Fei took the envelope, opened it and read it, nodded, and said, “I am very pleased that your senior brother is wholeheartedly pursuing the path of pharmacology. I hope he can achieve something on this path.”

“Xiao Yi, come with me.”

Lin Yi came to Elder Fei with the medicine book and handed it to him. Elder Fei opened the page at random and mentioned medicinal herbs at random, and Lin Yi answered fluently.

“Saxifrage!”

“Cranberry...”

The two asked and answered each other like this, and there were no mistakes in the process. Sometimes, Mr. Fei would just show Lin Yi a picture and then answer the herbal ingredients, constantly changing their form, but Lin Yi still answered smoothly.

Old Fei closed the book and said with satisfaction: “Xiaoyi, not bad, you have understood it clearly. It seems that you have not been lazy all these years.”

“Starting tomorrow, follow me to learn how to prepare medicine.”

After that, Old Fei took out another book and handed it to Lin Yi.

Lin Yi returned to the room, still feeling like he was dreaming. He could finally learn how to compound medicines. If knowing how to compound medicines is the foundation, then compounding medicines is like a building rising from the ground. If one can learn how to compound medicines, one's status and position will improve greatly.

After regaining consciousness, he remembered the book in his hand. Lin Yi flipped through the first page and read it for quite a while before turning to the second page. He flipped through the third page and was so engrossed in reading it that he lost track of time. He didn't know when he came to.

Looking out the window, he found that it was already dark. Lin Yi recalled the contents of the book. It was an ocean of medicinal plants. There were about 100,000 types of medicinal plants in this book, and they were recorded in more detail, even with combinations of medicinal plants. If he could learn about all the medicinal plants in this book, Lin Yi reckoned he would become the ancestor of a pharmacist. Of course, it was just a thought.

However, at this time Lin Yi saw a new direction. While learning how to prepare medicines, he slowly learned the knowledge in the ocean of pharmacopoeia.

The next day, Lin Yi came to see Mr. Fei early, and Mr. Fei took him to the pharmacy. This was Lin Yi's first time here, and the strong scent of medicine was in his face.

Old Master Fei put on a serious expression and said, “Xiao Yi, you must be very careful when giving medicine. You can't be careless at all. Every dose of medicine is very important. If something goes wrong, it won't save lives, but instead endanger people. Each medicine corresponds to a formula. Don't change it at will. This formula is determined after everyone has constantly improved themselves. You must remember that.

Throughout the day, Mr. Fei introduced knowledge about compounding drugs. Through Mr. Fei's introduction, Lin Yi learned the precision and difficulty of compounding drugs. No wonder it's difficult to become a pharmacist.

Before leaving, Mr. Fei gave Lin Yi a book of prescription drugs, and Lin Yi held it happily all night.

On the second day, Mr. Fei briefly recounted yesterday's contents, “Xiao Yi, start preparing the medicine today.”

“Prepare the liquid medicine first. Pay attention to the temperature, boiling time, order of placement of the ingredients...”

Lin Yi watched Mr. Fei operate. The ingredients were relatively simple, only three types: Three Hundred Blue, Crassulaceae, and Echeveria.

Watching Mr. Fei weigh the three, and seeing the next steps go very smoothly, Lin Yi thought to himself, “When can I do the same?”

Today, he finally saw the complete process of compounding medicine. At this moment, Lin Yi, who was lying in bed, quietly recalled the process of compounding medicine and fell asleep without realizing it.

In the following days, Mr. Fei continued to teach Lin Yi how to prepare medicinal liquids. The types of preparations increased, and the number of ingredients used became more complicated.

There was a type of medicine that used more than twenty kinds of herbs, but Mr. Fei was still very fluent.

Ten days later, Mr. Fei said, “From today, prepare the pills.”

Preparing the pills was even more difficult.

Old Master Fei still started from the simplest. Seeing how fluently he did it, Lin Yi felt it was very easy and he immediately refined the pills.

Lin Yi took the pills made by Master Fei. Master Fei said, “You have to pay attention to the proportion of water, smell, color...”

and continued to explain to Lin Yi about the pills.

In the days that followed, Mr. Fei continued to teach Lin Yi how to prepare pills. After more than a month of learning, he gained a preliminary understanding of how to prepare medicine.

Today, Lin Yi came to the pharmacy as usual, but did not see Mr. Fei. Lin Yi looked for him at the top of the mountain of medicine, but still couldn't see him. He guessed that Mr. Fei had gone out again. After he left, he didn't know when he would meet Mr. Fei again.

Staring at the huge Yaofeng Mountain, he was the only one left, and suddenly he felt empty.