Chapter 7
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Chapter 7: The First Poison Brewing
Zhou Luo felt somewhat surprised by Lin Qing Han\’s behavior.
That night, as they prepared to sleep.
Zhou Luo whispered softly into Lin Qing Han\’s ear, \"Thank you.\"
Lin Qing Han\’s body jerked slightly. She didn\’t speak, and simply turned over silently and embraced him.
Under the moonlight, Zhou Luo looked at the beauty in his arms and thought to himself: It wouldn\’t affect her pregnancy, right?
He lowered over her…
…
Early the next morning, Zhou Luo left the courtyard.
Since Lin Qing Han had agreed to prepare the tools for him, he also needed to procure some medicinal ingredients.
Not long after, he arrived before a towering building that was a full five stories tall.
At the entrance, many people were coming and going, making it a very lively scene.
This was the Lin Family\’s dedicated procurement location, called the \"Treasure Pavilion.\"
After entering the Treasure Pavilion, Zhou Luo went directly to the fourth floor.
The fourth floor held only one shop, named the \"Herb Hall,\" which was specialized in selling medicinal herbs.
Hefting the pouch in his hand, Zhou Luo walked into the shop full of confidence.
He was able to come here thanks to the cultivation resources given to him earlier by his so-called \"mother-in-law.\"
Otherwise, he really would have been penniless at the very first attempt.
The contents of the pouch were this world\’s currency, also called spiritual stones, categorized into grade: high, middle, and low.
The exchange ratio between the three grades was 1:100.
The spiritual stones Zhou Luo possessed were low-grade spiritual stones, also known as ordinary spiritual stones, a relatively common currency.
Higher-grade spiritual stones were more commonly used for daily cultivation practice.
He also discovered that one low-grade spiritual stone was worth approximately ten yuan from his previous life.
Once inside the shop, Zhou Luo, who already had a goal in mind, began his selection.
The medicinal ingredients he was buying this time were the result of careful selection; they were all beneficial to the body.
No one would suspect he was brewing poison.
When he finished selecting, he placed all the ingredients on the counter.
Behind the counter was an elderly man dressed in a grey robe with graying hair.
Looking at the herbs, then at Zhou Luo, the old man asked doubtfully, \"Are you concocting pills?\"
\"Just trying it out,\" Zhou Luo replied with a smile.
The old man didn\’t inquire further. After calculating the price, he had an attendant package the herbs and handed them over.
After paying eighty low-grade spiritual stones, Zhou Luo left the shop.
After he left, the old man murmured to himself, \"A live-in son-in-law actually wants to refine pills, how interesting.\"
In fact, after Zhou Luo entered the room, the old man saw through his identity at a glance.
After all, not many people came to the entire fourth layer; it was basically all old acquaintances.
Zhou Luo\’s new face made the old man think right away of the group of live-in sons-in-law that the family had recently \"tricked\" into coming.
However, what confused the old man was that.
The medicinal herbs Zhou Luo bought were varied and messy; even he, as a Pill Master, didn\’t know what kind of potion Zhou Luo actually intended to refine at all.
…
Meanwhile, when Zhou Luo returned, Lin Qing Han had already had someone clear away a small room on the left side of the courtyard and prepared the tools required for pill refining, such as the alchemical furnace and other essentials.
After arriving in the room, Zhou Luo placed a screen in front of the furnace.
Thus, unless others entered the room, they wouldn\’t know at all what he was doing.
Although only he, Lin Qing Han, and Maid Xiao Lan lived in this small courtyard, it was still necessary to prepare for the unexpected.
Once everything was ready.
Zhou Luo excitedly stood in front of the alchemical furnace and threw the needed medicinal herbs into it.
This time, what he planned to refine was a poison called the \"Spirit Leakage Pill\".
Don\’t be fooled by the intimidating name; in reality, it was just a strong laxative.
After consuming it, it would cause continuous diarrhea within one minute, and even a cultivator at the fifth layer of Qi Refinement couldn\’t avoid it.
With no other option, to avoid drawing attention, the herbs he bought could only produce this primary level poison.
Moreover, due to not finding it, he was missing one crucial ingredient too.
This made Zhou Luo unsure whether this poison would succeed or not.
As the medicinal herbs were placed in the alchemical furnace, Zhou Luo lit the firewood and stared intently at the furnace, holding his breath.
Seeing that the timing was about right, he immediately began manipulating spiritual energy, using the high heat to decompose the herbs and recombine them.
This process was very slow and required great care.
The slightest carelessness could impact the texture and effectiveness of the poison.
But with all the knowledge of the first-class poisons to his name, this low-level poison was as easy as pie for Zhou Luo.
After half an hour, three small crimson pills appeared inside the furnace.
Zhou Luo wiped the sweat off his forehead and picked them up excitedly.
The Spirit Leakage Pill was done.
The poison was successfully refined, and next came the time for testing.
For this, he had long since determined his target.
He headed out the door and walked directly to the kitchen.
Not long after, he returned to the small room feeling thoroughly satisfied.
The test succeeded.
Although one medicinal herb was missing, the efficacy of this Spirit Leakage Pill remained unaffected, and it appeared to dissipate instantly upon contact with water.
It was just a pity he wouldn\’t be able to drink the chicken soup that afternoon.
…
In the days that followed, apart from cultivation, Zhou Luo devoted himself to studying poison concoction.
Besides the \"Spirit Leakage Pill,\" he concocted various other bizarre poisons.
Meanwhile, Lin Qing Han, blissfully unaware of his true pursuits, seeing him so diligent, thoughtfully procured all sorts of alchemy books for him.
In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.
Lin Qing Han’s pregnancy was finally detected by the family.
Receiving this news, Lin De, quite unusually, summoned Zhou Luo.
Stepping into the great hall again after more than a month, Zhou Luo found Lin De, who had worn a stern expression last time, now beaming with smiles.
\"Sit down.\"
Once Zhou Luo was seated, Lin De said jovially, \"Excellent. I truly didn\’t expect you to get Qing Han pregnant so quickly.\"
In his own lineage, when it came to his generation, the next generation only had Lin Qing Han, a sole daughter.
Although he had tried to produce more offspring himself,
as his cultivation level rose, the difficulty of conceiving children increased significantly.
Despite their efforts for so long, he and his wife had seen no sign of success, forcing them to place all hopes on their only daughter.
Lin Qing Han’s swift pregnancy now filled Lin De with sudden hope.
It was crucial to note that because of their thin population, his lineage had constantly faced suppression from the main family branch, even having their cultivation resources continuously reduced.
If his daughter could expand the lineage, perhaps his branch had a chance to rise.
\"It is all thanks to the Lin Family’s blessings,\" Zhou Luo replied humbly.
Lin De nodded, highly satisfied. \"Indeed. Our Lin Family has always upheld clear rewards and punishments. These are specific rewards I\’m giving you alone.\"
With that, a servant presented the cultivation resources.
Zhou Luo looked at the resources and roughly estimated they were worth at least two hundred low-grade spiritual stones.
An ordinary live-in son-in-law probably wouldn\’t have received such treatment.
Zhou Luo became increasingly aware that what Xu Changsheng had said earlier was indeed correct.
Having backing versus having none were completely different experiences.
Afterwards, Lin De gave him a few more instructions.
The gist was encouraging Zhou Luo to keep striving and not disappoint his expectations.
Zhou Luo, brimming with delight, readily agreed and carried the resources back to his courtyard.
As soon as he returned, the steward, Lin Fu, arrived bearing the reward bestowed by the family.
That\’s right, besides Lin De’s personal gift, whenever a family daughter was confirmed pregnant, the family would also give corresponding rewards to the live-in son-in-law involved.
However, Zhou Luo was more concerned about entering the spiritual vein.
Regarding this, Lin Fu informed him that he could join the other live-in sons-in-law for cultivation within the spiritual vein in three days\’ time.
Zhou Luo was exhilarated.
He had been waiting for this day for a long time.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye. Zhou Luo changed into new clothes and, under Lin Qing Han\’s gaze, left the courtyard.
