Above the source of Tao

The next morning.

Yun Changan's home...

Before dawn, Yun Chang'an woke up from bed, brought in the wooden tub he usually used for bathing from outside the house, and filled it with water.

"Are you ready?"

A shadow of Fairy Shichen emerged from the gourd and smiled faintly at Yun Changan.

Looking at Chang'an's childish face and the determination in his eyes, she was slightly stunned. Although the boy in front of her was only ten years old, his determination seemed to be more determined than some adults.

"Ready."

So Fairy Shichen took a step forward and walked in front of Yun Chang'an, stretched out her hand, and gently touched his forehead.

Before Yun Changan could react, the instructions for preparing the previous prescription appeared in his mind.

Leather and bone strengthening soup? There is actually a prescription in this world that can strengthen the body and bones of mortals!

When Chang'an saw the efficacy of this medicine, he couldn't help but reveal an expression of joy.

Fairy Shichen saw this scene and said, "Little guy, don't be too happy too soon. This skin-refining bone soup is not a complete prescription. It should be used with the bone-refining pill to exert its original effect. But now you haven't officially embarked on the path of cultivation, so it's difficult to obtain this pill. Therefore, you will have some difficulties when bathing in this soup."

"Is there any difficulty in making this skin and bone refining soup?" Yun Chang'an asked puzzledly.

"If you don't have the Xian Gu Dan to use with this Lian Pi Jin Gu Soup, you will feel abnormal pain all over your body while bathing in this soup. This pain is not just ordinary pain, but a pain that goes deep into your tendons and bones. Your flesh feels like it's being bitten and torn by countless insects, and your tendons and bones feel like they're being shaved by millions of knives. The pain is so extreme that it makes people want to die and it's unbearable." Fairy Shichen explained in a serious tone with a solemn expression.

"I can hold it in!"

Yun Changan nodded and said with a determined look in his eyes.

This kid really underestimated the power of this medicine. However, after all, he has never experienced the pain of peeling bones and changing skin, so naturally he doesn't know its power.

But seeing the determined look in his eyes, he finally didn't say anything. Well, since you are so determined, I will lend you a helping hand.

Then he said, "Since you are so determined, I will give you some help."

Fairy Shichen smiled, then stretched out her hands and gently clasped them towards the void.

After a while, a wisp of white smoke rose from the fairy's palm, and then she spread out her palm, revealing five small and exquisite beads. These five beads had their own characteristics and colors. They were not ordinary beads, and each of them exuded a unique brilliance.

One of the beads is a deep blue, like a drop of water in the deep sea, another is emerald green, like the color of tender leaves in early spring, another is fiery red, like a burning flame, the fourth bead is a gentle earthy brown, its color is like the soil in the field, and the last bead is a light gold, like a cloud in the sunset.

"This is?"

But before Yun Chang'an could ask, he saw Fairy Shichen scatter the five beads, and they were located in five locations in the house.

After finishing, Fairy Shichen put her two fingers to her lips and began to whisper a spell. At the same time, the five beads emitted a faint light. After a while, the five beads gathered into a mysterious and complex pattern, which wrapped Yun Changan's home, and the wooden barrel full of water was in the center.

After finishing, Fairy Shichen said, "This is a small five-element gathering formation, which is enough to double the five-element vitality in the formation."

Yun Chang'an was completely distracted, staring at the mysterious pattern motionlessly, until the pattern dimmed, and then he came to his senses.

Yun Chang'an's heart was filled with shock and curiosity.

He had never seen such a wonderful thing, and he had never thought that he could see such a wonder in his own home. He looked at the fairy Shichen, his eyes sparkling with the light of seeking knowledge.

Fairy Shichen smiled slightly, as if she saw through Yun Changan's thoughts. She explained softly, "The Small Five Elements Gathering Formation is an ancient formation that can gather the five elements of energy between heaven and earth, allowing the practitioners in the formation to absorb energy faster and improve their cultivation."

"Five Elements Qi?"

"Yes, you know that everything in this world is made up of the Five Elements. What are the Five Elements? The Five Elements are made up of five basic elements."

"Five basic elements?"

"That's right. The five basic elements include gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. They are interdependent and mutually reinforcing, and none of them can be missing. Before the formation of the heaven and earth, these five elements were separated from the chaos, constantly merging, separating, merging, and then growing stronger, and finally formed the five elements. This opened up this world."

"Mutual promotion and mutual restraint?"

"Yes, metal represents gathering, wood represents straightness, water represents moisture, fire represents heat, and earth represents life. They help each other. Wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, and water generates wood. And conversely, wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, and metal overcomes wood."

He also said, "Wood gives birth to fire; fire gives birth to earth: fire burns wood and gives birth to earth; earth gives birth to metal: earth's hidden ore gives birth to metal; metal gives birth to water: metal condenses and gives birth to water; water gives birth to wood: water moistens and gives birth to wood. This is the origin of all things. However, there are also some special origins that are separated from these five elements to form unique origins. For example: thunder, ice, fog, wind, etc."

A saint once said, "A saint stands between heaven and earth, looking up at the sky, looking down at the earth, adjusting the five elements, and harmonizing all things. This is the path to immortality."

"You want to understand these things, but you are too far away from them now, so don't think too much about it."

Her words were like an invisible barrier, isolating Yun Chang'an from those mysterious things.

Yun Changan listened in a daze, feeling puzzled. His eyes involuntarily fell on the Five Elements Gathering Formation, which was a complex and mysterious formation that seemed to contain profound secrets, and his eyes also revealed a kind of desire.

"However, I just saw you staring at the Five Elements Gathering Formation in a trance. Do you want to learn it?"

Fairy Shichen narrowed her eyes, stared at Yun Changan with a wicked smile and said.

Yun Chang'an came back to his senses, glanced at Fairy Shichen, and then replied happily.

"Want to learn!"

However, Fairy Shichen's answer was calm and realistic, "But you can't learn it now. If you want to learn it in the future, I can teach you."

This sentence, like a bucket of cold water, extinguished the excitement in Yun Changan's heart. He lowered his head in disappointment and looked at the straw sandals on his feet.

After a moment, Yun Changan raised his head, turned to look at Fairy Shichen and said, "When do I start taking the medicine bath?"

Fairy Shichen has her hands behind her back, her posture is like a pine tree standing proudly on the top of a mountain, firm yet elegant, her gaze looking into the distance.

"No hurry, we have to wait until the sun rises, that's when this medicine will be most effective."

Yun Chang'an stood there quietly, waiting for the sun to rise.

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