It had been mentioned before that when one cultivated the Seven Wounds Demonic Sutra, there would be a very comfortable feeling. That feeling was like floating to heaven, making one unable to stop themselves.
However, this feeling made it easy for people to drown in it. In the end, they would train themselves to death, which was extremely harmful to their mental will.
However, this feeling could effectively neutralize the pain caused by the Seven Wounds Demonic Sutra. Coupled with the fact that Song Ankang could absorb its side effects, not only would he not wallow in it, but it would also increase his willpower.
This was the perfect antidote!
In the past, Song Ankang did not dare to use this antidote recklessly because the excess energy in his body was limited. But now, with the help of several bottles of pills, Song Ankang was much bolder. He could neutralize this pain through practice while enduring the pain caused by the Seven Wounds Demonic Sutra.
In this way, the cultivation method and fighting style of the Seven Wounds Demonic Sutra could be effectively neutralized and promoted through the Fate-Defying Heaven Manual. Coupled with the side effects of the pill, the speed of Song Ankang's strength improvement was simply ferocious.
To describe it as a thousand miles per day was an insult to this speed. Only 10,000 miles per day could barely describe its speed.
It was not until midnight that Song Ankang fell asleep after his stomach was quenched.
In order to avoid affecting his cultivation foundation, Song Ankang did not put himself into a coma through the Internal Injury Fist before sleeping. Instead, he prepared to practice the Internal Injury Fist while awake.
The next morning, after dinner, Song Ankang took dozens of taels of silver and rushed to Tongxin Town in a carriage.
Among the humans of China, one tael of silver was worth 1,000 copper coins, and the value of one copper coin was about the same as a dollar on Earth, but the purchasing power was stronger.
A hundred taels of silver was worth another tael of gold. The exchange rate between silver and gold was a hundred to one. The exchange rate between copper and silver was a thousand to one.
Dozens of taels of silver meant tens of thousands of yuan. To ordinary people, it was definitely not a small sum.
Jiang Yun and the guards were left and right. Qiu Shi's face was filled with excitement. She was clearly very happy to be able to go out and relax.
When he arrived at Tongxin Town, he was warmly welcomed by many townsfolk as usual.
"The most filial son of the Song Dynasty is here. We've all heard about what happened at the fabric shop. Thank you for helping us eliminate the ferocious female ghost and saving the lives of our entire town."
"Young Master Song is even more handsome than last time. His temperament is also getting better. Come here and try my family's pancakes. They're fresh out of the oven and definitely delicious."
"I picked a nest of medicinal eggs a few days ago. It's most nourishing. Do you want some, Great Filial Son of Song? I'll give you some."
"That female ghost was near our house. I even met her the day before you got rid of her. If my wife hadn't noticed something was wrong in time, I would have been killed. Thank you so much."
The residents of Tongxin Town were like the residents of many places in China. They knew how to respect the old and cherish the young. They also knew how to repay kindness.
As the most filial son in the capital, Song Ankang was the model and benchmark in the hearts of all the residents. Moreover, he had killed the female ghost hiding in Tongxin Town a few days ago and saved many lives.
This made the residents of Tongxin Town have a better impression of Song Ankang. Even though they were not rich and might have to starve this year, they still generously took out some good things, hoping to give them to Song Ankang to try.
Song Ankang smiled and declined, but he could not resist the enthusiastic residents. Soon, many snacks were placed on the carriage, enough for him to eat for several days.
He felt a little warm inside. Even though it was difficult for the humans here to survive, they were really united and friendly with each other. There were very few people who were truly vicious.
Be it many villages near the capital or many villages in other places, there were many places that did not close their doors at night. There were not many situations where humans fought openly and secretly.
By the time Song Ankang and the others arrived at their destination, the carriage was already filled with things.
"Young Master Song, you're indeed the most filial son in the capital. You're actually so popular!"
A tall, square-faced, large-eyed woman stood at the entrance of Huachun Hall. She looked at the things piled up on the carriage and smiled.
Song Ankang quickly got out of the carriage. "You flatter me, shopkeeper. The people of the town are too kind."
"This is not flattery. This is respect and gratitude from the bottom of your heart." The square-faced, big-eyed woman smiled and said, "I heard about what happened a few days ago. If it weren't for Young Master Song, I'm afraid the entire Tongxin Town would be in danger. A female ghost comparable to an Internal Tempering Realm martial artist is almost unstoppable in Tongxin Town."
Song Ankang smiled. "You should thank Instructor Jiang. He killed that female ghost."
"Of course, Instructor Jiang should be grateful, and so should Young Master Song." The square-faced, big-eyed woman said, "I'm the head shopkeeper of the Huachun Hall, Pang Huachun. I happened to come from the capital to purchase some medicinal herbs unique to Tongxin Town these few days. I didn't expect to be involved in this matter. It seems that Young Master Song and I are quite fated."
"May I know why Young Master Song is here today? If there's a need, our Huachun Hall will definitely help you."
When he heard the square-faced, big-eyed woman say that she was the head shopkeeper of Huachun Hall, Pang Huachun, Song Ankang was also surprised. This was because Hua Chuntang was not a small pharmacy even in the capital. Each branch was spread throughout the capital and there were at least dozens of them.
He did not expect that Pang Huachun, who was the head shopkeeper and the founder of Hua Chun Hall, would actually come to Tongxin Town for something. What a coincidence.
When they arrived at the waiting room, Pang Huachun asked someone to prepare tea. Song Ankang smiled and said, "Actually, I came to look for Hua Chuntang today mainly because I hope to cooperate with him."
"Work with Hua Chuntang?" Pang Huachun was stunned for a moment. "I remember that Hua Chuntang has always been working with Chaoyun Manor. Many of the herbs in Chaoyun Manor are sold to Hua Chuntang."
Song Ankang shook his head and said, "This is just a business relationship, not a partnership. The cooperation I'm talking about is actually to provide some preliminary processed herbs for Hua Chuntang. This way, Hua Chuntang can directly use these processed herbs to refine pills. He won't have to specially find a large number of apprentices to learn and process these herbs."
"Young Master Song, do you mean that Chaoyun Manor will take over most of the work of Hua Chuntang's apprentices and earn some fees from it?" Pang Huachun's eyes lit up.
Song Ankang nodded and said, "That's about right. However, Chaoyun Manor will also purchase herbs and sell the processed herbs to Hua Chuntang to earn a certain profit."
"If it's just simple processing, it's actually not worth much. But if you want to process it to the point where it can be used to refine pills directly, it will take a lot of time and energy. You will also need to train special apprentices. Are you sure this won't make you unable to make ends meet?" Pang Huachun looked at Song Ankang suspiciously.
Song Ankang smiled and said, "If we only process some slightly simple medicinal herbs to the extent that we can directly refine pills, it shouldn't be a problem."
"Moreover, our Chaoyun Manor will not nurture apprentices who are proficient in the processing of various medicinal herbs like Huachun Hall. Instead, we will only nurture some apprentices who are proficient in one or a few medicinal herbs. This is not difficult, and the efficiency will increase very quickly."