"Coo, coo." As the medicinal power spread out, the surrounding palace maids and servants subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Their throats were surging, but they still did not dare to raise their heads, nor did they dare to peek. This kind of spiritual medicine was too tempting for ordinary people, but it was also too precious.
If they had any thoughts that they shouldn't have, they would die miserably.
" Ka cha…" However, to Liu Cheng's status, this kind of spiritual medicine was as casual as eating candy. At this moment, he took out a medicinal pill and threw it into his mouth. He bit it a few times with his teeth and made a cracking sound. He swallowed it slowly and tasted it.
Speaking of which, in the past two years, he had been very calm about taking drugs.
This pill was called the Five Orifices Exquisite Pill. Consuming it could increase one's origin energy and strengthen the five internal organs of the human body. It was a precious pill specially prepared by the royal family. Princes like Liu Cheng and Liu Xie could usually take one pill every five days. As for the other members of the royal family, they could take one pill every month.
It was one of the most precious things of the Liu Han royal family, and it was also a kind of spiritual pill that everyone dreamed of.
Then, why was it so precious?
Actually, this was related to the cultivation system of this world.
In the Great Han Dynasty, regardless of whether they were warriors or scholars, their cultivation realms and process were almost the same. That was to refine their bodies and cultivate their blood Qi. Therefore, since it was body refinement, it naturally placed a great burden on the human body. It was not a joke to be poor in literature and rich in martial arts.
In particular, the more profound one's martial arts training was, the higher the requirements for one's body. This was because the process of martial arts training was constantly consuming one's vitality and origin. In this way, regardless of whether it was the imperial family, the aristocratic families, or other factions, they all had their own formulas to strengthen the physique. Together with spiritual materials and artifacts, they could refine a type of spiritual pill.
The only difference was that the imperial family's spirit pills were the most precious, had the most resources, and the medicinal effects of the pill formula were the strongest. Naturally, it made people envious.
After all, who didn't know the importance of a foundation? The Liu Han imperial family's Five Orifices Exquisite Pill was publicly recognized as the best pill to build a foundation.
However, the royal family of Liu Han could suppress the world and become the ruler of the world. The royal family was much stronger than other families. This was not only because of the value of the pills, but also because of the existence of the fire dragon.
The power of the fire dragon was the fate of the people and the fate of a country. It was also the general principle of the human path dragon energy. Therefore, its attributes were overbearing. In the process of awakening the dragon spirit, the fire dragon had been instilling dragon energy into Liu Bian, Liu Xie, and the others over the years, strengthening their physique and building their foundation until they awakened the dragon spirit.
Only by awakening the dragon spirit could one ascend the throne and become the emperor in the future. They could achieve harmony with the fire dragon and use the power of the fire dragon to suppress the world. This was a cycle, and it was also the greatest capital for the Liu Han Dynasty to rule the world.
Therefore, a legitimate prince who had not awakened his dragon spirit was definitely not qualified to inherit the throne. In this world, it was not enough for you to control the army, wealth, and a group of loyal subordinates. You also needed to have peerless strength to make the world, the imperial clan, and the ministers submit. Moreover, you would not dare to cause trouble.
However, in the process of awakening the dragon spirit, if the princes 'bodies were not strong enough, they would easily explode and die. This was why Emperor Ling of Han did not have many children. His sons did not die of illness, but because they could not withstand the power of the fire dragon.
Among them, Liu Bian, who was possessed by Liu Cheng, survived the power of the fire dragon, but the price was that he only awakened his dragon spirit at the age of nine. He started two years later than his younger brother, Liu Xie.
Therefore, this could be considered the greatest tragedy for the royal family since Emperor Heng Ling. It meant that the talent of the descendants of the royal family was getting worse and worse.
In short, everything in the world was deteriorating. Take the human body for example. In ancient times, humans had strong bodies because they had been fighting with nature for many years. Naturally, their bodies were strong. They could cultivate to be very strong without the help of pills. However, the people of later generations didn't have the spirit of fighting like their ancestors. Instead, they began to enjoy themselves. Even if they walked a few steps, they would use tools to walk. Therefore, they were all descendants of the royal family. The current Liu royal family was far from the generation of Emperor Guangwu. For example, Liu Bian's talent was only awakened at the age of nine. It was obvious that he was trash.
Of course, other than the founding emperor, the descendants of the royal family were pampered and spoiled. They grew up in the hands of women in the palace. They could not distinguish between the five grains, their limbs were not diligent, their talent was not good, their willpower was not good, and their hearts were not good. It was difficult to produce talents. This was also a necessity in history.
In fact, the Liu royal family at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty was not bad. Although it did not prosper the Han Dynasty for the third time, it was still stronger than the royal family at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the end of the Tang Dynasty, the end of the Song Dynasty, the end of the Ming Dynasty, and the end of the Qing Dynasty.
Back to the main topic.
From the above, it was easy to see that in this world, whether it was cultivating martial arts or awakening the dragon spirit of the royal family, the requirements for the physical body were very high. Although the experts of the Great Han Dynasty had reached the realm of catching stars and moons, they didn't have long lifespans. For people like Zhang Jiao, if they didn't become immortals, they could only live for about 100 years. However, the immortal path was ethereal, so they didn't need to mention it.
This was because whether it was warriors or scholars, they had to absorb the power of the stars in the sky for their own use. Therefore, this was also a huge burden. The stronger the cultivation, the faster their vitality would be consumed and the sooner they would die. Otherwise, there would be no such restriction. The Great Han Dynasty was still ruled by Liu Xiu, the Guangwu Emperor. How could Liu Hong, the Han Ling Emperor, have anything to do with it?
However, in the eyes of the people of this world, there was nothing strange about these questions. However, as an outsider, Liu Cheng could see the problem. However, he did not know what was going on. Why did heaven and earth have such restrictions? Why did martial arts have such a huge flaw?
Powerful strength and a pitifully short lifespan, the two really didn't match.
Naturally, he didn't ask about it and only kept it in his heart for the time being. After all, he had never cultivated before and did not understand the profundities within. Perhaps he would understand in the future.
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