Three days, not long, not short.
During these three days, Han Lang did not cultivate the Shennong Imperial Needle Art using the Tianyan Method as before.
The main reason was that the Tianyan Method consumed a great deal of divine sense and mental power. If the frequency was too high, it would affect his combat state.
Moreover, after a full day of practicing the Tianyan Method, Han Lang had already mastered the first level of the Shennong Imperial Needle Art quite proficiently. At this point, it would only take about one to two hours to consolidate it, and it would be basically complete.
Therefore,
In the following time, Han Lang still planned to refine another batch of Spirit Gathering Pills.
Not only were the Spirit Gathering Pills in his own hands running low after this period of seclusion, but Han Kang, Ma Long, and Tang Qin also had their Spirit Gathering Pills almost depleted.
If they didn't restock soon, they would probably run out of supplies.
As for Tang Geng, Han Lang did not intend to provide him with any.
The space within the three-story tower was limited, and refining Spirit Gathering Pills was time-consuming and labor-intensive. Han Lang really had no need to be so saintly and easily share such precious things with outsiders.
What's more, in the cultivation world, pills were treasures that were priceless and in short supply.
Although Tang Geng could be considered a comrade who fought alongside him, their relationship at present was only at that level.
For such a friend, Han Lang giving him ten to twenty pills as a gift was already considered a generous act of benevolence.
Not to mention that Tang Geng was a disciple of a cultivation family, and his cultivation resources were already much more abundant than those of ordinary cultivators.
It took nearly two days.
Han Lang refined all the spiritual herbs for this batch of Spirit Gathering Pills within the three-story tower. After obtaining over a thousand Spirit Gathering Pills, he replanted new spiritual herbs to prepare for the next stage.
"To prevent the spiritual energy of the pills from dissipating, the Spirit Gathering Pills distributed to Han Kang and the other two should not be too many. Over a hundred pills are convenient for them to carry and will not cause too much loss before they consume them. As for the rest, it's better to store them temporarily in places with abundant spiritual energy like the three-story tower!"
After speaking, Han Lang did not hesitate to divide the pills into four portions. Besides those prepared for Han Kang and the other two, he stored all the remaining ones in the three-story tower.
"It's been a while since I last saw Brother Cao. I heard he hasn't been feeling well lately. After all, he's getting old! And Mom and Dad, Brother Tang, and the diligent Old Sun are all not young anymore. Why not take this opportunity to refine a Thousand-Year Evergreen Pill for them to extend their lifespan? It would be a small token of my appreciation!"
The Evergreen Pill refined from a thousand-year-old evergreen tree is a third-tier pill. After consumption, it can generally extend life by about thirty years.
However, if one wanted to use a ten-thousand-year-old evergreen tree as raw material to refine a sixth-tier Evergreen Pill that could extend life by a hundred years, Han Lang, with his current Foundation Establishment stage cultivation, was still unable to do so.
Moreover, his parents, including Old Master Cao and Sun Liansheng, were all ordinary people. If their lifespan were extended by a hundred years, reaching nearly 200 years old, wouldn't they all become monsters in the human world?
Of course,
Han Lang had also considered bringing them all into the cultivation world to increase their lifespan through their own cultivation.
However, with just the three-story tower, he had no way to supply cultivation resources to so many people simultaneously.
And since they were all so old, the cultivation effect was greatly reduced. Even if they were given a hundred-year lifespan extension with a ten-thousand-year Evergreen Pill in the future, without cultivation resources, they would likely only reach the Foundation Establishment stage at most in their lifetime.
In that case, it would be better to enjoy a few more decades of peace and happiness!
As he was thinking, Han Lang had already taken out the auxiliary spiritual herbs for the Evergreen Pill and a thousand-year-old evergreen tree from the three-story tower.
According to the yield of the Evergreen Pill, one evergreen tree could normally refine five Evergreen Pills, which was exactly what Han Lang needed at the moment.
After about an hour of focused refining, Han Lang happily brought the Evergreen Pills downstairs and found his parents.
To avoid unnecessary explanations, he did not directly tell Han Zhongyi and Su Su the effects of the Evergreen Pill. He simply found an excuse and persuaded them to take it in the form of a middle-aged and elderly health supplement.
At the same time, he infused his spiritual energy into their bodies and carefully assisted them in refining the pills, completely preventing the problem of ordinary people being unable to withstand the powerful spiritual energy of the pills and exploding.
"Dad, Mom, how do you feel?"
Han Zhongyi and Su Su carefully felt for a moment and replied somewhat uncertainly.
"It doesn't seem like anything special! It just feels like a warm current flowing through my body, which is quite comfortable!"
"Mm!" Su Su also chimed in, "Besides that, I think my lower back pain seems to have disappeared! Lang'er, what kind of health supplement is this? How can it be so effective?"
Hearing that a warm current had flowed through their bodies, Han Lang knew that the Evergreen Pill had taken effect. He immediately pursed his lips and said with a smile.
"Of course! I went through immense trouble to get this from the National Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It's said to be a miraculous medicine that only national leaders are qualified to take! The effect is naturally good!"
Upon hearing that the medicine had such a grand origin, Han Zhongyi and Su Su were both stunned and their mouths widened. Amidst their emotions, they praised their son for his filial piety.
Seeing his parents so happy, Han Lang also felt genuinely happy. After a few pleasantries, he hurried out of the house to deliver the medicine to Old Master Cao and Sun Liansheng.
Facing Old Master Cao and Sun Liansheng, Han Lang did not need to rack his brains to find excuses.
For one, he only needed to say it was a unique secret recipe from a divine heavenly physician; for the other, he could even directly tell him it was a pill to extend life and prolong youth.
After hearing this, both of them were naturally overjoyed and took the pills with Han Lang's help.
As they were older, their experiences after taking the pills were much more pronounced than those of Mr. and Mrs. Han.
At the very least, issues like sore waist and knees and lack of energy were instantly resolved.
Old Master Cao was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth after hearing that it could extend his life by thirty years!
As for Tang Haoran, Han Lang didn't need to do anything at all; he just gave him the pill.
"Haha... Brother Han! I've really struck it rich by being your brother! I've received so many priceless pills from you for free! I really don't know how to repay you!"
Han Lang gave him a sideways glance. "Repay? Heh, Brother Tang, if you say that, then I'm afraid you really can't repay me. After all, I seem to have found a solution to your inability to continue cultivating!"
Tang Haoran was stunned. "What did you say? Is there still hope for my problem?"
Han Lang smiled without speaking, his implied meaning instantly making Tang Haoran excited.
"Well, Brother Han! Look at our relationship, isn't it a bit too distant to talk about repayment? Besides, I've already taken advantage of you so many times, I don't mind one more time, how about..."
"But... didn't you say you wanted to repay me?"
Tang Haoran's old face blushed, feeling a bit awkward.
But after careful consideration, he realized he didn't have anything worth mentioning. So he replied.
"How about this! I'll betroth Tang Qin to you. Whether as a wife or a concubine is up to you! How about it?"
Upon hearing this, Han Lang immediately jumped up in anger.
"Are you trying to repay me or harm me! Besides, what kind of father are you? Selling your daughter for a pittance, and you have the nerve to call yourself the head of the four great families!"
Tang Haoran looked at Han Lang with a playful expression, as if Han Lang's scolding wasn't directed at him.
As expected, before he could reply, Han Lang continued.
"Alright, alright, I'm scared of you! You keep trying to push your daughter on me. I must have had the worst luck in eight lifetimes to acknowledge you as my elder brother!"
"I promise you! I'll treat you after I fulfill this appointment, but you also have to remember that from now on, you are not allowed to mention betrothing Tang Qin to me, or I'll turn hostile!"
Tang Haoran laughed heartily. "Yes, yes, I'm truly a scoundrel for using my daughter for a transaction. I promise I will never mention this again, okay?"
Han Lang then nodded with a feigned anger.