Chapter Eighteen: Medicinal Materials

  At the time on Yushui Mountain, Saint Emperor had Xia Yan go up and down the mountain every day without stopping to toughen his body. Through such training, Xia Yan also felt that his body was much tougher. However, the purpose of this physical strength improvement achieved through hard work is no longer clear now. Even if Xia Yan still goes up and down Yushui Mountain a hundred times a day, it will not have a significant effect, at most just maintaining the current state.

  The old emperor chuckled and said with a smile, "Young one, your martial arts meridians have already made some progress, you can now withstand the stimulation of some elixirs! Next, to strengthen your body, we will use some medicinal substances to make your skin, muscles, and bones ten or even a hundred times tougher than they are now."

  Xia Yan's whole body shook as he heard the words, his eyebrows twitching slightly, and his gaze turned to the old Holy Emperor, "Using elixirs to strengthen one's body?"

  "That's right, use medicine to strengthen the body. Young one, if you want to achieve the Innate Boundary early, you must also strengthen your body to a certain level. In fact, strengthening the body has another wonderful effect, which is that your spirit will also become more resilient. Hehe, young one, what kind of unorthodox martial skills did you learn in the plaza today? Did you feel tired?" The old Holy Emperor changed the subject, mentioning the martial skills that Xia Yan had practiced with his brothers in the plaza earlier today.

  Xia Yan couldn't help but feel a surge of spirit, and he opened his mouth in surprise, saying: "How did you know?"

  Today, when recalling those martial skills, Xia Yan indeed felt a hint of mental fatigue, but it was not severe. Xia Yan also guessed that it might be due to the excessive use of the "Ling Luo Secret Classic" to refine his martial skills.

  "Of course, I know that with your current physical and mental endurance, you can't refine too many martial skills in a short period of time. Hmph, fortunately, the ones you're refining now are all low-level skills. If you were to refine high-level secret techniques, you'd be even more overwhelmed. That's why I want you to strengthen your body and mind." The old Holy Emperor glanced at Xia Yan with a look of disdain, muttering to himself.

  "Can you refine the elixir?" Xia Yan's face lit up, if he could use the elixir to strengthen his body as soon as possible, it would be even better. Xia Yan also urgently wanted to reach the Xiantian realm. But the Xiantian realm was too difficult, and Xia Yan still had a long way to go before reaching the Xiantian realm.

  Dan medicine is divided into nine grades, but even the lowest grade of Dan medicine requires at least a spiritual master to refine it. Alchemists need extremely special talents, and even among spiritual masters, only a small portion can become alchemists. Each alchemist is a target for various major forces to compete for.

  Behind an excellent pharmacist, there must be many strong people. Because even the Spirit Sect and the Spirit Emperor need to refine pills. If they can't refine pills themselves, they have to rely on pharmacists who can.

  The status of pharmacists in the Dragon Continent is noble, and can even be compared to that of a master or lord. Even low-level pharmacists are extremely difficult to find. Take the Xia family for example, such a large family as theirs cannot even invite a single low-level pharmacist to stay with them.

  "I'm just a soulless shell now, how can I refine the elixir? However, you can do it!" The old Holy Emperor's face revealed a strange smile, and he looked at Xia Yan with a "heh heh".

  Xia Yan suddenly lost his spirit and said: "At least a pharmacist needs the strength of a Ling Master, how can I refine Dan medicine now?"

  "Heh heh, refining dan medicine requires a spiritual master, however, configuring some medicinal agents doesn't! I'll tell you the method, you follow what I say and do it, then you can configure a medicinal agent that increases physical strength." The old Holy Emperor seemed to have had plans from the start.

  "Alright, kid. Just prepare the necessary materials and follow my instructions, then you'll be able to configure the medicine you need. Hmm, first prepare five 50-year-old Qingzhi grass, five 50-year-old Liuye fruit, two purple Qingcao, and one 100-year-old Sierlan flower. That's all for now!" The old Holy Emperor nodded slightly, with an air of unfinished business.

  But Xia Yan had already gone mad.

  The old emperor said that these medicinal materials, he had also heard of them, and it's not that they can't be found. However, the prices of these medicinal materials are not something that ordinary people dare to mention.

  Lycoris flowers with six petals are quite common, but those that bloom every 50 years are rare. Especially the four-leaf orchid, a hundred-year-old four-leaf orchid is extremely precious.

  "If they had long hair, perhaps I could buy their hair." Xia Yan swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said helplessly.

  These materials, even if purchased by a family, would probably have to go through careful consideration by the elders.

  "Bluegrass, fifty-year-old bluegrass, at least needs fifty gold coins per plant. Fifty-year-old six-leaf fruit, may get eighty gold coins per plant, as for purple cold grass, I'm afraid only auction houses have it for sale, at least one hundred gold coins per plant, and hundred-year-old four-ear orchid, I've seen it once in a pharmacy, less than five hundred gold coins they won't sell!" Xia Yan took a deep breath, this calculation comes out to be thousands of gold coins.

  Xia Yan patted his own pocket, only a few gold coins were left, which was the accumulation of more than ten years.

  "This I don't care about, you must get these materials." The old emperor spread his hands, "If you can't find these materials, I won't guarantee when you'll be able to break through to Innate from Acquired."

  "But..." Xia Yan tragically rubbed his forehead, just about to speak, when he suddenly heard footsteps coming from outside.

  Xia Yan looked out the door, then turned to look at the old Holy Emperor, only to find that he had disappeared and returned to the Lingluo Ring. Xia Yan then opened the door to see that Third Grandfather Xia Changhe was already standing not far outside.

  "Third Grandfather!" Xia Yan hastily walked out and warmly shouted.

  "Haha, Xia Yan! Great! Too great! Today I can finally stand proudly in front of that old guy Xia Lai with my head held high." Xia Changhe had a brilliant smile and quick steps, obviously extremely pleased.

  Xia Lei is one generation higher than Xia Jia's family, and today Xia Yan's performance in the square made Xia Lei's old face black all day.

  "Didn't the elder say anything?" Xia Yan was a bit worried.

  "What can he say? As a member of the Xia family, the higher your achievements, the more beneficial it is to the Xia family. Xia Yan, with your current status and position, you are no longer the same as before. From now on, as long as you don't do anything out of line, you won't need to look at anyone's face in the Xia family." Xia Changhe said with a flourish of his hand, his tone bold and confident.

  "Third Grandfather, if I were to bring up the matter of Mother's spirit tablet entering the ancestral hall with the clan head at this time, would he agree?" Xia Yan had been thinking about this matter all along.

  Xia Changhe's expression changed slightly, and he turned to Xia Yan with a serious tone: "Xia Yan, this matter may not be possible after all. As long as that old guy Xia Lai disagrees, it won't pass the Council of Elders!"

  When he heard this, Xia Yan also understood, it seems that he had to wait until he became the master of the Holy Hall.

  Suddenly, Xia Yan's eyes shot out two sharp lights, his palms clenched tightly, and he said, "Head of the Holy Hall, I will do it."

  Xia Changhe just smiled slightly when he heard Xia Yan say that, and didn't think Xia Yan could actually do it.

  "Xia Yan, I didn't expect that in less than a year, you would have achieved what you have today. Tell your Third Grandfather, how did you do it?" Xia Changhe's gaze shifted, and he asked with a smile.

  Xia Yan had known that San Ye would ask this question, and earlier Sheng Huang Lao Tou had specifically instructed him not to mention it to anyone, so he opened his mouth and said: "San Ye look at this ring!"

  Xia Yan stretched out his hand in front of Xia Changhe's face.

  "Huh? Is it related to this ring?" Xia Changhe's expression paused, pointing at the black ring and asked hesitantly.

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