Preparing Spirit Medicine

Yue Guan ultimately did not retrieve the Wishful Treasure Bag. Although such Soul Tools are rare, they are not unique.

Currently, almost all the Soul Tools on the Douluo Continent are obtained through the excavation of ruins. However, after many years of excavation, the total number of various Soul Tools is still quite large. It is only when distributed across the entire continent that they appear scarce.

Soul Tools left behind by the ancient soul-guided civilization include both unique items and mass-produced products. Although space storage Soul Tools sound very high-end, they were almost essential items for everyone in ancient times, so their actual number was not small.

The shapes alone include leather bags, rings, belts, gemstones, and so on, with a wide variety and each having its own characteristics.

Only Soul Masters can use Soul Tools, and those who can protect Soul Tools are mostly high-level Soul Masters. Therefore, this circle is actually very small, and the vast majority of Soul Tools circulate within this circle.

For ordinary people, Soul Tools are incredibly precious, but for Soul Masters in the circle, they are not difficult to obtain if they really want them. Otherwise, how could Sun Chuantao, a mere Two-Ring Soul Master, have managed to snag such a valuable item as the [Eye of Truth]?

Therefore, while the Wishful Treasure Bag is precious to Yue Guan, it is not so precious that he cannot part with it. In fact, many high-level Soul Masters have similar Storage Soul Tools.

He only carried a low-quality Treasure Bag with him; he was sure he had something better.

As for the herbs inside... renewable resources are something he can take at will, so he doesn't care about them at all.

It must be said that Yue Guan's generosity quickly won Zhou You's favor. Putting aside everything else, his lavishness alone made the latter feel respect.

Back in the day, when the Three-One Sect was at its peak, it had Big Sponsor dam supporting it, and cultivation was very resource-intensive.

Before a cultivator truly becomes an immortal, they still cannot do without the support of worldly forces. If they are so poor that they can't even afford to eat, what kind of immortal cultivation is that?

Didn't you see that after Zhang Lingyu left Mount Longhu, all he could do was set up a fortune-telling stall...?

Later, Zhou You learned that Yue Guan's subordinates also ran a large-scale medicinal herb trade, almost monopolizing more than 70% of the herbal medicine business in the entire Spirit City, and had countless Pharmacists under their command.

Real-life characters are not NPCs, nor do they have nothing to do except fight and cultivate.

Yue Guan's situation reminded Zhou You that each Titled Douluo might represent a certain interest group behind them. They are not the kind of slaves who risk their lives for the Spirit Hall for a fixed salary, nor are they just pure henchmen.

In light of this, he gained a deeper understanding of the internal struggles within the Spirit Hall, realizing that the power struggles were likely more complex than he had initially thought.

However, does She Long also represent a certain interest group?

After he left the Spirit Hall for the Heaven Dou Empire, who took care of the mess he left behind?

A name instantly came to Zhou You's mind— Yang Tianxiong

She Long had no descendants or other direct relatives. Apart from Yang Tianxiong, the only person he could be considered close to was Zhou You.

After figuring this out, Zhou You immediately sent a letter to Yang Tianxiong.

I deserve a piece of this big cake!

Heaven knows what kind of ghost-like expression Yang Tianxiong had when he received the letter...

Regardless, now that Zhou You has become She Long and Yue Guan's student, even if he can't directly share their resources, he can still use their connections to protect his own business.

I, the direct disciple of Snake Lance Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo, am here to send money!

As a result, Lao Zhou's business suddenly improved. With the help of the prestige of the two Titled Douluo, the Zhou Family quickly established itself in Spirit City, and some Soul Masters even expressed their intention to serve the Zhou Family.

In short, the Zhou Family's business is now thriving, and Old Zhou seems to have been rejuvenated. These days, he walks with his head held high and full of vigor, and you can no longer see the rustic, country bumpkin he used to be.

Zhou You only paid slight attention to these mundane matters, and quickly forgot about them.

He was very clear-headed. For Soul Master, the most important thing is always their own strength. Once you have enough strength, it will be much easier to get whatever you want.

It's unlikely that She Long and Yue Guan would waste too much time on these mundane matters; their strength and status are the foundation upon which the interest groups behind them maintain their loyalty.

Therefore, he frequently entered and exited the Spirit Hall during this period. Compared to She Long, Yue Guan still had things that he could learn from. For example, in terms of understanding plants, he was not Yue Guan.

With his help, Zhou You has compiled a large amount of information on the medicinal properties of local herbs and has designed more than ten prescriptions that meet his needs, both for internal and external use.

Although Yue Guan was not familiar with Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, he had his own understanding of medicine making and was particularly skilled at extracting the essence of herbs.

His residence even contained a complete set of near-modern pharmaceutical equipment, all of which were Soul Tool, many of which broadened Zhou You's horizons.

For example, there is an Extraction Machine that can precisely remove certain active ingredients from plants while eliminating other impurities. This is far more efficient than traditional Traditional Chinese Medicine extraction methods.

This device made Zhou You extremely envious, and also made Yue Guan very wary.

"Kid, let's get this straight, you can't have this set." Yue Guan's face was unfriendly. "These are things I've painstakingly accumulated over decades. There's no other set like this on the market. I advise you to give up on your idea!"

This thing is different from the Treasure Bag; it's a true one-of-a-kind item, something Yue Guan treasures immensely. The fact that Zhou You is allowed to use it is already a special favor, given his Talent in pharmacology and his understanding of its value.

If Zhou You really dares to try and take advantage of this device, he'll get really anxious.

"Look at what you're saying, do you think students are that kind of people?"

"Wipe your drool first," Yue Guan a dark face.

"Teacher, you're joking. How could a student be so out of control?" Zhou You reluctantly looked away from the equipment.

He struggled to shift his gaze, focusing his attention on the three Triangular Beakers on the table, each containing a solution of a different color.

Yue Guan followed his gaze to the beaker, and a hint of curiosity appeared on her face.

"Is this what you've been working on these past few days?" He sniffed the solution and found many components he couldn't identify.

That's for sure, because in addition to herbal medicines, it also contains dried animal tissues and pre-processed minerals.

Compared to the pharmaceutical classifications in the Douluo Continent, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a wider range of ingredients and a richer variety of medicinal herbs.

In his previous life, he had heard his master say that before the end of the Dharma-ending Age, Qi Refiner could gather Primordial Qi and Great Medicine to refine pills, and the condensed pills could lock in the essence of the raw materials to the greatest extent. However, after the Dharma-ending Age, Primordial Qi became scarce and Spirit Medicine deteriorated, so this method could no longer be used.

The solution Zhou You created contained various medicinal herbs that had blended together to the point of being indistinguishable, forming a new substance that even Yue Guan sense of smell, couldn't detect.

What are the effects of these medicinal solutions?

"It's for strengthening muscles and bones... Would you like to try it, teacher?" Zhou You asked with a hint of anticipation.

Yue Guan laughed angrily, "Are you using me as an experiment? Come on, drink it right now! I want to see how effective your creation is!"