The alchemy strongman, whose name was Tang Feng, was in charge of alchemy for the village. Hearing this, he quickly forced a smile and said, "Sir doesn't know, but our spiritual pills take ten years to refine a single batch. When Sir came last time, a batch had just been finished. If we want to start the next batch, we must wait another ten years."
Chen Shi wore a troubled expression. The purpose of his visit this time was to see if he could get a few more spiritual pills to use in comprehending the mysteries of the Outer Dao of the Western Ox Continent.
Shang Dugong limped over and smiled, saying, "The spiritual pills Sir took away last time were too few, so I couldn't taste them. Tang Feng, are there still medicinal ingredients? Can you start another batch?"
Tang Feng the strongman said with a dilemma, "Our village can gather all the other ingredients, but we are missing one ingredient called Fu Lingxian."
Shang Dugong said, "Is there a way to obtain this medicine?"
Tang Feng said, "We don't have any left in the village, but there should still be some in the Dao Ruins. If we can retrieve some, we can indeed refine another batch of spiritual pills for Sir."
With a troubled expression, he looked at Chen Shi and said, "Sir, going to find Fu Lingxian this time means passing through several places. Those are owned territories, and I cannot cross them alone. Could we borrow Sir's prestige to request passage?"
"There are other people in the Dao Ruins?" Chen Shi was somewhat surprised.
Tang Feng showed a naive smile, saying, "There are some. It's just that they are shy and usually don't come out."
Chen Shi carefully considered it for a moment, thinking: *My Dao