Medicine Completion, Part 2

Several days later.

Sky Peak Cave, on a small open space at the cave entrance.

Zhang Rongfang sat cross-legged on the ground, facing the newly arrived Pill Furnace, lighting a fire, boiling water, and chopping the medicinal herbs as if they were vegetables.

Ding Luo and Mu Chunxiu helped out from the side.

Nubaen didn't come this time; instead, more than an Isibass Isisbas's skilled men were sent to investigate the previous three deaths.

In addition, more than ten Daoists led by Sun Chaoyue set up a temporary camp near Sky Peak Cave.

The Daoist priest acted swiftly, and has already cut down trees and built several small wooden houses for people to rest in.

Zhang Rongfang Divine General placed each medicinal herb into the boiler, stirring, calculating the proportions, and controlling the heat.

Then add water and oil, and taste a little bit every now and then.

Time keeps passing.

As the sky gradually changed from dawn to noon.

The ointment inside the boiler has finally solidified.

Zhang Rongfang gripped the spatula tightly with both hands and quickly stirred the mixture evenly.

Watching the brown ointment gradually turn pale green under the scorching fire, like the color of grass.

A hint of joy finally flashed across his face.

"It's done!!"

After three days of hard work, the ingredients for the Golden Toad Skill Sun Chasing were finally refined.

"Turn off the engine and prepare for cooling!" he quickly ordered.

Ding Luo immediately began frantically preparing large buckets of clean water for cooling.

Hiss. As the large pot taken out of the Pill Furnace was placed into the water bucket, a large amount of water vapor rose up.

Zhang Rongfang glanced at the Attribute Panel and saw that he had accumulated two Attribute Points.

Now that the elixir is complete, the only thing missing is the Attribute Points needed to improve the Golden Toad Skill.

After all, once the Golden Toad Skill is activated, the life points will drop again.

It will take quite some time to catch up after this up and down.

Fortunately, once the elixir is refined, its shelf life has increased significantly. Let's wait a little longer.

Next, the ointment is rolled into pills, then baked at high temperature to sterilize, and finally sealed with wax and stored in sterilized small porcelain bottles.

This was a meticulous task, but fortunately, Zhang Rongfang didn't brew much ointment, in fact, very little.

Because his Attribute Points can simulate the effects of the medicine, he only needs to take the medicine once each time.

Then you won't need too much ointment.

This is one of the main reasons why he was able to master the Golden Toad Skill so quickly.

Because other people who practice this skill need to consume Tenfold or even more medicinal materials than him.

After all the pills were prepared and packaged, Zhang Rongfang breathed a sigh of relief.

Sun Chaoyue, who had been waiting on the mountain for a long time, finally had time to step forward.

"Daozi." Sun Chaoyue appeared more solemn and aloof than before. But even her simple Daoist robes could not conceal her graceful figure.

The contrast between that rich and charming demeanor and that cold and aloof temperament even made Zhang Rongfang occasionally take a second look.

"Is it the matter you mentioned before?" Zhang Rongfang recalled. Sun Chaoyue had mentioned the Jade Shop Association when she brought people over earlier.

It is said that a man named Zhou Dongjun inexplicably broke into the Aloeswood Palace and killed someone, but was killed by Chen Han.

Then, Jade Shop Association was behind this person, actually dared to step forward and wanted to question Aloeswood Palace.

"Exactly." Sun Chaoyue nodded. "Based on the existing clues, I suspect that someone is trying to incite friction and conflict between us and Jade Shop Association."

"Such an obviously crude scheme, do you think we and Jade Shop Association not have any suspicions?" Zhang Rongfang asked.

"What does Daozi mean?" Sun Chaoyue, slightly puzzled. She was good at management, scheduling, and allocation, but she was not good at scheming and plotting.

"On the surface, it seems like the person behind this is trying to stir up trouble between us and that Jade Shop Association. But in reality, it's more like a casual move," Zhang Rongfang replied. "In other words, whatever happens between us and Jade Shop Association might be exactly what the person behind it wants."

"Your subordinate doesn't understand." Sun Chaoyue frowned slightly.

Since moving into the Aloeswood Palace, her opinion of Zhang Ying, whom she had previously thought came from an ordinary background, has been continuously changing.

The more you understand the other person.

The more she thought about it, the more alarmed she became.

Despite possessing such extraordinary talent and strength, he was willing to conceal his identity, lie low and wait for the right opportunity to soar to great heights.

Such a temperament, capable of enduring what ordinary people cannot, is simply terrifying.

In contrast, what seemed like a superior position back then now appears to the other party as nothing more than a clown on a stage, futilely trying to elicit laughter.

Now, she inexplicably feels that every word Zhang Ying Daozi contains profound meaning and requires deep thought.

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand, just keep watching." Zhang Rongfang didn't care about these trivial matters.

Whether it's the Jade Shop Association or the mastermind behind it all.

As long as his strength increases rapidly, these will eventually be nothing more than dust on a mirror that he can easily brush away.

"Yes." Sun Chaoyue bowed respectfully. She thought to herself, "As expected of Daozi, he analyzed the situation so thoroughly in an instant."

"By the way, you've already reached the Fifth Grade. If you have any questions about martial arts, you can ask me and Chen Han directly," Zhang Rongfang said casually.

"Daozi, Daozi. With Lord Chen Han's guidance, things are alright for now."

"In addition..." Zhang Rongfang suddenly paused, reaching down to take off the Daoist Daozi Token of the Great Dao Sect from his waist.

The Token was a black metal Waist Token, engraved with intricate Locked Script, surrounded by cloud and pine patterns, with two large characters in the center: Heaven and Earth and Earth).

This is the identity Waist Token that Master Chongxuan personally gave to me, which is also the identity Token of the Daoist Daozi of the Great Dao Sect.

Zhang Rongfang had no feelings about this brand before.

But since he reached the age of 100, he gained Dark Light Vision, and he can see more and more things.

Just now, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly noticed that the Token had a faint fluorescent glow on its surface.

Holding the Waist Token in his hand, Zhang Rongfang could clearly see that there were fine, dim Silver Thread flowing slowly inside the Waist Token, like small snakes.

'As expected. This thing really does have a hidden function.' Although I already knew that this Token could monitor cultivation level.

But at this moment, when he truly saw it clearly, Zhang Rongfang believed this fact.

'Thinking back, the Civilian Skill and martial arts I cultivated at the Great Dao Sect have been stagnant for a very, very long time now. I wonder what Master's reaction will be when he finds out?'

He suddenly felt that perhaps he should improve his Civilian Skill a little to give his master some psychological comfort? But the Golden Toad Skill required Attribute Points.

The Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training' Hard Skill are also related to his prior plans, requiring a large number of Attribute Points to enhance himself.

He then temporarily shelved the idea.

After all, both of them are very important.

The Golden Toad Skill rapidly increases the acquisition of Attribute Points.

The Hard Skill, on the other hand, were to prepare him for cultivating the Indestructible Body that Daoism teaches in the future.

Yes, he planned to collect all the Hard Skill, train himself to the limit that humans could achieve, and then combine them with ultimate speed and movement techniques to see if he could deal with the Spirit Thread.

'No rush. No rush. I'm only in my early twenties, still young.'

Zhang Rongfang quickly put that idea out of his mind. Now that the elixir was ready, all that was left was to wait for the attributes to improve his Golden Toad Skill.

Since the advent of Dark Light Vision, he has become extremely interested in increasing his health.

His first talent was Dark Light Vision, but what about the second? And the third? He was full of anticipation for the future.

***Bang! Great Capital · Heavenly Treasure Palace.

Yue Dewen slammed his hand hard on the table. His fat face trembled with rage.

"Outrageous! Outrageous!!"

"That kid! After all this time, he's actually gone off to practice some kind of Hard Skill External Skill?! He's neglecting his proper Civilian Skill! And after all this time, he hasn't made a single improvement! It's outrageous!!"

"Isn't this kind of idleness something you learned from him?"

On a nearby seat sat a tall figure clad in full black armor.

"What do you mean by learning from me? Even though I play all day, wander around, like drinking, bragging, and joking, fish six days a week and sleep on the last day, I'm still a good Grand Master!" Yue Dewen slammed his fist on the table again, dissatisfied.

The armored figure was speechless.

"You've already said everything, what the hell am I supposed to say?" Yue Dewen sighed. "But as for Xiao Yingzi, he's always been sensible and should be able to tell what's important. The trouble is with Xiao Zhi."

"Didn't you say you wanted to test his character and train his ability to remain unmoved in the face of beauty?" the armored man said coldly. "In the end, it was all your own doing."

"Is that so?" Yue Dewen hesitated.

"But I didn't make him this pathetic!" he retorted indignantly.

"Heh. He's still a coward? Compared to you back then, he's still..." The armored man was stopped in his tracks by the murderous intent in Yue Dewen's eyes before he could finish speaking.

"This is something only he can figure out on his own. No external force can help him. Otherwise, he won't be able to understand it and will be stuck at this point for the rest of his life," the armored man said.

Yue Dewen played with the Black Iron Metal Token in his hand, looking at the patterns and colors that seemed to emanate from afar.

After a moment of silence, he put away the Token.

"Let's not talk about that. How's True One doing? And Master Yuan seems to be making a lot of moves lately."

"Not as many as you."

"Heh, it seems you're quite dissatisfied with me?" Yue Dewen raised an eyebrow.

"If you think so, then so be it," the armored man sneered. "The Ming Mountain Five Sons almost came to blows because of infighting. You dare say you weren't behind it?"

"Then you've misunderstood me." Yue Dewen shook his head. "We are all from the same Daoist Sect. No matter how ignorant I Lao Yue, I would never attack my own lineage first."

"So you're admitting that the sudden disappearance of the two Direct Lineage Disciples of Master Yuan Western Sect was your doing?" The armored man sneered again.

"Our Great Dao Sect is powerless, and the Heavenly Treasure Palace is full of ordinary people who mainly cultivate Civilian Skill. What power or force do you think we have to take action?" Yue Dewen cried out in protest.

The armored man, "Lao Yue," paused for a moment, then said in a slightly low voice, "Don't underestimate others."

"Then what do you want me to do? Your Snow Rainbow Pavilion is already sleeping and living with us."

A slight smile appeared on Yue Dewen's lips. It was hard to tell whether it was sarcasm or suppressed emotion.

The His Majesty was not at ease with him, with the entire Great Dao Sect, or with the Heavenly Treasure Palace.

Both he and the armored man could see this.

"At first, we were indeed given high expectations, but now... those expectations may be different." Yue Dewen stood up, put his hands behind his back, and slowly walked towards the study door.

"You should know this better than I do." The last words drifted back from outside the door.

Watching his retreating figure, the armored man said nothing more, simply sitting upright in his seat, motionless.