Medicine King Spirit Liquid

Beneath the brilliant night sky, the majestic figure of the Enlightenment Tree King obscured the moonlight. The Little Medicine Kings frolicked in the water, thoroughly enjoying themselves. Even Lu Yang joined in, blending into the fun. Time seemed to stand still, and the scene was exceptionally harmonious.

Once the Little Medicine Kings were comfortably clean, they lay sprawled out on the ground, snoring soundly on top of the wooden hut.

The Enlightenment Tree King didn't idle. While the Little Medicine Kings slept, it collected the wooden buckets and water, which puzzled Lu Yang.

"What are you doing?"

The Enlightenment Tree King casually replied, "Oh, Little Ba wanted it. They said the bathwater is very valuable, and the Dao Seeking Sect disciples love to use it."

The Enlightenment Tree King's branches moved, making a gesture similar to shrugging, indicating its helplessness towards the Human Race's behavior.

As a plant, it found it difficult to understand some of the Human Race's strange actions. For example, it knew that the Human Race was extremely fond of using its hair, namely its leaves, to make tea, or using its skin to cook, saying it could enhance the flavor, something called cinnamon or something.

"Oh, right, Little Ba even gave the bathwater a nice name, calling it Medicine King Spirit Liquid. You Humans are so cultured, your naming skills are much better than ours."

"Medicine King Spirit Liquid?"

Lu Yang unconsciously repeated the name in a low voice, finding it familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before. Then, he quickly remembered where he had encountered the term.

Wasn't that the extremely popular Medicine King Spirit Liquid on the contribution point exchange list!

The Medicine King Spirit Liquid described on the list was a treasure liquid specially refined by the Dao Seeking Sect's higher-ups. So, this was what they meant by "specially refined"!

Lu Yang began to question the various strange things on the list. From the descriptions, there seemed to be no problem, but that didn't mean there really wasn't a problem!

In the following days, Lu Yang diligently tunneled through the earth while listening to the Little Medicine Kings chattering about herbal knowledge, living a fulfilling life.

"I remember there's a patch of Eight Treasures Lotus ahead, all pink and tender, especially beautiful. Do you want to tunnel over and take a look?" the Ginseng Doll said behind Lu Yang.

"...Shouldn't lotus flowers grow in ponds?"

"Yes, they do." The Ginseng Doll nodded matter-of-factly.

"Then, if I tunnel over, wouldn't I plunge headfirst into the pond?"

The Ginseng Doll suddenly realized, "Oh, right. What you said makes so much sense."

"..."

Lu Yang followed the direction indicated by the Ginseng Doll and broke through the ground. Not far away were the magnificent Eight Treasures Lotus flowers. The morning dew condensed on the tips of the petals, dripping and falling into the water, creating ripples.

The Eight Treasures Lotus had the effects of clearing summer heat, removing dampness, detoxifying, and nourishing the heart, and was often used in alchemy.

"I just don't know why the Eight Treasures Lotus is called 'Eight Treasures'." Lu Yang said, recalling what he had read in books.

This was an unsolved mystery among alchemists, with countless alchemists writing books and citing classics, proposing various viewpoints.

For example, some said it was because the Eight Treasures Lotus had eight effects, hence the name "Eight Treasures." Others said the name "Eight Treasures Lotus" evolved from the Eight Trigrams of the Supreme Lord, and still others said "Eight Treasures" alluded to the eight meridians of the human body, and eating more Eight Treasures Lotus could open up the eight extraordinary meridians... In short, there were all sorts of explanations.

Lu Yang was more inclined to believe the first guess, that it had eight effects. If nothing else, at least the first one sounded reliable.

"You're talking about that? I know," the Ginseng Doll said.

"You know?"

The Ginseng Doll put its ginseng whiskers on its hips and said triumphantly, "Yes, the Eight Treasures Lotus was discovered by Hermit Gu Yue. At the time, the two of us accidentally entered an undiscovered secret realm. Fortunately, our cultivation was profound, so the secret realm wasn't dangerous for us."

"The two of us had a great time in the secret realm. When we got tired, we rested on the spot, eating and sleeping, just for the atmosphere."

"While eating, Hermit Gu Yue discovered a patch of pink lotus flowers that he hadn't seen before. I asked him what name he wanted to give these lotus flowers. He glanced at the Eight Treasures porridge in his hand and casually said, 'Why not call them Eight Treasures Lotus?'"

"Later, he took away a few lotus plants and propagated them outside, which became the scale we see today."

Lu Yang: "..."

This wasn't the first time he had heard Hermit Gu Yue's stories, and each one had an unexpected ending.

The other Little Medicine Kings had also traveled across countless mountains and rivers and experienced many things, but none were as exciting as the Ginseng Doll's experiences.

Through contact with the Little Medicine Kings, they gradually accepted Lu Yang. Even when Lu Yang returned to his original size, the Little Medicine Kings didn't reject him. Instead, they found the big guy quite fun.

A month passed in a flash. During this time, Old Man Ba took away the empty Spirit Stones and the Little Medicine Kings' bathwater, bringing back a large number of high-grade Spirit Stones for the Little Medicine Kings to bury in their original places.

Old Man Ba also occasionally plucked many herbs to provide to Pill Cauldron Peak.

"Originally, Hermit Gu Yue wasn't called Hermit Gu Yue. His surname was Hu, and he called himself Hermit Hu. He didn't write his characters very well. Once, when writing his name, the 'Hu' was written too wide, and people read it as 'Gu Yue Ju Shi' (Hermit Gu Yue). He was a carefree person, so he went along with it and called himself Hermit Gu Yue, never changing it again." The Ginseng Doll continued to chatter about Hermit Gu Yue's embarrassing history in Lu Yang's ear.

Just then, Old Man Ba transmitted a message to Lu Yang.

"Lu Yang, come out here for a moment."

When he arrived at the entrance of the medicine garden, he saw a loving couple. The husband was sunny and confident, and the wife was petite and dependent, but the type of clothing they wore made Lu Yang cringe.

The couple wore clothes that resembled swimming rings, puffy and bulky, the kind that could float even if you fell into the sea.

This was their race's clothing habit.

"These two are..."

"Let me introduce you, these are your seniors, the Silver Ring Heavenly King Earthworm," Old Man Ba said.

Lu Yang suddenly understood. It seemed that the couple's conflict had been resolved, and they had reconciled. He wouldn't have to dig anymore.

To resolve an emotional dispute in just one month was indeed fast. He thought it would take forty or fifty episodes of a soap opera, with the female lead losing her memory and the male lead awakening her memory, leading to a happy ending or something.

"His name is Lu Yang. You two should have heard of him. He's the Sect Master's fourth disciple, personally trained by Yun Zhi."

"Greetings, esteemed seniors." Lu Yang bowed, startling the Silver Ring Heavenly King Earthworm so much that its heart trembled. It quickly supported Lu Yang, not daring to accept the gesture.

"You're Yun Zhi's junior brother. My name is Li Yin, just call me Little Li. This is my wife, Little Li."

The Female Demon's junior brother? Who would dare treat him as a junior?

Lu Yang had no idea what kind of image his Senior Disciple Sister had in other people's minds.

"How did you two resolve your problem?"

"What difficulty is there in that?" A voice came from underground.

A couple emerged from the ground, looking exactly like the Silver Ring Heavenly King Earthworm.

"Since my wife can divide herself in two and become twin sisters, I can naturally divide myself in two and create a brother," Little Li said proudly.

Little Li and his wife number two were also very affectionate.

Old Man Ba nodded with satisfaction; this idea was his.

He was still responsible, after all. If he caused a problem, he had to solve it.