Urine-Inducing Powder

Urine-Inducing Powder

"My herb garden is having the same problem. I was just about to ask you to come take a look, Senior Brother Li! What, even you're stumped?" the Middle-aged Scholar asked with a frown.

"No," the gray-robed elder replied, shaking his head.

"My herb garden has come down with a strange illness too. But I saw something about it in an ancient text. The disease is called Blackening Disease, and it's terrifying. If even one Spirit Herb is infected, then even if you move it away, the other Spirit Herbs will still die one after another until every last one is gone. This disease appeared in Zhao State several thousand years ago. They say the Spirit Herbs of nearly every Cultivation Sect and Cultivation Family in Zhao State were wiped out." The red-robed elder spoke with a grave expression.

"Junior Brother Song, did that ancient text say how to cure it?" Zhou Tongtian asked urgently, startled by the news.

"No. The ancient text said there was no cure. Otherwise, the Cultivation Sects and Cultivation Families of Zhao State wouldn't have migrated elsewhere back then." The red-robed elder shook his head.

Hearing this, Zhou Tongtian furrowed his brows. After a moment's thought, he said, "I called you all here today to discuss how to deal with this Blackening Disease. I already sent people to search the sect's records on it overnight. Just like Junior Brother Song, they found only descriptions of the symptoms, not a cure. Let's hear everyone's thoughts."

"How about we harvest all the Spirit Herbs early? That would minimize our losses." The white-haired old woman's cloudy eyes shifted as she made her suggestion.

"Junior Sister Chen, I'm afraid that won't work. Spirit Herbs infected with Blackening Disease don't show symptoms for several days. If we refine them into pills, their medicinal effects may be greatly diminished. The people who take them might even be in danger." Zhou Tongtian shook his head.

At this, everyone furrowed their brows.

"How about we ask the Patriarch? Maybe he has a solution," the Middle-aged Scholar suggested after a moment's thought.

"Exactly! Senior Brother Sect Leader, the Patriarch has seen and learned so much. He might know how to deal with it!" the middle-aged Daoist echoed with a nod.

"I'm afraid that won't work either. The Patriarch is still traveling and hasn't returned. We'll have to solve this ourselves." Zhou Tongtian shook his head.

"Senior Brother Sect Leader, here's what I think. Now that we know the Spirit Herbs have Blackening Disease, we should look through the ancient texts that mention it and see if we can find a solution. We could also post a bounty: any disciple who finds a way to cure Blackening Disease will receive a thousand Contribution Points. What do you think?" The red-robed elder suggested after a moment's thought.

"That's a good idea. I think it'll work, though there's no need to post a bounty. How could those Qi Refining Stage and Foundation Establishment Realm disciples possibly know how to cure Blackening Disease?"

"You never know. What if one of them does? And even if no one does, we won't lose anything." The red-robed elder shook his head.

"I agree with Junior Brother Song," the Middle-aged Scholar said with a nod.

"I agree too."

"I'm with Junior Brother Song."

Seeing this, Zhou Tongtian nodded and said, "Since most of you agree with Junior Brother Song's suggestion, we'll do as he says. But Junior Sister Chen is right. Those Qi Refining Stage and Foundation Establishment Realm disciples have probably never even seen Blackening Disease. Our hopes still rest on all of you, Junior Brothers and Sisters. Go back and consult more ancient texts. Junior Brother Lan, Junior Brother Zhou, you two are faster than the rest of us, so I'll have to trouble you to visit several large marketplaces and buy some books on cultivation."

"No problem," the middle-aged man and the middle-aged Daoist readily agreed.

Shi Yue had no idea what was being discussed among the sect's upper ranks. At that moment, he was busy peeing in Palm Heaven Space!

He kept drinking water and circling the Spirit Field. Sweat had soaked through his clothes, and whenever he felt the urge, he hurried to pee into another gourd artifact.

For the sake of Spirit Stones, he was ready to go all out.

"Hey, Shi brat, at this rate, you won't save up much urine even in twenty days. Want me to give you a tip?" Xiaoyaozi's voice suddenly rang out.

"You? Forget it. I don't want to waste my last chance." Shi Yue's expression flickered at the suggestion, but he quickly remembered something and shook his head.

By their agreement, Xiaoyaozi still owed him one more favor free of charge. He didn't want to use it up just like that. Besides, Shi Yue didn't want Xiaoyaozi leading him around by the nose. He wanted to keep the initiative in his own hands.

"Are you sure? I have a formula for Urine-Inducing Powder. With it, you can store up a large amount of urine in a short time. Otherwise, at this rate, you'll only pee a few times a day." Xiaoyaozi spoke in a tempting tone.

"A formula for something that makes you pee? There's actually a formula for that?" Shi Yue's face filled with disbelief.

"Of course. Take Urine-Inducing Powder and you'll feel like peeing right away. So, do you want the formula? Given your current circumstances, you can make the powder. But before you refuse, go outside and check how the Water Moon Flowers are growing."

Hearing this, Shi Yue furrowed his brows and stopped. After thinking it over, he left Palm Heaven Space.

After coming out of the basement, Shi Yue headed straight for the three mu of Water Moon Flowers. To his surprise, more than half the petals had turned black. It looked like all those Water Moon Flowers had contracted Blackening Disease.

"See? Blackening Disease spreads extremely fast. Spirit Herbs that have grown for many years may take longer to show symptoms, but these infected Water Moon Flowers won't last much longer. If you keep putting it off, they might all wither."

Shi Yue's brows knitted together. He had only saved up four or five pees so far. Even if he diluted them with some clean water, it wouldn't be enough to water more than one mu of Water Moon Flowers.

"Does Urine-Inducing Powder really make you pee? Are there any side effects?" Shi Yue asked after a moment's thought.

"Heh, of course it does. You'll feel the urge to pee less than a quarter of an hour after taking it. But you'll need to drink plenty of clean water. There are no side effects, so you can rest easy." Xiaoyaozi chuckled, brimming with confidence.

"All right! Give me the formula for Urine-Inducing Powder. But I'll say this now: if your formula doesn't work, that doesn't count as you helping me." Shi Yue nodded, his expression serious.

"Of course. Come in, and I'll give you the formula."

Shi Yue nodded and hurried back to the basement, entering Palm Heaven Space.

As soon as he entered Palm Heaven Space, Xiaoyaozi's voice rang out:

"Shi brat, catch!"

As soon as the words fell, a green Jade Slip the size of a fingernail flew out of the stone house and straight toward Shi Yue.