The next morning, Neji got up early and began tempering his body. The body was like a vessel; only a good, strong body could contain more chakra and Natural Energy, allowing for greater growth and potential.
Therefore, Neji had always placed great importance on physical training during his cultivation.
However, tempering his mind and soul was Neji's weak point. He had always relied on the benefits brought by transmigration, passively waiting for his mind and soul to grow stronger.
Over the past year, Neji had felt that his mind and soul had reached a bottleneck and had not grown for a long time. He had considered many solutions and looked through a great deal of information, but the Shinobi World seemed equally lacking in methods for training the mind and soul. He had found no suitable cultivation method.
It seemed that when he had the chance, he would need to visit the Land of Rice and meet one of the legendary Three Sannin, Cold Lord - Orochimaru. The man's research into souls was highly professional.
He could also discuss the Konoha Collapse Plan with Orochimaru. He was quite interested in that plan as well.
He just wondered whether Konoha could still hold on with his involvement! Neji thought maliciously.
After training until noon and finishing lunch, Qi Feng and Tenbu led three people before him and introduced them. All three were pharmacists of average reputation. Because the treatment offered here was simply too good, they had been unable to resist the temptation of money and agreed to brew medicine for them full-time.
In truth, Neji did not need top-tier pharmacists. He had worked out the formula himself based on the Nara Clan's medicinal bath ingredients, and he had also prepared the core medicinal herbs. At most, they only needed to follow the procedure step by step. After doing it a few times, even novices who knew nothing about medicine refining could get the hang of it. At worst, they would waste some more medicinal herbs.
After Neji nodded in acknowledgment, he instructed Qi Feng and Tenbu to designate an area in their current base and set up a medicine-refining room. It was to be completed as soon as possible so that the three pharmacists could begin refining medicine promptly.
If they lacked anything, they could directly seek out Zuo Mu and Duanlong. In the future, as long as nothing particularly important came up, Zuo Mu and Duanlong would be responsible for it.
A power had to be built step by step, and Neji would gradually delegate his authority as well. As long as he was strong enough, power, fame, wealth, and everything else would be within easy reach!
He had to remember this and never neglect the root in pursuit of the branches!
Time passed amid his personal cultivation and the occasional handling of trivial matters!
It was not until the following evening that Neji disguised himself and headed toward the Okiki Family with Tanaka Iko. Since they had arranged the meeting beforehand, they did not conceal themselves. They entered through the main gate and directly paid a visit to the Okiki family head.
Before knocking, Neji cautiously used his Byakugan to observe the situation. Only after finding nothing unusual did he knock and enter.
The process went smoothly. Fujita had clearly given instructions in advance, and the butler directly led Neji and Iko to the study where they had met the day before yesterday, serving tea and fruit.
Neji did not have to wait long before Okiki Fujida also arrived in the study with a young man.
The moment he entered, Okiki Fujida warmly greeted Neji. However, it was rather awkward because Fujida did not know Neji's name and could only keep addressing him as friend or brother.
After only a brief exchange of pleasantries, Neji brought the conversation to business and asked gravely, "The Okiki Family should have already tested the Constitution Enhancement Elixir I gave you. How was the effect?"
Okiki Fujida did not beat around the bush or take the opportunity to haggle over the price. Instead, he said directly, "The effect was excellent. Professional experts tested it, and it should be more than five times as effective as an ordinary medicinal bath. Brother, you were far too modest!
Fujita continued, "I know you are a straightforward person, brother, so I will not beat around the bush either. On behalf of the Okiki Family, I am willing to fully cooperate with you in producing this medicine. No matter how you intend to cooperate, the Okiki Family is willing to accept!"
Clearly, the Okiki Family had already reached an internal agreement. Otherwise, after hearing Fujita say such things,
the young man beside him would not have remained completely unsurprised. Neji had come to discuss cooperation in the first place, and as long as the general terms were acceptable, that was enough. He was not particularly fond of haggling over details, so he said directly, "The Okiki Family will provide the land and personnel to cultivate the medicinal herbs. I can also give you the secret method for refining the medicine, and you will be responsible for refining the finished product. Of the finished medicine, I take sixty percent and you take forty percent!"
Okiki Fujida had originally been waiting for Neji to make an outrageous demand. As long as it was not too excessive, Fujida would have agreed. But what was this situation? Such an effective and valuable medicine, and he was even handing over the formula directly, willing to split it sixty-forty with them without any additional conditions?
Okiki Fujida thought that either he had heard wrong, or the other party was a fool who simply did not understand the value of the medicine, or there was definitely some hidden catch he did not know about!
Seeing that Okiki Fujida had not replied for a long time, Neji frowned. "Is Family Head Fujita dissatisfied with these terms?"
Hearing the slight displeasure in Neji's voice, Okiki Fujida hurriedly replied, "We are very satisfied, very satisfied. It is simply that we seem to be gaining too much, especially since you are even giving us the formula. Aren't you afraid that we will secretly refine it ourselves after obtaining the formula?"
Neji was also taken aback, then understood. He said calmly, "Family Head Fujita, what you do not know is that the key to refining medicine five times more effective than ordinary enhancement medicine lies neither in the formula nor in the refining method. The key is that, during the plants' growth, I add a certain substance to them. Only plants that have absorbed that substance can be refined into medicine with truly miraculous effects."
Neji spoke seriously again. "And only I possess the extraction method for this substance in the entire world!"
"Also, the new medicinal garden needs to be covered by a barrier to prevent outsiders from spying on it and to keep the special substance I add from leaking out too quickly." Neji knew that ordinary barriers could not stop Natural Energy from leaking out, but they could slow the process to some extent, allowing the plants to absorb as much Natural Energy as possible.
Although constructing such a large barrier would present some difficulty, it was not overly difficult. After all, the hardest part of building a barrier was requiring high strength, and without that requirement, it became much easier.
After the two sides spoke for a while longer and finalized the main matters, Neji pointed at Tanaka Iko beside him and said, "This is my representative. Tanaka Iko will be responsible for the construction of the medicinal garden, the subsequent medicine refining, and the distribution. I hope Family Head Fujita will look after her."
Okiki Fujida naturally nodded in agreement and introduced the young man beside him. He turned out to be Fujida's Son, as well as the future heir of the Okiki Family.
After Neji nodded in acknowledgment and exchanged a few more pleasantries, he left the Okiki Family with Tanaka Iko.
After returning to the base, Neji gave Tanaka Iko several key instructions and sent her away.
He then cultivated briefly before going to sleep.
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