Medicine Slave

Biodata

Name	Medicine Slave (药奴)
Alias(es)	Medicine Elder; Elder Yao
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Precious Medicine Workshop; Ye Tong's household
Occupation/Role	Ye Tong's family slave, protector, poison refiner, medicinal-cuisine preparer, and estate manager
Status	Alive; last seen leaving the Heavenly Gate region after learning Ye Tong was likely alive 593
First Appearance	5

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate (Xiantian) Triple Stage	14	States that he reached this realm after decades following Poison Demon Huo Lanqiu; considers his aptitude poor.
Xiantian Seventh Level	116	A spring altered his physique and triggered years of accumulated medicinal power, allowing him to advance two levels from the fifth level at once.
Foundation Establishment	243	Breaks through using cultivation resources Ye Tong sent to Blue Star Garden.

Background / History

Medicine Slave spent his life at the Precious Medicine Workshop and felt a deep attachment to it, eagerly organizing its reconstruction after it was destroyed 5. He had served Poison Demon Huo Lanqiu for decades, but Huo treated him primarily as labor and rarely permitted him time to cultivate or handle a cauldron after Ye Tong was brought to the workshop 31 86.

He had been beside Ye Tong since the boy arrived at the workshop at age six, making their association at least ten years old by the time they entered the Golden Phoenix Mountain Range 15. Though he initially struggled to understand Ye Tong's sudden changes in knowledge, personality, artistry, and combat ability, he tested him using memories and secrets known only to them—then accepted that he remained Ye Tong 20.

Before becoming Huo Lanqiu's servant, Medicine Slave had been a ruthless figure in the Left Camp, a past that made him immediately wary when Left Camp assassins appeared in the Golden Phoenix Mountain Range 18. His long experience also included repeated expeditions into the range, including two ventures into its depths from which he barely escaped 14.

After Ye Tong entered the Falan Sect, Medicine Slave remained at Blue Star Garden, overseeing the household and cultivating with its residents 125 207. Ye Tong's resources ultimately enabled his Foundation Establishment breakthrough, a realm Medicine Slave had never expected to reach in his former life at the workshop 243.

When Ye Tong disappeared for five years after visiting the Lan Family's Blue Star Hall, Medicine Slave led Ye Tong's subordinates in investigating the Lan Family, then continued searching for him independently 593. He came to the Heavenly Gate region hoping to find a trace of his master, was badly injured in a battle, and was saved from execution by Dong Xueyan 593.

Appearance

Medicine Slave usually presents himself as a frail, aged servant, but his bearing changes sharply in battle.

• Wrinkled face and a normally hunched body 5 14
• Uses a dragon-headed cane and often leans on it to reinforce his harmless appearance 18
• Can straighten his back and project a sharp, oppressive aura when threatened 18 22
• Moves with striking speed despite his elderly appearance 18 42

Personality

Medicine Slave is steadfastly loyal to Ye Tong and routinely prioritizes the young master's safety over his own. He advises caution in dangerous territory, watches over Ye Tong during cultivation, and readily follows orders even when he does not understand the reasoning behind them 14 22 86.

His loyalty is tempered by practical judgment. He worries about finances, hostile cultivators, travel risks, and the limits of Ye Tong's strength, while also providing informed advice on cultivation resources, geography, and combat techniques 28 35 47 103. He is capable of dry humor, especially when discussing poison, medicinal cuisine, or defeated enemies 16 26.

Though he calls himself an old servant, he gradually gains personal ambition after his cultivation advances. Ye Tong encourages him to seek higher realms rather than resign himself to age and limited potential 248.

Abilities & Skills

Cultivation and Combat

Medicine Slave is an experienced close-range combatant who combines mobility, concealed weapons, poison, and deceptive use of his cane.

• Reached the Innate Triple Stage despite considering his aptitude mediocre 14.
• Fought Innate Fourth Stage assassin Um Bato despite being one level lower, inflicting substantial damage through experience and tactics 18.
• Killed multiple Innate-stage Left Camp assassins during the rescue of Mu Xiaochen 19.
• Cultivates a First-grade battle skill; he states that a fully comprehended First-grade technique can be several times stronger than a Third-grade one 113.
• Reached Foundation Establishment after receiving extensive cultivation resources from Ye Tong 243.

Dragon-Headed Cane Techniques

His dragon-headed cane is both a walking aid and a concealed weapon.

• Uses the cane to strike rapidly and create difficult-to-follow afterimages in battle 18.
• Can release a half-foot spike from its base for surprise killing blows 18.
• Used the cane's hidden spike to pierce an ambusher's throat 86.

Poison and Concealed Weapons

Having been influenced by Poison Demon Huo Lanqiu, Medicine Slave is proficient in refining and applying poisons.

• Carries willow-leaf flying daggers coated in potent blue poison 18.
• Uses poison-coated daggers to disrupt stronger opponents and kill surrounding enemies 18.
• Can extract venom from Blood Centipedes for Ye Tong's use 26.
• Is able to refine Drunken God Incense independently 86.
• Cannot refine pills requiring formations; his specialty is medicine and poison refinement rather than pill refinement 86.

Medicinal Cuisine and Medicine Gathering

Medicine Slave supports Ye Tong's cultivation and recovery through food and medicinal materials.

• Gathers medicinal ingredients effectively in the Golden Phoenix Mountain Range 20.
• Prepares medicinal cuisine, including Ten Treasure Medicinal Cuisine containing detoxified Blood Centipede 26.
• Arranged for a county-city medicinal-cuisine shop to prepare meals tailored to Ye Tong's required ingredients 47.
• Possesses enough medical knowledge to treat his own injuries, even while severely wounded 593.

Knowledge and Judgment

Medicine Slave's long experience makes him a valuable source of practical information.

• Knows the Golden Phoenix Mountain Range's dangers and advises Ye Tong not to venture beyond the outer mountains without sufficient strength 14.
• Identifies cultivation resources such as Fire Snake Fruit, Marrow Dragon Liquid, Silver Crystals, and sword-skill grades 61 84 47.
• Recognizes the political danger attached to Poison Demon Huo Lanqiu's history with the Sky Net Empire 60.
• Detects signs of conflict and danger, including wounded guards at Mountain Peak Post Station and threats around the Precious Medicine Workshop 35 28.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Dragon-Headed Cane — Primary weapon; conceals a retractable spike 18.
• Poisoned willow-leaf flying daggers — Six blue-sheened daggers used as concealed weapons 18.
• Silver needles — Used in combat against the Giant Strength Race warriors 97.
• Spatial Pouch — Used to carry money, documents, and supplies 121 123.
• Jade Medicine Cauldron — An old cauldron from Huo Lanqiu's possessions that Medicine Slave carried before Ye Tong claimed it 20.

Relationships

• Ye Tong — Master and family; Medicine Slave has protected and served him since Ye Tong was six, while Ye Tong later insists he is family rather than merely a slave 15 207.
• Poison Demon Huo Lanqiu — Former master; Medicine Slave followed him for decades, learned poison refinement under his influence, and was previously exploited as labor 14 31 86.
• Mu Xiaochen — Acquaintance from Medicine Slave's past travels with Huo Lanqiu; Medicine Slave recognizes him during the Left Camp assassination attempt 18.
• Weiwei Mi — Fellow member of Ye Tong's household; she helps catch him after he is struck away by a masked enemy, while he later distributes cultivation resources to her 120 207.
• Ye Dingding — Workshop maid; Medicine Slave was ordered to remove her slave brand and oversee her household duties, including teaching her medicinal cuisine preparation 31 32.
• Dong Xueyan — Saves Medicine Slave from a black-robed cultivator at the Heavenly Gate and tells him Ye Tong is likely still alive 593.
• Crippled Old Woman — Fellow resident of Ye Tong's household and Blue Star Garden; both cultivate under Ye Tong's support 125 207.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Precious Medicine Workshop — Rebuilds the workshop after its destruction and supports Ye Tong's early efforts to establish himself 5 7.
• Golden Phoenix Mountain Range — Acts as Ye Tong's guide and protector, witnesses his unexpected combat ability, and fights Innate-stage assassins during Mu Xiaochen's rescue 15 18 19.
• County City and Barbaric City — Travels with Ye Tong, provides cultivation guidance, protects him from soldiers and assassins, and assists with the sale of Marrow Dragon Liquid 49 87 103.
• Blue Star Garden — Receives the estate deeds from Ye Tong, manages household affairs and slaves, and cultivates alongside the other residents 123 125.
• Foundation Establishment — Advances beyond the realm he once believed was his lifelong limit through Ye Tong's supplied resources 243.
• Search for Ye Tong — Investigates Ye Tong's disappearance, searches for him for five years, and journeys to the Heavenly Gate region after hearing it may be connected to Ye Tong's fate 593.

Trivia

• Medicine Slave once believed that reaching Xiantian Sixth Level would be the limit of his life 243.
• He can appear so frail that opponents underestimate him before he reveals his true speed and strength 18 42.
• Ye Tong's rapid transformation initially made Medicine Slave suspect that something had replaced or possessed him 20.