Four Medicinal Herbs

This sudden turn of events had even Tang Wulin, usually so composed, growing excited.

With these funds in hand, he wouldn't have to worry about the Soul Spirit he needed in the future or the medicinal herbs required to break through the Golden Dragon King's seal.

Just then, Lin Xiaoyu, who had disappeared from sight earlier, reappeared. This time, she was slowly pushing a wheelchair. An old man with graying hair and a hunched frame sat in it, his face looking kind and gentle.

"Elder Lin!"

Xiao Bisheng immediately stood up when he saw the old man and respectfully bowed. Then he introduced him to Tang Wulin and the others.

"This is Elder Lin, the head of the Tang Sect's Medicine Hall. He is also a healing-type Titled Douluo with a cultivation of level 91."

"Heh, there's no need for such formalities. I'm here to see Tang Wulin." Elder Lin's voice was deep and resonant, carrying a peculiar sense of security.

"You must be Tang Wulin." Elder Lin looked at him with a kindly gaze.

"Greetings, Elder Lin!" Tang Wulin bowed.

"I heard from Xiaoyu that you have a complete pill formula?"

Tang Wulin nodded and took out the complete formula.

"Elder Lin, would you like me to take a look at the formula for you?" Xiao Bisheng asked respectfully from the side.

Elder Lin shook his head. "No need. This sort of thing is, after all, a form of knowledge. It's fine to look at an incomplete formula, but it's better not to inspect a complete one beforehand."

"I trust this boy, and I trust the senior who provided the formula."

"Thank you for trusting me!" Tang Wulin said.

"Since it's a complete formula, how about I buy it for fifty million Federal Coins?"

Tang Wulin's eyes lit up. "Of course!"

"Then, Tang Wulin, what do you think about joining my Medicine Hall?"

"This..."

Tang Wulin couldn't make up his mind right away. Although he had heard of the Tang Sect since childhood and knew it was one of the most prominent organizations on the Douluo Continent, joining an organization was a major decision.

After a long silence, Elder Lin evidently noticed Tang Wulin's dilemma and said gently, "It's all right. If you can't decide now, take your time."

"Thank you, Elder Lin! I really can't make a decision on this right away."

"Xiaoyu, give Tang Wulin your communicator number so he can let you know once he's decided." Elder Lin turned to Lin Xiaoyu, who stood behind him.

"Huh? Oh!"

Lin Xiaoyu paused in surprise, but quickly gave Tang Wulin her communicator number. He promptly saved it in his Soul Guidance Communicator.

"Elder Lin, could I ask you about four things?" Tang Wulin wanted to inquire about the medicinal herbs needed for the second layer of the Golden Dragon King's seal.

"Go ahead."

"The Millennium Dragon Scale Fruit, Millennium Blue Tendon Vine, Millennium Earth Dragon Tendon, and Millennium Sea Dragon Pest." Tang Wulin named the four medicinal herbs Old Tang had left in his memories.

"Wulin, what do you need those herbs for? As far as I know, their properties don't match your Martial Soul." Elder Lin asked, puzzled.

"Uh... Actually, those four herbs are needed by the senior who's been guiding me."

There was no way to explain it clearly, so Tang Wulin could only pin the reason on Yao Lao.

"Very well. Though these items are quite precious outside, the Medicine Hall has some in stock. I'll have Xiaoyu bring them to you in a couple of days." Elder Lin didn't doubt Tang Wulin's explanation.

"Elder Lin, you can just deduct the cost from the money for my pill formulas. There's really no need to give them to me."

Elder Lin smiled kindly. "Do you think I'm short of that little bit of money? Consider them a welcoming gift from me. Don't refuse."

"Then thank you, Elder Lin!"

Tang Wulin bowed deeply. These four herbs were far too important to him. If he had to gather them himself, who knew how long it would take? Elder Lin, however, could provide them all. It was impossible not to feel grateful.

"Elder Lin, there's one more thing. That senior of mine wants a comprehensive book cataloguing the medicinal herbs of the Douluo Continent. The more varieties it includes, the better. The books sold in shops outside record far too little, which is why so many pill formulas are incomplete." Tang Wulin hadn't forgotten what Yao Lao had told him the day before.

"Hahaha!" Elder Lin chuckled. "Then your senior came to the right person. Nobody on the entire Douluo Continent has a more complete compendium of medicinal herbs than the one in my Medicine Hall."

"However..." Elder Lin suddenly changed his tone. "By rights, this is something only members of the Tang Sect are allowed to see. Ah, forget it. I can't worry about that now. In a few days, I'll have Xiaoyu bring it to you along with those four herbs!"

"Thank you, Elder Lin!"

"Elder Lin, you don't mean the medicinal herbs chapter of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, do you?" Xiao Bisheng asked.

Elder Lin nodded. "That's right!"

Xiao Bisheng sprang to his feet. "Elder Lin, have you lost your mind? If the Law Enforcement Hall finds out, who knows what they'll do to you—and they'll definitely come after Tang Wulin, too."

Elder Lin snorted. "I'll bear all the consequences. If they want to make trouble for Wulin, they'll have to get past me first."

"What has become of the Tang Sect's Medicine Hall? And you're still worrying about these so-called rules? If it weren't for Wulin's pill formulas, I reckon the Medicine Hall would be ready to shut down in a few decades."

"This..." Xiao Bisheng had nothing to say. Elder Lin was right. With the maturation of Soul Guidance Technology and Battle Armor techniques, the Medicine Hall had indeed become the Tang Sect's most down-and-out department. Its pills were only useful to low-level Soul Masters; high-level Soul Masters didn't even think much of their effects.

"Alas..." Xiao Bisheng sighed softly. "All right, Elder Lin. Just pretend I wasn't here for this."

"Thank you, Xiao." Elder Lin smiled.

"This... Elder Lin, perhaps you should think it over again?" Tang Wulin said, somewhat embarrassed.

"There's no need. This would only gather dust in the Medicine Hall. It should go to someone who needs it more." Elder Lin's voice was low and firm.

Tang Wulin couldn't bring himself to refuse again, so he bowed in earnest.

"Wulin, if I get the chance, I'd still like to meet that senior of yours." Elder Lin looked at Tang Wulin with great seriousness.

Tang Wulin nodded. "I'll tell him."

Elder Lin smiled in satisfaction, then soon disappeared from sight with Lin Xiaoyu.

"All right, Old Xiao. Now that everything's settled, we'll be off." Mu Chen stood up.

"Go on, go on! I'm going back to sleep." Xiao Bisheng waved them away and left the office before they did.

Mu Chen covered his face and laughed. "Come on, Wulin. Let's head back too!"