Mending

Shi Feiyang said, "I'll provide the Queen Mother Grass, and you won't have to repay me. I don't want any of the finished paste, either. I've always been interested in the healing arts. I've long heard that Unfixed Island's Dipsacus Jade Paste works miracles unmatched anywhere under heaven, and I've wanted to see it for myself for some time."

Zheng Yuan Gui seethed inwardly, but forced down his anger. "Dipsacus Jade Paste is a secret formula of our lineage. It is never disclosed to anyone except direct disciples."

"Then I'm afraid I can't help," Shi Feiyang said. "It took considerable effort to gather that Queen Mother Grass. I'm saving it to preserve my life and survive tribulations in a crisis. I can't simply give it away, either."

Zheng Yuan Gui's expression had already been unpleasant, and now it grew uglier still. He glared at Shi Feiyang with a murderous gleam in his eyes, looking ready to unleash a flying sword at any moment, kill Long, and seize his treasure.

After stewing for a while, he finally forced his anger down, sneered three times at Shi Feiyang, and turned to leave.

Shi Feiyang was not afraid of him in the least. He retreated into the cave and shut the stone door. "Is Dipsacus Jade Paste really a secret formula of your lineage? I'm not quite convinced."

He passed through nine stone doors and reached the spherical cultivation chamber, where he brought out the Dongling Zither and began sounding it. Soon, Ancestor Hollow Space's reverent voice came from the other end. "This junior of the lower realm, Lin You, is here. What guidance does the true immortal have for me?"

Shi Feiyang spoke through the Dongling Zither. "I've recently been organizing medicinal formulas. There are many old recipes from thousands of years