novelraw Chapter 321 - 195: Only Half a Medicine-Seeking Fox
Chapter 321 - 195: Only Half a Medicine-Seeking Fox
Inside the Bronze Hall, various copper and stone plates were piled high like a mountain.
"This setup... did we dig up a library?"
Bai Mo rolled up his sleeves on his jacket, squatted beside the mound of documents, and began to browse and read.
"Hmm, Cyan Moon Pill Palace’s procurement list?"
"Cyan Moon Pill Palace slave death records."
"Is this... the gift exchanges between Cyan Moon Pill Palace and other entities?"
Does the Ancient Immortal Dynasty also talk about such social etiquettes?
Bai Mo grinned widely.
"It seems like we’ve dug into something like an archive."
He sat cross-legged on the ground and began to read slowly. Although there were no medicinal recipes, reading these could help him understand the Ancient Immortal Dynasty better.
Among these documents were gift lists, odes, and even some flattering poems and essays, a mess of variety.
Bai Mo sat there, looking through them one by one, pondering and speculating as he read.
"This... should be meaningless flattery, right?"
"This seems like it’s true."
"This is... a tale from the Ancient Immortal Dynasty, can’t be taken seriously."
As he read, he thought, slowly gaining more understanding of the Ancient Immortal Dynasty.
"In the Dan Kingdom, there is a Celestial Palace, suspended above the clouds, passing down knowledge for ten thousand years.
"And then there are eight hundred Holy Lands, on their majestic peaks that pierce the clouds, carrying on for thousands of years.
"And there are three thousand Pill Palaces, which the marquises chose their places and established themselves. This inherited time varies, some long, some short.
"Now it seems, Cyan Moon Pill Palace has a history of just a few hundred years?"
Bai Mo frowned slightly.
"The Celestial Palace is too mysterious; Cyan Moon Pill Palace can’t connect, no related records.
"Yet within the Holy Lands, there is more knowledge, better inheritance, and rarer medicinal materials.
"Even the foundation and secret techniques can reduce or even offset the side effects of the ascension ceremony."
For example, a copper plate records that Marquis Qing Yue once sent a Star Sky White Phoenix Tree to Yaochi Holy Land, hoping to exchange it for a recipe of Miao’er Soup with no side effects, but was promptly refused. The Star Sky White Phoenix Tree was returned, and they even gave back two Moon Ring Flower Trees.
Bai Mo pulled at the corners of his mouth.
"This humble?
"Doesn’t matter, the humble Cyan Moon Pill Palace has nothing to do with our Fox Mountain?"
Bai Mo couldn’t help but wonder, if at the time of his dream, he didn’t come to Fox Mountain but went to Yaochi Holy Land or even the Celestial Palace, would it have been better? Would there be more, better Immortal Techniques for him to learn?
At this moment, he heard a "swish" outside the hall door, as a bronze car came to a stop.
Three fox apprentices jumped off the car, each holding a little flower pot, rushing in happily.
"Ying ying ying!"
Black Shoes holding a pot of Ice Horn Pineapple!
"Aoo aoo aoo!"
White Toe holding a pot of Star Strawberry!
"Ying ying ying!"
Big Head holding a pot of Dragon Pattern Pear Tree!
The three fox apprentices placed the three pots of plants in front of the master’s desk, jumped into the master’s arms, their heads rubbing against the master’s chest.
"Ying ying ying!"
"Aoo aoo aoo!"
Bai Mo petted their chubby necks, smiling.
With these apprentices around, he didn’t mind Fox Mountain at all. If it weren’t for coming to Fox Mountain, he might now be some Fallen Immortal’s puppet. Without these fox apprentices, he might be rummaging through the grass searching for herbs.
Fox Mountain’s inheritance may not be as rich, so what?
As things stand, Bai Mo’s terrifying talent is enough to level the gap in inheritance, even surpass it!
Bai Mo smiled, looking at their labor achievements.
"Very nice, how did you find so many?"
Finding Immortal Grass is not an easy task, quite challenging indeed!
According to Bai Mo’s estimate, they would find such a plant each morning, which would already be quite impressive.
The three foxes jumped out of the master’s arms and started gesturing, "ying ying aoo aoo," fox language, describing Big Nose’s glorious feats!
"Ying ying aoo aoo aoo..."
Big Nose held its front paws behind its back, raised its head, wagged its tail, looking very proud!
After eating so many natural treasures in the cafeteria, it finally brought out its own talent!
Bai Mo picked up Big Nose, gently touched its nose, pinched it, looked at it, Divine Sense surged out, carefully inspecting inside its nose...
"This nose of yours is indeed larger compared to other brothers...
"But... doesn’t seem strong enough to trace herbs just by scent?"
Bai Mo frowned, a little puzzled.
Big Nose’s nasal nerves were indeed stronger than ordinary foxes. But to say it can directly use scent to lock onto medicinal herbs amidst the chaotic grass on a large prairie... possibly not strong enough.
Bai Mo put it down, seeing its puzzled face, plus a bit of disappointment, he smiled and patted its head.
"Just be as you are.
"If you can find herbs by scent, that’s best.
"If not, don’t pressure yourself.
"Go on!"
...
Amidst the howling wind, a giant mountain rose from the ground, piercing the dark clouds like a celestial pillar.
Standing at the foot of the mountain, one could see pavilion and galleries halfway up the mountain, seeing palaces everywhere, gradually disappearing into the increasingly dark clouds.
In the ruins at the mountain base, Huang Sitong sat on a rock, listening to the Ancient Immortal Master lecture.
This Ancient Immortal Master, looking like an old lady, wore a black robe with a large hat. She sat across from Huang Sitong, speaking softly.
"...To ascend to Sequence Seven on the Alchemy Path requires simultaneously opening up two secret repositories, simultaneously opening the Forehead Sea of Consciousness, and simultaneously introducing Pill Fire into the Dantian.
"This requires a high synchronization rate, the higher the sync, the safer. The greater the gap, the more dangerous."