Chapter 34

The news was from Rou Rou, who volunteered, "Senior Beihan, I'll take care of the matter of advancing the basic cultivation technique for Senior Song! Although I'm only at the Third Stage realm, I can definitely handle teaching the basic cultivation technique! I happen to want to go to the Jiangnan District again!"

She really wanted to witness the process of Senior Song using an induction cooker to refine the Body Tempering Liquid—more importantly, she wanted to sneak out and play for a few more days before her father returned home. As the saying goes, 'Once you taste something, you can't forget its flavor.' This girl was completely captivated by the colorful world outside, always thinking about running away from home.

Just as Rou Rou finished speaking, Mad Saber Sanlang immediately responded, "Stay put on Spirit Butterfly Island and wait for me to return. I'll set off in an hour and arrive at the island by evening."

The one speaking in this tone was, of course, Venerable Spirit Butterfly. It seemed he was still busy with Mad Saber Sanlang and wouldn't be returning home anytime soon.

Rou Rou stuck out her tongue and went silent, not daring to speak again.

Beihan Scattered Man sent a smiley face, mocking Mad Saber Sanlang.

Song Shuhang also smiled, feeling relieved. He typed a few words on the interface: "I'll trouble you, Senior Beihan. I need to advance..."

Before he could finish typing, a message popped up in the group.

This time it was Medicine Master, who sent two simple words: "Me!"

The message was so mysterious that even Beihan Scattered Man couldn't figure out what he meant.

After a long pause, Medicine Master replied, "Brother Beihan, please entrust the task of teaching Shuhang the cultivation technique to me."

Another long pause...

Medicine Master: "Little Friend Shuhang, I just used a spell to simulate the process of you refining the Body Tempering Liquid, and I thought of several interesting possibilities that could help me improve and simplify the formula. There are some things that can't be explained clearly online, so I want to see you refine the Body Tempering Liquid in person and help me improve and simplify the formula. Yes, regardless of whether my experiment succeeds or not, I will give you a decent reward for your hard work—a set of body tempering sword techniques and meditation methods."

After a pause, he added, "My sword techniques and meditation methods are slightly better than Senior Beihan's."

This was a blatant temptation.

"Senior Medicine has the intention to guide Little Friend Shuhang, which is the best possible outcome!" Beihan Scattered Man laughed. "Shuhang, you should quickly agree to Senior Medicine's offer. Having a free teacher to guide you through the foundation-building process is an opportunity you can't miss!"

Beihan Scattered Man felt that Song Shuhang's luck was indeed extraordinary.

Generally, the two most difficult steps for a scattered cultivator to become a true cultivator are 'Body Tempering Liquid' and 'Foundation Building.'

Foundation Building is difficult because most scattered cultivators start with one or two cultivation techniques, learning on their own. Due to the lack of a teacher's guidance or incomplete techniques, they often make mistakes during the foundation-building process, wasting time.

As for the Body Tempering Liquid, scattered cultivators have to gather the ingredients themselves, and sometimes even refine it themselves. The hardships of this process are something Beihan Scattered Man, who once went bankrupt, dare not recall.

But for Song Shuhang, he had Rou Rou gift him the ingredients, and now Medicine Master was offering to guide him through the foundation-building process as a reward—both of the most difficult steps for a scattered cultivator were about to be easily overcome.

"Thank you, both seniors," Song Shuhang said gratefully. The people in the Nine Provinces Number One Group were indeed good people!

He sent out a 'good person card' to everyone.

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"Shuhang, what's your address?" Medicine Master asked.

Song Shuhang quickly replied, "Jiangnan University Town in Jiangnan District, I live in the student dormitory."

At the same time, Song Shuhang's gaze fell on a small potted plant next to his computer. Inside was a plant that grew in a curved shape, resembling a coiled dragon, with a row of thorns at its tip and a purplish-black stem.

It was the Poison Dragon Grass that Medicine Master had asked about in the group earlier.

I wonder if Senior Medicine still needs the Poison Dragon Grass? Song Shuhang thought to himself.

"Contact information?" Medicine Master asked again.

Song Shuhang immediately sent his phone number.

Medicine Master: "I'll arrive tomorrow morning, and find you!"

Before Song Shuhang could say more, Medicine Master quickly logged off.

He had wanted to mention the Poison Dragon Grass to Medicine Master, but never mind, he would bring it up when Medicine Master arrived.

"Tomorrow morning, huh?" Song Shuhang thought, I have classes tomorrow morning, don't I?

Never mind, if it doesn't work out, I'll just take another morning off. After all, he had taken quite a few leaves recently, so one more morning wouldn't matter.

In the Nine Provinces Number One Group.

Rou Rou, who had been scared back by her father, quietly reappeared: "Senior Song, are you really determined to walk the path of a scattered cultivator? Even with everyone in the Nine Provinces Number One Group helping, being a scattered cultivator is really tough."

"This is the best method for me right now," Song Shuhang replied with a smile. "By the way, Rou Rou, thinking back, wasn't it a coincidence that the two professors were hospitalized the other day?"

"Ha ha ha, what are you talking about, Senior Song? It was definitely a coincidence, a coincidence! I've never lied in my life!" Rou Rou quickly replied. "By the way, my Senior Brother is calling me, he must need something. Seniors, you continue chatting, I'll log off for now~"

Saying that, she quickly logged off without giving Song Shuhang a chance to reply.

Song Shuhang pinched his chin, "It wasn't a coincidence, I knew it. How could such a coincidence happen? Two professors being hospitalized at the same time due to foot injuries."

I feel a bit guilty towards Teacher Ren Shui and Professor Smith. When I have some free time, should I go visit them?

After all, it was their injuries that allowed me to accompany Rou Rou to Luoxin Street, which led to me receiving two boxes of medicinal ingredients from her and gave me the opportunity to enter the cultivation world.

Speaking of which, the chat in the group just now felt like a dream.

Originally, in his imagination, becoming a cultivator would definitely involve various trials set by the seniors in the group, and he would have to go through great hardships like Tang Sanzang to obtain the methods of immortality.

But he never expected that the seniors in the group would not only not set difficult trials but would instead offer various forms of help.

If this is a dream, I sincerely hope it never ends.

In the Nine Provinces Number One Group, Beihan Scattered Man sent another message, advising Shuhang: "Little Friend Shuhang, if you have any questions about cultivation in the future, feel free to ask us in the group."

"You chose the path of a scattered cultivator, which means you won't have a teacher to guide you. So, if you have any doubts, ask immediately, especially about cultivation. Don't be shy. Otherwise, one mistake can lead to many more. At best, it will waste your cultivation time, and at worst, it could lead to a cultivation disaster."

"Thank you for the reminder, Senior," Song Shuhang replied. Thinking of a question, he immediately asked, "By the way, Senior Beihan, can the Body Tempering Liquid be given to others, like my parents and relatives? Are there any taboos in the group regarding this?"

Song Shuhang was not a selfish person.

The effects of the Body Tempering Liquid were so good that it could even cure many hidden ailments during the tempering process. So, he immediately thought of his father and mother, as filial piety comes first.

"We don't have any taboos regarding this. As long as you have extra pills, you can give them to your relatives. After all, pills are different from cultivation techniques, which should not be easily spread, but there are no restrictions on pills."

Beihan Scattered Man added, "However, I must remind you that the medicinal ingredients in this world are not as abundant as you might think. And there aren't many people as generous as Rou Rou. You might not be able to obtain more ingredients for a long time. With thirty-two sets of ingredients, even if you succeed every time, you can only get thirty-two Body Tempering Liquids. This amount is far from enough for your hundred-day foundation-building process." Beihan Scattered Man explained gently.

He didn't disapprove of Shuhang's intention to give the liquid to his family; in fact, he admired it.

Thinking of your loved ones first when you experience the benefits of body tempering is a quality he appreciated. Such a person, who knows righteousness and filial piety, is a good companion on the path of cultivation.

After all, few people would want to be close friends with someone who is fickle and unprincipled.