Chapter 65

Song Shuhang was looking at the group space for the first time. Previously, he had only focused on the chat records and never thought that there were so many peculiar files in the group space.

These files should help the cultivators who come out of seclusion to quickly grasp and integrate into modern knowledge. However, just looking at them made him feel incredible; they could even manufacture legal ID cards and personal information? The hidden power of the Nine Provinces Number One Group even included influencing the normal world.

"Senior, who is this Xian Gong Jushi?" Shuhang pointed to the last file and asked in confusion. What kind of tragedy?

When Medicine Master heard this question, he had a sighing expression: "Ah, he was a senior with profound strength."

"About two hundred years ago, Senior Xian Gong quietly found a desolate place to start his seclusion. After more than a hundred years of seclusion... just when he was enjoying it, a bomb called an atomic bomb suddenly exploded right above his seclusion place."

"To put it simply, it was really dangerous at the time! If it weren't for Senior Xian Gong's strength and the hundreds of layers of defensive formations at his seclusion place, he might have died. Even though he survived, it took him several decades to gradually recover. Now, the word 'atomic bomb' is still his taboo. Anyone who dares to mention it in front of him will face his wrath."

Song Shuhang thought that this Senior Xian Gong must be a senior hovering between the realms of Niucow A and Niucow C. To survive a direct attack from the ultimate weapon of the current human stage—the nuclear bomb—could only make one silently kneel in admiration.

When Medicine Master said this, he still had lingering fear: "In these few decades, the development speed of humans has been too fast. It makes us cultivators, who often seclude for decades, feel a bit left behind. Recently, cultivators coming out of seclusion have to learn a lot of daily knowledge. Similarly, the ability of humans to court death has also developed rapidly, getting stronger every day. I've heard that the world's nuclear weapons are enough to destroy humanity dozens or even hundreds of times over. I don't know if it's true. Anyway, now, many seniors are worried that one day when they come out of seclusion, the world will already be destroyed. That's the best case—what worries more people is that one day, while they are enjoying their seclusion, hundreds of nuclear weapons might suddenly fall from above, and they would die without knowing why."

Hundreds of nuclear weapons, that shouldn't happen, right? Even if humans were crazy, they wouldn't drop so many nuclear weapons in one place. Song Shuhang was about to say this when he suddenly remembered the special case of 'nuclear weapon disposal.'

What if a large number of nuclear weapons were indeed concentrated in one place and exploded?

"..." At this moment, he really didn't know what expression to use to face Medicine Master.

He always felt that since meeting the fellow daoists in the Nine Provinces Number One Group, his imagined image of 'cultivators' had been continuously shattered. The image of transcendent immortals and ethereal cultivators he had in mind had never even appeared.

"Found it, this one." At this moment, Medicine Master pulled for a long time in the group space and found a file.

"Discussion and Compilation on the Initial Application of Mental Energy—Drunken Moon Jushi"

Medicine Master said, "Here is what you want. It includes methods to use mental energy to detect if there are any hidden or tracking people around you, and methods for Foundation Establishment cultivators to use mental energy to make their senses more acute, thus increasing vigilance. It's simple and practical. You can read it first and then try to practice it. This file was provided by Drunken Moon Jushi for free, with no cost."

Because everyone in the group was a high-level cultivator, such initial applications of mental energy were too basic for them. Just like when Medicine Master announced the 'simplified liquid formula' in the group, those who found it useful would owe him a favor, while those who didn't need it could just read it.

Medicine Master added, "If you have any questions, come ask me. I'll organize the alchemy room in the morning, and I'll have free time in the afternoon. At that time, I'll need you to help me experiment with the body-tempering liquid formula."

"Thank you, Senior." Song Shuhang said, then he saw the author's name 'Drunken Moon Jushi': "By the way, the name Drunken Moon Jushi sounds familiar."

He vaguely remembered that this was a senior who often chatted in the group, but why couldn't he remember him?

"Haha, you don't need to worry about Drunken Moon. If one day you can remember him, you should call him 'Drunken Moon Sage Lord'." Medicine Master laughed.

"Sage Lord? Is that a realm?" Song Shuhang asked. He knew that some seniors' daoist names in the group were related to their cultivation levels. For example, the group owner, True Monarch Yellow Mountain, the deputy group owner, Venerable Seven Cultivations, and Soft Feather's father, Venerable Spirit Butterfly.

"That's a realm I can only look up to but may never reach. Manifesting before the people, Eighth Stage Mystic Sage. It's also the realm that the venerable seniors in the group strive for." Medicine Master laughed and said, "That realm is far away, don't think about it too much now."

Song Shuhang nodded, checked the time, and it was already 6:37. It was about time to go back to school and prepare for the morning classes.

Before leaving, he asked again, "By the way, Senior, I want to ask if practical combat is beneficial to me at this stage? Yesterday, I had a fight, and although it was just two moves, I felt that my understanding of the 'Vajra Foundation Fist Technique' seemed to deepen a bit during the fight."

"Practical combat indeed deepens the understanding of fist techniques. Just like how reading books without applying them is just theoretical. Applying what you learn, practical combat can bring you many benefits. If you have the time, engage in more practical combat." Medicine Master agreed.

"Thank you, Senior, then I'll go back first!" Song Shuhang waved goodbye.

When he reached the door, he remembered something. He stepped back and said with a sheepish smile, "Senior, one more thing. After being poisoned by your poison, would I need to buy some common herbs from a regular pharmacy?"

Medicine Master asked, "Do you want to use this clue to find the poisoned assassin? However, since the assassin was poisoned, he would have already died."

"But that assassin should have companions. If I were his companion and knew that my companion died from poisoning, I would definitely be on guard against this deadly poison and try to prepare an antidote, just in case!" Song Shuhang thought, "And if I can find this companion, I might have a chance to trace back to the mastermind. Even more likely, this companion might be the mastermind!"

"Being able to calmly analyze the situation when faced with problems is a good habit. Keep it up." Medicine Master laughed, then he took out paper and pen and quickly wrote down a list of herbs.

"As long as the other party is a cultivator who knows something about 'medicine and poison,' they will at least try to collect these four herbs after coming into contact with my 'deadly poison'—of course, these four herbs are actually useless." Medicine Master said proudly.

His masterpiece wasn't that easy to crack. The herbs they could think of were just the 'traps' he set. Two of the herbs would actually worsen the toxicity if used.

"Moreover, these four herbs are not common. I estimate that there are very few pharmacies in the entire Jiangnan region that have them, which makes it easier for you to find the person buying the herbs. If the other party really goes to buy the herbs, they will leave a clue." Medicine Master added.

"Thank you, Senior." Song Shuhang took the piece of paper.

In a situation with no leads, at least he had this clue. Next, he would firmly grasp this clue and find the scum behind the scenes.