《The Woman who Became the “Male” God》 Chapter 1 - Thousands of Years Later Thousands of Years Later Standing on an island with such a tranquil and leisurely atmosphere, gazing out at the endless turquoise waters as far as the eye could see, a look of doubt and concern emerged on An Xians face. Strange. Wasnt she cultivating in Cangquan Mountain? Why did she end up on a barren island the moment she opened her eyes? More importantly, the spiritual force that had once flowed abundantly between heaven and Earth had thinned dramatically. Could it be that she crossed again? Its no mystery that An Xian had this conjecture because she had already experienced it once. Back in the day, there was an unusual air disaster that suddenly occurred out of nowhere which sucked her in and connected the worlds of the 21st-century Earth to the Tianyao star. The world she ended up in revolved around a civilization where cultivation was practiced. Then, she was brought into a Spiritual Sect by her revered master and taught her the processes of making medicine along with other small disciples. After hundreds of years of bitter hard work, she finally became an accomplished pill refining master. However, its a shame that she inadvertently swallowed a high-grade traceability pill during the final minute of the crossing, causing her spiritual power to reverse and return to its original state. Then, she stumbled into the disaster and fell into a deep slumber. When she regained consciousness, the world had changed, things had changed, and stars had shifted. Not only had the environment changed, but her cultivation base had also plummeted drastically. Her bodys spiritual power had been depleted to the point where even the most basic spells were complex for her to cast. Moreover An Xian lifted her arms and groped her chest, which laid a wide expanse of flatness. The distinctive features that women should have had vanished, and they had been replaced by a strange physique of unknown gender. She almost believed she had changed bodies if it hadnt been for the presence of the storage ring on her finger. As she pondered her situation, a faint whistling sound could be heard reverberating from the horizons. When she cocked her head back, she noticedan aeroplane surfacing from the clouds in the distance? How could such a technological invention appear on Tianyao Star, which is a bustling civilization of cultivation? Of course, the Tianyao Star was not without technological advancements. However, based on mechanical principles, it falls way short of that planes metallic materials. Its design was strikingly similar to that of Earths airplanes, but it appeared more advanced. The planes wings, which were shaped in a semi-arc curve, coupled by a pale golden halo on their tips, made it look like a sharp, blazing arrow flying through the skies. Ah? The flight trajectory seems a bit weird? It wasnt just a little strange, but it was genuinely weird! The plane was actually crashing into the sea! An Xian stood motionless as the planes nose smashed into the sea surface, followed by its entire body collapsing in the deep blue waters, causing a loud bang that shook its surroundings. The powerful explosion caused by the disturbed air stream, combined with the planes airframe fragments, exploded immediately in its wake. It was so devastatingly powerful that even if it was ten miles away, one could feel the heatwave and its terrifying force of impact. Within the mark of ten seconds, the sea surface regained its tranquil, undisturbed state, as if the terrifying plane crash that had just occurred was merely a figment of ones imagination. It wasnt until a faint cry of help was heard echoing from a distance did An Xian come back to her senses. Without much forethought, she naturally leapt off and rushed to the crash site, fighting through the water waves. But before she could go further than ten meters, she involuntarily plunged into the sea, generating a series of splashes against the waves. An Xian emerged from the water after a while and slapped her dripping wet forehead glumly. She had forgotten entirely that her cultivation had been significantly demoted to a depressingly elementary state and that she was no longer capable of performing the usual cultivation advantages such as flying in the air and riding waves. After a while of soaking in the shallow water, An Xian had an epiphany and instinctively took a Shuilian pill from the storage ring. When the host of this pill came into contact with water, it could transform and assimilate the hair follicles, forming an oxygen-absorbing layer on the skins surface and allowing people to adapt to the undersea environment, such as swimming naturally like a fish. Her most outstanding achievement during her years of diligent cultivation in the Lingyuan Sect was successfully combining her earthly chemistry knowledge with the refining techniques to create various pill refining formulas. The pills she had crafted contained a variety of fantastic oddities that proved valuable in a variety of situations. Not only had she created the best pill for increasing ones cultivation level, but she had also created a pill for back door life entertainment. Despite her limited mana, the various bottles of elixirs and pills inside her storage ring were enough to help her solve many problems. The moment she swallowed the Shuilin pill, a faint dazzling blue halo immediately surrounded An Xians body. Its wisps and strands whirling smoothly around on air defied the gravitational principles as if she was wearing an almost transparent floating gauze. Turning her body over gracefully, An Xian mobilized the scanty spiritual power through her whole body and quickly dived through the waters towards the crash site drawing a faint blue line of light within the depths of the dark sea. The Shuilin pill had a three-hour duration of action. It could also go back and forth more than a dozen times if used at a leisurely pace. At the moment, her spiritual sense detected less than ten survivors who were still alive. Surprisingly, all of these survivors had abnormal and chaotic mental fluctuations, as if their entire crew had just experienced hallucinations that usually occur in misguided focus during meditations. Despite the resemblance, An Xian found no evidence of cultivation in these survivors. Temporarily suppressing the arising doubts in her heart, An Xian started to save the victims regularly and methodically. Because of her current appearance, shed knock the person down to lose consciousness for her to avoid unnecessary trouble before she saved them. Since she was in an environment where everything was entirely different from the last time, she hadnt had a clue, nor even an inkling, of her current surroundings, so its better to stay vigilant and cautious this time He Lins body was floating in this deep blue sea, with its prickly ice-cold waters relentlessly pressing and attacking him. were nearly on the brink of numbing from the unaccustomed chilliness, and his vision was becoming blurrier by the second. Unsparingly, his brain was also in excruciating pain, rendering him unable to concentrate on his thoughts. He Lin used to have his own private jet. However, it was currently undergoing maintenance and could not be used, so he was forced to fly on this civil aircraft instead. Who knew hed run into a mentally powerful mutant? This mutants insane mental prowess pierced the metal protection of the plane, causing everyone, including the captain, to become blinded instantly (loss of vision and awareness). As a result, the aircraft had lost its control and plummeted from the sky. He Lin was able to survive this accident due to his formidable mental strength and extraordinary physical ability, and he also saved the lives of many people. However, this assisting and constant mental exertion took a significant tremendous toll on his brain, leaving him temporarily disoriented. He was in such a bad situation that he didnt know if he could wait further for help to arrive. A burst of dizzying sensation hit him, and He Lin gritted his teeth painfully and persisted. In the middle of resisting to lose consciousness and muddled-headedness, a beam of bright light flashing through was caught by his peripherals. The brilliant rays of blue light blasted past like a shooting star, forming a line of exquisite and gorgeous beams of light that illuminated within the entirety of the blue sea. What is that? He Lin was about to take a closer look, but the beam of light suddenly vanished. Soon after that, he felt a searing pain in his brain, and soon, his consciousness completely plunged into darkness After An Xian rescued the last survivor ashore, the effect of the Shuilin pill was nearing its end. On the beach, there were nine people lying in higgedly-piggedly arrangements. A total of six men and three women were saved, whose ages ranged from teenage years up to their fifties. Moreover, their clothing was obviously different from the quaint style of the era An Xian had lived. Apparently, none of them could be considered cultivators. However, their mental power was extremely active and theres an innate spiritual power lying dormant in each of their bodies. And one of them possessed an enormous spiritual ability. At this moment, two breaths of life were extinguished. Out of the nine survivors, two didnt survive due to the grave injuries theyd sustained in the crash. An Xians gaze swept over one of the deceased unintentionally, and to her surprise, found that the cadavers appearance somehow bore resemblance to her own. An Xian walked over, inspected the body closely. She found an ID card inside one of the clothes pockets, which contained the deceaseds basic information. Roy, a male, was born in May in the year 3177, a citizen of Qian Chong Federation, a third level therapist, and a holder of mental power level D. Looking at the characters written on the ID card, An Xian surmised that she should still be on the Tianyao Star as the scriptures werent entirely different from back then. Moreover, with the included date of birth of the dead person, it could be deduced that more than a thousand years had passed since she fell asleep. Although there was no presence of sun or moon in the cultivation world, the thousand years gap, nevertheless, was too far-fetched from her cognition. After spending some time on this matter, she placed her plan on Roys forehead and began to dig into his memories. This obtrusive method would surely harm the brain of the living target. But if it was conducted on a dead person, then thered be no possible consequences to worry about. The memory of this man was a bit vague, but it was enough to provide An Xian with a general idea of Roys life. He was an orphan, and although he had only a D level of mental power and mediocre talent, he was, nevertheless, a diligent and studious person. Furthermore, by the age of 21, he had graduated from Bellevue Medical School and became a third-level therapist. Since Ill be back this time, I plan to find a stable job first. Then work hard to earn money, and do my best to fund the orphanage where I grew up. Its a pity that there was a sudden storm that arose out of a clear sky. Roy was about to return home and celebrate his success, however, his life was immediately taken away by an aviation accident. An Xian looked at the ID card in his hand and made a decision in her heart. Roy, I hope you wont be offended but, as I may have to borrow your identity for a while. An Xian whispered to the dead youth. As compensation, I will fulfill your wish and help you fund that orphanage. An Xian raised the body slightly, then her hands grasped the hems of the young mans clothing and took it off. She then proceeded to draw out a new set of clothes from the storage ring and put it on him again. The suit she extracted from the ring was woven from special high-grade materials; both fire and water couldnt infringe the cloth nor would it decay after a thousand years which also maximized the protection of the body to be in good condition. After managing to fit the clothes on Roy, she changed into the suit Roy originally wore. Then, An Xian searched for a well-situated place on the island. She properly lowered the body of Roy in it, and naturally returned to the beach as she finished burying him. During this time, the sun already descended into the horizons, and the bone-numbing sea waters became pitch black. Only the cold light reflected by the shells on the beach could be seen. An unknown period of time had passed, the remaining seven survivors woke up from coma one after another. When they found out that they were still alive, they all cried tears of joy. Silently watching the people celebrating, He Lin sat alone by himself and recalled the blue light he saw before he fell into a coma. If he wasnt mistaken, the light he saw should belong to a person or, perhaps a merman? This island was at least ten miles away from the site of the accident. If there was no external force that helped them, then people like them wouldnt be able to survive the destructive impact of the plane crash. Especially, when they all had sustained mental damages, serious injuries, and also the loss of consciousness. How could they even stay afloat and arrive safely at the shore? He Lins line of sight swept across the bodies of everyone as if he wanted to find or confirm something. An Xian could sense He Lins probing gaze, but he didnt mind, as he just concentrated on studying the watch he took from Roys wrist. This should be an electronic device that could be connected to the Internet. Unfortunately, the watch had been damaged, and except for the lighting, other functions couldnt be activated and worked. Fortunately, the watches of the other survivors were still in good condition even with broken exteriors, and an emergency signal had already been issued out. A few beams of faint light emerged from the dark sky in the distance, then several search and rescue teams followed the source of the signal and successfully found the island where everyone was stranded. Several light flying machines landed on the island one after another. Then, hundreds of heavily armed soldiers flowed out of the aircraft in an orderly manner. A non-commissioned officer trudged forward to He Lin and gave him a military salute as he reached him: Mr He, I deeply apologize for the late rescue. We have frightened you. You dont have to be polite, lets just leave here first. He Lin swept his vision behind the man and saw a middle-aged man in his forties trotting towards him. A surprised and pleasant expression was plastered on his face, Hey, youre all right. Thats really good! He Lin said in a deep authoritative voice, My bodyguard and assistant have lost both contacts. You must take your subordinates to further search the sea to see if there are any other survivors. The search and rescue operation is in progress, please rest assured. He Lin nodded and stopped talking. Albeit he had just experienced a traumatizing crisis, the sharpness in his eyes hadnt diminished at all. And his notable straight posture was just like an adult pine tree, steady and haughty. An Xian and the others boarded the plane one after another under the escort of the armed soldiers, while He Lin boarded another plane alone. She could see that his identity was both extremely unusual and special from the masses, but An Xian didnt put any interest in it. What she needed to do first was to understand and adapt to this familiar yet not so familiar era as soon as possible. More than a thousand years have passed, and the spiritual energy that once circled heaven and earth richly has become so thin. I wonder if there are other cultivators still living in this foreign era? Chapter 2 - Huahua World Huahua World This time, the cause of the aircrafts crash was deemed to be within Jingyun Airlines jurisdiction. Although the unstable state of the violent mental mutator was the primary cause of the accident, the airline did not rigorously enforce a thorough check on the psychological condition of passengers. Thus, both grounds were to take responsibility for the consequences; the difference was that the airlines couldnt avoid the huge responsibility, whereas the mutant could. The main concern didnt lay in the enormous amount of compensation they needed to hand out. What really frightened the upper echelons of Jingyun Airlines was the fact that He Lin was also on that flight! And who was He Lin, who made everyone cower in fear? This person was purely and simply the chief order maintainer of Ziyou Federation, the youngest S-level spiritual enhancer levels in history, the first heir of the He family, an honourable and formidable man, who possessed a mountain of gold and was regarded as the great male god by the citizens. Although He Lin escaped death by chance, Jingyun Airlines had suffered from a massive blow unprecedented in history due to the incident, owing to his unrivalled status and popularity. Not only did they have to deal with the higher-ups criticisms, but they also had to deal with the wrath of the masses. Their stock had plummeted sharply, and worse, their credit had gone bankrupt overnight. The publics negative feedback had quickly blotted out the sky and covered the earth. The reporters were also working like chickens and blood all day, looking for accident survivors and victims families for information to tell in the news. An Xian, along with the other survivors, was immediately transferred to a specialized medical facility for immediate treatment and recuperation in order to avoid the swarm of raucous inquiries from reporters and journalists. After verifying their identities, the hospital performed a comprehensive medical examination on the injured victims. An Xian secretly casted a small spell before her turn to seamlessly conceal her gender. When the examination was finished, she was admitted to a separate ward under the name Roy, as she awaited the outcome of the accidents investigation. During this time, she was not permitted to contact the media or engage in any social networking activities, but she could reach her relatives. However, whether it was one thousand eight hundred years ago or a thousand and eight hundred years later, An Xian had no relatives to seek comfort from, and neither did Roy. Casting spells incessantly for a few hours sapped a lot of spiritual energy. Although An Xian was eager to learn everything she could about this distant era, she was simply too exhausted and passed out as soon as her head touched the soft pillow. Your Excellency, your mental power is extremely precarious at the moment. You must be treated as soon as possible! Within the walls of the basement research room, He Lin had just finished his whole body examination and was listening to several doctors reporting his medical results. He Lin appeared to be leaning casually against the sofa. His bare upper body was tattered with scars, his stretched taut forehead indicated the throbbing pain in his head, and his entire body exuded a thick aura. Personally, He Lin could sense the abnormality in his mental power even without being informed by the others. As an S-level enhancer, it was transparent that he had great control over his power. Correspondingly, once his mental power suffered from severe problems, the treatment difficulty would also increase exponentially. Call Zuo Ge to come over here. He Lin commanded in a deep voice as his fingers kneaded the space between his eyebrows. Zuo Ge is still in Nava country. Im afraid that itll take six hours to travel back here. A doctor carefully proposed. Perhaps we could ask Dr Susie to come instead and treat you first? He Lin furrowed his brow and ordered, No, all of you go out. I need rest. Without another word, all doctors who attended to him obediently withdrew from the room. When the last doctor closed the door behind him, He Lins usual imposing serious face collapsed, revealing his painfully twisted ashen countenance. His fingers were deeply entrusted into his hair, tugging and releasing it repeatedly. His body trembled slightly as his muscles were stretched extremely taut, and his ears eventually picked up a few crisp sounds. The glass products inside the room abruptly exploded simultaneously, and glass fragments were flying chaotically around the room After a good nights sleep, An Xian woke up in high spirits the next day. After washing her face, she finally had the time to collect every necessary information she could glean in this world. An Xian, as a human being born in the twenty-first century, was still very capable of comprehending the various high-tech innovations of the period. In less than three hours, she had mastered the fundamentals of several commonly used networks. Among those, the most suitable network for grasping the current state of affairs was the Phantom Network. Phantom Network spread throughout the world and could be accessed by any working electronic communication device. The wristwatch An Xian obtained from Roy could be connected online. Unfortunately, it did not survive the crash and thus could not be used when she needed it. As a result, she had no choice but to gather intelligence via the public network platform of the hospitals. This place, as she had suspected, was the Tianyao Star a thousand and eight hundred years later. According to historical records, more than 1,800 years ago, Tianyao Star was subjected to a catastrophic calamity that resulted in the cultural failure of their illustrious civilization. From then on, all years of genuine cultivation content were wiped out and treated as myths and legends as time passed from generation to generation. Up to now, theres no trace of the existence of the cultivators, and the spiritual energy that had once circulated between heaven and earth had also dispersed with no traces of leftover marks. Since then, humans in Tianyao Star had suddenly possessed spiritual powers with the ability to evolve, and this innate spiritual power was derived from their own bodies. The intensity of their spiritual power determined their mental strengths latent capacity. The latter had levels of aptitude ranging from low to high, divided into seven ranks: F, E, D, C, B, A, and S being the most powerful. The greater ones mental strength, the greater ones achievements in various fields of work. Under the guise of his identity, An Xians target, Roy, was a third-level healer with a mental power level of D, and he could primarily heal mental powers enhancers lower than D level. However, he studied diligently and worked hard, breaking through the level limits and expanding his treatment scope to level C. Despite breaking through the confines of his original level, level C was only a passing line that could outperform a certified therapist. Roy was not a genius. In terms of creativity and flexibility, he had no distinguishing features compared to other enhancers on the same level. Nonetheless, Roy wielded an excellent advantage that no one could match, and that was his hard work. His study time was several times that of his peers, and he devoted all of his energy to tedious research. Perhaps he would never be a prominent therapist, but he would undoubtedly be an excellent therapist. Things were, however, completely unpredictable. Before Roy could fulfil his ambitions, his life was taken by an aviation accident. An Xian couldnt help but sympathize with him. Mr Luo, its time for your lunch. A nurse entered with a dinner plate and a charming smile for An Xian. This is a nutritious meal prepared especially for you by the hospital. I hope you like it. Thank you. An Xian smiled back. The nurses eyes instantly sparkled, and her heart was pounding. The young man standing in front of her was the most attractive man she had ever seen. His dashing eyebrows were thick and straight and stood above his starry eyes like a pair of sharp swords, and his skin was as white and fine as snow. His long black hair was loosely hanging down to his thighs, displaying a confident and relaxed demeanour. An Xian had been cultivating in the Lingyuan Sect for several years. As a result, its no wonder that shed adopted the typical earthly temperament of a monk, with a tall and upright figure, a mellow voice, and a calm and indifferent personality. Even with her unique countenance, no sweet and delicate air of a woman could be detected, nor an impression of disguising oneself as a man. If you need anything, just ring this bell here, and Ill be right there. With a budding girls heart in high spirits, the nurse set down the meal tray and exited the room. An Xian ate her lunch quietly and continued to gather information online. Although her current cultivation base was not as strong as it had been, she could still adapt to her bigu period, during which she had abstained from eating grains, and thus her food requirements were not as great. However, to avoid suspicions, she continued to eat normally in accordance with standard folk practices. What worried An Xian now was that if there wasnt a single cultivator in this foreign ear, and she couldnt gather any spiritual energy, how could she cultivate? The innate spiritual power within the human body was quite good. However, obtaining it would be difficult unless she used coercive methods harmful to the bodys natural harmony. Is there really no other way to absorb spiritual energy? An Xians fingers fiddled with the knife and fork in her hands as pondered over the matter, then she casually glanced over at the potted plants in the corner, and her entire being suddenly halted. Ah? Was it a trick of light? I seemed to have sensed a trace of spiritual energy just now? An Xian stood up and walked up to the potted plants, and stretched her hand forward to twist a leaf. Thats right, it really has a spiritual energy! A hint of pleasant surprise flashed in An Xians eyes. Despite being extremely thin, it was indeed the natural spiritual energy she needed. In order to verify her hopeful conjecture, An Xian immediately exited the ward and ran towards the garden downstairs. With each and every vigorous stride all the way down, combined with the long and luscious hair flowing up and down along with each step, the man successfully attracted numerous passionate looks from the girls. The various types of lush trees in the garden were brimming with life. An Xian wandered around the area and discovered that, while most plants possessed spiritual energy, the concentration was insufficient to be used for cultivation. The only solace he found was that the spiritual energy contained in flowers and other plants was much denser than that of ordinary green plants. If there was a sea of flowers surrounding him, it should be able to sustain the bare minimum of spiritual energy required. An Xian determined her future life goals and development strategy in a fraction of a second. That was to plant flowers. Three days later, several survivors, including An Xian, were each granted 700,000 credit points, and families of the unfortunate victims were offered 1.5 million. The reason why the process was so efficient was mainly because of He Lins influence. An Xian gave the majority of the credit points to the Gongji Orphanage, which was the sole recipient of Roys pension. She obviously didnt have the right to occupy and use some of it, but in order to adapt to this advanced era as soon as possible, she could only borrow a small portion of it at first, and then patch it up as the principal money she borrowed multiplied. She had promised to look after the orphanage for Roy. Three months later. An Xian sat in front of a virtual screen and used her voice to enter text:Dear, the Ningxiang Pill you just purchased has been shipped, please check the details herein. The screen above her head suddenly displayed a cartoon character with the username Angel1, to which it responded:Shop owner, does the Ningxiang Pill you sell really make people exude a natural and fresh body fragrance as described in the information? An Xian:Certainly. All medicinal pills sold in this small shop have undergone evaluation and are certified by the Pharmacy Union. Moreover, the quality of these ordinary pills is above 4 stars. Angel1:Ive seen and read the credentials. Still, the selling price is only 700 points, which is significantly cheaper than those mass-produced ones outside. I have some doubts. An Xian:This only indicates one thing. The things I sell are inexpensive but have good quality. Ningxiang Pill needed only cheap materials and a straightforward process of refining to produce. The price she had set was already five times its initial cost When both sides ended the chat, An Xian began to wonder if she should RE-price. Three months ago, she rented a house and a few acres of fertile farmland on the outskirts of Cangyan City and started growing flowers on a massive scale. During her early days in the Lingyuan Sect, she was primarily in charge of planting medicinal herbs, and she was now, at long last, returning to her field of business. The seeds she cultivated with her own spiritual power had such a high survival rate, took such a short time to fully bloom, and the quality and spiritual energy of the flowers had far outweighed the quality of those ordinary flowers by folds. In order to create sustainable development, An Xian decided to open an online store on Star.com called Huahua World to sell pills and earn credits. The pharmaceutical industry in this era was quite hot among the masses. People had a high demand for traditional medicines that were somewhat unique in a sense, such as mental stability medicines, resistance boosters, beauty pills, cleansers, nourishments, and drugs to care for ones health, and so on. Rather than mass-produced drugs of poor quality in factories, the majority of people were still willing to risk it by purchasing medicines online. An Xians pills had distinct characteristics and high-class qualities that could be purchased at a reasonable price. The store had already gained several regular customers after only two months of operation. The only exception was that the shop only focused on refining drugs that were typically pitiful and unexceptional in the eyes of the buyers. Aside from that, the pills werent particularly appealing among the thousands of drugs available in online markets, and her income demand was low in comparison to other stores. Originally, she didnt care about her earnings, but she had recently developed an interest in a rare species of flowerHui Xian Cao, which possessed the most prosperous spiritual energy of all the flowers she had seen so far. Unfortunately, no seed of that particular plant could be found for sale. Furthermore, she had discovered that the price of that high-end plant was very high, and purchasing a seed would cost at least one years savings. {T/N: ?. hu C to curve || ?.ɲ xin co C medicinal herb (genus Mesona); grass jelly} To have that flower in the palm of her hands, An Xian was ?determined to refine several unique pills and offer them up at high prices. Chapter 3 - Ningxiang Pill and Jing Xin Powder Ningxiang Pill and Jing Xin Powder Master He, your problem is more terrible than I anticipated, and I fear that I will be unable to stabilize your mental power on my own. Zuo Ge had just assisted He Lin in sorting out his irregular mental power, and his entire person was awfully fatigued. Is there a way to solve it? He Lin said as he poured himself a glass of red wine and stared out the window, unbothered. Two programs, Zuo Ge replied, recording on the tablet, One is to hire at least four 7-level therapists who will take turns helping you stabilize your mental strength every month. The other is to prepare or purchase a large quantity of at least 5-star mid-level mental stabilizing medicine and take them regularly. He Lin remained silent as he delicately swirled the red liquid in the He cup. The number of level 7 therapists who could be found alive was extremely scarce. Nonetheless, given his identity and status, it would not be difficult to track down all four of them. The only thing that would be too tough to control was ensuring that his spazzing mental state would not be disclosed outside by the strangers who would treat him. As the defender of the Ziyou Federation, he shouldered the responsibility of guarding the social order and balancing the power. Furthermore, his own spiritual stability was a deterrent and symbol in and of itself. Once a problematic change arose, various types of unstable factors would follow one after another. As for the 5-star mid-level psychotropic drugs, there had always been a known price set but no market would sell them. Itd be impossible to purchase a generous amount even for a person with the same high status as He Lin or himself. Zuo Ge let out a sigh, Unfortunately, no one has been able to refine a high-grade medicine specialized for the treatment of S-level mental enhancers. Otherwise, your current issue wont be an issue. He Lin ignored his sigh and ordered, I will leave the acquisition of the pharmaceuticals to you. By the way, help me find a few senior therapists with clean family backgrounds. Secretly pay close attention first, and dont approach them for the time being. Okay. A beep came from outside the door at this point, indicating that there was a visitor. He Lin turned on the monitor screen and asked, Whats the matter? The person inside the screen respectfully replied, Master He, the new assistants and bodyguards have arrived. Do you have the time to receive them now? Come in. After he switched off the video, He Lin turned his attention to Zuo Ge. The latter naturally comprehended, he stood and said goodbye to his superior. A young man with quite a military air walked into the room, leading seven people in, then took a solid stance in front of He Lin and opened his mouth first. Master He, these individuals are all elites selected from my family. I hope you are satisfied? He Lins line of sight flitted over them like a piercing cold stream, affecting the five men and two women standing to feel cold through their bones, and they didnt dare to breathe loudly. The room was deafeningly silent. The sound of everyones breathing and heartbeat seemed to be audible. And there was a faint pleasant scent wafting through the air, miraculously relieving He Lins suffering from the excruciating pain caused by his mental damage. You, whats your name? He asked a twenty-five or twenty-six-year-old alluring woman, his deep, authoritative voice resonating heavily in all four corners of the room despite the low timbre he spoke. Ah? Master He has asked me? A trace of hopelessness flashed in the womans eyes. She quickly smoothed down her emotions, downing an unperturbed expression and replying with suppressed excitement, My name is Elsa. He Lin nodded and no longer paid attention to her. He turned his head to the young man beside Elsa and commanded, Leave three and send the rest away. Elsa wasnt the best of the best of the bunch, but she was appointed by He Lin as the first assistant. She thought that it was her striking model-like appearance that had earned He Lins favor. However, it was totally out of her mind that the real reason was the peculiar fragrance on her body. Owner, is there still a Dream pill? My brothers havent had a good sleep quality lately. On the screen, a chubby cartoon bear was rolling around the edge of the dialogue box. An Xian fiddled with the medicinal ingredients first before replying:The Dream Pill is temporarily out of stock. I recommend another product that is similar to the first one Jing Xing Powder. Before going to bed, pour a small amount of warm water into the bottle and apply it on a towel, letting it soak for three minutes to ensure a good nights sleep. Bear without dark eye circles: As many as there exist, I want them all. An Xian: Thirteen bottles are currently in stock. Bear without dark eye circles: That is too little, I have several hundreds of brothers! How many of your brothers have insomnia together?, An Xian mused. Bear without dark eye circles:Owner, can I make a reservation? An Xian:Yes, how much do you want to book? The profile picture of Bear without dark eye circles rolled again:100 pieces of Dream Pill and 50 bottles of Jing Xin Powder. This many for the time being, when will the good arrive? An Xian:One week. Bear without dark eye circles: Okay, Im going to place an order. Give me the 13 bottles of Jing Xian Powders in stock first. The cartoon bear swiftly exploded by the last line of punctuation marks, turning into a mushroom cloud and gradually disappearing on the screen. At a distinct training camp outside the city, Gao Yi resolutely flicked his fingers over and efficiently swatted down the available Jing Xin Powder on sale by HuaHua World. How was it? Shen Hai walked over and glanced down at the screen. Gao Yi said, with apparent dismay tinged in his voice, The dream pill is out of stock, and the shopkeeper recommended to buy this bottle called Jing Xin Powder instead. Jing Xin Powder? I dont think it will work. The dream pill was one of the most effective conventional medicines I have ever used, and I think that Jing Xin powder is not so much inferior to the pill. They had to carry out high-intensity mental simulation training every day, resulting in their abnormally active mental power throughout the day, making it difficult to fall asleep. They have tried a variety of sleeping drugs, however, the effects were entirely out of their expectations. Moreover, the effect of the medicines was proportional to the level of ones mental power. Thus, the higher ones mental power was the lesser the drugs effect. Until more than ten days ago, Gao Yi came across an online shop called Huahua World and eventually purchased a few bottles of Dream pills. After taking medicine, not only did he get a satisfying deep nights sleep, his frenzied mental power also tranquilized down. The following day, he woke up with renewed vigor and a bright complexion. Among the throng of disgruntled and coarse-looking men, Gao Yi stood tall, looking extraordinarily sparkling. Is it really good as you said ah? Wen Mao displayed a disapproving look, The store has only one star, and it isnt well known. You should be careful about buying bogus medications. The way I see it, we should just continue to procure medicines from Clear Jade Pavilion. The pavilions great master, Master Javison, is indeed a Level 5 pharmacist. After rolling his eyes, Gao Yi advanced closer to Wen Mao and slyly smiled, How about we make a bet? Only a handful of people have tried the Dream Pill he bought last time, and most people were still skeptical about its effectiveness, and Wen Mao was one of them who hadnt tried. How should we bet? Wen Mao wasnt the timid type of person, nor was he afraid of trouble, so he immediately took the bait. We choose a representative and test the effects of the two drugs individually to see who will fall asleep faster and have a better sleep quality. Snapping his fingers, Gao Yi added, The loser has to run 10 laps around the school. Its a bet. Wen Mao firmly and arrogantly slapped Gao Yis palm and gave him a meaningful look without glancing at Shen Hai, who was listening to their whole exchange. On the afternoon of the same day, the vials of Jing Xin Powder Gao Yi online shopped were delivered. His betting agreement with Wen Mao also spread like wildfire throughout the entire camp. The sleep-deprived energetic soldiers stayed up all night, all waiting exhilarated for the outcome of the competition. Wen Mao carried the Clear Jade Pavillions new productYunhe Pill. In contrast, Gao Yis presented product was naturally the Jing Xin Powder of Huahua World. Two soldiers volunteered to serve as drug testers. One took medicine orally while the other tester laid it on the face. Both laid on separate beds afterward, waiting for the spirit of drowsiness to strike. There were a dozen people occupying the room, and there were hundreds of people standing outside on stand-by. No one spoke. And all of them stared intensely at the two people lying on the beds with the same retarded eyes. After a long while, someone finally couldnt help but whisper, Do you think they can fall asleep under this situation. Spectators: Highly sensitive enhancers could be roused awake by just the slight blow of the wind and swaying of the grass, let alone those well-trained soldiers. Listening to the breathing and heartbeat of hundreds of people, also inadvertently smelling the dense fermented smell abounding with the manly musk of sweat and others athletes feet, and also suffering from over ten thousand points of mental damage. As long as its a living person, it would be unmistakably impossible to sleep. Just as the atmosphere was gradually corroded with a profound awkwardness, faint snoring unexpectedly came from one of the beds. Everyone peered at the person dumbfoundedly and noticed that it was the tester representing Gao Yi. His chest was rising and falling consistently with a towel situated across his face, and his mouth was giving out healthy snoring, mimicking wonderfully a person who was comfortably asleep. Holy shit, this is too fake! Wen Mao looked at Gao Yi in astonishment, In order to win me, you even used third-rate acting skills. Gao Yi: In fact, he also felt that the brother snoring on the bed was just acting. Still, he also wanted to add some simulation to spice things up and make it believable. But what could he do? He was also as desperate as the others. Around this time, the other tester lying in the other bed opened his eyes, turned his head to face the brother on the opposite bed, and said, Brother, all right, lets stop here today. Well compare it next time. However, the guy on the bed across from him did not respond and continued to concentrate on his snoring. The crowd standing in a circle and watching: This buddys skills in pretending to sleep are absolutely perfected Wen Mao was at the end of his patience, so he raised his leg and was about to kick him. Wait. Shen Hai stopped him. You can just feel his mental power carefully. Everybody stood still in a blank state for a moment. Then, they concentrated on their breathing, leveling it, and guided their power toward the bed. Huh? How could his mental power be so stable? I probed his mental power ten minutes ago, and he was in a highly active state. After only a few minutes of applying for the medicine, his mental power had gone stable? I dont know if its an illusion. I seem to feel a little sleepy? Me too. Plus one. So, he really fell asleep?! This time, in contrast to their previous calm, anticipated state, they all cast their eyes at Gao Yi with such unparalleled crazy expression. Sleep had always been a problem that plagued most mental enhancers. They often sleep less than 4 hours a day, and to make things, even worse, they were also on the boundary between sleep and awake. Although active mental power could keep them awake for the whole day, long-term deprivation of sleep could easily trigger mental disorders and trauma. Now, there was finally a medicine that could make them nod off at such a high speed without being distracted by the surroundings! This was simply the gospel of all enhancers! Then those Yunhe Pills could be straight away chucked off at the bin! When Mai lost the bet without such a dispute. He didnt even shy away after he extorted Gao Yi a few bottles of Jing Xin Powder and just smoothly took off his clothes and ran away happily. The next day, An Xian logged into his online store and discovered that the orders of Jing Xin Powder had increased by several hundred. In addition to that, the sales of other medicines had upgraded by a large margin as well. However, An Xian was feeling a bit tangled. Although its a good thing to have large orders, the prices of those drugs werent high, and refining those medicines took a lot of time. She initially planned to refine high-grade products set at a high price, however, she dreaded that her plan would be delayed again Chapter 4 - Tragedy of Xiedinghongren Tragedy of Xiedinghongren Chapter Summary: An Xian feels that her pricing was too conservative! An Xian arranged a square cloud array in the flower field, using spirit stones as an energy source, which could improve the quality, spiritual power, and growth speed of the flowers and plants. At the beginning of planting, the spiritual qi1 that nourished the flowers and plants were all provided by the array method. When the flowers and plants matured, a cycle would gradually form in this area, and the qi would convert and converge with each other, endlessly. However, before the cycle took place, a process would be required. An Xian had more than 30 spirit stones in her hand. One spirit stone could safeguard four acres of land for three to five years with sufficient spiritual energy. As long as there was no additional consumption, then the array formation could operate for two to three years on its own. More than a dozen kinds of flowers and plants were planted row upon row. Beautiful reds and brilliant purples were mixed together, covering the entirety of the earth. Just like an ocean of colors, undulating with the wind, carefree. And instead of sea breeze, burst after burst of pleasant flower fragrance was mixed in every wind wave. An Xian walked through the sea of flowers and picked up fresh pieces of petals from lively plants. The petals fluttered and danced in the air, and as if consciously, the petals gathered on her palm, turning into specks of light and disappearing without a trace. Seeing those materials she collected for refining medicine was enough, An Xian returned to her residence. She took out her new furnace and started the day of refining medicine. An Xians online shop, Huahua World, offered five conventional medicines: Ningxiang Pill2, Dreaming Pill3, Buyuan Pill?, Jingxin Powder?, and Qingshen Water?. The so-called conventional drugs referred to the commonly used drugs related to daily life activities. It consisted of cleaning, nursing ones health, sleeping, improving ones appearance, nourishments, and so on. Apart from conventional drugs, there were also a plethora of drugs under different categories of usage or industries. Such as medicaments for medical treatment, energy-concentrated drugs, special function drugs, and animal and plant breeding drugs. Because the shop was only open for a few months, the variety and quantities of goods werent large. Moreover, the popularity of Huahua World wasnt particularly high among the plethora of similar shops in the online community, but the positive rate had reached 99%. The remaining 1% could be surmised coming from the black professional households, or the loyal back powders7 who still place orders with criticism at the end of every review. The furnace used by An Xian to refine medicines was from the work of a highly respected master back in ancient times. It actually belonged to the category of quasi-immortal devices, which was now used to refine a kind of ordinary medicine that possessed no grade. It really was overkill and could be described as hiring a talented person to an insignificant position?. Every time the furnace was opened, An Xian could feel its grievances. Lulu, dear, were in troubled times now. Everything here is simplified, once the cultivation base is restored in the future, it will merely be a matter of minutes to refine top-grade immortal medicines! An Xian patiently appeased the rising temper of her familys furnace. The furnaces body trembled a few times, and suddenly puffed out a huge amount of cloudy gas from a gap in the roof, creating a foggy atmosphere in the room that would last for a few seconds. As the furnace finally expressed its frustration, it ceased to move. Due to the limited materials and An Xians familys unwillingness to dilute the poor medicinal substances, a large number of semi-unfinished products that werent completely disseminated were refined, so the quantity of pellet produced in every session in the furnace was quite small. Despite that, according to this eras evaluation standards, even if it was only a demi-finished product, the quality still far exceeded other similar products. While the first batch of medicines was still warming up in the furnace, An Xian opened the Starnet to browse the web to pass time and conveniently clicked on a forum. A colorful promotional picture suddenly popped out of nowhere occupying most of the screen. [The most majestic, weird and most wonderful costume party in history is about to happen tonight at the Goddess of Moon Stadium!] What the hell? An Xian closed the nauseating, colorful promotional picture without looking at it. In the forum she entered, she mainly discussed drug-related content, including the peoples medication experiences and recommendations from various high-quality pharmacies. [Thinking back about those dark pills that I tried when I was young and ignorant!] [Recommended by family, Clear Jade Pavillions Xiaoxingxin Energy Ball~~ It works within a minute and would last up to a hundred minutes!] [I just want to know when the forum will be able to clean up those junk advertisements. As soon as I opened the forum today, my eyes almost got blinded by the ad pop-up window of a certain NC prom! (Does the title have 60 yet?)] {T/N: anyone can tell what (չ60?) means?} [I bought a special, highly effective medicine yesterday. It says that it can make people jump for 30 meters. Today, I intentionally made a live broadcast. If the jump is less than 30 meters, I must definitely complain to that store!] After filtering each and every promotional ad that ceased to stop, for now, An Xians eyes were fixed at the post and curiously opened the post where the author would try the pill. The post was set up in a live broadcast mode. After accessing, a virtual broadcasting room would be the first thing to see. The audience inside the space all displayed meng images to provide privacy to their identities. Besides that, they could also roast the author at will and could also adjust the font of your own subtitle and equalize your own music sound effects as well. At this time, the live camera was facing a red pill placed on a porcelain plate. This is the protagonist of the day: Zong Yun Pill?, a 2-star middle-grade medicine purchased from the pharmacy. The price is 4999 points. The main effect is to enhance your muscle strength and jumping ability by leaps and bounds in such a short time. It requires the users mental power to reach at least D level, and there should be no critical illness. The voice of the host rang out from the Xiedinghongren in the broadcast. 1st floor1?: [Taking a seat and watching.] 2nd floor: [Landlord11, are there any emergency personnel by your side? If not, its strongly recommended that you find one as a reserve ah!] 3rd floor: [Just looking at the appearance of the pill, you can tell that theyre delicious.] 4th floor: [Host, stop dilly-dallying, take the medicine quickly!] Xiedinghongren: Dont worry, in order to achieve the best results, I specifically searched for a quiet, spacious, and obstacle-free testing place. Please see. The scope of the camera moved up, and what appeared in the video was a mottled and outdated abandoned building. Xiedinghongren: This building is about to be demolished. The measured height is 29.5 meters. In case of no accident, I could jump to the top of the building after taking the medicine. 23rd floor: [Landlord, you can even find such a dangerous building. This alone is worth 999.] [Lazy Bones rewards Xiedinghongren with 999 points for seeking death coin.] [notwearingclothes rewards Xiedinghongren with 999 for seeking death coin.] [Ihaveamouthful rewards Xiedinghongren with 999 points for seeking death coin.] *** After a series of rewards from the audience, the camera scope finally returned to capture the figure of the brave and strong warrior of todays live broadcast Xiedinghongren. 44th floor: [I never thought that you were such a host.] 45th floor: [Host, has the person who sold you the medicine taken note of your body weight beforehand?] 46th floor: [Visual estimation of the hosts up and down and left and right diameter difference is less than 5 cm.] 47th floor: [I bet 13 points as courting death coin, the host can only jump 9 meters at most.] 48th floor: [Am I the only one who should be worried about how the host could land safely when falling from the air?] 49th floor: [Just sit down and wait for the host to perform as a falling object from a high altitude.] Xiedinghongren: Dont worry, I have C mental strength, a robust body, and am wearing a complete full-body protective gear. Say no more than 30 meters or even 50 meters, dont even think of me falling. Okay, lets stop talking nonsense. Im about to take the medicine.] The man threw the Zong Yun Pill in the air and caught it with his mouth. With his face warping into a distorted expression, and then commented, This tastes like fermented stool 75th floor: [We will give you another 999 points as courting death coins, just please dont describe the taste of the pill in detail. We only need to know that its unpalatable.] Two minutes later, the efficacy of Zongyun Pill began to take effect from the camera. Xiedinghongren: My body is brimming with so much energy that I feel feverish now. And like a beast whose blood is boiling hot. I seem to be able to go to heaven at any time! 115th floor: [GOGOGO! Host, speed to the heavens!!] Xiedinghongren set up the camera to a flight tracking mode a decent distance away from the actual activity site, to capture everything. He cracked his neck and made a few preparations for his safety, then he loudly screamed as if possessed by a demon. The fat body rushed out like a cannonball nearly splitting the still air in the vicinity. When the distance from the dilapidated building was less than ten meters, he promptly leaped off Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhah-eck-eck-eck12??!!! The momentum of his body slowed down as it neared the halfway mark of 30 meters, then his body began to fall downward at a much quicker pace than he did when he jumped. As he fell back on the ground, his body was twisted in an extremely unscientific position. 199th floor: [Host! How are you???] 235th floor: [What agreed 30 meters? That was only less than half!] 257th floor: [I think this isnt all the pills fault. It may be due to the hosts overweight.] 283rd floor: [The effect of physical fitness drugs does vary from person to person, but it shouldnt be too different. Logically speaking, 30 meters should be the benchmark data obtained after multiple conductions of tests. Even if the hosts body weight exceeds the normal quota, the inaccuracy should generally not exceed 3 meters.] 300th floor: [The grade is too high and the effect isnt good. The appraisal is complete.] The floors downstairs13 barraged the comment section with complaints. And sometimes lines of rewards for the hosts performance of courting death were mixed in as sympathy for his courage. Around this moment, An Xian, who was silently watching how the experiment would unfold, reacted. Upon closer inspection, she noticed that the host, Xiedinghongren, in the video staggered up to propped himself upon the ground. His eyes loose and lack the orderly gaze of a normal man, he also became damp as he excessively sweated, and he kept panting while clutching his chest. An Xian frowned, faintly feeling that theres something wrong with him. 412th floor: [Landlord, are you alright? Why does it look like youre uncomfortable?] 413th floor: [Oh shit, he seems to have mental allergy symptoms.] 414th floor: [Host, do you have a doctor or medical equipment by your side!!] 415th floor: [Call the emergency number! Quick!] *** Xiedinghongrens body was skewed in grotesque angles. A few seconds later, his pupils suddenly lolled back, replaced by its whites, and soon followed by his upper body crashing on the ground. The live broadcast room was immediately plunged into chaos. This trial of drug effectiveness ended in failure. As for Zongyun Pill, it naturally received criticisms from the masses and was about to face a crisis of poor sales just right after it went on the market An Xian exited the chaotic live broadcast with a pensive expression on her face. Although the live broadcast of Xiedinghongren was discontinued due to the unexpected mishap, it still provided An Xian with a pretty good publicity channel propaganda an online live broadcast. In this era when the whole human population took medicine, there existed a multifarious variety of medicines with weeds mixed among the seedlings in terms of quality. Regardless of this societal problem, most of them were still required to undergo a process of testing and evaluation. These processes could only serve as a guarantee that the consumers wouldnt die. A good reputation necessitated the buyers courage to try it out, which would accumulate over time. The quality of medicines is divided into four grades: low-grade, medium-grade, top-grade, and holy grade and each grade was also further divided into 1-5 stars. The 5-star low-grade represented the highest level that could be refined with inferior materials, and its generally difficult through the middle-grade using those. However, An Xian had used low-level materials to refine 4-star middle-grade panaceas, which were considered unique and hard to find in the world. And she didnt care about it, she acted as if their products were all the same as hers, that they could be refined with the utilization of the lowest restorative materials. At most, the efficacy of the medications catered to slight differences, thats all. The Zongyun Pill tested this time belonged to a special function drug. Although its marked as a 2-star medium-grade medicine, the effect, apparently, didnt live up to its name. Moreover, the expensive drug was also discovered to possess some side effects. According to An Xians standards, this pharmaceutical could only be treated as waste products, and absolutely couldnt be put on the shelves for sale. For any 4-star mid-level conventional medicine in Huahua World, the selling price didnt outstrip 1,000. Not only did that shop openly sell defective products, it even dared to bid 4999 for it! An Xian deeply reckoned that her pricing was too conservative! Simultaneously, she was also determined to develop other types of panacea. For these particular essences, the average prices of medicinal treatments, such as special function drugs, were higher than those of conventional drugs. Taking into account her financial capacity, she couldnt afford the highest materials, so An Xian could only temporarily exclude Zongyun Pill and other stamina enhancer drugs. Refining cosmetic-concentrated medicines were very simple. Only the beauty industry in this era had already developed to a certain extent. And itd be difficult to increase the market price. So, what type of medicine should be refined? As she pondered about it, An Xians gaze inadvertently caught a glimpse of the advertising banner in the corner of the screen. [The most majestic, weird, and most wonderful costume party in history] Um? Masquerade An Xian thought about it. That this advertisement was a thing that the demons and gods had worked together1?. The fancy masquerade ball would be held in a month, starting now. The number of participants was only limited to 3000, and the ticket price was 2598 points Undelving on this information, An Xian quickly skittered and found a large number of related pictures and videos. The biggest feature of the masquerade party was make-up, which incorporated mystery, novelty, and weirdness as its selling points to create a multicolored, grotesque, bizarre self-releasing fantasy world. A theme would be posted every time. This time, its Fantasy. Judging from the previous photos of the previous partys contestants, the people who participated in the dance naturally used technology to dress themselves up. Although they have their own characteristics to flaunt, they always felt that their costumes were a little dull and not vivid enough. An Xians deep orbs lit up instantly as she caught a business opportunity. Makeup? Too easy! The use of makeup products could only be regarded as stubborn and inferior. The real makeup should be deformation! Footnotes: [1] lng q C spiritual energy [2] 㵤 nngxingdn Ning Xiang Pill C lit. congeal/condense and fragrant/scent. Means [3] rmng Dreaming Pill C Rumeng Pill. These are literal translations for the pills. [4] Ԫ b yun Buyuan Pill C lit. mend/repair and fundamental/part [5] Jingxin Powder C lit. to clean and heart/mind, respectively. [6] Qingshen Water C lit. clean up/purge up and dirt/dust, respectively. [7] ڷ the characters literally read as black powder but its slang for the type of fan who likes to pick on his idols faults aka anti-fan. [8] С d ci xio yng C means using a talented person in an insignificant position or sledgehammer to crack a nut [9] Zong Yun Pill C lit. vertical/warp (the vertical threads in weaving) and cloud/say. [10] Floors are Chinese web slang for the order of the audience who commented on the landlords post. [11] Landlord/Owner is basically the one who posted or hosted the post. [12] those are hiccups [13] Downstairs is the term for the whole comment section. [14] ʹ gushshnchi C demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation Chapter 5 - Deformation Pill Deformation Pill An Xian registered an account in this forum under the name of Huahua League Master, created a virtual room for her small store, and posted a promotion for the new medicine that would soon come. [Want to know what latent capacity your genes hide? The magical Deformation Pill will make you more gorgeous as you transform Huahua World will randomly select five flower friends and give them a free Deformation Pill each.] A few minutes hadnt passed, when it was soon followed by someone after the post was released. 1st floor: [Deformation Pill? Whats that?] 2nd floor: [This sounds very suspicious and awkward. I want to try it.] 3rd floor: [Its actually from Huahua World? Support it. Owner, I am your loyal buyer.] 4th floor: [Owner, dare you to introduce the medicinal effect of Deformation Pill in detail?] 5th floor: [I came here for free.] 6th floor: [Owner, pick me ah. Ill make a live broadcast for you.] 7th floor: [The upstairs really do lack common sense. Who couldnt make a live broadcast nowadays?] *** These kinds of forums astounded An Xian for its popularity among the netizens. Her post had quickly built up into a high-rise building, even though most of the floors were only there for the free quota. During the heated discussion for a lot of matters, with some including other off-topic things, An Xian announced the names of the five lucky ones: naked crested myna, doubled eggplant, daomei, quizhang1, and Fenghuaxueyue2. A moment of silence rolled from the floors, and then instantly replaced by an uproar. 47th floor: [Your cow, Host, do you want to shoot so quickly?! I havent even finished taking my pants off, yet youve already finished?!] 48th floor: [The host is really something of a stunner ah. He doesnt play the cards at all in their usual rules. Others have to have an appetite for at least a few days before picking, yet the host can do it in less than ten minutes? It is definitely the great shot king of the fast gunners.] 49th floor: [Hahaha, I really am a king of luck and I was the first to win. Dont worry, Owner, Ill give you s live broadcast as I take the medicine.] 50th floor: [I wasnt careful to regard that as eat as we fly.] 51st floor: [Will likely watched that live broadcast.] *** An Xian did not continue to pay attention to the lively comments of the floors, and left the forum with the sentence Deformation Pill will be sent in three days. Put the finished products of the first refining session in the furnace away and cleaned the furnace of any medicinal residue. An Xian busied herself in refining the new medicine that would be delivered to the winners later on. Placing the new material in, fetching it out, and continuing to make more. Although the other orders of the customers had not been completed, there was still time to refine the five Deformation Pills, which would take about a day to start doing so since some additional materials needed to be ordered elsewhere. One of the reasons why An Xian chose the Deformation Pill was that the materials for refining the pill were easier to find. Moreover, the prices of them were not expensive, although the quality may not be as good as those she cultivated herself. Fortunately, the junior Deformation Pill was just kind of an entertaining medicine and only required low spiritual energy to consume. Two days later, An Xian refined 15 Deformation Pills, and its quality was tested as 2-star middle-grade. Despite the similarities, her 2-star middle-grade was not in the same class as the Zongyun Pill she had encountered days ago. According to the addresses left by the five people. An Xian mailed the Deformation Pills one by one, and just waited for the live broadcast of the testers. In order to let them take the initiative to make a live broadcast on their own, An Xian specifically stated the effect of Deformation Pill in the email and promised that there would be new drugs in the future, and they would have the first priority for a free trial. The postal speed in this era was as fast as that of a rocket. Even if the recipients location was distanced by half of the planet, it still could be delivered on the same day as it was shipped. Mi Duo was a student of Azure University. When the courier arrived, she was chatting with her roommates in their dormitory. Mi Duo, what did you buy again this time? roommate 1 asked curiously. Mi Duo casually said, This was drawn randomly in the forum lottery, and I dont know what it is. Open it up and lets take a look. Roommate 2 urged her with interest. Mi Duo unpacked the package, and what appeared in front of several people was a glittering and translucent, simple and unadorned small bottle. Wow, what a beautiful bottle. Is this what you got? The semi-transparent bottled was sleek to touch and cold. Mi Duo caressed it lovingly for a while as if entranced by it, then shook her head and said, Its not the bottle, but the contents of the bottle. Opening the bottles lid, an elegant and sweet fragrance immediately assailed their nostrils, like a fresh dew of the morning light scent, invigorating the peoples spirits awake and relaxed. Mi Duo was itching to get on with the pills instructions. After reading it, her face was full of excitement. Quick, quick, quick! Im going to take the medicine and make a live broadcast right away! Mi Duo searched for her favorite clothes in her closet and got dressed, and sent a post on the Internet with enthusiasm. Posts could be set to text mode or converted into virtual live broadcast mode. [Just received the Deformation Pill from the Leader of Huahua World. The live broadcast of Daomei will begin!] Mi Duos online username was Daomei, which was quite popular in this forum. Not long after it was dispatched, the post swiftly gained a number of followers. Daomei: Lets show the refined packaging of the Deformation Pill first. Its absolutely high-end and impressive in quality. The camera revolved 360-degrees only encasing the small bottle as its primary subject. With the lighting cast upon it, the crystal luster of the bottle was plainly visible. 56th floor: [This bottle alone is worth thousands of points! Luxurious, it is indeed extravagant ah!] 74th floor: [Classical-styles small container, very exquisitely made.] 77th floor: [I have seen similar imitations, but none of them have this extraordinary gloss.] 81st floor: [With just the bottle being gorgeous, I started to look forward to the efficacy of the Deformation Pill.] This comment was followed by a long list of + + + +. Deformation Pill, 2-star middle-grade, lasting effect for 3-5 hours, According to personal genes, the body will undergo different wonderful changes, Mi Duo gave a brief introduction of the Pill, and then shyly added, Im so nervous. I dont know what I will become. If I become ugly, please, dont despise me. 112th floor: [Daomei, worry not. No matter what you change into, I will love you.] 13th floor: [Same with upstairs.] [Fenghuaxueyue awarded Daomei 1999 courting death coins.] [Cherry Prince awarded Daomei 999 courting death coins.] [The King Returns awarded Daomei 999 courting death coins.] 167th floor: [Wipe, surprise the local tyrants.] Daomei: Thank you for your support. Im ready to start taking medicine Oh, it tastes like mint with a slight floral fragrance. Mi Duo stood in front of the camera, and closed her eyes as she waited for the effect of the medicine to take place. In the previous minutes, a crowd of ravenous wolves howled, Goddess is so beautiful. Goddess, marry me. Two minutes later, all the howling of the wolves seemed to be stuck in their throats and was replaced by a deafening silence. Mi Duo stood exactly still in the video. Seconds had passed, a lavender halo slowly emerged on her body, translucent enveloping her magically. She had brown curly hair, and starting from the top of Mi Duos head, a smudge of red-like blood smeared the strands. Then, the pair of beautiful almond-shaped eyes gradually become thin, slanting a bit upward into phoenix eyes. The pair of pupils presented a bewitching sanguine color, followed by layers upon layers of black and gold scales in the corners of the eyes; her fair complexion also transformed into a semi-transparent and was covered with a thin layer of frost. Two pointed ears, quietly peeking into the virtual room; and on her fingers, sharp nails grew with dark purple awns. With a shua3 sound, a pair of huge black fleshy wings suddenly unfolded from behind Mi Duo, filling the entire screen in an instant. Everyone stared at this scene, dumbfounded. Mi Duo, who originally looked as pure as an angel, had turned into a gorgeous and mysterious blood-sucking queen in a blink of an eye. If they hadnt witnessed the whole transformation process with their own eyes, they wouldnt think they were the same person at all. Tens seconds of silence had passed, series of earth-shattering howls broke out in the live broadcast room. 252nd floor: [Queen!! Please accept my knee!!!] 253rd floor: [Ahhh, my heart!! Hep, I need artificial respiration.] 254th floor: [Is that a pair of real wings?! I really want to touch it!] 266th floor: [Pardon me, Queen. I was so ignorant before that I thought you were just a simple white bunny. Now that I know the truth, I must sincerely confess to you. Please forgive this humble one.] 273rd floor: [Queen, take off that unpleasant lace dress on you in haste. Its ruining Your Queens temperament!] 278th floor: [I second!] Mi Duo stared at herself in the mirror in astonishment, mixing with the look of disbelief. Soon after that, a thought popped in her mind and the wings on her back immediately waved a few times. Ahhhh! Wings really moved! Mi Duo screamed in excitement, completely disregarding the gentle image of the past. Someone immediately jeered in the live broadcast room, Daomei, see if you can fly! This was originally just a joke, but no one thought that Mu Duo could really fly!!! Although it was only more than a meter above the ground, it really flew!!! Everyone was witless stunned again. Someone even subconsciously took another look at the grade of Deformation Pill2-star middle-grade. Such a heaven-defying effect turned out to be only a 2-star middle-grade?! And the person was transformed, okay! Also supplemented with innate talent skills! Its only a 2-star mid-range product in the paper, yet why was it still mixed with other 2-star mid-range products? Dont say any more, this kind of 2-star mid-range product, give them a dozen! At top speed, everyone quickly traced the post of the Huahua League Master and asked about the price of the Deformation Pill, its specific medicinal effect, and when it would be released in the market. However, no response was received. During the chaos of the netizens, An Xian was concentrating on refining medicine this time and did not pay attention to the progress of the post at all. People who couldnt get any feedback could only continue to follow other peoples live broadcasts. Following daomei, the other three winnersnaked crested myna, doubled eggplant, and the chief who received the Deformation Pill also started their live broadcasts. The fantastic oddities of everyone had aroused the field of vision to expand. The most sensational among them was not Daomei, but the chief who had never done a live broadcast. The chief was an old friend of the forum. He was low-key and knowledgeable. If anyone had any difficulties in life, you could basically get a satisfactory answer as long as you reached out to him. He was quite respected in the Tianfu forums. This time, the chief broadcastedan unprecedented live broadcast, and everyone was surprised that he was actually a disabled person with his right hand amputated. With todays medical technology, even if one was born with a deformity, there were ways to treat it. It was extremely rare for the case of chiefs unless he was not treated in time when he had his arm broken that caused his body to fail to regenerate. When the live broadcast started, the atmosphere was quite sluggish, and there was no activity in the live broadcast room at all. However, when the chief took the Deformation Pill, the audience finally couldnt restrain the predominant power in their hearts and screamed in exhilaration. Because the chief mutated, his broken arm became a mighty and domineering beast giant claw. After testing, his strength had prodigiously reached 400 catty?. Broken arm regeneration, increased strength, those were undoubtedly challenging everyones G-spot. The mutation effect of the Deformation Pill depended on the users own genetic attributes, which stimulated the activity of hidden genes, thereby creating a real gene projection. The elementary Deformation Pill could only be regarded as an ornamental environment goods. Although it seemed that the mutated body tissues could be mobilized freely, they could only be used for a short time in reality. Even if it only possessed an elementary-ranked effect, it was, nevertheless, enough to make people lose their shit. As they say in the commonly used B phrase: You have succeeded in attracting my attention Footnotes: [1] qizhng C chief of the tribe [2]绨ѩfnghu-xuyu C wind, flowers, snow and the moon 1. referring originally to certain types of literary works and later to effete and sentimental writings in general 2. love affair. But this time, its a username of course. [3] SFX for rustle [4] jn C catty or approximately 500 g Chapter 6 - Give a flower Give a flower An Xian refined the pill of deformation because she intended to use the popularity of the masquerade party to make a small profit in a short time. With no high expectations, she logged into her account and was astounded to see the overwhelming demands for information about the Deformation Pill. An Xian scrolled through the several messages in her inbox and found that most customers interests lied in the shelf life, selling price, and so on. Despite the demands for more of that pill, there were still batches of uncompleted orders and there was no time to refine more Deformation Pills in two days. As she stared into the distance, she thought for a while. She took out 5 of the remaining ten pieces of Deformation Pills, put them on the auction platform, and set the starting price for 200 points. When everything seemed set, An Xian went back to the Tianfu forum to post the sale information. When they saw this news, friends who have been in the Tianfu forum all year round hastily threw whatever they were doing and clicked on the Huahua World like chicken blood. But the raging pollens had already wiped the limited vials the moment they opened the page out. Within the mark of ten seconds, each negotiated price for a pill climbed above 6000 points, and the highest one even reached 9000 credit points. But this was not the point. The point was more monks and less meat existed! Downright. Not. Enough. To eat! [Leader, dare to post a pre-sale in the forum first, set a lucky day, then officially start the auction!!!] [Dont be na?ve upstairs. What about pre-sale? I was squatting in the store just now, but I didnt get any of them, ah. I dont know which bastard raised the price from 1500 to 6000 all at once. He ran away with one as he took advantage of the dumbfounded peoples labors, leaving behind only a shock wave. In the end, his one turned out to be the lowest price in the entire auction.] [Hey, the person youre looking for is precisely beneath me.] [Invincible Mentally Retarded Star? Very good, Ill remember you!] [Leader, I want to know when is the next sale?] *** An Xian roughly scanned everyones messages and replied, The official launching will be in five days. The initial price is 8888. The top ten customers to purchase can enjoy a 30% discount. Since the quantity is limited, first come, first served. Her ideal price was initially around 6000, but the auction price soared to 9000+. As a result, the official price would not be too low. She didnt think that an elementary-grade Deformation Pill was worth such a high price. From An Xians perspective, its enough that she got what she paid for, and a little over 50% of the profit was sufficient for her. Moreover, An Xian didnt want her prices to be too inconsistent. From this point of view, An Xian was definitely unqualified as a businessperson. The hot sales of Deformation Pill also drove up the sales volume of other medicines in Huahua World. Everyone quickly discovered that the drugs sold in this small shop were of first-class quality, possessed excellent results, were affordable, and had a side effect of minor to only 1%. It was simply the conscience of the business industry, in contrast to those fraudulent. Anyone who visited Huahua World was instantly hooked and became its loyal flower buddies without hesitation. With the surge of the influx of many buyers, Huahua Worlds stocks inventory was severely strained. However, An Xian was still refining her medicines under the queue of prescribed orders. Of course, the quality was impeccable, but the quantity utterly could not meet the needs of ferocious flower friends. One month later, the masquerade party was conducted as scheduled. Hundreds of flower friends who took the Deformation Pills were flirtatious to behold. These friends natural and intriguing appearances amazed the audience and toppled the traditional makeup in just one night. Many entertainment journalists had even carried out a lengthy report for those shot bizarre images issued in magazines with such fervent enthusiasm radiating from the descriptive words causing Deformation Pill to become a sensational fire to hold. The name Huahua World had also gradually become known. Recently, An Xian had some worries. The flowers she planted had already passed their blooming period, but they grew unscrupulous still. This, however, was not the one she troubled about. The problem was the first and second generations of flowers she cultivated in advance couldnt bear too much spiritual power. Hence, it would overflow, wasting some of it in vain. The longer the flowering period, the more spiritual energy would spill over, uncontrollably burning the vitality of the plant. When the third and fourth generations come, the quality would inevitably deteriorate. The flowers of this era had undergone a particular mutation event. Even if they were just ordinary flowers, as long as they consume with a bit of spiritual power, they would still bloom brilliantly and continuously grow. An Xian had tried to choose flowers as alchemy materials, but she couldnt consume the four acres of flower field alone all at once without one already on the verge of blooming when the fourth acre still had some remain. So she couldnt use all the remaining flowers. Wait a minute, theyre flowers! An Xian slapped her head out of exasperation. Why must the flowers process into something else before marketing them? They naturally could sell them as was! Online flower shops mainly sold bouquets, flower baskets, potted plants, seeds, and so on, while An Xian only planned to sell potted plants. Even with no decorations and ribbon arrangement, she foresaw the flowers to sell decently, since the flowers she cultivated had a long flowering period and strong vitality. Regardless of spiritual nourishment, they could survive for a long time, but they may drop to the ordinary quality after a few years. With her mind made up, An Xian captured hundreds of beautiful photos of her flower field and filtered them out one by one to pick out those with the best angles. With her innate meticulous trait, the number of photos that passed her sharp eye was only 40 to 50 of them, uploaded them to the newly added Huahua Channel of his online store, losing no precious drops of seconds. She also shared a post on the Tianfu forum. This is the League Master of Huahua World. We sincerely invite our flower friends to appreciate it together. The old rule is that flower buddies will be randomly selected, and each will receive for free. 1st floor: [Grab!] 2nd floor: [the beauty is worth dying for. Let me drown in the sea of flowers!] 5th floor: [Huahua Leader is indeed veritable as Huahua Leader.] 8th floor: [Leader, what flowers do you sell? With this leisurely sentiment, make more medicine ah!! Where is the Buyuan Pill I ordered? Havent you still refined it?!] 9th floor: [I seconded the upstairs. Leader, you shouldnt be jumping back and forth in two boats. You must be faithful to one unto death.] 23rd floor: [Hold on. Am I only the one wondering why these flowers still bloom so splendidly after the flowering period? They grew these in a natural flower field, not bred in a greenhouse.] 27th floor: [Leader, do you have special flower planting skills?] *** In contrast with the various particular medicines, people sure were blatantly not interested in flowers Still, in this case, An Xian did not mind. This was a long-running business that required steady work and changed little by little, so it was enough to accumulate popularity for now After announcing the list of lucky pollens, An Xian tactfully selected nine different varieties of flowersplus the four people who broadcasted the Deformation Pill beforeand sent them out with the addresses that the lucky flower friends entrusted to her. International Central Alliance Building. My lord, your ginseng tea. Elsa placed the teacup on the desk and looked at the man in front of her with admiration. Without glancing at the awaiting woman, He Lin let out an uninterested en and proceeded with the documents he held in his hand. After a while, sensing Elsa was still lingering there, he looked up and asked, Is there anything else? No, no. This sudden peculiarity of his behavior made her dumbstruck. Trying to disguise the wavering emotion in her eyes, she bowed her head and asked, I wonder if Your Lord has any orders? No more. You can go out. Yes. Elsa turned around and walked out of the office with slumped shoulders. He Lin looked at her dispirited back, frowning slightly. He initially chose her as an assistant because the scent of her body could temporarily relieve his headache. But after a few months with her, that scent gradually disappeared, replaced by another scent that disgusted him. Clearly, that scent was only the effect of a certain medicine, not her body scent. However, this was not the reason he acted indifferent to her. Its a given that Elsa was good at doing things, and she was more qualified enough to be an assistant. But like some women, she catered unrealistic fantasies for herself that involved him, which seriously affected his mood and work efficiency. He Lin surmised perhaps he should his assistant sooner. Elsa plopped down at the desk with an incredulous expression. She couldnt believe what happened just now. Staring at the black screen of her computer in a daze, confusion rapidly mixing with disbelief. She always thought that He Lin had a good impression of and favored her most; otherwise, she would not end up as the assistant. With the mans high profile and condescendingly bitter personality, other women would have no chance to approach him, and only she could stay by his side. Even actively asking her to stay in his office. But to her surprise, He Lins attitude towards herself had undergone extreme changes during those last two months, and it was not good news; instead, a bad one. There was no difference on the surface, just like how Elsa was first hired. But if observed intently, the alienation between his speech and behavior was apparent. Whats the problem? Did I accidentally do something that detested him? Elsa hung her head in despair. She attentively chewed over her past work performance in the past few monthsshe regarded herself as constantly meticulous and dedicated, never talked much than necessary, and never once thought of crossing the boundary in action. At most, she simply expressed her unrestrained love implicitly, but she just also based this on the favor He Lin donned on her. As the only woman around him, was she not special? Meanwhile, He Lin had just finished the document he was reading, and he was particularly not in a good mood as he massaged the space between his eyebrows. Powering on the vertical screen, he dialed the signal of his adjutant Fei Ta. How was the investigation? Fei Ta: Ive already sorted through it. According to Assistant Elsas shopping list three months ago, what youre looking for ought to be the Ningxiang Pill by the online store Huahua World, which has an appraisal of 4-star. It seems to be good. This subordinate ordered three of themone of which was sent to the laboratory and about the other two, what does Lord He plan to do with it? Bring it over to me at night and wait for the results of the test to make plans for the rest. Okay. As the sky turned into a black mass peppered with twinkling stars, He Lin had just exited from the shower and walked to the bed seamlessly in a loose and fuzzy bathrobe. He reached out, picking up the bottle on the bedside table, feeling the coldness and smoothness of the bottle as he swirled the tinctured, bright liquid inside. After sizing it up for a while, he unscrewed the bottle cap, and he immediately sniffed a familiar sweet fragrance that was fresher and cleaner in nature than he had smelled on Elsa before. Just like before, it immediately relieved his headache, but much faster this time. He Lin put the muzzle of the glass vial near his nose. The tight knot in his brows quickly smoothed up and even made his whole body relaxed as if the scent grew misty, hands massaging his body miraculously away from any discomfort. A few minutes later, he put down the porcelain bottle carefully and opened the portable brain. When he found his intent, He Lin clicked on the document Fei Ta sent, which recorded the investigation results about the online store owner. [Roy, 21 years old, a citizen of Qianchong Ziyou Federation, and an enhancer of mental power level D. At three years old, both his parents died, and a mutual aid orphanage adopted him. In May of this year, he graduated from Bellevue Medical School and became a third-level certified therapist. After returning to his country, he opened an online store called Huahua World on the StarNet, mainly selling conventional and special function medicine.] He Lin then unexpectedly discovered that this young man named Roy was also a survivor of the plane crash like him, and it actually seemed as if fate bonded them together. He became a tertiary therapist at 21, and surely he must be quite talented in medicine. Can just a third-level therapist be able to refine such high-quality medicine? Others might pay attention to the 4-star middle-grade conventional medicine and buy one higher than it. Still, with He Lins insight, he believed that this was not something that ordinary therapists could do. Based on the investigation data, although Roy received a large sum of compensation because of the accident, he still donated 80% of the credit points to the mutual aid orphanage where he grew up. Leaving only a small amount for himself as a start-up fund for his online store and farmland lease. However, it was still impossible for him to buy expensive mid to high-end restorative materials with such a small percentage. In other words, the 4-star mid-level drugs he displayed in his market were all refined with low-level materials. Only inferior materials were used to refine such remarkable medicines that even broke through the middle grade, with effects that even reached 4 stars! He Lin was confident that even Zou Ge, a level 8 therapist, couldnt do this. Chapter 7 - Pogushaling Pogushaling It showed only the identity photo of Roy in the information sheet, but it would suffice. The young man looked like how a teenager should lookyoung and tender, with dewy cheeks and pale complexionas a 16-year-old kid, he exhibited a delicate air of pampered young master. Only his expression was a little dull, unparalleled to his young age. He Lin contemplated. On the night of the accident, he did not seem to see anyone who depicted similarities with the young boy. He Lin racked his mind, but the image of a long-haired young man suddenly flashed in his mind. Could it be him? At that time, the sun had already sunk in the waves of the sea, and the crackling fires of their bonfire were the only source of light that illuminated the face of the young man. Despite the fire, it did little to make out the side of the mans profile, so his impression was hazy. The flash of blue light that appeared in the sea kept He Lin preoccupied the whole time. Hence, he paid little attention to the looks of other survivors. That blue light what the hell was it? He Lin repeatedly recalled when he saw the blue light with his solid mental power. He was unsure what kind of thing it was, but he was sure that the glow came from a person or a humanoid creature and likely that he saved everyone from dying. At this moment, He Lin broke out from his reverie as he received the test report from his adjutant, Fei Ta. The chemists approved a high evaluation of the quality of Ningxiang Pill1, even if the basic test only resulted as 4-star medium-grade. Still, the actual effect of the drug far exceeded the capabilities of that rating value. The chemist expressed their clear-cut indignation for someone using such a superb technique to refine such useless conventional drugs into something significant. They strongly urged He Lin to recruit him into the medical team and let Lou Yi conduct a thorough and reformatory education! He Lin found it ridiculous and inconsistent. He shook his head and ignored the medical teams request, exited the mailbox, and entered the Huahua World of Roy instead. Huahua Worlds medicines had increased to ten types and each of which was sold in limited quantities. So long as the shelves of her shop were complete, it always ended up wiped out by the end of the day, making the popularity of her shop clamber up successively by each day. With that said, the buyer clamored for more information about the upcoming medicines. Regardless, An Xian did not fluctuate and steered away from her plans. She always conducted herself as per her rhythm and felt unconflicted to hurry the concoction of medicine and loading goods in haste. Her plan was already set in stone. One, make money and buy land. The flower fields were all rented now, and she must purchase them as soon as possible to create a small plot of spiritual energy blessed land that would be cheaper for others in the future. Second, practice. Her current cultivation base was like that of the outer disciple of Lingyuan Sect. Its no problem to fool the mortals since she could only rely on her face as an ace. Third, find out what happened over 1,800 years ago? Where did the cultivators disappear to? Back then, the Cangquan Mountain where she cultivated had been submerged by the seawater and also buried some of the immortal cultivators within. When her level increased enough, she must go underwater to investigate it. An Xian recently made a small profit from the Deformation Pill and finally had the money to buy a plant of Huixian Grass. When she was about to place the order, a message prompt suspended her from doing so. Strange, didnt she install a temporary message blocking feature? How did this message still bypass it? An Xian clicked on the notification with curiosity, and a round ball of hair appeared on the screen in an instant. Although it may seem weird, she knew that this was the default virtual image of the system. Hence, she ignored it and looked instead at the name atop the hairy ball Your Excellency H. Your Excellency H: [Hello, Huahua Leader, I have taken the liberty to interrupt. I want to ask you for medicine, but I dont know if you can make it.] Huahua Leader: [What kind of medicine?] Your Excellency H: [Repair mental damage and relieve mental pain.] Huahua Leader: [This medicine is not impossible to refine. But, I must first understand your mental level and health status.] Was silent for a few seconds, Your Excellency H: [Mental A, in good health.] Huahua Leader: [A? With such high mental prowess, itll not be easy to repair it.] Your Excellency H: [Based on your words, is it achievable? Now it was An Xians turn to deliberate this time. Instead, she promptly closed the chat window and searched online for the prices of several key medicinal materialsthe lowest of which required over tens of thousands of credits. After weighing it over for a moment, An Xian, at last, said, Well, send me your medical report first, and I will plot the corresponding program. Please heed that this kind of treatment is expensive. If you want to issue an order, then you must deposit an advance payment first. Your Excellency H: [Wait for 5 minutes.] Five minutes later, An Xian received a detailed medical report except for a blackened real name. From the report that this Lord H sent, whether by height, weight, or physical aptitude, it had reached the ideal perfect state of a man. If the looks behind the virtual screen brought justice to his username and were outstanding, then he was outright the absolute figure of the male god level. Too bad that his mental power sustained critical injuries. And he was only a distance away from a nervous breakdown. Presumably, he ought to use some specialized treatment methods. Otherwise, the unceasing pain would be enough to make him worse off than death. Although the cultivation base of An Xian suffered from great degrees of cut and could not develop a solution that would heal him in an instant, there was still a way to cure it. She could plan a long-term course of treatment, which was also considered a sustainable income. Huahua Leader: [I have read your medical report. If you trust me, then pay a 7W as a down payment, and I will deliver the finished product to you next month.] The other party did not show its confirmation, but after a few seconds, the League Master of Huahua World received a 7W credit deposit. This was the most valuable and most challenging order that An Xian had received so far. She expected the total market price to exceed at least 40W. If there was no unforeseen mistake, the refined pill may break through the confinements as an ordinary product. It might even attain the level of a primary spiritual product. The most important thing was not An Xians medicine refining technique, nor the input of spiritual energy, but the quality of the medicinal ingredients. It was rare to meet such a big client who was so frank about his demands. An Xian went to the medicinal ingredient marketplace to select the ingredients personally. The quality of those materials ordered online irrefutably had some weeds mixed in with the seedlings and only met the standards of An Xian once in a blue moon. It was always necessary to increase the workload of keeping the flowers separated from the weeds every time. On the other hand, He Lin was also astonished that Roy accepted the order without the slightest hesitation. Not even mentioning the possibility of failure. Even though Roy was informed that his one level lowered mental power, even a therapist or pharmacist above level 7 was not a hundred percent confident of curing this grave mental injury. Is this young man indeed capable, or is he overestimating his capabilities? Not long after, what He Lin worried about would no longer be the other partys strength. But regret that he had lied about his real spiritual level, extending the healing time significantly. The next day, An Xian incurred an unmanned magnetic levitating vehicle and went straight to the largest trading market in Cangyan City. This trading market covered an area of over 2,000 square kilometers that integrated auctions, retail and wholesale stores, planting, and medicinal refining in every nook inside. Sure enough, a day spent here would end you with all the things you need that correspond to those categories it catered to. One should expect that there would be no auspicious day that the market was not jammed pack with people. Without a doubt, that market was always bustling with lively chatter and excitement every day. An Xian wandered around the wholesale area, traversing to the sea of people as he looked over the shelves of each shop one by one. Restorative materials were piled up in different categories. Most of which were of average quality, but occasionally, a small amount of high-quality restorative ingredients mingled within. An Xians target was those good restorative ingredients that were overlooked by the shopkeepers. Mr. Liu, this herbal medicine shop has a wide range of comprehensive ingredients, with each carries the highest quality and price that is more affordable than other pharmacies. A confident voice rang out coming from the shop next door. An Xian glanced at the medicinal materials that were deemed of the highest quality in the persons mouth. Then retracted her gaze and continued to pick her things. Mr. Liu, you can just inspect the goods yourself. I believe you must have a better vision than me. En, let me look at it first. An Xian only treated them as insignificant passers-by. Who knew that one of them even hesitated to shout her name during her buying time. Roy? Are you Roy? She resembled the real Roy seventy to eighty percent, so it was not odd that they regarded her as him. This was also the reason she borrowed his identity. Hearing her borrowed name, An Xian paused in her doings, raised her head, and looked at the person who just made the noise. A man stood there with brown hair, looking like in his twenties. A well-ironed Western suit, coupled with a shrewd and competent look, donned his medium-height frame on. Is it you? He looked at her up and down with scrutiny, and finally, his haughty eyes stopped on her face with a weird expression. I havent seen you in a few years, and you seem to have changed a lot. Whats with the strange changed a lot? Everyone was susceptible to changes. An Xian cast her eyes on him flatly, as if there was nothing significant before her. And at high speed, quickly maneuvered through the memories he had got from Roy in his mind and found information about this seemingly pompous person. He seemed to be Roys former classmate. Although Roy had forgotten his name, she vaguely recognized that there was nothing that screamed good about their relationship. Didnt you go to Bellevue Medical School? Its not the holiday season now. Why? Expelled from school? Ou Hao said with a malicious smirk tugging at the corner of his lips. It was apparent that he was not aware that Roy had graduated from Bellevue Medical School in advance. An Xian did not bother to correct him. There was no need to waste precious expressions and time for passers-by whose names Roy did not even bother to remember. Tsk, you are still as dull as before. Ou Hao glimpsed at the restorative materials in her hand and let out a ridiculous laugh, The ability to discern medicine is as bad as ever. An Xian darted a glance at this overweening man. He couldnt even recognize such a rare Pogushaling yet still have the confidence to laugh at others poor eyesight? The appearance of this exotic material was very similar to the common Shique Mushroom, but there lies a great expanse of differences in quality and efficacy, with the former on top. If accidentally used as the said mushroom by someone who was unfamiliar with the goods, then it was definitely a reckless waste of excellent resources and likely to result in a defective product. Because of the low demand, the supply channels of Pogushaling had never been many, and the quality was also unsatisfactory. The price of Pogushaling was ten times that of Shique Mushroom. Nowadays, some people consider Pogushaling with such high quality as an ordinary Shique Mushroom and sell them at a cheap price. How could An Xian not accept this wonderful reason? Ou Hao saw that she did not say a word and felt a little bored. Just as he was about to leave, his eyes caught sight of the figure of Mr. Liu headed toward them. With a bulb flashed atop his head, he raised his voice and said, Roy, Shique Mushroom was a mere common drug, yet there are also useful and awful points. Like the one in your handthe color is dim, the shape is irregular, and the texture is too smooth. I tell you, it is not a great product at first sight. Mr. Lius figure had just reached the two of them. Hearing Ou Haos loud voice, he turned his head to look at the Pogushaling in An Xians hand, and a trace of hesitation flew across his face. An Xian ignored the frothy person, took out the credit card and swiped it on the meter, and put the common Pogushaling into the bag without any trouble. Seeing that his previous classmate ignored himself once again, Ou Hao said with a loathsome face, Roy, its okay to be a person with poor talents, but you cant be self-righteous. As long as your will to learn and inquire is strong, you can always gain something. But look at you. You have made no progress for so many years. Such a disappointment. An Xian put the Pogushaling into the polished shopping cart, took a step, and walked away that was neither hurried nor slow. But refined and carefree. It enraged Ou Hao that he almost vomited blood on the spot. Mr. Liu moved his lips as if he wanted to stop her, but gave up in the end. Im sorry, Mr. Liu. That was my former classmate, with low mental talent and poor eyesight, which is laughable. Ou Hao suppressed his seething anger and apologized through gritted teeth. Poor eyesight? Mr. Liu looked at him with a wry smile. Do you know what he bought just now? Ou Hao said, confused, Isnt it just a low-quality Shique Mushroom? Haha, Shique Mushroom? No, no, no. Its a high-quality trunk of Pogushaling. A minute ago, Mr. Liu was not very sure until he found the young man had made a particular action. It was to wrap the Pogushaling in bright tinfoil and put it in a separate space. Bright tinfoil could dilute the smell mixed in with other herbs. Pogushaling was under the category of few restorative materials that needed to safeguard the purity of its unique fragrance. Ou Haos face contorted with disbelief written on them. Impossible. Mr. Liu explained neither to this foolish person. Instead, he said indifferently, You know, you said something rightits okay to be a person with poor talent, but you cannot be self-righteous. Your classmate with poor eyesight just used 1250 points to buy a trunk of Pogushaling, which is worth 13,000 points. Chapter 8 An Xian spent the entire morning strolling around the trading market, purchasing nearly 5W worth of restorative materials. Only Pogushaling was regarded as a stroke of good fortune, earning her the most bargain among them. Other high-quality restorative materials had owned such inferior opportunities, losing their genuine value. There had to be more top-tier materials at the auction, but the exorbitant prices turned An Xian off from going. Besides, what genuinely moved her heart was the Immortal Magic Fungus Spirit Grass that seemed to cease to live in this era. Regardless, ordinary medicinal materials could still reach her current demands in concocting medicines. An Xian left her address to deliver the goods and planned to go to the plantation to purchase many herbs seeds. The plantation was erected in a ladder-like shape, with temperature, humidity, light, and other aspects adjustable to ones liking. If one entered this area, the two adjacent stairs with different artificial environments would greet them first. The herbs cultivated in this way yielded a slow growth cycle and relatively stable efficacy when refined as drugs. However, the spiritual energy contained by the plants was sparse, almost non-existent in some ways. Others may heed no concern, but the first condition for choosing herbs and flowers required the density of the aura content. By the first round of strolling, An Xian found nothing. Searching for another channel to purchase seeds in the future would do her better. The processed medicinal materials must at least incorporate the spiritual paper of the pharmacist. Even her lowest standard requirements for large-scale artificially cultivated plants were challenging to meet. An Xian spun on her heels and walked out of the plantation, intending to return home. Not far away, Ou Hao headed towards the particular route and came across An Xian head-on. His face bore dark clouds and seemed indescribable at an alarming rate. Ou Hao inhaled a few times, telling himself to accept his fate. He was about to say something, but he watched as the other party neither squinted nor looked sideways and straight away walked past him before his eyes. The person carried on like the whistling of the wind, unbothered and unrestrained, as he walked farther away. Ou Hao fell into a trance and thought the person gave him such a sense of distance too far to reach, even with all his might. By the time he came back to his senses, An Xian already walked far. Shame entwined Ou Haos heart. This kind of lofty indifference was more lethal than verbal attacks, and it was upsetting to consider because the other party was the tiny person he had always looked down on. Roys talent was far inferior to him. But it was strange enough when he ranked above Ou Hao in grades and so much that he was even admitted to Bellevue Medical School in the end. Although the Vincent University he currently studied at kept its ranking by a marginal difference, Ou Hao was still mentally unstable. What qualifications did a person with such an awful talent have to enter Bellevue Medical School? Ou Hao suspected the inheritance brought about Roys school status the orphanage dean left to him. He gritted his teeth hard enough as he thought indignantly that a thick face should be revealed to anyone and receive contempt from the masses! An Xian was oblivious that she was inexplicably marked up with a Hatred Debuff and might lose blood and character. The restorative materials she bought were also delivered the moment she got home. After she busied herself by dividing the ingredients into their categories and preparing the prescriptions, the tedious and cumbersome concocting medicines began. It took at least three days to refine the medicine this time. An Xian was unperturbed and isolated herself from what was going on in the outside world. The medicines on the shelves of the Huahua World shop had been emptied. The flower friends grew more and more thirsty for panacea as they eagerly waited for the Leader of Huahua World to feed them. [I have experienced the wonders of Lague Masters medicine, and I fell out of an interest in drugs from other pharmacies.] [The League Masters shop doesnt look good. Just where is he wandering around?!] [I guess the Leader may devote himself to developing new drugs, ready to surprise us.] [I think there may be truth in what upstairs said.] [Truth +1.] [While the new medicine is not yet on the shelves, it is better to show you the flowers that the Huahua Leader sent me recently. (Daomei)] This prompt immediately received enthusiastic responses from most of the flower friends. Mi Duo received a golden magnolia, a flower with a high medicinal value, a distinct flower shape, and a dark fragrance. At first glance, the appearance of the flower held little beauty to attract attention. Its branches were thin and twisted, and both the leaves and stems were elongated. The only remarkable thing was that the flower bloomed well, and the white petals catered no streak of other colors. Mi Duo started a live broadcast, and this time, in her own home. Folding Plum Sage Doctor: [Golden orchid is a common Orchidaceae plant with a flowering period of only ten days to half a month, at most. Since it is hard to raise and the flowering period is short, the price is not high.] Daomei: [Isnt it easy to raise? It has been more than a month since I received this golden orchid.] Folding Plum Holy Hand: [..] Winters Little White Goose: [Hahahaha, sitting and watching the face of upstairs being beaten.] Folding Plum Holy Hand: [Ordinary golden orchids really cannot have a one-month flowering period. Is your plant a mutant variety?] Lazybones: [The timeframe mentioned by Daomei is the time when shes at home. The actual flowering period may grow longer than the standard.] Folding Plum Holy Hand: [So this golden orchid is indeed a mutant variety. Daomei, you earned such a gift.] Daomei: [Hee hee, I feel that my luck has become good since I met the leader.] Winters Little White Goose: [Daomei, you dont want to shift your love to someone else. Be careful of your chambers of imperial concubines as they might send dog blood to the Leader.] Daomei: [Im already a fangirl of the leader (covers face)~~] During this small talk, a meow came from the side. Mi Duo tore her eyes away from the monitor, followed the sound direction, and saw them sprung up on the table and land straight to the flowerpot. Dont! The alarm bells started ringing in her head. Mi Duo propped herself, wanting to block the cats path, but it was too late. She only heard a clang, and the flowerpot which housed the golden orchid stumbled and rushed to the ground, pieces of tiles and soil scattered into a pile. Some even almost hit Mi Duos feet, who was in shock at what just happened. Mi Duo ignored the live broadcast and dived over on the pile, gaping at the broken branches that could never have the chance to regrow again. Her heart felt so aggrieved, and she felt like crying, but no tears came out. The eye-ball-like spherical camera flew into the air. The lens intelligently tracked the woebegone figure of Mi Duo. Everyone in the live broadcast saw this scene and expressed comfort one after another. Mi Duo, eyes still staring at the damaged plant in a trance, asked, Is it possible to live after I transplant it? Folding Plum Holy Hand: [Golden orchid is very fragile. If the branches or rhizomes suffer damage, itll have a low chance of surviving.] Mi Duo could not help crying. The League Master said this golden orchid offered at least ten years of life. But when it came in her hands, the orchid only saw the world for a month before its life was ceased. Lazybones: [Dont worry. You go back and ask League Master to see if theres a way to save it.] Mi Duos eyes regained their usual brightness. She scrambled up to the wisdom brain and emailed the League Master. Her body stiffened as she recalled she did not have any insurance for the plant, so Mi Duo posted a cry for help in the forum. Around this moment, An Xian just finished refining the medicine and was preparing to replenish the shelves on the online store. When she opened the forum, an eye-catching distress sticker grabbed her attention. An Xian checked the situation out. After grasping the situation, An Xian said, No need to worry, the plant can still live. You can find a flower pot, scoop the soil, and transplant the stems over. As for the broken golden orchid, you try raising it in a flower container filled with water. If there is no accident, it will soon sprout new roots in no time and grow into an aquatic golden orchid. Great! said Mi Duo, brimming with excitement. However, Folding Plum Holy Hand, who was quite familiar with golden orchids, had his eyebrows raised in astonishment. Did he read it right?! The broken golden orchid could casually be transplanted and survive? And even if the flowers got snapped off from the main branches, it was still possible to continue living as an aquatic golden orchid if placed in the water?! Leader, have you confused daffodil with a golden orchid? Many people have questioned marks floating over their heads. Huahua Leader: [In fact, an aquatic golden orchid is more likely to survive. But its life is relatively short compared to those grown in soilabout three years.] Three years! This was already the standard life span of an ordinary golden orchid, okay! What more do you want! Huahua Leader: [If you dont believe me, then let Daomei live broadcast it. Observe the growth process of the aquatic golden orchid.] When Daomei heard what An Xian said, she promptly adjusted the camera in a particular direction, and the golden orchid floating in the water container filled the screen. Everyone in the live broadcast room could not help carry ridicule in their hearts. What would they be able to see in a while? However, in the next second, their chins dropped on the floor. In the transparent glass container, the submerged tip of the flower gradually sprouted few fine roots at speed visible to the naked eye. Although it grew for approximately 3 to 4 centimeters and capped at that, this root speed was enough to shake the hearts and left the masses tongue-tied in surprise. What kind of golden orchid is this special!! The said flower had existed for more than a thousand years ago and was known as the golden silk orchid. Its peculiar characteristic revolved around the fact that it could propagate through water and soil. Because of this unmatched feature, it had become the most favorite flower by the cultivators. Only that todays things had changed, and the stars had shifted, and the spiritual energy of both worlds disappeared. Since there was a scarcity of spiritual qi, the golden orchid could only maintain its primitive state and was deprived of the ability to divide. At last, the golden orchid showed its olden days suave vitality, not until An Xian bred them and nourished them further by the cloud array method. This was only the elementary state of the plant, however. The natural grand form of the golden orchid could purify the water, nurture the spiritual qi, and bless the soil like a sacred magic-infused object. As she finished resolving the doubts and puzzlement of the flower friends in patience, An Xian put the freshly refined drugs on the shelves rack one by one. This time, the quantity of the medications was more than the last time. She wanted to allocate time to focus on completing the order of Your Excellency H. Before everything changed, concocting this medicine was naturally like stretching the hand and grabbing a newly refined one. But now, the cultivation became limited, the spiritual qi was scarce, and the quality of medicinal ingredients became so so. It was challenging to refine drugs under spiritual products. However, An Xians temperament was neither hasty nor had she put such heavy importance on her gains and losses. She just considered this challenging situation as an opportunity to exercise her precise control with spiritual power. In Cangming City, the order maintainers mansion. Lord He, Yava country may plan to send an ambassador to visit our country three months from now. The aide-de-camp, Fei Tuo, looked at He Lin with worry etched on his eyes. Do you know the list of people wholl be likely to visit this time? Its undetermined for the time being, but there is one Im certain to be on the list. No one could see the darkening of his eyes as He Lin bowed his head, as he spat out three words, Tikaman. Tikaman was the Yava countrys chief order maintainer, had been an S-class spiritual enhancer for ten years, and possessed undeniable strength. If He Lins mental power had not received a blow, he would feel unbothered. But now, as long as the other party cast his gaze on him, the other party would discover his mental fluctuation. The order maintainers symbolized a nations reputation and strength emblem, and they always influenced the countrys victory in wars. Large-scale conflicts rarely occurred between countries because long-range attacks were incapable of causing such lethality to the developed nations with solid defenses. Once the war initiation advanced through the spiritual sense of the order maintainer, what awaited the other country would be a tragedy entirely out of control. A formidable order maintainer could improve the morale, shield signal, lock the enemys position, conduct a mental attack on the enemy alone, and possessed the ability to infiltrate into the enemy camp to assassinate the enemys high-ranking generals. People below A-level enhancers could not escape from the spiritual ambush of an order maintainer. Even if they put all their might to the end, all would be futile in the eyes of an S-level mental holder. In reverse, if you want to assassinate an order maintainer, you must first consider the devastating consequences caused by the spontaneous detonation of their spiritual power. They resembled nuclear weapons. That if just placed somewhere, others would still feel intimidated by their still presence alone. There were three order maintainers in the Qianchong Ziyou Alliance, and He Lin ranked as the chief. In an event where a country dispatched an emissary and was also an order maintainer who stood equivalent to him, then as an order maintainer himself, He Lin had to receive them in person. However, if the other party discovered that his mental power was damaged and his strength plummeted considerably, the international unions prestige would suffer tremendous damages. He Lin would also plunge into dangerous circumstances. Chapter 9 The minor mishap that occurred during Daomeis live broadcast drew much attention to the flowers sold in Huahua World. They discovered the flowers differ markedly from the others after careful comparisons. Not only was the blooming period longer, the color more vibrant, and the vitality more fervent, but the fragrance was also revitalizing and lasted a long time. Some flowers even have medical functions such as calming the nerves and aiding sleep. A night of good, quality sleep had always been a problem that plagued most mental strength enhancers. Such inconspicuous disturbances could affect their sleep because their mental power was innately active and yielded immense acute perception. The lighter the sleep, the greater the mental power. Medication, however, seemed to have the potential to change this. However, the effects of sleeping aids were complicated and too succinct to express. Since then, no drug could solve this problem relatively until Dream Pill, and Jingxin Powder emerged. Although they yielded no immediate effect, the flowers cultivated by An Xian had been catered around for a long time. Thus, its only natural for them to have a proactive regulating effect on the mental powers stability and strength. Only that no one seemed to discover the actual values of these flowers; people just assumed that they were there to serve as an intellectual and emotional object of admiration. That they smell refreshing, as opposed to those flowers that seemed to be the incarnations of coquettish bitches. An Xian logged in to Huahua World, updated her inventory of products once again, and then classified the physical objects into the smart equipment warehouse. As long as someone placed an order online, the warehouse would autocomplete the process of address proofreading, cargo assembly, application for express delivery, cargo shipping, and other procedures. An Xian spent the next minute refining the medicines Your Highness H was looking for, which she planned to finish within the next ten days. While she went into seclusion, a particular post suddenly appeared on the internet, which gained rapid popularity from the ardent, nosy inquiries. Its eye-catching headline naturally attracted the attention of the masses, like bees to honey. [818, The Orphan Who Gained Others Sympathy by Selling Tragedy, Swindled the Legacy of the Old Mans Orphanage, Paid his Way Through a Prestigious School Diploma, and Finally Walked on the Pinnacle of Life as an Orphan] The person who posted this literally stood by on his usernamean indignant, ire-filled stone. The title alone made netizens think it was gimmicky, and the content was exactly what they expected. Very dog-blooded. [We will name the protagonist of the story Mister A for the time being. When he was a child, his parents died, and he had no relatives to house him. Mister A was also talentless and grew with a poor physique, so he was admitted to a typical orphanage in the end. This kind of life experience could be defined as not miserable, that its only foreseeable hes destined to live as an ordinary person. However, reality consistently exceeds peoples expectations. The orphanage dean where Mister A was taken in was an amiable, widowed old man who devoted his life to charity. Mister A had always been abnormally lacking when it came to expressing affection since childhood. He spoke hardly ten words a day, but he was diligent in his work, so Mister A quickly won the sympathy of the dean and treated him as his own as the time breezed past. Everything seemed so perfect, like a heart-warming drama of fate. The plot took an unexpected turn when Mister A turned 17only a year before the college entrance examination. His school grades were only satisfactory, and he was unpopular. In the ordinary course of events, he might be accepted to a third-rate university at most. As if his life hadnt already reached its apex, the healthy dean suddenly fell ill, and his condition deteriorated quickly enough for him to die after two months in the hospital. Before his death, the dean generously left all of his legacies to Mister A and entrusted him with the care of the orphanages children. Then, what happened? It turned out Mister A, who was notable for having average grades, unexpectedly received an admission notice from a prestigious foreign school and went straight overseas. He was befitting of the phrase never to be heard again as there was no news for several years. The orphanages poor children, who had lost their beloved dean, were abandoned by Mister A, who was supposed to look after them. The children had no choice but to rely on the states relief funds to keep their bodies alive. I recently ran into Mister A, which prompted this author to write this post. Hes now well-dressed and has a rosy complexion. Mister A has returned home but has not ventured into the orphanage. Enraging this author in this regard! How could he squander the deans legacy with such a clear conscience? And the old deans bequest on his deathbed. Is he still remembering? Even if he couldnt care for so many children, he still has to give it his all, ah!] The authors tone was tinged with indignation. While chastising Mister A for kicking his benefactor in the teeth, he also mentioned the old deans condition as something to avoid. And hinted that Mister As diploma might not have come from the right source. Once he issued this post, as expected, it provoked thousands of condemnation from the netizens. There are, of course, various conspiracy theories mixing in. Besides lambasting Mister A, they unanimously requested the author reveal his identity. 325th floor: [Just want to know how much inheritance Mister A received from the old dean?] 327th floor: [To purchase an admission qualification for a prestigious school, you must have at least 200W (and strong connections. From this point alone, Mister A had it good. The annual expenditure for studying abroad isnt less than 40W. Calculating for four years, it comes to around 400W.] 330th floor: [My brother, this is fucking cool.] 332nd floor: [Its plausible the money was the life savings of the dean. Most of which should have gone as the education fund he saved for the children, but all went as cheap to the ingrate.] 349th floor: [Landlord, who is Mister A? Hurry and make his identity public! Do you let scum like this scourge other people, bah?] Angry Stone: [This author was his classmate, and I dont want to do too much staining. I just hope he can repent and start afresh after seeing this post.] 355th floor: [Author, you are overly na?ve. Do you still believe that a post can make him change for the better after he hasnt made an initiation in so many years?] 364th floor: [This may involve human life, so we must find out the truth!] 365th floor: [Thats right! I felt terrified when I ruminate about this. There could be more scheming at the other end of this precipice.] 371st floor: [Owner, if its indeed inconvenient for you to say, then just give a few keywords. Thatll appease those on our side.] 388th: [I seconded!] Angry Stone: [Okay, Ill say it briefly. Mister A majored in medical therapy and a low mental level. He studied at Bellevue Medical School.] 380th floor: [Shit. He actually attended the same school as me! Most of the people admitted to Bellevue have at least a mental level C. I can try to look within the C-level range.] 382nd floor: [Upstairs, C-level is not too low. Since the author said his mental level was not high, then its most likely to be below C-level.] 384th floor: [Author, is it true? Does Mister As mental level not even reach C-level?!!] Angry Stone: [.] Although he remained confidential still, the string of ellipsis already gave way to everything. 381st floor: [Arent there rules? A guy who doesnt even wield a C-level mental power could actually enter Bellevue Medical School? Its too casual about this academy to accept people ah!] 395th floor: [Dont talk ill of our school. Like Mister A, this kind of situation is rare. As far as I am aware, if a student with a mental ability below C-grade wishes to be admitted to our school, he must meet the criterion. First, he possesses a unique talent or ability. Second, he has made outstanding contributions in a specific field. Third, at least one of his parents has been awarded the National Heros Medal.] 3296th floor: [The author said, Mister A held an average performance. I reckoned he lacks innate skills and contributions as well. His being a foreigner had likely ruled out the possibility of the third point. Therefore, the odds of Mister A going through the back door are high.] 400th floor: [Listening to your analysis made me think of someone. He has a mental level of D, a withdrawn personality, and he bore average grades. He also never took part in club activities. I remembered him because, to my surprise, he outperformed his seniors, finished his studies without making headlines, and graduated from Bellevue a year ahead of schedule.] 401st floor: [The one upstairs mentioned is, without doubt, a top student ba] 402nd floor: [No, no, no. Hes really ordinary. In the past three years, he did not exhibit superior performance. Therefore, his early graduation caused quite a stir at the academy. Many people claimed that if they would have forgotten about his existence, they hadnt read the announcement. 405th floor: [Good mystery.] 417th floor: [Dont dwell on the trivial. Hurry the photo up.] 419th floor: [I looked for the post at that time and saw a recent photo of it.] Followed soon was Roys photo uploaded, shared through the vast expanse of the Internet. A half-length black hair rested upon his shoulders in tangles. He bore such delicate facial features, but in the account of his detached expression, coupled with his downcast eyes, Roy seemed decadent and impersonal. His name, age, and other identifying information were also shared one after the other. 458th floor: [Ah, is it him? The author is correct. He is indeed an orphan and has lived in Cangyan City before. We hadnt seen him graduating from high school. So he went abroad after all?] 460th floor: [Cangyan City? That city is home to twelve orphanages. Four or five years ago, only the dean of one orphanage passed awaythat is the Gongji Orphanage.] More and more information was unearthed. Roys entire life was exposed to everyone without conscience. Meanwhile, An Xian exhaled a labored breath in the refining room, but her eyes glowed with vigor. With a delighted smile on her face, she looked down at the fruit of her labora pill placed on a porcelain plate. For nine days, she finally succeeded in refining the pill. There were twelve in total; four were basic spirit level, and the rest were exceedingly good pills. The four essential pills were specialized medicines used to treat mental illness. These were Huyuan Pill1, Zhuoqing2 Pill, Meteorite Pill, and Nourishing Pill. The other seven extraordinary Guben Peiyuan3 Pills would be used to consolidate the foundation and cultivate the users soul. In addition, a Zhenling4 Pill, which was used to calm the mind in stressful situations temporarily, was given as a gift. Although this may help alleviate the fluctuations in mental power, taking the pill may harm vital energy. An Xian packed the medicines into the pre-prepared containers one by one, affixed the labels, and wrote the medication instructions and precautions one by one. To refine a dozen of these pills, it would take at least two entire months to make up for the spiritual power An Xian lost. The main reason she was reluctant to use spirit stones was that the small circle formation in the flower field had not taken shape yet, so she could only replenish it in a limited amount of time each day. It seems I should take orders like his as little as possible in the future. Although the benefits are substantial, the losses are simply too great. An Xian chewed on it. With no trace of politeness, she affixed a high price for this set of pills she believed to be expensive60W! But in fact, Master An emphatically did not understand the market for rare high-grade drugs. The author has something to say: There is no need to entangle the problem of the female protagonists quotation being too low. Shes now within the average range of popularity, has no grade, and sells cheap goods for around 1,000 points. For the first time, she met someone who wished for custom-made spiritual drugs, and she prescribed 60W for it. With her current fame, its already a high price. The cost of many customized medicines depends on the reputation and grade of the pharmacist. The male lead ordered from her instead, not because of her medicine refining skills. But because he had a good impression of her and was optimistic about her potential. An Xian is not a wise person adept at doing business but a more casual technical house. Sometimes its not wrong to reap such small profits, and its unnecessary to care about the small gain in front of you. Footnotes: [1] Ԫ means to protect and primary, respectively. [2] zhu qng means turbid or muddy and clear/pure, respectively. [3] ̱Ԫ g bn pi yun means to consolidate the foundation and cultivate the soul. [4] zhn lng means to press down and quick, respectively. Chapter 10 Lord He, the list of Yawa countrys ambassadors, was confirmed. There are 42 people altogether. Please take a look at it. Fei Ta handed a document to He Lin. He Lin received the document, and as expected, the name Tikaman stood on the list. The diplomat will arrive in our country on the 27th of this month. The Secretary-General has already begun preparations for the reception. Your Highness, you. He Lin knew what Fei Ta was worried about. The Secretary-General would hands down request an audience with him two days before the event to ask him whether to come out in person or find excuses to shirk. Either way, it would be enough for Tikaman to seal his conjecture that He Lin sustained injuries. Whats the progress on Zogs side? He Lin looked at his adjutant. The medical team has developed several psychotropic drugs, but the efficacy was unsatisfactory. Although the grade was high, they were unstable, ranging between 1 to 3 stars. He Lin retracted his gaze, a crease forming on his brow. The two-star Jump drug was no different than failure among the specialized medicines. Fei Tuo, ask Zog to send me the information on the several drugs and conduct a drug test for me as soon as possible. Choose the medications with the adaptability of over 75% and make relevant improvements to them. Be sure to complete it before the diplomats arrive. What? Fei Tuo almost shouted this to his superior. This was a dangerous game they were playing, and one wrong move could make things much worse. No, this would only aggravate your mental damage. If we were to be a little incautious, it might lead to permanent damage. He Lin intertwined his fingers and sat on the sofa, his whole body taut, and a glimmer of light flashed in his deep, inky eyes. As a matter of fact, Im curious to know whether Tikaman can maintain his usual mental power when facing an S-level enhancer whose mental power is on the verge of destruction. Fei Tuo: . If possible, I would like to make a friendly return visit to Yava with the most active mental state. He Lins usual low timbered voice seemed to fringe with regret. Its a pity that the chairman wont probably give consent. Fei Tuo: Dont make it as if its the chairmans fault for disagreeing. Yava will not let you enter their country at all! But his misery did not stop when He Lin, who looked composed as ever, turned his head at Fei Tuo with his back ramrod straight and said thoughtfully, If I cant restrain my chaotic mental power, then find a way to make it more active. Fei Tuo: Lord He, your current thinking is dangerous, do you know? Please calm down! In contrast to his adjutants worry, He Lin did not even feel the slightest agitation. By active, he referred to an active mental power only within a controllable range. It was much simpler to release power than to suppress it continuously forcibly. Rather than waiting for the opponent to make trouble, it was better to gain the initiative to strike the first blow. Only this approach was too perilous and bold, and he reckoned no one would agree. In the evening, He Lin finished his routine treatment and returned to the bedroom. As soon as he finished showering, he heard a mechanical beep in his intellectual brain. [Master, your account Your Excellency H received a message from the Huahua World Leader.] He almost forgot that he had ordered medicine from a young man named Roy not too long ago. Receive. [Huahua World Leader: Your Excellency H, hello. I am Huahua Worlds shop owner. The customized specialized drugs you ordered have been made. The following texts contain information on the treatments. If you have any queries, please message me at any time.] He Lin clicked on the screen. Dozens of holographic peripherals containing the information were unfolded one by one before him. Huyuan Pill1, Zhuqing Pill2, Yunli Pill3, Nourishing Spirit Pill? the data was in three-dimensional texts and graphics, which presented a detailed introduction to the twelve pills. At first glance, the spiritual nature of the pills instantly attracted him. There was no trace of modification, yet it resembled the highest quality by its simpleness and impressive atmosphere. Through only looking at the pictures, it gave people a sense of serenity and auspiciousness. Following this was He Lin, noticing their level of quality: 4-star middle grade! Twelve pills and all of them are 4-star middle grades! They were specialized medicine to treat an A-level mental power enhancer. In ordinary times, it was a feat if it could reach 3-stars. But now, what emerged before his eyes were twelve 4-stars medium grades! And a complete set of a course of treatment. If He Lin had not investigated Roy beforehand and had some understanding of his character to some extent, he surmised he would be skeptical that the man provided him with fraudulent drugs. It was indeed an arduous task to believe that a 21-year-old man could refine such a level of specialty medicine? Not to mention that his mental power was less than C. In the beginning, he ordered medicine from Roy because of the intriguing, unique effects of the Ningxiang Pill. After investigating his identity, he felt the youngster had a moral character; hence, he thought of giving him a hand. But in fact, it did not cross his mind that the young man could make such high-grade specialized drugs. However He Lin thumbed over and over the data, inwardly apprehensive by the curative effects of this combination of specialized drugs. As he was in deep contemplation, the display profile belonging to Huahua World Leader took him by surprise as it bloomed on the screen, revealing a radiant, smiling face, swinging happily side to side: [Are you there?] Your Excellency H: [En.] Huahua Leader: [Have you received the information?] Your Excellency H: [Hmm.] Huahua Leader: [I have only conducted a basic evaluation of this set of drugs, and the specific effects need to be tested by you.] Specialized drugs and therapeutic drugs differed from ordinary conventional drugs. They needed to undergo testing before releasing it into the market. Unless the medications were a systematic treatment performed in a professional institution, the drugs safety without testing could be guaranteed. Your Excellency H: [These medicines are all refined by you?] Huahua Leader: [Yes. Is there any problem?] Your Excellency H: [Nothing] Huahua Leader: [Then, its good if there is none. The price of this drug is relatively high, so you think about it more before deciding to purchase it.] Your Excellency H: [How much is the cost?] Huahua Leader: [Full price is 60W, minus the initial deposit, altogether you still have 53W to pay.] 60W? An A-level specialized drug just costs 60W? Twelve pieces of 4-star mid-grade products, which are merely equivalent to 5W in equal proportions! This is called expensive? He Lin hunched that the young man, without doubt, misunderstood the definition of expensive. [Ding! Your Excellency H paid you 53W credit points. Kindly note to check.] However, a particular person ensured to not surplus an extra penny for this. The honest An Xian noticed that Your Excellency H was utterly forthright; thus, she unhesitatingly upgraded him to a VIP customerwho would enjoy a 5% discount on future purchasesat once. His Excellency He Lin who had received a privilege for discounts: Whats the deal with this strange sense of guilt? Huahua Leader: [Your Highness H, this set of medicine is only a dosage of treatment. After you used it all up, I would have to trouble you to report your test results. I will adjust the prescription according to your recovery.] Your Excellency H: [Okay, thank you very much.] Huahua Leader: [ (^_^)? ] Watching the full-bloomed flowers representing the portrait of Huahua World Leader withered petal by petal and soon faded away, He Lin fell into still silence for a moment and then replaced his default hairball of a profile with a little bee. After completing a bulk order, An Xians mood turned pleasant. At this moment, soft melodious music echoed, and a grandiose firework appeared on the virtual screen. Huahua Worlds worth of business transactions reached 500W and is officially promoted to a 2-starred store. Congratulations to the owner, Huahua leader, and we wish you a prosperous business and a thriving financial resource. Upgraded? An unexpected event was revealed before An Xians eyes. Before she knew it, she had reached a business transaction of 500W. Although these gains were not all genuine profits, she still saved over ten thousand after deducting the production costs, taxes, and expenses, such as purchasing equipment warehouses. And one-third of this was donated to Gongji Orphanage. The rest of the money may look a lot, but if she were to purchase high-quality medicinal materials and flowers, she still was a bit stretched. Anyway, An Xian was not emphatically in a hurry. She managed to cultivate to the stage of tribulation for four hundred arduous years because of her non-impatient and non-arrogant temperament, and perseverance through the vicissitudes of life. What a pity that in the end, she took the wrong pill when resisting the heavenly tribulation, which spoiled her hard work to a shortfall. After Huahua World was upgraded to two stars many aesthetic and technical functions had been added. The stores appearance became more exquisite and a virtual space channel had been added. An Xian contemplated for a moment, and decided to set the channel as an independent space known as Free New Products Every Month. With her current spiritual power, although she could not produce high-quality drugs in large quantities just yet, she could still provide a new product every month and sell it in limited quantities. At the same time, The momentum slowed down, and she fell to the ground lithe and graceful, with long ebony hair brushed past behind her, bringing up pieces of petals. She stood with her hands clasped behind her back, looking up at the stars. This tranquil world seemed to belong entirely to her alone. Fly! Breathe in the qi, concentrate all in a flow, circulate it to the soul, and transport to the spirit. The next thing she would make was a drug that would allow humans to fly freely! Early the following morning, Zog handed over to He Lin the date on the new drugs manufactured by the pharmaceutical research team and at the same time assisted him to conduct a drug test. According to his requirements, they screened out drugs with compatibility of no more than 75%. Lord He, I must seriously remind you that if you, without the least bit of careful consideration, take drugs with unstable properties, the consequences would be hard to predict. I hope you do not use them as a last resort, Zog warned with a stern face. Heed no worry. I wont make fun of my life, He Lin replied while flipping through the information. I hope so. Zogs face was dark as the bottom of the oceanworrying both about He Lin and fretful about the lack of progress in pharmaceutical research. The object of worry sensed his emotions and said unbothered, Dont push yourself too hard. S-level specialized medicine is a difficult problem that has never been put to rest for hundreds of years. Just do your utmost best and that will suffice. Zog pursed his mouth and said nothing. He Lin saw he looked to be under a lot of pressure and stayed silent as well. He made a copy of the information and left the research institute with Fei Tuo. Entering the huge League of Nations Building, Elsa straightaway welcomed him. He Lin nodded and walked straight to his office. Fei Tuo was about to keep up when the communicator on his wrist suddenly vibrated. He clicked on it to see, and it turned out to be a delivery notice from the courier system. [Your Excellency H, your package has already been delivered to XX Road XX mansion. Please come and sign it as soon as possible, or authorize someone to sign it on your behalf.] Your Excellency H? Fei Tuo almost took a step back. He looked at the message once more and then noticed the included address, and his gears soon turned. That was the real estate he bought for He Lin by another identity as a temporary rest point and a secret transit station. Few people knew the identity of the homeowner. Thus, the only person who would use this address for express delivery was He Lin himself. Fei Tuo bolted into the office and reported the matter to He Lin. En, you send someone to sign the delivery, He Lin ordered. Fei Tuo deliberated for a few seconds and said, Dont you need your subordinates to go there in person? Even the secret address was used. It must be a classified object. No, its something I bought online. Its nothing confidential. For a split second, Fei Tuo thought he had heard it wrong. Bought online? Lord He purchased something online? The author has something to say: Adding another chapter to spread flowers for all single dogs~~ Chapter 12 Zhenling Pill [The 60-minutes of entering a high point one after another indeed allowed you to experience the thrill of flying.] [Our goal is to conquer the sky.] [Last night, my male god led me to pretend to be a B and took me to fly.] *** Last nights flying live broadcast was clipped into a video posted to Huahua Worlds Free New Products Monthly space. Soon after, it was reposted in Tianfu Forum, where various clickbait writers traded blows, making peoples eyes roll in contempt. Those troublesome people who had vowed never to shop at Huahua World again appeared to suffer from collective amnesia, in which they ostensibly forgot the cruel words they had said before and flocked to Huahua World, kneeling and patiently waiting for the sale of new medicines. An Xians handsome posture, exquisite control of power, various flying movement techniques, and lightning-like speed displayed in the live broadcast made her famous overnight. But since the live broadcast was only released under the name of Huahua World, everyone did not know the identity of he nor did they know how to call he, so they gave he a name instead. Nickname: Alos, the legendary king who symbolized the sky. Feixing Dose was the first new drug officially released in the Free New Products Monthly individual space. It would be sold in an auction format, with a starting bid of 500, and only five sets of the drugs were available for purchase. And each set could last for 720 hours of flight time. There was no requirement for a specific level of mental power, but cognitive control must not be lower than conventional standards. The official auction date was scheduled tentatively for the beginning of next month. Before that, a random flower friend would be drawn to receive a free trial quota of the drug from among the flower friends. [Leader, you must stabilize first. Stabilize first! One must by all means not perform the mistake twice. Dont proceed by granting a free trial in less than three seconds before starting. Let us brew our emotions before we start!] [Thats right. Leader, you listen to me. The steps of the lottery should be like this. Announce the news first, determine the time and draw a method. When all the flower friends have occupied a seat, you wash your hands neat and clean, don a suit, burn incense and pray for three minutes, engage in a countdown with the flower friends, and finally be tentative and prudent in the drawing.] [Leader, didnt you always have five free slots before? Why is there only one this time?] [That too. Leader, you are no person who would only do for one person at a time, ah.] [I think at least three should be the bare minimum.] [Five is too few, seven is too much.] [Same thoughts with all upstairs.] [Leader, since we all are so familiar with each other, can you walk us through the back door?] [Upstairs, can you also walk through the unfathomable back door of the leader? Careful, you might not get out once you step foot in.] [Rest assured, I have the most advanced positioning system.] [No matter how awesome your system X is, it wont work if there is no signal.] [How do you know if there is no signal?] [If there is no signal, the back door of the leader should already have been penetrated. Are you still waiting to explore the cave for treasure hunting?] [What are you talking about upstairs? I cant understand it at all.] *** The thread of comments became more and more magical, and An Xian had already lost interest to see. She logged out of Huahua World, put away any distractions, and entered the mode of medicine refining. An Xians side was carried on like wind and streaming water, while He Lins side was camped to advance gradually and entrenched with vigilant steps. Tikaman was more formidable than imagined. And with just a moment of face-to-face, He Lins mental power suffered a slight shock. Fortunately, the pseudo-divine pill refined by Master Wen Tai was indeed out of the ordinary, which helped him offset most of the pressure and stabilized the fluctuations in his mind. However, with Tikamans acute senses, even slight abnormal fluctuations of a split second may be noticed by him. In the following exchange, Tikaman used practical actions to show his strength and arrogance to the fullest. Whether it may be a meeting, a visit, or a meal, the people surrounding him could feel at varying heights the incessantly released pressure. It was against reason that the handsome face of a middle-aged uncle still carried a smile, appearing as a loving saint as if he was saying, Im teasing you. Quick, come and fight me, ah. Ill just lie flat and wait for your hate to show. MDZZ. You are a dignified S-level enhancer. Can you be a bit more ethical?! People on the alliance side were like dogs who were too furious to dare growl anything. Nobody could withstand the immense pressure of an S-level enhancer for a long time, more if two of them were present. Soon enough, no one else existed within twenty meters of Tikaman and He Lin, including the other ambassadors of Yava country. Since the venue has been cleared, lets talk business, He Lin endured the severe pain caused by the mental shock without changing his expression and said in a steady tone. Arent we talking about business all the time? Tikaman replied, a humble smile still plastered on his face. For the sake of the friendship between the two countries, it is better for Mister Tikaman to exercise restraint. He Lin scanned the few cracks on the teacup, looking all uninterested and insipid as he said, I wonder if you were so unscrupulous when you were in front of His Royal Highness William? Tikamans face submerged a couple of degrees down as his eyes narrowed at He Lin. Yava was a constitutional monarchy country, but the heir to the throne was not limited to the direct descendants of the imperial family. All heirs of royal families were eligible to take part in the election, and William was the second-in-line successor supported by Tikaman. His Royal Highness William is 19 years old this year. Indeed, a very active phase of age. What do you want to say? Those words finally wiped out the smile of Tikaman, his voice grim. Its nothing. Now, it was He Lins turn to smile. Its a good thing for young people to be energetic, but you must also be cautious. After all, his Highness Williams noble status will inevitably incur some unscrupulous people conspiring against him. Tikamans eyes were now a pair of razor-sharp daggers locked on him, and the pressure he emanated became extensive to handle. He Lin gripped the handle of the armchair hard enough for his knuckles to turn white as if the blood vessels in the rest of his body were about to rupture, but he still sat as firm as a mountain and no changes on his face. He took an ostensive casual breath and said, Your countrys situation is far more complicated than ours. However, with Mister Tikaman in charge of the overall situation, His Highnesss safety should be assured. This He hopes that the two countries can shake hands and be friendly, and a peaceful and stable environment between the two is the basis of maintaining a friendship. What do you think? Tikaman stared profoundly at him as he smiled. You are right. Nothing is more important than the friendship between the two countries. The two puissant individuals exchanged insights somewhat cooperatively. It wasnt until after the show ended that the waiter came to clean up the table. He almost dropped the tray he held when he found the dishes on the table, which looked intact on the surface, had actually turned into fine powder. In fact, He Lin began his preparations more than a month ago. He initially did not hope that his injury could be concealed from Tikaman. Instead of passively defending, He Lin might as well take the initiative to seize Tikamans weakness to make him not dare give his full strength when William was the breakthrough He Lin chose. If Tikaman wanted to go against him, then he would not mind letting his boat sink into the sea. As long as Tikaman would not make a move, the rest would not threaten He Lin. Lord He. Seeing He Lins dull gray complexion and his heavy gait, Fei Tuo rushed to his side at once. He Lin waved his hand and said, Send me out of the city. Out of town? Puzzlement quickly etched in Fei Tuos worried face. When He Lin got in the car, he pressed on his tiny earpiece. My mental power is about to collapse. I cant stay in the city center any longer. Find me a sparsely populated place. Fei Tuos expression was overwhelmed with shock, yet he did not dare delay further. He revved up the car and sent a message to Zog to prepare him and the medical team. However, Fei Tuos message failed to send out because He Lins violent, uncontrolled mental power disturbed the transmission of the signal, and even the maglev car they were riding in was also affected. It was not just them. As He Lins mental power became more and more tempestuous, the nearby vehicles also progressed disorderly. Damn it! He Lin slammed a fist on the seat, his expression turned a little hideous as intervals of sharp pain stabbed his mind. The spiritual coercion exerted by Tikaman on him still broke through the effect of the pseudo-divine pill, triggering a much worse mental backlash. An S-level mental power berserk state is sufficient to defeat all mental defenses below A-level within a radius of several kilometers. It would also impact the economy and society, with damages far more extensive to be deemed incalculable. Hurry! He Lin let out a low, suppressed growl. Fei Tuo was in the epicenter of madness and violence, and to be under tremendous pressure, blood had already flowed out of his four facial orifices. If he had not been an A-level enhancer, all that would be left of him was a dead body. Even if he tried to get past the chaos of vehicles caused by small-scale traffic jams, Fei Tuo could not pass through quickly, even if he wanted to. Coupled with the simultaneous malfunction of the driving system because of the erratic bursts of mental power, it would inevitably lose control even if their car was modified for situations like this. One minute. One minute to drive me out of the city! He Lin said, his voice rasped. Fei Tuo burst into tears with blood smeared on his face. Not to mention one minute, he could not drive away even in ten minutesthe car was on the verge of falling apart! He Lin curled his body. The roots of blood vessels protruded on his skin almost to the point of bursting, and his consciousness gradually fell muddled. Two choices emerged in his mind. One was to sever the spiritual vein in his body, which would thoroughly decompose his mental power from the source and disperse his soul. The other was to let go of the shackles and allow this spiritual power to rush out and wantonly destroy it until the power was exhausted. In this way, he would not die, but his spiritual level may be impaired. With He Lins character, it was improbable to pick the second option. Neither was he a person who rashly conceded defeat. Inchmeal, He Lin opened his strained eyes, revealing a pair of slightly crazy bloodshot eyes. He stretched out his hand and took out a porcelain bottle from his pocket, his hand trembling the entire process. The words Zhenling Pill were engraved on the porcelain bottle majestically. This was an elixir An Xian gave as a present to He Lin when she started preparing the specialized medicines. The medicine could immediately calm a berserk mental power in a short period. Only that He Lin had not had the time to test its efficacy. However, the situation called for urgency this time, and he could not afford to lose mere seconds just for that. He unscrewed the lid, picked up the porcelain bottle, and poured the contents directly into his mouth. Meanwhile, Tikaman stood at the window in a specific building, his gaze affixed to the commotion on the street in the distance. The other people on the same trade with him did not notice any abnormalities and even muttered regrets that He Lin was not mentally damaged, as stated in the intelligence. A sneer hung from the corner of his mouth, but he said nothing. He indeed visited with the desire to take advantage of his illness to kill him, but He Lin was not an easy nut to crack. If he indeed had an accident, the He Family would not let Tikaman off that easily. Tikaman knew he was fastened to William too tightly, and if a mere hair was pulled, the whole body would follow suit. Although he was uncertain how He Lin possessed much control over the situation, with his understanding of He Lin, he would open a card even if he was in absolute uncertainty. Hence, Tikaman did not dare gamble. He was very conflictednot only wishing for He Lin to disappear, but he also did not wish for himself to be implicated. However, his dilemma was useless to think about now. He Lins mental power had burst out of control, and whether he could survive relied heavily on luck. Nevertheless, it failed to obstruct him from having a schadenfreude mentally from seeing He Lin causing trouble in his country. After estimating the time, Tikaman thought that the show was about to be staged. He waited for a minute, two minutes, four minutes, seven minutes Huh? What happened? This was an S-level powereven if that man was exhausted, it still would be impossible to suppress the overwhelming might of that level. But how come nothing happened? The breeze was still and calm, and the once clogged-up traffic seemed to have recovered?! Could it be that He Lin severed his spiritual vein? Tikaman immediately negated his guess because just now, a familiar and powerful mental power surrounded the building, then disappeared quietly like an empty wind. That mental power belonged to He Lin, and Tikaman could not have been more confident. And because of this shocking event, it made him feel even more inconceivable. Such a terrifying fierce mental power has calmed down in just a few minutes?! This is an S-level mental power which is comparable to the terrifying existence of an atomic bomb! What method did he use? Not only did the riots calm down, but He Lin did not seem to sustain much damage to his mental power. After all, he even had a leisure time running to him, an S-level powerhouseto brush his sense of existence. After wasting a long time expressing his feelings, Tikamans mood became sour in an instant. Back to the research room, Zog and the others wasted no time performing a comprehensive inspection on He Lin. The results stunned them that there was no significant problem apart from some loss of vitality, and even the mental strength remained at the original level of injury. Learning that He Lin took a drug to pacify the violent state of his power, Zog could not help show his excitement as he asked. Was it the drug Master Wen Tai helped you prepare? No, I ordered it from an online store. Online store? Zog thought he had misheard and was stunned, Is it Yuqing Pavillion or Cuiyu? Although they were well known, do they really can refine medicine to control an S-level mental berserk? Neither. Its Huahua World1. Zog looked even more dumbfounded. Huahua World? I havent heard of it before. Where did that beautiful2 place open? At this moment, Fei Tuo standing beside him was kind enough to explain. This is a newly opened online store which has a current level of two stars. The owner is a level 3 therapist. Excuse me? A new store with only two stars? And the owner is merely a level 3 therapist?! He Lin dared to order a drug from such an online store and then resolved a chaotic S-level crisis? The point was Lord He, why did you order medicine in a little-known two-star shop? Not only was it a low-starred drug, but the effect turned out to be pretty good! How could this be let off by the group of six to seventh-level pharmacists and therapists without feeling embarrassed, ah?! He Lin even had the cheek to tell them that this Zhenling Pill was just a gift Footnotes: [1] hu hu sh ji () the world of sensual pleasures [2] fng yu () breeze and moon, a figure of speech for beautiful scenery Chapter 13 He Lin sat on the king-sized dark-colored bed. A thin quilt was strewn over his lower body up to his waist barely covering his assets. Rather, it accentuated the bare flesh of his body and the well-built rise and valley of his muscles, exuding a sexy luster under the soft lighting. No more than ten minutes, He Lin slowly opened his eyes. Although the very fibers of his strained body deeply longed for sleep and rest, his active mental power kept him from falling into a peaceful sleep. He kneaded his throbbing temples and got up to splash his face with water in the bathroom. He then trod back to the bedroom, pulled open the bedside drawer, and took out a metal box that contained the exact medicines he ordered from Huahua Worldtwelve vials excluding the supplementary gift, Zhenling Pill. He Lin initially planned to give these drugs to Zog for testing but changed his mind by the last minute. If a gift out of gratitude could calm a frenzied S-level mental power in a mere minute, then what would be the level of efficacy of the main medicine? He was unsure if Roy was aware of the value and particularity of high-level specialized drugs when she took his order. A therapist or a pharmacist who could refine A-level specialized drugs to a 4-star medium-grade, no matter which country they were from, was a target of competition for all parties. Roy was only a Level 3 therapist with no illustrious family background and strong personal background. Once people targeted him, trouble would surely follow. Some people who sought nothing but profit would be unlikely to give him any choice of his own at all. If they could not exercise complete control of him, then they would stop at nothing to take his prescription instead. It could be seen from Roys investigation data that the young man bore an introverted personality, had no clue about the ways of the world, and might not even realize what astonishing talents he possessed. Recalling back to how casual he was in taking his orders, He Lin highly suspected that Roy had not thought there was any difference between specialized and ordinary medicines. In fact, there was still a difference, that was, one was high-priced and limited, and the other yielded a small profit but rapid turnover. Out of a protective mentality, He Lin decided not to take out those medicines for testing. With his powerful spiritual sense of touch alone, even without proper instrument help, he could roughly analyze the intrinsic quality of the medicines and whether they contained poison. Regardless of their specific effects, based on their appearance alone, the twelve pills refined by Roy possessed spirituality that ordinary drugs did not have. With this in mind, He Lin logged onto the Star Network and clicked on the webpage of Huahua World. Ding dong a tiny window popped out on the center of the page, spasming side to side the entire time. Feixing Dose? He Lin followed the icon included in the notification and found the Daily Free New Products. The first thing he saw was the three-dimensional image suspended in the center, showcasing two semicircular containers with sparkling and translucent golden liquids, like gems, that flow continuously on their own. Next to the products was a brief introduction to Feixing Dose. [Feixing Dose. A 3-star medium-grade specialized function, portable type medicine. It requires acute mental power to control the volatilization of medicine, and is offered as a set of two that can last for 720 hours of flight.] There was a demo video below the text. He Lin clicked on it, and a fully three-dimensional image unfolded before his eyes. A slender silhouette of a person stood on the very edge of a building, overlooking the bustling activities under his feet. Without warning, he moved, leaped, and flew towards the vast expanse of darkness and light underneath. He conducted a magnificent and awesome performance. The golden streams of light streaked across the sky. Along with the movements of the pilot, various lights and shadows were transformed, and everything was engulfed by He Lins deep eyes; twinkling with a peculiar radiance evoking memories hidden deep within his heart. The vague silhouette of the figure in the video gradually overlapped with the blue light he saw on the seafloor on the day of the airplane crash. He descended on the top of the tower, turned around, and faced the camera. A handsome face unbosomed itself before He Lins eyes without warning. So it was you A low baritone voice sounded in the bedroom, and two clusters of brilliant flame ignited in He Lins orbs. The ray of light in his memory had, at long last, turned to be real and came into his world. A short beeping sound caught his attention and noticed that there was only less than a minute left before the Feixing Dose auction. He Lin exited the video and began bidding right off the bat. He practically, perhaps because of his reflex or by his natural disposition, became the first bidder. [Fuck, who is this! ! !] [I am not seeing things wrong, right? 30,000?] [Cant we all bid well? The starting price is only 500!] [This internet speed truly is blazing fast as its flying. I only have a 0.2-second delay on my side, and the bidding over there has already been finished!] [MDZZ, the local tyrant is amazing!] While netizens were clamoring and cursing, the original price of 30,000 abruptly jacked up to 35,000 for no reason. [What the fucking fuck. Another local tyrant emerges.] [For this auction, I took out my three-month pocket money. But it turned out that I didnt even have a chance to fucking bid.] 35,000 soared to 50,000. [In an instant, this became a Shura field for local tyrants.] [Cant you bastards leave a way for us, P people, to stay alive?!] [Tyrants, tyrants. Listen to me. There are five sets of Feixing Dose in this auction, so yall dont need to be anxious! Everyone bid rationally, calmly, and dont be impulsive!] This comment had just been sent, and the price also changed from 50,000 to 55,000.] [Ill now stop talking, just gonna watch them pretend BS quietly by the side.] He Lin glanced at the person competing with himhimKings Return. One finger slash: 100,000. Kings Return: . The comment area exploded again. A group of 3-star mid-level functional drugs actually got 10W! This was not a specialty medicine, but merely an entertainment consumable. According to the normal estimation, it would have been sold for roughly 15,000 but the result was actually a tenfold increase in only three bids! In the end, Kings Return did not make his desired comeback, and the continued price hike was very unfavorable for the subsequent auctions. The guy who competed with him was obviously a wastrel who didnt care about money. He Lin succeeded in winning the first set of Feixing Dose. However, as he dwelled on it carefully, he did a very na?ve thing. Although Feixing Dose was out of the ordinary, it was of little use to him. As the chief order maintainer of the alliance, he must take into consideration his identity and image regardless of what he did. If he truly used Feixing Dose to fly around the city, he was guaranteed to make headlines within the first three to five minutes. It would also push Roy and Huahua World into the cusp of the storm. However, seeing other people uttering cries of anguish in the comment section, He Lin felt an indescribable dark yet refreshing feeling. The rest of Feixing Dose sets were auctioned afterward. He Lin paid no attention to it anymore and instead poked the Huahua Worlds Leader flower bud profile. But no response traveled back, crushing his budding giddiness no response traveled back, The auction was still in full swing. The owner of the shop, was he not online? Once he withdrew from Huahua World, and his attention went back to himself again, waves of excruciating pain attacked him all at once. He Lin took out the porcelain bottle marked Huyuan Pill and put the medicine into his mouth. According to the medication instructions, Huyuan Pill, Zhuoqing Pill, Yunli Pill, and Yangling Pill were to be taken three days apart in sequence each. The other seven pills could be taken whenever he needed to, but only one tablet a day. After taking the medicine, He Lin reclined on the bed as he felt the gradual changes in his mental power. He slowly nodded off. When An Xian came out of the refining room, the auction of Feixing Dose had already concluded. Lets look at the final transaction price375,000 credits. Um? 375,000? An Xian almost thought she had read it wrong, but the five sets of Feixing Dose, to her surprise, were sold at a staggering price of over 370,000. She checked the buyers who obtained the Feixing Dose. She discovered that someone had taken the first set at a price of 10W, which caused the subsequent prices to soar. The original starting price of the 2W just shot to 6W and to 7W. The first buyer was Your Excellency H, who previously ordered her specialized medicines. It really was a lot of money and waywardness. Many people detested him down to the very core and nicknamed him H10. As soon as the auction ended, posts about the auction appeared on the Tianfu forum at once, and the high transaction price shook everyone. If this was a 3-star middle-grade specialty drug, let alone six to seventy thousand, there would be millions of people rushing to get a hold of each bottle. But if you spent 60,000 to 70,000 to buy a set of functional medicines that could only be used for 720 hours, many people would deem it unworthy for such money and attention. The king who previously bid with He Lin returned and successfully sold the second set at a price of 70,000. He posted right after receiving Feixing Dose, the appraisal would be broadcast live and would be judged by him whether it was truly valuable. Many people commented they would be at his page, waiting to see another tyrantthe Medicine God. Within the harmonious, heated discussion, someone all of a sudden shared a post titled 818 The Orphan Who Gained Others Sympathy by Selling Tragedy, Swindled the Legacy of the Old Mans Orphanage, Paid his Way Through a Prestigious School Diploma, and Finally Walked on the Pinnacle of Life as an Orphan. The poster was Undressed Myna. An Xian was just about to quit the forum when she caught sight of this interesting post that hindered her not so. When she read the post title, she felt a strange feeling in her heart. She clicked on the post, skimmed through it, and immediately guessed the identity of Mister A in the post. The following evidence promptly confirmed her conjecture that Mister A was Roy, whom she borrowed identity from. The post delivered a substantial guiding quality by mapping false speculation on events such as the death of the director of the orphanage, Roys large inheritance, his extremely poor qualifications that were admitted to a foreign prestigious school, and his early graduation. The purpose is abundantly apparentto throw mud at Roy. The post was issued more than a month ago, four or five months after the crash occurred. Roy already kicked the bucket at that time. So the only person who moved him black was probably the impostor herself. An Xian lived her new life in seclusion during this period and rarely had contact with outsiders. The sole person she came into contact with was the brown-haired man, which Roy himself forgot whose name, Roy himself forgot the whose name, in the medicinal marketplace. There seemed to be no conflict between the two. Just because she showed indifference that the man would post such against her? An Xian frowned. She herself did not care about others opinions, however, the person they made light of and disgraced was Roy. She had read Roys memory and probably no one in this world knew the young man better other than her. Even though Roy was gifted with inferior talent and his personality bore some shortcomings, he was a very remarkable person. An Xian borrowed his identity, and it was only natural for her to accept this karma. No matter what would happen, she refused to consent to anyone to calumniate such an upright person. Chapter 14 He apparently believed the presumption of this post, and thus regarded Roy as a person of an inferior character. Not only him but many other netizens who read the post were naturally beguiled and expressed their displeasure one after the other. An Xian tracked down the reprint address and discovered the original post. The post reached over two thousand comments, which divulged additional information about Roy, such as his life experience, appearance, character traits, occupation, and school transcripts, to name a few. Every piece of information was unearthed, exposing the person to those who acted like sharks, pounced whenever something fishy was unearthed. They ganged up and attacked, and conscientiously used harsh and vicious language to express their displeasure with someone they only got to know through a post. The post only disclosed Roys personal information and there was no hard evidence to support the doubts of many, nor the post itself. However, most people would never waste time seeking verification. They would only believe in the truth that their knowledge could perceive. As some people in the shadows sneakily fanned the flames, soon all the netizens torched Roy in unison. These people did not know the Mister A they tried to slander and curse with every ounce of their energy was no longer in the living. Whats popping was that the post actually accumulated hundreds of thousands of shares. If Roy was still alive, given his character, An Xian could not imagine how difficult it would be for him to handle. An Xian suppressed the rage building up in her heart. She created an account with the username This is the truth. Losing no minute, she made a post in the forum [Do you know Roy? Are you familiar with his persona? Ill tell you who he truly is.] [Roys basic information has already been brought to light thanks to Angry Stones post titled 818 The Orphan Who Gained Others Sympathy by Selling Tragedy, Swindled the Legacy of the Old Mans Orphanage, Paid his Way Through a Prestigious School Diploma, and Finally Walked on the Pinnacle of Life as an Orphan. You all know Roy is an orphan, but do you know how his parents died? Over ten years ago, a devastating flood struck the city of Qishan. Given that Roys father was a soldier and his mother was a therapist, both hurried to the front lines to aid their comrades. As a result, both lost their lives and became part of the disasters many casualties. Roy was only five years old when he was orphaned. Because Roy lacked relatives, the ZF grant-in-aid he received was given to the Gongji Orphanage, which took him in, for 20W.] [Roy is a heros orphan; since the heroes were ordinary people, their sacrifices were only worth 20W. Fortunately, Roy was taken in by a kind-hearted dean who looked after him well.] [The old dean died of illness when Roy was seventeen, but he did not pass away suddenly. Everyone in the orphanage knew the old deans health wasnt good, but no one could tell him to rest easy after he persisted for so long with the child he cared for. He gave Roy his inheritance, which was only 25W, as you know. This figure included Roys ZF allowance over the years as well. Shao Ming, a lawyer, is in charge of this case. If you dont believe me, go to his website and ask him for confirmation yourself.] [Most of the orphanages adopted children are disabled. Despite receiving funding from a variety of sources each year, the orphanage struggled to make ends meet because of high medical and educational costs. So, how could you believe that a selfless elderly man who dedicated the rest of his life to charity would amass millions of dollars in assets? Instantly believing what others spout, do you still have a bit of IQ left?! ] Netizens who uttered righteous words in the comment section became deafeningly silent. Heroic Orphan, 25 inheritance, these words were like pots of chili water, pouring all over their faces and making them feel hot and ashamed. Some hurried to Lawyer Shao Ming for authentication, not wasting any time. When the lawyer became aware of the situation, they immediately located the inheritance document and intercepted the matter of the document, proving to everyone the authenticity of the matter. He added that 11W of the 25W ZF grant served as Roys educational funding and annual living allowances, which the dean kept until Roy became an adult. When the verifiability of the news was brought to light, all netizens who paid close attention were gobsmacked. Among the small amount of 25W, 11W is still owned by Roy himself. There was no deception, neither melodramatic nor dog blooded, and no great luck, only complete melancholia. Whether it was Roys life experience or the old deans selflessness, it made people feel embarrassed to sigh. However, some were quick to raise concerns. How did Roy get into the Bellevue School of Medicine if there is only 25W? Even if he was admitted by chance, how could he cover his tuition and living expenses for three years abroad with nothing more than 25W savings? [Allow me to answer your concern.] This message was sent by Gongji Orphanage, a middle-aged woman who activated the live broadcast mode. My name is Yi Qiu, and I am the current dean of the orphanage. Regarding Roys situation, I believe I must assist him in clarifying. An Xian was taken aback. She never expected the dean of Gongji Orphanage to fight back. Previously, she donated the money to the orphanage and left a piece of contact information. She communicated little after that, except to send money regularly. At first, I was oblivious to what was going on. Until recently, several reporters had discovered the orphanage and wanted to interview Roy. I felt browned off after inspecting Angry Stones post. Im not sure why anyone wanted to slander Roy. Roys talent is not exceptional, and admission to Bellevue Medical School would indeed be impossible under normal circumstances. Going abroad was never an option for him at first. He simply wanted to stay and look after the orphanage for the old dean. It just so happened that year that a professor visited Canggu City. For some reason, he issued a mission to the public to assist him in processing 3,000 medicinal drugs in three days, with a 3W reward for completion. Many people faced the challenge, but no one could complete it. Because those 3,000 medicinal ingredients were of awful quality, the process was cumbersome. Moreover, it can only be completed by one person and cannot be mixed with another persons spiritual qi. In order to win the 3W reward, Roy also took on this task and began processing medicinal materials day in and night. He didnt leave the studio for three days. You should know this spiritual level was only D, and let alone three days, which meant ten hours of continuous work, was an enormous strain for him. But, in the end, he completed the mission at the cost of two days of sleep and nearly exhausted mental power. The professor who assigned the assignment was overjoyed with the medicinal materials Roy processed. He not only paid 3W credits, but he also wrote a recommendation letter for Roy. Roy could gain an extra 30 points when applying to Bellevue College with this letter of recommendation. In the comments section, there were several astonishing exclamations, and most of them envied Roys good fortune. Good luck? Dean Yu Qius eyes turned bright red. The letter of recommendation made little sense to Roy. All he cared about was the 3W credits. However, the money he earned with all his might was eventually consumed. He also required more than 2W credits to treat the mental damage he had sustained. One could hear a pin drop in a comment section. The three days and three nights of strenuous work not only unrewarded him; but also ripped him off of 20,000. Netizens were torn between calling him stupid and admiring his unyielding tenacity. It was no surprise no one could complete the task because the effort and the reward were wildly out of proportion. Roys steadfast determination would likely be the most effective. Yu Qiu said, Because of this recommendation, the old dean gave Roy the entire inheritance he had planned to leave to the orphanage before his death. He hoped Roy could apply to Bellevue Medical School and become a certified therapist in the future. Roy agreed and worked hard to prepare for it. Besides his tremendous efforts, the 30 points played a significant role in his later admission to Bellevue, which I do not deny. When Roy flew abroad, he only had about 25W credit points, which was barely enough to cover Bellevues tuition for a year. He had to rely solely on himself to cover his living expenses, too. His difficulties were beyond ordinary peoples imagination. Isnt studying abroad a wonderful experience? For Roy, it represented a burden, a responsibility, and a promise. How could he not want to return after being away for three years? Its just that he was short of money to travel back and forth, and the round-trip airfare is the equivalent of two months living expenses, although Im not sure how he returned here in the last few years. Because of his qualifications, however, he must have worked several times harder than the average person to graduate one year early. His world is very simple, and he will invest in anything for the orphanage. I hope you dont listen to idle rumors and inadvertently harm this ill-fated child. Yu Qin took a brief pause. One more thing, you may not know, but just a few months ago, Roy donated 50W to the orphanage. [Wait, 50W?] [Where did he get so much money?] [Didnt you say he had a hard time? Did you feed the dog with so much quilt in front of you?] Some guys who got slapped in the face appeared to be grasping something, and they became ecstatic. Thats the compensation he received. Yu Quis tone was slow, full of compassion. A few months ago, a plane crash occurred. He was one of the eight survivors at the time and received a 70W compensation. The day after he received the compensation, he transferred 50W of it to the orphanage. [The crash of a few months ago wasnt that one, right?] [How many crashes can there be every year? And the amount of 70W is too obvious.] [Oh my God. He turned out to be a survivor of the plane crash with Lord Wei Xu.] [For the 70W compensation for his life and even transferred 50W of it, I dont know what to say now.] [Its truly a major reversal. Should everyone who denigrated Roy come out and apologize on their knees now?] [MD, being used as a spear by that Angry Stone. I, your father, will spray him to death!] [Count me in.] *** Because of Dean Yu Qius intervention, the rhetoric against Roy swerved in the opposite direction, eventually shifting in Roys favor. After that, everyone was curiously engorged about Roys life abroad in the previous few years, though it was more of a genuine curiosity than malicious gossip. [Im looking for someone who can tell me about Roys experiences at Bellevue College. Im just curious how he graduated so quickly.] [How did he earn his 25W, which was only enough for one year of tuition and the remaining two years of tuition and living expenses?] [Im intrigued if Roy has any extraordinary learning techniques. My metal level is also D, so Im hoping to learn from it.] Learn from it? An Xian sighed. She reckoned no one could use Roys experience in college as a reference, because it was just plain too draining. Chapter 15 No content Chapter 16 Not all things inside the storeroom were invaluable treasures. Besides the antique calligraphy and paintings, gold, jade, and silver artifacts, there were also out-of-print books, rare ores, weaponry, and limited-release commemorative coins, to name a few. He Lin was fond of weapons, ancient weapons of various shapes and lengths to be exact. However, weaponry was clear as the day was not suitable for gifts, so he asked Elsa to come over for a consultation. Which one caught your eye? He Lin asked. Elsa tried to suppress the bubbling excitement in her heart. Her eyes swept across the room. Only lingering on every treasure by a nanosecond. Soon, her eyes stopped on a ruby placed in the middle of the glass cabinet. If she was not mistaken, this gemstone was part of the natural crystalline marrow the He family extracted from an orebody ten years ago. After cutting and processing, they found it contained an impressive 97.6% of purity. The gem also exhibited a crisp, uncontaminated texture, the surface was of transparent color, and dazzling in brilliance. Its initial value appraisal was around 500 million, and supposedly, it was reserved for the future wife of He Lin. At that time, a hubbub of various noises broke all over the country, yet the matter soon waned as it was left unsettled. Elsa could not tear her eyes away when she first saw it. Not because of its beauty, but because of the implicit meaning it symbolized. He Lin followed her line of sight and saw the gemBlazing Heart of Love. He walked over, opened the glass cabinet, and took out Blazing Heart of Love. He still harbored quite the impression of this gem. His grandfather gave it to him as an adulting present. The latter even joked that it could be passed on to his wifes car in the future. Only that he never took it to heart, because every time his grandfather gave him a present, he would always quip in the granddaughter-in-law who they knew both nothing of. In the eyes of outsiders, the Blazing Heart of Love may hold extraordinary value. In contrast, for him, the greatest significance was that it was a gift from the elderly. When such gifts accumulated far too much for one to count in a sitting, no matter how precious those objects were, they became no different from toys. This gemstone looked really pleasing. But isnt it too irreverent to give such an expensive gift without careful consideration? However, considering Roys origin and personality, he probably held no appreciation for gems. Even if he gave this 500 million gemstone to him, He Lin reckoned Roy would only regard it as a 500 million gem he picked up from a ground stall. After contemplating it for five seconds, He Lin decisively decided. Just choose it! He packed the Blazing Heart of Love into a gift box and handed it to Elsa. Elsas cheeks flushed pink. She was so excited that her stretched-out hand trembled as she carefully received the box. Wrap the bag for me this afternoon. Elsa stiffened: Those words were like a basin of ice-cold water, extinguishing the fervent heat blazing in her heart into a pile of cold ash at once. The man she admired suddenly took her to the storage room and asked her what she liked, in a casual attitude where it seemed Elsa could pick randomly. The purpose was indeed to choose a gift, yet it was not chosen for her! My lord, you could have said it earlier. You should have spoken your intent earlier! Or else how could I be excited?! How could I dare choose the Blazing Heart of Love! This was for the future wife of Lord He! Does he already have a woman he adores?! Elsa felt as if she became mentally retarded just now. Her morale had been hit like never. She glared at He Lin with obvious bitterness and hatred emitting from her eyes. The green veins of her trembling fingers holding the box bulged out too. What? He Lin glanced at her coldly. Elsa soon lowered her head and promptly curbed her emotions. My lord, who are you going to give this heart to? Do you need to prepare a card? She figured it was not the recipient. The last thing she could do was to figure out which coquettish bitch was taking advantage of He Lins gap under her strict guard! No, you just need to pack it up. After the order was clarified, He Lin spun on his heels and walked out of the storage room alone. Elsa gritted her teeth and soon followed with heavy footsteps. She vowed she must track down the person who got this Blazing Heart of Love! By the afternoon, He Lin received a courier from An Xian. There was also a pot of Qixiang grass beside the Feixing Dose. Qixiang grass was an evergreen plant with wide blade-like leaves and even a veiny texture. The stems in the middle stood straight as a ramrod, which was complemented by blossoming a lavender flower on top. It stood alone, looking all elegant yet cold. The aroma was not strong, yet it made people feel very at ease. He Lin placed it in his bedroom, near the headboard of the bed. Soon after, he asked Fei Tuo to send the packaged Blazing Heart of Love to An Xian. Fei Tuo was oblivious to the fact that the package contained 50 million worth of Blazing Heart of Love, and He Lin could not be bothered to inform him either. So, Fei Tuo just sent the package to an ordinary courier and sent it out. When An Xian got the well-wrapped-up package from a pile of disordered express deliveries and found the inside contained a valuable natural spiritual stone, the whole person was silent. She was really not an expert at appraising gems. However, the one in front of her was different. It was an authentic spiritual stone. Although the aura content was subpar, it was of pure quality and was only slightly inferior to the ones in her spatial storage ring. Its appearance showed that this era kept natural spirit stones! If she could find more spirit stones, her cultivation speed would increase by leaps and bounds, and she would not have to worry about her spiritual qi drying up. An Xian was thrilled about this. When she was inwardly thanking Your Excellency H for his generosity, her eyes caught something peeking out between the parcels interlayer. It turned out to be a contract. After skimming over at a fast rate, a trace of surprise flashed through An Xians eyes. She put down the contract, boarded the StarNet, and tried to contact Your Excellency H. The other party just happened to be online. Apparently, every time she got in touch with him, he would always be online. You Excellency H: [I guess you have received my gift.] Huahua Leader: [Yes, thank you. I like it very much.] Your Excellency H: [You are welcome.] Huahua Leader: [You also sent me a contract.] Your Excellency H: [Well, what do you think?] Huahua Leader: [Let me become your exclusive drug consultant and pharmaceutical expert for three years, with a minimum guaranteed annual salary of 300W, and the medicines prices are calculated separately?] Your Excellency H: [Thats right. I will not interfere with your development of other medicines. But I hope that within those three years, you will only supply specialized medicines to me.] Huahua Leader: [Why?] The conditions were handsome, and she was small. Your Excellency H: [I need a stable source of specialized medicines. The medicines you refined are very in line with my requirements.] An Xian fell into deep thought. Most of the materials needed to refine specialized medicines were expensive, and it would consume a lot of spiritual power to make as well. She had no intention of focusing on specialized vitality drugs as her principal sales. His Excellency Hs contract not only provided her with funds to purchase medicine materials but also did not hinder her from selling other drugs. The contract had a statute of effectivity for only three years, which was almost just in time for the spiritual qi cycle to form. It could be assumed that this contract was suitable for her current situation. With the financial power displayed by Your Excellency H, probably he would not cheat an unremarkable little shop owner. Around this time, Your Excellency H added: [After the contract is signed, if you encounter any trouble in the future, you can come to me. I will do my utmost to protect your safety so you can concoct medicine without distraction.] Huahua Leader: [This contract is very favorable to me. I really cant think of such grounds to refuse.] Your Excellency H: [You will not regret it.] Huahua Leader: [Well, I consent.] An Xian was not an ink person. Since she thought it appropriate, then it was settled. Your Excellency H: [Happy cooperation, my exclusive consultant.] Huahua Leader: [Please advise me, my boss.] He Lin became in a good mood when he saw her reply. A little later, he added: [Three years later; I hope we can renew the contract.] Huahua Leader: [Things three years from now, lets put off the discussion after three years.] He Lin insisted neither. Once they made an appointment time to notarize the contract online, they hopped offline. He drafted this contract mainly to protect Roy. This young man was still too young. Once someone discovered his talents for refining specialized vitality medicines, it was difficult to say what trouble would he encounter. He Lin was usually buried in work, and there would be inevitable times where he could not take care of it himself. So, with this contract, Roy would no longer accept orders for specialized vitality medicines, minimizing the risk of him being targeted. He hoped that at least within three years, he could grant this young man a quiet and secure environment. After An Xian delightedly sold herself for the next three years, she fiddled with her medicinal ingredients. The negative remarks about Roy on the internet have evanesced. After discovering that Roy was the alliance leader of Huahua World, the buyers took initiative to organize themselves to help clarify the truth and wash off the grime and black on his name. As evidenced by various facts, Roy not only restored his reputation. He also became an inspirational model for many young people. The first half of his life revolved around obscurity and unknown, and the latter half of his would be brilliant. What An Xian was not aware of was that Angry Stone who conspired in vilifying Roy, was Ou Hao, which was found out by He Lin at a fast rate. The latter used his own methods to harness the person and exposed him to major forums. The difference between Roy was that person conducted himself with impropriety and was caked with black spots. A random investigation revealed a lot of things heinous enough for his reputation to plummet rock-bottom. He Lin glanced at it and not a second later, disdain arose on his face and soon stopped paying attention. This kind of villain was really unworthy of wasting his efforts. An Xian wanted to teach Ou Hao a lesson, but before she could do anything, the said person had already fallen on his grace by a thunderbolt. Although she was uncertain if it was a mere coincidence or someone helped in the dark. But since a proper punishment had been carried out, there was no need for her to pursue it. She had other significant flowers to tend for and had no interest in wasting time on such insignificant passers-by. Her and He Lins views, contrary to what one might expect, were astonishingly identical. After the five sets of Feixing Dose and a set of complimentary gifts were sent out, a live flight show appeared soon. Flying agents have prime requirements for a persons mind control capability. Among the four live videos released so far, except for the Return of the King, who flew out of like the drunken svelte of a peacock, the others were appalling. The various bizarre flying postures elicited guffaws from the audiences, and the comment section was flooded with long threads of laughter 23333. This also made everyone realize how powerful the mind control of the Huahua Leader was. Her flying posture was smooth, straightforward, whimsical, and sported lots of tricks as if she reigned originally as the king of the sky. And her comment area was full of non-stop handsome, handsome, handsome More than half a month after the release of Feixing Dose, the heat of flying had yet to subside. And An Xian began pondering the new drug for the next month. The author has something to say: Ai ma, when will the female and male lead meet? The author is also eager for them! Chapter 17 Days flew by in the blink of an eye, and now it was time to ring in the new year. An Xian received a letter from the orphanage, hoping she would be able to return home for the new year. Come back home for the New Year? The orphanage was Roys home, not hers. She had nowhere to call home during this time. Furthermore, her several hundred years of cultivation life had already accustomed her to solitude for a long time. If she did return, it would still feel unnatural as An Xian didnt know how to interact with those who cared about Roy. Thus, she had no choice but to decline the invitation by refining medicine. Eight to nine months had elapsed since she woke up from Cangquan Mountain. The weather was turning colder. Most of the flowers in the flower field were still in full bloom, unaffected by the cold, and only a small portion withered. An Xian had already stored and bred third-generation seeds for several of the flowers planted, which could only be planted once the weather warmed up. The spiritual qi in three-generation seeds was much higher than in previous generations, due to that, they would become the primary force in accelerating the cycles formation. An Xian leaned against the fence, a hip flask in one hand, watching the flowers flutter in the breeze, unhurried and content. She already made up her mind about the new medicine to be released this month. When refining Feixing Dose, there were some materials left over that could be used this time. [At 9 oclock tomorrow morning, the new product will be broadcasted live. Stay tuned.] Early that morning, the Tianfu Forum boiled over because of this news. Huahua World had just issued a statement that they would release new products after the last flying live broadcast! Just after the stigmatization posting incident, the popularity of Huahua World and the Leader skyrocketed, and their supporters shot through the roof as well. Coupled with Feixing Doses growing popularity, the news drew widespread attention as soon as it was released. On the hotly awaited day, a large group of flower friends flocked to Huahua World even before 7 oclock ticked by. [I dont have a clue what type of product will be launched this time.] [No matter what, I am down. If you get it, you get it!] [Last live broadcast, the Leader only showed his face. Hmph, this time I must watch it!] [Upstairs, are you here to see drugs or people?] [People or drugs, come into my baby bowl!] *** Meanwhile, He Lin sat upright at his desk at the International Center Union Building, passively listening to Elsas report on todays itinerary. Huahua Worlds space page took up the entire virtual screen next to him, and the countdown was coming to an end. When the clock struck down to 30 seconds, He Lin said, I see you, you can go now. Dont disturb me for the next two hours. Elsa could not help but raise her head and gaped at He Lin when she was interrupted in the middle of the report. Seeing him staring at the screen so solemnly as if a more important project was keeping him occupied at the moment, Elsa withdrew with doubts. The countdown ended. A live video appeared on the space page right in time. An Xian appeared in the video standing on a small hillside without shoes. Her bare feet crushed the dew-stained grass beneath. The audience was struck by the jade-white toes and yellow-withered vegetation, as well as the warm flesh and wet cold sludge. [This is the legendary foot!] [Leave that patch of mud, change it to my hand!!!] [Leader, you look sexy without shoes!] [Its all right, the Leader has medicine.] *** Those elegant feet, even in exquisite clarity, bore no trace of flaws. The round nails shone with a clear, healthy luster. He Lin gazed at them, feeling a particular emotion arising in his heart. At this point, the camera moved slowly, orbited half a circle, and turned to face An Xian. The camera then focused on the porcelain bottle she was holding. The translucent porcelain bottle held ten green pills the size of soybeans. An Xian took one out and placed it in her mouth. Her eyes closed shut, lashes fluttering. As soon as they opened, a mirage suddenly flashed and disappeared from the camera. The lens shot up, capturing the figure as it leaped into the sky. Is it another flying drug? Countless pairs of eyes stared at their screens without blinking. They saw the figure reach its maximum peak, slowed down, and rushed down as they fell. Thats right, its floating. Like a feather, its light and graceful. Like a gentle poke, the tip of the toes landed on a leaf. The leaf sank so humbly and bounced back. As if it was wind borne, the figure sprang along with the motion. Occasionally rising and falling. The lithe figure never stopped gliding forward as it crossed the hillside, sailing over the dew-scented grass and even passing by a lake. Its feet brushed against the duckweed buoying on the lake and it hopped toward the opposite bank, splashing no water on its feet. The only trace it left were circles of ripples. Everyone was dumbstruck that they forgot to flood on the forum. A person could actually be so light! As if there is no weight, even leaves can hold him up! If flying manifested speed and adventurous zeal, then at this moment, only lightness and elegance were shown. Two completely different styles, but equally fascinating. An Xian soared to the top of the mountain in a matter of seconds. Under her feet stretched ten thousand fathoms of an abyss, vaguely obscured by the mist and clouds and ironically made clear by the swirling of nipping chilly air. [Shit, that familiar sense of dj vu!] [The Leader is going to jump again.] [Hurry and prepare Rapid Heart Pills!] In contrast to the trepidation of the audiences, An Xian did not hesitate. She hovered a foot lightly and jumped. [Ahhhhhhhhh!] [What are you howling for? Watch!] An Xian closed her eyes, spread her arms, and lay on her back, gently rippling the clouds and mists around as she plunged like a leaf boat, swimming leisurely at ease. [This cozy and satisfying scene makes me want to jump onto the screen and swing with him!] [Rippling, swaying, why are you so flurrying~] [The planets gravity has completely lost its effect on the Leader. Is this really not an evil technology?!] At this moment, An Xian flipped over, and little by little glided toward a cliff. Her hand snaked out and snatched a wild fruit from under the claws of a witch monkey. The angry indignant squeaks of the monkey fell on deaf ears while An Xian wiped the fruit on her clothes. She took a bite, and a frown formed in an instant on her forehead. [Leader, you didnt even let go of a monkey!!!] [Demonic spirit, you here? Someone robbed a poor monkey just now. Haste over and take him away!] [Im sure that wild fruit is unpalatable. See that look on the Leaders faceit was wrinkled with dejection!] [Hahaha, that monkeys expression was too funny. I want to cut it off and make it into an expression pack.] An Xian turned her body upside down without warning, grabbed a thick vine, and reached out to catch a bird chick that stumbled over and fell from its nest. In one move, she swung upright, put the chick back into the nest together with the wild fruit that had only taken a bite. [Leader, a harrier, is a carnivore. What are you doing throwing your leftover fruit into someone elses bird nest?!] [Bullying a na?ve baby harrier. Where is your morality, Leader?!] [Where is the Mama Harrier? Come quick, someone here is throwing rubbish in your house.] [Leader, do you plan to float until the end of time? Its been solid five minutes and you havent landed yet!] [Precisely, get down now. If this continues as if like Im watching a celestial deity in the sky, I am going to beat someone.] [Upstairs is adequately jealous and hateful.] An Xian did not hear the anguished wailing of everyone, but she wasnt that far from the bottom of the cliff by this time. She straightened her body until her feet faced the ground and was about to land, only to find that a large area under her feet was actually covered in slithering poisonous snakes awaiting her landing! [Snakes, snakes, so many snakes!] [Fuck, Im scared to death. Leader, be careful!] [There are at least a thousand densely entwined pieces below!] [I have a severe phobia of them. Ah!] An Xian did not panic. She extended out a hand and grabbed onto the nearest protruding rock. An Xian used her falling momentum to whirl around the rock and shoot out horizontally like a leaf. The poisonous snakes below raised their heads, hissing, as they looked at the figure passing over them. The tall silhouette sailed out of the snakes scopes and landed outside the cliff after only ten seconds of constant speed. The eyes were opened to a vast green clearing. A wide grassland stretching across the horizon, meeting the setting sun, whose last light poured out across the land, staining the earth in gold and warmth. An Xian looked around at the ethereal scenery. She took a deep breath and whispered, Its time to go back. As soon as the voice faded, she stepped to the cliffs edge and leaped upwards deftly, as if on solid ground. She drifted between clouds, like an immortal. An ethereal scenery of a figure amongst the clouds and skies. Only the soles of her feet were streaked with dust and mud, and the insteps were still as bright and clean as before. As light as a feather, floating like a cloud of dust. This was her new productLight Dust Pill. Ten capsules per bottle. Each capsule lasted for 30 minutes. Grade: 2-star middle grade. Leap onto roofs and vault over walls; cross the forest and walk on water; climb the houses and traverse the bridges in no time. One could do all of this, and all you have to do is follow their hearteither walking or traveling unrestrained. An Xian let the people of this era witness and experience themselves the cultivators style more than a thousand years ago. [The Leader astounded me this time. If I have to use a word to describe him, itd be Fallen Immortal.] [The whole time, I was kneeling while watching the Leader. Its just so beautiful!] [Ah, with the Alliance Leader, other vulgar powders can no longer re-enter my eyes.] [Such a beautiful and passionate leader. I wonder why you were nameless before? Was it because everyone is blind or the Leader is too low-key?] [From now on, the Alliance Leader is my only male god!] After An Xian concluded the live broadcast, he updated the description of Light Dust Pill in the space. Still the same old mechanics. A bottle would be given as a gift and 5 bottles were auctioned. Light Dust Pill did not require a certain level of mental power, nor did it necessitate an elite level of mental control. So long as one mastered balance and practiced it a few times, one could improve. To achieve its maximum effect, it was necessary to take advantage of the availability of the surrounding resources. The auction was scheduled for two days later, and everyone was gearing upready to fight against immorality, speed, and staking financial resources. He Lin had no intention of grabbing the Light Dust Pill this time. He just kept watching An Xians videos. His eyes shone with rapt concentration as if he wanted to engrave every movement and expression she made. For the first time, he desperately wanted to meet someone. This young man was more outstanding than he thought. More beautiful, so interesting that he refused to share the person with others. Seeing everyones admiration and love for him, I am glad that I signed the contract with him in time. And for the next three years, he was her bossthe only boss.