4: Los Angeles, herbal medicine shop

"Synthesize."

Swish!

Two century-old Qingling Grass disappeared.

The next second, a green plant resembling a narcissus appeared.

White halos swirled around it, its leaves covered with blue veins, subtly revealing a hint of the extraordinary.

[Four Rank Qingling Grass]: Three hundred years old, birthed the Clear Spirit King bloodline. Consuming it can increase the Soul Power level of low-level Soul Masters.

Four Rank?

It even contains the Clear Spirit King bloodline?

"It's decent enough."

Looking at this Four Rank Qingling Grass, Su Ye resisted the urge to eat it.

Unwilling to give up, he reached into the basket again and rummaged through it.

"..."

Unfortunately, there really wasn't a single drop left~

Su Ye felt somewhat unsatisfied.

It took over thirty year-old Qingling Grass to synthesize one Four Rank Qingling Grass.

Medicinal ingredient grades are divided from one to Nine Rank. Nine Rank is already rare in the world, but it's still not as good as immortal grade.

Four Rank, tsk, neither high nor low.

In his previous life, he particularly hated not having low-level cards at a crucial moment of synthesizing cards.

That feeling was like when his wife's relatives arrived on their wedding night...

—Unable to advance or retreat, utterly annoying!

Finding a pot for the Four Rank Qingling Grass to call home, Su Ye then turned his attention to medicinal ingredients like 'Three-Inch Leaf'.

After a round of synthesis, Su Ye had three more Four Rank medicinal ingredients in his hand.

Unfortunately, none of them had the effect of increasing Soul Power, although they were decent for conditioning the body and healing injuries.

But they were useless for his purpose.

Taking these three medicinal ingredients with him, Su Ye left the small courtyard with his basket on his back, heading towards the main city Luo City.

Luo City, located north of Star Luo City, is an extremely small city, only three hundred li away from the Star Dou Great Forest.

Although Mingri Village is not far, it is still over ten li away.

If Su Ye hadn't cultivated the Eight Extremities Fist and had a decent physique, his legs would have gone soft walking there.

"Phew... finally here!"

Wiping the hot sweat from his forehead, Su Ye looked at the two large characters "Luo City" on the city gate and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

The soldiers guarding the city did not question him, and Su Ye entered the city smoothly.

After asking a passerby for directions, he arrived at a medicinal ingredients shop.

The owner was a middle-aged man whose face looked like a golden toad. At this moment, he was smiling broadly, leaning against a female shop assistant wearing a short skirt, seemingly wanting to practice waist massage.

Cough cough——!

Su Ye coughed a few times quickly. When the woman saw someone enter, she immediately pushed away the owner's lecherous hand and, with a red face, scurried into the backyard.

Seeing the duck he was about to get fly away, the owner's face instantly turned gloomy.

"Hey, you, what medicine do you want to get?"

The owner tilted his head and asked weakly, adopting a posture of "buy if you want, leave if you don't".

Alright alright alright~

Treating a customer like this, huh~

Su Ye didn't indulge him and placed a medicinal ingredient resembling a ganoderma on the counter.

"Luo luo luo~"

"Quickly, see how much this thing is worth!"

"..."

Little bastard~

You're calling pigs to eat, huh~

The owner was about to get angry and say, "This shop doesn't accept this," but just one glance at the top-grade large ear fungus that was almost like a ganoderma, his professional standards immediately took over.

In an instant.

As if he had seen his dream lover, his eyes were shining.

"This is... large ear fungus?!"

The man quickly leaned closer, becoming happier the more he looked, his eyeballs almost embedded on it. "Wonderful, truly wonderful. A large ear fungus several decades old is already a rare tonic."

"Looking at the form of this large ear fungus, it's at least a hundred years old. Its medicinal properties are probably no less than a century-old ginseng, and it's even rarer."

"Top grade!"

"It truly is top grade!"

The owner's hands trembled, somewhat afraid to touch it, fearing he might ruin a treasure.

Swish!

A hand grabbed the root of the large ear fungus and took it directly.

Without the slightest hesitation, Su Ye walked out without looking back.

This sudden situation left the owner's eyes blank.

But seeing the fat meat he was about to get run away, how could he let it go?

"Brother, slow down! Slow down!"

"Oh, what are you doing?"

"Let's discuss things slowly if there's something!"

The owner shouted as he quickly ran out from behind the counter, not even caring that his knee hit the table corner, and hurriedly grabbed Su Ye's arm.

He really had century-old ginseng in his shop, but it was for treating Soul Masters. It wasn't particularly precious, and it wasn't easy to sell, whether for high or low prices.

But this top-grade large ear fungus was different.

That was a precious medicine for stabilizing pregnancy and childcare. Nobles were especially willing to spend money on it, and it came with significant favors attached.

Su Ye raised an eyebrow at his hand, "Owner, what do you mean by this?"

"Brother, brother, I was wrong just now. Come, come, let's go back to the shop and talk slowly."

"Talk about what? I'm not selling!"

Seeing Su Ye about to leave, the owner anxiously used force to drag him back, "Brother, no, no, no, don't worry, I will definitely give you a satisfactory price."

"Ten! How about ten gold Soul Coins?"

Su Ye turned his head and walked away.

"Fifteen! I'll offer fifteen gold Soul Coins to buy it!"

Swish——

"Twenty!"

Swish——

"Sir, you're the boss, right?"

"This number, twenty-five. I really can't add any more. This is already the sky-high price!"

The owner was almost crying with anxiety. If he had known about this good item earlier, how could he have looked down on people?

Su Ye said "Oh", a half-smile on his face, "So it's worth at least twenty-five gold coins."

"Thanks, Owner. I have to say, you're more professional!"

Giving the owner a thumbs-up of praise, Su Ye turned and walked away. The power he unleashed almost pulled the adult owner down.

Eight Extremities Fist cultivates sinking force, rooting the lower body, stable as Mount Tai. The fierceness of the force released when twisting the body is something ordinary people cannot contend with.

"You... you..."

Under the owner's wide-eyed gaze, Su Ye walked into the medicinal shop not far diagonally opposite. This scene angered the former so much he almost fainted.

Seeing Su Ye come out from a competitor's shop, it was likely they knew the situation. The old man, who looked like "Old Man" from an adventure story, was also sensible and didn't bother with those superficial things.

In the end, the three medicinal ingredients were sold for 81 gold coins.

Clang——

"Alright, count them carefully."

"If you say any are missing after leaving my shop, I won't acknowledge that bad debt."

Su Ye weighed the bag in his hand. Goodness, it was quite heavy.

"Wait!" Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly turned back, returning to the old man with a look of enthusiasm.

"Owner, do you have any books on herbs?"

"Don't worry, just ones for ordinary apprentices are fine."

"...Wait."

Since the deal was done, the old man was naturally cheerful and slowly took a booklet out from the cabinet.

"Here, consider this one a free gift for you."

"If you still have any good medicinal ingredients, feel free to bring them to my shop. I'll take as many as you have."

Su Ye took the booklet.

Then, driven by his finger, a gold Soul Coin rubbed against the counter and finally, under the owner's astonished gaze, it "whooshed" and moved in front of him.

Owner: "???"

Su Ye's gaze was like a cheetah staring at its prey, his words clear and forceful, "No other meaning. I want all the medicinal ingredient booklets you have here."

"If you're out of stock, please have someone print more. I'll take as many as you have!"

"..."

The owner was speechless. Having run a shop for decades, he had never heard such a bizarre request.

Damn it!

This is a medicinal ingredients shop, not a bookstore!