109: Ancient God Zhuangzi's destiny crystal, Qingxue San aphrodisiac

Inside an office on the fifth floor of the City Hall.

After Brother Bing helped open the door, Bai Yu poked his head in and saw a white-haired woman sitting at the desk.

She wore classic metal-framed glasses, with delicate chains gracefully draped on both sides, adding a scholarly air.

That’s right! Even without knowing her, to be able to associate with Professor Kong Shen, she must be a woman of elegance and talent.

“Come in.”

Bai Yu walked in, quietly closing the door, afraid of making too much noise.

Seeing this, Elder Yu showed a slight smile.

Immediately, she pulled open a drawer and took out a letter and a prismatic blue gemstone.

“These are things Old Kong left for you.”

Saying that, she pushed the two items towards Bai Yu.

Bai Yu looked at the envelope and the blue gemstone, which was about the size of a thumb, with confusion.

Why did Elder Kong leave him something?

He glanced at Elder Yu, who, with a faint smile, said, “This is a letter Old Kong wrote for you during the auction banquet. As for the crystal, Old Kong, in his letter to me, referred to it as the Heaven-Defying Crystal of the Ancient God Zhuangzi. More specific information should be in the letter; you can take a look.”

“All right.”

Saying that, Bai Yu picked up the envelope and the gemstone, and at the same time looked at Elder Yu, wondering if there was anything else.

Elder Yu, however, asked first, “Is there anything you’d like to say?”

“Uh, not at the moment.”

Meeting such a personage, his mind was indeed blank.

He couldn't possibly say, 'My condolences,' could he?

He felt that, given his status, saying such a thing would be utterly tactless.

And what if he wasn't really dead? Wouldn't it be awkward if he said it?

“Then let’s talk next time.”

“Ah? All right.”

From the looks of it, Elder Yu clearly had nothing to say to him, and he wasn't comfortable staying there, so he took the items and left.

At the same time, he became extremely curious about the contents of the letter.

After thinking for a moment, he tucked the letter and the gemstone into an inner pocket of his clothes.

“You brat, just how many big shots have you secretly hooked up with?!”

Bai Yu rolled his eyes at Professor Professor Wang Wen, who always spoke in such an improper manner!

What did he mean, 'hooked up'?

Those big shots appreciate me!

Where else could you find someone as capable, elegant, and talented as me?

“It’s all because you, old man, keep mentioning me in that group. At the last auction, Professor Kong Shen also found me because of that.”

Upon hearing this, Professor Professor Wang Wen suddenly felt a bit embarrassed. Mainly because he had said quite a few ‘bad things’ about Bai Yu in the group.

He immediately changed the subject, saying, “Alright, alright, let’s go, let’s go! Let’s hurry back and do some research. I want to see what else you’ve concocted, kid?”

“It’s definitely good stuff.”

In the afternoon.

Inside Professor Professor Wang Wen’s laboratory.

Bai Yu explained the formula and the brewing process for the Blood Cleansing Powder.

The only problem was the Spiritual Fire!

Professor Professor Wang Wen, as a dual professor in biology and medicine, had some understanding of the medicinal properties of many Spirit Medicine.

“Your Materials, they certainly look like they’re for detoxification, and they can also dispel evil Qi, but the main thing is they can also strengthen Yang Qi. How about you try it after it’s ready?”

Bai Yu rolled his eyes and said, “My Yang Qi is overflowing! Super strong, understand? I don’t need any supplements at all.”

“Tsk, no one knows, you’re probably just bragging.”

“Hey~! My temper!”

“Haha~ Then let me try to make it.”

“Alright, then I’ll go Cultivate over there.”

“Oh wow~! Am I really becoming your assistant?”

“The Blood Cleansing Powder was researched by you, old man, and you are a great contributor to fighting the Black Blood Case. The entire process, didn’t you do it all yourself?”

“Oh, oh, right, right! You’re quite good at talking, hahaha~!”

Professor Professor Wang Wen was clearly pleased and immediately got busy.

As for Professor Feng, as a professor-level figure, even in a different Domain, he understood a thing or two about the properties of Spiritual Materials and joined in from the side.

Inside the arranged Cultivation room.

Bai Yu took out the envelope and the gemstone.

Taking a deep breath, he didn't immediately check the contents of the letter but began to organize his arrangements in the Dao of scientific research.

“The Thunder Strike Talisman, Ten-Spirit Tonic Soup, Red Horse Herb Potion, plus the current Blood Cleansing Powder, I’ve all handed them over.”

“Once the magic scroll to restrain Blood Demons is handed over, then I’ll only have the Blood Transformation Talisman and the Opening Aperture Pill left.”

“The most important thing is this Opening Aperture Pill. If we start industrial Alchemy, thousands of pills per batch, just like those Medicinal Pill sold at the auction, it'll be tens of millions, tens of millions earned.”

“The key is that this Opening Aperture Pill, combined with the Red Horse Herb Potion, has an extraordinary effect! It's estimated that it can increase the proportion of people entering the Qi Gathering Realm by several percentage points.”

“And with so many Medicinal Pill, I definitely can’t use them all myself, so I’ll definitely have to sell them, which is a good way to earn a lot of money.”

“Tsk tsk tsk, other people’s research consumes tens of billions of funds, but I do direct no-cost research! There’s no need to consider breaking even, so the pricing doesn’t have to be too high, which helps to improve the overall strength of the Human Race.”

“Awesome!”

Besides this, Bai Yu also thought of Elder Kong’s Eight Gates Spirit Gathering Array.

The data for this thing should be quite complete, but if Elder Kong’s students want to fully digest it, it will take a considerable amount of time, which will definitely slow down the development process of the Eight Gates Spirit Gathering Array.

But the Spiritual Spring technology!

“TheAlien should have gone to great lengths for this thing, killing Professor Kong Shen.”

“Then this Spiritual Spring should be an extremely special technology.”

“Just like in sci-fi movies, the enemies want to blockade advanced technology to prevent humanity from escaping their control.”

“It’s just… even purple-grade intelligence probably can’t get this technology, right? Gold-grade, on the other hand, is hard to say.”

“And for me to get a gold-grade intelligence, it would take about a hundred days.”

“Red-grade is even more outrageous, a thousand days!”

“Forget it, I don’t need to think so much right now. Let’s see what senior Kong Shen wrote.”

He then looked at the letter, opened the envelope, and saw neatly written characters like regular script.

He envied such good handwriting. Back then, because of his scribbles...

Sigh, never mind!

【When you read this letter, you should have already attended my funeral.

At our last meeting at the manor, I already foresaw my fate and saw you, this young man standing at the crossroads of destiny.

I told you that everyone’s life journey is irreplaceable, and every candle has its mission to illuminate the darkness.

My life journey is about to end, but I believe that you will continue forward, perhaps bringing light to an entire Domain.

The gemstone in your hand is a condensation of the Ancient God’s power I possess and a wisp of my soul. This item will obscure a bit of the Heaven-Defying secrets for you, and perhaps protect you for a period of time.

The path ahead belongs to you young people. The path is right before you, walk it well.】

This was a letter, written with a fountain pen, with large characters, and the first page didn’t contain much.

Upon reading this, Bai Yu found it difficult to express his current feelings.

So far, everyone he had encountered had been very good.

If even one person had been bad, he would probably be in fatal danger.

He had to admit that, compared to these people, he was selfish, unable to selflessly illuminate those around him like a candlelight in the dark.

But that didn't prevent Bai Yu from admiring and believing in this spirit!

“Since he knew the crisis beforehand, why couldn’t he have avoided it? Why… did he have to die?”

“And is he really dead?”

Emotions surged, thoughts were chaotic, and Bai Yu turned to the next page.

On it was written:

【I chose death, not because of evasion, but because it was destined to be so.

The Human Race does not yet have the ability to reverse predetermined fate.

But I believe that our Human Race, our Huaxia, will surely go against the Heavens! Just as the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Xia, Shang, Zhou, the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, and Emperor Qin’s unification, they all repelled the Outer Gods. Man will conquer nature has always been our spirit.

A single spark will eventually spread like a prairie fire, incinerating all obstacles.

The ultimate in Martial Dao, though it showcases individual power, in this new era we live in, perhaps only through this can everything be broken.

You, perhaps, have that sliver of hope.】

Professor Kong Shen didn’t say that if he hadn’t seen a ray of light in Bai Yu, he might not have been able to bear leaving this world.

After all, the Human Race he saw before his death was still a bleak expanse; how could he rest easy, how could he close his eyes in peace!

More importantly, a large part of the reason he calmly chose death was that if that Tian Yuan Realm expert and the opposing side had fully engaged in battle, then only one in ten of the people present would have survived!

Even if Bai Yu unleashed his potential and survived, he would be relentlessly targeted by the Odd Gods, destined for a fatal calamity.

Since Bai Yu had more hope than him, he chose this path and followed the guidance of fate.

Moreover, he had made multiple preparations, one of which was to condense that fate-obscuring gemstone, to shield Bai Yu’s fate and leave a more hopeful spark.

And death does not mean the end; it could also be a new beginning!

However, he couldn’t write these words to Bai Yu, the person involved; only his wife understood half the truth.

After reading the will, Bai Yu’s heart was filled with complex emotions.

He slowly folded the letter and put it away.

Bai Yu fell into a long silence, which finally turned into a deep sigh.

“Sigh…”

If he encountered this, he would definitely fight to the end and would not resign himself to fate.

Let the heavens fall!

Even if the Odd Gods were to launch a full-scale attack on the entire world, he would not give up resistance and let the Odd Gods kill him.

He only believed that he was the only variable.

After a deep breath, Bai Yu tightly clutched the crystal formed from Professor Kong Shen’s Ancient God power and soul.

“Obscuring fate?”

“Are there Odd Gods targeting variables within the Human Race and planning to eliminate them precisely?”

“No matter what, the item condensed from Professor Kong Shen’s life must be worn on me!”

“I need to find a place to package it, lock it in glass, and wear it around my neck.”

After tidying up his emotions, Bai Yu began to circulate the Great Circulation of the Heavens, intending to complete today’s task.

His Meridians now felt almost fully recovered.

Now, circulating one Great Circulation of the Heavens only took about 21 to 22 minutes, and he would soon return to his previous time of under 20 minutes.

Just like that, he quietly Cultivated.

Around six in the afternoon.

Great Circulation of the Heavens completed!

【Obtained Red Intelligence Fragment * 1】

Bai Yu’s expression froze, red!

Thinking about it carefully, it was just good luck that he could get a red one now.

But according to average probability, he still had to wait 1000 days.

“But at least, if I’m lucky, I might get it in seven or eight hundred days! I won’t consider bad luck.”

“Red Intelligence is so rare; I should get an unimaginable treasure, right?”

Anyway, his current intelligence value wasn’t enough to buy purple intelligence, so whether he got a purple fragment today or not didn’t matter to him.

He glanced at the time.

“It’s already past six in the afternoon. I’ve been busy for three or four hours; it should be done, right?”

He stretched, feeling refreshed all over.

“Haha, let’s go see how these two old guys are doing.”

Stepping out of the Cultivation room, Bai Yu was dumbfounded.

Why was the laboratory full of smoke? Was it on fire?

Holy cow! There’s a fire, and you didn’t even notify me? Damn it!

But upon closer sniff, the air was filled with a strong medicinal smell.

Following the scent towards the laboratory, the smell grew stronger.

But the smoke also grew thicker.

Bai Yu looked closely and found two people in white coats, like ghosts in the mist, huddled around doing something.

“No, what kind of situation have you two created here?”

Professor Professor Wang Wen turned around, his expression indescribable, perhaps excitement mixed with a hint of shock?

“Quick, quick, quick! Come and see the Blood Cleansing Powder you wanted! This formula you gave is truly miraculous; this Blood Cleansing Powder really has something to it!”

Bai Yu walked over speechlessly, thinking, what does this have to do with the Blood Cleansing Powder being miraculous?

“No, you’ve made this place so smoky, what exactly is going on?”

“You wouldn’t understand if I told you. Just come and see first.”

“Alright then.”

Saying that, Bai Yu walked over and looked at the brownish-yellow medicinal liquid in the herbal pot, emitting smoke like sandalwood.

This seemed to be the reason why the laboratory looked like this.

“Why is this medicinal liquid still smoking like sandalwood?”

Hearing this question, Professor Professor Wang Wen excitedly said, “This is where you don’t understand, right!? The smoke emitted by this medicinal liquid is a kind of spiritual fragrance mixed with special Spiritual Qi. Just smelling it can have some effect.”

“For example, the spiritual lake incense on the market, when lit, releases a fragrance that can promote Cultivation.”

“Besides that, have you read cultivation novels? When Alchemy, the Medicinal Pill that cause heavenly phenomena, the fragrance they emit can even help people Breakthrough their Realm!”

Upon hearing this, Bai Yu felt incredibly amazed.

There were actually such intricate details!

However, as Professor Wang Wen spoke, a hint of doubt arose: “Your formula, although it uses over a dozen Spiritual Materials, isn’t particularly high-end. Why would it produce this kind of medicinal fragrance? That’s strange!”

“No, is this Blood Cleansing Powder considered finished?”

“Of course! Your Blood Cleansing Powder doesn't necessarily need Spiritual Fire. Initially, it was boiled with liquefied petroleum gas, and it still worked. It’s just that I didn’t expect it to produce this medicinal fragrance after boiling it with Spiritual Fire! This new world really has many mysterious phenomena awaiting research.”

Bai Yu: Liquefied petroleum gas???

You’re truly a talent!

Couldn’t you just follow my steps honestly?

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