86: The holiday is coming to an end

Inside a temporary Pill Refining Room at the Gusu Province Special Department base, the air was filled with the fragrance of Medicinal Pills.

Gao Ningning was intently staring at the Pill Furnace, while beside her, another Alchemy department classmate, Zhang Qian, was carefully controlling the heat.

Just then, a hurried phone ring broke the room's tranquility.

Gao Ningning frowned, picked up her phone from the side, and saw “Mom” flashing on the screen. She swiped to answer.

“Hello, Mom, what’s wrong?”

On the other end of the line, Wang Xiufang’s voice carried an uncontrollable excitement and tremor, completely devoid of her usual calmness.

“Ningning! Where are you right now?!”

“In Gusu, out traveling with classmates. What’s wrong, Mom, why are you so excited?” Gao Ningning asked, a little puzzled.

“Traveling?”

Wang Xiufang’s voice rose an octave, “Doctor Mu Xin, your father’s attending physician, just called! She said the test results are out!”

Gao Ningning’s heart stirred. She had personally refined the Medicinal Pill, so she naturally knew its effects, but she was also very curious about what the Medicinal Pill would be like under professional instruments.

“How are the results?”

“What do you mean, ‘how’!”

Wang Xiufang was extremely excited.

“Doctor Mu Xin and her teacher, as well as the country’s top expert team, studied it all night! The components of that Medicinal Pill are all ordinary medicinal ingredients, but its molecular structure, its pharmacological effects, completely exceeded their understanding! It’s like… it’s like a god molded a person out of mud!”

Listening to her mother’s incoherent description, Gao Ningning suddenly understood.

So that was it. The miraculous aspect of the Medicinal Pill wasn’t just the medicinal ingredients themselves, but more crucially, the refining technique, and… the spiritual Qi infused within it.

The science of the Mortal world simply couldn’t analyze such transcendent power.

“Ningning, listen,”

Wang Xiufang’s tone suddenly became incredibly solemn, “Mu Xin told me that her teacher wants to visit the ‘Divine Doctor’ who gave you the Medicinal Pill! We’re not trying to pry into his secrets, we want to… go on a pilgrimage!”

“This…” Gao Ningning was immediately put in a difficult position.

Dean Li Heng hadn’t said that matters of Immortal Cultivation could be casually told to family. If she were to bring a group of medical titans there, and something went wrong, she couldn’t bear the responsibility.

But then she thought, if this Medicinal Pill could be promoted, how many people suffering from illness like her father could be saved? She couldn’t simply refuse.

“Ningning? Why aren’t you speaking?”

Wang Xiufang pressed.

Gao Ningning bit her lip, her mind rapidly considering countermeasures.

“Mom, it’s like this.”

She organized her words, “That Divine Doctor… he has a rather eccentric personality and prefers peace and quiet. Some time ago, he said he was going into secluded cultivation for a period, and no one can contact him.”

“Secluded cultivation?” Wang Xiufang was stunned for a moment.

“Yes, he said he wants to research new Pill Formulas, which might take a few months, or even a few years. When he comes out of seclusion, I’ll notify you immediately, okay?”

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

“…Alright.”

Wang Xiufang’s voice conveyed a deep sense of loss, “I’ll tell Doctor Mu Xin. Ningning, you… you must stay in touch with that Divine Doctor, this… this is too important!”

“I will, Mom.”

After hanging up, Gao Ningning leaned against the wall and let out a long sigh of relief, silently apologizing to her mother in her heart.

She made up her mind that after this experience, she would definitely find an opportunity to apply to the Dean. As long as the Dean agreed, she would tell her parents all the truth immediately.

Just then, her phone in her pocket dinged, signaling a WeChat notification.

She opened it and saw the internal group chat for Kunlun Cultivation Academy.

Dean Li Heng had @ all members.

[Li Heng]: @ All members, everyone pay attention, the Academy will hold an open class at 9 AM the day after tomorrow. No tardiness, no absences.

As soon as the message appeared, the quiet group chat instantly erupted.

[Han Li]: Received!

[Zhang Qiqi]: Received!

[Shen Miao]: Received!

[Fang Yuan]: Received! Is the teacher going to arrange the final assessment?

Looking at the lively chat records in the group, Gao Ningning’s face broke into a smile, and her previous troubles vanished.

She put away her phone and looked back at Zhang Qian.

“Last batch, put in some extra effort.”

“Mm!”

Half an hour later, the last batch of Solidifying Foundation Pills was successfully produced.

Hundreds of Medicinal Pills, the size of longans and emitting a fragrant aroma, were neatly arranged in a jade box.

Gao Ningning looked at these Medicinal Pills and asked, “Qianqian, what are you planning to do with so many Solidifying Foundation Pills? For us, the effect of this Medicinal Pill is already very weak.”

Zhang Qian carefully put away the Medicinal Pills, her eyes sparkling with a certain brilliance.

“Ningning, I’m thinking, since we are Cultivators, shouldn’t we do something?”

She paused, then spoke a bold idea: “I plan to… put these Medicinal Pills into the water towers of hospitals in Gusu Province.”

“What?” Gao Ningning was stunned.

“I know that after the Medicinal Pills are diluted, their effect will become very, very weak, possibly less than one-tenth.”

Zhang Qian explained earnestly, “But for those seriously ill Mortals, even if it can only alleviate a trace of their pain or extend their life by one day, it’s still good. We can’t directly intervene in the life and death of Mortals, but using this method, it shouldn’t be considered a violation, right?”

After listening, Gao Ningning was completely shaken.

She stared blankly at her classmate, a warm current welling up in her heart.

That’s right, this is what an Cultivator is! This is what a student of Kunlun Cultivation Academy is!

“I support you!” Gao Ningning nodded heavily, “Let’s do it together! Let’s call everyone!”

Soon, Lin Xiao, Fang Yuan, Xie Wangsheng, and more than a dozen other classmates at the base gathered in the Pill Refining Room.

When Gao Ningning and Zhang Qian announced the “Water Tower Dosing” plan, everyone was excited.

“Holy cow! That’s an awesome idea!”

Fang Yuan slapped his thigh, “This is immeasurable Karma! Count me in!”

“I’ll go too!” Liu Lian raised his hand.

Lin Xiao didn’t speak, but simply nodded silently, indicating his agreement.

Amidst the clamor, Xie Wangsheng, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.

“Wait.”

He said calmly, “Instead of blindly throwing them in like headless flies, it’s better to prioritize a few key hospitals in Gusu Province.”

Everyone looked at him, somewhat puzzled.

Lin Xiao seemed to have thought of something and asked, “Xie Wangsheng, do you mean… that key hospitals have the largest patient base, and also the most patients with various incurable and serious diseases?”

Xie Wangsheng gave him an approving look and nodded.

“Exactly. After the Medicinal Efficacy is greatly diluted, it might not have much noticeable effect on ordinary minor illnesses and pains, but for those who are critically ill, even one percent of the Medicinal Efficacy could be a life-saving straw.”

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized.

“Damn, Old Xie, you’re so thoughtful!” Han Li gave a thumbs-up.

Xie Wangsheng immediately stepped forward and began to assign tasks.

“No time to lose. For Gusu Province First People’s Hospital, Lin Xiao and I will go. For the Second Affiliated Hospital, Fang Yuan, Liu Lian… the rest of you are responsible for…”

Everyone quickly distributed the Medicinal Pills without the slightest hesitation.

“Action!”

With Lin Xiao’s command, more than a dozen figures transformed into streaks of light, instantly disappearing into the night of the base.