Chapter 43 Flavored Fasting Elixir

Yun Qian's eyes were dazzled.

"So many! That's enough, that's enough, it's already more than enough! If there were any more, I wouldn't be able to carry it!" Yun Qian exclaimed excitedly, her eyes wide.

"That's enough already?" Yun Bai watched his younger sister's excited demeanor with a smile.

"Brother~" Yun Qian excitedly hugged Yun Bai. "You're just too amazing. I've been so worried about the spirit mineral for the past two days! I saw you were so busy that I couldn't even catch a glimpse of you, so I didn't tell you."

"There's no need to be shy between us." Yun Bai patted Yun Qian's head. "You can't even carry this little bit? After you go to the academy, Cultivate well. Once you've Cultivated enough spiritual power, Brother will buy you a Storage Pouch."

"Yay! Yay! Brother, I have something else good to give you!" Clutching the bag of spirit mineral, Yun Qian limped as she pulled Yun Bai into the room.

"What is it?" Yun Bai asked with a smile. Why was his sister acting so mysterious today?

"Here! Look!" Yun Qian took a cloth bag out of the bedroom cabinet.

"This is?" Yun Bai took it, puzzled.

He saw that the bag was filled with round Medicinal Pills. The pills were of various colors—pink, white, and brown—and were not uniform in size. In terms of appearance, they were far inferior to the Medicinal Pills Yun Bai had seen before; many were not even perfectly round.

"These are the Inedia Pills I made!" Yun Qian knew her pills didn't look very good and felt a bit embarrassed.

"Inedia Pills? Why do they look like this?" Yun Bai was torn between laughter and tears.

"What do you mean! These are specially crafted seasoned bigu pills!" Yun Qian pouted. "I've eaten the Inedia Pills you brought back from the State Religion; they're hard and astringent, not tasty at all."

"I read a book with detailed instructions on how to make Inedia Pills; even ordinary people can make them. Plus, the ingredients aren't complicated, and we have some experience from gathering herbs in the wild before. I tried adding a few medicinal herbs as auxiliary ingredients for flavor, and it turned out much better! It's just that I'm not skilled at Alchemy yet, so they might look a bit... ugly," Yun Qian said.

Yun Bai was stunned. He hadn't expected his sister to have quietly done so much in just a few short days.

Yun Qian added, "Brother, you must not be able to eat well when you go on missions, so I thought I'd try to improve them. I didn't expect to be so lucky and succeed on the first try! Brother, hurry and try one!"

"Alright, alright, Brother will try one." With the intention of encouraging his sister, Yun Bai took a white Medicinal Pill from the cloth bag and put it in his mouth.

"Hmm?" Yun Bai chewed slightly, and his eyes lit up. "This is? Milk-flavored?"

"Yes!" Yun Qian's eyes sparkled.

This meant she finally had the ability to help her brother!

Yun Qian added, "The white ones are milk-flavored, the pink ones are carrot-flavored, and the brown ones are five-spice and braised meat flavored."

So many flavors! Yun Bai looked at Yun Qian in astonishment.

"Hmph, I'm amazing, right?" Yun Qian beamed. If not for the ointment still on her face, one would never be able to tell that she had been suffering terribly from her illness just last night.

"That's fantastic!" Yun Bai was never stingy with his praise.

"Then Sister Qi and I will make another batch. Brother, you go ahead and get busy." As she spoke, Yun Qian began to prepare.

Only then did Yun Bai see the various medicinal herbs and Alchemy tools in Yun Qian's room, feeling a sense of relief.

Don't let Yun Qian's appearance now fool you; whenever her illness flared up, it was no different from passing through the gates of hell.

He didn't have much time; he had to hurry.

Yun Bai immediately turned right and entered his private cultivation room.

Inside the room, he sat cross-legged and took out a Jade Slip.

A Jade Slip was different from paper books. In the State Religion, Jade Slips represented something more formal and serious. As an information carrier, a Jade Slip was more durable, and the quality and effectiveness of the stored information were much higher.

Recorded on this Jade Slip was the method for Divine Sense transmission between Cultivators.

This was the secret technique Supervisor Zhou Shengtai used when he called him to the inner hall at the State Religion.

Among First Realm Cultivators, Divine Sense power was not yet strong enough, so they needed to wear a cochlear device for assistance.

Moreover, the secret codes for Divine Sense transmission differed between teams, which ensured the confidentiality of transmissions between them.

This was similar to information communication in his past life; communication frequency bands between different factions were different.

Similarly, both enemy and friendly sides could intercept transmission codes. Therefore, the transmission codes compiled within the team were very important.

And Divine Sense transmission also had a so-called "public channel"; transmissions on this "frequency band" could be heard by anyone.

The Jade Slip in Yun Bai's hand was the one Captain Zeng Fu had just given him. It contained not only the transmission method but also the codebook for the Xinyue Hall team's operation and the codebook for communicating with the Northwest Army.

"It seems this world also has information warfare," Yun Bai remarked, smacking his lips.

As he learned more about this world, the indescribable connection between the two worlds of his Transmigration left him feeling incredulous.

In the history he knew, the two worlds possessed extremely similar myths. Their early histories were also much the same.

One followed the Laws of physics, with humanity embarking on the path of technological revolution, using technology to transform the world;

The other followed the Heavenly Dao cultivation Laws, with the Human Race embarking on the path of Cultivation, using a different set of theories to create the future.

And it was precisely this point that caused the two worlds to take different paths at the fork in the road.

Yun Bai put away his thoughts and began to practice using the cochlear device for Divine Sense transmission.

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The next day, Yun Bai received a message and rushed to the gathering point outside the North Gate of Chu Prefecture.

Upon arrival, he found the other four already waiting in battle readiness. Four gazes, like searchlights, focused on him in unison, carrying a hint of scrutiny and expectation.

"Ahem, am I late?" Yun Bai asked.

"No, we arrived early." Captain Zeng Fu grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, then his expression turned stern, his voice booming like a bell: "Everyone is here! Conduct final equipment checks immediately! Prepare to depart!"

"Yes!" A unified response rang out.

Yun Bai didn't dare to be slow and immediately re-checked his equipment: he was wearing the standard-issue soft armor provided by Xinyue Hall. As an irregular team executing special missions, they prioritized lightness and flexibility, so the soft armor mainly covered vital areas of the torso. His Storage Pouch was firmly strapped to his waist to ensure it wouldn't sway while running or jumping.

Yun Bai also subconsciously raised his hand to touch the cochlear device on his right ear—it was the reliance for long-distance Divine Sense communication among team members.

"Reiterating the mission objective!" Captain Zeng Fu's voice was deep and powerful, instantly suppressing all noise. "The terrain in the Cang Plains is complex, and teleportation formations have not yet covered it. Our religious order's first-stage objective: starting from Huangyang Town in the Southwest, towards the direction of Little Rock Mountain in the Northeast, open up a straight, safe passage and break through to the core of the Cang Plains!"

"Board the craft! Depart!"

Captain Zeng Fu turned around and patted the Storage Pouch at his waist. A flash of light appeared in the open space ahead, and a shuttle-shaped vehicle about six meters long with smooth lines appeared out of thin air! Its bottom was not a ship's hull, but rather six huge wheel hubs wrapped in a special rubbery material with precise structures—this was the "amphibious craft" Captain Zeng Fu had spoken of!

"Heh, it looks just like an upgraded version of an amphibious assault vehicle." Yun Bai chuckled inwardly, feeling a sense of familiarity with this creation that fused Immortal arts and technology. As his understanding of this world deepened, he increasingly felt a strange sense of familiarity; many things could find their shadows in Blue Star technology.

"Board!" The cabin door slid open silently, and the five of them moved swiftly, entering one after another.

"The Wave Breaker," Du San said with a smile at Yun Bai. "Our team pooled funds to buy it; it cost a fortune back then."

The space inside the cabin was compact. After the five of them took their seats, the atmosphere instantly quieted down.

Except for the muffled noises coming from outside the cabin, which had been significantly dampened by high-efficiency soundproofing Materials—sometimes the rustling sound of crushing bushes, sometimes the splashing sound of wading through shallows—it was almost pin-drop silent inside the cabin. Yun Bai looked out the porthole; the scenery retreated rapidly, and light and shadows flowed by. However, sitting in the specially made seat, he only felt an extremely slight rocking, surprisingly smooth.

"Suspension tuning, power output... both have reached a fairly high standard." Yun Bai quickly assessed internally. "Previously, I was troubled by Cultivation, my information was blocked and backward. I have lived here for over ten years, yet I had never even heard of such vehicle technology."