23: Chapter 23 Purchasing Medicinal Herbs
While the people at Laojun Temple were filled with joy, Ji Yebai had already left the back mountain.
At this moment, his heart was filled with excitement.
five elements spirit beads!
With this item, at the very least, he could become an Innate expert.
The only difference was the amount of time it would take.
"The five elements spirit beads are in hand!"
"Next, it's time to Cultivate as soon as possible..."
Ji Yebai was excited inside, but he was able to control his expression well.
Carrying his excitement, Ji Yebai stayed for a short while before rushing back to the high-speed rail station, buying a ticket back to Zhangjiajie without a moment's delay.
...
Zhangjiajie.
In September, the number of tourists was still booming.
After queuing for nearly an hour, it was finally Ji Yebai's turn to take a car.
"Hello, Master!"
Ji Yebai pulled open the car door and sat inside.
"Hello, where to?"
A stout man in his forties said in a deep voice.
"To Zebao Pharmaceuticals!"
Ji Yebai gave a location.
For the next period of time, he would need to consume a large amount of medicine.
Zebao Pharmaceuticals was the one he had selected after doing some research.
He planned to go there to purchase a large batch of medicine.
Time passed quickly.
Even with traffic jams on the road, under the driver's exquisite driving skills, they arrived at the destination in just forty minutes.
Zebao Pharmaceuticals did not cover a large area, and the entire company was not located within the city.
Instead, it was more towards the suburbs.
The fundamental reason Ji Yebai chose it was that the company had the best reputation.
There had basically never been any incidents of passing off inferior products as high-quality ones or fakes as genuine.
"Hello, sir! How can I help you?"
As soon as Ji Yebai walked into the company, a woman dressed in professional attire quickly appeared.
"I want to purchase a large quantity of medicinal herbs and commission you to process them!"
Ji Yebai said calmly.
Hearing "large quantity," the woman's eyes lit up and she said directly, "Please have a seat, sir. Have some tea first, and I'll go call our general manager!"
The woman poured tea and then turned to leave.
Before Ji Yebai could finish his cup of tea, he heard footsteps coming from the stairs.
Soon, a middle-aged man appeared.
Following behind him was the receptionist from before.
"Hello, sir. I am the general manager of this company, Hao Zheng. You are the one who wants to buy medicinal herbs?"
Before the man even got close, he extended both hands.
Ji Yebai also stood up and shook hands.
"I want to buy some medicinal herbs, and I want to commission you to process them!"
Ji Yebai said, looking at the man.
"No problem!"
Hao Zheng said without hesitation, "We will definitely give you the most favorable price! So, which medicinal herbs do you need, and what requirements do you have for the processing?"
"These are the herbs. Brew them into a medicinal liquid according to the requirements, then vacuum-pack them for me in one-kilogram portions."
Ji Yebai handed over a piece of paper, which was the list of required medicinal herbs.
Hao Zheng took the list and looked down at it.
He quickly gained confidence.
"Sir, these are all conventional medicinal herbs for strengthening the foundation and nourishing the essence. There's no problem at all, but..."
Hao Zheng pointed at the numbers on it with some confusion: "Are you sure about such a large quantity?"
One-kilogram portions, with no less than ninety kilograms per month.
"Yes, this number has been verified. No less than ninety kilograms every month, and it will only increase, not decrease. I might even need it for the next year or two!"
Ji Yebai nodded.
Hearing Ji Yebai say this, Hao Zheng looked down and thought for a while.
"Sir, the quantity you want is indeed quite large, and for us, it's also a big job. How about this? I won't say much more. Based on this quantity, it will be five hundred thousand a year!"
"Five hundred thousand?"
Ji Yebai was slightly stunned, then looked at Hao Zheng with satisfaction.
This price was indeed quite good.
He had a general understanding of the market and had originally thought Hao Zheng would definitely quote over six hundred thousand.
"Good, since Manager Hao is so straightforward, then let it be five hundred thousand!"
Ji Yebai smiled and extended his hand.
Shaking hands and signing the contract.
By the time the whole process was finished, an hour had already passed.
After paying the bill and declining Hao Zheng's invitation to dinner, Ji Yebai left with a smile.
According to their agreement, in the middle of every month from now on, Hao Zheng would arrange for someone to deliver the medicinal liquid to the agreed-upon location.
...
Yuanjiajie.
Deep in the mountains.
The cave.
"Finally back!"
"It's still more comfortable here!"
Ji Yebai stretched his body, breathing in the air with almost greedy gulps.
Having become a Third-rate Martial Artist, Internal Energy was flowing within his body.
There was no Spiritual Qi in the outside air, even if he tried his best to maintain his Internal Energy.
However, some laws of how the world operates were unavoidable.
Concentration flows from high concentration to low concentration.
Even Spiritual Power follows this law, so Internal Energy could not avoid it either.
During Ji Yebai's trip out, even without using his Internal Energy, he was constantly losing it.
Fortunately, the speed of Internal Energy loss was not that fast.
"Being out for two days, plus the Internal Energy used at Laojun Mountain, I've consumed about forty percent in total. This consumption is also terrifying!"
Ji Yebai felt the remaining Internal Energy in his body and felt a bit emotional.
Normally, the diffusion of Internal Energy in a non-spiritual environment isn't this large.
But once Internal Energy is used, the diffusion speed increases manifold.
He sat cross-legged.
His Internal Energy began to circulate.
The lost Internal Energy slowly began to recover as the Longevity Fist Mind-Cultivation Technique circulated.
The extremely refined Longevity Internal Energy flowed through his body.
A warm sensation washed over his heart.
It felt as if his entire person was soaked in warm water, and every inch of flesh and blood in his body was extremely relaxed.
Cultivation was inherently a pleasant thing.
"Whew!"
Ji Yebai slowly opened his eyes.
His Internal Energy had fully recovered.
He checked his watch; three hours had already passed.
He stood up.
Ji Yebai drank the cooled boiled water in one gulp.
After quenching his thirst, he turned his attention to the spirit beads he had brought back.
The five elements spirit beads were originally polished from Extraterrestrial Meteor Crystals.
In his previous life, under the influence of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, they became extraordinary.
But at this moment, as Ji Yebai held the five elements spirit beads, there was still no change.
This caused Ji Yebai's brow to slowly furrow.
"No, there is still a change!"
Ji Yebai looked at the spirit beads in his hand, a flash of joy in his eyes.
Under his subtle perception, he finally felt a tiny bit of Spiritual Qi being continuously absorbed by the spirit beads.
It was just that this tiny bit of Spiritual Qi was truly too subtle; if one didn't pay attention, they wouldn't even notice it.
"It should be due to insufficient Spiritual Qi!"
Ji Yebai thought to himself.
Since the spirit beads absorb Spiritual Qi, they would likely need a large amount of it to display their extraordinary properties.
Rather than showing extraordinary signs as soon as they came into contact with Spiritual Qi.
"Since they need Spiritual Qi, I'll place them here with the spirit gathering grass!"
Ji Yebai eventually placed the five elements spirit beads at the root of the spirit gathering grass.
After these years of growth, the spirit gathering grass was also gradually getting bigger.
The current spirit gathering grass had already grown five leaves.
However, there were still a few bare branches that were quite eyesores.
An extraordinary plant standing tall, its roots surrounded by five crystal-like beads of different colors.
For a moment, Ji Yebai smiled with satisfaction.