C38 Radix sophorae flavescentis

After the alchemy exam ended, A Gate quickly returned to normal.

In the recent days, Zhou Tong had made a few trips down the mountain, selling some medicinal pellets and tools to earn money, at the same time buying some medicinal ingredients to refine pills. When a A Gate disciple's cultivation exceeds the fifth stage of qi generating state, or when they have cultivated in the sect for a full year, they can begin to accept missions to gain experience, and all that Zhou Tong had done, was for the sake of training outside.

However, what made Zhou Tong a little helpless was that his reputation as the champion in the Pill Refining Examination had already spread. In the recent days, there were people coming to visit him everyday, and all of them had the same goal, which was to learn how to refine pills.

In comparison, Zhou Tong, who was able to refine Grade Five Spirit Pill, became the best choice for the majority of people. It was to the point that the originally quiet residences of Zhou Tong and Xue Yang had become unusually lively in these recent days.

A month's time passed peacefully just like this.

"You brought everything? Do you want to check it again? "You must prepare dry food and water. You must find a good place to stay before nightfall. You must remember to light a bonfire in the depths of the Wasteland. Leave behind many road signs along the way. And …"

"Alright, big brother, I'm just going to train. I'm not going to travel around the world, so don't worry." Zhou Tong helplessly waved his hand at Xue Yang.

After the first time he went out to train, Zhou Tong packed his things and prepared to set off. However, before he set out, Xue Yang was even more worried than Zhou Tong himself, checking his clothes, and giving out some instructions, as if a mother was sending him off, causing him to feel helpless for a while.

"Ai, it's a pity that your experiential learning mission is on your own, otherwise, I would have gone with you." Sighing, Xue Yang patted Zhou Tong's shoulder with sincerity. It could be seen that Xue Yang was very worried for Zhou Tong.

Moreover, I didn't go that far this time. I've only been more than a hundred miles into the Wasteland and they are basically all third-level vicious beasts. Compared to big brother, every time you've gone deeper into the Wasteland, I've gone for a spring tour. Zhou Tong also patted Xue Yang's shoulder and said.

"Alright, I won't waste any more time. Take care. I'll wait for your return." Xue Yang heaved a long sigh, and extended his fist towards Zhou Tong.

Zhou Tong laughed indifferently, he raised his hand and formed a fist, clashing with Xue Yang's fist.

The Wasteland was vast and endless, it was filled with lofty mountains and lofty ridges, the jungle was everywhere, and the deeper one went, the more ferocious the beasts would be. Even if it was the 'Supreme Celestial' that people spoke of, it would be difficult for him to explore to the end of the endless Wasteland. Whether it was the sects, clans, or royal families, they were all very keen to send their disciples to the Wasteland to train.

On the day that he bid farewell to Xue Yang, Zhou Tong had already arrived at the borders of the Wasteland Eastern Region. If he continued onward, he would reach the western region of the Wasteland, where danger lurks everywhere.

Even though it was already late autumn, it was still able to dry out cracks in the soil. Stepping onto the hard mud, a wave of heat immediately burrowed into his pants, and as far as the eye could see, the mountain range extended all the way to the horizon, and there was an aura of desolation all around, so much so that not even a single person was seen.

On the wide yellow road, Zhou Tong wiped off the sweat on his face as he hurried forward. Before the sky gradually darkened, Zhou Tong finally found a small town to rest.

The town was called Yali Town and it was the only town in the area between the western and eastern regions of the Wasteland. Among them, the most common crowd were the mercenaries who spent their days healing their wounds, forming groups with their arms around each other, and their figures could be seen everywhere on the streets. As they drank wine in large gulps, they discussed without restraint which women in the town would taste the most, which wine was the strongest, and which ferocious beasts would be the most fierce.

Walking on the streets paved with limestone, Zhou Tong who was dressed in black robes and wearing a conical bamboo hat naturally attracted many strange gazes, but Zhou Tong completely ignored them. Wiping his sweat, he slowly walked along the streets.

On both sides of the street, there were many shops. Because of the unique location, they were quite popular, so Zhou Tong scanned through the brightly lit shops with interest, his gaze landed on a medicinal material shop. After pondering for a bit, he walked into the medicinal material shop, which did not even have a name and a signboard.

Zhou Tong did not have much interest in things like weapons and armors. After all, he could easily make all the necessary ingredients, but he was very willing to look for all sorts of precious herbs. This place was located in the Western Wasteland Region, and many of the things here were much cheaper than those found in the Eastern Region's merchant guilds.

Even though it was already night time, there were still quite a lot of people in the shop, so the three to five shop assistants were extremely busy, so much so that they did not have the time to greet Zhou Tong who had just entered the shop.

When no one called out, Zhou Tong was actually quite happy and quiet. His gaze swept across the shelves one by one, searching for medicinal ingredients he was interested in with interest. However, in the corner, he found a row of white jade bottles.

"Hmm? A finished product healing drug? Could it be that there are still alchemist s here? " Looking at the information written down below, Zhou Tong was stunned, and then he muttered in surprise.

Shaking his head, Zhou Tong's gaze continued to move, but after looking through the contents of the shelves, he shook his head in disappointment. Although there were a few useful ingredients, to the current Zhou Tong, they were of no use at all.

Just as he was about to leave, while looking around randomly, Zhou Tong suddenly stopped.

Zhou Tong gazed through the counter and stared intently at the ginger block in the most corner. After a long while, he licked his lips and walked into the counter as if nothing had happened. He lowered his head, and looked at the object once again.

"Cough, please help me take this out."

Withdrawing his excited gaze, Zhou Tong raised his head and asked a male shop assistant who was walking over.

The young shop assistant who had been called had a sideways glance at Zhou Tong who was dressed like a wandering swordsman, then glanced at the object he requested, and upon realizing that it was only a piece of 'Radix Szechwan' of the same quality, he impatiently twitched his mouth. He took it out from the counter with a cold face and pushed it in front of Zhou Tong: "Radix Szechwan, low level medicinal ingredients, 80 gold coins."

Zhou Tong completely ignored the shop assistant's impatient attitude and sneered in his heart. He received the Radix Szechwan that was regarded as a low grade medicinal ingredient and gently cut open a bit of its surface, revealing a bit of a crystal that was as soft and sticky as ice.

The corner of Zhou Tong's eyes twitched, his fingernails moving closer to the tip of his nose. Smelling the strange smoky smell on his fingers, a hint of joy couldn't help but immediately surface on his face.

"A hundred year old Radix Szechwan, haha, putting it here was really all for nothing."

Radix Szechwan s were originally a very common type of medicinal herb. Born underground, they contained a bit of earth type spirit energy, allowing them to have a certain body strengthening effect, but the effect was minuscule. Also, because of their unique smoky smell, many people usually used them as condiments.

However, what few people knew was that when Radix Szechwan grew for a hundred years, the inside of the Radix Szechwan would give birth to a jelly like lens. If it was refined, the effect of the Radix Szechwan's body strengthening would increase by at least a thousand times. However, there were extremely few of them, and their appearances seemed to not have changed much. If not for Zhou Tong's sharp eyes, there was no way to differentiate them, and it was obvious that he had missed out on the opportunity.

His exceptional mental fortitude made Zhou Tong keep his happiness. Under the shop assistant's impatient gaze, he muttered to himself, hooked his lips, and laughed: "Are there any other Radix Szechwan here? I want to buy some more. "

Hearing that, the shop assistant was startled, and looked at Zhou Tong suspiciously. Radix Szechwan s were something that very few people bought, and although it was only worth 80 gold coins, buying it in bulk was still quite a expensive price, but looking at Zhou Tong's clothes, it did not seem like he was some rich person.

Zhou Tong obviously saw through the shop assistant's thoughts. He rubbed the Sumeru Pearl and took out a Mysterious Coin, tossing it in his hand. The doubt on the shop assistant's face quickly disappeared and was replaced with a flattering smile, "Sir, please wait for a moment, I'll go get it immediately."

Zhou Tong, who was not interested in anything else in the shop, continued to play with the Mysterious Coin in his hands.

In just a moment, the sales clerk walked out with a sack and opened it. There were at least a hundred Radix Szechwan s inside, "Sir, there are one hundred and nine Radix Szechwan s here, how many do you need?"

Zhou Tong smiled and did not answer, he squatted down to inspect the bag of Radix Szechwan s one by one. After a moment, a look of disappointment flashed across his face, among these Radix Szechwan s, there was not a second one that was at the one hundred year old.