Chapter 84: Procurement of Medicinal Herbs

"This child's fate is really hard, he's lasted so long and still hasn't died, young master, are you interested? I'll give it to you." The Fat Boss, seeing Li Xuan's interest in the unconscious child, hurried to Li Xuan's side, smiling apologetically, and said.

Keeping this child here not only wastes food but also he might die in his own courtyard; if Li Xuan can take him over, it solves his own problem, and he can also save the expense of hiring a doctor to buy medicine.

After hearing the Fat Boss's words, Li Xuan frowned, turned his head and sized up the Fat Boss.

"Boss, there are fifteen children here in total; I'll take them all, that's fifteen Silver Soul Coins, so no change needed." Li Xuan, expressionless, waved his hand at the Fat Boss and said, already feeling a bit disgusted with him.

Buying all fifteen children isn't because Li Xuan is overly saintly; buying just one would be too obvious and draw attention, and he happens to have fifteen Silver Soul Coins left, saving the need for change.

"Alright, young master, I'll arrange everything, guarantee these slaves are spotless and won't embarrass you!" The Fat Boss's eyes lit up, happily swearing to Li Xuan, finally getting rid of this dead weight.

Moreover, Li Xuan bought nearly two thousand people here this time; although the profit wasn't much, it was still a big deal.

"By the way, boss, I'm leaving Tian Dou City tomorrow; where should I pick up these slaves? It seems the ones here aren't enough." Li Xuan suddenly thought of the issue and asked the Fat Boss.

"Don't worry, I have a warehouse outside; the slaves you need aren't there either. As for the time and place, tomorrow morning outside Tian Dou City's west gate, I'll bring the slaves to you. Today I can give them a bath, and tomorrow they'll be clean when I take them to your manor." The Fat Boss, without hesitation, patted his chest and said boldly to Li Xuan.

"Alright, boss, since that's the case, I'll head back now. Thanks for tonight, see you tomorrow." Li Xuan smiled, clasped his fists in greeting to the Fat Boss, then turned and left.

"By the way, boss, this child is about to die; I'm staying at a hotel in Tian Dou City, please take him there. I'll soon summon two physicians to examine his condition." Li Xuan said to the Fat Boss.

Li Xuan still needs to procure some supplies, so carrying the Bai Yu Shen Wang is inconvenient; he can only have the Fat Boss arrange for someone to deliver the Bai Yu Shen Wang to his hotel.

"Alright, don't worry, I'll definitely deliver it back to you." The Fat Boss quickly nodded in agreement.

Li Xuan gave his full address to the Fat Boss, then turned and left the Slave Market.

After leaving the Slave Market, Li Xuan headed straight for a medicinal herb shop in Tian Dou City.

Nowadays Li Xuan has taken huge risks to get Ning Fengzhi to cooperate and to scheme against Dugu Bo.

Although the plan went smoothly, Li Xuan has officially entered Ning Fengzhi's sight, and in the future the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect will likely keep an eye on him.

They might even take action.

However, before solving Ning Fengzhi's martial soul issue, Li Xuan remains safe.

So Li Xuan must always be ready to flee, and he has already planned his escape routes.

But before that, Li Xuan still needs to replenish some supplies.

Li Xuan's Void Pearl contains a large amount of fresh items and drinking water; if he ever truly flees, he can ensure his nutritional balance.

Besides food and water, the most important thing is medicinal herbs.

Li Xuan's Alchemy requires reaching Level 2 to forge pills suitable for a thirty‑something level soul master; the pills he currently produces are too low‑level for his use.

After leaving the Slave Market, Li Xuan found a side alley and performed a disguise on himself. A black cloak, white hair—these are easy to arrange.

At that moment, Li Xuan took a leaf, stuffed it into his mouth, and the next second his voice turned into that of an old man.

When Li Xuan emerged from the alley again, he had become a stooped old man in a black robe.

After inquiring for a while, Li Xuan finally found several medicinal herb shops.

Tian Dou City truly lives up to being the economic, political, and cultural hub of the Tian Dou Empire; wealthy merchants come and go, conducting large‑scale trades daily.

Even the medicinal herb shops number over a dozen! Li Xuan conveniently split his purchases; buying that many herbs from a single shop would attract unwanted attention, so to avoid risk, each of his transactions is very cautious.

Li Xuan first tore the list into over ten parts, then bought some from each herb shop.

After two hours of effort, Li Xuan, across more than a dozen pharmacies in Tian Dou City, procured 5,000 portions of ingredients for the Yunling Pill, 10,000 portions for the Fasting Pill, 1,000 portions for the Detox Pill, and also 2,000 portions of the ingredients needed for the Bronze Bell Wine; having completed the purchases, he returned to his hotel.

These ingredients are enough for Li Xuan to raise his Alchemy level to Level 2.

A Level 1 Alchemist needs a full 10,000 experience points to advance to Level 2!

Currently Li Xuan's secondary Alchemy experience is just over 4,000 points, less than half.

It may be because the profession is rare that advancement is difficult, which Li Xuan can understand; moreover, each level corresponds to Level 20 soul power, a huge jump, so raising the Alchemy level remains important.

"I hope my Alchemy level will gradually surpass my soul power level; then I can take pills to level up!" Li Xuan clasped his hands and prayed.

Although the procurement went smoothly, another problem appeared before Li Xuan.

These ingredients take up a lot of space; Li Xuan's 108 Void Pearls are all filled with them.

So expanding his storage space is also necessary.

"The Void Pearl's capacity is still a bit small; the Void Crystal should make an appearance." Li Xuan, sitting on his hotel bed, rubbed his smooth chin and said.

At this moment, the Fat Boss had already delivered the Bai Yu Shen Wang to Li Xuan's room.

Looking at the now clean little boy, Li Xuan smiled and shook his head.

Being able to awaken him would be ideal, but even if not, he's still a ginseng with a hundred thousand years of medicinal potency.

Li Xuan examined the Shen Wang before him; though thin, his face is cute, skin fair, and he'll likely grow up to be a handsome young man.

"I don't know how to wake this guy up," Li Xuan said, frowning at the Bai Yu Shen Wang, pondering a solution.

(End of Chapter)