Chapter 529: Seeking a Pharmacist
For the next half month, Yang Haoran taught Tang Shi and the other two punctually every day, instilling the same ideology in them through various methods, all to change their way of thinking.
At first, the three of them didn't take it seriously, and even felt a certain degree of resistance in their hearts. But as time passed day by day, their way of thinking gradually changed. Half a month later, Yang Haoran allowed Tang Shi and the two others to leave the villa, but they did not exit through the main entrance. Instead, they left through the back door of the new villa. The 'skins' they wore bore the mark of the Mountain River Grand Array, and these marks were different from those on the other inhabitants of the villa. Their marks not only allowed them to enter the Mountain River Grand Array, but also ensured that the restrictive barrier covering the new villa would not repel them. Aside from these three, for the time being, only Yang Haoran possessed this authorization within the villa; others were not yet permitted to enter the newly constructed villa. Raising spirits was no small matter. Yang Haoran was not only raising spirits, but doing so in considerable numbers. Naturally, the fewer people who knew about such a thing, the better. Thus, for the time being, he did not wish for others to be aware of Tang Shi and the other two's existence. During this half-month period, Ye Zhiqiu returned from an external mission, bringing back an Evil Spirit, a Demon Pill, and some demonic body parts. The Evil Spirit had been a mission assigned by Yang Haoran. Because it involved seizing an Evil Spirit from someone else's territory, Ye Zhiqiu found himself in a passive position on all fronts, which took him some time. After successfully capturing the Evil Spirit, Ye Zhiqiu had intended to return to Lecheng to report his completion, but before leaving, he sensed a faint presence of Demon Qi. After several days of tracking, he located this powerful demon. At that time, the demon was in a village, devouring the Human Spirits of the villagers. Ye Zhiqiu acted decisively, and after a fierce battle with the demon, successfully slew his target, leveraging the formidable power of his four-mark Demon Weapon. After the demon was slain, Ye Zhiqiu not only took its Demon Pill but also removed several important body parts that could be used to refine Demon Weapons. As for other parts that held little practical use, he allowed his own Demon Weapon to devour them. It was this delay that kept Ye Zhiqiu away for such a long time. Remember in one second: http://Of the items Ye Zhiqiu brought back, Yang Haoran only accepted the Evil Spirit. The materials taken from the demon's body and the Demon Pill were not kept by Yang Haoran, as both items were useful to Ye Zhiqiu. However, after Ye Zhiqiu returned, he had barely rested for two days before Yang Haoran dispatched him on another mission. Among the four-person team, one had discovered an Evil Spirit, and another had discovered a Half-step Evil Spirit. Naturally, Yang Haoran entrusted both these missions to Ye Zhiqiu. After Ye Zhiqiu departed, Tang Shi and the other two also left soon after. Before their departure, Yang Haoran presented each of them with a mask, the same style as those worn by the four-person team. After seeing off Tang Shi and the other two, Old Master Wu also sought out Yang Haoran. During this period, Old Master Wu had selected a new batch of Night Watchers. After multiple rounds of screening, only those whom Old Master Wu deemed elites remained. Following their selection, Old Master Wu then trained this group of newcomers for a period, and only after confirming that there were no issues did he come to seek instruction from Yang Haoran. Under Yang Haoran's arrangement, all the newly recruited Night Watchers were assembled in the meeting room of the South Lake Death God Temple. There, Yang Haoran implanted the Death God Seal into this group of newcomers. After handling this matter, Yang Haoran rested at home for a day. Implanting the Death God Seal had caused a certain drain on him, so he needed to recover. A day later, he gave Old Master Wu some instructions and then left Lecheng. His purpose in choosing to leave Lecheng this time was singular: he was going to search for a Pharmacist. Some time ago, he had learned of a Pharmacist's whereabouts from Ma Yuanjin. He had initially intended to seek out this Pharmacist immediately, but considering the varying urgency of his tasks, he postponed the matter. He decided to first handle the pressing affairs at hand before going in search of this Pharmacist. After all, Ma Yuanjin had made it quite clear when he first informed him of this news: he couldn't guarantee whether this Pharmacist was still at that location. Therefore, even if he followed the address provided by Ma Yuanjin to search for this Pharmacist, there was no telling if he would actually find them. One couldn't place too much hope on such uncertain information. Knowing that he couldn't hold too much hope for this matter, he naturally prioritized the urgent tasks at hand, intending to deal with this afterward. This was to avoid ending up with neither matter properly handled. According to the information provided by Ma Yuanjin, this Pharmacist was an old man, a few years older than him, now at least ninety years of age. His residence was located in a mountain valley within Qingshan City. Qingshan City, like Lecheng, was merely a small city. It was slightly larger than Lecheng and comparable to Ancheng. However, Qingshan City differed from Lecheng and Ancheng in one significant aspect: Qingshan City was surrounded on all sides by mountains, and even its county seat was built upon a large mountain. Within Qingshan City's borders, the most common trees were cypress trees. Because of this, Qingshan City remained lush and green throughout all four seasons. The origin of the name 'Qingshan City' was directly related to this very reason. Lecheng and Qingshan City were quite distant from each other, with several cities lying between them. However, with Yang Haoran's current strength, reaching Qingshan City was merely a matter of tearing through spatial rifts a few times. Upon entering Qingshan City's territory, Yang Haoran, guided by the information provided by Ma Yuanjin, embarked on a search. After some time, he pinpointed the valley where the Pharmacist resided and descended into it. The valley was lush with vegetation and utterly devoid of human presence. As Yang Haoran walked through it, he found nothing except for the occasional footprints of wild beasts. There was no sign of human habitation, no roads. Apart from the dense vegetation, only withered branches and fallen leaves carpeted the ground. For an ordinary person traversing such a valley, every step would be fraught with difficulty. They would not only have to hack through thorns but also guard against various venomous insects; a moment's carelessness could cost them their lives. Thus, for common folk, venturing into such a valley without any wilderness survival skills was tantamount to becoming fertilizer for the land. However, Yang Haoran was no ordinary person. Though there was no discernible path, he was perfectly capable of forging one. As he proceeded, all thorns in his path were either severed by his Spirit Power or forcibly torn apart by it. Walking through such a valley felt no different to him than strolling down a wide road. Yang Haoran strolled leisurely through the valley, while simultaneously perceiving everything within it using his sensing ability, hoping to discover something. This place seemed uninhabited, yet often, the naked eye could be deceiving. What one saw with their eyes wasn't necessarily the truth, for if a restrictive barrier had been set up somewhere within this valley, everything inside the barrier would be completely different from what the naked eye perceived. Yang Haoran was, of course, well aware of this. So, even though the valley appeared uninhabited, he still carefully sensed for any anomalies, hoping to find something. To his disappointment, he walked and sensed continuously, yet found absolutely nothing. Finding absolutely nothing did not mean the Pharmacist he sought was not within this valley. After all, many restrictive barriers were capable of isolating sensory perception. Without some special means, it would be impossible to sense the existence of such barriers relying solely on one's own sensing ability. Therefore, he wouldn't dismiss the possibility of a restrictive barrier within the valley, or the Pharmacist residing there, simply because he hadn't sensed their presence. To determine whether the Pharmacist was indeed living in reclusion within this valley, based on the current situation, he first needed to ascertain the existence of any restrictive barriers within the valley. If a restrictive barrier existed, then the Pharmacist would very likely be living in reclusion within it. The quickest way to ascertain the presence of a restrictive barrier within the valley would be to unleash a large-scale attack, bombarding the entire valley. This would reveal even the most concealed barrier. However, doing so would be extremely impolite. If he were here to kill, such an approach would naturally be acceptable, but if he were here to ask for a favor, it would almost certainly be a futile endeavor. Yang Haoran had not come to this place to kill, but to seek assistance. Therefore, bombarding the valley with attacks was definitely not an option. He decided instead to use his Ghost Eye to check for the existence of a barrier within the valley, though he wasn't certain if it would yield the desired result.
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