Chapter 774 - 412: Fox Mountain Herb Field Upgraded, Success Declared! (Part 2)

Chapter 774: Chapter 412: Fox Mountain Herb Field Upgraded, Success Declared! (Part 2)

"Yeah, it’s more reassuring to learn things through your own effort."

"Jiao Su... No wonder his reputation doesn’t compare to Expert Bai Mo. He doesn’t seem to be as capable."

The brother and sister chatted for a few moments before hanging up the phone.

Li Kuiwu picked up the hefty file booklet, smacked his lips, and continued reading.

...

Whoosh...

Cold wind blew over the workshop roof.

The wind couldn’t reach inside the workshop, yet it felt as cold as an ice cellar.

This was a newly renovated workshop — the reaction tank had just been coated with cement and waterproof glue. It hadn’t any further treatment yet, and looked rough and unfinished.

The temporary ceiling light swayed back and forth.

Under the light, Jiao Su dressed in a puffy down jacket, sat on the rim of the water tank and stared into it, lost in thought.

"Does it really have to be this way...

"Dozens of lives..."

The tank was large enough to accommodate a hundred people bathing at the same time.

It was built under the guise of refining Blood-Drinking Red Flower Medicine Soup, but its true purpose was known only to Jiao Su and his Ancient Immortal Master.

"I really don’t want to do such a dirty job."

Jiao Su looked at his down jacket — it was worth twenty thousand yuan, but he bought it without hesitation because he was Expert Jiao Su, because he was the Vice President of Heluo Immortal Committee, because he had status, property, wealth, and fame in this world... But if in pursuit of cultivation, he killed those dozens of people for the Prince Bloodline, then how could he face himself in this world? Could he get past his own conscience?

Suddenly, the voice of his Ancient Immortal Master echoed in his mind!

"Prepare well! Don’t make any mistakes!

"Your junior brothers are all preparing to enter the Heluo Treasure Vault.

"You’re not going to the Treasure Vault because you’re needed for this bloodline exploitation, understand?

"If you don’t want to exploit the bloodline, then join them and enter the Treasure Vault!"

In the cold workshop, Jiao Su trembled, his face frozen, and large beads of sweat dripped from his forehead.

He chuckled dryly.

"Master, I will definitely prepare well, rest assured."

The master’s voice was gone, no longer watching him, and Jiao Su’s heart began to calm down a bit.

As he was about to get up and leave, suddenly another hand clapped him on the shoulder.

"Hey, Junior Brother, what are you doing here in the middle of the night?"

Jiao Su shuddered and turned around, seeing Yu Cui in a mink fur coat, who appeared ghost-like in the warehouse, smiling at him.

Before Jiao Su could speak, Yu Cui pointed beside the tank, indicating the intricate and strange patterns at the bottom.

"These patterns, are they... Blood Servant Pattern?

"What, planning to use this tank to exploit King’s Blood?"

Yu Cui smiled broadly, leaning forward, inches away from Jiao Su.

Seeing Jiao Su nervously wave his hand to deny, Yu Cui laughed loudly, the sound echoing in the empty workshop.

"Hahaha, haha, there’s no need, Junior Brother, don’t be nervous, nor need explain!

"Don’t forget, your roots are in the Douluo Immortal Thief Society, and my roots are also in the Douluo Immortal Thief Society.

"What you’ve learned, I’ve learned it all.

"You... certainly can’t fool me."

Jiao Su looked awkward, unsure of Yu Cui’s intentions, intending to communicate with the Ancient Immortal Master, but saw Yu Cui smirk coldly.

"I don’t care for that King’s Blood from those dozen people.

"Besides, this Blood Servant Pool can only convert thirty percent of the Prince Bloodline."

"Such a tiny bit of King’s Blood will only mess up your own bloodline, turn you into a mongrel! A mongrel! A mongrel!

"Understand? A mongrel!

"In the Ancient Immortal Dynasty, those with the thinnest Prince bloodline in the Holy Land lived the shortest lives, had the lowest status, paid the most, and lived the most miserable existence.

"Because they’re not true King’s Blood — they’re mongrels!

"Understand? Mongrels!"

Jiao Su’s face twisted with embarrassment, forced a bitter smile.

Mongrels?

He’s been dreaming of becoming what Yu Cui calls a "mongrel," wanting to leverage this bloodline advantage and bypass the perverse cultivation steps of Sequence Seven.

Perhaps Yu Cui, as a Prince Disciple, really doesn’t care for this thin Prince Bloodline?

"Haha."

Yu Cui’s expression changed as quickly as flipping a page in a book; he instantly stopped his cold smile, showed a friendly face, and patted Jiao Su’s shoulder, inviting him to sit together.

"Let’s chat a bit.

"Actually, I’m very grateful to Junior Brother Jiao Su.

"If not for you, I wouldn’t enjoy such good hotels, eat so much great food, nor... have so many beautiful girls. Hehehe."

Jiao Su sat beside him by the tank, not knowing how to talk or what to say in the vast and chilling workshop.

Yu Cui continued,

"...Are your brothers busy preparing for entering the Heluo Treasure Vault?

"Uh... However, I can’t reveal much — indeed, I have some secrets about the Treasure Vault, but I can’t help nor share any information."

Yu Cui chuckled bitterly.

"You don’t understand; that thing... Alas, haha, let’s not talk about it."

Suddenly Jiao Su spoke,

"Entering the Treasure Vault, seizing King’s Blood — it’s one being risky, the other dirty.

"Does Immortal Cultivation have to be this way?

"Can’t it be clean, safe, smooth, ever-growing stronger?

"Senior Brother, being a Prince Disciple, isn’t it much easier for you to grow stronger?"

Yu Cui paused, gazed up and down at Jiao Su.

"Your thinking is... not quite right.

"Are you disdaining the Immortal Technique, or the era itself?

"Do you know that in the Ancient Immortal Dynasty, any average cultivation took decades, even a hundred years?

"In Ancient Immortal Dynasty, at our age, it’s almost impossible to reach Sequence Seven?

"The cultivation of our era is, admittedly, indeed dirty and dangerous.

"But... there are also countless opportunities awaiting us.

"In Ancient Immortal Dynasty, such opportunities were absolutely scarce.

"Even if they existed, it wouldn’t fall onto people like you and me.

"Reaching where we are today, we’ve already seized a lot of era dividends and opportunities."

"As you said, wanting to grow strong peacefully, cleanly... it’s a bit like daydreaming."

...

Whoosh...

Night breeze blew over the dormitory grand hall roof.

Inside, various scents of liquor spread out, mingling with a joyous atmosphere, and blending with the cheerful cries of the foxes, forming a symphony!

It was the fox apprentices gathered with wine glasses, forming circles, singing and dancing, celebrating another upgrade of the Fox Mountain medicinal garden!

"嘤嘤嘤!"

"嗷嗷嗷!"

A thousand foxes from the Ground Work Department were whirling, dancing, unusually excited — although their work became more complicated with the upgraded garden, they truly didn’t have much workload overall. In the afternoon, they finished their work before the bell even rang. The master promised that future workloads would be like this — never too excessive!

The Foxes from the Workshop Department also joined in the joy! The master promised that after the medicinal garden fully adopted the Pixel Banana Leaves, the workshop would be equipped with it too, making their work easier!

Bai Mo smiled broadly but didn’t join in the apprentice’s revelry; instead, he sat at the bedside, holding a basketball-sized Snow Warm Pill in one hand and scribbling notes on his tablet with the other.

Beside him, White Tail and Moon Belly were assisting, one holding the teapot, the other handling snacks for the master.

Periodically, they glanced at the large elixir pill, occasionally reaching out a fox claw to touch it, sometimes bending down to sniff its aroma.

Usually, everyone feared this thing, rarely approaching it—not even mentioning that it was a pill carrying a mysterious aura only; its scorching temperature was intimidating enough for the foxes.

But up close to the master, who sealed the pill’s heat, the foxes were fearless, daring to touch the pill, and even thought of bringing the teapot closer, wanting the pill to provide some heat, warm their tea.

Bai Mo chuckled and patted White Tail’s head.

"We can soon rekindle and refine more Snow Warm Pills.

"By then, it’ll be distributed to the kitchen, the wilderness exploration team, the workshop!"

The two foxes tilted their heads, squinting their eyes into a delighted smile.

"嘤嘤嘤!"

"嗷嗷嗷!"

The master’s promise equals arrangement!

What they didn’t know was Bai Mo had set down the pen and powered off the tablet.

He had already comprehended everything about the Snow Warm Pill, understood it thoroughly, absorbed all its inner meanings and knowledge!