A corner of Prince Xuexing's mansion in Tiandou City.
Yu Xiaogang stood with his hands behind his back, his face ashen, and he spoke in a low voice to the stewards who stood with their heads bowed in front of him.
"His Highness the Prince personally instructed that Tang San's needs must be met to the greatest extent possible."
"Now, all you want are a few thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, and this is how you've managed to do it?"
Upon hearing this, the managers fell silent, beads of sweat forming on their foreheads.
"Master, please calm down..."
"It's not that we haven't tried our best, it's just that..."
Footsteps came from outside the door, interrupting the steward's explanation.
Tang San walked in, was taken aback by what he saw, and asked.
"Teacher, what happened?"
When Yu Xiaogang saw Tang San, his expression softened slightly.
"Mistress, you've arrived."
"The list of medicinal herbs you gave me earlier listed more than ten kinds of medicinal herbs that are a thousand years old."
"So far, they have only collected four types."
"Among them, there are two plants that are not old enough, only a few hundred years old."
At this point, Yu Xiaogang's tone was filled with disappointment, and he sighed.
The head steward immediately bowed, his voice trembling with tears.
"Master, please see the truth! Lord Tang, please see the truth!"
“Our men have searched every pharmacy in Tiandou City, and even inquired about the black market.”
"For some reason, all the shops on the market are keeping rare medicinal herbs, especially those that are over a thousand years old, very tightly under their belts."
"They either set an exorbitant price or simply say they have no stock and won't sell to anyone."
"This matter is beyond our authority and we are unable to make a decision. We can only wait for His Highness the Prince to return and decide."
The managers all looked distressed, clearly having suffered a great deal of injustice.
Tang San nodded, indicating that they could leave.
The stewards, feeling as if they had been granted a pardon, bowed respectfully and quickly left the room.
Only Tang San and Yu Xiaogang remained in the room.
Tang San frowned slightly.
"Why has the market for elixirs suddenly become so scarce?"
Logically speaking, while thousand-year-old medicinal herbs are precious, they shouldn't be so rare as to be extremely difficult to find.
"Squeak—"
The door was pushed open again, and Flander walked in, looking travel-worn, with a hint of surprise on his face.
"Xiaogang, Xiaosan, you're both here."
He saw the two of them, greeted them, and then couldn't help but say something.
"You have no idea, something big has happened in Soto City!"
"The Soto City Auction House has actually auctioned off three spiritual herbs that are 100,000 years old in one go!"
Three plants! Ten thousand years!
Flander's voice rose slightly by the end, clearly shocked by the news.
Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang's expression shifted.
"A rare elixir of immortality that has been cultivated for 100,000 years?"
He pondered for a moment.
"Could it be that this auction has affected the entire spiritual medicine market in the Soul Master world, making merchants value the spiritual medicines they have even more and hoard them for speculation?"
That's a reasonable explanation.
Tang San's heart skipped a beat, and he eagerly pressed for an answer.
"Dean Flander, what exactly are those three 100,000-year-old spiritual herbs?"
Flanders recalled.
"The name is certainly extraordinary."
"One is called 'Looking Through Autumn Waters with Dew,' another is called 'Beautiful Tulip,' and yet another is called 'Narcissus Jade Skin and Bones.'"
"Tsk tsk, I won't say anything else, just hearing the name..."
Flanders smacked his lips.
"The final transaction price was an astronomical sum of over 100 million gold soul coins!"
"Hundreds of millions!"
"This is absolutely outrageous!"
A hint of envy flashed in Flander's eyes.
Tang San stood frozen in place as if struck by lightning.
Longing gazes fill my eyes! Exquisite tulips and silks! Narcissus-like skin and jade-like bones!
His fists clenched unconsciously.
"A divine item..."
"Three celestial plants!"
He murmured softly.
"There really are celestial-grade spiritual herbs in this world!"
He thought the many rare and precious celestial items recorded in the Xuan Tian Bao Lu of his previous life were just legends.
Unexpectedly, it actually appeared in this world, and there were three of them at once!
That's a treasure that can transform a person completely!
If I could get them...
A fiery glint flashed in Tang San's eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.
The treasures sold for hundreds of millions of gold soul coins are simply beyond his current reach.
Yu Xiaogang noticed Tang San's loss of composure but did not delve into it, assuming that he was simply intimidated by the reputation of the 100,000-year-old immortal product.
He turned to Tang San and asked.
"Little San, how were your experiences testing the properties of the Blue Silver Grass in the Soul Hunting Forest these past few days?"
Flander also looked at Tang San with curiosity.
"Yes, Little San, I can see that your soul power fluctuations have improved quite a bit."
"In just a few days, he has already reached level thirty-five!"
Flander's tone was full of amazement.
As soon as he finished speaking, Tang San snapped out of his thoughts about the divine medicine.
It took a deep breath, calmed itself down, and then shook its head.
"Teacher, Dean."
"The predatory nature of Blue Silver Grass can indeed absorb the life energy and soul power of soul beasts to enhance itself."
"However, the energy within a soul beast is mixed and violent, and directly absorbing it would place a tremendous burden on the body."
He felt a faint stinging sensation emanating from his meridians, and his expression turned solemn.
"Especially the meridians and dantian, which will be subjected to considerable impact during the absorption process."
"If it weren't for my strong physique, I probably wouldn't have been able to hold on."
"This is why I urgently need those elixirs to regulate my body, widen and stabilize my meridians, and enhance my physical strength so that I can withstand greater energy impacts."
Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang nodded, a look of understanding in his eyes.
"It seems that simply absorbing soul beasts for cultivation is not so easy."
Flanders chimed in.
"Indeed, haste makes waste; a solid foundation is the most important thing."
Silence fell over the room for a moment.
Yu Xiaogang lowered his head, pondering Tang San's words, his brows sometimes furrowing and sometimes relaxing.
A moment later, as if he had suddenly thought of something, he abruptly raised his head, a strange light flashing in his eyes.
He looked at Tang San and spoke slowly, his voice carrying a hint of uncertainty.
"Xiao San, you said... the energy inside a soul beast is violent and chaotic, and absorbing it puts a great burden on the body."
"That……"
"Where is the Soul Master?"
"What if your Blue Silver Grass preys on Soul Masters?"
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