Zuan's brows furrowed instantly: "You mean you've never even seen it before? Then how are you going to use it to concoct some kind of unsealing pill? You're not deliberately trying to trick me into finding the Vanishing Lotus to boost your power, are you?"
Doctor Ji immediately flew into a rage: "Didn't you even bother to ask around? My name, Ji Dengtu, is renowned and prestigious. Do you think I'm that kind of person?"
Recalling the way he looked lewdly flipping through those picture books, Zu An subconsciously nodded: "Same!"
Doctor Ji gasped for breath, and finally snorted sullenly, "If Xiao Xi hadn't begged me, do you think I would have been interested in treating you? I'm not afraid to tell you, this Spirit Root Unsealing Pill is something I came up with after searching through all sorts of ancient books. Although I have never seen the Vanishing Lotus in person, others have seen it before. I figured it out based on the notes of my predecessors and my own years of medical experience."
"So that means it might not be effective?" Zu'an pressed.
The renowned doctor Ji was truly enraged: "You don't believe in my medical skills? Then go find someone else yourself."
After saying that, he turned to leave, but Zu An hurriedly grabbed him and said with a forced smile, "I was just saying it casually, how could I not believe you? This is a little gift I specially prepared for you, please calm down, please calm down."
As he spoke, he slipped a small booklet into his hand.
"What is this?" Doctor Ji glanced at it sideways, looking down on it. This thing was obviously not a silver note or anything; it looked like a tattered book. What was so special about it?
Zuan gave a mysterious smile: "You'll see when you take a look."
Having witnessed how Dr. Ji was bribed by the picture book, Zu An came back and prepared this booklet just in case. There's no harm in getting along with a doctor, right? After all, his happiness for the rest of his life depends on this guy.
Doctor Ji opened the booklet with a suspicious look, only to see the opening line: "Everyone has their own misfortunes..."
He was initially somewhat dismissive, but as he continued reading, his breathing quickened, and he hurriedly tucked the booklet into his pocket. Such fine material was too good to be read during the day; it was best to appreciate it slowly in the quiet of the night.
"You're quite the talent, kid." Doctor Ji patted him on the shoulder, looking at him with an expression that suggested he was a promising student.
Zuan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking, "You think you're done with me already? You should know I had a whole bunch of backup options. It just goes to show how incredibly knowledgeable those veteran drivers were in my past life, and how incredibly impoverished the spiritual lives of the people in this world are."
"Where did you get such a good thing?" Doctor Ji asked mysteriously.
“I met a wandering Taoist priest before, and I heard it from him.” Zu’an didn’t say that he wrote it himself, after all, he had his pride about this kind of thing.
"These Taoist priests are really..." Doctor Ji gasped, thinking that he had underestimated them before. "Hehe, I thought you wrote this story. I thought that your thing is unusable, yet you can still write such a wonderful story. It's truly admirable."
Zaun was speechless, thinking to himself, "If I didn't need your healing, I'd be doing myself a disservice if I didn't drain your anger points dry."
"You make this thing sound so amazing, does that mean I have no chance? Where am I supposed to find something this amazing?" Zu'an suddenly realized something, and his heart sank.
"You don't need to be so smug. Since this little book of yours is quite to my liking, I'll give you some pointers." Ji Dengtu stroked his goatee, giving him a look that said, "Come on, there's a big shot here."
"Oh, please enlighten me, divine doctor." Zu'an was practically ready to give him a back massage.
“I received some information before that there should be a Vanishing Illusion Lotus in the Yao Guang Secret Realm. As for whether you can get your hands on it, that depends on your abilities,” Ji Dengtu replied.
"The Yao Guang Secret Realm?" Zu An was completely bewildered. He recognized each word individually, but he couldn't understand what it meant when put together.
Ji Dengtu frowned: "You're from Bright Moon Academy, how could you not know?"
"Shouldn't students from Mingyue Academy know this? I've only been here for two days." Zu An said with a frustrated look.
Ji Dengtu then said, "Although the cultivators in the world are powerful and have conquered many places, this world is too big and there are still too many unknown mysteries."
“Every prefecture and county in the world has some secret realms. No one knows how they came about. It seems that they have existed between heaven and earth since the beginning of human records,” Ji Dengtu said with a look of longing in his eyes. “One theory is that these secret realms are small worlds created by ancient immortals and powerful beings. Some of the environments and rules inside are the same as our world, while others are very different. They are full of dangers but also full of opportunities.”
Zaun nodded subconsciously. It's like a dungeon, right? As a gamer, he understands these things.
Ji Dengtu continued, "However, as time went on, most of the secret realms were taken over by the imperial court and used to cultivate cultivators loyal to the court. In other words, only the teachers and students of these academies under the jurisdiction of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices are qualified to enter each secret realm."
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Chongqing was hot all day yesterday, and today it's raining and the temperature has dropped. The weather this year is really unpredictable.
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