As Daji's cultivation level improved, Zuan began to think about preparing things for her breakthrough, since it was impossible to wait until she was about to break through before cramming for help.
After Daji reaches the sixth rank, she can no longer break through and level up using only the Vitality Fruit as before. Each rank increase requires various materials to assist in the breakthrough.
"What unscrupulous merchants!" Zuan muttered to himself, criticizing the designers of the Valkyrie System. Just like those online games in his previous life, it was clearly a money-grabbing scheme.
But despite the complaints, preparations still need to be made.
To break through from rank 6 to rank 7, Daji needs 5 pieces of Wuyang Jade, 10 Fangs of the Azure Wolf King, 30 Qingluo Flowers, and 20 Nine-Headed Pheasant Feathers.
Even the imperial physicians in the palace had never heard of Wu Yangyu, but they still offered their advice: Yun Zhongyu's family deals in jade from all over the world, so they would most likely know its whereabouts.
Considering that Mi Li needed the Purple Frost Divine Milk, it seems that even if the emperor didn't assign this task, he would still have to make a trip to Yunzhong County.
As for the remaining items like the Fang of the Azure Wolf King, although they are valuable, they are not rare enough to be considered exceptional. There should be opportunities to obtain them.
Thinking about all this, Zuan unknowingly fell asleep.
Originally, he wanted Daji to sleep with him, ostensibly to learn from Jin Jing Eleven's every move so that she could act more convincingly later.
He repeatedly promised that he wouldn't do anything, just lie on the same bed with a blanket between them, since a beauty like Daji was enough to make anyone feel refreshed just by looking at her.
To everyone's surprise, Daji rejected his proposal without hesitation.
This left Zuan very frustrated, thinking that Daji clearly had no soul, so why was she so resistant to him, her master?
In any version of Daji, she shouldn't have the characteristics of a chaste and virtuous woman. She should be a seductive fox spirit. Shouldn't she be using all sorts of manipulative and scheming tactics to seduce me, and then I should seriously and firmly refuse her?
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In the following days, Zuan trained Daji day and night, enabling her to more accurately imitate the movements and appearance of Gold Medal Eleven, and the results became better and better.
On this day, Pei You and Gao Ying found Zu An. Pei You said, "Brother Zu, in a few days, we will arrive in Yicheng. When that time comes, let's go to the city together to meet the girls from the North."
Having been on a boat for so long, even the most homebody person almost got sick from being cooped up for so long, and everyone was just looking forward to getting ashore.
Zu An chuckled: "I think you're still hung up on the girl from the North."
Ultimately, it's because the other party treats him like family that he shows such a genuine side of himself.
At this moment, Gao Ying said in a deep voice, "Yicheng is the territory of the Prince of Yan. It would be bad if we caused any trouble there and offended the Prince of Yan."
"The Prince of Yan?" Zu An was somewhat puzzled. After all, he hadn't been in this world long enough and lacked knowledge of many common-sense things.
Gao Ying explained understandingly, "The Prince of Yan is the Emperor's uncle. His fief is Yi County, and the capital of Yi County is Yi City. Because his fief is often plagued by bandits and the Demonic Cult often causes trouble, the court allows him to train troops to suppress the Demonic Cult bandits. He is a prince with considerable power."
Zu An's expression changed. Because of Yun Jianyue and Qiu Honglei, he had already considered the Demonic Sect as one of his own, so he was particularly interested in hearing news about them.
"Does that Prince Yan often achieve military merits and eliminate many members of the Demonic Cult?" Zu An asked tentatively.
Gao Ying shook his head: "In recent years, Prince Yan has quelled many banditry incidents and captured many members of the Demonic Sect. Unfortunately, the members of the Demonic Sect are like weeds, growing back after being blown by the spring breeze. Many people in the court are saying that Prince Yan is too tyrannical, only knowing how to fight and not how to appease, which is why the Demonic Sect and banditry keep resurfacing."
Upon hearing that the Prince of Yan and the Demonic Sect had fought to a draw, Zu An felt relieved.
At this moment, Pei You said, "We're just going to have some fun, how could we possibly offend the Prince of Yan? Brother Gao, you're overthinking it."
Gao Ying thought about it and agreed, so he stopped trying to dissuade him. Besides, he had been cooped up on the river for a while and wanted to go out and relax.
Zuan then thought of Daji's breakthrough materials, so he tentatively asked, "By the way, have you ever heard of things like Wuyang Jade, Fang of the Azure Wolf King, Qingluo Flower, and Nine-Headed Pheasant Feathers?"
He had considered asking Xiao Jianren about these things, but it would be too much of an eyesore to see him in the short term as the Eleventh Gold Medalist. Who knows if Xiao Jianren would turn around and report to Zhu Xiechixin and the Emperor.
Moreover, Xiao Jianren was only familiar with the library of the Embroidery Building, but he was not a professional pharmacist. He might have an impression of some special rare and precious herbs, but he might not know much about many of the more common medicinal materials.
Unlike Pei You, Gao Ying grew up in a prominent family and had seen too many resources. Perhaps we can get clues from them.
As expected, Pei You replied, "I haven't heard of Wu Yang Jade, but I have heard of the Fang of the Azure Wolf King, the Azure Flower, and the Nine-Headed Pheasant Feather. Among them, the Fang of the Azure Wolf King and the Nine-Headed Pheasant Feather are relatively common and can be bought in many black markets. The Azure Flower might be a bit more troublesome. I heard that it is produced in the demon race area. You should be able to find it in cities near the demon race."
"The black market?" Zuan was somewhat surprised.
Gao Ying explained with a smile, "Because of the war with the demon race back then, the imperial court officially prohibited market transactions with the demon race and other surrounding groups. Even when border areas were occasionally opened, the quotas and conditions were extremely harsh. However, market demand still existed, so black markets came into being. You could find some specialties from other races there, and the closer you were to the border, the stronger the black market atmosphere became. Later on, many shady things within the human race were also traded there, and the black market became more and more developed, even spreading to the inland areas."
Zu An frowned and asked, "Why didn't I see it in the capital?"
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