Astral Apostle

Chapter 383: Alchemy and the Way of Women (3)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

A woman was meditating in the room with her eyes closed. She had a horsetail whisk in her hand and was clad in a green and black Daoist robe. Her appearance was pure and charming, and her skin was smooth. She looked like a beautiful woman in her prime, but there were faint wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, belying her actual age.

The female Daoist meditated and exhaled. She slowly opened her eyes, which were filled with a stern expression.

“The Old Master of the Ye family has been cured. In that case, the Suppressing Curse Technique I used was broken… This Ling Fengzi seems to really have some cultivation… How despicable. I didn’t expect another Daoist who knows spells to come to a place like Ning Tian Prefecture.”

She looked a little frustrated.

It was not easy for her to shake off Wei Zifu from the Clear Spirit Sect, who was chasing after her like a mad dog in a bid to eliminate all demons and demonic practitioners. Not long ago, she had taken refuge in Ning Tian Prefecture and hooked up with a powerful family. She had originally planned to show off through this fight of wealth, but she did not expect another fellow with cultivation to suddenly appear here.

“I wonder what kind of style this Ling Fengzi has. Seeing that he’s deliberately mystifying himself and knows how to use the local powerhouses to build his reputation, I’m afraid he’s a kindred spirit? He also wants to become famous and curry favor with the rich and powerful?”

The female Daoist muttered to herself, her tone filled with hatred.

In that case, wouldn’t this Ling Fengzi be her direct competitor?!

No matter what method she used or what commotion she caused, it might be seen through and affect her plan.

In this situation, it was as if she could fool outsiders however she wanted, but now, someone who knew the ropes had done a “Magic Tricks Exposed” video.

italics “I wonder if this Ling Fengzi’s deeds are true… It seems that I have to find an opportunity to test him. Unfortunately, I can only open my Spiritual Eye, but I don’t know the Qi Divination Technique. Otherwise, I can easily see how much cultivation this person has. If he’s ordinary, I can find an opportunity to fight him and make him retreat in the face of difficulties. I can even secretly harm him and get rid of him once and for all…”

The female Daoist’s eyes flickered.

…

For the next few days, Zhou Jing was refining pills.

Not only did the Ye Family provide the herbs and venues, but they also had to spend a lot of money to buy the final product from him. He even had no choice but to accept it, as the other party said that this was a “kind gesture” from them.

It would be embarrassing not to scam such a spendthrift. Most of the finished products that he refined every day were kept and used by him. Only a small portion was sold to the Ye family. The supply was completely insufficient, but they were even grateful to him.

In addition to taking advantage of the situation, this was also to maintain the image of “that which is rare is dear”.

Zhou Jing had used his skills on purpose to hype up his ability to be “proficient in alchemy”. Although divine powers were revered by people, only pills that could provide practical benefits would make those nobles chase after him.

Old Master Ye was one of the beneficiaries. After consuming the Jade Spring Pill daily, his constitution improved day by day. Ye Shunzhong was the happiest and was even more grateful to Zhou Jing. However, the other heads of the Ye family were not in a good mood.

However, they did not dare to blame Zhou Jing. They could only suppress this depression in their hearts. Every day, when they saw Zhou Jing, they would still be respectful and did not dare to offend him.

It was rumored that he had cured a difficult illness that even a famous doctor was helpless against. It was equivalent to becoming famous through Zhang Jinduan, but Zhang Jinduan did not care much about it. He had been practicing medicine for many years and was already old. He no longer cared about such a false reputation.

Moreover, the rumors were generally correct. Zhou Jing was indeed capable, so Zhang Jinduan was not unconvinced.

Compared to the insignificant reputation, Zhang Jing was more interested in Zhou Jing’s alchemy skills. In the past few days, when he was taking care of Old Master Ye, he often visited Zhou Jing to exchange experience.

Zhou Jing did not reject the other party. He happened to want to find someone with superb medical skills to learn from.

The two of them interacted for a few days, and Zhou Jing displayed his deep understanding of various herbs. Zhang Jinduan exclaimed in admiration as he listened. He felt that he was inferior to Zhou Jing in terms of antidote and prescriptions and admired Zhou Jing’s pharmaceutical attainments.

Previously, Zhang Jinduan was only in awe of the mysterious expert who had unknown methods. Now, he was convinced by the other party’s expertise.

Zhang Jinduan felt that he had benefited a lot, so he was not stingy. Not only did he share his medical experience, but he also took out the draft of the medical book he had compiled for half his life, “Miscellaneous Illness Diagnosis Record”, and asked Zhou Jing to give him pointers.

Under such a good atmosphere of technical exchange, Zhou Jing’s medical skills leveled up extremely quickly. In just a few days, he went from Lv0 to Lv2.

At the same time, he also learned the names of the three Divine Doctors. Each of them had their own strengths.

Zhang Jinduan was known as the Miracle Hand, and was best at taking pulses, identifying illnesses, and treating illnesses. Sun Boqing, the Doctor Golden Needle, was especially good at acupuncture, while Ge Tong, the Qingshan Daoist, was proficient in medicine.

On this day.

Zhou Jing and Zhang Jing were conversing in the courtyard as usual.

Ye Shunzhong suddenly visited, causing the two of them to stop talking to focus on him.

Seeing his subtle expression, Zhou Jing couldn’t help but ask, “What’s the matter, Patriarch Ye?”

Ye Shunzhong hesitated for a moment before saying,

“Daoist, the Ning Tian Magistrate is holding a banquet by the Yu Lin River. He hopes to invite you to a banquet tomorrow night. What do you think?”

“Oh?”

Zhou Jing raised his eyebrows.

Seeing this, Ye Shunzhong hurriedly explained, “I’m just saying this on behalf of the magistrate. If you don’t want to attend the banquet, I’ll reject him.”

“… Since the magistrate has taken the initiative to invite me, let’s go. I have something to trouble him with as well.”

When Zhou Jing heard this, he smiled with a meaningful expression.

The springboard of the Ye Family had finally taken effect. With just a few days of entering Ning Tian Prefecture, he had created so many hot topics and finally attracted the attention of the high-ranking officials and nobles.