In the coming days, Chen Yun displayed a diligent demeanor.

    Whether studying the pharmacology of herbs or understanding the human body's structure, he absorbed them tirelessly.

    This made Li Si very satisfied and he praised Chen Yun for his diligent character.

    On this morning.

    Li Si was once again selecting the herbs that were about to spoil.

    Today he was picking Bai Sha.

    Chen Yun has already collected quite a bit of medicinal herbs including Huang Qi, Danggui, Tao Ren, etc. in the past few days.

    Only Bai Sha and Yinyang Xingchencao are needed to gather all the herbs required for brewing the "Foundational Soup."

    This time, when he saw Li Si picking the near-spoiled Bai Sha, he stood by eagerly, his eyes shining.

    Li Si was not much of a talker. Although he wasn't exactly a tight-lipped person, he usually wouldn't initiate conversation on his own.

    Chen Yun, being calculating, naturally didn't initiate the conversation.

    At this moment, there was no sign of footsteps, and a shadow at the door blocked the sunlight.

    Following that, the voice of Wang Laozhi, who hadn't been seen for a while, came from behind, "Junior Brother Li, Junior Brother Chen, are you both busy?"

    "Wang Master."

    "Wang Master."

    Chen Yun and Li Si hurried to look in the direction of the voice.

    Only seeing Wang Laozhi, dressed in a green robe, smiling and walking to the pharmacist's table, asking Chen Yun, "Have you gotten used to working in the herb garden?"

    Chen Yun quickly bowed in reply, "Master, the clouds are very happy working in the herb garden."

    Li Si spoke on his behalf, "Master Wang, Chen junior is very diligent. Many of the dirty and hard jobs in my herb garden are the ones he volunteers to do every day."

    Wang Laozhi knew Li Si's character well and rarely lied to people.

    He looked approvingly at Chen Yun, "That's good."

    Chen Yun modestly said, "This is just being responsible."

    "Hmm." Wang Laozhi was very satisfied with Chen Yun's attitude and nodded his head again.

    Then, he turned to Li Si, "Li junior, get me twenty Yin and Yang Xingchen herbs. Chongyang Immortal has come again for medicine."

    Li Si was very steady-minded. He didn't ask any unnecessary questions and simply replied, "Okay."

    Chen Yun naturally understood who Chongyang Immortal was.

    As expected, it should be Wang Chongyang, the disciple of Lü Dongbin, who is also the founder of the Quanzhen Sect.

    If it were any other day, he would definitely be very interested to hear such a famous person from history.

    However, Chen Yun is only a few steps away from gathering all the herbs needed to brew the "Foundational Soup," and now that he heard Wang Laozhi asking Li Si to prepare twenty, he suddenly found his eyes becoming a bit glazed, hoping for a chance as usual to obtain a nearly spoiled Yin and Yang Xingchen herb.

    Unfortunately, that chance did not arise.

    Li Si naturally took out twenty Yin and Yang Xingchen herbs from the pharmacist's cabinet, carefully checked them, and then wrapped them up and gave them to Wang Laozhi.

    Wang Laozhi took the medicine and left.

    Ah, indeed, there was no chance.

    Chen Yun's heart couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed.

    Suddenly, Li Si pointed to the pile of Bai Sha that had been picked out and about to spoil, "Junior Brother Chen, please throw these Bai Sha away."

    Chen Yun came to his senses and quickly replied, "Okay, Li senior."

    He walked over, picked up the pile of Bai Sha, then turned and left out the door, pretending to go to throw them away as he usually did, but in reality he hid them in the copper furnace.

    Although he didn't get the Yin and Yang Xingchen herb, at least he had the Bai Sha. This brought Chen Yun some comfort.

    But...

    The Yin and Yang Xingchen herb seems to be relatively precious, when will I actually get it?

    Chen Yun thought he would have to wait a long time like a fox waiting for rabbits to come to him before he had any hope of obtaining this main herb required for the "Foundational Soup."

    However, over the next few days, Chen Yun observed that Li Si took great care of the Yin and Yang Xingchen herbs, as if he wanted to obtain them like Huang Qi and Bai Sha was unrealistic.

    Is there really no chance to obtain this medicine?

    ...

    A few days later, it was New Year's Day.

    Well, it's actually the Spring Festival.

    New Year's Day, the first day of a new year, symbolizing the beginning and brightness.

    New Year's Day, in its original meaning, is the first day of the year, or the beginning of the year.

    This day, Wang Laozhi gave everyone in the temple a one-day holiday.

    Why say almost everyone?

    Because the herb garden did not have a holiday.

    After all, medicinal materials need to be taken care of by people, otherwise they may cause problems.

    Chen Yun was not dissatisfied with this.

    Li Si is quite reserved, so he didn't show any unhappiness either.

    Just finished watering the herb garden.

    The two were chatting while sitting in the pharmacy.

    Suddenly, Wang Laozhi and a middle-aged man walked in from outside.

    Chen Yun and Li Si quickly got up to greet them.

    Chen Yun bowed and said, "Master Wang."

    After the greeting, he looked rather puzzled at the other middle-aged Taoist, as he had never seen him before.

    Li Si also bowed and said, "Master Wang, Master Zheng."

    Wang Laozhi hummed and said, "On New Year's Day, you two are still working in the herb garden. It's a hard job, but it has to be done. Master Zheng and I came over to see you two in particular."

    As he spoke, it seemed as if he remembered something and introduced Chen Yun proactively, "Chen junior, this is my senior brother Zheng Wen-shu. You can call him Master Zheng."

    Chen Yun again bowed and said, "I have seen Senior Brother Zheng."

    Zheng Wen-shu was in a very cheerful mood, smiling and saying, "This must be the new disciple who joined our temple recently, Chen Yun."

    He obviously had heard about Chen Yun before.

    There are only a few dozen people in the temple.

    It's not strange that Zheng Wen-shu knows about one more person.

    Chen Yun said, "Yes, Master Zheng, I am Chen Yun."

    Zheng Wen-shu was a very kind-hearted person. He smiled and said, "I've heard that you are diligent in your work and smart. Master Wang likes you very much. As I have never had the chance to meet you before, I have nothing else to offer, so here is this talisman as a gift."

    After speaking, he pulled out a folded yellow paper talisman from his sleeve.

    Chen Yun was rather taken aback, not expecting Zheng Wen-shu to be so generous.

    However, he is not very familiar with the other party and is unsure whether he should accept it.

    Fortunately, at this moment, Wang Laozhi said, "Senior brother, take it."

    Chen Yun then thanked him and carefully folded up the talisman.

    Zheng Wen-shu actively introduced, "This is a tranquility talisman. It can help you keep your mind clear in everyday life and doesn't have a major effect, so you don't need to thank me."

    Wang Laozhi laughed and added, "You shouldn't look at Master Zheng's casual remark. The talisman is actually very powerful. It can help you keep your mind clear, and if you happen to encounter ordinary ghosts or demons that try to confuse or mislead you, it won't affect you. However, if it's a particularly powerful spirit, the talisman may not work."

    Ah?

    There are ghosts and demons in the world?

    Chen Yun thought carefully and realized that if there are immortals, it's not surprising that there would be ghosts and demons.

    Though he thought so, a sense of curiosity arose in his heart. He couldn't help but wonder what ghosts and demons look like.

    Chen Yun actually wanted to see them for himself.

    Thinking about it, he thanked him again, "Thank you for the gift from Master Zheng."

    "No trouble at all," Zheng Wen-shu waved his hand. Then, turning to Chen Yun and Li Si, he said, "Today is New Year's Day, and all the other sect members are taking a break from work. But you two have to stay with the herb garden, which is quite hard work. So, after discussing with Master Wang, we've decided to grant each of you one reasonable wish. What do you want?"

    To fulfill one wish each for every person?

    Chen Yun's mind suddenly became active.

    Is it possible to ask Zheng Wen-shu and Wang Laozhi for one Yin and Yang Xingchen herb?

    While Chen Yun was thinking, Li Si had already spoken up, "Master, I have no requests."

    Zheng Wen-shu chuckled and said, "You're quite clever. Are you afraid of asking for something that might make me upset?"

    Li Si smiled in a simple and honest manner.

    Zheng Wen-shu pondered for a moment and said, "Although you don't want anything, a gentleman's word is like running horses. I promised to compensate the two of you, so I can't give something without fulfilling my promise. How about I give you a red happiness bag?"

    Li Si was moved to tears and said, "Thank you, Master Zheng."

    Zheng Wen-shu pulled out a bright red money bag from his sleeve and handed it over.

    It seems he is prepared for this.

    Indeed, Zheng Wen-shu and Wang Laozhi knew that the sect members would not dare to make real requests, so they prepared red happiness bags in advance. Whenever they encounter such situations, they give a little New Year's money as a gift, usually three taels of silver.

    After giving Li Si the red happiness bag, Zheng Wen-shu turned to Chen Yun and asked, "And what about you, Chen junior?"

    He originally thought that Chen Yun would be as timid as Li Si and not really ask for anything.

    Wang Laozhi and Li Si also held the same belief.

    However, to everyone's surprise, Chen Yun boldly asked, "Master Zheng, may I have a Yin and Yang Xingchen herb?"

    Li Si: ...

    Wang Laozhi: ...

    Zheng Wen-shu: ...

    None of them expected Chen Yun to have such thick skin and actually dare to ask for something, especially a Heavenly Rare Herb like Yin and Yang Xingchen.

    Chen Yun has bitterness to say.

    Chen Yun had observed the situation these days. The Yin and Yang Xingchen herb is difficult to cultivate, and Li Si usually keeps a tight watch on it, so it's impossible for it to be about to spoil.

    This means that Chen Yun cannot use the means of collecting other medicinal materials to obtain Yin and Yang Xingchen.

    He just couldn't wait any longer to make the "Foundational Soup" as soon as possible to help him achieve foundation refining sooner.

    Now that Master Zheng Wen-shu has mentioned it, Chen Yun had to take a chance.

    Wang Laozhi almost couldn't help but laugh.

    Li Si was also nervous and afraid that Chen Yun would be blamed.

    Instead, after a moment of silence, Master Zheng Wen-shu looked at Chen Yun with a deep gaze and asked in reverse, "If you were to steal a few Yin and Yang Xingchen herbs while working in the herb garden, you could do so without being caught. Why would you actively ask for them from me?"

    Chen Yun truthfully said, "I am an honest person, and I would never steal."

    Zheng Wen-shu asked again, "What use do you have for the Yin and Yang Xingchen herb?"

    This time, Chen Yun did not tell the truth. "A while ago, I saw that the immortal maiden and Chongyang Immortal were both seeking this medicinal herb. It seems like a treasure, so I wanted to study it, which is why I asked the master."

    Zheng Wen-shu smiled and said, "Yin and Yang Xingchen herb is indeed a treasure for ordinary people, but it is not something particularly rare for our Ningyang Cave Teaching Establishment. If you want it, just take one."

    Ah?

    Is it so easy to obtain?

    Chen Yun was overjoyed and quickly said, "Thank you, Senior Brother Zheng."

    It's ready!

    Finally, all the herbs needed to brew the "Foundational Soup" have been gathered!