After some time, Zhu Fei had collected himself.
He sat cross-legged on the bed, his eyes slightly closed, slowly integrating his mind into the body he had seized.
Even earlier, Zhu Fei had felt that there were certain issues with this body he possessed.
Now, he needed to thoroughly check this body to see what potential problems there might be.
...
Time trickled by, and Zhu Fei's face, which had initially been calm, gradually started to show a serious expression.
About ten more minutes later, Zhu Fei's slightly closed eyes finally opened, only this time, the previous solemn look on his face had turned into an almost indissoluble shock!
The reason was none other than the fact that the body Zhu Fei now possessed was rumored in his former life in the Five Mountains Continent to have a unique body constitution known as the Five Elements Dao Body!
The Five Elements Dao Body was a rare sighting once in ten million years, at least in the records known to Zhu Fei from his past life, there were no legends of the Five Elements Dao Body making an appearance.
However, one thing was for sure, anyone possessing the Five Elements Dao Body was an unparalleled cultivation genius, ultimately capable of mastering the origin of the Dao—a monstrosity against the heavens.
Yet all of this was not what shocked Zhu Fei the most.
What truly shocked him was that in his previous life, he had once owned an Alchemy Divine Artifact called the Creation God Tripod.
The reason why Zhu Fei had become the premier Pill God of the Five Mountains Continent was closely related to this Creation God Tripod.
Inside the Creation God Tripod lay a huge secret unknown to anyone but Zhu Fei.
It was a cultivation technique, a technique that could perceive the essence of creation and grasp the supreme Dao of the universe—a technique that only those with the Five Elements Dao Body could genuinely cultivate!
This technique was called the Five Elements Creation and Transformation Skill. In his past life, since Zhu Fei's body was not of the Five Elements Dao Body, he was unable to cultivate this technique.
But the entirety of this cultivation technique was already deeply imprinted in Zhu Fei's mind.
Now, realizing that the body he possessed was said legendary Five Elements Dao Body, how could he not feel shocked, surprised, and excited?
With this Five Elements Creation and Transformation Skill, combined with his current Five Elements Dao Body, Zhu Fei's achievements in this life were destined to far exceed his past life, perhaps even beyond imagination.
Thinking of these possibilities, Zhu Fei's emotions of excitement and joy were finally unrestrained, and he let out an uninhibited "haha" and burst into great laughter.
After laughing, Zhu Fei gradually calmed his surging emotions.
The first thing Zhu Fei needed to do urgently was to find a way to condition his body to its optimum state as quickly as possible.
He had discovered that although this body was honored as the Five Elements Dao Body, its own physical constitution was exceedingly poor.
If Zhu Fei did not find a way to fully condition this body first, it probably would not be able to endure the running of the cultivation technique in his meridians. Even the absorption of Spiritual Energy could pose a substantial problem.
After all, cultivation was not only about perceiving the Dao, but another critical aspect was the physical and spiritual essence.
Physical refers to the body and spiritual to the soul.
If the physical body is not strong, it cannot bear the cultivation technique coursing through the body; similarly, if the spiritual aspect is lacking, one cannot sense the movement of Spiritual Energy between heaven and earth. Both aspects support and complement each other.
This is what is meant by being prepared both physically and spiritually.
Thus, before truly starting to cultivate the Five Elements Creation and Transformation Skill, the first thing Zhu Fei would do was to completely perfect this body and condition it into an optimal state.
Thinking this, Zhu Fei immediately got out of the bed, approached the writing desk, and took out a bank passbook from one of the drawers.
This was another fortune left to him by his mother, Liu Hui, before her demise.
Originally, the passbook had a total of one hundred thousand yuan, and over the years, Zhu Fei had been living off the money from this passbook.
Now, the passbook still had nearly forty thousand yuan in it.
Zhu Fei intended to use this forty thousand yuan from the passbook to purchase medicinal herbs to condition his body.
Then, after briefly tidying up, Zhu Fei immediately left his house.
First, he went to the bank and withdrew all the money from the passbook, then took a cab to the largest well-known Chinese medicine pharmacy in Lan City, Chunqiu Pavilion.
After all, Zhu Fei was not familiar with the prices of the medicinal herbs he needed in this world.
To avoid any potential troubles and embarrassments later, he simply decided to bring enough money in one go.
...
About twenty minutes later, the taxi stopped in front of Chunqiu Pavilion.
Having paid the fare, Zhu Fei walked straight towards the grand entrance of Chunqiu Pavilion.
However, as soon as Zhu Fei entered Chunqiu Pavilion and inquired about the medicinal herbs he needed with a staff member named Xu, his face suddenly turned ugly.
The reason was simple: none of the herbal ingredients mentioned by Zhu Fei were available in the pharmacy of Chunqiu Pavilion!
As the largest Chinese medicine shop in Lan City, Chunqiu Pavilion lacked the ingredients Zhu Fei needed.
This meant that even if Zhu Fei visited other pharmacies, he was unlikely to find them.
The direct consequence of not being able to purchase these ingredients was that Zhu Fei's cultivation practice would become extremely difficult, if not impossible.
This was an outcome Zhu Fei had not anticipated before he came to Chunqiu Pavilion.
In an instant, Zhu Fei felt a chill running through his heart and began to grow anxious.
Unable to improve his physical condition and unable to cultivate—these were things Zhu Fei absolutely could not accept.
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"Xu, the usual; get me a kilogram of good quality goji berries."
Just then, an elderly man, about seventy, walked into Chunqiu Pavilion.
Upon seeing the elderly man, Xu immediately broke into a radiant smile.
He first excused himself from Zhu Fei, then warmly greeted the elderly man, "Ha, it's Mr. Meng! What brings you here in person today?"
It was evident that Xu and Mr. Meng were very familiar with each other, speaking with great intimacy.
"Nothing much, I just happened to be passing by and thought I'd drop in. How about it? Do you still have good-quality goji berries here?"
"Yes, yes, of course. Mr. Meng, please wait a moment, I'll get them for you right now,"
Xu quickly nodded and turned around, heading toward the direction of the herbal section.
In just a short time, he returned with a box of premium goji berries and approached Mr. Meng.
"Here, Mr. Meng, these are the goji berries you needed. Please have a look,"
he said as he opened the box right away.
Mr. Meng did not hesitate. He picked some berries, smelled them, and then nodded with satisfaction.
"Yes, these are indeed top-quality goji berries. Xu, pack them up for me, I'll take all of them."
As Xu was about to pack all the goji berries as Mr. Meng had instructed, Zhu Fei, who had been observing the whole exchange, suddenly interrupted, "Wait a moment."
Both Xu and Mr. Meng were taken aback, casting a somewhat suspicious glance towards Zhu Fei.
"Young man, do you also need these goji berries? If you do, I don't mind giving some to you,"
Mr. Meng quickly responded before Xu could say anything, speaking kindly to Zhu Fei.
Zhu Fei hesitated and then shook his head with a wry smile.
Pointing at the berries, he seriously asked, "Mr. Meng, are you sure the name of this herb is goji berries?"
Zhu Fei shouldn't have asked. Upon hearing the question, Mr. Meng didn't seem concerned, but Xu suddenly became anxious.
"Listen, young man, what do you mean by that question? If the name of these herbs isn't goji berries, what else should it be called? Are you doubting the authenticity of the herbs?"
It wasn't unusual for Xu to lose his composure like this. In normal circumstances or if he were dealing with someone other than Mr. Meng, his reaction might not have been so strong.
But the current situation was different, given that Mr. Meng was not only a regular customer at Chunqiu Pavilion but also held an extraordinary status.
If Zhu Fei's earlier remark had caused any misunderstanding, Xu's position as the manager might well have been jeopardized.
Seeing Xu react so strongly all of a sudden, Zhu Fei was slightly taken aback, then seemed to understand something, and immediately shook his head with a smile, "Sorry, that was abrupt of me. There's nothing wrong with the name of these goji berries, I was mistaken."
Indeed, Zhu Fei had now realized why Xu earlier mentioned the absence of the ingredients he had asked for.
It turned out that the names of the medicinal herbs in this world were different from those in the Five Mountains Continent where Zhu Fei had lived in his previous life.
Take the goji berries in front of him; in the Five Mountains Continent of his previous life, this herb was called red apricot, a commonly used alchemy ingredient.
Both the name and the use differed significantly.
Zhu Fei decided not to purchase any more herbs before he fully understood the situation with the medicinal herbs in this world.
He needed to return to Lan City No.1 High School and visit its library to thoroughly familiarize himself with the names and knowledge of the herbs in this world.
Otherwise, he did not wish to encounter a similar confusion again.
As Zhu Fei was getting ready to leave Chunqiu Pavilion and head home, Mr. Meng's complexion suddenly turned extremely pale!
He clutched his chest with a sudden move, breathing rapidly and with difficulty, as large beads of cold sweat slid down his forehead, his expression one of immense agony.
Seeing this, Xu's face turned pale, and his heart sank to the bottom in an instant!