In the blink of an eye, only Su Chen, Huang Zhan, and the people from the Valley of the Apothecaries were left in the Medicine King Hall.
Su Chen obtained the medicinal herbs he needed and earned a huge sum of eight million yuan effortlessly. It was reasonable to say that this trip was already complete. However, since he had come to the Valley of the Apothecaries, Su Chen naturally wouldn't leave just like that.
The Valley of the Apothecaries had a pivotal position in the entire Southern Border. If Su Chen could gather the pharmacists from the Valley of the Apothecaries under his command, it would be of great help to him in his bid to regain the throne in the future.
The title of a grandmaster pharmacist was to make the best use of everything.
"Wu Laoer, I won't take your medicinal herbs for nothing. There are many people outside your hall requesting medicinal herbs. Today, I rarely have the mood to refine medicine. You provide the medicinal herbs, and I will assist your Valley of the Apothecaries to resolve the troubles of the masses."
Su Chen wanted to show off his skills.
He had to let this group of stubborn pharmacists see clearly how big the gap was between them and a grandmaster.
He had to convince the masses first before he could establish his might.
Wu Shuang didn't dare to refuse. He also wanted to know more about how a grandmaster refined pills. He was endlessly envious of that bare-handed pill refining technique.
Wu Shuang immediately gave the order to open the doors to the Medicine King Hall and let all the people requesting medicinal herbs come in one by one.
Huang Zhan, this bootlicker, was also reasonable. He directly cleared out an empty space in the hall and placed a chair so that Su Chen could sit on the spot and display the grandmaster's pill refining techniques in front of everyone's eyes.
These people requesting medicinal herbs were all reputable figures in the Southern Border. As long as they saw their master's techniques, it would be difficult for them not to become famous in the world if they casually spread it out.
"Master Su, I am the eldest son of the Yun Clan of the State of Qi. My father was attacked by an enemy and lost an arm. I am here to ask for a godly medicine that can regrow my father's arm. I beg Master Su to help me."
Su Chen: "It's easy to regrow a severed arm. I'll refine a Bone Regeneration Pill for you. One pill a month, and you'll be able to regrow your arm in three months."
He quickly wrote down a prescription and asked Wu Shuang to get the herbs immediately.
Tanaka of the Valley of the Apothecaries was being ordered around by Su Chen as a coolie, but he didn't complain at all. Instead, he ran diligently.
"Master Su, I'm Luo Shishi, the top courtesan of Hong Zhuang Pavilion in Ning Country. I'd like to ask for an immortal pill that can preserve my youthful appearance forever and allow me to remain a young girl even in death!" A charming woman giggled.
Su Chen: "No problem. Take my Youth-Retaining Pill, and I guarantee that you'll be able to maintain your current appearance even when you're a hundred years old."
"Master Su, my hemorrhoids have been acting up recently. Can you help me refine a pill to cure my hemorrhoids?"
What the hell? You're even looking for me to cure your hemorrhoids …
Su Chen waved his hand: "There's no need for a pill. Go back and get some chrysanthemum grass. Crush it into a ball and stuff it into your mouth. You'll be fine after three days."
"Master Su, please take a look at me …"
"Master Su, please take a look at me first. I'll pay a hundred thousand for the treatment."
"I'll pay a hundred and twenty thousand!"
The solemn and dignified Medicine King Hall suddenly turned into a medicine shop on the streets.
Su Chen had transformed into a godly doctor. No matter what kind of difficult illness it was, he could find a solution in minutes. His efficiency in refining pills was even faster. Often, before the medicine refiners of the Valley of the Apothecaries could see what Su Chen did, a fresh pill would emerge from his palm.
"Godly skills, the realm of the Grandmaster. Godly skills!"
"This is too crazy. Even the Tanaka Xu Fu from a hundred years ago was only at this level. But Master Su is so young. This is absolutely a unique existence in our Southern Border's medicine refiner world. Even in the cultivation world, there are not many people who can achieve this at this age."
In less than two hours, Su Chen had settled all the medicine seekers and even earned a small sum of over a million yuan.
At this time, a group of elders had gathered together and discussed for a long time. As if they had made up their minds, they uniformly knelt before Su Chen.
"Honored Master, please accept a bow from this disciple!"
Su Chen thought to himself. You medicine refiners are all so careless when it comes to acknowledging a master. It's fine if there's no tea for acknowledging a master, but you don't even ask if the master agrees first?
However, this was originally Su Chen's purpose. He was also someone who didn't care about etiquette, so he naturally wouldn't refuse.
"You can become my disciple, but you're not qualified to be my official disciple yet. I can accept you as my unofficial disciple first and teach you some alchemy skills. Whether you can become an official disciple or not will depend on your own luck."
"Thank you, Honored Master!"
Everyone's expression was happy. Being able to become an unofficial disciple was already pretty good. If they could follow a medicine refiner grandmaster and casually learn a few skills, they would benefit endlessly for the rest of their lives.
Su Chen's gaze fell on Wu Shuang. He was the only one who didn't choose to acknowledge a master on the spot.
"Wu Laoer, what's wrong? You don't like my medicine refiner skills?"
Wu Shuang was terrified. She quickly shook her head and said, "Master Su is the best in medicine refiner skills. This junior admires you greatly, but … but Jinyan and that old man Huang Zhan are still master and disciple. I'm afraid he won't agree."
Huang Zhan chuckled coldly, "Wu Laoer, now you know that you have me as your master."
Wu Shuang's face was full of embarrassment. She didn't dare to raise her head to look at him.
Who would have thought that this old guy Huang Zhan would actually hug the thigh of a grandmaster?
"That's also true. Since you're Huang Zhan's disciple, it's not good for me to overstep my boundaries. However, since you're Huang Zhan's disciple, then you're also my, Su Chen's, grand-disciple. As long as you can put down your face, it's not like this grand-master can't teach you some superficial knowledge."
Wu Shuang's face was full of shock. He was the dignified Tanaka of the Valley of the Apothecaries. He was originally the head of the medicine refiners. Now, he actually dropped a big seniority and became a grand-disciple?
Even these subordinates of his were Su Chen's unofficial disciples. Wouldn't he have to call them Martial Uncle in the future?
This status wasn't just plummeting. It was simply falling to the bottom of the valley!
"You don't want to?
Then forget it. You can continue to guard your Valley of the Apothecaries. "Su Chen frowned. His expression seemed to be displeased.
Wu Shuang was immediately frightened. Without saying anything, she hurriedly fell to the ground. "Grand-disciple Wu Shuang greets grand-master!"
Su Chen laughed and said, "Disciples and Grand-disciples, rise. Today, I'm happy to teach you a technique to condense pills. As long as you learn this technique, it'll be enough to reduce your chances of Pudding when refining pills by more than 70%."
Everyone was overjoyed. They repeatedly thanked their master.
… …
Three days later.
Su Chen set out on a journey and left the Valley of the Apothecaries.
Su Chen was quite satisfied with the harvest of this trip. Subduing the Valley of the Apothecaries was equivalent to subduing the entire Shennong Province. With a piece of land in his hands, Su Chen's confidence increased greatly.
With Shennong Province under his control, would Chu Province, Long Province, Qin Province, and Zhao Province be far away?
Perhaps it wouldn't be long before the entire Southern Xinjiang would submit to Su Chen.
The carriage rocked and the bells jingled.
As soon as they arrived at the Imperial City of Chu Province, Su Chen's carriage was surrounded by a group of elite soldiers.
"Impudent! Do you know who's sitting in the carriage?!" Huang Zhan angrily rebuked.
A heavily armored soldier with a ferocious face walked forward.
"I'm Chen Pojun. I'm here to protect Lord State Preceptor under the orders of General Yuchi."