Chapter 43: Medicine Hall

“Hey, isn’t that Bu Gong who had almost no talent during the talent test that day? Why is he in the pharmacy today?” A barely audible voice of surprise suddenly rang out from the side of the road.
“Um?”
Following the man’s gaze, I saw a handsome young man with long hair and wearing a red robe walking slowly on the stone steps; this man was Bu Gong who had rushed to the medicine hall early in the morning. He was walking towards a red pavilion not far ahead.
If you look closely, you will find that there is a purple-red plaque hanging above the front gate of the pavilion; and on the plaque is a furnace carved, and four round, brown pills the size of longan are floating in the air around the furnace.
Right below the alchemy furnace, there were two large characters written in a flowing and elegant manner: “Medicine Hall”; and this pavilion was where the disciples of the Xianyang Sect usually received their cultivation resources.
But at the same time, this so-called medicine hall also has another vital role, which is to serve as a place for the supply of elixirs for the entire Xianyang Sect; therefore, the medicine hall is an indispensable and most important place for the entire Xianyang Sect.
Therefore, as Bu Gong gradually approached the pavilion, he also found that there were more and more Xianyang Sect disciples patrolling around; and in order to get close to this pavilion, one must have a status above that of an outer disciple, which of course also included outer disciples.
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In fact, Bu Gong left the dormitory early in the morning. Although he told Yun Xingjin that he was going to practice, he did not rush to the small valley as before, but went in another direction.
It turned out that Bu Gong wanted to go to the pharmacy to collect his share of medicine for this month, namely the “Poqiao Pill”.
Because he learned from Yun Xingjin that the Breaking Acupoint Pill in the jade bottle that Xiang Ling’er sent him early in the morning was his cultivation resource for this month; if it was just because of this, Bu Gong might not be in a hurry to claim it.
But he could feel from the six pills Xiang Ling’er gave him that this type of pill seemed to have a similar effect to the Xianyuan Fruit he had taken before; although the effect was far inferior to the Xianyuan Fruit, its function was indeed very similar to and close to the Xianyuan Fruit.
The Immortal Yuan Fruit is a treasure in the eyes of cultivators in the Body Shaping Stage, simply because it can speed up the opening of acupoints in the human body, thus greatly improving the cultivation speed of cultivators in the Body Shaping Stage.
Since this so-called ‘Breakthrough Pill’ can be comparable to the effects of the Immortal Yuan Fruit, can it be let go so easily? This is obviously impossible. In Bu Gong’s eyes, as long as it is useful to him, it should not be missed.
Although Bu Gong might have guessed that it was probably because of the evil spirit in his mind that made it much easier for him to break through the acupoints than others, he would not give up the “Breaking Acupoint Pill” easily; such a good thing, it is better to have it than not, right?
At this time, Bu Gong was seen walking slowly towards the medicine hall; he did not pay much attention to the people gossiping around him; even if they mentioned him, he would just ignore it, as long as these people did not bother him.
Arriving in front of this gigantic pavilion that was nearly a hundred feet high, Bu Gong raised his head slightly to look at the building called Medicine Hall. He saw that the pavilion was entirely red, and several white-robed disciples were guarding the front entrance.
The sharp gazes of these disciples were constantly scanning the surroundings, which showed that it was difficult for strangers like them to approach this medicine hall.
“It really is worthy of being the Xianyang Sect…” Bu Gong looked at the hundreds of feet tall red pavilion in front of him, with a slight fluctuation in his eyes; this was his first time to come to this so-called medicine hall, and also the first time he saw such a tall building.
Although Bu Gong had seen many buildings and houses in Xuanhuo City that he thought were very tall and majestic, he still felt a little shocked when he stood in front of the tall building called Yaotang in Xianyang Gate.
After taking a deep breath, Bu Gong walked towards the gate of the pavilion; “Stop, you are not allowed to enter here casually.” Just as Bu Gong arrived at the gate, a stern shout suddenly rang out; a handsome man in white clothes, about twenty years old, stood in front of Bu Gong, staring at him with a little vigilance.
Bu Gong was also stunned when he heard this. Then he bowed slightly to the man in white and said, “Senior Brother, I am a new outer disciple this year. I have come to collect my monthly elixir. Could you please pass me by?”
“Outer disciple?” The man in white frowned slightly when he heard Bu Gong say that. He continued, “Didn’t the outer disciples come to collect their elixirs yesterday? Why are you here again today?”
In response to this, Bu Gong smiled bitterly and said, “This senior brother may not know that when I was collecting the pills yesterday, I was away because of something, so I came here today.”
“Oh? Do you have anything to prove your identity?”
“This…” Bu Gong hesitated when he heard the other party say this; he really didn’t have anything that could prove his identity, unless it was the robes distributed uniformly by the sect to outer disciples, but that was still thrown in the dormitory.
Bu Gong thought for a moment, and then he saw his right hand slowly extending from his sleeve, and then he saw a palm-sized jade token appear in the palm of his hand; and this jade token was an item that every disciple of Xianyang Sect had: a communication token.
Bu Gong looked at the smooth, white jade token in his hand, pondered for a moment, and then said, “Senior Brother, do you think this communication token can be considered an item that can prove your identity?”
In fact, Bu Gong was a little unsure about this; the only item related to his identity that he could take out now was this communication card, so he could only try his luck and see if it would work.
The man in white looked at the communication card in Bu Gong’s hand with a fixed gaze; he could confirm that this was a communication card belonging to all the disciples of Xianyang Sect, and then he heard him say, “That’s fine, then you go in.” After that, he moved aside.
Bu Gong felt a little relieved when he heard this. “This is really a lucky coincidence. If I didn’t have this thing, I wouldn’t even be able to enter the medicine hall, let alone the cultivation pills for this month.”
After straightening his robes a little, Bu Gong walked towards the gate of the pavilion. As soon as he entered the gate, his eyes suddenly lit up, because the space inside was much larger than he expected.
There were also quite a lot of people inside. Bu Gong glanced around and smacked his lips: “This is just like the market in Stone Town”, but this was just what Bu Gong thought in his heart.
There were several counters in the inner part of the lobby on the first floor, and there were many people queuing in front of each counter; Bu Gong just glanced at this and didn’t pay much attention to it.
Then he walked towards the counter closest to the gate; he saw that the counter was manned by several young disciples, three men and two women, and the three male disciples were all dressed in white.
The three men had ordinary looks but were not ugly. Instead, they were the type that were more attractive to the eyes. The two women had fair cheeks and slim figures and looked quite beautiful.
Since Bu Gong was in this pharmacy for the first time, he was not familiar with the environment inside, so he walked to the nearest counter, intending to understand the situation before making any plans.
As Bu Gong walked over, the three men and two women over there seemed to have noticed Bu Gong; “Wow, Senior Sister Yu, look ahead, there’s a handsome guy walking over here.” The smaller and sweeter-looking girl among the two women looked at Bu Gong and said with a strange look in her eyes.
“Huh?” Another taller woman in red with skin as white as snow also followed the girl’s gaze and her eyes suddenly lit up: “Wow, really? Look, he is wearing a red robe. He looks really good in that way.”
“Hmph, two nymphomaniacs.” At the same time, the thinner young man among the three men retorted with a slightly sour tone.
The thin young man stared at Bu Gong who was walking in front of him with a slightly unfriendly look.
What Bu Gong didn’t know at this time was that he had already been noticed by one of the three men because of the words of the two women in front of him.
Bu Gong slowly walked to the counter and looked at the three men and two women behind it. His eyes moved slightly, and then he bowed slightly: “Seniors, may I ask you something?”
“Hey, this is not the place for you to inquire about things, go somewhere else.” As soon as Bu Gong finished speaking, a cold voice suddenly sounded, and the speaker was the thin man.
“Eh?” Bu Gong was a little dumbfounded at this time, because the man in front of him seemed to be targeting him deliberately. “What’s going on? It seems like this is my first time here. I didn’t know this person before.” Bu Gong thought a little depressedly in his heart.
In fact, he didn’t know that the man in front of him was mocking him because the two women praised him for being handsome. If Bu Gong knew about this, he would be so sad that he would have no tears. Was he the one who was shot while lying down?
Just when Bu Gong was stunned, a slightly excited and crisp female voice was heard: “Ahem, um, little junior brother, what questions do you want to ask? I can answer you.” The person who spoke was the sweet girl with a petite figure who first discovered Bu Gong.
Bu Gong also reacted at this time. He looked at the girl who was talking to him with a strange look in his eyes; because the way the woman who had just talked to him looked at her was like, like the look a man gives to a stunningly beautiful woman.
For a moment, Bu Gong felt a little uneasy. Then, hearing the woman’s words, Bu Gong gave a slightly unnatural laugh and said, “Senior Sister, I’d like to ask where the outer disciples can get the elixirs?”
“Oh? Junior brother, you don’t even know where outer disciples can get their pills?” Obviously, the woman was a little surprised by Bu Gong’s question.
Bu Gong was a little helpless at this time and said, “I am a new disciple who joined this year, and this is my first time coming to this medicine hall.”
Hearing Bu Gong’s words, the woman’s beautiful eyes flashed with relief, and then she smiled sweetly and said, “I see, that’s right. So, Junior Brother, do you want to go to the place where the outer disciples receive their elixirs?”
In response, Bu Gong nodded.
Then the woman laughed sweetly and said, “That’s easy. Then, little junior brother, I can take you there.” As she spoke, she secretly winked at Bu Gong, which made Bu Gong a little embarrassed.
In fact, not all of the sect’s outer disciples are newcomers; there are also some old outer disciples from the previous sect; they were not promoted to inner disciples and were naturally left behind, so the woman had such a surprised look when she heard Bu Gong’s question just now.