Chapter 60: Increase Acquisition Efforts

  After thinking for half a day, Li Wenjun was still completely clueless. He could only comfort himself that the result of his introspection wasn't too bad after all - the green light didn't give him an evil feeling, and its vibrant vitality even gave him a sense of peace and tranquility. Thinking back to how the green lights had saved him multiple times in the past, it seemed they shouldn't be anything malevolent.

  Of course, this might be a self-deceptive anesthesia, but apart from this, Li Wenjun had no other way. He couldn't spend his days doing nothing and thinking about how to figure out the things in the green light all day long.

  With his current ability, he can't achieve this at all. Even if we take a step back and assume he has the ability, what can he do after finding out what is surrounding the green light?

  His knowledge is very limited, what kind of secret treasures are there in the Xianxia world, and what functions do these treasures have, he knows nothing about them. That is to say, even if he figured out what it was, his heart disease would not go away.

  Li Wenjun thought clearly, the top priority is not to put the focus on this matter, but rather to quickly improve his cultivation realm and increase his strength. Perhaps when his cultivation realm increases and his strength improves in the future, he will naturally understand the truth.

  Li Wenjun ended his cultivation, opened his eyes, and gazed at the sun jumping over the clouds, spreading its radiance to the world. He smiled slightly, it was a brand new day, he still had many things to do.

  Li Wenjun simply ate something and packed up his things before continuing on his journey.

  The mountain was treacherous, and even the most skilled herbalists found it difficult to make rapid progress here. However, as a cultivator, Li Wenjun had a solid foundation of spiritual energy, so his methods were naturally not comparable to those of an ordinary herbalist. He traversed mountains and rivers with ease, and even when faced with steep cliffs, he could employ his lightness skill, making the precipitous mountain slope seem like flat ground beneath his feet. His speed was astonishing, leaving onlookers aghast.

  In the blink of an eye, more than half a day had passed, and Li Wenjun stood at the foot of Wufeng Mountain. He looked back at the endless Wufeng Mountains, not without emotion. He was now increasingly experiencing the various benefits that cultivating immortality brought, and if he were to return to his ordinary life as a mortal, he might find it more unbearable than death itself.

  Li Wenjun rested for a while, then used his light body skill to jump high into the air and gaze out at the distance. Soon, he found the outline of a vague village.

  Li Wenjun was familiar with the map of Sanshan County and its surrounding counties, and with the village as a reference point, he quickly figured out his location and wouldn't ask for directions again. He knew which direction to head in and could smoothly arrive at the county town.

  By the time it was almost evening, Li Wenjun arrived at the county seat of Sanshan County. Compared to when he left the county seat, the guard had become much more relaxed. Since ancient times, there has been no such thing as a thousand-day defense against thieves. Wang Yonggui had not appeared for a long time, and the officials of Sanshan County, including the gate guards, had lost their energy. The wanted posters for Wang Yonggui that were posted on the city wall had become blurred and unclear after being exposed to wind and sun.

  Li Wenjun entered the city gate and walked towards the direction of the medicine shop.

  Arriving at the pharmacy, Li Wenjun saw from a distance that the door was wide open. Sun Baicao was negotiating with a customer while Sun Jianing was sweeping the floor with a feather duster, looking somewhat bored.

  "Uncle Sun, Jianing, I'm back." Li Wenjun said with a smile.

  "Wen Jun Ge, you've finally come back, I was worried to death!" Sun Jianing rushed out of the pharmacy with a joyful face.

  Sun Baicao quietly told the customer to leave, sending him out of the store before greeting Li Wenjun. "Wenjun, you've been gone for two and a half months, I thought something bad had happened to you. Fortunately, heaven has eyes, you've returned safely."

  "Yes, Wen Jun, my father and I were worried about you. My father even asked two people to go into the mountains to find you. If it weren't for the fact that the store's business couldn't be left unattended by my father, he and I would have gone into the mountains to look for you too." Sun Jianing said.

  Li Wenjun felt a warmth in his heart and bowed to Sun and his son, saying sincerely: "Thank you, Uncle Sun and Qian Ning, for your concern."

  Sun Baisu joked: "Wen Jun, you're being polite. Don't you always say we're a family? Besides, you're the boss, and you've been gone for so many days - I, your employee, can't just pretend not to see you, right?"

  Li Wenjun smiled and said, "Right, Uncle Sun, we're one family. Never mind that, how's the business in the store lately? I asked you to help me collect medicinal herbs, how much did you get?"

  Sun Baicao said: "The business in the store can only be said to be barely maintained, neither losing nor gaining. As for the herbs you want, wait a moment, I'll go get them for you."

  Li Wenjun didn't have to wait for long before Sun Baicao came back with a wooden chest and sat down in front of him again. "They're all inside."

  Li Wenjun opened the wooden box, and his eyebrows furrowed instantly. There were not many herbs inside the box, only about twenty or so. He took out all the herbs and arranged them in a row on the table, shaking his head in dissatisfaction. The amount of herbs was very small, barely enough to make three or four doses of Qi-gathering decoction.

  "Uncle Sun, it's been such a long time, how did you only collect this little bit of herbs? Is the money not enough?" Li Wenjun asked.

  Sun Jianing hastily said: "Wen Jun, it's not that we didn't try our best, but the season is not right. When you left, it was winter, and now it's spring. Spring and winter are the times when there are the fewest medicinal herbs. Moreover, our medicine shop was opened after the Medicine Grass Trading Conference in Fengshou Town, so we can collect even fewer medicinal herbs. I estimate that by summer and autumn, things will improve a lot."

  Sun Baicao continued: "Wen Jun, Jia Ning is right. The actual situation is basically like this. In the procurement of medicinal materials throughout the year, there are peak seasons and off-seasons, and now it's the off-season."

  Li Wenjun furrowed his brow in thought, then reached into his pocket and took out two silver ingots, each weighing twenty taels. He placed them on the table and said, "Uncle Sun, raise the purchase price of those medicinal herbs by one percent, or if that's not possible, then by two percent, or even three percent. No matter what, I need you to procure more for me, I have an urgent use for them. Hmm, if the money is not enough, just let me know, I still have some here."

  Sun Baicao didn't put on airs with Li Wenjun either. He told Sun Jianing to put the silver away and said, "Don't worry, I'll do my best. Later, I'll go door-to-door to visit the medicinal herb collectors in this county. Maybe they still have some stock left, and I'll think of a way to get it out of their hands."

  Li Wenjun smiled and nodded, saying: "Then thank you, Uncle Sun."