"In any case, the road you have to travel is still long, kid!"
Maybe because of the teaching, Fang Yu felt that the relationship between him and Coach Ma had grown closer.
Fang Yu rubbed his head and smiled. Suddenly, he heard Ding Hui's voice coming from the room behind him.
"Husband, I've finished refining the dicine pills here. You can co in now."
The voice was neither loud nor soft, and Coach Ma naturally heard it too.
With a slight smile, Coach Ma said,
"You practice on your own for now, just rember the feeling you had earlier. I more or less understand your situation. I'll find a few cultivation techniques to enhance your pain tolerance, so you can strengthen yourself in that area as well. Although these techniques are not as specialized as those for Believers at the Qingling Taoist Temple, they have a similar effect. I've collected them bit by bit over the years, with the help of the Hai Family, and they are treasured items, even sought after outside."
It was evident that Coach Ma had put a lot of research into this area, no wonder the Hai Family Patriarch was so courteous to this outsider.
He was a loyal servant who had dedicated his youth and energy to the Hai Family.
Although Fang Yu didn't plan to stay long in Sunset City, he still appreciated Coach Ma's kindness.
After Coach Ma left, Fang Yu turned around and opened the door to enter the alchemy room.
The alchemy room of the Hai Family was much larger than Fang Yu had expected.
Several large furnaces were surrounded by piles of dicinal materials and various common tools, and the aroma of dicine filled the air.
However, at this ti, the fires under the furnaces had been extinguished, and Ding Hui was smiling as she looked at Fang Yu.
"Husband, you finally decided to co inside?"
Fang Yu rolled his eyes.
"You've finished refining the dicine pills?"
"Of course..." Ding Hui winked at Fang Yu, as if flirting: "While you were having fun outside, I was diligently refining pills to relieve your troubles."
Yeah right, when you saw the precious materials, your eyes lit up; you weren't worried about anything outside.
Fang Yu was unconcerned. He wasn't eting Ding Hui for the first ti; he knew her personality well.
"Did you use up all the five heavenly materials provided by the Hai Family? What did you make?"
Fang Yu asked curiously.
Ding Hui playfully winked, pressing a finger to her lips as she smiled, "Husband, don't be in such a hurry, let introduce them to you slowly!"
With that, she took out three very dark dicine pills from her pocket. Upon closer inspection, the pills had a scale-like texture.
"Ta-da~"
Ding Hui held the three pills above her head, spun around once, and with her slim figure, it looked surprisingly beautiful.
"First, there's the [Sea Scale Pill]. It uses Sea Scale Flower as the main ingredient, complented by various precious materials, and is refined with my unique technique! Besides significantly enhancing the physique of Martial Artists, this pill has a special effect; when you fall into the sea or lake, small scales appear on the surface of your skin, aiding in rapid underwater movent."
Fang Yu was very surprised.
It could even enhance underwater combat ability, which was quite good.
But he usually didn't fight underwater, so he felt it was a bit useless.
Still, sothing was better than nothing, since the underwater assistance was just an added feature. What mattered was if taking the pill could increase attribute points.
He feared encountering a Great Demon in the wild and getting himself killed.
In the city, it was hard to co across demons. He wasn't sure if it was because he didn't wander around much or if Sunset City's security was high, but no demons seed to lurk around causing trouble.
Compared to Tianyuan Town, Sunset City was much safer.
However, Sunset City was also much smaller than Tianyuan Town, just a small city.
"You seem... not very satisfied?"
Ding Hui frowned, visibly a bit unhappy, like she was throwing a tantrum, folding her arms and pouting, turning her face halfway aside.
Fang Yu's heart skipped a beat, and he hurried to comfort her.
Despite him fighting outside, Ding Hui's work of refining pills wasn't easy either; it was all hard work.
"I'm not dissatisfied, just surprised. Most people would take one or two days to refine pills, but you do it much faster."
Simple complints proved extrely effective, and Ding Hui's lips curled into a smile.
"Of course! Can those mundane folks compare with ? By the way, when I studied the [Sea Scale Grass], I discovered sothing. The Hai Family's Sea Scale Grass is harvested using a unified tool, and its freshness is very consistent!"
Fang Yu was taken aback.
"Is there a problem with that?"
"Haven't you realized? Considering what the Qing Family's Patriarch said, the Hai Family likely has their own channel for cultivating and harvesting Sea Scale Grass. I'll investigate further, but I'm almost certain."
Ding Hui whispered in Fang Yu's ear, "Think about it, a family with a stable source of Sea Scale Grass can consistently cultivate a large number of Martial Artists. Although the Sea Scale Grass has drug resistance, eating it for the first ti can significantly enhance a Martial Artist's strength. While not every mber of the Hai Family can consu a Sea Scale Grass, those elite mbers the Hai Family is willing to train should have no problem each eating one."
Fang Yu pondered this and realized what it truly ant for the Hai Family to have a steady supply of Sea Scale Grass.
No wonder the Hai Family could stand out among the many families in Sunset City. With this accumulation, who knows how many powerful Martial Artists they could produce. But to gain true formidable warriors, relying solely on Sea Scale Grass resources is insufficient; they also need talented Martial Arts prospects. Hence, the number of top-level fighters in the Hai Family is likely not very high.
"Sea Scale Grass is so valuable, other families must envy it greatly. Each ti they exchange so with other families, their private relationships deepen. The Hai Family's current status probably owes much to the Sea Scale Grass."
Ding Hui patiently explained.
Indeed, Ding Hui was remarkable.
From just refining Sea Scale Grass into pills, she could infer so much.
Fang Yu mused,
"In that case, the rise of the Hai Family seems almost inevitable."
Ding Hui shook her head slightly.
"Not necessarily. The Sea Scale Grass matter shouldn't be a secret, but Qingling Taoist Temple hasn't intervened. Either they lack the will or ability, or they believe the Hai Family's Sea Scale Grass business doesn't affect Qingling Taoist Temple's status."
Considering Fang Yu's understanding of Daoist Ling's Erosion Level, the forr was more likely, but this matter was unrelated to them anyway.
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