The three of them arrived at the stone gate, and Zhu Fei did not hesitate, his hand immediately pressing on the mechanism beside them.
Just as Zhu Fei pressed the mechanism to the side, the entire stone gate, or perhaps the whole cave, trembled slightly.
A series of low, muffled sounds continuously emanated from beneath their feet.
Zhu Fei remained unfazed, and after waiting a little while, the stone gate finally rose from the floor of the cave with a "clack."
The moment the stone gate opened, Zhu Fei instantly sensed wisps of faint Spiritual Energy wafting out from within.
This made his heart instantly leap with joy.
Because he knew that if Spiritual Energy was drifting out, there must be Spirit Stones or Spiritual Medicines inside.
Otherwise, there would be no way for there to be a scent of Spiritual Energy in there.
"Let’s go, let’s go inside and take a look."
Zhu Fei took the lead and stepped through the stone gate.
Lin Hao and Zhou Yun did not linger either and followed suit, stepping through.
Upon entering the stone gate, Zhu Fei discovered that it was actually a stone chamber inside.
The chamber was not small and was divided into three parts, each with its own stone cave.
Following the direction the Spiritual Energy was drifting, Zhu Fei walked directly towards one of the stone caves on the left side.
"Ah! That...that’s five hundred-year-old ginseng! Six hundred-year-old Lingzhi! And three hundred-year-old Ginkgo Fruit! And..."
As soon as they entered the stone cave on the left, Zhou Yun covered his mouth with his hand and could not help but exclaim with surprise.
It was clear that the three of them had entered a Stone Cave Medicine Garden.
In front of them, a layer of faint Spiritual Energy mist hovered, beneath which was a field of herbs.
In the field grew no less than thirty strains of precious Spiritual Medicines that were almost impossible to find in the outside world, and even the Red Blood Ginseng and Light Flower that Zhu Fei was looking for were also growing in that very field.
In an instant, Zhu Fei also couldn’t help but get excited.
He hadn’t expected that they would be so lucky as to find so many precious Spiritual Medicines all at once.
He believed that with these Medicines, there would be absolutely no problem in crafting Qi Gathering Pills, Healing Pills, and other Low Grade Pills in the future.
"Brother Zhu, as for these Spiritual Medicines, take whatever you need. Even if you take them all, Little Yun and I will have no objections whatsoever,"
At this time, Lin Hao took a deep breath and then turned to Zhu Fei with a very serious expression.
In his view, the precious Spiritual Medicines before them were definitely needed by Zhu Fei.
If it had been before, Lin Hao might have insisted on splitting the share with Zhu Fei sixty-forty, according to their previous agreement.
But after the previous events, feeling grateful for Zhu Fei saving his wife’s life, as he said just now, even if Zhu Fei really took all the Medicines, he would not have any complaints.
Zhu Fei was slightly taken aback upon hearing Lin Hao’s words, but then he understood the meaning behind Lin Hao’s words and shook his head with a smile.
"Brother Lin, there’s no need to dwell on past matters; it was merely a helping hand. Since we’ve already agreed on a sixty-forty split, then let’s keep it that way."
After a brief pause, Zhu Fei continued with a smile, "Besides, not all of these Spiritual Medicines are useful to me. I only need to take the portion I need."
Indeed, there were nearly thirty stalks of Spiritual Medicine before them.
But it was true, as Zhu Fei had said, not all the Spiritual Medicines were useful to him.
Ancient Martial Artists and Cultivators follow two completely different cultivation systems.
The Spiritual Medicines Zhu Fei needed, some might be completely useless to Ancient Martial Artists, and likewise, in the eyes of Ancient Martial Artists, some Spiritual Medicines were also useless to Zhu Fei.
Aside from the Spiritual Medicines indispensable to Zhu Fei, the remaining ones happened to be useless to him but extremely beneficial to Lin Hao and his group.
All told, it amounted to roughly forty percent.
However, Lin Hao and Zhou Yun didn’t know this. At that moment, upon hearing Zhu Fei’s words, they couldn’t help but feel a renewed sense of gratitude towards him.
"Alright! Since Brother Zhu has put it this way, I, Lin, will not put on airs any longer. From now on, you, Zhu Fei, are truly my brother. In the future, should you have any orders, my wife and I will definitely make every effort to assist you."
Lin Hao spoke, and nearby, Zhou Yun also nodded in agreement with her husband’s words.
Zhu Fei smiled. He felt that Lin Hao and his wife, Zhou Yun, were very decent people. Such friends were indeed worth making.
Then, Zhu Fei pondered for a moment before asking, "Brother Lin, how do you usually handle it when you acquire a certain Spiritual Medicine? Do you consume it directly, or do you make it into Pills?"
At Zhu Fei’s question, Lin Hao and Zhou Yun immediately smiled wryly.
"We won’t hide it from Brother Zhu, with our level of cultivation, our status in the Ancient Martial World isn’t that high, and it’s not so easy to find Spiritual Medicines that can aid in our cultivation."
"Even if we do manage to get hold of them, we consume them directly. Pills, well, with our abilities... heh..."
By the end of his sentence, Lin Hao shook his head somewhat helplessly.
Obviously, Pills, these more advanced items, were completely out of reach for Lin Hao and his wife.
"Oh, I see," Zhu Fei nodded, then said, "If you trust me, Brother Lin, I can make the Pills you need for your cultivation."
"What? Brother Zhu, you... you know how to do Alchemy?"
Lin Hao and Zhou Yun were first astonished, then expressions of sheer amazement spread across their faces.
They felt that after accompanying Zhu Fei on this journey, they had come to greatly admire his abilities.
What they utterly did not expect was that Zhu Fei could also do Alchemy. How monstrously talented must one be to possess such outlandish skills?
"Mhm, making the Pills you need should not be too difficult."
Zhu Fei smiled faintly, then spoke to the still somewhat stunned Lin Hao and his wife, "Let’s go. Let’s take a look elsewhere, and if possible, when we return this time, I can help you make Pills."
With that, Zhu Fei directly took the lead and walked toward another Stone Cave.
Watching Zhu Fei’s retreating figure, Zhou Yun turns to Lin Hao, still somewhat incredulous, and asked, "Brother Hao, Zhu... Zhu Fei, he really knows how to make Pills?"
Lin Hao gave Zhou Yun an exasperated look and laughed, "Brother Zhu isn’t someone who likes to boast. If he says he can do it, then he definitely can. Come on, let’s also follow and see."
With that, Lin Hao and Zhou Yun followed in the direction Zhu Fei had gone.
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