Writing down the list of herbs needed for concocting Elixir of Lingzhi Mist, Kent kept all the manuals aside. For now, he decided to brew the one single elixir that could decide whether Amelia could recover or not.
Kent accessed his bracelet and began searching for the 16 herbs listed for brewing Lingzhi Mist Elixir. He separated the ones that were required.
After 20 moments of thorough searching and counting, Kent was able to find 13 ingredients out of 16. He is missing the main ingredient, the Lingzhi mushroom. Horned root and sapphire tulsi are the two other ingredients.
These three ingredients need to be kept fresh in an aging solution. That’s why his aunt didn’t send these commonly available ingredients.
Getting down from bed, Kent collected all the manuals, placed them neatly back inside his bracelet. After consuming a few meat sticks, he washed his body and wore some new clothes.
Mounting on his Fire Kirin, he left the Yang family residence. The servants him stopped at the entrance gate. Kent replied that he is going to see the city. Before leaving, he asked the servants about herbal stores.
“Check the Mystic Elixir store on the eastern side. It is the biggest store in this town.” The servant replied the entire path on how to reach the store.
Nodding his head, Kent flew into the air. As this is almost mid-night, very few people were roaming in the streets.
“Mystic Elixir Store”
Kent stood before the large store with an entrance board on top. The name is written in cursed calligraphy, and a glowing cauldron image is drawn beside the name.
As Kent stepped inside, he saw two young male servants sitting on broad wooden chairs. They were dozing off while their heads were hanging down.
As Kent turned, he saw a stout man with a big stomach and a bald head. The stout man is leaning back on the swinging chair and sleeping with his mouth wide open. One of the front teeth is missing from the row.
With a quick glance, Kent scanned the store. It is really a big one, with a lot of herbs neatly arranged on glass shelves, and inscriptions were placed on all the shelves to maintain their freshness.
The two servants didn’t respond, even after Kent called loudly. With a sigh, Kent went to the stout man who was sleeping on the other side of the billing counter. But he is also in dead sleep with loud snoring.
With a sigh, Kent slapped the desk. “Who is it?!!” “No stealing…” “Yes, no steeling.” All three of them stood up with stammering movements and shouted random nonsense in a daze.
“Who… Who are you?” The stout man with a bald head questioned Kent in an enquiring tone. He sounded very funny in his feminine tone.
“I need herbs. Are you selling now?” Kent asked directly, without answering his question.
“Hehehe… of course, of course… we will sell them at any time.” The stout guy answered with all his teeth out. “You idiots, what are you doing instead of receiving guests? Come greet the young master.” The stout guy shouted at the two weak, bald fellows who stood with sleepy faces.
“There is no need for formalities. I need Lingzhi mushroom, horned root, and sapphire tulsi. Give me at least ten portions of the best quality.” Kent replied in a serious tone.
Like robots, the two guys hurriedly moved and brought all three ingredients. After seeing their efficiency, Kent understood why they were recruited even though they were sleeping peacefully.
“Young master, the total cost is 233 gold coins. Also, our store has one unit of King-ranked 1000-year-old Lingzhi mushroom. Which will cost you 1000 gold coins. The remaining 100-year-old Lingzhi mushrooms will cost only 10 gold coins. If you are okay with the price, I will add the king-ranked Lingzhi mushroom.” The shop owner said with a sheepish smile while displaying all his front teeth.
“Add it… Here, quickly process the bill.” Kent replied while handing the golden piggy card to the shop owner.
After placing everything in his Pegasus bracelet, Kent came outside and flew into the sky.
“Hey Golu, Dolu, that young man seems to be a rich guy. Follow him.” The shop owner commanded with a cunning smile. The two slender guys nodded their heads and took a step outside.
“Stop.” A loud female voice came from the deep parts of the store. The two slender guys hurriedly turned around with a bit of fear.
“That young man came as a guest to the Yang family. Don’t lose your lives unnecessarily.” The female voice warned from the corner. The two guys shuddered in fear and hurriedly came inside while cursing the shopkeeper.
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Instead of going back to the Yang family residence, Kent chose to fly along the purple mountains. He is searching for the perfect spot to place the phenix cauldron, which can only support the high temperatures for brewing Lingzhi mist elixir.
After long searching, he found a well-like structure with three large boulders overlapped on each other. With a wide grin, Kent landed on the top of a big bowlder, which was circling one side of a well-like setting.
Spending his aura, he carefully placed the heavy phenix cauldron in between the three boulders, where a deep well was situated. Thankfully, the gap is very wide, and the phenix cauldron is perfectly encased.
Releasing a relaxed sigh, Kent took out the potion manual to check out the process again before brewing. His fingers moved along the lines of temperature management and the elixir extraction process.
After getting all the points, Kent set aside the manual. Before igniting the phenix cauldron, he took out all the materials and arranged them in 10 portions. He kept aside the king-ranked Lingzhi mushroom for final brewing.
With a sigh, he stood up on the large boulder and closed his eyes. Praying for the almighty potion god, he bowed to the phenix cauldron. Staring at the burning drop-sized flam seed at the bottom of the cauldron, Kent channeled his aura.
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Note: Thank you “@Kokayi” for GT.