New concept of the mysterious way to ascend to immortality

Chapter 151 [Western Elixir] Beats Up [Eastern Magical Medicine]

"Ah! Speaking of the upcoming [New White Feather], which we internally call [Sigh-63], I have a batch of tasks here that aren't too difficult and can be easily completed, but can be exchanged for 'contribution points' within the organization. I wonder if anyone is willing to step forward and volunteer to complete them?"

Wearing a mask, Yuan Zhu suddenly raised a finger and looked at the followers in the banquet hall who were eating, drinking, and playing with the [Insect Pill] in their hands.

This motley crew, seemingly united, was actually a disorganized rabble. They had no sense of belonging to the new organization and only stayed because of the free benefits offered during two rounds of team building activities and the free food and drinks in Huangliang Township. Instead, they stubbornly chose to stay and observe.

Of course, among the rabble, there were also a few ambitious individuals. Some of them were genuinely naive (Ms. Mei), who were misled by Yuan Zhu and developed a sense of belonging; others, like Zheng Hao, were ambitious individuals who wanted to use this opportunity to climb the ranks.

Therefore, upon hearing the cult leader announce that tasks would be assigned, many people perked up and looked up at him, waiting for further instructions. If there was truly no risk and it would be easy to obtain 'contribution points' and improve their impression of the cult leader, they would naturally be willing.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting better and better, and having successfully mobilized the enthusiasm of a small group of people, Yuan Zhu pressed on while the iron was hot:

"Within our [New White Feather], there is equality and freedom. As the leader, I will continue to bring benefits to everyone, mainly in three aspects. First, I will select safe, reliable, and worthy deities for you, rather than the illegal evil spirits summoned irresponsibly and crudely by the [Old White Feather Society]. In the future, I will solicit your opinions and regularly hold safe sacrifices that you can participate in voluntarily. I will help you connect with different deities to receive blessings."

"The second benefit is that I, the leader, will use private channels to find and select rare and exceptional 'goods' that possess positive and extraordinary benefits for everyone. For example, the [Blood Eggplant] last time and the [Kunlun Elixir] this time. The specific transaction method requires 'contribution points' within the church as the redemption threshold. Without contribution, there are no benefits."

"The third benefit is that [New White Feather] is publicly known as a chamber of commerce in Running. I will provide you with a series of investments and support in the business field. For example, Ms. Mei is an opera dancer. If she agrees, I will provide funds to help her with relevant professional training."

"If any of you are interested in running a theater, I can offer assistance in the competition for ownership. Ultimately, we can help Miss Mei become the theater's principal dancer. The same applies to others and those in other industries. My goal is to create a mutually beneficial, clandestine group that progresses together!"

The first of the three major benefits of the 【New. White Feather Society】 is prepared for 【Tiger Demon, Mao Mao King】 and more future Demon God friends (Buddha Eggplant?).

He figured it out: the 18th-tier wild gods in the [Foam Layer] and even the [Spirit Realm Layer] were all eager to get involved with the real world.

His "New White Feather Society" may seem low-class, just a bunch of mortals playing house. But in the eyes of third-rate demons in higher dimensions, it's a piece of fat meat that they can't get their hands on, even though they're eyeing it.

Benefit 2 aims to find buyers for local specialties from [Happy Home, Pastoral Village], and more in the future [Foam World]. It also acts as a middleman between [Gods' Space] and the real world, reselling exchanged items at a markup. If this business continues, it will continuously attract new members, expanding the [White Feather Society]'s membership.

Benefit 3 was naturally paving the way for the [Anti-Law]. At the same time, he also had the idea of ​​doing some small business in the real world, in Running, and establishing a legitimate identity.

He gained the position of president of a chamber of commerce, continuously generating wealth; and then, with his extraordinary status as a Holy Light cultivator, he provided protection... continuously enhancing his influence. This fulfilled the small business owner's dream of getting rich.

Upon hearing the leader's PPT presentation outlining his vision, some followers who had faith in [New White Feather] became increasingly enthusiastic.

Zheng Hao, who was the most proactive, asked, "Master, what kinds of 'simple tasks' did you mention? Can I accept them?"

Yuan Zhu nodded: "Of course, this first batch of tasks is extremely easy, just a bit tedious, and is considered an internal benefit. I need you to contact suppliers after you return to Running and collect and purchase a batch of common materials. After the final summary, hand them over to me. You can choose the specific categories to purchase yourself. The only trouble is that you will have to pay the expenses in advance."

At that moment, he happened to think of the 'business opportunities' he had discussed with Meng Xiyue when they talked about the underground world.

Purchase a batch of cheap but scarce supplies from Duling, smuggle them into the Bubble World, exchange them for excess 'supernatural materials,' and then sell them to the [Space of Gods] or bring them back to Duling.

Meng Xiyue's list of supplies is extensive and the demand is huge. If Yuan Zhu had to personally go and find each item and negotiate with each supplier individually, it would be extremely time-consuming and energy-intensive.

If this rabble were handed over, the difficulty and risk would be zero. Moreover, they come from all walks of life and have far more connections than I do. As for paying the expenses upfront, it's a test of the followers' faith in and sincerity towards the White Feather Society.

If someone only knows how to take and avoids danger or opportunities to contribute, then such trash is not worth cultivating.

Conversely, the more trials and tribulations he endures, the more sunk costs accumulate, sharing both hardship and prosperity with the organization. He becomes more united and reliable—the kind of core talent that [Anti-Law] needs!

Upon hearing that the task was simply to purchase some supplies from the market, with the only difficulty being the advance payment, some members who were quite wealthy and had high hopes for the "new Bai Ling and the new leader" stepped forward, expressing their willingness to contribute to the organization.

It's not a troublesome or dangerous mission, and it's a good way to earn contribution points and make my presence known to the captain. Damn it!

After some thought, Yuan Zhulu asked Xiao Latiao to list out the 'smuggled goods' summarized by Meng Xiyue.

Among them, the cheapest but most abundant items, namely drinking water and food crops, were all eliminated.

Currently, the smuggling route to the Nightmare Layer has not yet been opened, and large-scale smuggling transactions are not supported. The only route is [Running-Happy Home-Underground World], which limits the amount of supplies that can be carried. Therefore, it is advisable to choose small, easily portable, and high-value-added products.

He quickly narrowed down his choices: [Medicines, syringes, stethoscopes, medical devices. Small, classified instruments...watches, microscopes, precision balances, calipers...Luxury goods: music boxes, spices, mechanical pencils, a huge supply of pen refills...]

The list provided by Meng Xiyue consists of items that are readily available on the market, small in size and easy to carry, yet extremely rare in the Underground World.

Even more cleverly, Little Spicy Strips suggested: "We could consider introducing incredible vertebrate mythical beasts, the [IKUN Eggs], into the underground world where the ecosystem consists only of various insects. Let the insectoid cultivators experience the awe-inspiring power of mysterious eggs from the West Coast! This would be the most exclusive luxury item in the underground world."

Yuan Zhu also felt that taking a batch of fertilized (chicken) eggs that could be hatched to the underground world, nurturing and hatching them through 'Qi silk', cultivating chickens with the attribute of true Qi pollution, and then continuously laying eggs would definitely shock the resource-scarce insect city and allow them to eat unprecedented heaven-defying food!

Scarcity drives up value; this must fetch an astronomical price.

After hearing the details of the supplies Yuan Zhu wanted to purchase, and noting that due to limited carrying capacity, the quantity of each product was small, the atmosphere immediately became lively.

Those who had harbored doubts about the White Feather Society and its leader, Master Yuan, also joined in. After all, the cost was too low, and the 'points' earned upon completing the mission were indeed very attractive.

“Master, choose me! My lover works at a pharmacy.”

"Master, I have connections to buy watches and pocket watches, and I can even get radios at low prices!" "Master, leave the procurement of spices to me!"

Seeing everyone's positive attitude and willingness to advance the money, Yuan Zhu cheerfully selected a group of people and assigned these incompetent procurement tasks. This lousy society was finally somewhat useful.

...

During the task assignment process, he had a brief conversation with a part-time surgeon who worked at the Runing time-honored traditional pharmacy, and then discovered some strange phenomena that he had not noticed before.

Since his birth, he has never been sick or taken medicine. His only experience going to the hospital was for exorcism treatment at the [Holy Light Exorcism Department], so he is unfamiliar with Runing's medical industry.

After communicating with industry insiders, he discovered that Running City, the entire western coast of the New World, and the eastern kingdoms of the [Geng Continent] all follow the [ancient medicine (traditional Chinese medicine)] he envisioned.

Unlike the dominance of Western medicine on Earth, the ancient medicine of the planet Duling occupies an absolutely dominant and influential position globally.

The foundation upon which the dominant position of ancient medicine is maintained is alchemy, backed by the Kunlun system.

The fame of the "Kunlun Elixir of Immortality" is known to everyone, from the "Astral Plane" where illegal alien immigrants roam, to the "Nightmare Bubble Layer" inside the world.

In the present world of Duling Star, the Peach Tree, one of the seven wonders of the world that connects to the sky, truly stands atop Mount Kunlun in the Central Continent, and from it flows batch after batch of elixirs that can grant immortality to those who consume them.

Therefore, ancient medicine and elixirs hold a dominant position in the modern world. From elixirs of immortality to ordinary pills, all possess powerful effects. The medical system, comprised of observation, auscultation, inquiry, palpation, acupuncture, pulse diagnosis, ancient medical prescriptions, and folk alchemy, has been passed down for thousands of years and is highly reliable.

Nowadays, ordinary pills for treating various diseases are found alongside 'Marrow Cleansing Pills' and 'Foundation Building Pills' with extraordinary properties in pharmacies on every street corner.

The counterpart to the ancient medicine of the West Coast is also not the Western medicine of Earth in the previous life.

The medical industry in the Eastern countries of the New World (Eastern White Barbarians) today also has a set of techniques passed down from their ancestors, which were not outstanding in ancient times 400 years ago.

It wasn't until the first magical races crossed over to Duling, bringing with them the 'gradually failing' magical civilization knowledge, and hybridizing it into a 'potion system' similar to 'alchemy', that the Eastern Kingdom (Eastern White Barbarians) was able to barely stand on equal footing with the Western world (the remnants of the Xi Kingdom).

As for the Western medicine (chemically synthesized) that Yuan Zhu thought of, it also emerged during the Second Century's 'Extraordinary Industrial Revolution'.

However, the Kunlun system's support for the Extraordinary Alchemy Dao and the influential First Era's Magical Medicine System had already completed their initial accumulation and were deeply rooted on Duling Star.

The emerging 'chemically synthesized drugs' were nipped in the bud because they threatened the interests of Western medical conglomerates (remnants of the Xi Dynasty). They were fiercely targeted and killed in their infancy by a joint effort between Western medical forces and the Eastern Magic Medicine Group.

In this world of gods, demons, and supernatural powers, the notion that 'technology is the primary productive force' no longer applies. [Supernatural pollution] is the core competitive advantage!

The eldest and second eldest brothers clashed fiercely, the aftershocks easily killing the third, fourth, and fifth eldest brothers who were just beginning to develop...

...

Compared to the [Eastern Magical Potion System], which inherited the legacy of the [Magic Civilization] and adapted to the new environment after being polluted and modified, it has become increasingly perfect.

Originating from Kunlun Mountain, the Western alchemy (West Coast alchemy) has evolved to the point of completely breaking away from the Kunlun system. Alchemists who possess unique alchemy secrets can combine the strengths of various pollution systems to refine 'exclusive pills' suitable for extraordinary individuals from other systems.

In short, top-tier alchemists can produce elixirs without relying on Kunlun immortal herbs and elixirs. They can use 'polluted monsters and plants' from unknown and unfamiliar systems as ingredients, conduct simple experiments to determine the basic quality and attributes of the 'herbs,' and then bypass the [Kunlun Immortal Techniques] to forcefully refine unknown but effective [polluted elixirs].

For example, a seasoned alchemist could analyze the medicinal herbs and animals contaminated by the "Holy Cough" and, based on their properties, refine a "Holy Light Pill" tailor-made for Yuan Zhu. Or, they could refine exclusive pills for 'Cultivators of Insect City, Buddhas of the Western Red Realm,' etc.

With such extraordinary abilities, the Ancient Medical System naturally dominates the West Coast. The mysterious "magic potions" from the Eastern world have never been able to compete.

The domestic pharmaceutical industry is already dominated by two extraordinary giants: "elixir" and "magic potion," leaving no room for third parties to rise.

In the 'supplies list' that Meng Xiyue gave Yuan Zhu, the medicine category mainly consisted of the mysterious [Eastern Magic Potion].

Why not choose the 'herbs and pills' that are popular on the West Coast? It's not that she's blindly worshipping foreign things, but rather that 'Eastern Magic Potions' have entered the Western market with crazy price cuts and significant cost-effectiveness.

Aside from the bizarre trajectory of medicine, anatomy, surgery, pathology, and other related fields have not suffered excessive suppression in the last century.

Instead, driven by private hospitals, universities, and successive generations of Earth time travelers, a bizarre 'surgical system' that bears some resemblance to Earth's civilization has been vigorously developed.

As for genetic engineering, it was too advanced for our predecessors to understand. However, given that the Third Industrial Revolution didn't occur on Planet Duling and electrical appliances weren't widespread, it's highly likely that the project was aborted.

However, the predecessor had heard of [bloodline research], which clearly indicated that they were forging a new path different from Earth's genetics.

After clarifying these circumstances, Yuan Zhu entrusted his family's believers to purchase a batch of common, inexpensive civilian pills and degraded magic potions from the market.

Running, being a small place, doesn't have cheap "Eastern Magic Potions" and still relies mainly on "Western Herbal Pills".

After realizing that he was a Westerner from the New World, while a group of white-skinned foreigners lived in the mysterious Eastern country, he felt extremely frustrated, but had no choice but to accept it.

(End of this chapter)