Chapter 501 - 501: Exorcism Mantra and Qi Condensing Powder

Afterward, Zhao Yuan gave his three brothers from dorm 301 a call.

Liu Zhu, Wang Rongfeng, and Wu Yan were ecstatic when they received his call and immediately congratulated him.

Liu Zhu said, "Third Bro, you're a beast! All those famous doctors from Japan couldn't even touch you. It was like you activated cheat codes and just wiped the floor with them!"

Wang Rongfeng said, "Third Bro, you're killing me. My parents heard we're roommates and immediately demanded that I learn from your example. But you're a monster! How is a normal person supposed to learn from you? I'm starting to think I was adopted!"

Wu Yan's experience was much the same as Wang Rongfeng's. In between congratulations, he complained that Zhao Yuan had made his life difficult. After all, trying to get results like Zhao Yuan's... no, even half, or just a tenth of his success, was next to impossible!

After hanging up with his dorm brothers, Zhao Yuan called Yu Ke and Fang Yi.

Yu Ke had a rather cold personality, and she was no different over the phone. She offered a few words of congratulations and then went quiet. Zhao Yuan was used to this.

Fang Yi, on the other hand, congratulated him profusely. He also reported that the infrastructure for the factory expansion was nearly complete; they were just waiting for the production line to arrive to begin operating at full capacity. He added that their previous batch of medicine was almost gone, reminding Zhao Yuan to prepare more at the factory once he returned to Rongcheng City.

Just as he hung up with Fang Yi and was about to go wash up, his phone rang.

The caller, surprisingly, was his younger sister, Zhao Ling.

Zhao Yuan picked up the phone, surprised. He had just pressed the answer button and hadn't even had a chance to speak when he heard Zhao Ling's excited voice. "Brother, you're amazing! I'm so proud of you!"

Zhao Yuan was taken aback. "You know about my medical competition with Kawashima Haruhiro?"

He hadn't told his family about it, so he never imagined Zhao Ling would find out.

Zhao Ling replied, "Of course I know! The entire village is at the construction site right now, watching the news on TV."

Zhao Yuan understood immediately. Although no one in their village owned a television, someone on Cai De's construction team had a small, portable one. Even though the screen was tiny and it used an antenna that could only pick up a few channels, it was still able to get stations from Rongcheng City or the Western Shu Province.

'So for the past two days, all the folks from the village must have been gathered around that little TV, following my competition with Kawashima Haruhiro and cheering me on.'

A warm, fuzzy feeling spread through Zhao Yuan's heart.

Zhao Ling only managed to get a few more excited words out before their father, Zhao Shiquan, took the phone.

Zhao Shiquan was so excited he was practically incoherent. By listening and guessing, Zhao Yuan figured out his father was praising him for bringing honor to their ancestors. Finally, led by the old village chief, everyone in the village, young and old, shouted into the phone, "Brother Yuan, you did great! You're the pride of our whole village!"

Hearing this, Zhao Yuan couldn't stop tears from welling up in his eyes.

After that, more calls flooded in. Some were from friends he knew, others from strangers who wanted to get to know him, and of course, there was no shortage of reporters hoping to schedule an interview.

Overwhelmed by the constant calls, Zhao Yuan simply switched his phone to airplane mode and tossed it aside to avoid any more interruptions.

After washing up, Zhao Yuan lay down on his bed and summoned the Information Leaf.

Today's high-profile victory had earned him a huge amount of Wish Power. He was eager to see if it had unlocked any new content on the Information Leaf.

The moment he summoned the Information Leaf, Zhao Yuan was stunned.

The Information Leaf was not only a bit larger than before, but it had also sprouted two new shoots. Although there was nothing on them yet, the change was proof enough that the Information Leaf had grown—and by a significant amount!

'The Information Leaf has grown, so there must be some good stuff unlocked!'

Excited, Zhao Yuan immediately began to inspect it.

Under the medicine category, everything was the same; no new content had appeared.

Zhao Yuan wasn't surprised. He knew that new content was unlikely to appear here until he finished studying *Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis* and *Acupuncture Theory and Practice Part 1: Theoretical Foundation*.

The Cultivation Technique section was also unchanged. However, when his gaze shifted to the Talisman section, he was so excited he shot up from his bed!

A brand-new Spell had appeared in the Talisman section!

This Spell was called the Exorcism Mantra. It didn't require a Hand Seal; one simply had to gather Qi in their mouth and project it out with the mantra to achieve the effect of exorcising evil and vanquishing demons! The mantra itself was also incredibly simple, consisting of a single sound: 'Humph.'

After reading Wu Peng's notes on the Exorcism Mantra, Zhao Yuan learned that this 'Humph' sound was the very sound Pangu made at the dawn of creation when he separated heaven and earth.

This extremely simple and ordinary sound contained an immense amount of energy. Ordinary people just didn't know the correct way to vocalize it and were unable to release its hidden power. Even so, when people grunt while exerting themselves, making a similar sound can still increase their strength by a small amount.

The Information Leaf detailed the precise method for vocalizing the Exorcism Mantra, which Wu Peng had simplified from its originally complex form.

Unable to contain his curiosity, Zhao Yuan immediately began to practice. For a while, the room was filled with the sound of "HUMPH, HUMPH, HUMPH." Fortunately, the hotel had decent soundproofing; otherwise, the person in the next room would probably suspect he was up to something indecent...

After practicing for an hour or two, once he felt he was starting to get the hang of it, Zhao Yuan returned to browsing the Information Leaf.

In the Elixirs section, Zhao Yuan saw a new formula: Qi Condensing Powder.

According to the description, this Elixir had only one effect: to help a person break through from the Marrow Cleansing Realm to the Qi Listening Realm!

This was exactly what he needed.

His current Cultivation was already at the Peak of Marrow Cleansing, only a hair's breadth away from the Qi Listening Realm. But that line was not easily crossed. From ancient times to the present, countless Cultivators had failed to take that step in their entire lifetime!

With the Qi Condensing Powder, breaking through to the Qi Listening Realm would be much easier.

Excited, Zhao Yuan immediately turned his attention to the formula. After reading it, however, he couldn't help but frown.

Most of the ingredients for the Qi Condensing Powder could be bought at a Traditional Chinese Medicine market, and some were even being cultivated at his own medicinal herb farm. However, there were two ingredients that he had never even heard of before.

One was called Dixiu, and the other was called Ghost Grass.

Ultimately, Zhao Yuan found records of these two ingredients in the *Spirit Medicine Atlas*.

Dixiu, also known as the Worry-Free Tree. Its leaves are like a poplar's, its branches fork in five directions, it has yellow flowers and black fruit. Consuming it quells anger.

Ghost Grass. Its leaves are like a mallow's with a red stem, its blossoms resemble grain. Consuming it dispels sorrow.

'Where am I supposed to get these two Spirit Medicinal Materials?'

The first thing that came to Zhao Yuan's mind was the Tracking Technique. This Magic was a Divine Skill for finding people and objects; it would surely be able to help him find these two Spirit Medicinal Materials.