The brief separation was more passionate than a reunion. Lin Ziyi was so exhausted by Ye Tian that she was covered in a fragrant sweat.
After Lin Ziyi fell asleep, Ye Tian took out the soft candy-like substance from the jade box. He had eaten two colors before, and this time he consumed a golden one.
The substance melted in his mouth, transforming into a warm current that permeated Ye Tian's cells. Ye Tian felt a noticeable improvement in his body's potential.
"It seems the golden ones can enhance physical potential." He searched within and found another golden one. He decided to consume it as well to further increase his potential.
The moonlight was like mercury, and the weather was clear. He went to the rooftop to absorb the moonlight and strengthen his primordial spirit.
The Refinement Realm had four stages, while the Human Immortal Realm had five. The five stages of Human Immortal were Primordial Spirit Realm, Spiritual Aperture Realm, Immortal Body Realm, Divine Aperture Realm, and Profound Mystery Realm.
Ye Tian had just stepped into the Primordial Spirit Realm and condensed his primordial spirit. His next goal was to break through to the Spiritual Aperture Realm.
The inheritance he received recorded seven spiritual apertures, each with a unique function. However, the diagrams he obtained documented even more spiritual apertures, which he had yet to study thoroughly.
Cultivation was a gradual process, and one should not be impatient. Therefore, Ye Tian practiced diligently every day with a very stable mindset.
The next day, after absorbing the sun essence, Ye Tian asked Zhang Jiliang to drive him to Luo Gensheng's medicinal field.
As the car drove into the field, he saw Luo Gensheng directing workers to weed. With his years of experience in cultivating medicinal herbs, his field management was impeccable, and the herbs were growing vigorously.
Upon seeing Ye Tian, Luo Gensheng hurried over and said with a smile, "Mr. Ye! You're here. Please come inside for some tea."
Ye Tian smiled and replied, "Old Luo, I'll skip the tea. Have someone help me collect some medicinal materials. For each type of herb, select the more mature ones and pick ten stalks for me."
Luo Gensheng agreed and personally led people to harvest the herbs. About half an hour later, twelve types of medicinal materials, including Huang Jing, were placed before Ye Tian.
While waiting, Ye Tian checked the water tower. His immortal bone was still there, undisturbed.
After obtaining the medicinal materials, he rushed to the laboratory without delay.
Zhu Hongyan had just started her shift when he arrived.
Seeing so many medicinal materials, Zhu Hongyan's beautiful eyes lit up. "Mr. Ye, are we developing a new medicine again?"
Ye Tian replied, "Let's see. I'll examine these herbs first."
He had people wash the herbs, then cut them into small pieces and placed them on separate plates before him.
He first took a piece of Huang Jing and put it in his mouth. After a while, he opened his eyes, his face full of smiles. Although this Huang Jing had not been growing for long, its medicinal efficacy was already comparable to the Huang Jing he had collected from the mountain before.
It was important to note that as the water filled with spiritual energy flowed down from the mountaintop, a significant portion of its spiritual energy was lost. Coupled with other plants, the amount ultimately absorbed by the Huang Jing was very little.
However, the medicinal field used a sealed root irrigation system, delivering water directly to the roots, minimizing waste. Thus, the effect was significant.
Next, he cut open a stalk of ginseng. The price of artificially cultivated ginseng in the market was much lower than wild mountain ginseng, due to the significant difference in their medicinal efficacy and chemical composition.
However, after consuming a piece of ginseng, he felt four beneficial medicinal energies circulating within his body, moving through his meridians and collaterals, all very good.
In this manner, he tasted a bit of each medicinal material, sensing the medicinal properties. He ultimately discovered that all the medicinal materials had undergone some degree of mutation, with varying degrees.
For example, with ginseng, only three out of ten stalks had mutated. These mutated ginseng plants shared a common characteristic: they had an additional type of blue fuzz on their leaves, making them easily distinguishable.
Similarly, with Huang Jing, only two out of ten stalks had mutated. Mutated Huang Jing exhibited golden patterns on its roots, which were also easy to identify.
Other medicinal materials varied in their mutation rates, with two types showing no mutations at all. He meticulously recorded these observations.
After recording, he began to extract the active components from the mutated medicinal materials, continuing to improve the effectiveness of the face cream, eye cream, and wrinkle cream.
He was busy in the laboratory all day. The next day, he continued to collect herbs from the medicinal field and extract their essences.
In this way, he researched for three consecutive days, preparing some medicinal liquids to carry with him. He would drink them whenever he had free time, familiarizing himself with their effects and side effects.
On this day, as soon as he returned home, Yang Shoucheng called. He sounded extremely pleased on the phone and said with a smile, "Brother, are you free tomorrow?"