Chapter 696: The Gorilla Mocks Me Behind My Back
Lu Jun and the Chef both watched Tang Rao with rapt attention. A Spiritual Pharmacist? What the heck is that? They had never heard of it before.
"Is a Spiritual Pharmacist someone who specializes in making medicine?" Lu Jun asked.
"I think it might just be a title, without any specific meaning," the Chef agreed, nodding his head.
Tang Rao: "..."
F*ck, you guys actually don't know what a Spiritual Pharmacist is.
Somebody who specializes in making medicine...
What a joke, Spiritual Pharmacists are capable of anything!
Otherwise, how could they be called the greatest profession under the starry sky!
"I can't be bothered to explain it to you; let me just tell you, Spiritual Pharmacists can do anything!" Tang Rao said, figuring that even if he explained, they wouldn't understand, because the Land of Immortals simply had no concept of a Spiritual Pharmacist.
A Spiritual Pharmacist is, in fact, a living encyclopedia.
All-knowing, well-versed in everything.
Although Tang Rao has yet to encounter what kind of medicine is used by the cultivators in the Immortal Realm of the Land of Immortals, does that matter? Not at all!
I am a Spiritual Pharmacist, one who has comprehended the Heavenly Dao of medicine.
Based on the Heavenly Dao, I can continually progress upward. Therefore, even if I have zero knowledge about the medicines here, I can make myself all-knowing without needing anyone to teach me.
Isn't that awesome?
I often wake myself up at night just by how awesome I am.
"Alright, you guys need to contribute some of your own heat!" Tang Rao suddenly said, "Chef, you take the Madman, and Xiao Jun you take the Fool, go and gather some poisonous substances nearby for me. The more toxic the better, preferably the kind that kills people without them having to pay for it."
Lu Jun and the Chef both blinked, was Tang Rao planning to refine poison with these toxic substances?
Mhm, Kao Shan Sect was seriously lacking in strength right now. If they had poison, it could be of some help when they encounter danger.
Soon, the four people left, leaving Tang Rao by himself.
"Yan Wei, how's the research going?" Tang Rao asked as his consciousness sank into his portable palace.
Hearing Tang Rao's voice, Yan Wei emerged from some corner or another.
Honestly, the body Tang Rao had set up for Yan Wei was quite handsome, with bright eyes and prominent eyebrows, and a face as sharp as a chiseled sculpture. But at the moment, Tang Rao could barely recognize him.
Hair a disheveled mess, eyes sunken and filled with bloodshot veins, his whole face was also dark and grimy.
What on earth...
"Yan Wei, can't you take better care of yourself?" Tang Rao rolled his eyes.
"It's fine," Yan Wei shook his head.
"You look like you might drop dead any moment..."
"If I die, you just find me another body, come on, I have infinite lives now, I don't care about those things!" Yan Wei gestured with his mouth.
Tang Rao: "..."
Alright, Yan Wei had a point there. After all, this guy doesn't cultivate—just take out the memory chip, strip the Divine Sense, and he can be resurrected infinitely...
"So, what have you researched?" Tang Rao asked.
"What do you need right now?" Yan Wei responded with a question.
"Defensive measures, well, offensive measures are good too," Tang Rao said with a nod. The most pressing need for rebuilding Kao Shan Sect was these two things.
The Yijian Sect would sooner or later come knocking. Under the circumstances of the cultivators' lacking strength, the biggest issue was how to withstand the Yijian Sect.
"I'm not clear on this, ask Jinxiu," said Yan Wei, dropping a word and running off without a trace.
Tang Rao: "..."
Actually, Tang Rao was somewhat reluctant to find Fang Jinxiu, feeling a bit awkward.
Fang Jinxiu might have had some interest in him, but her feelings were not as direct and passionate as Sheng Xuan's, so subjectively, Tang Rao still leaned towards Sheng Xuan.
If it were about choosing a girlfriend, he would probably pick Li Shengxuan.
"Let me ask for you," said Li Shengxuan with a laugh, seemingly aware of Tang Rao's dilemma.
"Uh-huh, that would be great," Tang Rao immediately nodded, preferring Sheng Xuan to have contact with Jinxiu.
Fang Jinxiu was nuts, Tang Rao had never been able to figure out her temperament; sometimes she was calm, other times like an idiot with a loose screw in her head.
Of course, Fang Jinxiu was extremely formidable when it came to researching modern weapons.
At least, Tang Rao had never seen anyone else with Fang Jinxiu's outstanding weapon talent, not even Yan Wei.
"Xiao Xuan, let me know once you find out, I'll deal with some other things first," Tang Rao said.
"Okay."
After withdrawing his consciousness from his portable palace, Tang Rao began to daydream.
With the Array set up, in the short term, there should be no big problem facing Yijian Sect, but one's goal should not be limited to Yijian Sect.
What kind of force is Yijian Sect? A bottom-of-the-barrel weakling.
Jokingly, I, Tang Rao, am destined to become a god-like man, how can I not be ambitious.
"Hmm, so let's set a small goal first, ten billion!" Tang Rao nodded, aiming to earn ten billion Immortal Stones. With ten billion Immortal Stones, the Sect Protection Array should block cultivators up to the ninth Luo Xian Realm, and maybe even hold against an Earth Immortal.
Being at the level of an Immortal Monarch means being quite awesome in the Land of Immortals, and forces with Immortal Monarch level cultivators are considered mid-level forces.
As long as one doesn't court death, one should be able to hold out until Kao Shan Sect develops.
"Immortal Stones... for this thing, still have to rely on Yan Wei," Tang Rao muttered to himself, feeling grateful for bringing Yan Wei with him, otherwise, he really didn't know how to make money quickly.
He didn't know what Yan Wei would come up with, but Tang Rao was confident, as Yan Wei had never let him down.
"Sect Master, it's all taken care of," reported Sun Kuangjiang, returning with his people, operating with great efficiency.
"Is the setup accurate?" asked Tang Rao.
"Don't worry, it's been checked twice, there will be no problems," Sun Kuangjiang assured him.
Next, the other nine Elders also came back one by one, each with excitement on their faces.
Tang Rao didn't waste words and began setting up the Array.
Originally, Tang Rao was not very proficient in Arrays, but after devouring Xue Xing's Divine Sense, his Array skills improved dramatically.
After all, Xue Xing had possessed Yun Xi, and Yun Xi's talent for Arrays was monstrously good.
Setting up this kind of Sect Protection Array was actually very simple, basically focusing on solidity and resistance. But Tang Rao felt that this was too mediocre, too indifferent.
As a great Spiritual Pharmacist, as a Spiritual Pharmacist with super Array abilities, if he didn't show off something high-class, how would they know how awesome he is!
So, Tang Rao began to improvise, scouring his understanding of Arrays, squeezing all his Array talent, and starting to construct in a frenzy.
Using all sorts of messy techniques—offense, defense, trickery—a good Array does it all.
It took Tang Rao three full days to set up the Array, and Sun Kuangjiang and the others loyally accompanied him throughout.
When the Array was completed, Tang Rao felt drained, as if some unnamed giant gorilla had been pummeling him from the back for days.
"Sect Master, how do you feel?" Seeing Tang Rao open his eyes, Sun Kuangjiang immediately asked, looking very hopeful.
Tang Rao gave Sun Kuangjiang a blank look; you should try being pummeled by a gorilla, then you'll know how it feels.