The Young Master Storms the City
Chapter 389: Refining the Materials for Foundation Establishment Pill_1

Chapter 389: Chapter 389: Refining the Materials for Foundation Establishment Pill_1

After that, Lin Xiaoling returned to the company, while Ning Fan made his way to the herbal medicine market.

He was in search of the ingredients needed to concoct a Foundation Establishment Pill!

Firstly, he himself had already reached the ninth level of Qi Refinement and wished to break through to the next realm, the Foundation Establishment Realm, which required a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Secondly, he had a hypothesis.

A Foundation Establishment Pill, as the name implies, allows one to lay the foundation and enter a whole new realm of cultivation.

For cultivators, it was akin to undergoing a transformation!

What if a normal person were to consume a Foundation Establishment Pill?

Could it also result in a transformation?

If it indeed could, then wouldn’t it be possible to cure Xu Yourong?

Unfortunately, Ning Fan searched the entire provincial city’s herbal medicine market but could not find any of the ingredients needed for the Foundation Establishment Pill; the shop owners had not even heard of them.

Frowning in thought, Ning Fan took out his phone and dialed a number.

The one who had previously diluted True Elemental Elixir with water, pretending it was Spirit Qi Water—Ge Dishuo.

"Hello, Mr. Ning, what can I do for you?" came Ge Dishuo’s uneasy voice from the other end of the line.

"I’m planning to refine a certain elixir soon and need three types of medicinal ingredients: Jade Marrow Mushroom, Ice-Fire Snow Lotus, and Sea Spirit Fruit. Do you know where I can find them?" Ning Fan inquired.

After their last interaction, Ning Fan was well aware that Ge Dishuo was essentially just a charlatan.

He had contacted Ge Dishuo out of desperation, clinging to the hope that he might help.

"Mr. Ning, these three ingredients are not common items," Ge Dishuo pondered.

"You’re aware of these three ingredients?" Ning Fan was immediately delighted.

"I have heard of them, but I’ve never actually seen them. What do you need these three ingredients for, if I may ask?" Ge Dishuo said.

"I wish to refine an elixir that can transform a person completely; these three ingredients are the main components. If you can help me find these three, once I’ve succeeded in refining, I can offer you benefits far exceeding the value of the True Elemental Elixir," Ning Fan stated.

Benefits far exceeding the True Elemental Elixir?

Ge Dishuo’s eyes lit up.

"Mr. Ning, I don’t know where to find these ingredients, but the day after tomorrow is the grand Medicine Exchange Conference in Guang City, the City of Medicine. If we search there, perhaps we’ll have a chance to find them," Ge Dishuo immediately replied.

"The City of Medicine, Guang City? Medicine Exchange Conference?" Ning Fan frowned slightly, then said, "Alright, come find me tomorrow, and we’ll head to Guang City together to attend the Medicine Exchange Conference. Regardless of whether we find the three ingredients or not, I will ensure you are well rewarded!" Ning Fan stated.

"Okay! Mr. Ning!" Ge Dishuo happily agreed.

...

After hanging up the phone, Ning Fan returned to the villa, where he briefed Lin Xiaoling and Shuang’er.

"Brother, you can go without worry; I will take good care of the Tianling Biology provincial city branch. That Ma Li, as long as she doesn’t cause trouble, I won’t target her," Lin Xiaoling promised sensibly.

She actually very much wanted to go with Ning Fan.

However, she knew there were too many responsibilities in Tianling Company, and since she had no cultivation abilities, her presence would only cause more disorder.

"Master, I want to go too! I want to go!"

Shuang’er jumped up, raising her hand enthusiastically.

Clonk!

Ning Fan directly gave her a firm knock on the forehead.

"No, you need to stay here to protect Ling’er."

Ning Fan shook his head, then added,

"Remember, if you encounter an enemy and can’t beat them, run; if you can’t run, hide inside the Gathering Spirit Defensive Formation, and don’t act recklessly no matter what!"

"If the opponent is too strong and breaks the Gathering Spirit Defensive Formation, then there’s no shame in pretending to defect to ensure your own safety," Ning Fan cautioned.

He was still somewhat worried that the incident with Chen Tianlang might occur again.

"Got it!"

Shuang’er pouted, though deep down she was hoping for someone to cause trouble.

Ever since she had advanced to the second level of Qi Refinement and with the power of the Gathering Spirit Defensive Formation, her confidence was sky-high!

...

Meanwhile, at the Xu Family residence, in the guest room,

Xu Yourong, worried that Su Qingcheng would not receive careful attention at the hospital, had brought the comatose Su Qingcheng back to the Xu Family home.

Gazing at Su Qingcheng, who still lay unconscious on the bed, Xu Yourong’s eyes reddened.

She and Su Qingcheng were the best of friends, so close that they shared everything with each other, and there was even a time when Su Qingcheng had feelings for Xu Yourong...

One could say that aside from her parents and Ning Fan, Su Qingcheng was the person Xu Yourong cared about most!

"Qingcheng, do you know, I truly wish... it were me lying here..."

Xu Yourong, clutching Su Qingcheng’s cold hand, was overwhelmed with sadness.

She had said words like this before, not for the first time, but each time, she meant it wholeheartedly, truly willing to trade her own pain for her best friend’s peace...

As she spoke, Xu Yourong felt her breathing become increasingly constricted.

But she subconsciously assumed it was due to her own emotional turmoil.

However, as time passed, Xu Yourong found it harder to breathe, feeling weak and powerless as if her internal organs weren’t her own...

"Help..."

In a reflexive plea for help, Xu Yourong found herself too weak to shout and fainted beside Su Qingcheng’s bed...

Not until the next morning.

"Clatter!"

When Dong Xiangyu entered and saw her daughter barely clinging to life on the floor, her hand went limp, the teacup shattered, and she cried out, "Someone! Something has happened to Yourong! Quick, somebody!"

Dong Xiangyu’s shouts were shrill as she tried to lift her daughter up.

But she discovered her daughter had completely passed out, unconscious and unresponsive!

"My daughter!" Hearing the commotion, Xu Guoping rushed in immediately, his face turning pale with fright.