"Only one?" Wu Bo and Xing Zhuo looked at each other, both seeing the difficulty in the other's eyes.
There were two of them, but only one pill. How should it be divided? Who would get it?
This was a Hundred-Year Longevity Pill, something related to lifespan. Asking them to politely yield it to the other was obviously impossible.
"Can't you sell one more?" Gu Ming said, hoping to secure one for each of his two old friends.
Yun Ze shook his head and said, "It's possible, but not right now."
"The Dragon Phoenix Hall is short on both funds and medicinal materials. We can only refine a limited number for the time being."
"To be honest with you, in order to get the Four Great Legions and the Spirit Pagoda to stand up and support the Dragon Phoenix Hall, the price we paid was the Hundred-Year Longevity Pill."
"They alone require several pills, and we also need to give one to President Xu Lin. So at most we can give you one more."
Hearing this, Wu Bo and Xing Zhuo's eyes lit up. They caught the meaning behind Yun Ze's words.
"If you had enough funds and sufficient medicinal materials, could you refine a few more Hundred-Year Longevity Pills?" Wu Bo asked eagerly.
"That would be possible. Could Elder Wu help us solve those problems?" Yun Ze replied.
"Of course." Wu Bo agreed immediately, and Xing Zhuo beside him nodded repeatedly.
For them, money was not a problem. With money, obtaining medicinal materials would not be a problem either.
"I'm also willing to help. If you need it, we can provide funds and medicinal materials," Xu Lin added.
He had not yet obtained his own Hundred-Year Longevity Pill, so naturally he did not want Dragon Phoenix Hall to fall short in funding or medicinal materials.
Moreover, he hoped that through helping this time, he might be able to obtain a second Hundred-Year Longevity Pill, perhaps even secure one for his brother.
"Since the few of you are willing to help, I can guarantee that as long as there are enough medicinal materials, once the pills are refined, we will give two to you for free."
Wu Bo and Xing Zhuo's hearts began to beat faster, while Gu Ming smiled, happy for them.
Along the way, the group discussed many things—about the Hundred-Year Longevity Pill, and also about Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect.
Although Shrek and Tang Sect had suffered heavy losses this time, Gu Ming still reminded them seriously to remain cautious in the future.
Shrek Academy had existed for twenty thousand years. Throughout that time it had faced many disasters, yet it remained strong to this day. There must be a reason for that.
As for the Tang Sect, after its revival ten thousand years ago, it developed rapidly and had now formed a huge commercial empire spanning three continents.
Its soul tools were extremely powerful, even attracting the military's interest. Because of this, they had formed close ties with the military.
Their influence within the military was likely not small. If they cooperated with Shrek, they might even have the ability to mobilize the army.
Yun Ze listened carefully to these reminders and agreed with them. He did not underestimate those two forces.
While talking, they arrived in Mingdu.
When the Emerald Dragon King soul spirit flew across the sky above the city, it attracted countless gazes.
It even drew the attention of Mingdu's city defense soldiers. However, after Gu Ming showed his identity token, the dragon was not stopped.
In fact, even without the token, the soldiers would not have dared to stop them.
They had all witnessed the terrifying battle earlier. Dragon Phoenix Hall had already been marked as a group not to be provoked. Trying to stop them would simply be seeking death.
After returning to Dragon Phoenix Hall, the injured members were sent to their respective rooms to await treatment.
Yun Ze took out paper and pen, wrote down the medicinal materials he needed along with their required ages, and handed the list to Gu Ming.
After receiving the list, Gu Ming and the others left to prepare the materials. They needed to gather everything within three days.
Outside Dragon Phoenix Hall, the place had already been surrounded by crowds.
Some were there to watch the excitement, while others wanted to purchase pills.
People had already learned that Dragon Phoenix Hall had been framed by Shrek, and that the pills were not problematic. Their desire for the pills had returned.
The gates of Dragon Phoenix Hall were tightly shut. It would not open for business today, nor for the next ten days.
"You gave them the list of medicinal materials. Doesn't that mean the formula for the Hundred-Year Longevity Pill has been leaked?" Gu Yuena asked in confusion.
She had wanted to ask this earlier, but since Gu Ming and the others were present, she held back.
Yun Ze smiled.
"Who said that list was for the Hundred-Year Longevity Pill?"
Gu Yuena was slightly stunned. She instantly understood something, though she still felt puzzled.
"If not that, what pills are you planning to refine with those materials?"
"Healing Pills," Yun Ze said without hiding it.
"In this battle, although only three of our people died, many were seriously injured."
"If we rely only on Bi Ji and the other Emerald Swans to treat them, the recovery speed would be far too slow. Even the fastest cases would take years."
"Di Tian's condition is the worst. For him to fully recover would take decades, perhaps even longer."
"With our current situation, we can't afford to wait several years. We must heal them as quickly as possible."
"So I intend to refine healing pills to speed up their recovery."
"If you want to refine pills, couldn't we just find the medicinal materials ourselves? Why rely on them?" Gu Yuena asked instinctively.
Yun Ze shook his head.
"Many of those medicinal materials aren't available in Dragon Phoenix Hall. If we collect them ourselves, it would take far too long. By the time we gathered everything, several months might have passed."
"That's too long. We can't wait that long."
"We have to rely on their power to collect them quickly."
"This way saves time and effort. All we need to pay is two Hundred-Year Longevity Pills, which I think is worth it."
"Besides, some of the materials on that list are also needed to refine longevity pills. In other words, they're providing the materials, and we simply process them. If five pills come out of the furnace, we can still keep three ourselves," Yun Ze added.
"I see," Gu Yuena said with realization.
With Yun Ze around, things were much easier. She didn't have to worry about so many matters.
The way she looked at him became bright, her eyes filled with admiration.
Yun Ze showed no discomfort under her gaze, as if he didn't notice it at all.
"Have Zi Ji compile the injury statistics. I need to know how many are seriously injured and how many can recover combat ability after a few days of rest."
Yun Ze said.
Earlier he had only glanced briefly and understood the general situation, but he didn't know the detailed conditions.
"Alright," Gu Yuena replied.
After chatting with Yun Ze for a while longer, she left to examine the condition of the soul beasts.
Yun Ze remained in the tenth-floor workshop, sitting cross-legged as he restored his soul power while thinking about the next steps.
This battle spread across the Federation like a hurricane.
All major TV channels were broadcasting footage of the battle and the incident of Shrek's false accusation.
The battle happened in the morning, and by the afternoon nearly everyone knew about it.
Those who heard the news were all shocked beyond measure.
Yesterday a federal congressman had been assassinated.
Today such a terrifying battle occurred, with thirty Title Douluo-level experts killed.
Among them were three Limit Douluo, including Yun Ming, who was known as the strongest person on the continent.
These two pieces of news were simply too shocking, causing the entire Federation to tremble.