I Have Medicine

Chapter 583 - (The Stone Egg Changes Color) The Difficulty of Resurrection

Gu Zuo’s heart stirred. “Nine rare auxiliary ingredients, three types of heavenly and earthly spiritual springs, and one type of heavenly and earthly spiritual soil?”

Ling Su lightly nodded. “Jin Xu Root, Mu Ling Leaf, Shui Long Branch, Chi Huo Flower, Tu Yuan Fruit, Kong Ming Dew, Yang She Skin, Yin Xie Sting, and Shi Yun Thread. These are the nine rare ingredients—representing metal, wood, water, fire, earth, time, space, yin, and yang.” Her voice was steady and unhurried. “The three types of heavenly spiritual springs are the Sunlight Spring, Moonlight Spring, and Starlight Spring, collectively known as the Three-Light Spiritual Springs. As for the heavenly spiritual soil, it must be balanced in nature—neutral and rich, harmonizing both yin and yang.”

Hearing this, Gu Zuo couldn’t help but feel astonished.

The ingredients needed to refine the Jiu Zhuan Hui Shen Pill were already rare, with its two main ingredients being extremely difficult to find. He had originally been thrilled when his stone egg happened to yield them. But now, looking at these thirteen supplementary materials needed in conjunction with the pill, he realized they were even harder to obtain. In contrast, the Jiu Zhuan Hui Shen Pill itself seemed much easier.

After pondering for a while, Gu Zuo asked again, “What does it mean to make use of Tianyou’s corpse?”

Ling Su explained patiently, “Qi Tianyou possesses a pair of Great Medicinal Celestial Beads, and he shares a blood relationship with you, Master. Now that his corpse is intact and still retains his bloodline, we can use large amounts of his blood along with a small portion of his muscles and bones to reconstruct his physical body. Only then can we return to him his original form. Moreover, by using these celestial treasures to reverse time and reconstruct yin and yang, the Medicinal Beads that were once gouged out can also be regenerated. This way, he will be able to cultivate again and resume his path as a pharmacist.”

Gu Zuo suddenly understood. “So that’s how it is.”

Ling Su said nothing more. Everything she needed to explain had already been said.

Gu Zuo gave a slight nod. “Where are you keeping Tianyou’s soul?”

Ling Su flipped her pale wrist, and a faintly dark crystal appeared in her palm. “The Jiu Ming Shenhun Crystal—it can preserve a soul for a thousand years. If the soul hasn’t been revived within that time, the crystal will shatter, and the soul stored within will be completely obliterated.”

Gu Zuo frowned. “Why didn’t you say that earlier?”

Ling Su calmly replied, “With Master’s abilities, a thousand years is more than enough.”

Gu Zuo gave her a look but didn’t pursue the topic.

His capabilities were one thing, but her withholding of that information was another… Still, he let it go. He more or less understood Ling Su’s personality—rigid and stubborn. What she deemed unnecessary for him to know, she would always hide. This likely stemmed from the fact that her former master had been overwhelmingly powerful, so by comparison, she would subconsciously make such judgments about him.

If he had regarded Ling Su as close family, he might’ve been upset. But he saw her more as an ordinary friend at most—perhaps a senior who had once helped him—so he didn’t take it too hard.

Right now, the most important thing… was bringing back his foolish little brother, Tianyou.

Then, as for Ling Su and Tianyou—Gu Zuo already had his own plans for them.

After gathering enough information, Gu Zuo took his big brother and left the small hall.

Ling Su respectfully saw them off, but did not step outside. She remained behind to continue guarding Qi Tianyou’s corpse.

With a thought, Gu Zuo sealed off the rear part of the Medicine Hall, keeping their private area only open to him and his big brother.

The two of them entered a side hall, where the stone egg they had placed on the couch still lay.

Originally, the stone egg had been black and white. But after being repeatedly bathed in their blood, the two colors had gradually blended together, forming a lustrous black-silver hue—it looked quite beautiful.

Not long ago, Gu Zuo had checked on it and found that the transformation was nearly complete—only the two pointed ends still retained a trace of pure black and white. But now, even those traces had vanished. The entire egg was now a glossy black-silver color, with a smooth sheen and a unique texture. At this moment, it was rolling about lively on the couch, appearing quite spirited. Inside the egg, a previously vague spiritual presence had grown clearer, and the feeling it transmitted to Gu Zuo and Gongyi Tianheng was a strange, heart-stirring sense of intimacy.

Gu Zuo couldn’t help but walk over and scoop the egg into his arms.

Instantly, the stone egg quieted down.

Gu Zuo gently stroked it, then sat down and said to Gongyi Tianheng, “Heavenly and earthly spiritual soil with balanced yin and yang… that’s going to be a pain.”

The other ingredients were already rare and difficult to find. The so-called “Heavenly and earthly spiritual soil” was one of the five-elemental variant soils among the natural spiritual materials. Previously, to help his brother remove the hidden danger of the Tiandu Body, the two of them had already gone through a lot of trouble searching for those rare soils. So far, they had managed to collect all but the Kun Yin Soil—though they did know its possible location. Once they finished the guarding mission in Eight Desolations City, they planned to go look for it.

But now, on top of the Kun Yin Soil, they needed a yin-yang-balanced variant soil…

If they had known about this earlier, they would’ve prioritized finding it long ago. There would’ve been no need to exhaustively search for the Kun Yin Soil instead.

This was definitely a tough one.

Still…

Knowing the method was far better than groping in the dark. Though it wouldn’t be easy to gather all the required items in a short time, many could be put out as bounties through the Dark Tower or the Divine Wind Trading Company. That would likely be faster than searching for them on their own.

Having quickly thought of a solution, Gu Zuo felt a little more at ease.

Gongyi Tianheng gently stroked his head: “Don’t worry. There is still time. As we cultivate across this continent, many opportunities will arise. We will find what we need in the end.”

Gu Zuo nodded. “I know. No matter what, I’ll bring Tianyou back.” He paused, then added, “Compared to me, he had it so much worse. Dying with so much grievance is just too sad. As his older brother, I have to bring him back to life… to tell him that there are so many good things in this world still waiting for him.”

Gongyi Tianheng smiled, his gaze warm and gentle.

Although Qi Tianyou looked exactly like his Ah Zuo, in Gongyi Tianheng’s eyes, Ah Zuo was one of a kind. Qi Tianyou, to him, was no more than a stranger. But since he was Ah Zuo’s blood relative, Tianheng would naturally treat him the same way he treated Ah Zuo’s close relatives.

Searching for a few heavenly and earthly treasures and spending some resources… as long as his Ah Zuo was willing, that was enough.

Afterward, Gongyi Tianheng said, “I’ll give orders to my subordinates to start collecting original texts of primordial beasts ranked between Level 3 and Level 6. Level 3 and 4 should be easy enough, but Level 5 will take some effort.”

Gu Zuo gave him a bright smile. “Mm!”

As far as he was concerned, he wanted to refine the very best Wei Yuan Pills! And the main ingredients needed should, of course, be of the highest grade possible…

Once they finished discussing Qi Tianyou’s matter, the two of them prepared to leave the Medicine Hall.

However, just before leaving, the stone egg Gu Zuo had been holding started to show strong signs of dissatisfaction when he set it back on the couch. The moment it was placed down, it instantly bounced up and jumped right back into Gu Zuo’s arms!

Gu Zuo: “…”

All of a sudden, he found himself unable to bear the thought of leaving it behind… what is that about?

Gongyi Tianheng noticed and raised an eyebrow. “Ah Zuo, what’s this?”

Relieved at being addressed, Gu Zuo quickly shoved the egg into his brother’s arms. “Big brother, you try it and see.”

Gongyi Tianheng accepted the egg as instructed.

And just like Gu Zuo, as soon as he held it, he felt an overwhelming sense of intimacy and joy coming from within the egg. It was full of vitality and spirit.

What exactly is this mysterious being inside the egg?

In Tianheng’s arms, the stone egg was just as obedient and attached as it had been with Gu Zuo.

Normally, Gongyi Tianheng wasn’t the type to go soft-hearted. But faced with this egg, he actually felt the same tenderness as when looking at his Ah Zuo—it was completely involuntary.

That… had never happened before.

Thinking back to Gu Zuo’s earlier interaction with the egg, Gongyi Tianheng fell silent for a moment, then placed the stone egg back onto the couch.

Just like it had done with Gu Zuo earlier, the egg immediately bounced up again and jumped back into his arms—its behavior was identical in every way!

Gu Zuo leaned in, staring at the egg with affection in his eyes. “Big brother, it looks like this egg doesn’t want us to leave. What should we do?”

Gongyi Tianheng thought for a moment. “Let’s do as before—feed it our blood and see.”

Gu Zuo nodded, walking alongside Gongyi Tianheng. With a flick of two fingers, he made a shallow cut on his wrist—blood flowed out in a steady stream and landed on the surface of the stone egg.

Just like before, the black-silver shell shimmered slightly, and then all the blood was completely absorbed.

Next, Gongyi Tianheng handed the egg back to Gu Zuo and made a cut on his own wrist. As his blood dripped onto the egg, it too was quickly devoured, just like before.

Once the blood of both men was completely absorbed, the stone egg’s surface began to emit a black-silver glow. The light wrapped around it, expanding and contracting rhythmically, as if something alive inside it were breathing.

Gu Zuo watched closely.

After the black-silver radiance pulsed for about a quarter of an hour, a faint silver line appeared on the shell of the egg.

Startled, he exclaimed, “Big brother, what is this?!”

His reaction wasn’t unwarranted. The silver line appeared right at the center of the egg, and it looked very much like a crack running across the shell. But in reality, it wasn’t split open at all.

Gongyi Tianheng also leaned in to study it carefully.

The line began at the bottom of the egg and seemed to be slowly stretching upward, as if intending to continue.

In that instant, Gongyi Tianheng had a thought and voiced it: “Ah Zuo, if this line continues upward until both ends meet and circle all the way around… could that be the moment the creature within breaks out of its shell?”

In fact, when they had first obtained the stone egg, it was only the size of a fist. But after feeding it their blood over time, it had gradually grown. By now, it was almost the size of a basketball, and the life force within it had become noticeably stronger.

With so much time passed and so much blood absorbed, once the line encircles the egg, it was likely that the being inside would seize the opportunity to break free.

It had to be said—Gongyi Tianheng was quite intrigued by this stone egg.

Just as Ah Zuo had guessed, he too felt that this egg, infused with both their blood, was something that bonded closely with the two of them. He couldn’t help but feel an unusual fondness for it.

Gu Zuo, a bit excited, asked, “Then… how do we get the crack to extend?”

Gongyi Tianheng replied, “Most likely, we must continue feeding it our blood.”

Gu Zuo’s eyes lit up. “Then… shall we keep feeding it?”

Hearing that, Gongyi Tianheng’s gaze softened. “Ah Zuo, are you truly eager to see what’s inside?”

Gu Zuo looked at Tianheng, his cheeks tinged red, and nodded again.

He was looking forward to it—very much so.

Even though, truthfully, he wasn’t sure why himself…