Chapter 51: The Mysterious Medicine Elder - Continuous Brewing of Medicine

Moreover, outside the island, there were occasional deafening roars of beasts, the mere sound of which was enough to make Chu Xiaotian vomit blood.

If Chu Xiaotian were to truly face such a level of demon beast, he would only be instantly killed.

Thus, Chu Xiaotian shamelessly stayed in the wooden hut.

Of course, during this time, he continuously inquired about the Medicine Elder's formula, as it was a system task that would yield rich rewards.

"Kid, are you not leaving because you plan to trick this old man out of his formula? Do you think this old man is foolish enough to give it to you?"

The mysterious old man's name was known to Chu Xiaotian, called Medicine Elder.

As for whether it was his real name or another, Chu Xiaotian did not know.

As for more information about the Medicine Elder, Chu Xiaotian knew nothing at all.

"Medicine Elder, are you still accepting disciples? I want to be your disciple."

In order to get the formula, Chu Xiaotian resorted to all means, even thinking of becoming the Medicine Elder's disciple, just to trick him out of a prescription.

This was rather embarrassing.

Of course, this idea was not Chu Xiaotian's own, and he felt embarrassed about it.

He was a model youth, a future example for the entire world. How could he do such an unscrupulous thing? It was all taught by the system.

"The old man doesn't like taking disciples, so you might as well give up that idea. I won't give you the formula."

The Medicine Elder smiled, unmoved.

Although the Medicine Elder didn't teach Chu Xiaotian how to brew medicine or give him the formula, he did let Chu Xiaotian go to the island to gather herbs.

The reason the Medicine Elder lived on this small island was because of the abundance of spiritual herbs here, many rare in the Northern Yan Kingdom.

Moreover, Chu Xiaotian wore a sachet given by the Medicine Elder, and the demon beasts dared not approach him.

Otherwise, the rather masculine Chu Xiaotian would not have tolerated wearing something meant for women, which he found somewhat unbearable.

But to stay alive, this slight humiliation was nothing.

Each time the Medicine Elder asked Chu Xiaotian to gather herbs, Chu Xiaotian would pick extra to prepare a few portions for himself.

"This is the spiritual herb you need to gather today. Bring it quickly, as someone is visiting today."

The Medicine Elder, seeing Chu Xiaotian arrive, became noticeably more serious.

"Alright."

Hearing the Medicine Elder's words, Chu Xiaotian nodded and quickly left with the herb list to gather herbs on the island.

Today, while gathering herbs, Chu Xiaotian noticed something.

He found that the demon beasts around the entire island had disappeared without a trace, even the roaring of beasts from the sea outside the island had vanished.

"What's going on today?"

Chu Xiaotian frowned in confusion, not understanding what was happening.

Without giving it further thought, Chu Xiaotian returned to the wooden hut after gathering the herbs. He gave the required amount to the Medicine Elder, keeping the rest in his room to explore on his own.

Chu Xiaotian always gathered extra spiritual herbs to research and create his own formula, thereby completing special tasks and obtaining special reward packages.

However, after a month, Chu Xiaotian had achieved nothing.

But he was not discouraged; instead, he fought even harder, determined to thoroughly research the formula and leave this place.

The Medicine Elder naturally saw all this but said nothing, continuing to brew medicine every day, basking in the sun or drinking a little wine to pass the time.

However, today was different; he seriously began brewing medicine.

As if waiting for someone's arrival, or as if a life-and-death battle was coming, the Medicine Elder was very serious and attentive.

"Have they arrived?"

While brewing medicine, the Medicine Elder suddenly looked into the distance and spoke calmly.

Soon, a layer of poisonous fog spread within thousands of feet around the island, engulfing both the island and the sea surface.

"What's this?"

Chu Xiaotian, who was brewing medicine in his room, immediately felt a sense of suffocation.

His breathing became rapid, and his face turned pale and then blue, clearly showing signs of poisoning, very uncomfortable.

Moreover, this toxin spread through the air; as long as Chu Xiaotian breathed, he would inhale it into his body.

The toxin spread quickly, and in just a breath, it had spread throughout his body.

His body began to stiffen, and every part of his body started to rot.

"Poisoned?"

Chu Xiaotian's face immediately turned ugly. He quickly exchanged for a detoxifying pill from the system.

"What? It's only suppressed?"

Seeing that the antidote only suppressed the toxin and

 could not remove it completely, Chu Xiaotian's heart sank.

"Am I going to die here?"

Chu Xiaotian thought to himself, not yet having achieved great things, yet dying on a small island, which made him feel desolate.

"System, didn't you say everything you produce is top-notch? Why can't your pill detoxify?"

Chu Xiaotian couldn't help but cry out in grief.

Hearing Chu Xiaotian's words, the system was unusually silent and did not argue.

Feeling that the world was too deep, it was too arrogant.

"Am I going to die?"

Chu Xiaotian felt his consciousness rapidly fading, his vision gradually darkening, his body parts continuously rotting...

"Sigh."

The Medicine Elder, seeing the spreading poison gas, was unaffected and sighed silently.

"Go."

The Medicine Elder waved his hand lightly, and immediately a layer of golden light appeared in this world.

The golden light resisted the spread of the poison gas, and like fine rain, it penetrated the house, the seawater, and the earth, continuously falling.

"What's this?"

Just as Chu Xiaotian was about to lose consciousness and die, he suddenly felt a powerful vitality.

Not only Chu Xiaotian felt this, but all living creatures within thousands of feet of the island did as well.

"Can I survive?"

Chu Xiaotian felt the golden light enter his body, continuously suppressing the toxins while healing his rotting wounds, at a speed even faster than the toxins.

With the toxins suppressed, Chu Xiaotian's recovery accelerated.

In just a breath, Chu Xiaotian felt as if he had returned from hell to heaven.

From the brink of death back to the world of the living.

This feeling was very strange, as if he had truly experienced a real life-and-death situation, making him fully understand what yin and yang were.

The golden light was like yang, and the poison gas was like yin.

Two different energies, representing life and death.

Chu Xiaotian's understanding of yin and yang increased, stopping only when it reached 35%.

Although it was only a 5% increase, it was much more powerful.

It should be noted that after reaching a first-level domain in the system, each upgrade required 20,000 points, and Chu Xiaotian could no longer afford to upgrade, so he had to comprehend it on his own.