Chapter 38 Outer Disciples

"That's good! I'm willing to join the Medicine Sect! Senior Zhou, please tell me what I should do to become a disciple of the Medicine Sect?"

Qin Shaochen no longer hesitated, stood up, and bowed respectfully to Pharmacist Zhou.

"Very good! Although you are not smart, you know the times and have lived up to my efforts!"

Pharmacist Zhou's orange peel face showed a smile.

"I am one of the outer sect elders of the Medicine Sect, and I have the right to directly accept you into the sect."

"Today, I will do a simple procedure for you. After that, you will be considered an outer sect disciple of our Medicine Sect."

"As for the formal initiation ceremony, I will do it again when I return to the sect in the future."

"It's all up to Senior Zhou to arrange, and I will do it."

Pharmacist Zhou nodded, obviously in a good mood, and his attitude towards Qin Shaochen suddenly improved a lot.

"Since you are an outer sect disciple of our sect, I should tell you my identity."

"My real name is Zhou Ziyao, and I am an inner sect deacon disciple of the Medicine Sect. At the same time, I also hold the title of an outer sect elder."

Qin Shaochen was a little surprised, but he saw the opportunity and bowed his hands.

"Qin Shaochen, an outer sect disciple of the Medicine Sect, greets Elder Zhou!"

This greeting confirmed his identity as a disciple of the Medicine Sect and also brought him closer to Pharmacist Zhou!

Zhou Ziyao laughed.

"Okay, you are not smart enough, but you are not lacking in cleverness. I am your guide to the sect, and I have the obligation to explain the sect rules to you..."

Then, he explained the various sect rules of the Medicine Sect to Qin Shaochen one by one.

After listening to it, Qin Shaochen immediately felt that it was not much stricter than the clan rules of the Qin family.

He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He thought to himself, "I was still worried that if the sect rules were too strict, I was afraid that I would cause a lot of trouble."

"Now it seems that I was worrying too much! This medicine sect should be a relatively loose sect!"

The sect rules were not strict, which was exactly what Qin Shaochen wanted, and he was a lot happier!

After Zhou Ziyao finished explaining the various rules, he took out a jade disc, dripped a drop of blood into it, and asked Qin Shaochen to follow it.

Qin Shaochen did not ask any more questions and did as he was told.

Pharmacist Zhou explained that this was a simplified sect entry ceremony.

At the same time, if Qin Shaochen got into trouble, the jade disc would also react.

Qin Shaochen was surprised, but he did not ask any more questions.

Zhou Ziyao handed him another gray wooden sign, saying it was a temporary identity sign of the sect.

Qin Shaochen thanked him respectfully and accepted it with pleasure.

After all this was over, Qin Shaochen seized the opportunity to ask the most concerned question.

"Elder Zhou, I am now a real disciple of the Medicine Sect, so I should be eligible to buy pills, right?"

"Of course!"

"Excuse me, I want to buy a True Spirit Pill, how can I buy it?"

"This elder just said that as long as you can afford the price, you can buy it at any time,"

As he said, he took out the brocade box from his arms and put it on the table.

"I know you have set your eyes on the True Spirit Pill. If you can wait, you can go to the Pill Hall to buy it yourself when you return to the sect in three months. If you need it urgently, I can give you this one first."

Qin Shaochen was overjoyed!

"Great! I can't wait for three months."

"The clan meeting of our Qin family will be held next month. The Spirit Test Meeting will be held after that, so... please help me, Elder Zhou!"

"No problem! Since I led you into the sect, I will naturally take care of you."

Zhou Ziyao smiled indifferently and nodded.

"But this pill is very valuable. Are you prepared?"

"Please let Elder Zhou know!"

He now has four hundred taels of silver in his arms, which makes him feel more confident.

Zhou Ziyao stroked his beard and smiled.

"If an outsider buys this pill, the price cannot be less than five thousand taels of silver. However, since you are a new disciple of our sect, you should be given a discount!"

"If you buy it with silver, I will charge you four thousand taels!"

"What? Four... thousand taels!"

Qin Shaochen lost his voice and was stunned. He was stunned on the spot.

Four thousand taels of silver, isn't this robbing people openly?

I'm afraid that Qin Erye, the richest man in Qingzhu Town, has no way to take out such a large sum of silver at once.

"Why, don't you believe it? Do you think I'm lying to you?"

Zhou Ziyao sneered!

"If you don't believe me, you can ask Xiao Liuzi."

"He has been to the sect and has seen the price of the Zhenling Pill. He can prove that what I said is not a lie!"

Qin Shaochen was shocked and couldn't help but look at Xiao Liuzi beside him.

Xiao Liuzi immediately clasped his hands together.

"Zhou Xiaoliu, a registered disciple of the Medicine Sect, greets Senior Brother Qin Shaochen!"

"So you are also from the Medicine Sect!"

Xiao Liuzi looked unhappy.

"I am just a registered disciple, unlike Senior Brother Qin, who became an outer disciple as soon as he entered the sect!"

Qin Shaochen didn't understand the difference between outer disciples and registered disciples, and didn't care about that. He just asked, "Have you seen the price of the Zhenling Pill?"

Xiao Liuzi nodded solemnly.

"Xiao Liuzi was lucky enough to have been to the sect and saw the price tag of the True Spirit Pill in the Pill Pavilion of the Deacon Hall."

"I remember it said: 5,000 taels of silver per pill."

"5,000 taels per pill! Aren't you dazzled?

"Reporting to Senior Brother Qin, I have always wanted to buy the True Spirit Pill! So, the price... I remember it clearly, and it is definitely not wrong!"

Qin Shaochen finally came back to his senses.

"Only a ghost would believe you!"

He turned to Zhou Ziyao again, with a trace of dissatisfaction on his face!

"Elder Zhou, if what Xiao Liuzi said is true, then Elder Zhou... you have been deceiving me from the beginning."

Zhou Ziyao rolled his eyes.

"Why do you think so?"

"Elder Zhou can see that the reason I joined the Medicine Sect is that I am most interested in buying a True Spirit Pill."

"But a True Spirit Pill costs four thousand... two silvers!"

"Does Elder Zhou think that a little martial arts apprentice like me can afford four thousand two silvers?"

If it weren't for the faction rules that he had just learned, there was a clear rule that elders should not be rude. Qin Shaochen wanted to scold him directly.

"Boy, you have wronged me this time,"

Zhou Ziyao's attitude was rare and he even managed a smile on his old face.

"Of course I know that you can't come up with four thousand taels. But from the beginning, I didn't expect you to pay with silver!"

"In fact, I have already prepared for a rainy day and have thought of a solution for you!"

Qin Shaochen was stunned!

"Elder Zhou, what do you mean by this?"

"Have you forgotten how you bought the Qi-bowl?"

"Are you asking me to go...collect herbs again?"

"Hehe! Not bad!"

Zhou Ziyao smiled like an old fox again.

"I really need a special herb here."

"If someone else goes to collect that kind of herb, it will be very difficult and a headache."

"But if it falls on your head, it will be very easy. It can be done with just a wave of your hand."

Qin Shaochen suddenly felt wary.

"Please let Elder Zhou know."

"Of course!" Zhou Ziyao nodded, "You know, our Medicine Sect is best at making pills."

"There is one kind of pill that is the most precious and consumes a lot of money. That is the Dawu Pill."

Qin Shaochen nodded as if he understood, but did not speak, just listened attentively.

"To refine the Dawu Pill, a total of dozens of medicinal materials are needed, and the most important and rare herb is called Soul Bone Mushroom!"

Zhou Ziyao said as he took out a book from the bookshelf beside him and quickly turned to one of them.

"Come and take a look, it looks like this."

Qin Shaochen looked closer and saw that the book not only had a detailed description in tiny words, but also a picture.

The book showed a small white mushroom with a round head and a thin body, gray and white all over, which really looked like a bone.

"This medicinal material is also a poison. It often grows in dark, damp, and poisonous places. The more poisonous the place, the more it grows!" Zhou Ziyao explained patiently while stroking his beard. "But those places are often too dangerous. If you are not careful, you may lose your life." "This leads to fewer and fewer people daring to collect it. As a result, Soul Bone Fungus has gradually become a kind of medicinal material that is scarce all year round!" "It is precisely because of this that our sect has a bounty for purchasing Bone Washing Fungus all year round." "My medicine hall also has the same mission," "But in the past few years, the Soul Bone Fungus I can purchase here is too few." "Many people in the sect have deliberately made things difficult for me, and it is becoming more and more difficult for me to be an elder." "So, Elder Zhou hopes that I can go to collect some Bone Washing Fungus?" Qin Shaochen asked. "That's right, kid, you can even collect rare treasures like Thunder Crystal Flower, so it's no problem for you to collect Soul Bone Mushroom!"

"That Soul Bone Mushroom! How much is it worth? How much do I need to collect to afford the True Spirit Pill?"

Qin Shaochen was a little skeptical!

Earning four thousand taels of silver by picking mushrooms. It sounds a bit unreliable!

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