257: The idea of cultivating medicine monkeys

“Ascension Art, Boss, just hearing the name, it sounds pretty powerful!”

Gu Qingfeng took a deep breath, speaking with immense excitement.

“Of course! This Ascension Art is my painstaking creation. In terms of Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment, it’s definitely top-tier, perfect for your starting point!”

Su Can said with utmost confidence, “Moreover, this Ascension Art cultivates both internal and external aspects; it can refine True Essence and magical power while also tempering and strengthening the physical body!”

“That’s great! I finally have a cultivation technique to practice!”

Gu Qingfeng was both thrilled and excited, wishing he could immediately go into seclusion and try cultivating.

Su Can, however, rolled his eyes and said, “Haste makes waste. Cultivation requires a calm mind. In your current agitated state, how can you cultivate?”

“Only when your mind is completely settled, then think about cultivation.”

Su Can said, pointing to the dense tree roots to the east, “Now, go continue chopping wood.”

“When your mind is as still as water, then you can cultivate.”

“Understood, Boss!”

Gu Qingfeng took a deep breath, knowing Su Can was right, and happily went off to continue chopping wood.

Su Can, on the other hand, sensed the surrounding air, noting a faint spiritual energy fluctuation.

“It seems using spiritual energy to cast Spring Breeze and Rain Art yesterday still had an effect.”

Su Can said, then picked up a handful of turned soil, sniffed it, and then sensed it with his divine consciousness.

There was also a faint presence of spiritual energy.

“Not bad, it works.”

Su Can’s eyes lit up, and with a wave of his hand, the various medicinal herbs filling the Jade Cicada Space were released in a rush.

They formed a pile of medicinal herbs on the ground, about the size of a house.

“Rise!”

Su Can let out a low shout, forming a magic incantation. Streams of mental power shot out, splitting into tens of thousands of strands, all Pounce the pile of medicinal herbs before him.

Each strand of mental power Su Can sent out was like a spider silk, sticking to a single herb, and they all floated up in the air, rustling.

“Fall!”

Then Su Can suddenly shouted, pressing his hands down into the empty space.

He saw the medicinal herbs being neatly planted into the soil.

These herbs all retained their vitality and moisture from when they were first picked. Now, once buried in the soil, they immediately came into contact with the spiritual energy in the soil, quickly and greedily absorbing spiritual energy and soil nutrients.

Visibly, these herbs rooted down, becoming even more vibrant, each one full of life.

Seeing that it was as he had expected, Su Can was slightly pleased. With a wave of his hand, more medicinal herbs flew up, then, spaced at certain distances, were again buried in the soil.

Don't think that Su Can's transplanting of these medicinal herbs was as simple as eating and drinking.

But there were also details involved.

Each time Su Can waved his hand, the medicinal herbs he controlled to fly up generally had similar medicinal properties and effects.

Then, with a second wave, the next batch would form a clear division from the first batch.

This created two different medicinal fields.

And this was just the beginning. Later, as the medicinal herbs were gradually cultivated and increased, he would re-divide and plan, with each medicinal field planting only one type of herb.

He would cultivate medicinal fields all over Qixia Mountain.

As Qixia Mountain was gradually developed, he would also pursue medicinal efficacy, and according to the habits and regional differences of each type of herb, he would specifically arrange formations, using these formations to change the environment, to ensure the original characteristics and medicinal properties of the herbs!

For example, some medicinal herbs like sun and dry conditions.

He would set up a formation that could create such an environment.

At the same time, while ensuring spiritual energy and nutrients, he would maximize the prominence of the medicinal efficacy.

For another example, some medicinal herbs prefer shade and avoid light.

He would set up a formation that could both block light and gather Yin energy, thereby cultivating the medicinal herbs.

Of course, he currently did not have the conditions for this.

After all, you eat one bite at a time, and you do things one step at a time.

No one can get fat with one mouthful.

About twenty minutes later.

An entire pile of medicinal herbs had been transplanted by him, divided into more than fifty large and small medicinal fields.

The small medicinal fields had seventy or eighty herbs, while the large ones had two or three hundred.

They were arranged in a staggered, orderly, and clearly demarcated manner.

To ensure the rapid growth and cultivation of these medicinal herbs, Su Can once again performed the Spring Breeze and Rain Art.

After doing all this, Su Can suddenly felt a headache coming on.

The cultivation of medicinal herbs was not a simple matter; it required a significant investment of energy.

He had to cultivate, and he was also entangled with some mundane matters in reality, so it was impossible for him to devote his energy to cultivating and maintaining these medicinal herbs.

“Now I finally understand why in novels, those immortal cultivation sects recruit so many handyman disciples and outer disciples for each peak.”

“Just the management, cultivation, and maintenance of medicinal herbs alone is a massive project that requires dedicated personnel to devote most of their energy to manage!”

After all, with so many people in a sect, the daily demand for pills was huge, so medicinal herbs were definitely a colossal undertaking.

Su Can shook his head. “It seems I also need to pay attention to this. However, recruiting people makes it too easy to expose things.”

“Oh, right, doesn’t Qixia Mountain have a Monkey Cliff? I was going to Monkey Cliff when I encountered the monkeys, but I still haven’t made it there.”

Su Can's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had thought of a solution.

Monkeys are naturally intelligent and have an innate ability to perceive and distinguish medicinal herbs and fruits.

If he invested some effort, enlightened a group of monkeys, and taught them the knowledge of cultivating and maintaining medicinal herbs, wouldn't that save him the trouble of finding people?

The more Su Can thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. He remembered that in some wuxia novels, reclusive divine doctors living in herb valleys would take in a white ape. Every day, as they planted and cultivated herbs, the white ape would follow along and even learn.

After a few years, that white ape became a famous Medicine Ape, capable of distinguishing herbs, discerning their medicinal properties, and cultivating and breeding them.

Even in wuxia novels, ordinary divine doctors could train them.

So, as a cultivator who could enlighten and open their minds, wouldn't it be easy to cultivate a group of Medicine Ape?

“Yes, that’s how I’ll do it! Enlighten and cultivate a group of Medicine Ape, and let the monkeys manage it. That way, they won’t run around!”

Su Can made up his mind.

Just then, his phone suddenly rang.

After Su Can answered, Hong Lei’s voice came through: “Young Master, Hu Meng from the West District has brought a large number of land deeds and contracts and has come to find me.”

“He hopes I can go with him to see you, to transfer everything to your name in person, and then he will retire from the jianghu and leave Yun City, while also handing over control of the West City to me!”

“How about this, you don’t need to come. Just wait for me at the Dynasty Club.”

“I’ll go over there myself in a bit,” Su Can said on the phone.

If it were yesterday, Su Can would still be interested in getting involved in managing these mundane affairs, but now, he was too lazy to interfere.

A brief inquiry would suffice; the rest could be entirely handled by Hong Lei or Su Ran.

“Oh, right, I’m going to the club now. You go to Guangyao Mansion to pick up my girlfriend. My parents are there too.”

“Understood, Young Master.”

Hong Lei was a smart man; he knew what to ask and what not to ask.

So, after a couple of simple sentences, they hung up the phone.

“Hu Meng, the Young Master will be at the club in a bit. I’ll go pick up the Young Master’s girlfriend first. You wait here for a moment.”

On the top floor of the Dynasty Club, Hong Lei stood up from the sofa, looking at the now somewhat timid Hu Meng, sighing inwardly with a complex expression.

Once upon a time, this man before him was also a formidable gang leader who had contended with him as equals, full of vigor and ambition.

But now, completely terrified by Su Can, he would never escape Su Can’s psychological shadow in this lifetime.

What a pity!

This is what happens when one wrong step leads to losing everything!

“Yes, yes, I won’t go anywhere. I’ll just wait for Young Master Su here.”

Hu Meng looked at Hong Lei with trepidation, not daring to harbor any wild thoughts.

“Mm.”

Hong Lei nodded, briefly composed himself, and left the club, driving his Maybach to Guangyao Mansion.

At the same time.

Su Can, on his end, also gave some instructions, left Qixia Mountain, and drove his Benz G-Wagen towards the Dynasty Club.

About half an hour later.

Su Can drove to the front of the club.

As soon as he got out of the car, he saw Hong Lei’s Maybach also slowly pulling in and stopping at the entrance.

“Young Master!”

Hong Lei was the first to get out, greeting him, then slightly bent over and opened the rear car door.

Su Ran got out of the car, quietly said thank you, and then walked towards Su Can with great joy.

“Little brother.”

“Sister Ran!”

The two naturally held hands, and Hong Lei pretended to be blind, seeing nothing.

“Little brother, did you ask Boss Hong to pick me up because the pharmaceutical factory matter has been settled?”

Holding Su Can’s hand, Su Ran asked as they walked.

She hadn't been idle all day yesterday. She had already contacted her previous office team and sent them the beauty pill formula Su Can gave her.

Today, her team would take the experimental results and various data to file for approval.

After approval, they would apply for a patent.

As long as Su Can finalized the pharmaceutical factory and had a ready supply channel for medicinal herbs, her beauty products could go into production at any time.

Once production started, and the patent was approved, they could immediately begin promotion and sales.

“You guessed right. I asked you to come to handle the pharmaceutical factory matter, which has already been settled.”

Su Can said, “The pharmaceutical factory is of moderate size, with over a hundred skilled employees, and the equipment isn’t old. As long as we get our product inspection lists ready and apply for the patent, it can start operating at any time.”

“Most importantly, the owner of this pharmaceutical factory is very conscientious. They have stable supply channels, and the quality of their medicinal herbs is also good!”

“So, I plan to invest thirty million. The largest share will be yours. The original factory owner will receive some dividends, and we’ll let him continue to manage the factory.”

“But the real decision-maker and executor will be you!”

“I’ve asked you to come now to deal with some contracts and land deeds. Currently, the land for the pharmaceutical factory is already considered to be in our hands.”

“Including several adjacent factories near the pharmaceutical factory, the land is also ours. If we need to expand in the future, we can do so at any time!”

Su Can finished speaking in one breath, and the three of them entered the elevator.

“That’s wonderful! Now everything is ready, all we need is the East Wind!”

Su Ran said with some excitement.

If possible, she certainly didn't want to be a mere trophy wife; she naturally hoped to achieve something and have enough say in the family.

As they spoke, the elevator arrived, and then, led by Hong Lei, they entered the office.

Hu Meng, who had been sitting on the sofa in agony, suddenly heard the door open and immediately stood up nervously, looking towards the entrance.

The next moment, the door opened.

Su Can and Su Ran entered side by side, with Hong Lei following behind, eyes downcast, like an old butler.

Hu Meng quickly stepped forward to greet them, saying nervously, “Young… Young Master, you’ve arrived…”

“Mm.”

Su Can's expression was calm as he walked directly to the main seat and sat down, waving his hand, “Alright, don’t be nervous. The matter is over, rest assured, nothing will happen to you.”

“Yes, yes, understood, thank you, Young Master. Thank you, Young Master.”

Hu Meng was so nervous that sweat beaded on his forehead, and his throat was dry. Hearing this, his face showed gratitude.

His biggest fear was that after he handed over everything, Su Can would be displeased and crush him like an ant.

Now that he heard Su Can's words firsthand, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, with someone of Su Can's terrifying stature, if he said he would let him go, he surely wouldn't go back on his word.

“This is my girlfriend. All the land and company transfers will be handled by her in a moment. I’m just here to oversee it.”

Su Can said, then looked up at Hong Lei, “Later, find me a quiet room where no one will disturb me. You can just stay with my girlfriend and watch.”

“Understood, Young Master.”

Hong Lei nodded and immediately turned to leave, to arrange the room.

Hu Meng quickly took out all the documents, company transfer contracts, land transfer deeds, and so on, that he had brought, pushing them towards Su Ran.

“Everything of value I possess is all here. Please take a look.”

Hu Meng finished speaking, wiped the sweat from his brow, and waited somewhat uneasily.

He had already checked several times; all the procedures were complete, lacking only the other party's signature and notarization at the relevant agency.

But even so, he remained restless, fearing that there might be a tiny mistake he hadn't noticed, which would displease the other party.

In that case, it was very likely to plunge him back into a desperate situation of life and death.

“Don’t be nervous, sit down.”

Su Can looked at him, somewhat speechless. Was it really necessary? Was he that scared?

“Yes, yes, understood.”

Hu Meng wiped his sweat and obediently sat down.

Gone was the former aura of a powerful gang leader, commanding and influential.

“Young Master, the room has been arranged for you.”

Hong Lei's figure reappeared, standing at the door and speaking softly.

“Just tell me the room number. Remember, until I come out, don’t let anyone disturb me.”

Su Can stood up and said to Hong Lei, “And regarding the contracts, you just help oversee them.”

“Remember, until I come out, no one is allowed to disturb me.”

Su Can said with a somewhat serious expression, because he had never cultivated divine abilities either, and didn't know if it would cause any commotion.

Or if being disturbed might lead to negative phenomena midway, so he needed to give instructions in advance.

“Understood, Young Master, rest assured. I will arrange for people to guard the door and not let anyone approach.”