I Became the Alchemy Master by Picking Up Trash-Chapter 242 - 240: Freedom Army’s Visit

There’s still a few days left of the one-month vacation. Li Xing returned to a medicine shop to guide the new herbal processing masters, Ning Yao and Ning Zhun, while researching the Divine Return Drink.

The efficacy of medicines on the Qianyuan Continent is generally not as good as those in the cultivation world, so Li Xing didn’t pay too much attention to the Divine Return Drink at first. But after seeing the recipe, she was startled to find that Ning Yu’s pharmaceutical talent actually surpassed hers.

The best elixir for treating sea of consciousness injuries in the cultivation world is the Calming God Pill, with a mild medicinal nature that can quickly repair the sea of consciousness, nourish the Divine Sense, and has no side effects.

The Divine Return Drink not only has the effects of the Calming God Pill but also calms the mind, reduces Heart Demon intrusion, and increases the success rate of advancement. This is also the effect of another miraculous medicine in the cultivation world—the Creation Pill.

It can be said that the Divine Return Drink created by Ning Yu combines the effects of the two great miraculous medicines of the cultivation world—the Calming God Pill and the Creation Pill. The key point is that the materials he used are not as expensive as those two elixirs.

Not to mention that such a medicine is in short supply on the Qianyuan Continent, even if taken to the cultivation world, it would sell well.

Compared to the Divine Return Drink, the medicines Li Xing created are simply not presentable.

The appearance of Ning Yu made Li Xing realize once again that there are always skies beyond skies and people beyond people. Although the Qianyuan people have a different cultivation system, their wisdom is not inferior to that of cultivators.

After a few days of research, Li Xing basically mastered the refining method of the Divine Return Drink. However, she wasn’t accustomed to refining liquid medicines, so she slightly altered the recipe, intending to make it into Water Honey Pills. This required several new materials that the shop didn’t have, so Li Xing had to go out to buy them.

After not leaving the house for a few days, Li Xing stood at the shop entrance and stretched vigorously, her joints making slight cracking sounds.

Changan Street was originally a residential area. After the shop gained popularity, the Ye and Cui families joined forces to buy many public buildings and storefronts nearby, opening numerous chain stores, turning the area into a bustling small commercial district.

Li Xing twisted her head left and right, and after warming up sufficiently, she walked into an alley. In stark contrast to the bustling scene around the shop, the alley had stores on both sides under renovation, not yet open, and only renovation robots going in and out.

Walking to the end of the alley, Li Xing stopped, slowly turning and staring at a blank wall with contempt.

"Stop hiding, come out."

A large piece of the smooth wall suddenly fell off, revealing a young man. The "wall skin" covering him was actually a disguise pattern projected by a light brain.

Back on Blue Star, warriors from a small country once ambushed Li Xing using this method, only to be annihilated by her thunderous means.

She had never expected to encounter someone using this method to hide on the Qianyuan Continent too, insult to intelligence.

Seeing Li Xing’s displeased face, Zheng Qi quickly raised his hands.

"Miss Li, don’t misunderstand, I have no ill intentions."

Li Xing remained silent, her eyes fixed on Zheng Qi, her icy gaze making his spine chill.

"Miss Li, I’m Zheng Qi. I-I’m from the Freedom Army."

Li Xing’s eyes widened for a moment. She remembered that the person who spoke to Yang Zhou through the earpiece was named this.

"Is there something you need from me?"

Seeing Li Xing’s attitude soften, Zheng Qi sighed with relief, slowly lowering his hands. Just now, he truly felt as if he was being locked onto by a Heaven Rank Star Beast, his neck hairs standing on end, not knowing where such intense Evil Qi emanated from Li Xing.

"Miss Li, we’re here to ask for your help."

"The man with glasses at the West Street Corner Western Restaurant’s outdoor table and the bearded man lifting weights in the gym opposite are with you?"

As Li Xing passed by, these two had stared at her for too long, causing suspicion.

Zheng Qi was stunned, then smiled bitterly, "You really can’t hide anything from Miss Li."

He had long known Li Xing was strong, but he hadn’t expected her alertness and observational skills to be so keen. Zhou Wu and Zhao Yi hid with almost no flaws. How did she notice?

"Call them over."

"Yes!"

Two minutes later, Zhao Yi and Zhou Wu, having received the message, arrived and, seeing Zheng Qi’s expression, knew they had been exposed. They quickly greeted Li Xing and introduced themselves.

Zhou Wu, genteel and articulate, explained to Li Xing, "Miss Li, our identities are special, so we must act with caution and care. We ask for your understanding."

Li Xing acknowledged with a nod, indicating she wouldn’t hold it against them. "This is not the place to talk, follow me."

Li Xing quickly led the three back to the second floor of the shop, where Qian Xiaowu happened to be. Li Xing instructed him to hack into the nearby surveillance system and erase their traces.

Qian Xiaowu tapped on his light brain a few times, then looked at Li Xing with confusion. "Sister Xing, it’s already been cleaned up?"

Zhou Wu shyly pushed his glasses up, "Hehe, occupational habit." As the chief hacker for the Freedom Army, erasing traces had become second nature for him. He had completed the operation upon entering the shop.

Qian Xiaowu suddenly realized, "So it was you!"

"I didn’t expect you to be in the same field. Your technique is impressive. Let’s exchange knowledge."

"No problem!"

Zhou Wu led Qian Xiaowu downstairs, while Li Xing casually activated a talisman array to seal the second floor, signaling Zheng Qi to speak.

"Adviser Yang is in trouble."

"What—!" Li Xing was stunned. She had thought the Freedom Army approached her to purchase medicine, not expecting to be hit with such a bombshell!

Li Xing slammed her hand on the coffee table, roaring, "Speak! What’s going on!"

Zhao Yi, who had been silent, began, "After the Festival of Light, Adviser Yang asked us to investigate all illegal factories processing Xu celestial rubber."

Li Xing raised a brow, "Xu celestial rubber?"

Zheng Qi explained, "Xu celestial rubber is a product of the fat of unique Star Beasts in Shenxiu City and is the main material for making Disguise Masks. Under federal law, every gram of Xu celestial rubber’s production and sale must be recorded in detail."

Zhao Yi nodded, "That’s right. But where there’s a law, there’s a workaround. All illegal Disguise Masks on the black market use Xu celestial rubber produced by illegal factories."

Li Xing suddenly had a bad premonition. Yang Zhou must be trying to start with Disguise Masks to find out who gave Jiang Junnan the Holy Pill.

"We found a total of three illegal processing factories, and Adviser Yang left headquarters once he got the addresses."

"Miss Li, our Freedom Army often starts with small clues, follows the threads, and disrupts the plans of the Immortal Execution sect. Such reconnaissance missions are routine for us. None of us paid much attention to Adviser Yang’s actions."

Zhao Yi lowered his head in self-reproach, "But three days ago, Adviser Yang’s locator stopped moving. The Freedom Army leaders’ locators are extremely sensitive. Even if they stayed in a room and turned over in their sleep, it would show. It’s impossible for it not to move at all like that."

"Feeling something was wrong, we went to search and found his locator had been discarded in a dump in Liyang City, with traces of blood still on it, likely forcefully removed."

Li Xing felt her heart tighten, "What happened next?"