Ye Tian: "You flatter me. I've heard you are skilled in Zhuyou?"
The old man chuckled, "I'm just dabbling, it works sometimes and sometimes it doesn't. Otherwise, why would I be stuck in such a small place? I would have been traveling and practicing medicine long ago."
Ye Tian bowed to the old man, "Senior, I wish to learn your incantations."
The old man looked at him, "Young man, your medical skills far surpass mine. What use do you have for learning these?"
Ye Tian: "More skills never hurt. Please grant my request, Senior."
The old man considered for a moment, then sighed softly, "Alright. My knowledge will be lost with me when I die. It's good to pass it on to you."
He called Ye Tian to the wooden building, went up to the second floor, and then took out a large piece of cowhide. Unfolded, the cowhide was filled with complex characters and drawings.
"My knowledge all comes from here. How much you can learn depends on your own ability," the old man said.
Ye Tian glanced at the text and realized he had studied it before and could recognize most of it. He was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Senior."
Then he took out a small bottle and handed it to the old man, "Inside are ten Peiyuan Pills. Taking one each year will be very beneficial for your health."
The old man opened the bottle, took a sniff, and smiled, "Indeed, these are good things. Young man, you are no ordinary person."
Ye Tian: "May I take photos of what's on this hide?"
"Of course," the old man said, putting away the medicine bottle with a smile. "This is the ancient art of Zhuyou, lost for a very long time. This is a later reproduction by others, and it only records a portion. However, if you can learn all of this, you will become a very powerful shaman."
Ye Tian: "The injured outside, they were poisoned by a snake, right?"
The old man: "The Ghost Witch Cult members often go to 'Baizhi Cave' to collect the Ganoderma. However, there are often venomous snakes inside, so people die every time."
Ye Tian's heart stirred, "Collect Ganoderma?"
The old man: "It's abundant with a type of spiritual Ganoderma. After collecting it, it can be ground into powder, which can cure all diseases. Most of the people I healed before were thanks to this powder."
Ye Tian became very interested, "Do you still have this spiritual Ganoderma?"
The old man took out a piece of dried Ganoderma the size of his palm from a nearby cabinet. Ye Tian held it and smelled it, immediately recognizing that this Ganoderma was very old and, like Huangjing, had undergone mutation, no longer being ordinary Ganoderma.
He asked, "Senior, did they give all the collected Ganoderma to you?"
The old man: "They also sell some of it, to the country of Japan. Their purchase price is very high, one million per liang."
Ye Tian smiled, "It's better to sell it to me than to the Japanese. Can that person from earlier make decisions?"
The old man: "He is a protector of the Ghost Witch Cult and has some say. However, they have been cooperating with Japanese trading companies for many years, so I doubt they will change their minds easily."
Ye Tian: "It doesn't matter. They are probably worried that I cannot cooperate with them long-term."
Afterward, Ye Tian called Lin Ziyi and asked them to go to the valley first.
The tour guide took the phone, asked a few questions, and then led the group down the mountain to Baihua Valley.
An hour later, the strong man returned with the medicinal herbs. Ye Tian brewed the medicine on the spot and fed it to the injured. At the same time, he continued with acupuncture and massage.
While treating, he asked the strong man, "What is your name?"
The strong man: "Everyone calls me Bai Qi."
Ye Tian: "Bai Qi, I heard you sell the Ganoderma to the Japanese. In the future, can you sell it to me? I can increase the price by twenty percent, to one million two hundred thousand per liang."
Bai Qi was stunned for a moment, "You want to buy our Ganoderma? We can collect over two hundred jin of Ganoderma annually. Can you buy it all?"
Ye Tian: "Two hundred jin is twenty-four hundred million. Yes, I can buy it all."
Bai Qi was very surprised, "Are you that rich? Who are you?"
Ye Tian: "I am from a pharmaceutical company, so you don't need to worry about my financial strength. By the way, I can pay for three years of Ganoderma in advance, giving you seventy-two hundred million."
Bai Qi: "This matter is very important, I need to go back and discuss it with the Cult Master."
Ye Tian smiled, "Of course. I'll be in Baihua Valley at the foot of the mountain. You can find me there."