After Mu Xueqing and the others left the classroom, Zhang Xuan left as well.
If he wanted to raise Lu Chong's cultivation within a short period of time, he would have to purchase sufficient medicinal herbs to concoct poison. However, it was impossible for him to obtain such items in the academy.
"There are only two sources for such medicinal herbs. One is the medicine king, and the other is the Physician Guild!"
Zhang Xuan pondered as he walked.
Medicine king was actually a supplier of medicinal herbs. They were known as such because they amassed a huge amount of medicinal herbs. Back then, the Great Medicine King of Red Lotus City was the biggest seller of medicinal herbs in the thirteen surrounding kingdoms.
"If there was a medicine king in Tianwu Royal City, Bai Chan and the others wouldn't have to travel all the way to Red Lotus City to buy medicinal herbs... I should head to the Physician Guild!"
Since Bai Chan and the others traveled all the way to Red Lotus City to buy medicinal herbs, this meant that there wasn't a medicine king in Tianwu Royal City. Even if there was, it was unlikely that they would have a complete set of medicinal herbs. Otherwise, no one would risk their life to travel so far to buy medicinal herbs.
Since that was the case, Zhang Xuan might as well head to the Physician Guild.
Both the Apothecary Guild and the Physician Guild used medicinal herbs. However, the medicinal herbs that the former forged were related to cultivation, and the medicinal herbs that it stored were mostly tonic and spirit herbs. When the latter treated patients, poison could be used as medicine as well. As such, only the latter could provide medicinal herbs.
After leaving the academy, Zhang Xuan asked around and soon, he found out the location of the Physician Guild.
It wasn't too far away from Tianwu Academy. An hour later, he arrived at the Physician Guild.
Even though the Physician Guild paled in comparison to the Mingshi Tang Academy, it was still much larger and grander than the Painter Guild.
Walking into the main hall, Zhang Xuan immediately saw many people queuing up neatly. There were apprentices at the front of the queue, and it was similar to the hospitals in his previous life.
Walking around the crowd, Zhang Xuan arrived at the front desk. A lady in her twenties walked up to him with a sweet smile on her face.
"May I know what gongzi would like to ask..."
"I would like to buy some medicinal herbs!" Zhang Xuan said.
"Buy medicinal herbs?" The lady hesitated for a moment before looking at Zhang Xuan politely, "Please show me your prescription!"
"Prescription?"
He was here to buy medicinal herbs, how could he possibly have such a prescription?
"You can only buy medicinal herbs with a prescription..." Seeing the confusion on Zhang Xuan's face, the lady frowned.
"Where can I get a prescription?" Zhang Xuan asked.
"Physicians and apprentices can prescribe it!"
The lady looked at him as if she was looking at a monster. "However, apprentices can only prescribe low-grade medicines. The things you want to buy are more precious, so you have to find a doctor!"
It was fortunate that he had a good temper. Otherwise, he would have been chased out as a troublemaker.
"Oh, the medicinal herbs I bought can't be considered high-grade, but they are rather rare. Let me tell you, and you can tell me whether they are prescribed by a physician or an apprentice!"
Turning around to look at the long queue, Zhang Xuan decided that it would be best for him to clarify the situation first.
What if he queued up behind the apprentices for a few hours and couldn't open it in the end? That would be a waste of time.
"Alright!"
The young lady nodded.
"I want to buy White Angelica Flower, Red Tail Red Leaf, Wolf's Venom Grass …" After thinking for a while, Zhang Xuan listed more than a dozen medicinal herbs.
Before he could finish his words, he saw the lady staring at him with widened eyes, as if she was looking at a monster. Following which, he warily took a few steps back and knocked on the copper gong behind him. "Guards, someone is causing trouble …"
"…" Zhang Xuan.
Hualala!
A few armored guards walked over.
"Ya Rou xiaojie, what happened?"
The leader of the guards was a tall and muscular man. His figure was reminiscent of a metal tower, and he exerted a strong pressure on others.
He was a Tongxuan realm expert.
"This person is intentionally causing trouble …"
The attendant, Ya Rou, pointed.
"Cough cough …" Not expecting that he would be treated as a troublemaker, Zhang Xuan shook his head. "I'm a teacher of Tianwu Academy, and I'm here to buy medicinal herbs!"
After which, he took out the emblem that represented his identity as a teacher.
He didn't want to be chased out the moment he entered the guild.
"So it's Liu laoshi, pardon my rudeness!" Taking a closer look at the emblem, the leader of the guards clasped his fist. Then, he looked at Ya Rou doubtfully and asked, "What's going on?"
Tianwu Academy was known as the holy land of cultivation, and the teachers there held high standing in the capital. No one dared to underestimate them.
Since the other party was a teacher, how could he possibly cause trouble?
"He … He doesn't even have a prescription, but he wants to buy White Angelica Flower, Red-tailed Crimson Leaf, and Wolf Venom Grass. If this isn't causing trouble, what else can it be …"
Not expecting this ignorant fellow to be a teacher of the academy, Ya Rou was taken aback for a moment before replying.
"Buying forbidden herbs?"
Upon hearing the reason, the leader of the guards turned to look at Zhang Xuan and said, "Liu laoshi, the guild doesn't sell forbidden herbs easily, especially those like the Wolf Venom Flower. Even if one has a prescription, it is impossible to buy it. Unless … a physician appears personally, otherwise, the guild won't sell it!"
"Impossible to buy it even if one has a prescription?"
"That's right! These forbidden herbs contain lethal poison, and in order to prevent criminals from using them to commit crimes, the guild made such a request. I hope that you can forgive us! "The leader of the guards clasped his fist and said.
If the other party wasn't a teacher of the academy, he would have thought that he was here to cause trouble as well.
To come to the guild to buy forbidden herbs without knowing anything … He sure was gutsy.
"Oh!" Zhang Xuan nodded his head.
Actually, it was understandable. In his previous life, even with a prescription from a physician, one couldn't buy powerful medicines such as sleeping pills in large quantities.
This was also to prevent the spread of these lethal poisons and cause unnecessary trouble.
"Since Liu laoshi understands the rules, please leave. Don't make things difficult for us …" Seeing that the other party understood the rules, the leader of the guards continued.
However, before he could finish his words, the young man before him frowned deeply and shook his head helplessly. "It seems like … I'm going to take the physician examination. Sigh, buying medicine sure is troublesome …"
"Physician examination?"
"Buying medicine sure is troublesome?"
Upon hearing those words, the guards and the attendant named Ya Rou nearly fainted on the spot.
Physician was one of the top occupations in the Upper Nine Paths, so it wasn't hard to imagine how difficult it was to take the physician examination.
You aren't even an apprentice, and you don't even know the prescription, yet you dare to take the apothecary examination? The reason for that is because buying medicine is troublesome …
Brother, will you die if you don't brag like that?
This was especially so for Ya Rou. Her face was livid.
She had seen boastful people before, but she had never seen one boasting to such an extent.
Even if you don't know that buying medicine requires a prescription, you should at least have a good understanding of medicinal herbs in order to take the physician examination!
You don't even know that White Angelica Flower, Crimson-tailed Crimson Leaf, and Wolf's Venom Grass are forbidden herbs … You want to take the physician examination?
"Liu laoshi, the physician examination isn't as simple as you think …"
However, in consideration of the other party's identity as a teacher of the academy, the leader of the guards suppressed his anger and harrumphed.
"Un, I know! How can it be easy to become an Upper Nine Paths occupation? "Zhang Xuan nodded.
Hearing the other party say that, the leader of the guards thought that Liu laoshi had made up his mind. Just as he was about to reply to the other party's question, he staggered and nearly spurted blood.
The young man before him looked at him seriously and asked, "May I ask … where is the physician examination held?"
He doesn't even know where the physician examination is held … Yet, he wants to take the physician examination?
"It's at the Physician Hall over there …" Suppressing his anger, the leader of the guards pointed forward.
Following the direction of his finger, Zhang Xuan saw a large hall not too far away. At the entrance of the hall were the words' Physician Hall '!
"Alright, thank you. I'll have to trouble you to prepare the medicinal herbs I just mentioned. I'll come over to collect them after the physician examination is over!"
Knowing the location, Zhang Xuan turned around and instructed the attendant, Ya Rou. After which, he began walking forward.
"Braggart!"
Seeing the other party leave, Ya Rou couldn't hold herself back anymore and harrumphed. Her eyes were filled with disdain.
At this moment, she was a hundred percent certain that this fellow was here to cause trouble.
Otherwise, who in the world would take the physician examination without knowing anything at all?
"You're indeed a little unreliable. How can one take the physician examination so easily?" The leader of the guards shook his head.
It was one thing for you to say that you have only studied medicine before, but you don't even know where the physician examination is held, and you don't even know the prescription required to buy medicinal herbs. Yet, you want to take the examination …
Do you really think that this occupation is easy?
"That might not necessarily be the case. I remember that in our guild, there was a student who passed the 1-star physician examination despite not being an apprentice!"
One of the guards spoke.
"Oh, you're talking about 3-star Physician Mu Hong. He's different. His family has a long history, and his ancestors are all physicians. Even though he has never taken the physician examination in the guild before, he possesses true capabilities. That's why he was able to pass the examination immediately!"
The leader of the guards said.
The other party was right. There was indeed a precedent in the guild.
He was the famous Physician Mu Hong.
Back then, even though this physician had never taken the physician examination and wasn't even an apprentice, due to his frequent treatment of patients by his father's side, he had already made a name for himself.
"He's just an arrogant person, how can he be compared to Physician Mu Hong?" Ya Rou harrumphed coldly.
Physician Mu Hong had been practicing medicine since young, and he had started treating patients by himself at the age of thirteen. Even though he had never taken the physician examination before, he had grown up in the Physician Guild, so he was familiar with the workings of the guild.
On the other hand, this fellow before her didn't know anything at all. He didn't even know about forbidden medicine … How could he be compared to him?
"It's hard to say. No matter what, he's still a teacher of Tianwu Academy. He can't possibly disregard his own reputation!"
The leader of the guards said.
"This …"
Ya Rou was speechless.
Even though the standing of a teacher couldn't compare to that of a physician, due to his identity as a master teacher, he was respected by others. As an official teacher of the academy, he wouldn't disregard his standing and intentionally cause trouble!
"Perhaps, he might be a capable person!"
"Indeed. Perhaps, just like Physician Mu Hong, he has never taken the physician examination before. If he were to take the examination, he might just be able to amaze the world!"
The two guards had full respect for the occupation of a teacher.
"That's not impossible …" Hearing the analysis of the crowd, Ya Rou hesitated for a moment before eventually nodding her head. Just as she was about to continue speaking, the young man who had just left walked over with an embarrassed look on his face.
"May I know … what are the steps to taking the physician examination? Do I need to read any books? "
"…" Ya Rou.
"…" The guards.
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