Having said this, he continued with his own arrangements, "The medicinal formula offered by Taoist Friend Zhou will be personally tested by me as soon as possible. If the effects are as good as you have claimed, I will report to the True Persons and let them decide how to implement it on a large scale!"
"During this period, Taoist Friend Zhou, you shall stay here to assist me with the testing!"
This arrangement was pretty much what Zhou Mingde had anticipated.
He immediately responded respectfully, "Yes, Junior obeys."
In the following days, Master Shanyang personally leveraged his connections to gather ingredients and quickly collected all the necessary materials.
Zhou Mingde also assisted him to quickly create the poison, which was then tested on the captured demon insects.
The results of the test naturally resembled the previous ones conducted by Zhou Mingde. After diluting the poison with water to a certain ratio, even when catalyzed by spells to form a mist and applied to the demon insects, it caused significant harm.
Most importantly, the ingredients for the poison were neither particularly precious nor difficult to find.
If the Human Clan of various countries were to work together to gather the materials, they would certainly be able to collect a large quantity within half a year and produce a substantial amount of the finished poison.
However, to be on the safe side, Master Shanyang conducted more tests.
He personally captured third-order demon insects to administer the poison and discovered that even against third-order demon insects, the poison had a considerable lethal effect, causing symptoms of poisoning and significantly reducing their strength.
Also, after his personal tests on the battlefield, it was indeed proven that the mist attack had a devastating effect on swarms of insects.
After several rounds of effective testing, Master Shanyang was overjoyed and quickly went to meet a Nascent Soul True Person in person to report the discovery of the poison formula that could eradicate the insect plague.
Indeed, in Master Shanyang’s words, Zhou Mingde and the Zhou Family had become subordinates to the Green Lotus Temple, and their actions in Yang Kingdom were all under his command.
Even the matter of Zhou Mingde seeking a method to counter the demon insects in Yang Kingdom was portrayed as his special instruction.
As a result, although Zhou Mingde was the one who discovered the formula, without a doubt, the true merit had been claimed by Master Shanyang.
As for this point, he had discussed it openly with Zhou Mingde before departing, and had obtained Zhou Mingde’s consent.
After all, discovering the key poison to eliminate the insect plague was indeed a great contribution.
Such a significant merit, if it were to fall entirely on Zhou Mingde and the Zhou Family, might not necessarily be a good thing.
If indeed the Zhou Family were to be awarded something substantial for such a discovery, given the Zhou Family’s power, they might not be able to keep it safe.
Moreover, given Zhou Mingde and the Zhou Family’s cultivation level and influence, they were not likely to be rewarded with too many valuable items.
But it was different for Master Shanyang and the Green Lotus Temple.
Master Shanyang was a Golden Core Stage cultivator, and the Green Lotus Temple was one of the three major forces of Jingguo Country.
Having discovered the key poison to eradicate the insect plague through the Green Lotus Temple and contributing greatly to the elimination of the plague,
when the insect plague was eradicated, the surviving major powers of Yang Kingdom and Glory Country would definitely owe a tremendous favor to them, providing a substantial reward.
That reward would certainly be much greater than what was originally intended for the Zhou Family.
At that time, the Green Lotus Temple, having received a great reward, would surely not forget the Zhou Family’s contribution.
This would be a win-win situation.
And just as Master Shanyang had not delved deeply into Zhou Mingde’s experiences in the Underground Mausoleum, the Nascent Soul True Person he faced also did not investigate whether there was a real hierarchical relationship with Zhou Mingde.
In the eyes of the Nascent Soul True Person, since Master Shanyang represented the Green Lotus Temple in presenting the poison formula, the merit naturally would fall upon the Green Lotus Temple.
Thus, just as Master Shanyang had treated Zhou Mingde at that time, the Nascent Soul True Person also immediately used the materials provided by Master Shanyang to personally prepare the poison and conduct related tests.
The results naturally had no issues; the efficacy of the poison fully withstood scrutiny.
This made the Nascent Soul Cultivator also very satisfied, nodding in commendation to Master Shanyang, "Very good, Taoist Friend Ding, your contribution of presenting this poison recipe is noted by this old man. If the insect plague can truly be wiped out by this poison, you and Green Lotus Temple shall be credited for the first merit!"
"Thank you, Senior!"
Overjoyed, Master Shanyang quickly bowed and thanked him with great respect.
Soon, the poison recipe began to circulate among circles of Nascent Soul True Persons, and following that, nations close to Yang Kingdom, such as Glory Country, Dayun Nation, and Qi Country, started to extensively gather the necessary materials.
Even Jingguo Country and Fengguo quickly received the news, and the three major sects also began collecting materials within their own nations.
By this time, Master Shanyang had already returned to the base he was stationed at and conveyed the good news to Zhou Mingde, who was waiting there. Explore stories at freewebnovel
"In short, that is the situation. The contributions of Taoist Friend Zhou will not be forgotten by this old man or our Temple Master. After returning to the nation, the Temple Master will definitely summon you personally to reward you and the Zhou Family generously!"
Inside the quiet room, Master Shanyang looked at the composed Zhou Mingde and slowly relayed the situation, ending with a promising future for Zhou Mingde.
As for Zhou Mingde, he seemed to have anticipated this outcome.
He replied with unchanged expression and respectful tone, "Senior is too polite, all these are but duties I should perform."
"Next, the True Persons will likely be vigorously gathering materials to make the poison, and to ensure success in one strike, they will probably not reveal the poison until enough quantity has been produced."
"Therefore, the likes of this old man will need to continue the effort in eliminating those rampant insect swarms, until the True Persons officially commence the insect extermination operation."
As he spoke to this point, Master Shanyang focused his gaze on Zhou Mingde, "So, in order to live up to the words and actions I’ve shown in front of Senior Fenglan, Taoist Friend Zhou should join me in the task of sweeping away the insect swarms!"
Zhou Mingde’s expression slightly changed, not expecting Master Shanyang to make such a request.
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He looked at Master Shanyang with hesitation, wanting to say that this was different from the original agreement.
But seeing Master Shanyang’s demeanor, it seemed he would not brook refusal.
In the end, he could only sigh gently and say, "Since Senior has given his instruction, I naturally dare not refuse!"
Having said that, he then added in a lower tone, "However, before coming here for secrecy’s sake, I did not fully disclose the situation. Please grant me a few days’ leave, Senior, so that I may return and inform those juniors left in Dayun Nation, to prevent them from worrying about me unnecessarily!"
Upon hearing this, Master Shanyang’s expression softened slightly, and he nodded in agreement, "That can be arranged; I will give you three days’ leave then."
"Thank you, Senior, for your understanding."
Zhou Mingde thanked him, and then set off back to Dayun Nation immediately.
After spending another day on his return to the marketplace of Dayun Nation, he did not go to the appointed place to meet with Zhou Chun. Instead, he informed Zhou Jiapeng and a few others, who were completely unaware, that he was going to Glory Country to clear the Demon Insects, asking them to wait for his return at the marketplace with peace of mind.
But in fact, his safe return was already a signal.
Zhou Chun himself was hiding in a part of the Wasteland Territory through which Zhou Mingde had passed on his way back to the marketplace. Zhou Chun had already spotted the figure of Zhou Mingde riding the Fire Divine Jackal as it flew past.
With this confirmation that Zhou Mingde had successfully accomplished the mission of presenting the medicine, Zhou Chun saw no further reason to linger in the wasteland. He immediately changed his appearance and returned to the marketplace.
Five days later, after observing secretly for a long time, Zhou Chun took the opportunity when Zhou Jiapeng came out to gather information to engage in a sound transmission conversation with him, learning of Zhou Mingde’s mission to clear insect plagues in Glory Country.
With Zhou Chun’s intelligence, he quickly understood the intention behind Master Shanyang’s actions.
But for safety’s sake, he did not go to meet with Zhou Jiapeng and the others, instead, he went back to the Wasteland Territory to establish a temporary cave abode.
It turned out he planned to calmly study the Insect Expelling Technique classics Zhou Mingde had given him in this Wasteland Territory, while also attempting to incubate the Demon Insects from those jade boxes.
Zhou Mingde had already explicitly told him when he handed over these items, that he was free to study and use them as he pleased.