Zhu Ziyang and Zhu Changhe returned to Anyang City from Dragon City.
Not long after the father and son arrived home, a visitor came to their house.
"Brother Hong! Why are you here?" Zhu Changhe asked in great surprise.
"What? Can't I come?" Hong Zhen said with a smile.
"No, I didn't mean that." Zhu Changhe quickly waved his hand in denial.
"Hello, Uncle Hong." Zhu Ziyang also greeted Hong Zhen at this time.
"Hey! Good!" When Hong Zhen saw Zhu Ziyang, he immediately beamed with joy, walked forward, excitedly patted Zhu Ziyang's shoulder, and said, "Xiao Yang, are you a Spirit Grandmaster now?"
Hearing this, Zhu Changhe and Zhu Ziyang both understood the reason for Hong Zhen's visit.
"That's right!" Zhu Ziyang nodded in response, a proud look on his delicate young face.
"This is truly..." Hong Zhen couldn't help but exclaim, his rugged face filled with surprise and excitement, he said, "This is truly wonderful! Xiao Yang is only eight years old and has already reached the Spirit Grandmaster level. I'm afraid this is unprecedented in the entire Zhenbei Province!"
"Indeed!" Hearing Hong Zhen praise his son, Zhu Changhe also looked as if he shared in the glory, his face full of smiles.
"Brother Changhe, Ziyang is now the greatest hope of our Anyang City. You must not let him suffer any grievances!" Hong Zhen said earnestly to Zhu Changhe.
"Brother Hong, what are you saying? Ziyang is the only son of Liang Ying and me, how could we mistreat him?" Zhu Changhe felt quite speechless, he said.
"Haha, I mean for you to prepare more Spirit Beast flesh and blood and spiritual medicines. Xiao Yang is currently at the best time for cultivation, so resources absolutely cannot fall behind!" Hong Zhen said with a laugh.
"That's natural!" Zhu Changhe said, a wry smile involuntarily appearing at the corner of his mouth, "Even if Brother Hong didn't say it, we would still do the same. However, some spiritual medicines and resources are truly beyond what Liang Ying and I can afford."
For Spirit Masters, their innate talent is fundamental, and cultivation resources are more like icing on the cake. Spirit Beast flesh and blood and spiritual medicines, as the most basic cultivation resources, are indispensable for the growth of Spirit Masters.
Spirit Beast flesh and blood contain rich energy and have multiple uses. Any Spirit Master family with a bit of wealth will have their family members consume it.
Although Zhu Ziyang's family is a commoner Spirit Master family, with generations of accumulation, their family has some savings. Therefore, every one or two days, their meals would include Spirit Beast flesh and blood.
Spiritual medicines follow the same principle, only they are more precious and rare.
The Spirit Beast flesh and blood and spiritual medicines available on the market are the most common, offering limited help to Spirit Masters.
The Spirit Beast flesh and blood and spiritual medicines that are truly beneficial for a Spirit Master's growth are monopolized by the Empire and aristocratic families. Without an imperial peerage or an aristocratic family identity, to purchase those Spirit Beast flesh and blood and spiritual medicines, which are called exclusive resources, one must reach the strength of a Spirit King.
Therefore, Zhu Changhe could only give a helpless wry smile.
As an Imperial Baron, Hong Zhen naturally understood this matter. Seeing Zhu Changhe's wry smile, he laughed and said, "So, I came to find you!"
Hong Zhen's words left Zhu Changhe and Zhu Ziyang a bit stunned. But Hong Zhen didn't care about the father and son's daze, and self-importantly took out five or six packages from the soul-guiding ring on his hand.
"Look!" Hong Zhen said to the father and son, his voice filled with excitement and pride.
"These are...?" Zhu Changhe asked, looking at the packages Hong Zhen took out with confusion.
Zhu Ziyang was more direct. He walked forward and opened the six packages one by one. Five different types of fresh bone and meat, along with a packet of dried purple herbs, were revealed before the three of them.
"This is... Scarlet Red Ox Tendon?!" Zhu Ziyang recognized one of the Spirit Beast flesh and blood types and immediately cried out in surprise.
"What?" Upon hearing this, Zhu Changhe immediately looked at Hong Zhen in surprise. He understood Hong Zhen's intention, and while moved, he couldn't help but feel a bit conflicted, saying, "Brother Hong, isn't this inappropriate?"
"What's wrong with it? I'm not doing this because Ziyang is my nephew, but because he is the most promising person in our Anyang City to be admitted to Shrek Academy!" Hong Zhen waved his hand, his attitude firm as he spoke.
"Thank you!" Hearing this, Zhu Changhe no longer refused and said with a sincere expression.
"Haha! Come, look at these Spirit Beast flesh and blood and spiritual medicines." Hong Zhen laughed, pointing to the resources before them and introducing them one by one, "Fifteen catties of hundred-year Scarlet Red Ox Tendon. Fifteen catties of hundred-year Deep Sea Cod. Fifteen catties of hundred-year Demonic Armored Scale Crocodile meat. Fifteen catties of hundred-year Golden-winged Sparrow. Five catties of thousand-year Heavy Armored Dragon Rhino meat. And this, fifteen catties of hundred-year Bone Forging Flower."
As Hong Zhen introduced them, Zhu Ziyang's mind quickly recalled the information about these Spirit Beasts he mentioned.
Scarlet Red Ox, a domesticated aggressive Spirit Beast, its flesh and blood are very beneficial for a Spirit Master's tendons and bones, especially the ox tendon, which has the best effect.
Deep Sea Cod, a deep-sea Spirit Beast, is expensive. Its meat is delicious and contains a large amount of spirit power, consuming it can enhance spirit power.
Demonic Armored Scale Crocodile, a huge amphibious Spirit Beast, its flesh and blood can enhance a Spirit Master's physique.
Golden-winged Sparrow, a small raptor-type Spirit Beast, flies extremely fast, its flesh and blood have the effect of nourishing the spleen and lungs.
Heavy Armored Dragon Rhino, a dragon-type Spirit Beast with dragon bloodline, has extremely powerful defense and very tenacious vitality. Its flesh and blood have the effect of enhancing vital energy and blood, and strengthening the physique.
Finally, the Bone Forging Flower, as its name suggests, can enhance a Spirit Master's physique.
These five types of Spirit Beast flesh and blood and one type of spiritual medicine that Hong Zhen brought are all exclusive resources, not available on the normal market, and might only appear on the black market. As an Imperial Baron, Hong Zhen naturally didn't need to buy them on the black market.
"How about it? These were allocated from Dragon City, originally intended for Anyang Academy, but I thought, instead of giving them to those children in the academy, it's better to give them to Xiao Yang, after all, Xiao Yang's talent is here." Hong Zhen said, "There will be more every month, so Brother Changhe, you don't need to worry."
"This... Thank you, Brother Hong!" Zhu Changhe couldn't refuse, because with these resources, Zhu Ziyang's growth rate was bound to be faster.
"Hey! Who are we to each other!" Hong Zhen waved his hand indifferently and said, "No need to be polite."
Hong Zhen sat for a moment, then got up and left. Zhu Changhe got up to see him off, and they walked out the door together.
Zhu Ziyang looked at the resources before him, a smile involuntarily appearing at the corner of his mouth. Among these resources, the most valuable should be the thousand-year Heavy Armored Dragon Rhino meat. Not only does it inherently possess a dragon bloodline, but it can also enhance physique and increase vital energy and blood, which is exactly what Zhu Ziyang needed.
Hong Zhen really helped a lot!
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Evening.
Liang Ying stewed Demonic Armored Scale Crocodile meat and Deep Sea Cod.
The family sat at the dining table, eating and talking.
"Mom, are you a disciple of the Earth Dragon Gate?" Zhu Ziyang asked, recalling his Uncle Liang Yu in Dragon City.
"Ah?" Liang Ying was startled, her movements stopped, and she looked at Zhu Ziyang, saying, "Why are you suddenly asking this?"
"We saw Liang Yu in Dragon City." Zhu Changhe said quietly.
"Oh!" Liang Ying suddenly understood and said, "Mom is not from the Earth Dragon Gate. Your maternal grandfather used to be, but he left later."
"This..." Zhu Ziyang was stunned and didn't ask any more questions.
Clearly, there was a story behind it.