But this inadvertently did William Carter a favor. Right now, what he needed most was a large quantity of medicinal herbs and pill resources to assist him in once again causing a sensation in the Immortal Realm—an event so earth-shaking that even the Immortal Emperor had to personally intervene to kill him. He would skip the Qi Induction stage and go straight to Foundation Establishment.

From the memories he had just fused, William Carter knew that this world, like the Immortal Realm and countless other cultivation worlds, required one to first induce Qi before establishing a foundation. Although the terminology might differ in some worlds, the process was essentially the same. There were countless methods, but all required crossing the bridge of Qi Induction before Foundation Establishment.

This was the unchanging path of cultivation since ancient times, something no one could alter—until the appearance of William Carter, the one born with the Innate Spiritless Body.

Looking at all these medicines, William Carter thought about what he needed to do and couldn’t help but recall events from the Immortal Realm. Because he was born with the Innate Spiritless Body and couldn’t cultivate, he was taken up to become an immortal and became one of the ten administrators of the Immortal Scripture Pavilion of his generation.

All the administrators were chosen from the lower realms for their Innate Spiritless Bodies, unable to cultivate. Although their bodies were incredibly strong after being tempered in the Immortal Transformation Pool, their lifespans were only one hundred and fifty years. Over countless ages, who knows how many administrators the Immortal Scripture Pavilion had seen, but only William Carter changed everything.

“Ah…” Just as William Carter was recovering his strength and, looking at the room full of medicinal herbs, couldn’t help but recall some past events, he was suddenly interrupted by an exclamation from Tommy.

“Young master, my… my arm doesn’t itch or hurt anymore, and… these medicines… are amazing!” Tommy looked at her hands. The stuff that looked like an ugly lump of paste, once applied to her hands and arms, instantly blended in. Her arms were now covered as if by a layer of crystal-clear, transparent gel, and the discomfort vanished in an instant. As the substance slowly absorbed into her skin, the color of her hands was rapidly returning to normal.

Tommy could hardly believe it. That ugly, unsightly lump, once applied, had such a miraculous effect.

Even with eighth- or seventh-grade healing elixirs, she’d never heard of such results—unless it was a fifth-grade or higher elixir. But those were incredibly rare, and what the young master had just smashed were only ordinary eighth-grade elixirs and some common herbs.

“Just make do for now, it’s a temporary fix. Um… Tommy, do you know where we can get more medicinal herbs? The higher the grade, the better, but if not, we need as many types and as much quantity as possible. Also, you’ll need to find a way to get a cauldron.” Although the pills and herbs brought by the King of Zhen Guo’s attack were varied and plentiful, they still fell far short of William Carter’s requirements.

He didn’t need the same level as in the Immortal Realm, but even if the quality was a hundred or a thousand times worse, the variety and quantity had to be sufficient. Otherwise, it would be impossible to meet his needs and skip Qi Induction straight to Foundation Establishment. This was the unique Foundation Establishment method he had pioneered himself, and it was only because his mastery of alchemy was among the very best even in the Immortal Realm that he could even attempt to cobble something together with inferior ingredients.

But even so, a clever housewife can’t cook without rice. He still needed to gather enough herbs of all different attributes.

As soon as Tommy heard this, she stopped marveling at the miraculous medicine and pressed her index finger to her chin, thinking hard.

“Hmm, there should be some left at the relay station, but the quality is very poor. There are also two towns within a few dozen li nearby, and they should have some as well. Any farther, and it would have to be Xiguan City, three hundred li away…”

“Buy up all the herbs at the relay station and in the towns—send people immediately, buy as much as possible, no matter the cost. Forget about Xiguan City, sigh…” William Carter gave a wry smile. “I’m afraid we won’t last that long; the round trip would take too much time. Still, send someone under the pretense of gathering herbs to notify those in Xiguan City…”

William Carter had some impression of Xiguan City from his memories. It was the gateway from the Central Plains of the Han Empire into the King of Zhen Guo’s territory. However, this Xiguan City was a forward post, built later, and didn’t have much strategic value in wartime, but was quite prosperous in peacetime. Yet, in William Carter’s original memories, he didn’t know who actually governed Xiguan City.

“Henry Foster, General Foster.” Tommy was very clever and promptly added from the side.

“Yes, go notify General Foster. Tell him this young prince was attacked and ask him to come to the rescue at once. Hmm, see if you have anything on you that can prove your identity and have someone take it. Remember, give direct orders to the ordinary soldiers and watch them carry it out.” William Carter knew that if David Bolton got wind of this or tried to interfere, it would ruin everything.

As for the ordinary soldiers, it was different. The young prince’s orders were not to be disobeyed, and they would have no idea of the real reason—making them the best choice.

“Mm, mm…” Although William Carter was still calm, Tommy couldn’t help but clench her little fists. Her clever mind had already guessed the seriousness of the situation.

“How about this: have others handle the rest, but Tommy, you personally take a few ordinary soldiers and make a trip to Xiguan City.” In fact, the situation was even more serious than Tommy imagined. Seeing that the roomful of herbs was not even half of what he needed—even without considering efficacy or quality, just the number of different types with similar attributes was less than half—William Carter already felt things were going to be very troublesome.