I Have A Martial Dao World

Villas can range in value from 400 million to just 4 million to purchase, and the one Lu Yao bought was the latter.

Named "General Mountain Art Town," the place nestled against mountains and waters, boasting beautiful scenery. Moreover, it highly valued privacy and quiet, with each property hundreds of meters apart from the next.

The villa design wasn't bad either, a two-story detached house with a large courtyard, good lighting, and strong transparency.

There were many advantages, so it shouldn't have been so cheap. But the location was simply too remote.

It was 20 kilometers from the city center, with no amenities nearby. Even getting a delivery required a half-hour drive, and electricity couldn't be provided 24 hours a day—it relied on photovoltaic power to alleviate the shortfall.

This godforsaken place was essentially someone's brainwave to build a few houses in the wilderness. Everyone is wise to this, and over the years, few have bought here.

However, for Lu Yao, this was the biggest advantage!

He had too many secrets, plus three sparrowhawks to deal with, so he needed a place that wouldn't draw attention~

After buying the villa in full, he went to a Porsche dealership and bought a Cayenne for commuting.

With that, Lu Yao, too, had a villa and a luxury car on Blue Star. Although it couldn't compare to the gardens in the Otherworld, it was still like upgrading from a pellet gun to a cannon.

Once he'd finished all this, Li Lei finally called—the drug extraction had results!

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Driving the flashy Cayenne to the pharmaceutical lab, Li Lei and her father, Li Zhihang, were already waiting at the entrance to greet him.

Li Zhihang, a nearly 60-year-old handsome gentleman with glasses, looked somewhat "melancholic."

He had rushed to the hospital the first chance he got yesterday.

Seeing his ex-lover turned foolish, with a crooked mouth and cockeyed face, and learning about their promiscuous escapades, Li Zhihang was severely shocked.

He suddenly felt stupid, as though he'd been hoodwinked by the woman again, blinded by infatuation, and had no idea what other foolish things he might do.

At this moment, he had an epiphany, as if seeing through the skull beneath the skin. If he were in the Otherworld, his Spirit Refining Stage would definitely have made some progress.

"Uncle, hello."

"Lu, you've got a new car?"

"Yeah, made a bit of money."

Meeting up, Lu Yao smiled oddly. Having seen Li Zhihang's chat messages, he could no longer look at the man straight.

This old heartthrob seemed cultured, but in truth, he was hot-blooded inside, almost madly passionate.

But then again, he's still a man of character and, Li Lei does look a lot like him.

Anyone sane would steer clear of Lu Yao, given his dangerous aura. This girl, on the other hand, pursued him aggressively instead.

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

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"Lu, welcome to the lab. Development has been going smoothly. Come on, let's walk and talk," Li Zhihang said, leading the way and giving him a brief update on the situation.

"The chemical components of the herbs are very complex. They contain a variety of active ingredients, but also inactive and even toxic ones. Our ultimate goal is to extract the effective components and further purify them."

"We're currently combining 'ultrafine grinding' with 'supercritical fluid extraction.' First, we break down the raw medicine into particles smaller than 5 microns using special equipment, making the ingredients easier to extract and even allowing the active ones to be directly exposed.

Then, we use 'supercritical fluids' as the extractant to draw out specific components, achieving our end goal."

As they spoke, they came to a row of equipment. These machines were about the size of a fridge lying flat, each with a control panel.

Li Zhihang introduced, "This is the mini extraction machine. It produces high-purity extracts, and it's simple to operate and energy-efficient."

He was quite proud at that moment, having developed the extraction process while also preparing for future mass production. He truly was getting his money's worth as a research scientist!

Lu Yao looked completely out of his depth but nodded continuously.

"Can this thing be powered by household electricity?"

"Absolutely, this is just a small experimental machine."

Li Zhihang demonstrated on the spot. He gathered the herbs needed for "Ten-Ingredient Tonic Soup", placed them into the top of the device, and then pressed the power button.

The herbs entered the machine, were first pulverized into particles smaller than 5 micrometers by ultrasound, and then transformed into supercritical fluids under extreme temperature and pressure.

Subsequently, impurities and toxins were separated out, leaving only the active substances.

Finally, after sterilization and microwave drying, the product emerged from the end of the device, looking like "cold effervescent powder".

The whole process was fully automated, requiring just the press of a button, aligning perfectly with today's trends.

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Lu Yao curiously looked at the powder, "Can I taste it?"

Li Zhihang smiled, "Of course. This is the most basic extraction, completely harmless."

Lu Yao entered the Spirit Refining State and took a taste; he felt the potency had tripled. He then asked,

"If this is the most basic extraction... how strong can the potency get?"

Li Zhihang answered, "At present, we can achieve up to 10 times stronger, simply by adjusting the parameters on the extraction equipment. But it has not been clinically tested yet, so it could be harmful to the human body."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yao chuckled and said, "Excellent! I'm very satisfied! I'll invest an additional 10 million. Please continue with your research, focusing on 'maximizing extraction to enhance potency'."

Li Zhihang nodded, "Thank you for your trust. Don't worry, this is already my main task."

Lu Yao added, "I want to take one of the devices with me." His tone was unmistakable.

Li Zhihang replied, "You are the investor, it's up to you."

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After saying goodbye to Li Lei and his daughter, Lu Yao took the extraction machine back to his newly purchased villa.

He immediately plugged it in and set the potency to 10 times stronger!

Five minutes later, about 20 grams of cold effervescent powder fell into the cup at the end of the device, and a pungent medicinal scent wafted through the air.

Without having undergone a clinical trial, it could be toxic.

But Lu Yao was not an ordinary person, his Martial Artist physique was robust, and he paid little attention to typical toxins.

In fact, many tonic prescriptions even contained highly toxic substances like "arsenic trioxide" and "aconite".

Lu Yao took a taste; the strong bitterness permeated his mouth, and there was a slight numbness.

"I can feel the numbness; it must be highly toxic to ordinary people. But the potency is indeed 10 times the original!"

"Prescriptions don't show effectiveness on Blue Star; I have to take the device back to Otherworld to test."

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If he added this extraction machine, there would be more and more Otherworld appliances; it was time to upgrade the power supply.

Next, Lu Yao bought a large-scale "photovoltaic solar power system" to replace the diesel generator.

With two suns in the Otherworld sky, there was an abundance of light energy, and his own expansive garden was particularly well-suited for such a device.

"Photovoltaic power generation" was a mature technology; the system Lu Yao bought could last for 25 years, generating over 10,000 kilowatt-hours annually, which was definitely sufficient.

Lu Yao gathered all the things he planned to take into the garage and whistled to summon the three Spiritual Sparrowhawks back.

Everything was ready; he opened the door and returned to Otherworld.