The gates to the Scripture Depository closed silently behind Shang Xia as he held a greenish-blue bottle in his hand. A trace of worry could be seen on his face. 

Zhang Haogu walked up to him and sighed, “There’s no need to be too hard on yourself. You’re still young and there’s no rush to break through. You can wait a little while to see if an opportunity befalls you!” 

Shang Xia knew that Instructor Zhang had misunderstood his depression. Naturally, he wouldn’t correct Zhang Haogu as that would reveal his secret. He turned to the man and asked, “Instructor, do you mean what you say? If I really managed to restore the recipe for the advancement medicine, would the institution be willing to provide all the ingredients required for it?” 

“Are you really planning to restore the recipe of the advancement medicine?!” Zhang Haogu stared at Shang Xia in shock. He eventually continued, “Alright. As long as you manage to do it, I promise you. Of course, if you manage to find other suitable advancement formulas, the institution will also provide all the ingredients required to make the medicine. After all, that was what Patriarch Kou personally promised you.” 

Zhang Haogu naturally didn’t expect Shang Xia to be able to restore the recipe. He thought that...