1oo48 New Urban Farmers Chapter Ninety-Five: Three Great Immortal Herbs
Lingmo is a rare and precious medicinal herb. Not many are cultivated in the herb garden; even more die. Cultivating high-quality wild-grown red lingzhi is extremely difficult.
After all, red Ganoderma lucidum reproduces asexually and is prone to degeneration, which greatly reduces its effectiveness. Therefore, a great deal of work is done to prevent red Ganoderma lucidum from degenerating. Old Yi has spent a lot of time in the mountains.
Unlike wild ginseng, the difference in efficacy between artificially cultivated and wild Ganoderma lucidum is enormous. It's like comparing heaven and earth.
It cannot reproduce by inbreeding, otherwise it will degenerate.
But wild Ganoderma lucidum is not so easy to find. Its growth environment and production conditions are much more demanding than those of ginseng.
Zhang Guodong was extremely envious when he saw the so-called "miracle herb," the red Ganoderma lucidum, and the even more potent century-old flat-capped Ganoderma lucidum. He was determined to get them!
Zhang Guodong wasn't bothered by exchanging a dozen or so newly sprouted medicinal herbs—Panax notoginseng, Polygonatum sibiricum, and Dioscorea opposita—for a chance to observe alchemy. But now, seeing rare and precious medicinal herbs made him envious.
Zhang Guodong said solemnly, "Elder Yi, I won't make things difficult for you. There are many good medicinal herbs in your herb garden, most of which I haven't collected yet. However, I only want your most precious few kinds of herbs. I won't take the older ones, and I only need one of each kind. I will exchange them for equally precious, or even more precious, herbs!"
He set his sights on the four most precious items in the garden: iron-skin stone, ginseng, red lingzhi, and flat-topped lingzhi! As for ginseng and aged black fungus, he had no interest in them.
Besides these four medicinal herbs known as the "Chinese Immortal Herbs," the garden also contains many other precious medicinal herbs, such as Coptis chinensis, Coptis chinensis, Fritillaria cirrhosa, Herba Artemisiae Latifolia, Vinegaridae, Rhizoma Artemisiae Latifolia, Morinda officinalis, Fructus Schisandrae, Radix Gastrodiae, Caulis Spatholobi, Herba Kudingcha, Herba Sterculiae, Rhizoma Eucommiae, and Herba Hemerocallis, among more than a hundred others.
These are all wild-caught and are all top-grade rare and valuable items.
"Impossible! There are better medicinal herbs than the ones my grandfather has? Look at that *Iron-skin Stone* herb, Grandpa said it's the most precious medicinal herb, something he wouldn't trade for anything!" Xiao Hu exclaimed in disbelief upon hearing Zhang Guodong's words.
"Haha!" Zhang Guodong laughed and said to Elder Yi, "Elder Yi, are the three medicinal herbs I exchanged with you considered top-grade? Very rare, isn't there? I'm afraid you only have less than a hundred herbs in your herb garden that can compare to their quality?"
Old Yi nodded with a slight smile.
Alchemy requires very high-quality medicinal materials; if many medicinal materials are not aged enough, the alchemy will definitely fail.
Zhang Guodong was referring to the spiritual energy contained within the medicinal herbs!
Even the best medicinal herbs cannot meet the requirements for alchemy if they lack sufficient spiritual energy! But his herbs, being more precious, can completely meet this requirement!
For example, five-year-old ginseng, eight-year-old aconite, and three-year-old golden snake grass fruit!
Zhang Guodong did not see any golden snake grass, ginseng, or black fungus in the herb garden, but he was not interested in them.
Zhang Xiandong plans to use the best of his ability to obtain these rare medicinal herbs, which are known as the nine great immortal herbs of China.
“And the medicinal herbs I possess, such as ginseng, are rarely comparable to those in your herb garden, and are no less excellent than He Wu!” Zhang Guodong said.
Old Yi looked at him in surprise.
Zhang Guodong claimed he had ginseng over 80 years old, wild-grade, without even looking closely. As for He Wu, his garden boasts ginseng over 800 years old. Truly wild!
"If you have higher quality ginseng, aconite, or other medicinal herbs, I can consider exchanging them for you."
Zhang Guodong was secretly delighted, but then said that the old man in the robe was also very cunning; he wouldn't act until he saw the rabbit.
Zhang Guodong gritted his teeth and said, "I'll give you a rare medicinal herb called Golden Snake Grass Fruit that you don't have in your herb garden! In exchange, you can have a Lingzhi and a piece of Iron-skin Stone! You must also give me a new shoot of any other medicinal herbs!"
"Golden Snake Grass Fruit?" Old Man Yi asked in astonishment.
"Old Master Yi, have you heard of this?" Zhang Guodong asked in surprise. "You know this medicinal herb?"
Old Yi nodded and said, "I've heard that my grandfather saw it once, but my father never saw it again. I haven't seen this kind of medicinal herb in all these years!"
Hearing this, Zhang Guodong felt relieved.
The hunting manuals used to say that this medicinal herb was basically nowhere to be found or that it was extinct.
By sheer chance, Zhang Guodong obtained a seed that was probably carried by a bird from a remote, impoverished area and grew there.
"Grandpa, what kind of medicinal herb is Golden Snake Grass Fruit?" Bu Hu asked curiously.
Old Feng coughed and scolded, "This is a miraculous medicine that is in no way inferior to the Lingzhi mushroom! However, it is too rare, so it cannot be listed on the list of medicinal materials. How can it be called a peerless medicine for treating men's diseases for children? Many miraculous medicinal materials should be extremely rare. They may become extinct without human destruction. These medicinal materials are not necessarily inferior to the Nine Immortal Herbs, but their popularity is not as high as the Nine Immortal Herbs."
"Guodong, are you sure you have this medicinal herb?" Old Yi asked hurriedly.
Even the old man could not remain calm in the face of rare medicinal herbs.
"Genuine, guaranteed." Zhang Guodong said. "Hehe, but Elder Yi, we have a gentleman's agreement: these medicinal herbs cannot be spread outside; they can only be used by our own people!"
"Okay, I promise you! You can have one plant from all the herbs in this herb garden. Except for the four most precious herbs, you can have two new plants from the rest."
After all, most medicinal herbs need to be pollinated to reproduce.
Once the agreement was reached, Zhang Guodong couldn't wait to return to his room and secretly took out two 10-year-old Taoyuan ginseng plants, two 10-year-old Taoyuan Hewu plants, and a newly grown Golden Snake Grass fruit!
As for the meat lingzhi
"Zhang Guodong has no intention of touching it. It wouldn't be worth it to cut off a piece and send it away. It's better to keep it to yourself! It's a rare commodity!"
Upon receiving the Golden Snake Grass Fruit, Elder Yi disregarded everything else and rushed into his alchemy room to study it. He left Xiao Hu and Zhang Guodong to scavenge the medicinal herb garden.
Zhang Guodong also kept his promise.
Although there were many precious medicinal herbs, he only took two of each type of newly sprouted plant. He also refused to give away even a small portion of the four kinds of immortal herbs.
Xiao Hu is very familiar with medicinal herbs; he even knows how to divide Ganoderma lucidum and Ganoderma applanatum. After a little explanation, Zhang Guodong understood how to cultivate them.
After collecting the medicinal herbs, Zhang Guosuan had no lingering attachment and immediately left to find a place to enter Peach Blossom Spring.
Xiao Hu left Xiao Jin and Xiao Hua to guard the medicinal herb garden.
Inside the alchemy room.
"Why did Grandpa change it? Is the golden snake grass fruit very precious?"
Old Master Yi affectionately patted Little Tiger's head, gently holding the Golden Snake Grass Fruit in his hand, and smiled, "The herbs in the herb field are precious, but with a little time, most can be found, except for a few. Your brother Guodong is a person who loves herbs, and he's quite wealthy, so this won't be difficult for him. Giving it to him wouldn't be a problem."
"To say that this Golden Snake Grass Fruit is a rare and miraculous medicine, even in your great-grandfather's time, one or two plants were only occasionally heard of. The combined effects of all the medicinal herbs in the current herb garden cannot compare to its!"
"Moreover, for those who are keen on collecting medicinal herbs, there is no distinction between high and low value when it comes to exchanging them. Only what one does not possess is precious. This plant is indeed the fruit of the Golden Snake Grass! Just as your great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather described!"
Old Yi's eyes suddenly lit up.
If Zhang Guodong heard what Old Yi said, he would definitely curse the old man as extremely cunning. However, Old Yi also paid a heavy price. In truth, Zhang Guodong still gained quite a bit.
The fact that some of the newly grown medicinal herbs in the herb garden were distributed did not affect the others; they continued to grow vigorously and exude a powerful spiritual energy.
Li Ningguang and others were waiting for Wang Zhen in a side room of Xiao Hu's house.
I wonder where Zhang Guodong went with Master Yi and Xiao Hu? What did they say to each other?
A moment later, footsteps could be heard outside the door.
"Brother Wang is back!" Liu Dewang said.
The door opened and there was indeed Wang Zhen.
Li Ningguang asked, "How is it? What's going on?"
Wang Zhen said in a deep voice, "The boss and the others only went to Elder Yi's herb garden. There are dogs guarding it, so I didn't dare to go near it."
"spider"
"However, Zhang Guodong left with a bunch of medicinal herbs! He looked like he'd struck gold."
Li Ningguang sat up abruptly: "Left? Where did he go? Why didn't he come back here?"
Following the old man's instructions, Yi Xiangyun vacated a small room, which also included Zhang Guodong. However, Zhang Guodong did not stay there but instead followed Old Man Yi to the medicinal herb garden.
"I didn't know Zhang Guodong would come this way as soon as he left the herb garden, so I was worried and came back ahead of time!" Wang Zhen said, blushing slightly.
This tracking has failed somewhat.
Li Ningguang nodded and said, "Alright, everyone can rest now!"
Peach Blossom Spring.
Zhang Guodong muttered dismissively to himself, "Clumsy tracking. I noticed as soon as I stepped out that Li Ningguang doesn't seem to trust me at all!"
Zhang Guodong could clearly sense everything within a 20-meter range!
Even with his meticulous tracking and surveillance, Wang Zhen couldn't escape Zhang Guodong's "eyes." This time, having touched the threshold of power, Zhang Guodong's newfound ability was extremely useful—allowing him to see even the smallest details.
However, no matter how much Li Ningguang monitors him, he probably doesn't realize that all of Li Ningguang's tricks are being watched by him.
"The most important thing is to plant these medicinal herbs first!"
Eight rare medicinal herbs: Snake Spirit Grass, Red Lingzhi, Flat-capped Lingzhi, Iron-skin Stone, and Flower Clam. Add to that the ginseng, Golden Snake Grass Fruit, and Flesh Lingzhi that Zhang Guodong already possesses, and that makes eight rare medicinal herbs!
These eight exceptional medicinal herbs would probably make everyone envious if they were available to the outside world!
But at this moment, it belongs to Zhang Guodong alone!
The old green bear, climbing the flat mountain peak, greedily inhaled the hundredfold spiritual energy from the innermost layer, growing ever more divine. Meanwhile, the bear couple, Big Black, Little Black, and the four little green bears were engaged in a fierce six-on-two battle, bullying the bear couple.
As Zhang Guodong walked towards Shanhe Peak, he saw Da Sha and his wife roaring and fighting with Liu Xiao, and he became somewhat worried.
He thought to himself: Although Lao Qing can understand what he is saying, Liu Xiao and Da Sha might ruin the good stuff.
We need to be careful about this.
It seems that some planning and construction are needed in Peach Blossom Spring. Perhaps protective netting should be installed in some key areas? However, we don't have those things in these mountains; we'll have to acquire them after we leave.
Old Qing stood up and looked at Zhang Guodong. His gaze was very gentle.
"These medicinal herbs are very precious, Lao Qing, we must take good care of them!" Zhang Guodong selected five rare medicinal herbs he had collected online, including two types of Ganoderma lucidum along with pieces of thousand-year-old rotten wood.
Old Qing glanced at Liu Xiao and the Da Sha couple, then climbed back down, greedily inhaling the air.
Zhang Guodong first transplanted all five rare medicinal herbs to the vicinity of the stone tablet on Shanhe Peak. Old Qing and the Liu Xiao Da Sha couple generally dared not go there.
The towering stone tablet, with its imposing weight like a mountain, was so imposing that Zhang Guodong felt an overwhelming sense of weight as soon as he stepped within ten meters of it, as if a mountain peak were pressing down on his shoulders.
Note: I'll add an extra chapter after we reach the monthly ticket target. Details on how to do this can be found in the "Related to Works" section on the work's page. Hehe! Thanks!
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