I Can Record Wonders

Chapter 76: Cold Region Grass Seedlings, Two Types of Medicinal Herbs

Medicinal garden, grass hall.

It was still as desolate as last time.

As soon as Fu Ning entered, a disciple recognized him. After all, there weren't many who could find such a rare medicinal herb like "Mist Edge Grass" right after joining.

"Junior Brother, it's been a while since you last came."

Zhou Cheng was a disciple of Uncle Master Dan Xin. He joined the grass hall as soon as he entered and was the most familiar with dealing with people.

"Cough cough cough~"

"Senior Brother, please forgive me. I've been busy with cultivation recently and haven't been going out much."

After a brief exchange, Fu Ning directly stated his purpose and handed the pre-written names of eight types of herbs to Zhou Cheng.

When Zhou Cheng heard that he was looking for medicinal herbs, he immediately smiled and said, "So you're here to find herbs. Junior Brother has come to the right place."

"Half of the South Sea, when it comes to refining medicine, it has to be our Red Mountain grass..."

As he spoke, he took the paper with the names of the herbs. However, after a quick glance, he realized that he had never heard of any of the eight herbs. He immediately understood that he had spoken too soon.

For a moment, he held the written paper in his hand, his face filled with embarrassment.

After a moment of hesitation, he hurriedly walked and handed the paper to several senior brothers nearby for identification.

But after asking five people in a row, all five of them had a worried expression after seeing the herbs.

"Cough cough, Junior Brother, the herbs you're looking for... are indeed... quite rare."

"Junior Brother, why don't you wait a bit? I'll go and come back."

Fu Ning nodded slightly, thinking to himself: He's going to get reinforcements.

"Then I'll thank Senior Brother."

After about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, Senior Brother Zhou Cheng returned to the hall and immediately pulled Fu Ning along.

They quickly passed through the hall and arrived at a small courtyard behind the grass hall.

The walls of the courtyard were mottled, and the corners were covered in moss. The two wooden doors were wide open, indicating that they hadn't been closed for a long time.

Entering the courtyard from the main gate, apart from a small path in the middle, all that could be seen on both sides were weeds, indicating that it had been abandoned for a long time.

"Our Master said that 'good medicine is naturally born'. This courtyard has a special terrain and will definitely grow Spirit Medicine in the future."

"That's why the courtyard looks a bit messy. Junior Brother, please don't mind."

Fu Ning nodded slightly, "Senior Brother is too kind. The Great Dao is natural, and our Master is truly wise."

Before he finished speaking, the voice of Uncle Master Dan Xin came from a room directly facing the courtyard, "Good lad, you understand the principle of 'natural creation'. Come in."

Fu Ning was taken aback, nodded to Zhou Cheng in gratitude, and then pushed open the door and entered.

With a creak.

The door opened, and a strong smell of alcohol rushed out from inside.

The room was right next to the courtyard, and the sunlight shone through the window, making it bright inside.

The interior was well arranged.

As soon as he entered from the doorway, he was greeted by three antique shelves filled with potted medicinal herbs.

Passing through the shelves, Fu Ning's first sight was Uncle Master Dan Xin watering the flowers.

He still had messy hair, like an exploding lion's mane. In his hand, he held a teapot and would occasionally take a sip while watering the flowers. The strong smell of alcohol came from here.

Fu Ning suddenly remembered that there were indeed a few precious medicinal herbs that needed to be watered with alcohol.

"Disciple Fu Ning, greetings to Master Uncle."

"No need for formalities."

Uncle Master Dan Xin put down the teapot and immediately raised his head with a smile on his face.

Although Fu Ning had only recently joined the mountain, he had indirectly helped the medicinal garden twice.

The first time, because he couldn't refine the "Boundary Breaking Pill," White Lotus Scenic Master directly took down the signboard of the medicinal garden. That was the face of Red Mountain. In the end, it was Fu Ning who found the "Mist Edge Grass" and brought back the signboard.

After the incident of the medicinal garden being stolen, the rewards for the farmers doubled, but no one was willing to accept them. Fu Ning was the first one to take on the task, which was a good start.

So Uncle Master Dan Xin has a great perception of Fu Ning. As soon as he heard the eight medicinal herbs on the paper, he became interested.

This made Zhou Cheng invite him to the backyard.

Uncle Master Dan Xin picked up the paper on the table again and scanned the herbs with his eyes.

"Earth Dragon Tree, White Flower Grass, Clear Branch, Cold Jade Flower, Cold Spring Algae, Ice Crystal Fruit, Little Winter Vine, Snow Velvet Grass."

With each herb he looked at, Uncle Master Dan Xin's brow furrowed.

"No wonder your senior brothers don't recognize them."

"Nephew, the medicinal herbs you're looking for are quite rare."

Upon hearing this, Fu Ning couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling: it seems difficult to gather them after all.

Uncle Master Dan Xin put down the paper in his hand and pondered slightly, "If I'm not mistaken, these eight medicinal herbs should only grow in cold regions."

"Their medicinal properties are mostly cold, and it's rare to find them in our South Sea."

The twenty-four Qi Pills use different medicinal herbs corresponding to the twenty-four solar terms.

The missing eight medicinal herbs happen to correspond to the coldest eight solar terms.

The South Sea has a perpetual summer and rarely experiences cold weather.

So these cold medicinal herbs are hard to come by in the South Sea.

Only a master alchemist like Uncle Master Dan Xin can barely recognize them.

Substitutes?

Fu Ning shook his head in his heart. This is the strategy for opening the Scenic Palace after all.

What he needs is not the medicinal properties, but the twenty-four Qi corresponding to these medicinal herbs.

So he definitely can't simply replace them based on their medicinal properties.

"Master Uncle, do you know where to find these medicinal herbs?"

Upon hearing this, Uncle Master Dan Xin pondered for a moment and said, "Among these eight medicinal herbs, the Grass Hall has two: 'White Flower Grass' and 'Clear Branch'."

"As for the rest, even I have only heard of them."

"Nephew, if you want to find them, I'm afraid you'll have to put in some effort."

Fu Ning's gaze narrowed slightly: two is better than none.

"Master Uncle, I wonder how to exchange for 'White Flower Grass' and 'Clear Branch'?"

The Grass Hall is originally the medicinal herb repository of Red Mountain. Disciples can exchange pills and medicinal herbs here through tasks.

Previously, Fu Ning had exchanged a lot of medicinal herbs for refining 'Cold Ice Dew' here.

Upon hearing this, Uncle Master Dan Xin's face showed a thoughtful expression, but after a few moments, he lightly pursed his lips and said, "Exchange... it's not impossible."

"These two medicinal herbs are both extremely cold. Nephew is not an outsider, as long as you can find medicinal herbs with the same properties, it's fine."

"Medicinal herbs with the same properties?"

Fu Ning frowned, "Please enlighten me, Master Uncle."

Dan Xin suddenly changed the topic, "Nephew, I heard that you have some connection with White Mountain?"

Upon hearing this, Fu Ning was stunned for a moment and looked up to see a hint of cunning in Uncle Master Dan Xin's eyes.

He finally understood that he might have caught Uncle Master Dan Xin's attention since the moment he entered the Grass Hall.

"Cough cough cough~"

"If we're talking about connections, before I came to the island, I was saved by White Cloud Scenic Master."

"The connection is not deep."

Dan Xin pointed at Fu Ning and chuckled, "You're hiding something from me."

"Before Senior Brother White Cloud closed up, he even gave you his White Cloud. Don't you dare say the connection is not deep."

"Actually, if you want to exchange for 'White Flower Grass' and 'Clear Branch', it's not difficult."

"There are substitutes on White Mountain."

(End of this chapter)