303: Chapter 242 303: Chapter 242 Jiang Tang calmed his mind and identified those few special Spirit Grasses with the help of the Secret Manual in his head.
He discovered that among these Spirit Grasses, one of the main herbs called Snow Spirit Seed was a prime ingredient in the Blood Clan’s cultivation medicine; this kind of medicine was very precious.
Of course, this referred to the Blood Clan’s medicine.
To the people of the Cultivation World, such medicine wouldn’t be of much use; these varieties were beneficial to the middle-aged among the Blood Clan.
The growth of the medicine was somewhat unique, occurring in mountains teeming with Spiritual Energy and containing Spiritual Springs.
However, there was one condition: they could not be exposed to sunlight and must grow in a constantly moist environment.
They also needed to be in the south where the climate was spring-like year-round, without ice and snow.
It seemed the Earl was quite lucky to find herbs suitable for his clan in the Cultivation World.
Jiang Tang guessed that these plants were not cultivated by the Earl’s ancestors.
If they had been, his people would have already known about these herbs and would have had them harvested for Alchemy.
Why else would they seek him out for identification?
Perhaps the Blood Clan had not had access to these medicinal resources for many years, which was why they appeared so similar to ordinary humans.
According to legend, the Blood Clan was not like this in the past.
Their cultivation was just like that of the people in the Cultivation World, capable of Flying Through the Heavens and Earth, even achieving Ascension.
In these ten thousand years, many families have declined, and the same is true for the Blood Clan!
Today, the Earl encountered him, which was good fortune indeed.
If it were someone without the Ancient Herbal Manuscript and no heritage of ancient medicine, these Spirit Grasses would be useless to them.
Jiang Tang snapped out of his reverie and said to the Earl, who was waiting for an answer:
“Earl, there indeed are herbs that can be used to make medicine for your Blood Clan.
You should cultivate these herbs carefully.
I will show you these few varieties, and you should primarily plant them so that your clan can cultivate.
Perhaps in the future, you can come to me for help with refining Pills.”
The Earl took one leaf from each of the Spirit Grasses Jiang Tang presented and said, “I’m afraid I won’t remember, so I’ll use these leaves to identify them.
I will take your advice and mainly plant these herbs.”
After hearing the Earl’s response, Jiang Tang kindly taught him, saying:
“Actually, you could let others refine Pills too, but the success rate can’t be guaranteed, and there’s also the risk of ruining the medicine.
In the future, you might consider using a Storage Bag to store these fresh herbs; it will keep them from wilting.”
“Hmm, thank you, Immortal Master, for the teachings.
Will these herbs produce seeds?
If not, how do they propagate?”
“In fact, you can cut these branches of the Spirit Plant near the roots and allow them to sprout anew.
Once they’ve grown sufficiently, cut them again.
Of course, they still require meticulous care.
However, I would like to keep the roots of these few plants for my own research.
What do you think?”
What Jiang Tang really thought was to plant the roots of these beneficial Spirit Grasses within the space inside his body, allowing him to propagate even more herbs.
Who knows, there might come a day when they would be needed.
These were potential treasures for the future, and he was not about to pass up the opportunity to cultivate more exotic herbs.
The Earl, having been taught such methods of cultivation, naturally agreed to Jiang Tang’s request, as there were many more such herbs in that cave.
These few could be left for the Alchemist to keep the roots.
In fact, the Immortal Master could have chosen not to inform him and could secretly have taken all the herbs for himself.
By proceeding in such a manner, one proved themselves trustworthy, which is no surprise considering the righteousness evident on this person’s forehead.
“May I request that you first refine Pills for me privately?”
“I have not yet refined such herbs, so I cannot guarantee a better success rate or a high yield of Pills.
I can only ensure that I will be able to produce high-level Pills and not Supreme Elixirs, and I hope you understand that,” Jiang Tang replied.
In the eyes of others, Jiang Tang was already a supreme Alchemist.
If he produced only high-level Pills for the man, it might disappoint others.
He always believed in speaking plainly from the start; he wouldn’t want to ruin his reputation by inadvertently causing harm with good intentions.
“Thank you, I understand that in the Cultivation World, Supreme Elixirs are scarce, and even high-level Pills are expensive.
I am already satisfied that you, Master, can refine high-level Pills.
As long as you can produce a few such Pills for me, I will give you the rest of the herbs as a gift!
I hope you won’t charge me for refining them, as I don’t carry much money.”
The Earl knew that hiring a high-level Alchemist to refine medicine would be expensive, and finding someone to do so could be difficult.
Everything comes with a price, and asking for help requires the right attitude.
He wasn’t looking to make money—just to acquire good resources.
“Alright, rest assured, I won’t take your money.
If you want to trade with herbs, that’s fine too.
Let’s consider it making friends,”
Jiang Tang’s words filled the Earl with grateful thanks, hoping in his heart for resources to cultivate, so that their Blood Clan would no longer be bullied, or if their bodies became stronger, they could also cultivate.
No longer would they have to rely on magic wands to confront their enemies; these past few days of continuous running had been tiring even for their robust bodies, but it would be different if they could cultivate.
Seeing the Earl’s excited expression, Jiang Tang smiled a little.
The young man’s expression reminded him of his own from a few months prior.
After learning about his Mixed Spiritual Roots, surviving in the Cultivation World had been difficult for him.
The past three years’ transformation of his Spiritual Roots had been entirely dependent on his space, as he constantly strove to become stronger and had to learn how to make Pills, as busy as a spinning top every day.
Now that his hard work had paid off, seeing others in need of his help made him quite happy too.
Helping people was another kind of joyful giving.
He did not envy others; instead, he wanted to become someone who others envied.
Not being the subject of envy meant mediocrity.
In the future, he would need even more partners and friends.
“I will now concoct Pills for you here and try to make the Pills necessary for your cultivation.
Please wait a moment,”
“Mm-hmm,” the Earl nodded obediently and joyfully.
Jiang Tang took out an Alchemy Furnace he had grabbed from the shop and placed it on the table, then brought out a strand of the Xuanming Spiritual Fire.
He couldn’t bring out all of it since his avatar was still making Pills in the space.
The herbs in the space were constantly being harvested, and his avatar was busy at work, yet still couldn’t meet the demand.
Once he returned to Immortal Venerable City, the shopkeeper would ask him for Pills to auction again.
Now, he had called another avatar back, having returned to Immortal Venerable City.
The Jiang Family Head had set a price, and those sent to pursue him were no longer capable of doing so.
But the Family Head and the Elders continued to cultivate in that shop because his protective barrier was there, and they wouldn’t be threatened, which provided them with a safe place to improve their cultivation.
They hesitated to leave even after setting a price and had consumed Pills while there—something he had learned through his avatars.
With two avatars helping to concoct Pills in his space, the auctioning of the Pills or selling them at high prices, plus partners who had opened two more branches, it was truly a rolling source of wealth.
The ordinary Pill Furnace Jiang Tang took out would seem like the best one to the Earl, who didn’t know how to perform Alchemy.
The Pill Furnace in Jiang Tang’s hand was actually of high quality and sold for a pretty penny in their shop.
He had casually taken a few into his space and would use them when necessary.
This was the moment he needed this Pill Furnace, and he had no intention of making any other herbs.
Even if the Earl traded those Spirit Grasses for Pills, he would only sell the Spirit Grasses in the shop, allowing Loose Cultivators and Alchemists to buy them as resources for Pill concoction.
Not every Alchemist had a supply of Spirit Grass, and they would sell their Pills to buy more Spirit Grass, concocting more Pills to sell in order to improve their Alchemy skills.
Not everyone had a Spirit Field or a space; for an ordinary Alchemist in the Cultivation World, the resources needed were vast if they were to become advanced Alchemists.
The dedication and effort required came at a substantial cost.
Perhaps they didn’t cultivate as high as others because of their dedication to Alchemy, yet they gave more towards this hobby and the only skill they had for earning money.
Jiang Tang picked out a few herbs, used his energy to break off the stems, and placed them into the Pill Furnace, putting the roots into the Storage Bag—in reality, he had surreptitiously collected them into his own space with a sleight of hand.
These herbs would join another garden in his space, which he would turn into a large herbal garden.