novelweb Chapter 1286 Divine Medicine, the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Ginseng King
Chapter 1286 Divine Medicine, the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Ginseng King
The Blackscaled Eagle stared longingly at the pool of Earth Spirit Milk, wanting to drink its fill in one gulp, but its human master was very uncooperative.
"Little Black, go out and find your own opportunities. I discovered this place, and I opened the stone gate, so everything inside naturally belongs to me. I'm going into seclusion here, so you go outside and protect me. Don't let anyone near here, understand? As long as you behave, you'll be rewarded handsomely." Chen Yang said to the Black Scaled Eagle, his tone extremely forceful and unapproachable.
However, as the master, he should naturally act like one, and be assertive when necessary.
As the saying goes, a kind heart cannot command an army, and righteousness cannot manage finances.
The Blackscale Eagle is too disrespectful, repeatedly taking the initiative and indeed deserves to be taught a lesson.
Chen Yang was teaching it a lesson: as a mount, one must have the awareness of being a mount.
Hey!
Seeing that Chen Yang was really going to kick him out, Black Scaled Eagle had no choice but to cower like a dog and retreat towards the cave exit, leaving Chen Yang with only a lonely figure behind.
This secret realm is deserted and hasn't been visited in a long time; there must be other rare and precious treasures here. The Black-Scaled Eagle plans to thoroughly search this place after it leaves; if there are any treasures, it will dig them up, no matter how deep the ground.
After the Black-Scaled Eagle left, the stone gate closed. Chen Yang was really going to start cultivating seriously; this was no joke.
His journey was specifically for achieving the goal of condensing the elixir.
"This small pool of dragon marrow is certainly important to me, enough to transform my physical body and greatly boost my confidence in condensing a high-grade Yuan Dan. However, I came here for the ten-thousand-year-old divine medicine, the Old Mountain Ginseng. I can't lose the big picture for a small gain. The value of a ten-thousand-year-old divine medicine far exceeds that of this small pool of dragon marrow. Before condensing my Yuan Dan, it would be best to find that ten-thousand-year-old Old Mountain Ginseng. If I consume it, the quality of my Yuan Dan will definitely improve significantly."
Looking at the small portion of Jade Pool Dragon Marrow before him, Chen Yang muttered to himself.
Human greed knows no bounds, and he set his sights on the ancient ginseng.
Of course, his purpose in coming here was to obtain the ancient ginseng, a miraculous medicine that has been around for thousands of years. He couldn't abandon the ginseng just because of the dragon marrow.
Or, children make choices, adults want it all.
With this pool of dragon marrow and a ten-thousand-year-old divine herb, he felt that achieving the highest grade of Golden Core in the future would be a piece of cake.
"Little thing, if I'm not mistaken, you're the one who stole the dragon marrow, right?" Chen Yang said with a faint smile.
Just now, a child's figure flashed by in the Dragon Transformation Pool. Chen Yang guessed that it might be that ancient ginseng that had stolen some.
He believed this because only a miraculous medicine that takes ten thousand years to form a human.
Furthermore, Ye Kunlun had told him that the old ginseng king in Changbai Mountain had transformed into a human, grew legs, and could run.
He believed his eyes; he hadn't been mistaken. There really had been a small humanoid figure just now.
In addition, Chen Yang also smelled a faint medicinal fragrance in the air.
This medicinal fragrance is different from that of dragon marrow; it is somewhat similar to the smell of ginseng.
As for where the Changbai Mountain ginseng went after it vanished in a flash, Chen Yang could easily guess that it had used earth magic to leave, entering the underground and the earth's veins.
Such a miraculous medicine, which has become sentient and has existed for thousands of years, can easily fly and disappear into the earth.
For others, once the divine medicine of earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic that allows one to escape underground), they will be helpless, because the speed of digging three feet into the ground is definitely not as fast as the speed of earth-遁.
This is also why an old ginseng can live for tens of thousands of years without being captured by humans.
But this wasn't a problem for Chen Yang, because he also knew the art of earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic that allows one to escape from the earth).
And he also has a powerful little partner, the Leyline Dragon.
When it comes to earth-based escape techniques, the Earth Vein Dragon ranks second, and no one dares to rank it first.
The Earth Vein Dragon is formed from the earth veins, and its speed of underground travel is no slower than that of a ten-thousand-year-old ginseng or divine medicine.
Chen Yang sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and tried to feel the pulse of the earth, sensing all the life and vitality underground, in order to find that ten-thousand-year-old divine medicine.
His divine sense surged like a tide, spreading underground, allowing his eyes to glimpse every scene and object beneath the surface from an incredible God-like perspective.
Not much time had passed; in just about fifteen minutes, Chen Yang discovered the ancient ginseng, a miraculous medicine that had existed for millennia. Its entire body was enveloped in a layer of earthy yellow light, and it moved about in an underground dragon vein as if walking on flat ground.
It's like a fish swimming freely in the water, very pleasant.
It's probably because it stole the dragon marrow earlier and wasn't too far away after being startled by Chen Yang, which is why it was found so quickly.
This old ginseng plant did indeed transform into a human, just as Ye Kunlun had said. Its appearance was that of a small, human-shaped old man, like a local deity. It was short and small, with two root-like legs and ginseng leaves on its head.
It looks exactly like a half-human, half-ginseng.
Being able to partially transform into human form already makes it a divine medicine, with an age of at least ten thousand years.
Looking across the entire Changbai Mountains, even the whole of China, and even the entire Earth, it would be difficult to find a ginseng root like this. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that this ginseng root is the ancestor of all ginseng roots; its origin must be extraordinary.
The reason why this ginseng can live for thousands of years and grow into a divine medicine is not only because of this wild and mysterious space, but also because there is a dragon vein underground and dragon saliva in this cave.
In short, with the right timing, location, and people—all sorts of factors coming together—this miraculous ancient ginseng was born.
This ancient medicinal herb is extremely precious; each plant is priceless.
Looking across the entire Earth, you probably couldn't find more than a handful of them.
Moreover, this kind of divine medicine could only be born during the prosperous years of the ancient Dao. In the current years of declining spiritual energy, it is impossible for divine medicine to be born again.
"Xiao Long, come out and help me catch this old ginseng." Chen Yang shouted in a low voice, his heart filled with excitement.
He actually managed to encounter such a rare and precious item as the Millennium Divine Medicine; Heaven has truly been kind to him!
He truly deserves to be called the chosen one, the darling of Heaven.
boom!
Instantly, the earth vein dragon burst out of his body, circled in the air once, and then plunged into the ground, disappearing into the earth vein in an instant.
Just then, the ancient ginseng root underground seemed to sense the danger and fled as if it were flying away.
"Wow, so clever! And so fast. It seems catching this ancient ginseng won't be so easy!" Chen Yang muttered to himself.
It's fortunate that he possesses a small earth vein dragon, allowing him to roam freely underground like a fish in water. For an ordinary person, catching a ten-thousand-year-old ginseng would be utterly impossible, unless that person has the abilities of the local earth god.
Whoosh whoosh!
The speed of the ley line dragon underground is extremely fast, and it can even stimulate the ley lines, causing the underground ley line energy to boil and even change the direction of the ley line energy flow.
Although the ancient ginseng has become a spirit, it is far from being a match for humans in terms of wit, courage, and cunning.
Chen Yang used his divine sense to enter the earth vein dragon, deliberately disrupting the earth vein dragon energy and turning the originally orderly flow of earth vein energy upside down.
In the end, the ancient ginseng seemed to have been knocked by a ghost, becoming dizzy and disoriented, running around without being able to tell which way was which.
Hey!
Amidst the chaotic energy of the earth's veins, a small earth dragon suddenly appeared, opened its blood-red maw, and swallowed the ancient ginseng whole.
Of course, it was just held in the mouth, not swallowed.
The entire arrest process only took ten or twenty minutes and was not difficult at all.
It can only be said that this ancient ginseng has been having a run of bad luck, and today it has met its nemesis.
"Hahaha, humans are the most intelligent of all beings, the species with the highest intelligence. And you are like Sun Wukong, who came from a stone, and can never escape the Buddha's Five Finger Mountain," Chen Yang laughed, feeling quite smug.
boom!
The ground shook violently, and the earth vein dragon rushed out, its blood-red maw opening wide as it spat out the ancient ginseng root to Chen Yang.
"Damn human, you'll never get me."
Whoosh!
The ancient ginseng roared angrily and tried to escape in a beam of light, but Chen Yang caught it with a wave of his hand and held it in his palm.
"Little Dragon, considering your merit in catching the divine medicine, you may enjoy this Dragon Transformation Pool for ten minutes. Take a soak in it and see what miraculous effects it has," Chen Yang said to the little dragon of the earth vein.
Chen Yang was much more generous to the Earth Vein Dragon than he was to the Blackscale Eagle.
The Blackscale Eagle wouldn't give them a single drop of dragon marrow, while the Earth Vein Dragons could enjoy it to their hearts' content.
It is said that the Earth Vein Dragon is his Dao body. The transformation and strengthening of the Earth Vein Dragon means that he is becoming more powerful, so there is no loss.
Upon hearing this, the little earth vein dragon was overjoyed. It let out a roar to express its gratitude to Chen Yang, then shrank its body and transformed into a small dragon about ten feet long, rushing into the Dragon Transformation Pool.
boom!
After drinking a mouthful of dragon marrow from the Dragon Transformation Pool, the earth vein dragon radiated golden light all over its body, as if it had eaten some kind of elixir. Every scale on its body shone brightly, and its eyes were like two golden lamps lit up, shooting out two dazzling golden rays.
The dragon's aura was vast and powerful, and a chilling dragon's might permeated the air.
The dragon energy throughout the entire cave began to boil.
This Dragon Transformation Pool truly lives up to its name; at least for the small dragons of the earth veins, it has an excellent transformative effect.
"You're a human? You're really something! How dare you humans come here?" the Changbai Ginseng King said to Chen Yang, shocked and furious.
"Judging from your expression, you seem unconvinced?" Chen Yang chuckled mockingly.
"I give up on you!"
Having lived for ten thousand years and partially transformed into a human, this ancient ginseng naturally possesses certain abilities and supernatural powers, one of which is speaking human language.
Once captured, it certainly wouldn't sit idly by and wait to die; instead, it would resist.
Whoosh whoosh!
The roots of the ancient ginseng grew wildly, transforming into thick vines that snaked around Chen Yang's body.
In an instant, Chen Yang was wrapped up like a mummy, or like a human-shaped wooden sculpture.
Even more terrifying, thick, sharp thorns grew from the vines, like brambles, relentlessly piercing Chen Yang's body.
Crunch!Crunch!
The vines tightened continuously, like steel cables.
Although it is a vine, it contains divine power, and its entanglement force is immense, capable of easily crushing hard rocks.
Moreover, the toughness and sturdiness of these vines are no less than that of steel wire ropes of the same size.
Wrapped up like a mummy with sharp thorns stuck in his body, one can imagine how painful Chen Yang must be; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it purgatory.
This scene is enough to make your scalp tingle.
"Hahaha, kid, weren't you so arrogant..." the ancient ginseng sneered.
"Aaaaaah... Holy crap!"
Thinking he had subdued Chen Yang, the ancient ginseng let out a miserable scream before he could even finish uttering a harsh word.
This was because bolts of lightning erupted from Chen Yang's body, seeping through the dense vines and blasting them until they were charred black.
Amidst screams, the ancient ginseng was forced to release its roots that were wrapped around Chen Yang.
By this time, half of its body was charred black, and it looked utterly wretched.
"Damn it! You can even use lightning magic. I'll fucking stab you to death!"
With a roar, the roots of the ancient ginseng transformed into spears, piercing towards Chen Yang like octopuses.
As a result, Chen Yang formed his fingers into a knife shape and slashed through the air. A sharp finger beam, like a sword, cleaved through the sky, splitting all the spear roots in two with a series of soft splattering sounds.
"Damn it, how are you so strong? Who exactly are you?" The ancient ginseng was furious.
"Behave yourself! If you dare to cause any more trouble, believe me, I'll chop you to death with one blow!" Chen Yang threatened loudly.
thump!
The Old Ginseng King of Changbai actually knelt down, pitifully pleading, "Great God, I admit defeat in your hands, but I still beg you to release me. I can give you ten drops of divine liquid as payment. Each drop of my divine liquid has the power to bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded. It takes me a hundred years of arduous cultivation to create just one drop. I see that your cultivation has already reached the peak of the Divine Realm, and you've reached the edge of Core Formation. With these ten drops of my divine liquid, you can form your Core at any time."
Chen Yang found it amusing. He never expected this ancient god-king to pull such a stunt, kneeling down and begging for mercy. Not only did it transform into a human, but it also gained human-like consciousness, possessed divinity, and understood human nature.
This kind of thing is really hard to eat.
Chen Yang doesn't have the habit of eating people.
This would make him feel guilty.
"If you think ten drops are not enough, I'll add two more. I really can't give you any more, or I'll lose my life." The old ginseng king of Changbai said pitifully, not only kneeling down but also kowtowing to Chen Yang.
A creature that has lived for ten thousand years is kowtowing, which shortens its own lifespan!
"Alright, alright, get up," Chen Yang called to the Changbai Ginseng King.
If it were a divine herb that didn't choose to take human form, it wouldn't matter if Chen Yang ate it.
The key issue is that this ancient ginseng has transformed into a tiny old man, a living person, which Chen Yang simply can't bring himself to eat.
If that's the case, why not take some benefits and spare its life?
Or, it can serve as a long-term "medicine pack," allowing you to use a little trick to get it to release a few drops of its magic liquid whenever needed.
As the saying goes, nothing should be done to the extreme, and one should not exhaust the resources to catch all the fish.
"You agree? You're a straightforward person. I, Lao Can, always keep my word."
After standing up, the Changbai Old Ginseng King gathered something in its abdomen, then opened its mouth and suddenly spat out a crystal-clear droplet the size of a marble. The droplet was as green as the finest jade, fragrant and radiant, illuminating the entire large stone cave with a green glow.