Chapter 263: Chapter 263: Forest Ginseng
West Mountain Pass.
At dusk, Zhang Yuan walked along the rugged path.
Behind him lay the rolling Taiwu Mountain Range.
This was Zhang Yuan’s third day hunting in Taiwu Mountain, and he was about to leave the mountains for Xia Ruins.
At this mont, Zhang Yuan was carrying a large bundle on his back.
It looked like a fruitful harvest!
Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks, his indifferent gaze fixed on the bushes by the roadside.
This was one of the entrances to Taiwu Mountain, frequently traveled by hunters and dicine gatherers, but with the impending darkness, it seed rather remote and quiet.
Zhang Yuan shouted sternly, "Co out!"
His voice instantly broke the surrounding silence, startling several birds in the nearby mountains and forests.
But there was no response.
Zhang Yuan sneered coldly, "Last chance, I don’t want to say it again."
After a mont, accompanied by the rustling of leaves, five or six n dressed as hunters erged from the bushes on both sides of the mountain path, appearing before him.
These hunters carried knives, swords, and bows, each with a fierce look and a nacing aura.
Their expressions were far from friendly.
One of them hesitated, stepped forward, and cupped his fists in salute, "We an no offense, if we have offended in any way, please forgive us!"
In truth, he and his companions were all very envious of the bundle Zhang Yuan was carrying.
But having finally encountered such a "fat sheep," they didn’t expect to be exposed on the spot, which was quite embarrassing.
Yet amidst the sha and anger, this man was secretly alard.
His intuition told him that Zhang Yuan was not soone they could easily ss with.
So he decisively knelt.
"Consider yourselves sensible."
Zhang Yuan nodded, "One of you leave a hand, and you can go."
As soon as Zhang Yuan’s words fell, the faces of the six hunters changed dramatically.
They didn’t expect that after they had bowed their heads and apologized, Zhang Yuan would still be so aggressive.
This was simply intolerable!
"Kill!"
Seeing that things couldn’t end peacefully, the leading hunter roared furiously.
This wasn’t their first ti committing highway robbery; their hands were stained with blood, and they carried with them a violent, murderous aura.
However, just as this hunter was about to swing his blade, he suddenly found himself flying into the air.
The last thing he saw was a headless body with a neck spraying blood wildly.
If only he had known, he would have cut off the hand!
With a tinge of regret, the hunter’s consciousness quickly plunged into the abyss.
His greatest misfortune was eting this killing god Zhang Yuan, but his fortune was having companions to accompany him to the Yellow Springs.
The Netherworld Road won’t be lonely.
In just a few breaths, the bodies of the six hunters lay on the ground.
Zhang Yuan sheathed his General-Slaying Saber, reaching out to offer repose for the souls of the deceased.
These people, being both hunters and robbers, would commit any evil for profit, and killing them was a purification of the world.
This was not Zhang Yuan’s first ti killing such scum.
Nor would it be the last.
For where there are people, there is the martial world, there is plunder and bloodshed.
To survive in such a world, one must constantly beco stronger and stronger!
Stepping over the traces of blood on the ground, he strode towards the Xia Ruins already in sight.
When night fell, Zhang Yuan returned to his ho in Ruins City.
Without ti to rest, he began to sort through the past three days of gains, organizing and classifying them anew.
On the first day in the mountains, Zhang Yuan had slain a rather powerful eerie creature.
Not only did he excavate its lair, he also spent two days searching its territory.
In the end, he discovered a vast amount of herbs, many with very high ages.
But the amount Zhang Yuan could carry alone was limited.
Therefore, the majority of the herbs which were not particularly valuable could only be marked for future collection.
What he brought back today, naturally, was the most valuable!
So were to be taken to the Celestial King Hall for Daoist rit exchange, so were to be sold at the apothecary, and so were for his own use.
The next morning, Zhang Yuan brought part of his harvest to the Celestial King Hall again.
Seeing Xuan Cheng, he took out the ginseng he dug from a tree branch and straightforwardly asked, "Is this Mountain Ginseng enough to offset my debt?"
The relationship between Zhang Yuan and Xuan Cheng was quite close now.
Neither of them was one for pretentious formalities, so they spoke frankly without any superficial courtesy.
Xuan Cheng accepted the dicine box, and upon seeing the fresh ginseng inside, a flicker of surprise flashed in his eyes.
He pondered for a mont and said, "Was this Mountain Ginseng harvested from a tree?"
Zhang Yuan raised his thumb, "Expert!"
Zhang Yuan hadn’t expected Xuan Cheng to imdiately recognize the origin of this ginseng.
"This is a one-in-a-hundred Forest Ginseng!"
Xuan Cheng looked at Zhang Yuan with a sowhat complicated expression, "Protector Zhao, your luck is truly enviable."
After breaking his Heart Demon and being promoted to the Mage Realm, Xuan Cheng’s deanor beca more detached and composed.
However, even this mage couldn’t help but marvel at Zhang Yuan’s extraordinary luck!
In the mountains, ginseng can generally be divided into three types.
Rock Ginseng, Forest Under Ginseng, and Forest Ginseng.
Among them, Forest Ginseng is the rarest.
Because this kind of Wild Ginseng requires extrely harsh growing conditions, and out of a hundred seedlings, perhaps none would grow to decades or even centuries old.
It is truly a heavenly treasure that is hard to co by.
The roots of Forest Ginseng would delve deeply into the host tree it resides upon, not only absorbing its nutrients but also drawing upon the essence of the sun and moon to fortify itself.
Thus its value is far higher than that of similarly aged Rock Ginseng or Forest Under Ginseng!
"I’ve only seen one Forest Ginseng before."
Xuan Cheng chuckled, "And it wasn’t even as old as this one Protector has, so there’s no need to talk about debts."
After a pause, this mage continued, "How about this, I’ll take this Forest Ginseng and ask my master uncle to refine a batch of Ginseng Pill for you, and then I’ll return a bottle of elixir to you?"
"As for the silver taels, they will naturally be written off!"
To Xuan Cheng’s proposal, Zhang Yuan answered without hesitation, "No problem."
Though Zhang Yuan didn’t previously know what kind of Forest Ginseng this Wild Ginseng was, nor had he heard of the Ginseng Pill.
But he trusted that Xuan Cheng would never deceive him!
That was enough.
Xuan Cheng put away the dicine box and asked, "Anything else?"
Zhang Yuan had brought more than just this dicine box.
"This bag contains Dendrobium."
Zhang Yuan saw no reason to hide anything, lifting a nearby bag of herbs, "I intend to exchange them for Daoist rit."
Xuan Cheng evidently wasn’t very interested in Dendrobium, and simply nodded without speaking further.
Zhang Yuan then picked up another long bag, untied the slender rope at the bag’s opening, revealing the items contained within.
"Brother Dao, could you tell
how to best utilize this?"
Upon seeing the contents of the bag, Xuan Cheng’s expression turned rather odd.
Zhang Yuan noticed and couldn’t help but ask, "What’s the matter?"
Xuan Cheng shook his head with a smile, "This item is really good, I think Han Zixun would definitely be willing to pay a high price for it."
This mage specifically emphasized, "A very high price!"
Interesting.
Zhang Yuan stroked his chin, feeling an urge to draw his blade.
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