Ancient Strengthening Techniques
Chapter 20 - Herbal Medicine Class
Ancient Strengthening Techniques: Chapter 20 - Medicine Potion Class
After seeing Situ Nan Tian and his comrades leave, Qing Luo brought Qing Zi, Qing Shui, and a few other 3rd generation disciples back to the Qing House. Qing Shui wanted to know the purpose of the people from the Hundred Miles: why they were here, and what they were doing here in Qing Village, he said, but he refrained from asking even though his curiosity was great.
As they stepped into the Qing Mansion, Qing Shui froze. He saw a very familiar face smiling at him from afar, Qing Yi has returned!
"Mother! You have returned! ” Qing Shui happily ran to Qing Yi, hugging her. It was uncertain exactly when it happened, but Qing Shui had already stood tall with Qing Yi.
Looking at her beautiful mother, Qing Shui felt an indescribable wave of emotions stir his heart. Age did not leave a trace of a horrible touch on his face, Qing Yi still looked the same as 5 years ago. Thinking of this beautiful woman, changing her diaper, feeding her, bathing her, doing all this for her, yet not expecting anything in return, moved Qing Shui. This woman is her mother! His closest relatives in the world!
In the past, when she was young, she had lived most of her life in Qing Yi's embrace, under her protection and care. Now that Qing Shui had grown up, he decided to be the one to protect Qing Yi, he wanted to make her feel proud of him! “Qing Shui, I just got back. Wow, you've grown so much taller. You're almost taller than me, you're finally an adult. ” Qing Yi pinched Qing Shui's cheeks and brought her face closer to Qing Shui, studying her features carefully as if comparing their features. Qing Yi's lips curved upwards as she smiled sweetly at him with a hint of laughter in her eyes "Let's go home."
“Mother, you are the prettiest person in the world!” As if they had never been apart in the past 5 years, Qing Shui happily held his hand as he had done in the past, and walked towards the courtyard where they used to live.
Qing Yi was slightly surprised by Qing Shui's random comments. After recovering, he smiled as he looked amusedly at Qing Shui. Qing Shui was his only responsibility, and he was his supporter. Inadvertently, Qing Yi was worried about her son's future. “Hmm she still sits in 3rd grade even after 5 years. Shui er's talent in martial arts isn't that good. I shouldn't expect too much, compared to when he couldn't cultivate, the fact that he had managed to reach Martial Warrior, Class 3 could already be considered a gift from Heaven. ”
“After all, satisfaction is happiness!” Qing Yi was no longer worried. As he straightened his mind, a smile comparable to the brightness of the sun appeared on his face. Qing Shui had always been stressed due to the fact that he could not break through. Although he had managed to increase the number of cycles he could circulate the Ancient Strengthening Technique from 36 cycles to 48 cycles over the past 5 years, he knew that his current strength was still far from enough. With this little strength, to not think of the vast world outside, even dreaming of standing at the peak of Hundred Miles City could at most be treated as a joke to be laughed at while drinking wine.
No matter what, he had to become stronger. Only with enough strength could he protect the people he wanted to protect. As Qing Shui glanced at Qing Yi, he secretly swore to himself "Even if the whole world were to be my enemy, I would never let him suffer!"
'' Shui er, it doesn't matter whether you have broken through to 4th grade or not. When you grow up, you'll teach you how to run a business, okay ..? With your intelligence, becoming a rich merchant in the future won't be too bad. At least you should be able to live comfortably. " Qing Yi was careful to moderate his tone, he was worried if Qing Shui managed to deduce from his tone that he was actually more concerned than him with regards to his cultivation matters, he was worried, Qing Shui would blame himself even more and suffer in silence.
If Qing Shui was constantly in pain, as a mother, how would he be happy? Although the desire in his heart would most likely never be fulfilled, but living like this, living a peaceful and contented life could also be considered a blessing, right?
Qing Shui smiled, he knew that the /4th class that Qing Yi spoke of was referring to the 4th level of the Ancient Strengthening Technique!
After all, no one understood where the matter was clearer than him. Qing Shui did not want to live peacefully as a wealthy merchant. After observing how Qing Yi carefully refrained from hurting her pride, she wanted to tell Qing Yi her secret ... But how does a sane person believe him? No, he could not tell anyone, it would be best if his secret was buried in his heart.
"But, I should still tell mom gradually about my true strength." Qing Shui was thinking of the best way to tell Qing Yi.
"Mother, what does the Situ Clan want from the Hundred Miles City of our Qing Clan this time around?" Qing Shui decided to ask Qing Yi. Qing Shui knew that given the choice, Qing Yi would never choose to deliberately hide the secret from him .. Of course, Qing Shui also knew some secrets when he found out about it when he was a baby, but he understood that Qing Yi had her own reasons for not telling him.
"They crave some 1000-year-old Lingzhi sticks [1] that we have." Qing Yi sighed helplessly.
Qing Shui's heart trembled slightly when he heard the words "Lingzhi who is 1000 years old." In his past world, it was already very difficult to find 100-year-old Lingzhi. Who would have thought he would meet a 1000 year old Lingzhi rod here.
Even in Kyushu World, spiritual herbs are rare. In the Qing Village apothecary, one could at most only purchase medicinal plants that were 100 years old. In the wild, it is only when a person is very lucky that he or she can find a herb that is 200 years old or older.
“Mother, is 1000-year-old herbal medicine very little?” Qing Shui asked when he saw that Qing Yi now had a heart-wrenching expression on her face.
“Precious Materials? General grade materials? Are materials classified based on their age? If so, what about materials that are 10,000 years old? " Qing Shui decided to consult Qing Yi about his knowledge of medicinal herbs. After all, Qing Yi was the one in charge of the herbal medicine business of the Qing Clan. He should be the most qualified person to consult regarding the information regarding medicine and herbs.
"Medicine tablets and herbal ingredients can be classified into General Class, Precious Class, Jade Class, King Class, Royal Class, Emperor Class, Saint Class, and Divine Grade." Qing Yi explained.
Without giving Qing Shui a chance to ask, Qing Yi said, “In addition to classifying it into valuable or common classes, the price of the potion also depends greatly on its age. For example, a 100-year-old common grade herb and a 900-year-old common grade herb, the price difference could still be quite excessive. With age as a criterion, plants can be roughly classified in this way. "
→ 0-999 years \= General Level
→ 1000-2999 year \= Valuable Rate
→ 3000-4999 year \= Jade Level
→ 5000-6999 year \= King Level
→ 7000-7999 year \= Kingdom Level
→ 8000-8999 year \= Emperor Level
→ 9000 -9999 year \= Saint Grade
→ 10,000 years and more \= Divine Grade
"Shui`er, why is it suddenly interested in plants?" Qing Yi laughed questioningly, she felt very proud of her son. Great-hearted and kind-hearted and with intelligence that far surpasses the norm. (TL: big enough and kind? \=. \=)
"Who doesn't like such good stuff, heehee" Qing Shui grinned.
Qing Yi looked rather sad as she sighed, “For medicinal herbs, even if we can get precious herbs or herbs of better quality, it remains useless… We cannot use plants as we please. Normally we would sell herbs for a high price, or exchange them for some cultivation pellets from alchemists. Of course, the value of the exchange will not be fair and we will still suffer losses from such sales. "
A bright light began to shine in Qing Shui's eyes as the topic turned to alchemists.
Qing Shui knew that Qing Yi had always been bullied by her business associates. Since he was afraid of making Qing Yi feel sad, he decided not to ask anymore.
“Could herbs with precious class and above not be consumed directly?” Qing Shui pondered. He knew that people in the previous world actually consumed things like 100-year-old ginseng with no ill effects!
[1] Lingzhi can also be translated into spiritual mushrooms: a 1000-year-old herb that is expected to improve your cultivation when this term is used in the context of wuxia /
