Ancient Strengthening Techniques
Chapter 52 - Visiting the Hundred Medicine Parks
Before leaving the Yu He Inn, Qing Shui actually knew who was eaten [1] by Yu He. Feeling extremely depressed in her heart, Qing Shui almost cried. How did this happen? Isn't he the only one who has the right to eat to know others? Before Qing Shui and company left, Yu He lightly pinched the side of his cheek as he laughed saying that/it was in the future, Yu He lightly pinched the side of his cheek as he laughed saying that/it was in the future, all fees for Qing Shui would be waived if he wanted to visit the Yu He Inn.
Qing Yi smiled happily after seeing the embarrassed expression on Qing Shui's face, although she would probably spit out blood if she knew what Qing Shui was thinking in her head. In fact, Qing Shui felt an immense satisfaction, and enjoyed it immensely when Yu's jade-like hand pinched his face. The only thing that bothered him was the fact that/it was a strapping young man like himself being teased like a boy in public by a woman who was only a few years older. Qing Shui was secretly desperate. Could it be that he also wanted to treat me like a child?
When they returned to the Qing Clan Medicine Shop, Qing Shui continuously thought of the best way to transplant herbs from the Hundred Medicine Parks to the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal. The earlier he could transfer them the better, however a delay of one day actually meant wasting 100 days. Therefore, Qing Shui was eager to visit the Hundred Medicinal Garden to transplant medicinal herbs into his spatial realm.
’’ Mother, I want to visit Hundred Medicine Parks. Do you know how many different varieties of spiritual herbs there are? ’
” About 1,200 different types, do not underestimate the fact that/it this herb is all common value, their demand in the market is huge. ” Qing Yi replied instantly, looking very familiar with the medicine business.
” Herbal medicine in Hundred Medicine Park, when are they considered to be adults? Once they are mature, what are the steps that need to be taken afterward? How to harvest it? ” Qing Shui, seeing how flawed Qing Yi was, continued his question.
’There are many different types of herbs, so the methods for cultivating and harvesting, as well as the time it takes for the herbs to mature are all different. On average, our herbal medicine period for adults usually ranges from 10 months to two years. For some herbs there is no difference in the effect of the herb it does not matter if we harvest it a year after they ripen or 20 years later. Some herbs, even after harvesting, we only need to cultivate as usual, and after some time, we can harvest the herbs again. An example is the leaves of a tea plant. We just need to pick the leaves before drying them, and they will be ready to be used as medicine. Most other herbs, once they are mature we will be able to use the seeds produced to replant the herbs again.
After finishing his explanation, Qing Yi glanced suspiciously at Qing Shui. He wondered why Qing Shui was asking such a profound question.
’’ Hehe, just random thinking. ’’ Qing Shui ruffled his hair while smiling shyly responding.
” Mother, in the future, just leave all the management of the Hundred Medicinal Garden to me, in this way, I will be able to increase my knowledge. ’’Qing Shui rubbed his hands happily.
’’ Hmm, I can agree to your request. To be honest, there is not much you can manage here in the Hundred Medicinal Garden. In addition to sowing and harvesting herbs, tasks included setting up shops on city streets, and sending our herbs to auction houses. ” Qing Yi briefly explained the important things to note to Qing Shui.
It seemed that the knowledge gained from reading the previous three medical books made him useful now. Based on the effects of each herb, and the time they used to mature, Qing Shui shifted a portion of the herbs he found useful into his realm from the immortal Violet Jade.
To his surprise, Qing Shui even found some rare spiritual herbs like snow lotus, ginseng and linzhi being cultivated within the Hundred Medicinal Garden. Qing Shui walked closer to a piece of land that was about 10 square feet in size. From his estimation, this rare herb was around 2-3 years old. While silently glancing over, Qing Shui did what he did well and moved a small part back into his spatial field.
Throughout the afternoon, in order to cover her movements, Qing Shui would only choose 3-5 stalks of the best herbs that could be found in the Hundred Medicinal Gardens that would be transferred to his spatial region. After a hard day of work, the land in the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal was no longer as barren as before. A patch of green could be seen where all the herbal seeds were transplanted.
Qing Shui didn't want to cultivate too much of any one herb. His desire was to fill all the space within the spatial realm with a wide variety of herbs. However, this is clearly impossible to achieve in the short term.
’’ Hmm, I have to go to the storage house ’, Qing Shui thought. He wanted to see if there was any potion he missed.
The storage house was located near the entrance to the Hundred Medical Garden. Pushing open the two heavy steel doors, Qing Shui stepped in and found that/it ventilated in the storage room very well due to the many small windows embedded in the roof.
There were many tables in the storage room, and placed on it were many sealed baskets and sacks. It seemed like the completely dried herbs were placed inside the sack, and sealed inside the basket were all half-solar and half-dry herbs. The storage space is not that big, only about 30 square feet. Qing Shui continued exploring the storage house, and as he walked towards the end, he finally found what he was looking for. In front of him were many baskets containing colorful grains of varying sizes, including a variety of different herbs.
’’ This ... Rare White Poria Flower Seeds, Agony Leaves and White Crane Lingzhi! ’’ Qing Shui eagerly picked up some seeds for each variety. After the time it took to brew a cup of tea, and after she finished her efforts, only then did Qing Shui feel at ease in her heart. In any case, with the overwhelming effects of the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal, if he did not fully maximize the potential of the realm, then he might as well bang his head against the wall and die from being an idiot.
By the time the night had fallen, the effort shown earlier in the day had exhausted Qing Shui. Despite the fatigue, he did not fall asleep immediately. It had become routine for him to enter the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal for his cultivation every night. With a little practice of his will, Qing Shui stepped into his spatial realm as a shocking sight awaited him …
