In front of the spiritual plant garden at Qianming Peak, Taihe Gate.
As soon as Shan Heyuan fell to the ground with Zhu Mingyue, he felt a strong spiritual energy rushing towards him, followed by a special bitter fragrance.
His whole body was awakened by the spiritual power and bitter fragrance of Lingzhi, and his mind became extremely clear.
The spiritual plant garden in Qianming Peak was shrouded in a layer of fog. Shan Heyuan looked inside, but saw nothing clearly.
Zhu Mingyue looked at his puzzled expression and said, "Lingzhi Garden has imposed a ban. Fellow Daoist Shan will come with me."
With that said, Zhu Mingyue raised her feet and walked towards the mist.
Shan Heyuan followed him and saw him taking a jade talisman and throwing it lightly into the mist.
The mist melted when it came into contact with the jade talisman, revealing a small intestine path in the middle.
Shan Heyuan looked towards the path.
The path winds all the way forward, and from this angle you can already see the lush spiritual plants.
At the same time, a stronger aura and bitter fragrance rushed toward his face, and he couldn't help pinching his nose and sneezing to the side.
When Zhu Mingyue saw this, she smiled: "It is inevitable that I will feel a little uncomfortable when I go to such a spiritual plant garden for the first time. I'll get over it later."
The two of them followed the path and soon arrived at a valley full of spiritual plants.
From the foot of the mountain to halfway up the terraced fields, spiritual grass is planted in every field.
Although there are many spiritual grasses here, they are not densely packed. It can be seen that the people who grow the spiritual grasses cherish these spiritual grasses very much.
Shan Heyuan glanced over and recognized 80% of them.
However, he has only planted less than 20% of the spiritual grass.
Things are a bit difficult.
If he messed up during the treatment of the spiritual grass, he couldn't afford to pay for it.
Shan Heyuan was staring at a Tianyu grass worth more than 200,000 spirit beads in the front left, when the sound of conversation suddenly came from the front.
The voice became clearer and clearer from far away: "...There is no other way for now. Let's try this medicine first."
Shan Heyuan and Zhu Mingyue looked towards the side where the sound came from.
A young man in a green robe and an old man with sparse hair in a bun emerged from behind Lingzhi.
The two of them didn't seem to expect that someone would come to Lingzhi Field at this time. When they saw Shan Heyuan and the other two, they both showed surprised expressions.
The young man looked at Zhu Mingyue: "Senior brother, why are you here? Who is this?"
Zhu Mingyue: "I brought a new spiritual planter over to take a look."
The old Taoist looked at Shan Heyuan with great interest: "Is this this little friend? Where does this little friend come from?"
Everyone's eyes fell on Shan Heyuan.
Shan Heyuan could feel that everyone present had a higher level of cultivation than him, especially the old Taoist, who must be in the late stage of foundation building, which gave him a heavy sense of oppression.
With such a big difference in cultivation level, it is not considered rude for the other party to ask questions like an elder.
Shan Heyuan cupped his hands and said, "Senior. I'm from Jingzhishan Town."
The old man said: "You're from Jingzhishan Town? Haven't I seen you before?"
The young man added: "Senior Wen Chengyi is a third-grade planter and a native of Jingzhishan Town."
Shan Heyuan said quickly: "Senior Wen, I have only been practicing for a short time."
Wen Chengyi chuckled and said, "The descendants are to be feared."
Zhu Mingyue asked: "Senior Wen, did you see the problem today?"
Wen Chengyi shook his head: "I still think it would be better to remove this batch of sick spiritual herbs as soon as possible to avoid infecting other spiritual herbs."
The young man's crisp voice sounded: "That's it, there are a lot of rare spiritual herbs here, it would be a pity to pull them all out. Besides, Master is not around, so we don't dare to make decisions without authorization."
Wen Chengyi: "You haven't contacted your master yet?"
Young man: "No, the communication symbols that were sent out were all buried in the sea. Master may be somewhere where the communication is blocked."
Wen Chengyi: "Then what does your boss say?"
Young man: "The leader said that this is Master's private spiritual planting garden, and it's hard for him to make a decision. Let's see if the planters have any good ideas."
Wen Chengyi shook his head and said nothing.
Shan Heyuan listened on the side, and seeing that Mingyue had no intention of stopping him, he knew that half of the words were meant for him, so that he could understand the past situation.
After Zhu Mingyue asked, she turned to Shan Heyuan: "Fellow Daoist Shan, may I take you to see it?"
Shan Heyuan: "I'm sorry."
Ji Mingyue: "It should be us who are troubling you."
Zhu Mingyue led Shan Heyuan forward along the field ridge.
Wen Chengyi and the boy followed.
Walking among the spiritual plants, Shan Heyuan carefully observed the situation of the spiritual plants around him.
The surrounding spiritual plants are growing very well, with thick leaves, tall stems, emerald green color, and exuding strong spiritual energy. You can tell that they have been well taken care of.
The problem is definitely not with these spiritual plants, it should be something else.
They walked forward for a while, and Shan Heyuan suddenly felt that the view ahead was bright.
Among the contiguous fields of spiritual plants, there are six or seven contiguous fields where the spiritual plants are sparsely planted. Most of the leaves have fallen off, and they can no longer block the sunlight and wind.
When Shan Heyuan saw these spiritual fields, he subconsciously glanced at Wen Chengyi's head.
Lingtian's bald head is just like Wen Chengyi's bald head, both too obvious for people to ignore.
Wen Chengyi noticed Shan Heyuan's gaze on his head, was silent for a moment, and then asked, "What did you see, little friend?"
Shan Heyuan shook his head and looked away: "Let me take a look."
Shan Heyuan walked towards the bald spiritual field, and when he stepped quickly in, he found fine silver runes flashing on the edge of the spiritual field.
He looked down.
Zhu Mingyue said: "Senior Wen said that the spiritual plants in these fields are sick and may infect the spiritual plants in other spiritual fields, so we separated them with a defensive array."
Shan Heyuan: "Is this useful?"
Zhu Mingyue's eyes flashed: "It can slow down the speed of infection."
Shan Heyuan nodded clearly. It was of no use. No wonder Wen Chengyi suggested that they remove the sick spiritual plants as soon as possible.
The defensive array did not cause harm to humans.
Shan Heyuan successfully entered the spiritual field.
When he got closer and took a closer look, he realized that the matter was more serious than he thought.
Not only did these sick spiritual plants lose their leaves on a large scale, but the leaves still on the branches were also mottled, as if someone had painted these green leaves with yellow paint. The leaves were mixed with yellow and green, and they looked shaky.
He stretched out his hand and pinched the leaves gently. He could clearly feel that these leaves were much thinner than those of ordinary spiritual plants. It seemed that the leaf meat had been exhausted, leaving only the thin epidermis and veins.
In addition, the leaves are uneven and lumpy, which is not normal at all.
The cultivation profession in the cultivation world is developing well, and there is also a lot of exploration into plant diseases.
The leaves of Lingzhi appear mottled and uneven, which are typical symptoms of infection and are very difficult to treat.
Sick spiritual plants are even more troublesome than sick humans. Currently, there are only a few spiritual plant diseases that can be cured in the world of cultivation.
Shan Heyuan walked around the spiritual field to make sure that these spiritual plants were not suffering from common diseases.
It may be difficult to get answers from books.
He looked at the soil at Lingzhi's feet.
There are not only fallen leaves on the soil, but also artificially pruned branches.
Maybe the previous planter wanted to cut down the diseased branches to reduce the burden on the spiritual plants.
Shan Heyuan bent down and picked up several branches, looking at their cross-sections one by one.
The cross-section is unremarkable, there are no mold spots, and there are no rotten spots. It is impossible to find a solution to the problem based on these branches.
Also, if it were that easy to solve, Ji Mingyue wouldn't find him.
The three people behind them were all watching Shan Heyuan's movements.
As a novice planter, Shan Heyuan found nothing wrong with this set.
Wen Chengyi nodded secretly and asked, "Did Shan Xiaoyou find the reason?"
Shan Heyuan shook his head: "I can't tell what disease these spiritual plants are at all. The only thing I can be sure of is that they were infected by an external disease, not a spontaneous disease."
Wen Chengyi nodded: "I have the same idea. In your opinion, what kind of measures should be taken?"
Shan Heyuan asked back: "Senior Wen has given medicine to these spiritual plants before, right? Is it useful?"
Wen Chengyi: "I have used Ling Ling Dan Liquid and Di Za Dan Liquid on them, and other fellow cultivators have also used Ying Xiang Dan Liquid on them, but they have not been of much use."
Shan Heyuan was not surprised when he heard this result. Lingzhi's disease was inherently difficult to treat, and these medicinal solutions were relatively popular. It was normal for them not to cause symptoms.
Shan Heyuan said to Zhu Mingyue: "External medicinal solutions cannot make them better. I want to try to see if I can solve it internally."
Zhu Mingyue stretched out her hand and made a gesture of invitation: "Now we have become a living doctor. If you have any ideas, fellow Taoist Shan, please feel free to use them."
After obtaining his consent, Shan Heyuan took a deep breath, stood in front of the nearest giant whale branch, and used "Breeze Xu Lai" on it.
There are many spiritual plants in this spiritual field, and the giant whale branch is the cheapest. One plant at the initial stage of foundation building costs about 100,000 spiritual beads.
If he screws up, he won't feel so guilty if he gets a lower-priced spiritual plant.
Recently, Shan Heyuan often used "Breeze" to comb various spiritual plants. Using this trick is easier than drinking water and eating.
With a slight adjustment, he inserted his spiritual power into the body of the giant whale branch and began to sort out its messy spiritual power.
The giant whale branch is in poor condition, which can be seen from its veins.
Generally speaking, the meridians of spiritual plants are much thicker and smoother than those of humans. It is easier for Shan Heyuan to push their spiritual power than to push a rushing stream.
This was not the case today when using spiritual power to push the giant whale branch.
The spiritual power in the veins of the giant whale branch was intermittent, sometimes blocked and sometimes leaking. He had to push hard to open the veins.
Fortunately, he has practiced well in the past few days and should be about to break through the fifth level of Qi training. The spiritual power in his body is still sufficient, so it is not difficult to channel it.
Shan Heyuan combed through the spiritual power of the giant whale branch, getting smoother and smoother.
The nearly broken spiritual energy in the giant whale's branches was gathered together, gradually forming a stream, and then slowly gathered into a stream.
Just like every time he combed out the spiritual power of Lingzhi before, during the combing process, part of the pure spiritual power of the giant whale branch also returned to Shan Heyuan, which relieved his fatigue to a certain extent.
After combing a giant whale branch, Shan Heyuan breathed a sigh of relief and raised his head: "Okay."
The giant whale branch had withered for so long, and in the process of being groomed by him, it regained its vitality. Now it seems that although it is a little bald and weak, it no longer has the aura of dying.
Zhu Mingyue praised: "Fellow Daoist Shan is indeed amazing..."
Before he could finish his words, Wen Chengyi couldn't wait to interrupt: "What Daoist Shan is practicing is the "Hua Chun Jue"?"
Shan Heyuan looked at Wen Chengyi's eyes that were about to shine and hesitated for a moment: "Yes, Senior Wen..."
After Wen Chengyi got the affirmative answer, he asked: "Does your master practice this?"
Shan Heyuan: "This junior is purely self-taught and has no teachers."
"Self-study?!" Wen Chengyi's eyes widened, with an "Are you kidding" expression on his face, ""Hua Chun Jue" is so difficult, how can you teach yourself? How long did it take Shan Xiaoyou to learn the first move?"
Shan Heyuan: "Uh, this -"
When he first learned it, he got started immediately and became proficient in using it within a few hours. However, this was obviously not the answer to Wen Chengyi's goal.
Shan Heyuan was vague: "I can't remember clearly, maybe how many days?"
Wen Chengyi looked around Shan Heyuan carefully: "Do you know, fellow Taoist Shan, how long I have been studying the first move of "Hua Chun Jue"?"
Shan Heyuan was surprised: "Senior Wen also practices "Hua Chun Jue"?"
Wen Chengyi took a deep breath: "No. I spent three months back then, unable to resonate with the spiritual plants, let alone penetrate the spiritual power into their bodies, so I had to choose another method."
Shan Heyuan showed an expression of disbelief: "How could this be?"
He seemed to suddenly understand why this technique was gathering dust when he went to Zangling Grocery Store to buy it.
I bet most monks can’t practice it?
Wen Chengyi was very sad: "Every life is self-contained. The spiritual plants are still alive and naturally have barriers. How can the spiritual power of the monks easily penetrate into their bodies?"
Shan Heyuan didn't know what to say. He had never considered this issue. When he first practiced, he naturally put his spiritual power into it, just like putting his hand into water, without feeling any hindrance at all.
Zhu Mingyue saw Shan Heyuan was in trouble and took the initiative to rescue him: "Everyone has his or her own fate. Thanks to Shan Heyuan for being able to practice the "Hua Chun Jue", otherwise these spiritual plants would not be able to be saved."
Shan Heyuan: "It's not necessarily possible to save it. The giant whale branch is getting better because I lost my spiritual power to it. When my spiritual power is gone, it can still circulate its own spiritual power, so it can be considered saved."
Zhu Mingyue: "It's good to be able to get better temporarily. The remaining spiritual plants will have to work hard for fellow Taoist monks."
Shan Heyuan: "You're welcome, I'll do my best."
The level of the spiritual plants here was much higher than that of Shan Heyuan. He could not use the "rising sun" for the group, but could only use the "gentle breeze" to sort out the spiritual power in the spiritual plants one by one.
Every time he combs, the spiritual plants will feed back a certain amount of pure spiritual power to him, but compared to the spiritual power he has paid, the spiritual power given by these spiritual plants is still too little.
Soon, the spiritual energy in his body was exhausted.
Seeing this, Ji Mingyue took the elixir to restore spiritual power from the storage ring to him without hesitation.
With the blessing of the elixir, Shan Heyuan lasted two more rounds. After the third time, he waved his hand and said, "I can't do it today. My muscles and veins are already swollen and painful. I have to rest for a while and come back tomorrow."
Zhu Mingyue smiled and said: "Thank you, fellow Daoist Shan, for your hard work. I will take you back and pick you up tomorrow?"
Shan Heyuan: "I may have to rest for one more day. These spiritual plants will not die for the time being. I will come back the day after tomorrow."
Before leaving, Shan Heyuan looked at the spiritual plant branches facing each other on the soil and asked, "Can you give me these branches? I'll take them back and study them to see if I can find a real cure."
Ji Mingyue agreed: "Of course, I'll pretend it for you."
Wen Chengyi had already gone back, and the young man who had been following them rushed to say, "Senior brother, I'll come."
The young man looked at Shan Heyuan and showed his little tiger fangs: "Fellow Daoist Shan, my name is Qi Yuanbai. I am usually responsible for taking care of these spiritual plants. You are so awesome."
Shan Heyuan smiled: "Hello."
Qi Yuanbai: "I will ask fellow Taoist Shan for more advice in the future."
Shan Heyuan waved his hand: "It's not about giving advice, it's about learning from each other."
While they were chatting, Zhu Mingyue handed over a bag of spirit beads: "You have worked hard today, fellow Daoist Dan, this is your reward, please don't dislike it."
There is nothing irresistible about working to get the spirit beads.
Shan Heyuan took it calmly and scanned it with his spiritual consciousness, only to realize that Zhu Mingyue had given a total of thirty thousand spirit beads!
He couldn't help but said: "This is too much."
Zhu Mingyue: "You have worked so hard for so long, you deserve it. If I can cure these spiritual plants, I would be willing to do it ten times."
Shan Heyuan smiled sincerely: "I'll go back and think about it more."
