Inside this small valley, the vegetation is lush and lush. Although it is different from the outside of the valley, it is still integrated. If you look down from the air, it is really difficult to identify this place among the green mountains. It is also a loss of Qianchao's map. Otherwise it is really not easy to find this place.
The valley is cool and pleasant, with various mountain flowers blooming and fragrant.
After walking only a few steps, Yanxuan suddenly stopped, looked at a valley wall, and said in surprise: "The rock core vine is so big!"
Several people looked in the direction Yanxuan was looking, but no one could recognize the rock core vine that Yanxuan was talking about. It wasn't until Yanxuan walked to the canyon wall and touched it with his hands that he saw it in the crevices of the canyon wall. A vine grew that was as curved as the roots of an old tree.
"This thing..." Lu Pingchuan curiously came closer and stared at it. In his eyes, it was just an inconspicuous tree root. "Sister Yan, is this also a spiritual grass?"
"Well, of course it is," Yanxuan said as he took out his storage bag and rummaged through it, "We also plant spiritual herbs in our sect garden, which grow among the rocks, but I have never seen them grow so thickly. Yes, if it is as thick as an ordinary wrist, it is considered high quality, but this is the first time I have seen one so thick."
"What is the use of this rock core vine?" Li Jian also looked closer and asked curiously.
"Well...scrape off the rough skin on the outside, use only the inner core, and grind it into fine powder. You can prepare several medicines, some of which are emergency life-saving medicines."
Yanxuan said as he took out a serrated knife from his storage bag. It seemed to be used for harvesting the rock core vine. Lu Pingchuan saw it and held the vine and said, "Don't bother me. I'll take this vine." Isn’t it enough to pull out all of them?”
"No, Brother Lu, only the core vine outside the stone can be used as medicine, and the one inside the stone is useless. Besides, if you keep the one inside the stone, it will grow back. We can just remember this place and come back to get it in the future. "
After saying that, Yanxuan used the knife in her hand to carefully and patiently remove a section of vine that was more than two feet long against the valley wall. She used the same tools and it didn't take much effort. The core vine she removed was as long as Lu Pingchuan's arm. After taking it off, I used the back of a knife to simply scrape off the rough skin on the outside of this section of rock core vine and then happily put it away.
Seeing all this in Qian Chao's eyes made him feel slightly relieved.
Although I failed several times after coming out, I still found a few spiritual grasses, but when did I see Sister Yan smile like this? It seems that such a thick rock core vine must be a good thing. The good thing grows in a conspicuous position at the mouth of the valley, and it has not been picked by anyone. Then there is at least a 60% certainty that no one has come here. In this case Even if you can't find that kind of white branch inside, you still have a chance to find some other good spiritual herbs, which are better than the previous times.
However, having said that, if no other monks have been here, if there really is something good inside waiting for everyone to get it, then there may be some danger hidden in it. They can grow white branches in one place today. I have seen traces of a fierce fight there.
Thinking of this, after Qian Chao paused for a moment, a small black shield the size of a palm appeared in front of him and began to slowly circle around him. This is Qian Chao's spiritual weapon for defense. Prepare it in advance just in case there is a sneak attack by some hidden monster.
Tang Ping noticed Qian Chao's actions and was stunned for a moment to understand Qian Chao's intention. When she turned back to hold Yanxuan's arm, a yellow light jumped onto her shoulder. It was the little golden monkey named "Big Yellow". It sat down on Tang Ping's shoulder, made a face at Qian Chao, and then began to look around uncertainly.
Li Jian also noticed Qian Chao, and realized it after being stunned. Seeing that Tang Ping and Yan Xuan were still preparing to walk into the valley, he walked in front of the two girls in a few steps.
The few people walked along the direction of the small valley for less than twenty feet, when they heard Yanxuan say "Bai Qianzi!" in surprise again, and then saw Yanxuan let go of Tang Ping's arm and walked a few steps to the other side. Under the mountain trees, there is a patch of green grass.
Yanxuan knelt down and took a closer look, and then said with a smile: "It is indeed Bai Qianzi. The Bai Qianzi in our garden will not let it grow to be so strong. What a good luck, oh, Min Senior sister is indeed right, if you want to find good spiritual herbs, you still have to look for them outside the sect."
Yanxuan's surprise caused several people to come over and take a look. In Qian Chao's eyes, the Baiqianzi plant looked like an ordinary grass, but the leaves of the grass were densely packed, and each one was like a willow. Just like leaves.
"Hey, this is also a spiritual grass?" Lu Pingchuan looked at it and scratched his head, "That is to say, Sister Yan can recognize it. To me, it looks no different from ordinary weeds."
"Weeds!" Yanxuan said with a smile, took out a futon and spread it next to the Baiqianzi and then knelt down and sat down. "This Baiqianzi is old and grows well. If you sell it, it will cost ten dollars at least." There’s a spiritual stone!”
"So expensive!" Lu Pingchuan looked at the green grass in disbelief.
The quotation of ten spiritual stones made several people couldn't help but look at Bai Qianzi.
"Well, at least ten spiritual stones." Yanxuan said and took out a small hoe and shovel for picking spiritual herbs from his storage bag, as well as a brush.
The ground was dug with a hoe and the soil was picked up with a shovel. Yanxuan did not let anyone help in the whole process of picking the spiritual grass. She drew a circle with the Baiqianzi as the center, and carefully removed the entire root system of the Baiqianzi, no matter how thick it was. Then use the brush to gently brush the soil on the grass roots a few times to clean it up, then use a piece of tissue paper to completely wrap the grass roots, and then use a piece of tissue paper to gather the fluffy leaves of the grass roots. The tissue paper was rolled up, and then he carefully put it into a wooden box. After fastening the box and putting it in the storage bag, he let out a sigh of relief. It was obvious that he had been very careful when doing what he did before.
Seeing several people looking at him, Yanxuan asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Tang Ping said: "Sister Yan, you know how to dig up spiritual grass. You have to teach us later. Otherwise, if nothing else, it will take a long time to dig just those thirty white branches like this!"
What Tang Ping said is true. Although the disciples from Qixia Mountain in the sect are good at the study of spiritual herbs and elixirs, the disciples who often go out can recognize several kinds of spiritual herbs and know the basic methods of collecting them. Shi Ke has nowhere to make money.
"This is not difficult. You will know how to do it after you see me do it a few times."
Watching Yanxuan pack his things, Tang Ping looked into the valley and said, "Maybe you can actually find that white branch in this small valley."
As expected, these words came true. The five of them walked less than a hundred feet into the valley when Yanxuan found a spiritual grass under a rock.
"Baizhizi!" After saying that, Yanxuan quickly walked over to check.
Several people saw it and followed it. Yanxuan had already squatted down to count the leaves of the spiritual grass. Qian Chao also took a closer look. The white branch was taller than the unusable white branch he had seen before. It is a little taller and has many leaves. There is a layer of fine white velvet on the grass stems.
"Is it old enough?" Tang Ping asked, and she also looked closer.
"Of course it's enough, the year is very full." Yanxuan said happily, and began to take out the medicine hoe and shovel from the storage bag.
Seeing this, Li Jian knew that it would take some effort for Yanxuan to pick this spiritual grass. It was unknown what was going on in front of the valley. When he saw Qian Chao and Lu Pingchuan there, he said hello and walked further along the valley. For a while, he thought that he would explore it first and be aware of it, but Li Jian turned back in less than half a cup of tea.
"Miss Yan," Li Jian said, "There is this kind of spiritual grass in front of you. Well, I think it looks like it, but you have to go and take a look."
"Oh, there's more!" This was good news, and Yanxuan stood up after hearing it.
The white branch on hand hadn't been picked yet, so Qian Chao reached out for Yanxuan's medicine hoe and shovel and said, "Sister Yan, let me do it."
"Well." Yanxuan felt relieved when she saw that Qian Chao wanted to pick this spiritual grass for herself. At least she knew that Qian Chao was careful, so she asked, "Don't damage the stems and leaves, and don't damage the roots. Brother Qian, pick it and take it with you." Just give it to me.”
Yanxuan followed Li Jian. Seeing that Lu Pingchuan was still here, Tang Ping said something to Lu Pingchuan and asked him to follow him. This small valley was a birthplace after all, and Li and Lu would definitely be beside Yanxuan. Wuyu stayed and picked the white branches with Qian Chao.
Seeing Qian Chao imitating Tang Ping's example and carefully plucking the white branches, Tang Ping smiled and said, "Okay, Mr. Qian."
Qian Chao smiled after hearing this and handed the white branch to Tang Ping, "You take it first." Then he followed Yan Xuan's example and used the spatula to fill up the small hole dug when picking, and then the two of them went to Tang Ping. Go to find Yanxuan and the others.
Following the direction of the valley, he turned a small corner and saw the three people. When Yanxuan saw Qian Chao and Tang Ping coming over, he stood up with a smile and pointed with his finger: "There are quite a few here, there, there, and there. We have them all." Judging from Yanxuan's expression, the plants she pointed to must be of sufficient vintage.
Handing the white branch to Yanxuan, Qian Chao said: "We might as well divide the work. After all, this is our first time here, so we need to be more cautious. Brother Li, Brother Lu, you two are tired and look at the front and the back. I'll pick it too, so it can go faster."
"I'm here to pick it too, and I've almost watched it for a while." Tang Ping saw that Qian Chao had finished making arrangements, so she also asked Yanxuan for a pair of medicine hoe and shovel.
Li Jian nodded after hearing this, greeted Lu Pingchuan, then turned around and walked towards the valley.
"Then I'll stare behind." Lu Pingchuan said.
The five people walked like this for a long stretch of the road in the valley, with Li Jian leading the way and Lu Pingchuan behind. If any spiritual herbs were found on the road, Yanxuan would pick them. If there were many, Qian Chao and Tang Ping would also go to help, until Li Jian It seems that this small valley is almost at the bottom, and further forward it seems that there is still a cave at the bottom of the valley.
When Qian Chao was mentally calculating how far the five of him had walked, Tang Ping asked him, "Is the cave that Brother Li mentioned is the end of this valley?"
"Absolutely. If I remember correctly, the cave is also open from both ends, but after passing through it, there should be a cliff. We have been climbing up all the way, and the cliff is the end of this small valley."
