Bamboo Mound

“Ha, Brother Chang’s words do make some sense! We are just children after all.” Ning Tongyu nodded in agreement.

But before he could finish speaking, he steered the conversation back on track: "Brother Chang is new to Medicine King Valley and may not know much about the situation of Yaoxiangcao within the sect."

"That cluster of fragrant herbs was transplanted here from somewhere unknown by the first Valley Master since the founding of Medicine King Valley..."

After hearing the beginning, Ning Chang interrupted Ning Tongyu, saying, "No need. Wang Yi and Dan Tu have already explained the specifics of the 'Distant Fragrance' in the sect to me."

Ning Tongyu paused for a moment, "They've already told you everything? To what extent? Perhaps I can add something."

"It's about... its origin, current situation, and function, such as the Qi-stabilizing pill, the spirit-stabilizing pill, and the breakthrough pill."

"Is that so... I really have nothing to add." Ning Tongyu nodded.

"Now that Brother Chang has understood the details, are there any other questions? It's getting late. If not, I'll arrange accommodations for you, and we can discuss the specifics tomorrow."

“That’s not necessary either,” Ning Chang refused again. “On the Lingtai, resting at night is no longer a necessity for us.”

"Why don't you take me to see that patch of fragrant herbs in the sect, Brother Tongyu? I can compare it with the one I encountered and see if I can find the problem."

“Of course.” Ning Tongyu nodded in agreement, and the instant he stood up, he changed his pajamas into a sect robe similar in style to those worn by Wang Yidan and the other person.

While maintaining the same dark green base, it exudes a vibrant and lively feel, further enhanced by several gold patterns that are linked together, transforming the overall look without sacrificing its elegance.

"Okay, let's set off now." Ning Chang also stood up, and was easily put on the shoulder and carried along.

In the blink of an eye, the two arrived at a wall about half a person's height, with two great rivers rushing on either side and intersecting not far ahead.

Right where the great rivers meet, a large patch of fragrant herbs shimmered with a soft white light under the rising moon.

"Is this the clump you were talking about?" Ning Chang asked, his eyes wide and brows furrowed.

This "clump" of fragrant grass in front of us, though not very neat, covers an area of ​​about one acre!

"Yes, for the sect, it is indeed a cluster. This is the result of the sect's continuous breeding over the years. Even if another one grows now, it is impossible."

Ning Chang nodded and was about to step over the fence to get closer and observe. Even though the distance was a bit far now and the spiritual energy was even more concentrated, he could still feel that the clump of Yaoxiang Grass was in a somewhat withered state, far inferior to the one he had encountered at Tianhu Lake!

"Brother Chang, wait!" Ning Tongyu reacted quickly, raising his hand to stop Ning Chang's movement.

"Because of the special nature of the Yaoxiang Grass, there is a powerful restriction behind this wall, containing various attacks and enemy-trapping formations. Even if one is at the peak of the fetal heart stage, recklessly entering will cost one's life!"

Ning Chang felt a bit scared after hearing this. He hadn't thought about this at all. After all, he had only seen some small formations before, and he hadn't realized that a major sect would definitely set up restrictions on valuable items!

"Haha, it's my fault, I wasn't paying attention," he said with an embarrassed laugh, scratching his head.

Seeing this, Ning Tongyu asked with certainty, "Brother Chang, you must have never been exposed to formations before, right?"

"Yes." Ning Chang nodded in response, "Indeed, there are only three or four so far."

"Are teleportation arrays and spirit gathering arrays included?"

"...right."

"Haha! Then Brother Chang should get to know more people in Medicine King Valley, so that he won't be caught off guard by formations when he goes out in the future!"

"Let's not talk about that now. Activate the token I gave you. Once you pass the initial identification of this formation, you won't be attacked again if you come here again."

Upon hearing this, Ning Chang took out the jade tablet again, examined it from both sides, and began to infuse it with spiritual power.

The moment the spiritual energy touched the jade tablet, the jade tablet suddenly released a dazzling light!

A few breaths later, the array behind the wall seemed to sense the light emitted by the jade tablet, and suddenly revealed a protective shield, absorbing the light from the jade tablet and integrating it into the array.

Seeing this, Ning Tongyu reminded him, "That's good. From now on, Brother Chang will not need to activate the jade tablet again when entering Yaoxiang Grass Field."

Ning Chang put away the jade token and followed Ning Tongyu to the front of this patch of fragrant herbs.

"After discovering the quality problem with the Yaoxiang herb, the sect set up a separate top-tier spirit-gathering array, but the effect was only to slow down the degeneration of the Yaoxiang herb; it didn't completely solve the problem..."

After entering the enclosure, Ning Tongyu began to introduce the place, but when he saw Ning Chang start to observe Yaoxiangcao, he shut his mouth and remained quiet.

Upon closer inspection, it was clear that there were indeed quite a few problems with this fragrant herb!

The first thing you notice is the leaves!

Although these slender leaves are still milky white, they lack the firmness of life. They are covered with fine wrinkles and appear somewhat limp, like aloe vera after the first frost.

The change in fragrance is both obvious and subtle. Although it is still the fragrance of vanilla, it is a mechanical scent that gives one the feeling that it has lost its soul.

He straightened up and asked Ning Tongyu to find a fragrant herb that was about to ripen. After comparing it briefly, he realized that it was about 30% smaller than the seed he had picked!

“But the key issue is…” Ning Chang found the symptom, frowned, and activated his heterochromatic eyes. Instantly, all the tiny spiritual energy distribution around Yaoxiangcao was revealed in his eyes.

He saw that the entire plant of Yaoxiangcao was covered with a thick layer of still spiritual energy, but its interior could not absorb much of it. He tried to select a plant and disperse the spiritual energy on it, but he immediately found that after the spiritual energy was dispersed, some spiritual energy began to gather towards Yaoxiangcao and covered its surface again.

"Does it actively absorb it, but it can't actually be absorbed..."

Ning Chang told Ning Tongyu about his discovery, and upon hearing it, Ning Tongyu immediately sensed it.

"So that's it... So that's it! It's a problem with absorption!" he suddenly exclaimed excitedly.

"What, didn't Medicine King Valley discover this before?" Ning Chang asked.

"Probably. The first sect leader of Medicine King Valley did not leave behind any information on how to cultivate the Yaoxiang herb, nor did anyone observe how the Yaoxiang herb grows normally. So many years have passed, and I have stopped trying to research the Yaoxiang herb. After all, the methods I can think of should also have been thought of by my predecessors."

Ning Tongyu stroked his chin as he explained.

After all, he had been elected sect leader based on his own strength, and he was very familiar with the cultivation points and common problems of various spiritual plants in the sect. It was just that there were not many records about the Yaoxiang Grass.