Bamboo Mound

After saying that, he noticed the book that Ning Chang had just taken out and said in surprise, "The elder is going to cultivate spirit bamboo. If we follow his plan completely, the elder won't need to list the names of the materials one by one."

Upon hearing this, Ning Chang raised an eyebrow and looked at Li Jian, "You know Wang Ban?"

Li Jian nodded: "We're friends, but he entered the Ascension Gate a year ago, while my cultivation is slower, so I'm still in Medicine King Valley for now, working as a director in the exchange hall."

"Before he left, he always asked me for help with the materials needed to improve the spirit bamboo. After doing this so many times, he naturally remembered them."

A hint of nostalgia flickered in his eyes. "I wonder what level of cultivation he's at now. A year has passed and I haven't heard from him at all."

"I won't keep you any longer, Elder. If you don't need any other materials, you can wait in the square. I'll be on my way now."

"how long it takes?"

"It will only take the time it takes to drink a cup of tea."

After thinking for a moment, Ning Chang said, "Okay, go ahead."

A cup of tea takes about ten minutes, not a long time, but he had nothing to do.

Standing in the square, he idly looked around at the disciples coming and going. Some were in a hurry, as if they had important business to attend to; others were in twos and threes, talking in hushed tones.

He had once again become the focus of attention, with more and more eyes sweeping over him, making him somewhat reserved.

Just then, Ge Shu's figure appeared gracefully.

"Young friend Ning Chang, Tianhu Lake is now full, and we can proceed to the next step."

Ning Chang nodded slightly and replied, "I'm exchanging materials; it will take about half a cup of tea's time."

Ge Shu nodded and said, "In that case, let's wait here together for a while."

Before long, Li Jian rushed back. As soon as he stepped out of the warehouse, he sensed a powerful aura emanating from Ning Chang's side, clearly indicating that a mission from another elder or even higher level had arrived.

Upon seeing Ge Shu dressed in the style of the Astrology Pavilion, he quickly knelt down and bowed: "Li Jian, disciple of Medicine King Valley, pays respects to Elder of the Astrology Pavilion."

He didn't know Ge Shu, nor did he think the sect leader of the Astrology Pavilion could come here. He simply performed the elder's rites, but Ge Shu didn't care about such things.

He then got up, took out the materials from his spatial bag, and floated steadily toward Ning Chang, saying, "Elder, all the materials have been prepared."

"One of the Spirit Nourishing Liquids requires the use of a technique called 'Rain Summoning Technique.' Elders can find it in the library."

After collecting all the bottles and jars in front of him, Ning Chang turned to Ge Shu and said, "Sorry to keep you waiting, let's set off."

"Would you like me to accompany you to the library to retrieve the Rain Summoning Technique? Or could I share my experience with the Rain Summoning Technique with you?"

"No, no need," Ning Chang quickly refused.

"I'm not in a hurry. Let's deal with the immediate matters first. Besides, I can use the Hidden Knowledge Stone myself now."

While still in the main square of Medicine King Valley, Ning Chang did not directly mention Yao Xiangcao's name.

"Alright, young friend, if you have any questions, you can come to me for answers."

After saying that, Ge Shu picked up Ning Chang with one hand and returned to the entrance of the secret realm in an instant. After entering, they went straight to the artificial mountaintop!

Once his vision cleared, Ning Chang saw over a hundred elders standing around the mountaintop, all looking at him and waiting for his next move. Among them, Xie Jun waved slightly, greeting him.

Inside the mountain, three small islands lay quietly on the lake, their surfaces about half a foot above the water. They were still in a desolate state, yet filled with rich spiritual energy!

Ning Tongyu also came over, her face showing no shame whatsoever.

"The next step is to cultivate and plant, right?"

Ning Chang nodded. Apart from the messy plants and continuous mountain ranges outside the lake, this artificial lake was not much different from the ones he had encountered in the wild.

He then took out three fragrant herbs from the medicine bottle and handed them to Ning Tongyu.

"Brother Tongyu, please plant it. I haven't learned the techniques yet, so I don't want any mistakes."

Upon hearing this, Ning Tongyu hesitated slightly. He had never planted the Yaoxiang Grass before, and the large clump in the sect was already that size when he took office.

He hesitated for only a moment before accepting the three seeds. With a wave of his hand, he loosened the soil around the three lake islands and buried the fragrant grass seeds in the center of each island as if they were ordinary plants.

Then, a small amount of the unique liquid was taken out, divided into three streams, diluted with lake water, and then poured onto the three islands.

The moment the diluted, unique liquid seeped into the soil, it suddenly rose to prominence!

The originally abundant and stable spiritual energy within the three islands in the lake suddenly surged wildly into the liquid upon contact with it!

Or rather, they surged toward the vanilla seeds that had been activated by the liquid!

Immediately afterwards, tender green shoots emerged from the soil and grew at a speed visible to the naked eye!

In the blink of an eye, it had grown to the size of a mature plant! It even doubled in size before finally stopping its growth!

Moreover, as the fragrant grass grew, its unique aroma began to spread, becoming much stronger than he had smelled before!

The surrounding elders couldn't help but gasp in amazement, and Ning Chang's eyes widened in shock at the incredible sight.

However, the elders were surprised by the quality of Yaoxiangcao and that Ning Tongyu was willing to take out that bottle of spiritual liquid.

Ning Chang, on the other hand, believed that Ning Tongyu had directly used a secret technique to accelerate the growth of the Yaoxiang Grass, which was exactly the speed he wanted to use on the Qingling Bamboo. He also remembered that Ning Tongyu had said that seeds could not be directly accelerated, and he was unsure what the consequences would be.

After all, he was still unaware of the existence and effects of various spiritual liquids.

Just then, the aura within the fragrant grass suddenly changed again, rising to a new level!

"A top-grade spiritual plant!" All the elders, including Ning Tongyu and Ge Shu, exclaimed in surprise.

"Huh?" Ning Chang was puzzled by the exclamations of the crowd. He could only sense that the spiritual energy in the fragrant herb had suddenly increased a lot, but he couldn't tell anything else.

"Brother Chang...this time it really is..." Ning Tongyu looked at Ning Chang excitedly, but was met with Ning Chang's puzzled expression.

"Brother Chang is new here and probably doesn't understand these things. After this matter is settled, I will explain it to you properly. You can ask us any questions then."

"As for now..."

Ning Tongyu stepped forward, took out nine seeds from the blooming flowers of the three fragrant herbs, and presented them to Ning Chang with his palm.

"The first harvest after a spiritual plant is promoted to a higher rank will have special effects based on the plant's medicinal properties. The higher the rank, the stronger the effect."

While ordinary fragrant herbs can be taken directly to eliminate mental fatigue and purify the mind, the additional effects of these nine seeds will likely manifest in this regard.

"For example, it can significantly improve physical condition, further purify spiritual energy, and, extremely preciously, trigger enlightenment!"