Bamboo Mound

As he was thinking, he raised the wooden cup to his lips, took a small sip, and a familiar sweet and sour flavor lingered in his mouth, making him raise an eyebrow.

"Is this a mulberry tree? Brother Tongyu, you've already planted it?"

"Mm." Ning Tongyu nodded.

"Although I didn't cultivate it specifically, it still entered the mature stage and started bearing fruit half a month ago."

Ning Tongyu got up and led Ning Chang to a corner of the courtyard, where a Chinese mulberry tree stood. He hadn't seen it earlier because it was blocked by other plants.

"Over the past two weeks, I have tested mulberries at different stages of ripeness and found that the half-ripe batch is the best for making fruit tea. The sweetness of the mulberries balances the sourness, and the mulberries are not too sweet, thus losing their own advantages."

After all, there are many fruit varieties that can replace it when it comes to sweetness.

As he was talking, he suddenly burst out laughing again.

"Moreover, after research by the alchemy department, this thing can also change the taste of the pill without changing its efficacy. Although it is somewhat redundant, they still decided to apply this thing to pills that are not for cultivation purposes, such as the Bigu Pill. It seems that they have already started to iterate on it."

"However, these are all pills that are not very useful for those above the Spirit Platform Realm. Using them on relatively precious and high-grade pills later on would have an effect other than the medicinal efficacy due to their taste."

"Change the drug's effects?" Ning Chang repeated, puzzled.

It sounds like Medicine King Valley had previously researched ways to change the taste, but they probably all failed.

Ning Tongyu nodded slightly, "Yes, Brother Chang, you may not know this, but all kinds of plants, crops, fruits... or rather, all things in the world have corresponding medicinal properties."

Speaking of fruits, although most of them are harmless and do not easily react with most spiritual plants, these non-reactive parts are the main components of their taste and texture.

However, precisely because of this, the ingredients contained within are too mixed, unlike the simple ingredients found in spiritual plants.

Take Haruka... no, that can't be an example, let me think...

“I have an answer. Take the dragon hemp grass for example. Its seeds, stems, leaves and roots each have different medicinal effects, and the three even conflict with each other. But this can be considered as having a single medicinal effect, since you can use only the part you need.”

“Fruits are different. Most fruits are only picked for their fruit, but even if the quality is improved to the level of spiritual plants, the pulp alone still contains several components!”

"The same goes for pills. A single pill contains numerous medicinal ingredients. The materials used in the valley today and the pill formulas followed are all very stable, having been repeatedly verified by our predecessors."

However, no one can predict whether the ingredients in the elixir, or the new ingredients created by combining several ingredients, will conflict with the components of the added fruit, thus altering the medicinal effects.

"I see..." Ning Chang nodded, his knowledge broadened, but more questions arose. Although he knew it wouldn't be of much use to cultivation, he still asked.

"But isn't mulberry also a fruit? There's a possibility that its components might conflict."

"The alchemy department doesn't understand it either. It's probably because it's already at the level of a half-step spiritual plant, but the mulberries it produces are becoming more and more pure."

"purely?"

"Yes, from the moment they start to turn red, the nutrients inside become less and less, and after they turn completely black, only the spiritual substance and taste remain."

"By the way, spiritual essence is the part of a plant that has been infused with spiritual energy, and this part can be absorbed when consumed."

"Oh."

Ning Chang got the gist of it and lost interest, so she didn't ask any more questions.

......

"You..." "That..."

The two looked at each other in silence for a few moments, then spoke at the same time.

After a moment of hesitation, Ning Tongyu gestured for Ning Chang to speak first.

"Alright...you've probably seen the accommodations you arranged for me. This was indeed an accident, but I'll continue cultivating the Green Spirit Bamboo for now..."

“The Azure Spirit Bamboo is naturally intelligent. It caused such serious injuries to Brother Chang on our first meeting. Although I don’t know why Brother Chang’s life force was not affected by it, it is still not very safe.” Ning Tongyu looked at Ning Chang with some worry when he thought of the Azure Spirit Bamboo’s attack.

It wasn't that he was worried about Ning Chang's death, but he believed that Ning Chang would be more vigilant after this incident and wouldn't be killed by Qing Lingzhu.

The main reason is the intelligence of the Green Spirit Bamboo itself, coupled with its attitude towards humans. If it were to take root elsewhere or escape with a section of its root, the bamboo forest that develops from it would expand infinitely!

When the scale is larger, even the fetal heart realm must be dealt with with caution. Considering the learning ability brought by spiritual intelligence, if they learn some tricks, even I, at the Transformation Realm, do not have enough confidence to wipe out all the bamboo roots in one go!

If even half an inch is leaked, then a considerable area will be devastated!

Ning Chang didn't think too much about it, only that Ning Tongyu was being a little too attentive to him.

“Brother Tongyu, there’s no need to worry. I’ve probably found a way to communicate with or control the Azure Bamboo, but I still need to do some experiments.”

"Besides, even if a small-scale experiment gets out of control, I'm capable of handling it on my own."

After hearing this, Ning Tongyu hesitated for a moment before nodding and replying, "Alright, as long as you know what you're doing."

Although the two did not have the same idea, they still received a corresponding response.

Taking advantage of Ning Tongyu's agreement, Ning Chang brought up his own needs.

"In that case, the location that Brother Tongyu arranged before is no longer suitable. Given Qinglingzhu's performance, is there a place that won't affect the sect?"

"By the way, it's not necessary to have a house; I can furnish it myself."

"A place that won't affect the sect..." Ning Tongyu tilted his head back, rested his chin on his hand, thought for a moment, and then shook his head.

"There really isn't a suitable place in the valley. Of the three areas, you've already been to the exchange hall, and that area is currently where the elders gather, so it's obviously unsuitable. As for the remaining area, it's used by the disciples to grow experimental plants, and the impact is unpredictable..."

"How about this," Ning Tongyu suggested, "If Brother Chang doesn't mind, we can do it outside the valley, just outside this ring of mountains..."

He pointed halfway around into the distance and said, “Aside from the locations of the other three sects, you can choose any location, any size, as long as you don’t let the bamboo spread through the mountains into the valley and expand to places accessible to ordinary people.”

"That's because the main spirit-gathering array of the sect isn't located there, so the spiritual energy content will be relatively lower..."

“That’s enough.” Ning Chang nodded.

"It's just for growing Green Spirit Bamboo. I'll come in when I want to cultivate."