Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, more than half a year has passed since Jiang Yuchuan opened up his cave dwelling deep in the Ten Thousand Mountains.

For more than half a year, Jiang Yuchuan was engrossed in collecting herbs and refining elixirs.

The Ten Thousand Mountains are rich in resources. Because the deep areas have never been explored by anyone, there are countless herbs that Jiang Yuchuan can transplant into the space medicine field.

Even though the number of medicinal fields in the space had increased to seventy-two, Jiang Yuchuan quickly filled them all with his plants.

There was no other way; in order to grow more herbs, Jiang Yuchuan had to harvest the previously cultivated ones ahead of schedule, process them, and refine them into pills.

The pills he refined were mostly for his and Xiaoqing's cultivation, so they were considered consumables. Therefore, it didn't matter if he refined a little more than necessary.

While Jiang Yuchuan was living a simple life of gathering herbs, refining pills, and cultivating, Xiaoqing had already become close with the Longevity Gu. Because Jiang Yuchuan let her roam freely, the two often went out together to play and hang out, sometimes not returning to their cave for three or four days at a time.

This place was deserted, and there was nothing that could threaten Xiaoqing, so Jiang Yuchuan didn't bother with these two playful guys.

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"Brother, we've been searching for the Nine-Bearded Wild Ginseng for so long, but we haven't found even the slightest trace of it. In my opinion, it's probably not even on the outer edge of the Ten Thousand Mountains! Why don't we explore further in?"

The speaker was a man in his twenties named Ji Hao.

The man he called "Big Brother" was named Yuan Xiang, and he looked to be about ten years older than him.

At this moment, Yuan Xiang did not reply immediately. Instead, he frowned and looked hesitantly into the dense forest leading into the depths of the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Seeing Yuan Xiang's expression, Ji Hao immediately gave a wink to the youngest woman on the other side, who was also their sworn sister, Xiang Yunshu.

Xiang Yunshu understood, stepped forward, and said to Yuan Xiang, "Brother, I think Second Brother's suggestion isn't bad either. If we don't hurry up and find the Nine-Bearded Wild Ginseng, our godfather's condition will probably worsen again. By then, it will be too late for us to regret it!"

"Little sister is right!"

Ji Hao immediately replied, "I know what you're worried about, brother. Although the depths of the Ten Thousand Mountains are designated as a restricted area, we don't necessarily have to go that deep. As long as we find the Nine-Bearded Wild Ginseng, we'll turn back immediately!"

Seeing that Yuan Xiang seemed to be wavering, Ji Hao quickly added fuel to the fire, "Big brother, you just broke through to the first-class level not long ago, and your strength is no longer what it used to be. Even if we encounter some ferocious beasts, with your current strength, plus my little sister and I helping you, there will definitely be no danger!"

After much persuasion from the two men, and considering that his godfather was currently bedridden, Yuan Xiang finally nodded in agreement and decided to explore the depths of the Ten Thousand Mountains once more.

The three siblings are all independent martial arts practitioners. They were adopted and raised by their adoptive father from a young age. In order to make a living, the three of them have entered the Ten Thousand Mountains countless times.

But each time they only explored the outer edges of the mountains, either gathering herbs or hunting wild animals. As for the deeper parts, the three of them had never ventured there before. This was the first time.

Terrifying legends about the depths of the Ten Thousand Mountains have been circulating in the martial arts world for a long time.

The reason why the Ten Thousand Mountains were listed as a forbidden area is that a hundred years ago, several top-notch masters from famous sects scoffed at the various legends about the depths of the Ten Thousand Mountains after hearing them, thinking that they were just cowardly and timid martial artists scaring themselves.

To prove that there was no danger in the depths of the Ten Thousand Mountains and that it was not as eerie and terrifying as people had said, the group set off together into the depths of the Ten Thousand Mountains.

At that time, many busybodies followed in the footsteps of these three people and escorted them into the Ten Thousand Mountains, watching them walk deeper into the mountains.

For some time afterward, everyone talked about this and waited for the group to return.

However, this wait lasted for nearly two months. Finally, some martial artists who went to the Ten Thousand Mountains to investigate the situation saw one of the people on the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Mountains. He was covered in blood, had a broken arm, and was stumbling out with a terrified and distraught expression.

The man's mind had clearly been disturbed by the shock. After running out, he mumbled a few words that no one could understand before collapsing to the ground and dying with his eyes wide open.

It's important to know that the weakest of these people is at least a late-stage first-class expert!

These are several top-tier martial arts masters, yet they perished deep within the Ten Thousand Mountains. And with Haihui Temple in such a tragic state, how could others not feel terrified?

From then on, the depths of the Ten Thousand Mountains were designated as a forbidden zone for humans, and the terrifying legends surrounding it only increased.

Because Yuan Xiang was much older than the other two, he knew more about the history of the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Although he often talked to his two sworn brothers and sisters about how dangerous the Ten Thousand Mountains were, the two, who believed in seeing is believing, obviously did not take his words to heart.

He would never have agreed to this dangerous move if it weren't for the urgent need to find the wild ginseng with nine whiskers to cure his godfather's illness.

Because there are few people in the depths of the Ten Thousand Mountains, there are almost no roads for people to travel on. The area is covered with overgrown vegetation, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is difficult to move an inch.

Furthermore, due to environmental factors, there are many more snakes, insects, rodents, and ants deep in the Ten Thousand Mountains than in the surrounding areas. They are not only larger in size but also more venomous and more dangerous.

Despite having prepared plenty of insect repellent powder, the three of them still suffered from insect bites late at night, which was extremely painful.

Fortunately, the group did not encounter any particularly ferocious wild animals on their way in. Even when they did encounter tigers or wild boars, they appeared alone. Since the two sides were far apart and each was wary of the other, no conflict occurred.

three days later.

At this point, Yuan Xiang and his two companions had penetrated to an area about six or seven miles from the outer perimeter.

After three days of searching, they still couldn't find any trace of the wild ginseng with nine whiskers. In order not to make the trip in vain, they picked a lot of other herbs along the way.

These herbs are rare varieties that can fetch high prices elsewhere.

After all, if they really don't find the wild ginseng with nine whiskers on this trip, they can use the money they get from selling these herbs to exchange for the ginseng.

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