Martial Arts and Longevity: Starting from the Spiritual Beast Picture

Chapter 145
"I was caught first!"

When Xiang Bao came under the pine tree and saw the traces of digging on the ground, his expression changed drastically.

He dug up the soil in twos and threes, and pulled up the Songbokui together with the soil and mud. There was a broken mark on it, obviously the core had been taken away.

"Who is moving so fast?"

Xiang Bao pursed his lips, with a cloudy expression on his face, suddenly threw Song Pokui hard on the ground, stepped on it, and trampled it to pieces.

"No, I have to hurry to the top of the mountain, and I can't let people get ahead of me!"

……

Most of the rare medicinal herbs grow on the cliffs, in the deep mountains and deep swamps. This sentence is the experience summed up by countless herb collectors, and it does have some truth.

When Zhao Lin came to the peak, he found a solitary fairy grass in a crevice of a big rock protruding out of the cliff.

Guxiancao is also called five-color grass, which is very easy to identify. It grows as a single plant with only five leaves.

The leaves have five colors, white, blue, black, red, and yellow, and contain the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth.

Although the medicinal effect of Guxiancao itself is not strong, it is good at reconciling various medicinal properties, and it is an excellent medicine introduction. It ranks among the "envoy medicine" of the monarch, minister, assistant and envoy in the prescription of medicinal materials.

"I must be the first one to reach the top of the mountain, otherwise the Lone Immortal Grass is so conspicuous, anyone can see it as soon as they come up!"

Zhao Lin muttered to himself, and neatly took out the Lone Immortal Grass from the crevice of the rock, and carefully put it into the medicine storage box.

The mountain wind howled, and Lin Tao heaved and fell. Looking into the distance, he could see several other peaks, but the distance was too far to make out the figures on the opposite side.

Zhao Lin walked around the peak and found no other herbs, so he descended from the shade side of the mountain.

After a while, people will definitely come here one after another, it is better to leave as soon as possible, a gentleman does not erect a dangerous wall, so as not to be targeted by others.

A moment later, two figures came to the peak almost at the same time.

"Zhong Yewu?"

"Xiang Bao!"

Zhong Yewu and Xiang Bao looked at each other, while being wary of each other, they looked around with their eyes, planning to grab the herb first if they found it.

After a confrontation for a while, Zhong Yewu suddenly let out a "huh", pointed to the ground near the cliff and said, "It seems that someone has been here."

Xiang Bao quickly looked over, and sure enough, there were traces of trampling on the ground, and shallow footprints were left on the boulder.

The two frowned at the same time.

The two are the most powerful among the disciples of the Dance Elephant Academy, who else can arrive before them?
The visitor seemed to have stayed on the peak for a while before leaving calmly.

"Is there someone else?"

Xiang Bao's eyes flickered, and he glanced at Zhong Yewu.

He found that Song Pokui had been dug up in the pine forest just now, and the first person who suspected it was Zhong Yewu. Now it seems that there is someone else.

Zhong Yewu walked up to the boulder, glanced into the gap, and said in a deep voice: "There should be medicinal herbs here before, but they were picked away."

Xiang Bao walked over and saw a broken root in the crevice of the stone.

"Forget it, let's go elsewhere."

Zhong Yewu was also free and easy, he didn't stay any longer after speaking, and left the peak.

Xiang Bao waited for a while, then flicked his sleeves, released the silver-spotted fox, and snorted coldly: "It's only three things, no matter who you are, you'd better not let me see you!"

……

The mountain wall is covered with dark green moss, the black sludge is turbid, exudes a sour and pungent smell, and you can also see the bones of several animals that accidentally fell into the swamp and died.

Zhao Lin and Mire Toad stared at each other across a swamp.

Thanks to the smell of dozens of rare herbs in Xuanwu Medicine Hall, Zhao Lin found three more herbs in less than half a day.

Although the grade is far inferior to Songpo sunflower seed and Lone fairy grass, it can also be included in the harvest.

Zhao Lin wasn't sure whether Qiucai's final ranking was based on herb grade or quantity, and the elder didn't elaborate.

To be on the safe side, it is best to have an overwhelming advantage in both aspects.

In the middle, he dug out a plant of Jiushouwu, which has a good nourishing effect, but it is not a martial arts medicine. He is going to take it home to nourish his parents.

On the Shanyin side, there is no sunlight all year round, and the air is full of dampness.

Zhao Lin walked to the shoulder of the mountain and smelled a rotten smell. Looking for the smell, he came to this swamp.

The swamp is about ten feet in radius, and it seems that it used to be a pond, but now the water has dried up, leaving only the silt at the bottom.

At a glance, he saw a cluster of forty or fifty slender "mushrooms" growing near the mountain wall. The whole body was as precious as jade, and the umbrella cover was covered with fluff, which gave a feeling of being unstained from the mud.

"White cattail!"

Zhao Lin's eyes lit up. Although this kind of herb is not of high grade, it is rare to see so many of it growing in one place.

But he didn't act immediately, thinking back to what the deacon said.

"White-haired cattails mostly grow in rotten places and are slightly poisonous. There are often poisonous insects such as scorpions, lizards, centipedes, and toads nearby."

"These poisonous insects devour the white cattail for many years, and they will mutate over time..."

Zhao Lin stared at the swamp, but did not see any living things. His Adam's apple vibrated and emitted ultrasonic waves, and finally he heard a heartbeat on a "stone".

Only then did I realize that the shape of the stone was that of a toad, about the size of a watermelon, covered in mud, blending in with the surrounding environment, and it took a long time for the gray eyes to blink.

"It turned out to be the Mire Toad."

When the deacon explained the rare medicinal herbs, he mentioned some strange beasts and insects by the way, and Zhao Lin was able to know about them.

The mire toad can release poisonous mist, and humans and animals will immediately faint after inhaling it. However, it has a calm temperament and generally does not take the initiative to attack. Only when animals fall into the swamp will they be stunned by the poisonous mist.

Zhao Lin looked around. The swamp faced mountain walls on both sides and a cliff on the other. If you want to get the white cattail, you have to fly there with wings on your back.

It just so happens that he can fly.

Zhao Lin pulled out the tendon stick, swung it vigorously a few times, made a violent sound of piercing the air, and then pointed at the Mire Toad.

"I won't kill you, so don't stop me."

After speaking, he spurted energy from the acupoints, lifted his body into the air, held his breath, bypassed the mire toad, and hovered over the cluster of white cattails.

The Mire Toad blinked for a moment, as if shocked, watching Zhao Lin grab the white-haired cattail, fly away from the swamp, and stride away.

After a long time, the Mire Toad let out a "cuckoo" twice.

……

"You guys, don't come here, anyone who dares to take a step forward, I will crush them."

"Stop it, you're crazy..."

There was a rolling hill on the Yin side of the mountain, and there was a faint sound of quarreling, as if someone was snatching medicinal herbs.

Zhao Lin glanced towards the hills, and continued walking without stopping.

He didn't want to snatch other people's herbs for the time being, he might as well find them by himself if he had the time, and it was the first day, and everyone had nothing to gain.

"Try another one? You can't get what I can't get..."

Zhao Lin paused, feeling that the voice sounded familiar, hesitated for a moment, and walked quickly towards the direction where the voice came from.

Going around two hills, what he saw almost made him laugh out loud.

(End of this chapter)