When he explained everything to his mom, she let him go. He walked towards the southern side of the hill. Xing was standing one meter above the foot of the hill. He chose this place because this way, Scarlet Lily will see the most hours of sunlight during the day. And that will help them grow.
He quickly dug out five small holes. Placed lily bulbs inside. And cover everything with soil. Xing then began watering them. He didn't know if what he was doing was correct. But he decided that he will water them until the stem pops out of the ground.
By then, it should start absorbing Yang Qi from the sun.
While he was here, he decided to check out Whiffle Pansies. Fortunately, most of them were growing nicely. When he was going down, he saw someone who was looking at him. Red-haired girl to be exact. He smiled and mumbled. "It's her I wonder what she wants this time." Xing walked towards her.
When he was close, she said. "Ren Xing, I need your help." It didn't even take him a second to reply. "Sure." She looked at him. "So you've dropped that master thing?" "Yi Xifeng, it was fun to fool around at that time. But doing the same thing twice? Nah, that's boring." "I'm glad. At first, I was delighted. But then I realized that was nothing like you. I thought that you'd changed. That's why I didn't bother to contact you."
He pondered for a while. "Then, why now?" She smiled. "I've learned something interesting about you. Your fascination with herbs. I think you may be able to help me." "Okay, I will tell my parents that I'm going, and we are good to go." He explained everything to them and bid farewell.
"Let's get going. Oh, can we also stop at my house along the way? I need to take something." "Sure." She answered.
They quickly arrived. He took Herbs of the world with him. And they continued their journey.
Xifeng and Xing were going towards the center of the village. After a three minutes walk, homes become more prominent. Two more minutes later, they arrived. House before him was bigger and better preserved than his. But he didn't care about that.
"We are here." She told him. They walked in, but they didn't enter the house. Instead, they walked along the small path. Shortly after they arrived at the backyard. Xing saw that there were three patches of growing herbs.
"I think I know what you want to do. But let me check, to be completely positive." "Go ahead." She said.
He crouched in front of the first patch and took out his book. 'Let's see.'
"Unyielding Ginger — Tier 1 herb
Occurrence: Grows at mountains. It adapted to a harsh environment by draining energy from rocks. In the process destroying structural integrity, which allows it to grow.
Harvesting: Collect the root.
Acquiring a seedling: Cut the root into smaller pieces, so that each part contains two or three eye buds.
Cultivation: Surround ginger with rocks. After that, cover it with soil.
Known uses: Used as the main ingredient in Tier 1 Body Tempering Liquid."
"My guess was correct. She's trying to create Body Tempering Liquid. But that's not good. If the Ginger is left like that, it won't have enough essence." He murmured.
He then walked towards the next patch. After a quick search, he found it.
"Fiery bamboo — Tier 1 herb
Occurrence: When a bamboo forest catches fire, some bamboo sprouts have a chance to mutate. That's why it can be found in a burned-down bamboo forest.
Harvesting: Collect the sprout (two to three months after planting)
Acquiring a seedling: Mature Fiery bamboo naturally produces seeds.
Cultivation: Plant seeds in a mixture of soil and charcoal, preferably from bamboo. If there is a fire nearby, it greatly increases quality.
Known uses: Used as a supplementary ingredient in Tier 1 Body Tempering Liquid."
'Getting charcoal won't be a problem. But having a fire all the time might be a little problematic.' Xing then moves to the last patch of herbs. "Hmm, that should be it."
"Parched Aloe Vera — Tier 1 herb
Occurrence: Grows in places, where the earth is parched.
Harvesting: Collect leaves. Requires the preserving container. Otherwise, it became useless after twelve hours.
Acquiring a seedling: Pluck a leaf that is not shorter than ten centimeters (four inches). Let it dry for three days.
Cultivation: Plant in dry soil. Cover it from rain, but let sunlight in.
Known uses: Used as a supplementary ingredient in Tier 1 Body Tempering Liquid."
"When did you Plant those herbs?" Xing asked after studying them. "A few days ago." She replied. "That's good, otherwise they could have become useless. We must quickly plant them in an optimal environment." He then explained to her how to cultivate them and how they can improve the essence inside herbs.
"So, what you are saying is that if we do it. It will greatly increase the effectiveness of Body Tempering Liquid?" "Yes, by the way, why do you need it? Do you also wanna become a cultivator?"
"Of course I do!" She replied instantly. "Good, but you will have to find an alchemist." She smiled. "Haha, don't worry about that. Alchemist is standing right in front of you" Xing was quite shocked, but then Xifeng, slightly displeased, added "Well, maybe not yet. But soon, I will be one." Even though she still wasn't one, that was a great thing. People who could learn alchemy were almost nonexistent, at least in this village. That could mean only one thing her family wasn't that simple. He decided not to bother about it. The only thing he could get from it was a headache.
"Hmm, What's the difference between Body Tempering Liquid and Blood Cleansing Pill?"
She pondered for a while. "To put it simply, Body Tempering Liquid helps with solid parts of the body, while Blood Cleansing Pill with fluids. Of course, that's not exactly what's happening. But I don't think those details are interesting to you."
"You are right. But why don't you have herbs for the Blood Cleansing Pill? Are you not going to use it?" He was intrigued. "Because my fa... I don't think it is that important." She looked at him, but Xing acted as if he didn't hear anything out of the ordinary.
"I'm almost positive that one of them is as important as the other. What's more, I have a hunch that they should be used simultaneously. Maybe they wanted to test..." He bit his tongue "Ekhem, I mean maybe we should test that theory and use both?" She looked at him weirdly, but let it slip. "You might be right, but I don't have any ingredients for a Blood Cleansing Pill."
"How about this? I will be responsible for it, while you will be responsible for Body Tempering Liquid." "Okay." She nodded. "Great, then give me a list of ingredients."
She went inside her house. It took her a good five minutes but she came back with paper. "Here." Xifeng gave it to him, and Xing began reading it.
"Blood Cleansing Pill — Tier 1
Blood Rose,
Scarlet Lily,
Misty Lotus,
Vampiric Bat Blood,
Red Quartz,
Crimson Tree Branch"
"Got it. But for now, we should focus on your herbs." He said when he read it through. "We should." Xifeng agreed.
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I'm finally done. Creating all those herbs is time-consuming. And the worst part is a stupid name. First I have to think about plants that can be used as a herb. Then think about a somewhat good-sounding name. Fortunately, the rest is much simpler. I just have to do some research about this specific plant and remodel it. But, hey, thanks to that you also can cultivate them. You are lucky because you don't have to pay for Herbs of the world. Anyway, have a nice day, and sorry for all my mistakes.