Chapter 136 (1/2)
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Chapter 136
Winter Blooms
Li Chengfeng turned to Su Yuehan. “Pluck out the Rainbow Sickle Senna Seeds.”
Su Yuehan quickly opened the carefully hidden bundle and gently took out the pressed flowers inside. It had been a few days since they were picked. Although it was a cold winter, the fresh and brightly-coloured flowers were already quite wilted. If they were sold now, they would be priced cheaper than before. Its medicinal efficacy would not be as great as before either.
However, this was going to be used to save Xiaobao so Li Chengfeng did not care how it looked. Su Yuehan carefully took out the seeds from the one-hundred-plus flowers. Every flower produced ten seeds. In total, excluding any seeds they previously dropped or lost, they harvested about one thousand three hundred seeds.
But the one chinese acre (667 sq m) of land obviously wasn't going to fit so many seeds. And if he planted them nearby, it would cause large-scale wilting of all the plants in the surroundings. He had already absorbed the Spiritual Qi of the flowers and gra.s.ses from more than ten chinese acres of land before this. If he continued to plant one thousand seeds here, perhaps one or two hectares of plants would wilt!
He could barely cover his tracks the last time but he would not be able to cover up so much wilted plants. Anyone looking from the top would notice a jarring bald patch.
“Young Master, I've plucked all the seeds out. Where will you plant them?” She wrapped them carefully and handed them to Li Chengfeng. The full pouch with one thousand seeds was as large as two of his fists.
He kept it well. “No, I'll plant them. Don't follow.”
Su Yuehan's eyes widened. “But Young Master, what if something happens when you're casting your spell?”
“Zhao Xiaobao is more important. I'll be travelling far. I don't want him to be alone. And i'll be distracted worrying about him and in the end, it'll be more dangerous for me.”
“But where are you going?”
He smiled. “Somewhere we've been before.”
She thought for a moment and her eyes lit up. “Crescent Valley?”
He nodded. “That's right!”
She chewed on her lip and tugged at his sleeve. “You must be careful. Don't trek too deep in, it might be dangerous.”
He patted her head. “When I'm not here, seal the door with my bed board so less wind gets inside. Also, light a fire in the front hall and remember to surround it with rocks and don't let the sparks fly out of the fire pile. It's a cold winter, our conditions are currently not the best. The nights will be tough.”
Su Yuehan's eyes redded slightly as she nodded. Then, she watched as Li Chengfeng walked alone into the white snow.
Luckily, the Spiritual Mountain Sect was located on a magnificent mountain range. Even during snowy winter, lush greenery could be seen amidst the blanket of white snow.
Li Chengfeng followed the previous path from the transporter to get to Crescent Valley.
Crescent Valley was a peculiar place. Although it was snowing heavily, the snow that landed tens of metres away from the valley melted into mist. The entire valley was now a misty ethereal dreamscape as if it was protected from the cold by a spell.
He did not dare venture too deep inside. After locating a vast, flat spot somewhere obscured yet near the entrance, he took out a few seeds and scattered them into the gra.s.s. He did not bury them. Then, he moved the Immortal Qi within him and then the Spiritual Qi from surrounding gra.s.s to help these seeds germinate fast.
He watched the seeds intently, they were currently growing at a speed visible to the naked eye. Although they were not buried, they germinated as usual. Since each plant only consisted of one flower, it grew very quickly. In five minutes, the flowers bloomed. The Rainbow Sickle Senna flowers looked especially beautiful as they were moist with dewdrops from the mist.
He plucked these flowers, studied them and nodded when he was satisfied. He then scattered two hundred seeds around and consciously controlled the Spiritual Qi within his body, coaxing the flowers to grow.