C59 (1/2)
Strictly speaking, the Imperial Dragon Spell was not a technique that Shen Nong practiced before he died, because Shen Nong spent most of his life focusing on medicine and agriculture and was not good at fighting and killing.
It was probably because he wanted the inheritor of his inheritance to have an additional ability to protect himself, which was why he wanted the next set of Imperial Dragon Spell to be passed on.
It was just that this set of Imperial Dragon Spell did not seem to be complete, if he wanted to unleash a strong power, he could only rely on the inheritance of the God Power.
Of course, it was passed down from Shen Nong's inheritance. Even if one was unable to cultivate it to a superb level, it was impossible for a strong body to compare to any of the existing cultivation techniques.
However, the true essence of Shen Nong's inheritance was the Herb Growing Art.
The reason why he hadn't obtained this skill previously was probably because it was a test left behind by Shen Nong.
When he used his divine power to nurture the Nine Deaths Soul Return Grass, he passed out due to the excessive consumption of his divine power. Unknowingly, however, he managed to perfectly match Shen Nong's original intention, which was why he taught Shen Nong the most important Herb Growing Art as well as the various secret techniques that Shen Nong had taught him.
In other words, if Zhang Xiaoloong did not pass the test, he would only have that sliver of God Power to protect his body. Combined with the Imperial Dragon Spell, he might be an expert when compared to ordinary people, but he was thousands of miles away from true inheritance.
”Returning Spirit Grass King, this time I really have to thank you!” Zhang Xiaoloong bowed solemnly towards the Soul Returning Grass King.
If he hadn't nourished the Nine Deaths Soul Reaching Grass with his divine power, he wouldn't have known when he would have passed the test and obtained the true inheritance.
And now, with the Herb Growing Art, what he couldn't figure out before was also suddenly enlightened.
From this moment on, Zhang Xiaoloong became more certain of his determination to develop his agriculture. He was not only thinking about him anymore, but how to make more people rich with him.
These were all later words, after Zhang Xiaoloong did all of this, he started digging for the Spirit Grass King.
”Will digging hurt it?” Yang Jingjing approached and inquired, pretending to have just woken up.
The ground was too hard, and the surroundings were filled with stones. If he wanted to bring a little dirt with him, it would be too hard. He did not know if he would turn into a dry grass if he brought it back.
”Don't worry, the Nine Lives Soul Reaching Grass isn't so fragile. Even if it was dried up, it would still be able to survive. Otherwise, how could it be worthy of the name Nine Lives Soul Return?” Zhang Xiaoloong laughed.
Very quickly, Zhang Xiaoloong dug out the Soul Returning Grass King and wrapped it with a bag. Then, the two of them started to descend the mountain.
”Is your leg ready?” Zhang Xiaoloong suddenly asked, ”Do you need me to carry you?”
”I... ”Fine.” Yang Jingjing originally said that everything was fine, but she suddenly agreed.
As the saying goes, going up the mountain was easy and hard, especially in such a steep and difficult place. But carrying Yang Jingjing, a living person, Zhang Xiaoloong didn't feel the slightest strain. The two of them were even faster than going up the mountain.
”I forgot. You have been unconscious for a long time, are you better now? ”How about I come down and walk on my own?” Yang Jingjing suddenly felt embarrassed. Speaking of him, he was also an injured patient.
”I'm fine, I have good stamina now,” Zhang Xiaoloong paused for a moment, then seriously stared into Yang Jingjing's eyes, ”Jingjing, this time when we came out, you also saw some unbelievable things, you are a reporter, you must want to let more people know about these things, but there are some things that involve my secret, if it is exposed, not only me, even the Nine Deadly Soul Grass King and other strange existences will be affected greatly, so I hope you can keep these things a secret, okay?”
”Don't worry, I wouldn't do that even if you didn't tell me,” Yang Jingjing giggled. ”If I said a grass could understand human language, people would definitely think I was crazy. Who would send this kind of script to the readers? The newspaper would definitely go crazy too!”
”That's good.” Zhang Xiaoloong smiled gently.