Chen Feng removed the stopper from the small porcelain bottle and carefully poured a small seed into his palm. Then, he plugged the stopper back in. The seed was gently placed into the small hole. Guan Yu quickly scooped out a spoonful of purple chaos from the bamboo tube and added it into the hole. Chen Feng quickly covered the hole with soil. Guan Yu scooped out a spoonful of water from a bucket and poured it over the hole.
After doing all this, the two of them exhaled and subconsciously wiped their sweaty foreheads. Then, they slowly stood up. The four pairs of eyes, including the white fox, stared intently at the small patch of ground that was soaked in water.
After a long time, there was still no reaction from the small patch of ground. This was a little abnormal. Chen Feng and Guan Yu looked at each other. Yue Qianchou frowned and said, "How can this be? Did you notice anything unusual about the purple chaos and the water while you were planting the flowers? "
Chen Feng shook his head and said, "No."
"Quick, look, there's a reaction!" Guan Yu exclaimed in surprise.
A few cracks quietly appeared on the small patch of ground that was previously wet. Everyone stared in surprise, but after waiting for a long time, there was another reaction. They saw a small white sprout poking its head out. Then, it slowly grew at an extremely slow speed. This speed was almost negligible compared to the speed at which the flowers grew.
"The speed is too slow. How can this be?" Yue Qianchou frowned and said, "Is there any way to make it grow faster?"
"Yes." Guan Yu stared at the sprout and replied, "If we add more purple chaos, it should be able to speed it up. Boss, do you want to add it? "
Yue Qianchou exhaled and said, "Let's do it! There are still nine seeds left. At most, we can just waste one. "
Guan Yu nodded and pulled out a thin bamboo tube from his belt. Yue Qianchou took a closer look. It was a bamboo tube with a piston made using the syringe principle from his previous world. He couldn't help but smile. It seemed like these two guys were experienced in planting flowers. They must have sped up the growth of the flowers.
With Chen Feng's help, the bamboo tube was filled with Purple Chaos. Guan Yu knelt down and carefully inserted the slender end of the tube into the soil under the white sprout. Then, he slowly pressed the other end of the wooden handle down. As the Purple Chaos in the bamboo tube was completely poured into it, the sprout visibly trembled, as if it had eaten something. Its growth rate also increased significantly.
Guan Yu pulled out the bamboo tube and quickly covered the hole in the ground with soil. After standing up, he looked at the sprout and nodded. "Boss, it looks like we can still get another tube. Do you want another tube?"
"Failure is the mother of success. Don't be afraid, just do it." Yue Qianchou agreed.
Guan Yu and Chen Feng cooperated to give the sprout another injection. The effect was very obvious. Although it was still a lot slower than the flowers, it was still very fast. Guan Yu exclaimed, "Spiritual grass is indeed spiritual grass. It really is extraordinary. It has already used a dozen times more Purple Chaos than the flowers, but it is still growing slower than the flowers."
The things that grew out of the sprout were not very good looking. Although it was still growing, it was only the size of a palm. It was still black and didn't look like a spiritual grass at all. Guan Yu and Chen Feng had never seen it before. Yue Qianchou said with a smile, "Chen Feng, this is the 'Dirt Repelling Grass'. It is one of the essential spiritual grass for refining the Building Foundation Dan. I will leave the bottle in your hand to you for safekeeping. In the future, this' Dirt Repelling Grass' will be planted by you. Remember to collect a lot of seeds. Don't let the seeds break. If they break, there will be no place to plant them."
Chen Feng nodded. Not long after, a few flower stems came out of the 'Dirt Repelling Grass'. The flower buds on top of the stems slowly rose up. When they reached a certain position, the flower buds swelled up from the black leaves. When the flower buds began to slightly open, a faintly discernible fragrance overflowed. It was this faintly discernible flower fragrance that completely suppressed the fragrance of the surrounding sea of flowers.
"It really is a spiritual grass! Just the fragrance of this flower has suppressed the fragrance of the thousands of flowers here. "Chen Feng couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
The white fox gently fanned her jade-like nose. She moved closer and took a deep breath. It seemed like she also liked this fragrance.
The six flowers had completely bloomed. There were a few short golden hairs hidden in the pale white petals. It was very beautiful. Yue Qianchou shouted in a deep voice, "Yunchang, balance the Yin and Yang. Pollinate the flowers. Don't waste even a single seed." He had already brought in a few hives of bees. However, because of the purple chaos, the flower's flowering period was too short. Obviously, there wasn't enough time for the bees to pollinate it.
"Got it." Guan Yu's movements were light and quick as he pollinated the six flowers. He didn't pick one flower first and pollinate it like normal flowers. For this spiritual grass, wasting one flower meant wasting a lot of precious seeds.
After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the plucked seeds were already in Chen Feng's hands. This flower was also very strange. One flower could bear six seeds. Six flowers were exactly thirty-six seeds. The few of them happily looked at the plucked seeds. Unfortunately, because of the purple chaos, the 'Dirt Repelling Grass' didn't last long before it withered.
However, the success of the 'Dirt Repelling Grass' gave the three of them a lot of confidence. Yue Qianchou tested the other eight bottles one by one. In the end, he found out that ginseng was the easiest to plant. After it grew under the soil, no matter how much purple chaos he put in, it would only increase its age quickly. It wouldn't wilt. The seeds were even easier to pluck. Basically, it would flower and bear fruit once in a year. The seeds could be plucked many times.
He also found some problems. It turned out that the Diamond Fruit was a vine plant. It wasn't easy to grow on flat ground. It needed to be in a place with trees so that it could be easily entangled. One plant could only bear twelve fruits. The fruits it bore were really worthy of the name Diamond. Even with a sword, one could only leave a white mark on it.
The most troublesome one was the Lingzhi. When the porcelain bottle was opened, they only saw some powder inside. It wasn't a seed at all. The three of them were a little dumbfounded. Yue Qianchou had never come across this thing in the mulberry garden. He didn't know how to plant it. He regretted not asking Furong. Maybe she knew.
It was all thanks to the white fox. She cultivated in the deep mountains and forests. She had seen a lot of things like this. With her explanation, the three of them finally understood. The Lingzhi didn't matter if it was a seed or not. Once it was crushed, it would naturally become a seed. No wonder the porcelain bottle was filled with powder. This made Yue Qianchou remember some knowledge from his previous life. This Lingzhi should also be a kind of fungus. Finally, under the white fox's guidance, they succeeded in planting it next to the roots of the big tree.
After each success, Yue Qianchou finally let out a sigh of relief. He gave the nine porcelain bottles to Guan Yu and Chen Feng.
"Three days later, I'm going to start refining Foundation-Building Pills. I want a hundred of each of the nine kinds of spiritual plants. Can you guys grow them?" Yue Qianchou looked at the two of them.
The two of them looked at each other. Guan Yu asked, "You want so many?"
Yue Qianchou nodded and said solemnly, "I want to refine enough Foundation-Building Pills in one go. I don't believe that with a lot of Foundation-Building Pills, the three of us can't build our foundation successfully." In fact, the reason why he asked for so many was because he had never personally refined Foundation-Building Pills before. He didn't have the slightest confidence, so he was prepared to use spiritual plants to build them. He believed that even if he was lucky, he could still refine one or two batches.
Hearing that they could refine enough Foundation-Building Pills, Guan Yu and Chen Feng were so excited that their eyes glowed green. The two of them looked at each other and nodded. Guan Yu excitedly patted his chest and promised, "Boss, don't worry. Even if we don't eat or sleep for these three days, we'll help you grow those one hundred batches."
Yue Qianchou happily said, "Good. When the time comes, we'll have enough Foundation-Building Pills. I believe we can definitely build our foundation successfully." Suddenly, he frowned and said, "You two, don't just ignore the quality of the spiritual plants just to make up the numbers. Especially the ginseng and the Lingzhi. They must be at least a hundred years old. Otherwise, they can't be considered as spiritual plants."
This was related to whether or not they could successfully build their foundation, so the two of them immediately promised again and again. Yue Qianchou hurriedly went back. He still wanted to look for Yan Zixia in the next few days to improve his pill-concocting skills.
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