When Gu Zheng returned to the Misty Inn, he discovered that the way the innkeeper looked at him had changed. There was a trace of hidden fear in his eyes.
Gu Zheng knew that the Lin and Chen families didn't get along. The Lin family probably knew what happened between him and the Chen family.
The next morning, Huang Qi brought a man with a sallow face to look for Gu Zheng.
After some small talk, the man said to Gu Zheng, "Dao friend Bai, what happened between you and the Chen family yesterday?"
"Dao friend Yang knows about this?" Gu Zheng asked.
The man was called Yang Jue. He was the key to finding the ginseng because the dao friend Huang Qi mentioned was Yang Jue. Yang Jue was familiar with the person who had the ginseng.
"I know. The Lin Family of Luxia Town has some relations with me. When I came to the inn today, the innkeeper told me a bit about what happened yesterday, but it wasn't detailed enough!" Yang Jue smiled.
"It's like this …"
Gu Zheng didn't hide anything and told them about what happened between him and the Chen family.
"The Chen family kicked a rock. They could've messed with anyone, but they messed with Dao friend Bai."
After hearing Gu Zheng's story, Huang Qi shook her head and smiled. After experiencing the Cool Breeze Temple incident, Huang Qi didn't think that the Chen family would be able to gain anything from Gu Zheng.
"So that's how it is."
Yang Jue nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist White wants the Immortal Ginseng, but my Immortal Ginseng is also very important to my friend. If it was someone else, then I wouldn't mind. But since Fellow Daoist Huang asked me about it, then I can help Fellow Daoist Gu. I'll go ask my friend now and I'll give Fellow Daoist Gu some news in the afternoon."
"Thank you Dao friend Yang." Gu Zheng said.
Yang Jue didn't stay for long. After he left, Gu Zheng and Huang Qi chatted for a while. Then, at noon, they went to the Wafting Fragrance House for lunch. After that, they returned to the Misty Inn to wait for Yang Jue's arrival.
Yang Jue came in the afternoon and told Gu Zheng that his friend had no intention of selling the ginseng.
"Fellow Yang, the Immortal Northern Reed Ginseng is very important to me. Can you let me see your friend? I want to talk to him face to face. After all, everything has its value," Gu Zheng said.
"I'm afraid I can't do that. My friend told me not to go after his ginseng." Yang Jue shook his head.
"Brother Yang, just as Fellow Daoist Bai said, everything has value. Perhaps he will change his initial decision after talking to Fellow Daoist Bai face to face?" Huang Qi said.
Yang Jue thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll tell my friend Fellow Daoist Bai's intentions. If he doesn't want to see you, then let's end this matter here."
"Sure," Gu Zheng said. "Although the Immortal Ginseng of Northern Reed is very important to me, it's not like I can't live without it. If your friend doesn't want to part with it, then let's forget about it."
Yang Jue nodded and didn't say anything else. He immediately went to find his friend.
In less than an hour, Yang Jue came back and told Gu Zheng that his friend said he could see Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng and Huang Qi followed Yang Jue out of Ethereal Inn. The three of them walked through the streets for a while before arriving in front of a large residence in the residential area.
Looking at the two large words above the door, Gu Zheng frowned and said, "Lin Manor?"
"Fellow Daoist Bai, I won't hide it from you anymore. My friend is the head of the Lin Family, Lin Haibo. The Immortal Ginseng of Northern Reed is something many people want so I have an obligation to keep it a secret for my friend. I hope Fellow Daoist Bai can understand."
"I understand." Gu Zheng nodded.
"When I came this morning, I didn't tell him who wanted to buy the ginseng. When I came here before, I told him it was Fellow Daoist Bai. That's why Haibo decided to meet you. As for whether you can make a deal or not, I don't think there's much hope." Yang Jue said.
Gu Zheng cupped his fists towards Yang Jue and said, "Regardless of whether we succeed or not, this Bai would like to thank Fellow Daoist Yang once again."
Yang Jue returned the gesture and said, "No need for thanks, let's go."
The Lin Residence was very big. The buildings inside were very luxurious. It was like a noble's residence.
Gu Zheng's group was led to the back garden by the Lin Residence people. They saw Lin Haibo making tea and listening to music.
As the head of the Lin Family, Lin Haibo was also a cultivator. However, he was only at the qi transformation late stage.
When he saw Gu Zheng's group, Lin Haibo dismissed the singers and personally poured tea for Gu Zheng's group.
"Fellow Daoist Bai is really something. Yesterday, you suppressed the Chen Family all by yourself." Lin Haibo smiled.
Gu Zheng smiled as a response to Lin Haibo's words. Then he went straight to the point. "Fellow Daoist Lin already knows why I'm here. What I want to know is, what will it take for Fellow Daoist Lin to be willing to give me the Immortal Ginseng?"
"The ginseng is important to Fellow Daoist Bai, but it's also important to the Lin Family. Otherwise, it wouldn't still be in our hands. That's why you have to pay a very high price for it." Lin Haibo said.
"Fellow Daoist Lin, tell me about it!" Gu Zheng said.
"If you want to return the ginseng, you need the crimson dragon bone, flying flower vine, and ethereal immortal fruit." Lin Haibo said.
"Weapon spirit, what are those three things?"
Gu Zheng had never heard of any of the three things Lin Haibo mentioned. He could only ask the weapon spirit.
"Damn it, this Lin Haibo is really a jerk! The crimson dragon bone and flying flower vine are both very rare and high-grade ingredients. As for the ethereal immortal fruit, it's a heavenly treasure. "
It was no wonder that the weapon spirit was angry. After all, the ginseng was only a high-grade ingredient.
"This is really extraordinarily expensive. No matter if it's the Crimson Drill Dragon Bone, Soaring Flower Vine, or the Misty Immortal Fruit, any one of these three resources is worth more than the Immortal Ginseng!" Gu Zheng sighed with emotion.
"Just as Fellow Daoist Bai said, the price is indeed very high. However, the ginseng is too important to us. If we want to exchange it for these three resources, we won't consider anything else." Lin Haibo said regretfully.
"Forget it. If that's the case, I really can't exchange it for the ginseng. I don't think anyone would want to exchange these three resources for a single ginseng." Gu Zheng smiled bitterly.
"Fellow Daoist Lin, is there really no way to turn this around?"
Huang Qi also spoke, but Lin Haibo only shook his head.
"Alright, if that's the case, we won't disturb you any further. We'll take our leave now, Fellow Daoist Lin!"
Huang Qi was clearly unhappy. In his opinion, the Lin Family didn't have the slightest sincerity in exchanging the ginseng! Since the ginseng was so important to them that they wouldn't exchange it for anything other than these three resources, they might as well not invite Gu Zheng over. After all, just as Gu Zheng said, no one would want to exchange those three resources for a single ginseng.
Although this was Gu Zheng's business, Huang Qi was still a part of it. He could sense that Gu Zheng was a little unhappy, but he understood that Gu Zheng couldn't say goodbye because of Yang Jue! However, he was different. He had a very close relationship with Yang Jue. Since Gu Zheng couldn't say anything, he would do it.
"Fellow Daoist Huang, don't be in such a hurry to leave. Since you're already here, why don't you stay for dinner tonight? I'll prepare a feast for everyone." Lin Haibo tried to persuade him to stay.
"Forget it. I have some things to take care of here anyway, so I won't be having dinner here."
Gu Zheng stood up. He was indeed a little unhappy, but he couldn't say goodbye because of Yang Jue. Since Huang Qi said that, he didn't want to stay a moment longer in the Lin Mansion.
"We'll have dinner together next time. Forget it this time!" Yang Jue also stood up.
"Alright, since the three of you insist on leaving, I won't keep you any longer. Whenever you want to come to the Lin Mansion as a guest, feel free to come!"
Lin Haibo also stood up and began to send Gu Zheng and the others off.
"It wasn't easy to get a lead on the ginseng, but who would've thought that it would be cut off again?"
The artifact spirit's voice was filled with hatred. Gu Zheng understood that she was dissatisfied with the Lin Family.
Gu Zheng was also unwilling. He stopped and turned around to ask, "The Immortal Ginseng of Northern Reed is so important to Fellow Daoist Lin. What do you want it for?"
"To make medicine for curing diseases." Lin Haibo said.
"Curing diseases?"
Gu Zheng's eyes lit up when he heard that Lin Haibo wanted the ginseng to be used to concoct pills to cure illnesses. "What illness does Daoist Lin want the ginseng to cure?"
"Ai!"
Lin Haibo sighed. "It's for a disease that people can't do anything about!"
"From Fellow Daoist's expression, it seems that the patient is your relative?" Gu Zheng asked again.
"Indeed. Fellow Daoist Bai, you seem to be an expert in medicine?" Lin Haibo asked.
"I'm very good at curing diseases. I'm especially good at treating all kinds of difficult diseases! I wonder if Fellow Daoist Lin can let me see the patient. Perhaps I can cure the patient without using the ginseng? "
Gu Zheng only received a shake of Lin Haibo's head. "Fellow Daoist Bai, I'll tell you this. The pill formula was given by a Perfected Golden Immortal. Not only did it require the Northern Reed Ginseng, it also required the Crimson Drill Dragon Bone, the Flying Flower Vine, and the Misty Immortal Fruit. Now that you've heard part of the prescription, you should know how difficult it is to cure this disease. "
"It requires good medicine, but it doesn't have to be good medicine to cure it."
Gu Zheng paused and then said, "Fellow Daoist Lin, you won't lose anything by letting me see the patient. What if I can cure the patient?"
Seeing how certain Gu Zheng was, Lin Haibo seemed to waver a little. He frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "Okay, I'll ask the patient first. We have to listen to his opinion on this matter."
Gu Zheng and the others returned to the back garden. Lin Haibo went to ask the patient.
"Fellow Daoist Bai, are you sure?" Yang Jue asked.
"Not really. I haven't even seen the patient yet." Gu Zheng smiled.
"That's true."
Yang Jue nodded.
A moment later.
Lin Haibo returned. He told Gu Zheng that the patient was willing to see Gu Zheng. He had Huang Qi and Yang Jue wait in the garden for a while.
"Is the guest not at home?"
Seeing that Lin Haibo was about to bring him out of the Lin Mansion, Gu Zheng couldn't help but ask.
"Fellow Daoist Bai, to tell you the truth, the person who's sick is my ancestor. You know how important he is to a family. If he hadn't confirmed that he wanted to see you, this would have been a secret." Lin Haibo smiled bitterly.
"I see!" Gu Zheng nodded.
The Lin family also had a cultivation mountain in Luxia Town. After leaving the town, Lin Haibo took out a gourd immortal artifact and led the way. Gu Zheng followed behind. It didn't take long for them to reach the Lin family's mountain.
The mountains that were chosen by cultivators to build their Immortal's Cave abodes were all considered beautiful places. Even with the isolation of the Mountain Guarding Immortal Array, Gu Zheng, who was standing at the foot of the mountain, could still feel the abundance of Immortal Essence here.
After ascending the Lin Clan's mountain, it wasn't completely silent. It was quite lively, with many people coming and going. Many of them were women dressed in palace attire. As they walked and chatted, strings of bell-like laughter could be heard.
Seeing that Gu Zheng seemed to be in a daze as he stared at the women, Lin Haibo said, "The days of cultivation are depressing. Some ancestors brought their women up the mountain, and some cultivated the Dao of Dual Cultivation, so there are more women on the mountain."
Gu Zheng didn't say anything. He just nodded and smiled. He really had been a bit distracted.
"Fellow Daoist Bai, you're so young and yet you're already so strong. You must be a hardworking cultivator." Lin Haibo continued.
"You could say that!" Gu Zheng said.
"What were you thinking about?" The artifact spirit covered her mouth and laughed.
"I didn't think of anything. I just felt a little emotional." Gu Zheng said.
"Even if you don't say it, I know. Are you thinking of your peach blossom?" The artifact spirit blinked.
Gu Zheng rolled his eyes at the artifact spirit but didn't say anything.
Before he got the Gokusen Token, Gu Zheng also had someone he liked. But since he got the Gokusen Token, Gu Zheng understood that his path was different from ordinary people. Parting would make him sad. He didn't dare to imagine what it would be like if there was a day when someone he liked passed away before him.
"Ordinary flowers don't suit you. Even if you want to find someone, she has to be as talented as you."
There was a hint of disappointment in the Artifact Spirit's voice, which was met with Gu Zheng's silent eye roll.
Lin Haibo brought Gu Zheng to the largest cave abode on the mountain. In front of the cave abode, a sickly old man was already waiting.
"Fellow Daoist Bai, I didn't come out to meet you. I hope you don't blame me!" Lin Dongliang cupped his fists at Gu Zheng.
"Don't mention it!" Gu Zheng cupped his fists in return.
"This is not the place to talk. Please come in!"
After Lin Dongliang led Gu Zheng into the cave abode, he went straight to the point. "I heard from Haibo that Fellow Daoist Gu wanted the Immortal Ginseng of Northern Reed and is good at treating difficult diseases. So I asked Haibo to bring you here. Would you like to take a look at my condition now?"
"Alright, then please relax your body, Fellow Daoist Lin."
Gu Zheng probed Lin Dongliang's body with a strand of Divine Sense and immediately frowned.
There was an extremely cold aura within Lin Dongliang's body. Even though he had yet to see the ball of immortal power in Lin Dongliang's dantian, Gu Zheng was already certain that this extremely cold aura was being suppressed by Lin Dongliang's cultivation. Otherwise, it would be even colder.
"This is not an ordinary disease. An ordinary disease wouldn't be like this."
The Artifact Spirit's Divine Sense was attached to Gu Zheng's Divine Sense and also probed Lin Dongliang's body.
"Of course it's not an ordinary disease. Ordinary diseases would have been cured long ago. After all, there are countless capable people in the Untainted Land," Gu Zheng said.
As he probed Lin Dongliang's body, Gu Zheng's frown deepened. He thought that since Lin Dongliang's body had an abnormal cold aura, there should be a source of coldness in his body. However, as he probed deeper, Gu Zheng found that there was no source of coldness in Lin Dongliang's body. If there was a source of coldness, then his entire body was the source of coldness! To put it simply, due to some unknown reason, his body constitution had changed!
Gu Zheng's Divine Sense left Lin Dongliang's body. Lin Dongliang immediately asked, "Fellow Daoist Bai, are you confident that you can cure me?"
"This is a tricky matter!"
Gu Zheng's frown did not ease, and Lin Dongliang's face was immediately filled with disappointment.
"Actually, I shouldn't have any hope. After all, I've seen so many people." Lin Dongliang smiled bitterly.
"Fellow Daoist Lin, don't be depressed. Although it's tricky, there are some things that I need to understand before I can give a final conclusion."
Gu Zheng paused and then asked, "Fellow Daoist Lin, is this cold aura dead or alive?"
The so-called dead or alive aura of the cold aura was because it gave Gu Zheng a very strange feeling. Gu Zheng felt that it was alive, but he could not find the basis for it to be alive. For example, although Divine Sense was an intangible thing, it was born of a human, so it could be considered alive.
Gu Zheng did not find the basis for the cold aura to be alive, but Lin Dongliang's cold aura was in Lin Dongliang's body. Perhaps he could feel something else.
Lin Dongliang's eyes lit up and he hurriedly nodded. "That's right, it's alive. I can feel that it's alive!"
Lin Dongliang was very excited. Many people had seen his illness, and among them, only Gu Zheng and Daluo Jinxian had asked such a question. At least this showed that Gu Zheng was really extraordinary.
"Fellow Daoist Lin, when did you get this illness, and how did you get it?" Gu Zheng asked again.
Gu Zheng's questions made Lin Dongliang's vision seem a little misty, as if he was looking at a very distant place. Then he began to explain the cause of his illness.
According to Lin Dongliang, one hundred and fifty years ago, they had dug out a 'nest' in the black gold mine. The so-called 'nest' was a huge gathering point formed by the mineral vein. The quality of the minerals in it was very high. It could be said that it was almost a condensation of metal. There were no rocks or debris.
Under normal circumstances, digging a 'nest' in a mine was a joyous occasion. After all, it represented high quality and high production. However, digging a 'nest' in a black gold mine 150 years ago was the beginning of a nightmare for Lin Dongliang.
According to the rules of Luxia Town, digging a 'nest' required the head of the family to set off firecrackers to celebrate, and participate in the first mining of the 'nest'.
Although 150 years ago, Lin Dongliang was already a late Jin Xian Immortal Cultivator, he still followed the ancient rules and participated in the first mining of the 'nest'.
With the participation of Lin Dongliang, a late Jin Xian Immortal Cultivator, the mining of the 'nest' progressed very quickly. Large amounts of high purity black gold were sent out of the mine.
Everyone else was very happy, but Lin Dongliang was full of doubts. This was because he had already sensed that this' nest ', which was the size of a large house, was actually hollow. This was something that did not make sense.
The hollow 'nest' was opened, and in an instant, an extremely strong cold current swept through the entire mine. At that time, there were a total of 563 miners and Immortal Cultivators in the mine. Except for Lin Dongliang himself, the rest were all frozen into ice cubes.
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