"This Purple Crystal can even absorb the energy from herbs? Yes! Isn't the 'herbal essence' contained in herbs a form of energy? "
"When a warrior eats herbs, his body's strength will increase. This is because his body has absorbed the herbal essence and refined the energy within the herbs."
Yi Yun was suddenly enlightened. He had done many experiments over the past few days. He had prepared flames, hot water, coarse cloth that could be electrified by friction, and other things that Yi Yun thought were "filled with energy". However, the Purple Crystal could not absorb any of this "energy".
The energy that the Purple Crystal could absorb could be summed up as starlight, desolate bones, herbal essence, and Lian Chengyu's Yuan Qi.
On careful thought, besides the ethereal starlight, the rest of the energy was related to the cultivation of warriors in this world!
Even starlight could be related to cultivation. There might be cultivation techniques in this world that absorbed starlight.
As for desolate bones and herbs, there was no need to mention them. They could improve a warrior's body and cleanse his marrow.
It seemed that only the energy of martial arts could be absorbed by the Purple Crystal.
But the Purple Crystal had absorbed the herbal essence from the Dan Guo, so was the Dan Guo still useful?
It was probably crippled!
Although the Dan Guo looked fine, it could only be considered a decent-looking herb dregs. It might even be worse than a normal herb dregs.
Yi Yun knew that the Dan Guo could not be eaten directly. It had to be refined through a special method.
And this refining method was only known by the upper echelons of the tribe.
Not only the Dan Guo, the other herbs in the Lian Clan Herb Mountain were similar. If a normal person ate it, it would be a poison that would penetrate their intestines. Not only would there be no benefits, they would not be able to digest the herbal essence, and would even bleed to death!
If not for this, the Lian tribal clan would not have let these poor people pick herbs in the mountains. If they were to eat the herbs while picking, who would know?
But now, after the Purple Crystal absorbed the herbal essence from the Dan Guo and fed it to Yi Yun's body, Yi Yun did not feel any toxic side effects.
This was the magic of the Purple Crystal.
It could change the violent energy into a gentle energy that was suitable for a normal person to absorb. This allowed Yi Yun to freely absorb the herbs on the mountain without anyone knowing!
It could be said that no one knew!
Upon realizing this, Yi Yun could not help but laugh.
"Yun 'er, what are you laughing at?" Jiang Xiaorou shouted from below. She was worried about Yi Yun, afraid that Yi Yun would accidentally fall. It was obvious what would happen to him if he were to fall from such a high height.
"Sis Xiaorou, take a look at this."
Yi Yun plucked the fruit that had lost all its medicinal essence and threw it down.
"Dan Guo? What a big one! "
Jiang Xiaorou's heart was filled with joy, but then she felt a little sad. A twenty year old Dan Guo was indeed a good medicine, but her brother did not have the right to enjoy it. This medicine still had to be sent to the tribe, and after a few elders in the tribe carefully refined it, it would be used to wash Lian Chengyu's body.
With a depressed mood, Jiang Xiaorou put the Dan Fruit into the medicine basket.
Their task was to gather eight taels of herbs each, which was calculated according to the lowest grade of herbs. For herbs like the twenty-year-old Dan Guo, more would be added when calculating the weight. If they were as lucky as they were today, they would at least be able to keep their food.
Thinking about it, it was really sad. He and his younger brother risked their lives to gather medicinal herbs. Even if they had heaven-defying luck and gathered many precious medicinal herbs, it was all for someone else.
"Yun-er, that's enough. Don't climb any higher."
Jiang Xiaorou saw that Yi Yun had already climbed more than ten meters high. She shouted with a heartache. No matter how hard he tried, the herbs he picked would still belong to someone else, so what was the point?
But Yi Yun pretended not to hear her. He saw a glow rising from a crooked pine tree not far away. There was a herb there!
Yi Yun climbed over quickly. With one hand holding onto the pine tree's trunk, he carefully plucked a small umbrella-shaped herb from the pine tree's roots with the other hand.
"Black Fungus. It's a herb with a higher value than the Dan Guo."
Yi Yun was overjoyed. He did not hesitate to absorb the energy from the Black Fungus. Immediately, that feeling of contentment came over him. Yi Yun could clearly feel the energy from the Black Fungus entering his heart and flowing through his blood to every part of his body, nourishing his flesh and blood. This feeling made Yi Yun feel extremely comfortable.
After all, Yi Yun had been in a state of hunger for the past few days.
Especially after his Marrow Cleansing, Yi Yun was so hungry that his eyes were glowing green. Now, Yi Yun did not have the strength to go hunting alone, but his body was rapidly growing, so he was in urgent need of energy.
Eating large amounts of food could provide him with energy, but how could normal food compare to herbs? This Dan Guo and Black Fungus were like charcoal in the snow to Yi Yun!
Yi Yun felt that after the Purple Crystal absorbed the Black Fungus, the herbal essence of the Black Fungus entered his body. Not only did he feel full of energy, his vision had also improved. Previously, he could only vaguely see an ant ten meters away, but now he could clearly see the ant's head, chest, abdomen and six thin legs.
The Black Fungus could improve one's eyesight. Although Yi Yun was not well-versed in pharmacology, he knew that such a low-grade herb's effects might not be that obvious. The old men in the tribe had to use large amounts of herbs to brew the medicine to barely have an effect.
But by using the Purple Crystal to absorb the herbs, the effects were immediate and very obvious.
This Purple Crystal could probably double the effects of the herbs!
Yi Yun threw the "high-grade herb dregs" Black Fungus to Jiang Xiaorou.
"Black Fungus! Yun-er, why are you so lucky! "
Jiang Xiaorou felt incredulous. A herb of this grade was usually harvested once a day, but Yi Yun had picked two herbs of this grade today. His luck was off the charts!
Yi Yun smiled and did not answer. With the Purple Crystal, as long as he was near the herb, there would be light dots rising up, guiding him like a lighthouse. How could he not pick good herbs!?
At this moment, Yi Yun had already climbed more than ten meters high. But because he had consumed two herbs, he had perfectly absorbed the medicinal essence. Yi Yun felt full of energy and it was easy for him to climb another ten meters.
But Yi Yun did not want to be too shocking, so he climbed down.
He changed locations and continued picking herbs!
Yi Yun's basic strategy was to absorb, pick and eat them all. He swept away all the herbs he saw.
He realized that the Lian Clan Herb Mountain was a treasure land for him.
He had been starving for the past few days, worrying about the lack of energy for cultivation. But the Lian Clan Herb Mountain had solved this problem.
Yi Yun climbed up a cliff. This cliff was very high, so few people could come up here. From Jiang Xiaorou's angle, she could not see what Yi Yun was doing up there.
"Yun-er, be careful!"
Jiang Xiaorou's voice came from the bottom of the cliff. Due to the strong mountain winds, it was a bit blurry.
"Sis Xiaorou, don't worry. I know what I'm doing."
Yi Yun was like a strong mountain antelope jumping on the jagged rocks. A cliff that was about three to four meters high could be leaped up by Yi Yun with two leaps from the cliff.
At this moment, he saw a light blob the size of a baby's fist fly out from a crack in a boulder.
This light blob was ten times brighter than any of the light blobs Yi Yun had seen before!
"Oh? This is! "
Yi Yun was surprised. To be able to emit such a bright light, the herb in front of him must be extremely precious.
Yi Yun pushed the boulder away and indeed, he found a crooked Purple Jade Ginseng under the boulder. This Purple Jade Ginseng's position was well hidden, and it was on a cliff that was difficult for normal people to climb. Hence, it had not been discovered after so many years.
This was good for Yi Yun.
Yi Yun did not stand on ceremony and used the Purple Crystal to absorb the Purple Jade Ginseng.
Suddenly, the Purple Crystal was filled with a hazy purple light. As the purple light gathered within Yi Yun's body, Yi Yun felt a surge of heat in his body. This heat flowed through Yi Yun's meridians and filled his limbs. It nourished Yi Yun's imprisoned organs and even slowly rose to his brain. It made Yi Yun's five senses sharper, and at the same time, he felt his head heat up and his body feel light.
This feeling was like being drunk. His body felt like it was floating in the clouds, but his body was burning hot. It made Yi Yun feel like he had infinite energy to vent!
Yi Yun felt an uncomfortable itch all over his body. He looked up and saw a boulder that looked like it weighed about 150 pounds. Yi Yun felt like there were thousands of ants crawling all over his body. He wished he could vent his frustrations.
He came in front of the boulder and lifted it up in one breath.
Once! Twice! Thrice!
Yi Yun lifted the boulder more than ten times. His body was covered in hot sweat, but it gave him a feeling of contentment.
He still did not feel satisfied, so he carried the boulder and did deep squat frog jumps. After jumping twenty times, his legs were numb. All his sweat had evaporated from the heat.
Great!
Yi Yun casually moved his body, and his joints began to crackle!
When warriors practiced martial arts, they would build their foundations by consuming desolate bones and using herbs to cleanse their bodies and strengthen their souls!
After that, they would practice hard day after day. Without resources or perseverance, they would not be able to practice martial arts.
Yi Yun did not touch the Purple Jade Ginseng. A herb of this grade would cause a commotion, especially since the Purple Jade Ginseng's essence had been absorbed by Yi Yun. He did not want to bring trouble upon himself by picking it.
Even if a normal person picked herbs for an entire day without rest, they might not be able to pick eight taels of herbs. But with the Purple Crystal's guidance, coupled with his sharp senses and keen eyes, Yi Yun could see herbs from tens of meters away clearly. Hence, in two hours, Yi Yun had picked the sixteen taels of herbs he and Jiang Xiaorou needed.
Of course, these herbs had all been absorbed by the Purple Crystal. Although they looked perfect, they had already turned into herbal dregs.
Yi Yun handed the herb basket to Jiang Xiaorou and instructed her not to hand in the herbs too early, to avoid attracting attention.
"Yun-er … How can you be so fast …" Jiang Xiaorou was confused. Her brother's herb picking speed was too fast.
"My luck is good. Sis Xiaorou, I'll go down the mountain first. Stay here and pretend. I'm leaving!"
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