I'm I a Legendary Medicinal Sage.
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When Zhu Yuan opened his eyes, the sun was shining brightly. Clouds filled the sky and various birds flew and chirped above him. Zhu Yuan sat up and looked.
"Its morning already?" Did I lose consciousness all through the night. He remembered his bizzare nights encounter down at the underground cave. His face grew even more confused.
"How did I exit the huge mysterious cave.?"
Zhu Yuan inspected his whereabouts and he was elated to find that he was a few kilometres away from the Holy Mountains. He was out of the f*******n zone.
What of the underground cave? And what of the bizzare azure vine he encountered? He remembered its boundless azure essence. At once he inspected his body, his spirit and his mind meticulously. He found nothing out of the ordinary, he was his normal self. At least as far as he could tell.
"Was it all a dream?"
Was it the effect of the Holy Mountains shrouding formations. Questions upon questions bombarded Zhu Yuan's mind.
"Grandfather Yuan! He must be worried sick.." Zhu Yuan's thoughts went to his old grandpa.
"I have to rush back home at once." Zhu Yuan quickly grabbed his old leather back pouch and rushed down in haste. A bitter smile spread across his face, as he wondered.
Why is this scene familiar.
"The Old Man will surely bite me to death this time."
"Ah s#*t.. the light concealing grass."
Zhu Yuan cursed as he slowed down. He needed to look for them and fast or his grandfather would surely kick him out to the streets in rage.
Zhu Yuan hastily scanned around, bending and inspecting various herbs in search of the elusive light concealing grass. His eyes briefly hovered over a bunch of tall herbs with purple flowers.
His mind immediately brought forth a short precise description :
* "Purple Essence Hibiscus. Occurence - rare. Use - Used to make purple essence tea that soothes stomach aches and bloating."*
This is not it. Zhu Yuan muttered foraging deeper into the wild growing shrubs.He located another bunch of herbs, short green and flowerless. His mind mind once more brought out a description.
* "Short Green Avarie Herb. Occurrence - Common. Use - Mixed together with light sky daffodils to make green fire avarie paste. To treat all manner of burns and inflammations." *
Its not this either. Zhu Yuan was starting to get pangs of frustrations . The next herb that came to view were tall, willowy and had large white flowers. His mind once more shot forth another precise burst of information.
*" Tall White Reneri Stalks. Occurrence - extremely rare. Use - Dried, grounded with third ounce of mature white tigers fur to treat for hair loss."*
Zhu Yuan quickly moved on further before he came to a complete halt.
"Huh... Wait .. Wait a Moment."
He went back to the tall willowy herbs and his mind shot forth the same burst of information, word for word. But Zhu Yuan was a hundred percent sure he had not learned nor ever seen the white reneri stalk before in his life!
Excitement quickly welled up Zhu Yuan as he went round and round focusing on any and all the herbs and plants he came across. The result was astonishingly the same. His mind quickly shot forth the name, description, occurrence and usage of each and every place t he concentrated on with unnerving accuracy!
*"Normal grass. Occurrence- too common. Use - food for various herbivorous organisms."*
*" Great Oak Trees. Occurrence - Common. Use - leafy foliage food for various organisms. Dried trunk, branches provide source of fire for various uses."*
"????"
Zhu Yuan was elated and over the moon at his new development and change inside him.
He concentrated on a piece of rock , but his mind drew a blank.
"Hmmm This only seems to work on plants." Was this the result of the mysterious azure vine that he had encountered. If this was true then this was simply too wonderful!
As his eyes hovered left Zhu Yuan spotted a familiar tall thin group of herbs far off in the distance. He smiled and approached the light concealing grass with confident steps.
*" Light Concealing Grass. Occurrence - Common. Use. Mixed with third portion purple jasmine , fifth portion yellow essence flower, fourteen ounces clear star grass & ten ounces blue chalk stone. To produce top beauty enhancing pills & portions. "*
" Commonly found my foot! It should be listed as extremely rarely seen " Zhu Yuan lamented thinking of the trouble the light concealing grass had caused him.
"Haha I did not know that I , Zhu Yuan turned out to be a hidden genius an unparalleled medicinal sage."
"Hmm wait... ten ounces of blue chalk stone." This was a new piece of information not on Old Man Yuan's beloved books.
Zhu Yuan thought of a possibility and inquired internally as if talking to himself.
"What is the potency of the beauty enhancing pill if ten ounces of blue chalk stone is removed."
His mind quickly short forth an answer..
** removal of ten ounces blue chalk stone, potency reduced by 60%."**
"Haha This .. This is simply too wonderful. "
"How are other master medical saints and master pellet refiners supposed to live in the presence of I the great genius Zhu Yuan."
The young lad from Red Eagle Town wondered with an extremely satisfied smile as he sauntered off down the mountain path towards the Healing Essence Shop.
Zhu Yuan found Old Man Yuan hunched over on his beloved pellet refining kiln.
"Zhu Yuan you're back! Good did you find the light concealing grass."
"Quickly place it here , we are very much behind schedule." Old Man Yuan boomed without even looking up.
Zhu Yuan frowned.
"Would it kill you to show a little concern for your only grandson. I almost died last night you old swine"
"Huh what are you muttering and standing there for."
"Oh I'm sorry I didn't make it back in time. I met quite the predicament." Zhu Yuan decided to take advantage of Old Man Yuan's seemingly good mood.
"What do you mean. You've only been gone for a few hours." Old Man Yuan waved down Zhu Yuan's apology.
"What sort of predicament. What detestable thing did that rogue Cui Jiang teach you this time." Over the years Old Man Yuan had come to develop a healthy dislike towards Zhu Yuan's childhood friend.
Zhu Yuan. "??????"
"Grandpa , what day is it.?"
Old Man Yuan now turned and faced his grandson with a perplexed look.
"What is up with you. What did that weasel Cui Jiang give you?"
"If you've started eating those stinky hallucinative mushrooms I'll kick you out into the streets."
"Haha of course not. I'm just messing around." Zhu Yuan forced a smile as his mind was thrown in turmoil for the umpteenth time that day.
What in the heavens was going on! Did my encounter with the mysterious underground cave never happen? Was I in a dream world?
The mysterious azure vine. Just what kind of entity was it. how many mysteries did it hold?
After a long period of reflection, a helpless Zhu Yuan shrugged off the countless questions off his mind.
If its a blessing its a blessing, if its a calamity it cannot be avoided. Meanwhile he would reap his sudden benefits with interest!
"Hey Old Man, I suddenly gained a few insights on refining this Pink Princess Pellet."
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