Incredible Sect Simulator
Chapter 36 Profound Dark Grass

Chapter 36: Chapter 36 Profound Dark Grass

Seeing She Qingqing taking advantage of her free time to study alchemy knowledge, Lu Yuanshan felt gratified.

Over the years, with only She Qingqing, a girl, taking care of the spirit fields alone, to say it’s not laborious would definitely be a lie.

He also wanted to send one or two more disciples to assist She Qingqing, to share her burden in tending to the medicinal garden.

Unfortunately, looking throughout the Cyan Mountain Sect, there was only She Qingqing who met the qualifications for managing the medicinal garden.

This is also the current helplessness of the Cyan Mountain Sect, a shortage of talent, and a scarcity of disciples.

Managing the medicinal garden is not something just anyone can casually do.

First, one must possess some pharmacological knowledge, be familiar with the growth habits of various spirit medicines in the garden, and understand when to water, prune branches, and remove disease and pests.

If one cannot achieve this, and mistakes occur during care, leading to extensive damage to the spirit medicines, it would be more than a loss.

The Cyan Mountain Sect does not wish to see such a result.

To have She Qingqing lead disciples into the basics by teaching the knowledge of tending spirit medicines, the sect is not too assured at present.

It’s not that they fear She Qingqing won’t teach well, but rather that they are afraid the disciples might be careless, affecting the normal operation of the medicinal garden.

If the medicinal garden were to halt for a year, unable to bring any income to the sect, or if too much damage was done to the spirit medicines, greatly reducing income, it would undoubtedly be an economic blow to the sect.

"Qingqing, I know about your desire to learn the art of alchemy and to become an alchemist. As long as the sect has the capability, we will do our utmost to train you into an alchemist, rest assured and focus on your studies."

Lu Yuanshan didn’t know much about the Alchemy Dao and wasn’t sure if learning it was difficult or not.

However, alchemists are considered a lucrative profession in the cultivation realm, also one of the most common in the Hundred Skills of Cultivation, and training talent in this area is very necessary for the sect.

"Thank you for the sect’s nurturing, I will work hard."

These days, She Qingqing has been in a good mood. For her, studying alchemy itself is something to be happy about.

Everything in the medicinal garden progressed smoothly, without any troubling or tricky issues.

The Moon Grass and Spiritual Peach Trees are growing well.

"Unfortunately, the sect isn’t what it used to be, and we don’t have a vast amount of resources to assist you in stepping onto the Alchemy Dao, nor can we assign an alchemist to personally guide your learning anytime."

"So now, you can only start by reading books and building a solid theoretical foundation, I hope you don’t mind this."

There was a sense of helplessness in Lu Yuanshan’s tone.

How his father planned to train She Qingqing in alchemy, he did not know. To speculate, does father intend to personally come out of seclusion and instruct her?

As far as he remembered, his father was a Tier Three Alchemist, such qualifications would certainly be sufficient to train She Qingqing.

However, father had never accepted disciples before, and even when it came to guiding their cultivation, he only occasionally offered pointers to the three siblings.

Would he really change his usual habits and take She Qingqing on as an alchemy apprentice?

Since when had father become so diligent?

Oh well.

When father makes a decision, he would always have a solution.

There’s no need for children to overthink.

Suppressing these thoughts from his mind, Lu Yuanshan stopped pondering this matter.

"Rest assured, Sect Leader, since the sect is willing to nurture disciples, as a disciple, I dare not express any dissatisfaction, and will dedicate myself entirely to learning alchemy, so as not to fail the sect’s great expectations."

"Very good, very good, it’s good that you have this awareness."

The two exchanged smiles.

In front of the gentle and humble Sect Leader Lu Yuanshan, She Qingqing did not feel restrained.

"Actually, you probably guessed why I came today."

"Expanding the medicinal garden?"

"Correct."

Lu Yuanshan took out several spirit medicine seeds, laying them out on the empty table in front of him.

"When we planted the Spiritual Peach Trees last time, I reminded you to be prepared for expanding the medicine fields. Now that the sect’s spirit field has been successfully expanded, the next step involves expanding the medicine fields."

"Stored here are seeds of Clear Heart Grass, Purple Cloud Reishi, and Profound Dark Grass, all recently purchased from Qinghe Market. They still retain their Spirit Charm and vitality, so in the coming days, work hard to plant them well."

"When we expand the land, I will personally assist you."

After the introduction, Lu Yuanshan and She Qingqing chatted for a while, familiarizing themselves with the soil environment of the medicinal garden, and then they chose the area for expansion.

"Sect Leader, Clear Heart Grass is a spirit medicine commonly grown by the sect, and it doesn’t have high soil requirements as long as there’s spiritual qi supply. So, why not sow these packets of Clear Heart Grass seeds in the original Clear Heart Grass plantation area?"

"Agreed."

"And this Purple Cloud Reishi can also be planted in the area where it was previously grown, we just need to expand that area a bit."

"But as for this Profound Dark Grass, it’s my first time planting it, I might not be familiar with it..."

"Profound Dark Grass is easy to plant."

Lu Yuanshan explained, "This Profound Dark Grass is a Tier One Middle-Grade Spirit Grass, a new variety of spirit medicine seed recently seen in Qinghe Market, reportedly from the Southern Wilderness, which matures once a year and is the main ingredient for refining the Tier One Elixir Nether Returning Pill."

"Although the Southern Wilderness is far and full of demon beasts and fierce birds, its climate is no different compared to Lushan County. The environment of the medicinal garden can accommodate the cultivation of Profound Dark Grass, you can rest easy in this regard."

Lu Yuanshan elaborately explained the planting of Profound Dark Grass.

"When planting this Profound Dark Grass, you can plant it in a place with slightly denser spiritual qi, I noticed the area by the Spiritual Peach Trees looks just right."

"Once the Profound Dark Grass is planted, you’ll need to perform the Spirit Gathering Rain Technique every five days for watering, ensuring the soil is nurtured and enriched, with ample spiritual qi."

"Repeat this for a month, and the Profound Dark Grass will start sprouting. At that point, you can reduce the watering, performing the Spirit Gathering Rain Technique once every ten days, allowing its sprouts to absorb enough water attribute spiritual qi, ensuring they flourish."

"Once the Profound Dark Grass grows healthily, the subsequent work becomes much easier—we just need to tend them every month for two or three days, dealing with pests and weeding."

"With this level of care, within half a year, the Profound Dark Grass will bloom. The flowers will emit a fragrance similar to Chrysanthemum, easily attracting bees."

Although termed a grass, Profound Dark Grass does flower, resembling Goldfish Grass, and it is a specialty spirit grass from the Southern Wilderness, only recently introduced to the major cultivation markets in Lushan County.

"Though its flowering tends to attract bees, this actually is a good thing. The bees, while gathering nectar, will also help pollinate the flowers, contributing to its growth."

"Thus, if it indeed draws in bees, you can completely allow them to gather nectar and pollinate."

Lu Yuanshan went through the entire planting process of Profound Dark Grass, including all the cautions.

Then he and She Qingqing started working together, wielding the Spiritual Hoe to begin work in the chosen expansion area.