Chapter 2345: 2342: Experiment Successful
Chapter 2345: Chapter 2342: Experiment Successful
The Medicine King Mansion sits on Kunlun Mountain, cold all around, warm inside the mountain, yet inside the Mansion all kinds of medicinal herbs can be planted with no distinction of seasons.
Back then Lin Tian had found it strange; looking at it now, it’s clearly all thanks to advanced planting techniques. But thinking about how ordinary people can grow off-season vegetables, the Medicine King Mansion growing off-season herbs is perfectly reasonable.
“What a pity. Even though the Medicine Garden is nourished by the Sea Eye, it’s still a bit inferior to the Medicine King Mansion’s fields. For tens of thousands of years, Kunlun has never suffered any pollution; its energy is the purest.” Yan Lingling let out a faint sigh. For such a little loli, her words sounded quite weighty.
At the same time the little loli also felt slightly guilty. Xiao Manxuan said softly, “Ling’er, you’ve done your best. In the secular world, this Medicine Garden is already one of a kind.”
Lin Tian didn’t speak. He stared at the Sea Eye, some idea turning in his mind. Xiao Manxuan felt odd, thinking, isn’t this guy the best at comforting people? Why’s he suddenly gone quiet?
“I have an idea. Don’t know if it’ll work.” Lin Tian suddenly said.
“What idea?” the two beauties asked in unison.
“The Shennong Ding contains a mysterious energy. I’m wondering if we can use water refined by it to irrigate the herb plants?” Lin Tian said, not too sure. He’d gotten the idea because last time that dead twig had secretly absorbed the Shennong Ding’s energy.
Even a dead twig knows to use the Shennong Ding to revive—if these herbs absorb the Ding’s energy, will they evolve? Have stronger medicinal effects?
After listening, Xiao Manxuan was still a bit confused, but Yan Lingling’s eyes lit up: “How did I not think of that? This method is something only you can pull off; even the Medicine King Mansion can’t, because you’re the master of the Shennong Ding.”
Once he said it, he did it. Lin Tian was a man of action. He immediately summoned the Shennong Ding, then fetched some Sea Eye Spring Water, filled over half the cauldron, and began refining.
Just heating the spring water needed no complicated operation. Lin Tian simply used “low flame slow simmer,” slowly heating the water until half of it had evaporated before stopping.
“Lin Tian, we don’t know yet if this water can irrigate the Medicine Garden, but it’ll definitely make great tea.” Xiao Manxuan joked.
“Of course. This is the only place in the world that has it, no branch stores anywhere.” Lin Tian said smugly.
After he lifted the cauldron lid, the water in the Shennong Ding cooled very quickly, dropping to room temperature in just over ten minutes. To be safe, Lin Tian chose only a small plot of medicine field for testing. He took some of the spring water out and poured it over a few Purple Orchid plants.
He picked Purple Orchid for the experiment because it’s grown by cuttings, so it reacts fastest, whereas with seed-type plants you’d have to wait several days, even more than ten, until the seeds sprout to know if it worked.
“Today’s work ends here. We’ll come back in a couple of days and check. If this method is effective, we can scale it up across the entire Medicine Garden.” Lin Tian announced, wrapping up the Medicine Garden’s construction; from here on the work would be herb cultivation.
Little Snow headed back to her own nest, and the three of them—as usual—returned to school.
Before going to bed that night, Lin Tian noticed the flowers on the balcony were a bit wilted. The blooming period was over and the petals were about to wither. A thought flashed through his mind, and Lin Tian poured some of the remaining spring water into the flowerpots.
Early Monday morning, Lin Tian got up and went to the balcony to cultivate. His eyes couldn’t help but light up: the flowers that had been on their last legs yesterday were now blooming brilliantly, while the flowers that hadn’t been watered with spring water had already dropped a few petals.
“Master, your guess was correct. The Shennong Ding really does contain a mysterious energy.” The Sword Spirit said, a bit excited. “But it’s strange—why can’t this king sense that energy at all?”
“Your rank’s too low.” Lin Tian pointed out bluntly. Anyway, this guy wasn’t afraid of being hit with harsh truths.
“Hehe, this king is following you now. Sooner or later I’ll advance to the Shennong Ding’s level, maybe even surpass it.” The Sword Spirit truly had a big heart. Far from being discouraged, he was full of confidence.
Lin Tian shook his head and ignored it. Instead, he turned toward the next-door balcony and shouted, “Xuanxuan, Ling’er, get out here—major discovery.”
Hearing Lin Tian shouting, the two beauties rushed out like the wind, then saw Lin Tian pointing at the flowers on his balcony.
The two balconies weren’t far apart. They had long since noticed the flowers Lin Tian was growing, and that their blooming period was almost over. Yet now they saw the flowers revived, brimming with life and blooming toward the sun.
“You used the spring water?” Xiao Manxuan and Yan Lingling spoke at the same time, both thinking of yesterday’s experiment.
Lin Tian nodded and admitted, “That’s right. Looks like the Shennong Ding really holds a peculiar energy. Even just a tiny bit of it lets plants grow better. Which means it’ll work on medicinal herbs too.”
“If we didn’t have class, I’d want to go to the Medicine Garden right now.” Xiao Manxuan was very eager. Though it had been proven effective, she still felt uneasy until she could see it with her own eyes.
“How about I go take a look?” Yan Lingling suggested.
Lin Tian immediately opposed the idea: “Forget it. You can’t drive. If you run there, your speed will be way too shocking, and besides, you’re not familiar with the area, I’m afraid you’ll get lost. Let’s just go together this afternoon.”
Though Yan Lingling was a master, she was still a fourteen-year-old little girl. Lin Tian really didn’t feel at ease letting her run around alone. The little loli was too pure, and the world too complicated.
Xiao Manxuan fully agreed with Lin Tian’s arrangement, because in her eyes Yan Lingling was just a simple little girl.
The three of them were patient people; half a day was bearable. In the afternoon after school, Lin Tian walked out of the classroom, about to go find Xiao Manxuan and Yan Lingling to meet up.
But just as he stepped off the stairs, someone blocked his path. The presence of this person drew almost every classmate’s gaze; just standing there, she became the center of attention.
Yet she herself seemed not to notice, her aura calm and deep as an abyss.
“Senior Sister Xiuluo, what are you doing here?” Lin Tian raised an eyebrow slightly, feeling puzzled.
The one blocking him was Wu Xiuluo, Jinghua University’s First school beauty. Although she’d now been surpassed by Xiao Manxuan, her charm was still there.
“It’s not convenient to talk here. Come with me.” Wu Xiuluo said softly, then turned and walked out. This drew even more curious looks from the others, as if everyone were wondering what exactly the relationship was between Wu Xiuluo and Lin Tian.
Lin Tian could only bite the bullet and follow. It wasn’t that he cared about what his classmates behind him were gossiping about; he was just afraid that Ning Wenbin would get the wrong idea. After all, Wu Xiuluo was the Goddess in Ning Wenbin’s heart, even if it was only one-sided.
But Wu Xiuluo showed no intention of stopping. When they reached a quiet area with no people around, she spoke while walking: “The Ghost Messengers of the Netherworld have appeared again.”
“What?” Lin Tian’s brows furrowed. The news was a bit sudden. Ever since he’d warned the Ghost Messengers last time, the school had been quiet for a while. He hadn’t expected they’d dare come back.
“Not at the school—over at the affiliated hospital.” Wu Xiuluo said.
“The affiliated hospital?” Lin Tian thought of Ksitigarbha showing himself, and said in a low voice, “Looks like they still haven’t given up. Has the Netherworld war already gotten so serious that Ksitigarbha needs to step in?”
Wu Xiuluo shook her head. “I don’t know either. Gai Huatian went to the Netherworld and still hasn’t sent any word back.”