Chapter 4257 — The Infant Ginseng Appears
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
An hour later, a gust of medicinal fragrance suddenly struck their faces. Breathed in closely, it refreshed them from head to toe, and even the true qi within their bodies stirred and quickened of its own accord.
The group exchanged glances, astonished and amazed. At their level of the Golden Core stage, an ordinary heavenly treasure, even if swallowed, could hardly produce much effect—yet now a mere trace of its scent had wrought such wonders. What heights, then, must this heavenly treasure's grade reach?
When Wei Zhao caught that medicinal fragrance, he was slightly taken aback, always feeling it seemed somewhat familiar. He sniffed carefully a few more times, and only then did he finally recall: this was the scent of the infant ginseng!
When he had refined the Gestation-Forming Golden Core for Di Xingdao, the principal ingredient had been the infant ginseng, so its scent was naturally no stranger to him. In fact, the finished Gestation-Forming Golden Core smelled much the same.
"If I am not mistaken, this is the fragrance of the infant ginseng!" Chu Bubai was briefly stunned, then suddenly cast off his former refined gentility and cried out in wild excitement, "It is done—we are nearly there!"
"Truly... truly?!" The group had been astonished and doubtful; at these words they were so excited they nearly leaped for joy, yet still could scarcely believe it, as though in a dream. "We have really found the infant ginseng?"
"Indeed—this is certainly the fragrance of the infant ginseng! Though I have never seen one with my own eyes, Master Zhang Lifeng's Compendium of Strange Herbs of Cloud Terrace Island records it specifically: the infant ginseng grows in places thick with ghostly qi, yet bears a fragrance beyond the mortal world, so fresh and pleasant it clears the mind and rouses the spirit," Chu Bubai declared with certainty.
Citing Master Zhang Lifeng gave them reason and evidence in perfect correspondence; the group harbored not the slightest doubt, and all breathed a sigh of relief, cheering joyfully, "We have finally arrived! Wonderful!"
Following Chu Bubai into the core depths of the Lu Feng Forest, the group had braved enormous risk; one careless step and they would have left their lives here.
But now, with the infant ginseng almost within reach and even its medicinal fragrance so distinct, all their former worries had become drifting clouds!
Only one task remained: follow the fragrance to the infant ginseng, then carry it out of the Lu Feng Forest—and from then on, soaring to wealth and glory would be a trifling matter.
Those with slightly loftier ambitions could find some way to have this infant ginseng refined into a Gestation-Forming Golden Core, making ready for the day they would condense their own nascent soul; and if they truly could not wait, they could also trade the infant ginseng away.
Even a tiny fragment of infant ginseng would be more than enough to exchange for a Golden Core—for experts of their Golden Core stage, this was the elixir of their dreams. With a little preparation, swallowing it would raise them a whole grade at once; these were solid, tangible benefits indeed. (To be continued.)