Chapter 68

Initially, in Hu Donghan's plan, once the Lu Jiecao (a type of herb) was harvested in abundance, with over seven hundred plants, it would definitely be enough for the entire Earth Fire Hall to use. Unexpectedly, at the last moment, an inexplicable and indescribable change occurred, and the number of Lu Jiecao plants was reduced to only ten!

One must understand that when Hu Donghan collected the Foundation Building Pills, he did so with great enthusiasm and promised to reserve some Lu Jiecao for them!

If there were over seven hundred plants, even if Hu Donghan withheld one or two, no one would probably care. But now, there were only ten...

"This is... really a headache!" Hu Donghan scratched his head in frustration, first instructing the medicinal spirit Gui to pick all the Lu Jiecao. Then, with a determined bite of his lip, he took one plant for himself from the ten, "No matter what, I can leave out the Lu Jiecao for others, but the one for Wang Ruolong must be kept!"

"Even if I hadn't promised him earlier, the favor of introducing me to the Earth Fire Hall is not something that one Lu Jiecao can repay! As for the others' Lu Jiecao... all of it will be handed over to the Earth Fire Hall to handle! The Earth Fire Hall said they would handle the Lu Jiecao, so they should also take on this trouble for me!"

With a plan in mind, Hu Donghan no longer felt the headache.

Not long after Hu Donghan put away the Lu Jiecao, Elder Bu Yun hurriedly descended from the sky and said with a smile to Hu Donghan, "Kid, I heard your Lu Jiecao has matured. I'm here to pick it up."

Hu Donghan handed a storage bag containing the Lu Jiecao to Elder Bu Yun and replied with a smile, "Elder Bu Yun, all the Lu Jiecao is inside."

Elder Bu Yun took the storage bag and scanned it with his divine sense, then said strangely, "Eh? Kid, why are there only nine plants? I saw ten just now!"

"..." Hu Donghan was speechless, with a few black lines on his forehead—indeed, there was another group of old perverts spying from above!

Thinking about being spied on again, Hu Donghan immediately lost his good mood and said unhappily, "Elder Bu Yun, can't I keep one for myself?"

"Hehehe..." Seeing Hu Donghan's anger, Elder Bu Yun was not bothered and continued to laugh, "You kid... forget it! Nine plants it is! Anyway, the spiritual herbs needed for refining the Sixth-Transformation Golden Pill are not that abundant. Just be more careful in the future when cultivating! In short, remember, as long as the Sixth-Transformation Golden Pill can only be refined with the Lu Jiecao you grow, you will get credit for it!"

Elder Bu Yun paused, then casually tossed a jade token to Hu Donghan and said, "Kid, to be honest, the old ancestor and we have already seen what happened here..."

Indeed!

Hu Donghan inwardly cursed, "Peeping Tom," and then said, "Then I thank the seniors for their attention."

"Do you still seem to have some resentment?" Elder Bu Yun's expression was a mix of amusement and exasperation, "Do you know how many disciples in the sect want us to pay attention to them? We don't even bother! You little guy really..."

Elder Bu Yun shook his head and continued, "When the Lu Jiecao matured, you must have seen the unusual phenomena! The old ancestor said that continuing to grow Lu Jiecao on the Spirit Medicine Mountain would cause too much damage to the medicinal fields, which is not suitable. Fortunately, there is an old medicinal mountain on the main peak that was previously abandoned. Although it has been deserted for many years, it is still suitable for growing ordinary spiritual herbs!"

"In the future, you will go to the old medicinal mountain to specifically grow Lu Jiecao. The old ancestor has instructed that as long as you can deliver thirty Lu Jiecao plants every year, everything in the old medicinal mountain will belong to you."

"Oh..." Hu Donghan nodded and squinted his eyes—speaking of which, is this considered cutting off the bridge after crossing it?

In fact, Hu Donghan had misunderstood the old ancestor and Elder Bu Yun. Sending Hu Donghan to the old medicinal mountain was not cutting off the bridge after crossing it but rather a reward.

Since the old medicinal mountain was called "old," it was a medicinal mountain that the sect had abandoned.

However, since it was once a key medicinal mountain of the sect, even though it is now abandoned, it is still very suitable for growing spiritual herbs. Moreover, the old medicinal mountain, which belongs to the Earth Fire Hall, has not been managed for a long time, and there are still many wild spiritual herbs growing inside!

Furthermore, the area of the old medicinal mountain is not much smaller than the current sect's Spirit Medicine Mountain. As long as Hu Donghan recruits some miscellaneous disciples and plants some seeds on the mountain every month, he can have a substantial income. This old medicinal mountain has been coveted by many people inside and outside the Earth Fire Hall, but the old ancestor has always been reluctant to give it up.

This is also a sign of the old ancestor's care for Hu Donghan, giving him such a favor. Hu Donghan's alchemy talent is not great, and the old ancestor is now directly giving him the old medicinal mountain to manage. If this is not considered a reward, what else could be?

Moreover, the old ancestor's statement that "everything belongs to you" is essentially giving Hu Donghan the power to manage an independent peak!

Of course, from Hu Donghan's perspective, the old ancestor's decision is actually very beneficial to him. He always feels like he is being monitored all the time on the Spirit Medicine Mountain. Now, if he can move away from the Spirit Medicine Mountain, it will also help him escape some of the surveillance...

Hu Donghan hesitated for a moment and then agreed, nodding, "Alright! I agree! However, all personnel and matters within the old medicinal mountain must be decided by me!"

"Of course! The old ancestor said everything belongs to you, so it does!" Elder Bu Yun shook his head and looked at Hu Donghan teasingly, "You kid... do you think you are being exiled by the old ancestor? When you really get there and see the situation of the old medicinal mountain, you will understand!"

"Brat!"

After saying this, Elder Bu Yun laughed and scolded Hu Donghan one last time before flying away.

After Elder Bu Yun flew away, Hu Donghan frowned slightly and then said to Niu Er'gen, who had been standing behind him, "Er'gen, go pack your things. We are leaving now."

"Yes, Uncle." Niu Er'gen replied respectfully and hurriedly went to pack his things.

Over a month ago, when Hu Donghan casually rewarded Niu Er'gen with those Qi Nourishing Pills, Niu Er'gen became even more convinced of Hu Donghan!

Niu Er'gen was originally at the peak of the Fifth Level of Qi Cultivation, about to break through to the Sixth Level. The effect of the Qi Nourishing Pills, which are used by early-stage Qi Cultivators, was not very good for him. However, when he took the Qi Nourishing Pills given by Hu Donghan, he felt the barrier of the Fifth Level of Qi Cultivation gradually loosening.

Finally, not long ago, Niu Er'gen broke through to the Sixth Level of Qi Cultivation. It was then that he realized that Hu Donghan had given him a mid-grade Qi Nourishing Pill!