"Of course it's true, my word counts for sothing," Big Man said sternly.
"Okay, then let tell you, this flower is called the Night Sleeping Flower, right?"
As Ling Zhenfei ntioned this, Big Man seed as if struck by lightning and froze, "How is that possible? Since you know the na of the flower, what are its effects? Knowing the na is only half right."
"The effect of this flower is to aid in sleep. If you grind the flower into a powder and burn it with fire, it will produce a white smoke. Slling this smoke will make one sleep very peacefully."
Ling Zhenfei looked at Big Man and said, "What do you think, do I need to explain it more clearly?"
Big Man shook his head and said, "No need, this flower is yours now."
As he spoke, he picked up the Night Sleeping Flower and handed it to Ling Zhenfei, who did not hesitate to accept it and said, "Thank you so much. How could you find such a peculiar flower? As far as I know, the Night Sleeping Flower had long been extinct."
"Who says they're extinct? Don't talk nonsense. This Night Sleeping Flower only grows very deep in the mountains, inside the prival forest, and it is said to be extinct because no one recognizes it. If it were extinct, where would this one co from?"
Ling Zhenfei laughed, "Yes, you are right. Following your logic, doesn't that an that many herbs haven't really gone extinct?"
"Of course," Big Man said confidently.
"So, can you still get more of these nearly extinct herbs?" Ling Zhenfei's heart was sowhat excited, looking at Big Man, so confident that he might really be able to find those nearly extinct herbs.
"I can't say for certain, not everything exists in my mountain," he replied.
This Big Man said he lived in the mountains, and the only possible mountain nearby that could conceal such herbs was Xianling Mountain, which connects to the Xi Shan of Xishan Manor.
Xianling Mountain stretches for tens of thousands of kiloters, with countless high and rugged mountains, and it was uncertain whether it really contained nearly extinct herbs.
"Can you find Rejuvenation Grass?"
Ling Zhenfei asked about the herb he most wanted to obtain, a herb intended for treating Hua Nong's illness, so he was very eager to acquire it.
Unexpectedly, Big Man was even more astonished upon hearing this, "You even know about Rejuvenation Grass, lad? You sure know a lot. What else do you know?"
"What I know isn't important, can you get Rejuvenation Grass?" Ling Zhenfei looked hopefully at Big Man.
Big Man nodded and said, "Yes, I indeed saw Rejuvenation Grass inside Xianling Mountain twenty years ago."
"You really saw Rejuvenation Grass?" Ling Zhenfei was overjoyed, the herb he thought had been extinct had been seen twenty years ago, which was very good news.
"Do you know where you can still get it?"
Big Man paused, seemingly lost in mories, "That was twenty years ago when my senior brother and I went up the mountain to gather herbs. We saw it in the deepest parts of Xianling Mountain, where human footprints are rare and wild beasts are common. That Rejuvenation Grass grew on a cliff."
"However, the location of that Rejuvenation Grass is incredibly steep—too steep for ordinary people to climb, but at that ti, my body was in very good shape, so I could climb up there. But on that cliff, there was a nest of giant pythons and a nest of eagles."
"These two spirit beasts guarded the Rejuvenation Grass. After many attempts, my senior and I finally managed to take the Rejuvenation Grass, but we also got injured by the attacks of those two beasts," he said.
Hearing this, Ling Zhenfei's heart was filled with excitent. "If that place had Rejuvenation Grass twenty years ago, could there still be Rejuvenation Grass there now?"
The Big Man shook his head, "I do not know about that. We had injured the two beasts at that ti, and my senior told we had angered them. If we approached again, we would definitely face a very strong attack."
"My martial skills are too weak. I am no match for those two beasts, so I followed my senior's advice and have not gone deep into Xianling Mountain again, let alone to that cliff."
Ling Zhenfei was pleased inside, thinking it was even better that no one had gone there—there was a very small chance that soone would have taken the Rejuvenation Grass.
"Could you go to that place once more? I am willing to pay a high price to buy the Rejuvenation Grass."
But the Big Man shook his head upon hearing this, "Although money is a good thing, it isn't omnipotent. I'm really afraid of losing my life. You don't understand how formidable those beasts are. Although many years have passed, I still rember it vividly."
The Big Man waited for Ling Zhenfei to say, "So, no matter how much money you offer, I won't go there again."
Ling Zhenfei knew this man was frightened by the beasts in Xianling Mountain, but he desperately needed the Rejuvenation Grass, so he had to persuade this man to go, no matter what it took.
"You are here selling herbal dicine, so I suppose you must need money. I can give you money; don't you want to take a risk just once for the chance of wealth amidst danger?"
Ling Zhenfei noticed that the Big Man's clothes were not very fine, and the fatigue on his face suggested he was troubled, likely not sleeping enough. If soone was so burdened with worries, they must be facing so difficulties.
"That's right, I do need money now, but I am not willing to risk going to that place. No, it's not just a risk, it's a death sentence, which is why I refuse to go."
The Big Man's words were very firm, and Ling Zhenfei was very anxious. He thought for a mont and said, "What if I go with you? You would just lead the way, and I would handle any beasts. How about it? I'll pay you to be the guide."
The Big Man paused, visibly stunned, but still said, "I'm sorry, I really don't want to go back there. No, thank you."
"One million. How about I give you one million, guide?"
A glint sparkled in the Big Man's eyes. Seeing this, Ling Zhenfei knew it would no longer be a problem. The Big Man really needed the money, and one million had clearly struck a chord within him.
The Big Man hesitated, "You're saying you'd give one million just for leading the way? Is it really true?"
Ling Zhenfei smiled, "Of course, it's true. I'll give you three hundred thousand before we leave, and the remaining seven hundred thousand once we get there. How does that sound?"
The Big Man imdiately stood up, "Okay, that's settled then. When do we leave?"
Although Ling Zhenfei also wanted to depart imdiately, considering his injuries and that his Northern Spiritual Energy had not fully recovered, he knew this was not a good ti to enter the mountains.
"Let's not rush; we need to prepare a bit first. We are going to dig up herbs, not to die needlessly. By the way, was your senior from twenty years ago a cultivator?"
The Big Man was filled with shock, "You even know about cultivators. You know quite a lot. Yes, my senior was a very powerful cultivator. Back then, his Spiritual Power had reached the Peak of Zhiyiention Knowing."
After hearing this, Ling Zhenfei was shocked. The Peak of Zhiyiention Knowing and yet he got injured; just how formidable are those two spirit beasts?
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