Harvesting Herbs Had Records Too?

However, no matter what Qin the Bald said, Yi Yun did not change his mind.

Yi Yun said, "Thank you for your advice, Instructor Qin. I understand what you said."

There are heavens beyond heavens, and people beyond people. I can't even plant one of my own Primordial Arrow, but a genius boy from a reclusive Lineage can plant seven in one go.

The difference is obvious.

Qin the Bald's eyelids twitched slightly. "Can you tell me your reasoning?"

He felt that there might be a reason why Yi Yun insisted on his own ideas; otherwise, it would be too difficult to understand.

Yi Yun said, "There's no particular reason. Back when I was in Yunhuang, I made a living by gathering herbs every day. I started gathering herbs as soon as I could walk. Over the years, I've accumulated a lot of experience in herb gathering, and I'm quite talented at it, so I should be able to do it well."

Yi Yun casually offered a few words of explanation, which left those around him speechless, their gazes towards Yi Yun filled with strange curiosity.

In Yunhuang, do people make a living by gathering herbs?

The young talents present sometimes gathered herbs, but they always did so in search of rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. They didn't rely on gathering herbs to make a living.

None of them had expected that one of them was actually a former medicine apprentice, and even came from Yunhuang.

They certainly knew Yi Yun's strength; he was stronger than all of them!

This was even harder for them to accept... How could a medicine boy from the Yunhuang outshine all of them, the scions of noble families?

This is truly speechless. It's like a mule sneaking into a group of thoroughbred horses, and then that mule defeats all the thoroughbreds.

Mules aren't necessarily worse than horses. Mules excel in endurance and strength, and they eat less. Horses, though less strong and unable to do heavy work, are fast. They each have their advantages, but... probably no one wants to be a hardworking mule instead of a thoroughbred.

Now, while a group of talented individuals have all chosen jobs that will hone their skills, Yi Yun is the only one who has chosen to gather herbs.

It's like a thoroughbred horse choosing to fight on the battlefield, while a mule chooses to grind grain in a mill.

The reason he gave was that he did this back in Yunhuang; it was his specialty.

Moreover, he claimed to have a talent for gathering herbs.

This is truly laughable and infuriating. What talent is needed to gather herbs? Anyone can gather herbs.

"What's this kid up to?" Zhou Kui frowned as he looked at Yi Yun. He had clashed with Yi Yun several times, and apart from the last time when he couldn't be considered to have lost, he had lost the other two times. He knew how powerful Yi Yun was, which was why he was puzzled.

"Never mind him, Brother Kui. I think this kid's gotten addicted to being a peasant. People who come from the Great Wilderness have a really unique way of thinking..."

"Old Bear is right, Brother Kui. If we're going to come to Tai'a Divine City, we need to quickly accumulate Dragon Scale Rune to improve our strength. That way, we can engage in high-risk, high-reward jobs like hunting. How can you accumulate Dragon Scale Rune quickly by gathering herbs? Yi Yun is a bit stronger than us now, but if he keeps courting death like this, no one can stop him. It probably won't be long before he becomes just another ordinary person, a stepping stone for others to climb up."

The members of the Black Tortoise Legion whispered amongst themselves. They had never met Yi Yun before, so of course they wouldn't say much. In fact, they would gloat if anyone made a foolish choice, since they were all competitors!

Qin the Bald shook his head, finally giving up on persuasion. He said, "You'd better watch yourselves. Every year, a few outstanding newcomers emerge. Qiu Niu and Chu Xiaoran, in two years, will become the Yang Gan and Demon Blade you've seen before!"

"Both of them have a chance to enter the top 1,000 of either the Heaven Ranking or the Earthly Ranking within a year. And what about you? How long will it take you to get into the top 1,000? You might not even be able to get into the top 1,000 by the time you leave Tai'a Divine City?"

After saying that, Qin the Bald left.

Qin the Bald once said that if anyone could enter the top 1,000 in Tai'a Divine City in just one year, they would be enough to attract the attention of the major powers in the Divine Kingdom.

If you make it into the top 1,000 in one year, you'll be in the top 200 in two years, and in the top 50 or 60 in three years. By the time you leave Tai'a Divine City in the sixth year, you'll have a very good chance of making it into the top 5, top 3, or even the top spot!

The top spot on the overall rankings of the entire Tai'a Divine City sounds too far-fetched. Those who stand in this position are figures that even ruthless individuals like Demon Blade and Yang Gan can only dream of!

And the Demon Blade, Yang Gan, was far beyond their reach.

The difference is obvious.

Yi Yun paid no attention to other people's opinions. After dinner, he went straight back to his residence and began to meditate and regulate his breathing, allowing his body to slowly integrate the essence of the Ancient Remnant Species.

Nothing more was said that night...

As dawn broke, the Tai'a Divine City was still shrouded in morning mist. Yi Yun finished washing up and prepared to report to the servants' quarters.

Song Zijun also went out; the two lived very close to each other.

Today, Song Zijun wore an ordinary short-sleeved shirt, lacking the extravagance of a rich young master, but exuding a more unadorned and simple charm.

"Yi Yun, choosing to gather herbs is such a waste! Your Movement Technique is unparalleled among teenagers my age!" Song Zijun was truly puzzled by Yi Yun's decision.

The most important thing about being a sparring partner isn't resilience. After all, no matter how tough you are, you'll eventually get knocked down if you take too many hits. A truly skilled sparring partner knows how to dodge attacks and protect themselves.

Yi Yun's Movement Technique Subtle Movement a high level of mastery, and the benefits of being a sparring partner are obvious. Song Zijun was originally very envious, but now that Yi Yun is going to gather herbs, isn't that a waste of talent?

"Are you really not going to consider coming with me?" Song Zijun still felt sorry for Yi Yun's decision.

"No, thank you." Yi Yun smiled and waved to Song Zijun.

Song Zijun shook his head. "Forget it, you have your decision. My ideas might not be suitable for you..."

Ever since Yi Yun's Movement Technique touched the threshold of the Great Perfection of the Subtle Movement Realm, Song Zijun had always admired Yi Yun greatly. Although Yi Yun's decisions sounded strange, Song Zijun felt that perhaps he had his own reasons...

A quarter of an hour later, Yi Yun appeared at the miscellaneous servants' office. Different types of servants were handled at their respective servants' offices.

When the job of a training partner is in high demand, there is often an oversupply of applicants, and the miscellaneous service area is always packed with long queues.

However, the quarters where the herb gatherers were responsible were much quieter.

When Yi Yun arrived at the servants' quarters, he found only a few girls leisurely arranging herbs.

The girls were somewhat surprised to see Yi Yun. They noticed that he was dressed in newcomer's clothes, clearly a newcomer to Tai'a Divine City. It was quite unbelievable that a newcomer, especially a boy, was gathering herbs.

The boys who occasionally come to collect herbs are usually injured and unsuitable to be sparring partners or blacksmiths, so they come to collect herbs.

Yi Yun ignored the girls, gave his name, and then received a medicine basket, a jade box containing medicinal herbs, and a map of the medicinal mountain.

The person in charge of the miscellaneous tasks was a woman who looked to be in her thirties, surnamed Wang. She ignored Yi Yun's arrival and was busy looking in the mirror, fiddling with a tuft of hair, seemingly dissatisfied with whatever she did.

Even she, the person in charge of the herb gathering area, thought that herb gathering was a dead-end profession. Seeing that Yi Yun was so young and was just wasting his time here, she didn't have a good impression of him either.

"Um... excuse me... may I ask what the price of the herbs I collected would be in terms of Dragon Scale Rune?"

The Woman surnamed Wang glanced at Yi Yun, and unusually put down the bronze mirror in her hand. This was probably because she was very pleased with Yi Yun's address of "sister." So she was a little more patient with this lazy child who had come to the herb-gathering area. She tossed a booklet to Yi Yun and said, "This is a price list for dragon scales used to exchange for medicinal herbs. Take a look."

Yi Yun took the manual, opened it to the first page, and was stunned when he saw the text on the first page.

The first page says--

"In the 82nd year of the Qingli era, Zhong Yi collected over 630 catties of dried medicinal herbs, spending a full 60 days, and obtained 19,260 Dragon Scale Runes, breaking the record set by his ancestors. This is hereby recorded to encourage future generations!"

Record? No way...

"There are even records of such menial tasks as gathering herbs?"

Zhong Yi broke the record for medicinal herb collection in sixty days!

...(To be continued~^~)