Why Does Everything Have the Word "Pseudo" in It? (6)

To be honest, the conclusion reached by the wealthy women was both unexpected and somewhat expected by Lin Fan.

It may seem contradictory, but that's the truth.

At first, Lin Fan was worried about whether those strange medicinal herbs existed on Earth. However, after learning that there were over ten thousand kinds of medicinal herbs recorded in Hua Nation, he was more worried about these old herbs.

Things like Hundred-Year Ganoderma, Five-Hundred-Year Ginseng, Thousand-Year Polygonum Multiflorum...

The name sounds quite common?

But in reality, it's all bullshit! These things are only commonly seen in movies and novels; where do they come from in such large quantities in real life?

Let alone medicinal herbs that are five hundred or thousands of years old, even herbs that are only a hundred years old are extremely rare. Countless people may not be able to see them even once in their entire lives.

After all, these aged medicinal herbs have been true treasures throughout history. They are not only hard to find, but even when they are found, they are quickly used up, with a few kept as family heirlooms...

But after so many years, even if it was meant to be a family heirloom, it would probably have been eaten long ago.

In other words...

If you want to find medicinal herbs that are hundreds or thousands of years old, you still need things as precious as ginseng, Polygonum Multiflorum, and ling zhi...

Where can you find it so easily?

"This is a bit tricky."

Lin Fan muttered to himself.

He figured that if they spent a lot of money to send people to search for the Hundred-Year Ganoderma in places like the Greater Khingan Mountains, they might still be able to find it.

But Five-Hundred-Year Ginseng is basically impossible, and Thousand-Year Polygonum Multiflorum is out of the question...

After all, Earth has no spiritual energy; it's just a mortal world. Where are there so many 'spiritual beings' that can live for hundreds or thousands of years?

Do you really think life is that easy?

In the group chat, the wealthy women were still chattering away.

Everyone seemed quite anxious, and those with ideas were offering suggestions.

Although about half of the thirty-odd wealthy women received the Jade Muscle Cream, they were not satisfied with just that.

Wouldn't it be better to get as many as possible?

So everyone wanted to help Lin Fan get these medicinal herbs as much as possible, but everyone knew that getting these herbs was extremely difficult...

Jin Ruyu, the Jin-jie from the Black Forest, thought for a moment and said with some helplessness, "These medicinal herbs are really hard to get, and it's even hard to say whether they exist on the entire planet."

Zhou Na: "There should be, otherwise Lin Fan wouldn't have been able to make the Jade Muscle Cream before, but it's hard to say now."

Ordinary Forest: "... It was something passed down from my ancestors, accumulated over many years in the mountains. Now I have no choice but to search for it slowly."

Lin Fan could only continue to deceive.

But the wealthy women didn't think there was anything wrong with it. After all, the effects of the Jade Muscle Cream were truly miraculous. If they didn't use some miraculous medicinal ingredients, they would have thought there was something wrong.

Using some extraordinary medicinal herbs would be perfectly reasonable and make no mistake.

Moreover, Lin Fan now holds the initiative, so he naturally won't squander the good hand he has.

What counts as a terrible performance?

Things that are considered treasures are commonplace... that's definitely one of the worst ways to play.

For example, diamonds.

This stuff actually has a very high yield; if all of it were mined, diamonds would be dirt cheap.

But capitalists can't possibly mine all of them; they only mine a tiny fraction and then use marketing tactics to label diamonds with tags like "love" or "eternity," making their value frighteningly high.

The same applies to Jade Muscle Cream...

Putting aside the fact that starting a company to sell Jade Muscle Cream is troublesome, if the production volume of this stuff were even slightly higher, it wouldn't be very attractive to wealthy women.

Black Forest: "It seems that it will indeed be difficult to gather the ingredients for Jade Muscle Cream in a short period of time..."

Shi Wenke: "It's because humans are exploring the Earth more and more now that even if there are wild medicinal herbs, they basically can't grow for that long."

"By the way, shall we store the other medicinal herbs for now?"

Ordinary Forest: "Could you please save this for me, sisters? I'll try to find a way to get those three medicinal herbs."

Upon hearing this...

The wealthy women watching on their phones were all somewhat surprised.

Especially Shi Wenke, who comes from a family with a long history in medicinal herbs.

"This younger brother Lin Fan seems to be quite extraordinary; he's definitely more than he appears on the surface."

She whispered, "Even I have only seen Hundred-Year Ganoderma once, yet he already possessed them all, and now he's trying to get some more?"

"..."

After a moment of silence, Shi Wenke murmured to himself, "If possible, it would be worthwhile to cooperate with him."

After leaving the group chat, Lin Fan frowned.

The reason why the wealthy women were temporarily prevented from sending over the medicinal herbs was actually quite simple.

He can't refine either the ' Great Strength Pill ' or the ' Spiritual Energy Pill '; the only thing he can refine Jade Muscle Cream. Under these circumstances, can he even refine it?

He would be undermining himself by practicing it, and he certainly wouldn't do something so foolish.

As for why they can't be refined, it's because both types of pills require Hundred-Year Ganoderma / Five-Hundred-Year Ginseng and Thousand-Year Polygonum Multiflorum.

"Speaking of which, why are the 'main ingredients' of both kinds of pills the same?"

Lin Fan suddenly had some ideas.

"If we analyze it carefully, it seems that both of these pills actually require a considerable amount of spiritual energy to maintain?"

Needless to say, the Spiritual Energy Pill are meant to stimulate spiritual energy.

So, what about the Great Strength Pill "?

The so-called "Great Strength Pill" is actually a panacea for all diseases. What kind of medicine can cure all diseases?

From the perspective of modern scientific theory, this thing simply does not exist/is unscientific.

From the perspective of cultivating immortality, it's simply about curing all diseases for ordinary people, which is perfectly fine.

So how was this done? Lin Fan guessed it was still a matter of spiritual energy.

With spiritual energy, achieving this is naturally not a problem.

From the perspective of modern medicine, especially Western medicine, many diseases in the human body are not "cured," but rather healed by the body's own immune system.

For example, many colds... Western medicine gives you medications that can lower fever/reduce inflammation/suppress cough/stop runny nose, and so on.

However, these are all just ways to alleviate cold symptoms. What truly eliminates the cold virus is the body's immune system.

If we reason according to this idea...

Is the ability to cure all diseases simply due to the spiritual energy contained within the Great Strength Pill, combined with various other medications, maximizing the body's immunity?

"Very likely!"

The more Lin Fan thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

"So that means..."

"The reason why we need Hundred-Year Ganoderma, Five-Hundred-Year Ginseng, or even Thousand-Year Polygonum Multiflorum is mainly because we need the spiritual energy within these medicinal herbs, right?!"

These medicinal herbs are inherently 'nutritious', and after being tempered by thousands of years, they should theoretically possess some 'essence of heaven and earth' or 'spiritual energy' within them, given their long lifespan.

"In other words, the year isn't the key point; the key point is that these medicinal herbs contain enough spiritual energy?"

"So... what if I infuse fresh Ganoderma lucidum, ginseng, or other medicinal herbs with enough spiritual energy?!"

My mind is gradually being opened up...

Lin Fan's gaze involuntarily drifted to the large stones in the kitchen.

Qi Zixiao said that these stones are not only valuable jade and other precious stones, but are actually Pseudo Spiritual Stone that possess some spiritual energy.

"My previous requirement for Dan Chengzi was that the medicinal herbs should be those of ordinary people, without any spiritual energy..."

"Medicinal herbs that require hundreds or thousands of years to grow without spiritual energy, what about those grown in an environment with spiritual energy?!"

Will this time be significantly shortened?!

In that instant, Lin Fan thought of many things.

For example, you could cultivate a plot of land to grow medicinal herbs.

Then, if you set up a Spirit Gathering Array with Pseudo Spiritual Stone, then, what if the Polygonum Multiflorum, which originally takes a thousand years, could be used in a year or two, or even ten days or half a month?

If that's really the case...

"I'll discuss it with Qi Zixiao. It seems she, like me, wants my body to be able to cultivate."

"In other words, she probably needs the Spiritual Energy Pill too. If this method is feasible, she should be able to give me an answer, or even a feasible solution."

Although Lin Fan has one foot in the Cultivation World, he is still only one foot in the world.

In such a short time, he couldn't possibly learn everything. For example, he knew absolutely nothing about medicinal herb cultivation. As for Qi Zixiao...

Lin Fan figured that, no matter what, they probably knew more than he did!

"Let's get the jade company business sorted out first."

"Now it seems that it's not just Qi Zixiao who needs Pseudo Spiritual Stone. If spiritual energy can really help medicinal herbs become 'pseudo-spirit herbs,' then it's also very important to me, so this matter cannot be taken lightly."

"Speaking of which, why do they all have to include the word 'fake' in their names? They all look so cheap and knock-off..."

The guy blinked, somewhat speechless.

But thinking about it, it doesn't make any sense.

Earth has no spiritual energy and no cultivators, so how could I possibly create something from the Cultivation World?

It's already quite good if you can make something 'fake'.

_(ツ)_/ I'm helpless too~

After figuring things out, Lin Fan started messaging Qin Ya privately, preparing to finalize the company's affairs with her as soon as possible.

Ideally, he would also take advantage of Qin Ya's clients.

The downstream 'buyers' don't really matter, the main concern is the upstream 'original suppliers'.

After all, good products don't have to worry about selling; the real problem is not having any good products at all!

Ten million isn't enough? That's definitely not enough, not even enough to buy a batch of raw stones. But we can cut and sell while simultaneously buying more, right?

"You're quite busy..."

After chatting for a while, Lin Fan packed his things and set off to find Qin Ya.

Thinking about what he would have to do next, Lin Fan felt he would be so busy he wouldn't have a moment to spare. He would set up an office/find a venue, and ideally, he would contact another batch of goods to wait for Qi Zixiao to come and inspect them.

In addition, you should also prepare some high-level 'cultivation techniques' and the like, and take them to the Purple Mansion Holy Land to see if you can exchange them for what you need...

Having to finish all this within three days is naturally very busy.