Extraordinary Flowers and Exotic Herbs
With the "Starry Sky Fireworks" – a powerful weapon capable of annihilating space – as a backup, the four of them immediately stopped hesitating and, while maintaining their vigilance without any compromise, swiftly descended to the bottom of the valley.
The moment they stepped onto the ground at the bottom of the valley, with their backs against the hard, rough cliff walls, the four of them changed their expressions at the same time.
"This is... 'heartbreak grass'?!"
Dugu Bo strode forward and came to a gourd vine with a stem over three meters tall, alternate leaves, and small white flowers. He stared intently at the stem and leaves, which were so green they were almost black.
Ling Yi first looked around and, seeing nothing unusual, then stepped forward, his gaze also fixed on the plant before him. He clicked his tongue in amazement and said, "Such a huge 'heartbreak grass,' how many years must it have grown?"
"Gelsemium elegans" is a notorious poisonous plant, with its roots, stems, and leaves all highly toxic. A typical annual "Gelsemium elegans" plant is only about the size of a palm, yet its toxicity is already extremely potent. If ingested, it can cause the intestines to turn black and adhere together, leading to excruciating abdominal pain and death.
"Brother Yi! Look here—!"
A few meters away, Yang Shelly suddenly called out to Ling Yi.
Hearing the sound, Ling Yi turned his head and saw Yang Shelly standing next to a large red mushroom that was as tall as her knees.
Upon closer inspection, it wasn't a giant mushroom at all, but a huge "red Ganoderma lucidum"!
The cap is semi-circular, about the size of a washbasin, with thick flesh and a bright red surface, except for a golden sheen at the edge.
As soon as Ling Yi walked over, Yang Shelly grabbed his arm, her excited voice ringing in his ear. "Brother Yi! This is ' Gold-Rimmed Scarlet Dragon Ganoderma'—!"
Ling Yi lowered his head, looking closely at the enormous, crimson Ganoderma lucidum. "A ' Gold-Rimmed Scarlet Dragon Ganoderma '?"
"Yes!" Yang Shelly nodded excitedly, tightly gripping Ling Yi's arm, her heart pounding Ling Yi: "I heard my father say that the ' Gold-Rimmed Scarlet Dragon Ganoderma ' is a rare variety of 'Red Fungus.' It can only grow and take shape by bathing in dragon's blood. Without exceptionally rare opportunities, it might not appear even once every thousand years!"
"Brother Yi, one of the main ingredients in our Yang Clan's secret medicine for laying the foundation for the children of our clan is a 'Red Ganoderma' that is over a hundred years old. If we could replace it with this ' Gold-Rimmed Scarlet Dragon Ganoderma,' or even adjust the other medicinal materials accordingly, the efficacy would be increased by at least ten times, and even a hundred times wouldn't be impossible!"
As she said this, Yang Shelly's eyes shone with anticipation.
Ling Yi tilted his head slightly and looked down at the huge umbrella-shaped cap of the "Gold-Rimmed Scarlet Dragon Ganoderma," where he immediately saw small red patches.
Those were small, reddish Ganoderma lucidum mushrooms.
Because his right hand was firmly bound, Ling Yi couldn't resist. He could only extend his free left hand, point to the smaller red Ganoderma lucidum mushrooms, and say, "Shelly, look at those 'red Ganoderma lucidum' mushrooms. They're growing together with these ' Gold-Rimmed Scarlet Dragon Ganoderma, so they should be the same type."
It's perfectly normal for fungal plants to have offshoots.
Ling Yi continued, "We just harvested several large vats of ' Demon Dragon Zixi ' blood. We can try to cultivate some ' Gold-Rimmed Scarlet Dragon Ganoderma ' later."
If Ling Yi could use these "Gold-Rimmed Scarlet Dragon Ganoderma" as leverage to trade with the [Breaking Clan] for some of their secret medicine products, he might be able to try and crack the formula for those medicines.
However, this matter needs to be considered carefully and taken slowly.
With Yang Shelly by his side, Ling Yi turned to look around. Dugu Bo had already run to another plant. Looking at the bright red flowers in front of him, his expression of wanting to reach out but being somewhat hesitant made Ling Yi chuckle.
Unsurprisingly, it was another poisonous flower.
"Where's Ah Yin?" Ling Yi muttered to himself, and the next second he saw her figure among a patch of plants dozens of meters away.
"Shelly, I'm going to check on Ah Yin. You..."
Before Ling Yi finish speaking, Yang Shelly's previously radiant expression froze. Then, she pouted slightly, loosened her grip on Ling Yi's arm, and said calmly, "Oh, okay, you go ahead. I'll wander around here a bit more and see if there are any other rare herbs."
Seeing this, Ling Yi didn't say anything, but simply raised his hand and placed it on Yang Shelly's head, gently rubbing her soft hair. When he withdrew his hand, he also pinched her small earlobe.
As Yang Shelly's face flushed red, Ling Yi bent his index finger and gently stroked her pert nose before turning and walking towards Ah Yin.
Everything is understood without words.
When Ling Yi approached Ah Yin, she, like the two before her, was intently focused on the plant in front of her.
Following Ah Yin's gaze, Ling Yi also looked at the strange flower.
This is a huge chrysanthemum, which is a beautiful purple. Strangely, each petal looks fuzzy and is quite cute. The whole chrysanthemum is a single, unified flower, but it does not emit any fragrance. The stamen in the center is more than half a foot higher than the petals, and the tip of the stamen shines with a faint golden light.
"A wondrous velvet... a chrysanthemum in full bloom—?!"
Although there were some differences between the appearance and the one in the anime from his previous life, Ling Yi still immediately thought of the name.
The large purple chrysanthemum in front of me is undoubtedly more in line with the description in the original work, and it looks even more beautiful.
"Ah Yin," Ling Yi turned his gaze to the solemn-looking Ah Yin and asked, "Do you recognize this flower?"
Upon hearing Ling Yi's voice, Ah Yin's attention finally shifted from the "Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum." She turned to look at Ling Yi, shook her head, and said, "I don't recognize it."
"Although I don't recognize it, this large purple chrysanthemum is one of the strongest entities in this valley!"
Ah Yin added this sentence to her mind, while looking around, her gaze sweeping across the small valley floor, pausing for a few breaths on the banks near the vermilion spring, the banks near the milky white spring, and several other places.
Following Ah Yin's gaze, Ling Yi also noticed these places.
Near the vermilion spring, there is a plant that is entirely fiery red and shaped like a cabbage; near the milky white spring, there is a large, octagonal white flower with tiny, sparkling stamens in the center, like ice crystals.
"They are ' Infernal Delicate Apricot ' and ' Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass '." Ling Yi recited them in his mind, based on the corresponding descriptions in his memory.
In addition, there was a golden tulip, a small white flower that resembled a peony but had no leaves and whose stem was connected to a large, jet-black stone, and a few other places that did not seem particularly remarkable.
Clearly, the first one should be "Beautiful Silk Tulip", and the second one is the legendary "Yearning Heartbroken Red".
As for those few unremarkable positions, there must be those who "Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew".
To Ling Yi's surprise, he saw what appeared to be "Fragrant Silk Beauty Immortal Herb" and "Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower," but Ah Yin seemed to ignore them completely.
"Could it be that these two immortal items aren't of a quality that would catch Ah Yin's attention?" Ling Yi wondered to himself.
So, are the "Eight Petal Immortal Orchid" and "Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone" that have not yet been found ordinary in appearance and go unnoticed, just like "Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew", or are they of lower grade and have failed to attract Ah Yin's attention?
Ling Yi expressed some curiosity about this.