The safest, wisest choice now was to quit while he was ahead, finish swiftly, and leave as soon as he had gathered the Immortal Herb, wasting no time and eliminating every risk.
Having thought it all through, Lin Chen stopped dawdling. He raised his hand and took out the exquisite White Jade Medicine Box he carried with him.
He already knew the properties and harvesting methods of every known Immortal Herb at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well by heart. Following the safest, most refined harvesting techniques Tang San had used in the original story, he prepared to gather the medicinal herbs.
Lin Chen's movements were gentle, practiced, and meticulous, the force he used to harvest each Immortal Herb perfectly measured.
He always held to his principles and never drained the pond to catch all the fish. Whenever he harvested a mature Immortal Herb, he carefully preserved its intact root system deep in the soil, along with young seedlings and mature seeds, protecting the Secret Realm's medicinal ecosystem as much as possible so that the Immortal Herbs in this treasured land could continue to grow and reproduce.
One after another, peerless Immortal Herbs of exceptional quality and potent medicinal power, rarities scarcely found anywhere in the world, were steadily harvested by Lin Chen and neatly placed inside White Jade Medicine Boxes. He carefully sealed them to prevent any loss of potency.
After harvesting each one, he carefully checked the soil, making sure the roots remained undamaged before moving on to the next.
Once he had finished gathering the medicinal herbs, Lin Chen collected all the jade boxes and safely stowed them in his Storage Soul Tool.
Following the herb-filled valley floor, Lin Chen soon reached a uniquely shaped medicinal herb that was golden all over—the earth dragon golden melon.