164: Finding yellow bud grass

Three days later.

Through Lin Jing's perspective, Lin Yongmao finally found the Yellow Sprout Grass he needed.

A Loose Cultivator, over fifty years old and dressed in coarse linen, walked into the Lin Family Shop. He was stained with blood, but a pleased smile was on his face.

As soon as he entered the Lin Family Shop, he loudly called out, "Where's your shopkeeper?"

The coarse-linen Loose Cultivator tidied the bloodstains and dirt on his body, feeling it was inappropriate to come like this, but he couldn't bother with it anymore.

Lin Jing was originally in the back room, cleaning the Medicinal Pills in the storeroom. The First-Order and Second-Order Medicinal Pills refined by Lin Yongmao were primarily for the Family disciples' use, with the surplus sold by him.

He heard the commotion outside and saw a servant boy coming to call him.

"Could it be that someone is here to cause trouble?" Lin Jing thought to himself.

He wasn't flustered; instead, he felt a faint sense of anticipation.

Being a shopkeeper here was different from fighting Yao Beasts in the Qingyang Mountain Range before; there was no thrill or excitement, requiring more of human relations.

If someone truly came to cause trouble, he felt it would be a good opportunity to test the strength of his Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation.

Seeing the coarse-linen Loose Cultivator covered in blood and mud inside the shop, Lin Jing frowned. Could it be that someone was really here to cause trouble?

"Shopkeeper, I found it, I found it…"

"Found what?" Lin Jing said with some impatience.

Such noisy behavior, what kind of decorum was that? What if the Clan Chief came and thought he was managing poorly?

"I found the Yellow Sprout Grass." He finally finished the latter half of his sentence, slowly opening his palm to reveal a Spiritual Plant still covered in dirt.

The Yellow Sprout Grass plant was pale yellow overall, somewhat resembling bean sprouts, with very tender stems and leaves that seemed as if they could break with a touch.

This particular plant had complete roots and fresh soil still clinging to it. It was evident that this coarse-linen Loose Cultivator had put some effort into preserving it.

He didn't even dare to put it into his Storage Pouch, fearing that the Yellow Sprout Grass would lose its vitality.

"Good, good, this is truly excellent."

This time, it was Lin Jing's turn to get excited.

"I obtained this Yellow Sprout Grass while hunting Yao Beasts in the Qingyang Mountain Range. At that time, I was chasing a First-Order Yao Beast, a Red-Eyed Rabbit, but who knew that Red-Eyed Rabbit ran too fast? I didn't catch the Red-Eyed Rabbit, but I discovered it instead."

The Clan Chief had specifically instructed that finding Yellow Sprout Grass should be the top priority, and for so many days, the notice posted on the wall had not been taken down.

"Does the content on that notice still count?" The coarse-linen Loose Cultivator's tone shifted, and he quickly asked.

"It counts, it counts."

Lin Jing only then reacted. He returned to the storeroom and took out a Low Grade Foundation Establishment Pill.

"A Foundation Establishment Pill in exchange for the Yellow Sprout Grass in your hand. Our Lin Family Shop values its reputation greatly. In the future, if you have any special spiritual plants, you can also sell them to our Lin Family Shop."

Lin Jing said seriously.

He placed the Yellow Sprout Grass into a jade box container, handed over all current affairs to the servant boy, and then immediately left Qingyang City for Cloud Mist Mountain.

Lin Jing had already left even before the coarse-linen Loose Cultivator exited the shop.

The coarse-linen Loose Cultivator felt as if he had been scammed. Could this Yellow Sprout Grass be some ancient divine medicine?

But looking at the tangible Foundation Establishment Pill in his hand, he felt that he had made a huge profit.

His cultivation had already reached the Great Perfection of the Qi Refinement Stage. The reason he frequently entered and exited the Qingyang Mountain Range was precisely to hunt more Yao Beasts to exchange for Spirit Stones to buy Foundation Establishment Pills.

He hadn't expected that a small Yellow Sprout Grass he encountered by chance would allow him to successfully exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill.

"Even Heaven is helping me. It seems this advancement to Foundation Establishment should be stable."

The coarse-linen Loose Cultivator comforted himself.

...

Upon returning to Cloud Mist Mountain, Lin Jing eagerly ran towards Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff.

At that time, Clan Chief Lin Yuheng had instructed that if Yellow Sprout Grass was found, it should be handed over to Lin Yongmao immediately.

Although Lin Jing was a member of the Lin Family, he had never been to Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff, as Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff was an extremely desolate area, rarely even trodden by Lin Family members.

He walked through the clouds, his vision completely obscured, and his entire body was soaked with dew and mist.

"How am I supposed to find Young Master Yongmao?" Lin Jing was a bit anxious.

Upon entering this area, Lin Jing became like a headless fly, scurrying around. Not only was finding Lin Yongmao difficult, but even getting out again was a challenge.

The All Grass and Trees Are Soldiers Formation, combined with the Thousand-Year Cloud Mist Tea Tree, had long since shrouded this place in mist, making it impossible to see the internal situation from the outside.

At this moment, Lin Yongmao had just finished Alchemy, and a furnace of Foundation Establishment Pills had successfully emerged.

"Ding~"

"System notification: Successfully refined [Foundation Establishment Pill], proficiency +500, obtained [Medium Grade Foundation Establishment Pill] x3, [Upper-Grade Foundation Establishment Pill] x7."

"System notification: Second-Order Alchemist proficiency has reached 100%, advanced to Third-Order Alchemist."

"Advanced to Third-Order Alchemist: Alchemy success rate +30%, Medicinal Pill quality +20%, output rate +20%."

"Whew~"

Lin Yongmao lightly exhaled a breath. He had been doing Alchemy continuously during this period, and finally, his Alchemist rank had been elevated to Third-Order.

Taking the refining of Foundation Establishment Pills as an example, he could now consistently produce Upper-Grade Foundation Establishment Pills.

After becoming a Third-Order Alchemist, refining Second-Order Medicinal Pills was even easier.

Moreover, he also gained the qualification to refine the Third-Order Medicinal Pill, Spirit Concentration Pill.

"Eh~"

"Someone is trapped in the Formation."

Lin Yongmao quickly discovered that the Formation had been triggered, meaning someone had mistakenly entered it.

His gaze shifted to the myriad of grass and trees on Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff, and he found Lin Jing, scurrying around like a headless fly.

Lin Yongmao chuckled a few times and slowly walked towards Lin Jing's direction.

"Uncle Jing, so it's you!" Lin Yongmao dispelled the surrounding mist and greeted Lin Jing with a smile.

"Young Master Yongmao, your Formation is truly too powerful. With my strength at the Foundation Establishment Stage, I wouldn't know how to even begin breaking it."

Lin Yongmao did not lead Lin Jing into his stone house; instead, he directly asked, "Are you looking for me for something?"

Lin Jing then remembered the important matter, slapped his Storage Pouch, and a jade box appeared in his hand.

He said, "I didn't fail you. The Yellow Sprout Grass has been found. Young Master Yongmao, please take a look; is this what you need?"

Lin Yongmao gently opened the jade box, and a pale yellow plant appeared before his eyes.

Lin Yongmao carefully observed it, and its information already appeared on the Attribute Panel:

[Yellow Sprout Grass]:

Grade: Second-Order Medium Grade

Description: A spiritual plant containing a trace of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, it is the main material for refining Yellow Sprout Pill.

"That's right!"

Lin Yongmao's eyes lit up. Whether judging by the knowledge in the Medium-Level Spiritual Plant Compendium or directly using the Attribute Panel to investigate, it was clear that this was the Yellow Sprout Grass.

"Thank you, Uncle Jing. This is the Yellow Sprout Grass I need. You've helped me a great deal." Lin Yongmao expressed his gratitude.

Lin Jing waved his hand and quickly said, "Young Master Yongmao, it is my good fortune to be able to help you. If it weren't for your help, my Foundation Establishment wouldn't have been so smooth back then!"

It turned out that Lin Jing had not succeeded in his first attempt at Foundation Establishment. It was Lin Yongmao who gave him another Medium Grade Foundation Establishment Pill, and only then did Lin Jing successfully establish his Foundation.

It could be said that Lin Yongmao had the kindness of re-creation towards Lin Jing.