140: Chapter 140 Verbena

In the evening, Xiao Yuchen took the initiative to call Li Yiran; it was not good to always be passive.

"Yuchen, you finally called me. How was the underwater exploration?" Li Yiran asked.

"Nothing much. The seabed was just a naturally formed cave; there was nothing inside. However, I did see all kinds of fish, so I just treated it as diving."

Xiao Yuchen did not mention the Qingmu Hall; it wasn't because he was afraid of Li Yiran knowing, but mainly because it was too troublesome to explain.

After chatting with Li Yiran for a while, Xiao Yuchen hung up the phone. Just as he hung up, Nangong Wentian called.

"Senior Nangong, is there something you need?" Xiao Yuchen asked proactively.

"Xiao Chen, Hua Xingxia has already told me what happened at the Southern Immortal Sea. You did well, kid. Not only did you kill the Japanese ninjas, but you also destroyed their secret laboratory and saved dozens of people.

What shocked me the most is that you are actually a Cultivator. No wonder your strength is so formidable."

As the guardian deity of Great Xia, Nangong Wentian naturally knew about Cultivators. He had explored the path of cultivation before, but after confirming he did not have a Spiritual Root, he gave up.

"Oh, you know?"

Since reaching the Golden Core Stage, Xiao Yuchen had not deliberately hidden his identity as a Cultivator. After all, there was no one left in Great Xia who could pose a threat to him.

"I'm not a fool. Sword Flight is not something a Martial Venerable can achieve. Heaven truly blesses us; Great Xia finally has a Cultivator again."

Nangong Wentian was very excited. He didn't feel uncomfortable about being surpassed. With a Cultivator like Xiao Yuchen protecting Great Xia, foreign races were no longer a threat.

"I was lucky enough to have a Spiritual Root, so I embarked on the path of cultivation." Xiao Yuchen did not deny it.

"I'm so envious. I also pursued the path of cultivation in the past, but unfortunately, I didn't have a Spiritual Root and could only give up to Cultivate martial arts.

However, the Japanese won't give up so easily. They will definitely send more experts. Although you are a Cultivator, you must be careful. I will send some experts to help you."

Xiao Yuchen naturally knew that Nangong Wentian meant well, and this was the responsibility of the Martial Arts Association, but did Xiao Yuchen need it? He didn't need it at all.

"No need, Senior Nangong. I can handle it alone. Sending people over will only increase casualties."

After refusing Nangong Wentian, Xiao Yuchen changed the subject: "Senior Nangong, there is one thing I need your help with."

"Xiao Chen, you have made such a great contribution to the Martial Arts Association that you deserve a reward. Just tell me what you need."

"Senior Nangong, it's like this: I need an herb called verbena. I wonder if you have any?"

This verbena was the best item for repairing the Soul. In the early years, this verbena could be seen everywhere, but with the increased use of modern pesticides, this kind of verbena was rarely seen.

"What is verbena? I've never heard of it."

Xiao Yuchen was not surprised by Nangong Wentian's answer. To put it bluntly, verbena was just a type of weed. It was often seen in the past, but generally, no one knew its name or purpose.

So, Xiao Yuchen used his phone to search for verbena online and immediately found many pictures of it. Xiao Yuchen found the clearest one and sent it to Nangong Wentian.

"Senior Nangong, I have sent you the photo of the verbena. Please take a look."

"Oh, okay."

When Nangong Wentian saw the photo of the verbena, he was stunned.

"You say this thing is called verbena? Isn't this dogtail grass? This weed is very common in the north, right? My Nangong Family has several abandoned courtyards with a lot of this grass."

Xiao Yuchen was a Cultivator, and Nangong Wentian thought Xiao Yuchen was asking him to find something remarkable, but it turned out to be just this.

"That's great! The seeds of the verbena can help repair the Soul. Please help me collect some." Xiao Yuchen said hurriedly.

"No problem, leave it to me."

Although he said so, Nangong Wentian complained inwardly. He was, after all, the guardian of Great Xia. To be given such a simple task—who did this Xiao Yuchen look down on?

"Do you think it's simple? That's not all. I also need the bone-mending and tendon-melting flower, millennium ginseng, millennial ganoderma, and tianshan snow lotus. If possible, please help me look for those as well."

Upon hearing the subsequent medicinal herbs, Nangong Wentian was stunned. He had never heard of the bone-mending and tendon-melting flower. Although he had heard of ganoderma and ginseng, ones that reached a millennium were not easy to find. Most of those on the market now were artificially cultivated, and it was good enough if they reached ten years or so.

"Xiao Chen, these last four medicinal herbs are not so easy to find, but I will help you ask around. If there is any news, I will notify you."

After the two chatted a few more sentences, Xiao Yuchen hung up the phone.

Those four medicinal herbs were naturally the main ingredients for refining the muscle-regenerating and bone-melting pill. As for other auxiliary materials, they were very easy to obtain and should be sold in any pharmacy.

However, these four main ingredients were very difficult to obtain, especially the bone-mending and tendon-melting flower. This thing was rarely seen on the market; it usually grew on cliffs and was difficult to pick.

Of course, it was also because modern people simply did not know the function of the bone-mending and tendon-melting flower. Even if they did, they would be unable to refine the muscle-regenerating and bone-melting pill. To ordinary people, this flower was useless.

As for the millennial ginseng and ganoderma, they were also not easy to find. He could only spend time going into the deep mountains and old forests to try his luck. However, he did have a five-hundred-year-old ginseng in his hand, which was a gift from bank president Qian Jinxin before.

Although the five-hundred-year-old ginseng was a bit lacking, if he really couldn't find a millennium ginseng at that time, he would have to make do with it.

As for the tianshan snow lotus, that was relatively simpler, but it would still require effort to find. However, these matters were not urgent.

Xiao Yuchen waited here for another three days, going out to sea to fish every day at Jiang Linglong's invitation. At first, Xiao Yuchen was still a little interested, but later, after going many times, he got tired of it.

Xiao Yuchen truly admired the captain and his crew. They had been fishing for decades, drifting on the sea every day—would they really not get tired of it?

Actually, how could Xiao Yuchen understand? In his eyes, these fish were just fish, but in the eyes of the captain and others, they were money. Who could resist the temptation of money?

The only thing that surprised Xiao Yuchen was that since he gave half a dashan pill to the Great Sea Turtle last time, the turtle had disappeared and hadn't been seen for days.

"That guy didn't explode and die, did it? It wouldn't be that unlucky, would it? It was fine after eating a whole one last time."

Just as Xiao Yuchen was complaining, a huge turtle shell emerged from the water. It was the Great Sea Turtle, but the current Great Sea Turtle was much larger than before, probably as big as a room.

When the Great Sea Turtle saw that only Xiao Yuchen was sitting by the seaside, it swam over from a distance towards Xiao Yuchen.

"Master, it is truly great to see you again." The Great Sea Turtle spoke proactively.

"What do you mean? I wasn't hiding from you. Isn't it easy for you to see me?" Xiao Yuchen was speechless.

"My body is too big now, so I dare not show myself easily. I'm afraid you humans will catch me and put me on display."

Hearing the words of the Great Sea Turtle, Xiao Yuchen was visibly stunned. But thinking about it, that was right. Such a huge sea turtle was definitely unique in history. If discovered by people, it might really be taken away for dissection.