Chapter 6

"Two hundred sixty." Ye Muzhou countered.

"Okay, 260 taels of gold. Third Master, you can take it." The middle-aged man gritted his teeth and agreed, but his face was pale and he felt distressed.

Ye Muzhou paid the bill and left with the lucid ganaderma. Ling'er glared at Xia Chuan and followed him.

Xia Chuan was about to leave when the middle-aged uncle stopped him.

"Boy, are you doing this on purpose?" The middle-aged uncle's face darkened as he glared fiercely at Xia Chuan.

As soon as the true third master left, the fake third master's presence soared.

"Do you know who I am?" Xia Chuan grinned cheekily at the middle-aged man.

"Who are you?" The middle-aged man looked Xia Chuan up and down warily.

Judging from his clothes, he was dressed in coarse grey clothes, and she was dressed like a servant. However, when Miss Ling'er quarreled with this guy just now, Third Master Ye scolded her, which made the middle-aged man have to treat her seriously.

Xia Chuan said, "Let me give you a hint. My surname is Xia and I live in the Ye Family."

"Surnamed Xia? Living in the Ye Family..." The middle-aged man shivered as if he had thought of something.

Xia Chuan sighed and pushed the middle-aged man away before chasing after Ye Muzhou and Ye Ling'er.

The middle-aged man fell to the ground and wiped his sweat. "It's not good to go out today. Let's pack up and go home."

The Hundred-grass Hall was located in the middle of the workshop. It looked like an ordinary shop, but it was the core of the workshop. The most precious materials in the street were all gathered in this place.

Of course, this hall also belonged to the Ye Family and was under Muzhou's jurisdiction.

Ye Muzhou brought Ye Ling'er into the Hundred-grass Hall. It was a bit deserted with only an old man dozing off in a chair. It wasn't that business was bad, it was that the Hundred-grass Hall only accepted precious ingredients, so they sold them through special tendons.

Only once a medicinal farmer gathered a precious medicinal ingredient would they sell it to the Hundred-grass Hall. As the Myriad Nether Mountain Range's surroundings were excavated, the number of precious medicinal ingredients became fewer and fewer.

The old man lying on the chair was surnamed Ge. People called him Mr. Ge, a trusted aide of Ye Muzhou's father. He had always helped the Ye Family manage the alchemy industry. Having dealt with medicinal ingredients for his entire life, he was very familiar with them, especially the value and property of precious ingredients. One glance was all it took to know that there was no mistake.

Therefore, although Mr. Ge was only in charge of the small Hundred-grass Hall, he was highly valued by the Ye Family.

When Ye Muzhou saw the old man dozing off on the chair, he gently coughed.

As soon as Mr. Ge opened his eyes, he hurriedly got up and greeted him. "Muzhou, you're here."

Ye Muzhou replied, "I just happened to be passing by, so I decided to drop by to take a look."

"Mr. Ge, there's still me. I've come to see you, so why are you ignoring me?" Ye Ling'er pouted.

"Ling'er, I received a hundred year old godness recently. This is a face-nourishing spirit herb, do you want it?" Mr. Ge laughed.

Ye Ling'er's eyes lit up. "Mr. Ge, give it to me."

Women from all worlds cared a great deal about looks, and Ye Ling'er had obtained quite a few medicinal ingredients from the Hundred-grass Hall. However, the Ye Family's businesses were large, and the entire medicinal ingredients business of the Ye Family was managed by Ye Muzhou. Taking a few medicinal ingredients wasn't a big deal.

Mr. Ge said, "Ling'er, take it easy. I'll give it to you later."

"Mr. Ge, I have just accepted a one thousand year old lucid ganaderma. What do you think?" Ye Muzhou handed the wooden box over to the old man.

Mr. Ge said, "Oh, thousand-year lucid ganaderma, rarely seen."

Mr. Ge was about to take the wooden box.

"Wait."

Ye Muzhou and Mr. Ge looked in the direction of the voice and saw Xia Chuan walking over from the door.

Xia Chuan hadn't wanted to follow him, but in the end, he couldn't help it.

Ye Muzhou frowned in displeasure. "What are you doing here?"

Xia Chuan smiled, "San Ye, you're tricked. This isn't a millennium lucid ganaderma at all."

Ye Muzhou was very annoyed after hearing this. Although his alchemy skill was not as good as Mr. Ge's, he had worked for more than ten years. If he could even recognize a thousand-year lucid ganaderma correctly, then others would laugh at him.

"Hmph, are you saying that I am blind?" Ye Muzhou glared at Xia Chuan.

"There's no need to be angry with a baby in Muzhou. Let me take a look."

Mr. Ge had often visited the Ye Family, so he naturally recognised Xia Chuan. Furthermore, for the sake of Xia Chuan's tendons, the latter had often visited the Hundred-grass Hall to retrieve medicine. The old man was experienced, and he naturally knew Xia Ye's position in the Ye Family. When he saw that Ye Muzhou was about to flare up, he immediately tried to mediate this matter.

Ye Muzhou responded and handed the wooden box to Mr. Ge.

Mr. Ge took the box and opened it to see the lucid ganaderma inside.

Xia Chuan said, "It's only 120 years old. It's not a thousand-year lucid ganaderma at all."

Mr. Ge looked at Xia Chuan suspiciously when he heard this.

Xia Chuan saw that Mr. Ge was looking at him with a strange look, and thought that the old man was fake. In fact, the reason why Mr. Ge looked at him like that was that Xia Chuan said that the age of the ganoderma lucidum was not bad, but it was indeed a thousand-year-old lucid ganaderma.

In the Tianyuan Continent, a thousand-year lucid ganaderma was just a name, but it did not mean that the medicinal herb was over a thousand years old. Its actual name was a one-hundred-twenty-year-old lucid ganaderma.

But Lin Tianya's the Domain of Heavenwas different. Only the Ganoderma above a thousand years old could be called a thousand-year-old lucid ganaderma. The lucid ganaderma above ten thousand years old was called a ten-thousand-year-old lucid ganaderma, and the lucid ganaderma above a hundred years old was called a hundred-year-old lucid ganaderma, so there was a misunderstanding.

"How is it?" Ye Muzhou ignored the old man and glanced at Mr. Ge.

Mr. Ge replied, "It's undoubtedly a thousand-year-old Ganoderma."

"What a fake," sighed Xia Chuan to himself.

"However, Xia Chuan is right. This one thousand year old lucid ganaderma root is one hundred and twenty years old. Moreover, it is not older than three days, so its medicinal effect is very well preserved." Mr. Ge couldn't help but look at Xia Chuan after saying this.

Ye Muzhou was caught off guard. He could tell that the Ganoderma was more than a hundred years old, but he couldn't tell its exact age. However, Xia Chuan was right. He looked at the old man curiously.

Mr. Ge's words put Xia Chuan in an awkward position.

"Why is it called a thousand-year ganoderma lucidum when it's only a hundred and twenty years old?" asked Xia Chuan.

"A thousand-year-old Ganoderma is just a name," explained Mr. Ge.

"Fool, your name is Xia Chuan. Could it be that you were born in the summer?" Ye Ling'er laughed in a playful manner.

Being ridiculed by a little girl, Xia Chuan's face turned red.

Xia Chuan was thick-skinned. "Third Master, can you sell me this ganoderma lucidum ?"

"The effect of a thousand-year lucid ganaderma is to calm the mind and blood flow, it is useless against your ts." Ye Muzhou knew that this was a misunderstanding, so he didn't quibble with Xia Chuan.

"I know, I have other uses for it. Third Master, sell it to me. I'll pay you back when my grandfather returns."

The grand successor of the Saint Alchemy sighed inside.

"Give it to him, Mr. Ge."

Ye Muzhou pondered for a moment before telling Mr. Ge to give the Ganoderma to Xia Chuan. Although he didn't like Xia Chuan, the latter had contributed greatly to the Ye Family, so a ganoderma lucidum was nothing.

Hearing Ye Muzhou's words, Mr. Ge handed the wooden box in his hand to Xia Chuan.

"Thank you, Third Master." Xia Chuan took the box from Mr. Ge and turned to leave.

"Xia Chuan, wait a minute." Mr. Ge suddenly called out to Xia Chuan.

Xia Chuan stopped and turned around, asking, "What's the matter, Mr. Ge?"

Mr. Ge, "I have a few herbs here. Please take a look for me."

Mr. Ge quickly took out a wooden box from the cabinet and opened it.

Xia Chuan turned back and saw a herb inside the wooden box. It was only the size of an adult's palm, and it had seven golden leaves.

Ye Muzhou looked at the herbs then at Mr. Ge. He knew that the old man was testing Xia Chuan. This old man was very experienced, so he must have his own reasons.

"Xia Chuan, do you recognize this herb?" Mr. Ge asked with a smile.

Xia Chuan shook his head. "No."

Mr. Ge's smile was frozen on his face. He couldn't help but feel a wave of disappointment wash over him.

Xia Chuan quickly said, "But from the medicinal aura coming from this herb, it should have the effect of calming the heart and nourishing the lungs. It's a hundred and eight years old and can just barely be used as a medicinal ingredient."

Although Xia Chuan couldn't tell the herb's name, he managed to accurately determine its age, which left Ye Muzhou and Mr. Ge shocked.

Mr. Ge's stiff cheeks relaxed and he continued to smile. "Xia Chuan, you are knowledgeable. This herb is called seven-leaf black eyebrows, which is a good medicine for treating lung and lung diseases."

After saying this, Mr. Ge took out a wooden box from the cabinet and opened it. "Xia Chuan, look at this."

Xia Chuan looked inside and saw a herb branch with pea-sized red fruits hanging from it.

"This fruit has the effect of nourishing skin. It's 160 years old. Unfortunately, it's broken and its efficacy is damaged."

Mr. Ge added, "This is the goddess, one hundred and sixty years old. It is the finest medicine for retaining one's appearance and skin. Even though its branches are broken, it is still old enough, so losing a bit of medicinal effects is not a big deal."

Xia Chuan shook his head inside. No matter what kind of medicinal ingredient it was, a complete medicinal effect was essential. Whether or not a disease could be cured was up to the medicinal effect. If it was used to refine a medn, the requirements for the medicinal effect would be even harsher.

Different realms meant different opinions, and Xia Chuan would not argue with Mr. Ge.

"This is the goddess?" Ye Ling'er snatched the wooden case and embraced it like it was a supreme treasure.

Mr. Ge took out another wooden box with a smile and opened it. There was a flower in the box, whose petals were spiraling up along the branches and strung together like candied haws.

Xia Chuan laughed inside. "Haha, I've finally found a medicinal ingredient I recognize."

Before Mr. Ge could ask, Xia Chuan interrupted, "This herb is called Step-by-step Lotus. It has the effect of bone forging, Qi condensation, and blood stasis. This bead is 180 years old. It's not bad."

Mr. Ge was startled. He smiled and said, "Step-by-step Lotus? What an interesting name. However, this flower is called the Conch Lotus. It is 180 years old and is a top grade medicine for forging bones and dissolving blood stasis."

Xia Chuan was speechless. It was a rare sight to see a medicinal ingredient on this waste planet, but its name was different.

"Xia Chuan, how do you differentiate the age and efficacy of these medicinal ingredients?" Mr. Ge asked curiously.

Xia Chuan might not know the name of the herbs, but his age and effectiveness were no problem. He was practically an expert in identifying herbs. Beside him, Ye Muzhou looked at Xia Chuan with a puzzled expression.

Lin Tianya was the successor of the the Saint Douglas. Identifying herbs was the basic skill of refining medns. There were more than thousands of rare herbs in the entire the Domain of Heaven. It took Lin Tianya ten years to identify herbs, and this was also thanks to his photographic talent.

One must know that in this basic stage, Mo Lian had spent close to fifty years and Lin Lang had spent eighty years. Thus, his master had always said that Lin Tianya was extremely talented in concocting medicines. In the end, he even passed on his mantle to Lin Tianya.

Mr. Ge's herbs were no more than a hundred years old. With Xia Chuan's current eyesight, he could easily tell their effects and age, as easy as eating or drinking water.

"Maybe it's because I've eaten too much medicine and am sensitive to medicinal aura." Xia Chuan couldn't think of any other excuse, so he could only excuse himself.

"I'd better keep a low profile from now on," Xia Chuan thought to himself.

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