CHAPTER 593: CHAPTER 603 TAKEOVER

"Liu Xiang, show no disrespect to Mountain Master Chu!" Fang Youming immediately reprimanded his subordinate manager sternly.

"Just by identifying which side is more tainted by deathly energy, we naturally can’t prolong its life. You must know, normal plants all share a characteristic, that is to grow towards the Sun. The side facing the Sun always grows more lush."

"However, Lingzhi is a yin land medicinal herb, never exposed to sunlight. But it is extremely fond of moonlight. I have examined it, and although moonlight was directed in from the outside into this tomb, the position it illuminates is precisely on the side where the deathly energy is weakest."

"Doing so, it greatly reduces the efficiency of Lingzhi absorbing the deathly energy, leading to an imbalance of Yin and Yang. This is also the main reason it shows premature exhaustion."

Chu Feng spoke confidently, and the demeanor of an Alchemy Venerate was also manifest.

Despite mentioning only two points about Lingzhi, regarding deathly energy and moon brilliance, to achieve this one must possess profound knowledge in planting medicinal herbs. Moreover, extensive practice is needed to apply this learning effectively.

"Alright, disperse now! A new year has begun, I hope you all can strive forward in the new year and achieve great results. Later, I will organize a competition amongst all medicine hoe managers and medicine farmers of Medicine Mountain to select the advanced, and reward those outstanding individuals. Promotions in the future will also mainly depend on the daily competition rankings."

Chu Feng announced to those present.

Having just taken office, he, as the Mountain Master, plans to boost the production of Medicine Mountain No. 106 and strive to be the best among all Medicine Mountains.

Only by accumulating sufficient Merit will people from Dan State be presented with more promotion opportunities.

Fang Youming and Liu Xiang, the manager supervising this Mountain Area, did not leave.

Instead, they stayed behind to accompany Chu Feng and wait for his orders.

"Mountain Master Chu, since there are no outsiders here, do you really have a way to prolong the life of this ten-thousand-year-old Ganoderma?" Fang Youming was still somewhat worried.

He had a strong rapport with Chu Feng, so he asked directly.

"Unless something unexpected happens, it should be possible to prolong its life until it’s harvested. It still lacks about twenty thousand years, but if we use methods to accelerate its maturity, it is estimated that it would actually take around five hundred years to reach one hundred thousand years!"

Chu Feng said confidently.

"Still lacking twenty thousand years and only growing for five hundred years, that seems far from enough! The growth of medicinal herbs slows even more after reaching fifty thousand years. Once reaching ninety thousand years, it’s even more impossible to hasten its maturity."

Fang Youming had considerable expertise in accelerating the maturity of medicinal herbs.

Chu Feng boldly claimed that it only needed five hundred years to reach one hundred thousand years. Fang Youming didn’t believe it at all.

"From now on, this ten-thousand-year-old Ganoderma is under my responsibility! Any mishaps will not concern Vice Mountain Master Fang and Manager Liu Xiang. After it reaches one hundred thousand years and is harvested, you two will share half of the merit. Do you have any objections?"

Even though Chu Feng had become the Mountain Master, he still carried out his duties without arrogance.

This ten-thousand-year-old Ganoderma originally belonged to Fang Youming and Liu Xiang. Though he had taken over management in an emergency, he still sought their opinions first. That was basic courtesy.

"As long as Mountain Master Chu truly wishes to take it over, we are already immensely grateful, considering it a great favor to us. As for sharing half of the merit with us, we wouldn’t accept it no matter what."

Upon hearing this, Fang Youming and Liu Xiang were overjoyed.

However, no matter what, they were unwilling to share half of the merit. It’s not that the two were particularly noble.

If the two shared half of the merit, it would also mean that they were still tied to this ten-thousand-year-old Ganoderma. To put it unpleasantly, if anything went wrong with the Ganoderma, they would also have to bear the blame.

They preferred to be completely uninvolved.

For the two of them, their status was already high; they genuinely did not need to rely on this ten-thousand-year-old Ganoderma to earn merit.

"Since the two of you do not want this merit, so be it! One day, I will gift you an elixir herb that has aged for ten thousand years!" Chu Feng said with a faint smile, taking up the Medicine Hoe, and directly digging up one of the hundred-year-old Lingzhi.

"Mountain Master Chu, this hundred-year-old Lingzhi was growing so well, why dig it up? It’s such a waste." Liu Xiang said with a pained expression.

Although Lingzhi is not a rare medicinal herb, growing to a hundred years is not an easy feat.

If one finds a way to expedite its growth by dozens of years, even a hundred years, it will eventually become a thousand-year-old Lingzhi. Its value will increase tenfold.

"Watch carefully!"

Chu Feng took out a bottle of medicine powder and sprinkled it on the coffin board.

A green line resembling meridians stretched from one end of the coffin board to the other, precisely passing through the hundred-year-old Lingzhi that Chu Feng had dug up, then reaching the ten-thousand-year-old Lingzhi.

"Do you see? This is the nutrient transfer line. If it is not dug up, the more its age increases, the more nutrients it will siphon away. This will severely reduce the lifespan of the ten-thousand-year-old Lingzhi."

Every action of Chu Feng carries deep significance.

Both Manager Liu Xiang and Vice Mountain Master Fang were greatly enlightened.

"I really didn’t expect that a mere coffin board could hold such profound knowledge. I, Fang, do not usually admire others easily, but today I am thoroughly convinced!" Fang Youming expressed his admiration with a look of amazement.

"There are always higher heavens and superior people. Though young, Mountain Master Chu possesses knowledge so profound, truly awe-inspiring." Manager Liu Xiang also deeply bowed to Chu Feng.

Today, Chu Feng had greatly benefited them.

They now held an even higher regard for Chu Feng and believed that Chu Feng would surely be able to revive this ten-thousand-year-old Lingzhi.

After the two left, Chu Feng also departed. He needed to prepare some auxiliary items to help extend the life of this ten-thousand-year-old Lingzhi.

"As for me, I no longer have much need for merit. This ten-thousand-year-old Lingzhi, I can let Han Shuang manage it; eventually, all the merit will be hers." Chu Feng thought this would be an excellent way to help Han Shuang quickly rise through the ranks.

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In a secret chamber, Qin Shan stood with his hands behind his back, his demeanor stern and aloof.

Vice Mountain Master Qiu Gong was carefully bowing his body, standing respectfully on the other side.

"Qiu Gong pays respects to Junior Brother Qin!"

"You came to see me, is there any important news?" Qin Shan truly had extensive divine skills, and it was unknown when he allied with Qiu Gong.

"That youngster Chu Feng has recently run into trouble. There’s an 80,000-year-old Lingzhi on Medicine Mountain 106 that is deteriorating and will soon wither away. Junior Brother Qin could make a big issue out of this and definitely cause Chu Feng to be unable to escape unscathed," Qiu Gong suggested in a sly tone.

"Oh, is that so? Just a medicinal herb deteriorating should not trouble Chu Feng, right? Even if he cannot handle it himself, he could ask others for help," Qin Shan was also a man of astute mind.

His eyes rolled a few times, quickly understanding the underlying implications.

"Ask others for help? He has asked me several times and I rejected him each time. As for others, with Young Master Qin’s status, just a covert warning and who would dare to help Chu Feng?"

Qiu Gong smirked and countered cunningly.

It was indeed so, as long as Qin Shan covertly warned those people not to help Chu Feng, nobody would dare to meddle in this murky water.