Chapter 20: The Snow in Yingzhou
Yuan Lian took the seeds, and Zhang Xuanji came up curiously.
Yuan Lian held ten cherry-sized ice hockey pucks in both hands, the puck was pure and transparent, and it was clearly visible that there was a pure white seed inside.
Zhang Xuanji's eyes condensed slightly: "Yingzhou Baixue?"
Yuan Lian looked at Zhang Xuanji in surprise: "Huh, Senior Brother Zhang actually knows?"
Yuan Ling smiled faintly: "Senior Brother Zhang, as the son of the Zhang family, has seen countless rare and exotic grasses, what is there to be surprised by knowing Yingzhou Baixue?"
As she spoke, she looked at Zhang Xuanji, and her beautiful eyes lit up with brilliance.
Zhang Xuanji really knows Yingzhou Baixue, so he should know how to plant, is it finally going to succeed?
Yuan Lian's eyes widened, and he looked at Yuan Ling and then looked at Zhang Xuanji: "Zhang family, the first elixir family in the Eastern Regions, the Zhang family?"
Zhang Xuanji looked at Yuan Ling, although he didn't speak, he was obviously asking why the other party knew his identity.
Yuan Ling explained with a smile: "What Yuan Shen told me after I came back last night, what he and Yuan Fang heard when they went to Elder Xuanming to deliver something!"
Zhang Xuanji nodded: "Actually, this is not a secret, when I entered the sect, the elders of the Discipline Hall had secretly investigated my identity, but it was not disclosed in the sect, so there are not many fellow disciples who know about this matter!"
Yuan Lian grabbed Zhang Xuanji, still looking incredulous: "Senior Brother Zhang, are you really Zhang Xuanji of the Zhang family in Lin'an?"
Zhang Xuanji smiled bitterly: "Senior Brother Yuan Lian, the name of a prodigy is just a rumor in the world, how do you think I have the appearance of a prodigy? My cultivation is not as good as yours!"
Yuan Lian stared at Zhang Xuanji up and down, frowned, and said, "Senior Brother Zhang, your qualifications look good! Why do you not advance but retreat after three years of cultivation? Why do they all say that you are a waste?"
Zhang Xuanji smiled helplessly when he heard this, Yuan Ling was worried that Zhang Xuanji would be disgusted because of this, and said apologetically on the side: "Senior Brother Zhang, don't be surprised!"
"As the personal disciples of the Master, this Water Pavilion Garden is like our home!"
"Since you're here, we naturally want to know your identity, so I'll let Yuan Lian investigate!"
Zhang Xuanji nodded and didn't say much, but set his eyes on the seeds of Yingzhou Baixue again.
"Yingzhou White Snow, Yingzhou's unique nine-grade spirit grass, rare in the world, one of the three main medicines of the Legend of Immortal Zhuyan Dan!"
Yuan Ling nodded again and again, with a bit of heat in his eyes: "Senior Brother Zhang is right, Yingzhou Baixue is one of the three main medicines of the legendary Immortal Resident Yan Pill, and the Immortal Resident Pill can make people stay young and never age!"
Zhang Xuanji looked at Yuan Ling: "Senior Sister Yuan Ling, how are you going to plant it?"
Yuan Ling looked serious: "This kind of ice coat with the appearance of the child was had when the master brought the seeds back, and it should be the water of Yingzhou, which must be very suitable for the growth of seeds!"
"My idea is to bury this kind of seed together with the ice coat, and you and I will take turns to seal the five layers, and then I will irrigate it with a clear spring every day and take care of it carefully. ”
Zhang Xuanji shook his head again and again: "No!"
"Why?" asked Yuan Ling.
Zhang Xuanji explained: "This ice coat is indeed the water of Yingzhou, plus you and I can indeed make the seeds sprout with the fifth layer of seals, but after all, it will not last long, and it will soon wither and die!"
Yuan Ling stared at Zhang Xuanji and asked, "What can Senior Brother Zhang do?"
Zhang Xuanji said slowly: "From the Eastern Regions to the East China Sea, there are three immortal islands, which are Penglai Abbot Yingzhou!"
"The reason why this Yingzhou snow is unique to Yingzhou is because the climate and soil of Yingzhou are suitable for its growth!"
"There have been countless people who have gone to Yingzhou to bring back the seeds of Yingzhou Baixue, and they want to plant them in a large area in the Eastern Regions, all methods have been tried, and in the end they have all failed!"
Yuan Ling's beautiful eyes were full of disappointment: "So we can't plant this Yingzhou snow?"
Zhang Xuanji continued: "Actually, our Zhang family once planted it!"
"What!" Yuan Ling's eyes widened suddenly, and his face was full of surprise.
She grabbed Zhang Xuanji's arm and hurriedly asked, "Senior Brother Zhang, how did your Zhang family live?"
"In fact, the method is very simple, but it is difficult for us to replicate!"
Zhang Xuanji said: "According to the climate of Yingzhou, the Zhang family created an environment suitable for the growth of snow in Yingzhou!"
"Yingzhou is surrounded by the sea on all sides, so we dug the lake and built a small island in the middle of the lake, creating the same geographical conditions. ”
"The soil used to build the island was transported back from Yingzhou by excavating thousands of miles from Yingzhou with a lot of manpower and material resources!"
"Water is the most difficult problem to solve, because the water at sea is completely different from the water from wells, mountain springs, and lakes in our eastern regions!"
Yuan Lian asked curiously, "What is the difference between the sea water and the water in our Eastern Regions?"
"You may not believe me when I say it, but it's true!"
Zhang Xuanji continued: "The sea water looks blue from a distance, and when you hold it up, you can see it clearly and translucently up close. ”
"So amazing?" both Yuan Ling and Yuan Lian's eyes widened.
Zhang Xuanji continued: "It's not just the difference in appearance, the sea water tastes salty, and drinking it doesn't quench your thirst, and even the more you drink, the more thirsty you get!"
"So every time our Zhang family goes to sea, they need to carry a lot of water!"
Yuan Ling and Yuan Lian looked at each other and looked at each other.
Both of them were less than ten years old when they were accepted as personal disciples by Xuan Lin and brought to the Banzai Sacred Mountain.
It's been almost ten years now, and they've been busy cultivating or cultivating spirit grass.
I've never gone down the mountain, and naturally I've never seen the sea.
Hearing Zhang Xuanji's description at this moment, they felt very strange and fresh.
Zhang Xuanji continued: "Tens of thousands of years ago, our ancestors of the Zhang family burned the iron pot filled with seawater dry by accident!"
"At the end, there is some white crystalline substance, which looks like sugar and snow, but tastes very salty and salty!"
"That's the one thing that is almost indispensable in every dish we eat now, salt!"
"I've heard of this! Selling salt was also one of the important sources of income for the Zhang family!"
Yuan Ling was puzzled: "What does this have to do with Yingzhou Baixue?"
Zhang Xuanji explained: "Because we poured a lot of salt into the excavated lake, the water is still the water of our eastern region, but after adding a lot of salt, it becomes salty like sea water!"
Yuan Lian on the side was shocked: "Pour salt into the lake to make the lake salty? How much salt does it take? That's pouring money!"
Yuan Ling's expression was solemn: "It is worthy of being the first elixir family in the Eastern Regions, inherited for more than 50,000 years, this move is really a big deal!"
Zhang Xuanji continued: "In this way, all the other elixirs we planted on the island in the center of the lake died, even those weeds that grew everywhere died, but Yingzhou Baixue survived!"