Chapter 60 Food is the most important thing for the people
The secret realm of the health-preserving stove is rooted in the Longhu Mountains and is located between reality and reality. It is like a mirror image of the real world, but it is real and true.
Li Yuan looked around and could see the hazy edge of this secret realm, with the real dragon and tiger mountains outside it.
He lowered his head and grasped a handful of soil, rubbed it gently, and let it slip from his fingers. There was mud and sand, but also traces of vitality invisible to the naked eye.
"Mixed reality and reality!"
Li Yuan's heart trembled. This was even more terrifying than the transformation of true energy. If this goes one step further, could it become the real world?
"More than two thousand years ago, the two ancestors worked together to refine the health-preserving furnace, and used their own supreme power as a chain to trap the health-preserving furnace in the mountains..."
At this point, Gong Jiuchuan began to speak more casually, revealing some real secrets.
More than two thousand years ago, heroes competed for the health-preserving furnace. Finally, Zen Master Longyin and Taoist Chunyang jointly won the sacred furnace and founded Longhu Temple.
"From the time of my ancestor to the present, for more than two thousand years, all the ancestors of our Longhu Temple have passed away here when they died, and their true energy has dispersed into the underworld, nourishing this secret realm."
Gong Jiuchuan pulled out a weed from the ground and blew it gently, and the weed dispersed like smoke:
"Now, this secret realm is no longer what it was originally. It has many more wonderful uses than before..."
Longhu Temple is supporting this secret place.
Li Yuan's face was full of wonder, but his heart was moved. This may be one of the reasons why Longhu Temple can hold the Longhu Health Furnace for a long time?
Maybe, and incense?
Li Yuan thought of the various temples scattered throughout Longhu Mountain. In the past few months, he had gone to pay homage to various ancestors. However, every temple was guarded by people, and the incense could be seen but not touched.
At that time, he was a little curious as to where the incense from Longhu Temple was used. Now it seems that it is probably all in the secret realm of this health furnace.
"You can't move around at will in the secret realm. You haven't entered yet, so why don't you go to my place for a walk first?"
Gong Jiuchuan smiled slightly and walked slowly towards the mountains.
Li Yuan quickly followed up, feeling the secret of this health-preserving place at the same time.
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Jinyuduo belongs to Longyin Hall and is located on the Nine Peaks of Longyin, adjacent to the Thirteen Peaks of Huntian. The mountains are not densely packed, and there are even large open spaces between the mountains, where all kinds of vegetation and food are grown.
At first glance, it looks no different from the outside world.
But as he got closer, Li Yuan was shocked to find that the things growing in the fields here were not food from the outside world, nor medicinal herbs.
It's more like, a mixture of the best of both worlds.
These crops are as tall as a person, with stalks about the thickness of a thumb and knots as thick as an arm, with large ears about half a meter long, all red, like agate.
"Brother Gong, what is this?"
Li Yuan was surprised. He had read a lot of books, but he had never seen this kind of crop.
"The red jade rice is a crop cultivated by my golden jade rudder. It needs to be watered with the blood of various spiritual beasts to grow. It is an indispensable auxiliary material for various spiritual elixirs in the temple."
Gong Jiuchuan reached out and touched the wheat ears carefully:
"This kind of spiritual rice is very delicate. Not only does it need the blood of spiritual beasts and various fertilizers to nourish it, but it cannot survive outside the secret realm."
"Lingmi?"
Li Yuan clicked his tongue in surprise: "Since it is rice, does that mean it can be cooked and eaten directly?"
He wanted to pinch it for a while, but seeing how cautious Gong Jiuchuan was, he had no choice but to give up.
"A grain of rice is worth an elixir, and it has no poison. Not only does it nourish the body, it is also very delicious. Unfortunately, the portion is too small, and it is not enough to make elixirs..."
Gong Jiuchuan walked forward slowly, and Li Yuan followed, listening to him introduce this secret realm.
Spirit rice is not a new thing. According to Gong Jiuchuan, similar things existed thousands of years ago, but the quantity was very small and it was not widely spread.
"Food is the most important thing for the people, and those who practice martial arts in our generation have a greater appetite. In ancient times, I even heard that there were warriors who ate four cows a day and one elephant at night. Although it is an exaggeration, it also shows that the more you practice martial arts, the more you eat. The greater the consumption."
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Gong Jiuchuan paced:
"It sounds like spiritual rice, but it is actually the food eaten by warriors. However, it is still not large-scale at present. Farming is not as simple as practicing martial arts."
Li Yuan nodded, still looking at it.
In addition to the red jade spiritual rice, various "spiritual plants" are also planted on the flat land between the mountain valleys, including ginseng that looks like a radish but hangs on the straw.
There are "golden rice" that are gathered together and shaped like bananas.
Each has its own uses and tastes. Many disciples shuttled between them, taking care of them and watering them with high-quality mountain spring water mixed with the blood of spiritual beasts.
"Compared to the outside world, this is indeed a different world."
Li Yuan was a little emotional.
He still doesn't know the other branches of Longyin Hall, or what Huntian Heaven looks like here, but he can tell a lot from just this golden and jade rudder.
Gong Jiuchuan's residence is not far from the place where red corn is grown. The environment is very good, and a small courtyard is located next to a stream.
Seeing that Li Yuan was very curious about Lingmi, Gong Jiuchuan took out some red corn and cooked it in a pot. Soon, a refreshing fragrance hit his face.
"Good rice!"
A few ears of wheat were enough to cook two pots of rice. Li Yuan opened the lid of the pot. After the rice was cooked, it was as clear as pomegranate seeds. It had a strong aroma and was even sweeter in the mouth.
After taking a bite, Li Yuan felt a warmth in his abdomen. As his stomach wriggled, the heat spread slowly. Although it was not strong, it was long-lasting.
"It's worth a blood-accumulating pill!"
Li Yuan's eyes lit up.
The Blood Accumulating Pill is one of several kinds of elixirs in the world, but it is also an elixir. You should not be greedy for taking too much of the elixir. But with his appetite, it would be no problem to eat several bowls of more food.
"Spiritual rice is not yet food. Do you want to eat it as rice?"
Looking at his face, Gong Jiuchuan knew what he was thinking, because he also thought this way back then:
"One pound of purple corn is worth three bottles of Blood Accumulating Pill, but the value is more than thirty times higher than the latter. Moreover, with your current ranking, you can only eat three hundred pounds a year. With your appetite, you can eat How many days?」
"Only three hundred pounds?"
Li Yuan swept away the rice like a wind and the remaining clouds, and then he was satisfied.
"Three hundred kilograms is quite a lot. This is an auxiliary material for alchemy, not food."
Gong Jiuchuan glared at him angrily: "If you want to eat it, you have to grow it yourself."
"Grow your own?"
He said it was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Li Yuan had already had his thoughts in mind before, but after hearing what he said, he immediately climbed up the pole and asked about the seeds.
These kinds of spiritual rice cannot be separated from the secret realm, but he always carries a secret realm with him. It is always right to try it first to see if it can be done.
"Do you think you can survive?"
Gong Jiuchuan was speechless and generously took out a handful of seeds and gave them to Li Yuan: "If you can grow these spiritual rice outside..."
As he spoke, he shook
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Chapter completed!