Chapter 30: Commentary on the Mountain Range SutraAfter the beginning of winter, it is a day of rest for the practitioners of various major sects. The monsters are hiding and dare not come out, so the task of slaying monsters is not that difficult. Su Chen found Senior Sister Yao and Senior Brother Wu. I would like to ask if there are any tasks I can perform to earn some contributions. It's winter now, and there are no other tasks except some basic affairs. For the sect's disciples, the beginning of winter every year is a good time to practice in seclusion. The elders of the sect usually return to the sect during this time period. If you need any advice, you will also have the opportunity to ask. Su Chen soon got the answer. Senior Sister Yao and Senior Brother Wu will be practicing meditation in Tiangang City this winter.
I will take this opportunity to get answers from my master to all the doubts that have accumulated over the year. Senior Brother Lin Tian is still recovering from his injuries, and the same arrangements are made for other familiar senior brothers and sisters. It’s a bit difficult to accept tasks in this cold winter. The winter of the Great Zhou lasts about four months. The snow will not melt until February next year. I can't possibly waste these few months. If you want to make your mother and little sister suffer less, you must try harder. In the cold winter, the wilderness is also covered with snow. Most of the trees are left with only bare fallen leaves, making the view in the wilderness and forests much brighter than before. In addition, the movements of monsters and beasts also decrease in the cold winter. The probability of encountering wild beasts in the wilderness is greatly reduced. In this situation, some people choose to take risks and go into the wilderness. In that remote place, there are many precious medicinal herbs and treasures. But, even in the cold winter. The wilderness is still full of dangers. The monsters have reduced their activity, but that doesn't mean they are completely inactive. You can still encounter them. But compared to other seasons, when you step into the wilderness in the cold winter, there won’t be monsters everywhere. It would be difficult to avoid or hide from it. However, the wilderness outside the domain is so vast that it becomes a problem as to which direction to go.
In the wilderness, medicinal herbs certainly don't grow everywhere. You should know more before you go. Although the wilderness is dangerous, I have the destiny of being a pioneer in finding monsters. Anyway, it has a lot of advantages over others. Moreover, when he was in the Yunyang Sect, he had accepted espionage missions more than once or twice. You will have a good idea of what dangers you might encounter. Thinking of this, Su Chen decided to borrow some related books. When he was in Yunyang Sect, he knew a lot about the geography of the frontline wilderness. But as I had just arrived in Tiangang City, I didn’t know much about the wilderness area in the southeast of Tiangang City. When Su Chen went to the library to borrow books, he realized that he, a disciple who had just entered Tiangang City, was not qualified to borrow books. If you want to borrow a book, you can go to your teacher and he will help you. Or, borrow it using their ID token. Su Chen thought about it. Mr. Ji Sheng was so casual and easygoing. Asking him to help borrow books would probably be like asking him to die. However, I borrowed his identity token and went to borrow it myself. It should be fine if I can run errands by myself without him moving. After thinking this through, Su Chen went to the attic early the next morning. At noon, Mr. Ji Sheng arrived on time as usual, but after arriving, he leaned back in the chair. Relaxing and resting. Su Chen did not hesitate and stepped forward to ask. When Ji Sheng heard that he wanted to borrow a token to go to the library, he took out his own token. "Bring the token back to me in one hour." Upon hearing this, after taking the token, Su Chen trotted towards the library. In terms of foundation, Tiangang City is actually not inferior to Yunyang Sect. There is also a lot of trade in the city, and there is even more communication between Tiangang City and the outside world. The collections in the library are also much larger than those of the Yunyang Sect. What Su Chen was looking for were relevant general knowledge books. Medicinal material illustrations, geographical details, etc. This type of books are considered ordinary books in all major sects. This is not like the cultivation techniques and martial arts manuals, which require a large amount of contribution points to borrow. After finding four books in a row and recording them, Su Chen took the token and quickly returned to the attic.
When he handed the token back to Ji Sheng, he reached out and flipped it. I took a look at what books Su Chen had borrowed. After a quick glance, Ji Sheng raised the corners of his mouth slightly and smiled. "Are you planning to go to the wilderness to pick up some medicinal herbs?" “It’s hard to take on missions in the cold winter, and since the monsters are all in hiding, I want to give it a try. The path of cultivation consumes a lot of energy, so I want to make some reserves." Hearing Su Chen's answer, Ji Sheng smiled and did not say anything to attack him. Perhaps he also looked down on him in his heart, thinking that Su Chen was just fooling around on a whim and would not achieve any results. But after thinking about it, I'm probably too lazy to say more. When he was about to leave with the book, Ji Sheng thought about it, stood up and reminded him. “South of Maojia Valley, you’d better stay away from that area. In that area, a strong person may enter this winter to slay the monster. If you hide away and get hurt, it won't be worth it. In addition, there will be a martial arts competition for new disciples in the spring, so remember to come back and participate. Even if you admit defeat, you can still get some rewards from the sect. Of course, the main reason is that if you don’t attend, I will be scolded by the elders.” Hearing this, Su Chen bowed to Ji Sheng and thanked him for his advice. Ji Sheng waved his hand and said no more. After returning to the courtyard where he lived, Su Chen immediately began to flip through the basic books. Activate the Destiny of [Knowledge Seeker] and read by yourself, you will understand and remember much faster. These books can be read even if you don’t go into the wilderness to look for medicinal herbs yourself. After the spring, there will definitely be other demon-slaying missions. The importance of the surrounding geographical location is highlighted. There are cliffs or swamps ahead. Knowing these things in advance can greatly increase your survival rate in the wilderness. Even though I have the destiny of [Monster Hunting Pioneer] and my five senses have been greatly enhanced, I still need to learn more about these. After reading the geography book "Notes on Mountains", Su Chen began to read "Prescriptions for Qianjin Decoction". This book introduces those medicinal herbs.
The appearance of the medicinal materials is vividly depicted with pictures. The value of the medicinal materials, their growing areas, etc. are all annotated one by one. For two whole days, Su Chen stayed in the small courtyard reading. With the help of the destiny of [the seeker of knowledge], I can see things very quickly and remember them very well. After reading the four books, Su Chen had some preliminary ideas in his mind. In the surrounding wilderness, if you go a little deeper, you will find a lot of precious medicinal herbs. As for why we have to go deeper, it’s because the ones that are slightly outside have already been picked by others. (End of this chapter)
