The Yunling Mountain Range was the most well-preserved primitive forest in China. The vegetation covered an area of more than 3,000 square kilometers and spanned five provinces.
The species and plants in the forest were among the best in the world, and legends about this mountain range were everywhere. The most famous one was Shennong, who cultivated and became an immortal in this mountain range. The name of this mythical figure was also well-known in China.
The Long Family Brigade was located on a large branch at the edge of the Yunling Mountain Range, Zhangjiajie. However, it was this large branch that very few people from the Long Family Brigade left. This was because this mountain was rich in medicinal herbs and ingredients. There were also countless ferocious poisons and wild beasts that could kill people.
In addition, the terrain in the mountains was complicated. Unless you could safely pass through by helicopter, even if you brought a compass, you could not successfully walk out of the mountains.
According to what his uncle had told Long Zai Tian in his previous life, this mountain range was famous for producing medicinal herbs during the Republic of China period. The government of the Republic of China and even the invading army later sent troops into the mountain to dig up precious medicinal herbs. However, as long as they entered the depths of the forest, there would be no news or bones left. As time passed, the medicinal herbs in the safe area outside the mountain were looted, and the precious medicinal herbs that people often talked about in the deep mountains were not picked at all.
After the reform and opening up, the mountains had undergone a period of cultivation. Hunters who entered the mountains could occasionally collect some medicinal herbs, but they were all new medicinal herbs that were relatively cheap. In addition, Zheng Fu had implemented the plan of closing the mountains to facilitate forests, so fewer and fewer people entered the mountains.
Long Zai Tian and the others who had entered the mountain to collect herbs and search for the Immortal Valley naturally knew some history about this mountain. They did not dare to enter the deep mountains to collect those precious herbs that caught the wind and captured the shadows. To them, they were only collecting some useful Chinese medicinal herbs and rare plants today. It was luck to encounter ancient medicinal herbs. There was no regret if he couldn't find it. After all, the main purpose of entering the mountain this time was to find the legendary treasure of the Immortal Valley described in the Shennong Scripture!
Early the next morning, the few of them hurriedly ate their breakfast. Before dawn, they acted according to what they had discussed last night. Long Zaitian, his great-grandfather, grandfather, second uncle, father, and a dozen other elders went into the mountains to look for the immortal valley.
The group of ten people walked to the side of the reservoir. With Grandpa leading the way, they walked for more than twenty minutes and then continued to walk north for more than ten minutes. After another sharp turn and another twenty minutes of walking, a large mountain wall with a smooth surface appeared in front of them.
Seeing this, Grandpa walked up and gently moved away the large rocks, immediately revealing a cave that was two meters tall and one meter wide. They didn't go in immediately. After all, there hadn't been any ventilation for five or six years. Everyone waited for a few more minutes and threw a few more stones into the cave. They heard no movement inside. Second Uncle immediately turned on the flashlight and walked ahead. After walking for about 200 meters, the cave entrance became bigger and bigger, and the road became steeper and steeper. After a while, everyone stopped. Of course, it was not because there was danger ahead, but because there was no way ahead.
Everyone walked around the stone wall for a while, searching the surrounding area in hopes of finding a mechanism or something, but other than rocks, there was only a bare mountain wall. This feeling of knowing that the treasure was nearby but not being able to enter was really unpleasant.
Long Zaitian was also a little frustrated at this time, because this treasure was very helpful in changing the current situation of the family. Not only could it increase the family's martial strength, but it could also attack a hostile family. Therefore, he raised his fist and smashed it on an uneven stone wall. Borrowing an ancient poem to describe Long Zaitian's mood at this moment. Perhaps it was an illusion, but Long Tianyang was still trying to confirm it. He gently raised his fist and smashed it against the stone wall again. As expected, he immediately heard a series of dull banging sounds. He immediately determined that the inside of the mountain wall was empty!
Long Zai Tian immediately called everyone over and knocked around again. Suddenly, a series of empty sounds rang out. Finally, he confirmed that only the middle part, which was about the size of a door frame, was empty. The rest of the place was hard. He looked around and told his great-grandfather and the others to retreat. At the same time, he also retreated. Then, they picked up a big stone and used their inner strength to smash it into the middle of the empty sound to prevent any traps. A big hole was broken in the place where it was smashed. The others used their shovels to poke a few times, and a small stone door that could allow one person to pass through appeared.
Everyone was extremely happy, as if they had seen a treasure. Everyone stood at the stone door and felt a gust of wind blowing. There was a fragrance mixed in between, which meant that there was air in the cave. He was sure that the Immortal Valley might really exist.
Everyone did not rush in immediately, because the more they were faced with such great benefits, the more they had to restrain their greed and keep their heads clear at all times to be able to succeed. Since ancient times, there were many people who were only half a step away from success. Often, only those who were careful and cautious would succeed.
Everyone waited until the rotten and moldy smell disappeared from the wind before taking out their flashlights and continuing forward. It was a passageway that only allowed one person to pass through. Everyone walked for seven to eight minutes with their bodies on full alert. Everyone felt lucky. Fortunately, there was no such thing as the ancient times where the passages were filled with traps.
After turning around a bay, the flashlight was no longer needed because the light from outside could already shine in. When he reached the source of the light, he saw a piece of wood that had been blocking the light for many years. Half of it had already decayed. It was really luxurious. Long Zai Tian used a knife to pry open the wooden plank, revealing a two-meter-tall, one-meter-tall hole. Standing at the entrance of the cave and looking out, the few of them were instantly mesmerized by the scenery inside.
The first thing that came into view were four huge osmanthus trees. Even with Long Zaitian's semi-professional eyes, he could tell that these trees were at least 800 to 900 years old, or even earlier. The magnificent courtyard was like a canopy covering the sky! The flowering period had passed, and there was still the lingering charm of the flourishing tree. As no one had taken care of it for many years, the tree was covered with layers of rotten branches and leaves.
Everyone walked out of the cave and approached the osmanthus trees. They could feel the faint spiritual energy around the trees. The spiritual energy here was ten to twenty times that of the outside. However, no one dared to cultivate and absorb it here. They could only wait until they had investigated the situation in the valley and eliminated the hidden dangers before cultivating.
However, in just a short while of absorbing spiritual energy, Second Uncle had broken through from the peak of the initial stage of internal force to the middle stage of internal force, while Grandfather had also broken through from the late stage of internal force to the peak of internal force. The others had also increased their inner strength, but they had not broken through to the next stage.
When great-grandfather saw this situation, he immediately said to everyone,"Let's not circulate our cultivation here to absorb spiritual energy first. Everyone should go and investigate the situation in the surroundings first. In case anything unexpected happens, only a dozen of us know about this place anyway.”
Long Zai Tian was crouching under the largest osmanthus tree. He pushed aside a place that was covered in rot, revealing a clump of old ginseng. The biggest ones were as thick as eight or nine thumbs, surrounded by a large cluster of ginseng that looked like the moon surrounded by stars. No wonder he felt so strange. How could the osmanthus tree in such a spiritual land shed its flowers and leaves, and there was such a thick pile of rotting things? It turned out that there was another world under the leaves!
When everyone saw this, there was only one realization in their hearts. Their family had really prospered this time. In this era where spirit herbs were scarce, these ginsengs were like panaceas for martial artists. Just these ginsengs and the spiritual energy around these hanging trees could make their Long Clan one of the top reclusive clans in the world!
At this moment, Great-grandfather took out a red thread from his clothes and asked everyone to tie it on the ginseng. It was said that this was a kind of ritual. The older generation said that old ginseng had spirituality. If it was disturbed, it would escape into the ground and hide. Only by tying its ribs with red rope could it prevent it from escaping.
Of course, this was just a folk legend. It was mysterious but had no scientific basis. However, Long Zai Tian and the others still tied the ginseng up before they dug it out. This was a kind of pious heart and respect for nature.
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