Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 582: Chapter 499 Going with the Flow, Establishing Justifiable Reason

Yang Zhenshan remembered reading about the Star Origin Fruit.

He flipped through his notes and sure enough, found the records on the Star Origin Fruit Tree.

The Star Origin Fruit Tree, shaped like a jujube tree, takes thirty years to mature. Once matured, it flowers and bears fruit every year, with one tree producing between three hundred to a thousand fruits annually.

The Star Origin Fruit has dual effects of replenishing both energy and blood, which can help in rapidly recovering Primordial Qi and treating injuries—it is indeed a rare fruit for healing.

Moreover, the Star Origin Fruit can be mixed with more than a dozen Treasure Medicines to concoct True Essence Pills, which greatly enhance the accumulation of True Qi by Innate Martial Artists. One True Essence Pill is almost equivalent to three years of True Qi cultivated by an Innate Martial Artist.

Seeing the effects of the Star Origin Pill, Yang Zhenshan’s eyes suddenly lit up.

A True Essence Pill equals three years’ worth of cultivated True Qi?

What Yang Zhenshan needed most now was the accumulation of Innate True Qi. If he had a few True Essence Pills, he would soon reach the level of controlling Qi.

”Is this news true?” Yang Zhenshan turned his head towards Wu Zheng.

Wu Zheng shook his head, ”I don’t know, many people are talking about it, but no one can confirm its validity!”

He only heard it through hearsay and neither knew the origin of this news nor could he determine its truth.

”Where is Cui Xia Valley?”

Yang Zhenshan asked again.

Wu Zheng replied: ”It’s north of Sangzhou Prefecture, about five hundred li from the Capital City.”

Five hundred li wasn’t far, but three hundred li south of the Capital City was the densely forested Wanshan Ridge. Five hundred li... that meant Cui Xia Valley was deep within Wanshan Ridge.

Could there be any Spiritual Fruit Trees in Wanshan Ridge?

The answer was undoubtedly yes.

Da Rong held numerous legends about Wanshan Ridge, and indeed, there had been instances when people found Spiritual Fruit Trees there, though those were events of the distant past.

As for whether this rumor was true, Yang Zhenshan felt it was likely false.

If someone had discovered a Spiritual Fruit Tree, they certainly would not publicize it. The appropriate action would be to quietly wait by the tree for the fruits to mature.

Then leave once the fruits mature and come back to wait the next year.

Because before bearing fruit, the Spiritual Fruit Tree resembles any normal tree, perhaps just slightly unique, which prevented its identification and produced no extraordinary phenomena.

However, once the fruits appear, their difference becomes visible. Mostly, the surface of the Spirit Fruits would glow faintly—the closer to ripeness, the more apparent the glow.

Thus, discovering a Spiritual Fruit Tree, the best approach was to wait for the fruits to mature.

Although Yang Zhenshan felt the news was probably false, adhering to the principle of ”better to believe it exists than not,” he still decided to send someone to check.

”Go to Cui Xia Valley and take a look, and ask Luo Jingsong for more people to accompany you!” Yang Zhenshan instructed.

”Understood!” Wu Zheng didn’t hesitate and immediately accepted the task.

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About the rumors of the Star Origin Fruit Tree, Yang Zhenshan only wanted Wu Zheng to try his luck. But the development of events far exceeded his expectations.

The third day after Wu Zheng left the Capital City with his team, the rumors about the Star Origin Fruit Tree intensified within the capital, and countless Jianghu Martial Artists spoke as though they had truly seen the Star Origin Fruit Tree.

Initially, Yang Zhenshan thought these people were spreading false news, but then he suddenly received a summons from Emperor Yanping.

He rushed from the Martial Arts Pavilion to the Imperial City’s Taiji Palace, only to find Marquis Jianchang Zhang Luan already waiting outside the Taiji Palace.

Marquis Jianchang Zhang Luan, already in his seventies this year, looked nearly fifty.

He had a rough-looking face, a tall figure, and exuded a hearty aura.

”Marquis Yang! You were at the Martial Arts Pavilion again!”

Seeing Yang Zhenshan arrive, Zhang Luan laughed.

”Yes.” Yang Zhenshan nodded.

Zhang Luan leaned in close and chuckled, ”Give me a few jars of your Hundred Herbs Brew! I’ll trade you with Treasure Medicine!”

Yang Zhenshan was dumbfounded; since Yang Chengmao’s grand wedding, his Hundred Herbs Brew had become famous amongst the elite in Capital City, and even the effects of the brew had been exaggerated. As a result, many people had been seeking his Hundred Herbs Brew.

Though he brewed plenty of Hundred Herbs Brew, it couldn’t withstand so many people asking for it.

Left with no choice, he had to politely refuse.

But these people still wouldn’t give up. Initially, some wanted to buy with Silver, which Yang Zhenshan naturally wouldn’t trade his brew for Silver. Later, these people offered to exchange with Treasure Medicine.

But Treasure Medicines are precious, not everyone is willing to trade these for Hundred Herbs Brew.

Yang Zhenshan resignedly smiled, ”Later, have someone from Marquis Zhang’s residence come to my house to pick them up, but just to clarify, I only have three jars left and no more!”

If it were anyone else, he would have simply refused, but Zhang Luan was not someone he could easily dismiss.

Because not long ago, Zhang Luan had done him a favor by writing a recommendation letter for Hengdao Sect and the Jing’an Shang family, and now Hengdao Sect had been listed as one of the Eight Great Sects, with many from Jing’an Shang family joining the Liao Yuan Military Department.

Though this wasn’t entirely due to Yang Zhenshan’s influence, Zhang Luan had indeed considered his face to some extent.

”Hahaha, fair enough, one Treasure Medicine for three jars of brew, and if you have more brew in the future, you can trade it with me!” Zhang Luan laughed.

He had tasted the Hundred Herbs Brew before, not at the wedding, but through An Yuxing, the alcoholic.

For a wine praised by An Yuxing, it definitely must be a fine wine.

Yang Zhenshan couldn’t help but smile bitterly; one Treasure Medicine for three jars of brew, the offer was indeed tempting.

How much Hundred Herbs Brew had he given away before?

Probably around three to five thousand jars!

After all, over the years, the Yang family had always included a few jars of Hundred Herbs Brew in their festival gifts.