Chapter 1047 - 1054: The Ginseng Spirit (Part 2)
Chapter 1047: Chapter 1054: The Ginseng Spirit (Part 2)
The Ginseng King, which is the king of all ginseng, was formed by gathering the spiritual Qi of the entire Ginseng Mountain.
What’s amazing is that the Ginseng King of this mountain has developed sentience, almost turning into a spirit.
Because of the Ginseng King, the ginseng on the mountain remains abundant despite being harvested heavily each year, which is one of the main reasons.
However, in the past few decades, the Xiong family realized that no matter how they trained or invested resources in the younger generation, none could achieve a breakthrough to Innate Power.
As a result, during this period, their focus shifted towards capturing the Ginseng King.
They also understood that capturing the Ginseng King would greatly reduce the ginseng resources of Ginseng Mountain.
But the family had reached a point where they couldn’t afford to be concerned anymore.
However, a tricky problem arose.
No matter how many people they sent, or even if they acted personally, capturing the Ginseng King was nearly impossible.
This was because once the Ginseng King sensed danger, it would immediately escape underground, making it impossible for them to guard against it.
As for Xiong Tu’s attempt at capturing it this time, he was actually prepared to risk a huge loss of power to awaken his innate potential and give it a try.
In his view, the family was beyond saving.
So, why not take one last gamble? Perhaps they could capture the Ginseng King.
If they managed to capture the Ginseng King and have Haitao take it out of the Secret Realm, there might still be a chance to rebuild the Xiong family in the future.
After all, the Ginseng King is the most valuable asset of the Xiong family, incomparable to anything else.
He also planned that within a year of his death, he would send Ba’Er’s family and some core family members out of the Secret Realm.
Moreover, he saw a glimmer of hope in his great-grandson.
He wondered why his grandson, who previously didn’t even have the power of an average special forces soldier, had progressed to an intermediate level within a few months of leaving the Secret Realm, even breaking through.
This was simply unbelievable.
His power level was stable, even more stable than many intermediate-level special forces members in the family.
This was frightening.
This, too, was why he wanted to place the Ginseng King with his great-grandson.
Now he vaguely guessed why his grandson’s power had increased so dramatically.
Most likely, it was with the help of his elder, Lin Xi, this mysterious young lad.
He wasn’t worried that Lin Xi would take the Ginseng King away. Honestly, he wasn’t worried at all because Lin Xi had come a long way to help them.
Even if Lin Xi did take it, he wouldn’t be concerned. He had now resolved to give the Ginseng King to Lin Xi directly.
After all, Lin Xi might not be that interested in the Ginseng King.
Upon some interactions, Lin Xi did show a certain level of interest in the Ginseng King.
Peng Bo, Xiong Haitao, and Cui Hua, upon hearing that the Ginseng King had become sentient, were so excited and curious that they almost wanted to dig three feet into the ground to get their hands on it immediately.
However, the three knew that without Elder Xiong and Lin Xi, even if they leveled the entire mountain, they likely couldn’t find the Ginseng King.
Then, under Elder Xiong’s lead, a group of five began searching for the Ginseng King.
Elder Xiong was evidently very experienced, finding the Ginseng King’s trace in no time.
Following the trace, in about an hour, the five located the Ginseng King.
It was at a small pond, and the five were hiding behind a large rock above the pond.
By the pond, a white and tender, vine-crowned, root-covered plant roughly the size of a baby was standing upright in a slightly sunken area of the pond with a bit of water.
Seemingly, it was drinking water or playing?
If not for it swaying and shaking its roots, everyone would think it was just a giant radish.
This was truly a sentient being!
Moreover, the five noticed it seemed to have grown a mouth and eyes.
Although not very distinct, a cone shape was visible.
Elder Xiong wasn’t at all surprised, as if he had seen it before.
Peng Bo, Xiong Haitao, and Cui Hua, especially Peng Bo and Cui Hua, were absolutely stunned.
Honestly, if they hadn’t followed Lin Xi today, they absolutely wouldn’t believe such a Secret Realm existed.
Furthermore, seeing a moving ginseng was even more unbelievable.
Whoa!
It’s totally a spirit now, isn’t it?
Amidst the shock, they were extremely excited and thrilled. If they captured it, wouldn’t they become rich?
Or perhaps, by consuming it, would they instantly gain Lin Xi’s power?
Even if they didn’t gain Lin Xi’s power, possessing the power of a King of Soldiers would be acceptable.
At this point, if Elder Xiong hadn’t given them a sharp glare to keep them from being impulsive, they would’ve charged at it.
Even Lin Xi was a bit excited now.
The Ginseng King!
The best thing to replenish internal energy, and also acts as a neutralizer in many pill formulas.
Once the Ginseng King’s juice is added, the quality of the pills would be greatly enhanced, possibly elevating them to a new level altogether.
Moreover, this Ginseng King wasn’t just any spirit; with its spirituality, its value far surpassed that of an ordinary Ginseng King.
Even the elders of Yunlong Mountain would drool over it, Lin Xi thought.
Elder Xiong gestured to them, indicating they should wait until the Ginseng King was more immersed in its play before taking action.
However, the plan wasn’t to rush in all at once.
In fact, they had tried this approach many times before, but all attempts had ended in failure.
Despite its appearance, the Ginseng King was alarmingly fast.
Once it escaped into the ground, only those with Innate Power could possibly detect it.
If much time passed, even those with Innate Power wouldn’t be able to sense it.
Then, Elder Xiong arranged a capture plan.
Peng Bo, Xiong Haitao, and Cui Hua were to guard the left side of the pond, maintaining their positions without attempting to capture it directly, as their abilities were likely to lead to mistakes.
The three of them, albeit a bit hurt, agreed.
They had no choice; their powers compared to Elder Xiong and Lin Xi were truly abysmal.
Lin Xi was assigned to stand guard on the right side, keeping his aura at the level of a special forces soldier.
As for Elder Xiong, he would directly approach from behind the Ginseng King.
There was no need for anyone to guard the pond’s side.
Since even a sentient ginseng couldn’t fly or escape through water, it would never flee in thatdirection.
In less than five minutes, they were all in position, and with Elder Xiong’s command, they began to cautiously approach the Ginseng King at the pond.
The Ginseng King at the pond seemed unaware of their presence, continuing to play by the water like a child.
As they drew within about ten meters, the Ginseng King still seemed oblivious,
At that moment, Elder Xiong frowned and thought to himself, "This isn’t right!"
"How can it not notice?"
"Could it be because of the pond?"
In their previous attempts to capture it, the Ginseng King would typically sense them at about fifteen meters away and flee at an unimaginable speed, then disappear underground.
"Not good, it’s doing this on purpose!" Elder Xiong noticed the Ginseng King’s movements were somewhat stiff and shouted out loud.
Immediately, he lunged forward.
Yet the Ginseng King wasn’t surprised at all; it had clearly sensed them already.
Looking a bit mischievous, it waggled its roots at Elder Xiong before darting towards Lin Xi.
To it, that side seemed the weakest.
PS: Thanks to everyone for your recommendations and monthly votes, and for your continued support.