Shennong Dao Master-Chapter 1519 - 19: The Mutated Miluo Flower and Lu Yuehan’s Invitation (Part 4)

"Retreating just like this doesn't suit my style. My men can't suffer in vain, and if I can make acquaintance with a master, the loss won't be for nothing."

Hong Qi nodded: "I understand, I'll arrange it right away."

...

Jing Yan was seriously injured, and Zhao Xing couldn't treat this wound; he is the Minister of Agriculture, not a doctor.

The poison had entered his system, and only a specialized doctor could fully restore him.

Jing Yan had a solution; he carried a special medical Daoist soldier with him.

However, since the poison had reached a divine skill level, the medical Daoist soldier Jing Yan carried could only temporarily treat the injuries.

"To fully recover, I can only return to the exploration base." Jing Yan looked at his broken body, with numerous crystal tubes inserted, continuously extracting the poison: "I shouldn't have been greedy. All the money we made at Nanluo No. 88 will be spent on treatment. You're more stable, brother."

"Everyone makes mistakes when coming out for adventure." Zhao Xing comforted: "One learns from mistakes, which might not be a bad thing."

"Right, that makes sense." Jing Yan laughed: "Adventure means doing risky things. Coming to Nanluo No. 88 this time and meeting Mr. Zhao is the greatest gain, plus witnessing the miraculous Miluo Flower, it was worth it, hahaha."

"We didn't come away empty-handed. When you get out, report this tomb upwards; you can still make a lot of money. I won't take a share." Zhao Xing said.

Discovering ancient tombs and exploring them is the most profitable way at the time. Reporting it brings in less.

For example, under the rules set by the Yuanhai Ancient Country, providing information will earn a bonus and merit points ranging from 1% to 10% of the tomb's value, depending largely on the detailed nature of the information.

Zhao Xing and his team found the entrance, went through three barriers, located seven main tombs, and had experiences of being poisoned. All these are valuable pieces of information.

The least valuable information would be just discovering [Star Wheel Maze] and merely indicating there might be a tomb here, which isn't worth much money at all.

The Illusion God Star System is full of places with tombs or suspected tombs, lacking those willing to take the risk.

A large-scale operation like Lu Yuehan's at Nanluo No. 88 might even lose money, considering the wages and compensation for their men aren't cheap.

"Don't say you won't take a share." Jing Yan said: "We've explored a lot of this tomb's information, we should be able to take a 10% profit. If it's calculated as a Great Divine Power tomb, that 10% might be ten billion."

"You've lost both your Vajras; you need some compensation."

By current official summaries, Second Realm tombs usually value under ten billion, and above ten billion is quite rare.

Third Realm tombs usually fluctuate between ten to a hundred billion, with specific specs depending on whether it's a Small Divine Power Realm or Great Divine Power Realm tomb. Tombs above a hundred billion are rare.

And as for Tao Domain Realm? There's no set number, as officially no specific value has been disclosed.

Currently, the Illusion God Star System has only found five Tao Domain Realm tombs, with Yuanhai Ancient Country discovering one, and the other four found by other ancient country forces.

The Tao Domain Realm tomb discovered by the Yuanhai Ancient Country is associated with the Heavenly Jiao King, who went to great lengths to transport the Sun Star over.

But the "Ti Yuan Divine Power" Zhao Xing obtained is extremely valuable!

It might be that the era the Yueluo Ancient Country resided in was different from the current Desolate Domain Era, where perhaps the Secret Techniques of the Self Sect were not hard to find, so the tomb owner casually gave them away.

Nowadays, the divine skills of the Self Sect can be sold at astronomical prices. If Zhao Xing wanted to sell it, with current selling methods, he could immediately obtain hundreds of billions, and would continue to receive sales royalties afterward.

So, he isn't really interested in smaller money.

"Less talk, a real man sticks to his word. What I said doesn't change." Zhao Xing laughed, "You won't have come for nothing; the reporting reward will be yours, and I'll pay your medical expenses too." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Jing Yan nodded and didn't argue further with Zhao Xing.

"You'll have to put in some effort on the way back; I can't deploy the military tactics prohibition now."

"Would that trouble me?" Zhao Xing laughed, "It's just a petty Second Realm mechanical puppet, let's go."

Jing Yan followed behind Zhao Xing, starting to walk back.

However, he found the return path seemed somewhat different from before.

"Why are there so many more mushrooms?"

"Hiss, are those Illusion Star Mushrooms?"

Jing Yan looked at the distance in shock.

"Brother, what exactly have you been doing these past few years?"

Zhao Xing, over more than five years, had been fully devoted to the cultivation of Ti Yuan Divine Power.

Since the Corrosion Swamp was very suitable for the survival of Yin Attribute Species, Zhao Xing did not know how many mushrooms in the gray mist had grown during this time.

"Hush, keep it down, and restrain your breath."

"Some Illusion Star Mushrooms have very sharp hearing."

"Hearing?" Jing Yan found it somewhat absurd, because Zhao Xing clearly said 'hearing' and not 'sensing.'

What does that mean? Do mushrooms even grow ears?

Jing Yan stopped talking, as he indeed saw mushrooms growing ear-like organs, with even ear flaps moving, emitting original fluctuations, seemingly receiving echoes.

Recognizing an Illusion Star Mushroom counts as good.

Some couldn't be identified at all, yet Zhao Xing insisted those were Illusion Star Mushrooms.

Even with Jing Yan's extensive knowledge and experience, seeing so many bizarre plant life-forms made his scalp tingle.

"Father said all Self Sect's Ministers of Agriculture are eccentric. I didn't feel it when I was in the Empire, but now I've truly witnessed it." Jing Yan thought, secretly alarmed.