Spotting a hint of red on the distant rock face, Zhang Xiaoshan shivered with excitement and then hurriedly ran over.
The rock face was above the creek, about two to three hundred meters off the ground, extremely steep, with dense forest trees limiting visibility. However, Zhang Xiaoshan possessed the Heavenly Eye, and when he locked his gaze onto that entirely red object, a series of information was revealed to him.
"Red Blood Ganoderma!"
"Two hundred and thirty years old!"
When he clearly saw what it was, Zhang Xiaoshan’s mouth dropped open in amazement. The source of this content ɪs 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹✶𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲✶𝗻𝗲𝘁
He was a medical student and naturally understood the value of the Red Blood Ganoderma before him.
Ganoderma, with its ability to soften blood vessels and calm the nerves, is an extremely rare tonic herb.
Ordinary Ganoderma is sold by weight, with one jin costing several hundred yuan, varying depending on the Ganoderma. The older the herb, the higher its value. An ordinary sixty-year-old Lingzhi would be sold per piece, with a single one possibly fetching tens or even hundreds of thousands. A hundred-year-old Ganoderma would be considered a class above, and many wealthy people are willing to spend a fortune, paying millions!
The Ganoderma in front of him was two hundred and thirty years old, and its whole body was ruddy, indicating it was the superior Red Blood Ganoderma among its kind, and its medicinal potency was several times that of the ordinary Ganoderma.
It’s no exaggeration to say that once this Red Blood Ganoderma hit the market, there would be a host of rich people vying for it!
"Hahaha, I just wanted to pick some old herbs to sell and repay Wei Bao’s debt, but I didn’t expect to have such good luck and encounter Red Blood Ganoderma. Fortune really favors me!"
Zhang Xiaoshan was overjoyed.
With this Red Blood Ganoderma, he would immediately be worth millions, and he had also found a crucial ingredient for the elixir to treat his sister-in-law’s illness!
He hastily put down the basket on his back and then, with a sickle in hand, began to climb the rock face.
In the past, even if Zhang Xiaoshan had a ladder, he might not have been able to make the climb, but now Zhang Xiaoshan was many times more agile. Even though he couldn’t compare with masters of light-footed agility in martial arts dramas, he was several times stronger than professional climbers.
Grabbing at the vines and tree branches sprouting from the rock face and stepping onto the protruding rocks, Zhang Xiaoshan scaled the steep surface like a nimble monkey, and after a mere fifteen minutes, he was only the last meter away from the Red Blood Ganoderma.
As he got up close, Zhang Xiaoshan clearly felt a wave of medicinal fragrance hit him. Just by smelling it, he felt much more invigorated.
"Indeed, the real deal. If I keep some of this Red Blood Ganoderma as a catalyst, any elixir I concoct in the future will be several times more effective."
"My sister-in-law’s eyes can finally be saved."
Zhang Xiaoshan grabbed a vine with one hand and wielded the sickle with the other, trying to cut the Red Blood Ganoderma from the rock.
Just as the sickle’s blade touched the base of the Red Blood Ganoderma, Zhang Xiaoshan inexplicably felt a chill coming from behind him.
Almost instinctively, he retracted the sickle and swung it behind him.
A red snake attempting to sneak attack him was cut into two, falling from the sky and coloring the creek below with its blood as the two pieces of its body landed in the water.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss..."
Before Zhang Xiaoshan had the chance to catch his breath, the constant sound of venomous snakes hissing filled his ears.
Zhang Xiaoshan cast a glance upward.
The scene above made him inhale sharply and exclaim.
He saw a dense swarm of snakes of various colors plunging down towards him from the rock face above, numbering at least a hundred.
And behind this horde of snakes was one that rivaled the thickness of Zhang Xiaoshan’s arm, all over red as if coated with red paint, eyeing Zhang Xiaoshan hungrily—a giant snake.
"A Red Training Snake?"
"Such a huge Red Training Snake, that’s unbelievable..."
Zhang Xiaoshan’s throat felt dry as he looked at the crimson serpent.
Red Training Snakes are not typically large, the common ones being about one meter long and as thick as a thumb. The larger ones reach about one and a half meters and are as thick as two fingers. They’re generally nonvenomous, but this one was coiled up, yet visibly over five meters long and thicker than Zhang Xiaoshan’s arm.
Moreover, on the fire-red body of the Red Training Snake, there were black patterns, and two fangs like poisonous stingers protruding from its gaping mouth, dripping with black and red venom.
Zhang Xiaoshan looked at the Red Blood Ganoderma next to him and began to speculate.
Some precious Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures are typically guarded by spiritual beasts. This Red Blood Ganoderma had been around for two to three hundred years; calling it a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure was not an overstatement. The Red Training Snake had probably settled here a long time ago, growing huge by absorbing the medicinal potency of the Red Blood Ganoderma, hence it might have lived for dozens or even hundreds of years.
Zhang Xiaoshan could not afford to think further as the snake swarm was already upon him, less than three meters away.
"Screw it, I’m taking this Red Blood Ganoderma."
Zhang Xiaoshan reached out for the Red Blood Ganoderma.
He was determined to take the Red Blood Ganoderma by force.
The snakes were obviously too slow, so the Red Training Snake King launched an attack at Zhang Xiaoshan.
It let out a long shriek, its tail lashing out.
The body that had been coiled up unfurled in an instant, and only then was its full length visible.
Damn, it was at least twelve or thirteen meters long.
Even more terrifying was that its skin had grown many reversed spikes, and its tail, like a mace, came crashing down towards Zhang Xiaoshan with great force.