Cultivation Online

"Medicine, huh? I understand. If that's the case, there isn't anything my Li Family can do for you, as the Hong Family handles most of the medicine in the Jaded Garden." Senior Li said.

"Wow, they must have a lot of medicine if they supply the entire faction…" Yuan said in a surprised voice.

"Haha… After all, they are the ones that require the most medicine because of people like Hong Xiuquan, who tempers his body around the clock almost daily." Senior Li laughed.

"Anyways, follow me. I will show you some of our Li Family's treasures." Senior Li then led Yuan and every one to another room.

"Please wait for a minute while I retrieve the treasures." Senior Li said before leaving them alone in the room.

Even if Senior Li trusted Yuan and greatly valued his presence, there was no way that he'd bring someone that isn't part of their family to their storage area where they keep all of their treasures.

Yuan patiently waited for Senior Li's return, his anticipation high.

About fifteen minutes later, Senior Li returned with three boxes in his grasp.

He placed them on the table before Yuan and the others.

"This is the first treasure."

Senior Li opened the first box, revealing a somewhat dried-up ginseng inside.

"This is… a treasure?" Yuan raised his eyebrows.

"Don't let its appearance fool you, Daoist Yuan. Try looking deeper." Senior Li said with a profound smile on his face.

and to his surprise, there was

a 1,000-year-old ginseng. And yes, just like its name implies, it's a thousand years old."

it hasn't rotted after so long is because of the spiritual energy within. If we wait another 500 years, it will become a 1,500-year-old ginseng, but that will be its limit. If we keep it for any

has spiritual energy? How did it grow?"

things in this world— including animals and plants— have the ability to absorb spiritual energy. This means even the meat and vegetable that you eat contain spiritual energy, but the amount is insanely low— too low to affect

time to absorb enough spiritual energy to be qualified as a treasure, and they are usually killed or plucked before they absorb enough spiritual

talents, plants also have their own limit, so it doesn't mean they can

Yuan mumbled in a

later, Senior Li opened the second

only living things

inanimate objects can also gather spiritual energy. Let me ask you this… What exactly is spiritual energy?" Senior Li suddenly

clue…" Yuan

that you cannot absorb normally, and they grant you more benefit than oxygen if you know how to absorb them. Just like

object and stay there. Eventually, enough spiritual energy will gather inside the object, turning it into a treasure,

like that?" Yuan raised his

inanimate objects require thousands of years if not tens of thousands of years before they can turn into treasures. This is why most inanimate treasures come from ancient times in the form of antiques and why they're valued more

"..."

He didn't think that this

giving Yuan some time to digest the information, Senior Li

a dagger?" Yuan muttered in a surprised voice when he saw

I don't sense any spiritual energy from this dagger. How can

energy that makes this dagger a treasure. Go ahead. Try picking it up." Senior Li

he could feel