Da Si Nong: I really don’t want to farm

Chapter 514 Laozi's Same Mount
The blood refining attempt failed.

Xu Yue pondered it over and over, when a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

Refining things isn't just about dripping blood; there are other methods.
Xu Yue then activated the "Yan Emperor's Primordial Chaos Fundamental Scripture," injecting Primordial Chaos True Qi into the jade slip.

It can be done!

As the primordial energy filled the entire jade slip, a beam of azure light suddenly entered Xu Yue's sea of ​​consciousness.

The Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica!
The Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic!
The Emperor's Eighty-One Difficulties!
The Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion!
The Qingnang Jing!
Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases!
Is this a medical tradition passed down through generations? Xu Yue was somewhat taken aback.

He never expected that the medical family's legacy would be here, and that he would actually obtain it.

Xu Yue had read the extant versions of "Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica" and "Huangdi Neijing", but they were clearly different from the ones passed down in this tradition.

What's available on the market now are just ordinary medical books, and there are still some points that are open to discussion.

However, many of the things Xu Yue obtained belonged to the cultivation world.

For example, the Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica contains descriptions of many special medicinal materials, as well as some injuries from cultivation, and even injuries to the primordial spirit, yin spirit, and yang spirit.

This medical tradition can heal injuries to the primordial spirit.

Xu Yue received the medical knowledge, but instead of leaving immediately, he began to digest that knowledge.

The traditions passed down include methods of medical practice.

However, Xu Yue had no intention of cultivating.

I have no plans to cultivate right now, at least not at the moment.

The cultivation methods of medical practitioners and agricultural practitioners share the same origin, but they also have differences.

Judging from Xu Yue's current level of skill, it's not hard to see that there's something to learn from him, but it needs further study.

After digesting the information briefly, Xu Yue got up and looked at the stone hall again.

This must be the place where Shennong was worshipped.

Incidentally, it also stores the jade slips passed down by medical families.

Xu Yue left the stone hall, but the blue ox was still outside and had not left.

Xu Yue smiled upon seeing this.

"The outside world is vast, would you like to come with me to see it?"

Xu Yue wandered around the valley and got a general understanding before asking the Green Ox.

"Moo!"

The blue ox seemed to hesitate for a moment, then looked around and nodded.

He was somewhat reluctant, but he was still willing to go out with Xu Yue.

It wasn't that she wanted to go out and see the world; she just wanted to follow Xu Yue.

"Don't worry, I'll come back often in the future."

Xu Yue laughed and jumped onto the cow's back.

He can now be considered someone who owns a mount.

It exudes a high-class vibe.

It's way more classy than my two kids riding pandas.

After all, Da Bao and the others are still just giant pandas, not iron-eating beasts.

But he wasn't riding a blue ox, but a divine beast called a rhinoceros!
"Moo!"

The blue ox bellowed, but did not leave.

It wasn't that they wouldn't let Xu Yue ride, but rather that they wanted to bring the medicinal herbs with him.

Want more?
"What a waste!" Xu Yue said. "These are almost all thousand-year-old medicinal herbs. It's too wasteful for you to eat them like this. I'll give you something else later. In your current condition, there's no difference between a thousand-year-old ginseng and a hundred-year-old ginseng."

There are differences, of course, but they're not significant.

Such a waste.

The green ox probably eats these medicinal herbs not only for cultivation, but also, and perhaps more importantly, to satisfy its appetite.

If these medicinal herbs were refined into pills, wouldn't that be even more helpful for cultivation?

"Moo moo moo"

The blue ox bellowed a few more times.

Xu Yue naturally couldn't understand what the green ox was saying, but the green ox was clearly intelligent.

They cannot communicate with words, but they can sense the meaning of words through their spiritual senses.

“I will come back,” Xu Yue said. “If I can get in, I can get out.”

After hearing Niu Qing's explanation, Xu Yue felt that his doubts had been resolved.

I saw a blue ox eating ginseng before, not because it was extravagant, but because it was hungry.

The outer formation was activated for some unknown reason, and it can't get out.

Trapped in this valley, or rather, trapped in this stone house.

Although its level of attainment is not low, it is still not capable of fasting, or rather, it is not capable of fasting for a long period of time.

When you're hungry, you don't care about medicinal herbs; you just eat.

The thick fog outside the valley was caused by an array.

It should have been automatically activated after the spiritual veins were revived.

Those outside can't get in, and those inside can't get out.

There's only the Green Ox inside.

It grew up here and occasionally goes out for a walk, but never goes too far.

Xu Yue was able to enter by instinct, and he could naturally leave by instinct as well.

Of course, the inheritance he received also included descriptions of the formations here.

He can come and go as he pleases without needing to rely on his senses.

We emerged from the thick fog, only to find ourselves in a maze.

The ox may not seem fast, but it can travel a great distance in the blink of an eye.

This might be the innate ability of the longhorn beetle, somewhat reminiscent of shrinking the distance between two points.

"That way!"

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Xu Yue suddenly spoke to the green ox.

He heard cries for help.

An expedition team?
Or perhaps explorers?
If they speak Mandarin, then they are naturally Chinese.

After walking for a short while, Xu Yue saw the two of them on a big tree, and below the tree was a huge tiger.

Is it yellow over a mountain?

The tiger kept lunging at the tree, but the two men had climbed high enough to be safe for the time being.

"Shut up! Deep in Shennongjia, if you shout for help, do you expect the wild men to come and rescue us?"

"Then what do we do? Just sit and wait to die?"

"Given time, it will naturally leave!"

Their conversation, however, made Xu Yue smile.

Indeed, in the deep mountains and forests, especially in the deeper parts of Shennongjia, what good would shouting for help do?

But then again, if the other party hadn't cried for help, Xu Yue might not have heard it.

"what is that?"

The person who had called for help suddenly pointed to another person not far away and said something.

The other person looked in the direction the finger was pointing and was immediately dumbfounded.

He was surprised to see a man riding an ox.

Hallucination?

How could there possibly be people riding oxen deep in Shennongjia?

If they were wearing a Taoist robe or ancient costume, the credibility would be even greater.

The key point is that he was wearing modern casual clothes.

This is too bizarre.

Have we encountered something strange?

If you encounter a tiger, there's still a glimmer of hope.

If you encounter this thing, you're probably doomed.

The former could at most be considered Western-style horror, while the present one is Chinese-style horror.

"An adventure? You guys really know how to pick a place, coming all the way to Shennongjia?"

Xu Yue smiled and said, not taking the big tiger or the Yellow Tiger seriously at all.

However, that tiger was indeed at the broken realm, but it didn't even qualify as the second realm.

I wonder if the "Over-the-Mountain Yellow" is the tiger breaking its limits.

"careful!"

Upon hearing Xu Yue's words, the two men snapped out of their daze and quickly offered a reminder. Xu Yue's words immediately caught the tiger's attention.

"Moo!"

The tiger was about to attack when the ox let out a roar and gave the tiger a disdainful look.

With just one glance, the tiger's fur bristled instantly. It then slowly retreated, and after retreating a certain distance, it turned and ran, disappearing into the forest in the blink of an eye.

The two people in the tree stared in disbelief at this sight.

The big tiger was scared away by a cow.

The key point is that this cow was being ridden by a person, like a mount.

Have we encountered a deity?
"You, are you a human or a ghost?"

One of the explorers couldn't help but ask a question.

It looks rather eerie no matter how you look at it.

Sure enough, Shennongjia is not a good place to go; it's too eerie.

"What do you think?"

Xu Yue did not answer, but instead asked a question.

Xu Yue wasn't surprised by the two people's reactions; he just found them amusing.

Those who dare to venture into Shennongjia for exploration are certainly not cowards.

If they were truly timid, they probably would have fallen off the tree.

“You look familiar, but how could we possibly run into someone we know here?” one of the voices said, trembling slightly. “Are you a human or a ghost? Don’t scare us.”

"Does it matter whether you're human or ghost?" Xu Yue said with a smile. "Didn't I just save you guys? What, are you worried about escaping one tiger's den only to fall into another?"

The two gave an awkward laugh, but after looking around, they climbed down from the tree and picked up the bag that had fallen to the ground.

If the other party is strange, being in a tree won't help.

If the other party is not, then there is no need to be in the tree.

"Shennongjia is very dangerous. I advise you not to go deep into it."

Xu Yue offered a word of advice, but whether they listened or not was of no concern to him; good words are useless against those damned fools.

“We don’t really have the mind to go that far now. We didn’t actually intend to go that far; we just got lost,” one of the explorers said, shaking his head. “We just wanted to wander around the outskirts at first.”

"Is that so?" Xu Yue said. "Then you should follow me. I'm about to go out."

"Thank you! You've got the direction right? For some reason, the compass doesn't work here. Other methods don't seem to be working either."

There are many ways to find your way in the forest.

For example, you can use natural light to observe the growth of trees and vegetation, and even ant nests.

They dared to venture into Shennongjia, even if only on the outskirts, so they're definitely not novices.

They wouldn't understand these things?
"It can!"

Xu Yue smiled and patted the green ox on the head.

"Moo!"

The blue ox seemed to let out a proud bellow.

It can naturally find the direction to proceed, but how to proceed depends on Xu Yue's instructions.

Both of them looked shocked upon seeing this.

Oh, divine cow!

Not only could it scare away the big tiger, it could even find its way around Shennongjia.

"Have we met somewhere before? Why do you look so familiar? You're not exactly an average-looking person."

The two had many questions, but in the end they couldn't help but ask this first.

As for why the blue ox scared away the tiger, and why it knew the way, and why Xu Yue appeared in the depths of Shennongjia riding an ox?

However, compared to these, the question I asked was obviously not so presumptuous.

Is it possible that I'm actually quite famous?

Xu Yue said with a smile.

He is indeed very famous, but it is only his name that is famous under the control of the Special Administration Bureau.

Xu Yue, the owner of Taoyuan Farm in Taoyuan Village, is a well-known wealthy man in China, yet he has not made it onto the Forbes Rich List.

However, not many people know Xu Yue.

His photos and even videos are available online, but his exposure is very low, and the Special Administrative Region has taken steps to suppress his exposure.

Therefore, many people know the name "Xu Yue", but very few can actually recognize him.

Even celebrities can fade into obscurity after a period of low exposure, let alone Xu Yue, who is not a celebrity.

"Haven't you asked yet?"

Another person took the opportunity to ask.

"Xu Yue!"

Xu Yue didn't hide anything. He knew that once they got out, the Special Administration Bureau would definitely contact them and make them sign a confidentiality agreement.

Besides, even if they told others, probably very few people would believe them.

"That Xu Yue from Taoyuan Village?"

The two seemed somewhat bewildered, but still found it hard to believe.

They encountered danger deep in Shennongjia, but were miraculously rescued by a famous and wealthy man riding a cow.

Who believes it?
Faced with the facts, they were all somewhat incredulous, let alone others.

"What are you doing here? I mean, are you here to explore too?"

No matter how you look at it, Xu Yue doesn't seem like he's going into the mountains for an adventure.

So why did he come to Shennongjia?
“I was commissioned by a special department to come into the mountains to investigate,” Xu Yue said. “So, after we come out of the mountains, you’ll probably have to sign a confidentiality agreement.”

Confidentiality agreement?

That's okay.

Besides, no one would believe it if this got out.

A wealthy man was commissioned by a special department?
This Xu Yue is no ordinary person.

Can it be simple?

Riding a cow, one can come and go freely deep in Shennongjia.

The key point is that the cow scared away a big tiger.

The group of three people and one ox walked and stopped frequently, and after an unknown amount of time, they finally left Shennongjia.

Those two dared to venture into Shennongjia for exploration, so their physical condition must be quite good.

However, we still had to rest twice along the way.

Xu Yue had used his divine sense to check in advance, so he naturally knew where the Special Administration Bureau personnel were.

"These two people?"

Yan Tian glanced at the two explorers and frowned.

“Two explorers got lost in the mountains and were forced into a tree by a tiger that had broken through the border. I brought them back along the way,” Xu Yue said. “Just have them sign a confidentiality agreement.”

"This cow?"

Yan Tian then looked at the blue ox that Xu Yue had just been riding.

This ox moved through the mountains and forests as if it were flat ground, clearly indicating that it was no ordinary animal.

The key point is that looking at this cow gives me a chilling feeling that makes my hair stand on end.

"How about the mount I acquired?" Xu Yue said with a smile. "It's no ordinary water buffalo, but a horned blue ox, or as it's called: Si! If it really comes down to a fight, even Director Yan might not be its match."

"Laojun's mount, the divine beast rhinoceros?"

Yan Tian was somewhat surprised, yet also somewhat enlightened; no wonder the ox gave him a sense of danger.

However, he then gave a wry smile.

The Special Administration Bureau's top expert couldn't even defeat a cow.

But if you think about the same mount Laozi rode, then it makes sense.

Laozi's mount, if placed in Journey to the West, would be something even Sun Wukong couldn't defeat.

“It shouldn’t be the same animal,” Xu Yue shook his head and said, “Perhaps it’s an ancestor.”

Yan Tian's lips twitched; of course he knew it wouldn't be the same one.

He didn't know how long a divine beast's lifespan was, but so many powerful beings from ancient times hadn't lived to this day, let alone a divine beast.

Moreover, the Dharma-ending Age has also occurred, so lifespan will definitely be affected.

"What's going on inside?"

Yan Tian asked the question, as this was what he most wanted to know.

“Shennongjia is very large. I only went to the place where the thick fog was,” Xu Yue said. “The thick fog should be the formation that was activated by the revival of the nearby spiritual veins. The thick fog can block people’s six senses, and there is also a maze formation on the outside.”

(End of this chapter)