Chapter 380: Crimson Ghost Ginseng, Consuming It Increases Cultivation Level

At the Lin family estate, Lin Baoshan's third son carefully recounted how he had injured the disciple of Instructor Wang from the Star Observation Academy.

Lin Baoshan's expression shifted between gloom and brightness, and every time he heard this story, he felt an urge to strangle his youngest son on the spot.

His wife had been watching him the entire time; if Lin Baoshan ever made a move, she was ready to intervene at a moment's notice.

Yang Ling glanced at the man's status panel—he was only at Upper Ninth-Rank.

Compared to Lin Zhen, this one's martial cultivation was pitifully weak.

But considering that Lin Zhen was Upper Sixth-Rank, it all made sense.

The Lin family must have poured every resource into Lin Zhen to raise a Flying Dragon Mountain Chief.

The resources Devour Heaven Palace's Flying Dragon Mountain gave Lin Zhen alone were nowhere near enough.

"Brother Zhen, I really didn't strike hard back then, and I have no idea why that guy went home coughing blood and fell into a coma."

Lin Zhen's third brother, Lin Hua, carefully observed Lin Zhen's expression.

If this big brother made a move, he would retreat behind his mother in an instant.

"Jealous rivalry? Hmph..."

Lin Zhen shot Lin Hua a sidelong glare, unable to suppress a cold snort.

"Junior brother, don't rush to scold your third brother. I think there's something suspicious about this matter."

Yang Ling suddenly spoke up.

Lin Hua's eyes lit up. "Brother Yang, Brother Yang! You also think there's something fishy about this, right?"

Lin Baoshan and his wife exchanged a glance, a hint of gravity and surprise appearing in their eyes.

Lin Zhen looked thoughtful. "Senior Brother Yang, do you think..."

"They're after the Crimson Ghost Ginseng."

Yang Ling said.

Lin Zhen fell into silence for a moment.

Lin Baoshan and his wife's eyes turned extremely wary.

Lin Hua sucked in a sharp breath, his face turning deathly pale.

"No wonder, no wonder I sent someone to offer them fifty thousand taels of silver as compensation and they refused..."

Lin Baoshan muttered to himself. "But how could they possibly know about the Crimson Ghost Ginseng..."

Lin Hua's eyes became filled with guilt.

Yang Ling smiled and glanced at him.

"You told them, didn't you?"

Everyone's gaze snapped toward him in unison.

Lin Hua hung his head in defeat. "Once when I was drunk, we happened to talk about sacred martial medicines, and I just..."

Lin Baoshan was so angry he rolled his eyes repeatedly.

"How can they be so shameless..."

Lin Hua gritted his teeth. "Then we just ignore them! Wanting the Crimson Ghost Ginseng is nothing but a pipe dream!"

"That's the Star Observation Academy. Do you have any idea how many officials of Rong State came out of that academy?"

Lin Baoshan sneered. "You know nothing, and you say we should ignore them? Outsiders don't know the Star Observation Academy's true purpose, and even if they did, they wouldn't speak up for the Lin family!"

Lin Hua muttered to himself. "What do we do then? The Crimson Ghost Ginseng was prepared for Second Brother..."

Lin Zhen suddenly said to Lin Baoshan:

"Father, I discussed it with Senior Brother Yang on the way here. We'll trade our family's Crimson Ghost Ginseng to Senior Brother Yang in exchange for some treasures."

The room fell into dead silence instantly.

Lin Baoshan stared at Lin Zhen with shock and uncertainty.

Lin Hua was also taken aback.

"Personal disciple Yang, the Crimson Ghost Ginseng is a sacred martial medicine. I prepared it for Zhen'er, so I'm afraid it wouldn't be easy to trade..."

Lin Baoshan chose his words carefully, not wanting to offend the Star Observation Academy only to turn around and offend this personal disciple of the Devour Heaven Palace Master.

"Father, what Senior Brother Yang is offering is absolutely worth the Crimson Ghost Ginseng."

"Since the Star Observation Academy came for the Crimson Ghost Ginseng, let's make them come with high hopes and leave in bitter disappointment!"

Lin Zhen said in a low voice. "Senior Brother Yang has never had any conflict with the Star Observation Academy, and they wouldn't dare demand such a treasure from a personal disciple of our Devour Heaven Palace Master!"

Lin Baoshan was silent for a long while, a helpless expression creeping onto his face.

This was indeed a good plan.

But...

He had paid two entire mine veins that could generate money endlessly for those two Crimson Ghost Ginsengs!

The Lin family had paid such a heavy price, and now he was supposed to just let one of them go like this? He truly couldn't bear it.

Yang Ling smiled. "Uncle, what I'm offering in exchange for the Crimson Ghost Ginseng is as follows."

"One Lower Fifth-Rank divine armament, the Xuan Phoenix Sword."

A Lower Fifth-Rank divine armament? The Lin family ran mining operations and also owned weapon shops, so they naturally knew divine armaments inside and out.

Lin Baoshan and his wife's eyes brightened slightly, but when they thought of the Crimson Ghost Ginseng's value, they still felt reluctant.

"One Upper Sixth-Rank Kylin Vest."

Upper Sixth-Rank? Disappointment flickered in Lin Baoshan's eyes.

Even if this was a defensive divine armament, with value close to a Lower Fifth-Rank divine armament, the two together were still far from enough to exchange for the Crimson Ghost Ginseng.

"One hundred and fifty Foundation Consolidation Pills."

Lin Baoshan and his wife had been feeling rather dejected, but at these words, their eyes suddenly lit up a few degrees.

They exchanged a glance and both saw a glimmer of delight in each other's eyes.

Foundation Consolidation Pills were truly excellent goods! Even with their family's wealth and resources, they couldn't easily get their hands on them.

This required connections, required quotas!

"In that case..."

Lin Baoshan stood up.

"One second-rate internal technique method, the Ironclad Divine Armor Sutra."

Lin Baoshan sat back down, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Personal disciple Yang, what did you just say?"

Lin Hua sucked in a sharp breath and blurted out:

"A second-rate internal technique method!? And it's unclaimed!??"

Lin Zhen said with a grin. "Of course it's unclaimed. Have you ever heard of any sect that has an Ironclad Divine Armor Sutra?"

"Senior Brother Yang said it's an ancient martial art. The sect that once used it as their foundational technique declined long ago, vanished, with no trace left to find."

An unclaimed second-rate internal technique method!

No trouble at all to cultivate it!

Lin Baoshan was stunned at first, then incredulous, and only after confirming the other party wasn't joking did he burst into wild joy!

As a Lower Sixth-Rank martial artist himself, he naturally knew what kind of qualitative transformation in combat power two second-rate internal techniques could bring!

He also knew exactly how valuable this second-rate internal technique method was!

Although, to a certain extent, a second-rate internal technique couldn't quite match the Crimson Ghost Ginseng.

But the other party had also given two divine armaments!

One hundred and fifty Foundation Consolidation Pills!

This was simply an incredible deal!

The value of these items had already overflowed, far surpassing the Crimson Ghost Ginseng.

If the other party had enough time, he could even trade for a sacred martial medicine slightly better than the Crimson Ghost Ginseng!

Lin Baoshan suppressed his excitement and said calmly:

"Nephew Yang, when can we make the trade?"

"Right now works. I brought everything with me."

Yang Ling pulled out the Ironclad Divine Armor Sutra and placed it on the table.

Then he pulled out the prepared one hundred and fifty Foundation Consolidation Pills.

And then he produced the Xuan Phoenix Sword and the Star-Observation Kylin Vest.

The moment these two divine armaments appeared, everyone present could tell at a glance that they were extraordinary!

Lin Baoshan instinctively stepped forward to examine the Xuan Phoenix Sword, then picked up the Star-Observation Kylin Vest to inspect it as well.

As the current pillar of the Lin family.

He had handled countless divine armaments!

He could already confirm that the grades of these two divine armaments matched exactly what the other party had stated!

"It's a Lower Fifth-Rank divine armament! The spirit of this sword is definitely not simple either!"

"And this Kylin Vest, it contains Kylin Iron..."

A strange glint flashed through Lin Baoshan's eyes.

The only channel in Rong State to obtain Kylin Iron was the Water Qilin Cave!

Lin Baoshan glanced at the Foundation Consolidation Pills again, then his gaze settled on the Ironclad Divine Armor Sutra.

"One can only know an internal technique method's grade by cultivating it, but I believe my nephew would never deceive us!"

"Nephew, wait a moment, I'll be right back!"

Lin Baoshan hurried away.

In less than a quarter of an hour, he returned carrying a wooden box and handed it to Yang Ling.

Yang Ling opened it and found a crimson ginseng lying inside, covered with strange patterns that looked like countless aged ghostly faces.

A faint scent of vital qi drifted into Yang Ling's nostrils.

"Crimson Ghost Ginseng, consuming it increases cultivation level."

Like the Water Bodhi seed, the description was very simple.