A moment after the Immortal Crane flew out, it returned with some medicinal herbs in its mouth and some in its talons.
When it flew in front of He Xiuyuan, it placed all these medicinal herbs on the ground.
Looking at them, there was quite a large quantity of medicinal herbs on the ground.
He Xiuyuan's face lit up with joy at this sight, and he quickly took these medicinal herbs to the side and planted them in the medicinal field.
After planting the medicinal field, He Xiuyuan raised his finger, preparing to drip the drop of essence he had previously condensed into the medicinal field before him.
However, as soon as this essence was taken out, the Immortal Crane nearby seemed to sense something and immediately turned its head to look.
The Immortal Crane, which had been preening its feathers nearby, instantly noticed He Xiuyuan's actions.
Upon seeing the extraordinary drop of Sun and Moon Essence in He Xiuyuan's hand, the Immortal Crane was slightly stunned, then flapped its wings slightly and immediately flew in front of He Xiuyuan.
Then, the Immortal Crane used its head to gently nudge He Xiuyuan's body, pushing him towards the crape myrtle tree.
He Xiuyuan was about to test the effect of the Sun and Moon Essence in his hand, but after being nudged by the Immortal Crane, he couldn't help but look up at the crape myrtle tree not far ahead and immediately understood the Immortal Crane's meaning.
"Are you telling me to nourish this crape myrtle tree?"
He Xiuyuan turned his head to look at the Immortal Crane.
Seeing this, the Immortal Crane stopped its actions and then immediately nodded at He Xiuyuan.
He Xiuyuan looked at the medicinal field nearby, thought for a moment, and then nodded.
"Fine, I'll humor you this once."
Although he didn't know the Immortal Crane's intention, considering that it had helped him acquire so many medicinal herbs, humoring him this once wouldn't hurt.
Thinking this, He Xiuyuan went to the crape myrtle tree and dabbed the Sun and Moon Essence from his hand onto the tree trunk of the crape myrtle tree.
As this drop of Sun and Moon Essence dripped into the crape myrtle tree before him, the crape myrtle tree immediately swayed slightly, and whether it was an illusion or not, the crape myrtle tree at this moment seemed a few shades greener.
Seeing this scene, the Immortal Crane returned to the branch contentedly and continued to rest.
He Xiuyuan smiled helplessly at the sight, shook his head, and then glanced at the medicinal field nearby.
There was only this one drop of Sun and Moon Essence, and now it was gone; he could only continue to condense it tomorrow and then try nourishing these medicinal herbs.
Fortunately, there was still plenty of time, so He Xiuyuan was not in a hurry.
"Alright, I'll go prepare the yuxintang paper."
He Xiuyuan turned and entered a small cave that had been carved out nearby.
Inside the cave, the yuxintang paper he had brought back earlier was placed. Coming before the yuxintang paper, He Xiuyuan took out incense and candles and, following what was written in the book, began to light them.
Once the incense and candles were lit, He Xiuyuan turned and left the small cave.
He just didn't know how long it would take for the yuxintang paper to be usable after being offered.
After the sun set in the distance, He Xiuyuan sat down and began to absorb the essence of moonlight, then drew this wisp of moonlight essence into his hand.
With his previous experience, this time He Xiuyuan found it much easier and more skilled to absorb this moonlight essence.
After a night passed, the sun rose, and the essence of the sun immediately began to gather in He Xiuyuan's hand.
As He Xiuyuan condensed the surrounding Sun and Moon Essence, accompanied by the constant surging of Spiritual Qi around him, some birds also flew towards him by instinct at this moment.
Before He Xiuyuan could finish his practice, countless flocks of birds were already circling the mountain peak, appearing extremely spectacular, like a Daoist immortal's training ground.
When He Xiuyuan opened his eyes and the surrounding Spiritual Qi had dispersed, the bird flocks around still seemed somewhat reluctant to leave.
He Xiuyuan didn't think much of it, but the Immortal Crane nearby found it a bit too crowded and immediately let out a crane cry.
Hearing the crane cry, the birds quickly flew away.
He Xiuyuan couldn't help but smile at the sight, taking the Sun and Moon Essence he had just condensed to the edge of the medicinal field.
"Just this one drop isn't enough to go around..."
He Xiuyuan stood at the edge of the medicinal field, looking at the dense medicinal herbs in front of him, and fell into a bit of contemplation.
Just this one drop of Sun and Moon Essence was truly too little, and it was also particularly difficult to refine.
He Xiuyuan pondered for a moment, then suddenly had an idea.
After He Xiuyuan took a bamboo ladle and scooped up some water, he then put the Sun and Moon Essence into it, wanting to see if the Sun and Moon Essence could disperse into the water.
As the Sun and Moon Essence dripped into the water, the next moment He Xiuyuan saw this drop of Sun and Moon Essence directly dissipate in the water, and then a very strong Spiritual Qi instantly surged in the water.
But in this water, He Xiuyuan could clearly feel that the Spiritual Qi began to dissipate little by little, and even the Sun and Moon Essence was dissipating little by little.
At this rate, the drop of Sun and Moon Essence that He Xiuyuan had painstakingly condensed would completely dissipate before long.
However, He Xiuyuan didn't care about this at all; this stuff was about to be used to water these medicinal herbs, so it didn't matter if it was dissipating little by little.
As He Xiuyuan evenly sprinkled a ladle of water over the medicinal field, a green light flashed on the green leaves of the medicinal herbs in the field, and then He Xiuyuan saw the medicinal herbs grow a tiny bit at a visible speed.
"It really works!"
He Xiuyuan's face lit up with joy at this.
Previously, when he gave the Sun and Moon Essence to the crape myrtle tree, the reaction wasn't this significant. Now, after dispersing it, he could clearly see the changes in the medicinal herbs.
"Is it because the crape myrtle tree is too big, so the change isn't obvious?"
He Xiuyuan looked at the medicinal field, then turned to look at the crape myrtle tree nearby, feeling a bit puzzled.
However, after a brief thought, He Xiuyuan no longer dwelled on it. This method could, in any case, have an effect on these medicinal herbs, and that was the best outcome.
"Once this batch of medicinal herbs matures, I can try to refine some Medicinal Pills."
"But this Alchemy method also requires a Pill Furnace..."
He Xiuyuan picked up the ancient book he had obtained, flipped through it, and examined it carefully. After seeing what was needed as written in the ancient book, He Xiuyuan couldn't help but scratch his head.
This was a bit difficult; he really didn't know where to get a Pill Furnace at the moment.
"This is a bit troublesome."
"After these medicinal herbs mature, I'll have to go down the mountain once."
He Xiuyuan thought for a moment and temporarily set this matter aside.
After its crane cry just now, the Immortal Crane had already gotten up and flown away, and he didn't know where it went.
He Xiuyuan thought for a moment and immediately used water manipulation to descend the mountain peak, wanting to search around to see if there were any other medicinal herbs to collect.