The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 759 - 422 Hanging an IV Drip
Everyone’s heart felt as if it was pricked by a needle, suddenly feeling intense pain. However, her move was very nimble. It didn’t even disturb the bark connected to the roots below, as she smoothly pierced into the core of the sapling’s trunk. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚
She nodded in satisfaction, then lightly lifted the top of the water bladder with the dagger, opening a small hole, and instructed the guard beside her to raise it. After listening closely to the vine for a while, she declared, "Done."
Elder He appeared pleasantly surprised, and after listening for a bit, he expressed a few words of admiration, "You’ve worked hard. How did you come up with this method?"
The method Ning Xiaoxian thought of was, in fact, simple—akin to setting up an intravenous drip for this sickly sapling. "The Blood Parasol only has this little piece of bark connecting the trunk and the roots. Hence, the nutrients from the Sea King Whale below cannot get absorbed well. Over time, the tree’s vascular system became more fragile, and the nutrient loss more severe," She pointed out the condition of the small tree, its leaves had completely wilted, and many branches had died, evidently concentrating the last bit of pitiful nutrients into the trunk, indicating both its thirst and hunger while it stood amidst the envied Life Essence of the world, yet unable to absorb it.
Elder He sighed deeply, "Indeed. We all diagnosed its condition but couldn’t think of your method—to bypass that small piece of bark and directly infuse the Life Essence into its trunk. Ah, it truly is a brilliant idea."
She shyly stuck out her tongue. How could this be her original idea? It was only that cultivators in this world had such formidable constitutions that they didn’t need intravenous infusion for anything but fatal wounds, hence this method of treatment that was once a great innovation on Earth had never gained traction in the Southern Continent.
Moreover, she knew that street trees in Huaxia often received IV treatments as well, sometimes due to pest infestations, sometimes because newly transplanted saplings were unable to absorb nutrients from the soil due to root damage, thus requiring nutrient injections. The principles were the same, she even had seen a poor little tree almost completely stripped of its bark by mischievous children, leaving only a tiny strip left, which gardeners had revived using the IV method until new bark grew.
If ordinary trees could be treated this way, then there was no reason the Blood Parasol couldn’t—the tree’s nobility notwithstanding, wasn’t it still a tree that required bark to transport water and nutrients? She had seen trees with hollow insides still full of life, simply because the bark that was capable of transporting nutrients remained.
The reason for using porcupine quills was that, besides being strong and sharp, they were hollow, making them suitable as needle heads. She had just made an opening in the water bladder, allowing air to rush in and start the flow of the red fluid within the vine, gradually infusing it into the heart of the Blood Parasol tree. With this essence of life, the Blood Parasol’s hunger and thirst were satiated, temporarily averting lethal danger.
Now, it had wrestled out of Death’s embrace, turning into a critically ill patient awaiting her revival magic. And due to the technique she had just demonstrated, many of the Alchemists around her began to show confidence in her. Thus, she could move on to the next step.
"Unless something unexpected happens, it should not die for now." After observing for half an hour, she said to Elder He, "The coming treatment won’t be easy, I need these items." She handed him a long list, which even with Elder He’s composure made him tremble, turning his face from white to blue, then from blue to red.
"Just the Life Essence of the Sea King Whale requires ten bags! Two hundred portions of Plant Spirit Essence from spirit monsters! Fifty doses of Blood and Flesh Ash..." He only read the first few items, his voice choked up, and only two big characters came to his mind: Extortion!
This girl had the audacity to extort even the Hidden Stream!
He felt a vein throbbing on his forehead: "To revive the Blood Parasol, do we really need these items?"
"Certainly!" Ning Xiaoxian began to lie without even blinking an eye, "The treatment must last at least five days. The Sea King Whale’s Life Essence absolutely cannot be stopped, we’ll need at least ten bags. Besides, my unique secret technique requires many precious medicines, it’s unavoidable. It’s not like we can give up when success is within reach. As the saying goes, it’s difficult to cook without rice. If Elder He thinks these materials are too valuable, we...might as well not treat it."
