Chapter 1088 - 1188: Settling In

Next, after Ye Tianfan cleaned up those dangerous plants, he and the group piled them all together.

The group looked at these plants with some confusion. Although these plants seemed very dangerous, they might have some special effects. After all, even roadside weeds have their own efficacy. So regarding these plants, the group didn't destroy them directly, only removed and piled them up together.

The group watched the plants, which kept surging even after being removed, remaining dangerous.

"Brother Zhi Chu, can you discern the purpose of these plants? Are they useful for alchemy or maybe medicine?" Tai Chu Zhenren glanced at Zhi Chu Zhenren beside him and asked softly.

If such dangerous plants found everywhere are materials, one can imagine how rich the resources outside the wall might be.

Zhi Chu Zhenren, without being prompted by Tai Chu Zhenren, was already observing these dangerous plants. Zhi Chu Zhenren seemed excited, as the phrase 'everything has a use' is particularly true for plants. Whether their usefulness is large or small, they all have a purpose. For example, in his invention of a top-grade elixir, one of the ingredients was roadside weeds, which played a vital role, harmonizing a top-grade herb. Hence, once Zhi Chu Zhenren came out from inside the wall, he started observing these dangerous plants.

However, currently these plants are filled with Demonic Qi, Evil Qi, and other negative energies, so even if they are useful, they can't be used right now. They will have to wait until Ye Tianfan purifies them to discern their exact purpose.

So Zhi Chu Zhenren softly said to Tai Chu Zhenren, "For now, these plants are of no use to us. They haven't been purified and are filled with too much negative energy. Even if they are useful, they would need purification before use. This makes it not worthwhile. Moreover, they are everywhere. Once we fully purify an area, we can attempt to cultivate them slowly or specifically preserve an area for these dangerous plants, and see their effects post-purification. Judging from our internal wall herbal recognition habits, these herbs seem to be the main material for crafting Blood Qi Elixir replenishing elixirs. Perhaps post-purification, I could develop an elixir using these herbs as the main ingredient for blood qi replenishment."

"In other words, there's no use for them now, and it's best to destroy them," Tai Chu Zhenren softly confirmed with Zhi Chu Zhenren.

Zhi Chu Zhenren nodded, confirming that these herbs are currently useless to them. As these herbs haven't been purified, rashly making elixirs would infect the elixirs with Demonic Qi, Evil Qi, and negative energies. Then, they wouldn't be able to consume those elixirs. Creatures outside the wall might consume them, and there is also the possibility that these negative energies might be incompatible with other herbs, increasing the chance of explosion in the furnace.

After hearing from Zhi Chu Zhenren, Tai Chu Zhenren instructed the group to destroy these plants, as they are presently useless and instead pose a danger. Filled with Demonic Qi, Evil Qi, and negative energies, if someone gets bitten, they would be infected with these energies, leading to serious troubles, possibly even sacrificing lives.

After hearing from Tai Chu Zhenren, the group refrained from getting too close to these dangerous plants. If they sacrifice themselves in battle with creatures outside the wall, they have no words, but sacrificing over this matter, accidentally bitten by these plants and dying, would keep their disgraceful reputation alive. Then, even the sect they lived in would hesitate to use their sacrifice as a reason to claim more resources.

Initially, the group thought of tossing them outside the protective shield, but this idea was stopped by Tai Chu Zhenren. Since they're unsure if these plants will survive outside the shield and re-root, even though they can easily clear these dangerous plants, tossing them out would increase the labor for expanding the area. A newly expanded circle, densely filled with such plants, could cause casualties. So Tai Chu Zhenren instructed the group to directly eliminate these dangerous plants.

It's best to ensure these plants are killed, crushed into powder, then purified. This way, they can research the plants' exact functions. Crushed into powder makes purification easier, and convenient for various research experiments, even for direct alchemy.

Early-stage research focuses only on what kind of elixir these plants could contribute to crafting, not necessarily crafting successfully. Also, researching which herbs complement or antagonize them.

Of course, researching these herbs isn't an overnight process. There are still a lot of materials and resources available for them to choose from. The priority is occupying more territory first, then considering how to research these resources. So, the best choice now is to clear all obstacles, and post-first stage of war, when they have circled enough territory, they can research the resources within, while simultaneously expanding the territory.

Additionally, expanding the territory doesn't mean clearing everything. They only remove products near their base, given it's their living area. If these dangerous plants are where they live, it will indeed cause considerable trouble.

Yet if they clear all dangerous plants from their territory, what's the difference from getting a place with more Spiritual Power?

Currently, they've just entered outside the wall; caution is necessary, hence the clearing of these plants. When they occupy new territory, keeping these plants would require setting up an Array in the area.