MMB Chapter 209 Yuanhai Divine Peak, the Innate Herbal Medicine Sacred Body? !
Chapter 209 Yuanhai Divine Peak, the Innate Herbal Medicine Sacred Body? !
As the Mirror of Erised shattered, words appeared on Rhine's system screen.
[Even if you reincarnate countless times, your Dao heart, seeking great freedom and ease, will never change.]
[The Mirror of Reincarnation couldn't even test the limits of your Dao heart, shattering in response!]
Within Rhine's Yuan Sea, as Rhine affirmed his own Dao heart, immense waves surged.
To Rhine's shock, the Yuan Sea power in the center of the Yuan Sea began to collapse continuously.
Then, a divine peak actually condensed amidst the waves, standing tall and majestic.
With the appearance of this divine peak formed from Yuan Sea power, Rhine suddenly felt as if the entire Yuan Sea had a backbone.
The utilization of Yuan Sea power became countless times smoother than before.
Even his use of various magical treasures and divine abilities felt more like an extension of his own limbs!
Rhine finally understood.
So, a clear Dao heart also has the benefit of streamlining one's own magic power and divine abilities?
No wonder a Dao heart is so important to cultivators; the higher the level, the greater the emphasis on the Dao heart.
Reaching a certain level, so-called mental clarity becomes even more important than elixirs and powerful divine abilities!
If the Dao heart is shaken or even shattered, one's strength will immediately plummet.
However, Rhine has many talents to help him stabilize his state of mind and guard his Dao heart, so he doesn't need to worry about Dao heart instability for a long time.
A look of satisfaction appeared on his face.
This time, he used the Mirror of Erised to understand his own Dao heart, and the benefits were truly significant.
At the same time, a guess arose in Rhine's mind.
"Could it be that in the era when the Mirror of Erised was created, the era of the Olympian gods of ancient Greece, those wizards called gods created the Mirror of Erised not to indulge in the satisfaction it brought, as legends say."
"But to use it to mend the loopholes in their hearts and hone their spiritual will?"
"It's just that later wizards became weaker and weaker as their bloodlines thinned, and even the usage of the Mirror of Erised was lost. Their wills were so fragile that they couldn't watch the Mirror of Erised for long periods of time, so they thought it was a useless thing that made people waste their time."
Rhine pondered it carefully and really felt that it made some sense.
Otherwise, why go to such great lengths to create an alchemical item like the Mirror of Erised just to immerse people in illusory satisfaction?
That would be a waste of talent. A soul-snatching curse, a love potion, or similar methods would be much simpler!
Rhine raised an eyebrow.
From this, it seems that the strength of wizards is indeed constantly being weakened over time.
If he were to return to ancient times, the age of mythology, the strength of wizards would probably be beyond the imagination of the current magical world.
Many miracles are not just rumors, but more likely historical events that actually happened!
As the ancient returns and the Outer Gods gradually revive, perhaps those former glories will reappear in the current magical world!
However, after a moment, Rhine calmed down these guesses in his mind.
Even if the return of the ancient is a predetermined fate, it won't happen in an instant.
In the original work, even seventeen years after Harry defeated Voldemort, there were no similar signs in the entire magical world.
Even in this life, due to the butterfly effect brought about by his appearance, the time of the Outer Gods' revival may be advanced.
But there should still be five or six years, or even more than ten years?
His strength in the Primordial World is only just beginning to step onto the path of cultivation, and he has some skills.
But compared to the real Primordial powerhouses, it is still too far behind.
There is still plenty of room for development. In five or six years, there will definitely be earth-shattering changes.
Now, there is no need to think too much about other things, just focus on improving his own strength.
Immediately, Rhine focused his attention on the divine peak that had just been born in his Yuan Sea.
The birth of this divine peak not only allowed him to streamline the Yuan Sea power more easily, but it also seemed to have other functions.
It seemed that he could collect living things into the Yuan Sea Divine Peak?
Upon realizing this, Rhine's heart rate suddenly accelerated.
If this is the case, then his Yuan Sea is one step closer to becoming a self-contained small world?
In the future, he may even be able to imitate the Styx Ancestor and create his own race in this Yuan Sea?!
In the Yuan Sea, he would be akin to a creator?!
For a time, Rhine's mind was also shaken.
This benefit is not ordinary.
In the Primordial World, Nuwa created the human race, and the Styx Ancestor created the Asura race, both of which brought down a lot of merit.
The former directly allowed the Nuwa Empress to achieve the Holy Dao, and the latter also gave the Styx Ancestor the Yuan Tu and Abi swords, giving him the opportunity to prove the Dao with the Great Dao of Slaughter.
Rhine imitates this in the magical world. If he succeeds, the merit would probably make even Quasi-Sage great powers envious.
In addition, becoming a creator in the Yuan Sea and controlling this small world will also be very helpful for Rhine's future cultivation.
Having a small world of his own will make it much easier to comprehend the Great Dao of the Five Elements, the Great Dao of Space, or the Great Dao of Time.
This may not be very obvious at Rhine's level, but the further he goes, the greater the benefits it will bring.
For the Golden Immortals, everyone is eager for it, otherwise why bother to find famous mountains and blessed lands as dojos?
These many benefits made the joy on Rhine's face undisguisable.
And this also relieved Dumbledore, Harry, and Ron in the room.
Although they didn't know what happened, judging from Rhine's expression, it shouldn't be a bad thing.
At this moment, Rhine came back to his senses, and a bit of apology appeared on his face.
"Sorry to worry you, I'm fine. The Mirror of Erised has actually helped me a lot."
"Harry, Ron, you should go back and rest, you have classes tomorrow."
Harry and Ron nodded repeatedly. They had been tense all night and were extremely sleepy.
Now that they relaxed, they were almost yawning non-stop.
Moreover, they are not people who can't read the atmosphere, of course they understand that Rhine probably has some words to talk with Dumbledore.
Soon, the two quickly left here.
Rhine looked at Dumbledore with a complicated expression, and spoke after pondering for a moment.
"Headmaster, this Mirror of Erised..."
Dumbledore's expression changed repeatedly, and finally settled on guilt and regret.
Then, he frankly said.
"You are the smartest little wizard I have ever seen. I think you must already understand why the Mirror of Erised is here."
"If you want to scold me, the most vicious words are fine, Rhine. I am only glad now that you are okay and were not destroyed by this mirror."
As he spoke, Dumbledore also took a deep breath, as if making a decision.
"I am really not worthy to be the headmaster of Hogwarts. This position is still too difficult for me."
"I shouldn't have any involvement with power. Perhaps retiring is a better choice."
"In a while, after I have handed over the matters, I will resign from the position of headmaster of Hogwarts."
"This can be considered an explanation to you..."
Rhine looked at Dumbledore in astonishment.
"Headmaster, no, who wants to talk to you about this?"
"You are doing so well, why resign?"
Rhine was a little anxious.
"No, if you resign, who can get so many good things?"
"Who will make up for the opportunities I lack?"
Dumbledore was stunned for a moment.
"You...aren't you going to scold me?"
Rhine took a deep breath, his gaze falling on the scattered fragments of the Mirror of Erised on the ground.
"I wanted to ask you, if this Mirror of Erised is broken, will I have to pay for it?"
"If I don't need to pay for it, can I take this mirror away?"
"This thing is made of pretty good material. It would be a pity to have it recycled like this. Charity begins at home."
Dumbledore's expression was a little confused.
"Don't you have anything else you want to say to me?"
"I almost caused something to happen to you..."
Rhine looked at Dumbledore strangely.
"Didn't anything happen? Besides, the Mirror of Erised wants to cause something to happen to me, Headmaster, are you looking too highly on it?"
"As for anything else..."
"Hey, you're a universally recognized greatest wizard of this century, the best Hogwarts headmaster. Why are you always thinking about these trivial things?"
"A gentleman is judged by his actions, not his intentions. No one in this world is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes."
"Old Dumbledore, come on, please. Lift your foot. You're stepping on a shard of my mirror."
Dumbledore stared blankly at Rhine, who had already begun cleaning up the shards of the Mirror of Erised, and left the room dejectedly.
But no matter what, as he walked away, he felt like a weight had been lifted from his heart.
Rhine glanced at Dumbledore's back.
To be honest, he had complaints about Dumbledore, but more than that, he admired him.
He clearly possessed the power to sweep through the magical world, and there was nothing shameful in yearning for power, yet he suppressed himself for centuries, interrogating himself with almost moralistic fastidiousness.
Old Dumbledore and Grindelwald were really quite similar.
They both put shackles on themselves, locking themselves in prisons that they could easily break out of.
But after a moment, Rhine shook his head.
Instead of pondering such philosophical questions, he might as well get more shards of the Mirror of Erised.
He collected the broken pieces of the mirror into his Yuan Sea. With the material of this mirror, plus the scouring of the Yuan Sea's power, he believed that its level would soon be raised another notch.
Perhaps in a while, when he obtained a method for refining mirror-type magical treasures, the shards of the Mirror of Erised could still come in handy!
Then, Rhine also left this room and quietly arrived at the obstacle course game.
By the time he left, a small half of the Biting Cabbage cultivated in the obstacle course game had disappeared.
The Whomping Willow branch that had been cultivated also disappeared from the magical world.
In its place, on the divine peak in Rhine's Yuan Sea, appeared specks of green.
A closer look would reveal that they were the disappeared Biting Cabbage and Whomping Willow branch.
They had been collected by Rhine into the Yuan Sea and landed on the Yuan Sea Divine Peak!
Rhine's gaze swept over the Whomping Willow and the Biting Cabbage, and he found that, apart from a slight daze caused by the initial environmental change, these plants quickly adapted.
Moreover, the environment of this Yuan Sea Divine Peak seemed to have great benefits for them.
The Biting Cabbage's sharp teeth clattered, and the Whomping Willow's branch was also becoming more and more verdant, all exuding vigorous vitality.
Only then did Rhine feel relieved, and an idea stirred in his mind.
"If plants can be taken in, then animals should be able to as well."
Then, he summoned Huhu, the Fire Crab that had accompanied him for so long, into the Yuan Sea.
Appearing on the Divine Peak, Huhu was first dazed, and then it seemed to have its bloodline ignited by the environment filled with the power of the Yuan Sea.
An unprecedented raging fire spewed out from its mouth. Its posture was not like a Fire Crab at all, but more like a Fire Dragon!
And after spewing out the raging fire, Huhu's body even condensed a crystal-clear ruby-like carapace, seemingly brewing a transformation of its bloodline.
Rhine looked delighted and was completely certain.
"Living things that I bring into the Yuan Sea can obtain considerable benefits and grow to a limit that cannot be reached in the magical world."
"The Yuan Sea Divine Peak can also accommodate a lot of plants and animals, and it is still constantly expanding with the Yuan Sea. If this place is planned out, it will be of great benefit to me."
A moment later, his eyes lit up.
Rhine had long wanted to create a medicinal herb garden to cultivate some rare herbs needed for his alchemy.
After all, the alchemy recipes obtained from Madam Pince, only the Demon Refining Pill and the Myriad Demon Golden Pill, strictly speaking, do not belong to traditional alchemy recipes.
His talent for being proficient in the Dao of Alchemy could still have more to be explored.
But this is inseparable from various herbs.
Some herbs, I am afraid that the magical world does not have similar substitutes.
Or their medicinal properties do not meet the requirements for refining Primordial Pills.
But if a herb garden is opened on this Yuan Sea Divine Peak, perhaps it can break through the limits of the magical world and meet Rhine's needs!
Thinking of this, Rhine also made up his mind.
"The herb garden must be set up as soon as possible. The growth of herbs always takes time. The sooner they are sown, the sooner the herbs can be used."
"But this place is limited. What kind of herbs should be cultivated?"
Rhine pondered for a moment.
"Since the place is limited, then of course the most precious and rarest herbs must be cultivated, as well as those herbs that have become extinct in the magical world."
"Other common herbs can be purchased. These cannot be obtained. I can't plant them when I need them, can I?"
As for where to get these herb seeds?
Naturally, he would go to Herbology Master Professor Sprout!
Then, Rhine found Professor Sprout in the original location of the Whomping Willow.
After the previous lightning tribulation, the Whomping Willow was almost reduced to charcoal, and it still carried sparks of Phoenix栖梧桐 fire.
However, on the scorched remains, tender green buds were sprouting.
Professor Sprout was here observing and recording the situation of the Whomping Willow.
When she saw Rhine coming over, Professor Sprout was also a little surprised.
"Rhine, why are you here?"
Rhine said.
"Professor, I'm here to see if there's anything I can help you with."
Professor Sprout's eyes were gentle, with a hint of appreciation.
"Good child, it's rare for you to have this intention."
She looked at the Whomping Willow, with a look of worry in her eyes.
"It was struck by lightning. Even for the Whomping Willow, it should be mostly doomed."
"But it still left tender buds and exudes vitality. I don't know if it can survive."
"If it dies like this, then the Whomping Willow in the magical world will be extinct. That would be a pity."
Rhine also nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, Professor."
"There must be many precious plants that have become extinct in the magical world, right?"
Mentioning this topic, Professor Sprout also opened the floodgates and cited several examples in succession.
"Giant Rafflesia, this is a flowering plant that can grow to six to seven feet tall. The color is extremely gorgeous. It is said that it used to be used to make potions that made people young forever."
"In myths and legends, this potion often appears."
"But with the extinction of the Giant Rafflesia, the potion for eternal youth has also disappeared. No one in the magical world has seen the appearance of the Giant Rafflesia for hundreds of years."
"There is also Blue Spirit Grass, Desert Thorn Tree…"
"These very effective herbs seem to have been unable to adapt to the environment of the magical world over time and have become extinct one after another."
"Until now, only some seeds have been fortunately preserved and collected by herbalists."
"It's not that no one has tried to cultivate them, but like cultivating the Whomping Willow, they have all failed."
Hearing this, Rhine's eyes also lit up.
"Professor, do you have the seeds of these precious herbs in your hand?"
Professor Sprout nodded rather proudly.
"Of course, I am a Herbology Master renowned in the magical world. Although some seeds are precious, I still have them…"
But the next moment, Professor Sprout suddenly became alert.
According to her experience, once Gryffindor students are particularly interested in certain things, nothing good usually happens.
"Rhine, I remember you weren't this interested in Herbology before."
"The last time you came to ask me, you were still asking what plants were more ferocious than the Biting Cabbage. Why are you concerned about herb seeds now?"
"You're not up to something, are you?"
Rhine was anxious when he heard this.
"Professor, how can you slander my innocence out of thin air like this?"
"Am I, Rhine Snow, that kind of person?"
Professor Sprout's expression was strange.
"I haven't forgotten the Troll Dung Bomb you collaborated with the Weasley brothers on before, and you've repeatedly wanted to ask me for Biting Cabbage. Your words are really unconvincing."
However, Professor Sprout didn't say anything definitive.
"How about this, at the end of this semester, when you finish writing your essay on the Whomping Willow cultivation experience, if I am satisfied, I can lend you another seed as research material for your next essay."
"As for now, don't even think about it."
Rhine opened his mouth.
What the hell…
The Troll Dung Bomb, how long ago was that? How can it still be a boomerang to now?
Looking at it this way, it's probably impossible to coax Professor Sprout into giving himself a few precious herb seeds.
If Rhine really had to wait until the end of the semester to finish writing some Whomping Willow paper?
That would be almost ten weeks! The chives could be harvested once, and Rhine couldn't wait!
A moment later, an idea suddenly popped into Rhine's head.
"Wait, Professor, did you just say that if I finish writing a paper on my experience cultivating the Whomping Willow, you'll lend me a seed, right?"
"What if I successfully cultivate a Whomping Willow branch?"
Professor Sprout was taken aback, looked Rhine up and down, and said with a wry smile.
"You've successfully cultivated a Whomping Willow branch?"
"Then you can be the Herbology professor, and I'll listen to your lectures."
"I'll put your name on the papers, and I'll write the rest for you."
"Whatever seeds you want, I'll get them for you. If I can't, I'll just rob other Herbology masters. I have to get them for you, or wouldn't that delay the development of our British Herbology field?"
Rhine smiled slyly upon hearing this.
"Professor, you said that."
"Then wait a moment."
Immediately, Rhine quickly left the place.
Professor Sprout was stunned, watching Rhine's back, not knowing what Rhine wanted to do.
A thought flashed through her mind.
"Could it be that he really has achieved some results in cultivating Whomping Willow branches?"
But a moment later, she shook her head repeatedly.
How could that be possible?
For hundreds of years, many Herbology masters had tried, and she had tried almost all the methods in the magical world, but none of them succeeded.
How could Rhine, a first-year student, master a plant cultivation method that surpasses the magical world?
But by the time Professor Sprout came back to her senses, Rhine had already taken the Whomping Willow branch out of the Yuanhai and brought it to Professor Sprout.
"Professor, want to check the goods?"
Professor Sprout hadn't seen what was in the flowerpot and said blankly.
"Check what goods…"
But the next second, when she saw the verdant Whomping Willow branch in the flowerpot dancing violently, Professor Sprout instantly let out a sharp, piercing scream.
"Whomping Willow?!"
"You grew it in a flowerpot?"
"I took care of it day and night in the greenhouse, with the best conditions, casting spells every day, irrigating it with potions every day, but it wouldn't even sprout."
"You grew a Whomping Willow in a flowerpot?"
"No…"
"Why?!"
Looking at the extremely excited and even somewhat indignant Professor Sprout, Rhine secretly laughed in his heart.
Why?
Of course, it was thanks to the Wutu Divine Light and the Yuanhai that only a quasi-sage could possess.
Could it be thanks to his Herbology knowledge?
Of course, Rhine couldn't say these reasons, so he scratched his head and said with a smile.
"I don't know, I just put it in a flowerpot and didn't care about it, and it grew by itself."
Professor Sprout, who had always been good-tempered, flushed red this time and used all her life's cultivation to suppress the national essence that was about to blurt out.
She had put in so much effort and failed, but according to Rhine, wasn't this something anyone could do?
At the same time, a trace of confusion arose in her heart.
Could it be that Whomping Willows really like flowerpots and don't like being interfered with?
Did she give too much care, which prevented the Whomping Willow from being successfully cultivated?
As a herb expert, knowing how vast and profound the knowledge in this field is, Professor Sprout couldn't believe that Rhine had casually grown a Whomping Willow.
After a moment of thought, she had her own guess.
Rhine must have inadvertently matched some necessary growth factors in the process of cultivating the Whomping Willow.
A coincidence, a perfect coincidence.
At this time, Rhine looked at Professor Sprout and said.
"Professor, does what you said before still count?"
"I didn't want to snatch your position. Can you give me a few of these seeds? Maybe I can cultivate them too?"
Hearing this, Professor Sprout didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and thought to herself.
Rhine was already extremely lucky to have inadvertently matched the growth factors of the Whomping Willow.
In the past, some herb masters had taken Felix Felicis to cultivate the Whomping Willow, but they had not succeeded. Rhine was really lucky to have encountered it.
Still want to cultivate more rare plants?
How could that be possible?
Could there really be a congenital herbology saint who can casually cultivate rare herbs?
Wouldn't that mean that all the years I've studied hard have been for nothing?
However, since she had already promised Rhine, Professor Sprout would not break her word.
She carefully took out a seed and handed it to Rhine.
"This is a seed of the Desert Spiny Tree. This plant can be used to make a potion that enhances the physical body."
"Those wizards in myths and legends who are called gods have terrifying physiques because they took this potion."
"I only have three Desert Spiny Tree seeds here. You can try this one, but don't have too much hope."
Rhine looked disappointed.
"Professor, only one?"
Professor Sprout glared at him.
"This one seed is worth more than a thousand Galleons. How many herbalists dream of it, and you still think it's too little?"
"If you want more seeds, unless you make some achievements in this subject."
Rhine's eyes lit up.
Isn't this just a matter of time?
Immediately, Rhine picked up the Desert Spiny Tree seed and turned to leave.
Professor Sprout watched his excited back and shook her head amusingly.
"This child, just happened to grow a Whomping Willow, and really thinks that cultivating plants is a very easy thing?"
Then, Professor Sprout continued to think about the problem of planting the Whomping Willow, planning to carefully design the follow-up experiments to see what key growth factors Rhine had happened to encounter.
If it can be found out and reproduced, this will definitely be the most important herbology paper in recent years!
Time passed by minute by minute.
In the blink of an eye, it was the evening of two days later.
The lights in Professor Sprout's office were still brightly lit.
Her face was full of fatigue, and she was frowning and thinking.
At this time, the door of her office was knocked, and Rhine's figure appeared at the door.
Professor Sprout showed a bit of a smile.
"Rhine?"
"How is the Desert Spiny Tree growing?"
"It's okay, temporary setbacks are normal. We herbologists must get used to setbacks. A tenacious heart is the most important quality of a herbologist."
"Come, I have prepared a lot of papers on the cultivation of the Desert Spiny Tree for you. They are all classics. Reading them may give you a deeper understanding of the difficulty of this subject."
"But as long as you stick to this direction, even a small achievement will be enough to make you famous for a while and benefit you for life…"
As she spoke, Professor Sprout waved her wand, and the papers, which were almost taller than a person, floated towards Rhine.
Rhine looked stunned.
"Professor, thank you for your kindness, but I feel like I don't need it…"
Professor Sprout was stunned for a moment, and her expression became serious.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Rhine, when we do scholarship, we must stand on the shoulders of our predecessors."
"No matter how talented you are, you must be humble. This is a quality that is needed in any discipline. How can you not study?"
"Don't you think that rare herb cultivation is so simple and easy to succeed? It requires the efforts of many people…"
After educating Rhine, Professor Sprout asked.
"If you don't have a question to ask me, then why did you come here?"
Rhine hesitated.
"Um, Professor…"
"The Desert Spiny Tree seed you gave me last time has sprouted."