[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starlight-professional":3,"chapter-starlight-professional-starlight-professional-chapter-567":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starlight Professional",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2309227,4512,"Chapter 567: Healing Berries","starlight-professional-chapter-567",567,"\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing roared, and the herb collector dropped his sickle in fright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lunged forward, pinning the herb collector down, then snatched him away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other herb collector, wounded on his back, stared blankly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been the first to spot the old ginseng, only to be betrayed by his companion—he thought today would be his last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he never expected a Mountain Lord to appear and carry the man off?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Mountain Lord Grandfather! Thank you, Mountain Lord Grandfather!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The herb collector hurriedly kowtowed toward the direction Fang Xing had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In local folk tales, the Mountain Lord was said to possess the power to punish the wicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rustle rustle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, footsteps approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The herb collector looked up and saw a boy dressed in animal hides; he cried out at once: “Save me! Save me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What happened to you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing leaned over, curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alas, I’ve misjudged men… Young brother, are you a mountain dweller? Be careful—there’s a Mountain Lord nearby…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The herb collector quickly recounted what had just happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see… That Mountain Lord is just and stern, only devouring the wicked. He won’t eat me… Do you have salt? I have healing medicine—I’ll trade with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The herb collector rejoiced and quickly pulled out a small bag of salt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing took it—the salt was blackish-yellow, clearly unrefined and unfit to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t care, and casually handed over a string of berries: “These are spirit fruits—eat them…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The herb collector was suspicious, but had no choice; he swallowed one purple berry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strange—after just one bite, the bleeding from his back slowed noticeably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eating a few more, the blood finally stopped flowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Hmm, this purple berry seems ideal for making healing medicine…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing watched, thinking to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was using the injured herb collector as a test subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many herbal plants in nature are naturally medicinal, with hemostatic and healing properties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found a purple berry, used his ‘Plant Growth’ talent to accelerate its ripening, then infused it with plant essence, producing a batch of ‘Healing Berries’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though these berries have drawbacks—short shelf life, only treat minor wounds—they’re free…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘And eating several at once still works well—at least it saves lives…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Perfect as a flagship product.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Fang Xing planned to visit the hermit market, he needed some goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But anything tied to the Blood Shadow Sect was out of the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect—he could pose as a skilled spirit cultivator, ensuring no link to the Blood Shadow Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, young brother, for saving me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The herb collector knew his life was spared; pale-faced, he struggled to thank him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, by the way, where is this? What’s the nearest city?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing asked a few casual questions, then vanished into the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That mountain boy… how doesn’t he even know where he is? No—could he really be a mountain dweller?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of the berry that instantly stopped bleeding, the herb collector’s eyes widened; he immediately knelt and kowtowed: “You’re the Mountain God… Thank you, Mountain God, for saving me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing left, naturally to interrogate the other herb collector again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That herb collector was already terrified, especially after seeing Fang Xing transform from a tiger into a human—he answered every question without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And both men’s answers matched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If their answers had differed, Fang Xing would have killed them both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You betrayed your companion—your virtue is despicable. You are sentenced to death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After questioning, he casually slapped the man—blood spurted from all seven orifices, and he died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Fang Xing looked at his status bar:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【After multiple trials, you have developed ‘Healing Berries’ from ‘Plant Growth’!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pity—killing creatures grants no experience.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Fang Xing walked away, he recalled the information he’d gathered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nearest city was ‘Shield Cloud City’, under the jurisdiction of ‘Feixian Palace’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t even realize how far I’d run—so I’ve already left the Blood Shadow Sect’s territory?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since he’d soon be leaving the area, he chose to save the injured herb collector.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon enough, legends of the ‘Mountain Lord’ and the ‘Mountain God’ would begin to spread here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yunlai Market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This market lay at the intersection of the Corpse Driver Sect, Qingmu Ridge, and Flying Sword Gate—a lawless zone attracting many hermits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to its strategic location, many trading houses had set up warehouses here, and business thrived daily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this day,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a boy in animal hides walked slowly in, glanced at the market’s basic array, then entered through the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No combat allowed within the market!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cash and goods exchanged!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The patrolling cultivators warned him, then watched as Fang Xing entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, this does feel like a true immortal market…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing looked at the hermits selling goods along the path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before arriving, he’d already researched: Yunlai Market allowed free entry, but to set up a stall, you paid one talisman coin per day!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without talisman coins, you could barter other spirit items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He mortgaged a fifty-year-old yellow essence root to the market manager, receiving in return a yellow cloth tablecloth, marked with crooked, uneven symbols.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was his stall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing spread out the cloth and laid out the herbs he’d occasionally gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But mostly, he displayed ‘Healing Berries’!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How much for these berries?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, several curious hermits gathered, staring at the strings of purple berries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Healing Berries—one bite heals wounds… One talisman coin per berry!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One talisman coin per berry?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hermit frowned: “What about this ginseng—nearly a hundred years old?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This isn’t nearly a hundred—it’s authentic century-old ginseng…” Fang Xing shook his head, seeing the man’s attempt to haggle: “Not less than ten talisman coins.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So expensive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hermit shook his head and walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing wasn’t in a hurry; he sat back calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, an old man also selling goods glanced over, then looked away—he wore a coarse hemp robe, pulled out a wine gourd from his waist, and took a sip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing smiled; seeing the old man, he somehow thought of Luo Yunzhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, both were lovers of wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad the man had already succumbed to the Heavenly Demon Transformation, his body and Dao destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Dao Lords fallen, Dao Court, Demon Lords, Devil Lords… I’ll note them down—eventually, I’ll deal with them one by one.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh… Young man, interested in my wine?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man drank deeply from his gourd, sighed contentedly, stroked his goatee, and wiped off the spilled wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he boast: “This is my precious ‘Monkey Wine’—I spent years acquiring it. Mountain spirit monkeys are best at gathering fruits and fermenting them into Monkey Wine… If I sold it, I wouldn’t even blink if someone offered five talisman coins per gourd…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re impressive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing replied vaguely: “May I ask your surname?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need for formalities—call me Old Lu….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lu glanced at his stall: “Young man, are these herbs you grew yourself?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing nodded: “My family has some expertise in cultivation…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you're from a cultivation family—truly my apologies for my earlier rudeness...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lv immediately grew more solemn, bowing with deliberate respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he knew those who came here were mostly solitary cultivators, solitary cultivators were certainly not all the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone with expertise in spirit plant cultivation, and perhaps family backing, had far deeper roots than ordinary solitary cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forgive me for speaking plainly, but your other herbs are fine—this 'Healing Berry'... I've never heard of it. Other cultivators may not be willing to buy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lv said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This berry takes effect immediately upon ingestion, and can be taken multiple times...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing flushed red: \"This is a family secret, not to be revealed! Don't believe me? Buy one and try it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well, I'll purchase one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lv smiled and handed over a yellow talisman coin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing took it and found the coin extremely light—likely folded from some special talisman paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the paper was stored a trace of pure cultivation energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a general medium of exchange in the cultivation world, it must possess unique qualities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This talisman paper could clearly be used to cultivate the 'Origami Secret Art'—though perhaps not as potent as blood paper, still far superior to ordinary paper...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, it seems infused with a pure stream of cultivation energy—though useless for advancing one's realm, it could replenish depletion or activate arrays...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So even a general medium of exchange in the immortal world must itself hold intrinsic value?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing glanced at it once and understood its nature thoroughly. Seeing Old Lv carefully examining a purple berry, he chuckled: \"My Healing Berry works well, but remember—don't crush or let it rot. If stored too long and the fruit spoils, it loses all efficacy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lv nodded absently, then suddenly pulled a dagger from his sleeve and slashed a wound into the back of his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swallowed the Healing Berry and watched as the wound sealed instantly, healed completely, leaving only a faint white scar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An excellent item... no toxic residue whatsoever, and immediate effect. Too bad it can't be stored long-term—otherwise, it might rival high-grade healing spirit pills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lv sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, if it could really be stored long-term, how could the big shots up top sit still? We just peddle low-end goods, earning the hard-earned pennies others overlook...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're a sharp lad... you didn't set up your stall right beside me by accident, did you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lv asked, eyeing him suspiciously.\u003C\u002Fp>",1584,"2026-06-20T11:03:22.760Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9079d6f237b93a5493cb8c53a89496f0856b343dd066a63f4c627647fa86e3c4","starlight-professional-chapter-568","starlight-professional-chapter-566",726,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarlight-professional-cover.jpg"]