"Mountain Sect's heritage is still too mysterious," Chu Ning thought to himself, "requiring one to unravel its secrets one stage at a time. Could the founder of Mountain Sect have been a man of riddles?"
Despite his complaints, the ability to plant spiritual medicine at Niantang Mountain, shortening its growth cycle without weakening its medicinal effects, was a significant gain.
Especially when combined with his lengthy lifespan...
Suddenly, Chu Ning had a plan. If he could collect seeds of extremely precious high-grade spiritual medicine and plant them on Niantang Mountain, after a millennium or even several millennia had passed, he would have a vast stock of incredibly valuable medicinal materials.
What is most lacking for an alchemist?
Talent?
Pah!
It's medicinal materials that are most scarce.
If there is a sufficient supply of medicinal materials, one can attempt alchemy once, twice, thrice if necessary...