Adventures With a Reincarnated Bush Chapter 2

  'What kind of plant am I?' John contemplates as he regains his strength . While the plant instincts taught him how to grow, they did not explain any details about who he was now . John didn't know how long he sat gathering energy from his roots . He estimates he had gathered energy for about a month, based on the change of temperature he felt from his roots . He couldn't be sure without sight though .

Now, however, it was time for him to start to sprout . He knew from his experience, as a gardener, that this was the most dangerous time for a plant . This is especially true for spirit medicine and other powerful plants . Many new gardeners in sects would face this hurdle, losing many expensive medicines before gaining the knack for it . Each sect would keep the data on how much and what kind of fertilizer to use . Still, it isn't easy for new disciples to replicate these sometimes cryptic instructions . Leaving many in debt becoming indentured servants, instead of great masters .
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Thus he wants to wait for his energy stores to be filled . However, if he waits too long, he might miss the best season to grow . Causing him to wither in the fall, before gaining enough strength to survive . Also to his alarm the energy in the ground, is slowly disappearing . He can vaguely feel other roots around him, competing for the limited energy . 'I may never be anyone great . But I will live a full life this time!' With this goal stated his resolve is set .

The stored energy flows to the center where the roots converged . First, he needs to build a spirit core . This was the foundation for all spiritual medicine . Every plant has the potential and will strive to create this basic foundation . This core will function much like a human dantian . A normal plant that succeeds in such a heaven defying feat, maybe one in a million . The number that survived being eaten by animals before fully maturing were, in fact so small, it could be said that it was an impossible barrier .

Of course, this is just for your average plant . There are many divine medicines, like the ones sects cultivate that will produce cores 90% of the time when treated properly . Perhaps a great master would never fail to induce core creation . John had never met such a great gardening master, but he had heard of the miracles they could create .

Now, however, he was alone . With no help and it is unlikely, for him to be one of those rare divine medicines . John didn't feel he had much hope for forming a spirit core . Failing would cut off his path of cultivation in this life . While he isn't overly attached to cultivation, he still has to make the attempt . The danger is that he might accidentally use too much energy and cut off his path of survival . It was important to keep significant reserves to grow and take energy from the sun .

'Might as well give it a shot!' he thinks . John begins to focus his all on the core that is currently just a speck of gold . He guides the energy to the core . The energy flows into the tiny core without issue, causing John to want jump for joy . Of course, as a plant, he's chained to the ground .

Yet as the precious energy coalesced, the tiny speck of gold didn't seem to be growing at all . Frowning, he tries to sense what is wrong . 'How much energy does a plant core need? Is this the difference between a normal plant and a divine medicine?' He would soon use up all the energy he had prepared for this attempt . Sighing, he prepares to give up . There was no reason to waste his strength on a failed core .

However, his instincts are as calm as ever, giving the feeling that everything is going as planned . John began to wonder if this is why plants often die at this stage? Listening to the calm instincts until everything dried up . There is no time left he had to stop .

John starts refocusing the energy into growth abandoning the core . When a mental explosion happens! 'Someone is fighting nearby . Will I be squashed in this life, before it can even begin?' With that, he loses consciousness, as the battle wreaks havoc all around .

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