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Chapter 106: The Solitary Yin's Potential
Chapter 106: The Solitary Yin's Potential
After obtaining the cultivation techniques from the Scripture Pavilion, Lu Chen returned directly to his cave abode.
He took out the two Flowlight Wood spirit seeds and the two Yin Willow saplings and made his way to the spirit fields.
Finding an empty area, he performed the Earth-Drawing Technique, causing subtle changes in the structure of the spirit soil. He then placed the two oval-shaped spirit seeds, each the size of a palm, into the fissures and buried them shallowly in the spirit soil.
Focusing his mental energies on the spirit seeds within the spirit soil, a thought emerged in Lu Chen's mind.
Flowlight Wood, a second-rate spirit plant. The leaves of a mature Flowlight Tree can be used to refine certain talismans, and its bark can be tanned to create leather inner armor artifacts.
The patterns on the Flowlight Wood spirit seed will undergo subtle changes during germination, and any severe imbalance will affect the quality of the emerging Flowlight Wood sapling.
Guidance of the pattern changes through wood-attribute techniques during germination and growth is necessary to ensure the quality of the Flowlight Wood.
The Flowlight Wood's radiance can easily distract people, so one must be cautious when cultivating it.
"So these are the points to note when cultivating Flowlight Wood," Lu Chen mused. "As for wood-attribute techniques, I've already achieved minor success with the Wood Birth Technique, so cultivating a second-rate spirit plant shouldn't be an issue."
Lu Chen's spiritual energy stirred, and thin strands of spirit rain transformed into fine lines that permeated the spirit soil, absorbed by the Flowlight Wood spirit seeds.
"The Yin Catalpa has specific requirements for its growing environment. Where should I plant it?"
Lu Chen looked around his cave abode, considering every possible spot that might be suitable for the Yin Willow's growth.
"Aha! There's an empty cave with decent height, no light exposure, and it perfectly meets the Yin Ash's growing conditions."
Carrying the two Yin Catalpa saplings, Lu Chen arrived at the cave entrance.
The interior of the cave remained dry, and a faint chill permeated the air. As for height, Lu Chen estimated that he wouldn't have to worry about it for a long time. By the time the Yin Qi reached that stage, he might already be an inner sect disciple, cultivating and farming within the sect.
He selected two locations within the cave and planted the two Yin Poplar saplings.
Focusing his mental energies on the eerie Yin Poplar saplings, a description appeared in his mind.
Yinhuai, a second-rate spirit plant. Once mature, the processed Yinhuai wood can enhance the cultivation speed of yin-attribute techniques and can also be used as a refining material for certain elixirs.
After growing for a certain number of years, it may undergo peculiar changes.
In terms of growing environment, surrounding spiritual energy, and irrigating spirit springs, it has unique requirements. It must not come into contact with vigorous and robust cultivators or violent and vigorous yang spiritual energy, as it may damage the Yin Harmony.
"A balance of yin and yang is not needed; the solitary yin can thrive."
"Environment, spiritual energy, spirit springs... I'll do my best to meet those requirements," Lu Chen thought. "Fortunately, there's this cool cave, and that spirit well with its astonishing chill should be sufficient for the initial stages."
After planting the Flowlight Wood and Yin Willow, Lu Chen inspected the rest of the spirit fields, tending to the myriad spirit plants and meeting their every subtle need.
Then he returned to his room and began absorbing the jade slips containing the three cultivation techniques. A flood of information poured into his mind, and the jade slips crumbled to dust in his hands.
"No more, no more. My head's about to burst," he muttered.
The abundance of knowledge in his mind made him feel dizzy, so he lay down on his bed and fell into a deep sleep, trying to process and understand the contents of the three cultivation techniques.
Time flew by, and a month passed in the blink of an eye.
During this month in the Sky Sword Sect, Lu Chen had mostly stayed in his cave abode, cultivating spirit plants, playing with the Cloud-Stepping Lynx, and occasionally wrangling with the four stubborn Iron Claw Crabs.
He also gained a preliminary insight into the Yun Teng technique and the Man Xiang Jin, but his progress was hindered by his innate talent. Nonetheless, Lu Chen felt that he had become more agile, and his tendons, bones, and flesh had toughened.
During this period, feeling guilty about skipping too many classes, Lu Chen invited Bai Li Jianqing to join him in attending two lectures given by Foundation Establishment cultivators.
One lecture focused on providing guidance on cultivation practices, while the other was a swordsmanship training session.
During the classes, the two Foundation Establishment cultivators asked questions from time to time, guiding the numerous external disciples to think and comprehend. After the lectures, the disciples gathered in small groups to discuss their insights and even sparred to test their understanding further.
Amidst the group of budding cultivators and swordsmanship prodigies, Lu Chen felt out of place. He hid quietly in a corner, feeling envious of their passion for cultivation and swordsmanship while he longed for the simplicity of farming.
A month passed, and the Spirit Glow Grass, without a rank, and the first-rate Blood Jade Ginseng were thriving.
The rich and pure spiritual energy of the sect far surpassed that of Lin Yang Bazaar, causing the Spirit Glow Grass to flourish with vibrant vitality. The Blood Jade Ginseng, stimulated by the abundant spiritual energy, displayed enhanced mobility, often resulting in large-scale movements of the ginseng plants.
The second-rate Clear Mystical Tea had entered its maturity stage, exuding a captivating fragrance from its leaves. The progress bar below it was already more than half full, and Lu Chen estimated that it wouldn't be long before he received another light group reward.
The Copperbone Bamboo, also a second-rate spirit plant, along with the third-rate Misty Smoke Rafflesia and Flood Dragon Vine, were growing steadily as expected.
The recently planted Flowlight Wood had already sprouted, its tender green stems adorned with intricate patterns. Lu Chen frequently observed them, and whenever he noticed any distortion or overcrowding of the patterns, he would use the Wood Birth Technique to guide the spiritual energy and restore them to normal.
The Yin Catalpa in the cave had grown by about half a foot, exuding a chilling aura that filled the cave with a noticeable coldness.
With his cave spirit plants on the right track, Lu Chen formulated a new plan.
He intended to take on a suitable task from the Services Hall to earn some Sword Seals.
Sword Seals were of utmost importance in the Sky Sword Sect. To obtain precious treasures, one had to spend Sword Seals.
When Lu Chen was searching for spirit seeds in the Agricultural Hall, he had learned that common first and second-rate spirit plants could be purchased with spirit stones, but higher-rank and rarer ones required Sword Seals for exchange.
This was unacceptable to Lu Chen.
There were multiple factors that influenced the richness of the light group rewards, two of which were the rank and rarity of the spirit plants. The higher the rank and the rarer the species, the more generous the reward.
Therefore, he had to earn enough Sword Seals to prepare for cultivating higher-rank and rarer spirit plants in the future.
Services Hall.
Lu Chen leaped off the spiritual crane and surveyed his surroundings before entering the hall.
Inside the hall was a massive light curtain, ten zhang long and three to four zhang wide.
Lines of large characters emerged on the light curtain, constantly refreshing and scrolling upwards to display new information.
It was said that the light curtain was generated by a fifth-rate magical artifact hidden within the Services Hall. When a sect member needed to post a task, they could inform the cultivator in charge of operating the magical artifact.
To accept a task, one would use their spiritual sense to touch the characters on the light curtain, absorbing the information. This action would indicate that the task had been accepted, and the corresponding task information would disappear from the light curtain.
"This is quite convenient," Lu Chen remarked.
He then turned his attention to the massive light curtain, ready to find a suitable task.
(End of Chapter)
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