Chapter 257: Bloodsin Flower, Give Me a Sip
Chapter 257: Bloodsin Flower, Give Me a Sip
The treasure exchange session was coming to an end.
Lu Chen remained quietly in a secluded corner, contemplating the gains and losses of this exchange.
He had spent a considerable amount: a fourth-grade Chigang Jade, a fourth-grade Cloud Mountain Jade Catalog, a third-grade Sword-Nurturing Gourd, and a third-grade Blazing Pearl.
In return, he had acquired a section of a fourth-grade Illusory Sound Bamboo root node, an unknown blood-sphere spirit seed, and a wooden concentric demon refined by a Golden Core True Man.
"Oh, almost forgot, and five hundred spirit stones."
"I used to be a small scattered cultivator who fretted over a single shattered spirit stone, and now I barely bat an eye at a sum like five hundred spirit stones." Lu Chen couldn't help but marvel at the turn his life had taken.
Ever since the white light group had appeared in his small spirit field in the market, his life in the cultivation world had changed dramatically.
Back when he was a small scattered cultivator, he couldn't have even dreamed of a time when five hundred spirit stones would be of little concern to him.
He calmed his mind and continued his musings.
"I have quite a few duplicate treasures now. I have four more Celestial Jade pieces, two more Sword-Nurturing Gourds out of the three I harvested, three more batches of century-old Glacial Cores, and several Inferno Pearls, Origin Pills, and other miscellaneous items."
"Looks like I'll need to find an opportunity to sell some of these."
The blood-sphere spirit seed didn't seem like a proper spirit plant, and since he might be able to use the Wood Infant to cultivate the Saint Infant Fruit, Lu Chen decided to pay a visit to the small courtyard in Jianmen Town soon to check on the several types of underworld spirit plants he hadn't tended to in a long while.
After the event concluded, Lu Chen summoned a tall spiritual crane and hurried back to his mountain peak.
He was eager to examine the two new spirit seeds he had acquired.
Lu Chen arrived at an empty spirit field and performed the Earth-Drawing Technique, causing the structure beneath the spirit soil to change naturally.
A circular pit appeared right in the center of the spirit field.
He took out the section of Illusory Sound Bamboo root, with its countless cracks, from his storage bag and buried it in the pit.
A cacophony of noises filled Lu Chen's ears, causing him to pause momentarily. He isolated the sounds with his spiritual power before continuing smoothly.
Once the root node was completely covered with spirit soil, the strange noises in his ears ceased abruptly.
Lu Chen focused his mind on the Glazed Jade Bamboo beneath the spirit soil, and a stream of information flashed through his mind.
[Illusory Sound Bamboo, a fourth-grade spirit plant, excels at mimicking the sounds of all things in the world. Upon maturity, it can produce various types of wondrous sounds with effects such as attack, bewitchment, and healing. It is a natural material for crafting bamboo flute-type magical artifacts and can also be used to create other special artifacts.]
[When a sound source stays near the Illusory Sound Bamboo for an extended period, the plant can replicate the exact same sounds.]
[Within the bamboo resides one skilled in ventriloquism.]
"Does this mean I don't have to enter the field anymore?" Lu Chen muttered to himself.
"Mature Illusory Sound Bamboo can produce all sorts of wondrous sounds... Hmm... Being a jack-of-all-trades means mastering none."
"However, its rarity makes it a worthwhile purchase."
He stirred his spiritual power, and a gentle spiritual rain fell, seeping into the cracks of the Illusory Sound Bamboo root.
Stimulated by the spiritual rain, the countless cracks of varying sizes on the roots opened wide, and a chaotic din filled Lu Chen's ears, causing him some distress.
Just then, a slender gray vine crawled out from somewhere, its gray tendrils reaching out like tiny tentacles into the spirit soil.
The Demon Ghost Vine had sensed the presence of a new high-grade spirit plant on the mountain peak and hurried over to mark its territory, hoping for a chance to devour it in the future.
The Yaoguivine secreted a tiny amount of gray viscous fluid onto the roots before retreating from the spirit soil, meekly rubbing against Lu Chen's feet as if apologizing for its intrusion.
"Playing with my spirit plant right under my nose, are you?" Lu Chen scolded, recognizing this familiar tactic.
The image of an evil antagonist toying with his prized possessions while he, the helpless cultivator, could only watch on flashed through his mind. With a resigned sigh, he kicked the Yaoguivine away.
As the Yaoguivine retreated, the countless cracks on the Illusory Sound Bamboo's roots opened once more, filling Lu Chen's ears with the now familiar cacophony of strange noises.
"I guess I'm getting used to this noise," Lu Chen muttered, resisting the urge to summon the Yaoguivine back. He shook his head, clearing his ears of the chaotic sounds with his spiritual power.
Reaching into his storage bag, he retrieved the peculiar blood-sphere spirit seed, its surface appearing to be woven from countless slender blood vessels. As he held it in his palm, the spirit seed seemed to sense the intricate network of blood vessels within his hand, wriggling slightly as if seeking to penetrate his flesh.
Lu Chen probed the hollow blood sphere with his spiritual sense, perceiving an endless sea of blood within. Amidst the pervasive sanguine aura, a blood-red flower continuously alternated between blooming and withering.
Channeling his spiritual power, Lu Chen created a small hole in the spirit field, slightly larger than the blood sphere. He carefully placed the spirit seed into the hole, focusing his mind to discern its detailed status.
[Bloodsin Flower, a fifth-rate spirit plant, is an eerie flower that condenses from mountains of corpses and seas of blood. It feeds on the essence blood of various demons and beasts. Once mature, it serves as an excellent material for cultivating blood-based techniques and is also a key ingredient in refining certain fifth-rate pills.]
[When a cultivator or demon beast approaches the Bloodsin Flower, their blood essence will be involuntarily drawn out by the flower. Prolonged exposure will result in weakened blood essence and a withered physique.]
[Just one sip, please! I beg of you! Just one sip!]
"A fifth-rate spirit plant!"
"What a treasure I've uncovered!"
Upon seeing the blood-sphere spirit seed, Lu Chen had immediately sensed its extraordinary nature, but until it was planted, everything remained uncertain. Now, as he uncovered this blind box, he was thrilled to discover a fifth-rate spirit plant!
"It's understandable if unknown spirit seeds aren't found within the sect. However, once discovered, they're rarely ordinary," he mused.
"The Thornbone, the Hundred-Eyed Bizarrewood, and now the Bloodsin Flower—all of them are unique in their own right."
"Though they share a common trait—they're all sinister in nature, rarely seen within orthodox sects. It's no surprise they haven't been discovered by other cultivators."
Lu Chen carefully dug up the Bloodsin Flower spirit seed from the spirit soil. Given its otherworldly nature, he decided it would be best to cultivate it in the small courtyard in Jianmen Town, alongside his other underworld spirit plants.
After all, he was just an ordinary spiritual herbalist within a righteous sect, seeking a peaceful life away from the ambitions and turmoil of the cultivation world. He didn't want to draw attention by cultivating such sinister spirit plants.
"I now have three fifth-rate spirit plants, but none of them are what you'd call 'decent,'" Lu Chen remarked with a wry smile.
"One feeds on spirit plants and beasts, another was used as bait to lure me, and now this Bloodsin Flower wants to suck the essence blood out of me."
The thought of the Yaoguivine, the Saint Infant Fruit, and now the Bloodsin Flower filled Lu Chen with a sense of helplessness.
(End of Chapter)
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