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Chapter 320: The Underground Fire Lotus Matures
Chapter 320: The Underground Fire Lotus Matures
Feeling the robust and dense spiritual energy within his body, Lu Chen couldn't help but feel overwhelmed with emotion.
The Mid-Foundation Establishment realm—before obtaining the white globes of light, he wouldn't have even dared to dream of achieving it.
Yet now, in less than five years, he had broken through to the mid-stage, and even within the Heavenly Sword Peak, his progress was no slower than those prodigies.
"Both my spiritual power and spiritual sense have more than doubled compared to the early Foundation Establishment stage. As for the strength of my physical body, although the improvement isn't as noticeable, it has also increased significantly."
Lu Chen carefully sensed the changes within his body after the breakthrough.
Then, glancing at the remaining dozen or so white globes of light in the spirit field, he picked them up one by one.
Out of the 150 or so second-grade Water Glow Grasses, he left 50 for seed condensation, harvesting the rest.
This harvest was different from the previous ones.
In the past, he would wait until the progress bar at the bottom was completely full before harvesting, but this time, as soon as the Water Glow Grasses entered the mature stage, he harvested them all at once to collect the globes of light.
The previous harvesting mode was to allow the spirit plants to fully mature, maximizing their quality after maturation, thereby maximizing the rewards from the globes of light.
However, due to the thinner spiritual energy of Kongming Island compared to the Tianjian Sect, improving other conditions would hardly enhance the quality of the Water Glow Grasses. Coupled with Lu Chen's mentality being somewhat influenced by the secret realm, he might as well just harvest them all at once.
Among the rewards from the over a hundred globes of light, about twenty contained cultivation experience. But because most of the Water Glow Grasses were of ordinary quality, the total cultivation experience amounted to only twenty-seven years.
As for the remaining globes, the rewards consisted mainly of second-grade pills and talismans, with only a few higher-quality Water Glow Grasses yielding experience packs for the Spirit Gathering Pill formula and two third-grade artifacts—the Water Walking Beads.
"With the remaining fifty Water Glow Grasses, I should be able to condense about two hundred spirit seeds. My mid-Foundation Establishment spiritual power should be sufficient to cultivate them."
The fact that Water Glow Grass could provide cultivation experience was a boon for Lu Chen, and if he were to plant them in large quantities, his cultivation would soar. However, things didn't always go as planned.
Cultivating a second-grade Water Glow Grass wasn't as simple as just planting it in the spirit field. During its growth, one needed to constantly nurture it with basic spells like Spirit Rain Technique, Wood Birth Technique, and Earth Draw Technique, which consumed considerable time and spiritual power, not to mention tending to two hundred of them.
Moreover, there were numerous high-grade spirit plants in his cave abode, each with peculiar cultivation conditions that required a significant amount of effort.
High-grade spirit plants yielded high-grade rare treasures, and although Lu Chen desired nothing more than to quietly tend to his fields, the cultivation world often left one with little choice. To ensure one's safety, it was necessary to possess various powerful means and treasures.
While the Water Glow Grass provided cultivation experience, the other high-grade spirit plants offered precious treasures, and Lu Chen had to focus on both aspects, striving for excellence in both.
The next batch of over two hundred spirit plants was already the limit he could handle after his breakthrough.
"With my exceedingly mediocre talent, who knows how many more batches I'll need to plant before I reach the late Foundation Establishment stage."
He sigthed inwardly.
If he had relied solely on normal cultivation, he might never have reached the late Foundation Establishment stage even at the end of his lifespan. It was only because of the white globes of light that he could now catch up to and even surpass those cultivation geniuses.
With his improved cultivation and greater assurance of his life, Lu Chen's mood lightened as he inspected the spirit field.
The Demon Ghost Vine followed closely behind him, and sensing Lu Chen's cheerful mood, its gray vines swayed rhythmically up and down.
As they approached the edge of the pond, a stone the size of a bathtub rolled towards Lu Chen.
The stone was pitch-black and gave off an unclean feeling.
Just as it reached Lu Chen's feet, a gray-black turtle's head suddenly poked out from the stone, its tiny bean-sized eyes spinning with liveliness.
A flash of green light streaked by, and the Wind Falcon grasped the little turtle, tossing it with a pong into the pond.
Although the baby turtle looked chubby and clumsy, it floated on the water's surface with surprising lightness.
The Wind Falcon flapped its pale green wings, whipping up a mighty gale that sent towering waves crashing down on the little turtle, caking its shell with mud and sand.
Yet, despite the onslaught, the mud and sand on the turtle's back refused to be washed away, almost as if it had found a way to merge with its body.
Tilting its head in confusion, the Wind Falcon gave up trying to understand and soared off into the distance.
The baby turtle played alone in the water. At some point, the Green-Horned Dragon Carp had swum over to join it, floating gracefully on the surface and gently flicking its colorful tail.
The carp's slender form and elegant movements, coupled with its cyan whiskers and sharp horns, gave it an extraordinary air—a stark contrast to the dull and muddy turtle.
Putting aside their initial hostility, the two beasts now coexisted peacefully in the small pond, almost as if they were old friends.
In fact, the Green-Horned Dragon Carp seemed to have taken a peculiar liking to the turtle.
"This Green-Horned Dragon Carp seems a bit odd..."
Lu Chen couldn't help but chuckle at the sight, deciding to ignore the seemingly amicable pair as he continued to inspect the spirit plants in the field.
He made his way to the underground cave, where the Underground Fire Lotus thrived amidst the scorching lava. Its roots, composed of numerous irregular pale red crystals, swayed gently in the molten river, causing the leaves to ripple. On the crimson lotus head, over ten fiery red lotus seeds had formed.
"A fourth-grade Underground Fire Lotus. It's matured," Lu Chen exclaimed, his eyes lighting up as he beheld the fully filled translucent progress bar below the plant.
With a tug of his spiritual power, he drew the lotus towards him. Ignoring the searing lava that coated the plant, he reached out with his hand, now shimmering like glass, and plucked the crimson lotus head.
His consciousness focused on the pale red seeds, and information about the Underground Fire Lotus surfaced in his mind:
Underground Fire Lotus, a fourth-grade spirit plant that thrives in scorching lava environments. Cultivated using second-grade and above fire-attributed spells. Its seeds can purify the impure and polluted qi within cultivators, reducing the risk of deviant transformation. Consuming the seeds temporarily protects against demonic beings and, over time, enhances the cultivator's spiritual sense.
The leaves and roots can also be used as refining materials for high-grade pills.
"Good quality. This is definitely a great harvest," Lu Chen praised. "It can purify polluted qi, reduce the risk of deviant transformation, and enhance my spiritual sense with repeated consumption. Truly worthy of being a fourth-grade spirit plant."
During their cultivation and daily lives, cultivators inevitably came into contact with impure and polluted spiritual energy. If not cleansed, this energy could lead to unpredictable consequences when breaking through to new realms, especially for those who frequently hunted demonic beings, as their bodies would be tainted with yin, demonic, and impure energies. If not cleansed in time, they risked falling into deviant transformation.
And that was where the Underground Fire Lotus came in—its seeds were the perfect solution to these problems.
Not to mention, it also enhanced one's spiritual sense, something that was extremely rare in the cultivation world. Out of all the spirit plants Lu Chen had cultivated, this was the first time he had obtained such a mature specimen.
"Now I can finally strengthen my spiritual sense," Lu Chen mused. His physical body, treasures, and spells were far superior to those of cultivators at the same level, but his spiritual sense was only average. With the Underground Fire Lotus seeds, he could now target that specific weakness.
(End of Chapter)
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