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Chapter 34: Dye This Thing Green
Chapter 34: Dye This Thing Green
Lu Chen stored the second-grade Sword Qi Ten Thousand Symbol into his storage bag and returned to the house, content and satisfied.
The Cloud-Stepping Lynx cub stared at him with its emerald eyes, its ears twitching as it lay on the ground, watching Lu Chen with a grin.
Without needing to concentrate, Lu Chen could guess what the lynx cub was thinking and walked over to rub its fluffy head.
"Meow..."
Once again, the cub squeezed out a meow, but despite its best efforts, it still sounded a bit rough.
Lu Chen couldn't help but laugh. He cut a piece of dried Spinefish from the kitchen and tore it into small strips, placing them in front of the lynx cub.
"The rewards from the perfect quality Spirit Glowgrass are quite impressive. It seems I made the right choice to focus on meticulous cultivation."
"I wonder if spirit plants like the Red Cloud Pine and Sword Grass can also be cultivated to perfect quality. If they can, the rewards would be even more remarkable."
"The probability is probably lower than with Spirit Glowgrass. After all, the conditions for cultivating those plants are more complex, and it's challenging to achieve perfection."
"I'll just have to do my best."
For the next few days, Lu Chen stayed at home, cultivating spirit plants, feeding the Red-Whiskered Carp, and taking care of the Emerald-Eyed Cloud-Stepping Lynx.
The lynx cub maintained an aloof and proud demeanor in front of Lu Chen, but from time to time, Lu Chen could sense its true thoughts, revealing its genuine nature.
After the first four Spirit Glowgrass matured, it was as if a chain reaction had been triggered. A few days later, another five stalks of Spirit Glowgrass ripened.
This batch was slightly inferior in quality to the first. Out of the five stalks, one was of good quality, three were of superior quality, and only one was of perfect quality.
"Harvesting Spirit Glowgrass, you have gained nine months of cultivation."
Lu Chen picked up the white ball of light that appeared on the ground, and two thoughts flashed through his mind.
Suddenly, a thick stream of spiritual energy surged within him, rampaging through his body.
With his eyes closed, he practiced his martial art, trying to control the surging spiritual energy.
Once the spiritual energy calmed down, Lu Chen opened his eyes, which now shone with a profound light.
With the addition of another year and a half of cultivation, he felt that his spiritual energy had reached the limit of the fourth layer of Qi Refining.
From now on, with diligent practice and a few more mature Spirit Glowgrass, he would be able to smoothly breakthrough to the fifth layer of Qi Refining.
"Harvesting Spirit Glowgrass, you have obtained a top-grade Exorcism Symbol."
A symbol that imprisoned evil spirits appeared in Lu Chen's hand.
He stored it in his storage bag and began a new round of symbol collection.
"Harvesting Spirit Glowgrass, you have obtained the Wood Birth Technique."
The white ball of light disappeared into his mind, and a thought emerged as Lu Chen gained an experience package for the Wood Birth Technique.
Immediately, insights into the technique's casting principles, process, and spiritual energy control flashed through his mind.
Lu Chen's understanding and control of this technique became more profound.
From a novice to a skilled practitioner of the Wood Birth Technique.
Lu Chen approached the Red Cloud Pine and channeled his spiritual energy. A wisp of green-tinted spiritual energy drifted into the pine's slender needles.
In an instant, he felt strands of wood-attributed spiritual energy gathering around the Red Cloud Pine, infused with a vibrant vitality that merged into the spirit plant.
Focusing his mind on the pine, although there seemed to be no outward changes, its immediate state revealed that the faint wood-attributed spiritual energy was having a beneficial effect on the tree.
Lu Chen tested out the Wood Birth Technique he had just learned and then turned his attention to the last white ball of light.
A thought flashed through Lu Chen's mind.
Immediately, a drop of greenish liquid appeared in Lu Chen's hand.
The liquid was droplet-shaped, about half the size of Lu Chen's thumb, semi-solid, and entirely emerald green. It exuded a strong vitality, a concentration of pure wood-attributed spiritual energy.
"Grass Spirit Primal Essence, a condensation of abundant wood-based essence, can be used to feed beasts that consume spiritual wood energy. It is also suitable for refining related pills, infusing artifacts, arrays, and puppets."
"Grass Spirit Primal Essence, that sounds interesting. But how should I use it?"
Lu Chen pondered, holding the trembling droplet that seemed ready to burst at any moment.
"I've got it! There's this grass puppet made from special withered grass. It's a wood-attributed treasure."
Lu Chen turned to the grass puppet lurking in the corner.
This grass puppet was a second-hand item he had acquired from a loose cultivator's market. Rumor had it that it originated from the Thousand Machinery Sect, famous for their puppets. It had a very simple behavior pattern.
If there were intruders or beasts invading the spirit field, it would alert Lu Chen and try to restrain them.
During the sneak attack by Qin Ming, a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator, the grass puppet had even blocked a fatal spear strike for Lu Chen. It had truly earned its keep.
"Usually, I feed you shattered spirit pills, but today, I'll give you something different."
Lu Chen walked up to the grass puppet, bent down, and stuffed the Grass Spirit Primal Essence into the large withered grass tumor on its head.
The originally grayish tumor turned green before his eyes.
"Hey, I helped you dye this thing green," Lu Chen chuckled. Seeing that the grass puppet didn't react, he continued inspecting the spirit plants in the field.
Half a day later, he returned to the corner of the stone wall in the courtyard and noticed that the greenness on the grass puppet's head had faded significantly.
After absorbing the Grass Spirit Primal Essence, the grass puppet had undergone considerable changes.
Initially, it had remained stationary in the corner of the spirit field, only moving if there were intruders.
Firstly, it lacked the ability to move independently, and secondly, it had no consciousness and could only follow a few simple commands.
But after digesting the Grass Spirit Primal Essence, Lu Chen sensed a faint spark of consciousness. The grass puppet even turned its head left and right on its own, observing its surroundings.
When Lu Chen instructed it to inspect the spirit field, the grass puppet seemed to understand. It moved extremely slowly on the ground as if it were listening to his command.
At the same time, the withered gray grass on its body underwent further changes, becoming more resilient. It could now instantly shoot out numerous grass ropes or entwine and condense them into a thicker, longer rope.
The only thing that remained unchanged was its sluggish reaction time. It would take a while before it acted on Lu Chen's commands.
"Now that the spirit field has expanded, your task is even more critical. Remember to patrol the spirit field from time to time."
Lu Chen earnestly instructed the grass puppet.
The grass puppet remained unmoved, its oversized, slightly deformed head with a gray grass-woven face staring blankly at Lu Chen.
As Lu Chen disappeared from its sight, two faint green lights flickered in the gray grass, and the grass puppet took a step forward. Its head, topped with the now greenish tumor, slowly walked through the spirit field.
(End of Chapter)
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