Chapter 383: Increasing Efforts
Chapter 383: Increasing Efforts
After obtaining two mature and one young mutated Arrow Vines from Fang Qing, Lu Chen continued to scrutinize the other mutated spirit plants, selecting several that were clearly more valuable than the mutated Dragon-marked Wood.
"Alright, let's exchange these then. These are the mutated spirit plants that Fellow Fang needs."
Lu Chen took out over ten mutated Dragon-marked Wood and handed them to Fang Qing.
"I wish Fellow Fang and the rest of Lingxiaozong the best of luck in understanding and exploring all aspects of these mutated spirit plants."
With a sincere smile, he blessed them and received seven mutated Flowing Firewoods, three mutated Arrow Vines, and several other mutated spirit plants in exchange.
The effeminate young man received the mutated Dragon-marked Wood, barely able to contain his joy.
"In terms of sword cultivation, Lingxiaozong falls far behind your Tianjianzong. But when it comes to spirit plant expertise, you can't hold a candle to us."
He silently apologized to Lu Chen in his heart.
"Fellow Lu, if your sect members bring back more of these mutated spirit plants in the future, please send them all to me. Lingxiaozong will gladly trade with you."
Seeing Lu Chen as a lucrative source, Fang Qing decided to milk him for all he was worth.
"Of course, of course. I'll definitely come to you, Fellow Fang," Lu Chen assured, his eyes locking with Fang Qing's, his tone earnest.
The two exchanged fervent smiles, reluctant to part ways.
Upon returning to the Tianjianzong camp, Lu Chen immediately took out all the mutated spirit plants, planting them in spirit soil and restraining them with restrictions to prevent them from attacking indiscriminately.
After tending to the plants, he turned his attention to the young mutated Arrow Vine sapling.
"I didn't expect to find this pleasant surprise during the exchange," he said, a hint of excitement flashing across his face.
He had already tested and discovered that mature or near-mature spirit plants were of little use to him. Even with cultivation, they wouldn't yield the luminous sphere rewards.
Only by planting spirit seeds or young spirit plant saplings and nurturing them to maturity could he obtain the coveted white luminous spheres.
"Although this mutated Arrow Vine was obtained through sect resources, I've made significant contributions by discovering and understanding so many mutated spirit plants in the sect and blessed land. Acquiring this Arrow Vine sapling shouldn't be an issue."
With that thought, Lu Chen's spiritual power surged, causing subtle changes in the dark red spirit soil beneath his feet. The young mutated Arrow Vine sapling was now securely planted within it.
[Mutated Arrow Vine, a fourth-grade spirit plant...]
[During its growth, it requires the guidance of a spirit planter to condense arrow-shaped spiritual power. It bears arrow-shaped spirit fruits, and upon maturity, it can be used as an innate bow and arrow spiritual artifact, with the vine as the bow and the fruit as the arrow.]
[When grown in special spirit soil and an abundant spiritual energy environment, it may lead to unknown changes in the spirit plant over time.]
"Special spirit soil and spiritual energy environment must be the main factors causing the mutations in the blessed land."
"However, since it's already mutated, planting it elsewhere won't make much difference. I'll just leave it here for now."
With a spirit plant in hand, Lu Chen couldn't resist the urge to cultivate it, regardless of his surroundings.
"The world is my garden."
"A mere fleshly blessed land can't stop me."
His spiritual power surged within him, reaching into the Arrow Vine sapling. It coursed through the plant, causing the numerous tiny arrows hanging on the vine to react slightly, their arrowheads turning towards the direction of Lu Chen's spiritual power.
After planting the Arrow Vine sapling, Lu Chen continued to experiment with the remaining mutated spirit plants in the camp, with Feng Yu and the others assisting him diligently.
For the next seven to eight days, he spent most of his time conducting experiments on the mutated spirit plants, occasionally visiting Lingxiaozong or Wanshiomen to trade spirit plants with the resident spirit planters.
A boy in fiery red robes leaped down from the fiery clouds, landing in the Tianjianzong camp.
The boy, named Huo Lin'er, had a youthful face, but his eyes held an air of maturity beyond his years, giving him an oddly aged appearance.
Lu Chen, Feng Yu, and the others quickly greeted him.
"Brother Huo."
Lu Chen recognized Huo Lin'er, a fellow sect member with an innate fire spirit body and one of the seventeen true disciples of the sect. They had met once before, and it was at an exchange event hosted by Huo Lin'er that Lu Chen had obtained the rare and precious spirit plants, Illusion Sound Bamboo and Blood Sin Flower.
"Brother Lu, I didn't expect it to be you overseeing the research on the mutated spirit plants."
Huo Lin'er vaguely remembered Lu Chen from their brief encounter and nodded in greeting.
With a casual wave of his hand, dozens upon dozens of mutated spirit plants appeared in the courtyard.
"Recently, the progress in opening up the blessed land has been quite smooth, and we've managed to gather this many mutated spirit plants. Elder Gu asked me to bring them over."
"Thank you for your trouble, Brother Huo."
Lu Chen's eyes swept over the numerous mutated spirit plants on the ground, immediately identifying several different varieties among them.
He couldn't help but admire the immense effort their sect was putting into opening up this new blessed land.
As far as he knew, there were two Golden Core cultivators involved, and apart from Huo Lin'er, there was another true disciple named Jian Wuxia. Not to mention the other sect members in the later stages of the Foundation Establishment.
After a short rest, Huo Lin'er approached Lu Chen.
"Brother Lu, I just heard in the camp that you've been exchanging the mutated spirit plants with the other two sects?"
Huo Lin'er's youthful face wore a serious expression.
"That's right," Lu Chen admitted directly. This wasn't a secret within the camp, and he had expected his fellow sect members at the front lines to find out eventually.
"Could Brother Lu provide me with an explanation? I need to report this to Elder Gu," Huo Lin'er asked calmly, maintaining a respectful tone towards Lu Chen. After all, despite Lu Chen's relatively low cultivation level of the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, his position as the overseer of the sect's operations in opening up the blessed land spoke volumes about his status within the sect.
"Please take a look, Brother Huo," Lu Chen said without hesitation, leading him to a restrained mutated Flowing Firewood. He released the restraints and channeled his spiritual power into the plant.
The flames covering the mutated spirit plant began to shake violently, and the slender fire snakes on the leaves scattered before slowly converging towards a particular spot on the plant.
"Hmm?"
As a fire spirit body cultivator, Huo Lin'er quickly sensed the anomaly within the mutated Flowing Firewood.
His bright red robes fluttered as he summoned pure white flames that enveloped his palms. He reached out and gently inserted his hand into the trunk of the Flowing Firewood.
When he withdrew his hand, he held between his fingers a fiery red crystal that resembled a sparkling diamond—a fire essence.
"There's actually a fire essence hidden within this mutated spirit plant, and I didn't even sense it," Huo Lin'er said, intrigued as he examined the fire essence in his hand.
"These fire essences are completely integrated with the spirit plants, and they need to be condensed separately, making them extremely difficult to detect," Lu Chen explained.
"Moreover, Brother Huo has been focusing all his attention on dealing with the demons and evil influences in the blessed land. Unlike me, I've been devoting all my time and energy to researching and experimenting with these mutated spirit plants, which is why I was extremely fortunate to discover the existence of these fire essences," Lu Chen added.
"Right, Brother Huo, this mutated spirit plant was one that I obtained through an exchange," Lu Chen said.
"Oh?"
Huo Lin'er let out a soft laugh, shedding his earlier seriousness.
"In that case, Brother Lu, please step up your efforts and try to exchange as many as possible," he said.
(End of Chapter)
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