Chapter 402: The Soon-to-be Ripe Sacred Infant Fruit
Chapter 402: The Soon-to-be Ripe Sacred Infant Fruit
With these thoughts in mind, Lu Chen approached the unusual immortal peach spirit plant.
The peach tree had grown to over a person's height, and it looked extremely ordinary from the outside, unlike the Enchanting Peach that exuded a natural allure. However, upon drawing closer to the spirit plant, one could detect a tempting fragrance emanating from its branches and leaves.
It was like the unique milk scent of a baby, inviting one to draw near.
But as he approached, Lu Chen's keen spiritual sense perceived that the vitality within his body seemed to flow involuntarily towards the peach tree.
Lu Chen mobilized his spiritual power to curb this tendency.
"No wonder the spirit fruit can prolong one's lifespan after maturity. It absorbs the vitality of cultivators and demons."
He couldn't help but exclaim softly as he moved on to the Bloodsin Flower.
The hollow blood sphere was noticeably larger than before, with countless slender blood vessels intertwining densely. Sensing Lu Chen's proximity, they writhed and extended, resembling leeches with an insatiable thirst for fresh blood.
Through the myriad of blood vessels, a boundless blood sea could be seen within the blood sphere, with an incredibly vibrant blood-colored flower blooming solitarily in its midst, detached from the world.
"Come on, just one sip. Please,"
The countless slender blood vessels extended like tentacles towards Lu Chen, their tips emitting a powerful suction force that caused the blood within Lu Chen's body to stir slightly.
Lu Chen waved his hand, and over ten small white jade bottles flew out of his storage bag. Streams of fresh blood poured out like creeks, irrigating the hollow blood sphere.
All the slender blood vessels sensed the vigorous blood essence contained in the dragon's fresh blood and instantly became active, vying for their share.
"Don't worry, there's enough for you too."
He placed a small white jade bottle filled with dragon's fresh blood on the ground. The Blood Spirit Palm immediately crawled over, its deep red branches, shaped like fingers, gathered together and dipped into the bottle, relishing the fresh blood.
"Thankfully, I have a good stock of dragon blood left over from the health checks I performed on the dragons in Thousand Dragon Lake; otherwise, it would be challenging to satisfy you two bloodthirsty maniacs."
The Bloodsin Flower and the Blood Spirit Palm, one a fifth-grade and the other a fourth-grade, both had a considerable demand for fresh blood. If not for the steady supply from the numerous dragons and basilisks in Thousand Dragon Lake, feeding them would have been a problem.
"Speaking of which, it's been a while since I last visited Thousand Dragon Lake. I should find time to check on those dragon pups and ensure they're growing up healthy and happy."
Lu Chen smiled faintly.
In a corner of the courtyard, the Filth Insect Grass had grown significantly, its form bizarre as if countless insect carcasses had been compressed together. Even from a distance, one could sense the dense foul aura it exuded.
"This small courtyard is quite suitable for the Filth Insect Grass, with all the residual blood, vengeful spirits, and filthy objects."
Lu Chen manipulated his spiritual power to gather a pile of filthy objects around the Filth Insect Grass.
Finally, Lu Chen arrived in front of the Sacred Infant Fruit seedling.
The seedling had entered the maturation stage, and as Lu Chen entered the courtyard, he caught a fleeting glimpse of a small, grayish-black infant.
At the top of the seedling was a spirit fruit resembling an embryo, within which a hideous infant could be faintly discerned.
Sensing Lu Chen's gaze, the infant stared back with hollow eye sockets as if engaging in a staring contest. But upon closer inspection, it vanished without a trace, transforming into a hazy grayish-black cloud.
Lu Chen concentrated his mind on the Sacred Infant Fruit seedling and discovered that the progress bar below was about to be filled.
"The bait has been set, and the Sacred Infant Fruit's mother plant, lurking in the shadows, must think that its prey is about to take the bait. Little does it know that it's about to hook a big fish."
Lu Chen's expression remained unchanged, but a cold smile played at the corners of his mouth.
The milk-like fragrance in the small courtyard became even more potent, as if it wanted to absorb all of Lu Chen's vitality.
Lu Chen calmed his mind and found an empty spot in the courtyard. He took out eighteen thousand coiling hand spirit seeds from his storage bag.
With a display of the Earth-Drawing Technique, the dark spiritual soil below quietly transformed, revealing eighteen cracks that were just the right size.
The spirit seeds, shaped like infant arms, were placed within these cracks, causing spiritual power to surge and strands of spiritual rain to fall gently.
As Lu Chen focused his mind on the spirit seeds buried in the shallow layer of spiritual soil, a thought suddenly entered his mind.
The Thousand Coiling Hands is a third-grade gregarious spirit plant that favors growing in spiritual soil filled with limbs and claws of demonic beasts and cultivators. It is an excellent material for refining certain sinister arts.
When influenced by powerful fleshly and bloody energy, numerous Thousand Coiling Hand spirit plants undergo unknown changes, gaining a mutual understanding and the ability to instantly gather the power of their surrounding kin. They can form arrays and combine their strength to face enemies, and when there are enough of them, their combined might approaches that of a fifth-grade spirit plant.
In an environment of extreme cold spiritual power, the branches of the spirit plants will become sluggish and stagnant, greatly affecting their speed and flexibility.
"Looks like I'll need to collect more demonic beast corpses. Their blood, souls, limbs, and the residual foul energy within them will all be of great use," Lu Chen mused.
With that, he activated the Thousand Illusions Misty Smoke Array and made his way toward the location of the Wanbao Building.
In the small courtyard, amidst the gusting chilly wind, a grayish-white eye would occasionally appear out of thin air, coldly observing the Sacred Infant Fruit seedling below.
Lu Chen arrived at an uninhabited area and, after confirming that he hadn't attracted the attention of other cultivators, took out the Thousand Soul Weird Face and affixed it to his cheek.
Instantly, a chilling sensation spread from his face throughout his entire body. With a slight stir of his consciousness, his facial features subtly shifted, transforming him into an ordinary-looking young cultivator. With swift movements, he made his way to the Wanbao Building.
As soon as he entered, a charming woman approached him, her spiritual sense briefly sweeping over Lu Chen, causing her expression to change drastically.
"Senior, what are your orders?" she asked.
Lu Chen's expression turned cold as he nodded slightly and said, "Call out the branch master of this Wanbao Building. I have a high-grade treasure that I need him to appraise."
"Yes!"
After a few breaths, a round-faced old man appeared before him, a enthusiastic smile on his face.
"This friend looks unfamiliar. Could it be your first time visiting the Wanbao Building?"
(End of Chapter)
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