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Chapter 405: Traces of Evil
Chapter 405: Traces of Evil
Cultivation techniques that could enhance one's spiritual sense were extremely rare. At the same time, the difficulty of cultivating such techniques was far greater than that of any other art, skill, or body-tempering method.
Lu Chen had obtained the first light sphere of the Shenyuan Jing some time ago, and during his spare moments, he would attempt to cultivate it.
Unfortunately, the technique was exceedingly profound and abstruse, making his progress slow, and he had not even reached the initial stages of comprehension.
Unexpectedly, after absorbing another experience package, his progress in this technique could be described as a thousand miles a day. When cultivating, he felt smooth and natural, without any sense of stagnation.
"Four Spirit-Bearing Pines, and three of them have already matured. From the three white light spheres, I obtained a fifth-grade treasure—the Spirit-Nurturing Paste, and two fifth-grade techniques, the Shenyuan Jing. This is truly a bountiful harvest."
A slight smile curved Lu Chen's lips as he gazed at the last Spirit-Bearing Pine, which was about to reach full maturity, his eyes filled with eager anticipation.
"It's a pity that I only found four Spirit-Bearing Pine seeds back then in that ancient herb garden in the Langyue Blessed Land."
"If I have the opportunity, I'll make another trip there to see if I can find any more of those seeds."
Satisfied, Lu Chen returned to his house and opened his palm. A crack appeared in the center of his palm and quickly extended, and from within it, a grayish-white eye emerged.
The tiny eye presented Lu Chen with a clear view of what the Void Nightmare Eye saw, even though it was a hundred miles away.
In the small courtyard, chilly winds blew, and occasionally, a grayish-white eye would appear high in the sky, dispassionately glancing at the Holy Infant Fruit tree below before silently vanishing as if it had been an illusion.
"No abnormalities detected," Lu Chen murmured to himself.
As the Holy Infant Fruit tree drew closer to maturity, Lu Chen decided to leave the Void Nightmare Eye in the courtyard to monitor the area remotely through the grayish-white pupil in his palm, guarding against the sinister cultivator who might try to sneak into the courtyard.
Only after confirming that there were no issues did he finally feel somewhat relieved.
In the blink of an eye, a month passed. The various spirit plants in the spirit field flourished under Lu Chen's meticulous care.
The second-grade Water Glow Grass began to enter its maturity stage. Its slender, deep blue leaves crowded together, emitting a shimmering glow like countless stars adorning the night sky.
Lu Chen examined each plant, and out of the two hundred Water Glow Grass plants, he identified forty-four that had reached full maturity.
This batch of Water Glow Grass had been cultivated in the Inner Sect from the very beginning, soaking in rich spiritual energy without suffering any transplantation shocks, resulting in exceptional quality. Many of them were of good quality.
Lu Chen harvested the forty-four Water Glow Grass plants, gazing at the more than forty white light spheres flickering within the deep blue leaves. His body transformed into a floating light, and in an instant, he collected all the light spheres.
In his mind, thoughts flashed by like a lightning parade.
Harvested a second-grade Water Glow Grass. Gained two years of cultivation progress.
Harvested a second-grade Water Glow Grass. Obtained a third-grade treasure, the Water-Walking Pearl.
Harvested a second-grade Water Glow Grass. Acquired the formula for the second-grade Spirit-Bearing Pill.
...
Due to their superior quality, the rewards obtained from the light spheres were also slightly higher on average.
Out of the forty-four Water Glow Grass plants, sixteen light spheres provided cultivation progress rewards, with eleven granting one year and five granting two years, totaling twenty-one years of cultivation progress.
As each light sphere was collected, Lu Chen's spiritual power surged within him like a tidal wave, each wave higher than the last, frantically rushing through his body.
He activated the Great Five Elements Technique, rapidly converting the vast spiritual energy into drops of pure spiritual liquid that fell into his dantian.
"Instantly gaining over twenty years of cultivation progress. Even if, due to my limited talent, these twenty years are far from what a cultivation genius could achieve, it still counts as remarkably swift progress.
"For those cultivation geniuses, superior understanding and talent are their gifts. For me, these light spheres are my gift; we just express it differently." He thought, utterly content.
Among the remaining two dozen or so light spheres, quite a few decent rewards appeared.
There was a third-grade talisman, the Water Dragon Seal, a third-grade auxiliary magic tool, the Water Pearl, a second-grade spirit-bearing pill, the Spirit Nurturing Pill, and its formula, and so on.
Although these were a bit lacking for someone at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage like him, they could still be exchanged for a substantial number of spirit stones.
Days of farming were monotonous yet fulfilling. Lu Chen tended to his spirit fields day after day, nurturing his spirit beasts, and in his spare time, he cultivated the Shenyuan Jing, practiced the Void Nightmare Eye technique, contemplated the fifth-grade Pure Yang True Fire Talisman, and remotely observed the Holy Infant Fruit tree in his courtyard through the grayish-white pupil in his palm.
However, just the thought that the spirit plants would yield unknown and abundant light sphere rewards upon maturity filled Lu Chen with immense satisfaction for this lifestyle.
"Hmm? I think I heard something."
On this day, as Lu Chen was cultivating his spirit plants, he carefully observed the grayish-white eye in the palm of his hand, and his expression suddenly turned solemn.
High in the sky, the Void Nightmare Eye silently emerged from the crack in his palm. Its gaze locked onto the Holy Infant Fruit tree.
Due to its location in the void and its powerful concealment and illusion abilities, the fifth-grade Void Nightmare Eye was difficult for others to detect. This was why Lu Chen dared to leave it in the courtyard to keep watch.
A fetus-like spirit fruit was seen, exuding strands of black qi. The black qi quickly spread, and a withered, diminutive, grayish-black infant shadow emerged from within the spirit fruit.
The grayish-black infant shadow wandered aimlessly in the small courtyard. Suddenly, it froze, and a trace of malice and viciousness flashed in its empty eye sockets.
Soon, it continued to wander around the courtyard, looking here and there. However, compared to its initial instinctive behavior, these actions seemed more deliberate, as if there was a consciousness hidden within the infant.
"Previously, I left a fruit seedling at the auction, intending to plant it casually. I never expected to hook such a huge catch. Hehe."
The infant's head turned mechanically as it looked around the courtyard, letting out a low, sinister laugh.
"The Blood Spirit Palm, a fourth-grade spirit plant, is quite a rare find. It's perfect for cultivating that blood path cultivation technique."
The infant's tiny body grabbed one of the blood-red palms floating around and said contentedly.
"And there's also the fourth-grade Impure Insect Grass, which can be used to refine special pills. The unknown spirit soil in the courtyard actually contains the power of flesh and blood."
"More importantly, those two spirit plants, which are likely to be fifth-grade evil spirit plants, will be extremely useful if I wait for them to mature. They could increase my chances of breaking through to the Golden Core stage."
"Alternatively, I could sell them to other cultivators and obtain cultivation resources that would aid my breakthrough to the Golden Core stage."
The more the infant thought about it, the more excited it became, and its small body trembled involuntarily.
Originally, it had only sensed that the Holy Infant Fruit tree was about to mature, so it used the connection between the mother plant and the fruit seedling, as well as their special abilities, to possess the fruit and observe the situation. However, it had never expected to gain such a huge surprise.
"It's time to reel in the net."
A strange smile curved the infant's lips as it prepared to make its move.
(End of Chapter)
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