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Chapter 409: The Holy Infant Elixir
Chapter 409: The Holy Infant Elixir
After discovering the traces of the evil cultivator, Void Nightmare, who was hiding nearby, took the opportunity to relocate all the spirit herbs growing near the Holy Infant fruit tree in Yin Realm's small courtyard into his Gluttonous Beast Pouch.
He did this to hide the truth from Ge Pu and the others who had come to help. After all, one Holy Infant fruit was understandable, but if they saw several other fourth and fifth-grade bizarre spirit herbs, it would be difficult to prevent them from speculating about his background and connections to prestigious sects.
However, from Ge Pu's subtle hint, it seemed that he had noticed something and took the opportunity to subtly warn him.
"That's good," Ge Pu said, a gentle smile appearing on his face.
The three True Transmission cultivators, along with the two great sect guardian spirit beasts, and Lu Chen gathered around the headless corpse of the evil cultivator.
The Xuan Tian White Luan let out a crisp cry, and a hazy spiritual light circled the corpse a few times to ensure there were no lingering evil spirits before backing away.
Lu Chen stepped forward and picked up a thin human skin pouch from the ground. A slight chill emanated from the pouch, and its texture felt indistinguishable from actual skin.
He also took the storage bag from the evil cultivator and broke the simple restrictions on it with his spiritual power, taking out its contents one by one.
There was a black banner-type magical artifact containing countless vengeful spirits, a black blade that restrained its inner darkness, several bottles of unknown pills that seemed to be of high grade judging from their spiritual aura, and a number of spirit stones.
What caught Lu Chen's attention was a spirit fruit that resembled an embryo. Its appearance was seven or eight parts similar to the spirit fruit growing on the Holy Infant fruit tree.
However, its body was dry and black, and its abdomen was distended as if something terrifying was quietly gestating within.
On its back were two gray-black fleshy tumors, about the size of a clenched fist each, and Lu Chen could sense the aura of the Holy Infant fruit tree emanating from them.
"Thank you, Senior Brothers, and the two spirit beast friends, for coming to my aid and helping me eliminate this powerful evil cultivator."
"As for the spoils obtained from the evil cultivator, I would like to take this embryo-like spirit fruit. The rest can be distributed by the three Senior Brothers as you see fit. What do you think?"
"I have no objections."
"It's up to you, Junior Brother Lu."
Ge Pu and Huo Lin'er spoke up, and Zhong Jing Shan, who was standing in the corner, nodded in agreement.
They had come out either to repay Lu Chen for helping them nurture their spirit beasts or because they wanted to befriend him after witnessing his talent with spirit herbs. They didn't have any expectations of obtaining a lot of treasures.
Moreover, the spirit fruit Lu Chen wanted was of unknown use to them, so they had no objections to his proposed distribution.
After a brief discussion, Ge Pu took the human skin pouch and some of the pills, Huo Lin'er acquired the black banner of vengeful spirits and the dark blade, and Zhong Jing Shan, whose Spiritual Golden Toad had swallowed the two divided puppets in the Sword Sect courtyard, only took some spirit stones.
The Luan bird and the White Ape had bid farewell earlier, having not found any spirit fruits to their liking among the items retrieved.
"This corpse is, after all, what remains of an evil cultivator, and leaving it here in the wilderness will likely taint the area with its noxious aura. It's better to take it back and dispose of it properly."
Before leaving, Lu Chen didn't forget to put half of the corpse into his storage bag, providing a very reasonable explanation for doing so.
The three senior brothers had no objections.
"Junior Brother Lu, do you think that evil cultivator might have any accomplices remaining in Jianmen Town? Do we need to return to the sect together?" Ge Pu asked.
"With the death of the fully formed evil cultivator, and the commotion we caused in Jianmen Town, the vigilance of our sect members there will surely increase severalfold.
"Alright, then we'll head back to the sect first. Junior Brother Lu, if there's anything, feel free to contact us anytime using the transmission talisman." The three senior brothers bade farewell to Lu Chen.
Using his Floating Light Movement Technique and the Five Elements Escape Art, Lu Chen quickly returned to the small courtyard in Jianmen Town.
Near the courtyard, a crowd of curious cultivators had gathered, attracted by the earlier commotion. Several inner sect disciples in the standard Tianjian Sect robes were also present, maintaining order.
Lu Chen waited for half a day, letting the crowd disperse before stealthily sneaking back into the courtyard.
Inside, the Holy Infant fruit tree stood alone, and a shadowy grayish-black infant silhouette flashed before merging into the embryo-like spirit fruit.
High above the courtyard, the Void Nightmare hovered between reality and the void, keeping a watchful eye on the surroundings.
"I can't believe we took care of a fully formed Foundation Establishment evil cultivator so easily," Lu Chen mused. "It seems that my decision to cling to the protective sect beast and befriend the True Transmission cultivators was the right one."
Despite the evil cultivator's advanced stage, bizarre split puppets, powerful magic treasures, and secret techniques, they were defeated with ease by the combined efforts of the True Transmission cultivators and the guardian spirit beasts.
"If I had faced him alone, I could have still defeated him with my array of fourth-grade sword talismans, the fifth-grade Void Nightmare, the fifth-grade Pure Yang True Fire Manual, my robust physical body, and my spiritual sense. But it definitely wouldn't have been this easy," Lu Chen thought, comparing his strength with that of the evil cultivator.
"Now that this Yin Realm courtyard has been exposed to my sect members and other forces in Jianmen Town, it's no longer suitable for growing unusual spirit plants. I'll need to find another place to tend to the Blood Guilt Flower and the Strange Longevity Peach," Lu Chen contemplated.
He then approached the Holy Infant fruit tree, his mind focusing on the plant. Below, the translucent progress bar was completely filled.
"The fifth-grade Holy Infant fruit tree has finally matured," Lu Chen whispered as he carefully plucked the embryo-like spirit fruit from the tree.
[Holy Infant fruit tree's spirit fruit, cultivated from the resentment of an infant's soul. Can be used independently or merged with the mother tree to enhance its effects. ]
"Consuming the Spirit Fruit can enhance one's spiritual sense and improve one's foundation. It is also a primary ingredient in refining the fifth-grade Holy Infant Elixir. A high-quality, complete Holy Infant Fruit can even be used to refine an external incarnation."
"This fruit from the sapling isn't quite a complete fifth-grade spirit fruit. I wonder what reward it will unlock," Lu Chen said, his eyes fixed on the white light group that had quietly appeared on the plant.
He reached out and gently touched the surface of the light group.
Instantly, countless lights poured into his mind, and thoughts flashed through his head.
[Harvested a fifth-grade Holy Infant fruit from the sapling and obtained the fifth-grade pill, Holy Infant Elixir.]
A pitch-black, egg-sized pill appeared in Lu Chen's hand. The pill was adorned with grayish-black spirit patterns, and as they moved, they resembled countless deformed infant faces. A dense and pure yin energy emanated from the pill, and just a whiff of it made one's spiritual power feel invigorated.
"Holy Infant Elixir, a fifth-grade pill refined primarily from the fifth-grade Holy Infant fruit. Taking it slightly increases the probability of breaking through to the Golden Core stage."
(End of Chapter)
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