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Chapter 423: The Spirit Seed of a Golden Core Master
Chapter 423: The Spirit Seed of a Golden Core Master
The Illusory Sound Bamboo, stuffed with numerous grey tendrils of the Demon Ghost Vine, couldn't help but emit a mournful melody, making the scene before them even more unbearable to witness.
"This Illusory Sound Bamboo, planted near these ten Bewitching Immortal Peaches, is a nest of snakes and rats. It hasn't learned anything worthwhile, but it has picked up this unruly skill."
"I wonder what kind of light orb reward we'll get when it fully matures."
Lu Chen couldn't help but find the situation amusing and exasperating at the same time.
He commanded the Demon Ghost Vine to withdraw from the Illusory Sound Bamboo, which had already entered its maturation phase, and with a light slash of his silver-white short sword...
A loud hum filled the air.
The sword qi thundered, causing the numerous cracks on the Illusory Sound Bamboo's rhizome to surge outward.
All the chaotic noises by their ears instantly vanished, leaving only the reverberation of thunder, which contained the power of Buddhism, echoing in their ears.
"As expected of sword qi thunder, so fierce and overpowering."
"I wonder what would happen if we used the Thunder Sound Sword to consistently stimulate sword qi thunder and cultivate the Illusory Sound Bamboo."
Lu Chen performed a simple experiment to observe the Thunder Sound Sword's effect on the Illusory Sound Bamboo, his thoughts turning inward.
He returned to the spirit field and began inspecting the various spirit plants within it.
"A large number of Water Glow Grasses have matured."
Lu Chen's spiritual sense swept across the remaining hundred or so slender azure grasses in the spirit field, and he found that over forty of the Water Glow Grasses had their progress bars completely filled.
Even before entering the Sword Pool, quite a few Water Glow Grasses had already fully matured. Lu Chen decided to gather more so that he could open a substantial number of light orbs all at once.
He harvested all the mature Water Glow Grasses.
In total, forty-five Water Glow Grasses had matured, with an average quality that was quite decent. Many were of good quality, and several were even of superior quality.
After the harvest, over forty faintly shimmering white light orbs appeared in the spirit field.
Lu Chen swept through them like the wind, skimming the surface of the light orbs with a light touch.
The forty-plus light orbs exploded into countless orbs, converging into slender rivers of light that flowed into Lu Chen's body.
In his sea of consciousness, thoughts flashed by like a carousel.
Harvested a second-grade Water Glow Grass, gaining one year of cultivation.
Harvested a second-grade Water Glow Grass, obtaining a third-grade talisman, the Water Dragon Talisman.
...
Various rewards poured in, appearing in Lu Chen's hand, his dantian, and his sea of consciousness...
Twelve of the forty-five mature Water Glow Grasses provided cultivation bonuses, adding eighteen years' worth of cultivation to Lu Chen.
The spiritual energy in his meridians surged like a tide, and Lu Chen quickly activated the Great Five Elements Technique to rapidly absorb and refine the dense spiritual energy that had appeared out of thin air.
"I'm one step closer to the late Foundation Establishment stage."
Lu Chen murmured to himself as he sensed the increase in spiritual liquid within his dantian.
"At most, I'll need to plant Water Glow Grass three more times to break through to the late Foundation Establishment stage."
He seemed to have a sudden realization, understanding that he wasn't far from the late Foundation Establishment stage.
"After the Foundation Establishment stage, the amount of spiritual energy required to break through each subsequent boundary is unknown. Being able to break through to the late Foundation Establishment stage with just three plantings of Water Glow Grass is already quite fast.
If I were to cultivate normally, with my talent and roots, I probably wouldn't have much hope in this lifetime."
Lu Chen couldn't help but sigh.
In the spirit field, there were still over seventy Water Glow Grasses remaining, about half more than the number Lu Chen usually left for condensing seeds.
The reason for this was that he intended to try improving the second-grade Water Glow Grass so that when he eventually broke through to the Golden Core stage, the cultivation bonuses from the second-grade Water Glow Grass wouldn't be negligible.
With over seventy Water Glow Grasses, he could condense over three hundred spirit seeds, and most of these would be used for normal cultivation—harvesting light orbs, condensing spirit seeds. A small portion would be used for experiments, inducing mutations in the spirit seeds to obtain positive mutations.
After absorbing the experience from several Spirit Infusion Elixir formulae, Lu Chen's understanding of refining this kind of pill had reached its limit, as if he had become a master Alchemist who devoted his life to this single pill.
"In terms of refining only the Spirit Infusion Elixir, I should have already reached the grandmaster level."
A bizarre thought suddenly occurred to Lu Chen.
'I, who devoted myself to cultivating spirit plants, have quietly become a grandmaster of pill refinement?'
After harvesting the fully mature Water Glow Grass, the spirit field was left with nearly mature spirit plants, including the Four-Elemental Fruits, the Illusory Sound Bamboo, the Bewitching Immortal Peaches in their second maturation, and the Flame-Fringed Fruits and Icy Lotus Fruits.
Lu Chen was in no hurry and calmly tended to them, quietly awaiting their maturation.
In the blink of an eye, more than ten days passed, and the Spirit Seed condensation process for the Wind Thunder Sword Grass and the Water Glow Grass had entered the later stages.
On this day, as Lu Chen was in the spirit plant cultivation area, the true disciple Ge Pu, with his distinctive black and white heterochromatic eyes, arrived at the peak as he usually did.
"Lu Shidi, I saw you cultivating spirit plants as soon as I arrived."
Ge Pu teased in a soft voice.
"Ge Shixiong, it's been a while, and your cultivation has become even more profound."
Lu Chen's spiritual sense keenly detected that Ge Pu had entered a special state of unity with heaven and earth, where every action and movement embodied the Yin-Yang principle, a perfect balance of hardness and softness.
"I did indeed gain some enlightenment recently. I estimate that within the next ten years, I will attempt to break through to the Golden Core stage."
Ge Pu said casually, his expression and tone suggesting that he was quite confident about this.
"In that case, let me congratulate you in advance, Ge Shixiong."
A hint of envy flashed in Lu Chen's eyes as he cupped his hands and smiled.
"It's too early to say anything for sure."
Ge Pu changed the subject.
"Lu Shidi, I came here this time because I have a major matter to discuss with you."
"If you succeed, it will be a great opportunity. But if you fail..."
"I believe that with your talent in spirit plants, that situation is impossible."
He had absolute faith in Lu Chen's expertise in spirit plants.
"May I ask what it is, Shixiong?"
Lu Chen's curiosity was piqued by his solemn attitude.
"It's like this," Ge Pu began.
"There's a Golden Core master who has a fifth-grade spirit seed. Even among fifth-grade spirit plants, it's extremely rare and precious."
"That master isn't skilled in cultivating spirit plants, and he often travels the four corners of the world, venturing into various secret realms for cultivation and adventure. He doesn't have much time to spare for spirit plant cultivation, so he's been worried about it."
"When I learned of this situation, I recommended you, Lu Shidi, to him. After hearing about your achievements in spirit plant cultivation, he became curious and asked me to come and ask you about it."
"I wonder, Lu Shidi, are you willing to help that Golden Core master cultivate a fifth-grade spirit seed?"
Ge Pu asked solemnly.
"I am willing," Lu Chen replied without hesitation.
A fifth-grade spirit seed was a rare opportunity, something one could only dream of. Even with the Heaven Sword Sect's formidable background, they couldn't mass-produce fifth-grade spirit seeds. One could only occasionally discover them in various secret realms.
Lu Chen had accumulated resources for many years and used all means possible, yet he only possessed a handful of fifth-grade spirit plants, some of which were even sinister and unconventional.
Moreover, the fact that the Golden Core master valued this spirit seed so highly meant that it must possess extraordinary qualities.
How could Lu Chen let this opportunity for a free light orb slip away?
(End of Chapter)
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