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Chapter 538: The Nine-Headed Dragon Chart
Chapter 538: The Nine-Headed Dragon Chart
After successively ripening the second-grade Water Firefly Grass, third-grade Jade Dew Fruit, fourth-grade Foul Buggrass, and fifth-grade Strange Longevity Peach, Lu Chen still had five Spirit Absorbing Grass Pearls left in his possession.
In the netherworld courtyard, among the maturing evil spirit plants were the Thousand Coiling Hands, Blood Spirit Palms, and Holy Infant Fruits. The Thousand Coiling Hands was a third-grade plant, but due to its unique nature, it needed to be ripened together with the others. The glow emitted by a single plant might not be as impressive.
Of the remaining evil spirit plants, the Yin Crying Wood, Five Viscera Treasure Stocks, Sha Yuan Fruit, Burning Soul Flower, and Yuquan Flower had all been planted recently. Some had not even taken root due to limiting conditions, and there simply weren't enough Spirit Absorbing Grass Pearls to fully ripen them.
Lu Chen planned to make another trip to the Imperfect Secret Realm as soon as possible to see if he could ripen a fifth-grade Dragon Corpse Grass.
He left a large amount of demon beast flesh, bones, and souls as nourishment for the netherworld spirit plants in the courtyard for the time being and then activated the Mirage Five Elements Array to seal the small courtyard.
"As long as the sect is still standing, no evil cultivators or fiends would dare to act recklessly in Jianmen Town, and with the Mirage Five Elements Array, the spirit plants within are relatively safe."
With this thought, Lu Chen's worries dissipated.
These were all high-grade spirit plants, and constant transplantation would be detrimental to their growth. Moreover, they all needed to grow in an environment with pure spiritual energy, and each type of spirit plant had different growth requirements.
Furthermore, they were all unusual spirit plants that frequently required flesh, blood, and souls. If he brought them along, he would undoubtedly attract the attention of his fellow sect members and other cultivators, making it difficult to provide a plausible explanation.
Lu Chen had no choice but to leave them in the netherworld courtyard to grow freely.
He left Jianmen Town, resumed his original appearance in a remote mountain range, and returned to the sect.
After resting for half a day, he went to the Sect's Formation Hall, paid more than a dozen middle-grade spirit stones, and used the large formation array in the hall to teleport to the Imperfect Secret Realm.
Not much time had passed since his last visit to the secret realm, and there hadn't been any significant changes. No new fully mature spirit plants had appeared.
Lu Chen had anticipated this and, after checking on the spirit plants within the Imperfect Secret Realm and tending to each one carefully, he made his way to the bottomless spring, which seemed to be connected to the void.
The cold spring water gushed forth, and extremely cold clouds condensed above, as if they were about to permeate his bones.
The spring water was the third-grade Yuquan Spirit Dew, and the three fifth-grade Dragon Corpse Grasses he had obtained from the bottom of Thousand Dragon Lake were all being cultivated in this spring.
With his spiritual sense, Lu Chen perceived three slender black grasses, resembling swimming dragons, extending from the three huge dragon carcasses. They frolicked happily in the cold spring water.
He focused his mind on one of the plants, and the light blue light group in his dantian rotated faster and faster, channeling a large amount of Verdant Wood Source Qi into the Dragon Corpse Grass.
"Roar~"
As more and more Azure Wood Source Qi was injected, Lu Chen vaguely saw tiny scale-like armor appear on the surface of the Dragon Corpse Grass, crowding together densely and exuding a true dragon-like aura from the plant.
A stirring dragon roar resounded, and the slender black grass shot into the sky, soaring out from the depths of the spring. The surrounding mist swirled around it, as if it were riding on the clouds.
Lu Chen's palm turned crystalline jade, and he grabbed the Dragon Corpse Grass, which seemed to be undergoing a dragon transformation.
Although the Dragon Corpse Grass was not as thick as his finger, it possessed considerable strength. It wriggled continuously in his hand, trying to break free.
Even with Lu Chen's physical strength, he had to exert a lot of force to hold onto the Dragon Corpse Grass firmly.
As he concentrated his mind on the slender black grass, which resembled a true dragon, a thought suddenly emerged in his mind.
【Dragon Corpse Grass, a fifth-grade spirit plant, its spirit seed is condensed from the essence of a true dragon's carcass. During its growth, it requires the carcasses of flood dragons and nourishment from third-grade or higher spirit liquids.
"I did cultivate a Dragon-related technique called the Ta Xu Hua Long Pian, but the lower section never manifested, so I never had the opportunity to use this Dragon Corpse Grass."
"However, when the Li Huo Jiao in my cave reaches its breakthrough, I can feed it this grass to increase its chances of advancing to a fifth-grade demonic beast."
These thoughts flitted through Lu Chen's mind as his gaze was drawn to a white light cluster that silently emerged on the surface of the spring eye.
The light cluster flickered slightly, hovering in the spring water without dispersing, like a silver-white full moon that had fallen into the spring eye.
Lu Chen reached out and gently touched the surface of the light cluster. It shattered silently, and countless tiny specks of light floated on the surface of the spring eye, their radiance dazzling and mesmerizing.
Immediately, the specks of light converged into a Flood Dragon illusion, carrying a faint dragon roar as it surged into Lu Chen's body.
A thought emerged in his mind.
【Harvested a fifth-grade Dragon Corpse Grass, obtained a fifth-grade treasure, the Nine-Headed Dragon Chart.】
As the thought flashed by, an ancient and mottled map appeared before Lu Chen.
The map depicted mountains and rivers, and hidden within was a massive Flood Dragon with nine heads, its body coiled and its presence lifelike as if it were about to leap off the page. Upon closer inspection, it seemed as though the Flood Dragon was slowly swimming within the ancient map.
Lu Chen's consciousness focused on this ancient, mottled map, and information about it immediately appeared in his mind.
【Nine-Headed Dragon Chart, a fifth-grade treasure, sealing within it the essence and soul of a Nine-Headed Flood Dragon, a mythical beast. Possessing this dragon chart allows one to control the essence of the Flood Dragon, releasing it to battle enemies or using it to refine artifacts.】
"The Nine-Headed Dragon Chart, a fifth-grade treasure, is not bad at all. After all, one can't expect every fifth-grade Spirit Plant's light cluster to yield a sixth-grade treasure."
Lu Chen's expression remained unchanged as he mused.
He infused spiritual energy into the ancient map, and the spiritual energy in his dantian, like a dam bursting, surged wildly into the map.
The Flood Dragon illusion within became more solid, and a vigorous dragon roar resounded as a ferocious nine-headed Flood Dragon burst out. Its nine heads surveyed the surroundings, exuding a formidable aura.
"Everything is fine except for the excessive spiritual energy consumption. Summoning the Nine-Headed Flood Dragon exhausted half of my dantian's spiritual energy."
Lu Chen experimented a little, finding that he could control the nine-headed Flood Dragon illusion at will, making it retreat back into the mottled ancient map with a mere thought.
"All the Spirit Absorbing Grass Pearls I've accumulated over a long time are almost used up. Poor hardworking Grass Puppet, its reward will have to be delayed."
"But using so many Spirit Absorbing Grass Pearls to force the maturation of numerous Spirit Plants and drawing on the light clusters' rewards has yielded abundant results. At least it didn't disappoint me."
A smile curved Lu Chen's lips.
In preparation for the impending crisis, he had hastened the maturation of many Spirit Plants that were close to maturity, and the light cluster rewards had been extremely generous, adding several more cards up his sleeve.
"The fifth-grade flying sword, Peacock Monarch Sword, the fifth-grade artifact, Ten Thousand Impurities Banner, and the fifth-grade treasure, Nine-Headed Dragon Chart, can all directly enhance my combat power."
"The sixth-grade treasure, Grand Prime Beef, has strengthened my physical body and self-healing abilities, enhancing both my defense and recovery."
"There are also a lot of cultivation rewards, as well as the Dust Cleansing Pills and the Qing Wei Jade Lock, among others."
"Combined with the various high-grade treasures I've accumulated before, I guess I have a few more tricks up my sleeve to protect myself in this chaotic world."
These thoughts ran through his mind, but he remained humble, not letting the possession of these treasures breed arrogance.
(End of Chapter)
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