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Chapter 575: Spiritual Herbs Also Have Elemental Affinities and Vulnerabilities
Chapter 575: Spiritual Herbs Also Have Elemental Affinities and Vulnerabilities
"This is it."
The one-eyed middle-aged man pointed to the spiritual herb in the spirit field.
Lu Chen noticed that most of these spiritual herbs were rather ordinary and commonly seen, with very few being of the third rank or higher.
Only a pitch-black spirit tree stood out, looking like a swirling black shadow from a distance.
There were unknown restrictions placed around the spirit tree, causing a small area of the spirit field to be filled with pure Yin Qi.
This Yin Qi was quite different from the ominous energy emitted by those eerie spiritual herbs; it was pure and dense, only giving people a feeling of coolness without any harm.
However, the deep black spirit tree didn't look very healthy, as all its leaves were wilted and its branches showed signs of withering.
"This fourth-grade Huo Yin Wood usually needs to be planted in a cool and shaded environment. It leans towards the Yin attribute, but for some reason, it suddenly ended up like this."
A hint of worry appeared on Luo Ming's face. He had spent a considerable price to obtain this particular spirit herb, which could assist in cultivating that illusion technique. Yet, after cultivating it for several years, just as it was about to mature, it ended up in this state.
If he couldn't solve this abnormality, then his efforts over the years would be in vain, and his progress in cultivating that illusion technique would come to a halt.
"Fellow Daoist, there's no need to worry. I'll take a good look at it," Lu Chen reassured as he stepped forward, confident in his unique ability to inspect the spirit herb's condition.
Standing before the deep black spirit tree, he released his spiritual sense, carefully probing every part of the herb.
"Lu Daoist, what do you think?" The one-eyed middle-aged man asked eagerly upon seeing Lu Chen finish his inspection.
"I didn't find any issues in the initial check, but I still need to examine it in detail, especially the roots deep within the spirit soil. That area is often the most easily overlooked," Lu Chen replied calmly.
Even though he had studied numerous tomes on spiritual herbs, he still couldn't pinpoint the source of the abnormality.
"When in doubt, plant a spiritual herb!"
He had no choice but to resort to his secret technique.
Channeling his spiritual power, he performed the Earth-Drawing Technique, lifting the deep black Huo Yin Wood and replanting it deep into the spirit soil.
Then, he focused his mind on the spirit tree.
Huo Yin Wood, a fourth-grade spiritual herb that thrives in extremely Yin environments. Excessively Yang and robust spiritual energies are detrimental to its growth. Once mature, it can assist in cultivating illusionary arts or crafting illusionary array flags and corresponding spiritual tools.
The constant thunderclaps are terrifying!
"Could it have been scared by the thunder just now?"
Lu Chen paused for a moment, a sense of absurdity filling his mind.
He had solved many spiritual herb abnormalities, but this was the first time he encountered a spirit herb scared by thunder, which then affected its growth.
"This Huo Yin Wood needs to grow in an extremely Yin environment, but what's abundant in the Lei Huo Spirit Cave is fierce and thunderous energy. Coupled with the frequent sound of thunder, it's likely that the herb ended up like this over time," Lu Chen mused to himself.
"Lu Daoist, have you found something?" The one-eyed middle-aged man asked, seeing Lu Chen's expression.
Lu Chen nodded slightly.
"I've checked it several times in detail, but I still haven't found any issues. However, I do have an immature speculation. The abnormality of the spiritual herb may be related to this," he said.
"In the cultivation world, there are many concepts of mutual generation and mutual antagonism, such as the five elements, which are the most common types."
"This concept also applies to spiritual herbs. Take Huo Yin Wood, for example. It can only be grown in an environment with Yin-attributed spiritual energy and cannot withstand stimulation from aggressive and overpowering types of spiritual energy.
Lu Chen recalled the sound of thunder he had heard upon entering the rear mountains.
"Your Thunder Ray spirit beast is probably breaking through with the aid of a treasure, naturally causing the thunderous spiritual energy around your spirit field to become more intense."
"Thunderous spiritual energy is fierce and overpowering, contrary to the extremely yin environment required by the Huo Yin Wood. Coupled with the fact that a fourth-grade spirit herb already has a hint of sentience, it has likely been scared by the frequent thunder, leading to its deteriorating growth." Lu Xuan explained slowly to the one-eyed middle-aged man.
"So, the problem was caused by my spirit beast..."
A hint of disbelief flashed in Luo Ming's eyes, but upon further thought, Lu Chen's words made perfect sense.
"Fellow Daoist Luo, you could try moving that Thunder Ray elsewhere and then dispersing the thunderous spiritual energy there. Let's see if it has any impact on the spirit herb."
"If that's the case, we should be able to see results in a short time."
Lu Chen suggested, confident in the method that had come to mind, thanks to the spiritual herb information that had suddenly appeared in his head.
"Alright, then I'll go and relocate that Thunder Ray."
Seeing Lu Chen's certainty, the one-eyed middle-aged man chose to believe him and disappeared in a flash of thunderous light.
Soon, the low roar of the Thunder Ray could be heard in the distance, gradually fading away until it couldn't be heard at all.
Lu Chen's spiritual sense swept out, and he noticed that after the one-eyed middle-aged man returned to the spirit field, he used a special technique to attract and gather the thunderous spiritual energy within it.
After about half an hour, he returned to Lu Chen's side.
Lu Chen nodded to him, indicating that he could now tend to the Huo Yin Wood.
As the Huo Yin Wood stood there, a black mist slowly condensed and seeped into the deep black wood.
With the gradual accumulation of the black mist, the deep black leaves of the Huo Yin Wood became moist and glossy, looking much more pleasant to the eye.
"Fellow Daoist Lu's method truly works!" The one-eyed middle-aged man exclaimed in delight as he turned to Lu Chen.
"It's just luck. I've dealt with a lot of spirit herbs, so I've accumulated some random experience," Lu Chen replied humbly.
"Just continue to nurture it normally for a few days, and this Huo Yin Wood should mostly recover."
"I'll do as you say, Fellow Daoist Lu."
The one-eyed middle-aged man was thoroughly convinced by Lu Chen's expertise in spirit herbs and nodded in agreement.
"I apologize for troubling you with this trip to resolve the issue with my spirit herb. Please accept this small token of my gratitude; it's just a trifle, so please don't refuse."
After they returned to the courtyard, Luo Ming took out a bag of spirit stones and offered it to Lu Chen.
"You're too kind, Fellow Daoist. It was hardly any trouble at all," Lu Chen declined politely.
"What's trivial to you is significant to me. If you hadn't come, I would have lost much more than just these spirit stones."
"Compared to the losses that were averted, these spirit stones are negligible. Please, accept them," Luo Ming insisted.
"In that case, I won't stand on ceremony any longer."
Unable to refuse any further, Lu Chen finally accepted the small bag filled with spirit stones.
As soon as he held the bag, he could sense that it contained around three thousand lower-grade spirit stones.
"Fellow Daoist Luo is quite generous. Usually, a fourth-grade spirit herb is only worth a few thousand spirit stones. He gave me three thousand just for taking a look," Lu Chen thought to himself.
(End of Chapter)
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