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Chapter 628: Clear Marrow Jade Liquid
Chapter 628: Clear Marrow Jade Liquid
After taking inventory of his auction haul, Lu Chen immediately headed to his spirit fields, ready to plant the three high-grade spirit seeds he had acquired. With his mind focused, detailed information about each spirit herb appeared in his head.
The Sha Lao Tree Demon, a fifth-grade spirit herb, possessed immense aggression and would even proactively attack spirit herbologists. It required extra caution during cultivation, but the heartwood it produced upon maturity was a rare fifth-grade treasure. This could greatly enhance a cultivator's physical body or aid in the practice of certain special divine abilities.
The Sitting Buddha Lotus was a sixth-grade herb that needed to be nourished with Buddhist treasures and protected from corrupting baleful energies during its growth. Once mature, it could be refined into a lotus platform, enhancing a cultivator's seated meditation and greatly improving their comprehension of profound techniques and abilities. However, it had a strong assimilative ability, and those with weak willpower might end up converting to Buddhism.
The other sixth-grade spirit herb, the Ghost-Eating Evil Vine, needed to feed on various forms of yin souls and ghosts, gradually absorbing and accumulating their power to strengthen itself. Upon maturity, it would become a saintly object for exorcising ghosts.
Lu Chen decided to initially nurture this herb with ordinary yin souls and ghosts. Once the spirit herb took root and sprouted, demanding more nourishment, he would then seek out stronger and more bizarre high-level ghosts.
After planting the three newly acquired high-grade spirit herbs, Lu Chen felt delighted. He used the Spirit Rain Technique to nourish the spirit seeds before meticulously inspecting all the spirit herbs in his fields.
Half a day later, he returned to his house, feeling slightly weary.
"Now, I just need to wait for the Ice Orchid Grass to mature while refining my soul and tempering my mental state in preparation for core formation," he thought. "If I can obtain one or two treasures that increase the probability of a successful core formation during this period, that would be fantastic."
Lu Chen secretly hoped to find such treasures, knowing that most of his cultivation came from the light orbs. His spiritual sense was far stronger than that of an ordinary fully-fledged Foundation Establishment cultivator, thanks to the Spirit-Nurturing Tablet and the Divine Derivations manual. However, his physical body, rarely tested in battle, lacked the hidden ailments that came with frequent combat. His soul and mental state were his only weaknesses.
Obsessed with spirit herbs, he rarely ventured into secret realms or experienced the various trials of cultivation. While this ensured his safety, it also meant he lacked experience and insight. Fortunately, the treasure he had recently obtained, the Red Dust Tablet, could make up for this deficiency.
Lu Chen's spiritual sense attached itself to the Red Dust Tablet, and he saw the rolling red dust energies surge within it. The countless tiny figures on the stele seemed to come to life.
One of the tiny figures glowed faintly, drawing Lu Chen's soul closer without his conscious awareness. The scene before his eyes flashed, and he found himself entering that world.
Lu Chen didn't know how much time had passed before he abruptly opened his eyes, his eyes filled with a strong bewilderment and regret. It took a long time for these emotions to slowly subside as he regained his senses.
Within the Red Dust Tablet, he had incarnated as a cultivator of ordinary talent, born to parents who were also wandering cultivators. His father, determined to provide better cultivation resources for his son, ventured into various secret realms, but despite his caution, he met with misfortune and was casually eliminated by an evil cultivator.
His mother poured all her efforts into raising him, but in the end, she passed away, having exhausted herself for his sake.
Though he always wanted to change his circumstances, everything seemed predetermined. No matter how hard he tried, he could only raise his cultivation to the middle stage of Qi Refinement, barely scraping by in a small market town. He thought he would live out his days there, but unexpectedly, the town was invaded by a sinister creature. He was infected by a strand of its sinister energy and instantly transformed into a raving monster, his death agonizing and brutal.
"If I hadn't obtained the light orbs, a special existence, perhaps my experience in Lin Yang Market Town would have been similar to what I just encountered in the Red Dust Tablet."
In one life, he was an ordinary mortal without any cultivation talent, living a secluded life in a mountain village, never even venturing into the nearby town. He led a simple life, working during the day and resting at night. He married, started a family, and lived a quiet and uneventful life for several decades.
In another life, he was a young genius from a minor clan, endowed with decent talent. Full of ambition, he joined a small sect, dreaming of soaring to greater heights and attaining the Dao. However, reality dealt him a cruel blow.
Upon leaving the sect, whose most powerful member was only at the Core Formation stage, he realized that his meager talent was insignificant compared to true geniuses. In a campaign to eradicate a demon, he was killed by the aftermath of a fifth-grade demon, becoming nothing more than collateral damage.
Or there was the life where he became an elderly Qi Refining cultivator nearing the end of his lifespan. By chance, he obtained a high-level cultivation technique, but he didn't have much time left. With the little lifespan he had, he cultivated tirelessly, and just as he was about to attempt the Foundation Establishment stage, he failed due to a latent ailment in his body.
After this failure, he fell into despair and slowly welcomed death amidst endless regret.
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Time and again, these red dust trials tempered Lu Chen's heart, bringing him closer to a state of spiritual fulfillment and strengthening his resolve to seek the Dao.
He had no desire to relive such lives again. Now, with the light orbs and his unique ability to sense the state of spirit herbs, he was determined to seize the opportunity and go as far as he could on his cultivation journey.
Days turned into weeks as Lu Chen continued his cultivation routine. He cultivated his spirit herbs, tended to his spirit beasts, and trained his soul and willpower within the Red Dust Tablet.
"Hmm? The fifth-grade Clear Marrow Jade Liquid tea is ready."
Lu Chen gazed at a tea tree in his spirit field, its branches twisted and dry. Three lush green tea leaves grew on the tree, exuding a clear aura that invigorated the mind and cleared the senses.
The tea tree had been cultivated by his request for Qing Xu Zhenren, a Core Formation cultivator from Sky Sword Peak. After the upheaval within the sect, Qing Xu Zhenren had perished at the hands of demons, and with no surviving relatives, the tea tree now belonged to Lu Chen.
He focused his spiritual sense on the topmost tea leaf and noticed that the semi-transparent progress bar below it was fully filled.
He produced a white jade plate and carefully plucked the tea leaf with his spiritual sense, placing it on the plate.
Clear Marrow Jade Liquid Tea, a fifth-grade spirit herb. Cultivated with clear spiritual energy, the mature tea leaves can greatly enhance a cultivator's comprehension for a limited time before gradually fading away. It also forms a clear spiritual aura within the cultivator, purifying evil and corrupt influences.
"A treasure that enhances comprehension is invaluable to cultivators practicing profound divine abilities and cultivation techniques."
"If I come across a desirable divine ability or technique in the future, I can use this Clear Marrow Jade Liquid tea to accelerate my cultivation progress."
Lu Chen sighed with emotion as he carefully stored the tea leaf. His gaze then fell upon the light orb that had quietly appeared below.
He reached out and gently touched the surface of the orb. It silently shattered into countless specks of light that condensed into a river of light, flowing into Lu Chen's body.
Immediately, a message appeared in his mind.
Harvested one fifth-grade Clear Marrow Jade Liquid tea leaf, obtained a sixth-grade treasure, Clear Marrow Jade Liquid.
(End of Chapter)
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