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Chapter 634: Icy Marrow Spirit Brew
Chapter 634: Icy Marrow Spirit Brew
Back inside, Lu Chen sat cross-legged on his bed, contemplating which of the fifth-grade treasures he should refine into artifacts.
After forming his Golden Core, the Inner Flame within could be used to refine and forge artifacts, infusing them with his spiritual energy and transforming them into magical treasures.
Magical treasures were categorized into three grades: high, medium, and low. Fifth and sixth-grade artifacts could be refined into low-grade treasures, and so on.
Not every fifth-grade treasure Lu Chen had acquired was suitable for transformation into a magical treasure. The moment he obtained them, he had a clear understanding of their characteristics.
It was impractical for him to refine every fifth-grade treasure into a magical artifact. After all, doing so would consume an excessive amount of spiritual energy and Inner Flame, not to mention the time and effort required. With his current spiritual sense, he also couldn't manipulate too many artifacts simultaneously.
After much consideration, he decided to refine two fifth-grade treasures into magical treasures: the Gluttonous Worm Pouch and the Peacock King Sword.
One was a spatial treasure, incredibly useful to him as a spiritual herbologist, and the other was currently his most powerful weapon, with an impressive origin, giving him a higher chance of successfully refining it.
He temporarily set aside the rest, such as the Banner of Ten Thousand Impurities, the Southern Ming Flame Net, and the Nine Dragon Charts, considering whether to continue using them or find an opportunity to sell them.
While he had no qualms about cultivating unusual and exotic spiritual herbs, he felt some resistance toward using unusual and evil treasures, especially when it came to cultivating evil cultivation techniques.
Perhaps it was due to the habits formed during his decades in the Tianjian Sect, but evil cultivation techniques often required committing heinous acts and employing extremely cruel and sinister methods. There was also a certain degree of danger involved in practicing them.
As a result, even though he had obtained the sixth-grade cultivation technique 《Blood Divine Might》 and the divine ability 《Soul-Seizing Blood Palm》, he had not attempted to cultivate them, worried about the potential risk of corruption.
"I don't need to worry about cultivation techniques or divine abilities, though," Lu Chen thought optimistically. "After all, I have so many fifth and sixth-grade spiritual herbs that are about to mature."
The impact of his advancement to the Golden Core stage was even greater than he had imagined. In the following days, fellow cultivators visited him one after another to get to know him.
Lu Chen warmly welcomed each guest, taking the opportunity to get acquainted with quite a few Golden Core cultivators.
Gradually, the number of visitors decreased, and his life eventually returned to its usual calm.
Each day, he cultivated spiritual herbs, raised spirit beasts, and took advantage of his heightened comprehension to delve into the 《Mysterious Heaven's Qingwei Mystical Art》, slowly but surely making progress.
In the blink of an eye, a month passed. Lu Chen arrived at his spirit herb field and looked at the more than ten Ice Glow Grasses at his feet, their leaves coated with a thin layer of frost.
Previously, to break through to the Golden Core stage, he had used the Greenwood Prime Qi to slightly hasten their maturation. Now, after some time had passed, four more Ice Glow Grasses had fully matured.
With practiced ease, Lu Chen plucked the Ice Glow Grasses from the spirit soil and placed them in an elongated jade box, sealing it with talismans to prevent the spiritual plants from withering.
His figure then darted about like a flash of light, and four faintly shimmering white light clusters silently shattered almost simultaneously, transforming into four rivers of light that surged into Lu Chen's body.
Harvested one third-grade Ice Glow Grass, gained a three-year cultivation reward.
Harvested one third-grade Ice Glow Grass, gained a five-year cultivation reward.
Two of the four light clusters were cultivation rewards, granting Lu Chen eight years' worth of cultivation.
"As expected, after advancing to the Golden Core stage, the disparity in grades does affect the richness of the reward," Lu Chen couldn't help but sigh. With the lesson learned from the grade-less Spirit Glow Grass, he had started cultivating and modifying the second-grade Water Glow Grass during the Foundation Establishment stage, and he had finally managed to succeed by a stroke of luck.
If he had waited until after reaching the Golden Core stage to harvest the second-grade Water Glow Grass, the cultivation reward would have been greatly reduced.
"Now, the cultivation reward from the third-grade Ice Glow Grass is halved. Ordinary quality grants three years instead of five, and good quality grants five years instead of ten.
【Harvested a third-grade Ice Glow Grass, obtained a fourth-grade treasure, Icy Marrow Spirit Brew.】
As his thoughts faded, a small bottle of spirit brew appeared before Lu Chen.
The semi-transparent bottle clearly displayed the contents within—a brew that seemed to be made of pure white frost.
The spirit brew contained numerous fragments that resembled crushed ice, and a gentle shake of the bottle produced a rustling sound, refracting a dazzling array of colors.
【Icy Marrow Spirit Brew, a fourth-grade treasure, is crafted from various icy spiritual fruits and the rare Icy Marrow Jade. It possesses a wondrous and unique flavor, providing a slight boost to a cultivator's spiritual energy and exhibiting powerful healing effects against fire and poison damage.】
"Another new spirit brew," Lu Chen murmured as he gazed at the bottle of Icy Marrow Spirit Brew, unable to resist taking a sip.
A surge of crisp, cool sensation rushed to his head, as if he had just downed a bottle of refreshing drink on a scorching summer day, cooling him from head to toe.
"Refreshingly cool, uplifting!"
A phrase suddenly popped into his mind.
"The spirit brew has a delicate balance of sweetness and acidity. The Icy Marrow Jade has been specially treated, imparting a soft, smooth, and slightly sandy texture to the brew, resulting in an enjoyable flavor," he commented.
The last light cluster brought forth a new reward.
【Harvested a third-grade Ice Glow Grass, obtained the recipe for the fourth-grade Icy Marrow Spirit Brew.】
A flood of information rushed into his mind, filling his sea of consciousness.
"The various icy spiritual fruits used in brewing the Icy Marrow Spirit Brew, along with their processing, pairing, quantities... Additionally, there's information on how to treat the Icy Marrow Jade to retain its optimal texture and how to fuse it with the brew..."
"Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. This light cluster truly delivers by giving me the recipe for the Icy Marrow Spirit Brew. It's indeed a generous one," Lu Chen mused.
A single bottle of Icy Marrow Spirit Brew wouldn't last long, but with the recipe, he could brew it independently.
From now on, his cave abode would have one more type of spirit brew to offer—the Hundred Fruit Spirit Dew, Jade Cleansing Spirit Liquor, and now the Icy Marrow Spirit Brew. With this addition, he might even consider opening a spirit brew shop in the future.
"I wonder if the Heart Ape Fruit that Old White Ape entrusted me with will reveal their unique brew recipe as well," Lu Chen thought to himself.
With seventeen Ice Glow Grasses in total, he had harvested three previously and four more this time, leaving ten remaining.
Among them, he needed to set aside a few as Condensing Spirit Plants to accumulate more Spirit Seeds and slowly improve his cultivation.
"The number of Ice Glow Grass Spirit Seeds is still too low. As for the Water Glow Grass, there's no need to harvest them anymore. Their cultivation rewards and treasure rewards are rather mediocre for my current stage," Lu Chen decided.
"I'll use them all for condensing Spirit Seeds. Even though the chances of stimulating the evolution of Ice Glow Grass Spirit Seeds are slim, it will significantly shorten the time of insufficient Spirit Seed supply in the early stages," he added, making up his mind.
At this moment, Lu Chen's desire for Ice Glow Grass Spirit Seeds was incredibly strong.
After all, given his talent, once he reached the Golden Core realm, his cultivation progress would largely depend on the Ice Glow Grass Spirit Plants, as the spiritual energy cultivated over many days might not bring about any noticeable changes in his cultivation base.
(End of Chapter)
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