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Chapter 635: The Strongest Spirit Plant
Chapter 635: The Strongest Spirit Plant
Lu Chen planned to use the remaining ten Ice Firegrass plants to condense their seeds, hoping to obtain as many Ice Firegrass spirit-seeds as possible.
Picking a few plants and harvesting a few orbs of light would not benefit him much now that he had already formed his Golden Core. Instead, he decided it would be more worthwhile to increase production and make up for it later with doubled yields.
After a bountiful harvest, he continued his inspection of the spirit fields.
Upon reaching the Thunderfire Cave, he found that the numerous newly planted spirit plants had entered their growth stages one after another.
The fourth-grade Thunder Lotus had countless silvery-white lightning streaks cascading down its pure white lotus leaves, resembling miniature lightning waterfalls.
When his spiritual energy came into contact with the spirit plant, he could sense the restless temperament emanating from it, as if the lightning arcs on its surface could erupt into a riot at any moment.
The fifth-grade Five Thunder Flowers Concurrent Blossom displayed five tiny flower buds of different colors on its branches, each bud pulsating with the corresponding five-elemental spiritual lightning.
The sixth-grade Purple Thunder Violet Fruit had purple foliage, exuding both a majestic and noble aura alongside a powerful thunderous presence—a beautiful yet dangerous plant.
The seventh-grade Green Wood Blue Thunder Vine, after being nourished for half a year with wood-attributed lightning fluid originating from the Thunder Bison Beast's secret realm, finally sprouted a short seedling from the green light orb.
The seedling's form was not very regular, and at first glance, it resembled a segment directly clipped from a bolt of lightning, imbued with pure thunder-attributed spiritual energy.
"Unbelievable. After coming to Thunderfire Cave, I've unexpectedly gathered a complete set of thunder-attributed spirit plants." Lu Chen marveled inwardly.
From fourth to seventh grade, they could be considered a series with a common origin.
"Perhaps I'll be able to produce a large number of thunder-attributed artifacts, techniques, and divine abilities from these," he mused, having already discerned a certain pattern from the orbs of light he had harvested earlier.
He continued his inspection of the spirit fields.
In the high-grade spirit plant area, the newly acquired Sitting Buddha Lotus spirit-seed had not yet given birth to a plant, but occasionally, one could catch a glimpse of a little novice monk's shadow hovering above it.
The little novice monk sat above the spirit-seed with a smile, but at the slightest disturbance, he would immediately vanish.
The Ghost-Eating Evil Vine, also obtained from the Hailou Commerce auction, had grown considerably since it was initially purchased as a seedling. Several tiny sinister objects had condensed on the spirit plant.
The vine's yin energy was pure, and when Lu Chen tested it, he found that it could only be utilized by a low-level Qi Refinement cultivator. It could also involuntarily cast a few simple illusory arts, though their effectiveness was negligible.
"Once you've grown to a certain stage, I'll catch a few fierce ghosts to nurture and nourish you," Lu Chen murmured to himself as he took out the Soul-Grieving Bell artifact from his storage bag, forcing out several vengeful spirits.
As soon as the vengeful spirits appeared, the Ghost-Eating Evil Vine seemed to scent the ultimate delicacy, and its vines shot out like lightning, pulling the spirits into its body.
"Lu Chen is a kind-hearted person and cannot bear to witness such raw ghost-eating behavior," he sigated.
He then proceeded to the Underworld spirit plant area, where the Meat Spirit God sensed his presence and bounced over to greet him.
Lu Chen ruffled the top of its round head affectionately before taking out a large amount of flesh and blood from his storage bag, presumably from a demon beast or cultivator, and fed it to the large meat bun.
The blood-colored fur covering the meat bun's surface parted to reveal numerous tiny mouths, which sucked in the offering with great gusto.
The flesh and blood, still in midair, instantly transformed into a cloud of bloody mist that arrowed into the Meat Spirit God's body.
"Its absorption speed seems a bit faster than before. It should have reached the cultivation level of an early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator now," Lu Chen observed.
"Its strength is indeed growing rapidly, but I still need to find an opportunity for it to engage in actual combat to verify its true combat power," he added.
Lu Chen approached the many Underworld spirit plants and took out yin souls, flesh and blood, bones, and other nutrients to cultivate them one by one.
The elderly woman on the trunk of the Evil Crone Tree contorted with rage, her face twisted as she unleashed a barrage of pitch-black branches like spears, wildly piercing towards the Demon Ghost Vine.
The main vine of the Demon Ghost Vine lay lazily on the ground, extending only a single branch to casually block, swat, deflect, or coil around the attacking branches, effortlessly repelling each one.
Like the Evil Crone Tree, the Demon Ghost Vine possessed the characteristics of a spiritual plant but had the aggressive nature of a demon beast.
However, having been cultivated and nurtured by Lu Chen for many years, and being of the same cultivation level, the Demon Ghost Vine naturally overwhelmed the young Evil Crone Tree, which had only recently begun its growth.
"How boring, truly boring," a voice echoed in Lu Chen's mind, carrying the thoughts of the Demon Ghost Vine. "I thought you would have grown stronger after arriving at the cave, but you are still so weak. Come back when you've grown more, and then we'll see who the strongest spirit plant in the cave is."
The Demon Ghost Vine retracted its tendrils, leaving a trail of gray slime on the elderly woman's face before slinking away.
The elderly woman on the tree trunk seemed to take this as a great insult, her anger intensifying as the gray slime dripped down her face.
"These two spirit plants are quite the dramatic pair," Lu Chen thought, struggling to hold back his laughter. As he looked at the trail of slime left by the Demon Ghost Vine, a mischievous idea suddenly popped into his head.
"Face, shoot, slime," he muttered, and with a wave of his hand, he cast a Cleansing Chant on himself to dispel the mischievous notion and continued to tend to his Underworld spirit plants.
After successive harvests, the number of bizarre spirit plants in the Underworld spirit fields had decreased significantly.
The mother stalk of the Holy Infant Fruit, urged on by Lu Chen, gave birth to two new offspring spirit seeds. However, upon examining its state, Lu Chen sensed that its essence had diminished, and he surmised that this process could not be repeated too frequently.
Within the spirit fields, numerous fourth-grade and lower spirit plants were nearing maturity, along with several high-grade spirit plants in their prime.
There was the fifth-grade Heart Ape Fruit obtained from Old White Ape, the fifth-grade Vajra Bodhi that had been nourished by the Subduing Demon Stake for a long time, and the fifth-grade Mysterious Spring Flower from the Underworld spirit plants.
And of course, the highest-grade spirit plant he possessed, the sixth-grade Phoenix Wood, obtained years ago! Lu Chen had high expectations for this plant, as several sixth-grade treasures had already blossomed from the orbs of light produced by the mature fifth-grade spirit plants.
Having acquired the Phoenix Wood in the early stages of his Foundation Establishment, Lu Chen had cross-grade cultivated it for many years, and with its own sixth-grade classification, there was a high possibility that it would yield seventh-grade treasures—the Nascent Soul level.
"There's no denying it; the harder you work, the greater the harvest. That's the joy of farming," he chuckled to himself.
With a final laugh, he returned to his abode, continuing to delve into the "Xuan Tian Qing Wei Miao Fa" and using his Dan fire to refine the Peacock King Mingwang Sword and the Gluttonous Insect Pouch, two fifth-grade treasures.
With his enhanced comprehension, while his absorption of spiritual energy hadn't increased significantly, his understanding of various cultivation techniques had reached a whole new level, indirectly accelerating his progress.
Time flew by, and before he knew it, a month had passed. During this period, the last tea leaf on the Clear Jade Tea plant had fully matured, and Lu Chen obtained another drop of sixth-grade Clear Marrow Jade Liquid from the orb of light it produced. However, having already advanced to the Golden Core stage, this liquid wasn't as useful to him anymore.
The refinement of the Peacock King Mingwang Sword was proceeding smoothly, with the blade now able to freely change its size and enter his Golden Core to be slowly refined by the Dan fire.
His comprehension of the "Xuan Tian Qing Wei Miao Fa" had also progressed at a rapid pace, and he had already begun cultivating it. This level of comprehension was something he couldn't have imagined in the past.
(End of Chapter)
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