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Chapter 664: Spirit Plant Infection
Chapter 664: Spirit Plant Infection
Outside the cave abode.
The Void Nightmare hovered high in the sky, circling the abode a few times to ensure nothing was amiss before Lu Chen led the baby Thunder Dragon Lion to the edge of the formation.
They passed through two fifth-grade formations without incident and soon entered the abode.
"Tweet!"
A familiar fat bird let out a loud cry and rushed towards Lu Chen with the force of a mountain.
The baby Thunder Dragon Lion at his feet sensed the danger, and silvery-white thunderous light surged from its body, shooting towards the fat bird.
"It's alright, this is your new friend," Lu Chen said, waving his hand to stop the thunderous light. He addressed the baby Thunder Dragon Lion, introducing the idea of a future companion.
With his other hand, he pushed against the fat bird's round belly and flipped it onto the ground.
The fat bird glared with its round eyes, curiously eyeing the baby Thunder Dragon Lion, who was tiny in comparison.
"From now on, this little one is a member of our abode. You're the senior here and have a more outgoing personality, so I'm entrusting its care to you," Lu Chen said solemnly to the fat bird. "If anything happens, I'll hold you responsible."
Among the many spiritual beasts in the abode, the fat bird was the best choice to help the baby Thunder Dragon Lion integrate. The Cloud-Stepping Lynx was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and extremely aloof. It only appeared occasionally when Lu Chen was around.
The Two-Headed Armadillo was a super homebody and rarely left the rocks. As for the Medicine Beast, it was a little invisible as it was always engrossed in poisons and elixirs. And although the Hundred Poison Heart-Eating Insect had a good temperament, the baby Thunder Dragon Lion's current strength meant that playing with the insect could accidentally lead to fatal poisoning. That would be an unpleasant explanation to give to the Ancient Thunder Rhino.
There was also the Fire-Away Dragon and the Rock-Armored Turtle, who mostly lived in the small lake. While the Rock-Armored Turtle was a good playmate, they didn't usually interact much.
After much thought, the fat bird was indeed the most suitable choice.
Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, the fat bird hurriedly nodded and gently pecked at the baby Thunder Dragon Lion's tiny body, inviting it onto its wide, pale green wings.
The baby Thunder Dragon Lion glanced at Lu Chen, seeing no objection, and then jumped onto the fat bird's wings.
A gust of green wind swept through as the fat bird soared into the sky, carrying the baby Thunder Dragon Lion as they glided above the abode.
Soon after, the baby Thunder Dragon Lion landed on the ground, its limbs trembling slightly, but its eyes shone with excitement.
The fat bird's gesture had instantly brought them closer together.
Relieved, Lu Chen led the baby Thunder Dragon Lion into the courtyard and took out several kinds of spirit brews from his storage bag.
"This is your first time here, so I don't have anything else to offer, but please drink as much as you like," Lu Chen said hospitably.
The baby Thunder Dragon Lion indulged in the spirit brews, drinking to its heart's content. When it was pleasantly tipsy, Lu Chen coaxed it into forming a simple pact with him, officially welcoming it as a member of the abode.
After settling the baby Thunder Dragon Lion, Lu Chen eagerly made his way to the spirit fields, taking out the Flying Thunder Herb spirit seed.
He found a spirit field with a relatively dense concentration of thunderous spiritual energy and evenly sprinkled the silvery-white sand and stones he had collected from the ancient herb garden in the Thunder Sea. Using the Earth-Drawing Technique, he planted the Flying Thunder Herb spirit seed into the spirit soil.
"A sixth-grade spirit plant, and I obtained it so easily. It was worth helping that elderly Ancient Thunder Rhino clear the Thunder Death Crystals," Lu Chen said, feeling a sense of unreality as he sensed the peculiar spirit seed buried in the spirit soil.
With a thought, clouds swirled above the spirit seed, and thin strands of spiritual rain fell, landing precisely around the spirit seed and silently soaking into the spirit soil.
After some nurturing of the Flying Thunder Herb, Lu Chen, mindful of its characteristics, took out a dozen or so emerald-green Spirit Thunder Orbs from his storage bag and restrained them with a simple Seal to allow the Flying Thunder Herb to absorb the Spirit Thunder Orbs to its heart's content.
"It's not even rooted and sprouted yet, and it's already acting up."
Lu Chen shook his head, secretly deciding to pay more attention to this sixth-grade spirit plant in the future to prevent it from being lured away by something in the Thunderfire Cave without his knowledge.
After planting the Flying Thunder Herb, Lu Chen continued to inspect the many spirit plants in the spirit field.
The two fourth-grade spirit plants he had bought from the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild when he entered the Liyang Realm had now entered their mature stage.
The Biling Branch had grown emerald green branches, surrounded by a strong vitality. When one approached the spirit plant, they could feel a refreshing and natural aura, making people feel comfortable.
As for the Thunder Lotus, it had already bloomed a huge silver-white lotus flower, with fine strands of lightning falling from the petals like a small circular waterfall from a distance.
Through his spiritual sense, Lu Chen perceived that the aura within the silver-white lotus was extremely unstable, as if it were on the brink of erupting, and any slight stimulation would cause a thunderous riot.
Lu Chen nurtured them briefly before moving on to the Earthfire Heart Lotus and the Five Elements Fruit.
These two fourth-grade spirit plants had entered the seed-condensing stage, and each plant was about to condense three to five fourth-grade spirit seeds. Lu Chen intended to guide and improve them into new varieties. After the spirit seeds appeared, he would experiment with most of them instead of planting them.
One day, as he was diligently cultivating the spirit plants in the spirit field, a clear voice came from outside the cave abode.
"Friend Lu, are you in the cave abode? I am Zhang Jiuzong, an employee of the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild. We have met once before."
Upon hearing this, Lu Chen's mind conjured the image of a cultured middle-aged man with a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation base, making him one of the higher-ups in the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild.
Lu Chen's figure flashed, and he arrived at the edge of the cave abode. After a quick sweep with his spiritual sense to confirm that there was nothing amiss, he invited the middle-aged man inside.
"Friend Zhang, your presence illuminates my humble abode," Lu Chen said with a smile.
"Friend Lu is too modest. Your cave abode has broadened my horizons. It's the first time I've seen so many rare and exotic spirit plants cultivated together," Zhang Jiuzong said with cupped fists.
"May I ask what brings Friend Zhang here today?" Lu Chen asked curiously as he served some spirit fruits and tea.
"It's naturally guild business that requires your assistance, Friend Lu," Zhang Jiuzong replied, setting down his tea cup.
"Please speak, Lu, and I will do my best," Lu Chen said solemnly, seeing the seriousness in Zhang Jiuzong's demeanor.
"It's like this," Zhang Jiuzong began, his expression turning grave. "The guild's influence spans multiple realm verses, including numerous secret realms and blessed lands that produce various cultivation resources for the guild."
"Recently, there was an accident in a blessed land that houses many fifth-grade spirit plants. The spirit plants there showed signs of withering and dying, though we don't know what caused it."
"A group of fifth-grade spirit plants are withering?" Lu Chen asked in surprise. Though they weren't his own plants, as a spirit herbologist, he still felt a twinge of pain at the news.
"Indeed. The spirit herbologist responsible for cultivating those plants has tried everything, but they couldn't find the cause," Zhang Jiuzong continued.
"In the past two years, your achievements with the guild have been remarkable, Friend Lu, and your proficiency with spirit plants is unparalleled. Thus, we would like to request your help in finding the cause of this infection among the spirit plants."
(End of Chapter)
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