Chapter 685: The Scripture of Poison and Calamity
Chapter 685: The Scripture of Poison and Calamity
After inspecting and nurturing the spirit herbs in the spirit fields, Lu Chen returned to the courtyard.
He took out the lifeless embryo of the Qingyue Qilin from his storage bag.
Placing the embryo in a simple spirit-gathering array, the faint green light group in his dantian accelerated its rotation, and thumb-thick green wood primal qi infused into the embryo.
After a while, the volume of the pale green light group had shrunk by more than half, yet the green jade ball before him remained unresponsive.
Lu Chen was not in a rush. He knew that awakening the slumbering Qingyue Qilin cub would not be an overnight task and must be approached with patience.
Focusing his mind on the stillborn embryo, Lu Chen sensed a faint connection forming with the sleeping cub within.
"Awakening and incubating a sixth-grade demon beast is no simple task."
Lu Chen took out a Naling Caozhu pill. With a thought, the emerald green bead transformed into a dense burst of wood spirit qi, surging into his dantian to swiftly replenish his green wood primal qi.
"However, if it were simple, I wouldn't have been able to obtain this embryo at such a small cost."
"Let it be a difficult birth; I have plenty of Naling Caozhu pills. Let's see just how much green wood primal qi you can absorb."
He mused to himself.
Upon returning to his cave abode, he resumed his previous life as a spirit herbologist. Each day was spent cultivating spirit herbs, tending to spirit beasts, and playing with the new additions to his abode—the Thunder Dragon Lion cub and the Tree Nymph. His days were simple yet fulfilling.
During this period, he also paid a visit to the Star-Plucking Pavilion.
In addition to completing the chamber of commerce's assigned tasks related to spirit herbs, he also purchased a considerable number of cultivation resources from various shops and loose cultivator stalls.
Although the light group could produce a large number of treasures, the lowest grade of spirit herbs in his spirit fields was currently second-grade, and their variety was even scarcer than sixth-grade spirit herbs. Thus, he had to procure some commonly used cultivation materials from outside sources.
Back at his abode, he took out a substantial number of refined spirit herbs and the spirit liquid specifically used for brewing spirit alcohol.
He intended to start brewing the fifth-grade Demon Ape Wine.
Although he had only absorbed the experience from one light group, he was confident in his brewing skills, having brewed the Hundred Fruits Spirit Juice and Jade Washing Spirit Dew, both fourth-grade spirit liquids, numerous times before.
Following the recipe for Demon Ape Wine, he processed the various ingredients he had collected and combined them using special means, adding in the thick spirit liquid. Finally, he added the Heart Ape Fruit, which he had preserved in pristine condition.
Using his spiritual sense, he controlled the various ingredients, skillfully merging them with the Heart Ape Fruit.
The spirit fruit's flesh separated, and a golden ape shadow quietly appeared, swimming around in the white jade canister Lu Chen had prepared.
Lu Chen inscribed numerous intricate talismans on the surface of the canister and carefully sealed the opening.
"I wonder how this fifth-grade spirit alcohol tastes."
"I haven't explored many secret realms, but I've managed to brew quite a few types of spirit alcohol."
"This farming life is too leisurely."
He mused, feeling a slight intoxication from the faint fragrance in the room and perceiving the golden ape shadow slowly swimming within the white jade canister.
As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, he saw the Thunder Dragon Lion cub obediently lying in the center, while the plump bird paced back and forth nearby. Upon spotting Lu Chen, it raised its pointed head.
The Cloud-Walking Lynx appeared from somewhere unknown, its emerald green eyes calmly observing Lu Chen before letting out a low growl and transforming into a black light that shot onto the roof.
On top of its head were two clusters of gray and white fur that Lu Chen had repeatedly shaped into a heart pattern.
Ever since Lu Chen had styled the lynx's fur into this shape on multiple occasions, the beast had initially resisted but eventually acquiesced to this new look.
Before long, the courtyard was packed with a lively gathering of beasts of all kinds—those that flew in the sky, ran on land, and swam in the water. They all indulged in the delicious spread before them.
Of course, there were also grass puppets and medicinal beasts among them, which didn't particularly enjoy demon beast meat.
But Lu Chen had prepared for this and had alternatives ready.
For the grass puppets, he had prepared a large fruit platter with a variety of spirit fruits, as well as the Jade Washing Spirit Dew, infused with Green Wood Primal Qi, causing the liquid to bubble with pale green froth.
As for the medicinal beasts, he took out the Biling Qingyuan Pill, letting them experience the pleasure of consuming a large and potent pill.
"Hey, hey, hey, these aren't for you."
The Hundred Poison Heart-Devouring Insect, with its back covered in green pustules oozing toxic smoke, scurried over to join the feast.
Lu Chen lifted the insect with his spiritual power and brought it inside the house.
"Try this; it should be a new type of poison."
He took out a pill from his storage bag—a mix of emerald green and deep black—and tossed it to the poison insect.
This particular insect was obsessed with poison and was extremely sensitive to various toxic substances. It often teetered on the edge of life and death due to its lack of caution, yet it always craved new and exotic poisons.
If not for Lu Chen's unique ability to control the beasts under his command and his precise detoxification techniques, the Hundred Poison Heart-Devouring Insect would have perished countless times over.
The poison pill in Lu Chen's hand was retrieved from the Meat Mountain cultivator's storage bag. Its variety was unknown, but it was a fourth-grade pill, which was a great supplement for the poison insect.
True to his expectations, the moment the insect laid eyes on the pill, the toxic smoke emanating from its back grew denser, and its pea-sized eyes gleamed with excitement.
It immediately devoured the pill that Lu Chen had thrown to it.
Lu Chen patiently waited by its side. Before half a moment had passed, the insect began to exhibit abnormal behavior.
Its body sprouted numerous green blisters that quickly grew to the size of eggs. They seemed to have reached their limit and silently ruptured, oozing a dark, putrid liquid that smelled putrid and foul.
Lu Chen focused his spiritual sense on the insect, immediately understanding its situation.
He remained calm and collected, first cleaning the insect's body of the dark, putrid poison, and then using his spiritual sense to form countless sharp spikes that instantly ruptured all the green blisters. Green Wood Primal Qi surged into the insect's body, causing its vitality to soar.
Just as Lu Chen was about to leave after the insect had recovered, he suddenly sensed something amiss with the insect before him.
The green pustules on its back pulsated, expanding and contracting, and its aura continued to rise.
"Is it about to advance to a fourth-grade demon insect?" Lu Chen mused.
As if in response to his thoughts, the insect's body suddenly doubled in size, and its surface was adorned with colorful patterns. The pustules on its back transformed into green tokens, each one containing a dense concentration of toxic smoke.
"Indeed, it's a fourth-grade now," Lu Chen confirmed.
He focused his spiritual sense on the insect, immediately gaining detailed information about it.
[Hundred Poison Heart-Devouring Insect, Fourth-grade Demon Insect, Complete Form,...]
The information flashed in his mind, and his gaze was drawn to a white light group that appeared above the insect.
The light group hovered silently above the insect, emitting a soft glow.
Lu Chen reached out and gently touched the surface of the light group, and it silently shattered, transforming into countless microscopic light points that surged into his body.
A thought flashed through his mind.
[Hundred Poison Heart-Devouring Insect has advanced to Fourth-grade, obtaining a Sixth-grade treasure, the Scripture of Poison and Calamity (Upper Volume)
.]
(End of Chapter)
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