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Chapter 719: The Exotic Five Element Fruit
Chapter 719: The Exotic Five Element Fruit
The next day.
Lu Chen awoke from his slumber, staring blankly at the ceiling.
"The effects of the Demon Ape Wine are truly potent; it took an entire night to fully shake off its after-effects."
"However, the results are quite remarkable."
He felt the vigorous blood energy and the subtle warm airflow within his body, marveling at the outcome.
"I should also pay a visit to the Nine Confucian Tree and bring some to Hong Qinghai."
"Being alone in that small world for so long, he deserves a good treat."
Yesterday, due to the presence of numerous spirit beasts, he had not called for Hong Qinghai.
Now, he intended to inspect and cultivate the Nine Confucian Tree, taking the opportunity to bring some Demon Ape Wine to Hong Qinghai.
With that in mind, Lu Chen made his way to the spirit field where the Nine Confucian Tree was planted, passing through several simple restrictions to enter the area.
A clear and peaceful voice rang in his ears, and not far away, the Nine Confucian Tree rustled its branches and leaves in response to the stimulation of the scholarly energy. From time to time, black-lettered shadows merged into the tree, disappearing from view.
The treasure tree had grown to the height of a person, and even from a distance, one could smell the ink-like fragrance that naturally calmed the mind.
"Senior Lu!"
Hong Qinghai, having just finished reciting a poem, immediately bowed respectfully to Lu Chen.
Lu Chen waved his hand and approached the Nine Confucian Tree to examine the detailed condition of this rare spiritual plant cherished by both scholars and cultivators.
Then, according to the needs of the treasure tree, he provided it with sufficient spirit rain to nourish it.
"The treasure tree has grown remarkably well. You've done a great job taking care of it during this period."
After cultivating the Nine Confucian Tree, Lu Chen turned to face Hong Qinghai.
"It was my duty, senior," Hong Qinghai replied, lowering his head.
"Here's a small bottle of spirit brew that I crafted recently. It tastes delightful, and it can also enhance your physical strength. Have a try."
Lu Chen handed Hong Qinghai a white jade bottle containing the Demon Ape Wine.
"This spirit brew... The spiritual energy within is so rich and dense!"
Hong Qinghai exclaimed as he sensed the abundant and pure spiritual energy emanating from the golden-hued spirit brew within the small bottle.
"A fifth-grade spirit brew," Lu Chen said with a smile, keeping his explanation brief.
"Fifth-grade?! How is that possible?!"
Upon hearing this, Hong Qinghai's eyes widened in astonishment. He struggled to resist the temptation of the fifth-grade spirit brew and handed the bottle back to Lu Chen.
Having only broken through to the Foundation Establishment realm a few years ago, he never imagined that he would have the opportunity to consume a fifth-grade spirit brew.
"If I tell you to drink it, then drink it. There's no need to be so hesitant," Lu Chen said, his expression turning slightly stern.
"Yes! I obey, senior!"
Seeing that Lu Chen seemed a bit displeased, Hong Qinghai quickly obeyed, afraid that he might anger him.
"Thank you, Senior, for bestowing such a generous gift!"
He was overwhelmed with gratitude, kneeling on one knee, his expression filled with appreciation.
Hong Qinghai had come to Lu Chen's cave abode with the intention of finding a place of refuge while cultivating spiritual plants.
However, he never expected that Lu Chen would provide him with a spiritually rich and pure cultivation environment, gift him a precious Foundation Establishment pill when he attempted to establish his foundation, and now, present him with a fifth-grade spirit brew.
How could he not feel grateful for all these favors?
"This Demon Ape Wine has quite a kick to it, so be careful when drinking it," Lu Chen advised. "It's best to drink it in small portions and savor it slowly."
"Thank you for the reminder, Senior!"
Hong Qinghai watched as Lu Chen left, his heart filled with even more gratitude as he gazed at the golden spirit brew in his hand.
Several days after returning from the Joyful Star Cave, Lu Chen resumed his previous peaceful and fulfilling life of farming.
He no longer had to take risks by competing with demons, cultivators, or evil spirits for opportunities. Instead, he could simply stay quietly in his cave abode, cultivating spiritual plants and raising spirit beasts.
Initially, to stimulate and improve the Five Element Fruit and the Earthfire Heart Lotus, two fourth-grade spirit plants, he had placed the Five Element Fruit spirit seed within the Five Element Array, while constantly stimulating the Earthfire Heart Lotus spirit seed with Pure Yang True Fire.
The Earthfire Heart Lotus had already shown signs of success, having undergone a transformation into an exotic spirit seed.
As for the Five Element Fruit, there had been no noticeable changes up until now.
As usual, he planted the colorful spirit seed into the spirit soil, focusing his mental energy on it.
Four-grade spirit plant, Five Element Fruit...
Five Element Fruit...
Familiar thoughts appeared in his mind.
The identical information indicated that the spirit seed had not undergone any new changes.
"Hmm, this Five Element Fruit spirit seed seems a bit different."
Lu Chen noticed that the elliptical spirit seed in his hand was slightly different from the others.
While it still possessed the colorful spiritual light, unlike other spirit plants, the lights were not distinct from each other but instead merged together, intertwining and indistinguishable from one another.
"I hope this brings about positive changes."
Lu Chen felt a sense of anticipation for this particular spirit seed as he planted it into the spirit soil and focused his mental energy on it.
Exotic Five Element Fruit, fourth-grade spirit plant. The ordinary Five Element Fruit spirit seed underwent a transformation due to the stimulation of the Five Element Array's power. It requires nurturing with Five Element spiritual energy and, when mature, will contain purer and more concentrated Five Element spiritual energy, capable of refining high-quality Five Element Pills.
The spirit plant's five elements promote and restrain each other, thus requiring a balance of Five Element spiritual energy to foster its growth.
No one understands the Five Elements better than I do.
"Finally, an exotic Five Element Fruit!"
Lu Chen was overjoyed.
By borrowing the power of the Five Element Illusions from the Five Element Array, he had finally induced a positive change in the Five Element Fruit spirit seed after all this time.
Although it was still a fourth-grade spirit plant, it was a good start.
As long as he continued to stimulate and nurture it, obtaining more exotic Five Element Fruit spirit seeds, he could cultivate them to maturity and then stimulate them further. With this process, it was only a matter of time before he succeeded in improving the fourth-grade Five Element Fruit into a fifth-grade one.
Being able to discern the detailed state of the spirit seed after stimulation saved him countless time and effort, and he was naturally confident that he could improve it successfully.
"I still need a seed condensation technique; otherwise, it will be difficult to obtain enough spirit seeds, let alone improve the plant's variety and grade."
He sighed inwardly, regretting that he hadn't taken more seed condensation techniques from the Agricultural Pavilion during his hasty departure.
"Ordinary seed condensation techniques are not worth considering, and most of the third and fourth-grade techniques are in the hands of major sects and influential families."
"I'll have to rely on the power of the trading houses to see if I can find some seed condensation techniques. Once I do, I can then search for the corresponding spirit plants to cultivate them."
He currently possessed several decent seed condensation techniques, the most versatile ones being the Ice Glow Grass and the Common Sword Grass. Additionally, he had the Seed Conservation Grass used for refining Foundation Establishment Pills, the Sword-Nurturing Gourd, and the seed condensation techniques for the two fourth-grade spirit plants, the Five Element Fruit and the Earthfire Heart Lotus.
Among the Five Element Fruit spirit seeds, some had been adversely affected by stimulation and had become useless.
The majority of the remaining ordinary spirit seeds were placed back into the center of the formation by Lu Chen to receive the stimulation and nourishment of the Five Elements.
The exotic Five Element Fruit spirit seed, however, was cultivated by him in the Five-Color Earth spirit soil, waiting for it to mature so that he could use the seed condensation technique to deduce and comprehend it, thereby achieving a positive cycle and eventually improving the Five Element Fruit to the fifth grade.
(End of Chapter)
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