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Chapter 757: Cold and Unfeeling
Chapter 757: Cold and Unfeeling
"It's time to start transplanting these sinister spirit plants," Lu Chen said as he stood in the netherworld spirit field area, gazing at the numerous peculiar plants with mixed emotions.
His incarnation, Ling Gu, remained quietly behind him, silent as always.
"Fortunately, I have the Gluttonous Worm Pouch, a spatial treasure that can prevent the loss of vitality during the transplant process," Lu Chen thought to himself as he carefully began to transfer the strange plants into the pouch, one by one.
"The Five Viscera Treasure Stock is almost fully mature," he remarked, observing the bizarre plant that resembled internal organs as it pulsated with a strange vitality.
"Sixth-grade Demon Bone Pavilion," he continued, his eyes falling on the intricate structure of bones that reached nearly a person's height. Countless slender, eerie white bones intertwined in a mysterious way, giving the impression of a bone forest at first glance.
"Barb Demon Seed," Lu Chen murmured, his gaze falling on the demon-seed-infested cultivator, who had lost all human form and consciousness. "I wonder what that cultivator looked like before the infestation." With a sweep of his hand, he collected the tragic remnant into the Gluttonous Worm Pouch.
"Shame Witch Tree Demon," he acknowledged, and then mused, "I wonder if it will feel lonelier in the new cave without the Demon Ghost Vine to keep it company."
"Perhaps it's for the best. This way, it can have some time to seclude itself and grow stronger, instead of being relentlessly dominated by the Demon Ghost Vine every time," he added.
"Sixth-grade Devil Ghost Evil Vine," Lu Chen stated, noting the remarkable transformation the spirit plant had undergone after consuming the Shadow Devil. It now bore a striking resemblance to that formidable ghost.
"Three Lustrous Flowers," he went on, instructing, "Remember to collect more of the pink miasma beneath the Bewitching Peach and set up prohibitions to nurture them properly." With that, he carefully placed the three luscious flowers, exuding a lewd aura, into the Gluttonous Worm Pouch.
"And you, Lustrous Corpse Skin, I must remind my incarnation to be cautious of your possession," Lu Chen said as he attempted to remove the corpse skin from his body.
"The recently planted sixth-grade Devil Tumor Demon Wood, Fragrant Meat Branch, three fifth-grade Soul Insect Fungi, and the newly acquired sixth-grade Ancestral Coffin Wood," he listed, taking stock of his collection.
"Now that I think about it, I don't have that many sinister spirit plants," Lu Chen mused.
"In total, there are only about a dozen, but the lowest grade is fifth-grade, and around half are sixth-grade. Compared to ordinary spirit plants, these are definitely of a higher caliber," he commented.
"Additionally, I'll need to move the Blood Spring Matriarch and the blood pool I built for it to the new location, along with the Meat Spirit God," Lu Chen instructed himself. "Once we're in the new cave, I can let it roam freely in the Filthy Goat Mountains to hunt for demons and obtain flesh and blood."
As he watched the large meatball bouncing happily at his feet, Lu Chen's thoughts turned to the disaster-level sinister plague it carried. Although still in its growth stage, it was undeniably the most powerful among the spirit beasts in the cave. Even when facing a pill-forming cultivator, it could rely on its unpredictable blood path secret technique and powerful regenerative ability to ensure its own safety.
"The sixth-grade Ghost Sorrow Picture Scroll, the Yin Sha Bottle, and the formless ice soul sword charm can be given to my incarnation to boost his strength," Lu Chen planned.
"Together with the fifth-grade Illusory Extinction Five Elements Array and the Cloud Bamboo Arrow Array, he should have the power to protect himself even against several pill-forming cultivators in the middle stage," he added, confident in the strength of his preparations.
In addition to cultivating advanced sinister arts like the Blood Nerve Scripture, Lu Chen had specifically chosen to impart the Ghost Sorrow Picture Scroll and other techniques to his incarnation, elevating his strength far beyond that of an ordinary cultivator in the early pill-forming stage.
As for the Illusory Extinction Five Elements Array, with the sixth-grade Barrier of Ten Thousand Obstacles protecting the Thunderfire Cave, it was somewhat redundant here. It would be better utilized by setting it up outside the new cave.
The Five Elements Fruit Spirit Seed could be taken along for improvement, requiring only occasional check-ins.
"The yin energy remains, but the spirit plants are nowhere to be found."
"It will take some time before things return to normal. By then, I'll be a true and ordinary spirit herbologist, living in harmony with others."
Lu Chen chuckled softly as he made his way to the Star Cave of Fengyuan with his incarnation, Ling Gu.
As he entered the first layer, he didn't see the white-boned ghost cultivator who had guided him before, but Lu Chen didn't mind. He passed through layer after layer of the abyssal realm until he reached the fifth layer.
Following the map provided by the Star Cave, he arrived near the Filthy Goat Mountains and located his new cave abode.
"I'll have to stay here for a while and start cultivating the spirit fields."
The cave abode was expansive, and Lu Chen carefully inspected it, relieved to find no traces of the previous owner. He set up two fifth-grade arrays outside the cave abode and began cultivating the land with his clone.
He had also brought along the Phantom Mud (also known as Ethereal Mud)
and the Vengeful Spirit Mud (also known as Yuanling Mud)
from the Netherworld Spirit Field.
The spiritual soil within the Filthy Goat Mountains' cave abode was imbued with dense yin energy, naturally conducive to the growth of those peculiar spirit plants.
"Fellow Daoist, are you in your cave abode? I am Jade Countenance Trueperson, living over two hundred miles from your cave abode. I have come to visit with Fellow Daoist Liru."
Suddenly, a gentle voice echoed from outside the cave abode.
Lu Chen's spiritual sense swept over, and he saw two cultivators standing outside.
One was a handsome young man with a feigned smile. Using his pupil technique, Lu Chen could tell that the other's skin and flesh weren't very well integrated, and he wondered where he had gotten such a good-looking body.
The other was a three-foot-tall dwarf with an abnormally large head and shriveled limbs that were soft and boneless, like tentacles. His whole body exuded a chill and sinister aura.
Both of them were at the Core Formation stage, but they had treasures that concealed their true cultivation levels.
"As expected of the Star Cave of Fengyuan, filled with unorthodox cultivators. Even these two Core Formation cultivators have such bizarre appearances."
"But my incarnation is no less extraordinary."
Lu Chen smiled, controlling his incarnation with his mental power to open the array and approach the two cultivators. He used the Clear Wind Feathered Garment to completely conceal his true body's aura, not leaking even a bit.
"How should I address Fellow Daoist?" Jade Countenance Trueperson asked with a smile when he saw the incarnation.
"Ling Gu," the incarnation replied in a hoarse and succinct tone, as if speaking more than necessary was a waste.
"So it's Fellow Daoist Ling. Our three cave abodes are not far from each other. We should get closer in the future."
Ling Gu remained silent, his expression indifferent as he glanced at the two of them.
"Fellow Daoist Ling, won't you invite us in for a chat?" Jade Countenance Trueperson said, his smile widening, unaffected by Ling Gu's attitude.
"My apologies, but the cave abode is simple, and I have matters to attend to. Perhaps next time," Ling Gu replied concisely.
After saying that, he turned around and returned to the cave abode, paying no further heed to the two Core Formation cultivators standing outside.
Outside the cave abode, a layer of spiritual energy barrier quietly rose, isolating the two visitors.
"This Fellow Daoist Ling is a bit cold and unfriendly," Jade Countenance Trueperson remarked, still smiling, as he held a fan made from human bone and skin, gently waving it.
"We're all unorthodox cultivators, and we know what kind of people each other are. There's no need to pretend to be polite and come here to eat a closed-door soup," the dwarf said, one of his arms transforming into a gray-black tentacle that circled the cave abode in an instant.
"Two fifth-grade protective arrays. This Fellow Daoist Ling is quite cautious," the dwarf added.
"Let's go. What a pity that my enthusiasm has been misplaced," Jade Countenance Trueperson said, shaking his exquisite fan with a smile.
(End of Chapter)
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