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Chapter 790: Red Sun Essence Metal
Chapter 790: Red Sun Essence Metal
"You want me to leave my cave and temporarily neglect my spirit herbs just for a fifth-grade spirit mine? That's not quite enough."
Lu Chen watched Liang Yong's figure disappear into the horizon with a smile on his face before turning around and returning to his abode.
His determination to focus on farming was unwavering, and he wouldn't be tempted by such a meager offer.
As for Liang Yong's desire to collect fifth-grade Lei Meng stones to forge artifacts, Lu Chen didn't mention his own proficiency in artifact refining.
After all, he had only recently started experimenting with artifact refining and had just obtained the manual, "The Hundred Refinements Essential." He was still far from being able to refine fifth-grade artifacts.
Additionally, he wanted to hide his true capabilities, and his expertise in spirit herbs was already impressive enough. Revealing too much would bring unnecessary risks.
A few days after the slender elderly man left, many of the spirit herbs in the cave matured.
Lu Chen stood in the spirit field, which was covered in a thin layer of frost, carefully pulling out each slender, deep blue spirit grass.
Bing Ying Cao was only a third-grade spirit herb, and its cultivation maturation difficulty was extremely low. For convenience, Lu Chen left twenty plants to condense the seeds, and the remaining eighty or so plants were all ripened together.
This also meant eighty consecutive light sphere draws.
On the frost, dozens of white lights flickered.
His figure flashed, and almost at the same time, all the lights shattered, turning into countless tiny specks of light that quickly condensed into slender light rivers, flowing into Lu Chen's body.
Thought after thought flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern.
【Harvested a third-grade Bing Ying Cao and gained three years of cultivation.】
【Harvested a third-grade Bing Ying Cao and obtained a fourth-grade treasure, the Ice Marrow Pill.】
【Harvested...】
...
Various light sphere rewards appeared directly within Lu Chen's body or gathered in front of him.
Out of the eighty white light spheres, fourteen were cultivation rewards, granting Lu Chen nearly fifty years' worth of cultivation progress.
He stood quietly in place, exerting all his efforts to operate the Xuantian Qingwei Miaofa. The vast spiritual power surging in his limbs and bones was transformed into drops of pale green spiritual liquid, which merged into the golden pill in his dantian.
"My cultivation has improved significantly, but I still have a long way to go before reaching the late Jindan stage."
Lu Chen sighed softly before turning his attention to the other rewards in front of him.
Fourth-grade Ice Marrow Pill, fourth-grade Ice Marrow Spirit Brew, and the Ice Marrow Spirit Brew formula experience package.
Among them, the spirit brew formula experience package was the most useful to him. After absorbing a few, his skill in brewing the Ice Marrow Spirit Brew improved further. Both the quality of the spirit brew and the success rate of brewing showed noticeable enhancements.
As for the fourth-grade treasure, the Ice Marrow Pill, although it seemed superfluous to him, it could still fetch a good number of spirit stones if sold in the sundry goods store.
The Ice Marrow Pill was refined from a hundred years of ice marrow and contained an extreme cold essence. It could instantly unleash a surging cold tide, which would be extremely beneficial to foundation-building cultivators practicing special ice-attributed techniques.
The remaining twenty Bing Ying Cao plants were intended for seed condensation, ensuring a stable and rapid growth in cultivation.
After harvesting a large number of Bing Ying Cao, Lu Chen was content and continued to diligently cultivate the other spirit herbs in his cave.
The high-level cultivator sent by the merchant guild arrived even faster than he had anticipated.
The visitor was a familiar face, Zhang Jiuzong, who had accompanied Lu Chen to the merchant guild's secret realm to resolve the issue with the Tiger Leopard Grass. It was also Zhang Jiuzong who had helped deliver the six Star Fruits.
"Friend Zhang."
Lu Chen smiled and welcomed the elegant and amicable Zhang Jiuzong into his abode.
"Friend Lu, I didn't expect you to cultivate those six Star Fruits to maturity so smoothly," Zhang Jiuzong said, his eyes filled with admiration.
"It was pure luck," Lu Chen replied humbly. With a wave of his hand, six starlight-radiant spirit fruits floated towards Zhang Jiuzong. "Here are the six Star Fruits. Please have a look, friend."
"All six spiritual seeds have matured, and two of them are of exceptional quality."
"You truly are one of the top spirit herbologists in the Merchant Guild." Zhang Jiuzong couldn't help but admire.
It was already quite remarkable for a fifth-grade spirit herb to mature successfully, and the unexpected quality of the Star Fruits was indeed a delightful surprise.
"You flatter me, Friend Zhang," Lu Chen replied humbly. With a wave of his hand, the six radiant spirit fruits floated towards Zhang Jiuzong. "Here are the six Star Fruits. Please have a look."
Zhang Jiuzong gave a slight nod, acknowledging the compliment. He carefully inspected each of the Star Fruits, his eyes narrowing in concentration.
"Two of good quality and the remaining four of average quality. Impressive."
"All six of them have matured, and the spiritual energy within is vibrant and pure. Truly remarkable, Friend Lu."
"You are too kind, but spirit herbs are my forte. I am merely living up to the trust the Merchant Guild has placed in me." Lu Chen replied, his expression calm and confident.
"Six fifth-grade Star Fruits, with two of good quality..." Zhang Jiuzong paused, contemplating. He then produced a large stack of middle-grade spirit stones, each shimmering with ethereal light.
"Friend Lu, as a token of our appreciation for your successful cultivation of the Star Fruits, please accept these five hundred middle-grade spirit stones." Zhang Jiuzong offered the spirit stones to Lu Chen with a respectful bow.
"Additionally, if you have the time, the Merchant Guild would like to request your assistance with some more Star Fruit spiritual seeds. We would be most grateful for your help," he continued, a hint of anticipation in his voice as he looked at Lu Chen.
"I have little resistance when it comes to rare and exotic spiritual seeds." Lu Chen smiled. "I will do my utmost to nurture and cultivate the Star Fruit spiritual seeds to the best of my ability."
Lu Chen eagerly nodded his agreement, his eyes shining with anticipation.
While the five hundred middle-grade spirit stones were a generous reward, it was modest compared to his current wealth. He was more interested in the potential for more Star Fruit spiritual seeds to cultivate.
As expected, the successful cultivation of the Star Fruits had earned him the Merchant Guild's trust, and they were already planning to provide him with more seeds.
"Star Fruit spiritual seeds are quite rare, and even with the Merchant Guild's resources, we cannot obtain them in large quantities. However, rest assured, Friend Lu, that we will send you a larger batch of seeds after some time," Zhang Jiuzong assured him.
With a spirit herbologist of Lu Chen's caliber in their ranks, the Merchant Guild would naturally do their best to acquire more Star Fruit spiritual seeds for him to cultivate.
"Thank you, Friend Zhang," Lu Chen said, his expression brightening at the news. "With these Star Fruits, I can now complete the lower section of the 'Stargazing Freedom Meditation Technique.'"
Zhang Jiuzong stayed for a brief chat before taking his leave. Lu Chen returned to his spirit herb garden, tending to his spiritual plants with dedication.
"The Wu Geng Wood has matured," he noted, his eyes falling on the section of the spirit field where two tall, ebony trees stood. The trees were straight and sturdy, their surfaces smooth and pitch-black. They were known for their excellent conductivity of spiritual energy, making them prime material for forging flying swords and other magical artifacts.
Lu Chen had specifically cultivated these fourth-grade spirit trees, anticipating the light sphere rewards that were closely tied to artifact refinement. With his current physical strength, he easily pulled the two mature trees from the spirit soil.
Two white light spheres appeared silently, hovering in the air. Lu Chen reached out and gently touched one of them. It shattered silently, exploding into countless microscopic specks of light that coalesced into a slender stream of light, rushing into his body.
【Harvested a fourth-grade Wu Geng Wood and obtained a fifth-grade spirit metal, Red Sun Essence Metal.】
The thought flashed through his mind, and a mystical spirit metal appeared before him.
The spirit metal was the size of an infant's head and had a deep crimson color. Towards its center, it seemed as if countless flames were squeezed together, radiating a scorching heat.
Lu Chen focused his mental energy on the spirit metal, and information appeared in his mind.
【Red Sun Essence Metal, a fifth-grade spirit metal commonly used to forge fifth-grade artifacts. Artifacts refined with this metal contain a thread of extreme yang energy, effective in restraining evil spirits and demons.】
"A fifth-grade spirit metal, nothing out of the ordinary," Lu Chen mused, tossing the Red Sun Essence Metal in his hand. He casually pocketed the metal, the same one that Liang Yong had risked so much to obtain for artifact refinement.
(End of Chapter)
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