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Chapter 879: The Bitter Peach Upgrades
Chapter 879: The Bitter Peach Upgrades
"Okay, this fragment of the cave estate is now yours, along with the Nine True Spirit Leaves. I'm counting on you."
"I still need to go back to the headquarters to prepare for the auction related to the evil demons. Do you want to come with me now or meet up later?"
The artifact spirit, with its slender wooden arms crossed in front of its chest, asked solemnly.
"I think I'll come with you, Senior. It's a good opportunity to familiarize myself with the route once more." Lu Chen replied promptly.
After all, there weren't any spirit herbs transplanted into the cave estate yet, and he had nothing much to do there. It would be better to hitch a ride with the artifact spirit and save himself some trouble along the way.
"The next time I come, I'll be able to plant high-grade spirit herbs all over this little island." Lu Chen gazed around, feeling the abundant spiritual energy of the small island, and couldn't help but daydream.
He entered the artifact spirit and began his journey back.
The artifact spirit appeared and deliberately slowed down, chattering nonstop along the way, introducing Lu Chen to the possible powerful star beasts, spatial rifts, and other dangers they might encounter.
The Nine True Spirit Leaves were no ordinary treasure, and it hoped that Lu Chen would be able to cultivate them successfully.
Of course, it also had a humble disposition and didn't carry the air of a high-grade artifact spirit.
After sending Lu Chen back to the branch office of the Chamber of Commerce, the artifact spirit disappeared, and Lu Chen returned directly to his cave abode in the Thunderfire Star Cave.
"The Imperfect Cave Estate... The Nine True Spirit Leaves..." Lu Chen's smile grew broader as he looked at the token that contained the essence of the cave estate.
"The next time I enter the Imperfect Cave Estate, I'll have to go alone." Lu Chen felt a bit apprehensive. Ever since he started cultivating spirit herbs, whether it was when he was a loose cultivator in Lin Yang Fang City, after joining the Celestial Sword Sect, or when he rented a cave abode in the Star Cave, he rarely went out, let alone traveled alone.
"With all these divine artifacts and treasures at my disposal, encountering star beasts or evil demons shouldn't be a problem."
"I have no choice. For the sake of better cultivating those high-grade spirit herbs, I can only apologize to any evil demons and beasts that cross my path." Lu Chen smiled faintly.
There were already several seventh-grade spirit herbs in his spirit field, including the recently acquired eighth-grade Nine True Spirit Leaves. While the spiritual energy in his cave abode was abundant, it was barely sufficient for the seventh-grade spirit herbs. Transplanting them to the cave estate would undoubtedly be more conducive to their growth.
"Aside from those two Yin Wood Thundervine, the rest of the seventh-grade spirit herbs can be transplanted." Lu Chen thought that the Yin Wood Thundervine was perfectly suited to the environment of the Thunderfire Star Cave and saw no need to transplant them.
"From now on, I can spend short periods of time in the cave estate." He mused to himself.
With his position as a guest minister of the Chamber of Commerce, he couldn't just neglect his duties now that he had gained these new privileges. Therefore, he couldn't stay in the cave estate for extended periods.
Moreover, his access to spirit seeds came mainly from the Chamber of Commerce, the numerous cultivators in the Star Cave, and other sources he couldn't afford to give up.
There was also the general store, a money-making machine. Cultivating elixirs, refining artifacts, and raising spirit beasts all required a vast amount of cultivation resources.
Additionally, since he didn't need to spend years or decades in secluded cultivation, he would feel bored if he stayed alone in the cave estate for too long.
"Also, I need to strengthen the cave estate's defensive capabilities. I can't have evil demons and beasts disturbing my farming."
"Once a new batch of Starfruits matures, and I collect enough Star Banners, I can set up a powerful defensive formation. If I can get my hands on the Cyclic Star Sword, I can even set up the Celestial Sword Sect's protective grand formation, the seventh-grade Cyclic Star Sword Grand Formation!"
High in the sky, the Starfruits hung suspended, slowly rotating.
The spirit herb, devoid of branches and leaves, was enveloped by the starry meteorite, bearing a brilliant star-like spirit fruit. The surface of the fruit shimmered with dazzling light as it slowly absorbed the starlight pouring down from the infinite heights, as if communicating with the myriad stars.
There were a total of ten Starfruits, all of which had been collected by Lu Chen through the Chamber of Commerce, and they were now at the mature stage, not far from complete ripeness.
Lu Chen cast the Spirit Rain Technique, thoroughly nourishing the Starfruits, before descending back to his spirit field to continue inspecting his spiritual herbs.
In the area dedicated to sword grasses, the Little Dong Xuan Sword Gourd and the Thousand Thunder Sword Grass, both of fourth grade, were growing rapidly. It wouldn't be long before he could harvest a large batch of light sphere rewards.
The six-grade Move Star for the Sun and Moon Sword Grass had quietly grown to about five inches after Lu Chen had comprehended the corresponding sword technique from it.
Countless fine sword auras shrouded the tiny sword grass, all of them revolving in profound trajectories. At first glance, it resembled a nebula, with the sun rising and setting and the stars twinkling within.
After nurturing each one, Lu Chen made a round through his spirit field.
He arrived in front of the nearly seventh-grade Heaven Defying Yin-Yang Fruit, and the Yin-Yang Treasure Bottle quietly appeared, releasing a strand of black and white mixed spiritual energy that seeped into the spiritual herb.
He probed with his spiritual sense, and found that about half of the yin-yang spiritual energy remained in the Yin-Yang Treasure Bottle, so it should be sufficient to nurture the Inversion Fruit to maturity.
Immediately after, he came to the sixth-grade Confining Spirit Cage. He took out a lively third-grade demon insect from the Gluttonous Insect Pouch and placed it in the center of the spiritual herb.
Upon sensing the prey's aura, the Confining Spirit Cage seemed to awaken, and the structure of the spiritual herb subtly changed, forming a natural restriction that trapped the demon insect within before slowly absorbing and digesting it.
Near the Yellow Beam Wood, there was already a large mass of thick mist, dreamy and illusory. Various scenes appeared in the mist, and one had to be careful not to be drawn into a strange dreamland.
Fortunately, Lu Chen's spiritual sense was strong, and he remained alert, so he only felt slightly dazed for a moment before returning to normal.
The Myriads Mystery Grass, the Red Flame Plum, the Dragon Transformation Grass, the Pure Yang Golden Lotus, the Five Elements Fantasy Fruit...
All the spiritual herbs were thriving, filling Lu Chen with a sense of accomplishment.
In the Bewitching Peach Grove, all the tendrils of the Demon Ghost Vine had hidden themselves within the pink miasma, lazily writhing from time to time, clearly enjoying a life of ease.
Sensing Lu Chen's aura, a grayish-white tendril poked out from the miasma and nodded at him in greeting.
"This colorful vine has completely fallen into a life of indulgence," Lu Chen shook his head and walked towards the two Bewitching Peach trees.
After returning from Feng Yuan Star Cave, he had intentionally collected some lustful essence from the three Lustful Female Flowers, adding to the lewd spiritual energy he obtained from decomposing and refining similar objects like the Alluring Sound Bead and the Scripture of Ultimate Bliss. He intended to use these to induce and stimulate the Bewitching Peach that he was using as a seed.
He plucked several pink spirit seeds from the spiritual peach and planted them in the spirit soil.
"Hmm? It's already showing results."
One particular thought among the many that flashed through his mind caught Lu Chen's attention.
[Bewitching Peach, Exotic Spirit Herb, Fourth Grade. Evolved from an ordinary third-grade Bewitching Peach, containing richer and more concentrated spiritual energy. It possesses a more potent youth-preserving effect and can be used to refine special pills with enchanting effects or brew spiritual wine.]
"Bitter Peach has upgraded, and your life of luxury has just begun, Demon Ghost Vine," Lu Chen said with a sigh as he looked at the Demon Ghost Vine lying in the pink miasma, its consciousness clouded with pleasure.
(End of Chapter)
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