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Chapter 981: Cha Yin Soil
Chapter 981: Cha Yin Soil
Apart from the Fragrant Meat Branch being close to full maturity, the equally sixth-tier Ancestral Coffin Wood has also entered a rapid growth phase.
In the spirit field, the Ancestral Coffin Wood, which grows horizontally, resembles a coffin laid flat. The dense, pure Yin energy it emits makes Lu Xuan feel an overwhelming chill, and he can't help but feel an urge to lie inside it and try it out.
The corpse of the cultivator into which the Fanged Bone Demon Seed was planted has lost all semblance of a human form. Various grotesque white bones grow wildly, making it look like a giant, mutated hedgehog at first glance.
The area around the Demon Seed is filled with thick demonic energy. The malevolent spirits and resentful souls that wander in the evil spirit field seem to fear this demonic energy and dare not approach the region surrounding the Fanged Bone Demon Seed.
The Yin Peach has grown significantly since the last time, reaching about three feet in height. Its branches are covered with countless intricate and mysterious patterns, which seem to change subtly at all times. With Lu Xuan's current understanding of talisman techniques, he can sense some of the mystical qualities of talismans within these patterns.
Since the Yin Peach requires a pure Yin energy environment to grow, several layers of restrictions have been set up around it to keep the malevolent spirits and resentful souls at bay, allowing it to grow in isolation.
The only seventh-tier evil spirit plant in the spirit field, the Netherworld Tree of Immortality, has not shown much progress over the past few years.
The deep yellow spirit plant grows in a Yin energy spring, looking rather unremarkable.
However, when Lu Xuan focuses his mind on the plant, a dramatic change occurs.
A grayish-yellow river stretches endlessly, spanning countless miles. At the bottom of this river, a towering tree is rooted, forming a ghostly domain. Its thick roots resemble strange tentacles, and various malevolent objects hang from its branches.
After carefully nurturing the Netherworld Tree of Immortality, Lu Xuan continues deeper into the spirit field.
In a corner of the evil spirit field, the Black Nightmare Willow is quietly growing.
The spirit plant is still in its sapling stage, entirely black, as if it wants to absorb Lu Xuan's mind, soul, and spirit.
The branches are adorned with even more noticeable bizarre patterns, which slowly move, appearing extremely eerie.
"Hmm?"
After nurturing the plant for a while, Lu Xuan was about to leave when he suddenly sensed a very subtle, sinister gaze watching him from behind. When he turned to look, he saw nothing but the slowly moving bizarre patterns.
Turning his head again, he could still sense that slight anomaly.
With a thought, a pure white flower appeared in his hand. On its petals, the entire Black Nightmare Willow was instantly displayed.
When he turned his back to the spirit plant, the bizarre patterns on its branches rapidly coalesced into a vague, eerie face, staring intently at Lu Xuan.
However, when Lu Xuan turned to look, the eerie face seemed to sense his presence and instantly fragmented back into numerous bizarre patterns.
"Having absorbed so much pure Yin energy, this Black Nightmare Willow should have initially formed the essence of a willow spirit within it."
"Once it grows to a certain stage, that essence will evolve into a nightmare ghost, capable of communicating with certain strange beings in special dimensions."
Lu Xuan thought to himself, not taking the weak willow spirit, which was trying to be mysterious, seriously.
"Pfft~"
As he passed by a small lake, a blood arrow suddenly shot out from the bottom, aiming straight for Lu Xuan's face.
With a thought, the blood arrow dissipated in mid-air, turning into a small blood bead before it could touch his face.
"Come out and show yourself. It's been a while, and your blood-spitting skills have improved quite a bit."
Lu Xuan released a thought toward the depths of the small lake.
Soon, a deep red giant clam slowly emerged from the blood water.
Seemingly playing with Lu Xuan, the giant clam spewed out several more blood arrows.
Lu Chen hurriedly took out several bottles of Dragon Blood from his storage bag and poured them into the giant clam’s crack.
After absorbing a large amount of Dragon Blood, the Blood Spring Mother Clam seemed content and retreated back to the depths of the small lake.
After inspecting all the evil spirit plants, Lu Chen returned to the courtyard and quietly waited for Ling Gu’s return.
In less than a moment, a large, fleshy ball descended from the sky, landing right in front of Lu Chen. It bounced a few times due to its momentum before finally coming to a stop. The fur on the fleshy ball rippled like waves, indicating its highly pleased mood. However, the bloodstains all over it suggested that this seemingly cute, large ball was not to be trifled with.
"You’ve grown quite a bit, haven’t you, big fleshy ball?"
Lu Chen felt the increasingly powerful aura emanating from the Flesh Spirit and couldn’t help but remark.
Before he could catch up with the disaster-level evil spirit, the Small Thousand-Hand Demon suddenly burst into the courtyard. Upon seeing Lu Chen, its body immediately swelled, and the numerous fleshy arms on its back rapidly grew, like long spears, aiming straight for Lu Chen.
The pinkish-white eyes on the top of the fleshy ball’s head glanced sideways at the Thousand-Hand Demon, clearly displeased with its attempt to offend Lu Chen.
A wave of blood light swept over, grabbing hold of the dozens of arms and swallowing them whole.
The Thousand-Hand Demon, long accustomed to the Flesh Spirit’s resourcefulness, quickly became docile and retreated to a corner, counting the remaining small arms on its back.
Next, Ling Gu’s avatar entered the cave and came to the courtyard, bowing to Lu Chen.
"Where have you been?"
Lu Chen asked calmly.
"I was invited by a few Core Formation scattered cultivators to explore the Seventh Layer of the Fengyu Ghost City, but we didn’t delve into the central area."
Ling Gu’s voice was hoarse as he replied.
"Very well, as long as you judge it feasible, you can explore the secret realms appropriately."
Lu Chen nodded lightly.
"By the way, I overheard some people talking about you on my way back. They said you’ve killed several Core Formation cultivators recently?"
He asked curiously.
"That’s true. I’ve mostly stayed in the cave, cultivating spirit plants as you instructed. Occasionally, I would go out on invitations or explore secret realms, hunt demon beasts, and gather blood, flesh, and divine souls to nourish the spirit plants."
Ling Gu replied slowly.
"Did you find any high-grade spirit seeds or other valuable items related to spirit plants?"
"Indeed, I obtained a few treasures. During a competition for a Seventh-Rank spirit seed with several Core Formation cultivators, I revealed quite a few trump cards and used dozens of Fifth-Rank Sword Charms."
Ling Gu lightly patted his waist storage bag, and several treasures immediately appeared in front of Lu Chen.
One pile of pale red spirit soil stood out, emitting a faint red glow and a subtle, sweet fragrance, giving off an eerie vibe.
"This spirit soil is called Cha Yin Soil, and it’s of the Sixth Rank."
Seeing Lu Chen’s gaze on the pale red soil, Ling Gu explained.
"The method of preparation is quite vicious. It’s said that the soil requires the essence blood of many girls with the Cha Yin constitution to be refined into it. The yin energy within is extremely pure and concentrated, making it highly suitable for the growth of yin-type spirit plants."
"I obtained it from a Core Formation cultivator who had reached the Perfect Stage of Evil Cultivation. After seizing it, I completely exterminated him, using his blood and flesh to nourish the spirit plants, and his soul was captured and temporarily placed in a Soul-Attracting Lamp."
"Sixth-Rank evil spirit soil, but the method of obtaining it is quite inhumane and excessively vicious."
"Killing that evil cultivator can be seen as a form of atonement."
Lu Chen, while thinking, carefully stored the pile of Cha Yin Soil.
(End of Chapter)
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