Chapter 228: Chapter 226: Spirit Gathering Pine_l
Translator: 549690339
The spirit seed was slender and pale yellow, covered on the outside by something thick and similar to pine resin, thoroughly isolating the seed from the outside world.
“Although the signs of life are weak, they can’t be faked.
Ablack Sword Qi shot out from the Dantian, thin as a cicada’s wing. Under Lu
Xuan’s control of spiritual sense, it scratched off the pine resin on the surface
of the spirit seed bit by bit.
Then he deployed the Earth Pulling Technique; a slender crack formed on the ground, accepting the long spirit seed.
As the mind focused on the spirit seed in the shallow layer of spirit soil, a thought flashed through his mind.
[Spirit Gathering Pine, a fourth grade spirit plant. During growth, it requires a Spirit Plant Master to input their spiritual sense to communicate and nourish the plant. After maturing, its pinecones can enhance a cultivator’s spiritual
sense.]
[The spirit seed has been unable to germinate for a long time, so it automatically secretes pine resin to isolate itself from the outside world, aiming to slow the loss of vitality within the seed.]
“A fourth-grade spirit seed!”
“Capable of enhancing a cultivator’s spiritual sense, this is a real treasure.
Lu Xuan exclaimed aloud.
Among the spirit plants he was currently growing, there were only a few of the fourth grade: Xuan Chong Vine, Earthfire Heart Lotus, and the Hundred Pupils’ Bizarre Tree from the small yard in Sword Gate Town. As for the fifth rank Holy Baby Fruit, it was merely a part of the plot laid by a cultivator behind the scenes, the actual plant was just an offspring.
What’s more, after this fourth-grade Spirit Gathering Pine matures, it can enhance a cultivator’s spiritual sense.
The enhancement of spiritual sense was extremely slow, aside from the natural enlightenment during the breakthough of a realm. Other conventional methods to increase spiritual sense were exceedingly rare, they generally needed rare and precious materials, or involved practicing some sect’s most guarded secret technique.
As for the spirit seed of the Spirit Gathering Pine found presently, even if the boost in spiritual sense isn’t high after it matures, it still counts as an extremely rare high-grade spirit plant.
Lu Xuan carefully unearthed the Spirit Gathering Pine spirit seed, and the light green net continued to delve deeper inside the spirit soil.
After getting the dormant fourth grade Spirit Gathering Pine spirit seed, he didn’t feel fatigued and was completely motivated, exploring the medicine garden continuously.
“Digging and digging in the small medicine garden….”
“Eh, found another one.”
A moment later, another amber like Spirit Gathering Pine spirit seed wrapped
in pine resin had been dug out by Lu Xuan.
In the end, from the medicine garden, a total of four spirit seeds had been dug out. Unknowingly, Lu Xuan had steadily delved into the center of the medicine garden.
“I’ve used up quite a lot of Qingmu Origin Energy, it seems I need to visit that old acquaintance in the ancient forest before leaving the blessed land.
Perhaps due to the Spirit Gathering Pine spirit seeds only existing in a specific area, Lu Xuan searched for a long time but didn’t find any new spirit seeds.
“Those mutated Strange Ghost Vines should have all retreated back to the central area of the medicine garden.”
He looked up at the depths of the medicine garden. On the way here, apart from the first batch he encountered at the start, he surprisingly hadn’t come across a single mutated Strange Ghost Vine.
Even normal plants had disappeared, as if they had all been taken away by their mutated companions.
“Whenever something unusual happens, there must be strange things afoot.
Should I go and take a look at the center of the medicine garden?”
Lu Xuan fell into deep thought.
With his usual cautious nature, he should definitely stay far away in such a situation, but this time was a bit different.
This medicine garden was left behind by an ancient cultivator, hence it was the most likely place in the blessed land to obtain spirit seeds and spirit plant seedlings. Just now, he had found four fourth-grade Spirit Gathering Pine spirit seeds at the relative edge of the medicine garden. The central area was likely to have greater opportunities.
Moreover, the greatest reliance of those mutated Strange Ghost Vines is to disguise themselves as normal spirit plants, suddenly attacking when cultivators move too close to pick them.
But this was completely ineffective against Lu Xuan. With just a simple Spirit Rain Technique, he could distinguish whether the Strange Ghost Vines were mutated or not.
The third-rank Demon Mutant Ghost Vine was inherently weaker than an ordinary third-rank Demonic Beast, and losing its killer weapon made it even less of a threat. It could be easily dealt with.
“Let’s sneak over there and take a look. In case of any abnormalities, run at the first hint of danger.”
Lu Xuan made up his mind, and countless nearly transparent threads emerged from the thin dark gold Hidden Spirit Cloak, enveloping his body.
With a few breaths, Lu Xuan’s figure vanished as if it had been wiped away.
In his vision, the whole world was covered with a layer of special substance, blurry and indistinct.
Once he entered the stealth state, his movements slowed down considerably as he gradually approached the medicine garden’s center.
As he moved deeper, Lu Xuan noticed an increasing number of demon beast skeletons in the medicine garden. Some were so ancient that they turned to dust at the slightest touch.
“What a pity that these are useless bones, with all their spiritual power depleted. Otherwise, I could use them to nourish the Thorn Bone.
Lu Xuan sighed to himself, hidden in the dark golden robe.
“What’s that?”
Upon entering the heart of the medicine garden, the sight before him astonished Lu Xuan.
Hundreds of Strange Ghost Vines gathered together, their dark green vines dancing wildly. Under the dim sky, it was like a ghostly parade.
In the center of all those Strange Ghost Vines was an exceptionally large and eerie plant.
A common Demon Mutant Ghost Vine was the same height as an average human. But this one was twenty-five feet tall, with green-black vines as thick as a human arm, constantly twisting upwards.
At its top was a horrific greenish bud the size of a wooden basin. The bud was constantly contracting and expanding as if it was breathing.
It seemed to sense Lu Xuan’s gaze and the green-black vines on the giant Strange Ghost Vine silently rotated.
“This is bad.”
Lu Xuan’s spiritual sense felt the movement underground. He instantly withdrew the threads of the Hidden Spirit Cloak that were surrounding his body and leapt upward.
Just as he left the ground, countless tendrils-like vines burst out of the soil, puncturing the ground where he had just been standing.
After the first unsuccessful attack, hundreds of Demon Mutant Ghost Vines continued to assault Lu Xuan in the air.
Looking down, he saw only the rising and falling of the green-black vines, leaving no room for him to land.
Lu Xuan spurred on the Cloud Soaring Technique to take a detour in mid-air and land in a relatively less crowded area of Strange Ghost Vines.
Just as he hit the ground, countless tendril-like vines surged towards Lu Xuan.
The Purple Lightning Sword Qi flashed past, and electrical sparks jumped on the surface of the nearest vine, crackling incessantly.
But the number of Strange Ghost Vines was simply too great. Soon enough, they found an opportunity. Tendrils-like vines tightly wrapped around Lu Xuan, and dark black thorns fiercely stabbed towards his skin.
Fortunately, he had previously consumed several drops of Gold Marrow Jade Liquid and Jade Scale Fruit and practiced “LiuLi Bone-Tempering Method” and “Transforming Dragon in the Void”. His body toughness far exceeded that of other cultivators in the Foundation Establishment first-term stage. All the thorns failed to penetrate even the outer layer of his skin.
Lu Xuan snorted coldly. The Sword of Wind and Thunder Pellet in his Dantian spun rapidly, and countless black sword edges, like hurricanes, shot out from his body.
With the sweeping gust of wind and pervasive sword aura, the surrounding vines were cut into pieces and fell to the ground, forming a vacant area.
However, the remaining Demon Mutant Ghost Vines were still fearless, and the green-black vines attacked Lu Xuan from all directions as if they were trying to stop a chariot with a mantis’s arm.
Lu Xuan, wielding the Purple Lightning Sword, and with liuh white light radiating from his skin and black sword edges revolving around his body, carved a path of destruction. Wherever he passed, vine fragments fell like ram.