【Azure Jade Ginseng King】
【Six-Rank Spiritual Root】
【Characteristics: Yi Wood Spiritual Root, Azure Essence Jade Heart, Ginseng King Medicinal Stone, Grip of Thick Earth, False Body Earth Escape, Hidden Spirit Concealment】
【Status: Ten Thousand Year Ginseng, Self-sealed Spirituality】
【A ten-thousand-year-old Azure Jade Ginseng, having developed a faint spiritual consciousness, has broken through its Acquired limit and is about to advance to a Seven-Rank Innate Spiritual Root, the Azure Jade Ginseng King. Once it appears, the Lightning Tribulation will surely descend. This Azure Jade Ginseng King, due to being sealed for a long time, has self-sealed its spiritual consciousness, disguised as a Fourth Order Azure Jade Ginseng. It requires ten thousand Years of Yi Wood essence Qi and an Innate thick earth location to awaken it.】
Under the Heavenly Talent - Identifying Myriad Spirits, Li Mu saw through the spiritual ginseng's disguise and obtained its detailed information.
He had searched high and low, only to find it effortlessly!
Li Mu was originally worried about a high-Rank wood-element Yao Beast, but now one had delivered itself to his doorstep.
To sign a Spirit Control Contract Seal with a Yao Beast, the seal needs to be imprinted in the Yao Beast's Divine Soul. Therefore, one needs to choose Yao Beasts with low Divine Soul strength or those that are relatively docile. However, the higher the Rank of the Yao Beast, the stronger its power and combat prowess, and the less willing it is to lose its freedom.
It is best to choose newly born Yao Beast cubs, like a blank slate, to imprint the contract. This way, there will be no backlash or burden on the Divine Soul.
Previously, when signing the contract with the Double-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon, Li Mu did so while it was unconscious and its Divine Soul was injured, which went very smoothly.
However, after the Double-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon awakened, it began to resist fiercely, with a violent temperament, not caring for its life, causing Li Mu a lot of psychological burden. Fortunately, in the end, he enticed it with benefits and successfully subdued it.
Now, this problem is gone. This Azure Jade Ginseng King has lived for ten thousand Years, becoming a Yao Beast, and is about to advance to a Seven-Rank Spiritual Root. After such a long period of self-sealing, its spiritual consciousness and Divine Soul must be very weak. Imprinting a contract on it should not cause too much burden.
The only troublesome issue is that after awakening this Ginseng King, it will have to undergo the Lightning Tribulation, and it will be a Seven-Rank True Spirit Tribulation.
Spiritual Roots of plants and trees that revert to Innate are already rare, and the number that can survive the True Spirit Tribulation is even rarer. Li Mu does not feel he has the ability to help the Azure Jade Ginseng King overcome this tribulation.
Li Mu took out the Painting World Treasure Mansion, immersed his Divine Sense into it, summoned the Double-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon, and had Little Gold and the others guard the courtyard. Then, he took the Painting World Treasure Mansion into the secret room and entered it.
The Painting World Treasure Mansion had now transformed.
After Li Mu's extensive feeding of high-Rank Materials, the Painting World Treasure Mansion's advancement was progressing smoothly. With the Five Elements Spirit Mountain range at its core, the surrounding space was divided into Five Elements, with acres of spiritual fields scattered within, cultivating vast patches of various types of Spiritual Plants with different needs.
Besides the spiritual fields, there were also forests, spiritual lakes, and spiritual pools, with every space filled with various spiritual lights, colorful and brilliant.
Li Mu flew to the Immortal Cave of the Five Elements Spirit Mountain. In a medicinal garden specifically for cultivating Advanced Spiritual Plants, he set up a separate medicinal plot and planted the Azure Jade Ginseng King in the Linhsu Soil.
As for the Six-Rank Yi Wood essence Qi it needs, Li Mu is not prepared to provide it for now. He will temporarily delay awakening the Azure Jade Ginseng King until he studies how a Seven-Rank plant Spiritual Root undergoes its True Spirit Tribulation, prepares thoroughly, increases its chances of successfully Undergoing Tribulation, and then awakens it.
Seeing the Azure Jade Ginseng King's roots wrapped in Linhsu Soil, Li Mu stretched out his hand, summoned a porcelain bottle from the nine storage spiritual pearl, and poured in a few drops of spiritual essence true water.
After this operation, the Azure Jade Ginseng King's ancient, dark, and sickly trunk immediately regained a trace of moisture, but to fully recover and completely restore its vitality, it still needs to be irrigated with Yi Wood essence Qi.
Li Mu breathed a slight sigh of relief and looked at the condition of the Spiritual Plants in the other medicinal plots.
【dragon flame spirit fruit (Young)】
【Rank: Six-Rank Spiritual Plant】
【Characteristics: Dragon Flame Condensing Soul, Fire Flame Dragon Breath, Tempering Original Body, Completing Spiritual Root, Dragon Soul Expanding Spirit.】
【Status: Lacks True Dragon Qi for nurturing, slow growth.】
【A Six-Rank Dragon Beard Wood, matured after three thousand Years, and the dragon flame spirit fruit, conceived after three hundred Years. Consuming this fruit has the effects of completing fire-element Spiritual Roots, improving the quality of fire-element Spiritual Roots, tempering the Divine Soul, Body Refining, and enhancing Foundation Aptitude. It is one of the main Materials for refining Six-Rank Dragon Soul Pills.】
【Yan Yuan Spirit Grass (Young)】
【Rank: Six-Rank Spiritual Plant】
【Characteristics: Increases Essence and Extends Life, Moistens Divine Soul, Eliminates Five Declines, Refines Vitality, Purifies Spirit and Strengthens Body.】
【Status: New sprouts emerging, lacks Years' threads to aid growth, slow growth.】
【The spiritual seed of Yan Yuan Spirit Grass, a Six-Rank Spiritual Plant, requires irrigation with the spiritual seeds of heaven and earth Opportunity to be nurtured. Growth requirements: Needs to be planted in a place with vigorous vitality and abundant spiritual energy. Matures in one hundred Years, flowers in fifty Years, and bears Yan Yuan Longevity Fruit in fifty Years. The hundred-Year Yan Yuan Longevity Fruit has the effect of increasing longevity and is the main Material for refining Longevity Pills and Longevity Wine.】
【Mou Xing Spirit Grass】
【Rank: Six-Rank Spiritual Plant】
【Characteristics: Mou Xing Condensing Soul, Mou Xing Solidifying Soul, Mou Xing Gathering Source, Tempering Divine Soul, star source Affinity.】
【Status: Star light missing, growth has paused.】
【The spiritual seed of Mou Xing Spirit Grass, a Six-Rank Spiritual Plant, requires bathing in starlight and strong infusion of star source spirit to be nurtured. Growth requirements: Needs to be planted in a place with abundant star source and rich heaven and earth spiritual power. Needs to grow alongside star glow crystals to aid its growth. Matures in one hundred and fifty Years, flowers in sixty Years, and bears Mou Xing Spirit Fruit in sixty Years. The sixty-Year Mou Xing Spirit Fruit has the effect of strengthening the Divine Soul and is the main Material for refining Spirit Gathering Pills and Heavenly Star Pills.】
【Pure Water Bodhi】
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Hundreds of acres of top-grade spiritual fields, separated by independent elemental arrays, became individual exquisite medicinal plots, cultivating a single plant, dozens of plants, or hundreds of plants of Six-Rank Spirit Medicine, totaling seventy-two types.
Some came from Wanbao Pavilion, some from trade fairs, and many were provided by the Snow Fox Clan... Over these many Years, Li Mu spent a great deal of effort collecting all the Six-Rank Spirit Medicine, trying every possible way to plant and Cultivate them, curious about what attributes of Plant Spirit they could absorb after maturing.
Plant Spirit Absorption, this Heavenly Talent, is Li Mu's Foundation for standing in this world. As his Cultivation Realm continuously improves, the Plant Spirit attributes provided by low-Rank Spiritual Plants will continuously weaken. He must plan ahead, screen among many high-Rank Spiritual Plants, and select those suitable for his cultivation that provide effective Spiritual Plant attributes.
After so many Years of cultivation, Li Mu can confirm one thing: the Fourth Order Spiritual Plants suitable for the Nascent Soul Stage become ineffective as the Realm continues to improve, and the Plant Spirit obtained from Second Order Spiritual Plants loses its effect.
The Painting World Treasure Mansion has many Second Order heavenly phoenix grass planted, which can be harvested almost every two or three months. As his Cultivation Advanced to the Nascent Soul Stage Middle Stage, the Spiritual Plant he obtained, the free proficiency points, dropped another Rank, and some even yielded no Plant Spirit.
Fortunately, Li Mu has accumulated hundreds of millions of free proficiency points, so he doesn't have to worry about this attribute point in the short term if he can't find the corresponding Spiritual Plants.
When his Cultivation advances next time, he must plan ahead and find the corresponding Third Order Spiritual Plants that can yield free proficiency points and plant them in large quantities.
As for higher-Rank Spiritual Plants, Li Mu has no way to plan.
The growth and maturation time of Fifth Order and Six-Rank Spiritual Plants often take decades or even centuries, and they also require a massive amount of Advanced auxiliary growth resources, which means that mass-producing high-Rank Spiritual Plants is an extremely arduous task.
The rewards for this hard work are worth it. He doesn't have to Cultivate day and night like others, exploring everywhere for Opportunity to break through and advance.
He only needs to diligently farm, plant a large number of suitable Spiritual Plants, and when it's harvest time, it will be the time for his Cultivation to greatly improve and for him to enjoy the fruits of his labor.
The Identifying Myriad Spirits Divine Ability can easily and precisely grasp the growth status of every Spiritual Plant.
Li Mu fulfills their growth requirements one by one. If he cannot fulfill them, he looks for alternative methods. If he truly cannot afford it, he temporarily puts it aside.
Five days passed in a flash.
Li Mu stayed in his secluded secret room, caring for the Spiritual Plants in the Painting World Treasure Mansion, without stepping out.
It wasn't until Little Gold informed him through the Spirit Control Contract Seal that someone was visiting that Li Mu emerged from the Painting World Treasure Mansion, left the secret room, and went to the main hall to meet the guest.
"Great Master, we have successfully obtained the last Spirit Medicine - Kui Yin Spirit Grass! There are five plants in total, about seven hundred Years old. Is that enough for you to refine the Too Profound Clear Spirit Pill?" Bai Tianya, looking travel-worn, said as he presented a jade box to Li Mu.
"Hmm! It's not the auxiliary medicine from the original Pill Formula, so the success rate will decrease. I'll do my best!" Li Mu replied, taking the jade box, unable to guarantee success.
With Alchemy at Rank 6, the same as his Artifact Refining Skill, Li Mu was not confident in refining Six-Rank Spirit Pills. Firstly, he had only learned ordinary Alchemy, unlike Artifact Refining Skill where he had also learned the Eightfold Heavenly Fire Tempering Method. Secondly, over the past nearly a hundred Years, refining a large number of low-Rank and high-Rank Spiritual Artifacts had given him a comprehensive understanding and mastery of many experienced Artifact Refining techniques.
Rank 6 Alchemy was different. Li Mu had only learned one ordinary Alchemy technique, and refining Spirit Pills was an occasional matter. His purpose was to make use of the harvested Spiritual Plants and prepare for his Yao Beasts. He himself didn't need too many Spirit Pills for auxiliary Cultivation.
Although Alchemy had risen to Rank 6 a few Years ago, Li Mu had never truly attempted to refine a Six-Rank Medicinal Pill. He couldn't guarantee success, and what's more, this time he had to substitute an auxiliary medicine, making success even more uncertain!
"Understood, Great Master. Please go ahead and refine it. If it doesn't work out, we'll think of other ways! Don't worry about the loss of these Spirit Medicine." Bai Tianya looked inside, nodded understandingly, and said respectfully and warmly.
A Six-Rank Alchemy Great Master was someone even in the Human Race's Great Immortal Sects, a Sect Elder who was high above, an existence that was not easily approachable even if one wanted to curry favor. Now, he was willing to stay as a guest in their Snow Fox Clan, entirely due to Xue'er's influence. Moreover, he was willing to help refine a Medicinal Pill for the Clan Chief.
Therefore, even if all these Spirit Medicine failed to be refined, Bai Tianya dared not have any complaints about Li Mu.
"Hmm! Come find me in three days!" Li Mu nodded slightly, smiling, and watched Bai Tianya off.
"Alright, alright! Great Master, please go about your business!" Bai Tianya stood up and replied. Unconsciously, his attitude when speaking to Li Mu had taken on a respectful tone.
After Li Mu summoned the Seven-Rank Extreme Yang Heavenly Fire and eliminated most of the Devilish Qi in their Clan Chief's body that they couldn't suppress, Bai Tianya no longer dared to treat Li Mu as an ordinary Human Race Nascent Soul cultivator. Moreover, the few Yao Beasts under his command—the Seven-Rank Fire Phoenix, Six-Rank Flood Dragon, etc.—had extraordinary Aptitude, and their future achievements might not be inferior.
After seeing Bai Tianya off, Li Mu picked up the jade box containing the Six-Rank Kui Yin Spirit Grass and turned to walk into the secret room, beginning to attempt to refine the Six-Rank Too Profound Clear Spirit Pill.
Alchemy and Artifact Refining have fundamental differences, yet also some commonalities. Both require testing the refiner's fire control level, followed by the demands on Divine Sense and Cultivation. The higher the Rank, the more complex the consumption required during the refining process.
Logically, with Li Mu's Nascent Soul Stage Middle Stage Cultivation, he would be unable to refine Six-Rank Spirit Pills. However, having Cultivated the Heaven Rank Divine Thought Cultivation Technique - Star Cloud Contemplation Method, and having reached the Perfection Realm of the Star Gathering Chapter, he had gained a Divine Sense strength far exceeding that of a Nascent Soul cultivator, reaching the level of a Soul Transformation Late Stage Cultivator.
Similarly, his Cultivation was also like this. The max-level Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture, coupled with the Five Elements Dao Body, made his Cultivation far surpass that of a Nascent Soul cultivator, reaching the Cultivation of a Soul Transformation Early Stage Cultivator across Ranks. Combined with the help of some Advanced recovery Spirit Pills, the several rigid requirements for refining Six-Rank Spirit Pills were all met.
Li Mu only needed to pay attention to the precise and complex Alchemy steps during the refining process of the Six-Rank Too Profound Clear Spirit Pill, such as extraction, melting medicine, pill formation, pill condensation, and so on.
Li Mu closed his eyes tightly, concentrating his mind, simulating the Alchemy steps over and over again in his mind.
After about an hour, Li Mu confirmed that there were no errors or omissions in the Alchemy process. He then took out the Alchemy Medicinal Materials one by one from the nine storage spiritual pearl.
Besides the main medicines for refining the Too Profound Clear Spirit Pill—Nishi Spirit Grass and Vermilion Blaze Fruit—seven portions of Six-Rank auxiliary medicines, thirty-six portions of Fifth Order auxiliary medicines, and so on, filled the Alchemy platform.
Li Mu stretched out a hand and summoned the Seven-Rank Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix from the Painting World Treasure Mansion.
"Chirp chirp!"
As soon as the Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix appeared, its tiny, beady eyes stared at Li Mu, looking a bit confused, as if asking Li Mu what was the matter. It had been sleeping soundly! And was suddenly summoned out.
"Little Phoenix, lend me the skyfire cauldron for a moment, I need to refine Medicinal Pills!" Li Mu said to the sleepy Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix, negotiating.
After the Seven-Rank Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix hatched, Li Mu gave it the skyfire cauldron as its Natal Spirit Treasure. Now, to use the skyfire cauldron for Alchemy, he still had to discuss it with it.
"Chirp chirp!"
The Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix treasured the skyfire cauldron, which was its nest. Upon hearing that Li Mu wanted to borrow it for Alchemy, it immediately became displeased.
"Uh! This is the fee for borrowing the cauldron! Are you sure you don't want it?" Li Mu chuckled, taking out a bottle of red Medicinal Pills from the nine storage spiritual pearl, which radiated intense heat.
"Chirp chirp, chirp chirp!"
The Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix immediately chirped eagerly. With its chirps, a "whoosh" sound was heard, and a skyfire cauldron still emitting fiery threads appeared.
"You don't let go of the hawk until you see the rabbit, you stingy fellow!" Li Mu grumpily threw the Medicinal Pill bottle to the Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix.
A 'fire chain' was conjured from the Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix, catching the red Medicinal Pill bottle, and it flew to a corner, happily enjoying it.
Seeing this, Li Mu was both annoyed and amused, and he no longer paid attention to it.
Having obtained the right to use the skyfire cauldron, Li Mu's expression turned serious. He opened the cauldron lid and began refining the Too Profound Clear Spirit Pill, sequentially and orderly placing the Alchemy Materials into the cauldron.
After each Spiritual Plant entered the cauldron, Li Mu activated the Heavenly Fire Furnace, releasing a faint, constant heat to refine the Spiritual Plants, gradually liquefying them.
