"The treasure plant finally sprouted?"
Xie An threw down the Demon Subduing Blade and hurried over to take a look.
The dim sky carried a faint light, and the tree stump was covered with a layer of silvery snow. Five thumb-thick shoots were clearly visible, piercing through the snow and growing out.
These shoots were somewhat similar to blood-colored cacti. The middle of three of the shoots had been bitten off, and blood-colored liquid was flowing from the broken points, like human blood.
"These newly grown shoots are quite different from the branches I saw underwater before…"
Xie An was shocked and felt very puzzled.
The same roots, underwater and on land, could grow different things?
It is said that oranges grown in Huainan are oranges, while oranges grown in Huaibei are trifoliate oranges. But that's separated by Huainan and Huaibei…
Qingwu County is so small, how could there be such a big difference?
Upon closer inspection, Yu He also noticed the difference, "It really is, completely different… It doesn't even look like the same species. How could it be like this?"
Xie An shook his head. He leaned closer and smelled the blood-colored liquid flowing from the broken point, and unexpectedly smelled a special bloody scent.
A treasure plant could actually emit a bloody scent?
Too amazing.
Yu He noticed something and leaned over to smell it. Her face was also filled with disbelief, "Plants can actually emit a bloody scent? Could this blood-colored liquid really be blood?"
Xie An reached out and touched the red droplets. They were slightly viscous, and the touch was no different from human blood.
Is it really blood?
This treasure plant is not right.
Su Yuqing had said before that this treasure plant looked like a Blood Cold Lotus, but the Blood Cold Lotus wasn't this thick, mostly a mutated variety.
Xie An immediately took a white porcelain bowl and took a few drops of the liquid.
"Yu He, you guard here, I'll go ask Princess Chang."
Xie An carried the porcelain bowl and walked towards the backyard.
All of this was too abnormal.
It had been three months of cultivation, and the treasure plant hadn't moved at all. Xie An had even checked it a few days ago, and it hadn't sprouted. Suddenly, it sprouted and attracted the white fox.
Everything was filled with weirdness.
It was already dawn.
Su Yuqing circled the tree stump for a long time, and finally squatted down and gently tapped the tree stump with her fingers. The force became greater and greater, and the frequency became faster and faster. In the end, the speed of tapping was so fast that Xie An only saw an afterimage.
The tree stump was knocked and buzzed, vaguely producing some kind of resonance.
After a while, Su Yuqing stopped and stood up, "This is indeed a mutated Blood Cold Lotus. There was originally a drop of special essence blood in the root. This essence blood did not spread at first, but was wrapped by something. Only some blood energy escaped, so what you saw in the cold pool was just a greatly increased Blood Cold Lotus.
But now, the Blood Cold Lotus has left the cold pool, and you have crushed and watered various precious medicines to fertilize it, causing the essence blood in the root to spread. So the Blood Cold Lotus has mutated. The things that grow out carry blood."
After listening to Su Yuqing's account, Xie An felt it was very reasonable.
But it was really too miraculous.
Yu He asked: "Miss, where does this essence blood come from?"
Su Yuqing said solemnly: "This essence blood comes from at least a Martial Dao Grandmaster. The Qi and blood in it are extremely strong and affect the surroundings. It is easy to attract evil spirits and monsters."
Xie An was shocked: "Is it so evil?"
Su Yuqing patiently explained: "When you reach the level of a Martial Dao Grandmaster, you open the human body's secret treasure, and the essence blood is strong. It can affect external objects. Some dead Grandmasters, the essence blood escapes into the earth, will cause the surrounding animals and plants to mutate. If the heart is not right, it will produce evil spirits."
Xie An was embarrassed.
Awesome.
Is this the X-ray of the previous life? Nuclear radiation?
Martial Dao Grandmaster is so awesome?
"That white fox is very intelligent, it should have been attracted by the essence blood in this treasure plant." Su Yuqing stared at the tree stump for a long time, "I can't judge what will grow out."
Xie An rubbed his hands and asked: "What if this drop of blood is over a hundred years old?"
Su Yuqing was stunned: "What do you mean?"
Xie An told the whole story, "The treasure plant that Yu He and I found in the cold pool. And the woman in the shrine, Jin Xiaotang, has been dead for at least a hundred years. That is to say, the drop of blood in this treasure plant may have been sealed in the root for a hundred years. The blood of a Grandmaster has been滞留 for a hundred years, and it still has this effect?"
Su Yuqing fell into a long silence.
She rarely fell silent like this.
After a long time, Su Yuqing opened her mouth, "If this is the case, then the owner of this drop of blood is at least a Rank 1 Grandmaster. Or… Azure Dragon Martial Saint!"
Azure Dragon Martial Saint!
Xie An heard this word for the first time, and his heart was shocked.
Su Yuqing seemed to see Xie An's doubts, and said: "Above the Rank 1 Grandmaster is the Martial Saint. The extreme of martial arts, moving the universe, breaking the Azure Dragon, is called… Azure Dragon Martial Saint. The reason why my Jingtai Dynasty was able to establish the country was relying on an Azure Dragon Martial Saint, 武镇天下.
The Azure Dragon Martial Saint has a life span of four hundred years."
Hiss!
Xie An took a deep breath.
So Su Yuqing said that the Great Qian's lifespan is limited to four hundred years, and no one has been able to break it in five thousand years. She was talking about the Azure Dragon Martial Saint.
And this information, Xie An's level was not enough before, but he had never heard of it.
Su Yuqing frowned and muttered to herself, "That's not right, the previous dynasty Tianbao… did not have a Martial Saint sitting in town. If this blood comes from the Azure Dragon Martial Saint… it's unreasonable. Could it be my teacher's? But my teacher has never been to Da Yin Mountain…"
Su Yuqing's muttering shocked Xie An.
Turtle turtle…
No wonder this Princess Chang is so amazingly talented, it turns out that her master is an Azure Dragon Martial Saint.
A famous teacher produces a great student.
Xie An comforted: "Didn't Princess Chang say that, maybe it's a Rank 1 Grandmaster."
Su Yuqing "Hmm"ed, "It should be so."
She circled the tree stump twice, "It is also a good thing to cultivate this treasure plant. I want to see what it grows into. As for the evil spirits, with me sitting here, there is no big problem."
Xie An quickly cupped his hands: "Thank you, Princess Chang."
Su Yuqing gave a few instructions and went back to the backyard, leaving Xie An and Yu He to study.
Xie An also wanted to see what the treasure plant would grow into, so he asked Yu He to crush the accumulated medicinal materials in the room and water them to fertilize it.
Apply more fertilizer to make it grow faster.
To make up for the shoots eaten by the white fox as soon as possible.
It's a pity that such a good treasure plant was eaten by the white fox!
Damn white fox!
In the following days, Xie An would stroll over to the precious plant every few hours to see if any new shoots had sprouted.
The result was quite disappointing.
There weren't any.
However, the two remaining shoots had grown even thicker and stronger, resembling a cactus, plump and bulging.
This brought Xie An a sense of relief.
To prevent the white fox from stealing any more, Xie An found a wire mesh and set up a trap. If the white fox dared to come again, he would surely capture it.
Two days later, in the early hours of the morning, Xie An was in his room, cultivating the Bright Jade Skill in seclusion.
Suddenly, he heard a hoarse "woo-woo" sound.
Xie An abruptly opened his eyes and was startled to see the white fox standing on the windowsill, staring at him.
Whoosh!
Xie An circulated his Bright Jade Skill, ready to pounce, but then he saw the white fox squat on the windowsill, raise its front paws, and bow to Xie An in apology.
You know how to apologize, huh?
Xie An held back.
In truth, he knew he couldn't catch the white fox with speed alone.
Soon, the white fox dangled a white, glowing object from its mouth, constantly chirping and wagging its tail at Xie An. It even dropped the white object beside Xie An.
The white fox used its left front paw to point at the object on the ground, then pointed at the precious plant.
It repeated this action.
Xie An slowly relaxed, vaguely understanding the white fox's intention, "You want to use this object to trade for the precious plant's shoots?"
The white fox nodded incessantly.
What a clever white fox.
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It can't speak human language, so it's likely not a fox demon, just one with astonishing speed. It also knows some low-level charm techniques.
Hmph!
Xie An lightly scoffed and shook his head repeatedly, "This precious plant is too valuable. Your object isn't enough. No trade."
Gaa gaa.
The white fox used its paw to point at the white object on the ground, signaling Xie An to take a look before deciding.
Xie An glanced at the wire mesh trap outside the room, seeing that it was intact, indicating the precious plant was unharmed.
Thinking about how extraordinary this white fox was, perhaps he should take a look first?
"Don't move, I'll take a look first."
Xie An scolded the white fox, and the white fox nodded. Only then did Xie An squat down and pick up the object. It was a... stone?
A glowing stone.
Somewhat similar to mutton-fat jade, cool to the touch.
There were no other mystical features.
"No way..."
Before Xie An could finish speaking, the white Dao talisman in his mind trembled.
【Detected 300 strands of demon qi.】
What?
Such a small stone has three hundred strands of demon qi?
Comparable to a dog demon!
Holy crap...
This white fox has a mine at home!
Xie An stared at the white fox, wanting to grab it and threaten it, but the white fox was very wary, ready to run away at any moment.
Then take a step back.
Making a trade isn't bad either.
Xie An thought to himself that his Longevity Fate's fusion was at .
If he wanted to reach 1 in one go, he would need five stones. If this white fox could get him five stones... forget one precious plant, he could give it ten precious plants.
It's said that when bargaining, first cut nine-tenths off the price.
Then adjust the price... by ten times first!
Xie An put on a pained expression, "Your thing is just so-so. If you can give me fifty stones like this, then you can eat the precious plant's shoots."
The white fox was stunned, shaking its head like a rattle-drum. It used its paw to write a '2' on the wall.
"Two? You wish. Thirty at the very least."
The white fox weighed it for a moment and wrote a '3'.
"Twenty, absolutely no less."
After saying that, Xie An felt a little unsure. Did he lower the price too quickly? He needed to be more steady.
The white fox wrote a '3'.
"Nineteen, not a penny less."
After some haggling, the white fox wrote a '5' and shook its head repeatedly, indicating that it absolutely couldn't go any higher.
Xie An: Fifteen, can't go any lower.
White Fox: Five, can't go any higher.
After a back-and-forth, they reached a stalemate.
Finally, Xie An determined that five should be the white fox's limit. It would be difficult to trick it further. This white fox was extremely intelligent, could understand human speech, and could even write numbers. It wasn't so easy to trick.
Xie An had a certain understanding of its wealth, but he still needed to test it out, "Do you have any other good stuff at home?"
The white fox nodded repeatedly, pointed at Xie An, then pointed at the precious plant, then clapped its paws together and grinned, indicating that if the transaction was pleasant, there would be more to come.
"Alright then. Go get four more stones, and I'll let you eat the precious plant's shoots."
Xie An made a decision.
The white fox bowed to Xie An, then darted away.
When it left, it deliberately triggered the wire mesh trap, letting the wire mesh fall, then easily bit through the wire and escaped.
Xie An's mouth twitched, "Good, good, good, it even knows how to flex in front of me."
In less than a quarter of an hour, the white fox came back with a small cloth bag, throwing it to Xie An. Inside were four stones. Xie An verified that there were no problems.
The stones were of similar size, and the Dao talisman detected three hundred strands of demon qi from each.
Xie An put on a displeased expression, "Go eat those shoots then."
But he was very happy inside.
Xie An watched the white fox excitedly eat the shoots, then turned back to grin at Xie An. Then it jumped over the wall and ran away.
Silly thing... the precious plant's shoots can grow back after being eaten, and he can continue to trade... this precious plant is really a treasure.
When the white fox was leaving, Xie An didn't forget to remind it, "Come back when the precious plant grows new shoots."
After seeing off the white fox, Xie An locked the door and sat excitedly on the edge of the bed, taking out the five jade stones.
"I thought I would still need to wait for Huang Silang to confess about the dog demon and kill the dog demon before I could increase the fusion. I didn't expect the white fox to deliver warmth. Time waits for no one, I'll raise the fusion to 1 now. Let's see the effects of the Fate upgrade."
Xie An took several deep breaths in a row, suppressing the excitement in his heart, then sat cross-legged and entered meditation, sensing the vibration and light of the Dao talisman in his mind.
To eliminate risks, Xie An absorbed the demon qi in five separate sessions.
It took a full day to absorb the demon qi from the four jade stones.
The fusion had already increased to .
Only the last jade stone remained.
【Detected three hundred strands of demon qi, absorb?】
Absorb!
Buzz!
As strands of white qi poured into the white Dao talisman, Xie An endured the pain and finally saw the change in the panel.
【Longevity Fate has grown, current fusion 1】
【Longevity Fate can be upgraded to level 2, upgrade?】
Xie An forcefully suppressed his excitement. All the efforts of the past eight years flashed through his mind.
The Fate was finally about to be upgraded.
Xie An moved his mind:
Upgrade!
