Chapter 302: Since When Has Improving Spirit Roots Become So Simple?

[Spirit Plant: Five Elements Fruit Tree]

[Grade: Fourth Grade]

[Description: The Five Elements Spirit Fruit Tree blooms every hundred years, bears fruit every hundred years, and matures every hundred years. Consuming the fruit can condense spiritual power, solidify foundations, greatly increase the chances of Foundation Establishment and Golden Core Formation, and also has the effect of enhancing Golden Core cultivation and spiritual power.]

“So this fruit tree needs a three-hundred-year cycle? That’s way too slow.”

Lu Changsheng shook his head as he looked at the description of the Five Elements Fruit Tree in his system space.

Even though he knew that third and Fourth-Tier spirit fruit trees took hundreds or even thousands of years to mature,

he still couldn’t help but sigh at the thought of his own tree taking three hundred years for one cycle.

After all, only thirty-two years had passed since he awakened his memories and began cultivating.

He hadn’t yet adapted to the true timelessness of immortal cultivation.

“In three hundred years, I’ll probably be at the Nascent Soul stage, right?”

Lu Changsheng pondered silently.

He felt that by the time this fruit tree bore fruit, he’d likely have broken through to Nascent Soul. What use would he have for these Five Elements Spirit Fruits then?

He was destined not to eat these Five Elements Spirit Fruits himself. They could only be used by his future wives and children.

“Yun’r previously refined the ‘Lingming Treasure Tree’ into her ‘innate spirit root,’ allowing her to produce ‘Lingming Essence Fluid’ through her own spiritual power.”

“Although the amount isn’t much, it can clearly make it bear fruit earlier.”

“So if I refine this ‘Five Elements Fruit Tree’ into an innate spirit root for the family, I might be able to produce one or two fruits in advance.”

Lu Changsheng thought about some of the effects of the Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique that his wife Lu Miaoyun practiced.

Although this technique had no combat capabilities,

it wasn’t entirely useless aside from longevity.

Practitioners could sacrifice the growth of spirit plants and their own cultivation progress to accelerate the fruiting of spirit trees.

“However, planting and nurturing such a Fourth-Tier celestial spirit root won’t be easy.”

“At the very least, it needs to be planted on a Third-Tier spirit vein and carefully nurtured.”

Lu Changsheng immediately realized that what he needed to consider now wasn’t the fruiting of the Five Elements Fruit Tree,

but whether his family could keep it alive!

After all, theoretically, a Fourth-Tier spirit plant needed at least a Third-Tier spirit vein to survive.

And a Third-Tier spirit vein would barely keep it alive. Nurturing it well was another matter entirely.

A subpar spirit vein not only affects growth but could also potentially kill the spirit tree if not careful.

“Biyun Peak currently only has a high-quality Second-Tier spirit vein. It might take ages for it to advance to Third-Tier.”

Lu Changsheng let out a light sigh.

Upgrading spirit veins was extremely difficult.

He had spent two spirit source beads to upgrade his family’s spirit vein from mid-quality Second-Tier to high-quality.

And that was when his family’s spirit vein was already at the upper limit of mid-quality Second-Tier.

If he wanted to quickly upgrade the current spirit vein to top-quality Second-Tier, it would probably take seven or eight spirit source beads, let alone upgrading to Third-Tier.

Even if he were wealthy, he couldn’t afford to play around like this.

Unless he was lucky enough to obtain one or two Spirit Eye items from the system’s lottery.

“However, it might be possible to nurture it in the Sumeru Cave Heaven.”

Lu Changsheng pondered silently.

Although there were no spirit veins in the Sumeru Cave Heaven, Sumeru could control the heaven and earth on its own, distributing spiritual energy to form small areas similar to spirit veins within the cave heaven.

So planting it in the Sumeru Cave Heaven might allow the Five Elements Fruit Tree to survive.

“But with Sumeru’s current spiritual power, relying on Biyun Peak’s spirit vein and the Spirit Eye Spring, it would be very difficult to nurture this Five Elements Fruit Tree well. The consumption would be quite significant.”

“Forget it, I’ll figure something out later.”

“I wonder how Sumeru is doing after absorbing the Imperial Essence Fluid, and if the accompanying spirit plants have been nurtured yet.”

Lu Changsheng let out a light sigh.

He decided to temporarily keep this Five Elements Fruit Tree in the system space and plant it for cultivation when conditions were right.

Bihu Mountain.

Lu Family Mansion.

“Oh, Quanzhen, you’re back?”

Qu Zhenzhen was delighted to learn that her son Lu Quanzhen had returned.

“Mother.”

Lu Quanzhen looked at his mother before him, thinking of his uncle who had just left, feeling a bit heavy-hearted.

He understood his uncle’s thoughts.

Regardless of success in the immortal path, he only hoped that his mother could live a carefree and happy life.

He sat down to keep his mother company, chatting and telling amusing stories to relieve her boredom.

Then he took out the Heavenly Restoration Pill given by his uncle and said, “Mother, this is a gift I bought for you. It has effects of beautifying, rejuvenating, and increasing cultivation.”

“Hehe, Quanzhen, you’re so thoughtful.”

Qu Zhenzhen’s face lit up with a happy smile when she heard her son’s words.

After all, not only did her son know to call her ‘mother,’ but while his younger brothers and sisters were out playing,

he now knew to take the initiative to come home and visit her. She felt very gratified.

However, looking at the black jade porcelain bottle, she said gently, “Quanzhen, your mother doesn’t need any pills now. You don’t need to waste Spirit Stones.”

“If you really want to make your mother happy, get married soon. Don’t keep putting it off. Let your mother hold grandchildren at home. Your brother Yun’s seventh child is already on the way last month.”

As Qu Zhenzhen spoke, her voice became a bit aggrieved and envious.

She had a good relationship with Lu Miaoyun.

So she was quite envious seeing how obedient Lu Yun was, already having one wife and four concubines with six children under Lu Miaoyun’s arrangement.

Lu Quanzhen: “…”

Hearing this, Lu Quanzhen immediately felt a headache coming on.

He usually avoided his mother because she liked to bring this up every time they met.

And with Lu Yun as a comparison, he didn’t know how to refute.

“Mother, I understand. Please take this pill. I have something to do, I’ll chat with you later.”

Lu Quanzhen put down the pill and immediately found an excuse to leave.

“Quanzhen, Quanzhen.”

Qu Zhenzhen watched her son leave as if escaping, a slightly aggrieved expression on her face.

But looking at the black jade porcelain bottle on the table, her eyes still showed a trace of gratification.

In previous years, her son would also send some small gifts to her, his mother, but rarely pills.

On one hand, pills were relatively expensive.

On the other hand, Bihu Mountain didn’t lack any pills for her.

She even gave her monthly cultivation quota of pills to her son Lu Quanzhen and daughter Lu Caizhen.

Lu Quanzhen’s current cultivation speed was partly due to her contribution as his mother.

“What a beautiful pill!”

Qu Zhenzhen opened the porcelain bottle and saw the Heavenly Restoration Pill inside. Her gentle and charming face showed a surprised expression.

Although she wasn’t very interested in immortal cultivation, she had learned quite a bit about it over the years.

She knew that this kind of pill was not ordinary, but very rare and precious.

“Quanzhen, Quanzhen!”

She quickly got up to call her son, saying that the pill was too precious and she didn’t need it.

But her son Lu Quanzhen had already disappeared without a trace.

“Mother, are you pressuring brother about marriage again? I saw him escape on his Flying Sword in an instant.”

At this moment, her daughter Lu Caizhen, wearing a goose-yellow dress and with a cute face, came over with a smile.

“Hmph, your brother is so old now, can’t your mother mention it? Look at your brother Yun…”

Qu Zhenzhen said somewhat aggrievedly.

“Alright, alright, mother, don’t be angry. This is the spirit honey produced by the jade bees I recently raised. It’s very sweet. Sister and brother both said it’s delicious. Try it.”

Lu Caizhen didn’t engage with this topic. Like showing off a treasure, she took out a beehive and changed the subject.

She had been interested in beekeeping initially, and Lu Changsheng naturally indulged her, getting her several hives of flower bees.

Although she had killed many hives, with her parents’ wealth and her unyielding spirit, she had now become an official beekeeper.

She could now produce some honey for the family to eat.

“Mother, have a taste.”

Hearing this, Qu Zhenzhen’s face immediately broke into a smile, putting aside the matter of her son Lu Quanzhen.

Her ability to stay happy all these years and come out of the shadow of clan extermination was not only due to the people around her but also her optimistic nature that didn’t dwell on things.

“It really is delicious!”

Qu Zhenzhen drank a cup of honey water, her eyes smiling like crescent moons.

Then, looking at the black jade porcelain bottle in her hand, she said, “Caizhen, this is a pill your brother sent. He said it has effects of preserving youth, beautifying, and increasing cultivation. Your mother doesn’t need it, so you take it.”

This pill looked precious, and she couldn’t bear to use it herself.

She also knew that when her son gave gifts, like her husband, he basically wouldn’t take them back.

So she decided to give it to her daughter to use.

After all, this daughter took after her, usually playful and not fond of cultivation, having only broken through to the fourth layer of Qi Refining.

“Wow, what a beautiful pill.”

Lu Caizhen was also surprised when she saw the Heavenly Restoration Pill in the porcelain bottle.

After all, this pill was not only crystal clear but seemed to have a life of its own, its luster flickering as if breathing, with streaks of light flowing on its own.

She voiced her refusal, “Mother, since brother gave it to you, you should use it.”

“It’s alright, your mother doesn’t need it. You take it.”

Qu Zhenzhen said lovingly.

“Thank you, mother!”

Lu Caizhen didn’t refuse again, affectionately holding her mother’s wrist.

“By the way, Caizhen, how are things going with Xuanji?”

Qu Zhenzhen gently stroked her daughter’s hair and asked.

She knew that her daughter Lu Caizhen and Hong Yi’s son Hong Xuanji had a good relationship and were quite close.

“Mother~”

Hearing this, Lu Caizhen immediately became shy and coquettish.

“Mother is just asking.”

Qu Zhenzhen held her daughter’s arm, also speaking somewhat coquettishly.

Qingluan Immortal City.

“Phew, we’re finally here.”

Lu Changsheng and his wives Lu Miaoge and Lu Miaohuan loooed at the immortal city before them as they disembarked from the ‘Ancient Moon Spirit Ship’.

The spirit ship from Qingluan Immortal City back to Qingyun Market Town wouldn’t leave for another two months.

But Lu Changsheng still planned to take the spirit ship back instead of piloting a Spirit Boat himself.

After all, there was no rush for these few months, and traveling by spirit ship was much more comfortable and relaxed.

The three rented a courtyard in the inner city, then leisurely strolled around to pick out some gifts for the wives and children at home.

Lu Changsheng also planned to buy large quantities of monster skeletons, monster blood, monster core crystals, and other materials.

Due to its proximity to the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range and the large number of rogue cultivators, monster materials in Qingluan Immortal City were generally 30-40% cheaper than in other places.

Whether for Talisman Making, crafting beast-type puppets, or the medicinal baths Hong Lian mentioned, most of the raw materials came from monsters.

Just then, a thick and mysterious tremor surged through Lu Changsheng’s body.

“Hm?”

Lu Changsheng paused slightly.

He knew this was the tremor of a spirit root.

But he hadn’t had any children born, and for the grandchild generation, unless it was a High-Tier spirit root, there wouldn’t be such a spirit root effect boost.

He mentally checked the system and saw an increase in the grandchild generation, but no spirit root.

“It can’t be Quanzhen again, can it?”

Lu Changsheng looked towards his son Lu Quanzhen.

There was no change in the attribute panel.

This made him somewhat puzzled, so he began to check the attribute panels of his children.

After looking for about a quarter of an hour, he finally found which child’s spirit root had improved.

[Name: Lu Caizhen]

[Lifespan: 25/93]

[Talent: Fifth-Tier Spirit Root]

[Cultivation: Fourth Layer of Qi Refining]

[Ability: Beekeeping Affinity (38%)]

“Is it because of Quanzhen…”

Lu Changsheng looked at his daughter’s attribute panel, his brows slightly furrowed, guessing it had something to do with his son Lu Quanzhen.

After all, not long ago, his son Lu Quanzhen’s Eighth-Tier spirit root had advanced to Fourth-Tier, and now his daughter Lu Caizhen’s Ninth-Tier spirit root had advanced to Fifth-Tier.

“Since when has improving spirit roots become so simple?”

Lu Changsheng took a deep breath, not quite understanding what was going on.

Apart from the Hope Gu, he had yet to come across any celestial treasures that could improve spirit roots.

To improve his own spirit root, he had taken twelve years to advance from a Ninth-Tier spirit root to a Fifth-Tier, and seventeen years to advance to Fourth-Tier!

Yet his children had advanced to fifth and Fourth-Tier in such a short time.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng’s desire to return home intensified, wanting to figure out what was going on with his children.

Bihu Mountain.

In a courtyard, inside a practice room.

“This, this, this!?”

Lu Caizhen opened her eyes, looked at her hands, felt her recent cultivation speed, and was completely surprised.

After taking the pill her mother gave her, there was no immediate increase in her cultivation.

She only felt a mysterious sensation throughout her body, as if her spirit root had improved in some imperceptible way.

Then she tried to meditate and cultivate.

As a result, she found that her cultivation speed was several times faster than before, leaving her completely amazed.

“What kind of pill is this! It can actually improve spirit roots!”

Lu Caizhen muttered to herself, realizing this pill was extraordinary, and hurriedly got up to find her mother.

Meanwhile, Lu Quanzhen came to visit his mother.

After all, the Heavenly Restoration Pill was a significant matter.

After his mother took it, she would surely notice something was off, and he needed to explain and instruct her.

“Quanzhen, do you have something to discuss?”

Qu Zhenzhen happily inquired, seeing her son come to find her again.

It was unusual for her son to avoid her all day, come yesterday, and come again today, which made her somewhat puzzled.

“Mother, haven’t you taken the pill I gave you yet?”

Lu Quanzhen looked at his mother’s demeanor and guessed that she hadn’t taken it yet.

“Quanzhen, where did you get that pill? It looks very precious. I felt I didn’t need it, so I gave it to Caizhen.”

Qu Zhenzhen said.

“You gave it to Caizhen?”

Lu Quanzhen’s heart skipped a beat when he heard this.

Although his uncle had said that if his mother didn’t want it, he could give it to his sister or father.

But with only one Heavenly Restoration Pill left, if he had to make the decision, he would still give it to his mother, Qu Zhenzhen, no matter what.

After all, this was his uncle’s intention.

This is precisely why he was worried his mother would refuse, so he made up a reason.

But unexpectedly, by a twist of fate, his mother had given the pill to his sister.

“Quanzhen, what’s wrong?”

Qu Zhenzhen looked at her son, sensing something was amiss.

“It’s nothing. I was just asking. If it’s given to Caizhen, then so be it. I happen to have something to discuss with her.”

Lu Quanzhen maintained a calm expression, smiling faintly and speaking nonchalantly.

He knew that once his sister took the pill, she would realize its unusual effects, and he needed to explain and instruct her.

However, just as he stood up and hadn’t even walked out the door, he saw his sister hurriedly rushing over.

“Mother! Mother!”

“Oh, brother, you’re here too. What kind of pill did you give mother? After I ate it, I felt like my spirit root…”

Lu Caizhen immediately spoke up when she saw her brother.

“Sigh…”

Lu Quanzhen looked at his rash sister, slapped his forehead, and let out a sigh.

Then, under the gaze of his mother and sister, Lu Quanzhen calmly explained without changing his expression.

He stated that this pill was obtained during a fortuitous encounter some time ago.

After taking it himself, his spirit root improved.

So he thought long and hard about the remaining pill and decided to give it to his mother to take.

This way, his mother could cultivate well and might even break through to Foundation Establishment in the future, allowing her to accompany their father and siblings for longer.

But considering that his mother would certainly be reluctant to use it herself, he made up a reason.

“Improve spirit root… Quanzhen, actually, this pill could have been given to your father.”

“Your father’s spirit root isn’t good. If his spirit root could improve, his future cultivation would be much easier.”

Qu Zhenzhen’s face showed a bit of regret.

She wasn’t regretful for herself, but felt this pill would have been more suitable for Lu Changsheng.

“Mother, brother.”

Lu Caizhen lowered her head, fidgeting with her clothes, feeling she had made a mistake by consuming such a precious pill.

“It’s alright. What’s done is done. Just put more effort into cultivation from now on.”

Lu Quanzhen said softly, not blaming his sister.

After all, this matter was his own fault for not handling it well.

He looked at his sister and said seriously, “Caizhen, the matter of spirit roots is of great importance. You must never rashly tell anyone about this again, understand?”

“Brother, I understand.”

Lu Caizhen nodded repeatedly.

Having cultivated for so long, she had never heard of pills or celestial treasures that could improve spirit roots.

She knew that such things could easily attract trouble.

After Lu Quanzhen had comforted his sister, Qu Zhenzhen, worried that her son might be unhappy, quietly said, “Quanzhen, let mother tell you something.”

“Actually, your father gave mother a technique called the ‘Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique.’ Your Aunt Yun is cultivating this technique. Once your father finds a spirit plant, mother can start cultivating too, so you don’t need to worry about mother.”

Qu Zhenzhen spoke softly, telling her son about the Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique.

“Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique… cultivate by refining celestial spirit plants, no bottlenecks, double lifespan…”

Lu Quanzhen’s heart skipped a beat, somewhat surprised that his family had such a technique.

But he knew celestial spirit plants were rare.

It was already quite remarkable that his father could find one celestial spirit plant for his aunt Lu Miaoyun to cultivate.

Finding another one for his mother to cultivate the technique might not be easy.

“There are still four years until the Purple Secrets Realm opens.”

“Now that I’m at the ninth layer of Qi Refining, if I focus on cultivating techniques during this time, I might be able to gain something when I enter the Purple Secrets Realm, perhaps even obtain a celestial spirit plant.”

Lu Quanzhen narrowed his eyes slightly, muttering to himself.

The Purple Secrets Realm opened once every thirty years.

He had learned about this realm before and planned to break through to the Seventh Layer of Qi Refining before it opened, then try his luck there.

Now, hearing his mother’s words and having reached the ninth layer of Qi Refining, he was confident about going.

Two months later.

Lu Changsheng boarded a spirit ship with his wives to return to the Qingyun Region.

He had planned to ask Li Feiyu if he wanted to return with him.

But he learned that Li Feiyu had been away for a long time and wasn’t at home.

Lu Changsheng let out a light sigh at this.

He knew that, as he had guessed, Li Feiyu’s mindset had been influenced by him to some extent, and he was preparing to make one last attempt in these few years.

“With the ‘Avatar Talisman,’ Feiyu should be able to escape if he encounters danger.”

Lu Changsheng stood on the deck, pondering silently.

But when he gazed at the overlapping peaks and extending ranges of the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range in the distance, his heart suddenly skipped a beat as he realized a problem.

The Avatar Talisman, when facing a life-threatening danger, could form a puppet avatar to take the blow and then teleport the user a thousand miles away.

But this teleportation was random and not controlled by the user.

Li Feiyu had been fighting and tempering himself in the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range for a long time. If he used the ‘Avatar Talisman,’ wouldn’t it mean he might be teleported deeper into the range?

And in the depths of the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range, forget about Qi Refining cultivators, even Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators would be in great danger.

“It shouldn’t come to that…”

Lu Changsheng shook his head, thinking that Li Feiyu had survived all these years and shouldn’t have such bad luck.