Chapter 42 Immortal Seed Restoration (Seeking Follow-up Reading)

Chen Lun came running over, exhausted, and told Chen An to be careful of black-tailed locusts.

According to him, the black-tailed sand crickets had eaten nearly half of the spiritual plants in his own spiritual field, which was a heavy loss.

It is estimated that the situation with Chen Youliang is not much better.

Chen An had no good feelings towards Chen Youliang and even secretly released nematodes into his spiritual field last time.

He doesn't care whether this person lives or dies.

Chen Lun has recently advanced his cultivation to the sixth level of Qi training, and his strength is quite good. Although he spent a lot of effort, one or two black-tailed locusts naturally could not hurt him, and they were all taken down.

After sending the other party away, Chen An returned to the cave.

While on guard against the invasion of spirit insects, Chen An received the news.

The head of the family, Chen Qing, summoned all the young and strong cultivators in the early and middle stages of Qi training to gather in the hall.

The family called him together, so Chen An, who only wanted to practice cultivation, had to put his practice aside. He slowly stood up and walked towards the family compound.

When we entered the hall, there were already about thirty young and strong monks gathered here.

Chen Lun, Chen Youliang, Chen Dazhuang and Chen Fengshuo are all here.

Chen Dazhuang saw Chen An coming over and asked: "Do you know what it is?"

Chen An shook his head and cast a questioning look: "Tell me what you think."

"What else could it be? It must be a battle between the younger generations of several major families."

"A duel?" Chen An frowned, looking somewhat resistant.

"This is to encourage the disciples in the clan to practice. The four major families jointly organized it. There are rewards for winning."

The rewards are nothing more than elixirs, magic weapons or spirit stones, which Chen An has no shortage of, so he has no interest in these rewards.

Not long after, the head of the family, Chen Qing, walked in.

It was announced that a competition among the four major families would be held in three months, but it was not mandatory and registration was free.

The competition is divided into two groups, one between those in the early stage of Qi training and the other between those in the middle stage of Qi training. The winner will be given spirit stones and magic tools according to his ranking.

The top ten will also be rewarded with perfect Qi-nourishing Pills, and the first place winner will even get a whole bottle!

Pills of this quality have almost no impurities and are pure and potent. Ordinary cultivators normally do not have the opportunity to take them.

When most of the tribesmen present heard that there was a perfect Qi-nourishing Pill to be won, they became excited and signed up enthusiastically.

Chen An touched the storage bag which still had several bottles of perfect quality pills left, and did not want to participate.

Afterwards, Chen Qing said some encouraging words and turned and left.

"Alas, what a pity, my cultivation is still a little short of breaking through the sixth level of Qi training, otherwise, I would definitely get a good ranking."

Chen Dazhuang looked lost, as if he had missed the perfect Qi-nourishing Pill.

Chen An smiled and said, "In that case, just make talisman paper at home. I'll take all you have."

Ever since the death of the third elder in battle, the Chen family's talismans have fallen into decline, and even the production of first-grade mid-quality talisman paper has become scarce.

"No problem, but you have to wait until I come back from the competition. This is a good opportunity for me to show my talents, so I can't miss it." Chen Dazhuang said with a silly smile.

Chen An saw the other person's expression and immediately understood.

The competition among the young and strong cultivators of the four families is not only an opportunity to show their talents, but also a chance to get to know the female cultivators of other families and find a Taoist partner.

After realizing this, Chen An smiled lightly, took out a bottle of high-quality Qi-nourishing pills and threw it to Chen Dazhuang.

With his current level of cultivation, the high-quality Qi-nourishing Pills are not of much use, so it would be better for him to help the other party.

Firstly, Chen Dazhuang is skilled in making talisman paper, and as the other party is a supplier, it is natural for him to have a good relationship with him.

Making talisman paper does not require much technical content, but the process is relatively complicated. In order to save time, Chen An will naturally not do it himself. Secondly, when Chen An advances to the later stage of Qi training in the future, the other party will inevitably not be able to keep up with the pace. In order to be able to obtain high-quality talisman paper stably in the future, it is possible to make a small investment.

As for whether he can advance to the later stage of Qi training, it depends on his luck, but reaching the sixth level of Qi training should not be a problem.

Chen Dazhuang sniffed the rich aroma of the elixir in the porcelain bottle and looked surprised: "High-quality Qi-nourishing elixir? For me?"

Chen An smiled and said, "Don't forget the talisman paper you promised me."

Leaving Chen Dazhuang in a daze, Chen An turned around and left gracefully, walking back to the cave.

Three months have passed since the last time I planted the immortal seeds.

The seeds of the Eight Treasures Spiritual Tree have lived up to Chen An's expectations and have returned to normal under his careful daily care!
As a line of handwriting appeared before his eyes, excitement rose in Chen An's heart.

[The Eight Spiritual Treasure Tree, also known as the Nine-Turn Samsara Tree, is naturally endowed with eight attributes: gold, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, and ice. After experiencing nine times of extinction, it can become an immortal tree. Its seeds are currently of the first-class quality and are growing well. The essence of plants and trees can assist its growth.]

Herbal essence?

Chen An remembered the essence of jade pine he had harvested before!

Fortunately, I kept it and didn't sell it. I didn't expect it to be useful today.

Immediately, Chen An took out a jade bottle filled with the essence of green jade pine.

There’s a whole bottle of essence inside!
Chen An was feeling nervous. He walked forward and dripped a few drops of liquid from the bottle onto the seeds of the Eight Treasures Spirit Tree.

He then used the Earth Attraction Technique to draw all the essence toward the immortal seed.

Following the fluctuations of the spell, Chen An could clearly sense that a faint halo appeared on the surface of the immortal seed, and it absorbed all the essence in the blink of an eye like a whale swallowing water.

Looking at its halo flickering continuously, it seems that there is still something to be desired.

Seeing this, Chen An simply poured out the entire bottle of essence.

The immortal seed accepted all that came, and the halo on the surface seemed to grow brighter. In less than three breaths, it had absorbed all the essence of the jade pine without leaving a drop.

Chen An was slightly surprised to feel that the halo was still flickering. Is this not enough?

He used the soul-infusing technique, and one after another, rich wood-attributed spiritual power was injected into the immortal seed.

Chen An did not stop until he was exhausted and the spiritual energy in his dantian was completely used up.

The halo of the immortal seed is still flickering.

"More? If this continues, we won't be able to take care of the other spiritual plants."

The corner of Chen An's mouth twitched. If he continued to eat like this every day, his small body would not be able to bear it!

He simply found Chen Lun and asked him to keep an eye out for the wood-attributed spiritual liquid when he went to the market.

The essence of the jade pine is only of the lower grade of the first level, and the quality of its spiritual energy is not very high. If you want to satisfy the Eight Treasures Spirit Tree, you must at least have a spiritual liquid of the upper grade of the first level.

Chen An learned from his mistakes and decided to return to the cave to practice and improve his cultivation to the late stage of Qi training as soon as possible. After his spiritual power increased greatly, he should be able to deal with this immortal seed and this whole acre of other spiritual plants.
In the competition among cultivators from the four neighboring families, Chen Dazhuang lived up to expectations and successfully advanced to the sixth level of Qi training.

Chen An nodded secretly. This kid must have encountered some opportunities during his trip to the ruins cave, otherwise it would have been impossible for him to improve his cultivation from the fourth level of Qi training to such a level in less than two years.

However, judging from his momentum, this is the limit. Whether he can advance to the later stage of Qi training depends on his luck.

After the head of the family, Chen Qing, and all the clan members left, Chen An returned to the cave to continue his cultivation.

He had been tormented by the Eight Treasures Spirit Tree during this period of time, and the spiritual power in his body had been squeezed out to the last drop. It had almost never been replenished, and he was not feeling very comfortable at all.

With all my efforts in cultivation, I was able to barely keep up, but I could hardly take care of other spiritual plants.

After such energy-consuming efforts, Chen An discovered that there were also benefits. As the spiritual power in his dantian was constantly depleted, he practiced and recovered. After several rounds, he found that the efficiency of his practice was slightly improved.

It's a small surprise in misfortune.

(End of this chapter)