Chapter 46: Chapter 46: Illusionary Heart Grass and Five Elements Flag
The dark green jade box, engraved with exquisitely beautiful spirit patterns, was carefully opened by Lin Shijie.
Each ice-blue spirit grass was placed within, the leaves of which were still shimmering with some sparkling spirit light, dazzlingly beautiful.
The spirit grass exuded a spiritual energy far exceeding that of the second rank, breathing deeply one could smell a refreshing, piercing grass scent.
Instantly invigorating and clearing the mind in an unprecedented way.
"What is this?" Lin Shiming and the other two couldn't help but rub their eyes, faces full of disbelief.
"This is Illusionary Heart Grass, one of the three main ingredients of the Foundation Establishment Pill, the Illusionary Heart Grass!" Lin Shijie exclaimed, losing his composure first.
Lin Shijie's grandfather is Lin Yuqi, the only second-rank superior grade alchemist in the Lin Family. Lin Shijie, although not fond of alchemy, had grown up familiar with most spirit plants.
Let alone the legendary Illusionary Heart Grass, one of the three main medicinal ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Pill.
Hearing this, Lin Shiming and Lin Shimo no longer had any doubts and began to uncontrollably reveal the excitement in their hearts as they opened the other jade boxes one by one.
In the end, ten jade boxes, exactly ten Illusionary Heart Grasses.
The stronger scent of the grass invigorated the trio's minds even more.
Three of them were immature grasses less than ten years old, but the remaining seven were hundred-year Illusionary Heart Grasses suitable for real medicinal use.
"Let's hand these over to Seventh Great-Uncle!" Lin Shiming said first, breaking the silence.
Lin Shijie and Lin Shimo both nodded in agreement.
The matter of the Illusionary Heart Grass being a key ingredient for Foundation Establishment was of huge import.
If auctioned at the market, it would already be worth tens of thousands of spirit stones, and its value couldn't be solely measured in spirit stones. Anyone with Illusionary Heart Grass wouldn't be foolish enough to sell it.
The three of them carefully closed the jade boxes, and to maintain the vitality of the three immature grasses, Lin Shiming even took out half a catty of spirit soil and placed it inside the box.
Returning once again to the deep part of the bear cave, they called for Seventh Great-Uncle.
Upon hearing of the Illusionary Heart Grass, Lin Xianzhi took the matter very seriously and, after receiving the jade box from Lin Shiming, handled it with even more care than usual.
Gently lifting the lid of the jade box, looking at the Illusionary Heart Grass lying inside, Lin Xianzhi couldn't help but take a deep breath.
"Shiming, you guys have made a great contribution again!"
Lin Xianzhi looked at the three people in front of him, and the admiration in his eyes grew even stronger.
Moreover, Lin Houyong, who had just come back from setting up the formation outside, saw the Illusionary Heart Grass and was completely stunned, unable to control the expression on his face, which was filled with joy.
This was the first time Lin Shiming had seen his fifth uncle lose his composure and show such ecstasy.
"The family also has another main ingredient for the Foundation Establishment Pill, Profound Ice Flower, and only the Heavenly Spirit Fruit is needed to start refining the Foundation Establishment Pill!" In his joy, Lin Xianzhi explained to the younger generation and hoped that the ones with the 'Shi' generation name would remember this.
Especially Lin Shiming, with such good fortune, who knows, he might actually find the Heavenly Spirit Fruit.
Lin Houyong was at the ninth level of Qi Cultivation and also a seed for Foundation Establishment within the family, but Lin Shiming's father, Lin Houyuan, had a better spirit root than Lin Houyong, and was younger with more time to hone his skills. Even if the Foundation Establishment Pill was purchased then,
Lin Houyuan would be given priority. And it is known that Lin Houyong is already 57, not far from the life essence limit of sixty for Foundation Establishment.
The appearance of the Illusionary Heart Grass undoubtedly brought great hope to the latter.
"Shiming, Shijie, Shimo, for retrieving the spirit grass, each of you will be awarded five thousand contribution points!" Lin Xianzhi promised outright.
"Thank you, Uncle Seven Ancestor!" Lin Shiming and the other two were immediately ecstatic, as the 5000 contribution points were equivalent to 5000 Spirit Stones.
Additionally, once back at the family clan, handing over those two Jade Slips could also earn them seven or eight thousand contribution points. Converting that to Spirit Stones, each person would have two or three thousand Spirit Stones.
In an instant, their wealth even surpassed that of a Qi Cultivation Ninth Level Elder.
And keep in mind, during the ambush by the Huang Family, each of them had obtained a Storage Bag from a Qi Cultivation Ninth Level Elder and a late-stage Qi Cultivation Cultivator.
Those bags certainly contained many treasures as well.
"Alright, you all should also take the time to recover your Spiritual Energy. Tomorrow, we will transplant the Spirit Vein and return to Fangmu Mountain!" Lin Xianzhi spoke up.
"Yes!" Lin Shiming was alright, and upon hearing Uncle Seven Ancestor speak, he immediately suppressed his emotions, his mind became calm, and he began to quietly cultivate.
Lin Shijie and Lin Shiming became somewhat restless and stepped out. Lin Shijie wanted to test the newly acquired Spirit Sword, while Lin Shiming intended to try and revive the Iron Corpse and Blood Corpse.
The night passed without incident, and Lin Shiming woke from cultivation to find it was early the next morning.
The gentle Spiritual Power of the Qing Mu Art, along with the medicinal effects of the Green Lotus and Superior Grade Monkey Wine, slightly restored Lin Shiming's meridians. He believed that with just half a month of rest, he could return to his peak condition.
Furthermore, Lin Shiming had a feeling that the bottleneck at the seventh level of Qi Cultivation had loosened and, once his injuries were healed, all he needed to do was find a place rich in Spiritual Energy to breakthrough to the seventh level of Qi Cultivation and become a true late-stage Qi Cultivation Cultivator.
He would also be a late-stage Qi Cultivation Cultivator at the age of twenty-one.
At that time, Lin Shiming would be able to cultivate the Heavenly Wood Spirit Cultivation Secret Technique. With the Secret Technique, his Spiritual Energy would far exceed that of his peers by three or four times, giving him a natural advantage in spell battles.
Then, with his numerous Magic Artifacts, even Cultivators at the eighth or ninth levels of Qi Cultivation would be worth a fight.
While Lin Shiming was eagerly looking forward to this, the three Spirit Beasts in his Spirit Beast Bag began to make noise on time, sending out emotions calling for Lin Shiming from inside the Storage Bag.
Lin Shiming approached and released the three Spirit Beasts.
Due to the consumption of Beast Nurturing Pills, these Spirit Beasts ate frequently and punctually.
The Spirit Water combined with the Spirit Food had also been a bit of a headache for Lin Shiming. Fortunately, this trip to the Qingyun Mountain range had been very fruitful; otherwise, he really would have had to find ways to acquire more Spirit Stones.
After feeding the Spirit Beasts, Lin Shiming took out the two Storage Bags he had obtained previously, to check and summarize the loot.
The late-stage Qi Cultivation Cultivator's Storage Bag was obviously a bit poor, containing only a few hundred Spirit Stones, several second-rank superior grade Spiritual Artifacts, and a few Spirit Talismans, but no Supreme Grade Spiritual Artifacts.
Next was the turn of the Qi Cultivation Ninth Level Cultivator's Storage Bag.
As soon as he opened it, he saw a five-colored small flag with exquisite Spirit Patterns emitting strong fluctuations of Spiritual Energy.
"Five Elements Flag!" Lin Shiming had not expected that this Storage Bag actually belonged to the Cultivator who had bombarded Lin Shijie and Lin Shiming. Nor did he expect that the Five Elements Flag he had longed for was now in his own hands.
As for Talismans, having the Supreme Grade Magic Artifact, Five Elements Flag, was an incredible boon.
Lin Shiming's heart overflowed with gratitude towards Uncle Seven Ancestor, understanding that the allocation of Storage Bags must have taken his interests into account.
This Five Elements Flag, even among Supreme Grade Magic Artifacts, was a fine piece, worth at least six or seven thousand Spirit Stones. With the ability to unleash five different spells in rapid succession, its power was truly fierce.
Needless to say, the Rejuvenation Herb and Lin Shijie's Fire-returning Fire Sword had suffered greatly under this Five Elements Flag.
After securing the Five Elements Flag, it took Lin Shiming quite some time to calm his emotions. As for the rest of the Magic Artifacts, none were particularly stunning. He planned to sell the superior grade artifacts later and convert them into Spirit Stones.
He found an additional eight hundred or so Spirit Stones.