novelE2F Chapter 453: Seeds Before the Mother
Chapter 453: Seeds Before the Mother
Chapter 453: Seeds Before the Mother
In Jianmen Town, Lu Xuan glanced at the plaque of the Myriad Treasures Tower and stepped into the hall. His face was covered with a layer of thin, cicada-wing-like light gray mask, transforming him into an ordinary-looking middle-aged cultivator. This mask was a fourth-grade artifact obtained from the ghost-faced mushroom luminous orb, the Thousand Faces of Deception, capable of altering a cultivator's appearance and aura.
"Esteemed guest, this way please."
Upon entering the hall, the amiable and portly master of the Jianmen Town branch of the Myriad Treasures Tower, sensing the surging spiritual power within Lu Xuan, came forward to welcome him.
Lu Xuan followed the old man to the third floor of the Myriad Treasures Tower.
"What can this humble one do for you?" asked the portly old man with a smile after a graceful maid served spirit fruit and spirit tea.
"I have quite a few pills I'd like to sell. Does the Myriad Treasures Tower buy them?" Lu Xuan asked, his voice hoarse.
Having reached the master level in concocting the Primordial Essence Pill and Spirit Nurturing Pill, Lu Xuan, not wanting to draw too much attention, had only brought out less than thirty percent of his stock at the Pill Hall previously and decided to discreetly sell the rest.
"Oh? May I take a look?"
Nodding, Lu Xuan lightly waved his hand, and more than ten bottles of pills appeared before the portly old man.
The number of pills took the old man by surprise. He picked up two bottles, examining them closely.
"First-grade Primordial Essence Pills, second-grade Spirit Nurturing Pills, both of excellent quality."
Lu Xuan had specifically selected the best quality pills for sale, so those laid before the old man were of the highest caliber.
After appraising all the pills, the old man offered a price slightly higher than that of the Pill Hall, to which Lu Xuan had no objections.
In the end, the pills were sold for a total of over eight thousand spirit stones.
Money and goods exchanged, the portly old man personally escorted Lu Xuan out of the Myriad Treasures Tower.
"If you have more pills of the same quality, the Myriad Treasures Tower welcomes you to sell or exchange them," he said, reluctantly parting with Lu Xuan.
Having such a capable alchemist at hand, it was natural to curry favor with him.
"Should I have more pills, I will consider the Myriad Treasures Tower first," Lu Xuan responded indifferently.
He had not expected that concocting pills at the master level could be so profitable; the two types of pills, after deducting the cost of the spiritual herbs, brought him several thousand spirit stones in total.
Enough to buy several fourth-grade spirit seeds.
"It's a pity the grade of the pills is still low. Making lower-grade pills is time-consuming and somewhat detracts from farming."
"I wonder if there's a chance to examine that old Dragon Turtle."
Lu Xuan felt a bit carried away and quickly took a deep breath to adjust his attitude, discarding the impractical thought from his mind.
He then took out demonic beast meat collected from various stalls and shops and buried it around the roots of the Aberrant Longevity Peach tree.
The peach tree already bore small spirit fruits, full of milky fragrance, like newly nurtured life, exuding a tempting aroma.
The Filth-Eating Grass had lost its distinct shape, becoming a mass of vile substance thriving in the netherworld courtyard.
The eighteen Parasitic Yin Threads had also taken root, resembling eighteen intertwined slender arms, no longer bearing the terrifying appearance seen in the secret realm.
As they fed on flesh and blood, the eighteen arms seemed to share a consciousness, evenly dividing the flesh and blood for consumption.
After feeding the Parasitic Yin Threads, Lu Xuan approached the Holy Infant Fruit mother plant buried in the Dark Decay Soil.
Due to not feeding the mature progeny to the mother plant in time, driven by instinctual needs, two grey-black tumors on the withered grey-black body of the mother plant contracted and expanded, revealing two tiny grey-black infant embryos inside.
"Not bad, birthing two new Holy Infant Fruit progeny seeds."
Lu Xuan commended his earlier decision.
As long as the Holy Infant Fruit mother plant's needs were unmet, it would continue to produce new progeny seeds, waiting for the progeny to mature for harvest.
Unexpectedly, Lu Xuan ruthlessly harvested it instead.
The mature Holy Infant Fruit progeny remained in the Gluttonous Insect Pouch, leaving the mother plant unsatisfied, hence inducing the birth of two new progeny seeds.
Lu Xuan carefully cut the two tumors, and for a moment, it seemed as if two grey-black phantoms screamed past.
The embryo-like seeds inside the tumors slowly became visible.
Surveying the courtyard, with limited space in the spirit field, Lu Xuan planted them near the Holy Infant Fruit mother plant.
"This seems somewhat cruel."
"The mother plant quietly awaits the growth of its progeny, only to helplessly watch them be harvested by others upon maturity."
"Hmm, this plot sounds vaguely familiar..."