Chapter 126
Chapter 126: The Complete Guide to Plant Spirit Cultivation?
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Although Qinglan Sect’s Scripture Pavilion was quite rich in content, with all kinds of cultivation methods and spells available.
However, it didn’t contain the unique divine techniques of hidden sects like Ice Valley.
The core cultivation methods of those sects had always been kept secret and were never easily passed down to outsiders.
She really hadn’t expected that among this skeleton giant’s collection, there would be such treasures hidden away.
Having obtained the divine technique, Su Wanqing couldn’t be bothered to keep clinging to Lin Muyu anymore. She immediately found a clean corner to sit down and began reading the book intently.
Before meeting Lin Muyu, cultivation had been the most important thing in her life.
Now that she had obtained such an opportunity, she should practice first. After all, it wasn’t like Lin Muyu was going to run away.
Lin Muyu didn’t disturb her either, bending down to continue searching through the remaining scrolls.
Soon, another special book caught her attention, with three characters written in dark red ink on the cover.
《Mixed Demon Art》
“A demon race cultivation method?”
She picked up the book, raising an eyebrow slightly, her heart full of surprise.
“Could there be a cultivation method suitable for Xiaoyun?”
It should be known that demon race cultivators mostly relied on their innate talents for cultivation, slowly tempering themselves with the power in their bloodlines. Very few demons could create their own cultivation methods and spells.
Only those demon race powerhouses with exceptional talent and extremely high cultivation levels could possibly figure out cultivation methods suitable for the demon race.
Without exception, all such methods were treasures.
Lin Muyu carefully prepared to secretly put it away.
“Wait, you’re not thinking of giving that cultivation method to that cat demon, are you?”
Su Wanqing’s voice suddenly came from behind her, with a rather gloomy tone.
She put down the divine technique manual in her hands, her gaze falling on Lin Muyu’s sneaky actions, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
She really couldn’t understand why Lin Muyu always seemed to get involved with the demon race. First it was that fox demon, and now it was this cat demon.
Clearly, the demon race was also an enemy of Qinglan Sect…
Lin Muyu turned around, not bothering to hide anything, instead openly admitting:
“Yes, it’s for her. So what?”
“I want this cultivation manual… but if you promise to stop clinging to me from now on, I won’t give it to her…”
She deliberately paused, her tone carrying a hint of threat.
If Su Wanqing agreed, she could just find another book for Lin Xiaoyun later.
But then Su Wanqing wouldn’t have any reason to trouble her in the future.
“Forget it.”
Su Wanqing snorted lightly, turned her head back to continue reading the divine technique manual, and reluctantly replied:
“Then give it to her.”
That cat demon was still young and her cultivation wasn’t high, so she didn’t pose a threat for now. She could just keep a closer eye on her when she grew up.
Compared to a small cat demon, it was better to maintain a good relationship with Lin Muyu.
After all, that Luo Chenxi was still eyeing her covetously, and the threat from that direction was greater.
As for whether Lin Xiaoyun was Lin Muyu’s real sister… Su Wanqing rolled her eyes internally.
What nonsense, she wasn’t blind. Those fluffy cat ears on Lin Xiaoyun’s pointed ears were so obvious, how could they be real sisters?
Lin Muyu no longer paid attention to Su Wanqing’s petty thoughts, lowering her head to look at the divine technique while muttering to herself:
“I wonder if there are any books here suitable for Chenxi?”
Luo Chenxi was her best friend, who took care of her in every way. Now that she had obtained this opportunity, she naturally wanted to find some benefits for her friend too.
Perhaps her wish had an effect, because when she flipped to the second-to-last book, her eyes suddenly lit up.
The cover of this book was embroidered with a soaring fire phoenix, and the title was 《Flame Phoenix Presides Over the Court》.
Just from this name, one could tell this was a fire-attribute cultivation method, perfectly suitable for Luo Chenxi who cultivated fire spirit roots.
Looking at this magnificent cover, she knew it must be extraordinary!
Luo Chenxi didn’t even participate in this incident, yet she could still get such a great opportunity.
This truly confirmed her identity as the female lead.
If Luo Chenxi, who was far away at Qinglan Sect, heard these words, she would probably immediately cry out in injustice.
She had originally wanted to rush over to help, but the only thing that could track Lin Muyu’s location had been taken away by Su Wanqing in advance.
Even if she wanted to come, she couldn’t find the way!
Actually, the distance from this village to Qinglan Sect was neither close nor far.
With Lin Muyu’s current Qi Refining stage cultivation, if she were to travel, it would take at least a day.
When she encountered the skeleton giant earlier, she didn’t immediately return to the sect to bring reinforcements for this very reason.
If she rushed back to bring reinforcements, by the time she returned with people, something would have already happened here, and it would be too late.
Moreover, if Su Wanqing hadn’t stepped in to entangle the skeletal giant at that time, that monster would have probably caught up long ago.
There was no choice, Qi Refining stage cultivators hadn’t mastered flight techniques yet, so their travel speed was inherently slow.
When encountering Foundation Establishment stage cultivators who could fly or Golden Core stage and above cultivators, escape by running was simply impossible.
The only advantage of the Qi Refining stage was probably that their aura was easy to hide and not easily detected.
Lin Muyu secretly glanced toward Su Wanqing several times, and seeing that she showed no signs of looking this way, she quietly stored the book in her bead.
After finishing this, her attention was immediately drawn to the last remaining book on the stone table, muttering:
“What could that last book be?”
When she looked at the appearance of that book, Lin Muyu’s heart sank halfway.
The fabric of the cover had long lost its original color, obviously having been abandoned for a long time with no one wanting to read it.
“Sigh, it’s probably another unwanted piece of junk.”
Although she didn’t hold much hope, but… what if it was useful?
Holding onto this thought, Lin Muyu focused her gaze on the title.
《Complete Guide to Plant Spirit Cultivation》
“Hmm? This is a reference book?”
Lin Muyu raised an eyebrow slightly, her curiosity overcoming her disappointment as she gently opened the first page.
The opening text immediately captured her attention:
“Plants are not soulless things. The methods recorded in this book can help you cultivate the spirits of plants and make them serve you…”
“Plant spirit?”
Lin Muyu couldn’t help but read aloud, her eyes full of surprise.
“What a novel concept.”
Having stayed at Qinglan Sect for so long, she had never heard of this term before.
It should be known that in the cultivation world, all animals and plants that possessed intelligence were uniformly called demon creatures.
Only demon creatures that had been domesticated by humans for long periods and were willing to follow commands would be called spirit beasts.
The concept of plant spirits was something she was encountering for the first time.
After all, plants were generally used as spiritual plants for alchemy.
She continued reading, first seeing the method for cultivating tree spirits:
‘Select one tree seed, cultivate it with precious spiritual soil as the base, place it in a location with abundant sunlight and spiritual energy, water it daily with blood. Remember that this method requires 10 years to cultivate an Awakening Spirit stage tree spirit…’
“This is such a scam!”
Lin Muyu muttered somewhat angrily to herself, the corners of her mouth involuntarily turning downward.
She knew about precious spiritual soil, it was famously high-nutrition, spiritually rich soil specifically used to cultivate high-grade spiritual plants, and it was very expensive.
A place with abundant sunlight and spiritual energy, perhaps Qinglan Sect could count as one, but it might not guarantee that conditions would always be met.
As for blood irrigation… although it sounded troublesome, she might be able to grit her teeth and accept it.
But what she found most unacceptable was “10 years to cultivate one Awakening Spirit stage tree spirit.”
Awakening Spirit stage was essentially the Qi Refining stage for cultivators.
In other words, she would have to spend 10 years, invest massive effort and resources, only to end up with a tree spirit equivalent to the Qi Refining stage?
What difference was there between this tree spirit and trash!
In 10 years, she could cultivate desperately and might have already broken through to Golden Core or Nascent Soul stage, possessing the ability to protect herself.
She might also encounter danger and die.
In the worst case, she might even be sent to Hehuan Sect by fate, enduring endless torment in darkness.
No matter which outcome, this tree spirit that required 10 years to cultivate would be completely useless.
“But… is it really completely useless?”