Chapter 467: Chapter 250: Lifebound Spirit Plant Revival

"But within these honeycombs lies the precious gold crystal."

Draped in the Hidden Spirit Gauze, Lin Chang’an stealthily approached the honeycombs, observing quietly, and cautiously set up an array around the area first.

Finally, with the activation of the array, a crimson barrier enveloped the area, allowing him to relax a bit.

Meanwhile, in the sky, the Phoenix Cry Bird continued to battle with the swarm, greedily devouring the bees with glowing eyes.

Lin Chang’an didn’t choose to act recklessly; instead, he calmly waited for the swarm to be defeated and for the Phoenix Cry Bird to return satisfied with its feast.

...

After a full half an hour, the swarm of bees in the sky, having been mostly consumed, received some kind of command and scattered wildly in retreat.

The Phoenix Cry Bird reluctantly glanced around, gulped down some leftover bees, then circled around once before descending into the array.

"These bee pupae are not to be eaten; they’re rare treasures." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

This time, Lin Chang’an stopped the Phoenix Cry Bird from looking greedily at the honeycombs. He gathered these bee pupae, as he lacked the energy and resources to raise them.

Moreover, breeding spirit insects requires special nurturing methods, generally only mastered by Insect Cultivators who have the energy to cultivate them.

Besides, with the Phoenix Cry Bird, which specializes in countering strange insects, there was no need to expend more energy.

Rather, selling them for a good price was quite appealing.

"As expected, the queen bee’s honeycomb is entirely constructed from gold crystal."

The honeycomb, a full two zhang in size, was entirely made of precious gold crystal, causing Lin Chang’an to reveal a look of excitement.

Though it appeared large, the honeycomb was incredibly lightweight. Once refined, the gold crystal would be no larger than a fist.

But in terms of value, it was considerable.

Lin Chang’an first collected all the bee pupae, then turned his attention to the honeycomb.

Although other honeycombs were not as valuable, even the smallest gains matter.

Only after cleaning up all the honeycombs on the cliff did Lin Chang’an turn his gaze towards the interior of the cliff.

"The Pure Spiritual Qi is inside!"

Lin Chang’an’s expression turned grave as he raised his hand, and three golden sword auras appeared around him, stabbing into the cliff in the next moment.

The stones crumbled under the piercing of the sword aura, creating a breach revealing the dense spiritual energy inside.

"As expected, the Spiritual Spring is inside."

Lin Chang’an greedily inhaled a deep breath.

"This pool of Spiritual Spring has been accumulating for over ten thousand years."

Inside the cliff, a pool of Spiritual Spring shimmered with shimmering waves, surrounded by hanging stalactites.

Drop by drop fell from the stalactites into the Spiritual Spring below.

Though the pool of Spiritual Spring appeared crystal clear, when Lin Chang’an raised his hand, a Sunlight Stone appeared within the cave.

In the next moment, under the illumination of the Sunlight Stone, a faint purple light shimmered above the clear Spiritual Spring.

Poisonous!

The Spiritual Spring here had been tainted by miasma, rendering it extremely toxic.

This is why the venomous bees, including the queen bee that resided here, only enjoyed the benefit of the rich spiritual energy from the spring and didn’t consume the spring itself.

Venomous creatures can’t consume poison recklessly.

The Red Flame Bee, primarily feeds on various minerals.

"While other cultivators, demon beasts, and venomous creatures fear the poisonous spring, it’s a treasure to me."

Lin Chang’an vigilantly scanned the surroundings, ensuring no danger through the Spiritual Eye and Divine Sense before finally relaxing a bit.

However, he still instructed the Phoenix Cry Bird to remain on guard.

"Stand guard for me, as this is a rare opportunity coming up."

Lin Chang’an took a deep breath, knowing that his period of fortune was nearing its end.

After all, according to the fragmented memories of the Blood Evil Master, other spots were too dangerous for him—this was his final exploration site.

With the Phoenix Cry Bird standing guard, he cautiously set up a small defense array around himself.

Only then did he solemnly activate his Cultivation Technique, summoning his Lifebound Spirit Plant.

Profound Celestial Immortal Vine!

The withered tree root bore just one mostly green wilted leaf, drooping, yet it emitted a strong aura of life.

In the next moment, as the root of the Profound Celestial Immortal Vine rooted into the Spiritual Spring, it instantly released a powerful aura, eliciting a joyful expression from Lin Chang’an.

"As I expected, my assumption was correct."

The pool of Spiritual Spring visibly began to diminish, while the root of the Profound Celestial Immortal Vine emanated a strong aura.

Even that mostly green wilted leaf began reviving, with its withered parts visibly turning green again.

One hour... two hours!

Finally, after three hours!

The entire pool of Spiritual Spring was nearly drained, leaving only the base of the pool filled with the purple toxic liquid.

Meanwhile, the entire green leaf of the Profound Celestial Immortal Vine recovered, exuding a vibrant and powerful life force.

Even the roots sprouted several more tendrils.

As Lin Chang’an slowly retracted his Lifebound Spirit Plant into his Dantian, the next moment, the terrifying life force of Profound Celestial Aura nourished him.

Lin Chang’an’s eyes lit up, sensing the transformation within his body.

"The Self-Healing Body has grown even more robust, mana has become purer, and both mana recovery ability and the body’s self-healing ability are continuously strengthening."

Even his Divine Sense enjoyed the nourishing feedback.

"This time, I struck it rich!"

Though the Profound Celestial Immortal Vine didn’t sprout a second leaf, he could clearly feel that what was once half-dead now evidently revived.

[Life Span: 142//598]

"Life span increased by twelve years!"

Lin Chang’an was shocked. This was an actual life span increase; although the Immortal Cultivation Realm did have spirit fruits like Longevity Fruit.

But as far as he knew, the rumored Longevity Fruit increased life span by about one cycle of sixty years at most.

"This is a direct increase in life span, implying that as my Lifebound Spirit Plant strengthens in the future, the nourishing feedback will gradually increase my life span more."

Feeling avarice for the enhancement of his Lifebound Spirit Plant, Lin Chang’an took several deep breaths to gradually calm down.

"This time, it’s purely benefiting from the remnants of the Blood Evil Master’s memory. Achieving this on my own would be exceedingly difficult."

Though tempted dearly, Lin Chang’an knew his limits. He already sensed the danger lurking here, and further exploration seemed too risky.

After all, he was merely a newly advanced Core Formation Cultivator.

This time, it was purely thanks to the remnants of the Blood Evil Master’s memory, knowing these locations, he deliberately chose the two where the Phoenix Cry Bird could exert its counter.

Thus, he dared to venture here.

"The greed of human nature is endless, but a cultivator aiming for a long path must learn to restrain their desires."

Gradually calming down, Lin Chang’an set aside the idea of delving deeper.

After all, even Nascent Soul Cultivators have fallen here; he was far from that level.

"This was an undoubtedly massive harvest but time to head back."

This time, two Tier Three Middle Grade Demon Pills and the revival of his Lifebound Spirit Plant made Lin Chang’an nod in satisfaction.

"Fortune! Fortune! No wonder the Immortal Cultivation Realm says fortune sometimes surpasses talent."

Lin Chang’an sighed, for this, too, was his fortune.

If not for the remnants of the Blood Evil Master’s memory, if he hadn’t broken through Core Formation, if he weren’t immune to the poisonous miasma, if he didn’t have the Phoenix Cry Bird—

This fortune may never have been his.

The prerequisite for fortune is matching strength.

...

On the way back, the feeling of unease gradually faded away.

This made Lin Chang’an secretly fearful, as the depths of the Cloud Mist Mountain Range indeed held great secrets.

"Perhaps when I attempt Nascent Soul Formation, I’ll need to take a trip here."

After all, deep within are the remnants of Nascent Soul opportunities in the Blood Evil Master’s memory, albeit vague.

The return journey was surprisingly smooth, yet Lin Chang’an didn’t choose to return to the market but instead headed to the Celestial Profound City, shielded by arrays.

However, days later, Lin Chang’an emerged from Celestial Profound City shaking his head.

"Loose Cultivators are truly poor, never wasting anything."

Thinking that the three main peaks of Celestial Profound City might have some Spirit Liquid, he found none.

Or rather, within Celestial Profound City, he detected the presence of cultivators from Profound Sound Pavilion.

It seems this True Monarch Lu and Profound Sound Pavilion have a trade agreement, with Profound Sound Pavilion arranging for someone to collect Spirit Liquid every ten years.

Sects and major powers would never waste resources.

Subsequently, Lin Chang’an gave up on his little ideas and chose to return to Qingshui Bay Market.

Little Junior Sister Lu Qingqing’s life span was nearing its end.

Perhaps this would be their last meeting.