Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams-Chapter 431 - 214: The Great Harvest

Moo!

As the earth-yellow energy was enveloped by the large net of the Spirit Gathering Skill, it suddenly let out a strange cry, transforming into a gigantic yellow ox in the void!

The massive body of the yellow ox struggled violently against the spirit net of the Spirit Gathering Skill, almost breaking free from its constraint.

Shen Wen’an flickered and, holding the Jade Bottle, arrived nearby.

With a gentle pull of his hand executing the Spirit Gathering Skill, the gigantic yellow ox trapped in the void was instantly dragged towards the mouth of the Jade Bottle.

Moo!

A hint of panic flashed in the yellow ox’s eyes, quite spirited.

Seeing this, Shen Wen’an felt secretly delighted.

A spirit capable of transformation indicates its quality is at least middle grade, and if it’s somewhat spirited, it might be upper grade.

A strand of upper grade Innate Spiritual Qi is immensely valuable, capturing it is indeed an unexpected gain from this journey.

Thinking of this, his hand executing the finger technique of the Spirit Gathering Skill immediately transformed, directly pointing at the bottom of the Jade Bottle.

A force of suction rapidly emerged from the Jade Bottle, and the yellow ox wailed as it was sucked into the bottle.

Quickly corking the bottle, Shen Wen’an cautiously examined it with his Divine Sense, a trace of disappointment immediately appearing on his face.

"Not of upper grade..."

"Merely middle grade Innate Ugly Spirit Essence Qi."

The Five Elements attribute is divided into "Celestial Stems Five Elements" and "Earthly Branches Five Elements", with the Earth of the Five Elements corresponding to the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches having a total of six kinds, specifically being Innate Earth of the Heavenly Stems.

And the Earth Attribute under the Earthly Branches consists of four kinds, known as "Earth Spirit Soil", which includes "Earth of Chen, Earth of Wei, Earth of Xu, Earth of Chou".

The strand of Innate Spiritual Qi captured now happens to be "Earth Spirit Soil" essence of Earth of Chou; although it didn’t reach upper grade, it achieved the peak of middle grade.

If allowed to mature for several decades or centuries, it might indeed grow into upper grade Innate Spiritual Qi.

Earth attribute Innate Spiritual Qi is excellent.

Shen Wen’an stored the Jade Bottle in his Storage Bag, pondering secretly.

Currently in the Shen Family, quite a few people could utilize earth attribute Innate Spiritual Qi.

The ones most in need are the brothers Mu Chang and Mu Yan.

Both possess superior quality earth attribute Spirit Roots, having achieved the Qi Cultivation Perfection Realm four years ago.

Now, obtaining a strand of middle grade earth attribute Innate Spiritual Qi can at least allow one of the brothers to breakthrough to the Fetal Breathing Realm.

After securing the Jade Bottle, he controlled his sword to fly towards the craggy hill from earlier.

The fact that Innate Spiritual Qi could be born here proves that there is indeed something extraordinary about this place, and he wants to investigate further, hoping to find some Exotic Treasures.

A stream of light landed atop the rugged and rocky hill, Shen Wen’an surveyed the surroundings, furrowing his brows slightly.

This inconspicuous hill had most of its stone pillars sliced off by his sword moments ago, and at the sites of the broken pillars were slowly seeping a sticky earth-yellow liquid.

The surrounding air was pervaded with a unique fragrance tinged with the earthy smell.

Shen Wen’an approached one of the broken stone pillars, examining it carefully.

He discovered that this earth-yellow liquid contained extremely rich Earth Vein Spiritual Qi.

"This is..."

After cautiously observing some of the slurry with the Dragon-Slaying Sword, he realized it greatly resembled what his master Pei Zhao had once referred to as "Earth Spirit Blood"! 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Earth Spirit Blood is not actual blood but rather a cultivator’s term for a unique heaven and earth exotic treasure born within the earth vein.

Earth Spirit Blood comes in many forms, including stalactites in underground caverns, the sedimentary grey slurry within dried spiritual springs, all counted as types of Earth Spirit Blood.

This substance can be used in Alchemy but is challenging to refine and absorb directly.

Noticing that the surrounding fractured stone pillars were already oozing quite a bit of Earth Spirit Blood, slowly trickling along the surface of the pillars towards the ground, Shen Wen’an hesitated slightly before using the Dragon-Slaying Sword to carve out a large rock, crafting a massive stone vat to collect all the Earth Spirit Blood.

The Shen Family currently lacks cultivators proficient in Alchemy Dao, so this substance can’t be used immediately.

However, it is highly sought after among Alchemy cultivators.

Given the scarcity of cultivation resources within the Shen Family currently, selling it in Danzhou in the future could help acquire cultivation provisions.

After collecting all the surrounding Earth Spirit Blood, Shen Wen’an severed several more stone pillars, finding no new Earth Spirit Blood emerging, guessing these Earth Spirit Blood had accumulated in this place for unknown years.

The Innate Ugly Spirit Essence Qi likely lingered here as it absorbed the Earth Spirit Blood.

Now, having collected both the Innate Ugly Spirit Essence Qi and the Earth Spirit Blood, it will take years to fully restore this area.

After some contemplation, he took to the air, gazing thoughtfully into the distance.

The vast Gobi Desert before him appeared quite desolate, yet everywhere it emitted an odd mystique.

First came the "momentum" between heaven and earth, then this peculiar peak capable of generating "Earth Spirit Blood", combined with the earlier mention by He Zhongyi and Mu Chang of the magma lake nurturing a strand of Sunflower Water Essence at Frost Moon Mountain.

Earth, Fire, Water, Metal...

Four of the Five Elements have gathered, could it be that the Muhe Tribe gathering place and surrounding region is actually a Blessed Land Cave Heaven with a complete set of Five Elements?

But judging by the surrounding scenery, it doesn’t seem like it.

A Blessed Land Cave Heaven should be lush with life, with ample Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, Spirit Medicine and Spirit Grass everywhere.

The barren Gobi Desert before him, not to mention life and Spirit Medicine, even ordinary wild grass is sparse.

Glancing around, there isn’t even a single proper tree in sight.

Shen Wen’an felt a sense of doubt, unable to unravel the specific mysteries hidden in this place.

After all, he could only sense the momentum and was not an adept in Array Dao.