I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely

He tended to the Three-Core Spirit Flowers, monitoring the growth of their cores.

Before long, Fang Yun noticed a problem.

The core of one Three-Core Spirit Flower was growing differently from the others.

It had cores at the three points, just as it should, but another had sprouted in the center.

Four cores in total!

"It’s mutated."

A brief observation was all it took for Fang Yun to reach a conclusion.

Spirit Medicine mutations could occur at any stage, aside from the withering period.

The growth period was the most likely stage for a mutation to occur, followed by the seedling stage.

The likelihood of a mutation occurring during the growth period was greater than in all other stages combined. This was due to several factors, the most significant of which was time.

The growth period was simply long enough.

’A four-cored Three-Core Spirit Flower... If it needs a new name, I might as well just call it a Four-Core Spirit Flower.’

A mutation that accelerates growth was generally a good thing.

In this case, however, Fang Yun couldn’t determine whether it was a good mutation or a bad one.

The only way to truly determine its quality would be to see the Spirit Medicine’s practical applications.

Based on the experiences summarized in books, this type of mutation was usually not a bad one.

’In all likelihood, it’s a good mutation.’

Fang Yun’s confidence didn’t stem from the Four-Core Spirit Flower itself, but from his own eight-star Planting Talent.

Planting Talent increased the chances of a Spirit Medicine mutating in a beneficial way. A Second Tier, Lower Grade Spirit Medicine corresponded to a roughly three-star Planting Talent. He, on the other hand, possessed an eight-star Planting Talent, which was a case of a High-Star talent being used on a Low Tier Spirit Plant.

A mutation produced under these circumstances was very likely to be a good one. Furthermore, Fang Yun could draw on the accumulated experience of his predecessors to make a general assessment.

With these two factors combined, his judgment would be all the more accurate.

He continued to care for the Spirit Medicine.

As for the new Spirit Medicine, the Four-Core Spirit Flower, what use it might have...

He would have to cultivate this Spirit Medicine to its breeding stage and wait for it to produce seeds. Only after those seeds were planted and harvested could he experiment with the newly mutated Spirit Medicine. Normally, this was a matter that would take more than a decade.

The good news was:

This mutated Three-Core Spirit Flower was of superior quality, making it a perfect candidate to become a mother plant.

If the mother plant’s quality had been merely average after the mutation, obtaining another batch of the mutated Spirit Medicine would have been quite an effort.

Among the Three-Core Spirit Flowers Fang Yun was tending to, there were no inferior-quality specimens—they were all either superior or good quality.

In fact, the superior-quality ones made up the majority.

Although the Three-Core Spirit Flowers had not yet reached maturity, an experienced Spirit Plant Master could already get a general idea of their final quality.

「Three days later.」

The mutated Three-Core Spirit Flower, with its accelerated growth, was ready for its first seed harvest.

Just as Fang Yun finished harvesting the seeds, someone in the distance rapidly approached.

It was Mi Xiaoqi, currently the most powerful elder in the Spirit Field Institute.

"Greetings, Elder Fang Taishang."

After landing, Mi Xiaoqi came before Fang Yun and immediately offered a respectful bow.

As Fang Yun nodded, he handed the freshly harvested seeds to Mi Xiaoqi, along with a book.

It was a book he had written himself.

In addition to his experience planting the mutated Three-Core Spirit Flower, it also contained his personal insights on cultivating Three-Core Spirit Flowers.

"The elders of the Spirit Field Institute should read this book carefully before planting the new Three-Core Spirit Flowers. It will help them take better care of the new plants."

It was a mutation affecting their growth speed.

That’s why Fang Yun hadn’t bothered changing its name; it was still called the Three-Core Spirit Flower.

The one that mutated to grow four cores was a different matter entirely.

"Thank you very much, Elder Fang Taishang!"

Mi Xiaoqi accepted the book with gratitude.

Fang Yun had spoken with him a great deal about the art of planting and had also told him in advance what needed to be done.

Therefore, Mi Xiaoqi had a clear idea of what this brand-new book contained.

Naturally, a book like this could not be read for free.

Since Elder Fang Taishang had entrusted this matter to him, he had to handle it flawlessly.

Reading the book would require Sect Contribution Points. The cost would vary depending on the book’s contents and the amount of effort the Supreme Elder had poured into it.

He took into account that the Three-Core Spirit Flower was one of the Spirit Medicines that nearly every elder in the Spirit Field Institute had to cultivate.

The exchange price in Sect Contribution Points didn’t need to be too high.

If Elder Fang Taishang had needed a large amount of Sect Contribution Points, he would have certainly told him.

After stowing everything away, Mi Xiaoqi began to make small talk with Fang Yun.

As they chatted, Mi Xiaoqi also took the opportunity to observe the Three-Core Spirit Flowers growing in the Spirit Field.

He could only conclude that Elder Fang Taishang was truly worthy of his status, possessing such high talent in the art of Spirit Plants as well.

This plot of Three-Core Spirit Flowers was the highest quality he had ever seen. There was a massive gap between them and the second-best plot he’d ever laid eyes on.

If it weren’t for Elder Fang Taishang’s astonishing talent in both Alchemy and Artifact Refining, he would have hoped the Supreme Elder would throw himself completely into the grand pursuit of planting.

"Elder Mi, let’s go over there. I have another surprise for you."

"A surprise?"

When Mi Xiaoqi heard those two words come from Fang Yun’s own mouth, his heart filled with anticipation.

By this point, every word Fang Yun said carried immense weight in his mind.

"It’s this plant right here. You’ll know when you see it."

Fang Yun led him over, and the two of them came to a stop before the Four-Core Spirit Flower.

Mi Xiaoqi took a close look and immediately spotted the difference between this "Three-Core Spirit Flower" and the others.

’It’s mutated again!’

Mi Xiaoqi turned to look back at the smiling Fang Yun, feeling a sense of utter disbelief.