Chapter 540 - 449: Fire Coral
"Senior Brother, have you made any progress?"
Jiang Chuchu asked with concern, her delicate eyebrows furrowed, revealing a slightly sharp chin that gave her a stern appearance.
The Spiritual Mechanism changed too quickly; before she could gain much insight, she found the Spirit Tide had already receded, and her comprehension resulted in failure.
"A little gain, but it feels like something’s missing."
Zhu Mingli shook his head lightly, a hint of helplessness between his brows, feeling that if the timing extended a bit more, he might have pierced that window paper.
"Junior Sister, let’s hurry to another location to see if we can catch the Spirit Tide’s surging."
The Lava Cave’s tunnels were complex, entwined and winding, with more tiny passages inaccessible to cultivators apart from the main corridor.
This caused an effect where the Spirit Tide’s major surge didn’t happen all at once, and the recession time was also inconsistent.
According to the information from their master, during the Spirit Tide’s major surge, they could repeatedly comprehend how the Spiritual Mechanism transformed during Fire Generates Earth.
"Alright," Jiang Shuying smiled sweetly, feeling relieved in her heart; since even Senior Brother didn’t comprehend, she felt much more at ease.
She glanced around faintly, activating the Fire Escape Technique, her body seemed to bathe in flames, then dispersed like a cloud of smoke.
As the light and shadow disappeared, she vanished entirely.
The massive impact of the Spirit Tide’s surge was evident; the cave’s rocks had been scorched red, thus, when performing Earth Escape Technique, there was a high chance of interruption mid-way.
If a cultivator gets stuck while escaping halfway through the rock that resembles a glowing coal ball, it will be serious.
This is also a drawback of the Five Elements Escape Techniques; when casting an escape technique, if the external environment has severe interference, it will be interrupted.
It’s said that a Nascent Soul Cultivator can alter the Five Elements Power in the environment with ease.
Without deep understanding of escape techniques, one couldn’t flee using them in front of such cultivators.
Zhu Mingli smiled, cupping his hands:
"Farewell, Fellow Daoist."
After that, his figure began to fade, akin to a burning piece of paper, and disappeared in the rising smoke.
In the empty cave, Ji An stood alone, feeling playful, leaving the inscription "Great Sage Equal to Heaven, was here" within the cave, then likewise used the Fire Escape Technique to depart.
Only to see his body suddenly surrounded by red flames, then appearing outside the tunnel.
Each of the Five Elements Escape Techniques has its strengths, Earth Escape Technique traverses within earth and stone, reaching only areas directly connected to Earth Element Spirit Qi.
The Earth Escape Technique moves within visible material, while the Fire Escape Technique traverses in regions dense with Fire Element Spiritual Energy, akin to moving in "special air."
The Fire Escape Technique surpasses Earth Escape Technique in range and speed but is weaker in resisting interference.
Ji An, in a joyful mood, did not rush while leaving, instead checking possible spots in the cave for discovering Spiritual Objects.
It was the moment the Spirit Tide had just started to recede, and many treasure-seeking cultivators hadn’t entered, allowing him to gain much.
Though most were Tier One Resources, the thrill of "finding treasure" wasn’t much diminished by the smaller amount, akin to feeling a windfall.
Many cultivators outside chose not to enter the cave at this time due to bloody lessons; the vast majority entering at this time equated to a death sentence.
The dense Fire Fiend would quickly injure their internal organs; knowing it’s a scenario of having a fortune but no life to spend, even the greediest cultivators learn to wait.
After two double hours, Ji An stepped into a certain cave, his gaze instantly drawn by a splash of red flame light.
It was a Spirit Plant resembling coral, half a foot long and arm-thick, its trunk pitch-black, covered with small red crystals the size of rice grains.
The crystals shone softly, giving off a warm aura like sitting by a stove on a cold winter’s day.
He released his Divine Sense, cautiously exploring the surroundings, finding nothing amiss, then slowly approached the Spirit Plant.
In the cave was a small Magma Pool the size of a millstone; based on traces left, the magma had surged up three feet, the Spirit Plant located above this mark.
Ji An obtained the Spirit Plant, discovering it retained considerable primary root and numerous fine roots, sensing its Life Force to be at Tier One Upper Grade level, revealing a slight smile.
This Spirit Plant had high recognition; he immediately identified its background as Fire Coral growing in magma areas.
It wasn’t of significant medicinal value, only its flowers could be used in medicine, but it was a favored "Pasture Grass," beloved by various Fire-Element Demon Insects.
Moreover, if ground into powder, it can substitute Fire Element Spirit Soil to cultivate Spiritual Veins across various tiers.
Always, its growth conditions are extremely harsh, making mass cultivation by cultivators impossible.
The Gourd World has its Molten Rock Land, uncertain if it can be successfully planted.
The success rate for transplanting Tier One Spirit Plants is decent; if it can thrive, the Fire Crystal Ants and Purple Crystal Bee colonies could expand, saving the cost of purchasing Fire Element Spirit Soil.
Currently, purchasing Spirit Soil for Spirit Field cultivation isn’t too costly, but once the Spiritual Vein levels up to a higher tier, buying such Spirit Soil will be exorbitant.
Unless upgrading Spirit Field tier through Magic Array and Spirit Soil is urgent, one must rely on time to gradually refine.
Ji An wonders what others think; he regards time as the most expensive cost, so if resources can solve issues, he won’t be stingy.
As long as the Spiritual Vein of the Gourd World elevates to Tier Two level, it’s sufficient to support Spirit Wood production expenses.
Ji An activated the Azure Dragon Shocking Skill, a Miniature Little Cyan Dragon floated out from the Void, its thunderous dragon roar echoed in the cave.