Chapter 1117 - 316: Immortal Spirit Ancient Tree (Part 4)
The headquarters building of the Spiritual Ability Research Institute is right here.
The director of the Spiritual Ability Research Institute is currently at the entrance to greet Chen Ming.
He exchanged a few brief words with Chen Ming, confirmed Chen Ming’s purpose, and instructed He Gu to meet Chen Ming’s needs as much as possible before taking his leave.
With the director’s authorization, He Gu easily led Chen Ming to the underground section of the research institute building.
After passing through the underground tunnels complicated by the roots of the Immortal Spirit Tree and various layers of tight security.
Chen Ming finally arrived at the warehouse of the Spiritual Ability Research Institute, occupying an area almost as large as the cross-section of the Immortal Spirit Tree’s trunk.
And this was just one level.
Upon arriving here, Chen Ming had an immediate question in his mind: "Why build a warehouse here?"
Because items related to Spiritual Energy can inherently be extremely dangerous just by being placed there, building a warehouse beneath the city obviously could potentially impact the entire city.
Of course, He Gu understood Chen Ming’s concerns as well. He pointed upwards and said, "The spiritual energy fluctuation of the Immortal Spirit Tree tends to soothe the mind."
"It’s like having a top-tier Psychic constantly exerting their influence on the matters below."
"The presence of such an Immortal Spirit Tree can suppress all rebellious spiritual energy items."
"Plus, with our slight guidance, we utilize the Immortal Forest Tree to create a powerful containment system."
He Gu briefly explained to Chen Ming before continuing to lead him deeper into the warehouse.
Some time passed.
After passing through another layer of security, Chen Ming suddenly noticed that the intensity of the spiritual energy fluctuation belonging to the Immortal Spirit Tree around him had suddenly increased.
He seemed to have reached the area of the warehouse storing spiritual items related to the Immortal Spirit Tree.
He Gu confirmed to Chen Ming: "You need two Immortal Spirit Tree Seeds and one Enlightenment Nerve, correct?"
"Correct, these items are the most expensive ones on the list, they should be quite rare, right?"
He Gu was confirming the documents while replying, "Of course."
"Although the Immortal Spirit Tree looks big, with many leaves, the seeds can only be obtained when the Immortal Spirit Tree blooms."
"The blooming time of the Immortal Spirit Tree is not fixed, but generally it produces no more than ten flowers a year, and the flowers eventually become seeds."
Chen Ming noticed the issue in He Gu’s words and asked, "No fruits?"
"No fruits, only flowers and seeds."
"And generally speaking, we need the Immortal Spirit Tree’s flowers more than its seeds because flowers are more suitable for use and research, so we typically only have a small quantity of seeds in stock."
"These Immortal Spirit Tree Seeds are not only used by our Legion, but the Fan Chao Research Institute occasionally comes to take some."
"Furthermore, with some research cooperations between us and other research institutes, the quantity of Immortal Spirit Tree Seeds is quite sparse."
"You taking two directly means taking away half of our current stock."
He Gu said this as he led Chen Ming to the door of a room containing spiritual items.
He placed the documents directly on a screen at the door.
"After taking the Immortal Spirit Tree Seeds, the cultivation methods will also be provided to you, and you can try to cultivate them."
"But honestly, it’s quite difficult; generally, a research institute can only cultivate one or two trees, like the ones you saw outside."
"If you wish to try on your own, it will be very challenging."
Chen Ming said, "I must try, that’s why I need two."
He needed a steady, continuous supply of plant-based spiritual energy materials from the Immortal Spirit Tree.
They could be used to manufacture various Calming Spirit drugs, ensure mental stability, or assist in meditation.
While Chen Ming could previously decisively avoid using any spiritual drugs, now after encountering the Crimson Dimension.
Chen Ming felt that at least when facing the Crimson Dimension, these drugs were somewhat necessary.
Even if these drugs could only allow him to stay an extra 0.1 seconds in the Crimson Dimension, they had their value.
Moreover, such types of drugs had other uses.
For example, to feed the Insect Queen, or to feed Cheng Xinghai.
He could even try to cultivate an Immortal Spirit Tree like the Legion does.
He Gu didn’t comment on Chen Ming’s decision: "It’s good that you have it figured out."
With the Legion Commander’s personally signed documents, He Gu easily retrieved two Immortal Spirit Tree Seeds.
"Next, there’s still an Enlightenment Nerve to obtain, and I previously said about getting a new piece of detection equipment, which I’ve asked someone to help retrieve. However, we have to personally go for the Enlightenment Nerve."
After He Gu finished speaking, he put away the documents, turned, and handed two glowing, apple-sized tree seeds to Chen Ming.
And at the moment Chen Ming touched the Immortal Spirit Tree Seeds.
The Insect Queen suddenly sent an intense desire.
Chen Ming quietly looked at the two seeds in his hand.
Fortunately, he had foresight.