Chapter 13: Chapter 13 The Wonderful Uses of Wood Vine Technique

    Behind Fangmu Mountain, there is a Nameless Mountain that also belongs to the territory of the Lin Family of Fangmu Mountain. Compared to the towering Fangmu Mountain,

    Nameless Mountain seems quite small and even barren compared to other hills, with sparse trees and mostly wild grasses that grow vigorously every year.

    In the grassland, a young man in a green shirt is holding a box, deep in thought.

    Beside him, a golden mantis is devouring its food heartily, alternating between bites of monkey meat and sips of Spirit Water. Even some Spiritual Wine is nearby, making the mantis appear somewhat drunk and unsteady, its triangular head swaying.

    This is Lin Shiming, who had left the Treasure Pavilion.

    Lin Shiming had to test out magic artifacts, and naturally, he couldn''t experiment in Fangmu Mountain.

    Now assigned to guard Qingtao Mountain, Lin Shiming was also free to leave Fangmu Mountain.

    "Infusing it with Spiritual Energy doesn''t work either. So where is the problem?" Lin Shiming, holding a black seed in his hand, had been experimenting for a long time without success, yet he didn''t believe that the system''s prompt could be wrong.

    But the truth was, like everyone else from the Lin Family, he was at a loss with the seed.

    Neither refining it nor stabbing it with a knife or spear had any effect.

    It was completely impenetrable.

    "No, this is a Snake Vine Flower seed!" Suddenly, Lin Shiming recalled something. He knew that his Wood Vine Technique was used to catalyze the growth of normal vine seeds.

    The Wood Vine Technique itself was a unique kind of spell within the wood-based spells, but the vines produced by the Wood Vine Technique could easily be torn and it was impossible to use them to bind an opponent of the same rank.

    However, the marvel of the Wood Vine Technique was its ability to infuse Spirit Plants'' seeds with energy and catalyze them, unleashing the seeds'' power in an instant!

    Once this occurred to him, Lin Shiming couldn''t wait to infuse the Snake Vine Flower seed with Spiritual Energy.

    But this infusion made Lin Shiming jump in shock, as he saw the Spiritual Power within his body being drawn out almost entirely in the blink of an eye.

    "This!" Lin Shiming''s face turned pale in an instant.

    Such rapid extraction of Spiritual Power, despite Lin Shiming being prepared, still overwhelmed his body momentarily.

    However, upon thinking that these seeds were comparable to Supreme Grade magic artifacts,

    Lin Shiming was able to understand it. After all, he was only a Qi Cultivation Fifth Level cultivator himself.

    Lin Shiming didn''t dare to release the catalyzing effect of the Wood Vine Technique right away.

    "You little bug, competing for food now? Don''t worry, I''ve still got ten catties of Spiritual Wine left, and when we go to Peach Blossom Valley, we can get some more!" Lin Shiming thought of the Monkey Wine from Peach Blossom Valley and felt an itch in his hands.

    Sunrise shone high, and having completed his morning cultivation, Lin Shiming put away the Golden Winged Mantis, took out his Green Spirit Sword, and flew back on his sword.

    This time, Lin Shiming went to see the Second Elder to inquire if there was any elixir that could accelerate the mantis''s growth.

    But he learned that the Second Elder had gone straight to the Hall of Transmission, which was responsible for instructing new family disciples with newly tested Spirit Roots.

    Lin Shitao and Lin Shizhong were all present.

    These were the people Lin Shiming had brought with him, and he instantly felt the desire to see how they were doing.

    However, upon arrival, he saw the Second Elder personally taking on the role of instructor, explaining important points about cultivation techniques to them.

    The kindly Second Elder, when teaching the techniques, often mentioned some peculiar Spirit Fruits and immortal elixirs from the Cultivation World, inciting immense curiosity in these children who had just been exposed to immortal cultivation for a day. They were eager to turn twenty so they could take up their Spirit Swords and step into the Cultivation World.

    Embarking on an epic treasure-seeking adventure.

    "Second Grandpa!" Taking advantage of the break, Lin Shiming stepped forward to pay his respects.

    He had great respect for this Second Elder!

    After all, the Second Elder had once been a talent whom the Lin Family was willing to nurture for Foundation Establishment with all their might. But seeing that the Lin Family lacked a distinguished alchemist and didn''t even have an Intermediate Grade Second Rank Alchemist, the Second Elder decisively gave up most of his time for cultivation at thirty years old and turned to practice Alchemy. He visited countless renowned Alchemy masters, attended numerous Alchemist exchanges, and finally stepped into the realm of a Superior Grade Second Rank Alchemist at the age of fifty.

    Indeed, if it weren''t for lacking the Spiritual Power to establish a Foundation, he''d have a certain grasp on Third Rank elixirs.

    Unfortunately, twenty years had slipped by, and his cultivation had fallen greatly behind, barely reaching the Ninth Level of Qi Cultivation at the age of sixty-one, losing the chance for Foundation Establishment.

    Today, his philosophy remained unchanged. As the once-Purple Mansion Family and now Foundation Establishment Family, how could they fail to produce even a Superior Grade Second Rank Alchemist?

    "Shiming, you came to see them!" Lin Yuqi''s smile remained from start to finish.

    After a few words of casual conversation with the Second Elder, Lin Shiming greeted Shitao and Shizhong as well.

    Lin Shiming also learned from the Second Elder that while the Lingtao wine was useful for ordinary injuries, it was still helpless against the old patriarch.

    However, Lin Yuqi suggested that if Intermediate Grade Spiritual Wine was ineffective, perhaps Superior Grade Second Rank Spiritual Wine might work.

    Of course, Lin Shiming didn''t forget the purpose of his visit but was regretful to learn that such a medicinal pill was only available at the Spirit Beast Sect, which was guarded by Golden Core ancestors.

    Meanwhile, the expedition was set to depart on the third day!