CHAPTER 100: CHAPTER 100: BODHI SEED, GOLD TURNING BRUSH_1

"Divine Thunder of Nine Heavens!"

In the subsidiary courtyard’s central courtyard, the three were engaged in a fierce battle. Lu Ming, harnessing thunder power, unleashed a majestic thunderstrike imbued with divine might.

Eventually, Xiao Ling’er was blasted out of the battle zone.

"Damn it!"

Xiao Ling’er was the first to be eliminated, frustration and reluctance evident on her face.

At this point, only Lu Ming and Li Chen remained on the field.

After about half an incense stick’s worth of fierce combat, the one who emerged victorious was not Lu Ming, whom Shen Mo had favored, but Li Chen.

In the first half of the fight, Lu Ming had the upper hand, using the power of the Red Thunder of Purple Heaven to force Li Chen into a continuous retreat.

However, Li Chen later opened his black coffin and took out his destinied Ghoul.

His cultivated Ghoul was of a very high level, its combat strength no less than Li Chen’s own. This essentially resulted in a two-on-one fight, and Lu Ming was ultimately forced out of the designated combat area.

"This last jade box, I shall take it without ceremony!"

After his victory, Li Chen let out a hearty laugh and put the jade box into his bag.

The defeated Lu Ming, however, handled his loss gracefully. He just smiled nonchalantly and sighed, "Still lost by a step. Truly a pity."

[During the observation of the battle, your understanding of combat has deepened, unexpectedly granting you an additional Destiny Point.]

[During the observation of the battle, your understanding of combat has deepened, thus enhancing your cultivation.]

As the battle concluded, Shen Mo glanced at the panel information that had appeared, feeling quite satisfied.

This observation has been quite beneficial. If I get the chance in the future, I should watch more battles between experts.

「Mountain River Realm, exterior of the tomb.」

After Shen Mo, Lu Ming, and the others had claimed their treasures, they left one after another.

When they entered the tomb, there were more than sixty people from the three major sects.

However, upon exiting, only Shen Mo, Lu Ming, and two others remained.

Additionally, a dozen or so trial students who had chosen to remain and not attempt the breakthrough trial were still in the Mountain River Realm.

The other disciples had already teleported away ahead of time.

Cao Ren gazed anxiously at the tomb’s entrance. When he saw Shen Mo emerge, his heavy heart finally lightened.

He came over and asked curiously, "Did you find any good treasures inside?"

"I don’t know."

Shen Mo clutched the jade box, dangled it before Cao Ren, and said, "This is all I got. I haven’t had a chance to open it yet."

Shen Mo murmured, Lu Ming said every item inside is a great treasure. I hope this one doesn’t disappoint me!

He had expended quite some effort in this breakthrough trial.

"This is..."

When he opened the jade box and saw the item inside, he was slightly taken aback.

Inside the jade box, a crystal-clear Spirit Fruit lay quietly.

This Spirit Fruit was merely the size of a date pit. It was clearly no ordinary spiritual medicine, yet unlike some high-class spiritual medicines, it didn’t emit a strong medicinal fragrance.

With Shen Mo’s knowledge of the cultivation world, he actually couldn’t recognize this item.

"Do you know what this thing is?" he glanced at the expectant Cao Ren and asked.

As expected, Cao Ren shook his head, completely clueless.

It was just as I thought; asking him was pointless. If even I don’t recognize it, how could he?

He, at least, had practiced the Alchemy Path and studied numerous ancient elixir compendiums, yet even he couldn’t identify it, let alone Cao Ren, who ordinarily had no opportunity to encounter spiritual medicines.

I’ll ask Lu Ming later; he should know,

Shen Mo thought.

Before he had a chance to find Lu Ming, Lu Ming found him first.

"Junior Brother Shen, what did you get from your jade box?"

"A Spirit Fruit the size of a date pit," Shen Mo replied, showing it to him. "However, my knowledge is limited, so I don’t recognize what kind of spiritual medicine this is."

"Spirit Fruit?"

Lu Ming curiously looked over. When he saw the spiritual medicine in the jade box, his pupils suddenly contracted.

"A Bodhi Seed! Is this a Bodhi Seed?"

"What grade of spiritual medicine is the Bodhi Seed, and what are its special effects?" Shen Mo, seeing Lu Ming’s expression, guessed this Spirit Fruit was likely extraordinary.

Sure enough, Lu Ming spoke with a solemn expression, "The Bodhi Seed is an extremely rare Grade III spiritual medicine."

"This spiritual medicine is an essential ingredient for refining the Bodhi Elixir."

"And the effect of that Bodhi Elixir can help cultivators comprehend primal intent."

Primal intent?

Shen Mo was momentarily startled, then quickly understood.

He vaguely recalled Uncle Chen mentioning something like this; it seemed to be an ability only Spirit Sea Realm cultivators possessed.

After cultivators advanced to the Spirit Sea Realm, their understanding of the primal source would deepen daily, and they would begin to develop the ability to condense True Intentions.

Whether it was the Sword Path, Knife Path, or any kind of weapon, as long as one condensed its primal intent and applied it in combat, their power would increase tremendously.

Thus, cultivators of equal combat strength who possessed primal intent were several degrees stronger than those who had not condensed it.

"That Bodhi Elixir could not only help Spirit Sea Realm cultivators augment their primal source and condense True Intentions, but even Qi Gathering Realm cultivators who consumed it had a chance to comprehend primal intent prematurely."

Lu Ming stared at the Bodhi Seed in Shen Mo’s hand, his eyes practically glued to it.

"Qi Gathering Realm cultivators have a chance to comprehend it prematurely by consuming it?"

Shen Mo was stunned, finally understanding Lu Ming’s excitement.

If a Qi Gathering Realm cultivator could truly possess primal intent, an ability typically exclusive to Spirit Sea Realm cultivators, the boost to their combat power would be unimaginable.

Even if this probability was only one in ten thousand, it was still something people would eagerly pursue.

"This truly is a great treasure."

Only after hearing this explanation did Shen Mo realize its preciousness. He quickly and curiously asked, "Senior Brother Lu, what treasure is in your jade box?"

"Here, the Gold Turning Brush."

Lu Ming said, and as he spoke, he opened his palm. A brush, entirely emerald green as if crafted from jade, hovered above it.

"This item should be the exclusive talisman brush used by the Spirit Talisman Venerable during his lifetime for making talismans."

"It can also be considered a rather remarkable treasure of the Talisman Path."

"Unfortunately, I don’t know how to make talismans, and I can’t use this item. When I take it back, I’ll most likely just have to find an auction house to sell it."

Lu Ming was not entirely satisfied with his gain.

Although selling this Gold Turning Brush would undoubtedly net him a large sum of Spirit Stones.

But Spirit Stones weren’t omnipotent.

Although Spirit Stones had a wide range of uses in the cultivation world.

Not only could they be used for cultivation, but also to power Talisman Puppets, arrange spirit arrays, and so on.

These attributes granted Spirit Stones the status of hard currency.

Theoretically, with enough Spirit Stones, one could purchase any cultivation material.

However, the reality was not so simple.

Some low-class spiritual medicines, Elixirs, minerals, talismans, magic, magic artifacts, and similar items might be found in the Markets surrounding the Riverside Sect.

However, this was limited to some low-class, basic cultivation materials.

Usually, once spiritual medicines reached Grade III and magic reached the high-grade profound level, they were considered high-class cultivation resources.

They were no longer commonly found, nor could one buy them at will.

For some rarer curiosities and treasures, even spending a fortune wouldn’t guarantee finding a place to buy them.

One could only search for auctions held perhaps once every few months; only in such places would truly exceptional, hidden treasures be sold.

Otherwise, if such items could be bought directly from the Markets, some Elders of the Riverside Sect wouldn’t resort to issuing sect assignments to find the spirit ores and spiritual medicinal materials they needed.

Lu Ming wasn’t short of Spirit Stones.

What he lacked were high-class treasures that he could use directly.

Unfortunately, the item from the jade box was not something he could use.

"Senior Brother Lu, if you want this Bodhi Seed, I’m willing to trade it with you."

Seeing Lu Ming’s expression, Shen Mo guessed his thoughts and proactively made the offer.