Free Web NovelChapter 312: Chapter 143: 100 Years to Grow, 100 Years to Bloom, 100 Years to Bear Fruit (Part 3)
However, I advise you to abandon this idea.
I merely cannot bear to see someone so young as yourself waste time on this matter.
Do you know how old I was when I first cultivated a Third-Grade Spirit Plant?
Sixty years old.
But even twenty years earlier, I had already started nurturing that Spirit Plant.
I invested great effort and painstaking attention.
Nearly every Spirit Stone I earned was spent on this Spirit Plant, which even delayed my cultivation.
By the age of forty, I had already reached the Sixth-Layer Qi Cultivation. If I had spent these twenty years on cultivation, with my Three-Attribute Spiritual Root and high-grade Spiritual Qi conversion efficiency, I would have likely reached the Ninth-Layer Qi Cultivation before sixty, perhaps even with the chance to attempt Foundation Establishment.
Yet because of this Spirit Plant, I missed the opportunity.
Back then, that Spirit Plant was initially merely a First Grade.
You directly planting a Third-Grade Spirit Plant... even if you successfully nurture it, then what?
At that time, after ten or twenty years have passed, you would have wasted your time and missed the optimal cultivation period.
I truly do not wish for you to repeat my path."
Zhou Changwang could only remain silent upon hearing this.
He didn’t know whether Elder Qin was inclined to teach or was speaking from experience, giving him sincere and heartfelt advice.
But after all, the other party meant well, openly revealing his own scars to provide an example, pouring out his heart, leaving Zhou with nothing more to say.
"What Spirit Plant were you cultivating back then?"
Zhou Changwang thought for a moment and casually asked.
"The Seven-Colored Immortal Lotus."
Upon hearing this, Qin Ming showed a hint of nostalgia and pride, as he spoke.
"A Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object, the Seven-Colored Immortal Lotus?"
Zhou Changwang was taken aback and couldn’t help but be shocked.
The Seven-Colored Immortal Lotus is one of the key Spiritual Materials for refining Foundation Establishment Pill, a true Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object.
However, its original form was merely a First-Grade Spirit Plant, the Three-colored Lotus Seeds.
The Three-colored Lotus Seeds, after continuous cultivation and optimization, will eventually evolve into a Second-Grade Spirit Plant, the Five-Colored Spirit Lotus.
The Five-Colored Spirit Lotus is already a decent Spiritual Material, a Spiritual Treasure.
It can be used to refine a Second-Grade Spirit Pill, the Five Lotus Essence Transformation Pill, which aids in enhancing a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator’s cultivation.
But only by further nurturing the Five-Colored Spirit Lotus to a Third Grade can it possibly produce the Seven-Colored Immortal Lotus, a key material for refining Foundation Establishment Pill.
The fact that he could successfully cultivate the Seven-Colored Immortal Lotus step by step proves his exceptional skill in Spirit Plant cultivation.
The time and effort spent were considerable.
"Back then, I thought of preparing a Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object in advance, so I focused on nurturing this Seven-Colored Immortal Lotus, thinking that as long as I successfully cultivate three of them, I would have the opportunity to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill.
But who would have thought that it would delay my cultivation and ultimately ruin my cultivation prospects, with no hope of achieving Foundation Establishment in this lifetime..."
Qin Ming sighed, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.
After a while, he regained his composure and said, "Back then, I was just cultivating a Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object.
Whereas what you seek is even more difficult.
The heavenly treasures that enhance Spirit Root talent, each one is incredibly rare, and nurturing them is ten times harder than the Seven-Colored Immortal Lotus.
Many are even Fourth Grade, Fifth-Grade Spirit Plants.
The minimum is Third Grade.
The Earth Store Flower, Celestial Spirit Grass, Star Source Spirit Fruit, Life Fruit... unless directly harvested from the wild, relying on oneself for cultivation is nearly impossible.
For example, the Earth Store Flower, only likely to grow in the Netherworld Death Land, must grow for three thousand years to have the effect of reshaping the Spirit Root and remolding the Golden Body.
The Celestial Spirit Grass requires extremely high environmental demands, needing at least Fourth-Grade Spirit Land to survive, and its daily Spiritual Qi consumption is comparable to a Core Formation Realm cultivator’s cultivation, causing a great disturbance, often guarded by powerful Demon Beasts.
The same applies to the Star Source Spirit Fruit.
Not only is the Spirit Seed hard to find, but its growth process is also extremely challenging, requiring the absorption of massive amounts of Heaven and Earth Star Power, as well as massive amounts of Spiritual Qi to be able to grow.
Moreover, it takes a hundred years to grow, a hundred years to bloom, a hundred years to bear fruit.
Even with the Annual Ring Skill, one application of the Annual Ring Skill at most accelerates the ring time of a Third-Grade Spirit Plant by three days; how many applications would you need to make it grow to three hundred years of age smoothly?
Even at ten applications a day, you would need ten years.
Not to mention, as the Spirit Plant grows, the more Spiritual Power is required in the later stages, and the effect of the Annual Ring Skill on the Spirit Plant diminishes..."
While saying this, Qin Ming shook his head.
He had done such things and was more aware of the difficulties within.
"Heaven and Earth Star Power? What is Heaven and Earth Star Power?"
Zhou Changwang was taken aback, slightly confused. freёwebnovel.com
"It’s actually various kinds of Spiritual Ore.
Star Power is the collective term for the power of various Spiritual Ores.
In fact, the growth of many Spirit Plants requires Heaven and Earth Star Power.
Because these are their nutrients and resources.
This is why some Spirit Plants, heavenly treasures, are embedded in Spirit Ore within the mountains."
Qin Ming casually explained, saying.
"I see.
Thank you, elder, for enlightening me."
Zhou Changwang nodded with sudden understanding, feeling quite grateful in his heart.
Although the other party was somewhat verbose and tirelessly advising him, he undeniably obtained some useful information from the other party.
Especially the direct mention of the Star Source Spirit Fruit, which gave him a sudden sense of clarity.
Of course, he would still need to verify the specifics.
So, he quickly changed the topic, asked a few more questions related to Spirit Plants, and then went upstairs to the second floor.
