162: Plant Spirits

Over the next few days, Lin Chen cultivated his spirit beasts while simultaneously researching the Spirit Accumulation talent.

From the initial Fragrant Flower Rabbit, to the later Earth Spirit Mouse, and finally to the Walking Grass.

These originally very common spirit beasts all possessed completely different evolution types after gaining the Spirit Accumulation talent. Was this the effect of the Spirit Accumulation talent, or did they inherently possess genes related to this?

Lin Chen was unsure. Furthermore, since the Earth Spirit Mouse and the Grass and Wood Spirit had not yet evolved, he had no way to verify it.

He could only list all the spirit beasts that might possess the Spirit Accumulation talent to see if he could find any commonalities.

However, spirit beast research was never that simple. A week passed, and he still had no clues. Instead, one Walking Grass finally reached Level 24, theoretically meeting the evolution requirements for the Grass and Wood Spirit.

"Are you ready? I'm going to remove the demon sealing stone from you now!" Lin Chen said, looking at the Walking Grass.

At this moment, it was nervously standing in front of him, clutching a spirit accumulation stone, its face filled with anxiety.

Medicinal herbs like century-old ginseng, glossy ganoderma, and fleeceflower root had already been mixed into a liquid medicine for it to Absorb. Now, they were just waiting for this final crucial step to see if it would succeed or fail.

"Yiya yi~~~"

The Walking Grass chirped softly. Although it was anxious, it was also looking forward to its new evolutionary form and did not want Lin Chen to be disappointed.

Living on the farm, and even residing in the beast taming space, Lin Chen and qiling silverwood were the people closest to them.

"Then evolve! You will definitely succeed!"

Lin Chen encouraged it, slowly taking off the demon sealing stone hanging on its body.

Instantly, the spirit accumulation stone resting on the Walking Grass's leaf began to glow, and a faint radiance enveloped the Walking Grass.

This was a special spirit stone containing energy different from ordinary elemental spirit stones, yet it could be easily converted into any element.

However, the spiritual power contained in the spirit accumulation stone was different from that of non-elemental spirit stones. It seemed more like energy that encompassed all elements, merely possessing the ability to convert arbitrarily.

Non-elemental spirit stones, on the other hand, could be assimilated by any elemental attribute because they lacked any attributes themselves.

"The energy in the spirit accumulation stone is converting!"

Lin Chen carefully sensed the energy change within the spirit accumulation stone. It seemed to be transforming toward grass element energy, yet there was something subtly different.

"No, wait, it's not just grass element energy. There's also a relatively cold element?"

"Water element? Ice element? Dark element?"

"No, that's not right. This energy seems a bit like... the moon element?"

His heart jolted. He looked incredulously at the Walking Grass, actually sensing energy similar to that found in a moonstone emanating from its body?

However, before Lin Chen could think further, the Walking Grass's body began to emit evolutionary light, and a layer of colorful radiance enveloped it.

"Yiya~~~"

The cry of the Walking Grass reached Lin Chen's ears, and the shape covered by the light began to change.

The three huge broad leaves were gathered and shrunk, while the body of the Walking Grass gradually elongated, and a pair of short arms appeared on its sides.

When the light dissipated, a spirit beast resembling a radish sprite, topped with a few leaves, appeared before Lin Chen.

"What is this? Did it actually become a sprite?"

Lin Chen stared blankly at the newly emerged spirit beast. Though its form seemed superficially unchanged, a massive, fundamental transformation had occurred.

The root stalk, which originally only had two short legs, had now grown hands. His lower body was still fat and bloated, but it looked clumsy yet adorable.

The huge broad leaves that were originally on its head had also shrunk considerably, becoming the size of ordinary leaves and connected by stems.

It looked more like a small radish sprite with four limbs and grass growing on its head.

"Yiya yi~~~"

The Grass and Wood Spirit called out to Lin Chen, seeming a little unaccustomed to its new appearance and looking somewhat shy.

"Don't be nervous! You look great!" Lin Chen recovered his senses and comforted it with a smile.

[Species: Grass and Wood Spirit (Green)]

[Level: 28]

[Gender: Male]

[Talents: Photosynthesis, Moon Splendor]

[Skills: Absorb, Burrow, Photosynthesis, Morning Dew, Fresh Aroma...]

[Evolution Path 1: Reach Level 59, maintain sufficient energy and nutrients, undergo... can evolve into Medicine Child.]

[...]

The Grass and Wood Spirit's attributes were now completely different from before.

Not only did its potential immediately increase to Green, but the Walking Grass, which was originally genderless, had actually gained the concept of gender.

"The Spirit Accumulation talent disappeared and became Moon Splendor? Can it slowly improve its own strength by Absorbing the power of the moon's essence?"

"And there's the subsequent evolution of Medicine Child. Is this a different evolution type resulting from gender influence?"

Lin Chen looked at the Grass and Wood Spirit's attribute panel and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Unfortunately, his current level was too low. Although he could see the subsequent evolution of the Grass and Wood Spirit, he couldn't see the complete requirements needed for the evolution.

Judging by the Grass and Wood Spirit's evolution requirements, he would have to wait until he reached the level of a Three-Star or Four-Star Beast Tamer before he could know the full conditions required for the Grass and Wood Spirit's evolution.

"Photosynthesis, Moon Essence... why does it really resemble the mythical fae? Could it be that all spirit beasts of this type belong to... a fae category?"

A flash of inspiration crossed Lin Chen's mind, but he shook his head, feeling that this was likely impossible.

It was already difficult enough to verify the moon element; did he really need to introduce a fae race as well? What a bold conjecture!

"Perhaps I can wait and see when the Fragrant Flower Rabbit and the Earth Spirit Mouse evolve. If they truly all possess the Spirit Accumulation talent, then perhaps this really is a completely new type of spirit beast?"

Lin Chen thought, then squatted down and picked up the Grass and Wood Spirit.

"Don't be nervous, I'm going to check your physical condition!"

"Yiya~~~"

The Grass and Wood Spirit shyly responded, undergoing various data checks under Lin Chen's direction.

He discovered that there was indeed a special energy present inside the Grass and Wood Spirit's body, but unfortunately, the farm's equipment was simple and old, preventing a complete detection.

"Forget it. I'll write the evolution paper for the Grass and Wood Spirit first. When I go to school to register in a couple of days, I'll ask Professor Jiang to take a look."

Lin Chen thought for a moment, let the Grass and Wood Spirit go play, and then sat down at the computer to start writing the paper.

Managed by various major associations, intellectual property protection concerning spirit beasts in this world was very strict. As long as his paper was published, he wouldn't worry about anyone stealing his research results.

And when the Grass and Wood Spirit walked out of the laboratory and appeared on the farm, the first people to scream were Hua Yaxian and the others.