116: Heavenly Spiritual Root (Earth Attribute)

Lin Yongmao was currently Body Refining on Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff, his focus still on Cultivating the Mystic Spirit Body Tempering Art.

Although this Body Refining Cultivation Technique was incomplete, he could still continue to Cultivate it.

Lin Yongmao had been Cultivating the third layer, refining his Qi and blood.

His Qi and blood became increasingly vigorous, like a surging tide, endless.

As he prepared to once again circulate the Mystic Spirit Body Tempering Art to further refine his Qi and blood, the Grass and Trees as Soldiers Formation subtly fluctuated.

Lin Yongmao frowned and murmured, “Someone has stumbled into the Formation!”

Not many people came to his Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff, so it definitely wasn't someone he knew.

Lin Yongmao quickly took out his Formation Plate, his Divine Sense already connected to the grass and trees, sharing their vision.

Soon, he discovered three stealthy figures.

It was Wang Bufan, Chen Dahao, and Shi Lei.

The three of them were currently trapped in a dense cloud of mist, disoriented.

This mist was released by the white clouds of the Thousand-Year Cloud Mist Tea Tree; the mist was thick and difficult to disperse, and even Divine Sense could not penetrate it.

When Lin Yongmao saw that the three had entered the Grass and Trees as Soldiers Formation, he couldn't help but consider killing them all.

Moreover, the Cultivation of the three was only at the Qi Refinement Stage, killing them was like crushing an ant.

“Ding~”

“System notification: Earth Spiritual Root owner found, do you wish to extract?”

Lin Yongmao was not surprised by Wang Bufan's declining Cultivation; being parasitized by a parasitic seed made it difficult for his Cultivation not to decline.

No matter how good his talent, all his Cultivation would be completely devoured by the parasitic seed.

The reason Lin Yongmao was able to Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Stage in such a short time, besides the help of the Foundation Establishment Pill, was primarily due to this parasitic seed.

Almost all of Wang Bufan's Origin power had been absorbed by Lin Yongmao.

Lin Yongmao happened to be planning to try out a newly learned secret art, so he made these three intruders into the Formation his targets.

Chen Dahao's face was very grim. He said, “Is our information wrong? Didn't they say the Lin family's protective Formation only covered the main peak? But we're trapped in a Formation right now.”

Wang Bufan commanded, “Don't worry, let's try to break the Formation with Spells first!”

“Okay!” x 2

The three simultaneously cast Spells, and dazzling lights entered the dense mist, but nothing changed.

Especially the Earth-attribute Spell cast by Wang Bufan; a large falling rock condensed from Spiritual Qi completely disappeared into the mist.

Lin Yongmao saw this scene and couldn't help but smile, his lips curving more than an AK.

The three of them were only at the Qi Refinement Stage, how could they possibly cause any damage to the Grass and Trees as Soldiers Formation he had set up? It was completely impossible for them to break the Formation.

Shi Lei's Spiritual Qi was almost depleted. He had continuously cast more than a dozen Spells, but they had no effect on the Formation.

“This is at least a second-order Illusion Formation. We won't be trapped in this Formation forever, will we?”

Chen Dahao cried out with a long face, he had long had the intention to blame Wang Bufan.

Wang Bufan also realized the danger. If they couldn't break the Formation soon, they would be discovered by the Lin family, and ultimately, they wouldn't escape the fate of being killed.

“Watch me!”

Wang Bufan took out a Talisman. This Talisman was originally well-Sealed in a jade box, and he hadn't intended to use it lightly.

But now he had no choice but to take it out; it was his only trump card.

【Mountain-Splitting Axe Talisman Treasure】

This Talisman Treasure had one last use remaining.

Lin Yongmao saw Wang Bufan's movement and quickly urged the grass and trees to stop him. The attack of a Talisman Treasure was equivalent to the attack strength of a Golden Core True Person, and he didn't want to take risks.

【sword soul grass】

【Sword Shadow Dividing Light Technique】

Even though the sword soul grass had been growing for a long time, it still hadn't grown more leaves.

But under Lin Yongmao's secret art, the Sword Shadow Dividing Light Technique, the original leaf Flying Sword turned from one to two, and then from two to four.

The four leaf Flying Swords were aimed precisely at Wang Bufan, Chen Dahao, and Shi Lei.

The three of them, only at the Qi Refinement Stage, had extremely limited Divine Sense sensitivity and didn't detect the incoming attack of the leaf Flying Swords at all.

Their throats were easily slit, blood continuously gushed out, and a bloody scent began to permeate the air.

They died before they could beg for mercy or cry tears of sorrow.

Lin Yongmao then slowly walked out, kicked their corpses, and coldly snorted, “This is too easy for you.”

Recalling the humiliation the three had inflicted on his original body, Lin Yongmao somewhat regretted letting them die so easily.

However, this was also out of caution, to avoid any further accidents.

Lin Yongmao first picked up the three's Storage Pouches, then cast a 【Fireball Talisman】, burning Chen Dahao and Shi Lei, these two minor characters, to ashes.

As for Wang Bufan's body, he still had a use for it.

Carrying Wang Bufan's corpse on his shoulder, Lin Yongmao arrived before the World Tree plant.

The World Tree then conveyed a feeling of joy to Lin Yongmao; it had sensed the arrival of an Earth Spiritual Root.

“Come, extract its Spiritual Root!” Lin Yongmao said.

The World Tree plant's branches and leaves subtly swayed, then projected a greenish-blue light that completely enveloped Wang Bufan's body, beginning to refine it.

His Spiritual Root, Divine Soul, and body were all refined.

They completely transformed into an earthy yellow light cluster, which was then completely absorbed by the World Tree plant.

Earth Spiritual Root, a talent many dreamed of, yet ultimately bled out here.

The Immortal Realm was just this cruel. Even if you had astonishing talent, even if you were a child of Luck, if you died prematurely, you wouldn't leave any mark in the historical records.

Wang Bufan could have risen to prominence, but in the end, he only became nourishment for the World Tree.

“Ding~”

“System notification: World Tree (Infant Stage) has devoured an Earth Spiritual Root, gaining +50 growth value.”

“System notification: World Tree has awakened a new talent attribute, 【Soil of Life】.”

【Soil of Life】:

The World Tree will produce a certain amount of 【Soil of Life】 daily. This soil can continuously improve soil quality, accelerate the growth of spiritual plants, and make it easier for spiritual plants to develop sentience.

Another auxiliary type of talent ability.

However, this talent ability could further accelerate Lin Yongmao's development speed.

Conventional spiritual soil, even High Grade spiritual soil, has limited fertility.

This means that as long as spiritual plants are cultivated on it for a period, the soil's fertility will be depleted.

But the Soil of Life is different; it can continuously improve soil quality, achieving sustainable development.

Lin Yongmao clenched his fists, then slowly opened them, and a handful of soil shimmering with a faint yellow luster appeared in his hands—this was the Soil of Life.

Although it had no offensive capabilities, it was of great significance to his development.

Lin Yongmao held this handful of Soil of Life and buried it beneath the Thousand-Year Cloud Mist Tea Tree.

“Baiyun, try to feel what it's like?”