20: New attributes of the World Tree

Lin Yongmao began to test the capabilities of the Grass and Trees as Soldiers Formation.

He activated the Formation Plate, consuming the spiritual power within it, and locked onto an ordinary vine on a cliff face.

Instantly, the vine grew and spread rapidly, extending over twenty meters in a flash, firmly binding a massive boulder.

The vine even left deep constricting marks on the boulder.

“This…”

“Awesome!”

This was just an ordinary vine, a common plant; if it were replaced with an aggressive plant, or an aggressive spiritual plant, wouldn't it be able to kill one if one came, and kill two if two came?

If it evolved the power of the Hallucination Heart Flower and the Sword Soul Grass, then Lin Yongmao would have a complete chance to kill beings several times stronger than him.

“Invincible in the Qi Refining Stage!”

“Even Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators, don't even think about causing trouble for me here.”

After such a thought arose, Lin Yongmao quickly suppressed it; it was better to be stable, and for now, he could at most say he was invincible in the Qi Refining Stage.

Lin Yongmao repeatedly tested the Grass and Trees as Soldiers Formation, determined to fully master this Formation and consider if there were any imperfections.

The final result was, of course, none; the Grass and Trees as Soldiers Formation + Illusion Formation made him basically invincible while hiding within the Formation.

After a day of studying the Formation, Lin Yongmao began to prepare for Cultivation.

That night, perhaps because he obtained the Formation through check-in, which greatly ensured his safety, leading to his thoughts flowing smoothly, his Cultivation Bottleneck also loosened.

Midnight.

With a sudden abnormal fluctuation of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, Lin Yongmao's body also abruptly trembled.

“Breakthrough!”

He felt that many of his originally blocked Meridians seemed to have been opened, his body felt lighter, and his senses of hearing and sight were sharper than before.

At this point, his Cultivation had reached the sixth layer of the Qi Refinement Stage.

“At this rate, my Cultivation will soon catch up to Lin Yongrong.”

Lin Yongmao thought that as long as his Cultivation surpassed Lin Yongrong, his status in the Family might not be inferior to that direct descendant.

If his God Farmer Sign-in System wasn't tied to the Family, he would actually prefer to be a Loose Cultivator.

But now, the life and death of the Lin Family were completely linked to his Golden Finger, so he naturally cared deeply about the Family.

To completely control the Family, he naturally had to eliminate potential hidden dangers, such as a potential enemy—Lin Yongrong.

“Once my Cultivation breaks through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, I must kick Lin Yongrong out. No, I must grind him to dust!”

After spending another half an hour consolidating his Cultivation Realm at the sixth layer of the Qi Refinement Stage, Lin Yongmao finally lay contentedly on the bed and fell asleep.

Although Cultivators can go without sleep for ten days or half a month because Cultivation can replace sleep, sleep is still the best way for low-level Cultivators to restore their energy.

Moreover, early to bed and early to rise had long been a good habit Lin Yongmao had developed.

…

Dawn.

Clouds condensed into morning dew; if one traversed this mountain forest, clothes would easily get wet from the dew.

Lin Yongmao awoke from the stone bed in the stone house and stretched.

“System, I want to check-in!”

“Check-in successful. Congratulations, you have received [low-grade spirit spring water] x 1.”

Lin Yongmao joyfully held the [low-grade spirit spring water] in his hand. This time, without triggering a critical hit, even the reward obtained from the check-in had changed; it was better than the previous [low-grade spirit soil].

“Could it be that my Luck has also improved due to the increase in my Cultivation?”

From the fifth layer to the sixth layer of the Qi Refinement Stage was a major hurdle, and the combat power between the two was vastly different; perhaps it had the effect of changing one's Luck.

What if his Cultivation reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, or even the Golden Core Stage, or an even higher Realm?

What kind of rewards would he receive from checking in then?

Lin Yongmao became even more eager to improve his Cultivation.

Lin Yongmao could only link Cultivation with Luck; all of this was the result of his Cultivation improvement.

Under the initial introduction of the God Farmer Sign-in System, Lin Yongmao learned that the rewards obtained from check-ins were related to Luck, and now he finally knew a method to improve Luck.

The Low Grade spirit spring water in his hand was in a glass bottle the size of a mineral water bottle, filled with Low Grade spirit spring water.

Although it was only about 500 milliliters, if sold, it would be worth at least one hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

Spirit Spring Water could be drunk directly to restore a Cultivator's spiritual power, and long-term consumption could even slowly increase Cultivation.

But this was not the Spirit Spring Water's main function; Spirit Spring Water could be used for Alchemy and for watering spiritual plants.

Some rare spiritual plants could only be watered with Spirit Spring Water.

Although this was only Low Grade spirit spring water, its value was undeniably immense.

Lin Yongmao remembered that his aunt, Lin Yulian, once used a small pot of Low Grade spirit spring water to pass the First-Order Spiritual Planter assessment, which was a significant cost.

Currently, Lin Yongmao only had this small bottle of Low Grade spirit spring water, so he naturally couldn't use it to water spirit rice. He opened the glass bottle and poured the Spirit Spring Water onto the World Tree Sapling.

The World Tree Sapling was still the same, without any significant changes.

Lin Yongmao hid the World Tree Sapling among the spirit rice; even a specialized Spiritual Plant Master would not easily find this delicate sapling without inspecting each plant individually.

The World Tree Sapling still only had three tender leaves, which were the embryonic forms of Qilin, Azure Dragon, and Vermilion Bird.

However, there were no Spiritual Qi fluctuations, showing no signs of prominence.

Since the last time it was nourished by Lin Yongmao's essence blood, the World Tree Sapling had remained in this state, without the slightest change.

Lin Yongmao had also repeatedly cast the Spiritual Wood Art and the Spirit Rain Technique on the World Tree several times, but there were no changes.

“System notification: World Tree (Sapling Stage) has been watered with Low Grade spirit spring water, gaining Growth Value +1, and Awakening the attribute [spiritual plant Perception].”

Visibly, the World Tree Sapling completely absorbed the Low Grade spirit spring water, growing approximately one finger's length, and the outlines of its leaves also seemed to become clearer by a few points.

Lin Yongmao quickly checked his Attribute Panel:

The World Tree originally had three attributes: [Spatial Barrier], [Law of Time], and [Coexistence with Heaven and Earth]. Now, a fourth attribute had been added.

Attribute Four:

spiritual plant Perception: Can perceive the emotions of spiritual plants and communicate with them. After achieving a certain level of intimacy with a spiritual plant, one can share its perspective.

“The World Tree’s new attribute is also quite good!”

However, Lin Yongmao had just obtained the Grass and Trees as Soldiers Formation, which could already share the perspective of spiritual plants and borrow the power of plants.

But being able to perceive the emotions of spiritual plants would definitely be of great help in cultivating spiritual plants.

“Currently, I can only share the perspectives of the Sword Soul Grass, blood-stopping vine, and World Tree, which means these are the three spiritual plants with the highest intimacy with me.”

The World Tree, of course, goes without saying; Lin Yongmao had already signed a Heart-Mind Contract with it, and the two were inherently coexistent.

It was just that the World Tree, currently in its sapling stage, was like an infant, its spiritual intelligence not yet awakened.

The only information transmitted to Lin Yongmao's mind was...