Chapter 513: The Yellow-Skinned Gourd (Patreon)

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In Wang Hong's Space, there was a sprawling vine that covered several acres of land, but it only bore a single green-skinned gourd.

Every time he entered the Space, Wang Hong couldn't help but sigh. This thing had been growing for so many years and occupied so much land, yet it only produced one gourd.

If it had grown in their Wang family village, the farmers would have uprooted it long ago, what a waste.

Occupying a large area of land with low yields and a long growth period, such a crop would never be planted by farmers.

After countless years of growth, on this particular day, the gourd suddenly radiated a brilliant light, with myriad rays of colorful light.

Wang Hong, who was meditating and cultivating in his cave mansion, suddenly felt something and quickly entered the Space.

There, he saw the gourd emitting a dazzling radiance. The color of the gourd gradually changed from green to yellow.

At the same time, the vitality on the vines rapidly diminished, flowing towards the gourd. The once lush green leaves quickly turned yellow, withering and falling.

This was the first time Wang Hong had seen a Spirit Plant wither naturally in the Space.

Previously, the Spiritual Herbs he planted, regardless of their age, had all been nurtured into millennium-old Spiritual Herbs by him.

After the leaves on the vines withered, the vines themselves turned yellow and withered. Eventually, the vines and leaves covering several acres of land all turned into powder.

In the end, on this vast piece of land, only a gourd about a foot tall remained standing there alone.

Wang Hong floated over, picked up the gourd, and felt its cool and smooth surface. With a bit of force, he tried to pinch it, but the skin was quite tough, probably not suitable for eating.

He had read in some ancient texts that most of the gourds in the Cultivation World were not meant for consumption.

Gourds, as a type of Spiritual Object, could have various functions, some innate and some requiring refinement to develop special abilities.

Legend had it that some gourds had the power to absorb enemies during battle and refine them inside.

Some gourds could spit out weapons like knives, swords, flames, or quicksand.

Wang Hong wasn't sure if this gourd possessed any special abilities, so he would have to carefully study it later.

He scanned the several acres of land again and found that all the vines had indeed lost their vitality and turned to ashes. The vitality had been rapidly drained from the vines, and without a chance to regrow, they withered and died.

This gourd was quite unique, and he wasn't sure if it could be propagated. If it couldn't, it would be a shame.

Suddenly, he noticed a slight movement and saw that there were still some active root hairs at the base of the original vine, slowly absorbing Spirit Qi.

He floated over, removed the layer of soil covering it, and found a section of root hair about the thickness of chopsticks. Although it was somewhat withered, it still retained a trace of vitality.

Seeing this, he carefully covered the exposed root hairs with the surrounding soil.

After taking care of all this, he played with the yellow-skinned gourd for a while and noticed that it was slowly absorbing Spirit Qi from the Space.

He was exceptionally sensitive to changes in the Space, so even though the gourd absorbed Spirit Qi slowly, he could still clearly sense it.

He didn't know what the gourd needed the Spirit Qi for, so he placed it in the Space and let it absorb Spirit Qi on its own, waiting to see what changes it would undergo.

After temporarily setting aside the gourd, he flew to the area where he was planting the Nascent Condensation Grass and Phoenix Breath Grass.

These two types of Spiritual Herbs were the main ingredients for refining Nascent Condensation Pills, but they were still only a few hundred years old. They needed to reach two thousand and three thousand years old, respectively, to be used in pill refinement.

Even with his Space, it would take some time for them to mature.

Moreover, even if he could mature these two Spiritual Herbs now, he still didn't have the recipe for the Nascent Condensation Pill.

Wang Hong was eager to condense his Nascent Soul now. Their faction currently lacked even a single Nascent Soul cultivator, making it difficult to contend with various Demon Clans.

He had already received information from Liu Changsheng that the Purple Flame Scorpion King had gathered its subordinate Demonic Beasts and was preparing to attack their position.

In the direction of Taihao City to the north, the Demonic Beasts in the territory of the Moli clan were also gathering, and their intentions were clear.

Only the Yaohou Clan to the south had remained quiet for the time being, but Wang Hong couldn't afford to be complacent.

The Qingxu Mountain Range he currently occupied possessed a high-grade Spirit Vein, which naturally attracted the covetous eyes of the surrounding Demon Clans.

It was precisely because of the obstruction by these three major Demon Clan forces that the more distant Demonic Beasts had not participated in the division of the Qingxu Mountain power.

If he could advance to the Nascent Soul stage and combine it with his numerous Golden Core Cultivators, his confidence would be bolstered.

However, he also wanted to try something new. He had collected a Spiritual Herb called the Dark Night Flower, which could assist in Nascent Formation. Now that he had cultivated many mature Spiritual Herbs from it, he could give it a try.

When he arrived at the Dark Night Flower planting area, there was a field of Spirit Blossoms, but their petals were all black.

He picked some of the black flowers, placed them in a wooden box, and then headed to where he stored Spirit Wine.

The last time he consumed a millennium-old Spiritual Herb, he had advanced to the late Golden Core stage. Not much time had passed since then, and his Realm still needed further consolidation.

For this purpose, he had also come up with a method and was prepared to give it a try.

In his early years, he had planted a large number of white crystal fruit trees. Due to the acceleration in the Space, the mature white crystal fruits had piled up like mountains, and he couldn't consume them all.

To avoid wastage, he had turned all the white crystal fruits into Spirit Wine, resulting in a surplus of Spirit Wine made from white crystal fruits. White crystal fruit was a second-tier spiritual fruit, mainly used to refine Spiritual Power and make it purer.

With purer Spiritual Power, his Realm would naturally become more stable.

However, second-tier Spirit Wine and spiritual fruit were not very effective for Golden Core Cultivators.

But his white crystal fruit Spirit Wine had been stored for over ten thousand years. In the unique environment of the Space, after such a long period of aging, its quality had far surpassed the second-tier category.

This time, he had taken precautions. He left the Space, opened all the formations in his cave mansion, and isolated it from the outside world.

The last time he took out a millennium-old Spiritual Herb from the Space, it had caused intense fluctuations in Spiritual Energy, and the entire Yunxia Mountain had sensed it within a short time.

Although it was just a whole jar of millennium-old Spirit Wine this time, he couldn't be sure if it would produce any anomalies, so it was better to be prepared.

When he removed the jar of millennium-old Spirit Wine, it did indeed cause a fluctuation in Spirit Qi, but it wasn't as powerful as last time.

Since Wang Hong had prepared this rare millennium-old Spirit Wine, he found it rather uninteresting to have it without any accompanying food.

So, he entered the Space again and caught several silver-colored big fish from the pond filled with Ink Jade Spirit Lotus.

The small silver fish he had previously stocked in the Space had evolved or mutated, and they had grown to be two or three feet long.

Once the silver fish had grown, their taste had improved significantly compared to the small fish they used to be.

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Chapter 514: Delegation of Authority