Chapter 144 Planting Golden Lotus in Fire
"This is the Second-Rank Upper-Grade Spirit Plant Master promotion, First-Class Flora and Fauna Illusion Realm Trial."
"Requirement: Within ten years in the Illusionary Realm, plant the legendary Rank 3 Spirit Plant—Fire-Bathed Golden Lotus."
"The Illusionary Realm provides only eight Spirit Seeds. Once these eight Spirit Seeds are used up, if the Spirit Plant Master still cannot plant the Golden Lotus, it means the Trial challenge has failed."
"No wonder the Difficulty is so high, reaching Top-Rank, and no one has ever succeeded in challenging it. It actually requires a Second-Rank Spirit Plant Master to successfully plant and cultivate a Rank 3 Spirit Plant."
This is not just generally difficult.
Qin Ming stepped towards the outside world.
In front of him, there was a Pill table, on which lay quietly a withered yellow Lotus Seedpod. Inside the Lotus Seedpod, eight golden Lotus Seeds full of astonishing Spirit Aura were embedded, with a Way Aura lingering on them.
"This is the Spirit Seed of the Fire-Bathed Golden Lotus!"
Qin Ming picked up this Lotus Seedpod and carefully felt and observed it. Everything in the Vegetation Illusion Realm was close to reality.
Fortunately, he had researched the Spirit Plant Master Heritage.
Information about the 'Fire-Bathed Golden Lotus' also automatically appeared in Qin Ming's mind.
Fire-Bathed Golden Lotus, Rank 3 Low Grade Spirit Plant, rare and precious, is one of the two Main Materials for refining Golden Core Pills.
Of course, the year of the truly Main Material must be more than five hundred years old. The ten years of the Illusionary Realm Trial is only enough to initially cultivate the Spirit Plant successfully.
Such rare Heavenly and Earthly Treasures are almost impossible to find in the entire Wei Kingdom Cultivation World.
This Golden Lotus has extremely high Condition requirements for the growth of Spirit Veins. It not only requires a Tier 3 Spirit Vein environment, but also needs the nourishment of Essence Energy of Spirit Fire between Heaven and Earth. It only grows in the extremely high temperature Heart of Molten Fire.
Ordinary Spirit Plants, let alone growing in this environment, would turn into Ashes just by getting close.
Qin Ming put away the Spirit Seed in his hand and flew towards the distant Flame Mountain Range.
He first needed to find a suitable Molten Fire land before he could start the planting plan.
After searching in the Illusionary Realm for more than half a month, Qin Ming finally found a Molten Cave on the mountainside of a Mountain Range. Inside, there was a small pool of magma constantly tumbling, and sparks of Fire Essence Energy were floating in the Mid-Air around it.
As soon as Qin Ming entered it, he instantly felt a more terrifying high temperature than outside.
Fortunately, his Physical Body was incomparably strong, and the Glazed Treasure Armor also had Spell Resistance attributes, which could isolate this scorching high temperature.
Ordinary Spirit Plant Masters, let alone entering it for planting, Cultivators with slightly weaker Cultivation could not withstand this scorching heat at all.
Next, Qin Ming followed the cultivation method in the Spirit Plant Master Heritage, first took out a piece of Black Spirit Soil, which was also Spirit Soil he obtained in the nearby Flame Heart Mountain.
Called 'Central Yellow Spirit Earth', this Spirit Soil is very peculiar and difficult for ordinary Cultivators to identify. Its greatest function is to harmonize Yin and Yang.
At the beginning, the Spirit Seed of the Golden Lotus is still very fragile. If it is directly placed in the magma, it will also be directly incinerated.
Therefore, in the Early Stage of cultivation, Central Yellow Spirit Earth is needed to protect the Spirit Seed and ensure its growth.
After all preparations were completed, Qin Ming wrapped a Spirit Seed of the Golden Lotus with Spirit Soil and began his first cultivation and planting attempt.
He used Spiritual Sense to control the Spirit Soil and put it into the Heart of Molten Fire.
Boom! Red flames shot up, and a cloud of gray smoke erupted from the Spirit Soil. The corner of Qin Ming's mouth twitched, and his Expression was a little unsightly.
He had prepared for so long, but he did not expect to fail as soon as he started.
He quickly withdrew the Spirit Soil and peeled open the Spirit Earth to take a look, only to see that the Golden Lotus Spirit Seed inside had been burned to Ashes.
Even if he wanted to use the [Rebirth Spirit Seed] Entry to revive it, it was obviously impossible. "Where exactly did the problem occur?"
"Could it be that the steps are wrong?"
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The second cultivation began.
This time, Qin Ming was not in a hurry to directly put the Spirit Soil into the magma, but spread out his Spiritual Sense to capture the Fire Essence Energy floating in the air, and then injected it into the Spirit Soil.
Then, he used an [Enhanced Adaptation] Entry and released it on this Spirit Seed.
He closed his eyes and felt it for a moment, and a wisp of Crimson Gold Color spirit bud inside the Spirit Seed was greedily absorbing Spiritual Qi.
Gradually, it began to grow.
Qin Ming's eyes lit up, and his whole person's spirit was lifted.
"It's working!" Then, he followed suit and continued to capture Fire Essence Energy, continuously cultivating this Spirit Seed.
One year later.
The Golden Lotus Spirit Seed devoured a large amount of Fire Essence Energy, emitting a Crimson Gold halo, and had completely adapted to the surrounding high temperature environment.
Then, Qin Ming threw the Golden Lotus Spirit Seed wrapped in Spirit Soil into the Heart of Molten Fire again.
This time, the Spirit Seed was not incinerated, but gradually began to autonomously absorb the nearby Fire Essence Energy.
The spirit bud inside also began to slowly emerge. Seeing this, Qin Ming hurriedly used the "Ancient Wood Longevity Skill", and green Longevity Spiritual Power flowed towards the inside of the Spirit Seed.
The Golden Lotus Spirit Seed absorbed the Plant Essence that Qin Ming passed over, and began to take root in the Spirit Soil.
Qin Ming cultivated all the remaining Spirit Seeds in this way.
Then planted them in the Heart of Molten Fire.
Time in the Illusionary Realm passed slowly.
In the blink of an eye, another five years passed.
With such a good Spirit Plant practical simulation planting opportunity, Qin Ming did not use the [Force-Ripening] Entry to forcibly Force-Ripening the Golden Lotus.
Instead, during this process, he continued to explore, research, and learn, which increased his experience and Enlightenment on the Path of Spirit Plants in the future.
By the sixth year, the Golden Lotus wrapped in Central Yellow Spirit Earth in the magma in front of Qin Ming began to form Flower Buds.
From the Lotus Leaf to the Stem and Branch, the Fire-Bathed Golden Lotus showed a Crimson Gold Color of fire red, and the whole Spirit Plant presented a sense of transparency.
After such a long time, Qin Ming had successfully cultivated a total of five Spirit Seeds.
Countless Fire Essence Energy, presenting a vortex state, poured into the Spirit Soil, and the Flower Buds of the Golden Lotus began to loosen, about to bloom.
Qin Ming's Expression also began to become nervous.
Just then.
Boom! The Five Golden Lotus Plants suddenly began to spontaneously combust and turned into piles of black Ashes.
An astonished look appeared on Qin Ming's face.
Immediately afterwards, he thought of something again in his heart, and murmured: "Rebirth from fire!"
As soon as the words fell.
In the black Ashes, five Crimson Gold light spots emerged. The red mist-like Fire Spiritual Qi was like tassels, submerging into them.
The light spots continued to enlarge, and began to take root and sprout again at an extremely fast speed, as if shedding their leaden appearance, and Crimson Gold Spirit Lotus plants deeply rooted in the magma below and began to grow vigorously.
At this point, Qin Ming knew that he had already successfully cultivated this Fire-Bathed Golden Lotus.
The rest was just waiting for maturity, which was only a matter of time.
He also felt that it was almost time, and immediately used a [Ripening] Entry. In the next instant, the five Spirit Lotus plants began to grow wildly, blooming into five Crimson Gold Lotus flowers.
A five-colored glow of rosy clouds was filled and lingered in the entire Molten Cave space, and the soul-stirring Spiritual Qi spread out in an instant.
"Second-Rank Upper Grade First Class Flora and Fauna Illusion Realm, Assessment passed!"
A prompt sounded in Qin Ming's mind.
Immediately, his face brightened, and he was about to prepare to receive the Origin Qi of Myriad Wood as usual.
However.
Within the Vegetation Illusion Realm, anomalies began to appear!
…
At the same time.
In Azure Sea Immortal City, at the Position of the Spirit Planter Guild, the Wooden Formation left over from ancient times began to vibrate.
On the Wooden Tablet representing Qin Ming's entry, a brilliant light burst out, soaring into the Horizon, forming an Unusual Lotus Flower Spirit Plant shape in the Sky.
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