“Strange water?”
Under the Daosheng Qingwen Banyan, Li Zhuo opened his eyes.
He was very interested.
Currently, he already had a very stable source of food.
Moreover, all of it was spiritual food, which greatly benefited his Cultivation.
However, the water source could not be guaranteed.
Aside from the lake water, there was only a clear stream flowing from the shrub area.
Unfortunately, neither had any spirituality.
Li Zhuo often lamented that such ordinary water was no longer fitting for his status.
But he had no choice.
After all, he couldn’t find a spiritual water source.
Even if he found one, he couldn’t move it to the Safe Zone.
Therefore.
He only occasionally sighed, but wasn’t bothered by it.
After hearing the news Little Red brought, Li Zhuo smiled and patted Little Red’s head, encouraging him heartily.
“You did great~”
Little Red squinted his eyes happily, his scarlet tail tip almost wagging into a fiery wheel.
His head felt dizzy.
Li Zhuo stroked Little Red’s head and gave orders to Little Flower and the Squirrel.
“Go dig up that plant and bring it back. Be careful not to spill the water on its leaves.”
“When digging, pay attention to whether there are any powerful creatures nearby.”
“When returning, also pay attention to the route and don’t let anyone discover our Safe Zone.”
“Little Squirrel, protect them.”
Little Red and Little Flower said in unison: “Yes!”
The Little Squirrel, however, sneered: “You bastard threw rocks at me, and now you still expect me to work for you?”
“Hmph.”
Li Zhuo was even less tolerant of the Little Squirrel; he picked up the ‘gratitude stick’ with his left hand and began to mock and ridicule with his right.
Using both methods.
“I always feel that creatures should be grateful. Some small Spirit Beasts eat my food and live in my home, yet they are unwilling to help with a small favor.”
“It’s fine if you don’t help, but explain the issue with the spiritual wheat to me. Why is the amount of wheat growing now a bit off?”
“…”
Listening to Li Zhuo, the Little Squirrel gnashed his teeth, making a squeaking sound: “I’ll go!”
“Heh, go quickly and come back quickly~”
With that said.
Li Zhuo continued to sit cross-legged under the Daosheng Qingwen Banyan, Cultivating.
Gathering Spirit Formation, wood-attributed Spiritual Qi, calming spirit rose, spiritual food, a super simple Advanced Cultivation Technique…
Under the blessings of various treasures.
Li Zhuo’s Cultivation progress was extremely fast.
Every time he introspected himself.
He would feel pleasantly surprised.
Therefore, even though Li Zhuo sat in Cultivation every day, he didn’t find it boring.
Of course.
Every day, he would spend one or two hours meticulously examining the plants and trees within the Safe Zone.
Currently.
All the plants and trees in the original core and sanctuary areas had been examined.
Unfortunately, no other spiritual plants were found.
Now that the Safe Zone had expanded, Li Zhuo certainly wouldn’t be lazy.
He maintained the habit of daily inspection.
But Wanshou Mountain was, after all, remote and had thin Spiritual Qi.
It was difficult to find truly spiritual plants or treasures.
“According to legends, in those mountains with dense Spiritual Qi, there aren't even any mundane plants.”
“Every mountain and stone, every flower and blade of grass, are all spiritual objects.”
“I wonder when I’ll be able to completely transform Wanshou Mountain~”
While searching for spiritual objects, Li Zhuo also tested his Golden Finger.
Initially.
He even wanted to touch the ground to view and modify the attributes of an entire mountain range or even a continent.
—Of course, it didn’t work.
Li Zhuo could only view the attributes of a fist-sized patch of soil beneath his palm.
But now.
Li Zhuo discovered that as his Cultivation improved.
The range of his Golden Finger’s effect also expanded accordingly.
He again pressed his hand to the ground, and this time the soil he viewed was even slightly larger than a human head.
Li Zhuo was still not entirely reassured.
He went to the lake to try again.
He put his hand into the lake water and checked its attributes.
【Individual Information: Miscellaneous — Water】
【Five Elements Attributes】
Water: 2
【Special Attributes】
Impurities: 1
The information displayed by the All Things Modifier had not changed at all.
But Li Zhuo could clearly feel that the scope of his Golden Finger had indeed expanded.
“When my Cultivation becomes even more profound, will I be able to modify the attributes of lake water or mountain ranges on a large scale?”
“Hurry up and Cultivate~”
Li Zhuo calmed his excited mood.
He continued to sit cross-legged in the Gathering Spirit Formation, breathing in and out the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.
Half a day passed.
Little Red and the others returned.
Li Zhuo squinted at his capable subordinates.
Then…
He was furious!
“Is that a place for you to take a bath?!”
Li Zhuo was enraged.
Because at this moment, he had clearly seen the strange plant.
Like a large mushroom, it had only a trunk and one large, thick leaf.
In the center of the leaf, a clear pool of water lay quietly.
In the clear pool.
There was also a Squirrel lounging there with his legs crossed, eyes squinted.
A look of happiness and contentment on his face.
Seeing Li Zhuo’s expression.
Little Red and Little Flower looked helpless.
Neither of them could defeat the Little Squirrel, so they couldn’t stop him at all.
Little Flower, of course, was not good at fighting.
Little Red could originally rely on his venom to contend with the Little Squirrel.
But this stinky Squirrel now had extremely high venom resistance.
He was completely unafraid of Little Red.
Therefore, the Little Squirrel lay comfortably in the small puddle on the leaf.
Enjoying the journey all the way.
Li Zhuo walked angrily to the plant.
He grabbed the Little Squirrel by the tail and lifted him up.
He said through gritted teeth: “You stinky Squirrel, are you doing this on purpose?!”
The Little Squirrel, however, blinked his large eyes and said innocently: “I don’t understand what you’re saying. Didn’t you tell me to protect them? As the saying goes, ‘the higher you stand, the farther you see.’ To protect them well, I just…”
Li Zhuo grabbed the Little Squirrel’s tail and threw him hard towards the west arborescent area: “I’m revoking your right to look after the spiritual wheat!”
“Ah? No—!”
Ignoring the wailing Little Squirrel, Li Zhuo directly grasped the plant and checked its attributes.
【Individual Information: Plant Type — Water-Element Tree】
Rank: 12
Qi and Blood: 2451
Age: 112
Friendliness: 0
【Special Effect】
［Spiritual Water Generation (White)］: As the Water-Element Tree grows, it will produce Ethereal Water.
Ethereal Water can increase the Cultivation speed of living beings by +10%.
【Five Elements Attributes】
Metal: 2
Wood: 8
Water: 15
Fire: 1
Earth: 6
【Special Attributes】
Impurities: 11
【Status】
Camouflage: 2
【Distributable Attribute Points】 0
“It’s Ethereal Water, what a treasure~”
“Keep 5 points of ［Wood］ attribute, clear the rest, and add them all to the 【Water】 attribute~”
The Water-Element Tree changed accordingly.
Not only did it grow a few feet taller, but its huge leaves also seemed even greener.
Emitting faint specks of light.
【Individual Information: Plant Type — Spring-Born Tree ★】
Rank: 15
Qi and Blood: 5371
Age: 112
Friendliness: 0
【Special Effect】
［Spiritual Water Generation (Yellow)］: As the Spring-Born Tree grows, it will produce xuan ling water.
xuan ling water can increase the Cultivation speed of living beings by +20%.
xuan ling water is the main ingredient for refining water-attributed Medicinal Pills.
【Five Elements Attributes】
Wood: 5
Water: 49
【Distributable Attribute Points】 0
“Hoo~”
“The effect is quite good~”
“I’ll drink this from now on!”
“But this is the stinky Squirrel’s bathwater, it’s a bit disgusting.”
Li Zhuo looked at the clear pool of water on the tree and frowned slightly: “Little Flower!”
“Yes!”
“Watch the wheat field, don’t let any suspicious creatures approach. The Safe Zone has been having a rat problem recently, so the wheat field must be protected well.”
“Yes!”