31: Chapter 31 Purple Lingzhi

In the cultivation world, the ranking of a Spirit Eye Spring is the same as that of a Spiritual Vein, divided into several Ranks: First Grade, Second Grade, Third Grade, Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade, and so on.

Li Changqing carefully examined this Spirit Eye Spring, which was nine feet in diameter. Judging by both the concentration of Spiritual Qi in this place and the size of the Spirit Eye Spring, it had fully reached the standard of a Third Grade Spirit Eye Spring.

Since the concentration of Spiritual Qi here was equivalent to a Third Grade Spiritual Vein, Li Changqing could not yet determine whether it had reached the Third Grade Low Grade or Third Grade Medium Grade.

From this, it could also be concluded that it was precisely because of the existence of this Spirit Eye Spring that two First Grade Spiritual Veins appeared at the bottom of Xuanling Lake, because a Third Grade Spirit Eye Spring could give birth to First Grade Spiritual Veins after the baptism of time, whereas a First Grade Spiritual Vein could never evolve into a Third Grade Spirit Eye Spring.

For a Golden Core Stage Loose Cultivator, this Spirit Eye Spring could be said to be even more precious than a Third Grade Spiritual Vein, because it was easy to carry and hide after setting up a Formation.

However, for some cultivation Sects or cultivation Families, a Third Grade Spirit Eye Spring did not have as much utility as a Third Grade Spiritual Vein; after all, the coverage area of the Spirit Eye Spring's Spiritual Qi was limited and not suitable for use by a large number of Cultivators.

The Spirit-Seeking Mouse, Xiao Jin, was currently playing happily on the edge of the spring, occasionally stretching out its claws to touch the spring water, looking very comfortable.

Amidst the surprise, Li Changqing's gaze swept across the area around the spring. The cave where the Spirit Eye Spring was located had formed a unique, miniature, high-Spiritual Qi environment due to being sealed for many years and nourished by the Spiritual Qi of the spring. Right beside the spring, on the damp ground near the cave wall, grew dozens of purple lingzhi.

They were not scattered haphazardly but were distributed according to some natural rhythm, as if this place had once been a forgotten ancient medicinal garden.

The purple lingzhi leaves were narrow and long like orchids, with fine, dew-like Spiritual light condensing on the edges, swaying slightly with the faint airflow in the cave. Its cap was hemispherical, the body was a deep purple-brown, and mature purple lingzhi had circles of bright purple patterns at the very bottom of the root, with each circle representing one hundred years of growth.

Li Changqing counted carefully; there were a total of thirty-six mature purple lingzhi.

"I've struck it rich." Li Changqing felt the touch of the Three-Leaf purple lingzhi at his fingertips; it was cool and tough, with golden threads faintly visible in the purple flesh, and the medicinal fragrance was refreshing.

purple lingzhi are classified into One-Leaf, Two-Leaf, Three-Leaf, and so on. Among these thirty-six purple lingzhi, there were twenty-one One-Leaf purple lingzhi, twelve Two-Leaf purple lingzhi, and three Three-Leaf purple lingzhi.

Beside these thirty-six purple lingzhi, there were dozens of immature purple lingzhi, as well as a few withered and rotten ones, which had evidently reached their growth limit and, having not been harvested and preserved in time, had turned into a pile of nutrients on the spot.

The classification of this Spirit Medicine, the purple lingzhi, is very simple: those with a growth age of over one hundred years but under two hundred years are First Grade Spirit Medicine, One-Leaf purple lingzhi; those with a medicinal age between two hundred and five hundred years are Two-Leaf purple lingzhi; those with a medicinal age of over five hundred years and under one thousand years are Three-Leaf purple lingzhi.

Three-Leaf purple lingzhi grow up to a maximum of nine hundred and ninety-nine years; only by breaking through the shackles to become a Four-Leaf purple lingzhi can the medicinal age surpass one thousand years to become a Fourth Grade Spirit Medicine. Clearly, the conditions within this cave were insufficient to give birth to a Four-Leaf purple lingzhi.

One-Leaf purple lingzhi are mainly used as the primary or secondary ingredients for First Grade Medicinal Pills such as Qi Condensation Pills and Yuan-Nourishing Pills used by Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators. They can gently replenish Spiritual Qi, assist in breaking through small Bottlenecks in the Qi Refinement Stage, and consuming them directly can also nourish the Physical Body and calm the mind, but they have minimal effect on Cultivators above the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Two-Leaf purple lingzhi contain pure and dense Spiritual Qi essence. This type of purple lingzhi is a precious raw material for refining Second Grade Medicinal Pills, especially effective for treating Divine Sense damage, stagnant Qi, and stabilizing Cultivation Realm.

It can also slightly improve the user's Divine Sense, soothe a restless state of mind, and is a good medicine to resist mental instability when assisting in breaking through key Bottlenecks such as Foundation Establishment. It can also be consumed directly or brewed into Spirit Wine, which can exert powerful effects of calming the mind, nourishing the heart, and strengthening the body.

Three-Leaf purple lingzhi are already considered high-grade Spirit Medicine in the cultivation world. Their Spiritual Qi is vast, and they can be used as the core primary ingredient for various Spirit Pills used by Golden Core Stage Cultivators. They have the effect of shedding one's mortal body and exchanging one's bones, and greatly enhancing the Divine Soul Origin. According to ancient texts, they can also extend the lifespan of Cultivators below the Golden Core Stage by ten to twenty years.

Li Changqing knew well that the Spirit Eye Spring was a strategic and scarce resource in the cultivation world, capable of accelerating individual Cultivate and providing an excellent environment for resource cultivation. This was an important opportunity for his survival and development. Similarly, the Three-Leaf purple lingzhi was also an extremely precious Spirit Medicine, and he had to handle it with care!

Li Changqing took out a jade box from his Storage Pouch and carefully approached the three Three-Leaf purple lingzhi that had reached a medicinal age of over five hundred years. Two of these three Three-Leaf purple lingzhi had reached an age of nine hundred years, and one had reached seven hundred years.

His movements were very light; he used an iron shovel to carefully reach into the soil and, following the method described in the ancient texts for harvesting Three-Leaf purple lingzhi, carefully harvested one Three-Leaf purple lingzhi whose medicinal age looked like it had reached its limit and placed it into the jade box.

For the next period of time, he also harvested a few Two-Leaf purple lingzhi and One-Leaf purple lingzhi in the cave and put them into his Storage Pouch; the whole process could be said to have been extremely careful.

With these purple lingzhi, he was confident that he could break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage before the beast tide arrived and stabilize his cultivation.

Of course, he could not forget the Spirit-Seeking Mouse, Xiao Jin. If it weren't for it, even if Li Changqing had broken through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, he would not have been able to sense the Spirit Eye Spring at the bottom of the lake and would not have obtained such rare Spirit Medicine as the purple lingzhi. Therefore, Li Changqing had to reward the Spirit-Seeking Mouse with a Two-Leaf purple lingzhi; Two-Leaf purple lingzhi were also very helpful to Second Grade Spirit Beasts.

Likewise, as Li Changqing's first Spirit Beast, the Flying Purple Nether Scorpion, Xiao Hei, also had its share.

As for the remaining purple lingzhi, Li Changqing still intended to let them grow freely. The cave here had formed a relatively closed and Spiritual Qi-rich small environment due to its special Spiritual Vein structure, and coupled with the lack of living creatures to disturb them, it was able to breed and preserve such a quantity of Spirit Medicine.

Likewise, this cave was located nearly two hundred meters at the bottom of the lake, and with the obstruction of over one hundred meters of lake water, even if a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator flew over Xuanling Lake, they would definitely find it difficult to discover it as long as they did not dive to the bottom of the lake. He decided that after going out, he would buy a concealment Formation and set it up here to form a double safety measure, thereby eliminating hidden dangers.

After checking carefully once more and confirming that there were no omissions or unknown situations, Li Changqing returned along the original path with the Spirit-Seeking Mouse.

After exiting the cave entrance, the coldness and buoyancy of the outside lake water gradually enveloped his body. Li Changqing brought out the Water-Avoiding Bead, and his figure rose like a fish toward the hazy light above. Below, the cave at the bottom of the lake that had given him a rich harvest was once again submerged in the darkness and silence of the deep lake, as if no one had ever visited it.