209: Chapter 209 Flaming Star Flowing Moon Sandalwood

Form a karmic bond with me?

Lin Ming looked at True Monarch Fang Xuan with interest.

He wanted to see how True Monarch Fang Xuan intended to form a karmic bond with him.

flame essence liquid?

With the strength he had shown, taking the flame essence liquid wouldn't be much of an issue.

Then how was True Monarch Fang Xuan so confident that he could form a karmic bond with him?

"flame essence liquid is also one of young friend's goals for this trip. So, do you know how flame essence liquid is produced?"

True Monarch Fang Xuan asked.

"Please enlighten me, True Monarch."

Lin Ming said.

Regarding this, he didn't know much; Xu Chuan and the others had only told him that flame essence liquid came from Yanyun Mountain, with no other details.

Furthermore, Lin Ming wasn't particularly interested in it.

Thus, he hadn't specifically looked into it.

Since True Monarch Fang Xuan had asked...

...he naturally had to give him Face.

"flame essence liquid is a special spiritual item born from the combination of special energy contained in fallen meteors from beyond the heavens and the earth veins of Yanyun Mountain—at least, that is the public explanation."

True Monarch Fang Xuan said slowly.

He hadn't expected Nirvana Ancestor Master Yun Hua to send Lin Ming here without telling him anything.

"And what about the reality?"

Lin Ming asked.

So there were some different details involved, then.

"In reality, this flame essence liquid is produced by a tree."

True Monarch Fang Xuan said.

"A tree?"

"Correct. A rank six Spiritual Plant, the flame star flowing moon sandalwood."

True Monarch Fang Xuan said.

"flame star flowing moon sandalwood? It's actually that thing."

Lin Ming said with a look of slight surprise.

The flame star flowing moon sandalwood was a rare Spiritual Plant with both fire and star attributes.

However, Lin Ming had only seen descriptions of such a Spiritual Plant in the Sect's records.

After all, this thing had been extinct in the Qingxuan Realm for ten thousand years, though perhaps it still existed in some remote corner.

For instance, it had appeared now at Yanyun Mountain.

"Does young friend know where this flame star flowing moon sandalwood came from?"

True Monarch Fang Xuan continued to ask.

"Senior doesn't mean to say that this flame star flowing moon sandalwood descended along with the meteor, does he?"

Lin Ming said.

Since True Monarch Fang Xuan asked this, the origin of the flame star flowing moon sandalwood was certainly not simple.

"Exactly."

True Monarch Fang Xuan looked at Lin Ming with a hint of surprise.

"Junior was just making a wild guess."

Lin Ming said.

He really had just guessed randomly; he hadn't expected it to truly come from beyond the heavens like the meteor.

Speaking of beyond the heavens, Lin Ming had actually been there. To go beyond the heavens, one must break through a layer of astral winds.

To break through this layer of astral winds, one must have the strength of a True Monarch of the Other Shore. Otherwise, the moment one touches the astral winds, they would be blown away until nothing—not even a single hair—remained.

Lin Ming had also stepped beyond the heavens out of curiosity after breaking through to become a True Monarch of the Other Shore.

The so-called 'beyond the heavens' was like a vast, boundless Universe dotted with stars.

And cultivators of the Other Shore Realm could not stay beyond the heavens for long.

However, many spiritual items existed beyond the heavens, such as star meteoric iron and other special spiritual materials. This led many cultivators of the Other Shore Realm and even the Nirvana Realm to frequently go beyond the heavens in search of resources.

Rumor had it that there were passages beyond the heavens leading to the Upper Realm and other cultivation worlds, but these were just rumors and had yet to be confirmed.

When Lin Ming broke through to the Nirvana Realm, he had strolled beyond the heavens once more and indeed obtained some spiritual items.

Hearing that the flame star flowing moon sandalwood came from beyond the heavens, Lin Ming didn't find it surprising.

"This flame essence liquid is the companion spiritual item of the flame star flowing moon sandalwood."

True Monarch Fang Xuan continued.

"Would those Sects just leave the flame star flowing moon sandalwood here?"

Lin Ming asked.

Would those Sects just leave such a rare Spiritual Plant here like this?

Especially for Alchemy Sects, a rare Spiritual Plant like the flame star flowing moon sandalwood was something they absolutely could not miss.

"Of course they thought about it."

True Monarch Fang Xuan said.

Naturally, those Sects had thought about taking the flame star flowing moon sandalwood away.

However, ever since the flame star flowing moon sandalwood took root in Yanyun Mountain, it seemed to have merged with the mountain itself.

Some Sects had tried many methods to transplant it, but none succeeded. If forcibly transplanted, the flame star flowing moon sandalwood would be damaged or even wither away immediately.

Therefore, they gave up.

At the end of the day, the flame star flowing moon sandalwood was only a rank five Spiritual Plant. Although rare, it wasn't absolutely indispensable.

Combined with the four True Monarchs of the Four Great Families joining forces, they managed to deter many petty individuals.

This single flame star flowing moon sandalwood tree belonged to the four families and was managed by them jointly.

"The flame star flowing moon sandalwood matures once every six years, bearing approximately twenty fruits. Twelve of them belong to our four families, while the rest are contested by your Sects and noble families."

True Monarch Fang Xuan said.

Both the flame essence liquid and the fruits of the flame star flowing moon sandalwood were released after their deliberations.

After all, they couldn't monopolize everything. Ultimately, they were only True Monarchs of the Other Shore and had not yet reached the power of a Nirvana Ancestor.

Once one of them became a Nirvana Ancestor, there would be no such thing as sharing.

Besides, this sharing brought them quite a few benefits, so they might as well share.

It was just that the parties they shared the two items with were different.

"This karmic bond... you're not going to make me go and snatch it myself, are you?"

Lin Ming said in a somewhat joking tone.

"Naturally not."

True Monarch Fang Xuan waved his hand, and three wooden boxes appeared on the table.

With another wave, the boxes opened, revealing a slightly scorching aura.

Three fruits of the flame star flowing moon sandalwood lay inside the boxes, with a faint star power manifesting on their surfaces.

"These are three fruits from six years ago, plus three fruits from this year and fifteen drops of flame essence liquid. They all belong to young friend."

True Monarch Fang Xuan said.

This was his sincerity—the sincerity of the Fang Family.

"Does the True Monarch think so highly of me?"

Lin Ming looked at True Monarch Fang Xuan and smiled.

"Naturally."

True Monarch Fang Xuan nodded with a smile.

The value Lin Ming displayed had naturally earned True Monarch Fang Xuan's recognition, as he had suppressed the Spirit Platform Realm cultivators of Yuanxu Mountain with only Middle Stage Spirit Platform strength.

Even Lin You, one of the two strongest Spirit Platform Realm disciples of the Shangji Sect, had lost to Lin Ming.

This was enough to prove Lin Ming's worth.

Furthermore, there was Nirvana Ancestor Master Yun Hua behind Lin Ming, which went without saying.

For the current Fang Family, Lin Ming was indeed a very good person to befriend.

"Then I shall accept them."

Lin Ming smiled.

Although these things weren't of much use to Lin Ming himself, they were quite useful for those around him.

Besides, it was just a matter of looking after the Fang Family.

This wasn't a big problem for Lin Ming, and with his Revered Master present, it was even less of an issue.

Lin Ming quickly accepted the items.