186: Dragon Heart Grass Mutation

Lin Yan took out the jade bottle gifted by Bai He and uncorked it.

In an instant, a sweet, fishy scent mixed with boundless vitality and pure Dragon Qi permeated the air.

At the mouth of the bottle, a drop of golden-red Sixth-Rank flood dragon essence blood slowly oozed out, wriggling like a living thing.

"dragon heart grass, it's up to you now."

With a thought, he tilted the jade bottle and precisely dripped an entire bottle of Sixth-Rank flood dragon essence blood onto the roots of the dragon heart grass.

"Sizzle..."

The moment the essence blood entered the soil, it was like a drop of boiling oil falling into clear water.

The entire dragon heart grass shuddered violently. The dragon scale patterns on its surface suddenly lit up, and countless fine golden threads shot out from the rhizome, frantically burrowing into the soil to completely wrap and absorb that drop of essence blood.

"Not enough!"

Lin Yan's eyes narrowed. His hands quickly formed hand seals, and the Magical Techniques of the Azure Emperor Longevity Art in his Sea of Consciousness began to operate at high speed.

Boundless Wood Spiritual Power surged like a river, pouring out from his palms and flooding entirely into the dragon heart grass.

"Azure Emperor Longevity, endless life..."

As the incantation was recited, the dragon heart grass shone with intense light.

On the originally lustrous grass leaves, golden patterns and green light intertwined, as if life itself were flowing within them.

Under the catalysis of the Wood Spiritual Power, the bottle of flood dragon essence blood transformed into the purest nutrients, being digested and absorbed by the dragon heart grass at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The grass stem grew taller and thicker at an astonishing speed. The golden dragon scale patterns on the surface became increasingly clear and deep, with a faint dragon phantom swimming within.

The dragon scale veins on the surface of the "heart" fruit at the top also lit up. Every pulsation produced a subtle resonance with Lin Yan's spiritual power.

He could clearly "see" the domineering Bloodline Power within the flood dragon essence blood merging bit by bit into every inch of the dragon heart grass's texture, perfectly blending with its own dragon blood... The next day, when Lin Yan came to check again, the dragon heart grass had mutated as expected.

[spirit plant Name: dragon heart grass]

[growth progress: 8862/100000]

[Mutation Progress: 8%]

[spirit plant Trait: It seems to be nurturing a True Dragon heart!]

[Growth Status: Absorbing flood dragon essence blood, experience +33]

..."Not bad. As expected of the heart's blood of a Sixth-Rank Flood Dragon, the effect is immediate." Lin Yan nodded with satisfaction.

After performing the Azure Emperor Longevity Art to catalyze it for a while, Lin Yan went to the small pond below the North Mountain.

The surface of the pond was calm, with several golden-red figures faintly visible darting and swimming among the lotus leaves.

These were several Dragon Carp Kings.

He took out a piece of Sixth-Rank Flood Dragon meat cut from the flood dragon's corpse.

The meat was pitch black, with fine Evil Qi entwined within its texture. Just being near it, a fierce aura rushed toward him.

"The flesh and blood of such a Demon King is a rare and great tonic for Dragon Carps."

With a thought from Lin Yan, a sword light flashed, slicing the flood dragon meat into egg-sized pieces.

"Come, have a taste."

He flicked his finger, and a piece of flood dragon meat fell into the water, silently sinking to the bottom of the pond.

Almost instantly, the several Dragon Carp Kings that were swimming leisurely all shuddered. Their golden-red dragon scales burst with fine points of light, and a fierce glint appeared in their fish pupils.

"Hiss!"

A low growl came from underwater.

The largest Dragon Carp King charged out of the water like black lightning, opened its bloody maw, and precisely swallowed the piece of flood dragon meat.

The others were not to be outdone. With a flick of their tail fins, they splashed water everywhere and began to fight for it frantically.

For a time, waves surged throughout the pond, and low growls rose and fell.

Lin Yan stood by the pond, observing with a calm expression.

He could clearly perceive that the aura within each Dragon Carp King was climbing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"As expected, the flesh and blood of a Sixth-Rank Flood Dragon is a heaven-sent Opportunity for them."

He nodded slightly, quite satisfied with the potential of these little guys.

His goal was to nurture these Dragon Carp Kings into true Flood Dragons and then take them as spirit pets.

The strength of the Dragon Carp Kings was actually not bad.

After breaking through to the Second Rank, these Dragon Carp Kings were still growing stronger.

They still had Bloodline potential; at least the Third Rank was hopeful.

But the Dragon Carp King was still a fish after all, and could only survive in water, making it unsuitable as a spirit pet.

If they evolved into Flood Dragons, not only would their combat power and potential increase greatly, but they could also fly into the sky and burrow into the earth, no longer bound by the environment.

At that time, whether taken as spirit pets or used as spiritual materials, they would be very good.

Once they became Flood Dragons, their cultivation value would be significant... During the scramble, a slightly smaller Dragon Carp King was pushed and crashed into the pond wall, making a dull thud.

If it were an ordinary pond, this impact would have been enough to make its scales break and bleed.

However, at the moment of impact, a faint green light screen emerged from the water's surface, gently bouncing the Dragon Carp King back without even stirring a ripple.

This was precisely the Thousand Wood Spirit Raising Formation operating on its own.

With the Dragon Carp Kings' current strength, they could not shake the Formation in the slightest, let alone break out of it.

"Eat in peace; there's plenty of flood dragon meat."

About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the competing Dragon Carp Kings dove back to the bottom of the pond, each occupying a corner to silently begin digestion.

Lin Yan smiled faintly and simply took out a Snow Lotus he had dug up from the Snowy Plateau, intending to plant it.

The White Jade Snow Lotus was warm and lustrous throughout, with unthawed ice crystals still on its roots.

This item grows on the peaks of snowy mountains and prefers extreme cold; it is difficult to survive in ordinary environments.

"I need to set up an environment suitable for the Snow Lotus to grow."

Since he had just brought back a pile of profound ice from the Snowy Plateau, this was not difficult.

He went to the source of the pond, and with a tap of his finger, streaks of spiritual light struck the ground, outlining a Formation pattern about ten feet square.

Then, he took out several pieces of thousand-year profound ice, crushed them with spiritual power, and piled them in the center of the Formation pattern to form a small ice platform about three feet high.

The center of the platform was concave like a pool, with cold air overflowing.

Then he placed several complete pieces of thousand-year profound ice around the center of the platform.

To be safe, he placed a piece of ten-thousand-year profound ice in the middle.

"That should be about right."

Lin Yan performed a hand seal with one hand, once again activating the Thousand Wood Spirit Raising Formation, transforming the Wood Spiritual Power into wisps of green light that merged into the ice platform.

A thin layer of frost quickly condensed on the surface of the ice platform, and the cold air was firmly locked in, isolated from the outside world.

Only after doing all this did he carefully place the two Snow Lotuses into the hollow of the ice platform, using spiritual power to harmonize the surrounding Spiritual Qi, allowing it to slowly seep into the soil and nourish the roots.

"Snow Lotus, it strengthens the foundation, nurtures the origin, and cleanses the Divine Soul. It can just happen to give the Dragon Carps a helping hand."

Lin Yan whispered to himself.

The Snow Lotus seemed to understand his words. Two white petals trembled slightly, and a faint cool sensation spread out, merging into the pond.

Deep in the pond, several Dragon Carp Kings had just finished their meal and were lazily basking in the sun.

That cool sensation fell like spring rain, seeping into their dragon scales and flesh.

Their slender bodies shuddered slightly, and deep within their chaotic souls, it seemed as if a trace of Impurities was quietly washed away, making them more transparent.

The aura they had just raised also calmed down, becoming more solid.

The strongest Dragon Carp King's aura faintly approached the Second Rank Middle Stage.

Lin Yan watched all this quietly, a sense of anticipation rising in his heart.

The Snow Lotus combined with the flood dragon meat really did have the hope of helping the Dragon Carps break their shackles and transform into Flood Dragons.

Of course, this was just an optimistic estimate.

In reality, this kind of evolution across such a vast species gap was very difficult.

Otherwise, Flood Dragons would be everywhere.