95: Lingxi Tea

Aside from the earth vein potato, the most valuable spirit plant in the spirit field was the Sword Grass.

Excluding the seven Sword Grass plants that had given up, the one that had been growing finally exhausted its potential and stopped growing.

【 spirit plant Name: Sword Grass 】

【 growth progress: 200 / 1000 】

【 spirit plant Properties: Refining it can help a Sword Cultivator comprehend Sword Intent 】

【 Growth Status: None 】

...

After the growth progress reached 200 points, this Sword Grass underwent some changes.

In terms of appearance, its leaves became more slender and sharp, and the Sword Qi flowing within the leaf veins became more turbulent.

Most notably, the Sword Intent aura within it faintly emitted a pale cyan glow.

The fluctuations of the emitted Sword Intent aura became clearer and stronger!

"Sword Intent Nine Turns, Sword Momentum arises naturally..."

Lin Yan recalled a sentence from the 'Jinghong Sword Notes'.

He had browsed through a vast amount of materials at the Lingxu Pavilion and had gained a deep understanding of common knowledge in the cultivation world.

The words that had once seemed confusing to him now made perfect sense.

Sword Intent was not something that was finished just by Cultivating it.

From 'Intent' to 'Momentum', there was a progressive process, which was the Sword Intent Nine Turns.

Just comprehending a complete Sword Intent was considered First Turn Sword Intent, and there were still Second Turn Sword Intent, Third Turn...

With each turn increased, the Sword Intent would become more condensed and powerful!

The Sword Intent aura within this Sword Grass had reached the level of the second turn.

In the future, once Lin Yan comprehended a complete Sword Intent, he could then refine this Sword Grass to upgrade it to Second Turn Sword Intent.

Ordinary Sword Grass would lose its effect on him.

Only Sword Grass at a level higher than his own Sword Intent could be effective.

No matter how much higher, one Sword Grass could only increase it by one turn.

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In the following days, Lin Yan continued to study the 'MingShen Secret' while tending to his spirit fields and spirit plants.

After the 'MingShen Secret' reached Major Achievement, progress was extremely slow.

Often, after Cultivating for an entire day, the Light of MingShen in his Sea of Consciousness would only increase by a tiny bit.

"Counting the days, the new batch of zhenyang tea should be about to mature." Lin Yan thought to himself.

He put down the yellowed Jade Slip, stood up, and steered his flying boat to fly toward the mountaintop on the north side of the valley.

The flying boat was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, he landed in the small Tea Garden.

Compared to a year ago, the appearance of the Tea Garden had changed greatly.

The Tea Garden was surrounded by a circle of bamboo fences, and a gravel path extended from the Tea Garden to the foot of the mountain.

Beside the Tea Garden, there was also a small pavilion with a wide view, making it an excellent place for sightseeing and tasting tea.

"It has been a year." Lin Yan gently stroked the tender green leaves on the tea tree, his eyes full of satisfaction.

One hundred zhenyang spirit tea plants were growing well under his meticulous care.

Although the tea trees had not yet reached maturity, they had successively produced over six hundred zhenyang tea leaves over the past year.

It was precisely by relying on these continuous zhenyang tea leaves that he was able to successfully Cultivate the 'MingShen Secret' to the Major Achievement Realm.

At this moment, sparse zhenyang tea leaves had grown again on the small tea trees.

These tea leaves were emerald green all over, with faint golden halos on the edges, and fine Spirit Patterns were vaguely visible on the leaves, exquisite and cute.

Lin Yan carefully picked the newly grown tea leaves and placed them carefully into a jade box.

Suddenly, his gaze was attracted by a spirit tea plant in the corner of the Tea Garden.

【 spirit plant Name: zhenyang spirit tea 】

【 growth progress: 961 / 10000 】

【 mutation progress: 2% 】

【 spirit plant Properties: Special leaves have the effect of strengthening Mental Energy. 】

【 Growth Status: Absorbing sunlight essence, experience + 3 】

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"This is... about to mutate?" Lin Yan squatted down and carefully observed this spirit tea plant.

Before the transformation, a spirit plant was no different from an ordinary spirit plant, but the System would not be wrong.

A thought stirred in Lin Yan's heart; this type of zhenyang spirit tea was related to Mental Energy.

Perhaps, this was the opportunity for his 'MingShen Secret' to go a step further!

"I must Cultivate it well."

Lin Yan took out the spirit fertilizer he carried from his Storage Pouch and poured a bucketful over it like mountain spring water.

The land of this mountaintop Tea Garden was relatively barren, so he could only make up for it with spirit fertilizer.

From this day on, Lin Yan would specially come to this special spirit tea plant every day, not only applying spirit fertilizer but also casting the 'Azure Emperor Longevity Art' to catalyze it.

Three months later, early in the morning, Lin Yan came to the Tea Garden as usual, preparing to perform routine catalysis for this special spirit tea.

【 spirit plant Name: zhenyang spirit tea 】

【 growth progress: 1391 / 10000 】

【 mutation progress: 99% 】

【 spirit plant Properties: Special leaves have the effect of strengthening Mental Energy. 】

【 Growth Status: Continuous catalysis, experience + 3 】

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"It will be today!" Lin Yan's expression tightened, and he couldn't help but hold his breath.

He sat cross-legged and cast the 'Azure Emperor Longevity Art'.

Verdant spiritual power gushed out from his palms and surged into the stems and leaves of the zhenyang spirit tea.

In an instant, a verdant light flashed on the leaves of the spirit tea tree, and tiny streams of spiritual power began to flow within the originally emerald green leaf veins.

Lin Yan could feel the dormant vitality within the tea tree being slowly awakened.

Before long, a strong fluctuation of spiritual power suddenly came from the tea tree.

At the top of the tea tree, the golden bud tips bloomed with dazzling light, illuminating the entire Tea Garden like a small sun.

Lin Yan felt a majestic flow of Mental Energy surge into his Sea of Consciousness.

The Mental Energy contained dots of spiritual light, and countless insights regarding the Cultivation of Mental Energy flooded into his heart like a tide.

He seemed to see the mystery of the mutual transformation between vitality and Mental Energy, and saw the deep connection between the zhenyang spirit tea and the cultivator.

He calmed his mind and began to guide this sudden surge of Mental Energy and insights.

This was a brand-new feedback; Mental Energy combined with insights, both of which caused Lin Yan's comprehension of the 'MingShen Secret' to soar rapidly.

Every second was more effective than a whole day of hard Cultivation in the past!

The Cultivation of the 'MingShen Secret' rapidly reached an unprecedented height!

The Light of MingShen in his Sea of Consciousness spread rapidly like a lit torch, illuminating most areas of the Sea of Consciousness.

Those once blurry dark areas now became clearly visible under the illumination of the Light of MingShen.

It was like a candle finally being lit in a dark room, dispelling the darkness.

Lin Yan felt unprecedented clarity and transparency!

Soon, he felt that the Light of MingShen in his Sea of Consciousness had condensed to a critical point.

The Sea of Consciousness was completely illuminated, and the 'MingShen Secret' reached Major Achievement!

The so-called Light of MingShen was the embryonic form of Mental Energy.

If it could break through the shackles of the Sea of Consciousness and extend outside the body, it could transform into the power of Divine Sense that could leave the body!

Once successful, his range of mental perception would be greatly improved, and he would even be able to communicate directly with the outside world using Mental Energy.

At the same time, Lin Yan was surprised to find that his own spiritual power cultivation was also improving rapidly!

The spiritual power in his body was like a catalyzed spirit spring, rushing endlessly, already approaching the threshold of the ninth level of the Refining Qi Realm!

"The feedback from this zhenyang spirit tea is really plentiful!" Lin Yan opened his eyes, a light shining in them that had never been there before.

He stood up and looked at the zhenyang spirit tea that was emitting golden light.

Soon, the light dissipated.

Compared to other plants, the leaf color of this spirit tea was slightly different; it was not pure emerald green but carried a hint of a rare silvery-white luster.

What was even more peculiar was that when sunlight shone on it, a faint golden-red halo would appear on the edges of the leaves, like the morning sun just rising.

【 spirit plant Name: lingxi tea 】

【 growth progress: 1431 / 100000 】

【 spirit plant Properties: The tea leaves can enhance Mental Energy. 】

【 Growth Status: None 】