271: Spiritual Power Seed

Tong Fenglai nodded after listening and said, "Xuejian is indeed a bit strange. After he won the title of Rookie King, I personally checked his condition and found that he is indeed only a Late Stage Martial Apprentice, not even a Martial Artist. Yet, he defeated fellow clan members who were Late Stage Martial Artists. The key is that he uses very few resources and his sword techniques are average, but the combat power he displays even surprises me!"

"Really? Then did Old Ancestor discover his secret? Does he really not know it himself?" Tong Xueqin asked curiously.

"He wasn't lying; he truly doesn't know! However, he did mention one thing..." Tong Fenglai said thoughtfully.

"What is it?!"

"He feels as if there's another flow of energy slowly circulating within his body. During combat, he found that as long as he uses this energy flow, his sword moves immediately become very threatening! I tested it; when he uses that energy flow, the power of his sword moves can instantly increase by two to three times!"

"Two to three times?!" Qi Huaiyi and Tong Xueqin couldn't help but cry out in surprise.

"Indeed... Could his situation really be related to the great changes in the world mentioned by Lord Long?" Tong Fenglai looked toward Long Yuan and said.

After listening to Tong Xueqin and Tong Fenglai's descriptions, Long Yuan could basically confirm that Tong Xuejian was likely an immortal seedling. This was because those immortal seedlings are unconscious at the beginning; their Spiritual Roots automatically attract Spiritual Qi into their bodies to nourish their Meridians. If their Aptitude is good, it's possible for a complete cycle to form. Once a cycle is running, a flow of Spiritual Qi can be generated, and thus his Foundation for cultivating immortality is almost formed... "Can I meet this Brother Tong Xuejian?" Long Yuan asked.

"Xiaoqin, go and call him here!" Tong Fenglai immediately responded.

Tong Xueqin's delicate brows furrowed slightly as she thought, "Old Ancestor, it seems Xuejian went back to his hometown this morning, over by Falling Flower Valley in Shanyang County!"

"This..." Tong Fenglai was startled and was about to speak again when he heard Long Yuan say, "In that case, I'll take a trip to Falling Flower Valley in Shanyang County to have a look! You said that's his hometown?"

At the mention of Shanyang County, Long Yuan immediately thought of Shan Feng Forest. That strange forest was located in the area between Shanyang County and Fengyang County. Currently, Shadow Moon Hall and Blood Wolf Hall were planning a major battle for the Spirit Stone vein beneath the Wood Demon Vine forest! At this moment, experts from both sides were continuously mobilizing in that direction... And now, Tong Xuejian's abnormal situation made Long Yuan think of one thing: there must be some kind of Spiritual Qi environment in Shanyang County. That environment was very likely influenced by the Spirit Stone vein beneath Shan Feng Forest, so it would be good to go and check the specific situation... Tong Xueqin nodded and said, "Yes! Shanyang County is also a Tier 3 base city, on the same level as Fengyang. Xuejian's branch has lived in Falling Flower Valley for a long time. It's a property of our Tong Family and produces many types of medicinal herbs..."

Tong Fenglai suddenly had a realization and mused, "Could Xuejian's situation be related to the changes in the world at Falling Flower Valley?"

Long Yuan said, "It's possible, but I'll have to see it to be sure! However, I have a very certain piece of evidence here..."

"What is it?!" the three of them asked urgently almost at the same time.

"Two days ago, in the wilderness outside Nanming City, I encountered three students from Yingtian Academy who were out hunting. All three of them were at the Martial Ancestor level or higher. One of them had undergone this kind of transformation related to the great changes in the world. It was because he sensed that the gas in a volcano was very suitable for the cultivation of the abnormal energy in his body, and the depths of the volcano also produced a corresponding high-energy Spirit Stone, that the three of them risked entering the volcano to collect Spirit Stones!" Long Yuan revealed this news.

"High-energy Spirit Stones?!" the three of them said in shock.

"Yes! And it's a rare fire-attribute Spirit Stone, much more precious than ordinary Spirit Stones. The energy contained in this kind of Spirit Stone is much greater than that of a xuan stone!" After Long Yuan finished speaking, he conveniently took out a Fire Spirit Stone from his space.

The Fire Spirit Stone was slightly reddish in color, with a fiery red glow flowing over it, looking radiant and spirited. The light it emitted instantly illuminated a large area of the surrounding space!

"Wow!!!" The three of them couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"Heavens, it's so beautiful!!!" Tong Xueqin took the Fire Spirit Stone and held it in her palm. Her delicate face was reflected with a charming glow, and her expression was almost intoxicated... The point Tong Fenglai and Qi Huaiyi focused on was not whether it was beautiful or not. As they sensed it slightly, they couldn't help but feel refreshed, only to feel that the amount of energy contained in the Fire Spirit Stone was simply terrifying!

Even when compared with the extremely rare supreme-grade mysterious stone, it couldn't compare at all. In their perception, a supreme-grade mysterious stone was like the light of a firefly, while this Fire Spirit Stone was like a small sun; the energy levels of the two were not on the same level at all... Tong Fenglai realized, "No wonder! No wonder! The strange energy in Xuejian's body is somewhat similar in energy level to this Spirit Stone, but it's still a bit weaker..."

Long Yuan said, "There's something you don't know. This Fire Spirit Stone is a High Grade among Spirit Stones. If you add its fire-attribute characteristics, its value is close to that of a Top-Grade Spirit Stone. Naturally, the energy level within it is not comparable to the spiritual power in an ordinary person's body!"

"Spiritual power? You mean the strange energy in Xuejian's body is called spiritual power?!" Tong Fenglai asked urgently.

"If Senior feels that the energy level in his body is somewhat similar to this Spirit Stone, then it can be confirmed that Brother Xuejian already possesses spiritual power. But whether it's fire-attributed is hard to say. According to my estimation, if Xuejian's branch has always been in Falling Flower Valley, then what he awakened is likely wood-attribute spiritual power!" Long Yuan pondered.

"wood-attribute? That makes sense! At that time, I also felt that the wood-attribute of the Xuan Power in his body was extremely strong, much stronger than ordinary wood-attribute Xuan Practitioners!" Tong Fenglai said with joy. In his view, no matter what, the Tong Family now had a seed of strange energy—oh right, a wood-attribute Spiritual Power Seed. This was a major event for the entire Tong Family! And it should be a very good thing!

Thinking of this, he asked again, "In that case, could there be others in Xuejian's branch who are also Spiritual Power Seeds?"

Long Yuan chuckled, "Of course that's a possibility, but what Senior needs to know is that Spiritual Power Seeds are much rarer than Xuan Power Seeds. As far as I know, Xuan Power Seeds are one in a hundred, while Spiritual Power Seeds are at most one in a thousand. In some places where spiritual power is scarce, one in ten thousand might be considered quite good!"

"To think it's like that!!!" The three of them listened with wide eyes and racing hearts, not expecting Spiritual Power Seeds to be so rare...