453: Planting Jianmu trees

What Qin Feng meant by 'cheating' was absorbing Immortal Qi.

With Extreme earth, the Jianmu Tree in his hand, combined with Spiritual Plant Liquid, would be able to grow rapidly. Once he Breakthrough to the Body Integration Stage, he would be able to Breakthrough to Body Integration Great Perfection at the fastest speed.

In the days to come, he would only need to Undergo Tribulation!

However, he relied on the Dragon Elephant Suppressing Prison Skill to absorb Immortal Qi and the Seven-Colored Profound Heaven Vine for refining, which was why he was confident in Breaking Through to the Mahayana Realm within ten years.

Tiezhu did not have the ability to refine Immortal Qi; even if he absorbed it, it would only circulate within his body.

After leaving the Wormhole Insect, Tiezhu stayed on the island for two more days. He fished, dived, and rode large sea turtles for fun in the sea. He tried all the fun new things before he left.

The Netherworld Soul Hall was currently without a leader, and he needed to return to hand over the Netherworld Soul Hall to Wen Xiaomei, then quickly improve his Cultivation.

...

After Tiezhu left.

Qin Feng's expression gradually grew serious.

Now that he possessed Extreme earth and a Jianmu Tree seedling, along with Immortal Grade Spiritual Plant Liquid, it wouldn't take long to acquire a large amount of Immortal Qi. To Breakthrough his Realm as quickly as possible, Qin Feng even had Tiezhu return to send him several high-level Alchemists.

After all, Medicinal Pills are indispensable for wanting to Breakthrough a Realm. Although they may not always be effective, for the sake of Breakthrough, every method is worth trying once!

Now, while waiting for the Alchemists to arrive, he could completely relax, collect Pill Formulas and medicinal materials needed by high-level Cultivators, and properly Cultivate the Jianmu Tree...

...

It was noon, and the scorching sun was extremely hot.

The flowers and plants in the courtyard began to droop their leaves, looking listless under the intense sun.

To test the Jianmu Tree's spirituality, Qin Feng took out a jade box from his storage ring, about one zhang long and resembling a giant coffin. He opened the lid, revealing the Jianmu Tree seedling inside.

At this time, it had already grown to four feet tall. Although its branches and leaves were lush, its roots and trunk were extremely developed. Even though it was already three feet tall, it showed no sign of growing branches, only continuously growing taller.

As the lid of the jade box opened, sunlight immediately shone inside.

Qin Feng carefully observed the changes in the Jianmu Tree, and it took a full half incense stick of time before he felt relieved, because the Jianmu Tree showed no sign of drooping leaves under the sunlight; its vitality, on the contrary, became even more tenacious!

"As expected of an Immortal Tree, even half a month of sun exposure in this Cultivation World probably wouldn't make you wither, right?"

Qin Feng was in a great mood. He then began digging a pit in the sunniest spot in the courtyard, planning to plant the Jianmu Tree right away. However, halfway through digging the pit, Qin Feng realized something not so good.

"If the Jianmu Tree grows tall, wouldn't it be very troublesome for me to transplant it later?"

Just as Qin Feng was struggling, the Jianmu Tree placed on the ground seemed to sense his thoughts. Its size instantly shrank by half, reaching a height of just over one foot, and its leaves and roots also significantly reduced in size.

Seeing such an unusual phenomenon, Qin Feng's eyes immediately widened. He tentatively said, "A little smaller?"

Whoosh!

The leaves made a rustling sound on the ground, and in an instant, a drastic change occurred. The Jianmu Tree, which was originally over a foot tall, instantly shrank, this time reaching a height of just over six inches.

"Since you can change, then return to your normal size."

Qin Feng spoke again, and the Jianmu Tree's size began to rapidly grow back to its previous height. However, at this moment, Qin Feng felt a wave of dizziness in his head, as if his Divine Soul was depleted, and the Spiritual Qi in his body was completely exhausted.

What's going on?

Qin Feng's expression was solemn, and he then fixed his gaze on the Jianmu Tree.

At this point, he no longer cared about planting the tree; he only wanted to thoroughly understand why the change in the Jianmu Tree's size was related to his internal Spiritual Qi and Divine Soul.

Qin Feng immediately sat cross-legged on the ground and began to Cultivate, while also taking out a large number of Medicinal Pills to restore his Spiritual Qi and Divine Soul.

An incense stick later, all his states returned to Peak.

Qin Feng once again gave the command for the Jianmu Tree to shrink. The moment it shrank, Qin Feng could clearly feel that nearly one-third of the Spiritual Qi in his body was consumed, and more than half of his Divine Soul was consumed!

One must know that his current Divine Soul was at least a hundred times stronger than that of an ordinary Void Refinement Stage Cultivator!

"Even my terrifying Divine Soul can be consumed by more than half?"

"It seems that changing the size of this thing comes at a great cost!"

Qin Feng instantly realized the extraordinary nature of the Jianmu Tree. Fortunately, it encountered him. If it were another Cultivator who easily gave commands, they would probably be sucked dry on the spot, and it would happen in an instant!

Although the ability to change the size of the tree is useful, it must not be overused!

After understanding the Jianmu Tree's true nature, Qin Feng felt much more at ease planting it. In a few quick movements, he dug a large pit, then took out a box of Extreme earth to line the bottom of the pit, and finally planted the Jianmu Tree.

After all this was done, he began to check the Jianmu Tree's growth. It was indeed much faster than in ordinary soil, but it was not fast enough!

Qin Feng took out the Immortal Grade Spiritual Plant Liquid, scooped a ladle of Spiritual Plant Liquid, and poured it onto the Jianmu Tree.

Feeling the nourishment of the Immortal Grade Spiritual Plant Liquid, all the leaves on its trunk immediately began to tremble, and at the same time, new leaves began to grow at a visible speed. When enough leaves had grown, some of the first leaves at the bottom would wither, as if following the cycle of the four seasons...

After completing all of this, Qin Feng called Chen Ergou again and had him collect Medicinal Pills, Spirit Treasures, and medicinal meals needed by high-level Cultivators.

Although his Clone was still in the Xuanhuang Small World, as long as the day of Breakthrough arrived, they would be absorbed by the Law of the world, even if they were separated by a world. Therefore, Qin Feng was not worried about his Clone not being by his side.

Moreover, now...

One of his Clones, who had been frequenting brothels, had run out of money and was demoted to a pimp at a pleasure house, helping to solicit customers to pay off his debts...

"He's truly a talent!"

When Qin Feng sensed the experience of this Clone, a look of contempt involuntarily appeared in his eyes. Besides a moment of impotent rage, there was nothing else he could do. After all, it was his Clone, which could also be considered his inner thoughts. He couldn't possibly rush to the Xuanhuang Small World to kill him now, could he?

...

After planting the Jianmu Tree.

Qin Feng also set up a Formation around it to prevent Spiritual Qi leakage.

Originally, this kind of Formation couldn't restrain Immortal Qi, but now the Jianmu Tree dispersed very little Immortal Qi, and it wouldn't forcefully squeeze out when it touched the edge of the Formation. This way, all the Immortal Qi would wander within the Formation.

Aside from occasionally Cultivating, Qin Feng spent the rest of his time searching for a Breakthrough opportunity, researching all Cultivation Techniques and Medicinal Pills.

Until this evening.

A group of people hurriedly walked into Qin Feng's courtyard.

These people were high-level Alchemists sent by the Netherworld Soul Hall to assist Qin Feng in Breaking Through by helping to refine Medicinal Pills.

The moment they saw Qin Feng, several of them respectfully prostrated themselves on the ground and shouted in unison:

"We greet our Master!"