After all, there were more than 2,000 children crammed on the ship, and they could only make do with a few people in one room.

Soon the flying boat returned to the sect. When getting off the boat, Jiang Li was surprised to find that many children who had been unconscious had woken up.

After inquiring, we learned that after testing by professional personnel of the sect, these children were in a state of extreme craving for spiritual energy due to unknown reasons, and because their demand for spiritual energy could not be met, they fell into a deep sleep spontaneously.

The solution is also very simple. You only need to use a simple formation to inject the spiritual energy of one or two spirit stones into the bodies of sleeping children, and they will wake up spontaneously.

This matter was done together with the test of spiritual root grade.

Jiang Li, Yu Banxia and others received their rewards in the Outer Gate Affairs Hall.

Yu Banxia and the others all received 300 spirit stones, while Jiang Li received 500, plus a one-time token with a special purpose! (Part of it was taken away by the elders.) It was inconvenient to carry a large bag of 500 spirit stones, so Jiang Li directly exchanged 400 of them for four more precious medium-grade spirit stones at the window.

The exchange rate between medium-grade spirit stones and low-grade spirit stones is generally one to one hundred.

However, due to the rarity of middle-grade spirit stones, in the outside world, the exchange rate between middle-grade spirit stones and low-grade spirit stones is actually slightly higher. Only under the supervision of the sect can a stable exchange rate be maintained.

Therefore, in this position, you can earn a steady stream of profit from the price difference as long as you operate a little bit, which is a pretty good lucrative job.

At that time, the inner sect senior brother from the outer sect affairs office seemed a little unhappy.

Yu Banxia and others did not dare to offend him, but Jiang Li believed that after the outer sect competition, everyone was on an equal footing, so why should he be afraid of you.

Besides, he is a wealthy inner disciple after all. It would be too cheap for him to hold a grudge over these few spirit stones.

I just ignored it and pretended I didn't see it, and exchanged it decisively.

Returning to his room, Jiang Li stuffed the spirit stone directly into the burial coffin. He ignored everything else and ran directly to the window beside the bed and picked up the ordinary earthenware basin.

It's exactly the same as before I went out, still nothing has grown.

After digging up the soil, the spiritual root seed was still lying there intact, seemingly without any change, and there was no sign of sprouting.

However, Jiang Li noticed that the two spirit stones placed next to the seeds had completely lost their luster, and the spiritual energy inside them had disappeared, turning into ordinary jade stones of poor quality.

"It's good to have changes. I'm just afraid that you are a dead species."

"It's just that the soil doesn't seem to have much appeal to this thing."

Jiang Li took the seeds in his hands and observed them slowly, while he was integrating the information in his mind.

Not much information is known now.

1: This seed is called the Spirit Root Seed, and it has the ability to absorb the spiritual energy of spirit stones.

2: The seeds of the spiritual roots came from a certain scaly monster tribe.

3: More than 2,000 children were influenced by external forces and acquired spiritual roots.

For now, Jiang Li can only assume that those two thousand children obtained spiritual roots because of the spiritual root seeds.

So, where did this spiritual root come from? Is it really just a pure natural treasure, or is there some other purpose behind it? Even refining a magic weapon would suck away nearly half of the blood, so it can't be that simple to just have an extra spiritual root.

Jiang Li is now very wary of things he picks up.

After thinking about it, he ran out to the kitchen and asked for a big live fish weighing about 17 or 18 kilograms.

I went back to the cabin and found a large basin of water to keep it.

He looked at the spiritual root seed in his hand, and then at the live fish in the basin.

"This time you'll get a bargain."

Jiang Li first took out the Immortal Stone and tested the fish very carefully. This is called the controlled variable method.

Otherwise, if this fish is a genius and has spiritual roots, then his experiment would be in vain.

After waiting for a while, there was no response at all.

Jiang Li then took out the spiritual root seed, pried open the fish's mouth and stuffed the seed inside.

The first thing he tried was the simplest oral method.

After all, diseases come from the mouth, and more than 2,000 children cannot do too many strange things in life.

If the spiritual root seeds exist in different forms, it is very likely that they were mixed in with the wild berries and eaten by them by mistake.

Jiang Li moved a bench and sat next to him, staring without blinking.

One minute, two minutes, the big fish in the basin didn't react at first, but slowly began to become uneasy.

The fishtail twisted its head wildly, as if it was in pain.

Two minutes later, the spiritual root seed that he had stuffed into his stomach was actually vomited out.

After the big fish spit out the seeds, it even showed a strong resistance to the seeds. It swam to the edge of the big wooden basin and tried to keep a distance from the spiritual root seeds.

What happened? Jiang Li picked up the seeds from the basin and smelled them thoughtfully.

In addition to the fishy smell that had just been picked up, the seeds also had a very pungent smell that made people feel nauseous when they smelled it.

But when Jiang Li held the seed in his hand, the pungent smell quickly disappeared and turned into an attractive fragrance. Just smelling it made Jiang Li saliva profusely.

This thing... even knows how to choose a host? Jiang Li's expression became very interesting.

It's just like you have always treated a rag doll as a family member, but one day the rag doll really moves, you will find it hard to accept it.

Jiang Li knew that this was the world of immortal cultivation and everything was possible, but the fact that a seed could be picky by changing the taste of its skin still made him feel strange.

"But if you can only change the taste and have no other abilities, then I'm sorry."

Jiang Li searched around in his house but couldn't find anything, so he ran out, knocked on Lu Qianqian's door and borrowed some needle and thread from her.

The big fish in the basin seemed to have sensed something and began to twist restlessly in the basin.

However, the next second, fate turned into Jiang Li's palm that strangled its throat.

The fish's mouth was ruthlessly pried open again. As a herbivorous fish, the few teeth it had were almost non-existent.

The spiritual root seed was stuffed into the fish's mouth again. Jiang Li didn't wait for it to spit it out. He picked up the needle and thread and sewed up the fish's mouth.

His craftsmanship was not good, and the sewing was a bit ugly and rough, but it was definitely strong enough.

Soon the big fish started to struggle like before, but its mouth was blocked and it couldn't vomit.

He took another thin rope and simply tied the Immortal Stone to it.

The big fish struggled even harder, and its dead fish eyes were almost bulging out.

However, Jiang Li didn't care and just added some well water into the basin from time to time to make up for the water splashed out by the big fish struggling.

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After a full ten minutes, the unfortunate big fish finally calmed down. It looked exhausted, and even its swimming was a little crooked.

However, the immortal stone hanging on his body emitted a hazy light like mist at this moment.

"Hey, a fish with spiritual roots."

Jiang Li grabbed the big fish that was already dizzy, and the dual-attribute spiritual energy penetrated into its body. He began to examine its body inch by inch.

Sure enough, just like those two thousand children, there was no foreign object found in their stomachs or bodies.

The spiritual root seed actually transformed from a physical seed into a non-physical spiritual root? With a flash of green light in his hand, Jiang Li cast a seed puppet technique, and a sneer appeared on his lips after a moment.

Humph, since when has a fish been able to resist my control?

But why didn't the fish fall asleep? Could it be that the two spirit stones it had absorbed earlier had already filled the gap in its spiritual energy, so it wouldn't fall asleep after its spiritual roots were formed? It's possible.

Identification Technique! [Name: Maha scaleless fish]

【Type: Aquatic Animal Community】

【Age: Sexual maturity】

【Gender:Male】

【Nutrient source: Chlorella】

【Habits: Migratory】

【Note: Not recommended for consumption】

I used an identification spell and found that the annotation on the bottom line of this fish had changed from [Can be used to make soup] to [Not recommended for consumption], the same as the spiritual root seeds.

Now Jiang Li can basically confirm that this spiritual root seed is the fundamental reason why two thousand children have developed spiritual roots.

But Jiang Li still doesn't know where this thing came from.

However, the quality of spiritual roots is determined by heaven, which is common knowledge in the world of immortal cultivation. Now they are suddenly appearing on a large scale. These magical seeds can easily give rise to spiritual roots just by taking them.

Even if one uses his butt to think, he can know that this matter is of great importance, and as a Qigong cultivator, he has absolutely no confidence in intervening.

At most... that is, to try indirectly and search for more intelligence first, so that you can react flexibly later.

Jiang Li thought for a while and then turned his gaze to the big fish in the basin.

Well, this fish seems to be useless, so how can I get the spiritual root seed again? It is impossible for me to really teach a fish to cultivate immortality.

The reliable source of this spiritual root seed is currently unknown, so it is still a very precious sample and cannot be easily given up.

The scaly monster entrusted this thing to his tribe as if it were a treasure, so it obviously should know something about the effects of this seed.

Therefore, these seeds have most likely been consumed, so logically speaking, there should be a way to extract the spiritual root seeds.

The scaly monster's entire body is white. Could it be related to this aspect?

But under what circumstances would the scale monster turn white? Jiang Li pondered for a long time, but he had no idea. He had not had enough time to practice before, and he did not have that much time to study the scale monster, a water creature.

So let’s put aside the scale monster for now, and perhaps we can think about it from a different angle.

Spiritual roots are invisible and intangible. What can affect them?

After a moment, Jiang Li thought of something and suddenly his eyes lit up.

"Ahem, Brother Yu, after all, I have let you see the scenery of the world of immortal cultivation, so don't blame me from now on. If you can hold on, I will let you go."

He reached into the small coffin in his arms, fumbled around for a while, and grabbed a few dark pills from it.

Wasteful pill! Another wasteful pill! After taking too much pill poison, it will start to permanently damage the spiritual root. Then, can the spiritual root seed still stay in such a body?

"Hey, big fish, time to take your medicine."

Jiang Li came forward holding the waste pill, and crystal tears flowed from the eyes of the Maha scaleless fish.

Well, this isn’t some dragon king transforming into a human form, and fish’s eyes can’t shed tears.

Twenty minutes later, Jiang Li picked up a seed that had become a little dry and flat from the basin, and was very satisfied.

As for the big fish, it never got the chance to be released. After the spiritual root seed was spit out, it suddenly became limp and died beyond mortal combat.

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