Chapter 5: Being given the Earth Spirit.
Chapter 5
"Bang!"
After the middle-aged man in green robe left, the direction he waved his sleeves in seemed to be hit by a gale of more than ten levels, and many trees were uprooted and flew away.
An unexpected disaster.
Bu Xingjin had escaped the flood, but not the flying trees. Even the tempered blades of grass couldn't support a tree as thick as a man. The entire blade of grass was pressed down tightly, not allowing any sunlight to reach it. One second of +10 experience points instantly became one second of +4.
At this moment, he was extremely grateful that he had tempered the grass once, and the flexibility of the grass leaves had been greatly enhanced. Otherwise, he suspected that he would have died on the spot when the tree fell on him before he had been tempered.
The feeling of being pressed down was extremely uncomfortable. Even without breathing, he felt like he was suffocating.
The main thing is that he can't see anything.
"I was pinned by a tree. Are you okay?"
Bu Xingjin was the first to care about the small tree around him.
"No problem."
The little tree responded calmly that it was indeed fine and the strong wind did not have any effect on it at all.
With the blades of grass and trees so close to each other, the big tree pressing on Bu Xingjin just avoided the small tree.
Well, it was another world where he was the only one hurt.
His leveling was slow to begin with, and now he was pinned down by the tree, unable to see any sunlight at all. When the bonus of the intermediate spiritual soil expired, he wouldn't gain any experience at all.
Without experience, he cannot transform his cultivation level. Without transforming his cultivation level, he cannot upgrade. Without upgrading, he cannot choose rewards. Without choosing rewards, he cannot upgrade and then move the tree away.
It's over, an endless loop.
As Bu Xingjin became more and more desperate, after an unknown amount of time, the tree trunk that was pressing on him was moved away.
It's that young man.
Bu Xingjin looked at the young man in surprise. He was almost turned into a bloody man. He was about to die but still cared about the life and death of a small grass. He was indeed a good man.
"It's not easy for plants... to develop intelligence." The young man was breathing weakly. He used his last bit of strength to remove the tree trunk from the grass. He lay on the ground and spoke incoherently.
"This thing... I have no use for it... so I'm giving it to you... as a reward."
The young man took out a small piece of gray object that looked like a stone, dug a hole next to the grass with great effort, and buried the object in it.
Bu Xingjin felt his roots tightly wrapped around it uncontrollably, like a traveler who had been thirsty in the desert for several days, and the moment he saw the water source, he instinctively lay down and drank.
I opened the system panel. Just like the last time I obtained a drop of spiritual essence, a line of text appeared in the blank space of the panel:
Obtain a piece of earth essence, and the intermediate spiritual soil will be upgraded to the top spiritual soil.
Bu Xingjin didn't look closely because the young man continued speaking.
"I am... a disciple of... Fuhua... Peak... of the Amaterasu sect. If... you can... cultivate... successfully... please... report... my... death... back to the sect."
Amaterasu? Floating Flower Peak?
Isn't this the sect that the fairy belongs to? How much do they love the spirits of plants and trees? Last time, the fairy gave a drop of spiritual essence, and this time it was even more advanced, directly giving a piece of earth essence.
Bu Xingjin quickly agreed, but fearing that the young man didn't understand, he shook the branches frantically and nodded desperately.
Even without this earth spirit, seeing that he helped move the tree trunk, he would bring the news to Amaterasu Sect when he could move freely.
"My name is Lu Xunwen."
After saying the last few words, Lu Xunwen rolled over several times with great difficulty to the side, waiting for death to come. He did this because he was afraid that the blood he turned into would be poisonous and harm the grass.
At the last moment of his life, the image of his junior sister Zhong Wenxin emerged in Lu Xunwen's mind.
Senior brother broke the appointment...
Lu Xunwen closed his eyes.
Bu Xingjin just watched helplessly as a person slowly turned into a pool of blood.
He felt like vomiting, but couldn't. This was the first time he faced the cruelty of the world.
He became more and more eager to upgrade and become stronger.
Bu Xingjin stared at the pool of blood for a long time without coming back to his senses.
Lu Xunwen, I remember the appearance of the person who killed you. When I become strong, I will definitely avenge you!
Time flows slowly, the sun moves westward, and dusk falls.
The pool of blood that Lu Xunwen turned into gradually dried up, leaving only a blood mark.
Bu Xingjin withdrew his attention and opened the system panel. Only now did he have the mood to pay attention to the changes brought about by the earth spirit.
At the top, the intermediate spiritual soil bonus becomes the top spiritual soil bonus, and the time is 90 days.
4 experience points per second becomes 20 experience points per second.
The cultivation progress bar, which should have taken another day or two to upgrade, is now full.
Bu Xingjin clicks to upgrade.
3→4.
Just like before, the moment the golden light appeared, part of it was absorbed by Bu Xingjin, and the other part entered the body of the small tree.
He subconsciously wanted to ask the little tree if it knew what the golden light was, but then he thought that if the little tree asked him how the golden light was produced, he would not be able to answer.
He would definitely not tell anyone about the existence of the system. Since Xiaoshu was not curious, he would not ask. There would always be a chance to find out in the future.
The level progress bar changed to 0/4000, and the conversion rate of experience to level also changed, from 2000 experience to 1 level to 3000 experience to 1 level. It was currently ticking +20+20, and when the sun shone tomorrow, the number would be +26.
Then there are three familiar upgrade rewards:
1. Experience gain speed increased tenfold;
2. A set of basic cultivation exercises;
3. One-day humanoid experience card.
Humanoid experience card? Is that what he meant?
It's a shame there's only one day, otherwise he'd have made a mindless choice. What could he do in one day? Should he choose a new one for himself?
Bu Xingjin passed option three, looked at options one and two, and chose option one without much hesitation.
The speed of gaining experience increased tenfold. He is now at +6, which is ten times the speed of +60. Adding the +20 bonus brought by the top-level spiritual soil, his cultivation level can increase by about 1,200 a day. If the weather is clear during the day, he can upgrade again in three or four days.
The next few days were calm and the middle-aged man in green robe never came back. I don’t know if he got what he wanted.
God is also very kind and it has been sunny all the time.
The small tree grew several green leaves one after another, and the entire branch branching out from the main trunk turned green.
Soon, one afternoon, Bu Xingjin's cultivation progress bar was full. He immediately clicked to upgrade as he was always paying attention to this.
Level 3 is an upgrade when the cultivation level reaches 3,000, level 4 is an upgrade when the cultivation level reaches 4,000, and level 5 is probably an upgrade when the cultivation level reaches 5,000.
4→5.
As expected, the cultivation progress bar was 0/5000. After upgrading several times, Bu Xingjin had figured out a little bit of a pattern: the conversion ratio was still 3000 experience points to 1 cultivation point.
The tenfold experience bonus disappeared, leaving only the +20 top-level spiritual soil bonus. Now under the sunlight, there is still a +8 bonus.
This time, less than 700 cultivation points can be converted in a day, and it will take a week to reach 5,000 cultivation points.
It has been half a month since the last rain, and the sky has been sunny for half a month. I guess it won’t be sunny all the time in the future.
The three options for upgrading rewards are still nothing new, they are all options that have appeared before, and this time the options are relatively rubbish. Among the random rewards, primary full body tempering and basic cultivation techniques, Bu Xingjin chose option three, basic cultivation techniques.
The moment the choice took effect, a cultivation method called "Spirit Induction - Qi Training" emerged in Bu Xingjin's mind.
As the name suggests, this is a practice that is as basic as it can be. It can absorb spiritual energy from the air, and if practiced to perfection, it can reach the Qi Refining Stage.
This is for people, for a small grass, it can transform it from an ordinary weed into an ordinary spiritual grass with a little spiritual power.
Bu Xingjin didn't know much about this, so he didn't find it surprising when he obtained the technique. If other practitioners knew that he possessed a technique that could be practiced by both humans and plant spirits, I wonder how many people would be shocked.
Humans are the most intelligent creatures in the world. From ancient times to the present, countless heroes have created countless mysterious and unfathomable cultivation methods.
However, no one had ever seen plant spirits practice any cultivation techniques. Only those plant spirits with great opportunities, after coincidentally transforming into human bodies, could practice human cultivation techniques.
Bu Xingjin didn't know, and instead looked down on this basic cultivation method. However, it was better than nothing, and since he was free anyway, Bu Xingjin still practiced it.
I don’t know if this system is because his current level is low or what, but every time I upgrade, there is no change. I can neither transform into a human nor feel that I am getting stronger.
We can only look forward to the future.
In addition to the good thing of upgrading, after his tireless friendly communication (constant harassment) during this period of time, Xiaoshu finally told him his name.
The moment he got Xiaoshu's name, he felt more excited and proud than when he added his goddess on WeChat in college.
The little tree has an extraordinary name - Qingyan.
I don’t know if it was chosen by itself, but the name sounds like it has the demeanor of a big boss.
Bu Xingjin teased a few times but got no response, so he stopped.
Concentrate on practicing and time will pass quickly.
…
The first day after level 5, sunny.
It was a beautiful day, nothing happened, and I chatted with the little tree but there was no response.
Practice.
The day after level 5, it will be cloudy and then sunny.
It was cloudy in the morning and the sun came out at noon. A grayish-white little rabbit ran over and took a bite of the grass. The grass leaf was not broken but was covered with the rabbit's saliva.
I hope it will rain a little to wash it away, but I complained to the little tree but there was no response.
Practice.
The third day after level 5, sunny.
There was still no rain, and my saliva dried up on my body, feeling uncomfortable as if it was covered with a layer of plastic wrap.
A spider made a web on the little tree and asked the little tree how it felt, but the tree did not respond.
Practice.
The fourth day after level 5, sunny.
This is the first time I’m looking forward to rain.
I tried to bet with the tree when it would rain. I said tomorrow, and the tree replied eight days later. I said it was impossible, and spent half a day explaining in detail why it would rain tomorrow, but the tree didn't respond.
Practice.
The fifth day after level 5, sunny.
I had gradually gotten used to the discomfort in my body when a group of wild boars came and trampled over me, leaving behind dirty and smelly mud.
I swore to Xiaoshu that I would skin the pig that stepped on him, remove its tendons, and roast it.
The little tree didn't respond.
I rested and didn't practice today. After a few days of practice, there was no effect at all. The spiritual energy in the air was too thin, and the efficiency of the technique was too low. The spiritual energy that entered my body would escape. As a result, it took four days to condense a small ball of spiritual energy within my body, the size of a small tree leaf.
According to the technique, one needs to condense a drop of spiritual liquid in the body to achieve perfection.
It is not a matter of ten days or half a month. It takes years of practice to achieve great success.
I kind of want to give up.
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