Become Eternals

Pressure is Motivation

Bai Xiaochun gaped in shock at the commotion. Chen Zi’ang and Zhao Yiduo, seemingly completely unaware of the pain caused by Elder Zhou who threw them aside, rushed back towards the bamboo and knelt down to inspect it.

Elder Zhou began to study the bamboo stalks one by one, his expression showing shock and excitement.

Everyone's crazy reaction made Bai Xiaochun somewhat worried. In his mind, these people were acting like crazy people. It's just bamboo, right? Moreover, he had originally planned to grow it to a total of thirty meters before changing it.

Bai Xiaochun retreated a few steps and then tried to attract the Elders attention.

“Overage...” she cries loudly.

“Great! Just incredible! ” Elder Zhou said, laughing as he started stroking every inch of bamboo. Apparently, he did not even hear Bai Xiaochun speak. “Bamboo Winter like this is very rare. Only by growing it up to fifteen meters can it achieve a deep green color. In fact, at this point, it was not a medicinal plant, but rather the main material for forging spirit bamboo swords. It can even be used to use certain unique magic techniques!

“Listen to everything. Take a deep breath. ” Looking very excited, Elder Zhou closed his eyes and took a deep breath through his nose. “Can you smell that scent? It smells like flesh and bone, doesn't it? That was the unique scent that appeared after this type of bamboo reached a height of fifteen meters! ”

Chen Zi’ang and Zhao Yiduo earnestly followed him. Other students in the area were also urged to do the same.

Bai Xiaochun cleared his throat. He noticed the same scent as he carried the bamboo on the path. However, he was quite certain that it was actually the scent of chicken bones. After all, he had buried several hundred skeletons of the Chicken Tail Spirit in the spirit field where he had planted the Winter Bamboo. Furthermore...The bones had all been stripped of his flesh by none other than him.

Now, Bai Xiaochun was firmly convinced that these people were insane.

“Overage...” he yells again.

However, it was at this point that a great tremor struck Elder Zhou; flames of anger appeared in his eyes, and his expression changed with anger.

“Damn it! What the hell is going on here? Someone really bit? Spiritwinter Bamboo was extremely bitter and could not be eaten raw! What bastard actually bit and damaged his quality !? ” Elder Zhou looked dejected; to him, it was like finding a beautiful piece of jade, only to find one piece that had been destroyed by a pest. His head suddenly whipped to look at Bai Xiaochun.

“It wasn't me!” Bai Xiaochun exclaimed, retreating nervously. He suddenly recalled the first time he had been struck by an incredible famine. In her desperation for having nothing to eat, she had bitten one of the bamboo stalks. How could he have imagined this would be a frightening sight that would occur when he went to go on a mission, or how would that single bite affect this lunatic?

When the surrounding disciples heard what Elder Zhou said, they peered towards the last Winter Bamboo trunk, and sure enough, there was a large bite mark clearly visible.

Elder Zhou stared at the broken bamboo section, then let out a long sigh. After all, he was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and was obsessed with Dao medicine. However, this bamboo that Bai Xiaochun had brought was shocking, and was so different from anything Elder Zhou had seen before, that he lost his composure now.

Finally, he looked deeply at Bai Xiaochun, then flicked his sleeves.

“This bamboo is very super-grade.no, wait, the highest quality. Yes, list it as the highest grade. The reward was 10,000 merit points! ” Audience jerked in response. The usual reward for a crop planting mission is usually around 10 merit points. At most, one might be able to get 100. But in this case, the reward is 10,000!

To the side, the assistant gaped in surprise. For many years, it was always rare for a spirit plant to be listed as of the highest grade.

In fact, this is the first in hundreds of years.

Bai Xiaochun was extremely excited, and immediately walked over to the assistant and handed him his identity medal. The assistant hesitated for a moment, then looked towards Elder Zhou, who was still studying the bamboo, then gritted his teeth and gave merit points to Bai Xiaochun.

After obtaining the merit points, Bai Xiaochun quickly turned to leave, determined to never return and deal with this lunatic again.

However, before he could leave, Elder Zhou suddenly called out. “Hey, what's your name?”

“Bai Xiaochun,” is his direct response. “I am Bai Xiaochun, and my uncle is Li Qinghou!” Before coming here, he had not realized at all that bamboo would cause such a commotion, and he was actually a little worried about that, which was why he revoked Li Qinghou's name, as some kind of threat.

“Hmph.” Elder Zhou looked annoyed that Bai Xiaochun was forced to cross off Li Qinghou's name. “You might think you are smart enough, but the Spirit Stream Sect is one of the big sects, with a long history. There are always disciples who come with their unique secrets and luck. I'm not going to lower myself to the level of asking specifically how you grow this bamboo, but the next time you grow something similar, you make sure to give it all to me. I'll make sure you get a good reward of achievement points! ” Finally, he waved his hand to fire Bai Xiaochun, then went back to studying the bamboo. It was at this point, due to the bamboo issue, that the entire mission handover event was completed.

Bai Xiaochun gripped his command medallion firmly in hand as he rushed away from the Mission Office and then headed straight for the Fragrant Cloud Peak Spirit Medicine Pharmacy, where the disciples can obtain spirit medicines.

It was also where the disciples could hand over the spirit medicines they made, and thus earn reward points.

Bai Xiaochun drove at high speed, then rushed around the Spirit Medicine Pharmacy trying to decide what to buy. Finally he decided to purchase a bottle of medicinal pills suitable for the fifth level Qi Condensation. These pills are not cheap at all. Bai Xiaochun had originally assumed that 10,000 merit points was a lot, but unexpectedly, spirit medicines were actually very expensive.

However, this was a pill that was normally inaccessible to ordinary Qi Condensation disciples. They were extremely extraordinary; not only were their medicinal properties greater than ordinary spirit medicine, they could also impart purer spiritual energy.

Bai Xiaochun was not sure that just stepping into the fifth level of Qi Condensation was enough, so he planned to break through all the way to the great circle of the fifth level.

He had thought of aiming for the sixth level of Qi Condensation to avoid having to fight in the competition, but if he did that, he could imagine how Li Qinghou would find some other method to punish him.

As for the other merit points, he did not let it go to waste. He traded it for some disposable defensive talismans. With them hidden in his robes, he felt much safer.

Unfortunately, he did not have enough merit points to go through his plan of heading to the Treasure Pavilion to obtain one or two weapons suitable for the Qi Condensation stage. Instead, he returned to his residence. Once back in the courtyard, he sat cross-legged in the wooden cabin, then took out a medicinal pill and studied it closely.

“I still have three months left. It's time for secluded meditation! ” While gritting his teeth, he looked around to make sure no one was looking, then did a spell move and showed. Instantly, a turtle frying pan flew, along with a swarm of Spirit Tails, which he used to light a three-colored flame.

One tail feather is not enough to satisfy the tortoise. He had to feed ten before the three designs on the pan lit up brightly. Then, he took a deep breath and put three medicinal pills inside to do a threefold increase in spirit.

After the process was completed, the Greengod Spiritgathering Pill in his hand had three silver designs covering its surface. Finally, he placed one of them in his mouth.

The medicinal pill dissolved, and spiritual energy began to flow through him explosively. Bai Xiaochun instantly started using the breathing technique and posture of the Violet Qi Cauldron Control Art, using it to regulate the flow of spiritual energy.

A few days later, rumbling sounds filled Bai Xiaochun's wooden cabin, and many dust particles exploded in shock waves. A moment later, Bai Xiaochun's laughter rang out.

“Fifth level Qi condensation!” he said, panting, his eyes shining brightly. After eating so many Spirit Tail Chickens recently, his cultivation base had reached a large circle of the fourth level of Qi Condensation. By eating that one medicinal pill, he could easily break through to the fifth level.

More dirt was removed from within him, but not as much as before. After taking a bath, he did not immediately take another medicinal pill, but rather, needed time to stabilize his cultivation base. After five days passed, he took out a second pill from his triple spirit that enhanced the Greengod Spiritgathering Pills, and consumed it. As spiritual energy flowed through him, the river that was his spirit meridian grew larger, and flowed faster, causing his cultivation base to rise higher at high speed.

After stabilizing himself for a few more days, he consumed the third Greengod Spiritual Gathering Pill, and his cultivation base surged into the great circle of the fifth level of Qi Condensation.

At this point, everything about him seemed different from before. His skin was whiter, and there was something unique about his energy.

Bai Xiaochun was quite happy, but also realized that, usually speaking, he was, it was impossible to use just three medicinal pills to break through from the great circle of the fourth level of Qi Condensation all the way to the great circle of the fifth level, and then only stay a single hair to reach the sixth level.

As far as he knew, the only reason he could do that was the turtle frying pan and his spirit enhancement abilities.

The more Bai Xiaochun practiced cultivation, the more it became clear to him how helpful the turtle was. That in turn made him even more curious about his origins.

Although it looked like a turtle shell, the more he studied it, the more it seemed that it was not.

In the past few days, he had looked deeper into the matter of spirit enhancement, and had learned that the Violet Cauldron Peak was known for their spirit enhancement abilities. In fact, if you paid enough merit points, you could even get the services of the Elders there to do some spirit enhancement. It was said that the Peak Ruler of the Violet Cauldron Peak was a grand master in terms of spirit enhancement.

Running his fingers along the design that covered the turtle wok, Bai Xiaochun's eyes glittered. Finally, he shook his head. There were too many things he did not understand, and there was no point wasting time thinking about them. Stretching out his hand, he caused his green jade pendant and wooden sword to appear.

This was the only magical device he had at the moment. Gritting his teeth, he produced several Spirit tails as he prepared to perform three spirit improvements on them.

“I want to know what a wooden sword and jade pendant looks like after I did three spirit enhancements.”

The hand wave caused the three designs on the turtle pan to light up. When he sent the jade pendant flying inside, a silver light shone, and thunder-like rumbling sounds could be heard. Thankfully, they didn't echo too far, so no one heard them.

When the silver light faded, the green jade pendant had three silver designs on it, which flickered brightly for a moment before disappearing. However, Bai Xiaochun was able to sense that the aura of the jade pendant was now different from before like Heaven from Earth.

In fact, it was even possible to see glowing purple spots within the green jade pendant. Even the shape of the pendant had changed; instead of being oval, it had now been flattened into a circular shape.

Bai Xiaochun poured some spiritual energy into it, causing rumbling sounds to reverberate as green shields sprung up around him, a full meter thick and absolutely stunning to behold.