The Desire to Be Eternal

Chapter 27: I-It ... Bamboo?

The bamboo was very heavy, and he was carrying ten sticks. The couple were with the fact that he was climbing a mountain, and soon Bai Xiaochun was panting. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he was in a completely unfair situation.

“i started practicing eternal cultivation because I want to live forever. Why the hell would I go to war and kill, huh?

"This bamboo can obviously grow a little higher, but right now I need those points …." The more he thought about the situation, the more annoyed he was at the injustice of it all. Sighing, he lifted his winter bamboo while climbing the mountain path.

Right now, a large group of Outer Sect disciples were gathered outside the Cloud Peak Fragrant Mission Office, hands filled with various medicinal herbs that they would exchange for merit points.

Fragrant Cloud Peak Elder was present to inspect the submitted items. The number of merit points awarded as a reward depends on the quality of the item delivered.

Just outside the building itself was a large flat stone, where a reddish-white-faced old man sat cross-legged. A seemingly endless line of disciples stretched out in front of him, and everyone in the line had spirit plants clasped in hand. When the old man gave his assessment, a young assistant who went to the side would take down the information and share the merit points.

"Not bad. This watermist orchid already has four petals. Middle class items.

“This woodvein ginseng is a bit too dark, and the earth type strength is too strong. Totally unbalanced. Sorry, it didn't meet the requirements. "

Wandering overhead are flocks of elegant five-colored phoenixes, each more than three meters long. Occasionally, they would make melodious calls that sounded in the area.

They were spirit pets belonging to the elders sitting there, and whenever the appointed day came to hand over plants and herbs, the birds would come with it. They were, of course, subjected to the jealousy of the disciples of the Outer Sect.

The elder's cultivation base was at the Foundation Establishment stage, and was clearly beyond extraordinary. Although his overall skill with spirit medicines did not match Li Qinghou, he was still very famous in the sect. Moreover, his obsession towards the medicinal Dao had reached a frightening level that even Li Qinghou could not match. Many people even said that if the third master apothecary had ever appeared in the Eastwood Continent, then it must have been this Elder Zhou.

There was a young man in the line who was not very handsome, but stood straight and straight. When he reached Elder Zhou, he clasped his hands and bowed respectfully. "Greetings, Elder Zhou, it's me, Chen Ziang." [1. Chen Ziang's Chinese name is ⁇ ziang. Chen is a common family name. Zi means many things, including “boys.” Ang means “mahal” or “high”]

When the other Outer Sect disciples in the area heard the name of the young man, they all looked on curiously.

"Oh, so he's Big Brother Chen Ziang. I heard that he is very talented in terms of growing spirit plants. "

“I heard it too. Ever since Chen Zi'ang joined the sect, he had never grown a spirit plant that had scored lower. He's really amazing! "

As the discussion continued in a low tone, Chen Zi'ang stood there with a calm and indifferent expression on his face. However, deep in his eyes was burning a proud and high air.

Elder Zhou could see how delighted Chen Zi'ang was. He had long since watched over her, considering how talented she was when it came to planting spirit plants.

"Zi'ang, what kind of plants did you plant this time?" Elder Zhou asked warmly.

"Older Zhou, I am happy to report that I planted winter bamboo!" With that, Chen Zi'ang waved his hand, causing ten winter bamboo stalks to appear. Each one was as thick as an arm, and was over two meters long. They were emerald green, and even flickered with a faint green light.

“i first soaked the seed in a spirit spring, then ground some spirit stones into pebbles to act as soil. Furthermore, I feed the plant with my own spiritual energy at least every six hours. Every three days, I would carefully take care of their leaves, and I even used the Ninegreens Profound Magic that I mastered, as well as other medicinal plants, to cultivate them to this level! "

"Very good," Elder Zhou said, stroking his beard. The praise in his eyes was clear. “This bamboo rod is more than two meters long, and pulsates with green energy. They exceed the mark of high level, and can be classified as extreme high level.I encourage you to continue to work hard. If you can grow bamboo up to more than three meters, then they will be classified as superior grade. ”

When the outer disciples of the surrounding Sect heard high-level words, even more discussions occurred, and many envious gazes were thrown towards the winter bamboo.

A smile appeared on Chen Ziang's face, and the dense rays in his eyes increased. He clasped his hands and bowed, and was just about to walk up to the assistant to collect his points, when a cold snort suddenly sounded.

"Older Zhou, Disciple Zhao Yiduo also grew winter bamboo!" A long-faced young man with narrowed eyes suddenly appeared. As he approached, he glanced with disdain towards Chen Zi'ang. [1. Zhao Yiduo's Chinese name is ⁇ ⁇ zhao yi duo. Zhao is a common family name. Yi means "one" and duo means "more"]

His sudden appearance on the scene instantly caused excitement among the surrounding Outer Sect disciples, who all looked at him.

“It was Elder Brother Zhao Yiduo! Elder Brother Zhao's skill with spirit plants and herbs is said to be his neck and neck with Chen Zi'ang! "

"Well now we can see them face to face. They had been rivals for quite some time now, and both of them wanted to be known as the number one botanist amongst all the disciples. "

Chen Ziang's expression instantly darkened. He stared coldly at Zhao Yiduo, who was glaring at him. The hostility in their eyes instantly increased.

"Zhao Yiduo, please take the winter bamboo," Elder Zhou said heartily. It seemed, even he was interested in finding out what was going to happen. He was well aware of the rivalry between the two young disciples, and was actually happy to see it. It is only with healthy competition that great progress can be made.

Zhao Yiduo clasped his hands and bowed to Elder Zhou, then slapped his bag to produce ten winter bamboo sticks, each and every one of them was over three meters long and thicker than one's feet. They were bright emerald green and even looked somewhat crystalline. From the spiritual energy they radiated, it was clear that they were beyond normal, and also far above Chen Ziang's quality.

Just seeing bamboo made a fuss. Most people have heard that winter bamboo can grow more than three feet tall, but have never seen it.

“That winter bamboo has reached the point where it emits spiritual energy. Elder Brother Zhao's ability with plants definitely placed him as the number one Outer Sect disciple on Fragrant Cloud Peak! "

Seeing how excited the crowd was, Zhao Yiduo smiled provokingly at Chen Zi'ang.

Chen Ziang's face immediately darkened.

As for Elder Zhou, his eyes shone with praise as he looked at the bamboo and then nodded.

“Excellent, outstanding. Quite a number of disciples are handing over winter bamboo, but yours is definitely the best in terms of quality. It's not a high class, it's definitely a superior class. Very, very good work, Zhao Yiduo. Keep up the good work! ”

Zhao Yiduo once again bowed to Elder Zhou, then looked at Chen Zi'ang defiantly. "Junior Brother Chen, it seems that you need to do more work into your studies."

Chen Ziang's expression grew darker, and he snorted coldly. “Isn't it too early to laugh, Elder Brother Zhao? After all, it doesn't count when you have someone helping you. Next time, I will definitely grow a five meter tall winter bamboo! "

Hearing this, Zhao Yiduo burst into laughter. "Junior Brother Chen, if you talk too much, you will definitely be crushed and burned.The bamboo spirwinter is very difficult to grow because the amount of spiritual energy it requires is very large. For Qi Condensation disciples like us, growing it up to three meters is the absolute limit of that limit. And you think you'll grow to five meters? Only Foundation Establishment Elders could do such a thing. Not to mention six meters. For all the years I have been in this sect, I have never even seen a six-meter-high Spiritwin "

Before Zhao Yiduo could even finish speaking, a bang could be heard from the road leading to the Mission Office, as if some huge creature was approaching. Instantly, the disciples of the Outer Sect turned startled, where breath began to ring.

The standoff between Zhao Yiduo and Chen Zi'ang was also disturbed, and both of them frowned and looked towards the path.

Immediately, what became visible was the peak of several large bamboo stalks, thicker than a person. They are bright emerald green, and if you take a closer look, you will even see some purple spots twinkling on their surface. They also emit a beautiful and colorful light.

Even more shocking was the powerful spiritual energy emanating from the bamboo, which instantly caused a cry of shock.

"W-what's that thing !?"

“It looks like some kind of tree! But at the same time, it also looks like bamboo! ”

Chen Zi'ang and Zhao Yiduo frowned, and could not even identify what they were looking at. However, they can say that it is something extraordinary. From the side, Elder Zhou's eyes widened as he stared at the bamboo, and he even started to pant a little.

Everyone stared at the more bamboo that was visible. When the bamboo was completely revealed, surprisingly, each trunk was fifteen meters tall, and it was carried by a petite young man, who was currently panting heavily as he trudged down the path, bamboo draped on his shoulder.

He almost looks like an ant carrying a steamed mantou…

Every step he took produced a thunderous bang, and as he walked, the Outer Sect disciples gave way to him, shocked by how powerful he was.

The young man was, of course, Bai Xiaochun, who had grumbled to himself all the way about the brutality of the competition and the horror of the 10,000 Snake Valley. Although she wanted to cry, there were no tears flowing, and when she trudged along, she did not even notice the crowd of people looking at her. When he reached Elder Zhou, he threw the bamboo to the ground, which resulted in a huge explosion. Then he sat down on the bamboo, slightly panting as he wiped the sweat off his eyebrows.

"I can't put this bamboo in my handbag. Dude, I'm really tired. Oh, hello Elder, I'm here to give up this mission. " Suddenly, Bai Xiaochun got a strange feeling, and looked around to find everyone in the crowd staring at the bamboo. The gasps could even be heard.

"Bamboo…. Is that actually bamboo? ”

"That's huge! I've never seen such a big bamboo before. Come on, they must be trees, right ?! ”

Chen Zi'ang and Zhao Yiduo could not hide their astonishment as they realized what they saw. However, they could barely make themselves believe it was true, and knelt down to examine the bamboo more closely. Zhao Yiduo started to tremble, and had to resist the urge to try and break one of the bamboo stalks to inspect it from within.

Before he could, Elder Zhou trampled and then waved his sleeve, sending Chen Zi'ang and Zhao Yiduo tumbling to the side. Then Elder Zhou stood there, staring at the bamboo with wide eyes. After a while, he took a deep breath and said, "I-this ... this is really the winter bamboo !!"

The surrounding Outer Sect disciples gaped in shock for a moment, and then exploded into an uproar.

“Bamboo winter !! I can't believe those big trees .. are actually winter-warming bamboo !! "

"How is it possible? How can winter bamboo be so thick? Heavens, they were actually fifteen meters long! "

“Fifteen meters and as thick as a person. It-it ... bamboo? "

The noise of the commotion grew louder as people began to compare Bai Xiaochun's bamboo to Chen Zi'ang and Zhao Yiduo's bamboo.