The Desire to Be Eternal

Chapter 28: Pressure is Motivation

Bai Xiaochun gaped in shock at the commotion. Chen Zi'ang and Zhao Yiduo, seemingly completely oblivious to the pain caused by Elder Zhou throwing them aside, rushed back to the bamboo and knelt down to inspect it.

Elder Zhou began to study the bamboo stalks one by one, his expression shocked and excited.

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 took a few steps back and then tried to get the Elder's attention.

"Older.." she cried loudly.

"Great! Just incredible! ” Elder Zhou said, laughing as he began caressing every inch of bamboo. Apparently, he had not even heard Bai Xiaochun speak. “Winter-warming bamboo like this is very rare. Only by growing it up to fifteen meters tall could it achieve a deep green color. In fact, at this point, this was not a medicinal plant, but rather the main material for forging spirit bamboo swords. It can even be used to cast certain unique magical techniques!

“Dengarkan semuanya. Ambil napas dalam-dalam. " Terlihat sangat bersemangat, Penatua Zhou memejamkan mata dan menarik napas dalam-dalam melalui hidungnya. “Bisakah kamu mencium aroma itu? Baunya seperti daging dan tulang, bukan? Itulah aroma unik yang muncul setelah bambu jenis ini mencapai lima belas meter! "

Chen Ziang and Zhao Yiduo earnestly followed. The other disciples in the area also urged forward to do the same.

Bai Xiaochun cleared his throat. He noticed the same scent as he carried the bamboo down the path. However, he was pretty sure that ...it was actually the scent of chicken bones. After all, he had buried several hundred spirit-tailed chicken skeletons in the spirit field where he had planted the winter bamboo. Furthermore ... All the bones had been stripped clean of their flesh by him.

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

"Older.." he yelled again.

However, it was at this point that a fierce tremor spread to Elder Zhou; flames of fury appeared in his eyes, and his expression turned into fury.

"Damn it! What the hell is going on here? Someone really bit? Spiritwinter bamboo is very bitter and cannot be eaten raw! What bastard actually bit and damaged his quality !? ” Elder Zhou seemed to be filled with grief; to him, it was like finding a perfect piece of beautiful jade, only to find one piece that had been destroyed by a pest. His head was suddenly whipped to look at Bai Xiaochun.

"Not 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 bit one of the bamboo sticks. How could he have imagined this would be a terrifying sight that would occur when he went to the mission, or how would that single bite affect this madman?

When the surrounding disciples heard what Elder Zhou said, they peeked towards the last winter bamboo trunk, and of course, 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 medicines. 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 noticed Bai Xiaochun, then flicked his sleeves.

“This bamboo is very high-grade.no, wait, the highest grade. Yes, register as the highest class. The reward was 10,000 merit points! ” The spectators 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!

From the side, the assistant gaped in shock. For many years, it had always been rare to have a spirit factory listed as 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 at Elder Zhou, who was still studying bamboo, then gritted his teeth and gave Bai Xiaochun merit points.

After obtaining 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," was the direct answer. "I'm 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 bit worried about that, which was why he took out the name Li Qinghou, as some kind of threat.

"Hgm." Elder Zhou seemed irritated that Bai Xiaochun would use the name Li Qinghou. "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 along with their unique secrets and luck.I will not lower myself to the level of asking specifically how you grow this bamboo, but the next time you plant something similar, you make sure to bring everything to me. I will make sure you get a good reward of achievement points! " Finally, he waved his hand to dismiss Bai Xiaochun, then went back to studying the bamboo. It was at this point, due to the problem with the bamboo, that the entire mission submission event ended.

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

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

Bai Xiaochun sped up at high speed, then rushed around the Spirit Medicinal Pharmacy trying to choose what to buy. Finally he decided to purchase a bottle of medicinal pills suitable for the fifth level of Qi Condensation. These pills are not cheap at all. Bai Xiaochun had originally assumed that 10,000 merit points were many, but suddenly, 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 was their medicinal strength greater than ordinary spirit medicines, they could provide purer spiritual energy.

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

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

As for the rest of his surplus points, he did not let them go to waste. He traded them for some disposable defense talismans. With that hidden in his robe, he felt much safer.

Unfortunately, he did not have enough achievement points to go through with 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. After returning to the courtyard, he sat cross-legged in his log cabin, then took out a medicinal pill and studied closely.

“I still have three months left. It's time for secluded meditation! " Gritting her teeth, she looked around to make sure no one was looking, then did a spell move and showed. Instantly, the turtles flew out, along with a group of spirit tails, which he used to light a three-colored flame.

One feather is not enough to satisfy a turtle. 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 perform a threefold spirit enhancement.

After the process was completed, the Greengod Spiritual 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 techniques and postures 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 log cabin, and many dust particles exploded in shock waves. A moment later, Bai Xiaochun's laughter could be heard ringing.

"Fifth level of Qi Condensation!" he said, panting, his eyes shining brightly. After eating so many spirit-tailed chickens recently, his cultivation base had reached a large circle of the fourth level of Qi Condensation. By eating a single medicinal pill, he could easily break through to the fifth level.

More dirt was expelled from within him, but not as much as before. After washing, he did not immediately take another medicinal pill, but rather took some time to stabilize his cultivation base. After five days had passed, he took out the second pill of his tripled spirit enhanced Greengod Spiritgathering Pills, and consumed it. As spiritual energy flowed through him, the river whose spirit meridians 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 Spiritgathering 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 fairer, and there was something unique about his energy.

Bai Xiaochun was quite happy, but also realized that, normally, 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 a single hair away from reaching the sixth level.

As far as he knew, the only reason he could do so was the turtles and his spirit enhancement abilities.

The more Bai Xiaochun practiced cultivation, the more it became clear to him how helpful the tortoise was. That in turn caused him to become even more curious about his origin.

Although it looked like a turtle shell, the more he studied it, the more it seemed like 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 pay enough achievement points, you can even obtain the services of the Elders there to perform spirit enhancement. It was rumored that the peak ruler of the Violet Cauldron Peak was a great master when it came to spirit enhancement.

Dancing his finger along the design covering the turtle, 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. Reaching out his hand, he caused a green jade pendant and his wooden sword to appear.

This was the only magical device he had at the moment. Gritting his teeth, he produced a few more spirit tails as he prepared to make a triple spirit increase on them.

"I wonder what the wooden sword and jade pendant will look like after I made the triple spirit enhancement."

The hand wave caused the three designs on the turtles to light up. When he sent the jade pendant flying inside, a silver light shone, and thunder-like rumbling sounds could be heard. Fortunately, they did not 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 could feel 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-shaped, it had now been flattened into a circular shape.

Bai Xiaochun poured spiritual energy into it, causing rumbling sounds to reverberate as green shields appeared all around him, one meter thick and absolutely stunning to look at.