Plants vs. Cultivation.

Chapter 218 Golden Elixir Dao Seed
"What, my master is back?"

After returning to Shennong Valley, Gu Mo immediately learned the news of Qi Chunde's return. Immediately, Gu Mo went to the leaf courtyard where Qi Chunde was.

"Disciple pays homage to master!"

Gu Mo paid homage to Qi Chunde as his disciple. Although Qi Chunde did not give him much guidance, the help he provided to Gu Mo was not small.

In addition to the Qingmu Sutra that allowed him to enter the Golden Core Realm, there is also the identity of a disciple of Shennong Valley. Without this identity, how could Gu Mo enter Shennong Valley.

"Good good!"

Qi Chunde looked at Gu Mo in front of him with joy in his eyes. With such a talented disciple, what could he, as a master, be dissatisfied with?

This disciple was even so outstanding that even he, as his master, felt the pressure.

"Disciple, your cultivation and attainments as a spiritual plant master are no worse than mine. There is nothing I can teach you in this regard." Qi Chunde took a deep breath. Although he didn't want to admit it, this was the reality. He, as a master, was no longer as good as his disciple in many aspects.

Now Qi Chunde’s only specialty is the new method of cultivation he created.

"Master has created a new method of cultivation in recent years. You can listen to it, but you don't need to practice it. Wait until Master has perfected this method, then you can try it." Qi Chunde thought about it and decided to tell Gu Mo about his most important new method of cultivation.

After all, Gu Mo was his only disciple, and the new practice method he created naturally needed a successor.

Of course, Qi Chunde knew that the practice method he created was not perfect yet, but he had already completed the framework concept of this practice. Now Qi Chunde was personally navigating this practice path.

As long as he has opened up this path, Gu Mo will be able to follow him.

"Thank you, Master, for teaching me the Dharma!"

Gu Mo had already heard something about the cultivation method created by Qi Chunde from his master, and he was very curious about it.

What kind of practice method could make Qi Chunde, a genius who was expected to inherit the true teachings of Shennong Valley, give up everything and plunge into it?

"Disciple, do you know that a sword cultivator will use all his mind and spirit to refine a natal flying sword that will accompany him throughout his life?" Qi Chunde first turned the topic to the unrelated sword cultivator.

"Disciple knows!"

Gu Mo was naturally very clear about the information about sword cultivators. After all, his incarnation was a sword cultivator. But what did his master mean by suddenly mentioning sword cultivators? Could it be that his new technique was related to sword cultivators?

"Then, if a sword cultivator uses all his mind to refine a flying sword, why can't a spiritual plant cultivator use all his mind to refine a spiritual plant?" Qi Chunde explained the concept of his new technique.

"what!"

Hearing Qi Chunde's words, Gu Mo was stunned. He was not surprised by Qi Chunde's idea, because such an idea had been proposed by someone a long time ago.

There were even spiritual plant masters who tried, but all failed.

Refining one's natal flying sword and refining one's natal spiritual plant are completely different concepts. A flying sword is a dead object. Even if the sword cultivator's strength improves and the natal flying sword is given birth to a spirit, it is only a weapon spirit.

Spiritual plants are living beings themselves. There are numerous problems in sacrificing a living being to make it a cultivator's natal spiritual plant. Some people have confirmed that this method is not feasible.

"It seems that you have also read the relevant information."

Seeing Gu Mo's reaction, Qi Chunde knew that Gu Mo had read the ideas and attempts of those natal spiritual plants. It was also after reading those ideas and attempts that he came up with the idea of ​​creating this new method of cultivation.

Because, by chance, Qi Chunde discovered the deeper power of the spiritual plant, which gave him the idea of ​​refining his own spiritual plant.

"Disciple, do you know that the veins of the spiritual plant are just the surface? There are deeper things within these veins." Qi Chunde has already found the feeling of being a good teacher at this moment.

"Something deeper."

Qi Chunde's words made Gu Mo fall into deep thought. He did not see anything deeper than the vein diagram. After all, going deeper would be something at the microscopic level.

Gu Mo could explain this thing scientifically, but he couldn't understand it using the method of cultivating immortals.

"That's right. That is the most primitive power that makes up spiritual plants." Qi Chunde said this with excitement on his face. Immediately, Qi Chunde raised his hand and condensed a water curtain.

"hiss!!"

Seeing what was displayed on the water curtain, Gu Mo couldn't help but gasp. His master actually researched to the genetic level.

That familiar double helix structure is the gene that Gu Mo is familiar with.

"This most primitive power exists in every spiritual plant, and in different forms. It is extremely difficult to refine it directly with a complete spiritual plant. But if you refine it from the most primitive form of the spiritual plant, there will be no problem at all." Qi Chunde looked at Gu Mo's shocked expression and felt relieved immediately.

"Master, what stage have you reached now?" After being shocked, Gu Mo couldn't help but ask.

His master was simply a monster. He actually discovered the genetic level. Gu Mo had tried before and wanted to use his spiritual sense to explore the genes of spiritual plants. After all, the best fusion of spiritual plants is the fusion of genes, and the fusion of veins is only the most superficial fusion.

However, the exploration of spiritual consciousness can only reach the cellular level at most and cannot go deeper. If he wants to go deeper, Gu Mo feels that this requires a higher level of spiritual power.

"Master has successfully condensed the golden elixir seed." Qi Chunde smiled.

He has been traveling around over the years, and one of his important purposes is to find various special spiritual plants and integrate the original power of those spiritual plants into his Jindan Dao seeds. In this way, his Jindan Dao seeds will have the abilities of those special spiritual plants.

Therefore, although Qi Chunde's cultivation is not high, the methods he masters are extremely complex. This is why Hou Chunyu and others say that Qi Chunde has a strong ability to save his life, because Qi Chunde knows too many methods.

Unless all of his methods can be restrained, it will be difficult to keep Qi Chunde.

"Now, as your master, I just need to continue to refine this golden elixir seed. When it sprouts, you will be able to directly enter the Nascent Soul realm. By then, your master and I will have a tree of all dharmas that integrates the abilities of many spiritual plants." Qi Chunde's eyes were full of expectations for the future.

He has already seen hope on this path, and now it's just a matter of time and effort. His cultivation progress is so slow because he has devoted most of his energy to refining the golden elixir seed in his body.

But in Qi Chunde's opinion, it is all worth it, because as long as the Golden Core Dao Seed sprouts, he can directly step into the Nascent Soul stage. He doesn't even need to look for an opportunity to break through. He doesn't need any Nascent Soul Pills. He can rely entirely on the Golden Core Dao Seed to carry him forward.

"How is it? Is there anything you don't understand?" Qi Chunde asked after explaining the concept of his new technique to Gu Mo.

"Disciple does have many things that I don't understand, so please give me some advice, Master." Gu Mo did have a lot of questions at this moment, and these questions were raised based on Gu Mo's understanding of genes.

"Ok?"

Listening to Gu Mo's question, Qi Chunde's expression instantly became solemn, because Gu Mo's question went straight to the core. At this moment, Qi Chunde couldn't help but wonder if his disciple was also studying this. Otherwise, why was Gu Mo so familiar with the original power of spiritual plants? Then, Gu Mo's unilateral questioning turned into a discussion between the two sides.

It’s just that Gu Mo explained genes from a scientific perspective, while Qi Chunde explained it from the perspective of cultivating immortals. The collision of the two systems made both of them burst with inspiration.

"stop!"

Qi Chunde suddenly shouted, "Stop for a moment, I need to go into seclusion to digest the time!"

A lot of inspiration emerged in his mind, forcing Qi Chunde to call a timeout. He needed to digest these inspirations before discussing them with Gu Mo.

Not only Qi Chunde needed to retreat to consume his energy, Gu Mo also needed to sort out what he had gained. After this discussion, Gu Mo felt that his master's new method of practice was indeed very promising.

Moreover, this method is compatible with the exercises of Shennong Valley, and even wood-based exercises such as Taiyi Qingmu Jing, and can be used to refine the golden elixir seeds for better results.

Of course, the effect will be even better if Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica is used, but Gu Mo has not yet fully mastered the Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica.

But it is only a matter of time. The Taiyi Qingmu Sutra that Gu Mo practiced is helpful for entering the Shennong Herbal Sutra. However, Gu Mo's mind has been on the cave heaven recently, and he has not spent too much time on the Shennong Herbal Sutra.

After all, the cave is more important to Gu Mo, so naturally Gu Mo has to deal with the cave first.

Now Gu Mo has to devote part of his attention to this new method of practice. If this new method of practice is successful, it will definitely be an extremely powerful method.

To give the simplest example, if Gu Mo implanted the genetic fragment of Sword Heart Bamboo into the Golden Core Dao Seed and gained the ability of Sword Heart Bamboo, then his power would definitely become stronger when he performed sword techniques.

Even, with the help of this new method, could he fuse the genetic fragments of those plants to create completely new plants?

Of course, this new method of cultivation is not perfect yet. Qi Chunde needs to explore this aspect, and Gu Mo will assist him. Once this path is truly open, Gu Mo will try again.

However, Gu Mo can now comprehend the special spiritual method that can observe genes.

This was the method of spiritual consciousness that Qi Chunde discovered by chance. Gu Mo understood the principle behind it at a glance. To put it in the simplest and most understandable terms, this was a method of transforming spiritual consciousness into a microscope-like structure through secret techniques.

With the help of this special structure, the level of spiritual consciousness can be directly leapt to the level where genes can be observed.

Unfortunately, this method is still too crude and can only be used to observe the genes of spiritual plants. If it is improved and the upgraded spiritual consciousness is put to other uses, then combined with some spiritual attack methods, it will definitely be an extremely powerful killer move.

But even with this crude secret method of spiritual awareness, Gu Mo, who possesses this method, already possesses some of the skills of a 4th-level spiritual plant master.

Qi Chunde should have had this ability a long time ago, but he focused all his attention on the new skills he created.

From this, Gu Mo could also judge that his master's talent and comprehension were terrifyingly strong, even stronger than the true teachings that Gu Mo knew.

After all, even if it was a true teaching, no one had ever seen anyone create such an amazing new method.

However, the only one who can truly understand Qi Chunde is probably Gu Mo, who also knows the knowledge at the genetic level. It is difficult for other cultivators to understand these.

……

"My dear disciple, come here!" Gu Mo had just left Qi Chunde's leaf courtyard when he was called over by Hou Chunyu.

"Greetings, Master!" Gu Mo stepped forward and saluted.

"Cough cough!"

Hou Chunyu coughed lightly and said, "My dear disciple, don't listen to your master's nonsense. The future of his new cultivation method is still unclear. You can't just jump into it."

During this period, Gu Mo has been running to Qi Chunde's courtyard. Hou Chunyu was worried that his apprentice would instill some strange ideas into Gu Mo, his good disciple, so he came to remind him.

"I know. I just came here to chat with the master." Gu Mo nodded. He really had no intention of practicing the new technique for the time being.

After all, Qi Chunde had completed the Golden Elixir Dao Seed, but many problems after the Golden Elixir Dao Seed sprouted and entered the Nascent Soul level were still unknown.

After all, the other Yuanying True Lords had Yuanyings in their bodies, but Qi Chunde had a tree in his body, and it was a tree that had integrated the genes of many spiritual plants. No one knew what would happen to such a special Yuanying.

"Good good!"

Seeing that Gu Mo was so sensible, Hou Chunyu felt relieved. This child was much more obedient than that evil disciple. With Qi Chunde's talent and understanding, if he took the right path, he would have been a true disciple by now.

After Hou Chunyu left, Gu Mo was on his way back to his own courtyard, thinking about the issue he had just discussed with his master.

That is, the growth rate of the Golden Core Dao Seed is too slow. Although the Golden Core Dao Seed can directly enter the Nascent Soul stage after germination, the process is too long, and the lifespan of a Golden Core cultivator has an upper limit.

If the Golden Elixir Seed is still not able to sprout when the life span comes to an end, then this so-called new method of cultivation can only be regarded as a joke.

"Have it!"

Suddenly, Gu Mo's heart moved, and then he turned around and walked towards Qi Chunde's courtyard again.

"Disciple, have you forgotten something?" Qi Chunde, who was digesting what they had just discussed, asked when he saw Gu Mo return.

"No, disciple has thought of a way to accelerate the growth of the Golden Elixir Dao Seed." Gu Mo said straight to the point.

"any solution?"

Hearing this, Qi Chunde hurriedly asked, as he was also troubled by this problem at the moment.

"Sunlight Glaze Flower!"

Gu Mo said the name of a spiritual plant. In theory, the Golden Elixir Dao Seed is a spiritual plant seed. Since it is a spiritual plant, can it be ripened with the essence of the sun? Of course, the essence of the sun is Gu Mo's secret and it is not convenient to disclose it, but the Sunlight Glazed Flower can.

Moreover, Gu Mo had already obtained the 4th-level Sunlight Glazed Flower in the cave ruins, so even if he took out the 4th-level Sun Essence, he already had a reason.

"good idea!"

After hearing Gu Mo's words, Qi Chunde suddenly felt enlightened. It was because the Sunlight Glass Flower had been extinct for many years, and he had never thought about it in this regard, falling into a blind spot in his thinking.

Now after Gu Mo's reminder, Qi Chunde realized that his disciple had successfully cultivated the Sunlight Glazed Flower. If his Golden Elixir Seed was equipped with the ability of the Sunlight Glazed Flower, could it be possible to accelerate the growth of the Golden Elixir Seed by relying on sunlight?

(End of this chapter)