Dao Seed Immortal Lord

"Come in, come in and sit down."

Old He warmly led Li Bai into the wooden house and poured him a bowl of spiritual tea.

This spiritual tea was brewed with low-grade spiritual tea leaves. Although it wasn't high-grade, it was still considered a decent treat for these spiritual plant servants.

The two sat down and chatted for a few minutes.

When Lao He asked Li Bai about his feelings after his breakthrough, Li Bai answered one by one.

When it came to the Tai Xuan Immortal Mirror and the Dao Seed, he naturally didn't mention a word about them. He only said that he felt his cultivation efficiency was much higher than before, which might be related to the residual medicinal power of that high-grade Qi Refining Grass.

Old He didn't suspect anything, after all, everyone's constitution is different, and their absorption efficiency of spiritual medicine is also different.

After chatting for a while, Li Bai revealed his purpose: "Old He, I've been in Peach Blossom Village for so long and haven't gone out yet. If you go out next time, could you take me with you?"

Upon hearing this, Old He paused slightly, his hand holding the teacup still, and looked up at Li Bai: "You mean... going to Black Wind Mountain?"

"Um."

Li Bai nodded.

During his year or so in Peach Blossom Village, he had already heard of the reputation of Black Wind Mountain.

It was a mountain forest more than ten miles away from Peach Blossom Village. It was said that the mountain was filled with demonic energy and low-level demonic beasts often appeared. It was shrouded in black mist, so it was called Black Wind Mountain Demon Forest by the nearby cultivators.

However, although Black Wind Mountain is dangerous, it is also a treasure trove.

Many wild medicinal herbs grow in the mountains, and occasionally you can hunt some weak monsters and obtain materials such as animal hides, bones, and blood.

These are all good items that can be exchanged for contribution points.

Many of the spiritual plant servants in Peach Blossom Village would take time each year to try their luck at Black Wind Mountain.

If you're lucky, you might find a few wild Qi-refining herbs or other spiritual medicines to plant in your own fields or hand over to the immortal sect in exchange for contribution points.

Those who are unlucky often return empty-handed; occasionally, some return injured, and some never return at all.

Old He goes to Black Wind Mountain almost every year, and Li Bai knew this long ago.

Li Bai wasn't sure about the specifics of the harvest; in the past two years, he had only seen Lao He hunt two weak monsters and bring them back from there.

As for the others, Li Bai would occasionally hear in the village that someone had found some rare and precious medicinal herbs in the Black Wind Mountain Demon Forest.

"You want to go to Black Wind Mountain?" Old He put down his teacup, frowned, and pondered for a moment. "Although you have now broken through to the first level of the Qi Refining Realm, a place like Black Wind Mountain... is no joke."

"I know."

Li Bai said earnestly, "That's why I didn't plan to go alone. That's why I came to find you, Lao He, hoping you could guide me. I just want to try my luck and see if I can find any miraculous herbs. I won't do anything reckless."

Old He was silent for a while, then picked up his teacup and took another sip, as if he was weighing something.

After a long while, he slowly spoke: "Black Wind Mountain is neither too big nor too small. The outer area is relatively safe. Occasionally, you can encounter some low-grade first-order demonic beasts. If you are careful, even a cultivator at the first level of the Qi Refining Realm can handle them."

"But if we go any further in, it's not a place we can go."

"I go there once a year, but I only wander around the outer areas and never dare to go deep inside."

Li Bai nodded: "I understand. We'll just observe from the outside and never venture in."

Old He looked at him and suddenly laughed: "You little rascal, you usually look so honest and unassuming, but I didn't expect you to be so bold."

"Alright, I was planning to go there again before I leave, but not now. I'll wait another six months until winter."

"But let me make this clear beforehand: once you get there, do as I say. If I tell you to run, run; if I tell you to hide, hide. Don't try to be a hero."

Half a year? That's fine too.

Li Bai was overjoyed and quickly stood up to thank him, saying, "Thank you, Lao He. I will definitely listen to you."

Old He waved his hand: "No need to thank me. I'll take you there, but whether you can find anything there depends entirely on your own luck."

"I've been to Black Wind Mountain countless times. Sometimes I can find one or two Qi-refining herbs, and sometimes I can't find a single hair. It all depends on fate."

Li Bai laughed and said, "It would be good to go and see for myself. It would be best if I could find something, but it wouldn't be a loss if I couldn't."

Old He nodded and gave a few more instructions. As Li Bai was about to leave, he reminded him, "Now that your cultivation has made a breakthrough, you can go to the Market Hall to obtain advanced spell inheritances and knowledge about the cultivation of spiritual plants and herbs."

"Those things are only available and taught in the Hall of Miscellaneous Services."

The servants' quarters?

"Okay, I'll go when I have time." Li Bai agreed with a slight change of heart, sat for a while longer, and then took his leave.

Back in his wooden hut, Li Bai closed the door and, with a slight mental shift, entered the Tai Xuan Immortal Mirror.

Inside the cave, the five Qi-refining grasses planted more than two months ago are growing well. They have already sprouted and grown seedlings, about half a foot tall, with emerald green leaves that exude a faint spiritual energy.

The six plants that were planted before have also changed and are growing well.

Only the mysterious spirit seed given by Old He remained unmoved, quietly buried in a corner of the spirit field, as if it were truly just a dead seed.

Li Bai squatted down, gently brushed aside a bit of spiritual soil with his fingers, and examined the condition of the black seed.

The seed coat remained hard and rough, showing no signs of life, but there were no signs of decay either; it seemed to have simply frozen in place.

"Never mind, let it be."

Li Bai covered the sacred soil again and paid no further attention.

He began to take stock of his belongings.

I used half of the low-grade spirit stone I used for the previous breakthrough, and I still have about half left.

In terms of resources, all that's left is what's grown here at Tai Xuan Immortal Mirror.

They were dirt poor.

In terms of spells, the Spirit Rain spell has the highest proficiency, which is approaching the middle level of proficiency. In another month or two, it should be able to break through to mastery.

His Wind Slash and Earth Movement techniques are still at the beginner level, while his Spirit Sword technique is the worst, with only a little over 20% proficiency.

"There are still too few attack methods."

Li Bai frowned in thought.

Although the Spirit Sword Technique is an offensive art, he rarely uses it, has low proficiency, and its power is limited.

If you were to encounter a monster in Black Wind Mountain, relying solely on your spirit sword technique would probably not be enough.

"I'll go to the Marketplace's Miscellaneous Affairs Hall tomorrow to see what advanced spells I can get. If I can get a powerful spell inheritance, I'll have to practice a lot over the next six months and try to raise my level as high as possible."

Li Bai made up his mind, sat down cross-legged, and began his cultivation for the night.

With both Dao Seeds activated simultaneously, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged in, circulating within his body along the pathway of the "Ten Thousand Woods Refining Qi Method".

Silent all night.

The next morning, Li Bai woke up with a line of information in his mind.

[Ten Thousand Woods Refining Qi Technique +0.07%]

After going out to check the spirit field and finding nothing amiss, Li Bai watered the spirit plants twice with spirit rain. Then, he turned and left Peach Blossom Village, saying, "Let's go, I'm going to the servants' hall."

The market town is one of the six markets under the Liuyun Sect. It is not far from Peach Blossom Village, less than seven miles away, and is called Qingyun Market Town.

Li Bai came here once when he joined the Liuyun Sect as a spirit plant servant. It was extremely lively here, and almost all the rogue cultivators within a radius of dozens of miles would come here to trade resources.