Uncle Nine: Scattering beans to create soldiers? I'm using plants and trees to create soldiers.

Purple! It really is purple!

Lin Xuan stared at the deep purple light on the panel, his heart skipping a beat.

He actually managed to cultivate a purple-quality spiritual plant, transcending his previous level!

Just as the excitement began to surge, a needle-like emptiness came from deep within my meridians.

Lin Xuan gasped, a fine layer of sweat beading on his back.

so close!

The energy required for this purple spiritual plant to advance is a bottomless pit that can never be filled!

If I hadn't devoured all the spoils and four green magic artifacts, and hadn't harvested ten blood lotuses at the last moment to replenish my energy, I probably would have been drained dry today!

Lin Xuan wiped the sweat from his forehead, his gaze passing over the pool and fixed on the enormous plant in front of him.

True Martial Mystic Armor Vine... True Martial...

Lin Xuan's lips moved slightly as he silently pondered the name in his heart, a sudden realization flashing through his mind.

No wonder the Xuanwu Spirit Turtle Vine forcibly extracted the power from the Thunderstruck Wood Peach Talisman, Thunder Pattern Seal, Thunderstruck Wood Sword, and even the stellar energy from the Seven Star Alchemy Furnace of the Yellow Heaven Sect when it was evolving.

At first, he thought it was the random devouring before the statue exploded, but now it seems that the essence of the spiritual plant is in accordance with the way of heaven to replenish itself!

Zhenwu the Great is one of the Four Saints of the North Pole, guarding the north. He is the supreme deity who controls water and fire, and also wields the power of thunder from the nine heavens.

Its predecessor was the ancient Xuanwu!

Since the Song Dynasty changed Xuanwu to Zhenwu to avoid taboo, and then in the Yuan Dynasty he was further honored as Xuantian Shangdi, this deity has long been a renowned and powerful demon-quelling supreme being in Taoism.

"Senior brother, look at the snake head growing from these vines, and the tortoise shell that looks like black jade—this is completely the true form of the Xuanwu that has reached its full potential!"

Mao Shanming took two steps forward, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets, his voice filled with shock.

"What Xuanwu True Form? I think it's just a bottomless pit that devours treasures without spitting out the bones!"

"Dozens of water spirit stones, and even the Great Demon's Reverse Scale! He even gnawed my eldest brother's most treasured lightning-struck wooden sword into charcoal! This spendthrift is even more gluttonous than me!"

Wencai got up from the muddy ground, patted the mud off his buttocks, and looked at the debris all over the ground with a pained expression.

"You don't know anything!"

"Didn't you see the oppressive aura emanating from that giant tortoise shell? Just standing next to it, my kidneys were practically leaping with joy! Senior Brother really pulled off a miracle, exchanging a bunch of inanimate objects for a peerless divine plant—he made a killing!"

Qiu Sheng slapped Wen Cai on the back of the head without hesitation, his eyes shining as he stared at the center of the pool.

Wen Cai covered the back of his head, shrinking back with a wronged expression. "I don't know if we'll make money or not, all I know is that if we'd taken another breath of that suction force, we'd be choosing a coffin for our senior brother tomorrow..."

"Pah! Pah! You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth!"

Qiu Sheng glared and was about to make another move when a series of urgent sounds suddenly came from beside the pool.

"Quack—! Quack quack!"

A black and gold figure darted out from a crack in the rocks at the corner of the pond. After landing, it used all four limbs to hop and jump to Lin Xuan's feet, buried its head in his arms, and trembled as it pressed its head tightly into the hem of his Taoist robe.

It was Xiao Jin.

It sensed something was wrong when the pool changed, but Lin Xuan was in a state of energy lock-up, so it didn't dare to get close.

Once the True Martial Mystic Armor Vine was fully formed, the terrifying pressure of the water veins originating from the status of the North Pole God crashed down upon it, scaring the usually arrogant toad so much that it nearly lost its soul and thought the sky was falling.

Now that it's certain its owner is alright, it came over seeking comfort.

"Meow..."

A soft call came from the side.

The black cat Yuanbao leaped down from the Pure Yang Peach Tree and nimbly approached Lin Xuan. Its emerald green eyes looked him up and down several times, and after confirming that its master's breathing was steady, it stuck out its pink tongue and gently licked the back of Lin Xuan's hand.

"Alright, you two little ones, don't be afraid, I'm fine."

Lin Xuan smiled gently, reached out and rubbed the cold head of the golden toad in his arms, then casually stroked the glossy, smooth fur on Yuanbao's back.

After calming the two frightened spirit pets, Lin Xuan placed Xiao Jin on a futon beside him and stood up, supporting himself on his knees.

He took a deep breath, stepped to the edge of the pond, and looked up at the behemoth in front of him, which had grown to nearly two meters tall and covered an area of ​​about four meters.

The cold moonlight shone on the black jade-like tortoise shell, refracting a deep and mysterious glow. The ferocious snake head, formed from vines, was raised high, exhaling thick, misty water vapor.

With a slight thought, Lin Xuan summoned the system panel.

【Name: True Martial Mystic Armor Vine】

[Quality: Purple]

【Transformation: 1 time】

[Nourishment: 12%]

【Special Traits: Xuanwu True Armor, Dragon Scale Spirit Transformation, Water Mansion Divine Vein, Xuan Tian True Meaning】

[Black Tortoise Armor: The vine body transforms into the pattern of a black tortoise shell, possessing unparalleled defensive capabilities among its peers. The shell contains a vast amount of pure water elemental energy, and it will periodically molt and shed as the plant grows.]

[Dragon Scale Transformation: The snake vine can continuously absorb and release moisture, transforming it into Bing Fire spiritual energy. The interaction of water and fire nurtures dragon-patterned scales, and a true spirit has been born within the vine, capable of absorbing the power of incense offerings and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to continuously evolve itself.]

[Water Palace Divine Vein: Commands the power of water veins in all directions, continuously improving and strengthening the surrounding feng shui, greatly enhancing the spiritual energy of the water veins, and has a certain chance to induce benign mutations in spiritual plants in the fields. It can condense one drop of 'Mysterious Water Spiritual Liquid' and ten drops of ordinary spiritual liquid daily.]

[Mysterious Heavenly Truth: Unseenly drawing in and condensing fragments of the Xuanwu Great Dao, continuously raising the potential ceiling of spiritual plants, and naturally emanating the profound essence of the Great Dao over time.]

[Dao Guo: The True Martial Demon-Slaying Technique]

......

Lin Xuan's gaze swept across the lines, and his breathing unconsciously became heavy again.

powerful!

That's incredibly powerful!

These four traits are all truly overpowered!

Just take that Xuanwu True Armor that falls off periodically. It's a purple-quality refining material. If you use it to make a protective robe or shield, who among the same level can break it?

And that dragon scale spirit can actually transform water vapor into fire spirit energy, achieving a balance of water and fire. Moreover, the true spirit of the little blood dragon has already been born inside it. In the future, it will become stronger on its own as long as it is fed incense and spiritual energy!

What surprised Lin Xuan even more was the Water Mansion Divine Vein.

Besides improving the feng shui and causing spiritual plants to mutate, it can actually produce one drop of Xuan Shui spiritual liquid and ten drops of ordinary spiritual liquid every day!

You should know that Xiao Jin only produces a little bit of spiritual saliva after a whole day of hard work, but this vine guarantees at least ten drops of ordinary spiritual liquid every day, which is enough to fully feed all the ordinary spiritual plants in the entire spiritual field.

As for that drop of Xuan Shui spiritual liquid, just from the name you know it's far superior to ordinary spiritual liquid. It's definitely a divine item for accelerating the growth of high-level spiritual plants!

The last one, the Profound Heaven True Meaning, made Lin Xuan's heart burn with excitement.

Condensing fragments of the Great Dao and raising the upper limit of potential... Doesn't this mean that, given enough time, this True Martial Xuanjia Vine might even evolve into the legendary True Martial Emperor of the plant world?

"This is a steal! Even if I lost all my savings, it would be worth it, let alone losing a few green magic items!"

Lin Xuan forced down the wildly upward curve of his lips and shifted his gaze to the Dao Fruit section at the bottom of the panel.

Although after advancing to purple rank, all the miscellaneous entries were merged into a single "True Martial Demon-Slaying Technique".

But Lin Xuan knew perfectly well that the more singular a top-tier Dao Fruit was, the more terrifying the things it contained were, perhaps even more all-encompassing than the "White Bone Dao Lord Diagram" from back then!

Looking at the high level of 12% nurturing, a hint of anticipation flashed in Lin Xuan's eyes.

The Xuan Shui Tortoise Shell Vine had already matured once before, and now it has transformed into purple by leaping two levels. How generous will the reward for this first harvest be?

Lin Xuan no longer hesitated and silently chanted "harvest" in his mind.

In an instant, a dazzling purple-gold light shot up from inside the True Martial Mystic Armor Vine, transforming into a vast torrent invisible to outsiders, and crashed into Lin Xuan's brow!

A pleasant system notification sounded in my mind.

[Ding! Successfully harvested a purple-quality 'True Martial Mystic Armor Vine'!]

[Obtained the Dao Fruit: True Martial Demon-Slaying Technique!]

[Proficiency in "True Martial Arts Demon-Slaying Technique" +10000!]

Upon seeing the string of numbers that appeared on the panel, Lin Xuan's eyes widened suddenly, his pupils shrinking to pinpoints.

What does that mean?