Bearing the blue sky

Chapter 116 Cultivating Mulberry Trees

That very evening, Zhu Ge received the news from Liu Jianjian.

"One hundred gold coins? The price of ten low-grade spirit-level items?"

"There's still one more Ba Yuan Fruit? You really went for it. That giant praying mantis must hate me that much, right?"

Zhu Ge was somewhat surprised, then asked, "By the way, what is Ba Yuan Guo?"

"How can you say it's willing to give up something when you don't even know what a Ba Yuan Fruit is?" Liu Jianjian rolled her eyes slightly, then explained, "A high-grade spirit-level Ba Yuan Fruit grows from the Ba Yuan Rainbow Lotus in the Extreme Cold Green Pool, which is the territory of the 'Blue Arrow Frog,' a water ghost at the Duo Cui Realm."

"It is said that the old frog did not participate in the war this time, but was traded for a Ba Yuan fruit."

Liu Jianjian looked on with envy: "It is said that if you eat Bayuan fruit raw, it will freeze the liver and kidneys of the organism into powder."

"However, if taken with the venom of the Blue Arrow Frog and the molted shell of the Basilosaurus, it can enhance the burst effect of any Qi below the third realm by approximately 80%."

Eighty percent?!

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ge was suddenly startled.

That's a very high increase!

That's roughly equivalent to doubling the power.

If it were Zhu Ge, his original move, "Wrathful Vajra Palm," could shatter a large bluestone with a diameter of four or five meters with a single strike.

After the upgrade, it can be completely pulverized with a single palm strike!

Moreover, this increase is not a one-time event, but a permanent one.

This means that every move he makes can achieve an 80% increase in power.

"This is good stuff—" Zhu Ge squinted his eyes.

Whether it's a hundred coins or a Ba Yuan fruit, they're both good things!

If the fruit is good, then a hundred coins won't be bad either.

After all, one hundred gold coins can be exchanged for ten thousand silver coins, or one million copper coins.

Not to mention others, even Zhu Ge, who possessed the treasure of the fisherman in his straw raincoat, was tempted.

The fisherman in the straw raincoat wasn't actually poor, but he transformed his wealth into fishing hooks, flying boats, fish baskets, and martial arts manuals.

Therefore, the fisherman in the straw raincoat didn't have much.

The things left behind by the fisherman in the straw raincoat, those spirit-level items, were mostly things that Zhu Ge didn't know about.

This means that the fisherman in the straw raincoat can only enhance his blessing song through martial arts, but he can't use the spiritual items.

Are there many Napa fruits?

Zhu Ge started to have designs on Naba Yuan Guo.

"Not many." Liu Jianjian shook her head: "That extremely cold green pool is not big, there are only a dozen or so Ba Yuan Rainbow Lotus plants in it, and every year many demon beasts go there to ask for the fruit."

"If that old frog hadn't devoured a lot of lonely souls and was about to break through to the third realm, it probably wouldn't have been willing to use the Ba Yuan Fruit to exchange for the opportunity to fight."

"I see—where is the Extreme Cold Green Pool?" Zhu Ge asked again.

"In Jianshui City—wait, Master, what are you going to do?!" Liu Jianjian was suddenly startled, looking at Zhu Ge in disbelief.

Zhu Ge nodded slowly.

Liu Jianjian's expression immediately revealed a hint of excitement: "It's located between Jianshui City and our valley, a few dozen miles to the east!"

"Very good." Zhu Ge nodded. "Get ready, we'll go collect the reward money in a few days!"

"Why not tomorrow?" Liu Jianjian asked excitedly.

After so much training, Liu Jianjian is no longer the timid and fearful hedgehog who only dared to shoot arrows from afar.

She grew to love the feeling of going out hunting, turning the prey into cured meat, hanging it up to store, and eating it later.

Hedgehogs are not only timid, but also have a natural instinct to gather.

The blessing song awakened Liu Jianjian's second nature.

"No rush, we've only just escaped. Let's wait until things calm down outside."

Zhu Ge shook his head.

The bounty has only just been issued, yet many people outside have already seen him and are familiar with his presence.

Even if he manages to escape by going out, it's still not a safe bet.

"Okay." Liu Jianjian understood.

"Be careful when you go out lately," Zhu Ge warned. "Quite a few people must have seen you that time."

"Mmm!" Liu Jianjian nodded. "I know, Master."

Zhu Ge was quite at ease with Liu Jianjian.

Although it awakens the second instinct, it doesn't mean that the first instinct no longer exists.

Liu Jianjian remained timid and fearful, only daring to sneak around and eavesdrop on gossip or listen to the conversations of ordinary animals.

I will not risk my life.

"By the way, how's Zhu Sisi doing?" Zhu Ge asked again.

Speaking of Zhu Sisi, Liu Jianjian was troubled: "We've already brought back a lot of mulberry trees, but she can't eat any of them!"

Zhu Sisi is a wild silkworm with a spiritual essence, so it's normal for her requirements for food to increase day by day.

However, Zhu Ge had only brought back three mulberry trees!

These three mulberry trees are not entirely spiritual beings; they can only be said to possess a little spiritual energy.

If Zhu Sisi were willing, she could probably finish eating all three mulberry trees in a few days.

However, it should be noted that besides Zhu Sisi, there were actually dozens of wild silkworms on the mulberry tree.

Fortunately, wild mulberry trees are not uncommon outside, so all we need to do is transplant them back and move the ordinary wild silkworms around.

The problem is that this only reduces the consumption of Ling Sang leaves, it doesn't increase it.

"These three mulberry trees are growing too slowly."

Zhu Ge stepped out of the house and looked at the three mulberry trees outside.

These three mulberry trees possess a certain spirituality. They couldn't grow out of the cave before, so they were only about 1.6 meters tall.

Now that the three mulberry trees have been transplanted outdoors and are fully exposed to sunlight and rain, they are starting to grow faster and faster.

Perhaps in just one year, these three mulberry trees will grow into towering giants.

However, while this growth rate is fast enough for ordinary mulberry trees, it is too slow for Zhu Sisi, who relies on it as her main food source.

"Perhaps, we should try to obtain some sacred soil and spring water—"

Zhu Ge frowned in thought.

Plant cultivation was also very important in the inheritance he received from the old man who was the original owner of the Bone Monster clone.

There are many kinds of spiritual creatures in this world, many of which are rare and cannot be mass-produced.

However, the living environment of many spirits can be completely replicated.

Zhu Ge was unaware of this at first, but he inherited the old man's legacy.

In ancient tribal systems, "Great Shaman" in tribal languages ​​meant "deity" or "totem".

The "old man" represents the "father," the "origin," and the "source."

Compared to the Great Shaman lineage, which is more geared towards combat, the Old Man lineage leans towards cultivation, breeding, and raising Gu.

Raising those Gu worms requires not only the power of special techniques, but also the corresponding materials.

These materials are either flesh and blood, fur, or plant-based metals.

Different tribes have different traditions of elders and shamans.

In the old man's legacy of Zhuge, there are records of many special plants that can be mass-produced, and these plants can be used as materials for cultivating a certain kind of Gu worm.

At the same time, the spiritual springs and spiritual soil needed to cultivate those plants were also recorded.

That's the thing that can make plants quickly transform into spiritual beings!

"Jianjian, have you ever heard of spirit springs and spirit soil?"