Bearing the blue sky

Chapter 117 Blood Mulberry

"A sacred spring? A sacred soil?"

Liu Jianjian was taken aback: "Can I eat it? But I don't eat dirt much, though I can drink the spiritual spring water."

"It's not for us to eat."

Zhu Ge shook his head.

Judging from Liu Jianjian's expression, she had never heard of it before.

That's normal, though; I've never heard of Zhu Ge either.

If it weren't for this old man's teachings, Zhu Ge would have had no idea that spiritual springs and spiritual soil existed in this world.

Nobody knew about those three villages in Menglapo before.

Otherwise, after obtaining that so-called "spiritual-grade red rice," it should have been planted in spiritual soil, which might have enabled the mass production of spiritual-grade red rice.

"If you hear similar news in the future, you can pay more attention." Zhu Ge only asked Liu Jianjian to keep an eye out; there was no need for her to specifically look for it.

There's nothing Zhu Sisi can do if she can't get good mulberry leaves; she can only eat them sparingly for the time being.

The thought of the spiritual spring and the spiritual soil also reminded Zhu Ge of fertilizer.

They slaughtered so many monsters, basically eating only the meat, skinning them and keeping the skin, while giving the bones to the bone monster's clone.

But the blood is being wasted!

"Can blood be used to directly water flowers, plants, and trees?" Zhu Ge wasn't an agricultural student, so he didn't know either.

But he can try.

So, while Liu Jianjian and the others were cultivating, Zhu Ge went out and killed a spirit-realm demon beast, then dug a small pit next to one of the mulberry trees and bled it out.

He's going to conduct an experiment!

He had heard from the elders that you shouldn't urinate directly on the roots of crops, otherwise it will burn the seedlings.

To fertilize, the fertilizer needs to be decomposed through biogas digesters, septic tanks, and other similar systems.

He didn't know whether this mulberry tree, which possessed a certain level of spirituality, had a way to directly absorb the blood of demonic beasts.

Zhu Sisi happened to be in the mulberry tree, so Zhu Ge let Zhu Sisi observe.

Unexpectedly, after a few days, Zhu Sisi actually discovered some signs.

"Is this... absorption?"

Zhu Ge looked at the dried-up pit in front of her with some surprise.

This fist-sized pit was originally filled with the blood of demonic beasts, but it dried up in just three days.

Three tiny mulberry roots were still exposed in the dried area.

The valley was damp but not stuffy, so the blood didn't evaporate very quickly.

Zhu Ge has done a good job of turning this pit of blood into a stinking waste.

However, these three mulberry trees have managed to extend their roots here.

Doesn't this mean that the monster's blood is indeed useful?

"But master, I sense that something is wrong with two of the mulberry trees."

Zhu Sisi's voice was cold, yet incredibly solemn: "They are dying!"

Since it concerned her own food supply, Zhu Sisi was very cautious.

"Only one plant is unchanged, while the other two may have been burned?" Zhu Ge frowned.

He didn't know what was going on either.

Fortunately, he can still conduct experiments.

This time, we won't use those three trees; we can use ordinary mulberry trees for the experiment.

"I understand. I'll use other things for experiments first. As for you—"

Zhu Ge looked at Zhu Sisi: "How much longer until you emerge from your cocoon?"

"I...I don't know—" Zhu Sisi's voice was somewhat confused: "It seems that I'm growing up very slowly."

Although Zhu Sisi transformed from an ordinary creature into a spirit beast by imitating and learning from Zhu Ge.

Even when the Annihilation True Lord and the Lamp-Carrying True Lord arrived, they received a gift from the Lamp-Carrying True Lord.

The Nine Heavens Breaking the Cocoon and Devouring the Dragon Technique!

This cultivation technique, whose level is unknown, is terrifyingly powerful just from its name.

Logically speaking, Zhu Sisi's body was originally that of a silkworm at the age of four or five centimeters.

After practicing the cultivation technique, not only did his body size not increase, it actually decreased.

As a result, Zhu Sisi currently has almost no combat power.

However, Zhu Ge wasn't in a hurry.

"Don't rush, and don't be confused," Zhu Ge comforted her with a smile. "If you only emerge from the cocoon at the second realm, how powerful will you be after emerging as a butterfly? What if you only emerge from the cocoon at the third realm?"

Zhu Ge is also really looking forward to it.

Does this mean that after emerging from the cocoon, one can devour dragons? Or does it mean that after emerging from the cocoon, one doesn't become a silkworm moth, but a celestial dragon?

However, regardless of the circumstances, since Zhu Sisi's growth is slow and Zhu Ge doesn't lack this combat power, the best course of action is naturally to let her continue to grow slowly.

"I understand, Master."

Zhu Sisi nodded, her voice filled with an unusual firmness and seriousness: "I will eat the mulberry leaves properly and then cultivate my skills diligently."

Looking forward to your future.

Zhu Ge smiled and then began experimenting on other mulberry trees.

Three days later, after seven or eight mulberry trees had died, Zhu Ge finally came to a conclusion.

The blood of demonic beasts can indeed be absorbed by the mulberry tree!

However, the mulberry tree may not be able to withstand the spiritual energy in the blood of the demon beast and will die, similar to a person exploding and dying.

Fortunately, even after nearly ten mulberry trees died, Zhu Ge gradually regained control of the situation.

Basically, the blood of a first-level demon beast that leaves a small blood pit every five days is enough to supply the needs of one mulberry tree.

In this situation, the original three mulberry trees were preserved by Zhu Ge.

Especially the two trees that were almost dead, they survived.

In addition, Zhu Ge cultivated three more mulberry trees, which gradually gave rise to wisps of spiritual energy within them.

Six trees in total!

Now, Zhu Sisi will have enough to eat.

However, during the growth process, Zhu Ge discovered that faint red lines appeared on the branches of the three newly cultivated mulberry trees.

The veins between the leaves also reveal a reddish hue, like blood vessels; if you pinch a leaf, it may even bleed.

Moreover, it wasn't the blood of a demon beast; it was more like the mulberry tree's own blood.

This makes the three mulberry trees look rather eerie.

Of course, this kind of eeriness doesn't affect Zhu Ge, and Zhu Ge isn't afraid of raising any demons or monsters, since he can just kill them with one punch anyway.

This doesn't affect Zhu Sisi either. Zhu Sisi now alternates between eating mulberry leaves from the two sides, just like eating spicy food one moment and non-spicy food the next, and she's having a great time.

Until one night, Zhu Ge, who had been hiding in the valley for many days, closed his eyes in the coffin.

"A new simulation —"

Zhu Ge recalled the previous simulator in her mind, and a trace of anticipation appeared in her heart.

Time is up!

Many days have passed since he acquired his previous trait, [Spider].

Tonight is the time for his third simulation.

This survival-of-the-fittest assistant was very useful to Zhu Ge, but it also had a lot of backlash, which made Zhu Ge both love and hate the assistant.

However, whether it was the Kunpeng or the Spider, he defeated powerful enemies in ways that seemed impossible.

Of course, the interval between activations of the assistant is also getting longer and longer.

Zhu Ge had no doubt that it might be several years or even decades before he could acquire another trait.

But it's worth it!

Anyway, as long as Zhu Ge gets through this difficult time this year, his lifespan will naturally get longer and longer in the future.

The longer one's lifespan and the higher one's realm, the more times one can use one's special abilities.

This means he can defeat more powerful enemies, acquire more resources, and then use those resources to become stronger, live longer, and gain more traits.

This creates a positive cycle!

"What kind of simulation will the third one be?"

Zhu Ge was eagerly anticipating what qualities this third simulation would bring him.