Chapter 120: Azure玄 Fig Tree

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Scorning returned to the Grand Hearty Medicine Academy and dug a hole in a small courtyard. He buried a Qingxuan Fruit there, then started dripping Dragon Scent on top of it.

The five bottles of Dragon Scent were enough to accelerate the maturation of a Golden Spirit Fruit Tree, potentially yielding at least ten Golden Spirit Fruits. These were fruits he had collected over the past two years, and if they didn’t work, then he would consider the Dragon Scent wasted.

Scorning quickly used up one bottle, then his consciousness went to check the internal state of the Qingxuan Fruit. He discovered that the fruit was slowly digesting the strange life force released by the Dragon Scent, realizing it would take time.

Returning to his room, he took out the ten True Essence Pills. Although these were of top-tier quality Spirit grade Pills, they had little effect on him now. He needed Foundation Establishment Pills instead.

Nevertheless, he ate them anyway. He took three at once and began to digest the medicinal power…

A True Essence Pill was priced ten times higher than a Spirit Core Pill, enough to buy five thousand crystal stones. A regular inner sect disciple received only three thousand crystal stones per year, showing how expensive True Essence Pills were. They were also necessary for sects because they could quickly boost disciples' levels and serve as excellent rewards for encouraging the disciples.

A week passed, and Scorning compressed the True Essence energy gained from those ten pills into a white tiger statue. However, it could only make the area inside glow slightly, so he couldn’t ignore its effect. It indicated how much compressed energy was needed to enter the True Martial Realm, and that even in a Spirit Realm with abundant life force, he could only barely reach the limit of two True Essence pills after years of absorption with Huang Jin Tian’s assistance, probably needing at least a decade without it.

He was blessed with Yin-Yang Divine Bloodline and practiced Tai Chi Dragon Retreat, so he absorbed the life force much faster than others. However, it still took him years to reach the True Martial Realm, while others might take centuries without external assistance.

Scorning understood why there were many dozens of people at the Martial Realm but much fewer at the True Martial Realm. He even heard about young geniuses who reached the Martial Realm but could not progress to the True Martial Realm, eventually dying at the age of ten.

"No wonder Xiao Dao and Old Zhu were not valued by their families, as reaching the True Martial Realm was still quite unlikely for them! If I continue at this pace, it will take me at least fifteen years to enter the True Martial Realm. That’s too long! Fairy Xi Xian, who is only a young girl, entered the True Martial Realm two years ago. What kind of heavenly pill did she consume" Scorning muttered inwardly as he observed the three faint True Essence pills in his dantian, speaking aloud.

"I suspect Fairy Xi Xian also has Divine Bloodline and practices Divine Art. Since she’s the disciple of Heavenly Armament Heaven Realm’s Grandmaster, her Foundation Establishment Pills and High-grade Medicine are abundant. That’s why she can improve so quickly." Su Meiren said.

Over the past two years, Scorning received news that Fairy Xi Xian had been in seclusion all along, and Cold Rose Lan of Frost Wind Valley was undergoing secret guidance in the valley’s hidden location, making it hard to contact her.

Scorning sighed as he said, "I wonder when Elder Medicine of this barbarian woman will come out. I really want her to help me refine two batches of Foundation Establishment Pills." He suddenly felt nostalgic for this woman who was completely out of the blue.

Previously, he discovered that due to the scarcity of Spirit-grade Medicine in the Great Martial School, many were unavailable because there weren’t enough Spirit Medicinal Plants. The complexity of refining them often led to failure, even with great effort in collecting medicinal materials, which would turn useless if they failed.

So, many martial cultivators in the sects who amassed large quantities of crystal stones would usually visit Fragrant Medicine Peach Source, a gathering place for alchemists who had plenty of Spirit-grade Medicine despite their high prices. Some even could委托 highly respected alchemists for refinement with a very low failure rate, which was why Fragrant Medicine Peach Source received respect from many sects.

Scorning's frown turned into a smile as he went to the courtyard, only to notice a tiny tooth growing out of the ground!

"Haha… success! I’m preparing to have many Qingxuan Fruits!" Scorning excitedly chuckled.

“Stay humble!”

Su Meiren humphed, and Scorning hastily closed his mouth.

Scorning only used one bottle of Dragon Scent, and the Qingxuan Fruit sprouted. He still had four bottles left.

Taking out another bottle, Scorning carefully dripped it onto the sprout while using his consciousness to observe its condition, watching how quickly the sprout absorbed Dragon Scent.

To his surprise, the absorption speed was incredibly fast. Within half an hour, it absorbed a whole bottle of Dragon Scent, while before, the Qingxuan Fruit took ten days!

The unique power of Dragon Scent allowed the sprout to absorb the abundant life force in the Spirit Realm frantically, speeding up its growth. In half an hour, the sprout transformed into a sapling.

Scorning was elated. Once he had many Qingxuan Fruits, he could sell one and use the crystal stones to acquire other medicinal materials for learning how to refine higher-grade Medicine Pills.

Su Meiren mentioned that the minimum requirement for refining Foundation Establishment Pills was being capable of refining top-tier Spirit-grade Medicine. The refinement difficulty wasn't high, but the effects were great and the medicinal materials were extremely scarce, turning it into Low-grade Spirit-grade Medicine.

Another half an hour passed, and Scorning used another bottle of Dragon Scent. The sapling was now as tall as his waist, with leaves shaped like circles that had clear veins flowing within the green life force.

By evening, Scorning had used all his Dragon Scent. The tree was now two meters tall, and Su Meiren often taught him knowledge about Spirit Trees, Spirit Flowers, and Spirit Plants. In his memory, there were few such large Spirit Trees, while most were around the height of a person.

“If Elder Medicine sees it, I’m in trouble.” Scorning started thinking about how to deceive the Elder Medicine. After all, this tree looked very non-trivial, its unique life force alone would attract attention.

The Qingxuan Fruit hadn’t yet produced fruit, and Scorning still needed to collect more Dragon Scent. He wasn’t cultivating anymore, focusing his energy completely on gathering Dragon Scent.

Previously, he spent two years collecting five bottles at the bottom of the big pit due to Huang Jin Tian’s constant supervision. But now, he focused solely on circulating Dragon Scent and gathering more. With his Martial Realm Ten-stage cultivation now, he accumulated a bottle within five days but used it all.

Ten days later, Scorning spent another bottle on the Qingxuan Fruit. Flowers were already covering it as it was about to bear fruit, and the tree absorbed more life force.

Five days passed, and Scorning refined another bottle. His hands were shaking as he dripped the bottle onto the tree, then looked up with excitement at the flower-like buds that resembled green lanterns.

Time passed slowly, and Scorning observed the branches. Blue-green Qingxuan Fruits appeared at night in the deep midnight, outshining even the stars in the sky.

This made Scorning extremely excited. He believed he would soon have a bountiful harvest, despite bearing only twenty fruits, which were enough.

Scorning secretly estimated that his Dragon Scent accelerated the growth of this Qingxuan Fruit Tree by at least three thousand years!

With another Dragon Scent bottle, the flowers were now enclosed and forming fruit. The tree absorbed more life force.

Five days later, Scorning refined another bottle. His hands were trembling as he dripped it onto the tree before looking up with excitement at the flower-like buds that resembled green lanterns. The time passed, and in the depths of night, blue-green Qingxuan Fruits appeared among branches, shining brighter than stars.g, and he arrived at Holy Flame Mountain. The number of people who could attend the meeting here was already reduced by half, and everyone had different degrees of injuries. The remaining positions we...