Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 597 - 1: Return Home in Glory (Da Zhang Combined)_3

Chapter 597: Chapter 1: Return Home in Glory (Da Zhang Combined)_3

"Hahaha, you wishful thinker!" Lu Bang laughed and scolded, "You’re not even a Fifth Rank, and you want to taste my special celestial wine? Wait until you reach the Fifth Rank and condense Pure Essence Soil, then come and have a look, and you’ll understand the extraordinary uses of my wine."

"Master Lu is straightforward, I will definitely come to enjoy a good drink in the future!"

...

The third stop was Liu Tianning’s Ten Thousand Skill Palace.

At this moment, the Ten Thousand Skill Palace had ninety percent fewer avatars than usual, making it seem somewhat deserted.

The main reason was that Liu Tianning had become the Two Prefectures Transfer Officer as well as the ’Ten Suns Inspection Envoy’.

His workload had increased, so naturally, there wouldn’t be as many avatars of him idling in the Ten Thousand Skill Palace.

"Teacher, the disciple plans to start his journey home tomorrow." When Zhao Xing arrived at Liu Tianning’s place, he didn’t perform any great salutes.

His interaction with Lao Liu differed from that with Tian Shan, since Lao Liu didn’t like all that mentor-apprentice ceremony. Besides the grand salute during the initial apprenticeship, they didn’t perform any ceremonies in subsequent meetings; at most, he would just give a slight bow.

Zhao Xing faintly sensed that Liu Tianning had some aversion to such ritual formalities.

"Understood." Liu Tianning pointed to a bamboo box next to him, "My true body isn’t here, take this with you."

"What’s inside?"

"A sapling of the Floating Vine." Liu Tianning said, "It’s been cut from the main vine; I’ve cultivated it for two and a half years."

"Floating?" Zhao Xing was stunned.

If Liu Tianning said he had been cultivating it for two and a half years, that meant he had begun this task in November of the seventeenth year of the Jingxin Calendar.

That was also the first time Liu Tianning had visited the Sacrificial Soul Pass.

A grown Floating Vine sapling would be a seventh-tier plant life!

Moreover, the Floating Vine sapling given to him by Liu Tianning had a high potential, because it was fused with the trait of a parasitic vine species.

In other words, Zhao Xing might be able to cultivate a tenth-tier Floating Vine like Liu Tianning did in his previous life!

Such a rare Vine Species parasitic kind, if Mr. Zhao had to find it himself, who knows how long it would take.

How precious was it? Assuming Liu Tianning’s gift was a chance encounter, it was so valuable that Zhao Xing felt like his Qi destiny at level five wasn’t worthy of this opportunity.

"Ordinary Floating Vines can only be planted in Pure Essence Soil, but the parasitic species is different." Liu Tianning said, "Open the box, cut your wrist, and let the Floating Vine sapling parasite and grow in your body."

"Yes." Zhao Xing suppressed the excitement in his heart and stepped forward to open the bamboo box.

At that moment, streaks of golden light emerged from within the bamboo box.

Within the three-meter square bamboo box, no soil was to be found, only an extremely dense golden light gathered.

A pale golden vine about two feet long and as thick as a pinky finger floated inside the box.

Zhao Xing swiftly cut across his own wrist.

But the force was too light, failing to break the skin.

He had forgotten that he now had achieved Golden Bone Great Success, no longer the body he once had.

"Let me help you."

Liu Tianning’s right hand suddenly transformed as if it was liquid metal, shaping into a sharp knife.

"Swish~" The blade moved, and Zhao Xing’s wrist was left with a deep wound, bone-visible, blood gushing out.

Zhao Xing: "..."

Indeed, very Liu Tianning.

Blood dripped onto the Floating Vine, immediately sparking a reaction.

The Floating Vine slowly inched towards the source of the blood.

Zhao Xing extended his hand, and the vine immediately burrowed into his body through the wound.

"Ssss~"

Zhao Xing felt his inner Qi plummet rapidly.

Ten percent, nine percent, eight percent...

Once the Floating Vine had completely absorbed it, Zhao Xing’s Qi was left at a mere ten percent!

"Hiss~ That almost drained me dry."

Zhao Xing withdrew his hand, feeling a sense of weakness wash over him.

Liu Tianning handed him a plate of fruit: "Eat these, and you’ll quickly replenish your strength."

"Okay." Zhao Xing took the fruit plate, planning to recover from his wound first.

But glancing down, he saw the wound had already healed!

Where the cut had been, a cool sensation was spreading, clearly emanating from the Floating Vine.

"The Floating Vine is now symbiotic with you; if you’re injured, it’s as if it’s injured too." Liu Tianning said, "It will also slow down its growth, so had you continued to stay on the battlefield, it wouldn’t have been good to give it to you to raise."

"You’re presently below Fifth Rank, so its growth will be quite slow."

"How slow?" Zhao Xing inquired.

"A Sixth Grade Realm cultivating a Floating Vine, fifty years wouldn’t bring it out of its sapling stage." Liu Tianning explained, "At most, it can only approach the growth period."

"In the Fifth Rank Realm, possessing a Pure Essence Body, the Floating Vine can enter its growth period."

"Cultivating Pure Essence Soil, in thirty to fifty years it can mature, but at that time, it still should not be closely used."

"Only when the Inner Heaven and Earth is cultivated to the point where Pure Essence Projection can be employed, will it be convenient for the Floating Vine to fight alongside you."

Zhao Xing nodded.

That is to say, it could only stay in the Sixth Grade Realm for a maximum of fifty years; beyond that period, the Floating Vine sapling would die.

Because it’s not actually something that a Sixth Rank could cultivate in the first place, now it’s Liu Tianning who has lowered this threshold, letting him cultivate it in advance.

Floating Vines planted in Pure Essence Soil is the stage when they grow fast.

Seeing that Zhao Xing didn’t have major battles ahead and his strength was relatively strong, Liu Tianning gave it to him in advance.

Otherwise, this gift wouldn’t have been given until he reached the Fifth Rank.

"Thank you, Teacher."

Zhao Xing was very satisfied with this generous gift.

"Go ahead." After speaking, Liu Tianning’s avatar lost its vivacity and dropped its head while sitting in the chair.

Clearly, this avatar had gone offline.

Zhao Xing bowed and then quickly left the Ten Thousand Skill Palace.

...

At the last stop, Zhao Xing arrived at the Divine Might Army’s station to meet with Yang An and Jia Pu.

Yang An was still in a state of missing an arm, and Jia Pu remained the nominal Divine Might General.

Zhao Xing clasped his fists and said, "General Meng, I am deeply grateful for taking me in and allowing me to join the Ten Suns Cave Heaven training. This time it is my fault that the Divine Might Army was dragged down, please punish me alongside Marquis."