Chapter 131 - Yin Fire

  After tasting a lot of spiritual fruits, Lu Xuan entered her spiritual field under the guidance of the round-faced female cultivator.

  There was a formation covering the spiritual field, so the spiritual plants growing there were not very clear.

  The round-faced female cultivator led Lu Xuan to a fiery red spiritual plant.

  The spiritual plant was one person tall, with many palm-sized fiery red leaves, and dozens or even hundreds of fiery red spiritual fruits growing between the branches and leaves.

  The bottom of the spiritual fruit was thick and the top was thin. There were flame-like patterns on the surface of the fruit from bottom to top. At first glance, it looked like a bunch of flames hanging between the branches and leaves.

  However, whether it was the fiery red branches and leaves or the flame-like spiritual fruits, the current state was not very good. The branches and leaves revealed a sense of lethargy, and the flame spiritual fruits looked a little shriveled and malnourished.

  "This is the second-grade Fiery Fruit. I don't know why, but the growth condition is particularly bad, and I can't find the problem. Therefore, a task was issued in the General Affairs Hall to find a fellow disciple who can solve the spiritual fruit problem."

  The round-faced female cultivator pointed at the listless Fiery Fruit and said to Lu Xuan.

  "Then Senior Sister Chen, I will start to check. If there is anything inappropriate that offends the Fiery Fruit, please forgive me."

  Lu Xuan said to the round-faced female cultivator.

  "Junior Brother Lu, just go ahead and treat this Fiery Fruit. Don't worry about some minor problems. As long as you can treat this Fiery Fruit, some damage will not be a big deal."

  "As long as you successfully treat it, I will bring some spiritual fruits to you when the Fiery Fruit is ripe."

  The round-faced female cultivator said with a smile.

  Seeing this, Lu Xuan's nervousness disappeared instantly. He walked to the front of the Fiery Fruit, pinched a palm-sized fiery red leaf, and looked at it carefully.

  He has recently made up a lot of knowledge about spiritual plants and spiritual beasts, including various problems that may arise during the growth of spiritual plants.

  Now he is no longer the casual cultivator who was only familiar with planting spiritual plants himself. He has a certain degree of understanding of various common spiritual plants and spiritual beasts.

  "It doesn't look like it has been infested by insects."

  Everything on the front and back of the fiery red leaf is normal, and there is no sign of any alien insect invasion.

  Lu Xuan's spiritual consciousness slowly penetrated into the Flame Fruit spiritual plant, and moved carefully among its branches and leaves, but also did not find any abnormalities.

  "Junior Brother Lu, did you find anything?"

  The round-faced female cultivator asked hurriedly when she saw Lu Xuan open his eyes.

  "No, all the branches and leaves of the Flame Fruit are normal."

  "It has not been infested by insects, and the spiritual energy in the growing environment is sufficient. It's strange, why is there a growth problem?"

  Lu Xuan muttered to himself.

  "Indeed, I also tried my best when cultivating it, and cast fire magic on the Flame Fruit on time every day so that it could absorb enough fire spiritual energy, but for some reason, the growth condition is getting worse and worse."

  Senior Sister Chen added on the side.

  "In this case, it should be a problem with the spiritual plant itself."

  "Senior Sister Chen, did you cultivate this Flame Fruit in the spiritual field since it was young, or transplanted it from somewhere else halfway?"

  Lu Xuan asked curiously.

  "I found it in a secret place not long ago. Because I like all kinds of spiritual fruits, I transplanted this Fiery Fruit to my spiritual field."

  "Is there any problem? During the transplantation process, I paid close attention and brought it back to the sect with a special magic tool to ensure that the spiritual power of the Fiery Fruit was not lost." The

  pretty female cultivator explained to Lu Xuan.

  "Senior Sister Chen, I wonder if I can pull out the root of the Fiery Fruit to see if there is any problem with the root."

  Hearing Lu Xuan's words, the round-faced female cultivator showed a hint of hesitation.   

  If the spiritual plant is pulled out of the spiritual soil, it will have a certain impact on its growth, and it will take some time to return to normal, so she found it difficult to accept Lu Xuan's request for a while.

  "If the rhizome is pulled out, how confident are you that you can cure this Fiery Fruit?" The

  round-faced female cultivator asked Lu Xuan seriously. If the Fiery Fruit in front of her continued to grow in this state, it would probably wither and die after a period of time. With this in mind, pulling out the rhizome was not something that was unacceptable.

  "At least 70%."

  Lu Xuan replied confidently.

  His inspection of the rhizome of the Fiery Fruit was just a cover, and the main purpose was to complete the action of [planting], so as to control the detailed state of the Fiery Fruit.

  "Okay, then Junior Brother Lu, just use your means."

  Seeing Lu Xuan so confident, the round-faced female cultivator felt relieved and signaled Lu Xuan to dispose of the Fiery Fruit at will.

  Lu Xuan nodded and performed the Earth Induction Technique, and the spiritual soil wrapped around the rhizome of the Fiery Fruit instantly loosened a lot.

  He easily pulled out the entire root of the Fiery Fruit and gently shook off the spiritual soil on the rhizome.

  The dark red rhizome appeared in front of the two.

  Lu Xuan reached out and touched the surface of the rhizome. The fiery red rhizome gave off a slight warm and cool feeling, which was slightly different from the information he saw in the jade book.

  "Senior sister, come over and touch the rhizome of the Fiery Fruit."

  He called the round-faced female cultivator over and whispered.

  "Huh? Why is it so warm and cool? I remember that the classics recorded that there was a slight burning sensation on the surface of the rhizome of the Fiery Fruit."

  The round-faced female cultivator exclaimed softly. The rhizome of the Fiery Fruit would have a slight burning sensation on the surface of the rhizome under the long-term nourishment of the fire system magic, but the rhizome of the Fiery Fruit in front of him had a completely different feeling when touched.

  "I guess this is the problem."

  Lu Xuan pretended to be casual and buried the Fiery Fruit in the spiritual soil. His mind was focused on the spiritual plant. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind.

  [The Fiery Fruit is a second-grade spiritual plant. The spiritual fruit contains rich spiritual energy. After eating it, it can slightly increase the spiritual power in the cultivator's body. It can also be used as a refining material for some spiritual wines and brews. ]

  [When cultivating, it is necessary to use fire magic to stimulate the spiritual plant and speed up its growth. ]

  [Due to the special environment where it grows and the large amount of Yin Fire it swallows, the Fiery Fruit has mutated. Ordinary fire magic cannot play a role in warming and nourishing it, and it needs the stimulation of Yin Fire. ]

  "So that's it."

  Lu Xuan sighed in his heart. Although the Fiery Fruit in front of him looked similar to the ordinary Fiery Fruit, it was affected by the Yin Fire environment for many years and mutated into absorbing and swallowing special flames. Ordinary flames did not have much positive effect on its growth.

  "Junior Brother Lu, why did you plant the rhizome of the Fiery Fruit into the spiritual soil? Can't you take a closer look?"

  The round-faced female cultivator saw Lu Xuan's actions and couldn't help asking.

  "Senior Sister Chen, no need, I already know the problem."

  Lu Xuan used the earth-inducing technique to wrap the rhizome of the Fiery Fruit with the spiritual soil, and said to the round-faced female cultivator with a smile.

  "If I'm not mistaken, when Senior Sister Chen found this Fiery Fruit, it was growing in a Yin Fire environment, right?"

  "Indeed."

  The round-faced female cultivator showed a hint of surprise. She didn't expect that Lu Xuan could actually directly see the growth environment of the Fiery Fruit before it was transplanted.

  (End of this chapter)