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Chapter 215 - 133: The Three-colored Lotus Gives Rise to the Seven Treasures Heavenly Flower_2

Chapter 215: Chapter 133: The Three-colored Lotus Gives Rise to the Seven Treasures Heavenly Flower_2

Back then, when he took Atilis’s Excalibur Gold, he didn’t seek to flee just to save himself, directly abandoning any unborn masters. This was a situation where he could defeat his creditor with a sword, and if he couldn’t, he’d probably still be working under Atilis to repay his debt now.

Thus, Gu Shanhai always paid with a lifespan if possible, with money if feasible, or traded goods if all else failed—the free things were always the most expensive.

A good reason was needed for it to be acceptable, one that was substantial, and even the bill presented to Heaven Sect seemed complicated but was actually of little value, all calculated by Gu Shanhai.

He did fancy the idea of getting something for nothing like the White Wolf, regrettably, his strength didn’t allow for it, and by the time his strength did allow it, he no longer cared for such schemes.

"Found one, from here to the capital," Gu Shanhai quickly calculated a result.

This shocked him; was it because his standards were too high?

"Never mind—what I need now are not ordinary Spirit Plants but ones that meet my specific requirements."

These types of plants were categorized as heavenly and earthly treasures, naturally not so easily found. This world wasn’t a High Martial Era world where such treasures were commonplace. Of course, placed in a High Martial Era world and scaled up proportionally, they’d still be of the highest class.

"It’s just a bit far," Gu Shanhai muttered softly.

...

"Lucky it’s just a seed. Otherwise, planting such a large lotus on myself wouldn’t be feasible."

By the edge of a wilderness mud pond, Gu Shanhai quietly awaited the time, his earlier calculations showing that the extraordinary plant fitting his criteria was the Three-colored Lotus... its seed, which was either in a seeding stage or a small plant capable of being acquired soon, possessing ample potential, medicinal power, and nutrition. Sometimes for medicinal herbs, potential could equate to medicinal power and nutrition.

Of course, most importantly, it was ownerless, not contested by anyone, and far from the bustling city. There it was.

"I only need one of the lotus seeds, not the entire plant. I need to speed up the process, or else I’ll have to wait three days and nights," Gu Shanhai complained. Naturally, things couldn’t always go as he wished and be ready to take immediately, but three days was still considered ’soon.’

After further investigation of this Three-colored Lotus, he quickly concocted the corresponding plant nutrient.

"This lotus seed seems like a new generation of extraordinary flora, perhaps a Seven Treasures Heavenly Flower?" Gu Shanhai quickly found the corresponding information from these clues, which were native to this world; he had seen them on his way here.

This world was undergoing a revival of Spiritual Energy, naturally possessing some of its original heritage, though much had dissipated due to the decline of Spiritual Energy.

"Since the concentration of Spiritual Energy is gradually becoming suitable, it’s starting to evolve back."

Unfortunately, the Spiritual Energy of this world was not quite the same as the Spiritual Energy he used for cultivation. Although the names were the same, they might as well be different entities.

There were many things called Spiritual Energy; surely, not all could be related to him.

"The medicinal value of the Seven Treasures Heavenly Flower is extremely high, even considered top-tier in the High Martial Era."

"No wonder it meets my requirements; this thing could serve as the main ingredient in Alchemy."

"Speaking of which, maybe I should learn some Alchemy, planting it in myself would be like planting chives, giving life to the Spirit Plants, extending their growth cycle—I could just directly consume the medicine for growth."

Gu Shanhai thought back to the pay-to-win branch in his past life, where players would consume a Golden Core and then state, "My fate is my own, not dictated by heaven."

As for the concerns that relying on pills to enhance strength could result in unstable power and an insecure foundation, those issues simply didn’t exist. After all, it was nicknamed the pay-to-win method, and for players, there was nothing that couldn’t be solved by throwing money at it.

The money thrown around in the pay-to-win method wasn’t modern-world currency but genuine Game Coins from the "First Era", considered hard currency across all realms.

Gu Shanhai had once tried the pay-to-win route too. He ran out of money later, but his strength had genuinely increased, just like riding a rocket.

Previously, he hadn’t had the means, so he never entertained the idea. Now, however, conditions had matured quite a bit. This thought had also been spurred by the previous case with the Heavenly Heart Pill.

He hadn’t gotten the recipe for the Heavenly Heart Pill, but he had uncovered some clues, such as what the main ingredient was. Yes, the old cliché, the Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus, probably aged a hundred years.

It wasn’t a Snow Lotus that had lived for a hundred years because, in a low martial era, it couldn’t survive that long. A hundred-year-old Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus referred to it being a medicinal herb for a hundred years post-harvest. Gu Shanhai even doubted how much nutrition could be left in it.

Then there was the thousand-year-old ginseng, which he suspected was likely exaggerated. Setting aside whether it could live that long, even if it did survive, it probably would have petrified and might not even be fit for medicinal use.

He also thought back to how the Elders of the Heaven Sect used to boast about possessing things like ten-thousand-year-old Xuan Tie and hundred-year-old Cold Iron. If his temperament hadn’t been good, he would have burst out laughing right there.

What were these items anyway? He could dig up rocks from the mines that were older than their so-called millennia-old or century-old items. If no age were attached, Gu Shanhai could play along and act surprised. But they insisted on mentioning age, leaving him powerless to retort.

Of course, these materials were probably good stuff; it’s just that they didn’t know it. That’s why they mentioned the age—it was mainly because they didn’t understand these materials. It resulted in some fun, clearly not causing too much impact on this world from the players, probably because the stakes were too meager.

"Done!" Gu Shanhai looked at the nutrient solution he had injected and the natural mark he used at the fifth level to accelerate evolution, compressing a process that should have taken three days and nights into just three minutes.

From the lotus pod, he took out a Seven Treasures Lotus Seed.

"Very good, we’re even now—I saved your life, and you give me this lotus seed," Gu Shanhai said to the Three-colored Lotus.

The Three-colored Lotus itself was a type of rare and exotic plant, but it had produced a Seven Treasures Heavenly Flower. Had Gu Shanhai not taken the seed, it would have been sucked dry to nurture the growth of the Seven Treasures Heavenly Flower.

Although the Three-colored Lotus had no consciousness and hadn’t agreed, it was a done deal. Besides, Gu Shanhai had compensated with a bottle of nutrient solution for plants, not only restoring its vitality but also rejuvenating it.

If Gu Shanhai had chosen this Three-colored Lotus, it wouldn’t have been so complicated—he could have just planted it on himself. Then the plant would have been entirely his, so there was no need to be particular. Unfortunately, it was too large. Gu Shanhai’s body had limited capacity and couldn’t handle so many plants, so he had to be selective.

After taking it, Gu Shanhai immediately planted it inside his body. In just an instant, the Seven Treasures Heavenly Flower was cultivated into a Spirit Plant and assimilated.

"Seven Treasures Body Protecting Light, huh? Turns out it’s a rare and exotic plant from Buddhism," Gu Shanhai observed the Seven Treasures Spirit Light emanating around him. It could make people healthy and live longer, settling the mind and calming the spirit. It probably meant an increase in the maximum life limit and lifespan, along with a passive Sage state attached.

It could be passively applied to himself or actively applied to others, though when applied to others, it only had the effect of settling the mind and calming the spirit.

It was quite handy and fit well in the Magic Domain, but now wasn’t the time. At the very least, he needed to bring the Seven Treasures Heavenly Flower up to the same standards as the other Spirit Plants. This would require some time.

"Now that I have what I need, I can head to the capital with ease. Then I’ll find a way to get the protagonist to come out of seclusion early so I can mix in with him and gather some bizarre plants and celestial treasures." Gu Shanhai decided the protagonist couldn’t just loaf around; he needed to get moving.

Having come this far, he might as well gather a full set of medicinal-type Spirit Plants before leaving, mainly because forecasting on his own took too much of a toll on his lifespan. Even though each prediction only cost him a fraction of his lifespan, accumulatively it amounted to a substantial expenditure.

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