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Chapter 25: Spirit Plant - Purifying Grass

Chapter 25: Chapter 25: Spirit Plant - Purifying Grass

Gu Shanhai had stayed at Saint Mary Hospital for nearly a month before he came back, not because he wanted to, but because the Shugges Lord was about to flee. The day before their departure, they had seen Smaug fly overhead and vampires fleeing, which indicated that some great terror was approaching.

Therefore, they could only pack up and flee, as their task was completed and the area lockdown at Saint Mary Hospital had already been lifted by "First Epoch". Hence, they could no longer expect the same level of protection as before.

During this period, he casually cultivated the Golden Bell Shield Iron Cloth Shirt and Child Skill to a minor level of proficiency. This cultivation technique was essentially similar to an enhanced version of calisthenics; what else could it have been.

The substances produced by the beginner instance weren’t very powerful.

Ghost-faced Vajra’s cultivation was slow because he followed the instructions methodically. In contrast, Gu Shanhai, with various scientific equipment in Saint Mary Hospital to help adjust and modify, along with plenty of nutrients for absorption, couldn’t afford to be slow.

He even cultivated the Yunling Technique to the first level of Qi Refinement. He couldn’t think of going higher, as that required him to supplement it himself. But continuing cultivation could increase his mana, often referred to as increasing the mana limit, and could also promote the progress of the Golden Bell Shield Iron Cloth Shirt and Child Skill.

It had to be said that the first level of Qi Refinement in the End of Dharma was not very effective; it was only slightly better than the energy of the three artifacts he previously had in terms of physical enhancement. Indeed, it was even inferior to calisthenics, probably because the Yunling Technique was solely focused on mana in the End of Dharma era, neglecting other abilities.

Fortunately, having more mana had its benefits, at least in creating qualitative change, like increasing the strength applied in his hands.

Of course, during this month, he did more than just cultivate. He also delved deep into flesh technology, but without a test subject to practice on, so he only got a taste of it. He would try it next time he got the chance.

Then, naturally, he cultivated spells, precisely those used to nurture Spirit Plants, learning them all by heart as he cultivated a Spirit Plant.

This Spirit Plant, originally named Sweet Breath Grass, had been renamed to Purifying Grass, which Gu Shanhai had chosen after much deliberation. Its function was to purify the air and absorb radiation and pollution. It wasn’t a transformed product or a rare plant, just something researchers kept on their desktops as a potted plant.

What he valued was its functionality. After his cultivation, its ability changed allowing it to further purify Spiritual Energy, making it denser and purer, and it could also purify some toxic substances in the air.

This was essentially complementing Yunling Grass, helping to mitigate Gu Shanhai’s insufficient mana issue. Now, the concentration of spiritual energy inside the Magic Domain had almost quintupled compared to before and, due to being purified, its quality was higher, and conversion efficiency was better.

It wasn’t that Purifying Grass was that terrifyingly effective on its own; its main function was still to support Yunling Grass, and together they achieved these results.

He had placed the Purifying Grass with Yunling Grass in the same potter, not worrying about them competing for nutrients. After being cultivated into a Spirit Plant, it mainly depended on Spiritual Energy like Yunling Grass did, with soil nutrients being secondary. Moreover, Gu Shanhai had brought back a considerable amount of fertilizer.

With the combination of Yunling Grass and Purifying Grass, the core of Gu Shanhai’s single-skilled Magic Domain shifted from magic treasures to Spirit Plants, fully achieving a resonance and energy circulation effect. The Magic Domain extended from a radius of thirty centimeters with him at the center to sixty centimeters, doubling in size.

It could have reached one meter directly, but he kept it suppressed. Firstly, because the larger size increased consumption and would reduce the density of spiritual energy, and secondly, because it was already sufficient for current use. Any more would be wasteful.

Gu Shanhai also made several improvements to his Magic Domain, such as Spirit Blade and Spirit Light, which were directly transformed into Magic Domain amplification and Mana Aura, becoming permanent abilities. With sufficient mana, he naturally couldn’t allow himself to go unbenefitted.

The protective Spirit Light formed a double-layer structure, with two layers around the Magic Domain and two around himself.

If an enemy broke through the first layer of the Spiritual Energy Shield of the Magic Domain, they would encounter the second layer of Fire Spirit Shield during their attack, which would subject them to high temperatures and combustion. If it broke further, it would explode.

The second layer of Fire Spirit Shield on his body was different; it wasn’t explosion damage but more like a fire-resist ring, pushing people out to prevent close combat.

It was more for protection than attack.

On the other hand, the aura could cause continuous damage; Direct damage from the Spiritual Energy Aura, while indirect from the Fire Spirit Aura would cause high temperatures and combustion.

Since it was outwardly offensive, the aura was permanently set to a radius of one meter around him, allowing him to switch it on or off at will, or adjust the distance.

More importantly, the aura could be thrown as a bomb to explode instantly and cause damage, or it could be fixed in a certain area to cause continuous damage like it did when attached to him, although the latter was limited in duration, needing energy support.

With Yunling Grass, Purifying Grass, and the Magic Domain creating a high concentration of Spiritual Energy, the consumption was within Gu Shanhai’s calculated level that wouldn’t affect him.

Although he now had Magic Domain amplification and Mana Aura, Gu Shanhai still needed to focus on Spirit Blade, as throwing Mana Aura was like using a cannon, but he still needed to have pistols and knives for cutting on hand.

Now that he had enough Spiritual Energy to use, he naturally couldn’t pinch pennies. Of course, this was only limited to his current capacity.

The greatest gain was not these, but the portable laboratory gifted by the Shugges Lord, only the size of a thumb, yet he could enter with just a thought. Unfortunately, because the Shugges Lord had diminished in power after crossing worlds, it was able to include only one laboratory instead of the entire Saint Mary Hospital.

Inside, there were not only various experimental devices but also a large number of resources that could serve as storage facilities.

However, Gu Shanhai was not foolish enough to cram everything inside. The basic condition for a laboratory was cleanliness. If he stuffed everything inside, it could cause contamination or damage to materials, which would certainly be a big loss.

Fortunately, it wasn’t that absolute. He was provided with multiple small storages next to the laboratory which, although small, had__(*oodies)__ enough space for some resources, but he was cautious about what he stored inside.

"The settlement at the middle-tier area is also an F-grade and 10 settlement points. Having rested for more than a month, it’s time to try my luck in the middle-tier area again." Gu Shanhai didn’t want to stay in this temp space, preferring to blend into instances instead, saving on his life span. As for beginner instances, forget them. Their cooldown had ended, but their value wasn’t high.

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