Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 212 Ghost Flower

Duan Junhai took a deep breath and slowly opened his eyes.

He glanced at the concealed array at the entrance to the cellar, and only after confirming that no one had come to spy on him did he calmly get up.

After removing the magic array and climbing out of the cellar, he tightened his thin, tattered outer disciple robes, smoothed down his bangs to cover his eyes, and slumped into the yellow-branded warehouse.

As an outer disciple of Su Baozhai, the leader of the Lingxuan Pavilion's Xiaochen Kingdom branch, his main job was to organize the storeroom and inventory the items.

This job is not as easy as it looks.

Firstly, manpower is limited, and the workload of each person per day is fixed. Secondly, Lingxuan Pavilion collects rare and precious materials, many of which are unique, and if one's eyesight is not sharp enough, it will be slow to distinguish them.

More importantly, the spiritual materials in the Yellow-branded warehouse were not properly isolated, resulting in a mixture of spiritual energy, which could be considered a slow poison for the disciples inside.

The outer sect consists of disciples of the Transcendental Realm, and many of them do not understand this crucial point at all. They only hear that while working, some senior brother's health collapses, and after taking a break, he can no longer come.

Duan Junhai simply watched coldly from the sidelines.

In his view, whether it's spiritual practice or life in general, it's all a transaction—trading one's body for money. They feel they're not losing out, so Duan Junhai has no right to criticize them.

Thanks to his superior computing power, he finished his work early today.

Seeing that Brother Duan had finished work early again, the other disciples who were still busy immediately began to wail with envy, while Duan Junhai smiled shyly.

After leaving the warehouse, he did not go to the large communal sleeping quarters for his disciples, but instead headed to the small, solitary hut halfway up the mountain.

That was when he first joined the sect. Because he did the inventory work quickly, he took on the extra task of cleaning the sect's main steps, thus earning himself a place to live alone.

This is very important to Duan Junhai.

He closed the door, reached out and brushed his hand across his waist, revealing sixteen jade pendants strung together with a red cord beneath his robe.

If Pei Xia saw this, she would definitely think that this guy was a ruthless killer.

But in fact, these jade pendants were all heirlooms left to Duan Junhai by his parents.

Over the years, relying on his "Morning and Evening Seven" illusionary powers, he has secretly replaced items in the four major warehouses of Su Baozhai, and no one has discovered it to this day.

Most of these stolen treasures were resold by him to the Jade Palace.

Because he had enough jade and his initial capital was substantial, his business became increasingly sophisticated. Now, he rarely steals from the sect anymore, instead simply transferring money between his own hands, and has made a name for himself in the Qiongxiao Yuyu sect.

Elixirs that could guide immortals, rare magical artifacts, and the blood of transformed demonic beasts—things that would alarm even the inner sect elders at Su Baozhai—were commonplace for Duan Junhai.

But today, I really found some amazing finds.

After confirming that no one was around, he slowly activated the array that shielded the aura around the wooden house. This array was also obtained by him from a sixth-realm master in the Jade Palace of Qiongxiao. It was very ingenious and exquisite.

To ensure that the spiritual energy would not leak out, he carefully took out the small bottle.

Inside the bottle, there was only a thin layer of bright red liquid at the bottom.

Duan Junhai felt the pure and powerful spiritual energy within and couldn't help but lick his lips.

Obtaining the blood of a demon who has attained enlightenment is an extraordinary encounter in itself, let alone obtaining pure blood that has been purified of impurities. This method is truly astonishing.

He held the bottle, carefully turned the switch on the bedside table, and went down the stairs in the corner of the room into the basement.

The dark basement was entirely paved with deep purple spirit wood. In the center of it was a square nursery with only one green plant, tender and lush, just beginning to sprout two tender buds.

The Ghostly Flower, a spiritual plant of the Nine Provinces, is said to be able to capture the souls of the dead and regenerate flesh and blood when consumed after it matures.

Since obtaining this Netherworld Flower seedling five years ago, Duan Junhai has meticulously cultivated it, expending countless rare spiritual resources as nutrients, yet it has only sprouted two leaves, with flowering seemingly a distant prospect. He looked at the Netherworld Flower, then at the small bottle in his hand, containing ten drops of pure blood from the Dao Proving Realm; he wondered if it could make it sprout another new leaf.

Without hesitation, Duan Junhai opened the bottle and poured all ten drops of beast blood into the nursery of the Netherworld Flower.

First, a strong smell of blood emanated from the air, followed by an abundance of spiritual energy that was almost suffocating!

So this is the pure blood of a demon beast that has attained enlightenment... It is indeed extraordinary.

However, what shocked him even more was yet to come.

The lush green leaves of the Ghost Flower began to frantically absorb the nutrients from the beast's blood. To Duan Junhai's disbelief, it slowly sprouted its third tender bud, followed by the fourth, the fifth... as if there was no end in sight!
No, that's not right, it's impossible. Even if it's a demon beast at the Dao Proving Realm, its blood is just blood. There's no reason why the spiritual power contained within it could allow a spiritual plant of the Netherworld Flower level to grow so wildly!

His gaze was fixed on the Ghost Flower, which had already sprouted nine tender buds. Under his watchful eye, the tenth green leaf slowly unfurled.

Then, the ten delicate green buds began to sway and close together as if dancing.

Duan Junhai pursed his lips tightly, his gaze fixed intently on the nursery.

When all ten leaves come together, it's a sign that the Ghost Flower is blooming!

He dared not be negligent and activated the isolation array outside the wooden house again from a distance to prevent the Netherworld Flower from blooming, causing its spiritual energy to leak out and attract unnecessary attention.

Soon, under Duan Junhai's trembling gaze, the green buds and flower buds began to slowly fade, turning into a deep blackish-purple, and began to fall off the branches one by one.

When the last leaf fell, what was revealed to Duan Junhai was a twin flower!

One plant with two ghostly flowers!

A dignified martial artist who had established his own residence and a fifth-level martial arts master, he collapsed to the ground, his eyes wide and his mouth agape, unable to utter a word.

At this moment, he began to understand why the woman said she had gotten a great deal.

He looked down at the empty bottle in his hand. These ten drops were definitely not the blood of a beast at the Dao Proving Realm; they were pure blood of the Returning to Emptiness Realm!

Otherwise, how could the Ghost Flower bloom in such a short time, with two flowers blooming side by side?

After the initial shock, ecstasy began to flood Duan Junhai's face.

The flowers are blooming... the flowers are blooming! Yuan Kui is saved!
The Ghost Flower can revive bones and flesh, and naturally it can also help her rebuild her spiritual palace!
Senior Sister Yuan Kui is Duan Junhai's childhood sweetheart. After his parents passed away, she was practically the only family member in Duan Junhai's heart.

The two started their training together, but it wasn't long before Yuan Kui displayed remarkable talent for cultivation and entered the inner sect early on.

Because of Yu Qiong, Duan Junhai had to conceal his talent and remain in the outer sect, so the two did not interact for several years.

Six years ago, Yuan Kui clashed with cultivators from another sect in the Liancheng Fire Vein. Her spiritual palace collapsed, her cultivation was destroyed, and she was almost crippled. Although her identity was not stripped, there was no place for her in the inner sect, so she returned to his sight.

Duan Junhai couldn't bear to see the once gentle and strong Yuan Kui give up on herself, so he kept searching for a way to help her restore her spiritual abode.

Fortunately, Qiongxiao Yuyu possessed great supernatural powers, and he actually managed to find a spiritual seed like the Youshen Flower.

"It's good that it's blooming, it's good that it's blooming..." Duan Junhai kept calming his excitement.

At the same time, he couldn't help but think of the voluptuous woman he had made a deal with.

Duan Junhai had always adhered to the principle of "business is not about gratitude," but at this moment he had to frankly admit that he had exchanged ten drops of priceless and unavailable Guixu Pure Blood from the other party in exchange for only two martial arts treasures. This was not simply a matter of "making a profit."

This is gratitude.

(End of this chapter)