Starting as a spiritual plant master, may I eventually become the master of all lands.

When Song Chuan broke through to the seventh level of Qi Refining, he bought a kind of pill called "Earth Element Pill" in the sect market.

One of its main ingredients is a bit of the skin and flesh of the second-order earth root fruit.

The Earth Root Fruit before them was actually at the third tier!

This thing is wrinkled and yellowish-brown all over. Without careful examination underground, it is impossible to identify.

Song Chuan could see it because the fruit was trembling at that moment.

This is an ability that only a third-tier Earth Root Fruit possesses; it absorbs the spiritual energy of the earth's veins!

After a short while, the fruit stopped trembling and could no longer be seen by either the naked eye or the divine sense.

However, Song Chuan had already memorized its location.

His mind raced; each of the third-tier spiritual plants was not easy to harvest, and each possessed unique abilities.

Besides being able to blend seamlessly with the soil, this Earth Root Fruit also possesses the ability to burrow into the earth!

It immediately flees whenever a cultivator gets close.

Without thorough preparation, it would be impossible for a Qi Refining cultivator to deal with this kind of earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of escape technique).

He swallowed hard, staring intently into thought.

A few breaths later, he opened the storage bag and scanned it with his divine sense.

After seeing the two items, his brow relaxed.

Hehe! No wonder they all love killing and robbing.

But I don't know if I'll succeed; I can only give it a try.

He patted his storage bag, and a talisman appeared in his palm.

It was the top-tier first-order golden sword talisman from the Beast Taming Sect.

With another flick of his wrist, Jiao Chuncheng's bronze mirror was now in his other hand.

He fixed his gaze on the location of the Earth Root Fruit, then with a flick of his wrist, he unleashed the Golden Sword Talisman.

It's really heartbreaking. This golden sword talisman is something that even late-stage Qi Refining cultivators would keep as their most prized possession.

However, he couldn't care less about the Earth Root Fruit.

The golden sword talisman exploded instantly, and countless small golden swords pierced through the soil, heading straight for the Earth Root Fruit.

Earth produces metal! This golden sword talisman is perfectly suited to this situation!

As soon as the golden swords approached the Earth Root Fruit, the fruit trembled, as if it were about to burrow into the earth and escape.

With lightning speed, Song Chuan shone Jiao Chuncheng's bronze mirror at it, and the mirror immediately emitted a beam of white light that struck the creature.

When the root fruit was illuminated by the white light, it seemed as if it were bound.

But after a few breaths, the fruit trembled again.

The bronze mirror in Song Chuan's hand suddenly trembled, and the beam of light disappeared. This bronze mirror, meant to break a teleportation technique, was instead broken by the teleportation technique itself!

However, at this moment, the golden swords had already densely surrounded the Earth Root Fruit, forming a golden cage.

The Earth Root Fruit charged left and right, and the golden cage began to sway and break apart, but Song Chuan had already taken out the Spirit Testing Silk.

He tied a knot at the end of the spirit-measuring thread and offered it forward.

The spirit-detecting thread suddenly extended into the cage, precisely securing the Earth Root Fruit in its final state.

With another forceful pull, the earth root fruit fell into his palm!

Before he could even feel surprised, he took out a wooden box, quickly put the fruit inside, and immediately teleported back to the ground.

We need to find a safe place to deal with this fruit; it won't work underground.

If you lose focus for even a moment and it gets caught in the dirt and escapes, then all your efforts will be wasted.

He ran while surveying his surroundings.

Remember to be especially cautious after acquiring a treasure, lest you encounter someone like Feng Yu who takes advantage of a bargain.

An hour later, he arrived at the foot of a small earthen slope and patted the insect sac.

The two earth dragons disappeared into the ground and went dozens of feet away.

Although they are only at the stage of demon transformation, they can foresee unexpected events.

Then the orchid beetle was released, and it disappeared in a flash.

Only then did he rub his hands together, looking ecstatic, and open the wooden box.

The earth root fruit lay obediently inside, and Song Chuan observed it carefully.

Below this fruit, there is a short, thick root.

This root is the "earth root". The so-called third-level earth root fruit actually refers to the fruit that grows after this root reaches the third level.

With a flick of his wrist, Song Chuan grasped the honey-cutting knife and cut the ground root fruit off its roots.

He took out a bottle of spiritual water and dripped a few drops onto the fruit. The dirt on the fruit instantly disappeared, and the fruit turned completely golden.

Now, he is going to swallow this fruit whole!

Because if he swallows this, along with the bee-shaped fruit he ate before, he will definitely reach the eighth level of Qi Refining!

He would certainly receive a generous reward for bringing back a third-tier Earth Root Fruit to the sect. But he wouldn't do something so foolish.

The Kongsang Mountains are fraught with danger; the key to survival lies in rapidly increasing one's strength!

Moreover, a third-tier Earth Root Fruit cannot be exchanged for a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Song Chuan estimated that it would probably take more than three Tier 3 spiritual plants to obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill.

This shows just how desperate it is for lower-level cultivators to climb the threshold of advancement!

This is true in any world.

With a crisp "crunch," Song Chuan had already bitten through the fruit and was taking a big bite.

This substance is actually best used in combination with auxiliary materials to refine into elixirs, or taken during the Foundation Establishment stage, but he doesn't care.

It has a slightly earthy taste, yet also a sweet flavor that leaves a lingering fragrance on the lips and teeth!

A third-tier spiritual fruit? Damn it, even the Foundation Establishment ancestor in our family has never even smelled it.

Even in major sects, the main ingredients for Foundation Establishment cultivators' pills are only a few extremely precious spiritual pills, which use third-tier spiritual fruits!

As Song Chuan ate and laughed, a feeling of bittersweet relief welled up inside him.

When he finished the last bite, the expression on his face was indescribable.

There was joy at this opportunity, sorrow over the death of his parents, hatred for his family, and anxiety about the future...

After a long while, he let out a soft sigh, turned around, and disappeared into the earthen mound.

Sit cross-legged and begin practicing the "Na Tu Jue" technique.

In the later stages of Qi Refining, the difficulty of breaking through each level is incomparable to that in the early and middle stages.

The spiritual energy from the Earth Root Fruit that has just been absorbed into the body must be refined as soon as possible.

The bead in his arms emitted a warm sensation, accelerating his cultivation speed.

There were also wisps of earth elemental energy gathering from various earth veins.

Two hours later, Song Chuan opened his eyes with a slight smile on his lips.

His aura had already reached the eighth level of Qi Refining! If he hadn't intentionally restrained himself, he could have even reached the ninth level!

Such an incredible thing could only happen in the Kongsang Mountains.

What a wonderful place! I love coming here, and I'd love to come again. Let's not let it get ruined!

With a swift movement, he arrived outside the earthen slope.

He suddenly took out the rootlets of the earth root fruit, looked at the cut on it, and pondered.

A figure appeared in his mind—it was Qiu Yingsi.

He sighed, tossed the root in his hand aside, and it vanished without a trace the moment it hit the ground.

Although the fruit will be greatly diminished if I swallow it and bring it back to the sect, the rewards for a third-tier root system are still considerable.

However, if there are troublemakers who see that I have earth elemental power and my cultivation has increased by another level, they might assume that I stole the fruit!

I can take ordinary second-tier spiritual plants back with me, but these third-tier ones... hehe!

Rather than doing that, I might as well let it go. I'm following the sect's principle of natural regeneration!

In a great mood, he waved his hand and summoned back the orchid worm and the earthworm.