Cultivation begins with harvest.

The Ice Source Frost Aura can serve as a source, continuously releasing icy and frosty aura. However, the aura is not cold air. Cold air is merely a temperature-related environmental characteristic that spiritual plants can adapt to. The aura, on the other hand, is truly harmful, possessing aggressiveness and destructiveness. When setting up an array using the Ice Source Frost Aura, some filtering methods must be implemented to purify the aura.

Chen Guang wasn't too worried. Completely eliminating it wouldn't be up to his strength; he hadn't even ventured into the first level of his Cloud Tower yet.

However, having an Ice Essence Bottle on hand, whose main function is to amplify and amplify the cold and malevolent energy of the Ice Source, can be used as a template to set up an array that reduces and suppresses the malevolent energy. Then, by using some external means to complete the final purification, it can be put to good use. Spirit beasts are much more adaptable than spirit plants. If they are not adaptable, their reactions will quickly reveal some clues.

Chen Guang was deep in thought, but only half a day later, Wei Donglai and Zhong Qi returned.

After brewing a pot of Dingzhen tea, Wei Donglai and Zhong Qi, who had been maintaining a composed demeanor, immediately relaxed and eagerly took a sip: "Tsk, it's almost as good as the tea in the Sutra Pavilion."

"Really?" Chen Guang also took a sip. "Are you sure it's me?"

"It's definitely you." Zhong Qi solemnly pushed over a jade box. Through the crystal-clear white jade, one could see the Heavenly Ice Heart Lotus inside. Wei Donglai pushed over another, even larger jade box, its surface covered with frost and mist. On top of it was an exquisite booklet. "Heavenly Ice Heart Lotus, six Ice Flower Wutong trees, True Qi Secret Technique. We're now entrusting them to you. We don't expect you to be able to raise all six, but at least two should survive. Otherwise, Donglai and I won't be able to share them. The Ice Flower Wutong trees can die, but Donglai and I won't be leaving the sect for too long or too far. If anything goes wrong, be sure to communicate with us immediately."

Zhong Qi then took out a white insect with lock-like patterns on its body: "This is a high-quality love insect. They come in pairs. If one dies within a thousand miles, the other will immediately let out a mournful cry and die with it. Use it if there is any emergency where you can't notify others in time."

Chen Guang solemnly accepted the Heart-Connecting Insect and put it into the Orchid Insect Pouch. Although Heart-Connecting Insects are common, they refer to the ordinary quality ones, which can only be sensed within a ten-mile radius. Those within a hundred-mile radius are extremely rare, and those within a thousand-mile radius can be called top-grade.

Chen Guang didn't stand on ceremony. After carefully examining them, he pulled them in front of him and asked, "What should we do with Bing Lusong and Ning Shen Hua?"

"We inquired beforehand and found that the Ice Rush can still survive within the range. As for the Concentration Flower, it's beyond our control, so let's just leave it be. Since we've entrusted it to our junior brother, it's not appropriate for us to interfere anymore, after all, we're not spirit plant masters." Zhong Qi said without hesitation.

"Alright, I've harvested the Concentration Flowers from last year and this year. I'll hand them over to my senior brother later." Chen Guang then solemnly put away the two jade boxes.

Zhong Qi nodded.

The three then chatted over spiritual tea about their experiences and cultivation, especially their exchanges on formations, which greatly benefited Chen Guang. After a long conversation, Zhong Qi also checked the ice mist formation and left only after confirming everything was in order.

Wei Donglai stayed behind and discussed matters concerning the martial arts arena, Yunlou, and Tongchuanya with Chen Guang before leisurely departing.

"Once you're ready to fight off the chill of the Ice Flower Wutong tree, plant it as soon as possible."

No further contracts were made; at this point, it was a purer form of trust.

Ice flowers on a phoenix tree.

Returning to the courtyard alone, the sky had already darkened. Silently reciting his name, Chen Guang opened the enormous Frost Mist Jade Box. A bone-chilling cold swept over him. A faint blue light emanated from the mouth of the Ice Essence Bottle in front of Chen Guang. The Ice Essence Bottle was indeed an offensive spiritual weapon, but the way to use it lay in concentration. The chilling magic power released from the Ice Essence Bottle easily merged with the magic shield, blocking the icy aura of the Ice Flower Wutong that could injure even Qi Refining cultivators.

Wei Donglai and his companion were able to gather all six seedlings of second-tier spiritual plants thanks to the advantages of developing Snow Peak, and they inevitably owed favors and went to great lengths in the process.

"Um?"

Before he could even examine the Ice Flower Wutong closely, Chen Guang was surprised to find that his magic shield was becoming increasingly solid. The Ice Flower Wutong's chill had reached such a level that it was even causing his magic to freeze. This prevented Chen Guang from even examining the seemingly ordinary, smooth, dark green plant with cracked heart-shaped leaves. Instead, he quickly used his magic to touch its body.

Spiritual Plant: [Ice Flower Wutong]

Grade: Tier 2 Common

Attributes: Shade-loving/Flowering tree/Perennial/Woody plant

Description: It requires a cool, well-ventilated, sunny, and warm environment to grow. It is afraid of wind and direct sunlight and easily breeds inferior grass-like spiritual plants with cold attributes, thus affecting the purity of the cold environment. This backfires on the Ice Flower Wutong, and the cold environment it creates will continuously intensify, possessing extremely strong freezing ability and aggressive coldness. Using heat to resist this coldness will only affect the cold environment. The best strategy is to fight cold with cold, without resorting to aggressive resistance. Its fruit can be used to brew [Nine Frozen Wine], which can resist most cold environments.

The best choice is to cultivate with second-tier [Ice Dew Flowing Mud], followed by second-tier [Cold Yi Mud], then the same level of rare soil or jade sand-type spiritual soil, and the worst choice is first-tier frozen soil, rare soil, or jade sand-type spiritual soil.

It takes six years to reach maturity and bloom. During this period, it easily breeds and attracts insects and beasts with the Yin-cold attribute, because its sap has the effect of enhancing the essence of insects with this attribute. Every year when it blooms, it consumes a lot of cold energy. If the cold energy is insufficient, it will cause damage to the essence of the Ice Flower Wutong. Its flowers have at least one wisp of [Qiaoling Cold Breath]. Its fruit completely digests the Qiaoling Cold Breath and has the effect of assisting in the cultivation of Yin-cold attributes.

Adding the [Yueque Moth] can increase the number of results.

The addition of [Wandering Cold Qi] can enhance the vitality of the Ice Flower Wutong, and has a chance to increase the cold breath of the mountain range that the Ice Flower Wutong passes by by one wisp or enhance the spiritual energy within the fruit.

Related description: [Qiaoling Cold Breath] has the power to increase the Yin and cold attributes, and is close to the way of wind and snow, and has the effect of comprehending the Dao of this Dao.

Unlock the next level of cultivation content: 0/50 (Number of mature Ice Flower Wutong trees)

Upon receiving the information, Chen Guang immediately withdrew his finger and closed the wooden box. This wooden box was also a specially made spiritual artifact, which effectively suppressed the release of the cold energy from the Ice Flower Wutong tree. As soon as the lid was closed, he felt much more relaxed.

Chen Guang tapped his magic shield, which produced a somewhat crisp sound. As soon as the magic flowed to this point, there was a sense of blockage, which gave Chen Guang an immediate and clear perception of the frigidity of the Ice Flower Wutong. At the same time, the prospect of Ice Tail Shrimp and Ice Armor Turtle returning once they left the range of the ice mist array suddenly became less optimistic.