Uncle Nine: Scattering beans to create soldiers? I'm using plants and trees to create soldiers.

It was early morning.

Uncle Nine and his group returned to the mortuary.

Not long after, Awei arrived with several security guards, bringing over the coffin containing Ren Weiyong's body.

"Slow down, slow down!"

"Hold on tight, everyone!"

Under Awei's command, the group carried the coffin across the front yard and placed it on an open space near the back yard.

boom!

The heavy coffin hit the ground, and the already cracked mud corpse inside trembled slightly, with several clods of mud falling off its cheeks.

The security guards, their faces pale, hurriedly took their leave after putting down the coffin, not even bothering to drink some water.

Awei, wanting to impress Ren Tingting, quickly left as well.

Following Uncle Jiu's instructions, Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai scattered a circle of glutinous rice around the coffin, affixed talismans to ward off evil spirits, and then went to attend to other matters.

As for the task of chanting sutras for the deceased, it naturally fell to Lin Xuan.

The Golden Light Mantra recited by Lin Xuan could not only dispel evil spirits, but also help to release the vengeful spirits and malevolent energy in the soil.

Afterwards, Lin Xuan went to the backyard and sat down cross-legged next to the spirit field.

First, he took out the Soul-Gathering Talisman, and then took out several evil artifacts obtained from the alchemist of the Yellow Heaven Sect.

As for the spirit soil apotropaic clay figure extracted from Ren Weiyong's body, it was placed separately to one side.

This clay figure is a talisman used to ward off evil spirits.

It devoured a great deal of spiritual energy from the land and water, as well as the fortune of the Ren family, in the Dragonfly Skimming Water Cave. Its evil aura was even stronger than those few Yellow Heaven Sect artifacts.

Even though it had been sealed by Uncle Nine with Daoist Qi, wisps of black energy still continued to emanate from the surface of the clay figure.

Lin Xuan closed his eyes and visualized the tongue god in his mind.

Deep within the tongue, a deity dressed in crimson robes slowly appeared.

Lin Xuan then uttered the Golden Light Mantra.

"The profound origin of heaven and earth, the root of all vital energy."

"Through countless eons of cultivation, I will prove my supernatural powers..."

The sound of chanting scriptures slowly spread.

Layers of golden light surged from Lin Xuan's body, covering the magical artifacts and clay figures in front of him.

The black aura in Ren Weiyong's "corpse" in the distance was gradually dissipated, the chilling feeling gradually disappeared, and even the color of the mud began to change to earthy yellow.

hiss hiss hiss—

Before Lin Xuan, the evil energy remaining on the surface of the Huangtian Sect's magical artifact continued to surge.

Forced by the golden light, wisps of black smoke slowly rose from the soul lamp, the bronze bell, and the stone tower. Before they could dissipate, they were completely obliterated by the righteous power contained in the scriptures.

Lin Xuan had been reciting the Golden Light Mantra for most of the night, so the evil energy on these magical artifacts was already quite low.

Now, after being cleansed again by the tongue deity and the white-quality "Golden Light Mantra," the evil aura on the several magical artifacts was completely dispelled in less than an hour.

The pale yellow flame in the Huangtian Fire Lamp gradually became gentler.

The distorted human figure on the Five Qi Soul-Capturing Banner slowly faded away.

Even the Five Yin Refining Qi Tower, which was originally shrouded in yin energy, now had a faint glow on its surface.

Although the evil artifacts still retained their original magical intent, they no longer had that unsettling chilling feeling. Instead, they exuded a pure aura after being cleansed by golden light.

Lin Xuan stopped chanting the incantation, opened his eyes, and nodded in satisfaction.

"The evil thoughts and resentment have been basically washed away."

"What remains is only the spiritual energy of the magic artifact itself and the magical intent of the Yellow Sprout."

Moreover, after this period of experimentation, Lin Xuan has gained a clearer understanding of the effects of his chanting.

Both the *Huangting Jing* and the *Jinguang Zhou* can promote the growth of plants through basic cultivation techniques.

Among them, the "Golden Light Mantra" can not only nourish plants such as Vajra Bamboo and Soul-Suppressing Vine that are in harmony with the meaning of the Golden Light Mantra, but also has a strong effect on dispelling evil spirits and purifying evil spirits.

As long as you continue to recite, even a zombie covered in corpse energy and evil spirits can be slowly cleansed by the scriptures when placed in the mortuary.

Given enough time, it might be possible to completely dissolve the corpse energy within him.

If combined with the Well God's Elixir and the Golden Light Mantra, even an evil magical artifact can be refined into a strengthening material that can be absorbed by plants.

From this perspective, the heretical practices of the Yellow Heaven Cult were not entirely without merit.

At least the magical artifacts they painstakingly crafted turned out to be very useful once they were in their hands.

Lin Xuan raised his hand and gathered all six purified magical artifacts together, then went to the flowerpot where the Mind-Concentrating Grass was planted.

There are seven plants of *Gynostemma pentaphyllum* in the flowerpot. The pale blue leaves are slender and soft, and a few dewdrops left in the morning still cling to the surface of the leaves.

There were only six ritual implements.

This is perfect for cultivating six of the plants, leaving one to retain its original form for future propagation.

Lin Xuan first picked up the yellow clay evil fetus statue and placed it next to the first calming grass.

A thought subtly stirred within me.

A system notification then appeared.

[Reinforceable material detected: Yellow clay demonic embryo image.]

Is it used to invigorate the mind-calming herb?

"Sure."

As soon as the thought crossed his mind, the Dao Qi within Lin Xuan's body began to circulate.

A large amount of Daoist Qi surged along the meridians to the hands, and then, like a torrent, poured into the yellow clay evil embryo statue.

hum!

The palm-sized clay figure trembled violently.

The yellow runes carved on the surface lit up one after another, and a thick, earthy yellow light emanated from inside the clay figure.

As Lin Xuan continued to infuse his Dao Qi, cracks began to appear on the clay figure's body.

Click!

A piece of mud fell off his shoulder, and before it hit the ground, it transformed into a streak of earthy yellow light in mid-air.

Immediately afterwards, the entire yellow clay evil body statue quickly disintegrated.

A large amount of yellow light surged from the shattered mud, continuously pouring into the roots of the Concentration Grass.

The originally pale blue grass leaves trembled slightly, and a layer of rich yellow light spread upwards along the roots, gradually covering all the leaves.

The green and yellow colors blend together.

At the center of the Concentration Grass, a new shoot quickly breaks through the leaf sheath and grows upward.

The originally delicate and refreshing fragrance became even more intense.

Just one whiff of it is enough to calm the mind and make all the distracting thoughts fade away.

At the same time, the originally slender and soft grass blades gradually became wide and thick.

The edges of the leaves have a faint yellowish-brown sheen, making the whole plant look less light and more heavy and steady.

The Dao Qi within Lin Xuan's body continued to surge out until the last wisp of Dharma intent contained within the Yellow Mud Evil Embryo was completely absorbed by the Concentrating Spirit Grass, at which point the infusion of Dao Qi slowly ceased.

[Initiation complete.]

[The Concentrating Grass absorbs the earth elemental essence and fragments of the Yellow Sprout from the Yellow Mud Evil Embryo Image, thus improving its quality.]

The Concentration Grass has undergone a mutation.

[Current variety: Earthworm Spirit-Nourishing Grass.]

[Quality: White]

Maturity: 98%

[Adds Trait: Earth Elemental Power]

[Earth Element Power: The root system can absorb and store the spiritual energy in the soil, enhancing its own vitality and adaptability, and slightly improving the surrounding soil quality.]

[Dao Guo: "The Formula for Concentrating the Mind" and "The Great Method of Yellow Sprouts (Incomplete)"]

……

Lin Xuan looked at the transformed Mind-Concentrating Grass and nodded in satisfaction.

Although the quality hasn't reached the level of "green," it has gained a very practical feature.

The power of earth element is perfectly suited to the "Spiritual Earth Cultivation Technique".

With this characteristic, the Earth Spirit Concentration Grass can not only actively absorb the spiritual energy in the soil, but also grow much faster than ordinary Concentration Grass.

The faster a plant grows, the faster it produces seeds and reproduces.

As long as it continues to cultivate offspring, the Earthworm Spirit-Nourishing Grass will eventually complete its further transformation.

Lin Xuan did not stop. He then picked up the Yellow Sprout Suppressing Plaque, the Five Yin Refining Qi Tower, the Five Qi Soul-Capturing Banner, and the Five Qi Soul-Losing Bell, and used them to consecrate the remaining Concentrating Grass in turn.

One by one, the ritual implements disintegrated under the infusion of Daoist Qi.

The essence of the Earth Element, the vital energy of the five internal organs, and the fragments of the Yellow Sprout chapter contained within it were all integrated into the Concentrating Spirit Grass.

The green grass leaves gradually turned yellow, and new shoots emerged from the center of the rhizome.

All five Concentration Grass plants underwent a mutation, transforming into white-quality Earth Element Concentration Grass.

[Successfully enlightened the exotic spiritual plant.]

[Basic cultivation skill proficiency +10.]

[Successfully enlightened the exotic spiritual plant.]

[Basic cultivation skill proficiency +10.]

……

[Basic cultivation skill proficiency increased by 50.]

With each successive initiation, the Dao Qi within Lin Xuan's body was severely depleted.

After the fifth Concentrating Spirit Grass completed its transformation, he had less than 20% of his Dao Qi left in his body.

Lin Xuan let out a long breath and turned his gaze to the last Yellow Heavenly Embryo Fire Lamp.

This ritual implement is different from the others!

After absorbing the essence of the five internal organs and the remnant souls of five Huangtian Sect alchemists, the Huangtian Fetal Fire Lamp was already close to being of green quality.

Now, the white light emanating from the lamp body is filled with lush greenery.

If I can absorb the souls of a few more evil cultivators of the same origin, I might be able to successfully complete the advancement.

It would be a shame to use it for initiation now.

A hint of hesitation flashed in Lin Xuan's eyes.

However, he quickly came to a conclusion.

The members of the Yellow Heaven Sect are hiding like rats in the ground; who knows when we'll encounter them again.

Rather than keeping the Yellow Heaven Fire Lamp in hand and waiting for an uncertain opportunity, it's better to transform it into the power of spiritual plants now.

The sooner the Concentration Grass matures, the sooner it can be endowed with new characteristics, the sooner it can produce seeds and reproduce.

Perhaps after just one or two generations of cultivation, this exotic calming herb could break through the green quality barrier on its own.

Thinking of this, Lin Xuan did not rush to enlighten him immediately.

He sat cross-legged on the spot, circulating the "Huangting Jing" to restore his Daoist Qi.

Within the two kidneys, the two kidney spirits, Chun Yuanzhen and Xiang Diwu, simultaneously manifested.

The surrounding moisture and spiritual energy of heaven and earth slowly gathered and were absorbed into Lin Xuan's body, circulating continuously along his meridians.

After about two incense sticks' worth of time, the Dao Qi in my body recovered to about 40%.

Lin Xuan reopened his eyes, picked up the Yellow Heavenly Flame Lamp, and placed it next to the sixth Concentration Grass.

"Enlightenment".

boom!

This time, Lin Xuan poured a full 30% of his Dao Qi into the Yellow Heaven Embryo Fire Lamp.

The light on the surface of the Soul Lamp suddenly surged.

The pale yellow light rose rapidly, and five blurry figures could be faintly seen within it.

However, these remnant souls had already been cleansed of their evil thoughts by the Golden Light Mantra, leaving only the purest essence of the five internal organs and the intent of the Yellow Sprout Dharma.

The lamp body emitted a fine cracking sound.

Copper shavings, lamp wick, and flame simultaneously transformed into a rich yellow light, which poured into the Concentration Grass.

The changes in this Concentration Grass were more dramatic than those of the previous five.

The roots spread wildly into the depths of the flowerpot.

The originally pale blue grass leaves quickly turned yellow, and then gradually changed from earthy yellow to a hue of interwoven blue and gold.

The leaves continued to thicken, and a layer of hazy yellow aura surrounded the grass, forming a stable and heavy aura.

The calming and invigorating fragrance also changed accordingly.

After the fragrance enters the nasal cavity, it not only makes one's distracting thoughts disappear, but it is more like a gentle force sinking into the depths of one's soul, firmly settling one's restless consciousness.

System notifications sounded one after another.

[Initiation complete.]

[The Concentrating Grass absorbed the complete Dharma essence from the Yellow Heavenly Embryo Fire Lamp, undergoing a second transformation.]

[The quality of the calming herb has been improved.]

[Current Variety: Huangya Zhenshencao (黄芽镇神草)]

[Quality: Green]

Maturity: 97%

【Special trait: Earth contains spirit, Earth element power】

【Soil Nourishes the Spirit: It can stabilize the mind and nourish the soul through the power of earth elemental magic. Prolonged exposure to its fragrance can reduce the effects of inner demons, evil thoughts, and spiritual turmoil.】

[Earth Element Power: The root system can absorb and store the spiritual energy in the soil, enhancing its own vitality and adaptability, and slightly improving the surrounding soil quality.]

[Dao Guo: "The Formula for Concentrating the Mind" and "The Great Method of Yellow Sprouts (Incomplete)"]

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