Chapter 257

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Poplar trees are fast-growing and highly adaptable.

As long as the water volume is large.

There is ample sunlight.

In the sapling stage, it can grow about one meter per year.

Even in the mature stage, it can grow one meter every two years.

The poplar tree in front of Xu Changqing has passed the sapling stage and is now in the mature stage.

At a normal growth rate, it grows to a little over half a meter per year, thanks to ample sunlight and the presence of a water ditch nearby, ensuring it doesn’t lack water.

But now, with the powerful effects of the Azure Lotus Domain, it is growing taller and taller at a visible rate, and its branches and leaves are becoming more and more lush.

It didn’t take long for it to reach five meters, and it was already about the same height as the stone house next to it.

The wood elemental energy that was lost internally is now slowly recovering.

This change instantly attracted the attention of the fortress not far away. It instinctively moved closer, but because Xu Changqing was in front of it, it maintained a distance of about three meters and stared at it without moving.

Such a posture is nothing like that of a puppet.

Xu Changqing glanced at it sideways and thought to himself, “I felt something was off about it before; it seemed to be particularly sensitive to things with the wood element.”

At first, I thought it was a resonance or attraction between people with similar attributes.

In retrospect, there may have been other reasons involved.

Rumor has it that some puppeteers are made from the corpses of cultivators.

Could it be…?

As time quietly passed, all the wood elemental power in his Qi Sea was exhausted.

Xu Changqing interrupted the Azure Lotus Domain and then retrieved the accompanying Azure Lotus.

The poplar trees are now much taller than the two-story stone house next to them.

It looks lush and green.

The branches and leaves resemble a green crown shaped like an umbrella.

A rich, woody aura emanates from its interior.

Moreover, it is rhythmic, like breathing, which is quite amazing.

Xu Changqing watched and couldn’t help but nod: “The poplar tree that has undergone a qualitative change has an effect on attracting wood spiritual energy that is comparable to a spirit gathering array, or even purer.”

From then on, spirit fields were no longer the only place to absorb wood spirit energy.

Even staying under a poplar tree will have the same effect.

At this moment, he was filled with anticipation.

In the future, poplar trees may bring unexpected surprises.

Then, Xu Changqing turned and walked towards the stone house.

When passing by the fortress, I made a point of scanning it with my spiritual sense.

To my surprise, it now has even more new shoots.

Previously, the fortress had been staying under the poplar tree, absorbing the overflowing wood spirit energy.

Green buds sprouted from many parts of the body, especially the shoulders and chest.

It’s only been a short time, yet my whole body is covered in them.

Could it be that as the poplar trees grow and evolve, the fortress also receives a reward?

That makes things… much more interesting.

After observing for a while and seeing that there was nothing else wrong, Xu Changqing entered the stone house.

While boiling water and cooking.

While restoring the wood elemental power in his dantian.

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Time flew by, and the next day arrived.

The third quarter of the hour of Si (9:45 AM).

That’s equivalent to 9:30 a.m.

Xu Changqing tidied up carefully and then left the stone house with twenty catties of top-grade spirit rice wine.

However, instead of heading directly to the Imperial Water Pavilion, he first met up with Senior Brother Li.

At that time, the two of them will go to see Li Lingbi together.

Not long after, Xu Changqing saw Li Sancai drinking tea in the pavilion.

He is now in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and already owns three acres of Grade 2 spiritual fields.

Not long after the start of summer, the whole place was filled with spiritual plants.

The second acre in the middle, in particular, is planted with golden rice and spirit-gathering rice.

It’s clear that the rice seedlings are well-cultivated and growing very well.

Xu Changqing greeted him after landing: “Senior brother!”

Li Sancai raised an eyebrow: “You’re a Spirit Cultivation Envoy now, why are you still wearing the formal disciple’s clothes? It doesn’t matter at home, but you should change into something better when you go out.”

Xu Changqing paused for a moment, then smiled and said, “Okay, I’ll change later.”

Li Sancai continued, “With your current status and position, you can easily afford one, or even several, sets of better clothes. It’s a matter of face, so you can’t be careless.”

Xu Changqing nodded: “Understood.”

Then, the two of them stood up from the ground, stepping on the large-leaved grass.

It flew straight towards the Imperial Water Pavilion.

They chatted casually along the way.

“Junior brother, don’t forget about those 3,000 mid-grade spirit stones. Use some of them to buy clothes!”

“Does it really cost that much?”

“There are many advantages to having more, but ultimately it depends on your own choice.”

As they chatted, the two arrived at Black Lake.

In summer, Xuanwu falls into a deep slumber.

The Teng Snake reappeared, but did not cause any trouble.

It simply swims around in the water, using its massive body to stir up waves.

The fish around were so frightened that they darted back and forth in a panic.

Neither Xu Changqing nor Li Sancai were surprised by this.

Although they had visited the Imperial Water Pavilion infrequently, they were not as shocked as when they first encountered it.

Previously, one needed a disciple with a water elemental root to be guaranteed entry into the Imperial Water Pavilion.

This time, the two came to see Li Lingbi, so no one dared to stop them.

Once inside, it was surprisingly lively.

Disciples with water elemental roots are everywhere.

Regardless of gender, every single one of them was incredibly beautiful.

“Senior Brother Lingbi is back?”

“This time, he should go into seclusion to attempt to break through to the Earth-grade Golden Core stage!”

“If we succeed, we will surely soar to new heights!”

Sure enough, the conversation among these people with water-elemental roots was mostly about Li Lingbi.

As for Lan Tian, who was once the number one formal disciple, no one pays attention to him anymore.

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Xu Changqing and Li Sancai continued walking without stopping, heading straight for the second floor of the Imperial Water Pavilion.

When we got up there, we found that there were far fewer people here compared to the lobby on the first floor.

Almost immediately, one could spot the genius surrounded by the crowd, Li Lingbi.

Li Sancai called out, “Lingbi!”

Xu Changqing followed closely behind: “Senior Brother Lingbi!”

The crowd that had been surrounding Li Lingbi all wisely stepped aside.

When they saw the Spirit Cultivator token hanging from Xu Changqing’s waist, they were all shocked.

The Spirit Cultivator in the Spirit Field.

Equivalent to the Rain Master of the Imperial Water Pavilion.

In terms of status, position, and even strength, they are far superior to them.

Li Lingbi was sitting down when he saw people arrive, so he immediately stood up: “Cousin, Junior Brother Changqing!”

Xu Changqing stood behind Li Sancai, sizing up Li Lingbi, whom he hadn’t seen for two years.

Her once gentle, spring-like face has now been etched with hard, cold lines.

The skin tone is no longer the translucent white commonly seen in people with juicy skin, but rather a cold, porcelain-like complexion weathered by time.

Now, his eyes are firm yet sharp, like a drawn blade.

The outside was a light blue armor made of monster scales.

Inside was a white soft armor woven from ice silkworm silk.

He exuded an aura of dominance that seemed intent on overwhelming everyone.

Of all the people, only Li San dared to step forward and hug the other person, even jokingly saying, “Cousin, you’re much more mature than before.”

Li Lingbi smiled slightly: “You’ve been to the Central Region, you know how dangerous it is!”

Li Sancai took a step back, looking him over as he asked, “You’ve come back this time to prepare for a secluded cultivation to break through to the Earth-grade Golden Core stage, right?”

Upon hearing this, everyone perked up their ears, their eyes filled with anticipation.

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