Beauty and the Bodyguard

After all, the points were something that all the other newbies saw as a lifeline for their future, but in Lin Yi's eyes, it was just a formality. It wasn't a bad thing to have a little more points, but it didn't matter even if it was a little lower-at least he could keep a low profile.

As for the points-based reward, it was just a normal quality foundation breakthrough pill-if Lin Yi wanted to, he could easily make a dozen of better quality ones. It wasn't a big deal.

Compared to the foundation-building golden core, the materials required to refine the foundation-building barrier-breaking pill were far less laborious. At least, there was no need for a rare spiritual medicine like the heart-devouring exquisite grass. As long as he had spirit Jade on hand, he could buy it with a little effort.

Of course, the foundation breakthrough pill and golden core were both Tier 4 pills, but their true value couldn't be compared to the latter. Especially for a refiner like Lin Yi, the difference was huge.

The heart-devouring exquisite grass was the most valuable ingredient for a Foundation-level golden core, and that was why Lin Yi decided to use all forty of them.

The reason why he asked for the seeds of Xiao ran, Qiao hongcai, Zhong pinliang, and Lee Zhengming was not only to help them, but also to see if there were any heart-devouring exquisite grass seeds among the random seeds. If there were, he would gladly accept it.

However, although the test today gave Lin Yi a big surprise, there was one thing that he regretted. The sissy manager of the spirit medicine nursery mentioned that there was a big flaw in this batch of spirit medicine seeds because they were cultivated in batches.

Even if this batch of spiritual medicine seeds could be successfully cultivated into seedlings in the future, they could only survive as individual seeds and would not be able to reproduce any more seeds.

Otherwise, Lin Yi could've just planted it in the Jade space and grown it for generations, and he wouldn't have to worry about heart-devouring exquisite grass anymore.

But then again, insatiable greed was the worst thing to do. If you tried too hard, your fate would end early. Getting a seed of the heart-devouring exquisite grass in this test was already a pleasant surprise for Lin Yi, and if he could find another seed from Xiao ran's group, it would be even better.

As for keeping the heart-devouring exquisite grass for future generations, it was just a thought-Lin Yi didn't say that it was a must.

After everyone received the spirit herb seeds and cultivation utensils, the next step was to observe and learn how to inject true energy into the spirit herb seeds. This method was simple. It was nothing more than controlling the release of true energy, letting it penetrate through the surface of the seed's skin and seep into the inside, wrapping it up and nourishing it. The cultivation period lasted for half an hour every day.

Spirit herb seeds were all spiritual objects of heaven and earth. The true energy in everyone's body was not only able to satisfy their growth needs like natural spiritual energy, but because of the strong stimulation, it was like man-made hormones that sped up their growth cycle, causing them to take root, sprout, and grow seedlings within fifteen to twenty days.

However, because the vitality of the spirit herb seeds was extremely fragile, when pouring in Zhen Qi, the concentration of Zhen Qi must be controlled within a certain range, and it must be maintained for an hour every day. One should not be greedy for speed or save more than this.

Otherwise, it would either not have any stimulating effect or the stimulation would be too strong, causing them to die from stimulation.

After observing for a period of time and grasping the essentials of infusing true Qi, the newcomers from the three pavilions dispersed and returned to their cave abodes to experiment and ponder.

After all, three days later, the fourth assessment would begin at the same time. They had to figure out the way as soon as possible within these three days. Otherwise, when the fourth assessment began, they would not have so much time and energy to waste on this.

On the way back to the pavilion, Lin Yi found an opportunity to get pinliang and Li Zhengming's seeds separately while no one was looking. These two worshipped him even more than Qiao hongcai-they handed him the seeds without even asking why.

After returning to the cave, Lin Yi couldn't wait to take out all the seeds Xiao ran and the others had chosen. Since each one was sealed and labeled, it was clear what kind of seeds they were.

After a careful search, Lin Yi finally found another heart-devouring exquisite Herb Seed among the fifteen that pinliang gave him. The other three, on the other hand, were disappointed to have missed it.

However, Lin Yi was satisfied with the result.

He had one for himself and one for pinliang-that was two heart-devouring exquisite grass seeds in total. If he could successfully cultivate them both, then two of them would be enough to make two Foundation-level golden elixirs, according to his experience from the Golden elixir last time.

If he was still not satisfied with this, then he really could be said to be insatiable.

Lin Yi went out for a walk in the wilderness and dug up a few piles of soil to put into the Jade space. Although any soil would become extremely rich in Qi after entering the Jade space, different spirit herb seeds had different requirements for the soil's properties other than the Qi.

Some needed to be dry, some needed to be moist, some needed to be slightly alkaline, and some needed to be slightly acidic. Moreover, each of them had different requirements for various trace elements in the soil.

Although it was said that as long as there was enough spiritual energy, it could be guaranteed that it would survive, whether it could grow well depended on whether they had done enough homework in this area.

Lin Yi didn't really care about the other seeds-he'd get points if he succeeded, after all, and he'd have to return them to the pill Hall after that. The survival rate was the most important, not the sex.

But the two heart-devouring exquisite grass seeds were different-they needed Lin Yi's special care, and just ensuring that they survived wasn't enough.

According to the sissy manager of the spirit herb nursery, this batch of spirit herb seeds was cultivated in batches by the spirit herb nursery. Compared to natural seeds, they were inferior seeds with congenital deficiencies. Not only could they not be kept for cultivation, but even if they survived, their color would be far inferior to those that grew naturally.

This way, if Lin Yi didn't think of a way to raise them as well as possible, even if the two heart-devouring exquisite grass seeds could grow, the quality of the grass that grew out wouldn't be good enough, and it would very likely affect the quality and effect of the foundation elixir, even affecting the success rate. (To be continued.) "If you like this work, you're welcome to come to Qidian.com to give your recommendation and monthly vote. Your support is my greatest motivation. For mobile users, please read on M.Qidian.com.)