The Spirit Vine's knowledge turned out to be far more extensive than expected.
Li Ye had spent a full two days and nights reading before he finally finished it.
He had never imagined that such a tiny seed would require so much planning. He even had to grimace and learn one of the formations within it.
"Let the Spirit Vine's seed merge with the earth veins of the cave abode."
"It will then be able to completely anchor its Soul Essence here, splitting off vines with self-awareness to go out into the outside world."
"All the soil, water veins, and spiritual energy in the entire cave abode... must be linked to the central point through formations to help it germinate and grow."
"After it sprouts, it must also be fed many different Spirit Materials."
The more Li Ye thought about it, the more he felt this was simply a bottomless pit that swallowed gold. But upon further consideration, compared to the benefits the Spirit Vine could bring, those costs were hardly worth mentioning.
First, the Spirit Vine could not only help him harvest, cultivate, and tend spirit plants and spirit beasts, but also monitor and sort out the spiritual energy and water veins within the cave abode.
Second, it was extremely intelligent and could learn knowledge related to pill refining, artifact forging, and formations.
Finally, it could temporarily serve as Li Ye's eyes, send avatars out into the outside world, and even receive Li Ye's power from afar to cast the spells and divine abilities he knew.
It was equivalent to an all-purpose steward and half an external incarnation. Raising it would bring nothing but benefits.
At the same time, this answered one of his earlier doubts.
"No wonder Senior Brother Su Ya said the Spirit Vine was so formidable.