Crack!
Upon hearing about the five-hundred-year-old spirit wood trunk, Li Qing couldn't help but tighten his hand slightly, crushing one corner of the stone stool beneath him into powder.
It couldn't be helped. This thing was simply far too precious; no wonder Li Qing couldn't remain calm.
Whether it was used for artifact refinement or for cultivating the Precious Wood Body Tempering Art, this spirit wood would be of immense use to him.
Especially the Precious Wood Body Tempering Art, this body tempering secret art—he had already cultivated it to the second layer, only one final layer away from completion.
Combined with his original martial cultivation and his incomparably formidable grandmaster physique, Li Qing's current body cultivator realm was equivalent to that of a Late Qi Refining cultivator. He could even contend with Late First-tier demonic beasts.
If he obtained this five-hundred-year-old Bao Yuan Tree trunk, he could absolutely cultivate this body tempering secret art to completion.
By then, just how terrifyingly powerful would his physical body become?
At the thought alone, Li Qing's heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably, and a fiery light shone in his eyes.
He wanted to fight for this spirit wood!
"Though I have a Jade Locust Tree planted within the secret realm, it will take at least another thirty-odd years to mature."
"And even once it matures, it will only be fifty years old. It may not necessarily allow the Precious Wood Body Tempering Art to reach completion."
"I can't possibly do nothing and keep watch in the secret realm for several hundred years, can I?"
Li Qing was deeply conflicted, constantly talking to himself in his heart as he weighed the pros and cons.
Judging from the reactions of those Foundation Establishment Realm experts ahead, this spirit wood was exceedingly valuable. They had clearly set their