Mysterious Power

While his parents were both immersed in the shock brought by the Wood Spirit Seeds, Qing Mu suddenly spoke and asked Bulbasaur, "Bulbasaur, are there any more Wood Spirit Seeds down there?"

Qing Mu's words immediately brought Qing Tianfeng and Xu Yao back to their senses. Both of them looked eagerly at Bulbasaur.

"Bulba, Bulba~"

However, Bulbasaur shook his head, indicating that the two on his Vine Whip were already all of them.

Seeing Bulbasaur's response, Qing Tianfeng and Xu Yao could not help but show a trace of disappointment.

But the couple soon came to terms with it. After all, obtaining even one treasure like a Wood Spirit Seed was already fortunate, let alone the fact that they had obtained two.

Xu Yao then said to Qing Tianfeng, "Tianfeng, put these two Wood Spirit Seeds away first. Very few Spirit Masters know what they are, but if someone does recognize them, our strength won't be enough to keep them."

Although Qing Tianfeng and Xu Yao were fairly strong, there were countless people stronger than them in the entire Spirit Master world. Being cautious was only right.

As for why Qing Tianfeng was asked to put them away, it was because only he possessed a Storage Soul Tool.

Hearing this, Qing Tianfeng nodded. He immediately took two wooden boxes from his Storage Soul Tool and opened them.

"Bulba~"

Seeing this, Bulbasaur immediately controlled his Vine Whip and carefully placed the Wood Spirit Seeds into the wooden boxes.

More than an hour later, as the sky gradually darkened, Qing Mu's family finally emerged from the Soul Beast Forest.

Since they were carrying priceless treasures, Qing Mu's family did not rest. After returning to the town to retrieve their carriage, they set off for home.

Ten days later, Qing Tianfeng and Xu Yao looked at the familiar scenery outside the window and could not help letting out sighs of relief.

Although they had stored the Wood Spirit Seeds in the Storage Soul Tool, making exposure practically impossible in theory, they still could not help feeling anxious. Now that they had returned to their own territory, they finally no longer had to worry in fear.

A moment later, the door to Qing Tianfeng's study was tightly shut. Qing Mu's family of three had gathered inside, along with one Bulbasaur, of course.

Inside the room, Qing Tianfeng took out the two wooden boxes containing the Wood Spirit Seeds from his Storage Soul Tool and handed one each to Qing Mu and Xu Yao. "Take them. I can't use these things. They belong to you."

Qing Tianfeng's Martial Soul, the Green Toad, possessed the Poison Attribute, so neither effect of the Wood Spirit Seeds was useful to him.

In contrast, both Qing Mu's Bulbasaur and Xu Yao's Narcissus Flower were Wood Attribute Martial Souls. Giving them to the two of them would undoubtedly bring out their greatest value.

Xu Yao naturally understood this as well, so she did not stand on ceremony and accepted it directly.

Looking at the Wood Spirit Seed in her hand, Xu Yao's body could not help trembling, and she could no longer suppress the excitement in her heart.

Support System Soul Masters already cultivated slowly to begin with. Coupled with her unexceptional Innate Soul Power, even breaking through to Soul Ancestor had been extremely difficult. Yet the appearance of the Wood Spirit Seed had changed everything.

Qing Mu also accepted the wooden box, but he was far less excited than Xu Yao in the face of this so-called Wood Spirit Seed.

Because of Bulbasaur's unique nature, he did not need to worry about advancing his level, at least in the early stages. What concerned him more was the Wood Spirit Seed's second effect: prolonged wearing could cause a beneficial mutation in one's Martial Soul.

What was a beneficial mutation? Naturally, one that made it stronger!

Bulbasaur itself had evolved forms. Could this Wood Spirit Seed help Bulbasaur evolve faster?

Or perhaps this Wood Spirit Seed could help Bulbasaur's final evolved form go a step further and become the legendary Mega Venusaur?

The more Qing Mu thought about it, the more curious he became. He immediately took the Wood Spirit Seed from the wooden box and asked Bulbasaur, "Bulbasaur, is this useful to you?"

"Bulba, Bulba~"

Bulbasaur nodded, then extended his Vine Whip to take the Wood Spirit Seed from Qing Mu's hand and gently touched it to his forehead.

At that moment, something unexpected happened. A faint white light appeared where Bulbasaur touched the Wood Spirit Seed, and then the Wood Spirit Seed vanished before everyone present.

Immediately afterward, Qing Mu felt a green seed appear within his body, continuously emitting green energy that nourished his body. It was the Wood Spirit Seed from before.

"This..."

Seeing this scene, Xu Yao and Qing Tianfeng could not help looking at each other. They had not expected such a change to occur.

After their brief shock, Xu Yao immediately asked Qing Mu, "Mu'er, what is this...?"

"The Wood Spirit Seed was absorbed by Bulbasaur. It's now inside my body, constantly transforming it," Qing Mu answered truthfully.

Transforming his body?

Xu Yao and Qing Tianfeng exchanged another glance. It sounded like a good thing.

But to be safe, Qing Tianfeng still asked, "Do you feel anything strange in your body? Any discomfort, for example?"

"Discomfort? No!"

Qing Mu shook his head, the corners of his mouth lifting. "I've never felt so refreshed! I can even sense some unknown power faintly gestating within my body, about to be born!"

Unknown power?

Upon hearing this, Xu Yao and Qing Tianfeng were both stunned. What was that supposed to be?

Qing Tianfeng then asked Xu Yao, "Do you know what Mu'er is talking about?"

Xu Yao was equally bewildered at that moment. She did not know either. Did the Wood Spirit Seed have such an ability?

So Xu Yao immediately summoned her Narcissus Flower Martial Soul, intending to control it and absorb the Wood Spirit Seed.

But no matter how Xu Yao tried, even when she placed the Wood Spirit Seed directly atop the flower's stamen, there was not the slightest sign that the Narcissus Flower Martial Soul was absorbing it.

The only thing Xu Yao discovered was that the closer the Wood Spirit Seed was to her Narcissus Flower Martial Soul, the more active her Martial Soul became.

Especially when it was pressed against the Narcissus Flower Martial Soul, that activity reached its peak. Cultivating under those conditions would undoubtedly produce the best results.

Left with no other choice, Xu Yao shook her head. "I don't know what power Mu'er is talking about either. Wood Spirit Seeds are legendary objects, and people know very little about them. Perhaps Mu'er triggered some kind of mechanism. I'll look through some records later. Maybe I can find out what happened to Mu'er!"

However, Xu Yao did not hold much hope for this, because Qing Mu's Bulbasaur Martial Soul was already a one-of-a-kind existence. No matter what happened, it would not be strange.

Moreover, judging from Qing Mu's description just now, it did not sound like a bad change. They could only observe it over the days to come.