Ji An saw the embarrassment on True Monarch Wuyue's face and changed the subject.
"When I left the sect, I planted a batch of Crimson Cloud Pines and Jade Leaf Mulberries on Crimson Flame Peak. What grades have those spirit plants reached now?"
He had long intended to cultivate lightning-struck wood on Crimson Flame Peak. Crimson Cloud Pines and Jade Leaf Mulberries were easy to obtain and widely useful, making them suitable for large-scale cultivation.
After cultivating a dozen or so lightning-struck trees, he planned to cultivate Nethermoon Azure Jade Trees and Cloud Top Jade Trees. Though these two spirit plants were rarer, their seeds were relatively scarce, so he did not dare plant them freely.
Soul Nurturing Wood, Lightning Tribulation Nethermoon Azure Jade Trees, and Cloud Top Jade Trees would form the foundation of the sect's heritage.
"Most are Second Order Top-Grade, with a small number at Second Order High-tier and Third Order Low-Grade."
Some seeds were simply born with excellent genes, but some were inevitably disappointing.
Ji An nodded with a smile, then asked again.
"Have you studied Yimu Wood Divine Thunder yet?"
Demonic beasts relied on bloodline talents or mutations to cast spells, but after reaching the Shapeshifting Stage, they could learn and master more spells like human cultivators.
True Monarch Wuyue shook his head and explained.
"My lord, aside from a few Thunder Beasts and True Dragons, no demonic beast race likes the power of lightning.
"This power carries an innate bloodline suppression against us. Even if we forcibly master it, we cannot overcome that fear carved into the depths of our bloodlines. It is utterly impossible to practice such spells to a profound realm."
The vast majority of demonic beasts feared heavenly lightning. Even after taking human form, they were unwilling to have too much