Ji An secretly rejoiced upon hearing this, but little emotion showed on his face as he smiled and said:
"Please take it out for me to inspect, Fellow Daoist."
The Water Element Heaven and Earth Spirit Root was the final missing piece of the Gourd World. Once it was completed, the entire world could form a complete cycle of Five Elements mutual generation.
According to his calculations, when all the Heaven and Earth Spirit Roots were at the same grade, the Spirit Vein's rate of advancement could be accelerated considerably.
"Please wait a moment, Fellow Daoist." The shopkeeper instructed a subordinate to fetch the sapling.
A moment later, the subordinate presented a sapling more than three feet tall. Its bark was grayish-brown and occasionally shimmered with a watery blue radiance. Its roots were black and soaked in a bucket of water.
Its leaves were spoon-shaped, with smooth edges. They were dark green, their veins a profound black, while fine, tiny droplets of water had condensed on the undersides.
"Please look, Fellow Daoist. This is the Water Element Spirit Root, the Cloud-Coiling Tree. As it continues to grow, its root system will become exceptionally developed.
Plant it in the shallow waters of a lake, and after several years, its roots will spread throughout the entire lakeshore.
The roots will not encroach upon the lake itself. They can also purify the water and accelerate the advancement of a Water Element Spirit Vein's grade. So long as there is a lake in the small world we refine, planting a Cloud-Coiling Tree is extremely necessary."
The shopkeeper fiddled with a leaf and continued:
"The droplets condensed by the spirit tree's leaves are even more spiritual than spirit springs of the same grade. They are the finest material for brewing wine, several degrees better than