"May I ask what origins this Dark Nightmare Willow has, Daoist? This is the first I've heard of it."
Lu Xuan asked softly.
He could not help but marvel at how vast the world was, and how it held every strange thing under the sun.
Even though he had cultivated who knew how many Spirit Plants, and had read through vast numbers of Spirit Plant classics in Heaven Sword Sect and the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild, there were still rare Spirit Plants appearing that he had never heard of before.
"The Dark Nightmare Willow is a Sixth Grade Spirit Plant. I obtained it while traveling abroad, in a Small Realm cut off from the rest of the world."
"As the Spirit Plant grows, it will slowly nurture a special Willow Spirit Essence within its body. Once it reaches maturity, it will transform into a Nightmare Ghost."
"The Nightmare Ghost shares a heart and mind with the Spirit Plant Master who cultivated it. After refining it, the Spirit Plant Master has a certain chance of comprehending the Nightmare Art, allowing them to commune with certain existences in special spaces, or use it to cultivate certain Left Path Divine Secret Arts."
The young man said slowly.
"Many thanks for clearing up my confusion, Daoist. I understand."
Lu Xuan's expression remained calm as he nodded.
"Looks like it's an evil, uncanny Spirit Plant."
"To put it nicely, it's Left Path. To put it less nicely, it's the demonic path."
Lu Xuan, who had rich experience planting evil, uncanny Spirit Plants, sighed inwardly.
"Your Dark Nightmare Willow is not bad, Daoist, but after all, it is only a seedling. Compared to this Millennial Ancient Tree Heart of mine, it is far inferior."
"You should know that this section of Ancient Tree Heart has a