Development of the Three Spirit Techniques

January 3, 2058.

There were still over eight months left until the Extreme Martial Arts Gym announced the news of Luo Feng's death.

County 0316, Mist Residential District.

Chu He arrived at this location with ease, having spent a total of two days on the road.

Standing before this patch of mist, Chu He couldn't help but recall the time back in November when he had accompanied the Jackal Squad here.

From now... two months had already passed.

His strength had undergone an earth-shattering transformation during this period.

In fact, after this trip, his strength would see another surge.

After a simple calculation, Chu He knew that he would definitely break through to an Advanced War God by September of this year. With the amplification of his Spiritual Force, calling himself an Invincible War God would be more than enough.

He even had some ideas regarding his breakthrough to the Planetary Level.

"Before I left last time, I secretly cast a Spirit Nourishing Technique on the largest vine. It should still be effective by the time I get there, right?"

"I just hope the spiritual energy hasn't completely dissipated!"

Muttering to himself, Chu He stepped inside.

Guided by his Spiritual Force, Chu He rushed toward the underground garage along the shortest route, passing through the small park on the way.

Looking at the Mist Fruit Tree before him, Chu He felt it was a great pity that he couldn't take it with him.

What he lacked most right now was a stable source of raw materials.

"Forget it. Once I clear out the monsters in the future, I'll transplant this fruit tree back."

He continued his march toward the underground garage.

"Boom!"

The moment he stepped underground, several vines whipped through the air, striking at Chu He with swift and powerful force.

"What's going on?"

Chu He was terrified!

After instinctively dodging the attack, Chu He scrambled back to the surface.

"Why is there another vine in this place?" Chu He's expression was uncertain.

The good news: there was a new Spirit of Vegetation!

Bad news: He might not be able to beat it!

"Don't panic, don't panic, stay steady!" Chu He muttered to himself, "Think this through first. What's the deal with this new Moon Nether Vine?"

Recalling the sudden strike from the vines just moments ago, Chu He suddenly realized something strange!

Just now, he seemed to... perhaps... probably rely on his Intermediate Warlord Level physical fitness to subconsciously dodge the sudden attack of the vine whip?

"How is this possible?" A sharp light bloomed in Chu He's eyes. "Is this Moon Nether Vine this weak? That shouldn't be right!"

"Let's try again!"

Chu He made up his mind. After making full preparations, he walked back into the underground garage.

"Boom!"

The vines, like giant green pythons, whistled through the air as they attacked Chu He once more.

Having been prepared, Chu He dodged them with ease.

"Sure enough, both its speed and its intelligence seem to have declined!"

With that, Chu He felt much more confident!

Although his Jueying Battle Blade still couldn't break through its defense, his Flying Daggers would do just fine.

Worst case scenario, he would just grind it to death bit by bit!

After Chu He entered the underground garage, he discovered that the internal structure of the garage had been completely altered by these newly grown vines.

On the ceiling, the vines hung down like inverted stalactites. Although some of the ceiling structure had begun to sag, and some areas had even started to collapse, these vines still held those sections firmly in place.

The walls were covered in cracks and indentations, but the roots of the vines had delved deeper into the walls, extending out from every single fissure.

Suddenly, a vine, like a lurking snake, struck at Chu He without a sound.

However, this level of speed was no match for Chu He's reflexes.

His body shifted violently to the side, and in the same instant, a Flying Dagger swept out diagonally from his side.

"Pfft!"

The Flying Dagger carved a magnificent arc through the air, accurately severing the vine's attack. The vine instantly lost its vitality and fell limply to the ground.

This attack seemed to have enraged the newly arrived Moon Nether Vine.

In an instant, the vines' attacks became more wild and chaotic. Countless vine whips wove into green nets in the air, attempting to capture Chu He's figure.

Chu He's pupils constricted slightly, his body tensed like a drawn bow, moving rapidly across the garage floor and leaving behind a series of blurred afterimages.

Beneath the scattered Fluorescent Sticks, Chu He's figure flickered in the dim light, as if merging with the surrounding shadows.

"Bang!"

Several vines carved green trajectories through the air, whipping against the ground like lashes and kicking up clouds of dust.

Suddenly, Chu He noticed a detail that felt extremely familiar, accompanied by a few traces of a familiar aura.

Wait! Isn't this the vine segment I infused with the Spirit Nourishing Technique before?

Before leaving last time, fearing that the largest vine segment would lose its spiritual essence, Chu He had cast a Spirit Nourishing Technique into it to preserve as much of the energy as possible.

"As I thought..."

After seeing the familiar mark, Chu He completely relaxed. His Spiritual Force manipulated his Flying Daggers, carving silver arcs through the air.

"Since you've come back to life, I'll just have to kill you again!"

The nine Flying Daggers circled incessantly, each streak of light accurately severing a section of vine.

This continued repeatedly until the final segment of the vine was sliced through by Chu He's Flying Daggers.

Standing amidst the debris of vines covering the ground, Chu He's breathing was slightly ragged, but his eyes burned with intense heat.

When only the main vine remained, Chu He carefully identified it once more; this was indeed the segment he had infused with the Spirit Nourishing Technique before leaving.

Could it be... that the Spirit Nourishing Technique awakened the intelligence of this Moon Nether Vine remnant, causing it to take root again? And it even absorbed all the remains of the previous Moon Nether Vine?

The more Chu He thought about it, the more he felt his hypothesis was correct!

The Three Spirit Techniques, which came with the White Jade Wine Pot as part of the Wine God Inheritance, had always seemed a bit useless.

Spirit Guiding Technique, Spirit Sealing Technique, and Spirit Nourishing Technique—in terms of utility, they couldn't compare to the White Jade Wine Pot at all!

In Chu He's view, with the White Jade Wine Pot in his possession, there was no need for these Three Spirit Techniques to have been passed down.

"So it wasn't that the Three Spirit Techniques were useless; it was that I hadn't properly explored them!"

At this moment, as Chu He recalled the Spirit Nourishing Technique—perhaps because he had inadvertently realized its new function—the incantation for the Spirit Nourishing Technique in his mind underwent a subtle change.

Its true effect was, in fact, to nurture intelligence!

"It can even do this?"

Chu He stared intensely at the base of the vine. "Come to think of it... can this newborn Moon Nether Vine grow a new Moon Nether Vine Heart?"

Chu He couldn't wait any longer; he hurried to the base and began digging downward rapidly.

"There really is one!"

Looking at the tuber he had dug up, Chu He couldn't even suppress his excitement, and he roared out loud.

"Good! Good! Good!"

With the Spirit Nourishing Technique, he could even mass-produce Spirits of Vegetation!

How could he not be excited!

After taking a few deep breaths, Chu He finally calmed down and carefully examined the Moon Nether Vine Heart before him.

"Wait, this Spirit of Vegetation... it seems a bit off!"

Under his mental perception, neither the spiritual essence contained within this Moon Nether Vine Heart nor its vitality was as potent as the one Zheng Lei had held previously.

"As expected, there's no such thing as infinite replication." Chu He sighed, though he couldn't exactly say he was disappointed.

After all, a Spirit of Vegetation was something that required a sufficiently concentrated amount of energy to be born.

The fact that this vine cutting could revive into a new Moon Nether Vine and give birth to a Moon Nether Vine Heart was clearly due to the environment and the massive remains of the previous Moon Nether Vine providing significant help.

As for Chu He's Spirit Nourishing Technique, it could only be said to have acted as a catalyst.

However, even so, Chu He was already satisfied.

Not to mention the fact that he now had a Spirit of Vegetation in his hands, the mere development of the Spirit Nourishing Technique's ability to nurture spiritual intelligence was enough for Chu He to artificially cultivate Spirits of Vegetation!

Although it required creating an energy-rich site, and although it required a long time to nurture...

But this was, after all, the artificial cultivation of Spirits of Vegetation!

"If the Spirit Nourishing Technique can have this effect, then what about the Spirit Guiding Technique and the Spirit Sealing Technique?"

In an instant, thoughts flew through Chu He's mind.

"Perhaps, once developed to the end, I might even be able to figure out what this spiritual essence actually is!"