Feeding Dragon Ganoderma to Dragon Ginseng, Summoning Dragon Spirit

East of Tiandou City.

Sunset Forest is a rare, mid-sized primeval forest in this modernized world.

The perspective descends from the sky, plummeting toward the mountain col deep within the forest, breaking through a layer of soul-guided illusion, and then passing through a veil of seven-colored mist.

A scene of swirling water and fire emerges before the eyes; it is a red and blue valley.

The valley is lush with greenery, where rare and precious plants compete in splendor, growing so densely that it is difficult to find a place to step.

At this moment, the king of this valley, Aromatic Silk Beauty, has his handsome face pinched by a pair of hands as he is asked, "Xiangxiang."

"It's been over three years, have you missed This Emperor?"

"I have! I certainly have. Three years and three months, I have certainly missed you." Aromatic Silk Beauty smiles stiffly.

Infernal Delicate Apricot grabs the right wrist of Dragon Emperor, her tone pleading, "Your Majesty, can you please stop bullying Xiangxiang?"

Facing those stunning, large crimson eyes, Long Zijin has no choice but to let go, saying, "Fine, I'm not some wicked dragon."

Only then does Aromatic Silk Beauty get to the point, asking, "Your Majesty, what is the purpose of your visit? This humble one is willing to serve you."

Long Zijin brings out the jade box containing the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, hands it over, and asks, "Since you can suppress the spiritual energy of all the immortal-grade plants in this garden, can you stimulate the intelligence of this Dragon Ginseng?"

Aromatic Silk Beauty takes one look and frowns, "It is only at the eighth grade? Although the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng has an astonishing growth rate, it must first advance to the immortal grade before its intelligence can be stimulated."

"This humble one conservatively estimates it will take at least a thousand years."

Long Zijin shakes his head, "No need for a thousand years. I have a way to help it grow to the tenth or even eleventh grade at the fastest possible speed."

"Once that happens, how long will it take for you to stimulate its intelligence?"

Aromatic Silk Beauty ponders for two seconds before responding conservatively, "Within half a year."

He points to the lush greenery of the garden, "Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Crystal Jade Muscle Bone, Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, Star-Net Spirit Pearl, Primordial Immortal Grass, and Fragrant Silk Luo Flower."

"These tenth-grade plant brethren are only half a step away from forming complete intelligence, but they have been suppressed by this humble one."

"Therefore, once this Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng achieves immortal status, we only need to extract a portion of their soul essence and feed it to the ginseng to help it gather its spirit in one go and become an immortal-grade soul beast."

Dragon Emperor finds this process quite reasonable, so he nods, "We shall proceed as you say."

"Next, I will raise the grade of this Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng at the fastest speed."

His right hand flashes with purple-green luster, and the cluster of Purple-Green Dragon Mushroom is lifted before him.

This is the physical shell of that former immortal-grade king. Long Zijin's original plan was to take it into the Dragon Tomb and, during the three years of awakening his Amethyst Dragon Martial Soul, absorb this peerless immortal plant bit by bit to obtain boons like the Vajra Indestructible Body and the power of the Earth Dragon Turning Over.

Unfortunately, plans cannot keep up with changes, and now he can only...

Long Zijin clenches his right hand, and the Power of Annihilation erupts instantly, enveloping the Purple-Green Dragon Mushroom and destroying it bit by bit into the finest substance: energy.

Indeed, this act is intended to feed the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng with the Purple-Green Dragon Mushroom, achieving the effect of using dragon to supplement dragon, and robbing Peter to pay Paul.

The speed is visible to the naked eye; the outline of the Purple-Green Dragon Mushroom cluster melts rapidly, and strands of energy, thick to the point of liquefaction, accumulate in the palm of his right hand.

Long Zijin reaches his left hand into the jade box, takes out the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, and slowly tilts his right palm, letting the liquid energy drip onto the surface of the ginseng bit by bit.

A breath of life, accompanied by rich dragon energy, spreads between Long Zijin's palms as the liquid energy drips onto the ginseng.

Feeding the dragon ginseng with dragon mushroom—this is the best arrangement.

Because ginseng-type medicinal herbs are essentially plant roots, their absorption speed is extremely fast.

However, the Purple-Green Dragon Mushroom cluster is, after all, a peerless immortal plant. Even if the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng absorbs it quickly, it will eventually overflow; it must wait for it to digest before continuing to absorb.

Thus, Long Zijin simply sits down with his knees bent, slowing the speed at which his right hand's Power of Annihilation breaks down the mushroom to reach a balance with the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng's absorption rate.

It is just like when he fed his ninth son, Chiwen, back in the day.

Di Guangming steps closer and asks, "Your Majesty, do you need to awaken Younger Brother Fire and Younger Sister Water?"

Long Zijin understands the Holy Dragon King's good intentions: every time the remnant souls of the Two Kings of Water and Fire appear, they bring forth two types of rich dragon energy, causing the surrounding vegetation to grow wildly.

Therefore, the Holy Dragon King wants to use the remnant souls of the Two Kings of Water and Fire to accelerate the growth and absorption speed of the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, thereby snatching development time from the Silver Dragon King.

But Long Zijin shakes his head, "No need. Let them rest well. Besides..."

"The body of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red is the best mimetic cultivation pool for the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng; there is no need to borrow the water and fire dragon energy."

As he speaks, following his gaze downward, the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng seems to come alive under the nourishment.

Like a small crimson dragon, its tentacles act as claws and its roots as a tail, coiling around Long Zijin's fingers and wrist.

At this moment, Dragon Emperor has life in his left hand and destruction in his right. Although the two flow ceaselessly, when projected onto his entire being, they outline a harmonious stillness.

This static state is highly evocative, causing the Holy Dragon King and the Six Immortal-Grade Fierce Beasts to unconsciously sit where they are, accompanying this Emperor.

This scene is like a mural passed down to future generations.

And it was in this silent atmosphere that the Dragon Emperor's previous incarnation realized the power that could bring all things in eternal motion to a complete standstill—the Power of Annihilation.

Time flows slowly in this valley as the sun and moon exchange their light in the sky.

In the absolute silence, time passes day by day.

Morning glow, evening mist, and the breaking of dawn.

Cultivation and meditation are inherently dull, and in the Dragon Tomb and this valley, the Dragon Emperor, the Dragon King, and the various immortal plants have long since adapted to the cycle of day and night.

Finally, on the thirty-third day as time slipped away.

Long Zijin's right hand went empty as the last bit of Purple-Green Dragon Mushroom, enveloped by the power of destruction, completely liquefied and dripped onto the surface of the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, to be slowly absorbed by its roots.

At this moment, the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng presented a bulging appearance, looking like a plump Great Red Chi.

Within this "small pool" between Long Zijin's palms, it swayed its ginseng body happily, much like a red carp playing in the water.

A unique sense of affinity welled up as the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng rubbed against him repeatedly, harboring a faint joy.

Long Zijin let out a heartfelt smile, as if looking at his former ninth son, and the purple tint in his Golden Pupils faded away.

Although this Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng was currently still at the level of a Ninth-Grade Ginseng King, thanks to having absorbed an Eleventh-Grade one, it now possessed the potential of a Peerless Immortal Herb.

The joyful emotions it radiated at this moment proved that it had already birthed a Dragon Spirit—that is, the spirituality within its intelligence.

It only needed to finish absorbing the medicinal power within its ginseng body to break through to the Tenth Grade, then the Eleventh Grade, thereby gathering wisdom and becoming an Immortal-Grade monarch.

From here on, it could be left entirely in the care of the Aromatic Silk Beauty.

However, Long Zijin did not let go, for he could feel the attachment emanating from his hands.

Just as he prepared to remain here, sitting and waiting for the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng to break through to the Tenth Grade and evolve its wisdom...

"Hm?" Long Zijin suddenly turned his head, gazing far off toward the direction of the East Sea.

"What is happening? How could a layer of the Eighteen-Layer Seal have been broken?"