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"You think that's all?"
Lian Lai'en glanced disdainfully at Ai'er Timosi, who was still sighing to himself, and said again in an inexplicable tone:
"If I told you that these herbal formulas were just a bonus among the gifts Ah Yi gave us, wouldn't you have to chase after Ah Yi all the way to the Barak Kingdom and kowtow to him?"
"Help... help out—?!"
Ai'er Timosi's eyes widened slightly, and he subconsciously looked at the brocade box in his hand again.
This time, his gaze was fixed on the mutated "Blue Silver Grass" on the other side of the box.
"Huh?"
He hadn't noticed it before, but this time, his increased focus made Ai'er Timosi realize something was amiss, causing a glint of surprise to flash in his eyes.
After staring intently for a good dozen breaths, even getting right up close for a closer look, Ai'er Timosi suddenly looked up, Lian Lai'en face showing a mixture of surprise and disbelief, and asked:
"This ' Blue Silver Grass '... it actually possesses an aura of light—?!"
"Certainly!"
In response to Ai'er Timosi's performance, Lian Lai'en nodded slightly, feigning indifference, and replied with great ladylike grace, "As I said, for Soul Master like us, those herbal formulas are just a bonus."
"For the entire border army, and even for the [Heaven Dou Empire], the value that those herbal formulas can create will be immeasurable!"
"However, for Soul Ancestor like me, and a Soul King like you, the help that herbal formulas that can only work on minor injuries and pains can provide is negligible."
"But this mutated ' Blue Silver Grass ' is different!"
At this point, Lian Lai'en's eyebrows twitched a few times, and she could no longer hide her excitement.
In a showy manner, he once again took out a brocade box with the same strange patterns from the Storage Soul Tool on his wrist, revealing the contents inside.
Like the brocade box in Ai'er Timosi's hand, it contained a blue-covered book and several mutated "Blue Silver Grass".
The difference is that the mutated "Blue Silver Grass" in Lian Lai'en's hand does not have white markings on its leaves, and its overall color is not light blue, but a deep blue that is closer to blue crystal, giving it a visually moist and dewy feel.
"Watery Blue Silver Grass" is a mutated "Blue Silver Grass" with both water and wood attributes. It is a mutated variety carefully cultivated by Ling Yi using various water-attribute aquatic plants as nutrients.
In addition to its own herbaceous properties, "Blue Silver Grass" also possesses the water attribute, which can nourish all things. It is primarily water-based, with wood as a secondary element.
Similarly, the "Light Blue Silver Grass" in Ai'er Timosi's hands has both light and wood attributes. It was also through Ling Yi's layers of selection and painstaking cultivation that it absorbed the characteristics of plants and insects with the light attribute, including but not limited to "Sunflower", "Sunflower", and "Firefly Beetle".
If "Watery Blue Silver Grass" needs to be watered frequently and even planted directly in water, then "Bright Blue Silver Grass" needs to be exposed to plenty of sunlight every day in order to grow strong.
All this information was carefully recorded by Ling Yi at the back of that blue book. He was just short of personally teaching Ai'er Timosi and Lian Lai'en how to better cultivate their respective mutated "Blue Silver Grass".
Although these mutated "Blue Silver Grass" were only at the level of tenth grade or below, Ling Yi had proposed an idea to the two of them in the book.
That is, by cultivating these mutated "Blue Silver Grass", and using their seeds as a base, a small "Mimicry Cultivation Ground" can be created.
If successful, it will definitely be of great help to the future cultivation of Ai'er Timosi and Lian Lai'en, whose Martial Soul are "Light Sacred Scarab" and "Blue Crystal Lotus"!
Even more remarkably, the families behind the two individuals will also reap huge benefits!
Of course, all of this is currently just Ling Yi's idea, a guess.
Even the "Light Blue Silver Grass" and "Watery Blue Silver Grass" have only been successfully cultivated to a preliminary stage. Whether the seeds in the future will also have the corresponding attributes, instead of degenerating back into the original attributes of "Blue Silver Grass", remains to be seen.
Regardless, this possibility alone is enough to make Ai'er Timosi and Lian Lai'en, as well as their families, spare no effort to research and overcome the difficulties they may encounter along the way!
After reading all the contents Ling Yi had left in the book and understanding the key points, Ai'er Timosi exchanged a meaningful glance with Lian Lai'en and said:
"That kid Ah Yi, has really given me a tough time—"
"A problem?" Upon hearing this, Lian Lai'en's lips curled into a similarly meaningful smile. She chuckled and asked, "Do you want me to contact some other Martial Soul with the light attribute for you?"
"I think they should... no, they definitely would be happy to face such a difficult problem—!"
"Ai'er Timosi, don't think that just because you're currently only a level 59 Soul King, you can escape unpredictable consequences even if you break through to Soul Emperor!"
Ai'er Timosi (へ╬): "..."
Although he really wanted to fight and unleash a "Powerful Fist," Ai'er Timosi knew that what Lian Lai'en said was true.
In fact, it's not just Ai'er Timosi; even Lian Lai'en, whose husband is a high-level Soul Emperor and whose father is a well-connected Healing System Soul Saint, would likely face a lot of open and covert covetousness if she were to make progress in the research on "Mimicry Cultivation Ground."
Even top-tier forces such as the Spirit Hall, the Clear Sky Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and the two great empires all have their own "top-tier Mimicry Cultivation Ground," and some even have more than one or two!
But who would complain about having too many good things in their possession?
Not to mention the "Mimicry Cultivation Ground" which are likely to be extremely inexpensive to build.
This is related to whether Soul Master's cultivation speed can be increased or not, and it is also related to the foundation for the growth of the lower levels of a force!
At this moment, although the two did not say anything explicitly, they tacitly decided to carefully put away the mutated "Blue Silver Grass" in their hands, and to hide the book that recorded their conjectures about creating a "Mimicry Cultivation Ground" even more carefully!
"I'll apply to go home later." *2
At the same time, Ai'er Timosi and Lian Lai'en thought:
It's not safe to entrust this matter to others, especially since the two of them are in a border military camp with many people and eyes. If they were just like Ling Yi, researching the mutated "Blue Silver Grass," as long as they did it discreetly, they could prevent outsiders from knowing the details.
However, if they want to take this opportunity to study how to create a "Mimicry Cultivation Ground," then the commotion will be considerable.
Therefore, the only option is to find the closest and most trustworthy blood relative within the family to take responsibility.
Lian Lai'en is alright. Although her husband is the second-in-command at Jialing Pass and is busier than her, attracting more attention, her father is stationed in the family's fiefdom, with plenty of time and greater strength. His understanding of his family's inherited Martial Soul, "Blue Crystal Lotus," and the water element is also much deeper.
Ai'er Timosi was genuinely having a headache. Lian Lai'en was just a subordinate who asked him for leave, and he could have just granted it.
But he had to apply to higher authorities and arrange all sorts of affairs in the camp.
Most importantly, it seems that there is no one in the Ai'er Timosi family capable of shouldering such a heavy responsibility...
"Should I make a trip to the Barak Kingdom and ask that kid Ah Yi?"
Ai'er Timosi put the brocade box, along with the books and "Light Blue Silver Grass" inside, into his Storage Soul Tool, and suddenly thought while stroking his chin.