Nine Heart Begonia

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Nine Heart Begonia (九心海棠)
Species/Race	Legendary healing plant; a living plant counterpart to the inherited Nine Heart Begonia martial soul 33
Affiliation	Cultivated by Lan Tian, initially in his Nuoding City courtyard and later at his fief's Blue Silver Grass field; subsequently kept in a living-storage Soul Tool and transplanted to the Icefire Basin, where it grows beside the Golden Ancient Tree 33 53 70 106 137 154
Occupation/Role	Life-energy source, high-grade medicinal catalyst, and prospective plant-type soul ring for Lan Tian; specifically reserved as a future ninth Soul Ring 33 35 37 138
Status	Alive; a ten-thousand-year-old plant under Lan Tian's cultivation at the Icefire Basin 137 138
First Appearance	Chapter 33

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Newly germinated seedling	33	Awakened through Lan Tian's Endless Life and Spring of Vegetation; it emerged with nine heart-shaped leaves and was transplanted into his backyard.
Nearly 100 years of growth	37	Reached after six years of nurturing and catalysis. Its leaves had become potent enough that a single leaf could multiply the efficacy of ordinary medicinal herbs several times over.
300 years of growth	53	Reached this age after three months in the center of a ninety-nine-mu Blue Silver Grass field, where Lan Tian repeatedly stacked three plant-growth soul skills.
700 years of growth	64	Gained another 400 years over three months; Ice and Fire spring water further accelerated its development.
1,400 years of growth	76	Doubled in age over three months while housed in a living-storage Soul Tool and nourished by life energy, Sun and Moon Power, Ice and Fire spring water, and Lan Tian's three soul skills.
2,300 years of growth	96	Gained nearly 900 additional years over six months through continued combined nourishment.
Transplanted to the Icefire Basin	106	Planted beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well after Lan Tian secured the basin. He judged its new environment capable of accelerating its growth roughly tenfold compared with the Soul Tool.
10,000 years of growth	137 138	The maturation of the Golden Ancient Tree and its law-grade life energy accelerated the Begonia from slightly over 2,000 years to the ten-thousand-year level. Lan Tian reinforced it with Blue Silver God Essence infused with the Life Law and formally designated it as his future ninth Soul Ring.

Background / History

Lan Tian obtained the plant as a mysterious seed for one Silver Soul Coin. After repeatedly supplying it with life energy and Spring of Vegetation, he noticed its shell cracking and eventually germinated it himself. Its nine heart-shaped leaves and extraordinarily dense life aura led him to identify it as a genuine Nine Heart Begonia rather than a martial soul manifestation 32 33 34.

Recognizing its potential as an unparalleled healing plant, Lan Tian planted the fragile seedling in his backyard. He prepared soft, aerated soil, gave it sufficient sunlight and water, and routinely nourished it with Endless Life while stimulating it with Spring of Vegetation every three days 33 34.

The Begonia developed a reciprocal relationship with Lan Tian's Blue Silver Grass: its life energy subtly nourished his martial soul and helped prevent regression during his cultivation bottleneck. Lan Tian considered eventually absorbing it as a soul ring, but chose not to sacrifice it when it was only nearly a century old, judging its future value too great to waste prematurely 35 37.

After Lan Tian established his fief, he moved the Begonia to the center of a ninety-nine-mu Blue Silver Grass field. There, the combined effects of Endless Life, Spring of Vegetation, and Sun and Moon Shine Together sharply accelerated its growth, while its life-energy feedback more than doubled Lan Tian's meditation efficiency 53.

Once the Begonia reached 700 years, Lan Tian became concerned that its increasingly obvious spiritual aura would expose its value and attract covetous parties. He therefore crafted a large living-storage Soul Tool, transplanted the plant together with its root system and surrounding soil, and began carrying it with him so that it could be protected and nourished wherever he traveled 69 70.

Within the Soul Tool, the combined supply of life energy, Sun and Moon Power, Ice and Fire spring water, and Lan Tian's soul skills raised the Begonia from slightly over 700 years to 1,400 years in three months. It continued to grow rapidly, reaching 2,300 years after another six months 76 96.

After defeating and subduing the Empress Medusa, Lan Tian established the Icefire Basin as his new base and transplanted the Nine Heart Begonia into fertile soil beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He protected it with a Blue Silver Vine cage and designated the basin as its permanent new home, expecting the basin's spring water, dense energy, and immortal-herb aura to multiply its cultivation speed 106.

The Begonia remained in the basin as Lan Tian cultivated the area and eventually brought his family there. Ah Yin immediately recognized it as one of the legendary plants of the Plant Clan and was astonished that such a treasure grew beside the Golden Ancient Tree and the other immortal herbs 154 155.

When Lan Tian unsealed the Geng Metal Heart, the metal shell revealed a fragment of a Life Ancient Tree's heart. The fragment merged with the buried Golden Ancient Tree Seed, causing the seed to mature into a Golden Ancient Tree and releasing an immense, law-grade life aura throughout the basin. The Nine Heart Begonia absorbed this nourishment and rapidly advanced from slightly over 2,000 years to 10,000 years 137.

Beneath the mature Golden Ancient Tree, Lan Tian confirmed that the Begonia had reached the ten-thousand-year level. He regarded this as the first tenth of its journey toward 100,000 years and his future ninth Soul Ring. He then condensed three drops of Blue Silver God Essence infused with the Life Law, giving one drop to the Begonia's roots, one to the Golden Ancient Tree, and one to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to strengthen the entire ecosystem 138.

Appearance

The Nine Heart Begonia is a jade-green plant with nine heart-shaped leaves arranged around its upper stem. It radiates a soft pinkish-white glow and a dense, gentle life aura 33 37.

• Its seedling form was fingernail-sized, with a silk-thin, jade-like stem 33.
• Each leaf has fine serrated edges and pinkish-white coloration over an emerald base 33.
• After six years of cultivation, it stood waist-high, with palm-sized leaves and a translucent jade-green stem 37.
• At 300 years of growth, its radiance resembled an enduring pinkish-white mist amid the surrounding Blue Silver Grass 53.
• At 1,400 years, its leaves had become nearly a full size larger than three months prior, while its stem was thicker and sturdier, with a healthy jade-like luster from root to tip 76.
• At 2,300 years, its broad leaves reflected a rich pinkish-white radiance across the inner walls of its Soul Tool 96.
• After its relocation to the Icefire Basin, its pink-white glow and life aura fully released amid the alternating ice-and-fire currents 106.
• After the Golden Ancient Tree matured, its leaves became nearly twice as broad as before, with a much denser pinkish-white radiance amid the tree's pale-golden motes 138.
• At ten thousand years, its life aura had become more than a level denser and stronger than before, marking its advancement from a rapidly cultivated spiritual plant into a genuine ten-thousand-year plant 138.

Abilities & Properties

Healing Life Essence

The plant possesses an exceptionally concentrated life aura. Lan Tian identifies the Nine Heart Begonia as a supreme healing treasure and believes that, if cultivated sufficiently, it could provide healing power beyond his existing life-attribute abilities 33.

• Its life energy makes Soul Power circulation smoother for those nearby 37.
• Its life-energy feedback enhances Lan Tian's meditation while he cultivates beside it 53 63.
• At 1,400 years, life energy transmitted through its leaves could warm Lan Tian's meridians 76.
• Lan Tian considers its mature form suitable for conversion into a powerful life-attribute soul ring 33 37.
• Lan Tian has contemplated cultivating it to 100,000 years and using it as a ninth soul ring, which he believes could grant an unprecedented life-attribute enhancement; he also considers preserving it for his descendants should he not reach that stage himself 76.
• After reaching ten thousand years, it became the designated foundation of Lan Tian's future ninth Soul Ring. He believes that a 100,000-year Nine Heart Begonia could grant life restoration beyond ordinary healing, including regrowing severed limbs, saving those at the brink of death, and potentially resurrecting the dead 138.

Medicinal Catalyst

The Begonia's leaves are valuable medicinal materials, though Lan Tian avoids harvesting them while the plant is still developing 35 37.

• A leaf from its near-century-old form could multiply the effectiveness of ordinary medicinal herbs severalfold 37.
• Lan Tian intends for it to become a renewable source of high-quality medicinal catalysts once mature enough 35 36.
• Its rapid growth within the Icefire Basin allows Lan Tian to preserve it as a long-term medicinal resource without sacrificing the plant for immediate benefits 106 138.

Growth Response and Symbiosis

The plant responds positively to Lan Tian's life-attribute Soul Power and benefits greatly from his plant-catalyzing soul skills 33 34.

• Endless Life provides sustained life-energy nourishment 33 34.
• Spring of Vegetation stimulates its growth directly 34.
• Sun and Moon Shine Together, combined with Lan Tian's other two skills, enabled its growth from nearly 100 to 300 years within three months 53.
• Ice and Fire spring water further accelerated its later development 64.
• A living-storage Soul Tool can sustain it with a stable energy supply, allowing Lan Tian to cultivate and transport it safely while preserving its roots and soil 69 70.
• The Icefire Basin's ice-and-fire spring water, exceptional energy concentration, and immortal-herb aura provide its most favorable cultivation environment to date 106.
• The Golden Ancient Tree's law-grade life energy dramatically accelerates its development, raising it from slightly over 2,000 years to 10,000 years after the tree matures 137 138.
• Lan Tian's Blue Silver God Essence, infused with the Life Law, can directly nourish and strengthen the Begonia's roots 138.
• Its growth contributes to the shared ecological cycle of the Icefire Basin alongside the Golden Ancient Tree, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and the surrounding immortal herbs 137 138.

Relationships

• Lan Tian — Caretaker and cultivator. He personally germinated, planted, and tended the Begonia daily, treating it as a long-term companion and a future cornerstone of his life-attribute cultivation path. He later crafted a dedicated living-storage Soul Tool for its protection, relocated it to the Icefire Basin, and nourished it with Blue Silver God Essence after it reached the ten-thousand-year level 33 37 38 69 70 106 138.
• Golden Ancient Tree — The Begonia's principal source of accelerated late-stage growth. The tree's maturation released law-grade life energy that raised the Begonia from slightly over 2,000 years to 10,000 years, while Lan Tian's divine essence nourished both plants in a mutually reinforcing ecosystem 137 138.
• Old Ke — Oversaw watering and soil maintenance while the Begonia remained at Lan Tian's fief. After its relocation into the portable Soul Tool, Lan Tian retained personal custody of it 63 70 81.
• Louise — Notices the plant's unusual nine heart-shaped leaves and worries that such a delicate flower could die during winter 36.
• Ah Yin — Recognizes the Nine Heart Begonia as one of the legendary treasures of the Plant Clan and regards its presence in the Icefire Basin as evidence of the area's extraordinary value 154 155.
• Xiao Mei (formerly the Empress Medusa) — Lan Tian's transformed battle pet and daughter, and the former ruler of the Icefire Basin where the Begonia is planted. Her transformation and later residence beneath the Golden Ancient Tree occur within the same protected ecosystem as the Begonia 106 136 137.

Trivia

• Lan Tian recognizes the plant because he remembers the Nine Heart Begonia from his previous life's knowledge of the original novel 33.
• The plant exists as an independent living organism rather than a martial soul, which Lan Tian considers highly unusual 33.
• Lan Tian deliberately postponed using it as his third soul ring, believing that absorbing it at roughly 100 years old would destroy a divine treasure before it reached its true potential 37.
• Lan Tian later considered raising it to 100,000 years for use as a ninth soul ring, though he acknowledges that this goal remains far beyond his current realm 76.
• The Begonia's advancement to 10,000 years completes roughly one-tenth of its intended journey toward the 100,000-year threshold 138.
• Lan Tian believes that continued nourishment from the Golden Ancient Tree, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and his Life Law power could shorten the time needed for the Begonia to reach 100,000 years, perhaps allowing it to mature within a century 138.
• Unlike the temporary medicinal plants and immortal herbs that Lan Tian consumes or relocates, the Nine Heart Begonia is preserved as a long-term family and cultivation legacy 76 138.