The second-tier spirit wood, [Eastwheel willow wood], had been obtained from that deacon of the [Azure Firmament Sect] through Talisman Master Chu's connections.
The price was quite high and included a markup, but it was still slightly lower than at an auction, making it acceptable.
Lin Changheng met with the man and bought it outright.
With this spirit wood, his body-tempering progress could enter the fast lane.
During this period, Lin Changheng also visited the Spirit Medicine Garden more frequently.
Half a year earlier, he had harvested the [nine-leaf violet cinnabar fungus], which had grown nine leaves and matured for the third time.
He had then revived its old root and planted it again.
Another plant he valued especially highly, the [vermilion beauty fruit grass], had also reached three feet in height. A fruit the size of a baby's fist hung from it, though it was still green and had yet to turn red.
This treasure plant sprouted leaves when its main stem reached one foot, flowered at two feet, and bore fruit at three feet.
Then, in less than a month, the fruit would rapidly grow, take shape, and become suitable for medicinal use.
Lin Changheng estimated that it would be ready within the next few days and had been waiting to harvest it.
One supplementary ingredient for the [Youth-Preserving Pill], [Fire poria], had reached nearly twenty years of medicinal age. It was essentially ready for use, so he harvested it as well.
Another newly planted main ingredient, [Purple date grass], had reached around ten years of medicinal age under his all-out efforts to accelerate its growth.
Moreover, the medicinal rhizome of the [earth vein yellow essence] had already reached fifty years of age!
This spirit plant's medicinal potency would grow increasingly rich. A hundred years marked a clear