"Ten-year-old plants, once touched by it, acquire a [mundane tainted bloodline]; fifty-year-old plants acquire a [turbid baleful bloodline]; those a hundred years old acquire a [mystic spirit bloodline]..."
"These aren't arbitrary human classifications. Long ago, a mighty cultivator versed in fifth-tier spirit plant arts and fourth-tier pill refining traveled through the wilderness, capturing nearly a hundred mountain and marsh spirits over a thousand years. These classifications came from studying them. Apart from a few exceptions, they're essentially accurate."
The young woman paced as she spoke, her hands clasped behind her back.
"This cultivation world truly is wondrous and fascinating."
Lin Changheng felt his horizons expanding. He had gained more useful knowledge, and inwardly rejoiced.
The young woman from the Liu Family covered her mouth with a light laugh. "As luck would have it, our clan has two [Lantern Grass Spirits]. They transformed together after being touched by the spiritual workings of heaven and earth-a rare marvel in itself. They regenerate extremely well and can provide large quantities of essence blood."
Chives?
The word sprang straight into Lin Changheng's mind. Harvest one crop, then another?
The woman was perfectly frank, seemingly intent on showing Lin Changheng goodwill. She explicitly told him that, with sufficient nourishment, one portion of essence blood could be harvested from each spirit every three days.
Any more would damage their fundamental vitality, amounting to killing the hen to get its eggs.
Lin Changheng nodded and immediately worked out the answer. Together, the two [Lantern Grass Spirits] could yield over two hundred and forty portions of essence blood a year.
That was no small amount.
He said, "My exploration of the Pill Dao requires it, and I consume quite a lot. Naturally, the more the better."
The hemp-robed elder interjected at just the right moment. "Aside from what