Lesser Yao Grounds, a stone cave.
Deep night, light rain.
All was still-a good time to break through.
After eating some Blood Food until his belly was full, then using several runes such as Shedding Talismans, Hair-Shedding Talismans, and Hard Skin Talismans, Su Changsheng picked up a spirit plant as thick as an arm and shaped like ginseng.
This was the spirit plant he had received in advance.
Called snow velvet ginseng, it could strengthen his foundation, replenish his vitality, and enhance his blood qi and physique.
He had requested it.
After all, using two spirit plants in succession to break through also made him worry that suddenly crossing realms would leave his blood qi weak and his yao body deteriorating, much like having an unstable foundation.
Of course, snake spirit grass would have been best. This spirit plant grew upon the remains of certain great snakes or around enormous shed snakeskins, and had extraordinary effects on snake yao.
Unfortunately, snake spirit grass was exceptionally precious and exceedingly rare. What little existed had long since been all but divided up. How could he have had his pick?
"Snow velvet ginseng is good too. Though its effects don't match snake spirit grass, it's better at strengthening the foundation, replenishing vitality, and nourishing the yao body. It also contains plenty of special spirit energy. Even if it falls short of snake spirit grass, the effect is still close to double."
Su Changsheng tested the special spirit energy of the snow velvet ginseng and found that his Realm Experience conversion rate had risen from a little over six points to around ten.
It certainly could not compare with snake spirit grass, but it was considerably better than many Low-Level Spirit Plants.
Still, he could not use it directly yet.
To be cautious, Su