Chapter 65
The banyan tree rustled its branches, turning them all in their direction as if to "look" at them.
A moment later, the banyan tree spoke in a booming voice, "It's you! I know you. Kucheng already told me, but didn't you already succeed in Dual Cultivation? So why are you looking for me? Do you want me to give you a gift?"
As he spoke, the banyan tree seemed to find it amusing and started laughing to itself, regardless of the expressions on the other two people's faces.
Shan Heyuan said without changing his expression, "We've come to see you, senior, and maybe we can make a deal with you."
"Oh, I knew you wouldn't come here without a reason. Alright, tell me what kind of deal you're talking about. For Kucheng's sake, if it's not too outrageous, I won't hit you."
Shan Heyuan thought for a moment and said, "Let me show you what I'm going to trade first. See if there's anything you like. If not, then forget it."
Shan Heyuan took out the Fertilizer Pill and spiritual liquid that he had prepared in advance.
These are all products he has refined during this period. The materials he used are a level higher than before, especially the water source. The water source he is using now is a spiritual spring water of the Nascent Soul grade from his Dantian Small World.
Besides the spiritual spring water, the fire used for refining was the Pu Core Fire, and he himself had already reached the Nascent Soul stage.
In summary, the resulting Fertilizer Pill and spiritual liquid are quite extraordinary.
If it were put up for auction, his Fertilizer Pill and spiritual liquid would be the grand finale treasures at even a small auction.
The banyan tree unceremoniously caught the jade box he tossed to it. "Haha, I like you. Your temper is so straightforward, it's just my type. Floating in the sky must be tiring, why don't you come down?"
Shan Heyuan and Shen Duheng exchanged a glance.
Shen Duheng nodded slightly, indicating that the danger was not great.
Since the danger isn't great, we can go through it.
The two did not refuse and went straight over, landing at the foot of the banyan tree.
When they stepped onto the island, they realized that there was no island at all.
The ground was covered with tree roots; the banyan tree seemed to be floating directly on the sea. I have no idea how it managed to do that.
The banyan tree sounded very old, but its branches looked very young.
As a professional planter, Shan Heyuan judged from his professional perspective that this banyan tree should not have existed for more than a thousand years.
Those branches didn't look a thousand years old.
They made their judgment on the large banyan tree, and the banyan tree also made its judgment on the Fertilizer Pill and elixir they had given them. "The things you brought are quite good. No wonder Kucheng personally recommended you."
Shan Heyuan smiled, "I'm also a professional planter; this is my livelihood."
The banyan tree said, "These are nice things. I'll take them. You can tell me what you want now."
Shan Heyuan: "Senior, I want a branch that doesn't contain your self-awareness."
The banyan tree said, "Hey? You want my branches? That's easy. Even if you don't want to trade, I can give them to you. But my branches aren't at the Spirit Transformation stage, so don't regret taking them."
Shan Heyuan was stunned. "Aren't you at the Spirit Transformation Realm?"
"Yes," the banyan tree said cheerfully, "But I'm not a naturally occurring Spirit Plant. Didn't Kucheng tell you? I was originally a cultivator, but I really hated being a cultivator, so I transformed into a banyan tree."
Shan Heyuan was aware of this.
However, he did not expect that the banyan tree, which had once been a cultivator, now had branches that were not of the Spirit Transformation Realm, even though it had reached the Spirit Transformation stage.
The banyan tree didn't seem surprised by their expressions. It shook the box with its branches. "Want to trade? If not, I can trade you something else?"
Shan Heyuan bowed and said, "Thank you, senior. If it weren't for the fact that the branch is only at the Spirit Transformation stage, I wouldn't exchange it for now. As for other things, does senior have anything you'd like to exchange with us?"
The banyan tree said, "Well, that depends on what you're interested in. Spirit Stone, treasures, and all sorts of Law Artifact? Tell me what you're interested in first."
"By the way," the banyan tree said, "I remember Kucheng said you practiced the 'Spring Transformation Art.' Do you want the last five forms of the 'Spring Transformation Art'?"
Chapter 65
Shan Heyuan never expected that what he had been searching for would come to him so easily.
He had been searching for the second half of "The Spring Transformation Art" for so long, and here it was, right under the banyan tree.
Shan Heyuan calmed himself down and asked, "What does Senior want? Let me see if I want it?"
Big Banyan Tree: "Just give me some more Fertilizer Pill, yours Fertilizer Pill pretty good, I'll take some to eat."
For Shan Heyuan, the Fertilizer Pill was a renewable resource, and he didn't mind exchanging it for the banyan tree.
After examining the second half of the "Spring Transformation Art" given by the banyan tree, Shan Heyuan gave five hundred Fertilizer Pill in exchange.
The second half actually only has five moves, equivalent to one move from a hundred Fertilizer Pill.
This price is definitely not cheap, but at this time, the "Spring Transformation Art" is a product with a market but no price. If they don't exchange it here at the Big Banyan Tree, they probably won't be able to get it in the future, so Shan Heyuan is willing to take a loss.
After exchanging the "Spring Transformation Art," Shan Heyuan eventually traded some of the banyan tree's branches for it.
Although its branches were not yet at the Spirit Transformation Realm, as a large banyan tree at the Spirit Transformation Realm, Shan Heyuan believed he could learn something from it.
The banyan tree didn't mind Shan Heyuan's idea and readily swapped with him.
After exchanging Spirit Stone and branches, and confirming that the other's goods were genuine, the banyan tree said happily, "I like you very much. You can come back again if you have time. I still have quite a few good things here, which ended up in my hands after those cultivators were shipwrecked at sea. I don't need them anymore, but perhaps you can."
Shan Heyuan agreed, "Okay, we'll come back when the time is right."
While on the run, they exchanged what they wanted with the banyan tree and left without lingering.
Both of them are cautious in nature.
This time, they still didn't use their swords, but instead went directly through the teleportation array.
Shan Heyuan didn't trust the coordinates on the recent maps either; he used the old ones.
Fortunately, he had read extensively at the Sword Reverence Academy and was interested in all sorts of things, so he had roughly memorized some coordinates and didn't need to buy books from outside now.
If you buy now, with competitors chasing you, you're likely to get ripped off.
The two were already quite used to being on the run and had planned their escape quite well.
During his escape, Shan Heyuan also studied the newly acquired "Spring Transformation Art".
The last five moves of the "Spring Transformation Art" are very simple and easy to understand. However, compared to the previous moves that tend to nourish Spirit Plant and cooperate with each other, these last five moves tend to plunder the Spiritual Power of Spirit Plant to strengthen the cultivator himself.
After their Spiritual Power was plundered, the Spirit Plant were in poor condition.
Shan Heyuan understood why the last five techniques couldn't be passed down.
These five techniques are truly against the will of Heaven, and most upright cultivators would probably not practice them, mainly for fear of incurring divine retribution and ultimately failing.
Shan Heyuan was curious about the State of Mind of Xin Xie, the senior who wrote "The Spring Transformation Art," when he wrote the last five techniques. Was he also in a desperate situation at the time, and had no choice but to resort to such a method that was against the natural order?
It's impossible to investigate now.
Xin Xie himself has long since disappeared into the annals of history, and even parts of the "Spring Transformation Art" have been lost.
Shan Heyuan glanced at it, but ultimately started practicing anyway.
He may not need to, but once he learns it, it will provide an extra layer of protection in an emergency.
The method of plundering the Spiritual Power of Spirit Plant is far too brutal.
Shan Heyuan tentatively tried this method of cultivation.
He was surprised to find that using this method, his cultivation speed was more than five times faster than before.
This method is too simple and brutal, and there's no need to consider any consequences. All you need to do is stuff a large amount of pure Spiritual Power into your meridians.