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After carefully examining the area with his Divine Sense, Shan Heyuan said happily, "It's ready. Help me suppress it, and I'll give it a try."

For Shen Duheng, a cultivator in the Late Core Formation, suppressing this demonic plant was as easy as using just one finger; it was no trouble at all.

He didn't even lower his sword; he simply released his pressure, rendering the wildly dancing Ghost Bud Grass below immobile.

Shan Heyuan glanced at him and knew that the oppressive aura was actually Sword Intent.

Qi Yuanbai practiced Sword Intent for a long time. Shan Heyuan himself didn't practice swordsmanship, but he was quite familiar with it.

I just didn't expect Shen Duheng's Sword Intent to be so solid.

Shen Duheng had already created the opportunity, so Shan Heyuan didn't hesitate any longer. He jumped into the Ghost Bud Grass, sat cross-legged, and began cultivating "Return a Plum for a Peach".

He had been trying to practice this move for a long time, and he knew exactly how to practice it, which meridians to use, and what the key points were.

After sitting down, his powerful Spiritual Power immediately spread out and directly entangled the Ghost Bud Grass.

The Ghost Bud Grass reacted as if it had seen a ghost. As soon as it came into contact with his Spiritual Power, it tried desperately to escape, but it was suppressed and could not move at all.

Shan Heyuan easily sensed the "meridians" of the Ghost Bud Grass with his Divine Sense.

His earlier guess was correct; this move was indeed not aimed at ordinary Spirit Plant!

Spirit Plant also have life and consciousness, only their consciousness is very weak.

The Spirit Plant carefully selected and cultivated by the growers have even weaker consciousness.

Even if a deity were to come, they wouldn't be able to rouse such Spirit Plant with such faint consciousness.

After all, how can you promote something that doesn't exist?

The Ghost Bud Grass is different. This demonic plant is extremely powerful and its resistance is also very strong. Shan Heyuan didn't need to specifically search for its consciousness; he could contact it with his Divine Sense.

Now that the consciousness of the Ghost Bud Grass has been discovered, taming them becomes much simpler.

As a plant grower, Shan Heyuan now has plenty of experience and knows best how to soothe a Spirit Plant.

Demonic plants are also Spirit Plant, and thus fall within his area of experience.

He spread his Spiritual Power over and discovered something else—his Spiritual Power carried the aura of the Illusionless Tree.

This is not hard to understand. The Illusionless Tree is located in his Dantian, releasing Spiritual Power day and night to nourish his meridians. It has almost become one with him, inseparable from him, so it is not difficult to understand why it has an aura.

The Illusionless Tree is already Core Formation stage demonic plant, far surpassing the Ghost Bud Grass, and its suppression effect on the Ghost Bud Grass is also very obvious.

With the suppression of Shen Duheng's Sword Intent from the outside and the suppression of the Illusionless Tree's aura from the inside, the Ghost Bud Grass didn't put up much resistance and quickly showed weakness.

With almost no effort, Shan Heyuan caused the Ghost Bud Grass to resonate with him, forming an "array".

This formation has practically become Shan Heyuan's second pair of hands. He can use any grass stems within the formation however he wants, and it's not difficult for him at all.

This feeling was very novel, as if there was something extra on the outside of my body.

Shan Heyuan stared wide-eyed for a while, then called to Shen Duheng above, "Brother Shen, I think I've succeeded in cultivating it. Why don't you unleash your Sword Intent and try it?"

Without saying a word, Shen Duheng gathered the Sword Intent as requested and stepped back a little.

The Ghost Bud Grass put up a slight resistance, but it was quickly suppressed by Shan Heyuan, who was still able to control Ghost Bud Grass.

He thought for a moment, then used his consciousness to command the Ghost Bud Grass to lift his body up. Then, like a large spider, he used the stems and leaves of the Ghost Bud Grass to touch the ground and walked around in place.

Shen Duheng stood on the spirit sword, watching him walk around below with a bright smile using the Ghost Bud Grass, his expression quite subtle.

The Ghost Bud Grass looks like a large clump, but it's actually just one plant.

It wasn't difficult for Shan Heyuan to command, probably because his Divine Sense was much stronger than that of Ghost Bud Grass.

After he played for a while, Shen Duheng asked from above, "Do you need to find any other demonic plants?"

Shan Heyuan: "Yes! Let's look again, this time we can find something of a higher grade."

That being said, Shan Heyuan did not loosen his control over the Ghost Bud Grass.

This kind of demonic plant is quite rare; it's hard to see it normally. If you dig it up and sell it on the market, you could get several thousand Spirit Stone for it.

Of course, as a grower, Shan Heyuan never had the habit of killing off everything. He simply took a small section of the Ghost Bud Grass with roots and then released it from his control.

After being released, the Ghost Bud Grass didn't attack him immediately. Instead, it seemed to have become familiar with his aura and nuzzled against him affectionately.

Shan Heyuan observes Ghost Bud Grass *.

After he controlled the Ghost Bud Grass, not only was it invaded by his Divine Sense, but also by his Spiritual Power. This Spiritual Power was the best for nourishing the spiritual grass, and the Ghost Bud Grass looked like it had grown a little bigger and its consciousness had become clearer.

No wonder this move is called "Return a Plum for a Peach".

Whether it's the Spirit Plant repaying the cultivators, or the cultivators repaying the Spirit Plant, or both, is unclear. However, it's obviously a mutually beneficial arrangement.

Shan Heyuan really liked this trick; he even touched the leaves of the Ghost Bud Grass before leaving.

The Ghost Bud Grass was as docile as a little puppy, and had completely given up resisting.

Shen Duheng, along with Shan Heyuan, found another Galangal Red in the Foundation Establishment Early Stage.

This kaempferia Galangal Red is also a demonic plant, and it initially resisted fiercely as well.

Shan Heyuan didn't care at all. He didn't know if it was because he had been waiting for this bottleneck for so long, but once he broke through it, his cultivation became incredibly smooth, even like a floodgate being opened, and everything fell into place naturally.

He quickly subdued the Galangal Red, took a branch, and then released the Spirit Plant.

After mastering this technique, Shan Heyuan felt that he had advanced to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

He's just missing an opportunity, a bit of fortuitous opportunity. Once that fortuitous opportunity arrives, he'll probably reach the Foundation Establishment Late Stage immediately. If all goes well, it's not impossible for him to advance directly to Core Formation.

No wonder Shen Duheng said that there are no bottlenecks below the Nascent Soul.

Even he himself felt a little alarmed by this speed of cultivation.

Of course, this matter had to be put aside for the time being. The main reason he worked so hard to cultivate this move was for the sake of the Illusionless Tree in his Dantian.

Now that this technique has been mastered, we need to find a way to solve the soil problem for the Illusionless Tree in our Dantian.

Among so many planting substrates, Shan Heyuan considered for a long time before finally deciding to choose moss. The main reason is that moss has such excellent performance and a long history of use, so if any problems arise, it will be easier to find a solution.

After making up their minds, they began their Leaving the Mountain to return home.

Shan Heyuan was also surprised. "This time it went so smoothly. If I had known it would go so smoothly, I wouldn't have hesitated for so long. I could have just found a day off and gone into the mountains, and all the problems would have been solved."

Shen Duheng: "If it were that easy, so many cultivators wouldn't be troubled by their bottleneck periods."

Shan Heyuan smiled and said, "That's true. Next, I need to put moss into my Dantian, and I'll need your help to protect me."

Is there any risk?

"Basically none? I know the answer."

Shan Heyuan is not a reckless person; often he would rather lose something than take a risk.

Shen Duheng had lived with him for so long, so he naturally knew his personality. Seeing that he had already made up his mind, he didn't say much.

The two hurried home.

Shan Heyuan had experimented with many types of mosses before and was familiar with their characteristics.

He decided to use a "Return a Plum for a Peach" approach to tame the moss, and thus chose a type of moss resembling a mythical plant.

Although this type of moss is relatively difficult to find, it's not impossible. He had a type of moss Golden Silk Dense Moss on hand.

These mosses were also bought from the flower and bird market. They have a faint consciousness, but their quality is not high, only around the Qi Refining Third Stage.

Because its grade was too low, he hadn't focused on this moss during his previous experiments. Now that he'd decided to use it, he naturally needed to think of a way to utilize it.