Chapter 470: Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones
[Item Name: Spirit Stone]
[Grade: Supreme Grade (Life)]
[Effect 1: It can be used by all living beings that use any type of Spirit Essence for their cultivation]
[Effect 2: When using it for the first time, the cultivator's lifespan will be increased by 100 years]
[Effect 3: As long as there is breath, no matter how severe the injuries are, the cultivator can completely recover within a few days]
[Note: All Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones can only be used by High-level Nascent Soul Realm Cultivators]
Unlike the low, mid and high-level Spirit Stones which have only one effect, this Supreme Grade Spirit Stone has three effects.
So, of course, Ethan was excited.
'Although one of the effects is effective for only one time, its value won't be less than that of Rank 7 or even Rank 8 Cultivation Resources.'
In the Verdant Skymount Province, finding the Spirit Stone Mines that contain High-level Spirit Stones was already very hard, not to mention, finding the Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone was impossible.
'As for the restriction regarding the Supreme Grade Spirit Stone, I am not surprised.'
Since the energy inside the Supreme Grade Spirit Stone is equivalent to 1000 or even more High-level Spirit Stones, absorbing such concentrated energy could kill low-level Cultivators.
So, he was not surprised about it; instead, he checked the Emerald Lightning Life Grass in his possession.
'I have so many Emerald Lightning Life Grass and using the Mystic Soil Heart Cauldron, I can get hundreds or even thousands of Supreme Grade Spirit Stones.'
After using so many Emerald Lightning Life Grass to increase his lifespan in the Realm of Life and Death, Ethan was still left with nearly a thousand of them.
With that, he could refine 100 batches, meaning he would get another 200 Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones.
Thinking about how Ethan could become the richest cultivator in not just the Emerald Green Plains but the entire Verdant Skymount Province, he was over the moon.
'I wonder what kind of effects the second Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone has.'
By refining 10 Emerald Lightning Life Grass, Ethan received two Supreme Grade Spirit Stones.
Despite his excitement, Ethan didn't forget about the second Spirit Stone inside the Cauldron and checked its effects.
[Item Name: Spirit Stone]
[Grade: Supreme Grade (Lightning)]
[Effect 1: It can be used by those who have an affinity with Lightning Element or the cultivation techniques that could absorb the Lightning Essence]
[Effect 2: During the first usage of the stone, the body of the cultivator will be tempered with the pure Lightning Energy inside the stone, increasing the cultivator's defense by 10 percent. Following that, each stone could temper the body by 1 percent till it reaches 100 percent]
[Effect 3: By swallowing it, the cultivator can temporarily boost his battle prowess by three times for 10 minutes]
[Note: The third effect is a bit dangerous and unless the cultivator's body is tempered by 100 percent using the second effect, it is better not to consume it]
[Note: All Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones can only be used by High-level Nascent Soul Realm Cultivators]
'Although this Lightning Spirit Stone is relatively inferior to the Life Spirit Stone, the second and third effects are quite good in their own sense.'
With the second effect, the cultivator could increase his defense whereas the third effect was even more powerful, making the cultivator gain explosive battle prowess for a short period.
'The effect is much more powerful than my Lightning Dragon Ape Ancestor's Bloodline.'
His bloodline could increase the battle prowess by only 2 times whereas this Lightning Spirit Stone could boost the battle prowess by three times.
Nevertheless, there was another powerful effect for his bloodline that boosts the battle prowess of all the Lightning Apes around him and it can be used every day without any external support.
'But, I can't use them due to my low cultivation.'
Ethan was only disappointed for a moment; however, thinking about all the benefits he could receive by staying in the Golden Core Realm, that disappointment disappeared without a trace.
"Anyway, it is time to increase my wealth."
Once he completed checking out the two Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones, Ethan repeated the process.
[The refinement of the 10 Emerald Lightning Life Grass is successful, received two Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones] x 4
'Huh?'
However, after using the Mystic Soil Heart Cauldron four more times to refine the Emerald Lightning Life Grass, Ethan was unable to continue further.
"Master, refining high-grade items like Emerald Lightning Life Grass back to back puts a toll on the cauldron. So, it enters a cooldown period of one week."
Miso, as though she was waiting for this moment, started explaining to Ethan.
[1) Anything below Rank 5, the Mystic Soil Heart Cauldron can refine 100 times]
[2) For Rank 5 and Rank 6 items, the cauldron can refine 5 times before entering its cooldown period]
[3) As for Rank 7 and above, the cauldron can refine only once before entering a brief dormant stage and the duration depends on the grade of the item refined]
'So, there are such restrictions. I was wondering how the previous master of the Mystic Soil Domain could die even with such an item.'
After learning the restrictions of the Mystic Soil Heart Cauldron, Ethan could only smile bitterly.
'Even without the Mystic Soil Heart Cauldron, with the Perfect Quality Spirit Plants, I can easily become the richest cultivator in the entire world.'
Of course, without those restrictions, he could have become even faster, but Ethan didn't care about it anymore.
Right now, with his half a million years lifespan, he has all the time in the world.
"Since it needs seven days to come out of its cooldown, I will just keep it in the Mystic Soil Domain."
Since seven days in the Mystic Soil Domain is equivalent to only one day in the world, Ethan decided not to bring it with him out of the Mystic Soil Domain.
"For now, five Supreme-Grade Life Stones and five Supreme-Grade Lightning Stones are more than enough for me."
With that thought in mind, Ethan stopped thinking about the Quasi-Divine Effect of the cauldron.
'After receiving this cauldron, I wanted to try my Alchemy Skills; however, I don't have a proper fire source.'
Even if its Quasi-Divine Effect was under cooldown, the cauldron could still be used for refining pills and of course, its regular effects would work.
But, the problem was the lack of a fire source, which was one of the major requirements for refining pills.
'Also, there is no need to waste time refining the pills as I have nearly 10,000 Emerald Lightning Life Pills.'
During his two years of stay in the Realm of Life and Death, Ethan harvested many batches of Emerald Lightning Life Grass, and thanks to the [Mystic Harvesting], he received lots of items.
First and foremost are the Emerald Lightning Talismans, and the quantity was close to 10,000.
After using more than half of them during his duel with the Green Corpse Emperor, Ethan was still left with 3000 talismans.
As for the pills, except for the three pills he consumed, Ethan carefully stored the remaining 10,000 pills.
So, Ethan didn't bother to refine the pills as he still had lots of things to do.
"First, let's plant something in the plot of Spirit Plots."
Soon, Ethan walked to the Spirit Fields.
Unlike before, there were three Spirit Fields, which Ethan guessed that it might be related to forming a connection with the Realm of Life and Death.
Moreover, each plot of Spirit Field was much bigger than what Ethan had seen during his previous visit.
"Master, in each Spirit Plot, you can plant 100 Rank 5 or 6 Spirit Plants."
As Ethan was observing the spirit plots, thinking about which Spirit Plants he should nurture in them, Miso informed him.
Since the environment in the Mystic Soil Domain was top-notch for the Spirit Plants, nurturing Rank 5 and above Spirit Plants was the ideal thing to do.
And since it was the Nature Spirit's duty to remind her master, Miso reminded Ethan about it.
"In one Spirit Plot, let's plant Emerald Lightning Life Grass and in another, it will be Astral Star Grass."
Ethan didn't think much about it and directly decided what he should plant in two Spirit Plots.
"It's a great choice, Master."
The higher the grade of the Spirit Plants nurtured in the Secret Realm, the greater the benefits for the realm.
"Then, what about the third plot of Spirit Field?"
So, of course, Miso was happy with it and curiously asked Ethan about the third plot of Spirit Field.
"As for the third plot, I will plant Blood Spirit Grass."
Ethan replied with a smile.
"What? Rank 2 Spirit Plant?"
Miso was shocked as she didn't expect Ethan to plant Blood Spirit Grass, which was just a Rank 2 Spirit Plant.
Although she knew that refining 1000 Blood Spirit Grass gives a High-level Blood Spirit Stone, Miso believed that it was not worth nurturing them in a High-level Spirit Field like the Mystic Spirit Field.
"Miso, just trust me and you will soon see what I am planning to do."
After saying that, Ethan started working on planting Blood Spirit Grass.
With his mastery over the cultivation techniques and experience as the Spirit Farmer, he was able to plant and nurture 9000 Blood Spirit Grass in less than an hour.
That's right!
In a single plot of Spirit Field, only 100 Rank 5 or Rank 6 Spirit Plants can be nurtured; however, when it comes to Rank 1 or 2 Spirit Plants, one could nurture 10,000 of them.
However, Ethan only planted 9,000 of them because he left some space to nurture a Special Rank 5 Spirit Plant: Bloodmoon Avatar Lotus.