Li Mu raised his hand gently, a flash of golden light passed by, and hundreds of mature Celestial Wind Grass were cut at the roots.

Dozens of green light clusters floated into the air. Li Mu, his spirits lifted, quickly reached out and beckoned, absorbing all the small light clusters into his body.

Li Mu couldn’t wait to look at the panel log column.

[Talent Divine Power - Plant Spirit Absorption activated, you absorbed a Plant Spirit, Free Skill Points +0.1]

[Talent Divine Power - Plant Spirit Absorption activated, you absorbed a Plant Spirit, Free Skill Points +0.2]

[Talent Divine Power - Plant Spirit Absorption activated, you absorbed a Plant Spirit, Free Skill Points +0.1]

...

Looking at the dozens of skill point gain prompts in the log column, Li Mu was slightly stunned with mixed surprise.

Wonderful! Spirit Plants matured through the Withering and Flourishing Skill can still obtain Plant Spirit Light Groups. However, the attributes obtained and the probability have significantly decreased, which makes the benefit relatively insignificant compared to the huge consumption of Wood Spirit Power and the Power of Time.

Even so, Li Mu felt very excited. He had always hoped to mature Spirit Plants through the Withering and Flourishing Skill to obtain more Plant Spirit Light Groups. Now this wish had finally come true.

Although the Spirit Plants matured through the Withering and Flourishing Skill could obtain Plant Spirit Light Groups, the attributes and probabilities acquired were significantly reduced. This made Li Mu feel somewhat disappointed. However, this method could verify the Plant Spirit Attributes of High-tier Spirit Plants, sparing him a lot of energy and time in nurturing other Spirit Seed saplings in the future.

Li Mu looked at the thousands of Tier Five and Six Spirit Plant saplings planted in the ’Experimental Field’ and was filled with enthusiasm, preparing for a larger experiment.

Li Mu glanced down at more than a dozen Tier Five Bodhi Spirit Flower saplings, deciding to start the experiment with the Bodhi Spirit Flower. This time, he planned to mature one Bodhi Spirit Flower to its mature stage to obtain its Plant Spirit Light Group.

Li Mu took a deep breath, holding the Eternal Dried Wood Staff, activating Wood Spirit Power and the Power of Time to mature each Bodhi Spirit Flower.

Li Mu concentrated intensely on controlling the output of Spiritual Power to ensure the Bodhi Spirit Flower only matured to the mature stage.

Soon, one by one, the Bodhi Spirit Flowers began to grow rapidly under Li Mu’s stimulation, their leaves becoming more verdant, their branches extending continuously, and buds starting to blossom.

A burst of golden light suddenly resonated as the Bodhi Spirit Flower entered the fruiting stage. Just before it withered and wilted, Li Mu instantly cast a spell and severed it.

At the moment the Bodhi Spirit Flower was cut, a cluster of yellow spirit light appeared at the break.

Seeing this, Li Mu was overjoyed. He immediately reached out to cradle the yellow light cluster in his hand, eagerly looking at the attribute panel. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

[Talent Divine Power - Plant Spirit Absorption activated, you absorbed a Plant Spirit, Enlightenment Value +3.7]

A text prompt popped up in the log column, and Li Mu suddenly felt his Sea of Consciousness clearing, his spirit slightly invigorated.

Seeing this result, Li Mu was overjoyed. He hadn’t expected that the Plant Spirit Light Group attribute of the Bodhi Spirit Flower to increase his Enlightenment Value.

This was an unexpected major gain for Li Mu. Enlightenment is the root of a cultivator’s Dao cultivation; the stronger the ability to comprehend, the deeper the understanding of the Dao Principle, determining the power of the Daoist Principle Realm and how far he can progress in the future. It is an important factor in enhancing cultivation realms and a key indicator of a cultivator’s potential.

The Enlightenment Value increase of 3.7 points from this Plant Spirit Light Group could be multiplied dozens or even hundreds of times if obtained through normal planting of Bodhi Spirit Flowers.

The Bodhi Spirit Flower, a Tier Five Spirit Plant, was already listed by Li Mu for large-scale cultivation.

However, apart from requiring Spiritual Power, the Bodhi Spirit Flower also demands a special environment. To cultivate large numbers of Bodhi Spirit Flowers requires first acquiring a large amount of Tier Five Bodhi Wood, ideally transplanting a Bodhi Wood forest.

Yet, the thought of the growth environment required for Bodhi Spirit Wood gave Li Mu a headache.

The growth environment for Tier Five Bodhi Wood requires a small amount of Tier Five Four Symbols Earth and occasional watering with Tier Four Celestial One True Water. To transplant this Bodhi Wood, Li Mu had waited quite some time for the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion to secure it.

To transplant many Tier Five Bodhi Woods requires a substantial financial and energetic investment to collect such Spirit Wood.

Li Mu sighed, deciding to postpone this matter and continue experimenting with other high-tier Spirit Plant saplings.

...

Time flew by, and in a blink, another half month had passed.

After exiting the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion, Li Mu first flew to the Spirit Field.

Li Mu performed the Clear Wind Rain Summoning Skill, and an invisible force flowed from his fingers, transforming into a gentle drizzle over the two thousand acres of Spirit Fields.

The fine raindrops fell on the two thousand acres of Purple Jade Spirit Ginseng and Yin Soul Fruit saplings.

Seeing the Purple Jade Spirit Ginseng and Yin Soul Fruit saplings thriving, with their tender shoots verdant and vibrant, Li Mu’s heavy heart eased considerably.

Each of these Spirit Plant saplings carried Li Mu’s efforts and hopes. When these Spirit Plants mature and their Plant Spirit Light Groups are harvested, it would be the day he advances to Divinity Transformation.

Li Mu was filled with anticipation, carefully observing the growth of each sapling, occasionally adjusting the Yin Yang Qi environment and Spiritual Qi concentration in the Spirit Field to ensure they grow under optimal conditions.

...

After spending over an hour tending to the two thousand acres of Spirit Field, Li Mu flew back to his cave dwelling on Crescent Island.

Xue’Er, upon seeing Li Mu’s figure, was about to greet him but noticed his expression was off.

Since activating the Celestial Fox bloodline, Xue’Er has developed a keen sensitivity to emotions, which is considered an innate trait of the Snow Fox Race, allowing her to accurately sense emotional changes through observation of expressions, actions, and tone.

Seeing Li Mu’s expression and his troubled demeanor, Xue’Er couldn’t help but feel worried.

Lord Li has always been a very calm and stable person, rarely losing his composure. However, today his mood was clearly off, as if shrouded in a gloomy haze.

Xue’Er felt a wave of unease, uncertain of the challenges Li Mu faced, but she could sense his fatigue and pressure.

Xue’Er wanted to step forward and ask but was afraid of disturbing him. So she stood still, silently watching Li Mu’s every move.

"What’s wrong?" Seeing Xue’Er’s unusual behavior, Li Mu looked at her curiously, not understanding.

"Lord Li, what happened? Why do you look so troubled? Is there something bothering you?" Xue’Er immediately asked with concern.

Li Mu glanced at Xue’Er and responded casually, "Nothing much, just some issues with artifact refining; some Spiritual Materials are hard to acquire!"

"Hmph! Lord Li, why can’t you tell me what’s on your mind? You’re deceiving me again, while I’m so concerned about you!" Xue’Er pouted and playfully tugged on Li Mu’s arm, asking coquettishly.

"I’m not deceiving you, really. Aside from artifact refining, obtaining the supplementary materials for planting high-tier Spirit Plants is quite challenging! That’s what’s troubling me!" Li Mu chuckled bitterly, explaining truthfully.

This experiment with the Withering and Flourishing Skill enlightened Li Mu to the Plant Spirit attributes of many Tier Five and Six Spirit Plants, like the Yanyuan Spirit Grass that increases lifespan, the Mouxing Spirit Grass that increases Star Source, and the Netherworld Ghost Reishi that strengthens the Divine Soul,...but

However, the auxiliary spiritual materials required for large-scale cultivation of these high-tier Spirit Plants are complex and mystical, requiring special growth environments and are not something he can easily gather alone.

Xue’Er sensed no issues with Li Mu’s words this time, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems the difficulties Lord Li is facing are truly as described.

Xue’Er sighed in relief and smiled reassuringly, "Lord Li, if it’s difficult, just take your time. You’re so capable; you’ll gather everything eventually."

Li Mu glanced at Xue’Er, then sighed helplessly, unable to explain further.

"If it really comes to that, you could ask Sister Ji for help; she should be more than willing to assist you." Seeing Li Mu’s dejected look, Xue’Er couldn’t help but find it amusing and quickly suggested.

Li Mu smiled wryly and nodded, contemplating visiting both Ji Hanyan and the local market.