Chapter 3: Grandfather Bestows Treasure

Waking up early in the morning, Lin Qing quickly finished washing, ate the breakfast his mother made, and ran to his grandfather's house.

Grandfather was still cultivating, so Lin Qing could only wander around the courtyard boredly.

Lin Qing's biological grandmother unfortunately fell on the road back from the market more than twenty years ago after being ambushed by robber cultivators.

For these years, Grandfather has lived alone, with only two mortal clansmen helping with chores at home.

Lin Qing has played here since he was a child, so he doesn't need them to greet him.

He found his grandfather's recliner, lay on it, and stared at the sky in a daze, not knowing what his grandfather would say to him later.

After waiting for a while, his grandfather still hadn't come out. In a daze, Lin Qing fell asleep. When he woke up, his grandfather was already by his side.

Grandfather patted Lin Qing's head and said: "Waited a long time, right? Have you thought it through?"

"Grandfather, rest assured! I've thought it through." Lin Qing hurriedly repeated what he had said to his parents yesterday.

After hearing this, his grandfather was very happy, pulled Lin Qing, and came to the secret room. The grandfather and grandson sat opposite each other.

Grandfather took out two plates of spirit fruits and placed them in front of Lin Qing.

"Eat quickly," Grandfather said.

Lin Qing picked up a spirit peach and started gnawing on it.

After Lin Qing finished eating a peach, Grandfather started talking about the main business.

"Qing'er, since your spirit root has been tested, you will be formally called Lin Zhangqing from now on.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, go to school when the family academy opens."

"Okay, Grandfather." Lin Zhangqing responded.

"Qing'er, what is the purpose of cultivation in your heart?"

Lin Zhangqing thought for a while and said: "I cultivate to have more powerful strength to protect the people I want to protect, to protect everyone I care about.

By the way, I also seek great freedom and great ease!"

After hearing this, his grandfather was very happy and laughed out loud, "Good, Qing'er is the Kirin child of our family.

You must always remember today's words, cultivate well until you can protect everyone!

Do you know why we test spirit roots?"

Lin Zhangqing thought for a while and said: "It should be to find the clansmen who have spirit roots and can cultivate!"

"That is only one aspect; the other aspect is to know which spirit root is best for oneself.

Then practice the corresponding cultivation method, which can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

But this is not suitable for your situation.

You have a five-attribute spirit root, and each one is the same, which means there is no particularly prominent spirit root.

Therefore, if you practice any single five-element cultivation method alone, the effect will be very poor.

So, your best choice is to practice a chaos attribute cultivation method."

After speaking, he took out a cultivation method manual and three jade boxes from his storage bag and placed them on the table.

"This is the best chaos attribute cultivation method I found yesterday when I went to the family Scripture Pavilion, 'Five Elements Return to Origin Scripture'. It should be a cultivation method of at least Mysterious Grade or higher.

But the family only records the Qi Refining stage part here. However, it doesn't matter, it's enough for now. Keep an eye out for opportunities to collect the rest later.

The spiritual energy cultivated by this cultivation method is upright and peaceful, and it is not easy to go into demonic deviation. It is more suitable for your cultivation."

"Grandfather, what is a Mysterious Grade cultivation method?"

"The family academy will have an introduction to learning this later. However, since you asked, I will tell you simply.

Currently, the grade division of cultivation methods and secret arts in the cultivation world is the same.

And the cultivation method grades from low to high are: Yellow Grade, Mysterious Grade, Earth Grade, Heaven Grade.

And each grade is divided into three levels: lower grade, middle grade, upper grade.

This also involves the cultivation conditions, cultivation difficulty, and cultivation method power, etc...

For example, the family's 'Green Wood Longevity Scripture' is a Mysterious Grade Upper-Grade cultivation method. Do you understand?"

"Oh, I understand."

"Do you know what a Spirit Plant Master is?"

"I roughly know, it's taking care of spirit plants, making spirit plants grow faster, just like Grandfather and Aunt."

Grandfather nodded with a smile.

"It is not easy to become a Spirit Plant Master. You have to learn a lot of things.

For example, what kind of spirit plants are suitable for planting in what kind of spirit land, whether they like the sun or shade, whether they like dry or wet, what the planting distance is appropriate, what kind of spirit plants cannot be planted together, when it is appropriate to plant, etc... There is a lot of knowledge.

The spirit medicines, spirit grasses, and spirit plants in the cultivation world are as numerous as the stars. No Spirit Plant Master dares to say they know them all. So Spirit Plant Masters achieve advancement through continuous learning, practice, and accumulation.

Currently, it is generally accepted in the cultivation world that, in addition to mastering the corresponding grade secret arts.

A First-Grade Lower-Quality Spirit Plant Master must master the knowledge of at least 200 spirit plant habits to count. Middle-quality must master 400 types, and upper-quality must master 600 types. To advance to Second-Grade Lower-Quality, one must master 1000 types, and so on. But talking about Spirit Plant Masters is not to let you learn how to handle spirit plants now, but because becoming a Spirit Plant Master can be of huge help to your future cultivation.

Your own cultivation aptitude is ordinary, in order to be able to go higher and further in the future.

Only by borrowing external forces, Beast Tamers and Spirit Plant Masters are both good choices.

Both can choose a native spirit beast or native spirit plant through the native contract method.

But special attention must be paid, once the native spirit beast or spirit plant dies, it is a fatal blow to the host, light ones will be severely injured and cultivation will regress, heavy ones will die and fall directly.

The family temporarily does not have a Beast Tamer inheritance, now there is only an ordinary master-servant contract, this can only be collected later.

So you can only choose the Spirit Plant Master inheritance for now.

Spirit Plant Masters can choose a spirit plant seed to sign a native contract, forming a perfect mutual-living relationship with the spirit plant seed.

If the spirit plant advances, it will feed back spiritual energy to the host. If the host advances, it will also feed back spiritual energy to the spirit plant, having a mutually promoting effect."

After speaking, with a thought, a huge vine appeared behind him, with dozens of long tentacles, full of thorns, baring fangs and brandishing claws.

Lin Qing opened his eyes wide in surprise, although he knew it wouldn't hurt him, he was still a little nervous.

"This is Grandfather's native spirit plant, Bloodthirsty Thorn Vine, which is a precious mutated spirit plant.

It can advance by devouring the flesh and blood of demonic beasts to accumulate spiritual energy. This spirit vine can not only feed back spiritual energy, but it is also a good helper in Dharma battles. Grandfather being able to cultivate to the Foundation Establishment stage, this spirit vine has made an indelible contribution.

This is a precious spirit seed I obtained by chance when I was young. I didn't know what it was at the time, but later, after querying a large number of classics, I confirmed it was a mutated Bloodthirsty Thorn Vine seed.

I obtained three seeds at the time, one was given to your aunt, and the remaining one is in this jade box." Grandfather pointed to one of the three jade boxes.

"Inside the other two jade boxes, one is a precious Spirit Gathering Tree spirit seed, this kind of spirit plant can naturally gather the surrounding spiritual energy.

It is of great help to your usual cultivation, the disadvantage is that it is of no help to Dharma battles.

The spirit seed in this last jade box, I don't know what it is either, I only know that it has existed in our lineage since your Great-Grandfather Xu's generation.

But no one has ever been able to contract it, suspecting it is a dead seed that has lost its vitality. But this seed looks very high-grade just by looking at the surface, so it has been preserved until now.

You can take a look at all three spirit seeds."

Lin Zhangqing reached out and opened the first jade box, what he saw was a red spirit seed with black spots, this should be the Bloodthirsty Thorn Vine spirit seed.

Opening the second jade box, what he saw was a white spirit seed inside the box, this is the Spirit Gathering Tree spirit seed, right.

Lin Zhangqing opened the last jade box, what came into view was a black spirit seed surrounded by a colorful halo, and it was also covered with gold and silver patterns.

Lin Zhangqing was startled, "Grandfather, this spirit seed actually has a halo, colorful and quite beautiful!"

After hearing this, his grandfather's heart moved, and he couldn't help but ask: "What kind of colorful halo, isn't it a black seed covered with gold and silver patterns?"

"No, Grandfather, there is a colorful halo around this spirit seed."

"Do the other two spirit seeds have halos?"

"No, I didn't see any on those two."

Speaking of this, Grandfather Lin Fandao understood in his heart that this spirit seed should be the opportunity of his grandson Lin Zhangqing.

Just like when he encountered the Bloodthirsty Thorn Vine, he had a special feeling, and he took it without hesitation at that time. Thinking of this, he made a decision in his heart.

"Qing'er, originally Grandfather wanted you to choose the Bloodthirsty Thorn Vine, but this spirit seed should be your unique opportunity.

Now Grandfather lets you choose for yourself, which one do you want?"

After hearing this, Lin Zhangqing thought, what do you mean which one, only children make choices, I want them all.

"Grandfather, I want all three!"

Grandfather laughed out loud after hearing this, "Greedy little ghost, give it to you, give it all to you.

But you have to wait until you are at the third layer of Qi Refining and become a First-Grade Lower-Quality Spirit Plant Master before I can give them to you. These will be kept by Grandfather for you for now."

"Grandfather, why do I have to wait until the third layer of Qi Refining?"

"This is because I'm afraid your cultivation base is too low, and the spirit seed level is too high, and the contract will not be successful.

Also, don't tell others about the things here, especially about seeing the halo.

You must not tell anyone, even your parents. This is to protect yourself and your family, understand?"

"I understand, I won't tell anyone." Lin Zhangqing responded earnestly.

"You can take a look at this 'Five Elements Return to Origin Scripture' first, if you don't understand, ask your father, remember to go to the family academy after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month."

Lin Zhangqing responded, bowed to his grandfather, took a plate of spirit peaches, and retreated happily.

On the way back, Lin Zhangqing thought happily, it's good to have family who cares.

Grandfather has already planned the future path in advance, at least it saves a lot of detours compared to others.

By the way, I haven't gone to see how the little friends are doing. It's already late now, I'd better wait until tomorrow to go see!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 4 =====