Chapter 13: Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum Lacks Soul Ring

During the next three days, Li Xuan desperately completed the seedling cultivation for all the seeds.

On the afternoon of the third day, after placing the last seed into the seedling vessel, Li Xuan finally relaxed.

Based on his secondary profession ability and the support of his little green bottle, the germination success rate of these seeds was essentially a full one hundred percent.

As long as he waits for the last batch of seeds to sprout tomorrow, he can transfer all the seeds into the Flower Pot, and this year's planting task will be completely finished.

"Now the seeds have been fully cultivated, and the real work begins," Li Xuan smiled, then stopped paying attention to the seedling Flower Pot and went straight back to his Mao Cao Wu.

At this moment, in the center of the Mao Cao Wu stood a golden chrysanthemum about half a meter tall.

This was the most important thing Li Xuan had produced in these three days.

The Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum was now in full bloom, its branches and leaves lush, and the Burning Heart Divine Flame coating its surface had intensified greatly.

Li Xuan slowly dripped today's Green Spirit Liquid onto the leaves of the Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum.

The Green Spirit Liquid was quickly absorbed by the Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum, yet its appearance did not change at all.

Only the already blooming flowers became even more radiant, and the original golden flame now contained a bit more red.

However, Li Xuan did not care about that; he was more concerned with the attributes of the Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum.

【Plant: Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum】

【Quality: Immortal Grade】

【Cultivation: 452 years】

【Description: One of the top Immortal Grade spirit plants, naturally possesses the Burning Heart Divine Flame, can incinerate souls, can scorch divine will; the chrysanthemum's core, when ingested, has a chance to grant the Burning Heart Divine Flame, but failure results in being consumed by the flame】

Seeing the Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum change according to the description, Li Xuan couldn't help but feel elated.

Now the Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum can be ingested; although the side effects are huge, it is far better than being inedible before.

Moreover, the Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum's age reached 452 years, exceeding a certain 'master's' theoretical maximum, but that master's theory never seemed accurate, so after surpassing the limit, Li Xuan felt he could still absorb it successfully.

"It wasn't in vain that I gave you all the Green Spirit Liquid these three days; I hope that you, who lack the Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan, can generate a soul ring and be smoothly absorbed by me," Li Xuan said, sitting opposite the Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum with a smile.

Li Xuan didn't know whether this Immortal Grade spirit plant possessed sentient intelligence, but he still wanted to mutter a couple of words.

Then, Li Xuan assumed the Five Hearts to Heaven Pose and began slowly circulating the soul power within his body, adjusting his condition to stay at his optimum.

After a dozen minutes, Li Xuan opened his eyes, opened the Void Pearl, and took out a polished stone knife from inside.

The Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum is fire‑aligned; it cannot be harvested with metal and must be cut with stone to best preserve its effect.

Li Xuan extended his right hand, slowly channeling his soul power into the Soul Seal.

A cluster of blue flame from the Nine Hearts Nine Flame Lotus appeared in Li Xuan's hand, gradually enveloping his palm.

Looking at the golden chrysanthemum before him, Li Xuan licked his lips, tightened his grip on the stone knife, and the most thrilling harvest moment was about to begin.

Encased in a layer of blue flame, Li Xuan slowly used the stone knife to sever the Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum's roots.

The Burning Heart Divine Flame continuously eroded the blue flame on Li Xuan's palm; he felt its intense heat, but thanks to the blue flame shielding his right hand, otherwise his palm would have been scorched to white bone.

Li Xuan gritted his teeth and cut through the Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum outright.

The moment the Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum was cut, a violent burst of Burning Heart Divine Flame erupted.

Li Xuan reacted quickly, pulling his hand back and leaping backward, thereby evading the flame's explosion.

However, the lingering flame still burned several holes through Li Xuan's clothing.

Having escaped the disaster, Li Xuan leaned against the earthen wall, dressed in ragged clothes. "Damn, this thing is such a trap!" he said, patting his chest in fear.

Li Xuan hadn't expected the Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum to erupt once more at the last moment, and that burst almost carried him away.

Li Xuan leaned against the wall, watching the severed Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum in the Flower Pot.

After being cut, the Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum's branches, leaves, and stem began to burn violently, and the blooming chrysanthemum gradually revealed a metallic sheen, sparkling brilliantly within the flames, dazzlingly bright.

At this point, Li Xuan dared not act rashly, since he didn't know whether the Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum might erupt again.

However, this time it was clearly just Li Xuan's overthinking.

The branches, leaves, and stem quickly turned entirely into fuel for the Burning Heart Divine Flame, and all of that flame poured into the chrysanthemum's core.

A golden, blazing chrysanthemum burning with the Burning Heart Divine Flame appeared in the Flower Pot.

"This… no soul ring appeared?" Li Xuan frowned, muttering softly.

Li Xuan lost the bet…

He had bet that the Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum, without the Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan, would behave like a normal plant soul beast—after attaining cultivation, it would normally generate a soul ring.

However, the Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum is now dead, and no soul ring has appeared.

"What a waste of an Immortal Grade spirit plant," Li Xuan said, looking at the Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum in the Flower Pot as its flames gradually faded, feeling a pang of regret.

After a while longer, the Burning Heart Divine Flame finally went out.

Li Xuan then stepped forward and picked up the remaining Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum flower lying in the Flower Pot.

The Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum flower was now only slightly warm, feeling very comfortable in his hand.

Although the flower radiated golden light throughout, it was unusually soft, and swallowing it should not be gritty.

Li Xuan paused briefly, then took out a bag, placed the Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum flower inside, and tossed it into his Void Pearl.

After ingesting the Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum, there is a certain chance to obtain the Burning Heart Divine Flame, but failure would mean death and dissolution of the Dao!

Li Xuan would not swallow the Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum without a foolproof method; after all, life only comes once, and there's no need to take such a risk.

"It seems Immortal Grade spirit plants won't produce a soul ring, but Heavenly Material Earth Treasure still needs to be tried," Li Xuan said, pursing his lips and nodding. The Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum's failure made him a bit sad, yet he quickly readjusted his condition to continue selecting suitable plants for his first soul ring.

Li Xuan possesses a little green bottle, allowing him to cultivate a suitable plant soul beast within three to four days as his first soul ring.

Therefore, Li Xuan is not in a hurry.

Li Xuan took another bag out of the Void Pearl; the bag contained several other fire‑attribute Heavenly Material Earth Treasures and rare‑quality seeds.

After a selection process, Li Xuan finally extracted a fire‑attribute Heavenly Material Earth Treasure from these seeds, named Starfire Vine.

【Plant: Starfire Vine】

【Quality: Heavenly Material Earth Treasure】

【Cultivation: 0 years】

【Introduction: Ordinary Heavenly Material Earth Treasure, warm and dry nature, a hundred‑year vine can be used as medicine, five hundred years to bear fruit, its fruit is the main ingredient of the Six Grade Alchemy Pill Star Cloud Break God Pill】

"It's you then," Li Xuan said somewhat helplessly, then planted the Seed into the Flower Pot.

Although Starfire Vine possesses both fire and wood attributes, its fire attribute is not as strong as its wood attribute; it can only be called a second‑tier soul‑ring choice.

(End of Chapter)