Hao Ren was quite pleased with the natural grand formation formed by the "Purple Jade Bamboo Forest."
Excellent, excellent!
This provided another layer of security for him.
He could now "hide" in the cave with even greater peace of mind.
Joyful!
Hao Ren's gaze fell upon the small Purple Jade Spiritual Bamboo within the cave.
This Purple Jade Spiritual Bamboo was the core root of the entire "Purple Cloud Bamboo Forest" and the formation core of the natural grand formation. Since Hao Ren had cultivated it, it possessed a natural affinity for him. By simply channeling his true essence into this Purple Jade Spiritual Bamboo, he could control the entire grand formation.
The natural grand formation possessed no offensive power, but its ability to trap enemies was unparalleled.
Even a cultivator at the "Golden Core Great Perfection realm" would be trapped within and could only await death!
Hmm, a pity, it was still a little weak.
Hao Ren clicked his tongue. The limit of this natural grand formation was only to trap cultivators at the "Golden Core Great Perfection realm." It was powerless against those at the "Nascent Soul realm" and above.
If only it could trap and kill "Nascent Soul cultivators"!
Then, he wouldn't have to worry about the "Green Sword Immortal" issue.
Hao Ren shook his head.
Never mind, one shouldn't be too greedy.
At this moment, the six "Dragon Tooth Rice" plants, unwilling to be outdone, also began to absorb the power of the celestial phenomena in large quantities.
The six Dragon Tooth Rice plants sprouted almost simultaneously, all displaying their first tender shoots.
At this critical juncture, they encountered trouble, big trouble!
The tender shoots of the Dragon Tooth Rice seemed unable to adapt to the spiritual energy environment of this world. They trembled violently and began to slowly turn yellow and wither.
If this continued, it wouldn't be long before the Dragon Tooth Rice shoots withered and died completely.
Impossible!
We must find a solution!
Seeing this, Hao Ren was both angry and anxious.
This Dragon Tooth Rice was incredibly precious and absolutely could not be wasted like this.
Right, the "Planting Spiritual Art"!
Hao Ren's heart stirred; he had found the key to the problem.
The cultivation difficulty of Dragon Tooth Rice was extremely high, requiring not only abundant spiritual energy but also the cooperation of a specialized "Planting Spiritual Art."
Fortunately, Hao Ren had already tricked the system into giving him the "Planting Spiritual Art" earlier. Now was the perfect time to use it!
Swish, swish, swish!
Hao Ren's hands moved like butterflies dancing through flowers, issuing streams of spiritual arts.
These spiritual arts possessed profound power, continuously integrating into the "Dragon Tooth Rice shoots."
Nourished by the spiritual arts, the condition of the "Dragon Tooth Rice shoots" improved somewhat, and they stopped withering.
However, the six "Dragon Tooth Rice shoots" remained listless and half-dead, clearly having damaged their essence and unable to recover in a short time.
Dragon Tooth Rice was too delicate!
Its cultivation was extremely difficult, and any slight mistake could damage its essence, leading to a reduction in yield by more than half in mild cases, and complete failure in severe ones.
Hao Ren estimated that there would be no harvest from this batch of "Dragon Tooth Rice shoots."
A waste!
Hao Ren felt heartbroken, but he could do nothing.
Just then, the phantom image of the Sage on the high platform suddenly let out a soft "yi." He looked over in this direction.
The Sage's phantom image was filled with great wisdom, his gaze penetrating.
He immediately noticed the listless "Dragon Tooth Rice shoots."
The Sage's phantom image smiled slightly and softly chanted.
"Food must be fine, and meat must be finely minced!"
As the words fell, a powerful and mysterious force surged.
The Sage's power transformed into a bamboo scroll, containing the principles of the Great Dao, and slowly descended.
Swish, swish, swish!
The power split into six and was absorbed by the six "Dragon Tooth Rice shoots" simultaneously.
Each "Dragon Tooth Rice shoot" erupted with an incredibly strong life force and began to grow wildly.
One meter...
Two meters...
Three meters...
...
Soon, the "Dragon Tooth Rice shoots" grew into towering trees, each ten meters tall.
Their growth had not yet stopped, and the cave could no longer accommodate their immense bodies.
Rumble!
With a muffled sound, the branches of the "Dragon Tooth Rice" merged into the soil layer at the top of the cave, and they continued to grow upwards.
Subsequently, the "Dragon Tooth Rice" broke through the soil above the cave, rising into the sky like six vigorous ancient dragons!
In a short period, the "Dragon Tooth Rice" branches exceeded thirty meters, transforming into towering ancient trees!
What... what is that?
Those outside the cave saw this and were both shocked and curious!
"Fellow Daoist Chi Lian..."
If there's a problem, ask Chi Lian!
This was the consensus of all the Golden Core powerhouses.
Chi Lian carefully observed for a long time and finally gave a not-so-certain answer.
"These towering trees... they look like... Dragon Tooth Rice?"
No way!
Impossible!
How could this be?
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes showed doubt.
Dragon Tooth Rice was very precious, an ultimate heavenly material and earthly treasure!
This was a first-class spiritual rice, a specialty of the ancient Ji family.
The cultivation of Dragon Tooth Rice was incredibly difficult, and even with the best growth, it would never exceed three meters.
Back then, the Ji family cultivated a Dragon Tooth Rice plant that was two meters and ninety-nine centimeters tall, and they immediately declared it the "King of Rice," celebrating for three days and three nights.
These six towering trees before them, each over thirty meters tall.
You're saying they are Dragon Tooth Rice?
Isn't that a bit too much!
Doesn't the Ji family have any face?
Just as everyone was thinking such thoughts, a miraculous and profound scene unfolded.
The dome of the sky split open, and streaks of ancient dragon phantoms descended from the heavens.
Roar, roar, roar!
These ancient dragon phantoms voluntarily merged into the "Dragon Tooth Rice trees."
Dragon Qi nurtures spirit, transforming spirit into rice!
The "Dragon Tooth Rice trees" trembled violently, emitting majestic dragon roars, and then clusters of spike flowers bloomed on their branches.
The rice flowers bloomed, emitting a fragrant aroma.
Everyone took a gentle sniff and felt their bodies relax, their minds refreshed.
Soon, the rice flowers withered, and grains of rice, slender like dragon teeth, condensed.
Each "Dragon Tooth Rice tree" was laden with fruit, conservatively estimated to have tens of thousands of Dragon Tooth Rice grains.
This... this... this... it really is Dragon Tooth Rice!
All the Golden Core powerhouses were dumbfounded.
However, what shocked them the most was the yield of these six "Dragon Tooth Rice trees."
Each one could produce over ten thousand grains of Dragon Tooth Rice.
Abnormal!
Too abnormal!
According to legend, the best "Dragon Tooth Rice tree" cultivated by the Ji family only produced three grains of Dragon Tooth Rice.
This difference was quite substantial!
Moreover, the quality of the Dragon Tooth Rice produced by these six trees was truly abnormally good.
They were thicker and larger, twice the size of ordinary Dragon Tooth Rice.
Furthermore, the surfaces of these Dragon Tooth Rice grains faintly glowed with a golden light, and if one listened carefully, they could hear the "chanting of the Sage."
Although they didn't understand Dragon Tooth Rice, they could easily discern that the Dragon Tooth Rice cultivated by the senior was not on the same level as that cultivated by the Ji family. The senior's Dragon Tooth Rice was inexplicably many times better.
The senior is awesome, awesome, awesome!
Everyone was truly convinced. The senior was simply omnipotent; any skill he displayed was incredibly powerful and could defeat all opponents!