The house was built... Ah, grew into shape, reducing one more task for Song He.
Now, the only thing left to do was to fully enlighten the last Class II spirit field, and then he could peacefully sit in the courtyard to watch the sunrise and sunset.
Just thinking about how he had been bustling about without a proper rest since he transmigrated, and now he would finally get to lie down, Song He instantly felt filled with energy.
It was like knowing that you could enjoy a holiday right after the exams.
On the third day, even before sunrise, he was already sitting cross-legged in front of the spirit field, ready to enlighten the last plot.
The enlightenment process went very smoothly this time, taking only half a day, and he had not even depleted his spirit Qi by the time it was completed.
What made him even happier was — his cultivation level had increased by one Class!
He was now at the Late Qi Refining Stage Class VII, only three levels away from the Class X necessary to attempt to reach the Foundation Building stage.
"Not bad, this is quite a pleasant surprise, isn't it?"
He smiled with squinted eyes and walked to the side, preparing to use his Divine Sense to observe the Wood Gourd seed.
His Divine Sense passed through the soil effortlessly.
He "saw" the gourd seed that had already sprouted, and a panel appeared accordingly—
[Name]: Wood Gourd
[Class]: Class III low-grade (can grow to Class III high-grade)
[Status]: Seedling, in extreme need of spirit Qi, requiring nourishment from Wood spirit Qi (2%)
① Essence of the Yin Wood (orange): The mature plant's fruit will contain ten drops of pure Essence of the Yin Wood (upgrade requires 300,000 points).
② Spirit Transformation (purple): There will be a 20% chance of this plant developing Spiritual Nature as it grows (upgrade requires 30,000 points).
③ Five Elements Resonance (purple): The properties of this plant can resonate with four other different elements and transform into the higher class 'Five Elements Abundance' property (upgrade requires 30,000 points).
④ Atavism (purple): During its growth, there is a 40% chance for the plant to evolve into a higher form, with a 10% chance of evolving twice in a row (upgrade requires 30,000 points).
⑤ Rapid Growth (blue): Growth speed increased by 20% (upgrade requires 3,000 points).
"It needs Wood spirit Qi? Didn't I place a few spirit stones?"
Song He was puzzled; he focused his Divine Sense downward and then he saw those colorless stones, completely devoid of spirit Qi.
Now these stones were so hard that they could be used as stepping stones.
"..."
This discovery left Song He speechless.
He had just placed five Wood spirit stones there three days ago! How could they have dried up this fast?
"You've got quite an appetite, are you trying to eat me out of house and home?" Song He gritted his teeth in pain, placing the last ten Wood spirit stones he had around the seedling.
Logically speaking, absorbing spirit Qi is a good thing; the faster a Spirit Plant absorbs it, the faster it grows.
Any other cultivator would wish for it to absorb faster.
But for a cultivator like Song He, who was almost out of spirit stones, this plant was nothing short of a gold-eating beast!
Who knew how many spirit stones it would need to be satiated?
Even as he felt the pinch, he already saw the Wood spirit stones getting touched by the seedling's roots, their spirit Qi visibly being absorbed.
In the blink of an eye, they turned into worthless rocks.
Song He: "!!!"
You absorbed ten stones in less than a minute?
Such a rate of absorbing spirit Qi made Song He feel that something was off, as it surely shouldn't be this voracious, should it?
Feeling uncertain, he closely observed the seedling with his Divine Sense, as attentively as if he were performing some high-precision surgery.
After observing for a while without noticing anything amiss, just as he was about to retract his Divine Sense, a very faint sense of awareness seemed to emanate from the Wood Gourd seedling.
That was the clear spiritual nature, the innate spirit of wood that emerged naturally.
Upon mere contact, it was as if electrified.
The refreshing spiritual nature connected with his Divine Sense, and Song He instantly felt all the irritability and stuffiness in his heart swept away, leaving his inner self clear and ethereal.
It was much like having recited the calming mantra dozens of times.
"!!! It actually developed spiritual nature?"
One surprise after another made it hard for Song He to cope, even though he touched that streak of spiritual nature and calmed himself down with its help, his heart still pounded excitedly.
This was the spirit of plants and trees formed naturally!
Even an ordinary Spirit Plant that birthed such spiritual nature would immediately skyrocket in value, potentially jumping from one Spirit Stone to thousands or even tens of thousands.
Not to mention the peculiar Spirit Plant like the Wood Gourd.
"You did well, there was only a twenty percent chance, and I managed to encounter it. Could I truly be a child of Fate and Luck?"
Song someone couldn't help but think somewhat narcissistically.
In an instant, he carefully continued to make contact with that spiritual nature using the method he had seen in an ancient tome.
Such newly born plant spirits are the easiest to deceive, easily taken into one's hands and used for oneself.
And the spirit of a Class III Yin Wood Gourd had a plethora of incredible uses, with just the fruits it could bear being far more potent than ordinary fruits by more than double.
After all, the difference between a conscious being that can actively absorb and gather spirit Qi and one that absorbs it unconsciously is as vast as the gap between immortals and mortals.
But even though he was excited and nervous, the consciousness transmitted by his Divine Sense was extremely gentle, like coaxing a child.
"Good~ Be obedient, shake hands with me~~"
The spiritual nature of the Wood Gourd, whether it had already taken a liking to Song He or not, merged with his Divine Sense without any resistance.
Without the slightest bit of guard.
That clear and moist spiritual nature made Song He's Divine Sense feel like it was soaking in ice water on a hot day, nearly moaning in comfort.
But it didn't last long, as severe pain suddenly swept through him.
He couldn't help but cry out:
"Ahhh!"
Song He's Divine Sense was forcibly torn and devoured by the spiritual nature of the Wood Gourd as if his brain had been repeatedly and harshly hammered, everything went black before his eyes, and he nearly collapsed to the ground.
Barely supporting himself with his hands, his pale, sweaty face showed not a trace of anger or dissatisfaction; instead, he exerted more effort to extend another strand of Divine Sense to continue merging with the spiritual nature.
The second strand of Divine Sense was still devoured by the Wood Gourd.
The intense pain struck again.
"Again, keep going!"
Still without giving up, he continued to extend a third strand of Divine Sense.
This time, the Divine Sense was not devoured; instead, a powerful force of Divine Sense flowed from the Wood Gourd to Song He.
It not only repaired his originally lost Divine Sense but also expanded it by an entire double.
From the painful loss to the comforting recovery. It was merely a moment. Song He felt his connection with the Wood Gourd become even tighter, to the point where he could directly sense its heartfelt voice.
A faint consciousness transmitted—
"I... I need more spirit Qi to complete my evolution!"
This imitated voice, like that of a child, echoed in Song He's mind. He stared at it blankly, dumbstruck as a wooden chicken.
For a moment, he was overwhelmed with ecstasy.
He realized: the Wood Gourd had not only awakened its Spiritual Nature but had even triggered the entry "Atavism," and it was evolving!