Bamboo Garden(4)

After chopping down his first bamboo, Yuan had to sit still for several minutes before he even thought about moving again.

"I haven't felt this weak in a while…" he sighed as he turned to look at the bamboo he'd just chopped.

A moment later, Yuan reached for his sword again despite the lingering ache in his arms. With a swift motion, he chopped off a tiny piece of the bamboo.

Then, without hesitation, Yuan tossed the piece of bamboo into his mouth and closed it, letting it rest on his tongue without chewing.

'As I thought, there is spiritual energy in this bamboo,' Yuan mused to himself as he settled into the lotus posture.

He began cultivating on the spot, absorbing what little spiritual energy was in the bamboo. Although he couldn't sense spiritual energy in his current state, he knew the Bamboo Garden was growing Spiritual Bamboo, a common ingredient used in alchemy during the Primordial Era.