Chapter 67: The Unique Metallic Plants

When he sensed the life essence flowing smoothly into the plant before him, Fang Yun could only shake his head helplessly; it really was a peculiar plant, not some relic left by predecessors as he had imagined.

Setting aside his absurd thoughts, he continued to channel his life essence, exploring the interior of the plant with his consciousness.

As he kept exploring, Fang Yun discovered that although the plant was only a bit over a meter tall above ground, its roots extended extremely deep and occupied a vast area.

He estimated that their root system took up at least dozens of acres of surrounding space.

Moreover, while these plants appeared to be separate entities, they were actually part of the same plant.

Their root systems were all interconnected, with only the parts above ground appearing as different individuals.

As Fang Yun infused more life essence, he learned more about this peculiar plant and understood why it exhibited such metallic characteristics.

Because beneath him lay a vast metal vein.

This plant took root in the metal vein, absorbing the essence of the metals and gathering it within its body, resulting in it being composed entirely of metal while still possessing the traits of a plant.

In some respects, this plant could even be considered a form of metallic life.

The spiritual insect could exist because of this plant.

Since this plant is indeed called a plant, it must have a maturation period, a time when it flowers and bears fruit.

At that time, as the essence of this plant, its fruit would naturally contain terrifying metallic energy.

The spiritual insect might merely be an ordinary insect, but due to a fortuitous encounter with this fruit, it evolved into a spiritual insect.

This also explained why it had such a hard body.

Although this place didn't have another node infused with spiritual energy as he had imagined, having such a plant was still a significant gain for Fang Yun.

The most important thing now was to claim this plant for himself.

So, Fang Yun stopped being stingy with his life essence and continued to infuse it into the plant before him.

As the life essence flowed in, the plant's roots began to grow wildly, extending deeper into the metal vein beneath.

At the same time, a large amount of metallic essence was transmitted through the roots, continuously gathering in the branches of the plant above.

It looked as if it was about to bear fruit unique to this plant.

The spiritual insect sensed this situation and began to flit around in the air, exuding a joyful aura.

At that moment, Fang Yun also sensed vibrations coming from afar, as if something was approaching this way.

All these movements made Fang Yun realize that although this plant didn't appear to be a spirit-absorbing plant, it was not a simple plant either.

Considering how the vine had withered immediately after releasing its seeds, Fang Yun felt it was better not to allow this plant to bear fruit.

Otherwise, even if he obtained these fruits in the upcoming competition, he wouldn't know how much time and resources it would take to cultivate a mature plant like this afterward.

These were resources Fang Yun clearly did not have.

So, he used his control over the plant to make it absorb the metallic essence flowing to the surface again, guiding it back into the roots underground.

Fortunately, this plant didn't possess any consciousness.

Under Fang Yun's intent, the metallic essence quickly returned to the roots below.

As the metallic essence disappeared, the spiritual insect could no longer sense the vibrations.

After emitting some emotional signals, it once again landed on Fang Yun's shoulder.

The distant creatures also gradually fell silent.

Thus, Fang Yun redirected his focus to the expanding root system of the plant before him.

After continuously infusing 300 points of life essence, the plant was finally satisfied and stopped absorbing life essence, and the growth of the roots beneath also ceased.

At this moment, Fang Yun sensed that the cellular structure of the plant had reached the same level of control as the vine.

Seeing this, Fang Yun finally let out a slow sigh of relief.

Although he had consumed a full 300 points of life essence, seeing the metallic plant under his control made it feel worthwhile.

Next, the most important thing was to figure out how to convert this plant into his own power.

After all, this plant wasn't cultivated like his carefully tended vine to enhance his strength.

Encountering this plant was purely a matter of chance; Fang Yun hadn't thought through how to translate its characteristics into his own power.

This was something that required careful contemplation.

However, with more than a year left before leaving the island, he had plenty of time to think it over.

Thinking of this, Fang Yun surveyed the cave and then sensed the metal vein beneath the surface with the help of the metallic plant.

Since he had already controlled this plant, he would let it continue absorbing the essence from the metal vein.

Once he had thought through its future use, he could handle the rest.

So, Fang Yun took the spiritual insect and left the cave, taking a few days to return to the mountain.

The life essence consumed earlier had not yet been replenished, and now he had consumed another 300 points.

In the following period, Fang Yun needed to fully utilize the spiritual rice to restore the life essence he had consumed.

The reason he brought the spiritual insect back this time was also due to this consideration.

So, for the next year, Fang Yun stayed diligently on the mountain, planting spiritual rice while teaching Fang Kangseng how to cultivate.

In a year, he harvested four full rounds of spiritual rice, unexpectedly gaining 1200 points of life essence.

Meanwhile, aside from not using the Gold Qi Technique, he inevitably employed the other three spells during the farming process.

Thus, this year was another fruitful year for Fang Yun.

He opened a panel he hadn't accessed in a long time.

Name: Fang Yun

Cultivation Level: Third Layer of Qi Training

Mana: 45

Life Essence: 1900

Spells: Earth Force Technique (Small Success 55%) Spirit Rain Technique (Small Success 86%) Growth Technique (Small Success 10%) Gold Qi Technique (Proficient 13%)

Plant Control: Vines, Metal Plant

Pet: Spiritual Insect