Chapter 0: 69. Myriad Seed
The tragedy of a grand funeral, which turned into a joyous occasion due to the appearance of Qin Gou and Gu Feiyan, became a farce due to Gu Yinjiu’s tantrums, and finally had to be hastily concluded.
Gu Feiyan went to accompany her father, Gu Jinghong, who had experienced great sorrow and great joy. Qin Gou then returned to his own cave dwelling.
“Little Brother Qin, are you really okay? That’s great.”
Chen Keshuai immediately gave Qin Gou a warm hug, with tear stains still un-wiped on Little Fatty’s face.
Qin Gou punched him on the chest and said with a smile, “A grown man, why are you still crying?”
Chen Keshuai wiped his face vigorously and said, “These are tears of emotion. Since I left home, the person who has been best to me is Little Brother Qin. If there were no Little Brother Qin, I wouldn’t know what to do.”
“Then what if one day I leave the Seed Demon Sacred Cult?” Qin Gou asked, spreading his hands.
“I will naturally go with Little Brother Qin,” Chen Keshuai said without the slightest hesitation.
Qin Gou said with a smile, “Aren’t you afraid of being caught by the Sacred Cult, having your cultivation crippled, and your skin and marrow stripped?”
“Not afraid!” Chen Keshuai said, holding his head high.
“Alright, good boy.” Qin Gou patted his shoulder with satisfaction.
“Little Brother Qin, we’ve come to see you.”
Another familiar voice sounded outside the cave dwelling, it was Cao Yilin and others.
“Heh heh, I knew it. Little Brother Qin is blessed with great fortune and a long life, and it’s impossible for him to die young prematurely,” Cao Yilin laughed heartily.
After scanning everyone with his eyes, Qin Gou asked with doubt, “Why don’t I see Shen Tianyin?”
Cao Yilin and the others also shook their heads, and said in confusion, “We haven’t seen Senior Brother Shen for several days either. Little Brother Qin, you probably don’t know, but ever since Senior Brother Shen became a favorite of the Second Young Master, he hasn’t interacted much with us. However, for him not to show up today when Little Brother Qin has returned victoriously, it’s a bit too hurtful.”
Hearing this, Qin Gou nodded slightly and said, “I understand.”
After drinking fine wine with Chen Keshuai and Cao Yilin and others to celebrate, and finally managing to send everyone away, he found an excuse to let Little Fatty Chen Keshuai leave, leaving Qin Gou alone in the cave dwelling.
He sat on a long bench, extended his palm, and summoned a Senluo Seed covered with mysterious patterns.
“System, I want to use the Natal Spirit Tool advancement privilege from the mission reward.”
As soon as he spoke, the lush green Senluo Seed began to spin rapidly in Qin Gou’s palm.
This was why Qin Gou hadn’t used this privilege much earlier on his way back. Natal Spirit Tool advancement was not as immediate as a lottery draw; it required a certain amount of time. If any accident were to happen at this time, Qin Gou, with his greatly reduced combat power, would be in trouble.
Half an hour later.
The emerald green Senluo Seed gradually turned pale purple, and the complex runes on it became more profound and conspicuous.
“Ding. Congratulations to the host, your Natal Spirit Tool ‘Senluo Seed’ has been successfully advanced to ‘Myriad Seed (Proficient Tier)’.”
Detailed information about the Myriad Seed instantly appeared before Qin Gou’s eyes, and all its abilities had been significantly improved.
Natal Spirit Tool: Myriad Seed (Proficient Tier, Growable)
Effect One: ‘Three Hundred and Sixty Million Praises’, can perfectly simulate any plant of Proficient Tier or below. Its form, characteristics, and efficacy are exactly the same as the true body.
Effect Two: ‘Agile Stance’, as long as the host has enough spiritual power, they can freely change the size, length, and appearance of the plant simulated by Effect One.
Effect Three: ‘Peaches and Plums’, summon four Myriad Seed clones, which can cast Effect One and Two, but cannot move after detaching from the host’s true body.
The improvements in Effect One and Three were quite easy to understand. One doubled the number of Myriad Seed clones, and the other increased the tier of the simulated plant to Proficient Tier. This made Qin Gou begin to look forward to what it would be like if his Natal Spirit Tool advanced to Earth Tier and Heaven Tier in the future.
One should know that the ‘Dragon-Snake Sacred Tree’, the lord of the renowned Wither and Flourish Forest in the Cultivation World, who could fight two Dharma Aspect True Persons simultaneously and remain undefeated, was an Earth Tier spirit plant. In that area, it was even worshipped as a kind of totem spirit saint by the nearby mortals.
Effect Two, ‘Agile Stance’, the added ability to change its appearance, was even stranger.
Qin Gou immediately tried it out, making the Myriad Seed transform into a Proficient Tier Thorn Mushroom in front of him. This plant would shoot out poisoned needles that could cause death upon contact if there was any disturbance, and its power was astonishing.
Afterward, Qin Gou changed the appearance of the Thorn Mushroom into that of an ordinary tall poplar tree and casually threw a water cup at it.
In an instant, the water cup was pierced into fragments by countless poison needles shot out by the seemingly ordinary poplar tree.
“This is too insidious.”
Qin Gou was astonished by his special ability. He waved his hand again and scattered four Myriad Seed clones. This time, there were a total of five Myriad Seeds. First, they transformed into ironwood trees, and then their appearance was changed into human form. Three of them looked like Qin Gou himself, and two were exactly like Gu Feiyan.
Qin Gou examined the five ‘people’ from head to toe. Apart from their expressionless faces, he couldn’t find any flaws on their bodies.
The Myriad Seed could not only change its appearance into other plants, but it could become anything in the world.
In other words, from this moment on, whether it was a soaring bird or a running beast, or a small table and chair, or even a small teacup, or a wild grass trampled underfoot on the ground, it could be a hidden killer move secretly laid by Qin Gou. Those who were his enemies would surely be terrified and unable to guard against him at all times.
“Little Qin, I have good news for you.”
Gu Feiyan gracefully walked into the cave dwelling.
Qin Gou, who was appraising an ironwood tree in the shape of Gu Feiyan, immediately turned around and asked with a smile, “What’s wrong?”
Gu Feiyan first looked at the five ‘people’ behind Qin Gou with surprise, her gaze lingered slightly on the two ironwood trees that looked exactly like her in appearance and attire. She frowned and said in a strange tone, “You are such a strange person. There’s a living person not far away, and yet you insist on secretly playing with fakes.”
