## Chapter 37: Little Cumulus Immortal Pouch, Planting Tree Seeds
**Author:** Gu Zhenren
After a while, he said, “I’ll choose the Little Cumulus Immortal Pouch. With the Little Cumulus, there’s a chance of thunderstorms. Thunderstorms are full of life and can promote the growth of demonic plants. They also offer some help during demonic tribulations. Although it’s the most expensive, it can indeed be used for some time.”
“A wise choice,” the shopkeeper gave him a thumbs-up.
Jin Bihan also smiled and said, “Indeed, heroes think alike.”
Chu Yun shook his head and said with a wry smile, “Without academic credits, even heroes become mere mortals. One demonic plant immortal pouch isn’t enough. Shopkeeper, please recommend a demonic beast immortal pouch for me. I need to find a home for my demonic beast.”
Immortal pouches, at their core, are also considered demon soldiers.
Their construction was inspired by the internal spaces of demonic beasts like the Wandering Albatross, the Prime Minister Pig, and the Gem Dolphin. The ancestors of Monster Tamers painstakingly studied this spatial construction. They then used their imagination, employing specific materials, to assemble and refine them, forming special demon soldiers containing internal spaces – the immortal pouches.
However, the potential of immortal pouches varies the most common being lower grade. Middle grade ones are already treasures, upper grade ones are almost non-existent, and supreme grade… Heh, they only exist in legends. Everyone has heard of them, but no one has ever seen them.
Finally, Chu Yun chose a Fire Silk Velvet Immortal Pouch for the Sky Fox. Both immortal pouches are of lower grade potential and can only cultivate up to the Lesser Demon stage. However, they were both extremely expensive, costing Chu Yun a total of 45 academic credits.
Immortal pouches are like this, prohibitively expensive.
And these are just lower-grade immortal pouches. For middle-grade immortal pouches, the price increases by a hundredfold, even a thousandfold, and sometimes they are unavailable even with money. As for upper-grade immortal pouches, once they appear, they become rare treasures, guaranteed to attract the covetous eyes of powerhouses from all sides.
As for supreme grade immortal pouches, those are legends, not worth mentioning.
Chu Yun felt a pang of pain. The 100 academic credits he had just received were nearly halved in a blink of an eye. And it wasn’t over yet. Having an immortal pouch wouldn’t suffice. Growing demonic plants requires soil, water, and fertilizer. Furthermore, one must also guard against pests.
Additionally, the Little Cumulus Immortal Pouch lacks materials like Sunstone, and therefore, no sunlight. He would have to open the immortal pouch daily to let in light.
In short, cultivating demonic plants is different from training demonic beasts. The work involved is tedious and requires perseverance.
Finally, Chu Yun purchased Crystal Mud, Luminous Water, and Fragrant Seaweed. This cost him another 15 academic credits. Of the 100 credits he had just received, only 40 remained in the blink of an eye.
Fortunately, these quantities were sufficient. They would last for one academic year, and Chu Yun wouldn’t need to purchase anything else for the entire year.
Returning to his dormitory, Chu Yun began laying down the soil in the Little Cumulus Immortal Pouch.
The Crystal Mud was a semi-transparent white, soft and smooth. In complete darkness, one could even discern a faint white glow emanating from the soil itself.
Chu Yun took the Fragrant Seaweed, crushed it, and mixed it into the Crystal Mud. This way, with the Crystal Mud combined with Fragrant Seaweed, the soil’s nutrients would be ample.
Chu Yun opened the mouth of the Little Cumulus Immortal Pouch and poured in the soil. Then, he focused his mind into the immortal pouch and activated a basic cultivation method within it – the Art of Mental Condensation.
He condensed his formless will into a large hand that could grow or shrink at his whim.
The giant hand roamed freely within the immortal pouch’s space, spreading and compacting the poured soil to prevent it from being too loose. It took over fifteen minutes to cover the entire space with Crystal Mud.
This was made possible by Chu Yun’s slight experience and strong willpower, resulting in high efficiency. For a novice, this task might take up to an hour.
Next, he buried the tree seed, which resembled a jade-green pellet, in the center of the soil. Neither too deep nor too shallow, just the right depth.
He carefully poured a small amount of Luminous Water around the seed. Just as Chu Yun was about to proceed to the next step, he suddenly froze.
Pulling his focus back, Chu Yun was immediately met with Jin Bihan’s question, “Why did you stop?”
“I suddenly realized I don’t have any Disha Stones on me to build the nest,” Chu Yun slapped his forehead and prepared to leave. He intended to use his academic credits to exchange for some Disha Stone Coins.
“No need to go. I have some here. Alas, you were going to use your precious academic credits to exchange for Disha Stone Coins! If word got out, you’d surely infuriate all the scholars. You should carry some currency with you from now on,” Jin Bihan said, pulling out a bag of stone coins from her embrace and handing it over.
Who wouldn’t want to carry some wealth? Chu Yun had no choice. Shu Family Island was a remote and barren place, a backwater, to put it bluntly.
Before he left, Shu Tianhao had offered to prepare some Disha Stone Coins for him, but he had declined.
Chu Yun took the bag and his expression turned to shock. He discovered that the contents were not Disha Stone Coins, but a higher-tier currency – Tiangang Stone Coins.
Each Tiangang Stone Coin was worth the equivalent of 100 Disha Stone Coins. Although the money bag was small, it was actually a demon soldier, containing an internal space. The bag of Tiangang Stone Coins in Chu Yun’s hand was equivalent to Shu Family Island’s annual tax revenue.
What a wealthy person!
Chu Yun couldn’t help but exclaim inwardly. He then looked at Jin Bihan and said, “Brother Shi, you’ve concealed your identity, likely due to some hardship. Seeing that you possess a Supreme grade demonic beast like the Golden Jade Immortal Butterfly, may I be so bold as to ask if you are a member of the Dunhuang Country royal family?”
Every country has one to two lineages of Supreme grade demonic beasts held by their royal families. Some powerful nations even have two to three lineages of Supreme grade demonic beasts passed down within the royal family.
The royal family of Dunhuang Country possessed the Golden Jade Immortal Butterfly, one lineage of Supreme grade demonic beasts, which led Chu Yun to ask this question.
Jin Bihan’s heart stirred, but her expression remained calm. When she had revealed the Golden Jade Immortal Butterfly earlier, she had anticipated such a situation. She directly admitted, “That’s right, my surname is Jin, and I am indeed a member of the Dunhuang Country royal family.”
“Jin Jiaming?” Chu Yun’s eyes flickered. He searched his past life’s memories but found no recollection of anyone with that name.
Jin Bihan smiled without speaking. Her alias, Shi Jiaming, was actually a homophone for “is a false name” (是假名 – shì jiǎ míng). Now that Chu Yun had misunderstood, she found it best not to correct him.
Seeing that Jin Bihan remained silent, Chu Yun wisely stopped asking questions. Although he was filled with questions, everyone had their secrets. If Jin Bihan had her reasons, she would reveal them when she felt it was appropriate. To force her would be disrespectful.
However, Jin Bihan’s candidness had, in turn, subtly brought them closer.
Chu Yun took out a sufficient amount of Tiangang Stone and laid it around the seed, forming a circle.
Then, he bit his finger and dripped a drop of his heart’s blood for a blood sacrifice.
Following the blood sacrifice came the spiritual call.
Once again plunged into darkness, Chu Yun found himself transformed into a ball of light – his own spiritual light.
However, unlike when he hatched the Sky Fox, this spiritual light had noticeably grown, expanding from the size of a fist to that of a large bowl. This was the result of his recent efforts, leading to an increase in his strength.
In the darkness, Chu Yun, with his experienced hand, began to search for the spiritual light of the Ever-circling Pill Origin Tree. The spiritual light of this seed was half the size of the Sky Fox’s, but it was as solid as substance, truly a sign of High-grade potential.
With practiced ease, he awakened the spiritual light from its slumber. When Chu Yun opened his eyes again, he felt a strong connection extending from his heart. One end was himself, and the other was the Ever-circling Pill Origin Tree.
“Break through the soil and emerge, Ever-circling Pill Origin Tree!” he chanted silently in his heart, issuing his first command.
The truly crucial moment had arrived!
(P.S.: The update poll for 12,000 characters has left me feeling truly exhausted. Brothers and sisters, I can satisfy your requests for any of the three options above 12,000 characters. However, reaching 12,000 requires a burst of updates. Normally, I would announce these update bursts in advance. When you cast your update votes, consider doing so during my update bursts! Otherwise, you’ll just see them and be unable to get them, tearfully…)
