BXBX NOVEL Chapter 141 - 139: The Insider_l
After a discussion, everyone still could not find an effective solution, they had no choice but to leave the Spirit Plant Garden one by one.
“Cheng Ning, take me to a dying Water Ze Spirit Peach. I have some clues about these strange worms, but I still need to verify them.
After most people left, Lu Xuan spoke to the handsome young man who was
still following him.
-Ah? Okay, Senior Lu!”
Hearing Lu Xuan’s words, Zhang Cheng Ning, who had been frowning, showed
a joyous expression and answered softly.
He led Lu Xuan through the swamp, and in a moment, they arrived in front of a poor-conditioned Water Ze Spirit Peach.
“This Spirit Plant has a large number of hollow parts inside its trunk, which has severely affected its normal growth. The Spirit Plant Masters in the family have tried everything and failed to save it, so they have to let it fend for itself.” Lu Xuan carefully inspected this Water Ze Spirit Peach, which was indeed as Zhang Cheng Ning had described, with many hollow areas inside the trunk and leaves.
Without hesitation, he uprooted this critically ill Water Ze Spirit Peach, pretended to observe it for a moment, and then replanted it in the swamp.
After completing the [Planting] process, Lu Xuan concentrated his mind on this critically ill Water Ze Spirit Peach, and suddenly a piece of information flashed across his mind.
[Water Ze Spirit Peach, a First Grade Spirit Plant, usually lives in swampy water. The mature Spirit Peach contains rich spiritual power, can be used as Spirit Fruit for consumption, and can also be used as the mam material for some elixirs.]
[Infested by Mimic Worms, severely injured. It can be controlled by a Fire System Techniques, baking the surface of the Water Ze Spirit Peach branches. Under the stimulation of Fire System Spirit Power, the Mimic Worm will react instinctively, thereby distinguishing it from the normal branches of the Spirit Plant.]
[The control ability required for Fire System Techniques is not less than Minor Proficiency Boundary, otherwise, it may cause damage to the Spirit Plant.] -The stimulation of Fire System Techniques… This Water Ze Spirit Peach and the Mimic Worm are both afraid of fire. However, under the baking of Spiritual Fire, the Spirit Plant has no reaction, whereas the Mimic Worm reacts differently to the flames even though it resembles the branches of the Spirit Plant.”
“By its nature, it will naturally make choices to approach profit and avoid harm, allowing us to select it out from the Spirit Plant.
“Normally, Spirit Plant Masters would not use this kind of method, because they worry that the Spirit Plant may be burnt in the process. Therefore, this method requires cultivators with a superior control ability for Fire System Techniques.”
Lu Xuan thought to himself.
Turning his head to see Zhang Cheng Ning looking at him expectantly, he spoke in a gentle tone.
“Don’t worry. I have learned a lot about this infestation, and I will be able to help you solve it completely.”
Afterwards, he returned to the Zhang family with Zhang Cheng Ning. “Senior Sister Yao, I’m Lu Xuan. I’ve made some discoveries regarding this Water Ze Spirit Peach pest infestation and I’ve specifically come to discuss it with you.”
After returning to the Zhang family, Lu Xuan directly went to the residence where the beautiful woman was resting and knocked on the door.
“Junior Brother Lu, please come in.”
Lu Xuan pushed open the door, and Yao Qing was sitting on a wooden chair, smiling at him.
“Did Junior Brother find the origin of those strange insects?
“You know me, Senior Sister, the only thing I like is miscellaneous things related to Spirit Plant and Spirit Beast.”
‘■After I came back, I thought about it for a while, and I finally remembered that I seemed to have seen information about that strange insect in one of the books in the sect.”
■’The strange insect is called Mimic Worm, its eggs parasite on the Spirit Plant, and as it grows, it gradually mimics the shape of the Spirit Plant, so it seems to be integrated with the Spirit Plant, making it extremely difficult to detect.” -When it reaches maturity, the Mimic Worm, having seized enough vitality from the Spirit Plant, will leave the plant to reproduce until a new parasite begins.”
■■Mimic Worm. I’ve never heard of it, but I trust Junior Brother. Do you have any coping method, Junior Brother?” Senior Sister Yao asked curiously.
Although she manages a Medicine Garden for her Foundation Establishment Uncle Master, she primarily focuses on cultivation. She only knows some ways to cultivate Spirit Plants, and she knows even less about other things.
However, she believes in what Lu Xuan said to some extent. After all, Lu Xuan’s improvement of the Monkey Face Orchid Quality had left a deep impression on her.
“The method is not very difficult. You just need a cultivator who is proficient in Fire System Techniques to dry them slowly over a slow fire. Then, based on the changes in the Spirit Plant, you can find the Mimic Worms hidden inside the branches.”
Lu Xuan paused for a moment and then continued.
“However, I want to tell Senior Sister one thing. Mimic worm is not common, and its reproduction ability is low, so it rarely appears in the same area in large numbers.”
Hearing Lu Xuan’s words, Yao Qing frowned slightly and looked icy.
“Do you mean to say that there might be someone in the Zhang family stealing from themselves?”
“Of course, it could also be other cultivators sneaking into the Spirit Plant Garden and planting the eggs of the Mimic Worm on the Water Ze Spirit Peach.”
“However, Zhang Yu Tang, the head of the Zhang family, probably wouldn’t know about it, else he would not have sought help from the Sky Sword Sect.” Yao Qing quickly understood the benefits and dangers, and she swiftly turned around and left.
“I’ll go and talk to the family head of the Zhang family. Thanks a lot for your help this time, Junior Brother Lu.”
Night fell.
The vast Spirit Plant Garden was very quiet, the moonlight sprinkling on the branches, leaves, and fruits of the Water Ze Spirit Peach, like layers of water sparkling, faint ripples appearing and disappearing from time to time. A shadow entered the Spirit Plant Garden agilely under the hazy moonlight. He looked around. It’s very quiet. The cultivators patrolling the Spirit Plant Garden were at rest.
The shadow let out a sigh of relief and made a series of strange insect sounds, as thin as a mosquito, almost imperceptible.
Not long after the insect sounds, the branches and leaves of the Water Ze Spirit Peach shook, and strange insects that looked like branches fell from the tree and crawled slowly in the swamp, heading towards the shadow.
“This wormdrive technique really works. It can automatically gather the Mimic Worms. It’s a pity that it’s only effective for grown-up insects and has little effect on larvae in a parasitic or imitated state.”
The shadow thought to himself. The arrival of the three cultivators from the Sky Sword Sect had made him feel a huge crisis, forcing him to take a risk and use the wormdrive technique to gather the mature Mimic Worms together. Even though he knew that the habits and forms of Mimic Worms were rather strange, making it highly unlikely for them to be found in large quantities, those cultivators were from a major sect and might come up with a solution to the Mimic Worms.
If the number of Mimic Worms parasitized in the Spirit Plant Garden diminishes too much, the reward he will receive will also be significantly reduced.
“After getting this batch of Mimic Worms, if I come back two or three more times, they’ll all be in my hands.”
“Hehe, that so-called Sky Sword Sect, planting so many Water Ze Spirit Peaches in the Zhang family, it’s just creating wealth for me.”
The shadow was pleased with himself.
Suddenly, a dense spiritual light lit up, and several figures appeared under the light.
“I didn’t expect the Zhang family to have someone like you.”
Zhang Yu Tang’s cold voice echoed, each word as if brewing infinite anger..