Chapter 11 Spirit Seed - Scorching Sun
Chapter 11 Spirit Seed - Scorching Sun
Time flew by like lightning, and Chen Qing woke up lazily from her bed in her rented room.
Another week has passed since the last hunt for the Corpse General.
Today happened to be the weekend, and Chen Qing had planned to stay home and relax, enjoying this rare day off, but a phone call disrupted all his plans.
"Hey Xiao Chen, we've got some news! You've hit the jackpot this time! Come to the Bell Tower Dharma Association right away, there's a surprise waiting for you!"
Lu Zhou's excited voice came from the other end of the phone.
Chen Qing immediately jumped up, overjoyed: "Okay, I'll be right there!"
When Lu Zhou said "there's news," he was probably referring to the matter of the Light-type Spirit Seed.
Thinking of this, Chen Qing could no longer sleep. He immediately jumped up and rushed to the Bell Tower Buddhist Association.
As soon as he arrived, Lu Zhou, who had been waiting at the door for a long time, immediately stepped forward and grabbed him upon seeing him:
"Quickly! Reliable inside information reveals that the Mage Association just received a top-grade light-elemental spirit seed. I called you as soon as I heard about it, but it probably hasn't been sold yet!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Qing's eyes lit up, and he immediately followed behind Lu Zhou.
Lu Zhou seemed to have a very high status. The Mage Association was heavily guarded, but he treated it almost as if it were nothing. He led Chen Qing directly inside and into a conference room.
"Thump thump thump!"
"Uncle Han is me, Xiao Lu."
"Come in."
Chen Qing followed him in and saw a serious-looking middle-aged man smiling as he looked him over.
"This must be Chen Qing, whom you introduced to me. Well, very well indeed, a hero emerges from among the young!" the middle-aged man laughed.
Lu Zhou said, "Uncle Han, please skip that mutual flattery. You didn't actually sell the goods, did you? I promised them..."
Seeing this, the middle-aged man surnamed Han smiled helplessly and took out a wooden box: "You brat, couldn't you have waited for me to exchange pleasantries!"
Lu Zhou was delighted and winked at Chen Qing, signaling him to go forward and take a look.
With excitement, Chen Qing stepped forward, opened the box, and a blazing light instantly shot out, carrying a warm feeling, like a miniature sun.
The middle-aged man surnamed Han spoke up: "The Light-type Spirit Seed—Blazing Sun—has a 2.5x amplification, making it a decent one among spirit seeds. But what's even more rare is its unique characteristic: it can imbue your light-type magic with a scorching and penetrating effect, greatly increasing its damage. With this characteristic, it's no exaggeration to call it a top-tier spirit seed!"
nice one!
Chen Qing took a liking to it at first sight; it had a high multiplier and also had the ability to penetrate.
If you combine that with his mindless four-fold increase...
That would be ten times the power of ordinary beings!
He's truly invincible.
"Uncle Han, I don't know the price of this treasure..." With such a treasure before him, Chen Qing felt he could put aside his pride for the time being; it wasn't shameful to acknowledge a relative.
The middle-aged man surnamed Han laughed heartily: "Don't worry, since it was brought by that rascal Lu Zhou, I'll definitely give you the best price—how about this, it was originally intended as a reward for our Mage Association members, but since you want it, I'll give you a friendly price, 2400 million!"
2400 million!
Chen Qing was somewhat surprised, not because she thought it was expensive, but because it was too cheap!
Such a top-grade light-type spirit seed is a rare treasure even within the ancient capital. It would fetch at least 2800 million at an auction, so selling it to him for 2400 million really shows how much face Lu Zhou has.
However, since Chen Qing was ultimately paying, he was naturally willing to offer a discount if possible, so he nodded without hesitation.
"Okay, that's the price then!"
After handing the items to Chen Qing, the middle-aged man surnamed Han smiled and looked at him: "Now that we've finished with business, shall we talk about some personal matters?"
"Chen Qing, I've heard Lu Zhou mention you before. He speaks highly of you; there aren't many people who can earn such praise from that young man. Would you be interested in joining our Mage Association?"
Before Chen Qing could refuse, Lu Zhou retorted, "Uncle Han, you're confused. He's still a high school student. Aren't you being a little too hasty in trying to poach him?"
The middle-aged man surnamed Han shook his head: "Well, our Mage Association also has a training process for outstanding young mages. We recruit talents without being bound by convention."
Chen Qing understood, but still politely declined the offer: "I'm sorry, Uncle Han, I still want to focus on my studies at this stage..."
The middle-aged man surnamed Han smiled and waved his hand: "Don't feel embarrassed. I won't force you if you don't want to, but if you ever want to get to know me, I'll be waiting for you anytime."
This disrupted Chen Qing's prepared remarks, but it was even better.
He nodded: "Thank you for your kind offer, Uncle Han. I will definitely consider it carefully."
The middle-aged man surnamed Han nodded: "The association has a special quiet room for cultivation. If you'd like, I can have someone take you to a quiet one. That way, if any after-sales issues arise, we can make adjustments in time."
Chen Qing's mind raced, and he immediately agreed: "Then I'll have to trouble Uncle Han!"
Absorbing a spirit seed is no small matter and carries a degree of risk; generally, only mid-level mages choose to absorb spirit seeds.
He's only at the initial stage yet, and this is to prevent problems with his absorption.
However, Chen Qing felt that there should be no problem. Thanks to his cultivation of internal energy and the Soul Transfer Technique, his physical strength and mental strength were no weaker than those of ordinary mid-level cultivators, and could even be said to surpass them. He should be able to absorb the spiritual seed without any major issues.
But why not take advantage of the free absorption space?
Chen Qing was quickly led to a quiet room by a special person. He calmed down, opened the wooden box, and began to absorb the spiritual seed inside.
The spirit seed was guided into the spiritual world...
After a long while, Chen Qing opened his eyes again, a faint golden light emanating from his body, as if he had been blessed.
At the same time, he looked with great surprise at the location in his spiritual world that originally belonged to the light-element stardust.
At this moment, its volume suddenly increased significantly and continued to expand, as if a long-forgotten area had been reopened, giving rise to bright and enchanting tiny stars that shimmered with golden light!
Stardust turns into nebulae!
The appearance of forty-nine stars in turn signifies a momentous event:
He's broken through to the intermediate level!
Chen Qing felt that it was the feedback from his own origin in the previous magical plane, coupled with the stimulation from absorbing the spirit seed this time, that made his breakthrough to the intermediate stage so smooth.
He was naturally all smiles after making a breakthrough, and Lu Zhou knew from his expression that the absorption had been very successful.
"Congratulations! You now possess a spirit seed, which puts you among the top students even in the ancient capital's academy."
Chen Qing laughed heartily: "Congratulations, congratulations... Hey, where's Uncle Han? Why isn't he with you?"
Lu Zhou rolled his eyes at him: "A big shot like him is busy to death every day. If it weren't for wanting to see you, he wouldn't have time to bother with us two little Karamis."
"By the way, I haven't asked you yet, what's Uncle Han's full name? He really helped me a lot this time, I have to thank him properly later..." Chen Qing asked.
Lu Zhou smiled mysteriously: "Call me—"
"Han Ji".
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