9.House Bamboo_1

Having returned to his newly rented cave residence, Song He immediately busied himself without a moment's rest.

First, he enlightened five Class I spirit fields, planting the two Golden Jade Water Trees therein—this was of the utmost importance, for if they stayed in the spirit plant bag for too long and lost their Spiritual Nature, that would be disastrous.

Next, the seeds of the Moistening Spirit Grass were also planted in another spirit field. With seven Class I spirit fields at his disposal, he was certainly going to choose some rapid-growing Spirit Plants to earn Spirit Stones.

As for the other Class II spirit field.

He planned to set it aside for now, fearing that the Wood Gourd would not get enough spirit Qi and its roots would extend outward. High-class Spirit Plants exerted a great suppressive force on low-class Spirit Plants, leaving no space for the latter to survive.

Before confirming whether the Wood Gourd would monopolize the spirit Qi of two spirit fields, he needed to be a bit more cautious.

One could say the very reason he gritted his teeth and rented a Grade C cave residence was for the sake of this particular Wood Gourd.

If the earth vein's spirit Qi was insufficient, he would have to spend a massive amount of Spirit Stones to replenish the Qi, and the effects would still not be as good as those of the earth vein's spirit Qi.

That would simply be a loss not worth the cost.

It was better to bite the bullet and rent a Grade C cave residence directly.

"Sigh, back to work."

Enlightening the Class I spirit fields and properly planting those seeds took up another whole day for Song He.

Exhausted, he once again fell asleep by the Spiritual Spring.

In the Spirit Spring, nourished by the abundant spirit Qi, the seed of the Spirit Enhancing Lotus had quietly sprouted, and the delicate pink seedling was striving to break through the surface of the water.

Time moved to the third day.

That morning, Song He went to the Deacon Hall and found several cultivators who specialized in constructing cave residences, planning to have them build a dwelling for him.

It seemed they had long known that Song He would come, as they took out a pile of carpentry blueprints for him to choose from; all of them were exquisite and beautiful pavilions and towers.

Song He carefully picked and chose, and finally, he unexpectedly discovered a special blueprint, which indicated the primary material for building the house was bamboo.

But it required him to grow it himself.

His curiosity was immediately piqued.

"Senior brother, what is this?" he asked.

"Junior brother has a good eye, this is the very last batch of House Bamboo seeds currently available. If it weren't for a certain Uncle Jiang whimsically growing a batch, the price would be much higher." said a somewhat chubby cultivator as he took out a few delicate bamboo shoots. He introduced them with a smile on his face, "This spirit plant, during its growth, is engraved with blueprints by cultivators above the Late Qi Refining Stage using their Divine Sense.

Its seeds will grow according to the blueprint's structure, naturally forming into a house.

The house constructed in this way has numerous benefits compared to those made from ordinary materials. It can not only gather spirit Qi on its own but also directly draw Spirit Spring Water from underground.

It's extremely convenient, popular both inside and outside the sect. Some mortals of noble birth are even willing to trade half a kingdom for a seedling," he said.

After listening to this thorough introduction, Song He was a bit stunned. He looked down at the bamboo shoots that looked as exquisite as carved jade.

[Name]: House Bamboo

[Class]: Class I, low-grade

[Status]: Sapling (80%)

Is this... a treehouse?

No, it should be a bamboo house... The Cultivation World was indeed very different from what he had imagined. Had it developed to this extent? He marveled, a bit surprised.

An automatic air-conditioning system, and even running water, and most importantly, the house itself was alive. This indeed exceeded his imagination.

It was just a slight regret that there was no mention of terms.

But it was probably normal not to encounter a spirit plant with terms every time; such good fortune was unlikely to come by often, so he didn't mind too much.

He looked and looked again, unable to help himself, he asked another question: "Senior brother, which Uncle Jiang researched and cultivated this House Bamboo?"

Song He's curiosity was not at all unexpected for the slightly plump cultivator, who suspected anyone seeing such unusual spirit plants would be intrigued for a while. As a businessman, he didn't hide anything and explained:

"It's Uncle Jiang; he really enjoys researching some peculiar novelties. Many of the spirit plants within the sect were cultivated by him."

Without a doubt, the Uncle Jiang mentioned by this man was the very same person who gifted Song He the Wood Gourd.

With a thought, Song He feigned curiosity and continued to ask:

"So are these House Bamboos also planted by Uncle Jiang himself?"

"No, Uncle Jiang hasn't cultivated any spirit plants in a long time; he spends his days on Little Forest Mountain, reading texts," the slightly plump cultivator replied.

"I see... I thought they were personally cultivated by him."

Song He laughed, feeling somewhat relieved.

The slightly plump cultivator smacked his lips as if reflecting on something:

"If they were personally cultivated by him, I estimate they'd have already been reserved by other sects' Foundation Building or Jindan cultivators by now. High-class House Bamboo can have an effect of gathering spirit Qi that's not inferior to a high-class spirit Qi gathering formation."

"Ha ha, indeed, that's not something a Late Qi Refining Stage cultivator like me can covet," Song He chuckled and quickly skipped over the topic: "Brother, here are the Spirit Stones. I need to hurry back and plant the House Bamboo."

The slightly plump cultivator took the Spirit Stones, handed the saplings of the House Bamboo to Song He, and didn't forget to say, "If you're thinking about making beds, desks, chairs, and the like, you can also come to me. I guarantee good quality at a fair price."

"If there's a need, I'll definitely come to you, brother!"

While talking, Song He had already started walking away.

He was joking; he didn't even think about using Spirit Stones to buy furniture when he could get heaps of it with gold in the mortal world—why waste Spirit Stones.

After learning that this batch of House Bamboo wasn't cultivated by Uncle Jiang, he felt an inexplicable relief—as if from getting the Wood Gourd to selecting his cave, there had always been the shadow of that elderly man.

It's quite strange, why would someone like him, an insignificant Qi Refiner, be valued by that elder?

...

Returning to his cave, Song He chose a suitable piece of land to plant the House Bamboo seedlings. He watered them with his own spirit Qi mixed with spirit water.

Then, following the method mentioned by the slightly plump cultivator, he reluctantly took out five Spirit Stones and placed them in different areas.

He stepped back a few paces and quietly watched that area.

Then, a miraculous scene occurred—

The bamboo shoots grew rapidly as if time had sped up, the stems of the five House Bamboos bending and interconnecting, slowly forming a bamboo house.

In the blink of an eye, the small shoots had turned into a complete bamboo house, even including the windows and doors.

Under the eaves, the verdant bamboo leaves swayed in the wind.

The rich greenery was stunningly beautiful, like high-grade emerald dripping with water.

Song He was honestly a bit dumbfounded.

"It's amazing, he said it would grow fast, but he didn't say it would be this fast."

Eagerly, he pushed open the door formed of bamboo leaves and entered the house.

As soon as he entered, the fresh scent of the bamboo mixed with a rush of spirit Qi hit him—indeed, the spirit Qi here was denser than outside.

Although it was still far from the abundance of Spirit Spring Water, he frankly found it quite impressive.

Being able to achieve the effect of a spirit gathering formation with spirit plants truly broadened Song He's horizons.

He walked around the smooth, jade-like bamboo flooring of the house and felt that the twenty Spirit Stones he spent were indeed well worth it.

This was not just any ordinary bamboo house.

It was directly a bamboo villa!

No wonder the mortal world would trade half a country for a single sapling; if this was his world before transmigration, probably only top-tier tycoons could enjoy such luxurious comforts.