Chapter 85: Fruit Maturation

Seeing this situation, Fang Yun did not stop infusing vital energy.

After all, this was part of his plan.

Although the metallic plant was currently filled with a large amount of fire attribute energy,

that energy had not yet integrated into the metallic plant itself.

As time passed, it would ultimately dissipate continuously.

So, seizing this opportunity, Fang Yun planned to allow the metallic plant to condense its own seeds.

This way, the fire attribute energy would merge into the seeds.

Once he planted the next generation of metallic plants, he could complete the transformation from metallic plants to fire attribute plants.

Of course, this process was not simply something that could be achieved in one or two generations.

But as long as the direction was correct, there wouldn't be too many issues moving forward.

Now, seeing that these energies were beginning to converge, Fang Yun felt relieved.

Next, he would see if the fire attribute energy could gather into the seeds of the metallic plant.

At the same time, he wanted to check if directly using vital energy to induce growth could allow the metallic plant to enter a fully mature state.

Previously, when he had used vital energy to induce growth in the vines according to the method of the growth technique,

he hadn't fully induced growth, worried that problems might arise at the last moment.

However, now the growth cycle of the metallic plant was far too long.

Even transitioning from the mature phase to full maturity, it was unclear how many years it would take.

Such a time expenditure was clearly unacceptable for Fang Yun.

Moreover, even if Fang Yun was willing to wait, the fire attribute energy within the metallic plant obviously wouldn't remain for so long.

In such a situation, Fang Yun was forced to use vital energy to finally induce growth in the metallic plant.

As the infusion of vital energy continued, more and more energy began to converge within the plants on the ground of the metallic plant.

Then, from within the plants, a fist-sized red fruit, radiating a metallic sheen, began to form.

At the same time, an inexplicable wave emanated from the fruit.

This caused the spirit insect that had been hidden in Fang Yun's clothes to suddenly take flight, constantly circling around the plants.

Its emotions became increasingly excited and anxious.

Meanwhile, the surrounding seawater began to boil.

Large numbers of fish leaped from the surface of the sea, and some amphibious creatures from the ocean started to crawl onto the shore.

As Fang Yun infused vital energy, he also noticed the situation with the spirit insect and the surface of the sea.

Clearly, even though the metallic plant had not absorbed the natural spiritual energy, it should still be considered a type of rare natural treasure.

The fruit it bore was indeed a tremendous temptation for the creatures of the natural world.

Fortunately, Fang Yun's location was in the northern part of the Wind Spirit Sea, where there were not many powerful demonic beasts present.

Otherwise, he might have run into trouble this time.

Realizing this, Fang Yun accelerated the infusion of vital energy to prevent any unexpected incidents.

As the infusion of vital energy continued, more and more energy poured into the fruit.

The fruit became increasingly bright red, while the metallic sheen also grew more intense.

The waves emitted from it became stronger.

Fang Yun could even sense a huge commotion starting in the distant sea.

However, thanks to the infusion of vital energy, the process of the fruit emitting waves didn't last long.

Before long, the metallic plant stopped absorbing vital energy, and the fruit was completely mature.

The earlier waves of energy also came to a halt.

Seeing this, Fang Yun slowly let out a sigh of relief.

He released his palm.

Looking at his charred palm, Fang Yun felt a surge of energy, covering his hand with vital energy.

A large number of cells began to grow rapidly, and the overripe epidermal tissues started to shed, giving way to new tissues.

Soon, the injury on Fang Yun's hand was completely healed, and his palm became soft and white again.

Fang Yun didn't focus on his hand anymore; instead, he turned his attention to the metallic plants in front of him.

There were five plants on the ground, each bearing a fist-sized, red fruit.

However, the surface of the fruit still radiated a strong metallic glow, clearly showing its metallic material.

Fang Yun took a step forward and grasped the still very hot fruit in his hand, feeling a sudden urge to sever the connection between the fruit and the plant.

Then, Fang Yun held the fruit in front of him and examined it carefully.

Ignoring the surface characteristics, Fang Yun mainly focused on the interior of the fruit.

With his incredibly strong control over the metallic plant, he easily sensed the condition inside the fruit.

The flesh of the fruit was filled with a large amount of metal attribute energy, along with some wood attribute energy and a small amount of fire attribute energy.

These energy densities were extremely solid, even feeling denser than the energy within a spirit stone.

Though these energies were not spiritual energy in terms of energy attributes, they still appeared quite valuable.

However, without experimentation, Fang Yun dared not easily consume these things.

It seemed he would have to let the spirit insect have its share.

Thinking of this, Fang Yun glanced at the spirit insect that had already landed on his shoulder, continuously exuding an eager emotion.

He then focused his attention on the seeds inside the fruit.

The seed's outer shell was also made up of a significant amount of metal attribute energy.

Inside the seed, the three attributes—metal, wood, and fire—were still intertwined.

As for the previously present earth attribute energy, it was nowhere to be found now.

It might have been too low in content to successfully enter the fruit.

However, seeing the fire attribute energy within the seed, Fang Yun knew that his plan should have succeeded.

Next, he could use these seeds for another round of planting to see how far his plan could go.

If it still didn't work, he could continue planting the next generation using the same method.

He would keep going until he reached his goal.

With this in mind, Fang Yun began to pick all five fruits from the plants.

Once all the fruits were collected, a terrifying surge of vital energy started to converge from the metallic plant to Fang Yun.

At the same time, in Fang Yun's perception, the life force of the metallic plant began to extinguish.

The cells within its body ceased to function, entering a state of death.

Sensing this, Fang Yun shook his head helplessly.

He wondered if it was because the vital energy was being absorbed by him that the metallic plant fell into a state of death.

In fact, normally, even if the fruits were harvested, it shouldn't lead to the plant itself dying.

However, knowledge in this area was not something he could explore right now.

As his strength increased, he would naturally learn these things, so there was no need to overthink it at the moment.