"Hmm? What’s this?"
While pondering what to eat, Feng Yuan noticed the unique Spirit Beast beside him and was stunned. That Spirit Beast resembled a giant moss rock, but unlike a normal moss rock, this one had a pair of adorable big eyes, with a pile of small stones scattered beneath it.
What truly caught Feng Yuan’s attention were the plants growing on the moss rock. Various Spiritual dicines were thriving on it, appearing no different from those growing in regular environnts.
"Ghost Spirit Rock? No, Ghost Spirit Rocks only appear in the Netherworld, and the plants growing on them are from the Netherworld."
Long Boduo followed Feng Yuan’s gaze, stunned and surprised, rubbing his chin. Feng Yuan said,
"Indeed, there are quite a few intersections with the Netherworld here."
Noticing Long Boduo seed confused, Feng Yuan smiled and said,
"This isn’t a Ghost Spirit Rock. Although its ability is similar, this is a Spirit Beast unique to the Serene Forest Sea, called dicine Spirit Rock. Of course, if I’m not mistaken, its exclusivity is due to humans not having thoroughly investigated yet."
"dicine Spirit Rock? It does look the part."
Long Boduo examined the moss giant rock and said, unlike the eerie presence of the Ghost Spirit Rock, dicine Spirit Rock exuded a natural aura.
Thinking of sothing, Long Boduo leaned closer to examine the dicine Spirit Rock and said,
"Speaking of which, is this kind of Spirit Beast specifically used to cultivate Spiritual dicine?"
The dicine Spirit Rock’s adorable big eyes looked at Long Boduo. The small stones scattered around suddenly moved, forming four legs from the rocks, propping the dicine Spirit Rock upright.
At that mont, the vendor just finished preparing so food. He saw his dicine Spirit Rock slowly retreating and couldn’t help but say to Long Boduo squatting and watching it,
"Hey! Don’t get too close; those Spiritual dicines aren’t for sale!"
"Not for sale? Aren’t the Spiritual dicines growing on it used for preservation?"
Before Long Boduo could say anything, Feng Yuan curiously looked at the other and asked. dicine Spirit Rocks don’t have an evolutionary form, and naturally, the corresponding aspect is that there is no significant threshold for dicine Spirit Rocks in terms of strength growth.
Most Spirit Beasts require corresponding Spiritual dicines and Materials to assist in evolution, but since dicine Spirit Rocks don’t have evolutionary forms, they don’t need this assistance and can naturally grow to the Legendary Level.
However, the corresponding downside is without this restriction, the dicine Spirit Rock species lacks combat abilities. Whereas most Spirit Beasts have considerable combat power, dicine Spirit Rocks possess almost no offensive capability beyond so self-defense moves.
Of course, it’s not absolute; dicine Spirit Rock and Ghost Spirit Rock are different environntal states of the sa Spirit Beast, thus dicine Spirit Rock inherits the special offensive abilities of the Ghost Spirit Rock species.
The Spiritual dicines growing on them are not just for ornantal purposes; in critical monts, dicine Spirit Rocks can consu the Spiritual dicines growing on them to unleash a unique Spiritual Objects strike.
Depending on the types of Spiritual dicines growing on them, the effects and power of the Spiritual Objects strike will vary.
Because this attack thod consus too much Spiritual dicine, dicine Spirit Rock usually doesn’t use this move.
Most often, dicine Spirit Rock chooses to live with humans or other Spirit Beasts, transplanting the needed Spiritual dicines onto itself for cultivation and breeding, while humans or Spirit Beasts ensure their safety.
Feng Yuan saw the Spiritual dicines on dicine Spirit Rock and naturally thought this might be how the vendor keeps ingredients fresh.
Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, the vendor laughed and said,
"Of course not, they’re not my Spirit Beast, or rather, they are the mascots of our marketplace area, haha."
Saying so, the vendor quickly processed the leftover ingredients and placed them in front of the tense dicine Spirit Rock watching Long Boduo, saying softly,
"Eat up."
After cautiously watching Long Boduo for a while, the dicine Spirit Rock squinted happily as it ate the food on the plate.
Seeing this, Feng Yuan curiously asked,
"Mascot? Are these dicine Spirit Rocks wild?"
"That’s right, don’t get any ideas about them. They are the treasures of our market area. Anyone who tries to harm them will face the collective retaliation of all of us."
The vendor said with a smile, aning nothing special since he could tell Feng Yuan had no intention of capturing dicine Spirit Rocks.
If that’s not the case, the vendor wouldn’t even bother explaining to Feng Yuan, a direct warning would suffice.
Feng Yuan didn’t approach the dicine Spirit Rock because it wasn’t necessary. He knew this kind of Spirit Beast, even though the only human-discovered location is in the Serene Forest Sea, they are actually a branch of Ghost Spirit Rock in a different environnt, with attributes changed from the pure Ghost Series to Earth System Spirit Beast.
The only thing unchanged is their strength, but for this kind of Spirit Beast that can self-cultivate Spiritual dicines, strength is not the most crucial thing.
"Why are they considered your treasures here? Is it because they can cultivate Spiritual dicines on themselves?"
Seeing the vendor was free, Feng Yuan couldn’t contain his curiosity and wanted to get to the truth. The vendor smiled and said,
"Of course not, even though they occasionally co here looking for food, they mostly are active in the nearby forest sea."
"In the forest sea, if an accident occurs, they might be the last hope for adventurers because the Spirit Beasts around will give them due respect."
Although the vendor didn’t explain much, Feng Yuan already understood the situation. Simply put, dicine Spirit Rocks can to so extent gain assistance from Spirit Beasts in the serene forest sea and direct them to help.
For adventurers exploring the forest, if an accident happens and they encounter a dicine Spirit Rock, it might request nearby wild Spirit Beasts to help rescue.
One should know this area is deeply within the Serene Forest Sea where wild Spirit Beasts living here are not simple. Not to ntion, no solitary dangerous creature can pose any threat to them.
As for danger caused by wild Spirit Beasts?
That’s even simpler; at least the nearby wild Spirit Beasts respect dicine Spirit Rock’s status. Unless those people overstep bounds, dicine Spirit Rock intervening usually leads to them being freed.
This is why in the eyes of adventurers frequently entering the Serene Forest Sea, dicine Spirit Rock is almost like a saving angel. Strangers not only try capturing them; simply harming them would lead to getting besieged.
"Strange, how does dicine Spirit Rock manage to gain such respect from surrounding wild Spirit Beasts?"
Long Boduo stood up, walking towards Feng Yuan, sowhat puzzled. After all, dicine Spirit Rock isn’t a Divine Beast and doesn’t have any particularly notable Ultimate Moves. How did they achieve such status?
"Hmm, I guess it might be related to the growth of Spiritual dicines? Like the Ghost Spirit Rock in the Netherworld, typically, if not involving personal interests, creatures in the Netherworld likely wouldn’t disrespect Ghost Spirit Rock, right?"
Rubbing his chin, Feng Yuan speculated, although dicine Spirit Rocks can only cultivate Spiritual dicines on themselves, considering the unpredictability of Spiritual dicine growth in natural environnts, their presence might not be a bad thing for wild Spirit Beasts.
At least for those difficult-to-grow evolutionary Spiritual dicines, dicine Spirit Rocks offer a stable supply.
Though still akin to a drop in the ocean, it’s better than not finding when needed, so on this land, be it humans or Spirit Beasts, when not involving personal interests, all are willing to give dicine Spirit Rock due respect.
Long Boduo, upon understanding the reason, couldn’t help but say,
"Seems these little guys who can only linger at the bottom in the Netherworld are rather thriving here."
Glancing at Long Boduo, Feng Yuan said speechlessly,
"You speak as if Ghost Spirit Rocks in the Netherworld constantly get bullied."
Unlike the real world, the Netherworld is relatively vast. Though its scope is similar to the real world, the living beings are far fewer, causing the Netherworld to seem empty. Except for specific areas, not even plants are often seen, let alone life forms.
Thus compared to the real world, Ghost Spirit Rocks have no survival issues in the Netherworld; the benefit of the Netherworld’s emptiness ans no territorial disputes.
Additionally, due to the inherent uniqueness of the Netherworld, there’s virtually no existence of a biological chain; hence whether weak or strong, Ghost Spirit Rocks aren’t considered a big deal there.
As Feng Yuan and Long Boduo chatted leisurely, the dicine Spirit Rock finished eating and ran directly off on its little legs.
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