The Treasure Chest in the Matrix still carries the risk of being seen through as suspicious, because within the Matrix's unique rules, many items, even a blank sheet of paper, have corresponding attribute information.
Except for the Treasure Chest extracted by Li Zheng, its information is very ambiguous; as the grade of the chest increases, eventually even the attribute information vanishes.
In the Outer City, things are different. Without the attribute panel, at most people would think Li Zheng brought out so peculiar box from his own Storage Space, not attracting much attention or causing any stir.
A few curious passerby of different races glanced at Li Zheng, only thinking the box was beautiful with its dazzling colors, but bore no further strange thoughts.
There are many items that appear srizing but are actually useless; apart from certain races that enjoy collecting such items, few people would casually associate these objects with any functional purpose.
So of the different races rembered this point, thinking the new race of players this ti might be fond of collecting beautiful objects, intending to hoard and gather so starting tomorrow, to sell them for profit once the new players entered the Outer City en masse.
Li Zheng remained unaware of what those people were thinking, only curious about what items could be found in a Super Divine Level Treasure Chest.
After all, it's currently the pinnacle of Treasure Chest grades; if the item retrieved was too disappointing, it would be hard to accept.
With eyes full of anticipation, Li Zheng slowly lifted the lid of the chest and reached inside to explore.
"Smooth to the touch, the size of a date seed, slightly rough, a feel reminiscent of sothing unfinished…" Li Zheng intentionally left a bit of suspense for himself, carefully fiddling with the item in the chest and then birthed a negative thought, "Wouldn't this damn thing be a cultural walnut?"
He brought it out for a closer look.
Whoa!!
It really did look quite like one!
But, it wasn't a walnut.
Instead, it was so kind of plant seed unfamiliar to Li Zheng.
He recognized it as a seed because it was entirely withered yellow, resembling wood carving, with a thin seam encircling its center.
Hmm…
It still looks like a walnut…
But it's oval-shaped, with sharp ends, resembling a spindle the length and thickness of a thumb.
[The Unremarkable Bodhi Seed]
[Once planted, it uses Void Energy as nourishnt, rapidly growing into a Bodhi Tree upon sprouting. As long as nutrition is adequate, the mature Bodhi Tree can continuously produce edible Bodhi Seeds, which have unexpected effects. The longer the years, the more astonishing the effects of the Bodhi Seeds.]
[Old Prel: Although we all belong to the 'pu' family, it's really not closely related to , you must believe !]
[Ps. This Bodhi Seed has been specially processed for planting; surely you don't have the idea of consuming it to taste the flavor, do you? Won't you really be killing the goose that lays the golden eggs?]
Li Zheng: "..."
It seems Old Prel is just as bored as I am; one third of the information is nonsense.
Oh, no, Old Prel has always been prone to ramble on.
That's fine, then.
Li Zheng didn't pay attention to Old Prel's final rant, carefully observing the Bodhi Seed in hand, its slightly rough feel visually extrely smooth… strangely rough.
The surface is bumpy, yet when held up to light, it reflects.
"Since it's a seed, I'll hand it over to the ugly farr to take care of."
Li Zheng mused, deciding to let a professional Intelligent Humanoid handle professional tasks, just as he was about to store the Bodhi Seed in a capsule, Old Prel's information popped up again.
[So you didn't really take the previous hint seriously, did you? Didn't they say Bodhi Seeds need Void Energy for nourishnt?]
Li Zheng was stunned: "Void Energy... does it refer to Spiritual Power? Can't I just nourish it regularly with Spiritual Power?"
Exerting full Spiritual Power is a risky endeavor, but as long as he controls the output, Li Zheng can squeeze out a little.
[…You might as well gouge out my eyes; it's embarrassing to be around you! Let be frank, this thing has to be planted in the Dark Realm to grow! Besides, if you can find a second environnt with only Void Energy unaffected by other factors, it can also be planted.]
"Planted in the Dark Realm?" Li Zheng was more surprised: "Things with physical form can't enter the Dark Realm; can this Bodhi Seed really?"
It's not that he misunderstood Old Prel's aning, but with his understanding of the Dark Realm, typically Bodhi Seeds could not enter; hence, he thought of the thod of regularly using Spiritual Power to nourish them.
[Why don't you give it a try? Then you'll know.]
Old Prel seemingly had no intention to further explain, leaving Li Zheng to figure it out on his own.
"Then I'll give it a try."
Li Zheng closed his eyes, holding the Bodhi Seed, initiated the Lamp Carrier's Mark, transferring substantial Spiritual Power into the Dark Realm.
The next second, his eyes opened, and the first thing he did was look at his palm.
The Bodhi Seed had truly followed his Spiritual Body into the Dark Realm, possessing a very real 'touch'.
"Amazing!" Li Zheng exclaid.
No wonder it cos from the Treasure Chest; it can break norms, allowing a physical object to enter the void world!
Yet upon reflection, Li Zheng found it natural, as he had opened many strange and peculiar items from Treasure Chests, the most abnormal being Prelis' Eye…
If even Old Prel can be opened from the Treasure, what isn't possible?
Moreover, Li Zheng surmised that the Bodhi Seed and the 'Wish Stone Fragnt' opened yesterday possibly aren't things belonging to this universe.
Because although it was opened from a Super Divine Level Treasure Chest, it hasn't displayed any Tier classification itself.
"Now the question arises." Li Zheng examined the Bodhi Seed, muttering: "It's in, but how do I plant this thing?"
The Dark Realm lacks soil and similar materials, seemingly… he can only randomly place the Bodhi Seed down and let it develop on its own?
Thinking it through, that seed to be the only feasible option.
After surveying the surroundings, Li Zheng slightly adjusted the position of the mory images in the Dark Realm, forming them into a circle.
Then he floated to the very center and delicately placed the Bodhi Seed down.
The mont he let go, the Bodhi Seed suddenly floated before him, shaking violently as if sothing within was eager to break free.
A faint pull force emanated from the Bodhi Seed, and Li Zheng noticed that so substance floating in the Dark Realm was attracted by this force, gathering towards the Bodhi Seed and swiftly being absorbed by it.
Crack~
Soon enough, the Bodhi Seed split open along the encircling seam, and a touch of verdant sprout erged from within.
"Whoa, it sprouted so quickly?"
Li Zheng's eyes widened; it grew so fast without his help. If he assists to focus the floating energy in the Dark Realm, what astounding rate of growth might occur?
In the Dark Realm, Li Zheng wouldn't need to worry too much and could freely mobilize his Spiritual Power.
As his thought activated, a vast power instantly spread out, enveloping the entire Dark Realm.
The next mont, centered on the sprouting Bodhi Seed, a colossal vortex of Spiritual Power began to form.
Lingering energy was vigorously pulled, supplied to the Bodhi Seed for absorption.
And the seemingly tiny Bodhi Seed surprisingly had a huge appetite, accepting all energy without reservation, gluttonously 'swallowing' it.
Crack, crack, crack.
The sound of cracking wood resounded throughout, the sprout seemingly injected with a large amount of steroids, visibly growing rapidly.
Boom!!!
In a blink, an enormous ancient tree blocking the sky appeared in front of Li Zheng.
Palm-sized leaves, each emitting resplendent golden light.
"Hmm?"
Li Zheng stood beneath the Bodhi Tree, gazing upwards, suddenly feeling a rush of insights about martial arts techniques previously unclear to him.
"This is…!"
The Bodhi Tree unexpectedly has the ability to enhance one's enlightennt in martial arts!
In less than five minutes, the rush of realization halted.
It wasn't because he couldn't continue, but that all his unresolved puzzles and queries had been thought through.
It was as if his mind had suddenly clicked, the experience utterly mystical.
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