Chapter 621: Chapter 619: Two-Faced Saint Infant

Lu Xuan’s mind focused on the Seven Colored Stele in his hand, and immediately, detailed information about the stele appeared in his mind.

[Red Dust Stele, Fifth Rank treasure, condensed from the essence of countless worldly scents, allows “Cultivators” to enter with their minds to temper their will, strengthen their Spiritual Sense, and resist attacks from Evil Demons, making it a superior item for breaking through the Nascent Soul Stage.]

[The billowing Red Dust not only soothes the heart but strengthens it.]

“A treasure that enhances the chances of advancing to the Core Formation!”

After understanding the specific effects of the Red Dust Stele, Lu Xuan felt immensely joyful.

When breaking through the Nascent Soul Stage, it was necessary for a “Cultivator”‘s Spiritual Power, flesh body, Divine Soul, Spiritual Sense, and will to be perfectly flawless—the more harmonious they were, the higher the likelihood of a successful breakthrough.

An unstable will might attract attacks from Evil Demons, and even generate a Heart Demon within the “Cultivator,” leading to failure in advancement and, in serious cases, life-threatening dangers.

However, this Red Dust Stele could temper the will, greatly compensating for Lu Xuan’s biggest flaw and helping him resist the invasion of Evil Demons during his advancement, making it a rare support item for breaking through to the Core Formation.

In Lu Xuan’s view, it was far more precious than the Saint Baby Pill he had obtained earlier.

“While there is still some time before my Core Formation, I can enter the Red Dust Stele in the future to temper my will,” Lu Xuan thought to himself as he stored the Seven Colored Stele into the Gluttonous Insect Pouch.

As the Sea Tower Branch Trade Association Auction approached, Lu Xuan was not anxious at all; his days passed calmly.

Every day was spent with Spirit Plants and Spirit Beasts. In his free time, he would practice his Cultivation Technique, concoct Elixir, and temper his will.

As time went by, another Underworld Spiritual Plant fully matured.

Lu Xuan stood in front of a Holy Baby Fruit Plant, extending his Spiritual Sense into the fruit in front of him, vaguely making out a mass of dark green chaos inside, seemingly nurturing something.

Just as he was about to withdraw, his mind wavered, and the chaotic mass transformed into a greenish-black infant with a fierce face, its empty, cold eye sockets staring at Lu Xuan.

Upon closer observation, it transformed back to its original state.

Lu Xuan did not concern himself with the changes in the Holy Baby Fruit, but noticed that the semi-transparent progress bar below was fully filled, and he cautiously harvested it.

[Holy Baby Fruit, Offspring fruit cultivated from the resentful will and souls of infants; can be taken alone or integrated with the mother plant to enhance the effect; also a main ingredient for concocting the Five-Quality Holy Infant Pill, with high-quality Holy Baby Fruit being an excellent material for refining an external incarnation.]

“Too bad, the quality of this Offspring fruit is average,” Lu Xuan sighed as he properly stored the Holy Baby Fruit, then his attention was completely drawn to an emerging White Light Group.

With a gentle touch, the light cluster shattered into countless tiny light spots, surging into his body.

[Harvested one Holy Baby Fruit, obtained a Five-Quality Holy Infant Pill.]

A dark, round pill appeared in his hand.

The surface of the pill was covered with dark green Spirit Patterns, which slowly shifted around, resembling twisted and deformed infant faces; a pure and strong Yin Qi emanated, forming wisps of black air around the pill.

[Saint Baby Pill, Fifth Grade Elixir, primarily concocted from Five-Quality Holy Baby Fruit with a large amount of resentful infant souls, slightly increases the chances of breaking through the Core Formation when consumed.]

“Another Saint Baby Pill obtained,” Lu Xuan felt rejoiced; he had harvested a Five-Quality Holy Infant Pill from the light cluster when the first offspring of the Holy Baby Fruit matured.

However, since there was still a long way to go before his breakthrough to the Core Formation, he had tried to transfer it at the Heavenly Abyss Treasure Meeting to True Disciple Ge Pu of the Sky Sword Sect and obtained from him a Sixth Grade Magnetic Wood Spirit Seed.

“Now this one, I could consider using it myself.”

He thought quietly to himself.

Turning his head, he saw a dark shadow flash by, entering another offspring of the Holy Baby Fruit Plant.

“It’s almost ripe too, might as well hurry its maturity and harvest another light cluster.”

Lu Xuan gazed at the progress bar below that was about to be full and thought to himself.

Both Holy Baby Fruit offspring were planted at the same time, and their maturation times were not much different.

No sooner had he thought it than he summoned a strand of Qingmu Origin Energy at his fingertips, merging it into the Holy Baby Fruit Plant.

The vitality of the offspring plant became increasingly vigorous. From beside his ears, the low laughter of an infant echoed, and within his Spiritual Sense, the mass of greenish-black material inside the Spirit Fruit solidified. Vaguely, he could see an infant lying on its side, sleeping soundly, resembling an embryo within a womb.

Upon another inspection, the progress bar below was completely filled.

A faint smile appeared on Lu Xuan’s face.

Although the Holy Baby Fruit was a Fifth-Rank Spirit Plant, since it was near ripeness, the amount of Qingmu Origin Energy it consumed wasn’t much. A single Nascent Soul Grass Orb could replenish it.

He carefully picked the embryo-shaped Spirit Fruit, gave it a quick look, and then placed it inside the Gluttonous Insect Pouch.

Following that, he gently touched the surface of the light cluster.

[Harvested one Five-Quality Holy Baby Fruit, obtained a Five-Quality Treasure Item: Two-Faced Saint Infant.]

A thought flashed through his mind, and suddenly, a bizarre infant appeared in the palm of his hand.

The infant’s body was shriveled, existing between the tangible and intangible, feeling surreal when held. It had two faces, one front and one back; one face was pure and flawless, the other fierce and terrifying, giggling from its mouth as it climbed up Lu Xuan’s arm.

Lu Xuan pressed down on the infant with his other hand, whereupon its body suddenly turned vaporous, transforming into streaks of black smoke that dispersed and recondensed on the other side of his arm.

“There’s something here, but not much.”

Lu Xuan sneered coldly, his palm turning into a translucent jade color. His powerful Spiritual Sense immediately subdued the Two-Faced Saint Infant, focusing his mind on its body.

In an instant, detailed information about this odd, two-faced infant appeared in his mind.

[Two-Faced Saint Infant, a Five-Quality Treasure Item, created by a Primordial Infant Elder from the Thousand Infant Sect, who gathered a large number of remnant infant souls and refined them into a special soul body. The soul body has simple spiritual intelligence and can remain by the side, used to cultivate related Evil Divine Powers, or fused into a high-rank puppet, consecrated as a Magic Treasure.]

[Due to the special means of refinement, the Two-Faced Saint Infant possesses certain aggressiveness, likely to invade the “Cultivator’s” mental state. Caution should be exercised during use.]

“A special soul body? This is the first time I’ve got this kind of treasure.”

Lu Xuan looked at the strange infant held down by his fingers, which couldn’t disperse and solidify freely as before under his firm flesh body and Spiritual Sense, gradually calming down.

Lu Xuan was already accustomed to the various bizarre and rare treasures produced from the light clusters, thinking to himself that he can use what is useful and trade what isn’t for Spiritual Seeds or Spirit Stones — resources.

The rarer and stranger the items, the higher the likely rank of the Spiritual Seeds that could be exchanged, or the greater the number of Spirit Stones obtained.

“Both Holy Baby Fruit offspring are now completely mature; the mother tree, without merging offspring, should produce new offspring Spiritual Seeds.”

Lu Xuan glanced at the nearby Holy Baby Fruit Mother Tree, feeling its hunger, he thought to himself.

“Produce! Strain to produce more! After a few more, I’ll let you merge with offspring Spirit Fruits!”

He promised to the mother tree, which was eager to merge offspring to promote its own growth, painting it a large picture.