Chapter 431 - Dao Enlightening Tea Bush, Spiritual Thoughts Restored, Honorable Xuan Qi Becomes A Sa

The changes in the outside world did not affect Chu Kuangren in the slightest.

During this moment, he was still busy analyzing the Heavenly Punishment Seal.

“Congratulations, Host. You have obtained a Legendary-grade item — Dao Enlightening Tea Bush!”

On that very day, Chu Kuangren received a Legendary-grade item from the Fantasy Roulette.

He curiously retrieved the item, and a lush tree bush appeared before him. Its mysterious Daoist Rhyme instantly filled the whole room.

The tea bush was a meter tall and had many leaves growing out of it. The higher quality ones, especially, had an even more mysterious presence compared to the others.

The Dao Enlightening Tea Bush was one of the best Emperor-grade treasures. Consumption of these tea leaves could help any cultivator to quicken the process of entering the Enlightenment Stage.

Even an Emperor could benefit from using this item.

This tea bush would only produce three thousand three hundred and thirty-three tea leaves every century. Amongst the many Dao Enlightening Tea Leaves, three thousand of them were Low-tier, three hundred of them were Mid-tier, and thirty of them were High-tier.

As for the most Top-tiered Dao Enlightening Tea Leaves, there were only three.

Producing three leaves every century was a clear sign of how valuable and rare the Top-tiered tea leaves were.

The Dao Enlightening Tea Bush before Chu Kuangren right now was fully matured, with three thousand three hundred and thirty-three tea leaves on it.

Chu Kuangren reached out to the top of the tea bush, plucked one of the tea leaves, and ate it. A sublime feeling instantly filled his mind.

Since he already possessed the Meditational Clarity trait, the piece of tea leaf instantly allowed his rate of understanding to skyrocket to an unbelievable level. Not wanting to waste any more time, Chu Kuangren quickly continued to analyze the Heavenly Punishment Seal.

As time passed…

Chu Kuangren’s rate of analyzing the Heavenly Punishment Seal had increased tremendously with the help of the Dao Enlightening Tea Leaf. He was so immersed in it that he could not pull himself out of it.

Very quickly, a month had gone by.

Chu Kuangren had fully analyzed and unlocked the first two layers of the Nine-Layered Heavenly Punishment Seal. It enabled his Universal Cauldron Physique to break down the Heavenly Punishment Seal’s energy at an even faster rate.

“This Dao Enlightening Tea Leaf is truly remarkable. I thought it would take at least ten years to unlock the first two layers.”

Chu Kuangren slowly opened his eyes.

A horrifying streak of aura flashed across his deep and dark eyes.

If there were any other cultivators present, they would undoubtedly be shocked by that faint aura because it was the… Heavenly Punishment Aura!!

Chu Kuangren had gained the Heavenly Punishment Aura while analyzing the Heavenly Punishment Seal?!

Even Chu Kuangren himself did not realize that.

He looked at the tea bush before him. “This Top-tiered Dao Enlightening Tea Leaf has the greatest effect on me, while the High-tier ones come in second. When it comes to gaining insights on the Heavenly Punishment Seal, the Mid-tier and Low-tier ones are far less effective than the High-tier and Top-tier leaves.”

“Hm, I shall send this tea bush to Fairfrost Sage for her to nurture it properly. I wonder if she knows how to process the tea leaves as well. By then, producing a few bottles of leaves for tea brewing won’t be a bad idea at all.”

Chu Kuangren mumbled.

Using his spiritual thought, he kept the tea bush within his Yin and Yang ring.

That was right. He could use his spiritual thoughts now.

By unlocking two layers of the Heavenly Punishment Seal, he had temporarily unlocked the sealing restraints on his spiritual thoughts. However, only his spiritual thoughts had recovered, not his cultivation base.

Nevertheless, since he possessed the Conjurer’s Talent, regaining the use of his spiritual thoughts proved to be a tremendous help to him. At the very least, he was no longer powerless.

Chu Kuangren came out of his Daoist Palace and headed towards the Fairfrost Sage’s residence.

Lan Yu followed along closely as well.

Ever since Chu Kuangren was struck with the Heavenly Punishment Seal, Lan Yu was always by his side, protecting him at all times.

Even if they were inside the Black Heaven Sect, a place where no harm would come to Chu Kuangren, Lan Yu was still worried.

As long as Chu Kuangren left the Daoist Palace, she would follow him wherever he went.

Fairfrost Valley in Black Heaven Sect.

The Fairfrost Sage was tending to some of the herbs and plants at that time. More than half of the mountain valley was damaged during the battle, but luckily, she had kept most of the herbal plants in a safe place before the battle. Only then was she able to prevent an even greater loss.

Now that a few months had passed, this valley had recovered almost to its original shape. It was full of lush greeneries brimming with life like a paradise garden.

Chu Kuangren soon arrived.

Having sensed his arrival earlier on, Fairfrost Sage led her disciples to the entrance to greet him. “Greetings, Sect Leader.”

“A good day to you as well, Elder Fairfrost.”

Chu Kuangren chuckled and took out the Dao Enlightening Tea Bush. Instantly, an incredibly dense surge of Daoist Rhymes swept out and filled the entire valley.

Fairfrost Sage was stunned to see that tea bush. “Is this the legendary Dao Enlightening Tea Bush?!”

Chu Kuangren replied in surprise, “Oh, do you know about it as well?”

“I once came across, by luck, an ancient archive that had records of all sorts of rare and exotic plants. The Dao Enlightening Tea Bush was one of the plants inscribed in it, yet it stated it was extinct for a long time. Where did you get this, Sect Leader?”

“Oh, it’s just one of my lucky finds.” Chu Kuangren chuckled.

“Uh… Alright.”

Having lived in the Black Heaven Sect for a while, Fairfrost Sage had also heard a little about Chu Kuangren’s lucky finds. Hence, she did not ask any further.

Both of them then chatted for a while.

After handing over the tea bush to the Fairfrost Sage, the plant expert, Chu Kuangren took a few of the Top-tier and High-tier tea leaves with him and turned around to leave.

However, he was stopped by Fairfrost Sage.

After hesitating for a while, she took out a vial of medicine and said, “This is a Spiritual Supply Pill that I’ve developed with the help of Master Gu. The spiritual power produced by this pill doesn’t go through your spiritual mound. Instead, it’ll be circulated through your veins and meridians for immediate use. A single pill contains the full spiritual power of an Honorable.”

Chu Kuangren was taken aback at first, but he soon understood.

The Spiritual Supply Pill was specially made for him.

His Heavenly Punishment Seal did not allow him to draw from the spiritual power inside his spiritual mound. Hence, Fairfrost Sage and Master Gujiang took another approach and developed this Spiritual Supply Pill.

“Heh, I’m deeply grateful for your kindness, Elder Fairfrost. However, I have my own means to deal with this Heavenly Punishment Seal. There’s no need for you and Master Gu to worry.” Chu Kuangren chuckled.

“If that’s the case, don’t hesitate to tell me if you need any help, Sect Leader.”

“I will.”

Chu Kuangren nodded and left.

A hint of sadness washed over Fairfrost Sage’s face as she looked at Chu Kuangren’s departing silhouette. She thought that his relaxed appearance was only an act. After all, how could the Heavenly Punishment Seal be so easy to get rid of?

“Sigh. D*mn the heavens for being jealous of a talented genius!” Fairfrost Sage shook her head and sighed. After she took a look at the vial of medicine pills in her hands, she casually tossed it into the pool beside her. “The Sect Leader could even slaughter Sages back in the days, so how could he possibly be interested in a pill that only contains an Honorable’s strength?”

“Something good better happen soon.”

Several days later.

The Fairfrost Sage sent someone to deliver a few boxes of freshly processed tea leaves. Those were the leaves from the Dao Enlightening Tea Bush, which meant that a small box of it was considered extremely valuable in the world.

Chu Kuangren could not wait to give it a try.

Its effects were remarkable.

Although it could not be compared with the Top-tier Dao Enlightening Tea Leaves, its ability to enable someone to enter a Dao Enlightening state so quickly was, to a Sage, a priceless item.

He sent some of them to the Black Heaven’s Second and Third Forefathers.

Not to mention the Second and Third Forefathers, but Honorable Xuan Qi, who originally required a few more decades to accumulate his foundation, immediately became a Sage after he drank the tea!

On that day, Daoist Rhymes echoed throughout the whole Black Heaven Sect and golden lotuses sprouted from the ground, hailing the birth of a new Sage. Some of the great ones, who still kept an eye on the Black Heaven Sect, could not help but feel surprised.

“I can’t believe someone from the Black Heaven Sect has become a Sage at this time. I guess it must be Honorable Xuan Qi who went through his ascension a few years ago.”

“It’s only a Sage. What’s the big deal?”

The crowd of great ones did not care much.

Since the times were different, a normal Sage no longer caused a great shift in the power balance among the different forces in the Firmament Star.